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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-12-15
STRANGE But True
BACKCAPPING IS TOO PREVALENT
IN OUR UNIONS.
Union Men Should Live in u Bond
That Knows No DiscOril-DO Not BE
"KnOckcrs' But "BOOsters''-The
Backcapper il Purely an Assassin
But His Time is LOst-An Evil That
Should BE Avoided.

If your lips would keep from slips,
Five things observe with care;
OF whom you speak-tO whom you
speak
And how-and when-and where.
What a rare gift is good manners!
There is nothing in this world, in my
estimation, more beautiful than thought
fulness for the rights and feelings of
others. Those naturally sensitive must
suffer keenly at the want Of good man
ners so frequently observed nowadays,
but they should remember the golden
rule: "Whatsoever I would like others
to act toward me, even so must I act
to Them" AS union men we should live
in a bond that should know no dis
cord, and we should unite, hand in
hand for goodwill and be ever ready
to bear one another's burdens-ready
to sympathize and help one another.
AS a song of auld langsyne says:
Do your best for one another,
Making life a pleasant dream;
Help worn and weary brother
Pulling hard against the stream.
Do we do our best for one another I?
We are charitable and large-hearted in
some respects, and we are not in others.
There is fast creeping into common use,
so common that it will soon find it's
way into our dictionaries, the word
"backcapping." Backcapping is one of
the prevalent sins of the day, and good
men, otherwise true, fall into the vice,
for such it is. It is merely lawless gos-
sip, and may best be defined in the
common vocabulary of the day as put
ting a man on the slab and dissecting
him. Gossip, e., backcapping, hav-
/ ing it's origin in, maybe, a, whisper,
makes and unmakes mans character.
The root of curiosity is not malice, but
it is something nearly as bad-vacuity
of mind. This vacuity not infrequent-
ly grossly violates the right of personal
| liberty and mans happiness. Vacuity
as exemplified in backcapping, is a
plague. The hints of the quality of the
vice suggest ample ramiications of the
topic of corroborative nature.
The story is told that recently in New
| England a reverend pastor adopted the
new and unique method of reading from
the puplit the names of the sinners of
his congregation. For some time the
plan worked admirably and attendance
kat the church grew amazingly, but after
a nearly successful attempt at lynch
ing, in which the reverend gentleman
took position sof nny'll lling onanence,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-12-15

1d.SS ulIn 10 d. Iull COnCeptlOn OF WndL
this mental cruelty is, or. i'm other
words, that we could educate him to*a a
full. realization of the iniquiry of back
Gaping or vilffication.
Honor and shame from no conditions
rise,
Act we'll your part-there all the credit
lies.
It is generally conceded that Of all
the mean and contemplate people in
this world the worst are those who
sneak through life on tiptoe, with their
ears at the keyhole Of everybody's busi-
ness except their own. They are the
most to he detested, and are only one
grade above those other detestable
creatures, writer's of anonymous letters.
A story is told of man who once talk
I'd to a coachman about his team, one
horse being particularly admired. "Ah,"
said the cOachman, "but that horse isn't
as good as he looks. He's a scientific
horse" What on earth do you mean
by scientific horse?' Il mean a horse
as thinks he knows a great deal more
than he does.'' This reminds one of
the ever-growing crop of scientific
to rate them as among another and
more stubborn family of the animal
creation. The class who think they
know a great deal more than they do
is altosether too much to the fore.
When there is a scarcity of legitimate
information there is no lack of back
|capping- g-otherwise unjustifiable attacks
on character and outrageous misrepre-
sentation and exaggerations.
The backcapper calls, for sincere
sympathy, for various reasons. AS a
demned. Everyone blames him. In
aiming to give pleasure to his friends
by insidious remarks concerning the
bearing and character of the subject
being dissected, he betrays his true
character to the well-intentioned listen
er, who should, as a gentleman-that
word is used in it's noblest sense-Weigh
his informant in the scales of justice
and finds him wanting in many attri-
butes. The backcapper in print or out
Of print, is particularly to be pitied,
because his education usually is meagre
enough to debar him from fine play
of words, of sarcasm that will make
his subject vince. If he appear in
print under the sheltering wing of an
onymity he is never clever enough to
so hide his identity that that identity
can not be discerned, and so he's wing
ed and meant to be. Singing shafts
lose their intended righteousness. They
become blunted. AS a mater of fact
the professional backcapper has not
sense enough to carry on an abstract
and impersonal argument-he has to
descend, to personal insult. This is a
misfortune so far as he is concerned;
the other fellow can afford to make
light of the attack and snap his fingers
at his yilifier.
The. baekcap az much Al IN
U
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-12-15

If your lips would keep from slips,
Five things observe with care;
OF whom you speak-to whom you
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-12-15

Cont tlnuesl 81 9Th age.)I
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-12-15
YOUR CREDIT IS GOOD

neglect giving your intimate friends Christmas presents
because have not the ready to for them
buy inferior article for the Come us,
choice from well selected stock, make small cash
and the balance in small weekly monthly payments.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1900-11-22
DON'T STOP TOBACCO.
How TO Cure Yourself while Using IT

The tobacco system habit grows on
man until his nervous system Is
seriously affected, impairing health
comfort and happiness. To cult sud
denly is to severe a shock to the sys.
TEN, as tobacco, to an inyeterate user
becomes stimulant that his system
continually Graves. Baco-Curo is a
scientific cure for the tobacco habit.
in all rs forms, carefully compounded
after the formula of an eminent Berlin
Physician who has used it in his pri-
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a failure, purely vegetable and guar
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when to stop. We give written
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money with 10 per cent intsrets
Baco-Curo is not substitute, Dut a
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you took your first chew or smoke.
Sold by all druggists. with our iron
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SEND SIX TWO-CENT STAMPS
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The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1900-11-22
TIE CHEAPEST AND BEST R0OFlRc
ON EARTH

The KENNEBERG ROOFING co
of Canton, Ohio, is represented in
Austin by John Thorpe, as agent.
Steel roofing, ceiling or siding. The
cheapest and the hest.
Call on the undersigned for all in
formation and terms, which are certain
to suit.
JOHN THORPE, Agent
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1900-11-22
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
RATES OF ADVERTISING.


CREATES many new business:
ENLARGEs many an old business;
PRESERVES many large business.
REYINEs many a dull business
RkSCTES many ii lost business.
SAVES many a falling business:
SECURES success Ia any business.
To advertise judiciously,' use
the columns OF the NEvADAN. It
circulates extensively throughout
Lander and adjoining counties, be-
sides ali over the Coast.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1900-11-22
BULLSl BULLS!

Bob Blossom intends to purchase
bulls for his own herd and to sell to
his numerous customers. Parties
wanting thoroughbred Hereford and
Durham bulls to improve their herds
will now have an opportunity to select
them as Bob has returned from the
East with nice lot of thoroughbred
stock. Address all communications to
Il. G. Blossom. Battle Mountain, New,
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1900-11-22
How to
Advertise

Here is a straight tip
from a newspaper called
Brains: "There is only one
right way to advertise and
that Is to hammer your
name, your business and
your location so constantly
so insistently and so thor
oughly into the peoples
heads that if they walk in
their sleep they will in
stinctiVely turn their heads
toward your store.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-06
DOWN THE BAY.
Immense Throng at Rocky Point
and Fields Point
Yesterday.

II was the banner Sunday at Rocky
Point yesterday. and Manager Harring-
ton wore smile all day. The number OF
people on the grounds was simply enor-
nous. and they came all day long. They
came on steamboats,, on trolley cars, I'm
moving wagons. on bicycles, i'm vehicles
OF every description. and on foot. but they
came.
The weather was glorious and every
body had delightful outing. Much In
terest was, OF course, aroused over the
postponed celebration OF the clan-na-Gael
societies. and the result OF the competi-
tive drill was anxiously awaited.
Five companies Of the Irish Volunteers
competed, under the command of Major
John r. Flynn: Company A, Capt Timo-
thy McQueeney; Company B, Captain
Thomas Hackett: Company G. Captain
James Nolan; Company ID, Captain John
+. McHale; Company Il. Captain Edward
Mitchell.
Each company was given Is minutes.
the several commands going through the
marching movements. the manual Of
arms, the loading and firing movements
and various other orders I'm the manual,
each command carrying out 50 move
ments.
The pudges were Capt Rogers OF
Worcester. Capt Horan OF Worcester,
Lieut.. McCann OF Worcester, and the first
prize. beautiful set OF colors. was
awar ed 10 Company II, OF Olneyville.
The ball game between the Fall Rivers
and the Queen Dyeing Company OF Provi-
dence. was one of the features of the day.
Six innings were played, when the score
stood II 10 I'm favor OF the Providence
team. and there the game stopped. Neno
and Cuddy were battery for the Provi-
dence team and McKenna and Mack for
the Fall Rivers.
The entire affair was a great success.
everybody being well satisfied with the
results as announced James y. Brennan.
A. c. Nerone Matthew Linden and Mich
ael Nugent were the committee on games.
The performances in the Forest Casino
were some of the best ever witnessed In
a summer theatre, and the theatre was lit
orally packed all day and until 10 o'clock
last night The dinner was more than up
capacity OF the big dining halls being
none too much for the crowd.
All the big attractions were I'm full
swing. and altogether IL was one of the
biggest days at Rocky Point.
AS usual. Col. s. s. Atwell had an i'm
mense patronage at Fields Point yester-
day. and once more he demonstrated that
as a caterer OF shore dinners he stands
I'm the very front rank. The dining halls
were filed and empticd again and again
through the day.
Cars. teams and steamboats, brought
the people by the hundreds, but Col At
well cared for all OF them. and everybody
went away thoroughly satisfied.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-06

anxious 10 be the first TO introduce them
on the high seas but he couldn't do IL,
because the English were too patriotic to
buy machinery abroad. even when they
had none OF their own to do the work.
The fastest sea going steamer I'm the
worls the Nariag was built I'm Philadel-
phia and the fastest steamer yacht of
her size the Atlanta, was built In the
same city, yet some Philadelphians are
unpatriotic enough to go abroad and
have their steam yachts built in Great
Britain. / think this is a shame and a
disgrace.
The men who are so unpatriotic ought
to be condemned by society. instead of
being petted and approved by II. They
didn't even have the excuse of saving
money by building their boats abroad for
1t costs more to build a first class ship
in England than il does in America.
Mind / say "a first class ship" The
English build "tramps'' cheaply because
our laws won't permit vessels of their
poor character to he built here at ALL
They do not comply with our govern
mental requirements.
The Atlanta, which was built for jay
Gould. was I'm her day not only the fast
est but also the most sea worthy and
best appointed steam yacht I'm the
world and yet she cost several thousand
dollars less than the steam yacht built
for John Barns. then the chairman of the
Cunard Steamer company
II ] had my way, every American who
bought or built vessels abroad, would be
taxed soundly for so doing. II couldn't
touch their patriotism, l certainly would
their pocketbooks.
j. Il. C"MAcoN'D MCCORMICK.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-06

play OF unusual romantic virility.
Miss Mannering, I'm private life, Is the
wife of James X. Hackett, who is starr
ing under the direction of Daniel Froh-
man I'm 'The Pride OF Jennico." She is
an English woman, about twenty-five
years of age. AS Miss Florence Friend
she made her debut in London with Mrs.
James Brown Potter and Kryle Bellew IN
Hero and Leander." after having played
i'm the English provinces for about hve
years Her first appearance In America
was as a member OF Daniel t'rohmans $
Lyceum theatre company I'm the Court
ship OF Leoni." She next played I'm "The
First Gentleman of Europe" Both these
productions were failures, but I'm them
Miss Mannering made a marked personal
success which at once gave her promi-
nence as an artistic. In 1.-THE Princess and
the Butterfly" she scored a genuine hit.
and as Rose Trelawney i'm "Trelawney Of
the Wells" she established herself as
popular New York favorite. Mr.. Mckee
will surround her with a company OF
unusual strength. which includes In it's
organization such really well-known art
lists as Robert Drouet. Burr Mcintosh,
Geo. Backus, A. S. Lipman and Emily
Rial.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-06

Mary Mannering. the very beautiful
and talented actress, who was leading
lady of Daniel Frohman's Lyceum stock
company during the past three years,
becomes an independent star next sea-
son. playing under the direction OF Frank
Mckee, She will make her debut in Oc-.
tober i'm the title role in Edward Il. Rose
and Paul Leicester Ford's drama atization
OF the latter's remarkably widely read
tale Janice Meredith" which has al
ready had sale OF over 100000 copies.
Mr.. Ford's novel tells romantic story
OF the Revolutionary war. and presents
a very graphic picture OF the struggles
OF the continental army in the battles
for freedom from the English crown. and
the Nomely life of the people of that time.
The dramatic version will be told i'm four
acts. The locale OF the scenes will be I'm
New Jersey. and I'm Yorktown at the sur
render of CORVALLIS. The character OF
Janice Meredith is one exactly suited 10
Miss Mannering's abilities. temperament
and stage methods. and II is predicted
that she will score a hit I'm IT, The scena-
rio accepted by Mr.. Mckee indicates
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-06
PAWTUxET VALLEY

The hose houses in Riverpoint fire dis
trict are being thoroughly repaired and
repainted, and placed i'm fine condition.
Potter's ledge on Lippitt Hill is furnish
ing the material for the new Interlaken
mill at Harris. This ledge furnished the
stone for the mill at Arctic more than
twenty-five years ago. IL has not been
worked for a number OF years.
The work of removing the grass and
weeds I'm the river above and below the
mills AT Natick was continued on Satur-
day and Sunday. The growth is one OF
years. and seriously reduced the power
at the mills.
Parents residing near the railroad
ing OF small children upon the tracks.
from death within the past week. OF lit
tie ones. who were upon the rails as the
cars approached.
This evening the annual clambake or
Alert Hose company.No. .. or Ryerpoint.
Will occur az The company headquarters
on River street. These annual clam bakes
are looked for with much interest by the
members OF the company and their invite
ed friends
A new nume will be put In during the
present week at the Lapham mill AZ Cen
trevillc.
state Deputy Joseph T. Carney will
visit Gibson Council knights OF Column
bus. this evening
The new house ~ Mr.. Walter +. wat
son az Pawtuxet Is an ornament to the
village.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-06
SURPRISING CHAMBERS.

San Francisco, Aug. 6.-The general
hospital at the Preside contains about
500 patients at present, al OF them being
soldiers returned from the Philippines.
Many are merely convalescents.
Forthe past three days two regimental
veterinary surgeons with several assist
ants, have been busy suppressing CLAN
ders among some 1900 animals OF the
Third and Ninth Cavalry Regiments.
On Friday and Saturday ten horses
were found affected with the contagion
and were promptly killed. Five others
were isolated as suspicious cases Since
then there have been no new cases.
Besides $50 pack mules soon TO be start
ed for China. there are at the Presidio
four wagon trains of 25 wagons each.
with four mules Co n wagon. These are
ready TO be taken 10 the front as soon as
steamships are ready 20 receive them.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-06
fFrom J. b. f"Macon'') Mccormick. )

(From ]. b. C'Macon') McCormick.)
New York. Aug. elf there is thor
oughly game sportsman in the. world 1t
is Sir Thomas Upton. the tea man, whose
futile attempt to lift the Americas cup
with the Shamrock. nearly year ago.
excited the pity OF even the visitors, he
bore his defeat SO manfully.
Sir Thomas is a loyal Briton and he
can't understand the snobbsshness of
some of our anglo-maniacal yachtsmen,
who, having at their command the finest
yacht captains and sailors in the world,
import English shippers and tars with
which to man their boats for racing and
sailing I'm our home waters.
III 1 were within ear-shot OF Sir Thomas
] would tell him that the reason this Is
done is because the aforesaid snobs.
though wealthy, are really "nobodies,
outside the world of "sassiety," and they
want 10 be considered what they are not,
by those who work for them.
They get servile homage and deference
from English shippers and crews that
tickles their vanity
They imagine that the Englishmen who
work for them think them "the bowling
sweIls they ape, but in reality they are
being played for suckers.
The Britons merely crook the pugnent
hinges OF their knees to them that thrift
may follow frawning.
Some years ago "a friend or mine, VINO
was then the New oYrk agent OF lead
Ing ice machine company, did MS pest 10
put one of his ice making and refrigera-
ting engines on board one OF the English
Transatlantic greyhounds. and he had a
number of interviews with the agent OF
the line about so doing.
Ry and by it dawned on my friend
that although he had offered to put the
machine on the ship and run IL for sea-
sou~Sree OF cost unless II did all that ne
claimed Il would. he was not making
any progress, SO one day he pressed her
agent for positive answer to his propo-
sition.
The steamer agent tried in every way
possible to evade a direct answer, but
being cornered at last. he said: MY
dear fellow. II Is impossible for me TO
comply with your request My line Is an
English line It's shareholders are Eng
lshmen and I am not allowed 10 spend
any money for supplies or anything
else. that can possibly he helped. except
in England. Only few weeks ago 7 was
obliged TO send one or our ships home to
England shy the use OF one of her boil
ers because we must make all repairs
possible at home"
"But Americans furnish the great bulk
OF your passengers and more than half
your freight cargoes. IL seems that you
ought TO spend some Of the money you
coin with the people who give Il 90 you."
urged my friend
"I'd like to oblige you" was the re-
sponse. but can't do a. Please take mo-
for an answer and don't press me any
more" This ended tho Americans effort.
A; the time there wasn't a passenger
vessel in the world equipped with an ice
making plant and my friend was very
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-06
DR.. JORDAN.
He Receives a Highly Comp|i.
mentary Letter From Noted
Baritone Ffrangcon Davies

The following from the Willimantic
Chronicle viii be OF interest to the many
Providence friends OF DR.. Jules Jordan:
DIR. Jules Jordan, who is spending the
summer at his old home here. has been
absent for two weeks at the New Eng
lang Chautauqua assembly at Montwait.
South Framingham. Mass, where he had
charge of the department OF music. The
assembly closed with great success last
Friday, when two grand concerts were
given to audiences of about 1000 each, af-
ternoon and evening performances.
FIangcon Davies. the eminent baritone
from England, who is spending few
weeks in the vicinity OF South Framing
ham, was present, and sang at the after
noon concert to the great satisfaction OF
all IL was his first experience OF such
a meeting, and his impression may be
gathered from the following extrac' of a
letter 10 DR.. Jordan:
81 want 10 tell you how proud I fer
of you when I saw the work you were
doing there at Montwait or course I
have rejoiced I'm your musical power and
in your fine ability as n conductor before
now in fact, ever since first met you.
all big performances of big works have
been a delight under your mastery direc-
tion. But what struck me at Montwait
was this: Here. i thought, is man who
brings the beautiful and the elevating
right 10 the very doors OF these good peo-
pie I'm the country. One can never tell
what the amount OF good you do is. .
IN after years those who are holding the
fort will say: 'Ah. got my good impress
sion first from hearing the Stabat Mater
under Jules Jordan, in n leafy grove at
Montwait.' Think OF all the refinement
you have insisted upon, in chorus. orches-
ira soloists and audience. You preach
big sermons. and I am proud OF you. My
party was astonished at wnat they heard.
You inspired me, my dear friend. and 7
think have never sung better. my heart
was happy, and had been deeply
touched" !"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-06
AMERICAN FRUIT.
Prof. Smith Says Fair Dealing
by RaiserS Will Win a
Foreign Market.

New York, Aug. 6.-Prof. John B. Smith
state entomologist of New Jersey. has
just returned fro abroad, where he went
TO Investigate the restrictions against
American fruits.
Prof Smith has investigated the meth
ods of handling insects i'm European coun-
tries. With regard 10 the fruits Prof.
Smith ascertained that it would be impos-
sble for American fruits TO be shipped
into France, except by treaty manage
ment.
French officials have an idea that all
American fruits are tabooed. If the fruit
is forced through there is so much red
tape about IL that the fruit spoils before
IT reaches the hands of the customer.
Efforts TO exclude American fruits have
been abandoned i'm Holland, the professor
found, but in Belgium very few American
fruits are received.
officials I'm Germany seemed TO he fair
minded and disposed to treat shipments
more CONSIDERABLY. He found that al
Hamburg. while there, a consignment OF
10000 barrels of apples was received.
Prof. Smith believes that IL American
fruit shippers will treat their customers
fairly there will be no trouble about the
sale of American fruits in foreign coun-
tries.
Everything Is sold at auction and never
by surface show. One barrel I'm every ten
is emptied out upon the floor and the
sale is made upon the condition OF the
fruit thus displayed.
The man who puts a lot Of poor fruit
at the bottom of the barrels stands a poor
show.