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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-09-01

election day It3 must uni for itss
own protection and cast ballots for
men from It's own workers, who have
studied economic questions and who
at least have an idea as to what is
needed to advance the true interests Of
the class WHO toll. Labor in the past
has been weak and helpless, because it
has failed to realize it's possibilities
because it has been content to let it's
avowed opponents pass laws for the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of it's enemies. There
is no good reason why labor should not
be represented in our halls of le"isla-
ton, why it's voice should not be raised,
and it's meaning made unmstakablc to
the political prostitutes who have be-
trayed it. The average workers have
been only too easily duped and led as
tray. Common sense, only ordinary
every day intelligence, is necessary to
make workingman recognize these
truths.
While labor is uniting .on trade lines
it must also unite on economic ana
political grounds. 1t must cast the
ballot in it's own favor and refuse to
be beguiled by the smooth tOngued
demagogue who only hatters that he
may more effectually betray. Labor S
real struggle lies in the intelligent
handling of the ballot paper. When it
has learned to vote right it will be in
position to command attention and
secure recognition, and there is no rea-
son why it should longer delay to re-
cognize what is so self evident. When
workingmen cease to divide and anita
gonize each other in rival political
camps, when they know their own in
terests and unite to elect men from
their own ranks, they will cease to play
the part of mendicants humbly solicit
ing jobs and will demand and secure
legislation that shall protect their
legitimate interests, and prevent an
idle and dissolute class from rolling in
luxury at their direct expense. Let
labor unite and assist itself. Let us
strike and strike to win, and let the
place to strike be unitedly at the bal
lot box.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-09-01
PERIOR, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1900.

cutters union; Tailors' union; Steam
Engineers union; Journeymen Horse
Shoers' union; Steam Filters union
Tug Firemen's union.
Fouth Division-Forms on Second
Avenue West, right resting on First
Street.
Fourth Deputy Marshall-C. L. Hig-
gins; Duluth Fire Department.; CARR
ages; Floats; Decorated Wagons.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-09-01

long llis
proletarians, will not forget. And
when those who have wronged us ask
me for power, I say: No. will not
guide your CORY fingers where our
helpless Children play.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-09-01
LABOR IN POLITICS
INDEPENDENT POLITICAL ACTION is
DISCUSSED.
LabOrs' indifference in Political A.
fairs Allow Wealth to Maintain
Position of Advantage, While
Labor il Uniting on Trade Lines,
and Political Grounds.

The movement for independent poll
teal action on the part Of labor is max
in good Roadway. The Industrial
Banner of London, talks to it's con-
stituency as follows:
The time has plainly come when it
is simply matter of impossibility for
man of ordinary intelligence, and
who desires to better his social and
economic condition to honestly remain
in utilization with either of the old poll
teal parties. If the lesson of the past
has taught US anything it certainly
should have taught US that the cid par
ties and the professional politicians are
not and never can be friends Of the
wage arners. They are interested in
the advancement and maintenance Of a
social system that has been recognized
by every advanced thinker and student
of the day to have proved 1amentable
failure and whose direct fruits has
been to pauperize, degrade and enslave
the masses of the people on the one
hand, while on the other it has created
a class consisting of a few wealthy
millionaires, who have amassed their
wealth as a result of class legislation,
cIdCltu Ill Illc1I SlcCldl lulSIeSlS. t
do not know today of single old time
politician in whom the workers would
be warranted in placing the least con-
fidence or trust. If at one time they
assume an attitude that savors of
friendliness to labor, it is as a rule
only assumed to further their own
ends; and if the time comes when they
can be Of real assistance and support
they invariably take stand antagon-
istic to the welfare of the toilers.
It is because of the. indifference of
labor in political affairs that wealth
maintains it's position of advantage.
The immense fortunes of today have
grown out of and are being created by
Legislation. Every enactment on the
statute books that make the exploita-
ton of labor possible was placed there
by political parties, elected by work.
ingmens votes, who have failed to
study the interests of the people who
elected them.
(a. If labor is ever to be self-respecting;
| If it is ever to attain to the power
(which it's members and intelligence en-
little it to, if it is ever. to be influential
land potent in moulding legislation in
litsIt,Mn # has Sol. 10 wake NJ
ka ffss DOW ia Iii Iiienee fell
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fine myself to the records of organized
| labor. for until labor began to form it's
protective organizations it had no his
| tory within the scope of this article.
First Labor Organizations.
Smyrna times., 1900-01-03
JOHN WANAMAKER
Cats and MONKEYS.

All animals, even the wildcat, can be
subjected in some way to the dominion
OF man and be dOmesticated to some
extent. Here. for instance, are two
very curious facts about cats. Many
persons, including some of our greatest
naturalists, believe that our English
domestic cat Is descended from the
Egyptian domestic cat. yet all records
go to prove that the cats of Egypt liv-
ed in droves, were cared for in droves,
were fed in drOves and worshiped in
droves, with the result that Egyptian
cats never got domesticated or became
half as intelligent as ours.
The like truth is suggested from In
dia. where monkeys are worshlped.
These are allowed to become nui-
sances. They are fed. and they have
any amount of liberty. And what is the
consequence? They never lose their
innate savagery. The method of car
Ing for them has been wrong. All the
devotion and care expended on them
are practically wasted. and II we treat
ed our cats In the same fashion as the
Indians do these monkeys they would
become just as wild and undomesticat-
ed.-Cassel's Magazine.
Smyrna times., 1900-01-03

1899 is GONE and with this week we
enter upon 1900. Whether we are in
the twentieth century now or not
scholars disagree, one class saying
that we are now in the twentieth cen
tury, while others say the next century
does not begin until it is one year old.
Be this as it may, and the weight of
testimony is with the latter sentiment,
we are practically, in writing 1900, en-
tering on the twentieth century.
1t cannot but be a qualification to
those who have had a large share of
the century now closing, that they
have lived in the most busy period OF
the Worlds history. In the time,
nations have come and gone, electric
ity and steam have annihilated dis
tance and changed the face of the
world, more having been done in the
way of invention and discovery than
all the preceding centuries. What is
the twentieth century to bring us?
That remains to be seen, but it will
doubtless be as full of surprises as was
the nineteenth century, and if so,
mark a grand advancement of the hu-
man race.
Smyrna times., 1900-01-03

CANADA invites and encourages i'm
migration and has always done so.
She wonders why with ali her efforts
her population tends to diminution
rather than increase. The reason is
that there are better chances for in
dustry aud enterprise on our side of
the border. We constantly annex the
flower of the Canadian youth. They
come over here, where the climate
is milder, the soil better, political con-
ditions more liberal and enlightened,
and where there is business of all sorts
to employ their talents.
Smyrna times., 1900-01-03

THE Chicago Times Herald says
that during the coming winter there
will be an army of 81, 900 men engaged
in the remaining pine forests of Min
nesota, Wisconsin and Michigan cut
ting logs for the market. The present
supply of pine lumber is insufficient to
meet the demand, and it will not be
many years before consumers will be
obliged to go out of the country to get
any considerable quantities of white
pine. In 1892 the three white pine
States-Minnesota, Michigan and Wis
consin-were cutting at the rate of
1000, 900, 900 feet annually, which they
had six years later reduced to $500, :
600, 900 feet. To-day the country is
back on the basis of consumption in
1892 and the basis of production in
1893, and it will take some time to
make up the difference of /, 800, 900. 600
feet. The forests of Michigan and
Wisconsin are now so nearly exhausted
that they can never make it up, aud the
entire burden will rest on the Duluth
and Minneapolis districts in Mime
sofa. For the next ten years these
two districts can probably produce as
much pine as they are now cutting
At that time the end of the white
pine timber in the United States will
be in sight.
Smyrna times., 1900-01-03

YESTERDAY the Maryland General
Assembly of 1890 convened at Annapo-
lis. 1t consist of III member twenty
six in the Senate and ninety-one in the
House of Delegates OF the Senators
fifteen are Democrats and eleven are
Republicans. OF the members of the
House sixty-fve are Democrats and
twenty-six are Republicans, making a
Democratic majority of eighty on joint
ballot. The preponderance together
with the fact that the State admins
tration in all it's branches will be
Democratic, places the responsibility
entirely upon that party.
Smyrna times., 1900-01-03

THERE Is a matter before Congress
that greatly interests the country mer-
chants the passage of bill that gives
the great department stores of the
cities large advantage over them in
the carrying of parcels.
The details have not yet been given
to the public, but a desire is to adopt
as a model the parcels post law of Eng
land, which fixes the rate of postage
on parcels at 6 cents for the first
pound, and cents for each additional
pound, thus making 11-pound pack
age, which is the limit, cost only 26
cents. The object of the proposed in
novation, as will be readily seen, is to
get rid of freight express or freight
charges, and thus offer an extraordi-
nary inducement for rural purchasers
TO make their purchases in the cities
to the detriment of the country mer-
chant.
The passage of such law cannot but
be to the detriment Cf the country
merchant, as the large city merchant
will derive the benefit through agents,
while the expenses will be largely
footed by Uncle Sam.
The editor of the Cecil Democrat
has been asked to oppose .he passage
of the bill before Congress, but he de-
clined: while sympathizing with the
country merchant, he says he is fol
that which brings the greatest good tc
the large number, and for that reason
does not oppose the bill
Smyrna times., 1900-01-03
A GOIr Outrage.
MilIais and Newman.

The author of the life of Millais
tells the following anecdote: When
Cardinal Newman came to sit to the
artist for his portrait. he asked where
he was to pose.
"Oh, your eminence. ON that er1i-
nence, If you please" answered Sir
John. pointing to the models dais, and,
seeing him hesitating, added. Come.
jump up. you dear old boy"
Smyrna times., 1900-01-03

THE SMYRNA TIMES is published at Smyrna
Del, every Wednesday afternoon.
THE TIMES is an independent paper devoted to
the welfare of the town it represents and the
State of which it is part. II also gives the
atems of importance OF the Eastern Shore of
Maryland
ROBT. D. HOFFECKER,
Editor and Proprietor.
ROBT. D. HOFFECKER, JR.,
Associate Editor.
TERMS-SUBsCRIPTIoN-S so per annum. II
paid strictly in advance sl.O0. No paper is
discontinued until all arrears are paid up
except at the option Of the publishers.
ADVERTISEMEN ENTS-THE SMYRNA TINES is the
Business medium not only for the town it rep
Eesents, but for the outlying district Of which it
Is the centre, embracing the towns of Clayton,
Xent0n, Cheswold, Leipsic &c. A rate Of 50
cents an inch for first insertion and % cents
for each subsequent insertion will be charged
or transient advertising. Locals and Reading
Notices, 10 cents per line per issue. A special
reduction on all semi-snnua and yearly adyer-
ShsementS.
Smyrna times., 1900-01-03
a Monster Devil Eish,

Destroying its victim, is type of
Constipation. The power of this mur-
derous malady is felt on organs and
nerves and muscles and brain. There's
no health till its overcome. But DIR.
Kings New Life Pills are safe and
certain cure. Best in the world for
Stomach, Liver, Kidneys and Bowels.
Only 25 cents at Jas. p. Hoffecker.
Smyrna, and L. l.. Mason, Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1900-01-03
Oysterr and strnrh.rrie..

The oyster and strawberry are said
to be the greatest of evangelists. They
nave built and furnished more church
es, paid the salaries of more preachers
and helped more heather than any
TWO other natural agencies In the
world. d.-Reynoldsville Pa) Star
Smyrna times., 1900-01-03

GENERAL FRENCH, commanding a
British force, has defeated the Beers
at Colesburg, Cape Colony, and occu-
pied the town. An early advance by
General Butler in Natal is still ex-
pected
Smyrna times., 1900-01-03

AGUINALDo's wife and sisters have
surrendered to Major March. of the
United States Army, at Bontoc, Luzon.
The American campaign to subdue the
Filipinos south of Manila has begun.
Smyrna times., 1900-01-03

CHEERS for President Mckinley an id
GovernorGeneral Wood were signifi-
cant incidents of New Year process
sion in Havana.
Smyrna times., 1900-01-03

National Bank.
Telephone, No. 10.
Smyrna times., 1900-01-03
A Loving Cun.

Naturally some of the ancient city
customs are connected with the art OF
dining Gastronomy and the Guildhan
are inseparably associated. One Of the
most curious of these is the passing
OF the loving cup. which takes place at
all the guild dinners as well as at the
banquets of the corporation. The cup
is two handled one with lid. While
one guest is holding the lid the next
sips the spced wine. A third. on the
other side of the drinker. stands up
Then. the brim having been wiped by
q clean napkin, the cup is passed to the
guest holding the lid. He drinks in his
turn. while his next neighbor takes
charge of the lid. In this way the cup
makes the round of the table.
This custom dates from Anglo-SaxOn
times. The holding of the lid was not
then an act merely of courtesy. for the
guest who held it was thus prevented
from drawing his dagger and stabbing
the drinker. playful after dinner
practice not uncommon in those times.
Meanwhile the guest who was stand
Ing guarded the drinker from an as.
sauit from behind.-GOOd Words.
a golf Outrage.
The Earl of Wemyss was on a Fife
golf course not long ago. accompanied
by an old caddie. His lordship got
his ball on one occasion so near the
hole that to play 1t was. as it appeared
to him. superfiuous. So he simply tip
ped it in with the toe of his boot.
The caddie revolted instanter, threw
down the clubs and looked Mortified.
When he found words to speak, it was
to say, Hang it, me lord. gowrs
gowfp'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-22
ARMIES OBLIGE THE CONSUS
AGREE TO DO THEIR FIGHTING
OUTSIDE CITY OF PANAMA.
Insurgents Make Suggestion to Am
erican Official and Government Ac-
cedes For the Sake of the Town.

New York, July H--According TO
a dispatch to the Herald from Panama
the chief officers of the revolutionary
forces addressed letter under date of
July IA to the American consul here,
and through him TO all the members of
the consular corps, stating that they
wished to prevent Panama from being
the scenes of warlike operations which
would be disastrous to lives and prop
erty.
The rebel leaders requested the con-
suls to use their good offices TO effect
an arrangement with the government
by which the latter's forces should
meet them in battle outside of the city
On receipt of this letter the consuls
met to discuss the matter. They re-
solved to appoint a committee, COM
posed of the American, English and
French consUls to confer with the gov
ernor. and this committee laid the mat
ter before General Alban, who is now
in charge of the government here.
General Alban told the consuls that
the forces under his command in this
department would defend the city,
threatened by the revolutionary forces,
and would fight outside its limits Part
of his forces. he said, were already in
convenient locations for meeting the
enemy.
General AIban added that it was the
governments desire to avoid by all
means fighting and bloodsked in the
streets of the city.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-22
FRUIT CROP Is RUINED.
Few Peaches or Prunes Near Los
Angeles.

Los Angeles, Cal, July 21.-There will
be no peaches or prunes exported from
this part of the state this year, accord
ing to the statements of prominent
fruit growers.
President A. B. Sprague of the South
ern California Deciduous Fruit Ex-
change, in an interview, SAYS:
There will be very little dried fruit
in this section this year, except that
which comes from the north. There
will be no shipments of peaches or
prunes.'
The apricot crop also is very short
only here and there is there a locality
IN which the apricot crop approaches
the average.
This Shortage, for the most part. is
caused by most unseasonably warm
weather in January, followed by cold
but not frosty weather The same
weather conditions exist in Arizona
also.
This condition of the deciduous fruit
crop is most disastrous to the southern
California growers, because many of
them viii have absolutely nothing to
sell this year But the trees are now
leafing out and getting their usual ap-
pearance, so that with a good rainfall
during the coming season we may hope
for full crops another year, except in
such orchards as have been killed or
seriously injured by three years of
drought"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-22
PLOT FOUND IN MANILA
Evidence Of Plans For An UpriS-
ing Discovered.
LONGING FOR LIBERTY
PAPERS FOUND IN RECRUITING
OFFICE TELL FEELING.

Washington, July 21.-The secretary
of war has been furnished with copies
of some interesting documents relat-
ing to an alleged plot against the au-
thorities in Manila, which were dis
covered in the district of San Miguel.
The secret service department, under
Lieutenant Charles r. Trowbridge,
Eleventh cavalry, early in June STUN
bled upon an insurgent recruiting Of
nee situated in an isolated locality,
where the work might be carried on
without attracting attention.
One room was fitted no as an Office,
and a large quantity of blank forms
bearing the headline, ''RepubliQue Fill
lpina, were found in the house. In a
cupboard which had been securely
fastened there was found large guam
tity of papers, al of recent date, the
latest being dated June Z. They con-
sisted of orders from Aguinaldo and
letters of encouragement and instruc-
tons from him and from other insur-
gent chiefs.
document which excited a great
deal of interest was one which con-
tanned the details of a plot arranged
evidently early in June to excite an
uprising in Manila. The plan cOntem-
plated an attack upon the force in the
city and the seizure of arms and am
munitiOn.
Another paper which is of interest is
translated as follows:
I'VE will not be slaves Let the Fill
ipinOs stand together and battle for
their liberties and it will not be long
before the nations of the world will
recognize their strength. The blood of
innumerable martyrs bears ample tes-
timony to the Filipinos' love of free
dom and their determined purpose not
to cease struggling for it.
Shall they allow the Americans to
exercise uncontested sway over the
fair Filipinos? If they do, then the
fate of the American red men is theirs
and eventually a reservation will be
assigned to them.
Brothers, our cause is just; there
fore let us continue as a thorn in the
side of our Oppressors and strike where
we dare, sparing neither men, women,
children nor old people. Those who
stay by each other in hours of ad-
versity are sure to conquer in the
end"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-22
PRESIDENT DIAZ is ILL.
Minister Clayton Returns to Mexico
From Convention.

Chicago, July 21.-A special to the
Record from Mexico City says: Presi-
dent Diaz is slightly i'll with neuralgia
and confined to his rooms at ChepuI-
tepec, where the cabinet members con-
suit him. The family physician reports
the president better today, and says
he will be able to come to town by
Monday.
American Minister Powell Clayton re-
turned from the United States via the
National railroad. He attended the ma
tional Republican convention at Phil
adelphia. He was accompanied tc
Mexico by Lieutenant S. G. Jones and
wife, the latter daughter of Minister
Jones of West Point, Ga.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-22
COMPANY Is ARROGANT.
st. Louis Corporation Refuses to Ar.
bitrate.

St Louis, July 21.-Chairman John 7.
Wilson of the citizens arbitration
committee today. received a reply from
the union men to the committees for
NAL letter asking the striking street
railway employees to submit their diff
ferences with the transit company to
arbitration.
The reply says that the union men
have always been willing TO submit
their differences to arbitration, and
have repeatedly asked that the COM
pany do the same,
Up to / o'clock today Mr.. Wilson had
received no answer from the transit
company. Mr. Wilson said: THE tran
sit company has apparently not deemed
the letter of the citizens arbitration
committee worth the courtesy of A re-
ply So the members of our commit
tee think that for an the trouble that
may henceforth result the company
will be responsible"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-22
NEW LIBRARY BOOKS.
Nearly Two Score Volumes of Choics
Reading Matter Added.

The following new books have been re-
ceived at the public library; Barr, The
Exchanging East" Black. Modern
Daughters Miss America" Brookings
& Ringwalt. Briefs for Debate:' Camp
& WEIGH, yale, Her Campus, Class
rooms and Athletics" Goodwin, Colonial
Cavaliers" Lloyd, "a Century Without
Strikes" Geikie. Earth Sculpture
Grosvenor, "'Duruy's Ancient History
Hills, Great Books as Life Teachers
Investment Of Influence, "A Mans
Value to Society" HOyt. The Worlds
Painters" Hutchinson, Book Of Golf and
Golfers, Lahee. Famous Singers Of To-
day and Yesterday" Morris, Our Island
Empire Cuba, Porto Rico, Hawaii and
Philippines);" Roosevelt, Ranch Life and
TO the Opera Spalding, Opportunity
and Other Essays; ScruggS. THE Colon
bian and Venezuelan Republics" Suang,
Famous Actors of the Day in America
Famous Actresses of the Day in Amer
ica;' TOdhunter, Three IRISH Bardic
Tales" Whipple, "Recollections Of ESni-
nent Men," Van Dyke, History of Paint
ing Wilson. Theology OF Modern Lit
erature;" Anonymous. In Maiden Medi-
tatiOn, "A WOmanS Paris"
FictiOn.-BarTie. Jess" Black. "A Cap
ital Courtship." Miss Jerry" Chanisso,
Peter Schlemihl, the ShadOwless Man.
Daskam. smith College StOries;" Nc
Aulay, THE RhymeT,," Meade. "A Son OF
IshmaeI;" HOIbrook, Boys and Men. a
Story of Life at Yale" Pain, st. Eva
Smith, THE Monk and the Dancer