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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-17
SHE FIGHTS UNIONS.
CHICAGO WOMAN WINS SUD-
DEN NOTOR,ETY.
Mrs. j. j. Robb. Who Recently Appeared
Before the National Industrial Com
xnission with a Tale of woe-who
She Is.
(Chicqgo letter.

Mrs, J. ]. Robb, who spoke her mind
of labor unions and their alleged treat
ment of non-union laboring men to
the members of the industrial subcom-
mission at the Auditorium the other
day, is a middle-aged woman of not
unpleasant appearance. Despite her
bitterness toward the unions one can
readily see by a little talk with her
that she is not bitter toward everything
in the world.
Anyone who knew me as a little
girl would wonder at the way | talk
now she said Il was timid, even to
an extreme, when was little, and
] always was a retiring woman later,
but l have been forced by the wolf at
my door to cry out and to assert my
rights as an American woman, as the
mistress of home, to protection
against the men who take from my
husband the chance of earning liv-
ing"
Mrs. Robb dresses well, although she
makes her own clothes. She appeared
before the commission in red waist
and dark skirt, and not until she said,
II come to you as the wife Of me-
chanic-an outraged mechanic" would
anyone have believed that she was
other than some womans club member
with a general interest in reforms,
rather than with a special grievance
gnawing at her heart.
Il am a mechanics wife" she said,
"and am proud of it. My husband is
as good a citizen as any in the city.
He is flrst-class workman, one of the
kind who always got first-class wages
when he was employed who never had
any complaint against him for inferior
work. Hasn't he, as an American citi-
zen, a right to work? Have any Amer
leans right to say whether he shall
work or not, when he is willing to?
Haven't | as his wife and the mistress
of his home right to have him earn
his living as he desires to? Are not
all the principles of republican gov
eminent outraged and vilifed and
abused and degraded by these unions,
that rob me of my home and my hus-
band of his work, and society of our
lservices?"
Out of breath, Mrs. Robb paused
moment, and then more calmly contin-
lued to tell something of her husbands
history. "He was a member of a union
of painters and GLACIERS in good
standing" said she, land one day ne
broke the unions rules in order to pro-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-17

rooms, at the east end or q long, draD-
colored brick tenement. There are no
carpets to cover the floor, and an ol6
lounge and two rocking chairs, with a
small, square table, are all the signs
there are of better and more prosper
Gus days. A bedstead stands in one
corner of the room which answers for
the parlor. The kitchen is Immediate
ly to the rear, and a small coal cook
stove of antique pattern and in a state
of delapidation serves, with an old
table and two wooden chairs, to fur
nish the room. The cooking utensils
are few and well worn. The cupboard.
which serves as china closet, con-
tains little which could be called china
ware. 1t is in these surroundings that
the couple live.
Mr.. Robb is Sc years of age, intelli-
gent, bearing no evidence of dissipa-
ton. Everything my wife has said
is true" said Robb to the writer Il
was expelled from the union, and like
wise have been assaulted and severely
beaten on two or three occasions. My
trouble with the union began in July,
1893, when / was working for Angus
& Gindele on the street car power plant
at Twelfth street and Blue Island ave-
nue..
THE union made charges against
me, but paid no attention to the first
notice / got to appear for trial. A few
nights after the day set. and after
had been ordered to cease work aud
had 'gfused, Chris Merry, the peddler
who was hanged for the murder of his
wife. with his gang, broke into the
building. Merry knocked five or six
men down in my presence, and he with
his fifteen or twenty assailants assault
ed me. l was kicked and beaten into
insenslbility. Two of my ribs were
broken, and it was a long time before
| was again well.
Il don't know what they will do
with my wife. They may murder her.
| am sorry she went before the com
mittee, and didn't know she was going
there. / would work and be more than
glad to IL l had the chance The
chance to work is all l want"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-17
COWS WRECKED
nis Garden, But Started Him ON the
Road to Fortune.


Road to Fortune.
about the narrowest escape from
financial embarrassment was expert
eneed by friend of mine," said Will
liam Reese of Allentown, Penn, at
the Broadway Central Hotel. 1T was
like this: My friend and neighbor is
an inventor of window sash appli-
ance that is likely to make him a
rich man, but, like most inventors, he
was awfully hard up for cash while he
was working out his idea He bor-
rowed money from all his friends un-
til they got so they disliked to see him
coming, and he had really reached
crisis in his career. He realized it,
but he told his wife that something
would happen to enable him to raise
$50 due the next day on contract
that involved the loss or the preserva-
ton of his hold on his patent. He
didn't have the $50 on the night before
and when he went to bed that
night he was thoroughly discour-
aged He lived on a place that
IL
the garden were growing fruit and
good garden. That night about
dozen cows, which in some parts of
Pennsylvania run at liberty, broke into
his garden and ate up most of his crop.
besides destroying a number of choice
young fruit trees. He woke up in the
middle of the night and caught the
COWS in the act. He was on the point
of soaring them out and blaming one
more unlucky incident to his long list
when bright idea struck him.
Calling a neighbor, he quickly
drove the cows into corner of the
yard, and repaired the fence. Then he
sat on the fence the remainder Of the
night and allowed the cows to COM
plete the destruction of his garden.
In the morning, with the help of his
neighbor, he tied the cows up and
then sent word to the owners to come
and settle. BY counting the cows he
calculated how much he would have to
get from each owner N order to make
up $50 Under the Pennsylvania law
the owner must pay the damage caus-
ed by his COW or the damaged person
can hold the animal. The owners
came and pleaded, but 1t did not avail.
My neighbor was obdurate. Some Of
the owners were poor women, but il
made no difference. He pointed to his
ruined crops and wrecked garden,
and, like the absent minded beggar.
said: Pay, pay. pay To make a
long story short, he got together $50
and saved his patent That was the
turning point in his fortunes. He's
got plenty Of money now. New York
Tribune.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-17
THREE-YEAR-oGD ENGINEER.
Oregonians Nearly Frightened to Death
by Youngsters AGA


81 can run an engine like papa"
said little 3-year-old Fred Evans, as
he was lifted down from the locomo-
tive of the st. Johns motor line the
other day at Albina. He had mounted
the engine at st. Johns, pulled open
the throttle and remained on the seat
alone on a mad ride Of seven miles,
says an exchange. The young engin-
eer is the son of w. B. Evans of St.
Johns, an engineer on the motor line
He has often been on the engine, and
his father had explained how the lever
is pulled and the wheels started NOV
ing. The engine lies over an hour at
ST. Johns, just by the water tank, and
during this time, while Mr.. Evans was
at home at lunch, little Fred walked
down to the engine, mounted the seat
and opened the throttle wide. The
machine was full of coal and water and
ready for the road. Several people
saw the boy start, but no one was
close enough to catch the engine. The
news was at once told to Mr.. Evans,
and he reached the track just in time
TO see the locomotive, with his boy on
board, disappear around a curve The
father was wild with grief and fear,
ana the boys mother was almost pros
trated. The news spread like wildfire,
and the whole town turned out. Ex-
element was intense, women and
children cried and the men offered sug-
gestions. Master Mechanic Michael T.
Brady was at the end of the line, and
at once began to telephone to stations
along the line. Portsmouth and PEN
insular were notified, and men at
these points tried to board the engine
as it dashed by, but its speed was too
great. Mr.. Brady also notified the
Office at Albina, and a party of men ran
out line northward to meet the wild
engine. In coming up the long grade
toward Albina, the steam died down
little, but the register still showed
eighty pounds. John Woods, a motor
man on the City and Suburban rail-
way, was the first man to meet the
engine. He caught the handrail and
swung up, but in so doing he was drag
ged sixty or seventy-five feet. He at
ones turned off the steam, and the en-
gimme slowed down and stopped. 1t
was then young Fred made the remark
concerning MS ability as an engine
driver. The boz was not scared at all,
but seemed rather proud of his feat
When the engine first dashed out OF
St. Johns he was frightened, and as
he came through Portsmouth like a
shot out of gun, he was yelling lust
lily for mamma" After going several
miles, however, he again became
brave, and held his position on the
seat with composure, with his hand on
the lever like veteran. In the mean
time the news of the rescue had been
sent by telephone to the frightened
parents, and for the remainder of the
day there was great joy in St. Johns.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-17

1t is difficult to conceive how a MAJ
azine could be more happily or mors
helpfully adjusted to the more imnor
tant interests of the present mon.
than is the Review. Notouly does hi.
number afford American readers IN.
most effeetive opportunity available To
them for mastering topics of living
concern, but it contains several con.
trioutions whose literary excellence
will entitle them to attention for
many years to come.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-17
THE SMALLEST SHEEP.
1t Lives in Brittany and Is No bigger
Than "A Lap Dog.


Than Lap Dog.
The very smallest of all kinds of
sheep is the tiny Breton sheep. 1t is
too small to be very profitable to raise,
for, of course, it cannot have much
wool, and, as for eating, why, a hun
cry man could eat almost a whole one
at a meal. 1t is so small when full
grown that it can hide behind a good
sized bucket. 1t takes it's name from
the part of France where it is most
raised. But, if not profitable sheep,
it is dear little creature for pet, for
1t is very gentle and loving, and, be-
cause it is so small, is not such a
nuisance about the house as was the
celebrated lamb which belonged to a
little girl named Mary. Any little girl
could find room in her lap for a Breton
sheep. One of this little creatures pc
culiarities is its extreme sympathy
with the feelings of it's human friends,
when it has been brought up as pet
in the house, and has learned to dis
tinguish between happiness and I'M
happiness. If any person whom it
likes is very much pleased about any
thing, and shows it by laughing, the
little sheep will frisk about with every
sign of joy; but, if, on the contrary,
the person sheds tears the sympathetic
friend will evince it's sorrow in an
equally unmistakable way.-Stray
Stories.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-17

What appears to have been a pre-
meditated and deliberate attempt at
child murder was brought to light
when Charles Allen, travelling UNI
brella member, discovered an infant
boy, about four weeks old, face down.
ward, and nearly buried in the snow
on the outskirts of Dover, N. H. The
infant, which was crying, was in nude
condition, with its clothing near by,
indicating that the child had been
stripped in order to hasten it's death
and laid down in the snow to perish.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-17
ANIMALS WITH BROKEN HEARTS
Cases In Which Dogs, Horses and Birds
Have Died from Grief.


Have Died from Grief.
There have been many cases on rec
ord Of animals dying of broken
hearts," usually dogs and horses, and
sometimes birds, says the New York
Herald. Not long ago young woman
in this slty, who owned a Gordon set
ter that was very fond of her, was
married and moved to Lakewood. The
dog was left behind and at once be-
came inconsolable. He would eat
nothing, and stood looking out of the
window for hours at time, whining
and moaning pitifully, The dog was
wasting away from exhaustion. Those
who knew him said he was dying OF
a broken heart. When it was seen
that he would die if he could not see
his mistress he was taken to her. His
joy at seeing her was eXtravagant, and
he at once got better. His mistress
came to New York for a two weeks
visit, and left the dog with the serv-
ants in Lakewood. When she returned
she found him dead, lying on one of
ing himself again deserted lay down
to die, and could not be driven or
coaxed from his place, neither would
he eat or drink. A horse belonging
to brewery had been driven for years
by man to whom he had become
much attached. One day the driver
failed to appear at the stable, and an
other man was put on his wagon. The
horse, however, refused to be driven
by any one except his old friend, and
after many trials he was put back in
the stable and another horse took his
place. The horse continually watched
the stable door for his master to enter
He refused to eat the hay and oats
placed before him. Day by day he
grew thinner and weaker. At last he
fell down and could not rise. and died
before his friend the driver returned
to duty. The veterinary surgeon who
attended him said he died of broken
heart" Last summer woman who
lives in Harlem went to the country
for months holiday. Before leaving
SnG gave nCl PCI NelhcaA AANA, A-ANN
the hands of the woman in the next
flat to care for until her return. Dick
missed his mistress the next day and,
after a tender little song, hushed his
voice and would sing no more. He ate
very little and began to droop visibly.
AS the days went by he became simply
miserable little bunch of bones and
yellow feathers. One morning the
woman who had charge of him found
him on his back, dead, in the bottom
of his gilded cage. He had died of
grief at the loss of his mistress. A
hundred instances might be cited Of
animals who have died of grief at
being separated from those they love.
Did their hearts break, or was it sim
ply exhaustion, due to lack of nourish-
ment, the same as if they had been
humans instead of brute animals?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-17
Received a check for so, 500, 900.

Mr.. W. S. Stratton of Colorado
Springs, Col, has received from tho
Venture Corporation, Limited, of Lon
don, check for Sc, SOC, goo in final pay
ment for the independence mine at
Cripple Creek. Prior to it's sale year
ago that mine had yielded a net profit
of $2,5OO,OOO. Uncovered are bodies
show sS,OOO,0O0, after paying 81, AGA, 600
dividends in nine months. The work
ings are less than 1000 feet deep.
Stock quotations place $4,000, 900
value on the mine. A year ago STRAIT
ton sold the mine for $4,000, 900, of
which SS,5OO,OOO was paid down.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-17

The Empress of Russia is an ardent
believer in the influence and power OF
women in public affairs. If she lived
in America it is probable that she
would be a leader in the woman's suf-
frage movement. Under her imperial
patronage societies for the higher cul-
ture of women are rapidly increasing
in number in st. Petersburg and are
spreading throughout Russia. Owing
to her great interest in the work the
Car has ordered that full reports of
the proceedings of all such societies
shall be prepared for the perusal of the
empress, so that she can be able to de-
termine where her advice and assist
ance is the most necessary. The en-
press has also instituted the English
fashion Of offering her hand to be
kissed at presentations instead Of to be
shaken, as was the custom of the dow
ager empress.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-17

teet his employers property. There
was strike on the job, and $1,000
worth of valuable machinery was lying
in place under an open skylight,
where 1t might have been greatly dam
aged by a storm. The employer APP
pealed to him-it was Charles w. Gin
dele-and he consented to put in the
glass. The union agents found 1t out
They waited till he came out from
work. They attacked him. They
knocked him down and beat him over
the head until he was insensible. The
policeman who saw it looked the other
way. A bystander interfered and
saved his life. Then they brought him
home to me. He was insensible for
days and days, and was sick long
time. That's the way the city pro-
tects our rights"
What would you like to have done
for remedy. Mrs. Robb?"
''Tll tell you what I'd do. I'd go to
the governor of the state and I'd get
him to annul the charter of every cor
poration that abuses its powers. That's
what u uo. utIc ISL any bciSt III
letting lot of selfish. corrupt men
dictate to American citizens the way
these men do. The state ought to
stop it as quick as 1t can"
Mrs. Robb is not sorry she spoke out
in the industrial meeting, though she
says her husband fears that he will be
doomed to worse treatment than ever
by the unions in the future.
my husband thinks" said she, that
he will be a marked man for life. He
didn't know l was going to talk that
way Neither did l till got chance,
and then just had to say what said
couldn't help it. But my husband
wants to leave the city right away, and
he would IL he could What's the use
of staying in a place where he isn't
allowed to work? He don't need to
fear, though. Things cant be any
worse for him than they are now, in
this free land of liberty"
The Robb home is at 655 Blooming
dale avenue. The street in front of
the house is occupied by the tracks of
the Chicago Milwaukee & st. Paul
road. They live in three small, dingy
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-17


ton into the legislature by Senator
w. e. Smithson of bill for the pro-
lection of boarding schools and col
leges for females, and the principals
and students thereof. The first section
of the measure made it unlawful for
any person or persons to wilfully and
unnecessarily interfere with, disturb,
or in any way disquiet the pupils Of
any school or college for females in
(Author of the Anti" MASKING" Law
this state or the teacher or principals
in charge while on any public road or
street, or in any building or structure,
or on the school premises; nor shall
any communication be had. for such
purposes, with such pupils, or any one
of them, either orally or in writing, or
by signs or otherwise, and it shall
also be unlawful for any person to en-
ter such schools or colleges, except on
business, without first having obtained
permission of the principal in charge
of same; and any person guilty of
either of said offenses shall be deemed
guilty Of misdemeanor. and, on con-
viction thereof, shall pay fine of not
less than IS nor more than $50 for each
offense. on the first conviction, and
upon the second and each subsequent
conviction of like offense shall pay
fine of not less than $40 nor more than
$50 and be imprisoned at the discretion
of the court in the county Jail, not
less than ten nor more than thirty
days"
Section provided that it shall be
unlawful for any person, or persons, to
oiter, wander. stand, or sit upon the
public roads, or to frequent or unnec-
ssarily pass along the same in such
aanner, with intent to annoy, vex, or
disturb the owners. lessees, or occu-
pants of any premises in the state used
Tor the education of females, or with
intent to disturb, annoy, or harass the
teachers. principals. or pupils, or any
one of them, as they pass along the
public highway, streets, or alleys of
any city in the state. Any person or
persons violating this section of this
act shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor, and on conviction shall be
fined and punished in the same way.
and to the same extent, as If convicted
under the first section of the act"
At first reading the legislators made
light of the bill. and laughed at its
author-Senator Smfthson. The news
papers poked fun at the measure, while
the "Johnnies" had little to say upon
the subject. A combine had been fixed
up in the house to defeat the passage
of the bill, because the leaders thought
the enactment Of such a law would be
piece of foolishness. Finally several
female college presidents appeared and
urged the passage of the bill as in
troduced. When the members of the
legislature learned that they really
wanted The law. the bill secured the
hearty support of every member.
The law has been a great benefit to
the educational institutions, and now
the boys who often used to appear
about the campus and cast smiles at
the girls are not to be seen. There Is
quite romance attached to the first
and lonly arrest tiaek hQ.s been made
ar ths ~sohnnie" law. Shortly
|>xTe It's passage young man residing
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-17
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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-17
MASKING" rs BARRED
FLIRTING A MISDEMEANOR IN
TENNESSEE.
A State Statute Aims to Suppress Too
Ardent "Johpnies" - Measure Passed
in Consequences of Their Amatory At
tentions-Its Good Eject

Tennessee has a number of laws pc
culiar to that state, but in this respect
the Johnnie" law, passed by the legis-
!ature in 1897, is entitled to first place.
Previous to that time the presidents
Of the various institutions Of learning
IN different parts of the state were at
times compelled to call upon the civil
authorities Of the cities in which the
colleges were located to pay their re-
spects to the class of young men
ably followed, and the boys were often
assessed a nominal fine by the city
judge or recorded, under the head of
"disorderly conduct" or something of
the kind.
Upon one occasion a number of
young men from East Tennessee made
a trip to Cleveland, the home of large
female college, and were soon caught
lurking about the college buildings,
flirting with the girl students. They
appeared several times in an effort to
carry on courtship with certain of
the young ladies, and finally they were
arrested. After an effort on the part
of their papas the johnnie" boys were
released from custody and allowed to
go on their way rejoicing. The lead
ing educators of the state talked over
the question of suppressing these
youths and Of securing the passage
of an anti-"Johnnie" law in the legis-
lature.
Their work resulted in the introduce
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-17
oDIU w III UNE I0I11 TO-
Halls Family Pills are the best.

Mr.. Robert P. Porter, who was
Superintendent of the Eleventh Census.
and who was sent last year to Cuba
and Puerto Rico as Special Commission
er for the United States to investigate
the industrial and commercial condi-
tions prevailing there has written for
the April North American Review a
very valuable paper on Our European
Trade"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-17

Ex-President Cleveland's two ad-
dresses on the independence of the
Executive" at Princeton, April 9th and
10th, will be notable contributions r.
political literature They will appear
in authoritative from only in the June
and July issues of the Atlantic Mon tblv
fully copyrighted by Houghton Mieain
G. Company.