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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-24
THE ASHANTEES AND THEIR KING.
Against These SuperstitiOus Africans England Has Been
Wagng War for TWentysix Years.

tee in the seventies. There was fight
ing again in 1895, and again in 1896.
Now there are Indications of more trou-
bic. Still the King of Ashantee goes
on with his barbarous practices, killing
whenever he pleases and ruling with
absolute power His subjects love him
because he is of their royal blood, and
fear him because of his cruelty. But
they will allow no other country to in
terfere with their affairs, If they can
help 1t.
When, in 1874, England sent an expe-
dltion against King KOffee, the prede-
cessOr Of King Prempeh, Sir Garnet
Wolseley was at the head of It, He
burned the Kings capital, Coomasle,
and forced him to agree to certain con
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-24

Prof. Chrisman raised a storm OF
protest at the mothers congress in
Des Moines by asserting that men new
or love. Doubtless the way In which
his audience replied to and repudiated
his assertion was tinged with a CON
siderable amount Of personal feeling,
for most Of the women present had a
good right to believe that they were
or had been loved by man, but 1t was
the natural rebuke that thinking men
and women would give to such an Opin-
ion. which was Objectionable not only
in itself but In the place where it was
uttered. The assertion that men do
not love is not new. 1t Is a part of
the doctrine OF the strictly materialistic
school. Prof Chrisman seems to have
deviated from the usual track OF The
proponents OF the theory that love is
merely manifestation OF certain nerve
forces acting upon the brain, in that
he claimed that women loved. although
men did not. He was thus inconsistent
from the so-called scientific point OF
view, and either ignorant or menda-
cious from the standpoint of ordinary
humanity If he spoke merely from
his own experience he was unscientific
in generallzing from a limited knowl-
edge OF his subject; If he professed to
speak as an expert who claimed to
havecarefully investigated what is call
ed love he must have had peculiar spe
cimens Of mankind under examination.
1t Is probable that few persons can de-
fine exactly what they mean by love-
yet most people feel that they know ii
when they see lt-alsO when they feel
It. Life Is full of disproof Of this pro-
fessors assertion. He must be sin
gularly blind observer IT, he has not
seen hundreds of cases of mans unself
ish devotion. Perhaps the speaker
correctly defined his own theory OF
mans love, but If so most likely he now
regrets that he exposed his incapacity
to comprehend and feel the spiritual
love with which other meu are ia,
millar.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-24
Extinct Giants Of Guam.

Were there giants In the old days In
our latest possessions. Guam? The
present races are Melonesian and Ma
lay. with occasional NegritOs. But
these men could never have built the
massive forts that dot the isles-forts
IA massive as those OF Yucatan. The
walls range in height from s feet to "a
feet. In one wall cornerstone 10 feet
by 2is by 6 was found twenty feet
above the ground. How did the ua-
lives. who have left no trace or skill
beyond a stone axe or two and an iron
spearhead. rear those mighty walls p
81. Louis Post Dispatch
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His Beginning.

Years ago there was "A cold nisht IL,
the latter part of December at BrattIe
boro, Vi There had been many rreez
ing nights there before, but on this one
something happened.
A young man, Larkin &. Mead ar
tracted by the beauty Of the great white
stiffness, went out-of doors. and slow
ly. yet with much delight, modelled a
figure which, in his mind, stood for tba
Recording Angel writing down ths
events Of the year just dead. All niph
The statue grew, and the sculptor ,hrea,
on water at intervals. to freeze II b,,,
hardness. He was alone and hanny
The next morning the neighhors
awOke TO find the snow angel non il
hand, recording their history man
snowy scroll.
Local history says that this hi, -,
work decided the future of tbe vo,,,,'.
man who did it. He resolved to ha
come sculptor, and went ohroad -,
study. Well known as his WORK .r,a.
ward became. perhaps he took M .,,...
pleasure in 1t as in that llttle hi. 80
modelling under the cold Vernon, 49,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-24

This King lives in the interior Of At
RIGA. several hundred miles from the
Gold Coast. on the western shore. He
wears a girdle of dried grass around
his loins. and a plug hat Where he
got this hat nobody knows, but II is his
only crown. He has no throne. but in
stead he has stool of solid gold.
which four slaves carry around for him
wherever he goes. Upon this he sits
and gives his orders. They are all YER
bal, bur often they mean either life or
death.
The Kings name is Prempeh. and he
Is the absolute monarch Of more than
S,OOO,OOO savages. His emblem Of au-
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ditons, among others that he would
abolish the practice Of human sacri-
fees but these arguments neither
koffee nor Prempeh has carried out
The consequence has been frequent
trouble ever since Great Britain has
undertaken the task of clviIizing these
black skinned and untutOred savages.
The fact that the country of Asian
tee is exceedingly rich in gold. and
that France controls the neighbOring
country of DahOmey. may have. some
thing to do with England's solicitude
for the people OF Ashantee and their
comic opera King.
There Is probably no other savage
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-24

that its sale Sunday or any other day
ought to be under that classification.
Conductors or reformatorics and truant
schools agree that delinquent youth,
no matter how perverse, is within the
scope Of correction provided he has
not acquired the cigarette habit The
poison that It lmplants in the tissues
is said TO be ineradicable. Adultera-
ton Of cigars complexities the question
of their classification. But the cigar
cite Is classified 1t Is deadly.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-24

II was thought not SO long ago that
the summer vacation. whether long or
short. was luxury in which only the
wealthy few could afford to indulge
But now there are few employers who
DO not give their employees a summer
holiday. They have learned that they,
not less than the recipients Of their
generous consideration. profit by the
concession. Their employees return to
their work refreshed. frightened and
invlEorated, capable, willing, anxious
even. to discharge their duties with in
creased energy and heartlness. They
are all the better workers for their
recreation and enjoyment.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-24

There are no great unclaimed estates
In England, despite mistaken or fraud
ulent assertions to the contrary. The
State Department warns the American
public against possible swlndling eff
fected by the promoters OF schemes
based on imaginary assets A London
firm Of solicitors was asked by the
United States embassy 20 examine GER
tain claims. In one thousand eases
thus sifted no valid claim was Giscov-
cred Furthermore, there are no large
deposits In the Bank OF England await
Ing claimants The familiar theory
thai people Ike to be Imposed upon il
made more probable by the history OF
the pursuit OF supposed estates in com
parlson with which a Castle In SPAIN
is substantially Itself
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-24

Twenty-one wagons passed through
the city Of Wabash. Ind, not long ago,
IN solemn procession. They were load
ed with the last marketable black wal
nut logs In the county. The ceremony
would have been equally appropriate
In any other county OF the great central
States. The walnut, which half cen
fury ago was the most plentiful and
majestic tree OF the region. is today
practically extinct. A stronger argu.
ment for protective forestry laws
would be hard to find.
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The Massachusetts sunday law per
mits the retail sale Of drugs and medi-
cineS. A defendant accused under the
law Of selling two cigars pleaded that
he sold tobacco As a drug. The court
rules that the sale was Illegal that
toba. 60 Is not a drug. IL is cOntended
now that the defendant should have
Gained that he sold the cigars as
medicine and that he would have got
on scot free. Whether cigars he drug
or medicine, It IL generally admitted
that the cigarette is simply poison and
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interest has heen ce
wv

00S1 HILE interest has been CEN
WNW tered in England's war in
South Africa and page after
page OF war history has been made and
published only occasional scraps have
come to us of the trouble England is
engaged in with Ashantee land. where
for twenty-six years Great Britain has
been engaged in war.
The King of Ashantee, who is Great
Britain's implacable foe, Is the most ex-
traOrdinary monarch in the world. He
is picturesque, powerful and a merci-
less despOt. Twenty-siX years ago Eng
land sent out an expedition at a cost
OF $4,000,OO0 to bring the King Of
Ashantee to terms, and since then it
has cost $34, 100000 more.
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The postmaster general has amended
the postal regulations so as to permit
the sender of a registered letter to re-
call 1t after II has been dispatched. This
viii be great convenience to women
who want to add another postscript
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-24
How Bacon Decinbs,., :,

What's in name" growled Hon
William Shakespeare, as he ana Cnl
onel Francis Bacon were dIscne,,''
things one evening in the Dew 'l nrns
Inn.
Several volumes" replied Bacon in
n president tone which indicated ,,a.
he had visions of Ignatius Donnan,.
Baltimore American.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-24

The fact that the biggest bean patch
IN the world is at Pasadena. Cal, Is Of
course Of great interest to Bostonians.
Last year $4,000 acres there We're de-
voted to beans. and 1000 carloads were
produced 1t IL said that 1873 distinct
varieties OF beans are grown Ia Ven
tura county.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-24

4 Kansas judge was called up at .
O'Clock a few mornings ago to marry
a loving couple who couldn't wait any
longer 1t Is probable that the girls pa
was not farther behind than the first
bend down the road.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-24

Pennsylvania woman has left SlO.-
OOO for the benefit Of a horse and dog.
One good thing about leaving money
In this way is that the benedciarics are
not likely to get drunk or quarrel over
the division OF IT,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-24

one letter makes all the difference in
the world Mr.. Aldrich, the poet, wrote
the line. "a potent medicine for gods
and men" and the proofreader let II go
- patent medicine" etc
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Every one must do Just so much
weeping; those who are spanked often
est when young. have least cause for
crying when grown NJ.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-24

That the Klondike region is for the
most part frozen the year round Is only
10 much more evidence OF the wealth
there IL In ice.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-24

Considering the part It Is playing in
It 1t would not be surprising II China
was considerably cut up over this trou-
hle
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-24

In Portugal married women retain
their maiden names. If that were the
custom here the divorce courts would
cause less confusion.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-24

Very likely that Partisan girl who
Killed herself on a bed OF roses did not
sleep on one during life.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-24

Cracking jokes should he gone about
In such way rs not to deterSrate Into
making bad breaks.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-24

Viewed in the light Of antiquity,
whatever the future history Of the chi
nese may be they have a long tale be
hind them.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-24

A good boy may not become hora
some man, but a handsome ham, ~
ways becomes a good woman
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-08-24

Arkansas leads In one thing. They
fine women 500 for wearing stuffed
birds on their hats.
The labor world., 1900-09-22
THE DEBs OF ENGLAND.
Holds the Confidence of All Railroad

l[
A correspondent writing from London
says: Richard Bell, general secretary
of the Am1 :gamated Socitey of Rail-
road Servants Of Great Britain, which
is III much evidence owing to tne threat
ened big strike on the Great Eastern
railway is the Eugene V. Debs of
England. He does not object to the
title. Mr.. Bell is product Of the
switch yards. He possesses the abso-
lutte confidence of the 10000 railway op-
eratives, who own allegiance to the
Amalgamated society and yields al
most autocratic power In 1898 he was
commissioned to visit the United States
to investigate the car-couplers in use
on American roads, in connection with
the parliamentary inquiry into ways
and means to prevent railway acci-
dents. English Railway Employees, y
said Mr.. Bell last week, thought Debs
was unquestionably on the right track
in his ambitious American Railway un-
ion scheme, but he grew aggressive be-
fore his time 81
The labor world., 1900-09-22
WILL THEY CONFER.
Can the Carpenters and Structural
Workers Come TOEether:

Can the Carpenters and Structural
Workers Come Together:
The Dock and Heavy Structural
Workers held meeting in the Kala-
mazoo building and elected the follow
ing officers: F. H. O'Brien, president;
John Straton, vice president: John Ber-
go, secretary; NJ. N. Davidson, financial
secretary; Barney Trimbo, treasurer,
and J. C. Hunter, door-keeper.
Carl Johnson, John Bergo and Bar
ney Lynott We're appointed commit
tee to draft constitution. The union
now has membership of seventy. A
committee from the Carpenters union
consisting of Messrs Baker, Davis and
Johnson, asked for information relative
to the objects of The new union. 1t is
feared by the committee that as their
work was so closely united there might
be a hitch and each would be treading
upon the rights of the other. After
considerable discussion, some of it be-
ing very warm, it was suggested that
a conference committee be appointed to
establish a boundary line between the
heavy structural workers and the car
penters. The idea seemed to meet the
approval of all concerned and SO the
Structural Workers appointed "a COM
mittee which it was clearly understood
would meet with like committee Of
the Carpenters, to be appointed at their
Tuesday evenings meeting. If an
agreement can be reached, and the pro-
test of the Carpenters be withdrawn,
as to the granting of charter to the
new union, all things will run smooth
among the timber workers Of the city
The labor world., 1900-09-22
PRESIDENT RYAN RETURNS.
Head Official of the Tug Firemen'


Head Official of the Tug Firemen's
Association Reports Success.
NJ. j. Ryan, grand organizer of the
Licensed Tugmen's Association, return
ed Sunday from an extended trip down
the lakes where he has been settling
grievances that had arisen during the
summer, During the trip he was sue
cessful in organing two branches Of
his order, one at Detroit and another
at Ashland.
Mr. Ryan says that the Licensed
Tumen's organization has been grow
ing with wonderful rapidity this sea-
son. There are now over 1 800 member
enrolled, with II lodges in active opera
ton.
The Buffalo tugmen have had more
grievances than all of the other ports
put together. Mr.. Ryan was in Buffalo
six weeks, and he had a different
grievance every day to settle. Strange
to say that the greatest number of the
grievances We're. between the men them
selves, although a few were between
the employers and the men. They were
all settled satisfactory however, and
now peace reigns supreme at Buffalo,
The labor world., 1900-09-22

same man got n cents for the first half
Of June, and 1915 is the best he has
made in any two weeks for four months
No matter when the men get their cars
filled they must stay in the mine. in
black, sitting, damp and chilly solitude
until the hour for closing the mine.
Many man sits crouched in his tunnel
six hours for the privilege of working
three
The powder question is a most seri-
Gus one. Tht men are charge $2.75 per
keg for powder that costs 80 cents.
That powder may mine them Is tons of
coal or it may mine them less than
enough to pay for itself. That all de-
pends upon the mine boss.
The men are allowed to work one,
two. three or four days week. Half
"a day or all day or not at all as the
operators may decide, but they must
report for duty every day.
The labor world., 1900-09-22

union man now, and is a prominent
and active member of the Carpenters
union of this city.
He is fair and conservative, and
would make a good legislator.
He is a patriot in the truest sense.
When the call to arms was made in
1898. and American youth was wanted
to relieve Cuba from the throes of
tyrannical Spain. being too old to go
himself. he did the next best thing that
any father could do, and furnished
three stalWart sons instead. One of
them is with the Z. S. Marines, and as
he has not been heard from for long
time it is no know whether he is dead
or alive.
Workingmen, this is the kind of a
man you are called upon to support
today. A patriot to his, country, a
patriot to his class and citizen of the
highest type. Can you ask for any
thing better than a chance to reward
him for the services he has rendered
to his country and the workingmen?
William e. McESven. s.E
AS we are two modest to say any
thing about ourselves, we will merely
, refer to Mr.. McEwen in the following
manner:
He was born in Duluth on August TO-
1874, being the first white boy born be-
tween the point of rocks and Oneota.
His father came to Duluth in 1870, and
| has resided here ever since. He at
| tended the public schools of Duluth
and spent three years in the High
| school, after which he learned the
plumbing trade and worked at it con-
tinuously until last March, when he
purchased the Labor World.
I Ever since 1891 he has been a member
| of a labor Organization. was secretary
of the Plumbers Helpers union until
| he became journeyman, and then
| Joined the Plumbers union and is a
member today. He was president of
| the Trades Assembly four terms, and is
secretary Of the State Federation of
Labor now. He was elected secretary
| in 1896 and at every subsequent con-
vention without opposition.
In all matters of dispute between
| the employer and the employed, he
has enjoyed the reputation of being
| fair and conservative, ready to give
! oAAN IonCE III oioCA ~ Ot1lS dDOut IldI-
| nony, but never to surrender one prin-
ciple for which labor is contending Mr.
McEWen's brother, John G. McEwen,
was in the Spanish h-American war, and
died at Chicanagua in October, 1898
He being the only member of Duluth
company who lost his life during the
war with Spain. 49,. -.
In our next issue we will refer to
the other legislative nominees, Messrs.
Skinner Shannon and Therrien. Space
will not permit it in this issue
The labor world., 1900-09-22
Now Break the Trusts.

An exchange has at last solved the
trust question. Here it is: The pea
nut trust shOulG. be roasted the flour
trust sifted to the bottom; the cigar
trust smoked out the plug trust chew
ed up: the iron trust hammered out
thin; the tWine trust twisted; the fur
nture trust carved in twain: the metal
trust heated hot: the solder trust melt
ed; the berry trust picked clean; the
paper trust ground into pulp; the lamp
trust shifted out: the lumber trust
nailed: the bicycle trust punctured, ,
the mule trust buried: the type trust
pied; and the pie trust ate up
The labor world., 1900-09-22
GARFIELD FORESAW 1T,
And Warned the Republican Party
Ez.-..a From FOsteriNH Trusts, -..F' +.


From Fostering Trusts.
So far back as the days when James
A. Garfield was serving his state in
congress, that statesman foresaw and
gave warning of the great evils of in
dustrial and capitalistic :centralization
and trusts which were being fOstered
by. the administra tive principles of his
party, then in full control of the gov
ernment He said: Il am persuaded
that. the next great question to be COM
frOnted will he that Of corporations and
their relations to the interests Of the
people, and to national life. The fear
is. now entertained by many of our best
men that the national and state :legis-
latures, in creating these vast corpora
tiOns, have evoked a spirit which may
escape and defy their control, and
which may WELD a power greater than
legislatures. themselves. "The party of
Marcus A, Hanna, ct al. with McKin-
ley and Roosevelt playing in the hon
orary roles is still pursuing the policies
of Garfield's day and the capitalists
and trusts have the people, the leg!s-
latures and the congress by the throat.
Shall the laboring man vote to perpet-
uate this state Of affairs. or with thai
party which specifically declares
against mOnOpOliZatiOn Of opportunity?
The labor world., 1900-09-22
CAR COUPLER LAW.
Is now in fIifect-AH Cars Are Equip
ped With Them.

The national law requiring all freight
cars to be equipped with automatic
couplings in order to check the slaught-
el of hrakemen. Went into effect last
week. Counting all the new freight
cars in the country,a and those that have
been in use.S it is believed that the
grand total Will. not be far from 1,5oO.-
900 cars 1t is thought at least |, 200, 900
cars have been equipped with the auto
matte. couplers, and before the end of
the year every railroad will have all
its cars fitted ap with these couplers.
The work has extended over ii number
of years. aA ~
The labor world., 1900-09-22
Electrical Workers.

Thomas Wheeler, general president
of the international Brotherhood OF
Electrical Workers, claims that the
organization has doubled in member
ship in the past nine months. the men
being now thoroughly organized in all
the principal cities and towns in the
country.
The labor world., 1900-09-22
Live ON Fifteen cents :, nny.

President Harper. of the Chicago
University, is going to live on Is cents
a day for one week. This may seem
to him to be a wonderful performance.
but if he will go into the home of the
WOrkingmen Of any Of our large cities
he will find millions Of persons living
>on less than Is cents a day, each, year
in and year out. And still some folks
wonder that there is discontent
The labor world., 1900-09-22
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED.

by the Tug Firemen at Their Last
Meeting.
The Tug Firemen's union held an
other meeting Sunday and completed
all business ,pertaining to the perfec-
ton of the organization. The consti-
tuition committee reported we'll drawn
up. constitution which was adopted
with few changes.
& The constitution consists of the gem
articles Of several of the best labor
organizations. The union ordered the
printing of 500 constitutions and neces-
sary stationery for the conducting of
business -' .#
The labor world., 1900-09-22
sEire ICngine IruSt.

A trust embodying all the manufac-
turers> of fire engines and fire engine
appara tus~1n the United States has
been formed in NeW York city, under
the name Of the international Steam
Fire Eagine company.
The labor world., 1900-09-22
t,nrucntcrs, Trcns,ury.

T. j. Mcguire, the nationi esecretary
of the Brotherhood of Carp ters and
Joiners, in his last report sh, a cash
balance OF S1,0t4,605, and M lb,,rship
of g., 49,, a gain Of 1900 since Ipril, 1900.
The labor world., 1900-09-22
THEY are WINNERS
THE FUSION CANDIDATES FOR THE
LEGISLATURE WILL WIN

The Nominees Are All WelI-Known
Men and Have Hosts of Friends in
All parties: Men Free From Every
Environment and Association
That is Asking For Special Privi-
leGes-A1l Are Fair and Honest