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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-01-12

We had the extreme pleasure this
week Of visiting the home of a, certain
memberaof one of our local unions. IT,
Was not the first time that We visited.
that home, we had been there many
times before. When We went on pre-:
vious occasions we usually found a
worried wife, no husband, poorly clad
children and an ill-furnished home. It
was not the most pleasant place in the
world to visit, and many a time have
we left there with sad hearts, bleeding
in sympathy for the hapless mother
and children Of the home.
Where was the father and husband?
Where was he spending the long winter
evenings after his days work was
done? Who were his associates that he
liked better than his family? A Ger
tain barroom was his abode, and its
lights seems to him, to shine brighter
than those of his home. His associates
were his fellow craftsmen. Here they
drank and talked, sucn jargon you will
always hear when alcohol is thinking.
questions and how to save the country.
Other times they conversed on the Ia
Dor question, and told how the trade
unions would soon save the home, and
make the burdens of the tOilers lighter.
Then, after king alcohol had done his
worst, and the passing policeman had
raped upon the tavern door, notify
ing those within that the hour of clos
ing had arrived, the besetted crowd
would scatter and each stagger or
crawl to his home, where sad and
gloomy hearts were patiently awaiting
him. This was how and where our
friend spent his evening until two
| weeks ago.
The Christmas time had arrived.
Every parent, no matter how much or
how often he may neglect his family
at other times of the year, at Christ
mas time is sure to remember them in
| some way or other. Our friend drank
| less Christmas week and had enough
money left from his weeks wages to
buy some little rememberances for his
children. On Saturday night before
! Christmas he entered one Of the large
stores, went from counter to counter in
search for some little trinklet for each
member of the family.
He finally stopped at the station
cry counter and looked over the large
assortment of books Among them was
Carlyle's Past and Present, Sartor Re-
sartus, Heroes and Hero Worship,
Ruskin's Crown of Olives, Emerson s
Representative Men, Essays of Francis
Bacon, Discourses Of, Epictetus, and
many others.
What! books like this for, ten cents
spend more than that every day fol
beer. Here is brain food. I have been
spending smy money for brain poison
I believe that will take two beers less
today and buy one of these Past and
Presents"
This is what we. found him reading
when we visited his home this week
this is what made. his family so cheer
full and what gave us the, extreme
pleasure of the visit there, which haG
heretofore been sad.
He told his story as follows: 81
brought the book home with me that
night, and after supper sat down t
read page or two, before going Z
meet some Of my friends with whom
1 I had an engagement. After the frs
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-01-12

The Typographical union held lar
@tly attended meeting last Sunday at
t-rnnun. Many matters Of Importance
We're discussed. The following resolu-
tions We're adopted and a committee
was appointed to present them to the
Board Of County commissioners, st.
Louis county, Mimi:
Whereas. Believing that the county
officials Of this county should en-
courage home industries, inasmuch as
the number Of WOrkmen given work
here increases the amount OF taxes
paid to maintain the county govern
mrnt be it
Resolved, That Duluth Topographic
cal union, No. 1876, does hereby petit
ton the county commissioners of st.
Louis county to award the contracts
for blank books, stationery and other
printed supplies to Duluth firms, in
preference to outside firms and for
eign bidders, and be it further
Resolved, That the county commits
sioners of this county be requested to
have u stipulation placed in the con-
tracts for supplies and blank books.
that all such work shall bear the
Union Label of the local unions of the
International Typographical Union
thus showing that the work was done
by union labor.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-01-12
CALI. FOR CLERKS CARD,
HuN From Nome Hut Members of th<
Retail CLERKS Union.

HuN FROM Nome Hut Members OF the
Retail CLERKS Union.
What's the matter with the retail
clerks union? They cannot get a cor
poraIs guard to their meetings. You
cannot find but two up-tO-date union
cards in town. Mr.. Hegg at Suffcrs
and Mr.. Puulson at the Hub, are the
only clerks in Duluth, so we are in
f.rmed who are in good standing
Their ought to be a revival in union
clerk circles. We will suggest a way.
Let every union man in the city when
he makes his purchases from now on
ask for the union card of the clerks
union. If the clerk does not produce
it leave the store and go where you
can be waited on by a union clerk. If
you Go this we will guarantee a full
attendance at the next meeting of the
Clerks union, and lot of brand new
cards the day after. How many union
men will take the initiative in this
movement? If there is money left in
the treasury Of the Clerks union let
the faithful ones get some cards print
ed asking all union men to purchase
from only union clerks. Advertise your
selves like the cigarmakers. They will
not allow their business to lag for one
minute. Why should the clerks?
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-01-12
did not care about meeting any OF

did not care about meeting any of
my friends. . My appetite for reading
and knowledge was becoming as in
satiable as my former want for beer.
Since then my only associates have
been my family and my books. Do
you notice any change here? When
we answered in the affirmative the
mothers face beamed with JOY and the
fathers exhibited an expression of
pleasure and pride.
Now" he continued, II put away
ten cents day for books, and I will
be money ahead at that" When we
limited that his story would be worth
repeating, he said: Tell it to the world
Let all of my fellow workingmen know
how a ten cent book made man OF
me- Be-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-01-12

/ The Retail Clerks union held the
best attended meeting last Tuesday
that has been held for some time The
feature of the meeting was the election
of officers. The following were elected:
President A. Sauer: vice president, F.
Blodgett; secretary, J. Settel: treasur-
er. IT. w. Kraus; financial secretary,
s. Skyland. In the future the meetings
o fthe Clerks union will be held in the
Hunter Block. They have been held in
the west end of the city for the past
few years, and the small attendance it
is claimed was due to the distance of
the hall from the homes Of the ajor-
ty Of the members. In another column
is a reference to the Clerks union;
since writing the article the above meet
ing was held and more members have
taken out cards.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-01-12

Duluth has another cigar factory
that will give employment to fifteen
more cigarmakers. The new shop will
be known as the Duluth Cigar rae
tory, and is located at 329 East Super
ior Street. The shop is owned by l..
Van Praagh, and promises to be Il sue
cesful addition to the Industries of Du-
luth Mr.. Van Praagh has left 1t good
field in northern Michigan and comes
to this city for the purpose Of getting
into the new territory tributary to Du-
luth, this being a better distributing
point than his former Michigan luca-
ton Mr.. Van Praagh is Il union man
Of long standing. He spent consider
able money introducing union label
goods in Michigan. When one con-
siders he number uf outside cigars sold
in this city, and the number OF home
made cigars that might be sold, were
the citizens Of Duluth more patriotic,
it can be readily seen that there ought
to be Il good field here for many more
factnrits. AS one Of the riSarniakers
put it the other day, "there ought to be
400 cigarlnaktrS working in Duluth.
supplying the home and tributary
trade" There would be that many if
the citizens who use cigars We're true
to their locality. The Cigarmakers un-
ion has done more than any other ele
ment in the city to build up the home
Industries. and they have received the
least notice of it. Four hundred cigar
makers earning on an average Of $500
per week. together with the earnings
of packers. shippers, statesmen and
others. making weekly pay roll Of
over $4,000. Think of it business men!
If this was the case it would not give
us 50 much pain to hear you talking
about no business for six months of the
year. Lets all help in our humble way
to make this possible. Whenever we
smoke, lets smoke HOME MADE J1N-
ION LABEL CIGARS
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-01-12

The licensed Tusmen's Association
neld Il largely attended meeting last
Monday evening. The principal bust
ness to come before the meeting was
the election Of delegates to take the
place OF Capt. Green and James Bishop
| csi gntu. The Association elerted Capt
VIM. Pringle and James Welsh. The
Delegates will leave for Buffalo ,llnin:,
the later part of next week.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-01-12

M lie DQeS EsGm Feals to P cre ths
Genume Fernch most stubborn cases of
Female ReUUlat0r AM 1onna ye9 pathological
larities. Distractions and Ssuppres-
sions, or return money. $500 a
package or three tor $500. Re-
fuse substitutes. Sent anywhere pre-
teed by THE KIDD DRUG co. Elgin.
Ill. Retail and wholesale by Max With.
and s. +. Boyce. druggists. Duluth. and
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-01-12

At the regular meeting of the Butch
ers' union held on Tuesday last. Presi-
dent Tierney and Treasurer Schu-
ening. were appointed on COM
mitee to visit the Superior local union
and extend to them an invitation to
send fraternal delegates to the Duluth
local. The union has givensup the idea
of securing the closing OF the shops at
six o'clock. They will, however, make
an effort to have them closed at half
past six. -, &C.,. :,>,.sEz 4. .#ss}y
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-01-12
TO THE DEAF.

A rich lady, cured of her deafness
and noises in the head by DR.. Nichol-
sons Artificial Ear Drums, gave $4,000
to his institute so that deaf people UNI
able to procure the Ear Drums may
have them free. Address No. $3.50 The
Nicholson Institute, $50. Eighth Avenue,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-01-12

The rinnerS' union met Tuesday and
transacted considerable routine busi-'
ness. The new working cards for the
quarter were distributed. The union is
beginning the new year under the most
Favorable auspices, while work is usual
~ very slack ut this season Of the
year. yet nearly all Of them are en-
plUNtu.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-01-12

Eighteen Of the grain trimmers have
perfected an organization, with the fol-
lowing officers: Samuel Shearer, presi-
dent; William Dryden, vice PRESIDENT
William Nolan, recording and CORES
pOnding secretary; Archie r. Shearer,
treasurer. The organization is branch
of the International Longshoreman's
union, and the trimmers feel proud of
their organization, which they have
been attempting to form for the past
two years, having been thwarted until
now in their plans by the freight
handlers. Another meeting will be hello
one week from next Monday night, at
439 Lake avenue South
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-01-12

The local brotherhood of Rail, Dad
Trainmen No. 500 have installed the
following officers: r. Harris, master:
f. G.. Bahr, financial secretary; r. J.
Frederick, treasurer; r. =. Purvrs,
past master; Wilfrcd Harris, journal
agent.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-01-12
A LABOR STUDENT
HIS BEER MONEY IS NOW SPENT
FOR BOOKS. =. ..

4 Home That sWns Once Sad and
Gloomy sias$NOvv Made Happy-A
Father Win Thought That the
Lights of IL saloon Shown Bright
er Than Those ut Home Found He
himself Was the Light.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-01-12

Garment workers have surrendered
over shirt and waist MAX
ers, and the latter have formed an
international union.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-01-12

The last meeting of the Carpenters
union was somewhat long on account
Of discussion of questions Of vast i'm
portance to carpenters and to organ
lied labor generally. Among others,
the question of boycott on the Marsh
all-Wells building was discussed at
great length. The result of the discus
sion has not been given out for publ
cation. Officers elect, who were not
present at the previous meeting, were
installed The next meeting will be CIV
en- over to the discussion Of a question
which will be Of interest to the city of
Duluth, the result of which will be
published in this paper.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-01-12

The members of the Lincensed Tug
mems Association were enhaling clear
Havana smoke this week. The Peer
less box was given a leave Of absence.
The cause Of all this was the marriage
Of Miss Gertrude Ogg to Mr.. William
A. Render, one of the most prominent
members Of the association. The mar
riage took place at the Park Avenue
Congregational church in Minneapolis
on Sunday last. The Labor World joins
with the happy couples host of friends
in wishing them bon voyage on their
matrimonial sea.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-01-12
ZENITH ClTY:lAboR
DULUTH HAS \ NEW CIGAR FAC
TORY, no EMPLOY MANY MEN.

Cign rsmnkerS Have Done Much ia
Encourage Home Inalustry-OuEht
to BE Many More Herc-And There
Would BE If Duluth Citizens Were
True to Themselves-LUcnl Labor
Notes,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-01-12

The Painters union held a largely
attended meeting on Tuesday evening
last and discussed many matters of i'm
portance to their craft. The union will
hold a special meeting next Tuesday
for the purpose of initiating a large
class of members. The union is as
Stunning it's former appearance and
promises before spring to be in it's old
time condition. A great deal of the
present success Of the union may be
attributed to the earnest and consist
ent work Of Mr.. Haywood, business
agent Of the Building Trades Council
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-01-03
The IrI r.. Hicks 1901 Almanac.

Whatever may be said of the scientific
causes upon w hich the Rev. Irl Il. Hicks
bases his yearly forecasts of storm and
weather. IL is remarkable fact that
specific warnings of every great storm,
flood, cold wave and drouth, have been
plainly printed in his now famous Alma
nae for many years The latest startling
proof of this fact was the destruction of
Galveston. Texas, on the very day named
by Prof. Hicks in his 1900 Almanac, as
one of disaster by storm along the gulf
coasts. The 1901 Almanac, by far the
finest, most complete and beautiful yet
published, is now ready. This remark
able book of near two hundred pages,
splendidiy illustrated with charts and
halftone engravings, goes as a premium
to every subscriber who pays one dollar
year for Prof. Hicks journal, WORD
AND WORKS.. The Almanac alone is sent
prepaid for only 25c- Order from WORD
AND WORKS Publishing Company, 22O1
Locust Street, St. Louis, Mo.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-01-03
GraYItY Irrigation.

A bill is to be introduced in the
legislature to authorize certain town
ships in Kearny and Finney counties
to vote bonds for the development
and utilization of the subsurface or
underfow waters of the Arkansas
river valley for irrigation purposes;
for these townships to buy or build
bitches and operate them under the
direction and supervision of an irri-
cation board. consisting of three
members; providing for election and
fixing salaries of members of the
board; fixing amount of bonds, in
terest and and date of payment.
As we understand it, the plan con
templates what is commonly known
here as gravity irrigation. A series
of wells, providing this bill gets
through the Legislature and the nee
essary bonds are voted by the town
ships, are to be put in at the head of
the ditch or bitches and sunk to about
twenty feet below the top of the I'M
derfow waters. each well to be con-
nected with each other, and from
them the ditch or bitches are to be
fumed to the surface.
We are reliably informed by an ex-
perienced ditch man, that in the
river bed 1z1 feet beneath the sur
face is a continuous layer, of sha1e,
and from that depth fume not quite
one-half mile in length would be nee
essary to carry the water to the sur
face, where it could be conducted off
through bitches. There is no ques-
ton III our naind of the success of
this system. providing only that the
work is done properly.
In the event OF the sugar beet in
dustry getting a commercial foot-hold
here, such an irrigation system
would in our opinion. be of inestima-
bic value.
It is only a question of time un-
iii the gravity system for bringing the
underf1ow to the surface will be put in
operation, either by the people in
terested, or by private capital.-Gar-
den City Imprint
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-01-03
The Great Modern Newspaper.

When all that portion of the
United States west of the Missouri
and Kaw rivers was trackless wild
erness, nearly half a century ago, the
first issue of one of the world S
greatest newspapers appeared. ST.
Louis, which was then mere over
grown town on the western frontier of
civilization, has developed into a
great commercial metropolis, and
that great modern newsgatherer the
ST. Louie Globe-Democrat, has kept
pace with the progress of its city
and section. It has been, from its
first issue to the present time. the
children's tutor, the youths counse-
Tor, the woman's companion, the far
mer's instructor and friend. It's cir
culation extends TO every state and
territory of the Uuion, to Canada
and Mexico, and to every part of the
world where there are readers of the
English language. Tt ought to be in
your home during the coming year.
See advertisement elsewhere in this
issue.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-01-03
Producing Beef and Butter.

From test at the Minnesota expe-
riment station the following results
and conclusions were reached:
L. With 100 pounds Of grain and
an equal amount of hay and roots,
four steers made a gain of 24-19
pounds, and four COWS with the sam
amount and kind Ct feed produced
1904 pounds of butter.
2. The four steers consumed feed
valued at ss-51, and gained 424
pounds, being an average daily gain
of ?. 50 pounds. costing 2 cents per
pound and returning a pound gain
for 80 pounds of dry matter.
3. The four cows consumed feed
valued at s11e4. yielded 255.43
pounds Of butter fat, being butter
equivalent of 2979o pounds, at a
cost of food of 3.97 cents per pound,
producig a pound Of butter to 1928
pounds of dry mater consumed.
f. Type has not so much significance
with steer as it has with dairy
COW, for the reason that a steer
not of good type may be large feed
er and good digester and convert
all the food taken over his needs for
maintenance into gain while COW
not of dairy type has the alternative
of converting food into either milk or
gain, and she may choose the latter
at a time when the owner wants the
former.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-01-03

German Syrup is the special prescrip
ton of DIR. A Boschee, d celebrated Ger
man Physician, and is acknowledged to
be one of the most fortunate discoveries
in Medicine. Il quickly cures Coughs,
Colds and all Lung troubles of the severest
nature, removing, as it does, the cause of
the affection and leaving the parts ia
strong and healthy condition 1t is not
an experimental medicine, but has stood
the test of years. giving satisfaction. in
every case, which its rapidly Increasing
sale every season confirms. Two million
bottles sold annually. Boschee's German
Syrup was Introduced in the United States
in 1868, and is now sold in every town
and village in the civilized world. Three
doses will relieve any ordinary cough.
Price IS cents For sale by the Palace
Drug Co. Get Green's Prize Almanic.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-01-03

WHINING OF Souls TO CHRIsF-=The
winning of souls seems to have been
the primary purpose of Jesus and of
the apostles-to get men to realize
their sinfulness and to turn in faith
and love TO him who came to seek
and to save that which was lost
This is tue starting point, and Chris
tianity presuppcses as the condition
of It's best results and final triumphs
that there has been a personal sur
render of the human will and a per-
sonal acceptance Of the Son of God
as the Savior of mankind just for
one to say that he believes and then TO
stop there, if he has an open path in
which to go on, amounts to nothing.
Faith must become faithfulness. The
best credential, indeed, the only sat
isfactory eredential of sincerity IN &C
cepting Christ, is growth into like
ness to Christ.-Rev-Dr-N Noble, Con
gregationalist, Chicago. Ill.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-01-03
A Deep Mystery.

1t is a mystery why women endure
Backache, Headache, Nervousp ess, Sleep
Iessness, Melancholy, Painting and Dizzy
Electric Bitters will quickly cure such
troubles IL suffered for years with kid
ney trouble,'' writes Mrs. Phobe Cherley,
OF Peterson Ia, land lame back panied
me So | could not dress myself. but Elec-
trio Bitfels wholly cured me. and, al
though 73 years old. now able TO do
all my housework,' 1t overcomes Con-
stipation, improves Appetite. gives per
feet health. Only SOC at W. F. Pines
Drug store.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-01-03

"A farmer put up mean job on a
hunter The granger had killed a
fox squirrel, skinned him and stuffed
his hide with leaves, then climbed 8
tree and nailed the dummy to limb
Soon a hunter came along and epied
the squirrel. The hunter shot at the
squirrel until his ammunition was all
gone and his gun barrel hot enough
to fry spit He then climbed the
tree aud discovered the deception,
and then he was SO hot he burned a
hole in his pants sliding down But
he did not take down the bait. He
just left it there for some other fool
hunter to shoot at.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-01-03

The next century will bring longer
life The American will be taller by
from one to two inches in the next
hundred years. His increase of sta
ture will result from better health,
due to vast reforms in medicine, san
ltation, food and athletics. He will
live fifty years instead of thirty-fve
at present-for he will reside in
the suburbs. The city house will
practically be no more. Building in
blocks viii be illegal. The trip from
suburban home to office will require
a few minutes time only. a penny
will pay the fare.-Home Journal.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-01-03

Mrs. Carrie Nation, who broke up
the pictures and smashed things gen
orally in Wichita joint last week,
25 years ago was a resident of Hol-
den, Mo- Her first husband, young
doctor, diod of delirium tremens.
She married an editor by the name of
David Nation, and the family soon
removed to Texas Mrs. Nation s
home is in Medicine Lodge. Her
conduct at Wichita is in imitation of
the crusaders Indirectly Mrs. Ma
tion's conduct may lead to some per
manent disposition of the joint ques-
ton, if followed up, but her methods
are questionable
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-01-03

Steven Cave of Seward county, has
decided to declare war on the prairie
dogs. He wants law passed appro-
priating u small sum to experiment in
discriminating them. MIR. Cave says
the prairie dogs are rapidly increas-
ing and are destroying the range.
Their Gowns are the harboring
places OF thousands of rattlesnakes
which yearly destroy thousands of
dollars worth of stock