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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-12-06

The coming city election promises to
be very tame affair. There will not
be sufficient life injected in it to get
out a decent vote.
Fred Voss and Will Mccormick, as
usual, have everything their own way.
Judge Window has opposition for the
nomination. D. M. DeVore is his OPP
ponent, and he is making a strong ef-
fort to succeed. Judge Window looks
like one who is not worrying very
much over the outcome.
Watson Moore in the First, Emil
Tessman, in the Third, and L. A.
Barnes in the Seventh ward are in
deed lucky. None of them have OPP
position.
Alderman Fischer has no opposition
for the nomination, while Fred Knowl-
ton will trot him a heat at the elec-
ton.
In the Fourth ward there will be
a bitter contest between Alderman
Neff and Bert Walker, the Republican
candidate. A number of the Republic
cans organized strong committee,
the other evening to manage Mr.. Wal
ker's campaign. Several dissatisfied
Democrats are also after Neff, and a
merry fight may be expected, for Por-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-12-06

ter Neff is no second rate campaigner.
He does not seem to be losing any
sleep over the matter, and says that
his election is assured beyond doubt.
While some may not have liked his
position on the saloon question, he
holds that he has acted consistently,
and in the interests of decency.
1t is Alderman Wing in the Fifth
ward who is having the fight of his
life for the nomination. Against him
for the Republican nomination is r. S.
Munger, who was spoken of but a
short time ago for the Democratic
nomination for sheriff. When he
filed for the Republican nomination it
created quite q surprise in Democratic
circles.
The opposition to Alderman Wing
at this time was also surprising.
Those who watch the rolitics Of the
Fifth ward are inquiring as to the rea-
son. This explanation has been Of
fered. The old telephone company
wants to get into the City Hall. Wing
has opposed it. The company has de-
cided to beat Wing if it can. Wing is
strong. They must get a strong man
to beat him. "Why not Munger?''
But Munger is a Democrat. That does
not make any difference. He can be-
come a Republican for this purpose
cause he and Col. Graves are good
friends. So say Mr.. Wings friends.
Munger's friends say that they are
after Wing because he voted for Chea-
die for City Clerk, who is a Democrat
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-12-06
FRAIL BUT PUGNAC|OUS.
How Gen. Sigel C0wed a Big Fellow
in New York City.
From the Washington Post.

From the Washington Post.
A New York newspaper writer, who
was an intimate friend of Gen. Franz
sigel, lately deceased, tells an anec-
dote which illustrates that little war
rior's pugnacity and daring.
'Broadway knew Sigel fairly we'll"
says this scribe, land Park Row knew
him better. Many a newspaper man
has stood for hours leaning against the
soiled rail Of the very much soiled bar
at the saloon near the bridge while
Sigel slipped his beer and told his sto-
ries. So frail was he that the stronger
men in the party would form a sort
Of Gordon about him, that the rough
Workingmen, constantly crowding into
the place, would not knock the tiny
old soldier off his feet. They did not
know him. and would not have cared,
anyway, perhaps. What was hero
Of the German revolution and a gen.
eral of the civil war, that he should
stand in the way of a thirsty artisan
in search of his beer?
But the martial spirit was in Sigel
to the very last, fancy. It was there
three years ago, certainly. I had met
the general walking slowly up Broad
way about dinner time, and suggested
dining at certain Well-known German
restaurant on Forty-second street, near
Broadway. He was agreeable. During
the meal he told few-just few
war "reminiscences, in that delightful
dialect which lent to them keen Zest
because you must need hear every
word to understand the narrative. 1
CHANGED to recall that revival of
Shenandoah was being given at, the
American theater, two blocks away.
"'Why not go?' asked.
"'Yes,' he exclaimed, with enthusi-
asm, we will co.
HAD Bronson Howard been present
to have seen the laughter. the tears.
the anger, the Joy Of that little Ger
man soldier as the story of love and
war was unfolded it might have in
spired him to another drama, equally
worthy.
LAS we were leaving the theater the
little general, bubbling over with en-
thusiasn, a big, rawboned man. half
intoxicated, said:
|: ":All that rot about Phil Sheridan!
He was a polaroom! A coward <.>s.
"Sigel heard him, and sprang imme-
diately forward. Shaking his fists in
the big mans face, he shouted:
IS !" ''Dummkopf! Schafskopf! Komn
heraus. Ich schlag dir den kopf ab!,,
sI3,1t the big man did not accept the
inyitatio ion. The hitting terrier q. 4
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-12-06
Bryan7s Big Fee.

William J. Bryan has shown talents
as a f1nancier as we'll as a politician
since he was first nominated for pres.
ident, but Champ Clark tells story of
an occasion when he made more money
by letting the committee that was ne
gotiating with him for lecture fix his
pay than he would have made IL he
had had it his own way. Clark prefaces
the story with the undoubtedly true
statement that in the last six years
Mr.. Bryan has made more money than
any other lecturer. He had a very
amusing and profitable experience in
1897" Champ continues. THE Chau-
tauqua assembly at. Carthage, NO.,
wanted him for. one lecture. :. Like Bar
kis, he was 'willin' but demanded $500
kor his srevicas. The Chautauqua,
thinking this too much. declined, but
offered him half the gate receipts. He
accepted their proposition and had for
his share Il something q over s., 800. I
pretty fair days work
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-12-06

Wing might have done worse. He could
not have done better. AS there is no
Democrat running in this ward, all we
can do is to watch the fight.
There is no Republican candidate in
the Sixth ward. Alderman Schaeffer
is a candidate for reelection and his
opponent for the nomination is Ed
ward Heller, president Of the Carpen-
ters' union. Mr.. Heller has lived in
Duluth for thirty years and is well
known. Schaeffer is also an old resi-
dent, and has served two terms in the
council, where he has done some good
work.
x-Alderman Sang is sure of cleo
ton in the Eight ward. His opponent
is Emil Zauft, prominent contractor
of West Duluth. Sang is making an
active campaign, and his past record
in the council will be sufficient to
make his race decidedly easy.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-12-06

Lake seamen this year will not be
granted a half-rate fare on the rail-
roads to their homes from the port at
which their boat ties up For the winter,
says the Seamen's Journal. The Gen.
trail Passenger Association has re-
fused to continue the courtesy on the
grounds that it has been abused in the
past and that persons in no wise con-
nected with sailing and not entitled to
half-rate fare have been riding on
seamen's tickets. It is claimed by the
railroads that agents appointed by the
Lake Carriers Association, at whose
instance the favor is usually granted,
have been in the habit of giving the
seamen's vouchers to outside parties
and to stop the practice there will be
no half rates issued this year. Thus
the seamen are forced to suffer an in
convenience through the cOnniving of
INSCRIPTIONS parties. To deprive the
seaman Of a half-rate fare on account
Of unfair dealing which he was no part
of is an imposition that ought not to be
passed over without thorough inves-
tigation. To right this matter and
place the blame where it belongs is an
imperative duty. If the railroads de-
sire to be liberal with the seamen in
the future, as they have been in the
past, they can feel assured that a re-
newal Of the half-rate fare will be ap-
preciated by the seamen as it has al
ways been in the past, and If trusted
to the care of the Lake Seamen's I'm
ion the privilege will be jealously
guarded and if it suffers any abuse
rejecting discredit upon the member
ship of the union the offender will be
brought to account with the severity
that the offense warrants.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-12-06
Mrs. Frank Geib, p. NJ. PJ NJ.
I the New York Sun:

From the New York Sun:
The world was writhen and spent,
And sWart was the sullen sky,
Till the gods from their garner sent
Their goodliest gift of pie,
The loveliest largess of Fate, the peer
less and perfect pie.
-Swinburne.
A word Of thanks to Mrs. Frank Geib
of Chestnut Grove, Rapho. Lancaster
county, Pa: also to her husband and
four children ana the hired man. Mrs.
Geib has kept Tier own roll Of honor.
She keeps an account of the pies she
bakes. Between January and No
vember / Of this year she baked 662
pies and they were eaten on the prem
Uses. A glorious record of benef1cent
and artistic work. Mrs. Geib deserves
the degree of P. NJ P. M. Perfect Mis-
tress of Pie Making). Happy the lot
Of a hired man in such family.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-12-06

ferent than they are now. But even
then MacVeagh doesn't quite tell the
truth about Lincoln. At least one his
torian tells us that one Of Lincoln's
employers. for whom he split rails.
complained that Abe liked his dinner
better than his work. which was no
discredit to Lincoln, who was much
too live a man to be content with be-
ing mere drudge. The very people
today who like to preach work for
works sake to the toiling class are
preciaus careful to do as little work
themselves as possible, save that kind
known as working the workers.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-12-06
M0NEYLESS MlLLl0NAIRES.

Victor Smith in the New York Press:
Why is it that so many very rich
men are often caught without carfare?
Are they afraid Of spending too much
money if they carry rolls or wads about
with them? Are they guarding against
a touch" from impecunious friends?
Do they place themselves in q position
where they are obliged to turn the deaf
ear to beggars? Do they leave their
money ON the bureau by accident? Do
they leave it in the safekeeping Of their
wives? Do they want to seem poor for
any particular reason9 I wish some
bright reporter would interview John D.
Rockefeller on this subject. He is
more often short of carfare than any Of
his confreres. :.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-12-06
years had cowed the st. Bernard!
II rather guess that was Franz Sigs
all through life!"
N0ISELESS FOOTBALL.
From the Kennebec Journal:

From the Kennebec Journal:
Here is man who objects to singing
and cheering and shouting at football
games! He wants to watch them I'M
disturbed! We should like to see that
man-at a distance! We cannot i'm
agine any pleasure in close association
with him. A man who doesn't want to
yell at football game has no business
In the grandstand or on the side lines.
He should devote himself to tiddledy-
winks and jackstraws with an occa-
sional mild dose Of croQuet. -. Prob
ably his idea Of football would be a
game played in double parlor, with
the players wearing dress suits and re-
quired to render an elaborate apology
should they happen to jostle one an
other during the contest.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-12-06
MACVEAGH AND LINCOLN.

abraham Lincoln was splitting rails
and he didn't limit himself to eight
hours, and you demand it not only for
the men in the mines, but for all the
men above ground as we'll. He was
doing infinitely harder work than nine
tenths of our men employed in the
mines above ground"
So said Wayne MacVeagh, attorney
for the coal bandits, in his examination
Of John Mitchell. In Lincoln's time
labor conditions were altogether diff
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-12-06
VALUE OF MUMMY.
From the Chicago News:

CIIICdSU 1V6WS.
Some time ago the owner Of a Pc
ruvian mummy which had been injured
on the railway claimed $1,000 damages
from the company, and serious quet-
ton arose as to the market value Of a
Peruvian mummy. The question should
have been settled by the recent sale at
auction in London of six Peruvian
mummies. The catalogue contained
practical and almost unfeeling direc-
tions. For example: Mummy found
in the ruins of the Chimus of Tragella,
wrapped up as found: to open, put up
right and unscrew the 'front.'
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-12-06
A QuibbleR.

From the Washington Star:
IT can truthfully say" remarked thu
politician, that I never went back on
friend"
yet some people claim that you did
not keep your promises"
Eyes," was the bland reply; "but the
people to whom I made those promises
are not my friends. They are my
enemies"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-12-06
No Great Expectations.

IT don't expect bust In Westminster
Abbey" said the youthful poet.
NO. replied the old man. THAT
would be too fur-reachin'-jest keep on
with the writin' business. an you'll bust
nearer home!"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-12-06
Leopold's Luck.

From the Detroit Tribune: Sc
! The luckiest old rascal Of his time
ID King Leopold of Belgium; but his
escape was narrow enough u raise
the Belgian hair. B ss
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-12-06

stops THE COUGH AND WORKS
OFF THE COLD.
Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure
q cold in one day. No Cure. no Poy
Price rs cents.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-12-06
TRAINS GOING SOUTH,

Trains run to and from Drummond
on Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays
only.
All other trains daily except Sunday.
All trains in Duluth Arrive and depart
from Union depot.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-12-06
NO HALF FARE
FOR SBAMBN
RAILROADS SAY THAT SHIPPING
AGENTS HAVE ABUSED COURTESY.

die the Business, and Prom Uses
That None but Senmen Will he
Given the Benefit of the rate
Seamen Are Denied the Rate Be-
cause of the Abuse or Others.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-12-06
ELECTION Will
Be VERY TAME
VERY LITTLE CONTEST FOR THE
PRINCIPAL CITY OFFICES.

Three Candidates for Alderman Have
no Observation-Disclosures Wings
Fight in the F'ifth-Why Munger
Is n Candidate on the Republican
Ticket-Schaeffer and Heller will
Have Merry Fight-Neff Also to
BE Kept Busy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-28
ORDERED THEIR HAIR CUT.
What Happened to Two Correspondents
in St. Vincent

The large corps of newspaper cOrreSpon-
dents which went down to the West Indies
after the volcano disasters brought back
any number of interesting stories of their
adventures at st. Vincent and Martinique.
The best of these, perhaps, is one concern
ing two well-known correspondents who
started to explore the streets of ST. Vincent
town. One of them went into a hat shop
and the other waited outside for his COM
panion to emerge. While basking in the
hot sunlight a great six-foot West Indian
negro came up to him and inquired If he
was from the U. s. S. Dixie. The corre-
spondent replied in the affirmative, where
upon the negro Informed him that he rep
resented the st. Vincent board Of health,
and that the correspondent must have his
hair cut Immediately or return to his ship.
The newspaper man smiled scornfully. The
negro did not, but firmly told him that he
must take him back to the ship if he re-
fused to lose his back locks. And the negro
looked as if he could do it. At this juno
ture the correspondents friend came out of
the hat store and Joined him. The big
negro presented the same ultimatum to the
newcomer, and finally both correspondents
were escorted down the street by the al
legged health official.
AS they turned into an interesting thor
oughfare the trio met with a policeman,
and in a twinkling the stalwart negro had
become but a flying black streak away
down the avenue. The two men told the
story to the guardian of the peace, who
smiled sardonically. why, that man is a
barber" he said, land keeps a shop right
down on the next corner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-28
CARNATIONS IN FAVOR.
A Flower That Has Come Rapidly Into
Prominence.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
The carnation pink has been called tho
flower of destiny. Within the last Few
wears it has risen from comparative OBJ
SECURITY to a position among the most high
w cultivated blossoms of the conservatory.
There has been decided boom in car
nations in the last year" said Broadway
florist Men ordering flowers for their
ushers and best men at weddings choose
the carnation frequently, and We have
made up many bouquets for brides ana
maids of honor of the white variety. The
Hover has, of course, increased in beauty.
The carnation you buy today is a Inherent
affair from that of five years ago. 1t has a
great deal of character in its style. IL does
not droop or even bend 1t has an erect
poise on it's stalk, the separate petals or
the flower sustain themselves crisply from
the center.
AT this time of the year flowers begin TO
get very scarce in market. 1t is all that
we can do to supply decorative flowers Tor
dinners at the fashionable summer resorts
Private conserVatories must be robbed TO
help out the florists at all Newport func-
tons We are using the daisy quite freely
now for decoration. For childrens parties
II is in favor. We have decorated churches
entirely with daisies for some of the out
of-town weddings in country places. Then
there have been functions at which wild
flowers were used exclusively. The carna-
ton If II becomes fashionable, will always
be more Of a mans flower than woman S
fayorite While ii makes admirable
bouquet for carrying, 1t is not a graceful
corsage flower, although 1t seems made for
a mans coat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-28
HE sMELLED GAS.
But Found After All That It Was Not
From the Pipes.

That the dangers of asphyxiation are not
confined to leaking gas pipes is shown by
the experience of a denizen of this CITY a
few days ago. Going to his home at night.
when all the members Of his family were
away. he was startled by a strong odor Of
gas and promptly went over the house
from garnet to cellar in search of an open
stopcock. He was unsuccessful in his
search. and finally, when worn out. he
opened all the windows above the first
moor and went to bed, determined to risk
the consequences. The next morning whom
the odor OF gas was still strong. the lonely
mans wife, who was on a visit tn her
mothers home, returned and was horrified
upon learning that any one had actually
slept IN a house in which danger from as
phyxlatlon must have been imminent she
proceeded to search for the leak in the e,a q
pipe, but gave up her attempt in desnsir
ana then the plumber was sent for TO lea rn
whether the pipes were broken at some
place where they were out of sight The
plumber arrived and after working dit
gently for while his trained olfactorv
nerves guided him away from the gas fiy,
lures to closets and store rooms where
porteres, rugs, carpets, winter wrans and
multitude Of other household and nor
sonal goods had been freely treated With
gasoline on the previous day and naclrad
away. The plumber will send in his hin
within few days, and there may be an az
plos1on then in which gas and gasoline
Will have only an indirect relation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-28
PING PONG
Is All the Rage at Atlantic CITY This
Season.

H.
1.-THE golfers want to look to their 1aure,s
these days or the ping pong players will
eclipse them In their sway" said a So
journer from Atlantic City the other dav
''They take hold of new thing and rush #
with will at Atlantic" he continued. land
just now ping pong has the call The hotels
that used to advertise golf links are now
advertising ping pong appurtenainces, and
there Is not modern hosiery at the shore
which Is not equipped with this seemingly
very attractive game Of table tennis. Not
alone have the hotels recognized and taken
up the game, but the astute managers Of
amusement parlors have added innumerabie
ping pong tables to their collections In
these public ping pong parlors one PLAYS for
one cent minute, or 80 cents an hour.
which is the standard rate for billiard ta-
bles, 1 believe: There ought to be good
money in it for the proprietors, as the
original investment is small and the main
tenance is little or nothing in the expense
account. - -
I'm the hotel parlors the .pinging" and
the "pongngS., Of the little racquets is heard
early and LATE Occasionally two rattIirp
good players, will take possession of a table
and word is soon sent around that a lively
match is in progress. A great crowd Of
guests soon gathers, and the lively rallies
over the tiny net call forth much enthusf-
asm from the onlookers. Ping pong Certain
~ seems toihe, the topmost fad of these
faddy days and before long we may look
for young women and men who are devotees
OF the game carrying their baby racuuets
in leather bags among their luggage lust as
the golfers have been doing, with their
club for the last few years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-28

glass, not even yet cracked or broken. Op-
posite the big front door. straight through
the wide hallway, is the great piiiared por-
tico on the south side. facing and overlook
or swans, the Potomac. floating along In
cleaning. glittering majesty.
Though deep, yet clear, though gentle.
Yet not dull.
Strong without rage. without o'erfcwing.
full
Spirit Tenants Of Van Ness Mansion.
Hoods description OF the Haunted House
perfectly answers the description OF this
historic property now. Read IL.
And why should ghosts be wanting? Do
not old obstinate pavy Burns. the Illus
trious George Washington. the immortal
Poet, Tom Moore: the irascible and heart
sick,irom Unprecedented Major L'Enfant.
the disappointed. who planned his matchless
city 10 be the worthy capital of fifty so,-
erelgn states and a population OF 5000
Vo Americans, and was turned out of IA
pace and never paid by Congress; do nut
THESE revisit the glimpSes OF the moor
making night hideous? Does not the bean
tlfui. pious, charitable. heart broken Mar
cia ever come back to weep and wiring her
hdhas IN the old rude cabin Of her child
mood and bewan the vanity OF all hmm n
expectations? And what about nv old
friend Col. Thomas Green. murdered In a
mad house, robbed and murdered isn't he
permitted 10 come back home and afr hts
grievances under the ghosts OF his own
vines and fig trees?
why should 'Herne. the hunter and The
ffeadless Horsemen, accomp panied with the
winding OF the mellow horn and the paut-
ing. paying hounds pursue the chase ca -
reer1ng midnightly around the gables, chin
neys and rooftrees Of the dreary old manse
and sweep off and die away in the distance.
as hundreds of superstitious darkeys in
the days and nights when the place became
negro picnic and lager beer garden have
OFTEN seen and heard them? Why should
Herne the hunter be here in America? He
must have come over with the knIcker-
bockers. L have never seen hide or hair
OF them, but our colored fellow citizens
say so and swear IL. Some OF them have
second sight. i should think Il would in
deed require optics keen to see what is not
to be Seen
And now I have done, but I intend 10
say that little cotton headed. fat faced,
sturdy legged Alexander II. Shepherd then
not more than five or six years old. was
one OF the worst scared boys among ms at
passing the Temple of Nesta. But he's not
afraid of ghosts now, and the successor Of
Mayor Van Ness, the ex-governor. is COM
ing back soon to remain among us, we hope
Tor many happy years to come"