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CAN'T PROVE HE is ALIVE.

James Watson Of Sullivan, Ind, is
unable to prove to the satisfaction OF
the pension department that he is
alive. The records Of the war depart
ment list him as having been dead for
more than fifty years, and a man Of
ficially read that long ought. the pen
sion department thinks, to make no
claim for pension.
Watson was a soldier In the Mexi-
can war who wass invalided and his
case pronounced hopeless. HIS cap
tain lost trace of him and naturally re-
ported him dead. Now, Watson, be
coming old and disab led, wants a pen
sion, and finds that for fifty years 4
| death record has stood against him.
Meanwhile he has lost his certificate
Of service, his former officers are
dead, bis. comps -arms have
all passed away. He is left alone, with
none to identify him, none to attest to
his service, none able to refute the
official record of his death and-worse
yet-none willing to believe that a
man entitled to a pension who did not
claim it in fifty years can actually be
a living man.
It looks like it might be an easy mat
ter to prove that YOU are alive. It
looks like it might be easy for any
man to identify himself. To do all this
might seem to be the simplest thing in
the world. But it is not. With the
records against him. with no letters
saved, with his certificate of Service
lost, with all witnesses dead, it is no
easy matter for this man to prove that
he is the Watson who served in the
Mexican war.
But the sympathies Of the public
are with him.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-08-01
UNION AND WALKING DELEGATE

It, is wonderful Row solicitous SOME
newspapers are that trade unions
should dispense with their walking DEL
egates. And it will be found that their
solicitude increases, in proportion to
their enmity toward organized labor.
One would think to read these effusions
that the walking delegate foisted him.
self upon the union, and Immediately
went about trying to foment trouble
for the membership.
The truth is, the wolking delegate
or, more properly speaking, the busi-
ness agent-became necessity Of the
efforts of tricky contractors and enl-
ployers to get the better of their COM
petitors by violating trade agreements.
AS the trade union was never heard of
until trade conditions became unbear-
able, so the business agent was I'M
known until the necessity arose tcr
employing some one to bring cruel
hearted or dishonest employers to
terms.
The business agent, Of the union Is
denounced simply because he does not
allow cheating; he is cursed for his
persistency in stamping out dishonest
practices; he is condemned for the
reason that he is an effective weapon
in the hands Of the union in maintai,-
ing discipline and good order. The
business agent, being human, often
errs in judgment, but as a rule he pre-
vents ten strikes where he causes one
He is usually the choice of the con-
sentative members Of the union. gen.
tlemanly In appearance, slow to anger
and conscientious in the performance
of his thankless task.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-08-01

1t is now only little more than seven
weeks until Labor Day, and while a
great deal can be accomplished in that
space of time it cannot be done unless
every organization is prompt in ap-
pointing committee to arrange for the
celebration.
There is no need Of a sermon on
necessity Of properly celebrating Labor
Day. Every workingman feels that of
all the holidays in the year this is his
special holiday and should be time Of
rejoicing over the accomplishments of
labor. Organized workers particularly
feel this way because they know that
all Of the fair conditions that are now
enjoyed by the workingman are the re-
suit Of organized effort. Consequently
Labor Day should be a time of rejoic-
ing over the achievements of. the past
and a time for renewing the faith that
Is In us and going forth to achieve
greater victories in the future.
1t is a day when the numerical
strength of unions should be demon
strated to the public. Therefore every
union should arrange for q full turnout
OF its membership. The Duluth unions
can make a creditable showing ON
parade. They did it last year and can
do much better this year for there is
hardly a union in the city that has hot
added largely to tts membership while
a number of ne: new ~ unions have been
chartered. -
To make it q holiday in It's full sense
! there should be plenty of amusement
and the committee in charge of the
whole affair is. already preparing it's
plans for this part Of the celebration,
1t now behooves every union to ap-
pointzsa committee to prepare fol. it's
proper representation in the parade and
to assist the general committee in max
Ing the whole affair big success. - >
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THE sHRINkAGE OF MORGAN.

Personal friends of J. Pierpont Nor
gan have limited that the great finan-
cier is extremely sensitive over the
criticisms that have been hade re :
Gently Of the international mercantile
marine. The British critics have been
very bitter in their attacks upon him.
and there Is no doubt that he does not
now enjoy the prestige abroad which
he did a year ago.
It is also stated by persons close to
him that he is screly worried over
the criticisms that have been directed
against the United States Steel cor
poration.
1t is clearly apparent that Morgan is
having his troubles. If it is really pos
sible for a magnate Of his monumental
nerve to worry, he now has occasion.
The International mercantile marine
which was organized with such a
flourish Of trumpets, has so far proved
to be an absolute failure. Common
ad preferred stocks are selling at little
better than receivership prices.
At the time Of it's organizations some
very alluring reports regarding its
earning power were supposed to ema-
nate from Morgan, and it was owing
solely to these and his prestige that
foreign bankers became members Of
the underwriting syndicate. Natur-
ally, with the shrinkage Of the stocks
Morgan.
The steel corporation but repeats
this History. Morgan, through has
agents, distributed to the public enor-
NOUS blocks of the common stock Of
the steel corporation at between Is
and so. This stock fioated readily be-
cause of the prestige of Morgan. The
confiding public did not try to see be-
hind him. His judgment was accept
ed as infallible
Now that the stock has fallen below
80 and the investors have suffered
enormous losses, the prestige of Nor
gan, In the eyes Of the public, has
suffered a corresponding decline.
Then there was the steel bond con-
version plan, which proved one Of the
greatest fizzles Wall street ever saw,
although Morgan and his associates
succeeded in making nearly 100000
in commissions for themselves.
Morgan ought to be able to grin and
bear the criticism so long as the in
vestors who trusted his judgment are
able to grin and bear their losses.
That Morgan's judgment is good he
has proved by collecting his own com.
missions. But the too-confiding in.
vestors are learning that his judgment
is exercised only in his own behalf.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-08-01
. FLINT GLASS WORKERS.

CINCINNATI, July 31.-Flint glass
workers, in session here last week, de-
ctded to demand a horizontal increase
of 10 per cent in wages. A better I'M
Outstanding was arranged between the
f1ints and bottle blowers. T. v. Rowe,
Of Toledo; was reelected president, as
was Secretary John L. Dobbins, of Mar
tins Ferry, o. ~
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ORGANIZATION DELAYED.

LOUISVILLE, KY, July 20.-The organ
ization of the Textile Workers Union
has been delayed by the failure of the
workers In the cotton and wooden mills
Of the city to get together. The char
ter is here and within a few days
Charles Peetz will call meeting of the
workers and the union will be
launched.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-08-01
ExToRTloNlsTs INDICTED.

NEW YORK; July 81 .-True bills
have been returned by the New: York
grand jury against Sam Parks and
Timothy MCCARTHY, business agents of
the bridge and structural iron, workers,
and Richard Carvel, business agent of
derrickmen; upon charges Of extortion
and accepting brides. :. The cases will
be bitterly fought in the COURTS r ~
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COULDN'T FOOL THE BOYS.

COLUMBIA, Pa, July 31.-This reads
like news note from Russia: Eighty
boys and girls employed in the spinning
room Of the silk mill here struck for an
advance of SO l. 3per cent. The man.
agement locked the strikers in the
spinning room, but the boys got out by
means Of a fire escape. The girls then
battered down the doors and left the
building
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self or the man SAID .;:tof+be about to
marry her, and the more directly It
comes the better.'7.' =; - ,@c:2o::[
We may smile at :the Missouri zg1rrs
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., but back Of the
smile is sure to- he a. sneaking wish
that it were more, common. y
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:'i -St'Fs 81 zt|A' Sz&s%sFI 4 $780,
...Wtlkesbarre. Pa - The price d coal
is to- advance, IN which advance the
miners will; participate. ~: Under the
award ofe*t1e Coal Commissions the
miners, will get an advance Of 2 cents
g ton on tho coal mined in 11une. The
report Of the election held blythe re-
ferendum showed that all the old Of
ficers were elected, with Thomas D.
Nichols president. 1~.~-. j!
Pennington, Mo. The differences
between the striking lead miners and
their employers have been adjusted
throught the efforts. Of the state hoard
Of arbitrator h.. The men wanted al,
eight-hour shift and 20 per cent in
crease In wages. Wages have been
increased 10 per cent and twelve-hour
men have been placed on an eight
hour basis. Some 1900 men are af-
fected.
Birmingham, Ala.--William r. Fair
ley, member Of the National Executive
committee Of the miners, challenges
President Maben, a coal operator, to
withdraw the proposition for an ad-
vance Of ~ cents per ton, and enter
into fight with the United Mine
Workers. The challenge has tended
to complicate matters. .:4
Washington, Pa,-The Pennsylvania
& Indiana Coal Company, with sew
eral thousands of acres OF land in In
diana underlaid with coal, has been
organized with q capital stock of $780,
900. One mine has already been start
ed, and others will follow. The veins
Of coal are ~ and feet thick.
Hazleton, Pa.-Miners have given ur
wearing celluloid buttons owing to the
danger Of their catching fire and ex-
plodtng. Instead, aluminium buttons
showing wearers standing in the un-
ion, will be bought.
Binghamton, N. Y.-John MITCHELL
president of the United Mine Workers
of America, has filed his denial In the
100000 suit Of A. D. Wales, Of this
city. He says the plan submitted was
not used, nor was it accepted by him
Des Moines, 1a.-Sixty Iowa coal
operators met in secret session here
and formulated charges against the
United Mine Workers to the effect
that the latter had not lived I'D ia
their agreements.
Altoona, Pa.-The strike at the
Blaine Run mines at Coalport has been
settled, the operators agreeing to pay
the Altoona scale. The men have beer
out three months.
Denver, Col--The Western Federa-
ton of Miners issue an appeal for an
"eight-hour fund" and call upon So
clallsts everywhere to contribute free
ly and show that they are in sympa-
thy with the movement.
Wilkesbarre, Pa.-The report that
the knights of Labor are again irvine
to organize the miners into their as
semblies is denied. |.:> L. -
a*s4t .*:g*fH *ss j. --s= ~, ass< ~
E*a Rawlfns, 4.Wyo.-=All hope z;ofH reach
ing the bodies Of the miners dead at
the Hanna mine have been given uD
as the gas and flames drive the search
ers back.
Pottsville, Pa.-The anthracite mine
workers are now booming Judge Gray
for president on the Democratic ticket,
Cadiz, Ohio-Six hundred miners at
Adena, Harrison County, struck be-
cause of alleged efforts to disrupt the
union.
Oakdale, Cal.-The miners here have
gone on strike to enforce the rule that
none but union men shall he eun1ovad
SAYS KNIGHTS ARE TO BLAME
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TWO UNIONS CLASH

TOWNSVILLE, N r., Julyzs1.-De-
spite the truce that was recently de-
clared between the woodworkers and
piano workers, the latter declare that
the former are: not standing by their
agreement. The woodworkers are ac-
cuset Of having grabbed piano, workers
n townsville, 4. r., ana tried to do The
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CLAIM STRIKE is BROKEN.

P1rrsBUR, July IA number of
dueed, into the, McKeesport tin plate
plant At Port Vie last night! and the
officials claimed that the tin mills We're
running full forces today. More new
men will be brought in tonight. =.
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PECULIAR RELATIONSHIP,

:. TIFFoN, Ohio, July 2s.-Guy 2.
Frankfather, of Shelby, and Miss Cora
3. Crippen. of Republic, We're married
in the latter village. BY the marriage;
the groom becomes the brother-in-law
Of his stepmother..
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s6& INN. ss;r RETuRN.1 10 WORK. Az.sS NJ
s*MInNFzAFDlLIsyg HIM July The
strik erssson & fsddlee building went
:hackS Il to- sgQrlk 10 rning o the SSssun-
IT.. sIeet.icalSsssso errst5 sbecausessof
having
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LABOR GETS. SHORTER HOURS.

,.7HVt5UK EN-, V5N. = j.. July E31:-The
brewery l,t y. workers, engineers, firemen,
drivers y, and coolers have signed two No
year agreements as follows; :. Inside men ns,
,ninea.hours =atday;:S drivers, ten hours
4 end pax ter rhine AZ the TATE. of So
cents si1tf On !, Sundays en-
zine f1remen, light hoIur4aa 1aY.
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oakdale, Cal.-The miners here have
gone on strike to enforce the rule that
none but union men shall be employed,
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Cadiz, Ohio-Six hundred miners q
Adena, Harrison County, struck be-
cause of alleged efforts to disrupt tn
union.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-11
FOR A JOINT 1YMNAL.

Meeting of Commission to Adopt Hymn
Book for Methodists.
Nashville, Tenn, January 1o.--With all
members, except Rev. Paul Whitehead Of
Virginia present, the Joint hymual commits
sion Of the Methodist Episcopal church,
South, and the Methodist Episcopal church,
%crtb, met today. The commission is
charged with the duty OF adopting hymn
book. to be used by both churches, and
81 hvus D. A. Goodsell aud b. e. Hoss will
alternately preside at the deliberations,
Nulo the first meeting with Bishop Good
$50 tu the chair was devoted to prelim.
uiy discussions there was "A gratifying
uuitr tn expressions and members are hope
,ul Of far-reaching results. Bishop Good
sell congratulated the commission on the
spirit OF unity and fraternity that has
gluVu up between the two churches and
Bishop iIoss responded for the southern
chuAu with remarks In similar veiu,
This sentiment was further strengthened
in expression at banquet tonight at the
MaNnnu house,
Monday the joint commission will hold
two sessions In the assembly room Of Wes-
ley hall Vanderbilt university, when n
list o, hymns Will be considered. II has
not been determined If the sessions shall
be continued Tuesday.
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THE ALLEGED TRAIN ROBBERS
Have Been Taken to Mount Carroll 70
Trial.

Have Been Taken to Mount Carroll for
Trial.
La Crosse, Wis, January 9.-Four men,
believed to be Of the six who robbed the
Burlington train at Marcus, ILL.,, six
months ago, have been taken TO Mount Car
roll where they will be arraigned for trial.
Detective Charles White visited every nook
aud corner of the Mississippi river, between
here and the place where the robbery &C.
CURED, to find the persons Of whom the
robbers bought the boat, which was found
sunken with sand in the river near where
they had temporarily buried their booty.
After three months OF search be located tue
men from whom the skiH had been pur.
chased He and his wife went to Chicago
on Wednesday night 10 identify the four
alleged robbers. The robbers, SO the detec-
tive alleges, went down the river In the
skin, takiug four days TO make the trip,
aud were joined at Dubuque by two others.
one of these robbers wore pair Of shoes
just purchased In Dubuque, and he was
the one who was killed aud served to lden.
tify the gang. According TO the story of
one of the robbers the dead man had been
killed by their own party. 1t appears that
they had q secret code of signals which
they were to use The dead rohber In com
Ing around the train did not give the sig
nal and was shot by one of the robbers.
After abandoning the train they crossed the
river In the skill buried the money and
sunk the boat. Several half dollars, which
fell from the pile, were found In the sand,
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A little white bread is safe.
Much, is a menace and danger

A man who had appendicitis,
brought OH by the use OF Starchy food,
that kept up continual irritation of
the intestinal tract, because he couldn't
digest the starch, worked and expert
mented for about two years in per-
fecting a food in which the starch
should be first changed to grape sugar
Gin other words, 90 through the first
form Of digestion) so that he could
have the required elements of food
ana not suffer iherefrom.
This was the origin of Grape
Nuts, and the man followed exactly in
the line of Nature in changing the
starch of the cereals into grape sugar.
There are absolutely no foreign
ingredients in or about Grape Nuts. Ii
consists entirely and wholly of wheat
and barley, containing all of the valu-
able food elements of these nouriSh-
ing grains.
The food is granular in shape,
purposely made a little hard in order
to bring down the digestive juices
from the gums and preserve the teeth
by proper use. Ii is sof ened by
cream and is one of the most deliciou.
dishes ever placed on the table.
We unhesitatingly say, and the
statement will be verified by the great
majority OF physicians ali over the
world, that Grape Nuts is The mos
scientifically prepared food in exist.
ence. Made for purpose, it accom-,
| plshes its purpose.
Ii furnishes the system the val
liable, much needed carbohydrates
| the elements that make brain, nerv;
/ and Drawn, and it is presented in form
ready for immediate and easy
digestion.
1t can be handled by the weak
est slomaehs. 1t is used by Thousands
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of mothers for infants food, and by
athletes for their nourIshment.
1t requires no cooking, having
been thoroughly and skiilfully cooked
by expert bakers. 1t is ready for i'm
mediate service. 1t is economical, for
but four heaping teaspoonfuls are re-
CURED for the cereal portion of the
meal.
This does not mean make your
entire meal Of four heaping teaspoon
fuls of Grape-Nuts; it means that is
the proper amount for that part Of
the meal, and you may depend upon
it the system will absorb more valu-
able nourishment from that four
heaping teaspoonfus than from many
times the weight Of other food.
II is particularly intended to
take the place of the quantities of
white bread now in too free use by
most families.
Our remarks on white bread may
dlSpeaSe some, but we stand Tor a
principle in this matter aud know
exactly whereof we speak.
There are on file in our office
not hundreds tut thousands of letters
from people in all parts of the world
giving descriptions OF distress, dis
ease, and il.health from the use of
| improper food, and detailing the
health and comfort that have come
| from a Encouragement Of their diet
along our lines,
We advise for breakfast little
fruit, cooked or raw, a dish Of Grape.
! Nuts and Cream, two soft boiled
eggs and a cup of Postum Coffee.
Let it 60 at that.
At the midday meal repeat,
adding a little slice OF meat, if thought
| best.
AT night have a good, generou.
mixed meal with a dessert made from
one of the many recipes in the Grape
Nuts book found in each package
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd, Battle Creek, Mich
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YouTsEY BEFORE GRAND JURY.

Taken from Penitentiary to Tell What
tic Knows About Gobel Murder.
Frankfort Ky. January TO-. Henry f..
YoYtscy, serving life sentence in the peni-
tenAary on q conviction for completely IN
the Socbcl murder, is today before the
grand\julY In the Franklin circuit court.
he would testify in the Goebei case II
called, and tell what he knew about the
alleged conspiracy. THIS is first time Yout-
sey has been before the grand jury OF
testified IN the case. and 1t is believed be
will bc used as q state witness In the trials.
Youtsey was nearly six hours in the grand
jury room, under examination by Common
wealthS Attorney Franklin, His eXaminu
ton was not completed and will be rs.
sumed when the Jury meets again Monday,
his testimony will be 4ealously guarded BY
the commonwealth until he Is placed on the
witness stand IN open court.
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TAe RACES.
Al New Orleans.


New Orleans, January 10. Sloppy wealth
er and slushy track intcrfered with both
sport end attendance today The GENTLY
haudlcap, worth $3.50 to tho winner, lacked
,thc spirit which the character of the en-.
tries promised Pbilo. backed from threes
to II to o, was a decided favorte aud was
admirably ridden by Fuller who sent him
10 the front when ready and won out very
c.everly by two lengths. Leenia and Ma
ehuni were the only other successful ia
'olitce. alaghoni was sold before the 9th
rtcc for $1,000 to p. j Arnold and after
winning was run up to $l5o5 and bought
10.
seven furlongs- stratton, Rough Rider,
Houndlee Time 81 t-b.
Sly turlongs-Amaragi, Honolulu, The
.fnde Of Surrey. Time 1915 1.5.
Mile ana sixteenth handlcap-St Tam
many, Brief, Sheriff Bell. Time 52
The GENTLY handicap. six and half
fullongs- Philo, The Lady, Mrs Frank los-
ter Time % rs
,. Seven 6furlongs- -Maghoni, Blnnco, Spec.
Mile md on eighth, selling Leenja. Gin
spray, The Way. Time 600 IS.
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|tErlN1 OF JOCKEY CLUB.
Elected and Racing Rates for
1908 Fixed.

S Elected and Racing Rates for
1908 Fixed.
York, January p.--At meeting Of
wards Of the Jockey club today OIL
Ere elected as follows: August Bel
chairman James II Kecuc, vice
'n' f. X. Sturgls, secretary treas
Following racing officials were ap-
for 1908: c. ], Fitzgerald, starter,
powell presiding Judge; O. II. Pet
associate Judge; H. G Crickmorr,
\ the scales; W. H. Barreto, timer;
pall, paddock and patrol Judge; W..
Rurgh' handicapper.
dates for 1908 were allotted as
siington Jockey club, March c3 10
IN november lG 10 December .
~ ounty Jockey club April rs 10
october 26 to November Is
\ ulster Racing association May 7
- september 2S Ia October 10
49, Jockey club, May - to June
teinber IA TO September 70.
Il island Jockey club. June IS TO
A august 20 70 September y.
un Beach Raclug assoriatjop. Iuly
4 ~ October II To Ortohrr y,
Jockey club. Apil y Ia
'fmher II. '' 100
'sa association, August 3 TO Au.
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A BLOODY DUEL.

One OF the Participants Killed and the
Other Wounded.
Alexandria, La. January 1o-A bloody
ami occurred at Sims spur, twelve miles
north Of this city, today, in which one was
.llIed ana another desperately wounded.
J.,ncs bryant aud William Ates hAd q
quarrel three days ago, lnia morning the
men met at Sims Spur and the quarrel was
renewed and Bryant began firing on Ates
n.itb 1 pistol. w Dnlauy tried to stop the
5ribrrei and was desperately wounded by
,bc 6rst shot cred az Ates by Bryant,
stes returned the are Of Bryant, using .
bctaun. The FIRST shot tore one side ~
prvsnt's head Oft but be lived two hours
bsfore DIVING. Both men had large families
ana we're enrh about 40 wears old and
white. pulany VIII probably die.