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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-06-12

Mr.. Watt still maintains that Shakes
peare was no master of modern Eng
lish. Any seventeenth century poet
who could not write twentieth CEN
fury English must have been of a very
ordinary quality. Mr.. Watt, we pre-
sumo, writes thirtieth century Eng
lish
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-06-12

court house.
Every morning
he comes down to
his place of bust
ness long before
the judges, the bail
ifs or the lawyers
are stirring, and by
the time they COM
mence to drift in
the old man behind
the peanut stand is
ready to sell them
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-06-12

In nearly every case of nepotism in
public office it will be noticed that the
son-in-law comes in and sits with the
family when the public pie is cut.
He should never be overlooked.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-06-12

DR.. Barrows says that the way to
cure criminals is to exterminate their
evil tendencies. In many cases this
would not leave much of the criminal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-06-12
Bad Enects of the Drought.

The disastrous effects of the drought
In New South Wales may be judged
from the ract that meat-preserving
company has bought 100000 sheep at
from pence to i shilling per head.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-06-12

Mr.. Carnegie ought to offer to pro-
vide a nice line Of self-supporting in
sane asylums for poor old millionaires
who are driven crazy by people who
want something for nothing.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-06-12
Old-Fashioned Roast Best.

1t is to be feared that many excel
lent modes of cooking which prevailed
In the past are now abandoned simply
to save trouble, says the London Ian
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-06-12

There were eleven people killed In
the late revolution in Honduras. That
is almost as bad as wounding a man
In a French duel.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-06-12

Now that union labor has discovered
that the injunction is two-edged
sword we may look for some merry
combatS
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-06-12

Only one more year to the appear.
ance of the platform ranter. He is a
four-year political locust.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-06-12
NINETY-TWO YEARS OLD
AND STILL WORKING

At 90 years of age William Matthews
of Bloomington, ILL.,, runs cigar and
peanut stand in the corridors of the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-06-12

Now that the smallpox germ has
been discovered, steps should be taken
to vaccinate him at once.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-06-12

Johnny Bull has helped himself t.
another chunk Of dark meat.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-06-12

The labor question will never be
solved until the necessity for work
is eliminated.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-06-12

Russia is the smoothesI citizen In an
Europe.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-06-12

A pretty girl is apt to be her own
standard of beauty.
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-29
4 Key to the Puzsza;1lIer.,

No. 225D q gonal: a nric,ots i.
#canflad A M :, 1
,Maximia 8 frica s a ln,,a Il 1, q
Appetite. 8. F furnaces. B ssg5
s3 No 226.5 .5 Charad de lam lingo (fla-
ming #5a :ssss II :ss. !a
No. Puzzles b Fol,rs q Il. D.
The number Of letters sspel lin1gs each
4 three letters, ,15 nine i four letters
4 and s. , on:
s'ls History J, y B; suave 3 M 81 Ice ess.sI Z.
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-29

to the stable while I talked to my
other, threw the harness on a horse
that I had called mine, hitched him to
the spring wagon, and drove around
to the front door for lie, standing up.
like q boy, and driving like a jehu, her
bright hair fl lyiing and her blue eyes
sparkling. "A. II NJ & s.2s
~ could not believe shewas the same;
girl then, and whe en = caught her cur
rying the horse the next morning.
Twelve months before she had shrunk
from riding behind a spirited horse.
now she was driving one every day.,
and enjoyed all the unusual work that
came to- her. Anot ther girl Of the same
type drove ten miles to mary yetsthrea
ttiimess q week, and sold not only eggs
and butter, but potatoes, abbages,
corn and hay IS be- market place,
When ii came home ia 1864 an old COM
rade met me at the stat tion5 and drove
me along the famil ar road toward my
|sold3 home. q
Ss5s' As we passed Farmer Browns,
where knew there were half aIdozen
prett Is, SEsu gge ested that We stop
a few minutes: NY IA lend looked en-.
barrassed and him ted that MOI ther
IIsought to have my first sca IL. This ex.
cited my susp,i iions s, and u asked h il,
there was any ttroub He said there
was not, but that t sYere just
|5cleaning up their 81 harvest, and
were not ii shaI to receive callers.
srhereupo petll off lle buggy
and started for the ats 81 d, here
met Ave girls coming 4 hs
worse Tor the yyoi.l md BIZ ready
greet Ine. mex called
/ 81 "a, and ouldd ott have aus--
EEpected Is had evers se en u wheat
field
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-29

ward the guns, and he swore at all the
officers from Gen. Meade down, for
bringing men into such a place, and pro-
nounced them all thick headed blunder-
ers. In the midst Of the TRADE one 5of
thefmen on the log threw back his pon@
cho, and Gen. Russell, in command Of
the division, said, Orderly, take that
fellow out and tie him up BY the thumbs
until he cools of. ..s 81 aS3sS 3s
The artilleryman was thunderstruck.
Anderson looked for the Immediate ar
rest of the sWearer. Just then the pon-
5cho Of the other silent fgureWas thrown
bach, and Gen. Sedg gWiok, commanding
the corps, said, Oh, pooh, Russell, let
the man alone. don't know but what
he is more than half light, anyway The
rtilleryman made his coffee, but he5was
very quiet about it,,5sand when he re-
turned to his battery he explained that
he had had avery interes esting conference
with the general col manding the corps,
and the general gco command ing the divis-
ion, and that the corps commander
agreed with him as ito the movement
over the mount s. Z, 'sSs
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-29
81 81; PERIOD.


hee civil n said the sergeant,
|in the Chicago mi tsr. Ocean, /. mad Is zas
great chang in the youn 4 won I, b, 1s men
of the period ~ II. did in the \ yol,ng
men. mel - have tlhought that the
impulse that has carried 50 many, nj. girlsS
into emp ynents formerly smonop-S
olized Oil sst by men was born iii the frst
years Years Of the ar. The g1rl of the pe-
Tied was proud of her Is nil iii II II. and
was extremely liar s il The mat
ter OF emp loynne entt I. Even the father
tofIa q 1 81 large family Of girls Mi lit no
Ask lss \. his daugh ters to sdo VII az wasare-
gardeed "a as men s work, with out #e xciit-
ing crit ism from both men and
women. @E9 55 B b
'ssI girl Of the sma Her city u The
village and d the country drew sharp lar 5
lne. me between D.s what she might do and
s''l1i'tt What her brother might do. she was
reaction from the girl Of the preyi-.
Gus Gus gene enc ation, who had been trained
to do all sorts of work in and about
the farm II nl house, and was Jealous Of her
prerogatlvee e as = girl. Her II other
II n ~ Ns< Ar
weavascloth n s, ~ 80 ~ :" " :,
As dresses: "a. ra;s. ass = 81
4 cook stbem and g. g 80 g Wel,
q 1870 ;ro,, !, 80 80 ene y 3 -
VA. not . ;nclined II !" e m1steu, ~
things The 8 q yv.r. - - = ,.y =. .sse
ana She u = 49, = - - '' f"orA' ,'i
hen +h II ~. : = = -. WI J,
= = :. 81 from ~ e. - 80 ae anu sWept tne
s 81 t'uu ~ $' -" = - . go tn
ana wi1l;no :, = 49, =. n 49, lealy
Even those = ~ - ! 49,. = !. : : .A'
lieve IL - ~ ~ 1a,s ~ ~ s. = : = 1,''
heca me 90. - ~ s. u - y iuie
Youn > WON xomen ~ ~ * III So, Z.
Il saw org. n;zaa - 80 - : : !" now y. !,
= tba 4irst fa1r = = 80 auut y, :
woo1en sbirts 80 ~, = =. = - : 8 tue
ceived hv Tia sn1a;aass 80 = -
and wond f,,111, n A.! 90
."R,++on - ''+1- II ,s..s =, !, .sE,z |,
froSnt 49, ~ ~ - >. % Daana, 80 -
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-29

Az 4 N'Tl'ERESTING CONFERENCE


Some men, Il said the captain, ii the.
Chicago Inter Ocean, .remember the
incidents u Of battle and forget the anec-
#dotes of their associates. Others re-
member q the anecdotes and forget the
battle Incidents, but Jud dge y. S. Ander-
son. OF the Fifth W Wisconsin, remembers
Incidents and anecdo Totes. Some of his
3 stories, at our regimental reunions, are
worth repeating Speaking Of Gen:
Hancock remind led him Il Of Hugh
5O'Neil, Of ready wit. Hugh was coming
Into s, camp with }haversack and arms full
sot sweet potatoes and gardenvegetables,
and In sneaking past Hancock's head
quarters, was confronted by Hancock
himself. y. s g%#s B, B. !,
The general asked Hugh where he
got the vegetables, and pressed the quss-
ton in such q way that Hugh became
rattled, and, in answer to the peremp-
tory Where did you. get them, sir 2
$stammered: Il drawed them Thereup-
on Hancock thundered Don't answer
me that way. sir. There has not been a
vegetable ration issued to this command
1orsa month. nj How did you draw them 9,
1uen was himself again, ana answered
neekiy n.y., Dy. their eli tops, general
fHe.Was permitted p's 70 90 OF On his 1 way
5s 4 X his story was probably common
property in the army Of the Potomac, but
nad forgotten II and Anderson e had re-
= =lm'eslm1lbered 'sl1 it. g. Here is ther. pertain7
Ing 70 an adventure W m OF 1l Anderson HIM
ser seh After the battle Of Gettysburg, in
pursuit pll'sl1 q. OF Lee, troops were sent over
south 1paE mountain. q ~ a storm ST came 1 on and
II was very dangerous marching in the
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-29
YOUNG. Middle Aaed and Old Men

suffering from Nervous Debility, Lost Man
hood, Organic Weakness, Varicocele, Unnat.
ural losses drains or discharges the result OF
nervousness, emissions, pimples, dizziness, de-
fective memory, confusion of ideas, dreams,
aversion to society. untitaess Tor marrlage sex
chest, cloudy urine, etc, rendering business and
labor 9 1 burden, arriage unhappy, bhghting
the most radiant hopes sand sweetest joys of a.
causing diseased brain, heart, lungs, hdneys
and other organs Every man who has anyof
She symptoms Of these diseases or has violated
Sonce. He has cured thousands who were IN
the last stages and had given up in despair.
1 No master who has failed, e sperfect Rsstor-
fdential and may add happy years to your ffe.
III IDDENMEAKNESS. In many cases drains
occur nobseryed. & This hidden drain upon the
heart, lungs, kidneys, bladder and other or
gans. Test Of Urine, after standing show,
ing a cloud or sediment. may indicate hidden
h S 500 REMAND viii IS forfeited for case
1 Of s. Nervous Debility, akness,s Dyspepsia,
lung OF Heart Disease, Kidney, Bladder or
Errors 81 Youth, which has been neglected g.
improperly treated, which we undertake and
cannot 4 cure To- stay cured = ~
ortures aof living death vii ithout knowing o..
the life and health WI hich may be- theirs. The
delicate structure Of the female 9rganizatloa
Every woman should know how best g obtain
health and animaE ion, grace, ylyacaty.a
form and beauty, spark eyes, glowing
Ecident itoE perfect Womanhood. No unpleasanti
xalninat No lad eli ther married or SIN
gle, need hesitate to call either alone or with
NJ Married persons, OF those contemp lating3
arIiage, who are rare Of physical detect Or
weakness which renders "a arriage Al sdisapp
aaeH HDreUemtfsffSa and Cured HiohtS ID
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-29
No. 24O.-Central Acrostic.

3. 76T 10. O.S4U.-CGntr01!A AcFOBt1c. E17t3E
Il The words described vary il length.
When they have been rightly guessed
and written one below another, the
central letters viii spell the name of d
noted tatesman. 81 VI 3s. 2.# #. S$
Il Crosswords 1. One who scatters seed.
p. Intimate associates. 8. An article OF
furniture. q An edible shellfsh. 5. 5A
door fastening. g. Following the exact
words. Z. A mistake. 81 .s " !.
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-29

n A .sT ToWn Tai & # tells all u q bou e the
new towns y on the Chicago Great
Western Railway For tree copy send
to- Edwin B. M Magill, Mgr.a, ToWnsites
Dept, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-29

u S56. so to California and Back
Via the Chicago. Milwaukee & st.
Paul and 40 MON Paci iic line. sE4 .
August 7 to ~, 1903. I...*. n ...s5
:iT Tickets good on the overland limit
ed and two other fast trains between
Chicago and San Francisco. s.5 Fs:5
Ask the nearest ticket agent OF the
Chicago, Milwaukee g St. Paul rail-
way for dditional informa alton
+. "a. Miller, General Passenger
Agent, Chicago 4. .:.S \: 5
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-29
II a gsyS
Austin SteamS L.aundr,y,y',..

Patronize home institut utiOns and
have your laundry work done at the
Austin Steam Laundry in the highest,
style Of the art. d chemicals used
Laundry delivered free eas Of charge.
Give us a trial. .. s...s
$ssl ltf. q |. M. BURNHAM, PTOpriet etor.1
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-29
Through Cars 70 g. iA.; r. Encamp-

}3ifs sss ~ $ @ HI ment. E s3#5 f fuu
The Iowa Special Train TO the e..
IA r.. ,Encampment at San Francisco
will run via the Chicago, Milwaukee
ss,& st. Paul, Union Paci fic, Denver q
Bio Grande and Sou thern Pacific = q rail. a u.
roads. s.. 4: .i II ES555. h.
Through sleeping. cars will leave on
Monday, August 10, as follows: III
Sheldon, Mason City, Decorah, Ce-
&dar Rapids and Perry. one through
tourist sleeping car each .ss +
Du buqne, Winona and Fari5ault,
one standard sleeping car eac
u These cars will be consolid dated,
running through as q special train for
San Francisco s ii: 5:S ,j.s
ss IL is advisable to make reser rvations
as early as possi ble through the near.
est agent or the Chicago, Milwaukee
50 st Paul rail way, or John r Cook
West Union, Iowa 81 s$s s55 3s.
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-29

i oN 5slnailS s ofl1t u u
i q q N / e. Sy sls q
K0u6d tripS tai ss3Es ltuneapD Dlis,
Suref1 DNl tith snd sOther
lginneS0t8 8 Jrt sicketa On sale.
daily June lst stO SSept.s 0th Good tp
retnrn Oct 81 st lssl & tn Colorado.
Utah, Black Hills, & ~ Mextco md
9TexasS p0iq qts, win ssOp-0yer PRIV
sileRes. EOr full III form ations apply TO
Great NV Nestern q ut Ut ] !. 81 Elmer.
C Ohica go. Illl
TO CURE As ~ OLD d IN ONE DAY
Take I,axa tive Brono quinine Tablets. SAtT
ists refund the money II it fails ~ cure
Groves sisnatur is on each box. 20. sss
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-29

81 hen the ten objects ii the above
picture have been rightly guessed and
Writ itten one below ano other. the CEN
tral letters, reading downward, will
spell the name Of a poet who wrote
some beautiful verses about the daffo-
dis. The letters under number ten
are to be 'rearranged SO as to form a
word. St Nicholas. Nj
.fa5s No. 23S.-Added Sy1Iables. N.
We gained the -- ---; the air was fine;
The -tc we discussed was wine. @
The bright - glistened far above; Ell
The ling sang a song Of love. 4 3$.
A wondrous --- in all we trace h d. 5ss BIZ
That swung each let into space. Il.
Tales Of the no more beguile; III ;.':
We ride the ey car and smile. k:5#51 5zz
He built the - and all around; Il *t VI
The ct made a CHEEKY sound s. 9$St 5
The favorite 49, It'll 5humor true. ss:s
Perched on the on. full in view. 4 s5s
! ;: No. 239 - Buried Proverb.
+ d #ei@@ 4 Five Words >l5
!. ''oh. youth. thou artfa dream Of bliss,
Too bright. too fair to last. ''a. 555 q.
! \ = '.'All work and no play III
Makes Jack q dull boy. as s;sif y s77G
8. : smile abroad Is oft = scowl at
4s home 4 ssl 5 & 8
:. Her beauty hangs upon the cheek
Sof night, # @ ss:s MA ss s5 ;s y. ,:$., 4 IS
Is. Like a rich Jewel In an Ethiop ear
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-29

2ese. .-z .-s' i.
An ex rylinarsy actt cttion. 81
/ sFreedom from pa il. sA5 scspntinent.
q 4 4 Two orf more horses harnessed stos
sgether.
0 ~ An excuse 10 jump s.
TO relieve from pain. 8 III ImIta tes, as
an ape.
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-29
81, Rather One sided.
!. Do you love your neigh hbors as your

FI 1177VUol yUuZ IUVt yUuII HeIg as you'll
self e. 43
5 i love her better than myself, but
she loves the neigh hbor on the other
side more than she loves me. ''Ssss .Ss
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-29
1 q A rents

Y0RD Tony OU
lyon want to know where the nax
great land boom will be, and where Won.
can ma plenty of money? If "a.
write the undersigned for ciircuIar*.
telling 4 about I
%. MERR z
I Asst SlI'' Gent Pass'r gent, Illinois Gem
tral Railroad, Du buque, Ia. n !.
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-29
No. 241.-Annxram.
No, Z, I, 42-.Riadle,,,,n,;a,,,r,e.,, I, !, :,

ss~ssate sH '''s the sweetness of your soul,
& Howe'er - ssssssss y our fortunes roll. (
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-29
,l Don i, 4 Fail TO See Me il
&. You Want a Farm

Of any size or description, 81 1.
! wild land Have on my list 4..
some OF the greatest bargains in 4
the state. sell on aEstrictly RI
4 commission basis and do not
*t M n Stuff the prices. F air treat ls5
ment. guaranteed. List sent On
+ application. s.. 5.s5s zss ..3 81
DELL CUMMINGS, ANoKA, MINI.
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-29
ALBERT LEA, MIN

DR.. DOWNING, President
Downing Medical Associations and German
Medical and Surgical Institute and Eye
ii, and Ear Infirmary, Chicago. III. /,
ESTABLISHED 1880. 10000 CASES CURED.
s... 100000 Capital. i.
Oldest, largest, most successful and reliable
medical institution Of its kind in the northwest
for the treatment Of Chronic, Nervous and
Private Diseases of Men and Women, Deformis
ties, Surgical Operations and Diseases Of thd
Eyes and Ears. 81 $f: azs WI. x
" No money taken from incurable cases. It
your case is incurable you will be frankly told
the truth, and advised not to waste your
money. An honest opinion given to every case.
Thousands cured s. after being given up e die
Ears Catarrh, Stomach and Liver Diseases,
Blood a9d Skin Diseases, Diseases Of Heart
Lungs and Kidneys, Nervous Diseases, Dis
eases Of Women, Diseases Of Men, Cancers.
Tmumors, m Surgical Operations when needed:
Lack Of development, small weak parts Of
the body enlarged and strengthened. Deformi
ties corrected. x Ray e1aminat ations when re-
<rrT TnorJrE
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-29

n, q 4 NJ
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-05-08
Roosevelt Not Quite Consistent.

The followers Of most superstltions
have their days of disillusion. Mr..
Roosevelt, having but lately taken up
the apotheosis of the Dingley tarin,
is not yet wholly exempt from attacks
of unbelief In his fetch. On Satur-
day at Minneapolis he argued that 1t
would be a freak of ruinous folly to
touch single schedule OF that in
spired document On Monday In
South Dakota clouds gathered In the
clear armament of faith; doubt OPP
pressed the spirit-nay, for a moment
triumphed and constrained the tongue
to utter a damning heresy: "Sched-
ules are not sacred and as the needs
of the nation change and shift 1t will
be necessary to change certain sched-
ules to meet those shifting needs"
The faith of the most devoted believ-
ers in ultraprotection is likely to be
sadly disturbed If the President can
not be persuaded to more convincing
consistency of Observation-Disclosures
phia Ledger.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-05-08
Plans a Gigantic Union.

1t is reported, says the official jour-
nal of the shoemakers. that President
John Mitchell is engaged in a scheme
to form a mammoth organization of
the national unions Of the country.
each of which will be pledged to a
gigantic system of favoring all prod
ucts of factories made by union labor.
Mr.. Mitchells idea in forming the or
ganization is to prevent the coal mined
by non-union miners from reaching a
market. 1t will be done through the
opposition of union men who will re-
fuse to work in mills and factories
where the coal used comes from non
union rhine. 1t is said that the appeal
to the Chicago authorities not to con-
tract for non-union mined coal is the
first step in the proposed movement
and that negotiations are under way
with the leaders of other organizations
which promise to result in national
agreement which will shut all non
union made goods out of the market.
According to the plans which Mitchell
has outlined union clerks will refuse
to sell shoes and clothing made in
non-union establishments, carpenters
will refuse to work on lumber supplied
by non-union mills, and so on through
all organizations, the agreement ex-
tending to all of them and each thus
assisting in the protection of the
other
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-05-08
The Country Town.


IT'S common to sneer at the country
town,
with Its quiet streets and its peaceful
air,
Where the little river meanders down
To be lost In the broad, blue sea some
where
As we who think we are wise are lost
In the roaring city that. like the sea-
Has its ebb and flow, with Its millions
tossed
As bubbles robbed Of identity.
There's fellowship In the country town.
With Its empty streets and It's spreau-
Ing trees.
Where the country songbirds waroie
down
At maids as fair as man ever sees;
Where the wind blows sweet from the
fields nearby.
Where men know the names which their
neighbors bear.
Where a man Is missed when hes gone
to lie
With the peaceful ones who have ceased
to care.
There are joys out there in the country
town
That we of the city may never learn
In the rush for money and Tor rehowh.
Confronting strangers where'er we turn!
oh, wasn't Gods world serene ana fair
In the country town ere we came away
And won't 1t be sweet to sleep out there'
Far from the city's roar. some uay'
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-05-08
The Tariff Must Be Modified.

The people understand that the very
principle under which protection OF
labor by tariff is urged presupposes
and requires a readjustment of tariff
rates from time to time to meet vary
ing situations and conditions. They
might possibly be disposed to assent
to the general statement that 1t should
be readjusted by its friends rather
than by it's enemies, but the voters of
this land will not long allow 1t to be
used as check to fair competition as
a mere monopolistic tool and If its
friends will not modify it. then its
enemies will be given an opportunity
to do so. And we have all heard OF
the gentleman who once cut of a
dogs tail half an inch behind his
ears.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-05-08
Labor Notes.

A Pittsburg man, Karl Reuben, has
bequeathed $4,000 for labor temple
in that city.
All of the machine shops of Denver
Colo, are unionized and have the 8
hour workday.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen has voted to build home
for it's aged members.
The Window Glass Workers. Asso
citation has won for its Pittsburg mem
bers a Is per cent increase in wages
Since the A. F. of l.. convention in
New Orleans over 1900 new names
have been added to the roll in thai
city.
In the past five years Amalgamated
Street Railway Employees Association
has grown from 5000 to $4,000 in mem.
bership.
The Australian trade unions have
formed a national federation on the
principle of the American Federation
of Labor.
AS a result of vote taken at three
trade conventions in England, organ.
lied labor is strongly opposed to com.
pulsory arbitration.
The engineers, boiler makers,
switchmen and yard masters of the
Oregon lines of the Southern Pacific
have received an increase In wages
ranging from to 10 per cent.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-05-08
On the Other Foot.

1t Is interesting but somewhat de-
pressing to observe that in all the in
terviews with interested magnates re-
speeding the merger decision, not one
of the financial giants has taken the
plain and obvious attitude that the
law, as interpreted by the court.
should be obeyed without question.
We hear of devices to evade the de-
cision and of hopes to have it reversed
by higher authority, but rot an init
nation that it constitutes an edict
which a multimillionaire has any rea-
son to defer to. The attitude of these
gentlemen is the more noteworthy
since they are prompt to attribute an
archistic and revolutionary sentiments
to people who question legal decis-
ions rendered in their own favor.