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look. Fact is, had little experience of that kind
myself Just happened to remember it. Happened
in Egypt.
Cone night was standing on the banks of the River
Ganges, lost in thought among the bull-rusheS. The
planet Capricorn in ascendance, Jupiter
the left and Mars to the right, shining out with
because whenever the planet Mars shines red
McSpaddle it trouble, and l was thinking
deeper than l ever thought before"
About how deep?" asked Eddie the Wardman
in a cold voice
But the other only looked savage from narrowed
eyes and continued unruffied.
My deductions proved correct. Suddenly there
was rustling among the reeds and out rushed
mugger crocodile. mouth wide open, attracted by
the silver lining of uniform gtterng in the
light. Rattle my bones! Gentlemen it was a fierce
creature. Something fe-e-erce! | saw instantly
there was no chance of escape so decided to stand
gold-headed cane, stepped quickly aside, plunged it
into his back He gave an awful roar, stood straight
up on his two front paws swung his tail, and-my
jaw as pretty as Jeffries or Corbett.
MO human being could withstand the shock. 1
~ went down and out; didn't know thing
until | woke up time later to find myself
and the terrible thought came me that this was
the final gloomy grave Mac said l. you've been
buried alive. The idea staggered me- If it didn't,
blind me!
" By and by however, my cloudy senses came reeling
back. l gathered my wits. My first impulse to
feel for my watch and, thank Heaven, l found it.
This made me almost joyful. The watch given
me by my grandfather, who fought in the Old Guard
with the great Corsican."
Dave gazed hard at the big mans vest pocket, but
he laid his hand over it and continued:
Looking at my watch | saw that l had taken
the count for exactly three hours, fourteen minutes
and seconds Then l recalled the whole Incl
dent, and the terrible fact bobbed up in my brain.
l was stretched out in the interior of monstrous
crocodile. There was predicament for you
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-27

Marty the Drug Clerk Don't you know that there
amt no oxygen in a whale, and besides the chemical
action of the gastric juices woIld finished Jonah
in two hours"
Dave was hoored momentarly, but recovered
enough to reply obstinatey:
''Ganstrc juice be jggered; funnier things than
that have happened, and can tell you mvself" "
He was Just beginning to relate how the full length
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-10-24
TWO HARBORS WILL
ORGANIZE CLERKS UNION,

Two Harbors, Oct. 22-Special Cor
respondance. The success Of the Retail
Clerks Union, seems to be assured. All
of the merchants have agreed to close
their respective places Of business with
the exception of one who still refuses
to comply to our request to sign ar
ticles of agreement.
The following merchants signed our
article of agreement, to close all day
Sunday and all day on New Years day.
July 4th, Labor Day. and Christmas
day and at 10 o'clock A. NJ. on Decora-
ton and Thanksgiving day and at Sew
en- o'clock P. M: on Monday: Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, ex-
ception Saturdays and two evenings
following pay day when stores will be
kept open until a later hour, same to
go into effect on Nov. 2, 1903: Nv. IT, !
IS The Nordby Nero: Co; Schreiner
Bros & Moulton, :Norlin & TIaugan, =,
A. Daniels, Chas: E. Anderson, Louis
Anderson Revelslky & Cohen, Lees &
Co., Scandinavian Co. Op. Mere: Co.,
Chas. F. Warner, Otto Otterblad, A. O..
Hulberg, p. J. Stenerwald and Harris
& Esterly.
parties who refused to sign the articles
of agreement to close.
The different union societies Labor
organizations) located here. have given
their support to the Retail Clerks AS
ISOLATION and we are sure of success,
and will let you know later on how We
get along.
The Retail clerks formed local last
Sept. of the Retail Clerks International
Protective Association and is called the
Retail Clerks Association, Local No.
$50, have 81 members now and applica-
tons for membership.
Any more news regarding our asso-
citation will be cheerfully given.
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BUTCHERS union

The initiation Of C. B. Uncapler, who
is employed at r. R. Hancock & Co.,
took place at the last meeting
The union donated $1,000 to the
Millers strike.
Geo. Hocquist is slowly improving
from a severe attack of typhoid fever.
Mrs John Lawson. wife of Brother
John Lawson, is at SIT. Marys Hospital
where she has undergone an operation.
-
Local No. ~ will give reception and
banquet to No. 43 Of Superior, on Tues
day evening, Oct. 81, 1908.
T.
Brother Morris Newman retires from
the meat business to be an honest far
mer. -
The committee in charge of the recep-
ton and banquet on Tuesday evening
Oct. II, 1903, are: Albert Weidig, Geo.
Worthfield. Jos. H. Brown, Fred Steig-
Ter, VIM. Tunell.
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PRESIDENT Roo sE.VELTz GIVES !.
+ !s3s: * !. .S s:: M NERS ElRf#LlBERTY.

+ WASHINGTON. NJ ct. %. --Tfle *presi--..
,atelY. the sentences Of Marion Marshall:
CYRUS Raines and Burton :Harper.. coal
miners. who were convicted in West
Virginia of resisting q United States
on June 81. 190S. Marshall and Harper
to- imprisonnent for eiHht months and
sRaines to@imprisonment.fo for five months
m the. Raleigh county :Iail
s#s5 s. Ievin,sz Xxx Goluna ii IA 81
Izryesai known ma M &c Duluth,a
best izenssto quail and
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TO OPPOSE ROOSEVELT.

Chicago, Oct 22.-"We will fight
President Roosevelts denomination
and election unless he Withdraws his
decision that union employees of the
government must work with non-un-
ion men,
The above is the only plank in the
platform Of the Union Mems Political
club, which was organized at Sixty
third and Halsted streets. Neil Nc
Callum, business agent of the Interna-
tional Union of Steam Engineers, Local
No. 3, was chosen president, and W. l..
Lewis. secretary.
About 200 were present at the meet
ing. The club will open regular head
quarters at the same place.
Il have voted the Republican ticket
All my life said President McCalum,
but l will not vote for Roosevelt again
unless he WithdraWs his open shop
decision. More than that, I intend to
take the stump against him next year.
'President Roosevelt believes the
lawyer, doctor and preacher should
have unions that prohibit an outsider
to practice any of those occupations.
But he objects to the worxingmen en-
deavoring to better their condition by
organization. He has made a great
mistake. Two-thirds Of our members
are Republicans. We know no political
party, bu t will vote work for the man
party, but will work for the man who
we believe will be fair with labor"
Only members of unions can join the
club.
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LOCAL LABOR NOTES,

The Porters and Shoe Sinners Of the
city held meetings to. arrange for
union. They will meet again: at the
call of the temporary president to fin
ally organize. All employed as such
are requested tezs;attend: For further
information call at No: 49, First Ave.
West. ...s i, - ~-e :
S. J. skrove, sofS=:the*: Carpenters Un-
ion, is around again alI11: !: after> having been
sick. about 3 weeks: >. ~ - -.
The Buildins:Hra des coQncil held a
large meeting monday evening. J Moth
ing of great Importance was trans-
acted as there ist:no* articu1ar: trouble
in any of the building trades. :: :
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-10-24
ELECTRICAL | / WORKERS /
DANCE MONDAY NIGHT.
WILL Guido Their EFFORTS or
PAST. YEARS.. =. =;
Suspended From the Roof Pyramid
Containing Nearly 200 ~ Various
colored. Lights, With Number Of
Rare Festoons Will, Be Seen:-A
General Good Time Promised to.sAlI:

Among the events OF. the coming week
the Electricians Ball Monday is per
haps one of the most talked of just
now. Those who have attended their
other annual dances in past Years
a pleasant time in addition to seeing
a very fine display Of lighting. This
year. the boys have! fairly outdone their
efforts Of the past and promise to dis
play the finest lighting effects ever
shown in the city. g :
This year they will have in the center
of the hall a large. invented pyramid
suspended from the roof on which
thrre will be- nearly 200 lamps in var
ious colors. From this will also radiate
a number Of festoons of rare colored
lights. BY means Of an intricate
switch: table 't1ese<lights will be- turned
on and off either by hand or by large
rotary switch which will be run by ma
chinery. This will be used during the
evening occasionly and in connection
with the various hand switches will
cause some very new and novel; effects
to be produced for the first time in this
city.
In addition to this is the fact that
the boys are very good entertainers at
an affair of this kind and it is expected
that they will have a very large at
tendance. In previous years large num-
bers have visited the ball during the
dance merely as spectators and this
year they will witness beautiful dis
play.
The committees are. Box office--C
W. Higgins, r. Jennings. 'Door-R.
Thayer, N. L. Otis, H. !. Gibbs, N. J..
Scanlon. Reception-N. F.. Russell, 3.
King, T. Marhs, John Day, V: Nc
Kenna. F1oor-C. A. Nelson, E. J. De
Merce. R. A. Biddle, Geo.. Schiller, F.
Fischer, c. L. Higgins. Lighting-C. l..
Higgins, J. Morto, r. A. Biddle, R.
Thayer, J. Day.
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A PRovERR. illBsro !pAIE.

The workingman is one big fool.
Yea, verify saith the prohphet; he is
an ass, and the sound of his braying
is heard in the land.
He complainant aloud at the hard
boweth hist neck to the yoke. -
He buildeth palaces for the rich,
while he himself liveth in a hovel, and
payeth rent.
Yes very muchly and frequently doth
he pay rent, as he can raise the price.
When he can no longer raise the
price, he getteth a swift kick near. the
termination of the vertebrate, and goeth
suddenly out. =; <.z..!s. s.:z.+:s =, ~. i
His wife and children are also driven
forth to perish with hunger and cold.
Then goeth the workingman to the
''charities,' where are. found the an
needs of the poor, at so much per min
lister and wax fat thereby.
He findeth the chief angel and
straightway he :poureth his*tale Of woe
into his sympathetic % ear.
The chief angel listeneth with an in
: credulous smile and. giveth the poor
man an order to the charity wood
yard, where he" splitteth two cords Of
wood, and getteth a ticket to a soup
house as his reward.
Yet the workingnan getteth no wis
dom. 49,
He remaineth an ass all the days of
This life.
He diggeth in the bowels of the
earth, and bringeth forth her treasures
and layeth them down at the feet of
his boss ::
He also voteth to send his boss to
congress.
The boss maketh some laws to keep
the workingman in slavery: "
Yet the s:workingman taketh no tum-
BILE to hinnself.-Rev. W. T.. Withrow,
Kansas City, Kan.
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WANT HOURS REDUCED.

Indianapolis, Oct. 22.-President JOHN
Mitchell Of the United Mine Workers
and members of the Executive Board
met in Indianapolis for consideration of
grievances presented by the officers
representing the district composed of
Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico and
Utah, and strike of $4,000 miners in
the territory is regarded as highly
probable: The miners want reduction
in hours, an increase of 20 per cent. in
wages, an appointment Of check
weigher and payment semi-monthly III
legal tender, it being charged they
have pay only in script.
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the National Marble Dealers to main
tain open shops"

Indiana Federation of Labor has
decided to encourage all unions to dc
missionary work among labor in gen
eral, and to place an additional tax
upon members to raise a "defensc'
fund with which to meet employers in
fight for supremacy
The bread of America is baked larg-
ely by Germans. Almost to a man the
fifty delegates to the fourth annual
convention of the United Master Bak-
ers of America, held recently at Mil
waukee, Wis, were Germans.
Master printers at Providence, r. l.,
have signed the new wage scale pres
ented by the book and job printers,
which calls for a substantial increase
over the present rate and an eight
hour day, beginning January /, 1905.
About 1900 press feeders of the
Chicago printing plants are on strike.
The employers are advertising for
the men. g.; $50. ...:s. . + ~ =: S.
*@:> The Tennessee Federal ion Of Labor
meets in Knoxville, that state, in
December
~ The employees in the blast furnace
department of the Bethlehem Steel
Company will have to accept a general
reduction of ten per cent: in wage
Nearly 400 men are affected.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-10-24
THOMAS KIDD SAYS
LABOR CAN CAUSE PANIC.

New York, Oct. 22-Thomas I. Kidd,
vice. president Of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, after Investigation of the
damage suits which the American anti
boycott and employers association havs
filed against trade unions within the
last three months, minated recently
that it was within the power of union
label to throw the country into :
financial panic by taking from ;circula-
ton the $3oo,ooo,ooo which he says labor
controls. 1t may be. stated that the
money stock Of the country approx
mates $2,275, 900, 900.
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PAINTERS UNION.

On Monday last Bro. Donavan, paint
the roof Of the Country club house neal.
3Sth' Ave. East, Duluth, fell to the
ground a distance of about - feet
He had nailed a cleat on the shingles
and placed a ladder against the cleat
The cleat pulled away and allowed the
ladder to slide away. He hurt his leg
by striking the ground. He was suf-
ficiently recovered on Thursday to en-
able him to return to work.
Bro. B. J. Eide. of 423 End ave. W.,
is progressing nicely, several of the
men have visited him during his
malady.
THi - ~
Bro. James hickey is the proud
father Of bouncing girl born Monday
last
Painter Steece reports the birth of
a girl baby.
Bro. Bradley is taking a business
course at the Business College,
Trade is reported good all members
of the Union are at work
withdrawal card was granted to
Nelson Charter as he has left the
trade. He has enlisted in the regular
army.
Bro. Shepard has returned from Vir-
ginia where he has been employed by
J. H. Edwards.
Bro. A. B. Jones, the decorator, has
gone to Virginia to work on one of J.
H. Edwards jobs there
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-10-24
TELEGRAPH OPERATORS SCARCE

Indianapolis, Oct. 22.-There has
probably never been a period in the
history of American railroading when
=, telegraph operators were so' few for the
needs Of the railroad operations: Ex
tensions of block signal systems, new
lines and numerous other modern con-
tingencies enter into the situation. All
over the country comes the cry for more
telegraph operators.
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ASKS $4,000 FOR BLAckLisTING

ASKS $4,000 FOR BLACkLiSTING.
The case of Timothy Murphy against
the American Hoist and Derrick COM
pany for $4,000 damages for alleged
blacklisting is on trial before Judge
Lewis in the district court. Murphy
was employed as a machinist by the
company, and claims he was discharg-
ed for participation in a strike. He also
claims that the company wrongfully
gave him bad reputation, and caused
the Great Northern road, with whom
he secured work. to discharge him, and
made it impossible for him to secure
employment.
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WILL SHORTEN HOURS

Birmingham, Oct. .22-Retail clerks
at Birmingham, Ala, have conferred
with their employers, with view to
regulating the hours of labor: The
clerks contend for workday beginning
at ga. m. and ending at p. m. for
every day except Saturday, when the
closing hours shall be 10 p. m. -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-10-24
SOME OF THE WELSH MINERS
ARE ALLOWED TO LAND

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2O.-Tvelve
of the forty Welsh miners who arrived
here on the steamship Haverford, Sun
day, were today permitted to proceed
to their. destination. Immigration
detained % Others pending further in.
vestigatioh: .e.,.Eyidence :. has been Sc
cured which leads the commissioner to
believe the miners were brought here
in violation of the contract labor law
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MISREPRESENTATION s.:
-%rN@s : WAS SCARED TO DEATH

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 2o.-Theodore
F. Wits was frightened to death, tn,
members of his family say.
ME- Wits was treasured of the Ger
man Machinists' union. After the quar-
had large sum of money in dues and
other payments to take care Of
At Sixth and Brown streets he was
attacked by five men, who. had a wo-
man with them
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WILL ABSORB BAKERIES.

Chicago, Oct. "a bread trust that
contemplates absorbing all the bakeries
In the city or driving rebellious ones
out Of existence and then raising the
price Of bread to six cents is in process
Of formation. The movement is said
to be backed by the Chicago Merchant
Bakers Association, consisting of nine
members
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WINNIPEG CARPENTERS
STRIKE TO ENFORCE SCALE.

WINNIPEG. Oct. *2O.-Winnipeg car
penteEs to the number of nearly a thou
sand ares. notszWorking: At the mass
NEE e tlllgssaaf carpenters last night
out of the 1000 in Winnipeg. only about
200 are exempt from the number who
will not raise the. hammer again until
the contractors sign the wage scale.
There: are one hundred contractors in
signed the scale:
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MoTORMEN AWAIT THE
- ARRIVAL OF THEIR CHIEFS

NEW; YORK. Oct. 2o.-The motormen
employed bvs tile, 1nterborough Rapid
transit Co. operating the Manhattan
T. road: are awaiting the arrival OF
the grand chiefs of the brotherhoods OF
engineers and f1remen and in the mean
resulting from failure~ of the officers
and EMPLOYEES to asree upon a method
OF conducting examination of motor
men. - ~''''3-' ~'- "''
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MANAGER: swAN,rEn:. q

I Trustwortly lady 6 Or gentleman IS,
manage. BUSINESS II: this county 4; and dad adj
Joining erritory; forzwven and fayoraab blvs
known house Of solid finlasnc :. ial stand
zing. $2o .ooS raiEht :Ieas Ii salary and
#expen ses,..pa id each Monday, bye heck eek,
direct from quart Ga Is xpen ,p.
IN oneys advanced;; qsiti lon permanent l,,t
ADDRESS q. a HNIanaxer sIonon a..
Snisa ! 9, \
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PACKERS SIGN AGREEMENT,

Chicago. Oct. 22.-The packers have
signed an agreement providing for a
wage increase for cattle butchers of .25<
cents a: day. Negotiations for. an in
crease for other trades included in the
recent demands have been taken up.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-10-24
DENouNcE GOV. PEABODY.

: Denver, Oct, 22.--At a mass meeting
of unionists of Colorado Springs recent
ly resolutions were adopted denouncing
Governor, Peabody: fol-. sending troops
to the Cripple Greek district President
Meyer and other labor leaders address,
ed the meeting. ) ~ a : =E,=-: = +:
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-10-24

! Try S: I..Levin's Xxx. Columbian
1892 rye. It is, the very best; that can
be had for family and medicinal pur-
poses. At the old stand, SOL West Su-
perior street. i: ~ * -. .SS*.-. :.
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MEN RETLJRN::.Io woR3]ki:.

CHICAGO. Oct:2o s=*$On,e hundred and i
fifty. employees of& local > trunk :! aid
travelling bag maNuf aSfurers returned r.,
work today after having been. on strike
for eight: weeks The z; men return under
week;yinstea dsof sixty and piece WORK
ers are granted an increase of. i've: per
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-10-24
PUT UP PRICE OF COAL.

!: PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 20.-At
meeting here today of soft coal oper-
ators Of the #Glearfeld (Pa.) region, it
was decided=not. to sell coal at the
Of the week. This is an advance of
from 25 to so cents a ton.
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NO AGREEMENT REACHED,

E*. Scranton, Oct. 22,-Committees rep
resenting the. various labor orders on
thes Lackawanna Railroad company,
having failed to. have their: grievances
satisfactorily adjusted, have summoned
their chiefs to Scranton, Pa where
final efforts will be made to get to-
gether> = -
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WRIGHT TO ACT AS UMPIRE,

Scranton, Pa, Oct. 22.-Judge Gray,
of the Anthracite Strike Commission,
has appointed Carroll D. Wright UNI
pire in connection with the question of
the short working day on Saturday in
the Schulkill coal region. He has acted
in a similar capacity in over five prev
ious questions.
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Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-11-28
The Troubles Of the Early Days.

The following. taken from the Thirty
Years Ago column of .he Central City
Register Call shows that all was not clear
sailing even in the palmy days of yore in
Golden Gilpin:" "on Saturday the
mine owners. on account Of the low price
of gold and small profits in operating
local mines. informed their employees
that the wages would be reduced from
$500 to f1.75 and s.. 50 per day. Work
was suspended for a few days as the
miners demurred agsins, accepting the
terms as offered. but everything was
carried OH in Law abiding manner by
both sides, and in the end the men went
back to work rather than to have the
mining industry crippled throughout thu
entire country
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-11-28
Cilpin County Observer:
On Way Rates via Uaioa Pacific.

September IS to November 30 inclusive
1893. From Denver. Colorado Springs
or Pueblo. one way second class colonist
tickets are on sale via Union Pacific to
San Francisco. Los Angeles and many
other California poinss, SaS. Southern
Pacific main and branch line points, Port
land to Ashland. inclusive. via Portland
t7s. Portland, Oregon, and Tacoma and
Seattle. Washington. via Portland S7s.
Butte, Anaconda and Helena, Montana,
$40. Spokane. Washington. including
intermediate o. R. & N. branch lines,
$27.so. All points on Great Northern
Ry., Spokane to Wenatchee, inclusive,
via Huntington and Spokane, t7z.so.
All points on Great Northern Ry., west
of Wenatchee 10 Tacoma and points north
thereof including vancousef iaand Victor
via Huntington and Spokane, local over
wenatchee not to exceed t25. And to
many points in Idaho, Montana, Utah
and Oregon at corresponding1y reduced
rates. Liberal stop overs In California
aud west of Pocatello. Be sure your tick
cts read via Union Pacific. For full in-
formation cali on local agent or address
E. r. Griffin. General Agent, o4I Seven
teenth Street, Denver.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-11-28

streak of mineral in the bottom. Ore
assaying Is high as 1860 ozs. silver and
40 per cent. lead was found in the first
10 feet, and as the streak at the bottom
carries lead and gray copper, it is evident
rich body of ore is being penetrated.
The future operations will consist in
sinking this shaft and running crosscut
for the vein from a point farther down
the mountain. The president of the
company is Luther NJ Goddard, the bal
ance Of the incorpora,ors being local
mining men.