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SITUATION IN MISSOURI.
Facts and Figures From the Report
of the State Labor Bureau.

The twenty-fifth annual report OF
the bureau OF labor statistics and in
spectiOn of Missouri for 1903 gives the
numbers of each class of work ingmen
employed, their average daily wages,
hours of labor and the percentage Of
increases in wages during the year. a
large number Of particulars are given
with regard to labor organizations, of
which 63G reported to the bureau Of
labor statistics. With regard to them
the following statistics are Of interest:
The total membership Of the labor
organizations was 79,443 Of whom
1885 were females. 1t Is estimated
that SO56 per cent of the wage earn
ers in the organized trades are mem
bers of trade unions. Compared with
1901 the average daily hours Of labor
decreased from 9.5 to 9.26 In 1902, and
the rate Of wages increased from an
average Of $3.50 cents per hour to
2771 cents.
There were 100 strikes and lockouts
In 1902, of which 40 ended in favor of
the men, "a in favor Of the employers,
and compromises We're effected in %
cases The estimated amount of wages
lost through strikes WAS S142 SD. 80,
and the strike benefits paid by labor
organizations amounted to $40, III. 10.
There We're 3O,049 persons involved in
strikes and locko.its.
The report OF The superintendent of
the Missouri free employment offices
contained in this report states that in
the year ended Sept. 80, 1908. there
were 16,62S applicants for employment,
| Of which number places We're found
| for l ,O36. There were 26,S16 applica-
tons for help received from employ
ers, and consequently the number Of
places not filled amounted to $50
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TWO TRIPS TO WORLD'SFAIR
The Graphic Will Send Two Ladies, One
From County, and One From City.
Selections Be Made by raphcs Readers and the Most
Popular Ones Will Win.

Sl.50. 100 votes.
Graphic, paid in advance, three years,
$3.50, $50 votes.
The contests will close on Wednes.
day, June Is, 1904, at noon.
The contest is open to young ladies
l6 years of age and over and to mar
ried ladies.
II the winners desire not tc take ad
vantage of the offer as made by the
Graphic, they may accept In lieu there
of round tr:s transportation and s35
each in cash. The winning ladies may
select the time they shall take the
trip. The best Of hotel accommoda.
tons in St Louis will be provided, and
special facilities for seeting the fair
to best advantage will be furnished.
The votes will be counted every
! Tuesday and Friday at neon and tn.
result announced in the Graphic
Help your sister, daughter, wife OF
sweetheart to get one of the grandes,
trips ever offered, one that Is enjoy.
able and educational, by securing sub
seriptions and clipping the ballots.
Coupons must be flied with the
Graphic not later than the last day
OF the month in which they are issued
if cn cash paid and II clipped from
the Graphic must be deposited not
later than the last day of the month
In which the paper was printed from
which the coupon was taken. For
example, all March ballots must be
deposited in March, and void II de-
posted later. All April ballots must
bc deposited In April May ballots In
May and June ballots in June.
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Everybody wants to go to the worlds
fair in st. Louis next summer. 1t Will
be the graudest ever held in the his
tory of the world-several times as
large as the one held at Chicago In
1892 The publishers Of the Graphic
have decided to give free trip to the
two most popular ladies, one from the
city Of Pine Bluff. one from Jefferson
county, outside the city. All expense
will be paid from the time the ladies
including transportation to st. Louis
and return, parlcr or sleeping car fare.
admission to the grounds. hotel bills.
street car fare, etc.
The two ladies who are to take the
trip at the Graphic's expense will be
the one receiving the largest number
of votes within the city and the one
residing outside the city receiving the
largest vote. Votes may be secured as
follows:
Single coupon, cut from Daily or
TWice-a-W Neck Graphic l vote.
Subscription to Daily Graphic. in ar
rears, each dollar paid, 10 votes
Subscription to Daily Graphic paid
In advance, enc month SIS cents,
votes.
Subscription to Daily Graphic. paid
in advance six months. s375, 1856
votes.
Subscription to Daily Grphic paid
in advance, one year, $3.50, 400 votes
Subscription to Twicea-WeHz
Graphic, paid in advance, six months
IS cents, AZ votes.
Subscription to Twice-a-Week
Graphic, paid in advance, one year
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TEST OF UNiONlSM.
ORGANIZATION should Level Up, ana
Not Down..

Not Down.
The chief test Of unionism is its eff
feet upon the character OF the lndlvlo-
ual workman. writes Secretary White
OF the United Garment Workers OF
America
1t Is not sufficient to show that un-
ionism has advanced the worker ma
terially.
If the labor struggle tends to make
the laborer self reliant and develop hfa
faculties 1t Is Of inestinablr value.
II, however, it tends ultimately TO
suppress the individual, lessen his ca
pacity and make him subordinate TO
the mass, it not only fails of its pur-
pose, but works serious injury.
The individual workman under mod
ern methods of industry is unable to
assert himself lie is subject to con
ditions upon which unaid"d he is un-
able to make an impression
Alone he is n nonentty. His inliEid-
uality in that respect is Submerged.
He regains it by acting with othar
worEnen having allied interests. III
divi6ual striving then gives ~ to
joint ende&vor
II Is tItT SUM vie, g" '2''A - -, .
do 1t - :" i'4 al ~
Stfos7.e lot 'tli 'Ai>'s ~ ~
o!t4es ate cA'.fei9'f ss''t - - az
when the object Of that striving IS AZ
G'I1s2' {iis HeaI'-tI - g y t'-t.' o.
tit''i ='iIiii Ht''!ll'e So ~
ATS WY '1i' 'is.'=4i> III 'ii'-ii - :
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WITHOUT NtF9@-i' are % ''u "ls1'0'' !
Sfasd3z% ana H'aiiS i atl3{tial4te 70 'i'e
general movement -is'> soii' s,'e' :
numbers, p't lhat 10 Only ot''
weight.
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September

Taking into account says the bull
letin, the fact that the heavy rep
RESERVATION of the outdoor trades in
the statistics of the selected unions OK
aggerates the dleness in the winter
months, it will be observed that the
amount of unemployment ut the end
Of December. 1903. WAS little more
than in 1890, 1901 or 1902 and small
or than in the other years since 1896.
In January, however. owing in part to
disputes in certain building trades Of
New York city and Buffalo, but in the
main to the severe weather that hin
dereu building operations, there WAS
some increase in idlcneSS, making the
percentage of unemployment larger
than in January. t9G22. or l!nl3.
The causes of idlencSS at the end OF
September and December We're is fol
lows:
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Numbers. Pereenta ges

Unemployment due to labor disputes
WAS greatest at tAe end of .Iune. when
TIE building trades dispute in New
York city WAS at its height
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International Typographical Union
Organizer John L. Mclaughlin reports
that local No 42t has enrolled every
tourneyman printer within its iuris-
diction the Oranges. Montclair and
Bloomfield. \. J. making what he
terms "a Ice per cent union"
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"uNEMPuOYMENT."
Some Figures Compiled by New York
Labor Bureau.

unemployment" is designated as a
rare word in the dictionaries. Within
the last few years it has come to be
one Of the most common found in the
bulletin of the state department Of
labor. New York. Unemployment, or the
state Of being unemployed. has been
q matter of constant consideration in
the last few years. According to the
bulletin Just issued. it has not percep-
tibly increased The following table
is given to prove this:
Percentage of unemployed members of
trades unions at the end Of
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$3.50 Panama Hats $3.50

The price fits your pocket, the hat
fits your head. These hats are light
and durable and positively guaranteed
to give entire satisfaction, or money
refunded. All styles and sizes, for
men, women, boys and girls. Send
us money order for $3.50 or its
equivalent and we will send you one
of these dressy hats by return reg
istered mail. Make all money orders
payable to THE SAN JAUN PANAl1A
HAT COMPANY, SAN JAUN, PORTO
RICO.
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LABOR AT THE FAIR
PRESIDENT GOMPERS' CONTRIBUTION
TO 81. LOUIS EXPOSITION.

An Interesting and Novel Display
showing the HistOry and Progress
Of the Movement In Behalf of Or
xaniz~6 Labor.
Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation Of Labor, has
made public the catalogue of the ex-
hibit Of the organiZa ton at the Louisi-
ana Purchase exposition in st. Louis,
saws the Washington Star. The eX-
hibit, composed of tifty-four articles.
has a historical value from the view
p0nt Of organized labor and will be
displayed in a private booth, which,
though simple in design, is regarded as
one OF the prett,.St of its character at
the exposition.
The display is largely made up of
pictures, and it includes photographs
of tho headquarters of the American
Federation of Labor. of President
G0mIPcfS and OTHER etliria IS. the Print.
er5 home at Colorado Springs. Colo.
aud In. members oi the executive
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of Labor at Paris exposition.
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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-13
The Rose Cross of Thibet.

Any of the British officers now OIL
the road to Lhase who may happen to be
freemasons have, perhaps, just an out
side chance Of solving an interesting
question. For there are those who be-
lieve that the high Rosicrucian adopts,
having emigrated to the east about the
beginning of the seventeenth century, still
inhabit the Thibetan plateaux to-day
and some of the mysteries of freemas-
onry have been supposed to have beer
acquired from the Rosicrucians. If they
ever existed, the Rosicrucians were q
secret society possessing the art of turn.
ing baser metals into gold, and vowed
themselves to gratuitous healing of the
sick. Sceptics, however maintain that
there never was such society, but that
it was invented as a ponderous joke by
a learned seventeenth century treatise
writer-LOndon Chronicle.
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was ordered to advance to the assault
So soon as the order was given the See,
ond regiment rushed into the town
shooting down all opposition and en-.
gaging in a hand-to-hand encounter
Veering around the men then stormeC
the forts on Hwangkinshan. These were
one and and all occupied shortly after
four D. M The Mixed brigade had in the
meanwhile carried Laolaitse by assault
At this moment the strains of military
music were heard coming from the pa
rade and drill ground of one of tn,
Chinese army divisions inside the town
This was soon recognized as the music
of the band belonging to the staff of the
second army. They were playing the
grandly impressive national anthem OF
Japan; KIM ga 20. AS the triumphant
music echoed over the hard-fought field
the Japanese troops gave vent to their
loyal enthusiasm in cheer upon cheer
With regard to the forts west of HWang-
kinshan, the attack was now suspended
the short autumn day being at an end
The First division went into bivouat
just north of the town of Port Arthur
while the mixed brigade took up a posi-
ton on the left. The next day the Japa.
nese troops advanced to attack the re-
naming forts, but found them deserted
The Chinese had decamped to the last
man. More than 20 of the great forts on
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The Fashionable Modes OF Paris

1Or sporting purposes. The smartest
coats are built for Americans, and show
the short basque, sometimes cut at the
waist and sometimes made all in one
anu worn with tight-fitting, plainly.
braided waistcoat, just cut away at the
neck to show the still beloved muslin
cravat and neat tie. The skirts are not
absolutely plain, because they are braid.
ed and very slightly eased in at the waist.
but simple indeed is the orthodox of the
tallor-made skirt. 1t is fuller round the
feet than the orthodox plain skirt of yore
mostly finished with three rows of deem
braid or large fiat tucks with braid laid
thereon, 1t just clears the ground, no
more. These skirts are made in coarse
canvas, plain cloths. rough friezes. and
big checks in black, navy blue and
brown.
The somewhat sombre effect of some
of these frocks is lightened by cavalier
cuffs, and neat collars of velvet, adorned
with beautiful buttons. In style these
garments are absolutely perfect and
they form a very welcome change after
the more voluminous varieties. and are
traveNng. Nothing looks so bad as
much befrilIed and gagged skirt when
travelling by train or steamer, for Ii
catches up dust and microbes, and soon.
presents bedraggled appearance.
There are the striped cottons and neat
fannels which are made up over here
with long basque coat and semi-fittine
waist, somewhat after the style of an
English riding habit These skirts are
cut as plainly as possible, though We still
notice little fulness about the hips and
feet. With these the Frenchwoman ger
orally wears dainty washing linen OF
cambria blouse, showing some fine hand
stitchery, and neatly finished at the col
lar and cuffs as such a costume should
be. Very pretty are these skirts with
gathered frills of muslin down the front
and on the collar A simple and appro.
pirate hat completes these neat tailor
made models.
Some notable elegantes of Paris are al
ready wearing exceedingly plain tailor.
made garments in direct contrast tc
the elaborate toilettes which meet the
eye on all sides.
Lam sending along picture of an at.
tractsve summer dressing jacket that
should prove acceptable to many girl
AS saw it it was made in white Viyella
with cherry-colored spots. 1 should sug.
gest that you have the cape collar with its
long aids in front, made in soft cherry
washing silk, and trimmed with cherry.
colored soft Louisine silk ribbon. The
four rosettes. and the loops in from
should be of the soft silk ribbon, while
the very full sleeves are finished with tbs
killed frills of white washing silk.
ANNETTE GIRvx.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-13

Kelsey bill was enacted by the New
York legislature, giving women tax
payers the right to vote on questions
of appropriations at special elections,
only very small proportion of the
women availed themselves of the priv
ilege. The woman-suffrage amend
ment was defeated in Massachusetts,
by vote of 1877 to AZ. In the Connec-
ticut constitutional convention there
were but three votes in favor of CIV
ing the suffragists a hearing on
woman's suffrage amendment In
Iowa, where the great battle was
fought, the waning power of the suf-
fragists is indicated by the following
figures: in 1898 the legislature voted
40 to AZ against woman's suffrage
movement; in 1900 it voted SIS to AZ,
and in 1902 when the roll was called
the vote stood 81 to 38. In New York
state there is an organization forceful
in numbers, but more particularly
forceful in the character of its MEM
bership, which has for its avowed pur-
pose the making of persistent protest
against laying on woman's shoulders
the burden of the ballot"
In recent reading on the subject, we
had expected to come upon a great
amount of material eulogistic of wom-
ans work in public life, but found most
of the articles perused either mildly or
else strongly critical of woman suf-
frage; both men and women writer's
seeming to have plentiful occasion for
criticism Of the methods and results of
the use of the ballot by women. Eliz-
abeth McCracken, in an article in the
Outlook on woman's suffrage in Colo
RADIO, state where women have had
the equal suffrage for II years, writes
rather discouragingly of the opportu-
nifty afforded women voters. Her main
argument is that grave disaster has
been brought upon the women them
selves, that there is noticeable a low
ering of womanly ideals.
A man writer on the same subject.
Mr.. William Macleod Raine, strange to
relate, does not chronicle any loss of
womanly dignity, but gives as his con-
illusions, after seemingly careful
study of the matter, that women voters
do not regenerate politics to the ex-
tent heralded by their friends; but
does think women are being awakened
to some desirable interest in civic af-
fairs; says that this newly-aroused in
terest has manifested itself in the
greater cleanliness of streets. in city
park improvements, in the care. ven
tilation and artistic decoration OF
school buildings. All of which Mr.
Raine thinks comes very properly in
woman's province. are matters that
she naturally would supervise very
successfully.
CHRISTOPHER WEBSTER.
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"JuSt Folks"

my boy" said a Texas man to his
son, who was starting out for an eastern
city, ''let me tell you something which
may be of help to you" His advice was
homely, but good. You get up there
and you'll see heap of people who have
got more money than you have-a heap
Of people who have got more brains
than you have, and more success. Some
OF them may even be better-lo looking
than you are. Don't you worry about
that, and don't you be scared of any
body. Whenever you meet man who
allows he's your superior, you just look
at him and say to yourself: After all.
you're just folks You want to remem-
Der for yourself, too, that you're just
tolks After you have lived as long as
L have, and have knocked round the
world. you'll learn that that's all any
one of us is-just folks Forest and
Stream.
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Gen. Nishi, suddenly made it's appear
Ance to the northwest of the wester fort
on Etseshan. Mountain artillery, siege
guns and field guns-40 cannon in all
began pouring a continuous stream of
iron into the three devoted forts on this
hill-Chair Hill, for that is the signi-
fication of Etseshan. The Chinese de-
tended themselves stoutly.
The forts on Sungshushan, as we'll as
the coast forts. replied to the Japanese
attack with reverberating vOlleys from
their large guns. 1t seemed as if the
tremendous uprOar would rend the very
heavens. The shells from the various
forts, moreover, inflicted much carnage
on the besiegers, while every shot from
the Japanese side told After what
seemed about an hour the Chinese fire
slackened. and then ceased altogether.
The Third regiment who had continued
to advance while the attack was going
on, then. scaled the hill from the right
side and rushed with wild cheers on to-
wards the forts, which they carried at
the bayonet's-point At 1870 a. m. the
First battalion reached the left flank of
the second fort. and carried the place
by storm. Shortly afterwards the Sec
ond and Third battalions followed the
road taken by the First. While this was
being down the forts on Peiyushan and
Sunsshushan kept up an incessant fire
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-13

pm the advancing Japanese. But after
the fall of the third fort, the first and
second were easily taken.
After the land forts had been success
Sively captured. an attack was made on
the coast. forts. the highest of which
were those on Hwangkinshan. These
contained cannon Of very heavy calibre
easily turned in any direction. whose
range included not only the inland forts
but even those in the place occupied by
the japanese artillery.
There was one gun in particular which
had greatly annoyed the besiegers al
long range, throwing shells in the di-
rection of the Etseshan, Erhlungshau
and Sungshushan forts. 1t was thus abb
solutely necessary to attack this high
tort first of all, and in order to carry out
9his plan the Second regiment, which
had been left to guard the field guns
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-07-13

Leslie, Mrs. Potter Palmer, Harriet
Prescott Spofford, the writer; Eliza
beth Stuart Phelps, the novelist
Many eminent men of the past were
advocates of woman suffrage-Emer-
son, Alcott, Bryant, George William
Curtis, Eugene Field, Longfellow, Paul
Leicester Ford, Robert Ingersoll, Whit
tier; and many eminent men of the
present are counted as friends of the
movement: Mark Twain, George w.
Cable, ex-Gov. Dole of Hawaii, Com
missioner of Education William T.
Harris, Thomas Wentworth Higginson,
w. d. Howells. Gen. Miles, Carorll d.
Wright. In addition to these might
be mentioned the names of a surpris-
ing number of statesmen, senators and
congressman Abraham Lincoln de-
clared himself publicly for woman's
suffrage, and Roosevelt, when COVER
nor, sent this message to the legisla~
ture: 81 call your attention to the de-
STABILITY of gradually enlarging the
sphere in which the suffrage can be
extended to women"
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Summer EVenlnO Gowns

at the feet, and lined with soft muslin.
You will do well if, when dancing, yoC
eschew the frou-frouy muslin petticoat
and wear your gown over a soft taffets
silk petticoat. Then let your bodice be
made in picturesque style, gauged or
gathered to match your skirt If you
have some good old lace, use it as a
berthe or tucker; if not, content yourself
with fine muslin tucker and ficu.
Let your sleeves consist of an early
Victorian puff, which is in keeping with
the fichu, or else let it reach to the elbow
finished with plated muslin frills. In
place of muslin you can use chiffon, lace,
net, or what you like, but there is some
thing particularly quaint in the mixing
OF soft muslins with satins and silks
Then little newer is the frock OF
white taffeta with a sash of pale lettuce
green, and a berthe of ring spotted net,
edged with Valenciennes lace. and ap-
plique with pale green taffeta roses,
This skirt is plated on the hips. and sets
better if lined with muslin; it may be
finished with festooned design of ruch-
ings, or one thick ruche round the feet,
Then really inexpensive frocks for
dances can be made of ring spotted net.
with little founces edged with Valen-
ciennes lace, and prettily gagged bod
ice, finished with a deep, pointed waist
band. Ecru net and ciel blue make a
pretty combination, and though ecru is
giving place somewhat to white, the
former is hard to beat from an econom-
zeal point of view