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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11

Of citizens wore crepe for thirty days.
Services commemorative of Hamil-
ton were held all over the country.
Scores of oratlons were delivered
upon his character, and It was truly
said that not since the death of Wash
ington had such universal mourning
been seen.
William p. Van Ness, who later be.
came judge of the Southern district
Of New York, by appointment of Pres
ident Madison, acted as Burr's Sec
ond. and he afterward published de-
tailed statement of the duel, in which
he claimed that Hamilton fired first.
His statement was really a protest
against che widespread dlsapproval
Of Burr, amounting to ostracism.
Burr himself was amazed at the
opprobrium heaped upon him. Never
before had the popular III will been
so denunclatory for the surviving
duelist. Burr himself had fought a
duel on the same spot in 1899 with
John b. Church. Neither was injured,
although Burr received a bullet
through his coat.
For a few days Burr continued TO
go about his business in his usual
way and received his friends at his
famous home. Richmond Hill. now
totally obliterated, but which stood
for years at about the junction Of
varick and Charlton streets, New
York. Finally he left the city.
Burr was indicted for the murder
Of Hamilton, but the indictment was
quashed about three years later.
The pistols with which the fatal
duel was fought are now owned by
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11

One hundred years ago, exactly
one week after his active participa-
ton in the Fourth of July celebration
in New York city, Alexander Hamil-
ton was shot in that memorable duel
with Aaron Burr. Nothing now re-
mains of the fatal field which, more
than anything else, has made the
name Of Weehawken historic in the
annals of America.
1t was on July II, 1904, that the
two brilliant men, separated only by
the murderous distance of ten PAGES,
leveled pistols at each other, await
ing the word to fire. Only one shot
was fired by each. Burr's, aimed d.
rectly at his antagonist, inflicted a
mortal wound, while Hamilton's, as
was ascertained the day after, passed
above Burr, the bullet lodging in the
branch Of small cedar tree.
DR.. David Hosack, one Of New
York's most eminent physicians, at
tended the dying man. Hamilton
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11
Happy is the man who has no 40
quatntance with bill collectors.
BUNCH TOGETHER
Coffee Has a Curious Way Of Finally
Attacking Some Organ.


Attacking Some Organ.
Ais that come from coffee are
cumulative, that is, unless the coffee
is taken away new troubles are con-
tinually appearing and the old ones
get worse.
ITO begin with" says a Kansan, Il
was a slave to coffee just as thou
sands of others to-day; thought I
could not live without drinking strong
coffee every morning for breakfast
and had sick headaches that kept
me in bed several days every month.
Could hardly keep my food on my
stomach but would vomit as long as
| could throw anything up and when
l could get hot coffee to stay on my
stomach thought l was better.
well, two years ago this spring
was that sick with rheumatism
could not use my right arm to do any
thing, had heart trouble, was nerv-
GUS. My nerves were all unstrung
and my finger nails and tips were
blue as If had chill all the time
and my face and hands yellow. as
pumpkin. My doctor said it was heart
disease and rheumatism and my
ne.ghbors said l had Bright's disease
and was going to die.
well, did not know what on
earth was the matter and every morn
ing would drag myself out of bed and
go to breakfast, not to eat anything.
but to force down some more coffee.
Then in a little while / would be so
nervous, my heart would beat like
everything.
Finally one morning told my hus-
band I believed coffee was the cause
Of this trouble and that thought |
would try Postum which I had seen
advertised. He said All right so we
got Postum and although | did not
like 1t at first l got right down to
business and made II according to
directions, then it was fine and the
whole family got to using 1t and I
tell you 1t has worked wonders for
me. Thanks to Postum in place Of the
poison, coffee, now enjoy good
health, have not been in bed with sick
headache for two years although l had
1t for 80 years before began Postum
and my nerves are now strong and !
have no trouble from my heart or
from the rheumatism.
- consider Postum a necessary ar
tcle OF food on my table. My friends
who come here and taste my Postum
say 1t is delicious" Name given BY
Postum. Co.. Battle Creek, Mich.
Get the book, THE Road to Well
vile" In zach pkg.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11

was rowed at once across the river
and taken to the spacious home Of
William Bayard, in old Greenwich vii
lage, where he died about o'clock
on the following day, July IL, 1904.
The prominence of the combatants
and the tragic ending of the meeting
directed public attention not only to
this duel, but to dueling in general,
as had never been done before in the
United States. The practice was
common a century ago. Alexander
Hamlton's eldest son, young man
but 20 years of age, was killed upon
the same field three years before his
father received his death wound.
The pulpit and, to some extent, the
press inveighed against the custom as
unworthy of a civilized community,
but 1t remained for the Burr-Hamil
ton duel to arouse public sentiment
80 strongly against this method of
avenging insults that the practice was
never afterwards regarded in so hon.
orable a light.
1t is difficult to imagine at the pres.
ent day the effect produced by the
duel, not only in New York city, but
throughout the entire country. Pollt'
ical feeling in those years was in
tensely bitter, but Hamilton's serv-
ices for his country had been of such
recognized value that his. death and
the manner of 1t occasioned wide
spread mourning. A wave Of almost
universal execration burst over Burr.
Although vice president of the
United States, he had been out of
favor in his own party ever since the
election of Jefferson, late in 1900.
Jefferson and Burr each received sew
enty-three ballots in the original cleo
toral vote. For over a week the
house OF representatives balloted
upon the question, and Burr was ac-
cused of intriguing to defeat Jeffer-
son. the logical candidate of his
party.
To repair his waning political pres
tige, Burr secured the nomination TOT
governor of New York in 1904. OPP
posed to him was Morgan Lewis. the
candidate of the Federalists. 1t was
bitter fight. for Burr realized that
defeat meant political extinction.
Hamilton was a strong supporter OF
Lewis, and when the latter won,
Burr. after an interchange Of letters
regarding certain statements made
by Hamilton. sent a formal challenge.
The fact that the two men were to
meet on the Weehawken dueling field
was known to but few in New York.
It was about Z o'clock in the morning
Of July IL that the duel was fought.
and. although Hamilton was i'm
medlately brought back to New York,
the afternoon papers OF that date
make no mention of the occurrence.
On July ~, in the Commercial Adver-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11
Lose Suit for s2,ooo,ooo,

The heirs of a Frenchman named
Thiery, who died in Venice in 1876,
claim that Napoleon took 100000
belonging to their ancestor, says the
Paris Matin. They have unsuccess.
fully sued the French government for
its return.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11
Upon.
this stone
rested the head Of the
Patriot, Soldier,
Statesman and Jurist,
Alexander Hamilton,
after the duel with
Aaron Burr,
fought July IL, 1904.

Beneath this inscription are two ex'
planatory lines, as follows:
"The duel took place on the bank
Of the river near this spot, and the
stone was moved here when the rail.
road was built"
In the rear Of this modest little
monument is a tall Flagstaff. and the
Hamilton Memorial association Of
Highwood will commemorate the an
niversary Of the fatal duel in an ap-
propriate manner. - Philadelphia
Ledger.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11
Ruda.Resth,s Noted Crank.

Buda.Pesth has lost one Of its best
known cranks, a man WIG always
went barefoot and bareheaded. His
favorite occupation was to offer medi.
cal advice to famous persons who
were Ill. This being rejected. he
wrote long diatribes against human
folly and printed the
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11
Eccentric Grave plaaer.

An eccentric Shropshire, England.
sexton, who has just died at an ad.
vanced age, had been for over sixty
one years connected with Wellington
parish church as gravedigger and sex.
ton. The man had never ridden in
train or any other kind of vehicle.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11

Our esteemed contemporary, the
Jill Shimpo, expresses the hope that
Turkey will lend Russia no assist
ance. There is no danger. Turkey
always borrows.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11
Why Bread Is Toasted.

We toast bread not merely to brown
1t, but to take out all the moisture
possible, that it may be more easily
moistened with the saliva and thus
easily digested; then we brown 1t to
give it a better flavor.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11

The statement in the Des Moines
Capital that Harry Lehr is appearing
before Newport aristooFacy. in a tux
edo coat and red neektie is manifest
ly incomplete.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11

"A feature of recent wedding is
said to have been a fee of 100000
however, the man who can't raise
more than IS note is still in the
game.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11

While President Kruger may not
have been specially loved for the en-.
emies he had made, It is worth while
to note that at his taking of all the
London papers spoke generously Of
his remarkable career.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11

The latest fad among the fashion.
ables at Newport is to cut from the
newspapers all that is printed about
ones self and then to paste the clip
pings into scrapbooks. OF course, II
is clearly understood that the fash
ionables themselves do not do the
work.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11

Prophet Barton of the Millennium
League says the greatest evil in the
world is the concentration of money.
We still feel, however, that our in.
ability to concentrate 1t is even
worse.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11

One of the most curious things in
this world is the fact that every.
body who never had 1t knows of some
place where hay fever positively has
to go right out of business.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11

They say meats very bad for the
system in hot weather, anyway
Let's all eat something cooling and
vastly dlgestible, like cucumbers, for
instance.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11

Wo are glad to note that Mr.. VIII.
liam Waldorf Astor's daughters
steady company has some money of
his own. She will be able at least
to keep a girl and he won't have to
now the lawn.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11
British West Africa

The British possessions in West AT.
RIGA cover 100000 square miles, con.
tanning 100000 negroes, and easily
capable of producing a yearly cotton
crop of 100000 bales.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11
A Woman at Twenty-Five

A man can work if he is one-sided
or defective, but not so woman. IF"
says Clouston, "she be not more or
less finished and happy at %, she will
never be."-Medical Record.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11

Perdlcaris has gone to raris, where
ne is praising Bandit Raisuli as the
greatest man in Morocco. Ralsuli is
the man who made Perdlcarls famous,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11

This report that Harry Lehr has
brain flag is certainly surprising. 1t
was supposed that Harry's perform
ances only made other people tired.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11

A Tilted lover in Montreal has sued
for damages for time lost in counting.
But why in the world isn't that man a
resident of Kansas?
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11

Mr.. Claus spreckles is going tr
send an Ohio man over to Hawaii t.
look for an insect that will eat the
bugs the. eat the sugar cane. Il {.
understood, however, that no effon
viii he made to kill the trust bug.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11

Would an ancient treaty with the
unspeakable Turk keep any Euro
pean power out of the Black Sea in
case 1t sorely needed to go there?
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11

Just in order to make sure OF the
integrity on the part Of China Great
Britain will make its occupation OF
Weihalwei perpetual.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11

1t is now announced that the Igor.
rotes won't have to change their
clothes. How could they, when they
haven't any to change?
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11

The use of eucaine, the new anas
thetic; fixes you so that, although
perfectly conscious, eucaine't feel a
thing.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11

The Long Island youth who applied
for divorce after one day Of married
life should complete the baby act by
accepting good spanking.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11

The Hague tribunal has taken adj
vantage of the general midsummer
lull in business to retire for a we'll
earned rest.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11

whaling Revived" says a newspa.
per headline; but the article refers
to the whale-catching industry, not to
parental discipline.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11

Several new books on Napoleon
have just been brought out, but none
of them appears to fully cover the
subject.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11

One hundred new stars discovered
by Harvard astronomer? Did he
fall down stairs?
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11

What kind Of heroes do the doc
tors who tell us to avoid iced drinks
think we are?
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11

For time, at least, the Nordicas
will be obliged to resort to the stage
as a means Of entertaining the pub
lie.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11

An ugly girl inherits a lot of good
looks when a rich relative dies and
leaves her some money.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11

Farm horses may as well quit shy
ing at the automobile and settle down
to the fact that it is here to stay.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11

The Japs, having taken up base
ball, evidently imagine the Russians
are umpires.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11

At last accounts John Bull still had
firm grip on the tail Of tho TibetaD
wolf.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-11
THE BURR-HAMILTON DUEL
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO

Tremendous Effect Produced by the Tragedy at Weehaw
ken-HistOry Of the Pistols Used Is Interest
ing One.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-20
RAILROAD LABOR

Negotiations for an amalgamation Of
the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen
and the International association OF
Car Workers have come to an end at
Indianapolis, Ind. President F. l..
Ronemis, Of the carmen, said his Or
ganization refused to agree for the
consolidated organization to admit
negroes into it without first submit
ting the question to referendum
vote Of the carmen.
President A. C. Wharton, of the In
ternational Machinists' union voicing
the demand Of $500 men employed by
the Missouri Pacific and St. Louis,
Iron Mountain & Southern Railway
companies, has asked these roads to in
crease the wage scale Of their ma
chinists.
Of the $67e, 1929 wages paid by rail-
ways of the United States, per cent
goes to general officers, Is per cent.
to other officers and SO per cent. to the
other employees.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-20
he burden It seems to them only just
hat he should be excluded from the

the burden It seems to them only just
that he should be excluded from the
gain.
IF, on the other hand, nonunion men,
as efficient as the members Of the I'M
ion, compete for employment by cut
ting under the union rates, there is a
great weakening of the collective bar
gaining. The employer will prefer the
nonunion man to the union man be-
cause he is cheaper. Those who are
in the union will be tempted to leave
It, because their chances of employment
will be greater outside than in. The
final result of the process, if permitted
to work itself out freely, will be, it is
declared, the destruction Of the organ
ization itself.
1.-THE intelligent and conscientious
unionist accepts this argument the
more ready because he looks beyond
his own personal interests to the in
terests of his trade and of the whole
working class. The eleva tion first of his
immediate fellow workmen and after
ward of all wage-earners, is the ideal
which he sets before him. He believes
that no other change, no increase Of
scientific knowledge, no ennoblement
of art, no multiplication of material
wealth, can be compared to this in it's
Importance to the social BODY
What patriotic American can dis
agree with this ideal-the betterment
of mankind?
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-20
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FOREIGN LABOR NEWS

The canges' in rates of British wages
reported during November affected
49, 800 workpeople, Of whom 100 re-
ceived advances and 1880 sustained
decreases. The net effect of all the
changes was a decrease Of e6,S00 per
week. The changes of the previous
month affected $4,000 work people, the
net result being a decrease of about
920o per week. During November,
1902, the number affected was 247 300,
and the net result was an increase Of
nearly $1,000 weekly.
British labor unions are making ef-
forts to abolish the strike and to sub
stitute some form of arbitration. The
strike is to be no more than a last
resort, never used except when every
thing else fails.
Labor is now supreme in New South
Wales. No employer or employe is al
lowed to appear in court in a labor
case unless he belongs to registered
industrial union. It is illegal to en-
ploy free labor when union labor is
available. When Parry hears this he
will issue another: proclamation.
The industrial agreement between the
Nelson New Zealand) Painters union
and the employers provides for a mini
mum wage Of 81 cents per hour and a.
44hour week.
Australia, after an experience Of
years, is convinced that the prohibition
of Chinese labor is imperative in Brit
ish communities expecting to enjoy
responsible self-government.
The yearly income Of labor unions
in Great Britain is nearly $4,000, 600,
and they have in their treasures the
fsum Of $1S,33o,o0o.
Although New England manufacture
ing companies are not in the cotton
market for raw material in large
amounts at present quotations, no big
corporation has entirely shut down it's
mills. In many mills there is some
idle machinery, and towards spring it
is expected many more spindIes will
have to be stopped:
Weekly wages in the textile trade
in England average from $3.50 to 50
per week; in France, So and $3.50. Eng
l1sh hours, are 81 to Sc: French over co.
The strike Of the textile workers in
Saxony continues. It originated. in
the refusal of the employers to grant
a ten-hour day instead of elevn hours.
The Russian law providing compul-
sorry compensation for factory employees
and miners in case and miners in case
of all accidents, one Of the most i'm
portant measures &of the present reign,
has become effective. In the event
Of death, an annuity IS payable, not
only to widows and legitimate children,
but to 1lligitimate children and to the
mothers. Of such children, and also to
adopted children, the annuity to equal
the wages of two hundred and sixty
days per- annum, whereas the average
number Of working days is, only two
hundred and twenty ,>'>*j5, r:;"S
Less: than one-tenth OF I per cent.
of railway employees s':i nthe. United
Kingdom get more than 81 go a week:
|: Six hundred registered trade unions
in the United King dom are computed
|. to- have on hand some thing over 322, )
! 900, 0OO, eat clk benefi Il, of
work. ana enderg encJ oontinE ctes.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-20
Current Literature on Labor.
Comment by Wallace Rice.

most instructive account of the union
victory, which in his opinion has been
attended by misdeeds on the part OF
union officials in specific instances, by
stating: 1--WE cannot blame the I'M
ions for getting all they can; the trusts
have showed them how. Nor can we
blame them even. for forming a party
and voting. They see the railroad COR
porations and similar combinations
getting class representation in our
Legislatures and even higher up in our
Congress by bribery and purchase;
why should not the union men vote for
what they want? It is at least honest.
If we allow trusts to own legislations
and city governments we must not
complain If the unions elect them.
And If we admit the right of the Stand
ard Oil Company or a trust to form a
monopoly on the side Of capital, we
must admit the right OF the union to
secure the closed shop if it can
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-20
"OPEN SHOP" ARGUMENTS.

So little is known Of the policy of the
trades union in regard to the "closed
shop that some of the arguments used
used in the final report of the United
States Industrial Commission, an Of
ficial body appointed by and acting
under an act of Congress, deserve TO
be quoted. It is a plea for fair play,
in part as follows:
1.-THE maintenance Of the union organ
ization, through which the wage is up
held, costs time and trouble and mo-
ney. More important than anything
else, it involves for those who are active
in it the peril Of the displeasure of
their livelihood. If the nonunion man
secures a rate of wages above what
he could get if the union did not exist
the members of the union feel that he
has made gain directly at their ex-
pense. They have sown and he has
reaped. It seems to them to be requir-
ed by fairness that he share with
them the burden of maintaining the
conditions Of which he reapsH the ben:
enfit Of the following Of the Forester
enift- I + & Z: he u not willing to share
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-20
ssTHE NORTHWESTERN LINE.o
HOME-SEEKERS' EXCURSIONS.

On the first and third Tuesdays of
February, March and April, 1.-The
North Western Line will sell special
'.Home-seekers tickets to points in
South eastern states, at one fare plus
$500 for the round trip. Tickets i'm
tied to 81 days from date Of sale.
For. full particulars, call at CITY
Ticket Office. or address City Ticket
Agent. 405 West Superior street, Du-
1uth Mimi
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-20

Try S. l.. Levin's xxx Columbian
1892 rye. It Is the very best that can
be had tor family: ana medicinal pur-
poses. At the CID stand. SOL West su-
81
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subssrribe for the l..bor World. 500,