The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-16

9N r. r. DlAAa~
ltcopyrigh;. 1904. by Mcclure. Phillips &
Coz
II see tn sthr.ke has been called or
sad Mr. Hennessy.
Which wany asked Mr.. Dooley. Il
can't keep thrack iv Thin Somebody
Is s;hrikin' al tn time. Wan day tn
lhorse-shoers is out an anothe day tn
;eaRs;erS. Tn brotherhood iv Molas-
sas Candy Pullers sthrikes an tn
tAmalgamated Union Nv Pickle Sorters
l9a!;s IN sympathy. Tn carpinter that
iaas been putin up a chicken coop rr
Hound that Hogan was Shawn himself
wi:hou: a card firm tn BARRIERS union.
Hogan fixed IL UP with IN walkin' dill
.ygate iv tn BARRIERS an tn carpinter
lIutt wurruk because he found Hogan
vas wea-in' a pair ~ n~on-union pants
lpants u~nionized an come home TO find
That tn carpinter had sthruck because
Hogan's hens was layin' eggs without
tn union label. Hogan iniooced tn
lhens to jine tn Mo But wan iv
Thin laid an egg two days in s~uccissyon
Ian tn others sthruck. tn rule " tn
junior bein' hat no hen shall lay more
Eggs than tn most reluctant hen in tn
bunch.
Its tn same Everywhere. / haven't
had a sandwich FIR a year because ivry
line I've asked fr wan. ayether tn
butchers or the bakers has been out
lon sthrike. If / go down in a car in tn
lnar~nfnf i-"C ntohr 20 NAN -1Ib ha~.
lat night. A man l knowed. had his
JUNGLE in tn house much longer than
layether iv thin had intinded on ac-
count If a sthrike iv tn Frindly Broth
IarhoOd iv Morchuary Helpers. Afther
They'd got a permit firm walkin' dilly-
gate an tn remains was carried away
under a p~rofusyon iv floral imblims
with a union label on ZACH Nv thin, tn
lcoortge was stopped at ivry corner De
4 picket who first punched tn mourners
an thin examined their cridintiaIs. Ne
lfrind says TO me-: Uncle Bill wud've
loeen@proud. He was very fond ~ lone
lfun'rals an this was tn longest ]
liver attinded. Il took eight hours an
Twas much more riochous goin' out thin
Icomin' back he says.
1t was different whin / was a youns
Imam, Hinnissy. In thin days, Capital
slam Labor was frindly. or Labor was,
lNdHlldI WdS liht d dIIC ~ baDoA
igivin' it its boord an lodgings. Nayetn-
Ter intherfered with tn other. CapitaI
lwint on capitalism an labor whit or
Ilaborin'. In thin golden days a wur-
trukin' man was an ZONES artisan
That's what he was proud to be called
lTh' week befure Election he had hl'
.itcher in tn funny pa-apers. hi
wore a square paper cap an a leathe;
iapron an he had his arm a~r-round
e., ~acr hinipnlinr NJ QnV VIII
L plug hat an eyeglasses. They was
yoin' to tn polls together to vote fl
lsimple OF Capital. Capital an Laboi
Walked arm in arm instead iv havin
looth hands free as at prisint. Capita
vas contint to be Capital an Labor
was used to bein' Labor. Capital com
tar-round an felt an felt tn arm ~
Labor wanst in awhile an ivry yea
lXrs. Capital called on Mrs. Labor an
CONGRATULATED her on her score. Tn
bride iv ivry artisan was TO wurruk a:
ong at his task as tn boss cud AFFORD
lto paw tn gas bill. In return fr his
fidelity he got a turkey ivry year.. "A
Christmas time. Capital gathered MS
happy family around him an in Tn
Io~ince iv tn ladies Nv tn n~eignbornooc
lgNe thin a short Grafton. Me Draw
|&-ais,' says he, we've had a good year
Cheers.) l have made a millyon Dol
Lars. CSinsation.) / attribute this tt
lme. supeeryor skill aided be yeer ar
les: efforts al tn bench an at IN
forge. (Sobs.) Ye have done SO wei
NAT we won't need s o many iv US a.
Ne lid. Uopg an CONTINUOUS cheerinI
ITaoSe iv liz who can do two men:
jwurruk will remain an If possible a.
It.. our other faithful NJ
az IAN come back in tn spring. h
;avs. If alive he says. An tn bolt