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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-10-09

Indianapolis Sept 20.
T seems almost presumptlOus to
make a comparison between Ameri-
can and European labor conditions
after only few months stay in Eu-
rope. To carry out such q comparison
duire many years of study devoted 10
this single subject. No one. however.
who is interested i'm labor problems can
travel through Europe without being
struck by certain salient important
differences between American and Eu-
ropean conditions.
One Of the chief difficulties in he
nay Of making this comparison lies in
the fact that in each country of Gu
rope conditions are different. There is
a greater variation between the sitUl-
ton of the British miner and the miner
OF Silesis than between that of. the
British miner and the miner of the
United States. One can speak only in
general terms and can give expression
only TO those impressions which are
the most obvious and striking.
Generally speaking. the material sit
uation OF the American workingman is
FAR superior to that of his Euronean
brethren. Although wages, hours Of
labor, and general conditions OF work
are far from satisfactory in the United
States. the situation OF the American
worlZinghan in these respects is better
than that Of the European working
man Wages measured both in money
and i'm what money viii buy, are higher
in the United States than in Eng
land. and are much higher in the
United States than in Germany. France
or BELGIUM. The working day appears
10 be slightly longer in the United
States than in England, and somewhat
shorter in the United States than in
Germany, France OF Belgium. The in
tensity of work is much greater in
America than i'm any of the countries
named. There is less idling. less david
ling. less soldering and more pre-
cision and activity in the work OF the
average American than in that Of the
Englishman. Frenchman or German.
The productivity OF labor is also far
greater i'm the United States. The aver
age American WORKMAN produces i'm
day much more than his European bro
ther. and the higher wages which the
American workman receives are, there
fore. often compatible with a lower cost
of production than is possible in Eu-
rope. This greater output OF the Amer
lean workingman is due to the fact
that, owing 10 his better nourishment
and better training. as we'll as 10 his
better education. he is able to accOm1
plish more and 20 work with greater
muscuiar and nervous energy. More
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-10-09

trade unions. In this matter the old
! established British unions are far in
advance of the American OrganiZa-
tons and more protection is afforded
the English workman than is given the
American laborer.
In many respects the European work
ingman is obliged to meet the same
problems as are met by the American
workingman. and to encounter the
same difficulties. As in America, the
workingman in Europe has been COM
PEELED to struggle for the limitation Of
the hours of labor of women and Of
children and for the prohibition of
night work for women. He has also
sought to obtain the passage of laws
regulating tn ehealth Of the wOrkmen
and the ventilation and sanitation Of
mines. mills and factories. In Eng
land these regulations appear TO be
more minute and more rightly enforced
than in any. Of our American states,
while in no part Of western Europe is
there such an utter absence Of pro-
tective legislation as in some of our
southern states As In America, the
sweating trade exists in London, Paris,
Berlin and practically all the large
towns of Europe The difficulty Of
regulating home industry has been met
only partially there, as in the United
states. and in Europe, as in the United
States. there arc hundreds of thou
sands of men, women and children con-
demned 10 work at starvation wages
under unspeakably unsanitary eondi-
tons
Perhaps the most salient fact about
labor in Europe is it's ineffectiveness
and the extent TO which il is wasted
In almost every trade the output per
worker is very much less than in the
United States. The workmen do not
appear to tabor with the same nervous
intensity as in this country. This IS
true of England, and still more true OF
Germany, France and Belgium. There
seems to be a much greater indlsposl-
ton upon the part of both employers
and workmen to introduce new machin-
erv and processes and to adopt new
methods Of work. although in Germany
there is an ever-growing Improvement
in this direction. "A much larger pro-
portion of the labor OF the people, more
over seems to be devoted TO the pro-
ductjon of luxuries. or of articles in
tended for the exclusive use of the rich.
IN no country of Europe does the con-
sumption of the working man play SO
large a role in the demand for goods,
and 'howheres DO swprkmen produce for
their own class TO the same extent as
in the United states. For this reason
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-10-09
x GOOD STORIES WE'LL TOLD. y

Charles w. Price. editor OF tae Elec-
trical Review. returned last week from a
fishing expedition to the Thousand isles.
While silent regarding mis- piscatorial luck.
he brought With him timely political
story that he. believes spellbindsrs could
digest with profit II was at the Lotos
club that he told Of meeting in the cafe
OF Clayton inn two loquacious and argu-
incentive Hibernians. who between them
were settling affairs Of state IF hand.
with "A heavy fist. impFessively said
After all is said and done. the great
masses or the people must constitute the
bulk Of the population.
His fellow DICTATOR after = moment 5
pause to properly consider this weighty
rronouucement with a manner still more
impressive, replied:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-10-09

saw an old man pause in the middle OF
his act. and announce that the rope
had become tangled. He called TO a
boy and told the lad TO climb up and
straighten the tangle The youngster
caught the end of the rope and mount
ed upward until he was lost TO view
Maybe you think it don't make you rub
your eyes and wonder If you are in
your right mind when you see some
one climb right into the clouds. Well,
the old man waited little while and
then angrily called to the boy 10 come
down. There was no response, and,
apparently beside himself with rage,
the wizard climbed the rope until he.
too, was lost from view Later the
arms, legs, head and trunk OF the boy
fell among the Mortified spectators,
then the magician slid down the rope
with his knife in his teeth AS he
alighted the scattered members of the
boy gathered themselves together and
there stood the lad unhurt, ready to re-
ceive his master.
Mother Saw Her Baby Disappear.
THE rope trick, or disappearing act,
is given some variation by different
performers. Once when there was
among my passengers an English lady
and two little children, an old fakiI
with a young girl assistant came
aboard. Everyone gathered around
| them and all were soon very much in
/ terested. especially the English lady
/ who was peculiarly and painfully i'm
I pressed with the expression of the old
mans eye. With several others of the
/ party she sat in circle about him
After few Insignificant performances
/ ba and his assistant SfOO6 nQrfpPtl "
still, and the lady saw the girl begin 10
rise from the deck, and float across the
space between her and a hammock in
which her baby and little girl were
resting. To her horror she saw the
magician's girl stoop over and take up
the baby. Holding the child. she rose
from the deck, higher and higher, until
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-10-09

reputation of never having been TOO tired
nor too III to give or take joke. During
his last illness a relative. knowing the
senator's extreme fondness for branded
peaches, sent to his sickroom a small lar
or that most delicious preserve few
DAYS later tho relative called and was adj
mitted TO the sickroom. Quickly turning
On his pillow, and without giving his cali
er time 10 extend the usual formaIities
the sick man exclaimed:
My dear Louise. how can ever thank
sou for those delicious branded peaches?'
Il thought you Would appreciate lhem
Alexander. returned the caller nodestly.
All, YES, all yes he asserted with a
smile and. as the smile broadened and
finally broke into a chucklc which seemed
almost noisy IN the. hush or the sickrooni
me added. "aHd how much miro appre-
riate the spirit in which they were sent
Puck.
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''Thrue for you. unless they are put into
a hopeless minority by the uyer-x -h-el-m-
i-n-g numbers Of the privileged few. -
Philadelphia Ledger
Kentucky colonel. who. IN every other
way, showed his enjoyment OF his Bour-
bon, always shut his eyes as he lifted his
glass 20 his lips. As this is the way chill
dren are usually advised TO take unsavory
,medicine. his friends wondered that the
colonel should show such an aversion TO
looking at the beverage that all the rest
Of Kentucky likes 10 gaze on only less
than to taste. Some one asked him at
last why he always shut his eyes lie re-
piled: Aim afraid If An looked at il
nah mouth would watah md dilute my
liquah. New York Tribune.
The late Senator Alexander T. Good
win Of Utica, n. y, left behind him the
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us. The looks of amazement on the
faces of the people in that group is
something shall never forget Before
anyone could stir, the fakir clapped
his hands. then his creatures vanished
into air. Quickly folding up his cloth
he ieaped into the sea and swan away
with the graceful, easy sire of the
strong swimmer. Many of us did not
sleep that night for bordering over the
mystery of his performance.
A Tree Grew in Minute.
But my astonishment was even
greater when I afterward saw what is
known as the mango and rope tricks.
These are performed only by old men
who belong 20 the higher order of con
jurers They do not take money for
their exhibitions and only appear in
public on some special occasion, such
as the coronation Of a prince or a fes-
tival of the church. I was present at
one of these extra ordinary public oc-
casions when an elderly member of the
caste appeared, and with many thou
sands of people about him, buried in
the ground a mango. l occupied a
vantage point and closely watched ev-
cry movement for signs Of collision.
MS was Impossible because lne crown
approached % within a few feet of the
fakir. Watching closely / began to see
"A shadowy something emerge from the
ground. growing and spreading until
il resolved itself into a mango tree
fully fifty feet high, bearing leaves
and fruit. I noted that il was perfect
~ rigid. not leaf stirring in the
breeze. and, Furthermore, though the
sun shone brightly. il cast no shadow.
7 changed my position and the vision
became less distinct but on going back
TO my former stand I saw il plainly
again. ] was impressed with the pc
cUliar expression in the eye and on the
ccuntenance of the cOnjurer People of
many races were present and from
thousands of voices / heard expressions
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-10-09
The Secrets Of the East.
----&p-
The Limit.

philadelphia Ledger0
HickS-TheY say a woman phiioSophe-
has come into considerable prominence
ID the west Did You yer hear of a wo-
man sage that amounted to anything
Wicks-No, ] never heard of Il woma n 8
age that amounted to more than is o..
y
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-10-09

An aged colOred woman called at one
or the sellers windows az the Portland
Union station recently, according TO the
,kennebec Journal and said:
An want a ticket.
Where to-" came the question
Never YOU mind where honey: All lust
want a ticket. that's 3ll--you white pe0-
pie am too curious about cullud folks an
our business, anyhow.
After some time she was persuaded 10
tell where she wanted to 20 and was
waited upon to her satisfaction
Real Trimming.
Chicago News
The Chicago man WAS about to start
for ST. Louis.
I'D like to get myself in trim" no
remarked, i want 20 lake in the Pike =
oh you don't have to get yourself
liz trim. replied the st. Louis man.
You'll Get tri7nmed enough when YOU
So IhsTS-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-10-09
Just wanted a Ticket.

Copyright. 1904. by John Mitchell
All rights reserved.)
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04
An exchange contains the follow

An exchange contains the follow
ing advice to young men: Get
around young man; time will not
wait for you. If you are spending
every spare moment on the street
corner, don't imagine that some fine
morning you will wake up famous
and wealthy, or even good well-to-
the-front citizen, for the chances are
against anything of the kind. Every
time the clock ticks, little of the
most valuable part of your life is
gone, and nothing you or any one
else can do will or can bring it
back. Nor is that the worst of it,
every day you waste in spending
your money and time foolishly, the
harder it will be to stop doing so.
The chances are that unless you
stop at once you will never do it
but you can stop at oncen
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04
A Niuht Alarm.

Worse than an alarm of fire at
night is the brassy cough of Group,
which sounds like the children S
death knell and it means death un-
less something is done quickly. Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar never fails to
give instant relief ana quickly cures
the worst forms of Group. Mrs. P.
L. Cordier, of Warrington, KY,
writes: my three-year-old girl had
a severe case of Group; the doctor
said she could not live. / got a
bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar;
the first does gave quick relief and
saved her life." Refuse substi-
tutes. Sold by C.. r. Taggart.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04
Red Wing Republican: 1t /

Red Wing Republican: 1t has
been awful frigid during the present
cold spell. One milk man has been
obliged to carry chizel, a hammer
and pair of ice tongs 10 deliver
his product TO his customers. At
one of the milk farms they couldn t
draw drop of milk from several of
the cows until they had engaged
the services of a plumber.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04
An Early Riser.

A strong, healthy, &C tive consti.
tuition depends largely on the con-
dition of the liver. The famou S
little pills known as DeWitt's Little
Early Risers not only cleanse the
system but they strengthen the ac-
ton of the liver and re build the
tissues supporting that organ. Lit
tie Early Risers are easy to act,
they never grippe and yet they are
absolutely certain to produce re-
suits that are satisfactory in all
cases. Sold by R. S. Freeman &
Son.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04

Health Commissioner Darling
ton of New York has reached the
conclusion that there is combina-
ton to handle antotoxin, and has
offered to sell such surplus of the
remedy as the department may have
on hand to the Chicago department
of health, and such other cities as
may need it. New York City manu-
features it's own antitoxin.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04
Have You Indigestion?

If you have Indigestion, Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure will cure you. 1t
has cured thousands. l. is curing
people every day every hour.
You owe it to yourself to give it :
trial. You will continue to suffer
until you do try it. There is no
other combination of digestants that
digest and rebuild at the same time.
Kodol does both. Kodol cures,
strengthens and rebuilds. Sold by
r. S. Freeman & Son.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04

A story is told of an old bachelor
who bought a pair of socks, and
found attached to one of them a slip
of paper with these words: Il am
young lady of twenty and would
like to correspond with bachelor
with view of matrimony." Name
and address were given, The bache'
lor wrote and in few days received
this letter: Mamma was married
twenty years ago. The merchant
you bought those socks of evident
ly did not advertise or he would
have sold them long ago."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04
A Thousand Dollars Thrown Away

Mr.. w. w. Baker of Plainview,
Neb., writes: my wife had lung
trouble for over fifteen years. We
tried a number of doctors and spent
over a thousand dollars without any
relief. She was very low and lost
all hope, when a friend suggested
trying Foley's Honey and Tar,
which / did; and thanks be to this
great remedy, it saved her life.
She is stronger and enjoys better
health than she has ever known in
ten years. We shall never be with
out Foley's Honey and Tar and
would ask those afflicted to try it. y
Sold by C. R. Taggart.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04

Henry L. Little, the big flour man
of Minneapolis, predicts that we
will have 81 wheat before wheat is
raised again. This is pleasant
news to the farmer who has wheat
to sell, that he can hold, as Mr..
Little is good authority on the sub
iect of markets and prices.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04

Wisconsin Farmer: In some of
the papers there is some talk of the
farmer quitting the butter business.
This cause is attributed to large
creameries which attempt to mon
opolize the business. There is no
call for this and if any one is to
blame for a change it will be the
farmer himself. All farmers who
make really good article of butter
never fail to find customers for their
product at satisfactory prices.
There is too little first class butter
and too much poor butter in the
markets.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04
That Throbbinq Headache

Would quickly leave you if you
used DR.. Kings New Life Pills.
Thousands of sufferers have proved
their matchless merit for Sick and
Nervous Headaches. They make
pure blood and build up your
health. Only Is cents, money back
if not cured. Sold by R. S. Free
man & Son, druggists.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04
A Card.

We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on So
cent bottle of Greene's Warranted
Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure your
cough or cold. We also guarantee
a 25-cent bottle to prove satisfac-
tory or money refunded.
C.. r. TAGGART.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04

A sad comment on the condition
of our merchant marine is afforded
in the fact that 80 per cent of the
freight carried between this country
and Cuba went in European bot
toms, and less than / per cent was
carried by American ships.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04

and cheerfulness soon
disappear when the kid
neys are out OF order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that it is not uncommon
for a child to be born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. If the child urin-
stes too often il the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04

The world reserves it's big prizes
for but one thing, and that is initia-
tive. Initiative is doing the thing
without being told. Next to doing
the thing without being told, is to
do it when you are told once.-The
Philistine.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04
End TERM NOW IN PROGRESS.
3rd TERM BEGINS JAN. 25.
4th TERM BEGINS APRIL II.
STUDENTS ADMITTED AT AMY TIME.

English, Latin and German Courses of -Four
Years. These lead up to the Diploma which
becomes Life State Certificate.
Elementary Course of Two Years. This leads
up to Five Years State Certificate.
No Tuition to those who enter these with in
tention to teach in Wisconsin.
Tuition by the quarter in Preparatory, $3.50;
Grammar Grades, $780, intermediate, 81. 90;
Primary, 1885, Kindergarten is Free.
The Model Schools are MODEL and merit the
excellent patronage they have always re-
ceived.
For other information address
w. J. BRIER, President.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04

About fifty farmers met at Bara-
boo last week and organized a lodge
of the American Association of
Equity, an order planned to regu-
late prices of their products indie
pendent of the current market. They
expect to organize in every town in
Sank county.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04
Sour
StOma Ch

No appetite, loss of strength, nervous
ness, headache, constipation, bad breath.
general debility, sour risings, and catarrh OF
the stomach are all due to indigestion. Kodol
cures indigestion. This new discovery repre-
gents the natural juices of digestion as they
exist in healthy stomach, combined with
the greatest known tonic and reconstructivo
properties. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure does not
only cure indigestion and dyspepsia, but this
famous remedy cures all stomach troubles
by cleansing, purifying, sweetening and
Strengthening the mucous membranes lining
the stomach.
MIR. S. S. Ball, Of Ravenswood. w. Va, says
was troubled with sour stomach for twenty years
kodol cured mo and we are now using it In mill
Cor baby
Kodol DiSests What You Eat.
Bottles only. $l.oo Size holding ~ times the trla
size, which sells for so cents
Prepared by e. O. Dewitt & CO., CHICAGO
r. S. FREEMAN & SON.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04
Driven to Desperation.

Living at an out-of-the-way place,
remote from civilization, family
is often driven TO desperation in
case of accident, resulting in Burns,
Cuts, Wounds, Ulcers, etc. Lay in
a supply of Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
It's the best on earth 25c, at R.
S. Freeman & Sons drug store.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04
Startling Evidence.

Fresh testimony in great quantity
is constantly coming in, declaring
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, Coughs and Colds to be
unequaled. A recent expression
from T. ]. Mcfarland, Bentorville,
Va, serves as example. He writes:
II had Bronchitis for three years
and doctored all the time without
being benefited. Then l began tax
ing DR.. Kings New Discovery, and
a few bottles wholly cured me. "
Equally effective in curing all Lung
and Throat troubles, Consumption,
Pneumonia and Grip. Guaranteed
by R. S. Freeman & Son, druggists.
Trial bottles free, regular sizes soc
and $1.00.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04

The stockholders of the starch
factory at Cambridge, Isanti Co.,
Mimi, divided $4,000 as last years
dividends of the factory, and 81 900
earnings also was set aside for i'm
prOYements.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04

Foley's Honey and Tar is best for
Group and whooping cough, con-
tains no opiates, and cures quickly.
Careful mothers keep it in the
house. Sold by c. R. Taggart.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04

1t isn't how much cold cream a
woman puts on her face but how
much Rocky Mountain Tea she
takes inside that brings out real
beauty. HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea compilations stay. IS cts.
Tea or tablets. C. r. Taggart.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-04

1t is reported that from captain
down there are numerous vacancies
in the grades of both the army and
navy, the grade of second lieuten-
ant affording about 100 vacancies.