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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-10-03
WEST VIRGINIA.


ginia they sent him, under the
auspices of the state to Great
Britain to secure miners. To use
their own words, "They want
ed better class of miners SO that
they could get rid of the foreign
speaking Miners" whom they
class as undesirable" and :sGll
the mining regions with an intclli-
gent class of law abiding men,"
That Mr.. Nugent would fail of
his mission was patent to those
who understand mining conditions
existing in Great Britain. The
miners there with possibly one ex-
ception are earning the largest
wages ever paid for mining coal.
Again they are organized almost
solidly, and those who are out of
! the union are being made to under
stand that union miners will not
work with them, and they, too,
are joining. And then the British
miners are thoroughly conve1sant
with the conditions existing in
West Virginia. They know all
about the pconage system, and the
skin 'em store, the script scheme,
the unfair scales, etc, etc. They
can not be deluded, even by so
facile Il gentleman as Mr.. Nugent,
to leave union conditions for non
union peonage. That his trip has
been a failure is proved by some
matters that have come to light
recently. An employment agent
at Wilkes Barre, Pa, has entrap-
ped quite Il number of mine workers
from that vicinity by his gIittcring
tales about West Virginia and
what the miners earn there. There
is no question but what he tell the
truth about what they "earn,"
but what they are paid is an alto
gethcr different thing. If they get
what they "carned" all would be
well, but after the earnings have
been sifted through the short
weight, the skin 'cm, the dockage,
the fines and the exorbitant rents
sieve the residue consists mainly
of debt.
The miners of the anthracite
region when asked to go to West
Virginia to work in the mines,
should bear in mind that outside
Of TunncltOn on the 3. & O. rail.
road and along the Kanawha river
the conditions in that state are
worse than they ever were in the
anthracite region. If they go to
any place outside those noted
above they will themselves in a
state of virtual pconagc. The coal
companies have systems of cspion-
age and of thugs that far surpass
any existing in the anthracite
region prior to 1900. In some
places there are stockades, in
others their entire days are spent
| under an armed ''guard.' Every
| movement is watched and the
slightest complaint is met with a
| brutal beating. The miners are
cheated at the scales, the system
of ventilation is a joke and the
enforcement of the mining laws is
a criminal farce. The prices fo1
food at the skin 'em are so arrang.
ed that they swallow up all the
man is allowed to earn. They will
find that every abuse against
which they rose in revolt in 1900
is enlarged upon in West Virginia
The Journal would solcmnly
caution all men seeking work not
to go to the mining regions OF
West Virginia except as stated
on the Kanawha and at Tunnelton
Some Of those inviegled there cs-
capped last week and returned to
their homes near Pittston, Pa. 1t
is sad tale they relate. There
should be some method taken by
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-10-03

The need of the moment is not
so much for the formation of new
unions as for new mem be1s in those
unions already formed
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-10-03

Modern economic conditions,
when examined in the light of con
structive idealism, disclose a
lamcntable want of conformity to
those principles, which, contribute.
to what should be the primary OBJ
Ject of all industry-the well being
OF men. But, the true idea is
latent in the actual, and the
bright sun Of hope shall never be
eNtinguished, until the ideals of
trades unionism shall become
glorious realities to all the child
rem of men.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-10-03

ing labor mass meeting at AS
Sembly Hall. Saturday. October II
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-03
ANOTHER MEZZOFANTI.

From Notes and Queries
In November 1899, I arrived at Burg i'm
Srrcewald. in order TO pick up a little "endish,
which is well spoken there. l met in the ian
Or O J J. SIucrwcin. who had done much
work for the British and Foreign Bible Society
and for diverse libraries in Germany, where he
was universally known as the German Mezz'-
fan4i'' Hin II descended from long line or
Lutheran Yaetors in the kingdom OF Hanover.
he introduced me to the Lutheran rector or
Burg. who presented me with some hooks in The
curious old Slavonic tongue in which hAu
heard him preach in church which Ike those
Of French Eask'and. has galleries for tho men,
while the women occupy the Tar'"rre- lie per
elladcd me 70 prolong my stay there. 50 that /
yyas hla to converse with him for two days II
yy;g difficult owing 10 his cNrersiF" 'nodcsiy
(Which accounts for the fact that. out or ms
rnanv publications. only five are recorded IN the
catalogue Of the British Museum. o. find out
how many languages he knew. hut They must
have been more than hundred. though he dld
not know them all equally well lie had even
learned a certain amount Of Heuskara. and In
many letters encouraged me IN my pursuit ~
that uniustly neglected language When he
died in Norway about TWO years ago, The news
Tauers Of Christianfa. whore ne passed some
davs with me in 1903. published many accounts
Of him. He was buried in Rants city OF
kUniSsbcrg-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-03

story. II Is a life Of oddly mingled high ideals
and vulgar reaIizations that is revealed, and the
reader wonders how far the author is conscious
or the contrast-whether he views it in per
spective or from the inside looking out upon the
world. The story has more the effect Of a clinic
than that Of a romance, that il is probable
that Mr.. herman has been able sufficiently to
detach himself from his subject to regard It
impar,ially. The book is written for the
young person. The plot is not at all complex,
1t is concerned with the career of a disappointed
actress, Of considerable personal charm who
narries an elderly druggist and then becomes
infatuated with 4 YiGdish poet and newspaper
They set up an irregular establishment
together; but in the end the experiment proves
unsatisfactory, and the discredited wife is taken
back by her fond husband. In a social cos
mogony of agnostics success as focused in
self is the only god to whom respect is paid
and the futiIty Of such worship, with its con-
slant and irreconcilable conflict between divini-
ties is the theme Of the novel
Poor Queen Elizabeth! How she has suffered
at the hands of ambitious writers of romances.
And they are not ready to let her rest in peace
vet castle, threaded with secret passages
like a rabbit warren, Catholic conspiracy Il
disguised hero q lovely heroine destined by
cruel fate for Another, sword play in plenty, a
few expressions such as ''belike," right jolly
blades" nay my lord" and "Of q truth, are
the usual ingredients Beat them up toGether
with Sir Walter Raleigh, Shakespeare rare Ben
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-03

+ional smart maiden but ready to be moNeu
nv euflelessness. sincerity and timldl'y culu-
waited on a northern farm Here is SITUATION
for q winning comedy of hearts and manners
and the author rises to the situation Inc char-
acters. down to the least Of the servants are
c1a,a,1v realized. and there is much wholesome
h1rnor in the drawing. Particularly wei CON
ceiyed are the selfish old Dhchess-mother' and
Cecilia the vulgarian who is trying to push her
way into social empire
~ c,,+c1ire 4vne's favorite character, Cap
.ofr E-a++le makes only the briefest appearance
3, gate Meredith FinanCier," but the book Is
in very much the same vein of adventure that
ia associated with the brisk little mariner s
name It is a tale Of the West African coast
A Young Fnglishnan goes out there to make his
fortune and makes It with astonishing CELEBRITY
Al The same time it is essential 10 the author )
purpose that his hero should encounter one Cd
stacIe after another, each frauEht with peril
There il fever and there is warfare, and these
things are made the more picturesque and eXclt-
ing through the introduction Of all those queer
cigbts and sounds and smells which give the
vvee+ coast a eriuness all its own The heavy
tropical atmosphere dus the book, which IS
itself, however. not by any means heavy. on
the contrary. MI Hyne knows well how TO tell
rafting
with slang and with those short crisp sentences
which have been so popular since MI kiplinS
first discovered their potentaLty. There IS an
amusing little mystery IN Kate Meredith Finan-
cierS That Is where the hero's romance comes
IN He Is indiscreet enough to fall in love,
early IN his West African career, with lady
handicapped by a touch of the tar brush, and
chapter follows chapter without the faintest
hope being given that Master Carter will escape
his LI-chosen fate But he does escape It The
lady Of the mystery comes to the rescue and In
the long run the forlornness of the coast gives
way TO happiness at hoIne This Is a bright en-
tertaining story. cleverly told
A new phase Of Russian-American Jewry Is
opened up In fiction by Mr.. Berman in his novel,
"Worshippera" he introduces US into the more
select circles Of the so-called intellectually" of
the Immigrant colonies Of New York and Phila-
delphia Doctors, journalists. dentists. druggists
actnrn and some of tho more successful mer-
chants compose the society In which ne Lays his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-03
TIE OXFORD FRESCOES.
4 SouUenr Of the English Pre-
Raphaeitcs.

Readers who are interested in the history Of
English -Raphaelitsm would do well TO OBJ
tain the thin folio Just published in limited
edition ~ Henry Provide, under the title of
The story Of the Painting of the Pictures on
the Walls and the Decorations on the Ceiling
Of The Old Debating Hall (now the Library in
the Years 1S57-S-9" the Old Debating Hall
being that q The Oxford Union Society. The
book consists Of a few pages Of text by MI. W.
Holman Hunt introduced, briefly, by NJ c J.
Holmes Following the text there are dozen
full page haLftOnes from photographs Of the
pictures and decorations in question. These il
lustrati0rs are OF course, the main thing. The
original paintings were executed in thin dis
temper upon = coat Of whitewash which had
been applied 70 an ordinary brick wall Natu-
-ally they went 70 pieces with very little delay
Photography, however has caught what remains
Of these decorations, and in fact. the present re-
productions show Us more, as MI Holmes says
than any eye has seen for forty years
The ghosts OF the designs are worth seeing.
not SO much FOR their intrinsic quality for
historical reasons Mr.. Hunt gives an interest
ing account OF the manner In which RUskin's
enthusiastic advocacy Of the scheme led Ros-
Stu and presently Burne-Jones. Morris and
stherz, TO do what they could to decorate the
walls Of The Union" The artists worked for
bve Of the work. throwing themselves with
Irdor upon the Illustration Of Mallory. whose
romantic legends seemed to Rossetd to offer
tust the Inspiration for the occasion Their ef-
forts were crude None Of the painters had
natured and at the best none OF them would
ever have been qualified to equal technically the
poetic ideal they set for themselves But they
put certain fine spirit into their work, they
touched It with the glamor Of romance, and
heir iabors had, al the moment, some influence
upon the artistic notions Of a great many Eng
hhmen- While the publication before us adds
nothing 10 the fame of the Pre-Raphaelite
group, It Is distinctly worth having 8 sou-
renir Of picturesque episode.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-03
LOVE STORIES.
Romance IN London and Adventure
IN africa.

THE LONELY LADY OF GRCSVENOR SQUARE
Il T. Dutton & Co. ~ 49,
KATE MEREDITH FINANCIER Ry c J. Cut
GiI1e HYne. Illustration in water colors hy
Fr4hk parker Emo, PIP. 3l2 John Wana-
WORSHiPPERS, A Novel. BY Henry Berrnan.
LIMO, PIP, 81 The Grafton Press
THE QUEENS HOSTAGE. BY Harriet T Com
stock. With four Illus; rations by Clyde O. De
Land limo, PIP XII, 2l9. Little, Brown & Co.
The title OF Mrs de Ia Pastures new book
suggests melodrama, but the story is in reality
a pretty little fantasia on the themes OF love
and goodness Not that every one OF its char
acters is an exponent of exceuence-the author
as we know, has sharp eye for social mean
nesses and vulgarities and a shrewd touch in
the portrayal of them, and there are enough
shadows in her picture to emphasize the high
lights. Jeanne, the heroine, IS unsophisti-
Gated country girl whose housekeeping wits are
quickened by a strain of the blood of an emigre
French marquis Of the Revolutionary period
To this gentle rustic, set by fate in the lonely
uagnifcence of a great London house not her
own. appears a young Duke-an admirable
young Duke Duke Of the finest instincts, with
q heart obdurate to the charms of the conyen-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-03
ONE PUBLISHERS VIEW.
HoIt. in Putnam.s MagazIne.

Henry Holt IN Putnam's Magazine.
And now I am going 10 add one more to my
radical utteranccs- II would be an immense
gain for the cause Of literature, and TO the profit
of all worthy authors Though at the expense OF
unworthy oncs). il the commercial enterprise
that has come in from Wall Street and the ener-
getic Wes' were taken out Of the publishing
business-if the competition consisted simply in
selecting books wisely, making them tastctully
ard honestly informing the Interested public OF
their existence, and supplying them 10 whatever
legitimate demand they might effect through
their own merits There would probably be Just
"a rnany goId-more, in fact: for the reading
habit would be n healthier and consequently
moro vigorous growth; there would be quantities
Of money saved OF which the author would get
his share; a good many active and ingenious
Young men now wasted in drumming up adveT-
Using would be shifted into productive pursuits;
and the public taste would be saved the unpleaS-
ant sights now too frequently imposed upon 1t
in book advertising. It may be worth consider
ing too whether the dignity that would be
added TO trading in literature would not be for
the benefit OF literature itself
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-03

.v,,ndricaI in shape when this implement
fe -ov so call it. was first made the object
w .i-,ic so!icitude. but the commonest form
{" -,+ian history is that of the scarab or
n Egyp'iA1
beetle - ,,..;.,, .,o ,o.,.
a. ocrs about in a steadily growing ball
TUE If from which. in due course. the young
o. encrgos The Egyptian saw in this
hing symbolic Of his god Khepera, who
"a the sun TO move across the sky. For
ND for other reasons bearing upon his re-
- beliefs, he chose the scarab for his seal.
- .-eu,ber-y tells all that there is to be told
.bs subject, and. what is equally important,
u ,a;,s the manner in which the scarab was
II was made Of some hard stone, anne
- Jasper. Iapls lazuu, turquoise. and on;
-9rely Of metal, though a few OF gold, sill
ond bronze are known TO collectors: and
often Of soapstone or pottery. The soap
- scarab was generally given fine glaze or
ina which accounts for the lovely blue and
=, snecirnens which are so much priced to-
- tor their decorative value AS for the de-
IS engraved upon them. Mr.. Newberry points
- mat the names Of kings and private names
=. common, rs well the names or figures Of
,.,ies. Some scarabs bear good wishes, mot
--.,b the figures Of men and animals, and still
hers bear little beyond purely ornamental de-
IS None Of them embodies much informa-
,,r hut they throw. sometimes. a dim light
=, ancient personalities. Mr.. Newberry's book
.-,oi-s drawings of hundreds of specimens
mich he irterprets in his text. so that the stu
se-t finds that there IS not a little human inter
=. in the subject From the point of view Of
81 there is even more charm in the scarab than
Ar. Newte--y calls TO our notice. A beautiful
sarah IS indeed. from its curious Egyptian
character ana from its color one OF the most
beautiful c--rss in the world.
Nj HITS Historical Greek Coins" is an ex-
,.rgut manual for the collector so excellent
tar We 50 p the author had given himself a
vlzr -.9. and had at least introduced his
scholarly notes with the Illuminating essay on
aa broad relations OF his subject which we are
SIR DE- would know how 10 write AS II is, he
empty -.Ass IN their order the one hundred
-..as r---el in his plates and annotates them
s..r tla fashion Of a numsrnatic catalogue
g. al- p scarcely more than gIinpses Of the
coaE.. rs hy which the coins dealt with were
PRODUCED. There IS. for example. a magnificent
stser l-achn in the British Museum, dating
from several hundred years before Christ MI
HI notes the different hypothesis as to the
origin - LIS CON- but he does not so sufficiently
into The matter TO make it altogether luminous
" are glad. on the other hand, that he dwells,
Z only In a few brief sentences, on the ravish-
Ing beauty Of this ancient masterpiece The
Gre,ks never exhibited their genius for form
NOR brilliantly than in their coins MI. Hins
plates must have 4 delightful interest and an
educational value for even such readers as may
3e disincIIned 10 follow his rather dry text.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-03

In amusing notice OF the volume, "A Last
RaTnbe in the Classics" the reviewer Of Notes
and Queries" says
TroUope Is fairly vcracious in his detail and We
NAV therefore regard the following passage in The
Last Chronicle Of ElrSct'' a testimony To no
present decay II interest and knowledge in Greek.
Mr.. t-awloy the sCu1llr and IarSon who is at us
Greek Irregular verse the very noble ballad q
Lord Eatcman. maintaining tie rhythm and to
rhyme. aui had repeated II with unCOUth Cly' TILL
his daughter kneR t all by heart And when T.. 20
had come 70 him five pound note from som" r
m!rinE magazine editor as the price of the san.
stu through the deans hands he had briSht,cs
up his heart and had thought for an hour Two
that yct the world would smile him
The modern magazine editor would certainly 81. Ia
ut suCn a misguided attempt to get money out (
him He does not bother about Greek, and u b"
had 20 90 so Il il probable that he would cUgi "
some read Il for him Greek and Latin gods
and heroes figure now chiefly IN advertisement Z
soap and patent foods
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-03

Jonson, Essex and Leicester; bring them 20 q
boil and serve while hot Such is the recipe,
and such is the dish that is set before satiated
public in THE Queens Hostage"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-03

An edition Of MI willis Fletcher Johnscr's
comprehensive and interesting work on tho Pa
mama Canal IS 20 be brought out in London ~
Casscu.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-03

THE LONELY LADY OF GRCSVENOR SQUARE
Ky y MrS. Henry de la Pasture, LIMO. PIP 2S7.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-03

1.-THE Honorable Peter Stirling" the political
novel written in the youth OF the late Paul
Leicester Ford. is st in vigorous life the Uo,ts
having just printed its ffty-f-st edition. The
publishers suggest that il is perhaps being used
by many an embryo politician as a textbook On
personal magnetism and poiitica"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-03

There has long been Il rumor that the French
Academy wished TO welcome Mistral the Pro
vencal poet, to its fold in spite Of the fact INK
he has not written in French The lately .,..f,-
lishcd correspondence between Mistral and I
number Of AcademiCians shows that the rt:,~t
was true one. Unanimous election vas
prOmiscd-and declined by the old poet
have grown accustomed" he wrote TO these a J.
mirers, "to live alone. like st. Simeon StyIi. s.
on my column If God spares me for four ~
five years more, il were wise for ne 70 ret, n
my peaceful i6olation-parva doruus ruavua
qUies. and the Academy is so large 4 house.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-03

A number Of hitherto unpublished letters vii
lend distinction and interest to the meuuirs o
Lady Mary Wortley MontaEu which George
Pastor" viii publish in the spring.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-03

DumaS's Memoirs is to be brought out in Lon
don in the coming season The edition is to Be
in six volumes. The translator is Z. NJ. Hudson
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-03-08
SOME NEW YORK FIRSTS.

The first governor was Peter Minuit.
He was appointed in 1926.
The first male child born OF European
parents was Jean Nigue l6li.
The first female child born OF Euro
pcan parents was Sarah Rapalja 1913.
The first physician was DR.. Johannes
La Montague, who began practicing In
1916 and who for many years was the
only doctor.
The first engineer was kryn Fred
crick, who was authorized by the gov
ernor in 1926 TO superintend the con-
struction OF a permanent fort on Man
haitian Island
The first meeting room for religious
services was O626l In the loft Of the
horsepower mill located on what Is
now South William street, near Pearl.
New York Herald.
The first warehouse was erected In
1923. II was rude, inartistic struc-
turc. one corner OF which was set
apart ms village store. Here the In
dians came for drink Of the white
mans tire water"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-03-08
Won Moltks a. Cards.

Count Won Moltkc. Gcridauy's great
field marshal. never ioSt 4 battle. and
II annoyed him ~ lose a gacic az cards.
4 bioSraphcr says OF his Oh age: The
family were trained to let him win II
they could without his noticing thoir
mnncuycr. and they would reckon up
the sums 10 the smallest amount. 1t
is really wonderful that have won III
spitc of my bud play he remarked to
me once rather suspiciouSly, but be
ahidcd 10y the result
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-03-08
CENTERDALE

The following are tho engrossed
resolutions presented TO Ex-Towp
Clerk, Thomas T. Angel, on Monday,
Whereas, Thomas II. Angel, one
OF our most respected citizens and
fellow townsmen. who has held the
position OF town clerk Of the town
u North Providence continuously for
the last 26h years. has declined 10
accept q nomination again from our
party and TO become = candidate for
tho once Of town clerk OH account
OF Ill health, and
Whereas, He has during all of said
time occupied said Office, being a
faithful and conscientious public ser
want In the performance of duties
at all times executing fair and i'm
partial treatment 10 all persons with
whom he has come in conact, and
Whereas, During all this time he
has been a constant and enthusiaS.
tic member OF the Republican party
Of his town. receiving his nomination
and the constant support of that
party for election 10 said office;
Whereas, II seems 10 be appro
pirate At this time OF his retirement
to manifest our appreciation of his
services SO rendered;
Now, therefore, be il resolved tha,
the Republican party Of the town OF
North Providence takes pleasure In
recording Its appreciation Of the
faithful and conscientious perform
ance of the duties rendered by hiu
as an offlceholder. his fairness and
impartiality toward all in executior
OF the duties connected herewith
his constant integrity, uprightnes,
and high standing as fellow citizer
OF our time. and his loyalty and con
scientious support OF the Republican
party"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-03-08
Why Iears Flow,

All human emotions, however slight
they inay he. either decrease OF in
crease the circulation of the blood.
Those emotions that bring tears cause
the blood vessels around the eyes tu
expand. thus foodug the lachrymnl or
tear glands with blood. The tenr
glands; always secretc Il little (" keep
the eyes cool and moist aud carry OF
speckS of dust through the nasal pas
sagcs. hut ,hc extra supply OF hioo ]
Increases tLis secretion tn such au rS.
tent that IL cannot 20 on in thr usual
way. 50 uvcrfloWS.