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The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-30
Pace Begins to Tell

As the afternoon wore on. the kill
ing pace began to tell. The officers,
in goggles, felt the strain OF keeping
the vessel on the course and all hands
keyed up TO their best efforts. The
helmsman at the wheel never lifted
his eyes from the compass.
Down in the engineroom the flying
oil still stung the mems eyes blood
shot; 1t ran down their arms and
chests and out of the eyelets Of their
shoes. The stationary parts of the
engine were inches deep with the
butter-like substances that flew out.
Now, the boiler rooms are alright.
so that the two forced-draught fans in
wall may suck in air that can escape
only by going under the fire Crates
and up through the Goals, and I'm these
prisons were locked the half-naked
stokers. They had shoveled tons of
coal on the whlte-hot fires, so fierce
that a shovelful Of fuel turned red the
instant 1t touched the Goals and be.
fore the furnace door could be swung
shut.
As the afternoon wore on and the
sun got down on the horizon. the
CLEAN of Cape Henry lighthouse. at
the mouth of Chesapeake bay, showed
clear ahead. The Worden was hull
down and out of sight in the lead. The
rest were strung out until the last
craft was hull down astern. The stars
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-30
SWIFT TEST AND
STIRRING
SEA SPRINT
UNITED States Torpedo
Boat DestrOyers I'm
Contest for Championship

New YorlS-lt was a eruelllng race
when six 3O.knot torpedo-boat destroy.
ers recensy made the 2iO-mile dash at
sea from off this city to the mouth OF
the Chesapeake bay The fighters for
supremacy were sisters. built in the
same year-long. low, oliye.colorcd
craft, four tunnels rakiug aft, the
power Of 5000 horses I'm each hull and
a men working each IL was the
swiftest and longest competition OF
war craft on any seas.
The fleet and their dimensions fol
low:
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-30

frame. But even steel gives way
sometimes. This time It was not In
the engine, but in totally unexpected
quarter on the outside of the craft.
Projecting out from the underbody
OF the stern is a steel sleeve envelop.
ing the propeller shaft. This shaft is
held to the hull by an upright as thick
as a mans arm. The vibration caused
this shirt to break, and the steel
bludgeon, swinging around and around
with the shaft tore hole in the hull
before the engines could be stopped.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-30
Present Literary Demand

The demand for all kinds of refiec.
tive writing is now very small and
the vehicles for such writing are di.
minishing in number The paying
public of to-day want TO be told how
to do things, where to go, what to
read, how to dress and behave, and
how to keep string in a string box;
in short, how TO do the things which
their parents did every day Of their
lives by common sense and mother
wit. At present 1t is Indifferent to
essays and poetry and every kind Of
pure literature. - London T. Pa
Weekly.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-30
HIGH STATE OF CULTIVATION.
People Of Northern Luzon Have Made
Country Productive.

Gov. Gen. Smith of the Philippines
recently made a tour of the mountain
provinces of northern Luzon, chiefly
inhabited by pagan tribes. On his re
turn to Manila he said: The journey
through h.. mountain country was a
revelation have never seen such
cultivation as we say in the noun
tains. Those people have terraced the
mountains in some instances 1000
feet high. and every bit of the land
is under cultivation. The people are
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-30

A black goat may be seen almost
every day wandering along the streets
of Leeds, England. To all appearances
IL Is unattended, but closer observa.
tion reveals the fact that there is al.
ways 4 black dog in its immediate vi.
cinity. If any attempt is made to mo-
lest the goat. one bleat Is sufficient to
bring the dog to the scene ready to do
fend its protege.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-30
LOYALTY THAT is REAL.
True Friendship One Of the Most
Sacred Of Earthly Things.

What is more sacred in this world
than our friendships? One of the
most touching things | know of is the
Office of a real friend to one who is
not friend to himself-one who has
lost his self-respect, his self-control
and fallen to the level of the brute!
All. this is friendship, indeed, which
will stand by us when we will not
stand by ourselves! | know a man
who thus stood by friend who had
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-30

pions of the navy under wartime con
ditions II lasted day and night
A hitherto indicated winner came to
grief, and another craft, on which the
bluejackets bet their money, nearly
foundered. Two others also had mis-.
haps.
Locked in a steel hull only a quarter
of an inch thick while plunging
through "A rolling sea on a black night
IS creepy" business.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-30
zE SPICE OF DANeAIRE.
Polite Frenchman Ready to Aeeommo-
date English Guest.

NO" said the self-assertive English
man. Il must say the foreign idea Of
sport is something / cannot under
stand. You are all right in ballrooa.
or on the tennis lawn. but my idea Of
real enjoyment is something with a
spice of danger in II. All, when l was
in Africa, after lions and tigers and
elephants. that was a time Of real, un-
adulteTated bliss for mel"
"Oh," said his exceedingly polite
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-30

Lieut. Ulysses Wash
Miss Edith
secretary o
twice
She familiar in all the
sections
Lieut. Philip
Il a nephew of OF Chi
family the White
wedding
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-30

French hos, monsieur prefers the
spice of danger-is It not so?"
Most decidedly do; the more dan.
ger the better like It,"
Then think l can oblige msieu.
Tomorrow you must come out wiz me
to shoot The danger is great-it is
magnificent, Ze last time | fire did
shoot mine prudder.in-law in zevatyou-
callit - petite Nary" - Pearson s
Weekly.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-30

began to shine, and night glasses
showed a haze along the shore that
might have been mistaken for break
ers. Then the Truxtun, having re-
paired her boiler, jumped forward
again, anxious to get back in the run.
ming
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-30

the westsouthwest, with a mmpy sea
rolling of shore. As they neared the
post the fleet closed in on one Lnother.
jockeying for position. All had ,ecords
of about 35 miles. They cut across
one anothers stems with the swiftness
of an arrow or curved in circles with
the gracefulness OF a swallow,
The line glided out past Sandy Hook
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-08-30
Automobile Obstacles.

The automobilist would really get
along very we'll as rule II there
weren't so many pedestrians clutter.
ing up the highways
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-06-27
THE OPEN SHOP.

The "open shop" A very
significant name, very fitting
and appropriate name. The open
shop is an open way that leads the
slave that enters to accept what his
taskmaster may see fit to give him.
It's an open way that leads to an
open grave, where he buries his
independence and manhood, and
becomes cringing bcggar for en-
ployment, without Il voice to raise
i'll his behalf what he shall receive.
or how many hours he shall toll
The spirit of man, that should
stand with Il righteous demand;
that human flesh, muscle and blood
that stands between wife, babes
and home on one side, and avari
| cious greed on the other. should
have a voice, not in Il struggle foI
opulent wealth, but for scale OF
wages that will buy the necessities
of lifc,-that spirit dies when the
man enters the 'open shop
The "open shop opens the way tc
wage serfdom, to loss of manly
spirit and self-respect, to throwing
the workman too often on tho
mercy of a merciless employer. II
opens the way to poorer homes,
poorer wages, poorer clothes.
poorer food, dwarfed manhood
poorer citizenship, and it's IL short
step, when sickness and old age
creep on, to n final open way t.
the poor house.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-06-27
ARE YOU OF ANY USEe

A lesson that every union man
should take to heart is the fact
that the success of the labor move
mcnt depends upon the individual
efforts of its members. 1t is just
in proportion as the average mem
Der takes an interest in his organi
Zation. The man who seldom at
tends a meeting of the union, who
is always backward in the pay
ment of his dues, and only knows
by hearsay what is transporting, is
really of more use outside the or
ganiZation than in it.
1t is the man who recognizes that
he owes a duty to his union, who
encourages the officers by his pres
encc, and who takes an interest in
the proceedings that aids in the
work and makes progress not only
possible but assured. Every man
has his own place to 70 and his
own duty to perform. No other
member can do it for him. If he
absents himself from the meeting
there is Il vacant seat and one less
i'll attendance. Every member
should be a factor and count, there
is no life in an organization whose
members are dead or sleeping If
it is worth while to belong to Il
trades union it should be worth
while to do ones share i'm making
it Il success. Every union is just
exactly what its members make it;
it will be dead or alive, progressive
or important, just in proportion as
its members recognize their re-
sponsibilitics, and honestly live up
to them.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-06-27
THE HAMMER ARTIST.

The knocker, like death, loves a
shining mark. If you've never
been knocked, keep quiet. 1t
shows that you are brushleaguer
yet and have not broken into fast
company. An inactive man is
never knocked, for the reason that
he has never done anything to be
knocked for. Get busy. Do
something, and when you've quail
fled for the hammer degree, come
out in the forum and ride the goat
and take you bumps like a man.
They are coming to you all right if
you are active; coming good and
strong.
The woods are full of knockers
and every community is infested
with them, they inhabit cities,
towns, and villages; they loves to
hammer, to pound, to knock.
Get busy, boys; get your little
hammer, knock your local officers,
do something just for the sake of
knocking, the habit being so i'm
pregnated in your system we sup
pose you can't help it. Kick be-
cause nothing suits you; kick be-
cause you hate yourself. When
ever we hear the knocker kicking,
he puts us in the mind Of the mule
who kicked his stall to pieces,
kicked out one side of the barn,
scampcd out into the yard and
kicked at his shadow.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-06-27
GET TOGETHER.

The laboring people want so
many things, they will get them.
But they will not get them until
such time as they try to get them
The fact is the world and the full
ness thereof belongs to those who
labor.
The first move of the people for
possession of what is theirs is to
get together. 1t is not Il question
of what we will call the new order
of things when each comes into
possession of his own. The point
is, get together. Cease pulling
apart.
In the present order, some have
more than they need and much
more than justly belongs to them.
and still want more. Others have
nothing and seem to want less than
that. Between the two extremes
swing an unOrganiZcd mass who
really want Il just proportion of
the worlds goods, but do not vet
understand that to reach their de-
sires, they must get together.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-06-27

would be inside his capacious
stomach.
Nottingham, don't let any
body talk to you about the tyranny
of organized labor. There is no
tyranny in it. The labor move
ment is democratic through and
through, and no organization on
earth is doing as much good work
as organized labor is doing for the
betterment of humanity for justice,
equality and fraternity.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-06-27

Now that the Jap question is
again becoming acute, it would be
interesting to know the real
thoughts of those persons in high
places who but recently hailed
themselves as the heroes of the
'settlcment' of that question
No question is ever settled until it
is settled right
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-06-27

There are thousands of men in
this country who don't know what
unionism means; yet these same
men are getting decent wage, due
directly to the influence of the
union.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-06-27

The best, in fact the only, pro-
lection against ChinSee labor is the
label of the United Garment
Workers. Demand the label when
purchasing overalls, shirts, oil
skins or ready made suits.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-06-27

The city administration is going
after the gamblers. The Police
Judge handed out Il few stiff fines
to several members of that gentry
Tuesday morning. This class OF
''undesirablcsf should be driven
from our growing city and the adj
miniStration will receive the hearty
cooperation of the good citizens in
their efforts to suppress this evil.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-06-27

Let those employers of labor
who are content to employ
non union men be content
with the patronage of non. union
men.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-06-27

'Labor is capital. Labor has
the same right to protect itself by
trade-union. etc, as any other
form of capital might claim for
itself. Manning.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-06-27

If you are builder. the cause
of organized labor needs you. If
you tear down, the cause does not
need YOU In which boat are YOU
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-06-27
FRIDAY. uUNE ,sru 1907

FRIDAY. JUNE 18TH. 1907,
az az, the law offices of Littlepage, Cato &
bIedSoe, IN the Kanawha Valley Bank
buIidlns. in the city of Charleston, Kan
Via county, West Virginia, will pro
coed to have taken the DISPOSITIONS @
myself and others. to be read and used
as evidence IN my behalf in 4 certain suit
IN chancery now pending in the Circuit
ourt OF kanawha County, West Virgin
Ia, IN which suit l am plaintiff and You
are defendant.
And II from any cause the taking of
SAID dispositions shall not be taken or
completed on that day. the same shall be
continued from day to day, or from time
TO time. at the same place and between
me same hours, until said dispositions
shail nave been fully taken and compile
'eu' TOR the purposes aforesaid.
Respectfully.
Clora A. Reynolds.
BY Counsel
Littlepage, Cato s. Bledsoe, Sols.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-06-27

The advertisers in The Argus
should receive the patronage of the
union men for they make it posi-
Die for the paper that supports
your cause to exist Do your duty
to yourself and your fellow man.
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READ THE
LABOR ARGUS.
Order of Publication.

"'ate OF West Virginia. Kanawha County
SIS.
=, At Rules held in the Clerks office OF
ne ie elrcult Court OF kanawha County OH
the first Monday in the month of Iuuc,
1907.
Siora a. Reynolds, Plaintiff
VS.,
James w. Reynolds, Defendant
In Chancery.
;. he object of this suit is to obtain A
dlyorce from the bonds of rnatrirlony.
his day came the plaintiff bv her at
!orney; and on his motion, and it appear
ing from affidavit filed, that the dtferd-
ant Is nonresident of this State, it is
ordered that he do appear within one
month after the date of the first pubiica-
.ion hereof, and do what is necessary to
protect his interests in this suit.
este; d. M. Shirley, Clerk.
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THURSDAY. JUNE 81, 1907.
THE UNSELFISH LABOR LEADER.


and piling up millions for the sole
purpose of crushing to death indie
pendent industries, the labor lead
er, the trusts most deadly and
dangerous enemy, is for working
humanity. The capitalist devotcs
his whole time to enriching him
self and his Immediate family, and
if he will not neglect the opportun-
ity to keep him there. That's
what you call business acumen,
sound business principle.
"Iet us go to the top of the mill
first, "says the capitalist, "and thcn
I'll help some of you fellows up"
And with that he grabs some luck
less independent merchant by the
collar and plungcs him into the
bottomless pit of despair.
Now turn to the labor leader and
see what a different picture is pre-,
scented. Watch him as he goes
about during his spare time, even
depriving himself many evenings
of enjoyment at home with his
family, working patiently and
earnestly for pure love of his fell
low-men. What impcls him to
do all this Do his Immediate
interests depends on his devotion
to the causc7 Is he trying to gain
money at the expense of Il brother?
Is he the dangerous anarchist that
enemies Of organized labor would
have you believer His is a labor
of love. He feels that he is doing
right in helping to improve the
condition of his brother man, and
that is reward enough for him.
Here is picture it would do the
unorganizcd nottingham Il whole
lot of good to study. Perhaps,
after bordering on this subject, he
would not make it so hard for the
labor leader; he would not put OBJ
stacles in his way and would not
be found "scabbing it, and trying
to prevent both himself and his
brother laborer from ever obtain
ing living wages.
Why is it, when we know the
unselfish devotion of union officers
and the old members, that SO
many men have to he coaXcd into
a union7 Why is it that he must
be "Shown' like man from Mis-
SQUIRT Surely he has forgotten the
old story which parents were wont
in oldentimes TO tell their children
about the father and his seven
quarreling sons. The old man
took seven sticks and bound them
together and asked his sons to
break them and they failed. Then
he took one at time ami broke
them easily. Motto: Sin union
there is strength
Workingmen, don't let this
thought slip from your mind a
single moment. The labor agita-
pOio y ou " anu W tdll lIeIll DN
that name which their enemies
use-are working for their greatest
good to the greatest number.
They are struggling night and day
to improve your lot in this life and
to make that life bearable. The
capitalistic anarchist-for that is
his proper detinition-acts upon
the theory of the greatest good for
himself: "Everyone for himself
and the devil take the hinder.
most' Like the big fish in the
sea, he eats the little fellows and
then turns around and engages in
a titanic struggle for supremacy
with fishes somewhere near his
size. The inevitable results of
this battle for existence, were not
the laws of nature too just. today
there would be in the sea but one
big fish. The resisting finny tribe
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-06-27

If the daily press of the city de-
voted one tenth part of space to-
ward boosting Greater Charleston
that they do the professional poll
ticians. and peanut politics
they would greatly enhance their
value to their readers and patrons.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-06-27

NOTICE TO TAKE DISPOSITIONS.
10 James NJ. Reynolds:
You VIII please take notice that be
tween the hours of O'Clock a. III. and {
O'Clock p. m, on
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State of West Virginia. Kanawha County
SIS.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-01-25
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cam
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when it entirely closed. Deaf
ness is the result, and unless the
Inflammation can be taken out and
this tube restored to it's normal con-
dition, hearing will be restroyed
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but an inflamed condition of the
surfaces.
We will give one hundred dollars
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F. J. Cheney and Co.,
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Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
3tipation. ~~>
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-01-25
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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-01-25
Home Made Catarrh Cure.

Any one can mix right at home
the best remedily of it's kind
known. The name "Cyclone' is
given to the following prescription,
it is supposed, because Of it's
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Dandelion. one ounce Compound
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This is a harmless, inexpensive
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Prepare some and try it, as it il
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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-01-25
The Difference,

Small B0y-Pa. what is the difference
between a pessimist and an optlmist7
Powell, let me see If can illustrate.
You know I am often discouraged, and
things don't look to me as IL they'd
ever 80 right, Well. at such times /
can be said to be a pessimist. But
years ago. when I was young man,
everything looked bright and rosy. and
I was always hopeful. Then l was an
optimist.. Now. my son, can you un-
derstand the difference between a pes
simist and an optimist? Small Boy
Oh, yes; one is married and the other
Weekly. "a
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-01-25
Farm Wanted.

Would like a half section, or
lese, of good land, at it's value, il
party will take in part payment
my double store building, valued al
$4,000, we'll located in Radcliffe,
Iowa, and rented TO- good tenants,
steam heated, lighted throughout
by city gas, and II first class repair
Address Postoffice Box No. 10,
Radcliffe, Iowa.