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EXPENSE Of LIVING
SHOWN BY STATISTICS
Compilers Have Taken the Aver
age Prices for Last Ten
Years.
Figures Give Not the Slightest
Help for Earning the :,
Dollars.

Recent figures submitted by the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor
showing cost of living are based on
the wholesale prices of 25S commodi-
ties which enter more or less directly
into the daily use and consumption Of
the community. It appears that with
In the period covered by the report
1897 was the year Of lowest prices and
1906 the year Of highest prices. The
cost of living in 1905 was 36.5 per
cent. higher on an average than it
was in 1897, but it was only about 8
per cent. higher than in 1890. From
1890 to 1897 there was constant re-
duction Of the average Since that
year there has been a steady increase.
1t is of interest to note that while
the average prices of all the articles Of
food included in the tabulat:on is ma
terally higher n 1906 than it was ten
years earlier 1t Is practically the same
as 1t was IN 1890. The average prices
OF house furnishing goods, although
ranging lower during the intermediate
years, were no higher in 1906 than in
1890. Drugs and chemicals were about
10 per cent cheaper last year than
they were In 1890; but even physicians
and apothecaries will admit that man
can notzlive on 7drugs: alone in,.an ef-
Tort to ;economize. Comparing the
lowest years. of the term with 1906
the greatest, increase appears in the
items Of metals and implements, and
lumber and building materials.
The compilers, of the report have
taken the average prices for the ten
years, 1890 to 1899 inclusive. as their
basis and they use 100 as the stand
ard for comparisons. On that basis
the average prices of lumber and
building materials stood at 9O.4 in
1897 and at 14o.1 in 1906. Metals and
implements stood at 1874 in 1898 and at
1852 In 1906. Farm products were
$50 in 1897 and 1886 in 1906. Cloths
and clothing were OIL in 1897 and 12O
in 1905. The list shows eleven articles
which in price than the average for
the ten years used as standard 1t
SHOWS increase in the price of 1879
articles Included in the tabu!ation, and
decrease in Al articles. Flour, sugar.
tea and coffee are cheaper, while meat,
fish, lard, bread, butter, cheese, eggs
and milk are cheaper Kerosene is
dearer and candles are cheaper. A
few lines of cotton goods have de-
| creased, but most have increased
Barbed wire, putty, quinine and glass
tumblers show lower prices, while
steel rails, bricks, all kinds Of lumber,
opium, bedroom chairs and plug to-
bacco have gone up.
These pages of statistics are i'm
mensely interesting to those who are
interested in them, and they offer &C.
cupatfon for any number Of hours.
They do not, however, give the Slight
est help toward finding or making the
dollars with which to meet the increase
shown so clearly and with 50 much
elaboration.
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County Of st. Louis. State Of Mime.

4 "a
TO Hill, Bliss ct al: 1., f. s., t,ss Z, Vi 81
You are thereby notified that the fol-
lowing DESCRIBED piece Or parcel pa ct land;
State Of Minnesota, and known and de-
scribed as Follows. to-wit: Undivided one
sixth Of tEe northwest quarter. Of the
southwest quarter Of section two, town
west Of 4tb P. M. according to the gov.
N ss7;1!lsa, Of sWN Sec: 2e5s-1s5 is now as
sessed ing your name; that on the ninth
iand > pursuant to the Ell Heal Estate Tax
Judgment, duly given and made in and
by the District Court in and for the said
County Pf st. Louis on the twenty-third
to enforce the payment of taxes delln-
quent upon real estate for the year 1902,
for the said County Of st. Louis, the
above described piece or parcel OF land
the sum of Fortyfive cents and was on
the twenty-seventh. day Of April, A. D.
1907, assigned by the State of Minnesota
Tor the sum of one and 66:100 dollars
deem said piece or parcel of land from
said assignment, exclusive Of the. cost
to accrue upon this notice, is the sum Of
one and $1,000 dollars ($1.6s) and interest
at the rate of twelve per cent per an
mum from said twenty-seyenth day OF
April, A. D. 1907, to the day such re-
demption Is made
That said amount required to redeem
calculated to the date of this notice Is
the sum Of $1.69 and that said tax GER
t1ficate has been presented to me by the
holder thereof and the time for redemp-
ton of said piece parcel of land from
said assignment will expire sixty (6O)
days after the service of this notice and
proof thereof has been filed in my office.
Witness my hand and official seal the
twenty-fourth day Of June A. D. 1907.
0. HALDEN,
(Off1cial Seal) County Auditor.
e of st. Louis County, Mimi.
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EM|CRANTS LEAv|NC
.... ... BRITISH ISLANDS
Colonial Dependencies Of Great
Britain Generally Their OBJ
jective Point.
Limited Amount Of Assistance
Given to Emigrants by VAR
ious Organizations.

Official figures for 1906 show an in
crease in the number of passengers of
British origin who left the United
Kingdom for places out of Europe as
compared with 1905, the total being
325,o96, as against 262.o77. The most
striking increase was that to Canada
namely, from s2,437 to 114.S36. South
Africa shows a decrease. The figures
for Australia and New Zealand (not
distinguishing rose from 1879 to 49,
531, and for the United States from
1880 to 144,7O7. In the case Of
South Africa the figures declined from
26,307 to 22,S13. The Canadian gov
eminent gives the number Of emil
grants from the United Kingdom to
Canada as 97,757, as against 64,863 in
1905. During the year assisted pas
sages to New South Wales were given
and passages to Western Australia
were made cheaper. Nominated pas
sages were given to New South Wales,
Queensland and western Zealand were
given to persons with a little money,
and to navvies, farm laborers, and
domestic servants. The TranSvaal
continued to give limited number Of
reduced passages to certain classes of
women.
A number Of persons were enabled
to emigrate (the great majority to
Canada) by the bodies established I'M
der the British Unemployed Act. Dur
Ing the year 734 persons, with 1895
dependents, were sent out from Lon
don, at a cost Of $93.524, and 366 per-
sons, with 100 dependents, were sent
out by provincial distress committees,
at cost of $34,435. The figures for
Scotland were as follows: Ninty-four
men, with 81 dependents, were sent out
by distress committees, at a cost of
1921. No emigration had been under
taken by distress committees in 1895.
No persons were assisted to emigrate
under this Act from Ireland. The Sal
walton Army sent emigrants to Cam
ada.
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#state.of Minnesota 70 the above named

#state5of Minnesota to the above named
93 Defendants: aiSzS S3. ! ks ~.
You are. hereby summoned and re-
CURED to answer the Complaint Of the
which complaint Is on file In the office
of the Clerk Of said District Court, at
the Court House in the City Of Duluth.
said County and State, and to serve q
plant on the subscriber, at his office In
the City Of. Duluth, in said County Of
st. Louis, within twenty days after the
service Of tl,iss Summons upon you, 4ex-
# you fa to Of
within the time aforesaid, the xplstntiff
In this action viii apply to the court Tor
the relief demanded in said complaint.
Dated, August 18th, 1907. LII. s,
PORTER J. NEFF,+# -
Attorney for Plaintiff,
210 First National Bank Bldg.,Es
= Duluth, Minnesota.
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Women and Union Label. Goods

women and Union Label Goods.
The Union Labor Bulletin of New
ark. N. j., truly says: "As women
are the buyers for their families, they
are therefore the employers So, If q
woman demands the union label on
whatever goods she buys, she forces
the shopkeeper to purchase union
label goods and employ union work.
men. In this way she prevents the
horrors of sweatships and child labor,
and benefits the situation for everyone
concerned" SO 1t is up to the women
to take these words to heart and act
on them thus following out the bihli-
cal maxim Of doing unto others as
they would be done by.
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STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
= OF st. Louis-ss:. .. In Probate Court
Special Term, August 9Th. 1907.
In the Matter Of the Estate Of Emma
= on receiving and fling the petition
OF Caroline Peterson. of the County Of
st. Louis, representing, among other
things. that Emma Gatz.& late OF the
County of St. Louis, in. the State Of
Minnesota, on the Bird day of August,
Minnesota; died interstate, and being al
inhabitant Of this County at the time
OF her death, leaving goods, |chattels
and estate within this County and that
the said petitioner is the mother Of
istration OF said estate be to said Caro-
lne Peterson. granted; |r
. It is Ordered, that said petition be
heard before said Court on Tuesday,
the srd day Of tseptembsr A p 1se7 at
in the Court House IN the city Of iDu-
luth, In said County -.-. %t't%r, : 49,.
Ordered, Further, That notice hereof
pc given to the heirs Of, said deceased
nnd. to al persons Interested, BY pub
fishing this order once In each week
Tor three successive n weeks prior to
said day of hearing, In the Labor
world. q weekly NEWSPAPER printed
and published: d at Duluth; in said
County Go and, that 9. cop 81 this order
Of ST. Louis County not less than ten
days prior to said day OF hearing. IS
s Dated at Duluth, Minnesota, this eth
day Of August "a p. 1907 4. s$s.., {.
Phil. a3.=. 4. 800 Is. B.'MrDDLEcoFF, Il
... III ass# fsfsss Judge OF Probate. q
tssaa;i an rebate Court 81 Louis Co.
Labor World. Aus: 1o. Z. 9. 1go7. ...=
], I. 26
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For Protection of Children,

TUT ITOteCIioV OF ~'IiOCoUs
At the convention of the National
Woman Suffrage association, held in
Chicago recently, the committee on
legislation for civil rights reported
the following laws passed during the
year:
Child labor, in Delaware.
Child labor and juvenile courts, in
Iowa.
Crimes against children bill, In Illi-
nois, and the raising of the age of
protection for girls. from IA to 16
years.
Law raising age Of consent from IL
to Is years, in Kentucky.
School suffrage for women, In
Portsmouth, N. H.
Juvenile court law and law fixing
legal marriage age, in Kansas.
Child labor law. in louisiana Also
law providing for women factory in
spectors.
Miss Jean Gordon, prominent wo-
man suffragist, has been appointed
Inspector for New Orleans, La Good !:
no politics.
Rhode Island also has child
labor law.
From your Nawlins, Luziana, Friend.
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Should Have tho SUPPORT o. All.

Union men and wives of union men:
Can you so far forget the principles
Tor which you are organized as to
purchase a non-union product when
you can get superior article bearing
the stamp Of honest wages and lust
hours? Think it over. This is q seri.
Gus matter. Think. of the thousands
OF underpaid toilers all over the earth
who know naught but to toll and
sweat from day to day and from
night to night, and who have nothing
In life but; miserable existence az
compensation, and ask yourself why
1t should be SO In this world Of plenty.
The union .labelsis the, balsa m OF lab
ors ills. tits the greatest and most
honest weapon against unjust employ
ers. Get 1t fand stick to IT. s1}sss.. - i $
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sTATH OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY or
st. Louis, District Court Eleventh
judicial District, y %zs 4.tss ts:
seba 8. Brown, r. 5.5.s :@ss Plaintiff. US
Mesvin ]. wv. c,srk. g. ~. p. weber ana ~
VI Coffin, and AN other persons un a..
RI known Claiming any riSht, Il tie. Ss.
sfak4, ia siiterest Of lien in the real o.
stat descrlb ID.
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pan, is most difficult to move, for. like
eggs and sugar, it cooks after being
lifted off the fire, so that it burns
into the metal most dreadfully. In
rinsing a pot that has been used for
for sweet things, use cold water in
stead Of hot, for this reason. Remem-
Der that every word said of the pot
applies with, equal force to the lid,
which, II neglected, will bestow a most
fearful and wonderful flavor to the
next dish cooked under it's shelter.
Fryipg-pans are cleansed by boiling
water, with a lump of soda, in them,
until one can rinse them perfectly
clean, when they must be wiped dry
and allowed to dry completely in the
air. Omelet. pans are an exception to
this rule, for if washed they will
inevitably burn the next omelet cooked
IN them. Directly they are done with
pour on the fat, and then wipe them
carefully with fresh pieces of paper
till they come off quite clean, and no
stain is left on a clean cloth rubbed
on it. If it has caught at any time,
dip cloth in salt and rub it we'll on
the pan till the burnt part is removed.
Or crushed eggshels will also answer
Mr. Union Map.-Net!fv v0r1r lam.
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FEDERATED + RADEs ASSEMBLY,
Meets second and fourth Friday Of
each month. at Labor World Hall Man
haitian building, President W. J.. Hunt:
vice president. P. Boileau: financial
secretary-treasurer, P. w. Perry; rec
sec, e. P. Peters, 507 Third Ave. w.:
reading clerk, G. Northfield-
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Estate of ZoIman SeIEel.

Estate Of Zolman Setgel.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
St. Louis, In Probate Court :
In the Matter Of the Estate of Zolman
seigel. ,Decedent.
Letters Let of administration this day
It Is Ordered, That the time within
which all creditors of the above, named
decedent may present claims against
his estate tten in this court; be; and the
from and after the date hereof; and
that Monday, the 3rd day Of February,
1908, at ten o'clock A. M, in the Pro-
at Duluth in said County, be, and the
same hereby is, fixed and appointed
as the time and place for hearing upon
the examination, adjustment and al
sented within the time aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication of this order in the Labor
World as provided by law.
1907.
J. B. MIDDLECOFF.
(seal Probate Court. St. Louis Co.,
Labor. World Aug 1Eg;4 3 TO- IT, 1907.
CONTEST NOTICE..
Department of the Interior, United
S s5ates 1 Ia dao Office Duluth Minnesota
A sufficient contest affidavit having
been filed in this office by Charles Korpi,
contestant, against homestead entry No.
1867, made June 2, 1902, for S11 NWA
and NJ SWA, Section 33, Township 81
No, Range Is w. 4th P. M, by Herman
Hapanen, Contestee, in which is it al
legged that said Herman Hapanen died
on December e., 1906, at Fergus Falls,
Minnesota, that this heirs, If any there
be are wholly unknown to affiant; that
since the death of said entryman (more
than six months having elapsed) said
claim has been totally abandoned by
entryman's heirs If any. there be, and
during said time 1t has not been occu-
pied or resided upon or improved or Gull
tivated, nor have the improvements been
kept up and maintained by any heirs OF
sffiant makes this affidavit n on in lorna;
|! tion and belief, and that said alleged
absence from the said land was not due
to his employment or that Of any heirs
IN the Army, Navy. or Marine Corps Of
the United tSates as a.: private soldier,
seaman or marine during the war with
s Spain Pr during any other war in which
parties are hereby notified TO appear,
respond and offer evidence touching said
allegation at 10 o'clock q. m. on October
3, 1907, before the Register and Receiver
at the United States Land Office in
Duluth, Minnesota. =
affidavit, field July 20, 1907, set forth
facts which show that after due dill
gence personal service Of this notice can
not be made, 1t is hereby ordered and
| directed that such notice be given by
J. c.. HERMAN ENGEL,
! CULKIN & GRAN, Attorneys.
| 1907 :: -
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LIS PENDENS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY. OF
ST Louis, District Court, Eleventh
judicial District. 81, .., "a ILL.,: ~. -:
Gust A. Rydberg, Plaintiff,
4! $50 VS.. .'.' = D. + ~,
Adofph Washer and all other persons
unknown claiming :: any right, title;
estate, interest or lien in the real
estate described In =, the , COMPLAINT 3
j. Notice Is hereby given that an action
has been commenced in tho above named
court by the above named plaintiff
against the above named defendants.
That. the object. Of said; action Is to de-
termine adverse claims to- the real
estate hereafter described and to have
the above named plaintiff decreed to- be
the owner of said premises and each and
every Of the defendants above named
interest o. Hen therein. The PREMISE;
affected by said action are situated In
the County Of St. Louis and State OF
Minnesota and are described as follows
The East half of the Northwest quarter
Of Section Eight (8). Township Fffty.one
(51), Range Twelve (12). s,se5:lszy 33ss.&s&s*
Dated July 18th, 1907. ' e. N. u. ~ ,' !
sSSssh2is@ 4s2;H PORTER J. NEFF,
i}.sGasSg IL ;3,1.f, 1 Attorney Tor Plaintiff.
ps:210 First National Bank Bldg. Duluth,
Minnesota u .f} ( Z ss422< ISL :
IA, 81. 1907 ss 74s :l5z7 Fs
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II copper, aluminium, Or seamless steel
mas to be considered, just think of
what is likely to be the condition of
the cast iron and enameled pans that
form the usual cooking utersils Of the
average kitchen.
Cast iron, at it's best, has rough
inner surface, which in a very few
months collects microscopic scraps Of
everything cooked in it, and these dis
lodge. In fact, one Of the first things
students in housewifery realize is the
time and trouble even a. small pan
takes to clean If it has been allowed
to get cold unrinsed and unwiped.
With enameled pans the case is
little, II anything, better. They are
pretty when new in their. blue-lined
creamy whiteness, and their price is
certainly low; but almost anything
stains them, and unless very carefully
handled the inner surface becomes a.
network of tiny cracks.
Copper is, OF course. the best metal
for Kitchen use, but it may be granted
mat 1t takes a good deal of cleaning,
and revenges itself for the least ne
glect most sharply.
Seamless steel, unless we'll r1nsed
and thoroughly dried, also very soon
Detrays it's neglect; while aluminium.
unless properly kept, deteriorates
quickly, and looks at all events most
unappetizing. Moreover, all three are
somewhat expensive to start with. an
argument that tells against the verv
incest utensils of all the nickel and
the tri-metal ware.
The wrought iron pans, with their
timed Innings (Which can be easily
and quickly renewed), are excellent
for average use. as the inner surface
| IS always smooth and affords no lurk-
Ing place for scraps and f1avors tc
hide in, while the price is little above
that OF cast iron utensils.
AS each pan is done WITH fill it to
| three parts with boiling water from
the boiler, adding tiny morsel OF
SODA; then, as soon as tie rush is
| over, rinse them we'll out, being care
| full to remove every scrap of food
material; then wipe out we'll, and put
1t aside on the pot rack, where the
air can get to it all around to keen
1t sweet and clean.
Next morning at cleaning time din
the pan into hot water, to which YOU
| have added a good piece of soda: then
soap dishcloth WELL dip it into fine
sand, and we'll scour the pan. both
inside and out: after which rinse the
pan thorouhgly in clean water, wrine
out your dishcloth and wipe the pan
dry.
OF course, If the stains are not re-
moved It must be secured again:
while by any mistake it has been
burnt and parts Of the things cooked
| IN IT. are still adhering, it must be
filled with hot water and a lump Of
soda, and left to boil for little
II cheapness is not considered the
| agate ware will stand a. very fait
share Of wear and tear, while the
| hreproof earthenware casseroles and
| other dishes obtainable nowadays are
perfection itself in the hands OF 6
careful woman - T.
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pLASTEREHs'@UNIO No. IS, o. z. !.
A--Meets on second and fourth We'd
Block. President, Samuel Maghan; vice
president, John Campbell; financial Sec
rotary, e. Perrott. Duluth Heights; cor
n. 18th Ave. W.; Deledates to Struct-
ural Bldg Trades Alliance, Carson,
Ali aud Jackson.
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=. Mr.. Union Man:-Notify Your Cigar
Dealer that the Bell Phone is Unfair.
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STRUCTURAL BUILDING TRADES

Alliance-Meets first and third Nom
day at Kalamazoo Blk. President, Edw.
Rec. Sec.., w. J. Hunt. 100 W. 4th ST. !:
financial Observation-Disclosures. Geo. r.
Walters. 1908 w. Fourth st.; Busin ess
Agent, M. J. Harvey, Residences. e19 e.
Sixth St., Office, Kalamazoo Blk. Of
to p. m: Zenith phone s35-Y.
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KITCHEN .sTEP.sAvERIs.I

VI The fewer the pots and al IN q
Kitchen the better IRE kspt. Now
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BLACKsMITH's UNION.

BLACKSM1TH's UNION, No. 4oe,
meets the first and third Thurs
days of each month at the Victor Carl
son Hall, 1928 Grand Avenue West.
Pres. r. w. Cummings; Vice Presi-
dent, Jas. Kemp: Recording Secretary.
Louis Haley, West Duluth; Treasurer.
Sen Smith; Financial Secretary. Pat
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If cheapness is not considered the
agate ware will stand very fait
snare OF wear and tear, while the
nreproof earthenware casseroles and
other dishes obtainable now adays are
perfection itself in the hands OF a,
careful woman. Il
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nREwERY WORKERS UNION ia. II, -
month at the Kalamazoo pulldinx. Ma:
1S West Superior street. President, "a
Stenglein; vice president. Chas. linden;
treasurer. Chas Gooder; financial sec.
rotary. Rudolph schippsr. AIS East 9th
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Porridse. ii allowed to- burn in a
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RAINrERA. :DECoRATop,

PAINTERS, DECORATORS And
at Kalamazoo Block, 1s w. Sup ST.
Pres, VIM. Perry; vice president, ".
II. vernon; treasurer, w. B. Bradley:
financial secretary, W. +. Meyer, 324.
sc tn Ave. w; recording secretary. Jas.
81. Powers. 712 r. 9th st.
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F SSgsss % e1t:Ts e sSs' :! s:s:a
and fourth Ihvrsday OF each month at
the Labor WorldaHall, Manhattan Bldg.
Praddeut,T JQnnE Keenan; vice president.
Maurics CoanelIs,s recording secretary.
Daniel Halpin; sergeant at arms, Paul
Heideman: financial secretary-treasuroI.
]. J. Mullen. ~ W.. Fourth street.
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Mr.. Union Man:-Notify your laun-
dry man that the Bell Phone is IN
fair.
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Department for Uomen

If copper, aluminium, Or seamless steel
has to be considered, just think OF
what is likely to be the condition OF
the cast iron and enameled pans that
form the usual cooking utersils of the
average kitchen.