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languidly surveyed the row. There was a
good deal of energy in Janitor Bantry; but
the energy turned to tired melancholy as
he surveyed the Row and thought of halls
and stairs badly in need of broom.
Janitor Bantry looked behind the iron
railing extending the length of the Row.
Behind the railing were discarded shoes,
stove pipes, flower pots, window shade,
tomato cans paper, rags. The janitor was
looking unhappy, when the harness maker
from the next block came along. Then:
'Ah, good morning, Mr.. Straggler! Just
the man l wanted to see"
Mr.. Straggler's mouth widened into an
expectant grin, for the janitor always had
some good story to tell.
well, what do you want to see me about
this morning, Bantry?"
"Why, yes! Now, what is 1t / was going
to say? Well, it amt like an autty-mobile
that has just run you down; it will come
back again. Did l ever tell you about the
hypnotized rats?" Funny story. Harness
maker went his way, laughing heartily.
Janitor Bantry, himself, looked almost as
amused-then melancholy again. Melan-
choly indeed! Thirty ash cans would have
to be set back In the yards. Thirty tor
ments played through the janitorial mind
until
"Ah, Mr.. Grossbeakl I've been looking
all over for you. Let's seei What was it
] wanted to say? Oh, well, 1t amt like a
burglar you've trapped in your wine cellar;
1t won't go consuming nothing in the mean
time. Did | ever tell you about when 1 was
selling lightning rods up Canada way?"
Another story, and then the janitor saun-
tered to the corner, turned his back upon
work undone, and tried to think of nobler
things.
This is why tenants in the neglected
houses said:
Never you fear, The agent will wake
up some day, and then Bantry will be out
of job. He'll wish he had done little
work, then"
So, one morning, no one was astonished
when. out on the stoop. between waves of
his hand to hardwood men, harness makers
and tObacconists, the janitor remarked, de-
tectedly, to q tenant:
IT'S true you can't tell who your friends
are, And him over there in his office, I've
knowed twenty years. I'm getting pretty
old now to have trouble like this-ah, good
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morning, Mr.. Schmidt. Just the man I've
been wanting to see!-Oh, well, it amt like
a marble on a creased plank, 1t won't run
away
The expected had happened.
A consultation in the first-floor rooms!
Mrs Tarino, tall young Irish woman, was
saying to her sprightly little Italian hus-
band,
Leo. go right over to the agent, before
anybody is engaged. 1 told you long be-
fore to put in your application, because
anybody could see Mr. Bantry would lose
his job But the shades. visible In spots
behind insurance signs. were drawn and
told that the agent had not yet reached
his office.
A second-f1oor consultation! Long armed
Mrs. Mixer. with muscles in crooked ridges
on her long arms. And Mixer, himself
furtive-eyed; head thrust out like a vul-
lures from Jumps of shoulder blades Mix
er was saying:
I'm tired to death working in hotel
kitchens for six a week and taking every
chefs abuse! Well get these houses and
our twenty a month and rent free! The
agent amt come to his Office yet, but-you
and me start right in and be doing the
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northwest 10 about feet above low tide.
and during the freshet referred to the wates
was about feet deep In the street at thai
locality. Great damage, of course was done
by the freshet Of 1885,
Besides the damage to the works of the
government, private interests suffered heav.
suffered from 1t. That freshet was of less
OF 1881 are well remembered by many who
suffered from 1t. That freshet was of less
magnitude than that Of 1877, but the dam.
age to private property was greater Ordi.
nary business was in many places suspendx
ed cellars flooded, property damaged and a
great loss sustained A similar inundation
at this time would doubtless be more disas,
trous, as business has vastly increased and
property enhanced in value
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you lounging on the corners with a lot Of
loafers since you were knee-high. But
what are you doing in my rooms?'
And I know you, Mrs Plank" he said.
"And your husband, who has the falling
sickness, and you not never letting him go
to the hospital, where he'd get better treat
ment than you neglecting him at home.
We're the tenants herer'
The old lady, her hands folded on the lit
tie black bag, one ear turned to the speak
ers, tried to understand Jawn stood by a
window, picking out strips of putty.
You're the tenants here? Then it's your
self says you are! IT'S myself is the pro-
prietor herei''
What is she saying, Eddie?" from Mrs.
O'Rourke, taking off her hat.
But Eddie O'Rourke ran down the stairs
to find the people that had rented him the
rooms, and Mrs. Plank ran down to find
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PATRIOTISM OR PREJUDICE.
Socialism at War With Love of Home
and Country.

From Watson's Jefrersonian Magazine.
In a recent issue of leading socialist
paper the following gem Of thought is To
be found:
Patriotism is nickname for preju-
dice"
Do you know why the socialist fiouts pa
triotism and calls it prejudice?
Think little, and you will see You
love your country because your home is a
part of it; and you love your home because
1t is your individual haven of refuge from
the storms OF life-the individual kingdom
in which you are lord and master and in
which you enjoy. with your wife, your chill.
dren and your friends, whatever happiness
life can give.
The man never lived who would not fight
for his home-however humble.
The man never lived who would fight for
the tenement house in which he chances
to be ledger. The home is ever sacred
the hotel never is. The reason is plain
enough. The home is yours, individually;
the hotel is everybody's generally. Now,
the socialist strikes at indivdualism. He
doesn't want to own your home by any
title that gives you individual control OF 1t.
He wants everybodys home to belong to
you, and your home to belong to every
body. In other words, the homes Of the
people are to be owned collectively. If So
ciety sees fit to say to you 'Move on" out
you go. Society will substitute its title
for your title, its will for your will, its con-
cialism will permit you to use this year
may be allotted to some one else another
year.
Under these conditions no man would
love his home any more than he would
love his room in a hotel. Under these
conditions the citizen would have no greater
inducement to make permanent improve
ments upon his home than he would have
to make improvements upon the hotel.
Love of home being destroyed, love or
country would also be destroyed. Pa
triotism. being founded upon love of home,
would perish under socialism, for the SIM
pie reason that the foundations would be
gone. Under socialism the most beautiful
feature of civilized life would disappear.
Home life, as we know 1t, would be i'm
possible The song of Home, Sweet
Home" would thrill no responsive chords
in the human heart. The tender pathos of
Burns "Cotters Saturday Night would
not be felt Socialism would answer with
a universal yes Sir Walter Scotts ringing
challenge.
Lives there man with soul SO dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own. my native landr
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yHE old Long Bridge Of ancient and
malodorous history Is now being
dismantled in accordance with
law and will seon be thing of
the past. 1t served as an import
ant connecting link between the national
capital and Virginia for about one hundred
years and In its time has rendered good
and valuable service to the public and the
government. Over it the demoralized Union
army entered Washington after its disas-
trous experience at Bull Run at the out
break of the civil war; The bridge was in
almost continuous use during that great
conflict in the transit of troops and sup
plies to and from the front in the Virginia
campaigns and at the close Of the war the
vast legions Of veterans crossed it on the
occasion of their famous review by Presi-
dent johnson at the White House.
Although it's service at these and other
times has been honorable the structure for
many years past has been an eyesore and
source of danger and trouble to the resi-
dents Of the District. Because Of its faulty
and archaic construction it was the cause
of frequent and damaging floods in the
lower parts of the city and a serious i'm
pediment to the reclamation of the MAS
matte flats and the general Improvement
of the river. For these and other reasons
1t was condemned by the public and by the
army engineers many years ago. Relief
was tardy but 1t came at last in the shape
of legislation which resulted in the con-
struction of the new steel Highway bridge
and the new steel Pennsylvania railroad
bridge as permanent substitutes for the
dilapidated and dangerous Long bridge.
=
The Long bridge was first built in 1909
by the Washington Bridge Company and
the act Of Congress, February 8, 1905,
which authorized its construction, au-
thorized the collection Of tolls. At that
time there was no causeway between the
Washington channel and the main or Vir-
ginia channel as there is now. In 1881 the
bridge was destroyed by a freshet. In 1884
an appropriation was made to rebuild 1t.
In 1910 1t was again partially destroyed by
a freshet and the sudden breaking up Of
ice. In 1S43 1t was again repaired and
again opened for travel. In 1870 the Bal
timore and Potomac Railroad Company
was authorized to take possession Of and
extend it's tracks across, the bridge on the
general condition that the company MAIN
tain It in good condition for railway and
ordinary travel.
The bridge remains today the property
of the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
BY the term bridge Is meant the entire
structure from the Washington shore to
the Virginia shore, inclusive of the cause
way across the flats. The total length of
the bridge, inclusive of the causeway. Is
4,677 feet The railroad Ii q single-track
road. The wagon road IL close alongside
of it the entire distance. The bridge was
again badly damaged by freshets In 1870,
1877, 1881 and 1889.
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Vegetarianism.
From II SecoIo of Milan.

From II Secolo of Milan.
Apostles Of vegetarianism have rarely
invaded Italy, and then with hut scant
success. Among us they have stirred I.t-
tie enthusiasm and much skepticism.
Nearly all Of us have continued on our
way eating flesh to the greater glory of
Nature. And now the rigorous tests made
by the German psychologist Caspari.
which have just proved SO patiently dis
astrous to vegetarian theories, make It
less likely than ever that those among
US who think will resort to diet of roots
and raisins.
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Copyright, 1906. by Thomas H. McKee)

Copyright 1906. by Thomas H. Mckee,
a BLUE river, white-fecked with the
~ flying of gulls. A slaughter house
"a and a brewery. Then Caskodens
Il "A row of tenement houses.
From far away, Caskoden Row
would catch your eye. A futtering and
waving, and a tapping of quilts, table
cloths, towels, shirts. skirts, wrappers
aprons and overalls-all out on the fire es-
cape landings, which were really balconies,
for not a ladder connecting them one with
another was to be seen. There were wash
tubs on the balconies, jugs, boilers, demi-
Johns, coal scuttles, chopping bowls, bas-
kets Thirty ash cans, three in front of each
house Women in the windows hissing-like
a gallery at an abduction in melodrama-
kissing to a rag man, jinglng along with
a strap full of differentiated dinner bells.
Across the street was the real estate office
of the agent of the property. Caskoden
Row was very Observation-Disclosures, but
from his office the agent could see only
spots of 1t.
Janitor Bantry smoking an inverted corn
cob, stood on the stoop of No. $50, and
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other, too tired for comments. They leaned
on their brooms languidly.
He'll hold me responsible" from worried
some agreement"
Your asked the Mixer. The three 9TH
ers painted among them:
But you're discharged, amt your
"Me?' drawled Bantry. why, that's q
queer deal! Oh, old Thames wouldn't
bounce me in a thousand years; but he did
insult me. 'Bantry, he says, last night,
come back I want to see them houses In
some sort Of condition"
Mrs. Tarino sat down Imply. Tarino
dropped his broom and was too weak to
pick 1t up. The Mixers had no strength
to express their indignation.
Janitor Bantry surveyed the transformed
Row critically. why, nor he decided.
Il can't see as it needs very much going
over"
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LONG BRIDGE
NOW BEING DISMANTLED

between masonry retaining walls across
the flats between the two channels and
about 1880 feet in length and 90 bridge
feet in length. In 1S91-1S92 the Baltimore
and Potomac Railroad Company recon
structed that part Of the Long bridge
across the Washington channel on plans
approved by the Secretary of War. The
greater part of the old channel was filled
with earth, and two plategirder spans rest
Ing on two abutments and center pier were
outlet.
The Long bridge across the Virginia chan
mel Is wooden Howe truss bridge, consist
ing Of thirteen spans Of 1875 feet each in the
clear, and one draw span 1872 feet On
length, swinging on pivot pier giving two
openings Of about seventy feet, only one
of which is arranged for the passage of
vessels. Each span. except the draw, con-
sists Of three wooden trusses The ex-
IRENE width of the bridge from out to out
Of trusses is 40.4 feet. On the upstream
side is a wagon road 1872 feet wide in the
clear, but with no sidewalk while on the
downstream side Is the single track of the
Baltimore and Potomac railroad with q
clear width between trusses of 1872 feet.
The bridge spans rest upon masonry piers
built of inferior quality of sandstone
and founded Upon pile and grillage founda-
tons, the grillage being at the level of
low tide. In order to prevent these in
secure foundations from being undermined
by the river currents, large quantities of
riprap stone have been thrown into the riv-
er and piled about them until there is now
series Of, immense mounds extending
across the ryer channel. So great Is that
obstruction that the natural discharge area
of the river at Long bridge is reduced
no less than 30 per cent by these pier found
atoms and ne riprap stone deposited about
them.
The direc fon of the bridge is not normal
to the direction of the channel, so that the
piers (being built at right angles to the
line of the BRIDGE are not parallel to the
direction q the current, but are oblique
to It, and % become themselves a serious
obstruction during freshets. A further OBJ
lowness otthe existing bridge The lower
chord is but 1913 feet in the clear above low
tide, while the floor is but ID feet above
low tide.
The fre,het of 1880 rose to a height of
12.7 feet Sbove low tide at the Long bridge
and thus the superstructure of the bridge
diminished the maximum freshet cross sec
ton by 9. depth of no less than "a feet, or
water rose above low tide.
The Long bridge on account Of its faulty
construction has been a constant menace
to the Interests on the river front above
it, and afso to the work Of improvement of
the fats, upon which the government has
already spent a large sum. In the event
OF freshet occurring while the river is full
Appreciated, and such contingency is
not unlikely.
~.
Shouts an ice gorge form at the Long
bridge It would back up the waters Of the
river and overflow portions of the city
front. and through the sewers above the
bridge Guch of the lower parts Of the city
as are drained by them.
The street surface at 14th and B streets
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At the date Of the inception Of the Po-
tomac river Improvement (1Ss2) the Long
bridge consisted Of three parts. viz. COM
mencing at the Washington shore, a. a
wooden spans on masonry piers and about
TOO feet In length. ca causeway Of earth
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Mistress-"Tell me instantly, Nina, did
the master kiss you last nightT
Maid-"Yes, maam, but don't be upset
about 1t. I didn't mind at all."-Fliegende
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the people who had rented her the rooms.
Both returned after having raped. vainly
upon doors.
why. what's the trouble, Eddie?' from
old Mrs. O'Rourke.
"Ah. don't be bothering with her, moth
er," young fellow shouting close to the old
lady's year. ITS some mistake she's made
and she'll move right out as soon as she
gets other rooms
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-07-20
SCOPE OF REFERENDUM
/! An ISSUE. . IN \. DlkDTl
TfssAyh It Resubmissionists Hope
" to Knock Ont State Wide
Prohibition.
Novel Position Taken By Temper
ance People to Limit Direct
Legislation.

FARGO, N. D., July 1s,-The scope
Of the initiative and referendum IN this
state has developed into a big issue al
q result Of the recent rally of tha.
temperance organizations AS the pro-
hibitory law Is embodied in the con-
stitution the prohibitionists are ex-
'tremely anxious TO limit the initiative.
and referendum to statutory laws and
prevent from interfering with the oon-s
stitution. sgs
The resubmissionists. on, the other
hand, are equally anxious that there
shall be no restrictions on the meas.
Sure, as they hope 20 have the prohibi-
ton clause knocked out They contend
that the state has thousands Of settlers
since the adoption OF the constitution.
who never had = vote on the, prohibi-
ton feature and are entitled to an ex-;5
precision. N
The prohibition workers EXPIRES. con.
fdence that the law will be sustained.
should It be submitted to q vote. but.
they want to dodge q test Of hat Kind
II possible. At the recent meeting ofs
the organizati ton, leading advocat1s 81
the initiative and referendum ma de Ia
dresses explaining the measure. Gov.
ernor Burke Endorsed the position ~
the temperance organixations ii limit.
Ing the initiative and referendum Is
statutory laws. 80
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-07-20

He isn't rich man; hence, he can be-
queath no school houses to the city, but
he Is more than rich in other things,
for he possesses a spirit Of fairness,
Of all classes Of people, rich and poor,
great and small, laborers and capital
lists, without prejudice. This is saying
a good deal, for men with wide repu-
tations for greatness are often strong
ly biased when considering the desires
Of those who move in a different path
way in life from which they are wont
to trend their course.
Every workingman in Duluth should
vote for Mr.. Hegg because he repre-
sents their cause Their hopes and as
pirations are his, and as a member of
the school board he will be in a posi-
tion to present them intelligently to
his colleagues with good results; for
1abnr Il. p. -. s.ssas, . A. 4,
There are three labor representa-
tives in the common council of Du-
luth, and no workingman has had oc-
casion to hold his head in shame be-
cause Of any of their public actions.
There is not a workingman on the
Board Of Education. Suppose that one
is tried? In another year the entire
population, we are sure, will be so
pleased with his course that there will
be less skepticism in choosing work.
ingmen for public officials in the fu
ture.
So, we call upon the workingmen
and women, and the friends of work
ingmen and workingwome to go to
the poles tomorrow and cast their
votes for labor's candidate, c. F. w.
Hegg. Each boter will be entitled to
vote for two other candidates, but by
all means vote for Hegg first.
The, full list Of candidates are: DR..
David Graham, L. A. Barnes, ]. ]. Moe,
Samuel Nixon, c. F. w. Hegg and T.
L. washburne. There are three to be
elected.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-07-20
WOMEN WAGE FARMERS
INCREASE IN NUMBERS
Department Of Commerce Gives
Out Remarkable Report Seven
Years Old.
Tells Of Extent to Which Women
Are Engaged in Bread Win
ming Pursuits.

The Department Of Commerce and
Labor has just issued a special report
on women workers IN the United
States. AS Is the case with most gov
ernment reports, the statistics present.
ed are several years old. But as it is
we'll known that the percentage Of
women wage earners is constantly
growing, the figures covering the per-
iod 1S80-1900 will be understood as not
fully represe1elng present conditions.
The report under this head says:
'"The extent to which women are en-
gagged in bread winning pursuits Is in
creasing. At the census o. 1880 the
number Of women 16 years Of age and
over reported as having gainful oc-
cupation was 2,353.9SS; in 1900 it was
4,S33,630, an increase of 2,479,642, or
1858 per cent. In other words. the
number of women at work more than
doubled in this interval of 20 years
OF course the increase was in part the
result Of the growth of population
But this accounts for not much more
than one-half Of the total increase. and
ii: Is probable there were over a million
women engaged in gainful occupations
In 1900 who would not have taken I'm
such occupations If conditions and
tendencies had remained the same aa
they were 20 years before The in
creasing participation Of women. in in
dustrial pursuits is indicated by the
increase shown in the percentage. OF
the women ~1e years Of age~and. over,
16 per cent were at work in 1880, 10
per cent in 1890. and 20.e per cent in
1900. 49, ~. ,.sx Il. u -.
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CHILD SLAVES PLENTY
WITHIN OLD ENGLAND
Tots of Six and Some Of Four
Engaged in Lace Industry Of
Nottingham.
Startling Evidence Given By In
spector of Factories to House
of Commons.

LONDON, July 1S.-'Yt is said that
the children in Nottingham start lace
work at years Of age, and I myself
have seen 6-year-old children at work" !"
tories, In giving evidence before the
house Of commons committee, which is
investigating the question Of home
work.
1T is quite common thing at the
dinner hour to see children busy at
home with lace work." she continued.
"They do not even wait to take off
their. hats or Jackets before beginning.
They are given; something to eat on
the way back to school. ...
"They also work In the evening,
sometimes with their mothers and
sometimes in neighbors' houses. Chill
dren IL years old are found earning
several shillings a week.
I'm the Birmingham metal trade
children are also employed at home
sorting out small articles. In the past
they were largely employed in the
matchbox trade, and they still make
boxes for tintacks and other small
things"
Dealing with the very low prices
paid for home work, Miss Squire said
one case which came under her notice
was that of a widow with two chill
dren. This woman made shirts at sXd
a dozen. and she had to provide her
own cotton, a i'd reel being used In
making three dozen shirts. Her earn
ings varied from So to 50 a week. ~