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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-04-06
PATRICK M'D0NNELL,
GENERAL CONTRACTOR

IT the reader can imagine what the
Shakesperian play of Hamlet would
be like, with the principal character
in the drama, Hamlet himself, left out,
then he can form some idea of the
incompleteness of any. enrolment Of
Duluth business men with Patrick Nc
DonnelPs name omitted. Mr.. McDon-
nell. as his name would Indicate, has
had some antecedents in the Emerald
Isle, but with that keen insight so
characteristic of everything he does, he
preferred to be born in the United
States, and thus remove any congenit-
al obstacles that might in later years,
interfere with the highest American
aspiration should it possess him. In
the meantime, and for many years, Mr..
Mcdonnell has conducted a very
prosperous contracting business with
headquarters at 124 West Superior
street, Duluth. AS a contractor he
has been eminently successful, but his
devotion to business has not prevented
his taking a lively interest in questions
pertaining to the city, county, state
and national welfare. He has de-
monstrated that the politics of Will
lam Jennings Bryan are perfectly
compatible with the best and most
faithful work In the construction of
railroad bridges, water plant contract
ing and other equally heavy and i'm
portant undertakings.
Industrious and conscientious effort
has won for Mr.. Mcdonnell the ad-
miration and approval of every In
dividual, company or corporation with
which he has had to do from the
great lakes to the Pacific coast. AS "a
true and faithful friend of the indust-
rial classes he has few equals. His
uniformly considerate and friendly at
titude towards the wage earners is
universally commended. During his
entire career, extending over period
Of 20 years or more, no laborer or
mechanic was ever known to have
complained of any injustice received at
the hands of Mr.. Mcdonnell or in his
employ. That itself is wonderful
record, when it is remembered that he
has had some Of the most stupendu-
west has ever known. -
Mr.. Mcdonnell has demonstrated
that great business success is possible
of attainment without the slightest de-
parture from the principle of the gold
en- rule. Had we more employers Of
his calibre we would hear less Of the
conflicts between capital and labor.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-04-06
MILLER s BEER IS POPULAR

One of the brewing companies which
has achieved much popularity in, Du-
luth and vicinity is. the Miller Brew
ing company, brewers and bottlers,
whose local branch, Office Is located
at st. croix>: avenue and Railroad:
The magnificent brewery Of this great
company il located. at Milwaukee,
where they have the most complete
brewery in sthe lNorthwes i; equipped,
with the very latest modern machinery.
and where 9 large force Of the, most
skilled and experienced workmsn are
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-04-06
Tonnes That FXHI IRATf
NFCTARS THAT REJ()VfVATf

fact the workingmen of our city should
at all times bear in mind, and In re-
turn for the courteous and fair treat
ment, aid in every honorable manner
to make the business a greater sue
cess than 1t Is at the present time.
An important industry Of this city
is the Duluth Brewing & Mating
company. This concern has been in
business for a number of years, and
1T is a we'll known fact that since it's
inception 1t has been an unqualified
success.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-04-06
Prepared and Selected by the
Firms Named With Special Re-
ference to the Trade Demands
of Metropolitan Centers.

The superior quality of the goods
produced by the following companies
justifes them In expecting a fair share
of patronage from those who dis
tinguish between the use and abuse Of
the commodity offered. The products
are guaranteed to represent the very
acme Of purity in quality for none but
ingredients Of the best and purest kind
are used in the manufacture.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-04-06

mouth; bit one can scarcely rafra;n
from Wondering after all just who it
: IS that hat Is making this splendid gift
!; to the cause q education. Every time
Syous lslat,sa be parlor lamp, it seems to
tsssgo y, ll,svesss:rtssht to pat: yourself
so gE. 4, the back and call yourself: a philan-
s'thronist, fef are you not helping to
rnake&upSthats $50. O00. 900? ISL
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-04-06
J .1.E oRs CLAIM COERCION
N eE! 81 Fsl 81 Granted Town Officers
! 'ssss 81 :at ashland, Wis. ~. .

- Ashland, Wis. April "A new
trial was granted to the three defend
ants, >rcolAnse Nonght and Mcdonald,
town 1nicSM, WHO were convicted Of
graft fsvo weeks Ago. The court bailifr
after""s ess3ury had been out twenty
hours, told the jury, that they had bet
ter agree quickly or they would be
Locked up 'eyeEseunday. and four jur-
9s swear Afa this remark caused
.&liens to wee Rr conviction. Judge
21an1anof 8aperker granted new trial
on the ground that the Jurors Thought
that they were coerced into an agree
ment. 3. "a, .-7-5.sss
as. ylon was probably the flrst city
to attain q popnlatio 81 million. The
Etses Us t0e stlsy.se ~ 226 SQUARE mile
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-04-06

: Mr.. aKugler: is one Of the. Oldest re-
Htails druggists !: IN: Duluth. He is 10
Gated at, = 1oss*West Superior street.
His reputation: tor accuracy and care
in f1lling, prescriptions is"wsll known
to most puluth. people. -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-04-06

-. Much joy in Duluth
Over the faat.s tllaaa;t.iwess aressto have the
new steel plant and that the best black
suit on earth can be bought at the Fit
well Clothing Parlors Tor
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-07-18
A Nevniin Verdict.

A Chicago lawyer tells how the
most popular man in a Nevada town
got into difficulty with disreputa-
BILE tough--for a long time the ter
ror of the place--and proceeded to
'do him up" in manner entirely
satisfactory to the community at
large. 1t becoming necessary. how
ever, to vindicate the majesty of the
law the offender was brought up for
trial on the charge of assault with
intent to kill. The case soon went
to the jury. When they had been
cut about two minutes they returned.
We'll. gentlemen of the jury" ="
asked the Judge in familiar. off
hand way. what have you to sayf''
''If it pleases the Court" respond
ed the foreman. I'VE the Jury find
that the prisoner is not guilty OF
strikin' with intent to kill, but sim
ply to paralyze, an he done It.
So the prisoner was acquitted
amid applause.-Chicago Daily News
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-07-18
A SMALL SECRET
Couldn't Understand the Taste of his
Customers.

Two men were discussing the
various food products now being sup
piled in such variety and abundance.
One, a grocer, said II frequently
try a package or so of any certain
article before offering 1t to my trade,
and in that way sometimes form a
different idea than my customers
have.
For instance, l thought l would
try Postum Food Coffee, to see what
reason there was for such call for
1t. At breakfast / didn't like 1t and
supper proved the same, so ] natur-
ally concluded that my taste was diff
ferent from that of the customers
who bought It right along
A day or two after. waited ON a
lady who was buying 25c package
and told her / couldnt understand
how one could fancy the taste of Pos
tum.
i know just what is the matter
she said, you put the coffee boiler
on the stove for just fifteen minutes.
and ten minutes OF that time II sim
mered, and perhaps five minutes 1t
boiled, now II you viii have II left
to boil full fifteen minutes after It
commences to boil, you win find a
delicious Java-like beverage. rich in
food value OF gluten and phosphates.
SO choice that you will never aban-
don 1t, particularly when you see the
great gain in health. Well, took
another trial and sure enough 1
jolned the Postum army for good.
and life seems worth living since
have gotten rid of my old time stom-
nch end kidney troubles"
Postum is no sort OF medicine. but
pure LIQUID food. and this, together
with relief from coffee worked the
change. There's a Reason
Read "rhe Road 70 wellyllle." in
rkgs.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-07-18
"iIe Vas. Rnt He Ain,t.n

II was in a German barber shop
up at Stockton" said f. p. Hilborr,
general manager Of the Central Cali
fornia Traction Company, recently,
when a nervous and excited Ger
man fellow dropped in to be barber
ed. He was very nervous indeed.
suspected that he wanted to catch
a train. At any rate. he was SO
nervous that he couldn't keep his
seat. He began pacing up and down
the floor, waiting his turn, and as
this did not seem to calm his nerves
he stepped outside and began pacing
up and down the sidewalk. lie
came back in a moment and discov
cred, much to his horror, that some
one had got in ahead of him and
had taken the first vacant chair
The nervous man stalked up to th'
head barber blusteringly and said
"If a man comes in und goe!
oud, has he vent?'
The head barber looked at hir
searchingly and replied with dig
nifty and emphasis.
He vas, but he amt
Whatever that meant, it eudeC
the dispute quite effectively"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-07-18

Mrs. Emma Stolt, 1860 Oneida St., Ap-
pleton, Wis, writes: :.
"Peruna has done me great deal OF
good since l began taking 1t, and l am al
WAYS glad TO speak a good word Tor It.
"Three years ago was IN wretched con-
dition with baclcdches, bearing dotCp
pdfYs, and at times was 80 sore and lame
that l could not move about. had in
flammation and irritation, and although l
used different remedies they did me no
good.
"A neighbor who had been using Pc
runa advised me to try it, and am glad
that did. ] began to improve az soon as
/ took it and | felt much better.
II thank you for your 6ne remedy. It is
certainly godsend TO stcl tDomeN."
Catarrh Of the Internal Organs.
Miss Theresa Bertles, White Church,
Mo, writes:
II suffered with catarrh of the stomach,
bowels and internal organs. Everything 1
ate seemed to hurt me. / never bad
passage of the bowels without taking medi-
cine. | was so tired mornings, and ached
all over. had pain in my left side, and
the least exertion or excitement made me
short of breath.
"Now, after taking Peruna for six
months, am as well as ! ever was. Pc
runa has worked wonders for me. l be-
heve Peruna is the best medicine in the
world, and recommend il TO my friends"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-07-18
Rich and Prosperous indians.

1.-The 5000 Indians who occupy
the White Earth Reservation in Min
nesota are going TO celebrate the
thirty-ninth anniversary of their first
settlement next month, said Chaun-
cey +. Richardson, of White Earth,
Mimi, former secretary TO Senator
Clapp and now legal representative
OF the tribe.
These Indians have a good deal
to celebrate, for they are further ad-
vanced in their civilization than any
other tribe in the United States. They
have more money than any other
tribe, except the Osagt-s of Indian
Territory. who came into a lot OF
1t when a claim was paid to them by
Uncle Sam last year. They are pro-
gressive and are not dying out, as
some people claim many tribes are,
| am inclined to think that this dy-
ing out business is fiction, for the
Indians OF the tribe live with are
prolific. They marry early and have
many children. Most of them are
engaged In professional work or
farming. Some of the best business
men l ever met in small commun-
ity are to be found among them.
When they have their anniver-
sary they will have great powwow.
All the old chiefs will be there, not
in war paint and feathers, but in
good, ready made suits and with a
handshake and genial grunt for all
the red skinned brethren. w ssb-
ipgton Post.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-07-18

In spite of all that has been done
to improve the social condition of
the soldier and to make the army q
career, recruiting is not satisfactory.
Men of the right class do not come
forward in any number, and there
has been marked falling off in the
number of men willing to enlist. The
matter is engaging the attention of
the Army Council, but 1t is difficult
to see what more can be done to
make the service more attractive un-
less the authorities give an assurance
OF employment at the end Of his
color service to the well behaved SOL
dier. The pay Is good, and the SOL
der is to be taught trade while
in the service. but apparently some
thing more remains to be done. 1t
has always been contended In these
columns that the only real solution
OF the recruiting dificulty is a
guaranty of work ON returning to
civil life, and until the authorities
make arrangements for finding the
soldier who had behaved himself a
situation at the end OF his service
with the colors recruiting will always
be source of anxiety to the authori-
ties.--Court Journal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-07-18
AN EGort in Cuba.

Good roads in Cuba are crying
necessity which the Provincial Gov
ernment is trying to supply at all
possible speed. The last Cuban Con-
gress appropriated $5,50O,000 for
building highways and bridges
throughout the island and this mon
ey is being expended on 230 different
contracts ranging in size from $1,000
to 100000. The present plan of
road development calls for an expen-
dituro of $4,000 900, the work to
be finished within three years. The
means of internal communication in
Cuba are in such deplorable condi-
tion that any interests trading to pro-
vide passable highways is one of the
principal steps toward the CONNER
cial betSarment OF the island. .--lln-
cheering News
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-07-18
Am am Aitches.

Once In Banbury / dined with an
English farmer. We had ham for
dinner--a most delicious ham. baked.
The farmers son soca finished his
portion and passed his plate again.
More am, father" he said.
The farmer frowned. Don't say
am, son; say am"
Il did say am" the lad protested,
in an injured tone,
You said am, cried the father,
dercely. r'Am's what 1t should be.
Am. not am
In the midst Of the controversy
the farmers wife turned 70 me with
little deprecatory smile
They both think they're saying
'am!" she said. - Baltimore sun.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-07-18
spread Of the Consolidated

What building is that in the
swamp" asked the capitalist.
That's the great consolidated
grist mill" replied the real-estate
agent.
And that shiny AFFAIR by the rail-
road track?"
"That, sir" said the agent, lis
the monster consolidated water
tank"
well, welll And how far are
we from the town itself?"
Sir" said the agent. drawing
himself up. I'VE are now In the very
centre of Greater 'Possum Trotl''--
Atlanta Constitution.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-07-18
The Smallest or All Fish.

The most dimlnutive vertebrate
creature in the world is said to bt
a small fish caught 81 mountain
lake in the Luzon region of the
Philippines.
The largest of the species is less
than an inch long. hut its smallnes.
may be best gauged by the fact tina
1t takes about 5000 of them TO make
a pound Although so tiny. however
the fish, which is named sinarapan
is an important article of diet among
the Philippine natives Obviously
It is too small for any net and is
caught in course muslin sheets
The fish are prepared by being
mixed with pepper and other spices
and then dried in the sun. They are
a great native delicacy.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-07-18
Z Good Roads. e
4 Tale Of wide Tires.

A good and practical suggestion to
road supervisors and others who
have charge of road maintenance may
be found In the following tale of the
use OF the wide, instead of the mar
row tires. The story was told to
Paul d. Sargent, Highway Commits
sioner of the State of Maine. by a
county commissioner of the same
State
"The heavy teaming in our town is
confined mainly to the three miles of
dirt road, over which lime rock is
hauled from the quaries to the kilns.
This teaming has been done for years
on 2.5-inch tires, with hind wheels
sc inches and front wheels so inches
in diameter.
The resulting repairs, made nec-
essary by the continual hauling of
heavy loads on narrow tires, has cost
this town thousands of dollars. In
order that this might be remedied we
made an agreement with the lime
rock haulers to furnish them with
the wide-tired wheels fitted to their
wagon axles, with the understanding
that II upon fair trial and experiment
should prove to be of mutual adj
vantage, the hauisrs should buy the
wheels of the town. s.~~.
"On consultation with the manu-
facturers we ordered the sizes above
given (rear wheels "A inches; front.
3S inches). They arrived about the
first of July, 1905, and from that
time until about the 21st of August
l used my best endeavors to get them
adjusted to the wagons, and used.
But the haulers claimed that the
44-inch wheels were so much lower
than the old ones that the rocks
and ruts would 'trig' them; also, that
they would lower the body so much
that the tongue would slat' and
break the horses legs. And: Who
VIII pay the damage? was the ques-
tion.
AS a last resort we put the wheels
on one of their wagons and hauled
rock for them one day. Our team
ster hauled the same loads, and fol-
lowed in the old tracks. The road
was in a very dangerous condition
at this time, and badly rutted, so
that even light driving wagons sank
to their hubs in some places. The
wide tires soon filled the ruts so
that the wagons with the narrow
tires actually hauled more rock, on
the last turn that day, than they did
in the morning.
After seeing the work Of these
wheels for one day, the owner of
the wagon wanted the whole equip
ment Immediately, and applications
for the other three sets came so fast
that we were unable to shift the
gearing quickly enough. In fact, one
teamster drove his team for a week
without brakes, in order to have the
wide tires sooner. Since that time
the. wheels have been in constant USE
summer and winter.
/ AT the time of this writing the
same amount of rock is hauled in
three turns that was formerly hauled
in four turns by the same teams, and
the drivers claim that the work is
done easier for the horses. The
sand stretch which was the hardest
place for the narrow tires is now
crossed easily"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-07-18
Ennharrn sscd the Boy.

A New York business man was
telling some friends not long ago of
the disadvantages of having two tele-
phones in his business office.
"a new Office boy entered upon
the discharge of his duties last
week." said the merchant, among
which duties Is that of answering
the telephone calls. The very first
call resulted In his coming to me
with the statement:
You're wanted at the phone by
lady, sir
Which one?' asked, thinking
OF the two phones.
Well, sir, said the boy, after an
embarrassed pause. IL think It's
your wife. sirl "~Harper's Weekly.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-07-18

Twenty-Five years ago there was
not a single newspaper in the United
States whose news columns were alb
solutely free from partisanship. To-
day there Is no reputable newspaper
in all the land which does not give
reasonably honest reports of events.
To be sure, the effects OF personal
bias and prejudice are found In the
chronicles OF the press, because, like
all other writings. they receive some
coloring from prejudlces OF their au-
thors, but as statements Of fact they
are, as rule, reliable. Coincident
with this Development of the press
toward higher standings has been a
gradual growth along lines OF inde-
pendent thought among the masses
Of the people, from which has ur-
doubtetly sprung the reaction
against illegimate methods in poll
ties and In business, which has
stirred the country. during the past
twelve months. Houston Post.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-07-18
scALY ERUPTION ON BODY.
Doctors and Remedies Fruitless--Suf-
fered 10 Years--Completely Cured
by Three Boxes of Cuticura.

"Small sores appeared on each of my
lower limbs and shortly afterwards both of
those limbs became so sore that | could
scarcely walk. The sores began TO heal,
but small, scaly eruptions appeared. The
itching was so severe that would scratch
the sores until the blood began to flow.
After l suffered thus about ten years l
made renewed effort to effect a ure.
The eruptions by this time had appeared
ON every part of my body except my face
and hands. The best doctor in my native
county and many remedies gave no relief.
Finally my hair began to fall out and l
was rapidly becoming bald A few months
after, having used almost everything else,
l thought l would try Cuticura Ointment
and Cuticura Soap. After using three
boxes was completely cured, and my hair
was restored, after fourteen years of suf-
fering and an expenditure of at least $50 to
$50 in vainly endeavoring to find a cure.
b. Hiram Mattingly, Vermillion, S. Oak,
Aug. IS, l9U6.'
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-07-18
Conservatism a Hindrance.

Few intelligent men will deny
that conservatism-adhering to the
existing order of things-has done
more harm to humanity than has
ever been done to mankind by the
most daring of enterprises; yet OPP
position to improvement in ways
and means for doing the worlds
work still comes often, If not always,
from men whose duty is to be quick
to find and adopt better methods
and superior appliances for doing
the tasks assigned to them, or chos-
en- by them.
Perhaps the most charitable ex-
cuse for this conservatism would be
that the opponents of progress are
too lazy mentally to try to learn,
or too stpuid to succeed in learning
whether proposed change would
be better or worse for them. 1t is
SO much easier to stick to ancient
ways and means than it is TO try
to determine whether new device
is better than the old.
Possibly this is the reason so many
pathmasters and others who are
charged with caring for our public
roads still oppose, secretly or openly.
all proposed changes from the an
cient ways of spelling highways,
which they continue to call road
making.
If such opponents could shake off
their mental hostility to mental ef-
fort. and use the opportunities and
advantages their Office gives them
to become leaders of their fellows.
they might profit largely themselves
and do much good for their neigh
bors.-Good Roads Magazine.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-07-18
Telcnllnrie Gnrllcns-

Every year Il is necessary TO intro
duce some new feature at the amuse-
ment parks, and the novelty this year
II the telephone garden" BY
means of transmitting instruments
located In the trees and other
points. the music of the orches-
ira is TO be heard at every point
over the ground. seemingly issuing
from the clouds. The effect is per-
picking and at tho came time pleas
ing The innovation was tried ex-
perimentally last year in Chicago
and 1t has been introduced into q
number Of other parks in different
parts OF the country.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-07-18
Use OF Incorrect Words.

The use of data is" has become
so common lately in technical papers,
and even In books written by en-
gineers, remarks the American Ma
chinist, that It is apparent that
proofreaders. as we'll as engineers,
need some elementary instruction In
regard to the plural form OF nouns
taken directly from Latin and Greek,
such as datum and phenomenon.
The expressions memoranda Isl
"phenomea is" strata is" are seen
in print in journals which otherwise
generally use good English.