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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-05-09

DON'T be ashamed of being =
member OF your union. Members
OF congress and of many professions
at all opportune times proudly
boast of their connection with
some union in the past. while
those who were scabS discreetl,.
hang their heads.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-05-09

II You don't like the way YOUR
union is run. dig in and run il
yourself, but don't be a .do-noth-
ing and complain because others
are DONG the work You should
help do. If clique is running if
JOIN the clique. They are the
workers, without whom the local
would go out of existence.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-05-09

IL all other classes of people in
Charleston patronized home insti-
buttons to the same extent as tho
iaboring classes. our formulation
would be near the fifty thousand
mark.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-05-09

The days of the coal mine
guard are numbered. They
must either resort to honest work
or hunt pastures new West yir-
Silill mas no more use for this
trouble breeding gentry.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-05-09

NlHlilzaton's most absurd ems
'oii'S usually rests upon and are
enforced by the hoariest precedents
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-05-09

The eight-hour day in Charles
ION mas come to stay and the coun-
Try carpenters cannot drive it away
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-05-09

mere are Il good many WAYS to
go gu. Il scrapes. The best way
Is 70 let your whiskers grow.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-05-09

All the good intentions we ovo,
iiau Will not compensate for cyan
one evil which we have done
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-05-09

The fellow who broods over tb.
empty bottle, grieves over de.
ported spirits.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22

but next day they had many wonders to tell that
everybodys curiosity was fred and after that for
fortnight the magician had prosperous times. l
fourteen or fifteen years old-the age at which
boy willing to endure all things, suffer all things
short of death by fire, if thereby he may be con-
spicuous and show off before the public; and So
when l saw the subjects" perform their foolish
antics on the platform and make the people laugh
and shout and admire had burning desire to be
a subject myself.
Every night, for three nights, 1 sat in the row of
candidates on the platform, and held the magic
disk in the palm of my hand, and gazed at it and
tried to get sleepy; but it failure; 1 remained
wide awake, and had to retire defeated, like the
majority Also, l had to sit there and be gnawed
with envy of Hicks, journeyman; l had to sit
mons the enchanter exclaimed See the snake!
See the snakel and hear him say, My! how beau
tiful!' in response to the suggestion that he
observing splendid sunset and on-the whole
insane business. | couldn't laugh, l couldn't ap-
plaud it filled with bitterness to have others
do it, and to have people make hero of Hicks, and
him for more and more particulars of the wonders
he had seen in his visions, and manifest in many
ways that they were proud to be acquainted with
him Hicks-the idea! l couldn't stand it; l
getting boiled to death in my own bile.
Succumbed to Temptation
IN the fourth night temptation came, and l was
~ not strong enough to resist When had gazed
at the disk awhile pretended to be sleepy and began
to nod. Straightway came the professor and made
passes over my head and down my body and legs
and arms, finishing each pass with snap of his
fingers in the air. discharge the surplus electricity
then he began to draw me with the disk holding
it in his fingers and telling me could not take my
eyes off it, try as might; so rose slowly, bent
and gazing and followed that disk all the place.
Just as / had seen the Others do. Then l was put
through the other PAGES. Upon suggestion l fled
from snakes; passed buckets at FIRE; became ex-
cited over hot steamboat races; made love to mag
mary girls and kissed them; shed from the platform
and landed mud cats that outweighed me-and so
on, all the customary marvels But not in the Gus
tomary way. l was cautious at first, and watchful,
being afraid the professor would discover that l
an impostor and drive me from the platform in dis
danger, set myself the task of terminating Hicks's
usefulness a subject, and of usurping his place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22
GREAT WORDS DEFINED IN EPIGRAM
Orthodoxy

Wearing a ready made uniform Of belief.
Thinking along the lines Of least resistance.
The one word adopted as trademark by each creed
to distinguish it from the Others
Keeping in step with the rear guard
Comfortable conservatism in the world Of thought
Fighting the side Of the biggest battahons Of belief
Living in an atmosphere Of thought guaranteed by
authority tradition, and respectablity.
StenGzed mental food put up in cans
Arrogant assumption Of the sole nfabEty Of one faith
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22

1t was a sufficiently easy task. Hicks was born
honest; l, without that ncumbrance-so some
people said. Hicks what he saw, and reported
accordingly; l than visible and
added to it such details as could help Hicks had
no imagination; l had a double supply. He was
born calm; l was born excited. No vision could
start rapture in him, and he constpated to
language, anyway; but if 1 vision l emptied
the dictionary onto it, and lost the of my
mind into the bargain
At the end of my first half hour Hicks was thing
of the past, fallen hero, broken idol, and knew
it and glad and said in my heart, Success to
crime Hicks could never have been mesmerized
to the point where he could kiss imaginary girl
in public real one either; but was competent.
Whatever Hicks had failed in, made it point to
succeed in let the cost be what it might physically
or morally. He had shown several bad defects and
l had made note of them. For instance, if the
magician asked, What do you seer" and left him
to invent vision for himself Hicks was dumb and
blind, he couldn't see a thing nor say word;
whereas the magician found that when it
to seeing visions of stunning and marketable sort
could get along better without his help than with it.
Then there was another thing: Hicks wasn't
worth tallow dip on mute mental suggestion.
Whenever Simmons stood behind him and gazed
the back of his skull and tried to drive mental
suggestion into it, Hicks sat with vacant face and
never suspected. If he had been noticing, he could
have seen by the rapt faces of the audience that
something going behind his back that
CURED response lnasmuch as l was impostor
dreaded to have this test put upon me; for knew
the professor would be willing" me to- do some
thing and as couldn't know what it was should
be exposed and denounced However when my
time came l took my chance l perceived by the
tense and expectant faces Of the people that Sim
behind me willing" me with all his
might. l tried my best to imagine what he wanted;
but nothing suggested itself. l felt ashamed and
miserable then l believed that the hour of my
disgrace come, and that in another moment /
should go out of that place disgraced ought to be
ashamed to confess it. but my next thought was,
not how could win the compassion of kindly hearts
by going out huInbly and in for my mis-
dongs but how 1 could go out most sensationally
and spectacularly.
A Hypnotic Crisis
THERE rusty and empty old revolver lying
the table, among the properties employed in
the performances On May day, two or three weeks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22
Drawings by ]. L. s. Williams
Gossip

Drunkenness Of the tongue.
Verbal mvisection Of ones neighbors
conversational conspiracy Of ignorance, inquisve-
ness. impertnence and intolerance
Syndicatlng petty, prying personalities.
The malaria Of meddlesomeness in community.
Reports Of the vigilance committee Of society,"
Public laundering Of private regulations.
Playing shuecock with the personal affairs Of Others
Sympathy
The imagination of the heart
Fellowship Of the emotions.
The instructive hne brotherhood Of the soul.
Hearing the unspoken language Of another's heart
Barometnc sensitveness to another's moods.
Two sharing the JOY and the sorrow Of one
The universal kinship Of humanity made fact.
The Gulf Stream Of love through the waters Of the
worlds misunderstanding
The power to feel wildly what one has not experienced
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22
A Hypnotic Crisis

on the table, among the properties employed in
the performances On May day, two or three weeks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22
A Timely Memory

DICTATED DECEMBER 2, 1906.
IN IS47 living in large white house on
the corner of Hill and Main-sts., house that
still stands, but isn't large now, although it hasn't
lost plank,-I saw it year ago and noticed that
shrinkage My father died in it in March of the
year mentioned; but family did not move out
of it until some months afterward Ours was not
the only family in the house; there was another
DIR. Grants. One day DR.. Grant and DR.. Rey
burn argued matter the street with sword canes,
and Grant was brought home simultaneously pune
tured. Old DR.. Peake calked the leaks, and came
every day for awhile to look after him.
The Grants Vrgnians, like Peake, and
Continued on page %
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-14
Delightful Entertainment.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. w Duke entertained
at their home No. 2l01 East Broad
Street Friday evening in honor OF Miss
Nellie Buchanan formerly of Norfolk,
Va. Instrumental and vocal music We're
very enjoyable features of the evening.
Mr.. Gilman won first prize of a delight
full literary contest: Mr.. Jessie Wood
second. At II o'clock the guests repaired
to the dining-room where an elegant
repast was served. Among those present
We're Misses Nellie Buchanan. Evelyn and
Sada Holdcroft Margaret and Florence
Wood, Margaret Racket, NJ. Jennie
Jones, Evelyn Waller. Grace Williams,
Lee Cope Ruby Batkns. Mrs. H. L..
Buchanan, Mrs w. B. Wright, OF Dos
g. Points. Messrs. John Goode, Lee Roy
Harper Walter Faber. w. X. Bales Her
bert Lyle Judson Gilman. Archie Wrenn,
Jessie Wood Nat Racket. Jones Kesler.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-14
McCABE HAS MANY
RELATIVES HERE
Native of Virginia and Was at
One Time Bank Clerk in
Richmond.

At a meeting of the directors of tho
Fennsylvanis Railway Company and the
PitcsbeIrg. Cincinnati, Chicago and St.
Louis Railway in Philadelphia on We'd
nesday, the following executive officers
were ehectedr
James McCrea, president; James j.
Turner, second vice-president; Edward B.
Taylor, third vice president, and Daniel
Trigg McCabe. fourth vice-president.
Daniel TriGy McCabe is son OF the
late Rev. James D. McCabe, who was a
prominent Episcopal minister of Bati-
more. Md. He was born in Abingdon, Va
and before entering the railway service
lived for number of years In the city Of
Richmond. and though quite a youth was
n bank clerk. He has number of relatives
here. among them being City Clerk Ben
r. August, who is his first cousin. Mr.
McCabe now resides in Sewickley, Pa BY
his promotion to fourth vice-president Me
becomes a director OF the Pennsylvania
lines west. and member of the executive
committee.
Mr.. McCabe entered the employ OF the
Pittsburg Cincinnati and st. Louis Rail-
way when he was twenty-one years Old
rs clerk in the auditors office at Colum-
bus, o. After a service of five months
in this department he was made claim
clerk in the general office. and was later
shifted to Pittsburg in the same capa-
city. In April, 1872. he was promoted to
chief clerk in the general freight office
of the same road. Four years later came
an advance to division freight agent in
charge of the second and third divisions
OF the Columbus, Chicago and Indiana
Central Railway. In April, 1888, when
that line passed into the control OF the
Pittsburg, Cincinnati and st. Louis Rail
road. Mr.. McCabe took the post of gene
raj freight agent at Chicago One year
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-14
STATES EXHIBIT
WILL Be NOTABLE
Mr.. Kennedy Returns After Sue
cessful Trip Through Valley
of Virginia.

State Librarian John p. Kennedy re-
turned last night from trip through
the Valley Of Virginia in the interests
of the States exhibit at the jamestown
exhibition
Mr.. Kennedy visited Lexington, Staun-
ton, Harrisonburg, Newmarket and other
points, and reports an enthusiastic in
terest in the jamestown Exposition and
excellent progress in the securing Of the
Virginia State exhibit.
Il s1lcceeded." said Mr. Kennedy, "n
securing the complete collection belong
Ing to the late Colonel Brook, OF the
Virginia Military Institute. This colec-
ton. which is loaned to the State by the
family OF Colonel Brook, includes his
patent from the Confederate States gov
eminent, with model, etc, of the first
ironclad war vessel ever built. 1t also
includes n. model of the deep-sea sound
ing apparatus, invented by Colonel Brook,
with valuable papers and portraits"
The family of the late Alexander II. II.
Stuart, Of stanton, have loaned to the
State for the historical exhibit at James,
town valuable maps and papers and n
portrait of Mr. Stuart, whose part in
the War between the States is we'll
known and whose collection of war pa
pers has never before been made pub
lie.
At Newmarket Mr.. Kennedy found the
printing plant of Henkel & Co., which
has been in the same family since 1900.
Henkel & Co. were the first in the
South to print in the German language,
and have loaned to the Virginia exhibit
their original printing press, undoubted-
~ the Oldest now in existence in Vlr-
gfnia together with specimens of the
books and papers printed from time to
time, with portrait OF the first Mr..
Henkel.
Mr.. Kennedy also secured on this trip
valuable papers. portraits and exhibits,
most Of which have never before been
brought to light
The Virginia State Commissioners are
working on collection of interesting pa
pers and relics connected with the late
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-14
MR.. JEFFRIES HERE.
Presence Has Nothing to Do
With Hospital Tangle.

Hon. John l.. Jeffries, of Norfolk,
member of the law firm of Jeffries &
Lawless, is in the city. stopping at the
Richmond. Mr. Jeffries stated in an
sWer to questions that his presence
here had nothing to do with the East
merely came up for a day on other bus
mess. Mr. Lawless is in,special charge
or the williamsburg matter as counsel
for DR.. L. S. Foster. and Is looking
after that matter as member of the
Arm. Mr.. Jegries Is counsel for the
Strothers brothers, in Culpeper county
charged with the killing OF William Il.
Culpeper, and was we'll acquainted per-
sonally with all the parties to this de-
plorable affair. Mr. Jeffries narrowly
missed the Democratic nomination for
Norfolk convention of 1901. but has
aspired to no public office since that
time, sa '-'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-14
CONF ERENCE IN
RICHMOND TODAY
Matter OF Building Of Railway
From Bremo to Lindsay's
Station.

A conference of great interest to the
people of Fluvanna and Albemarie couh-
ties. primarily, and to several adjacent
counties in a less degree, VIII De helo
in this city to-day between Captain y y.
Troy, protector and president OF the VIZ
GINA Air Line Railway, and Judge d. =.
Shepherd and Attorney Paul Petit, OF
Fluvanna. representing certain citizens
of that county as to the building OF tho
railway from Bremo, on the james rive.
Division of the Chesapeake ana ONO, 10
Lindseys, just west Of GordonsVlile, on
the main line of that road. me corpora
ton Commission recently entered an order
requiring the Chesapeake and ONO to
construct and maintain a branch llne
from Columbia to Carybrook. about two
miles from Palmyra, the county seat OF
Fluvanna. The Chesapeake and Ohio has
less than a month within which to file
an appeal from the order OF the commits
sion. and the action of that road depends
largely upon the results reached at this
conference to-day.
The Chesapeake and Ohio recently made
a proposition to the projectors of the
Virginia Air Line whereby the larger
road was to enter into u traffic arrange
ment with the air Line If that link con-
Meeting the Chesapeake and Ohio main
line and James River Division were con-
structed On the strength of this Cap
tain Troy and others interested in the
Virginia Air Line have negotiated a sale
of their bonds and are prepared to build
the road, IL the parties In the original
suit against tho Chesapeake and Ohio are
willing to accept tina alternative thus ar
forded.. Otherwise. the Chesapeake and
Ohio may appeal from the order OF the
or obey 1t by building the
short limo up the Riyanna from Columbia
to Carybrook. BY accepting the alterna-
tive of agreeing to the building of the
Air Line the people OF FluVanna would
secure road to Palmyra, the court
house. and connections with both the
main line. and James River. Division; OF
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-14
AN IMPORTANT CASE.
Patient Cured Of AtaxIa Gives the Entlrr
Credit to Or. WIlIams'
pink pills.

Mrs. $. G. wellocls. OF ia clevo,,rn
Avenue, everett, Mass, the vito OF ne
employc in the government works NJ
Chelsea, says:
i had been troubled with neryoun.
ness Tor ten years. and the dlseasc kont
growing on me. Then learned that Z
was suffering from locomotor otaxin
had terrible tremblings In nv rIpbt ,os
which would get rigid and when mi.
happened IN the street / had to stand still
untii II passed away to keep from falling.
Wy r'Bht arm felt na II thousand nee
, , "ore pricking 1t. Tho sheet touch
ing my Knee In bed would nearIv cars.
me to scream out with pain. and ho,h
Knees were so weak could hardly stand
hau TO use cane and be helped
ABOUT by my son. Then the pain hogan
TO settle In the calves of nv Iepa snI
the muscles became numb and ouivered
constantly. The cords under my knees
seemed to BIO drawn UP tight. and the
terrible shooting pains in my legs would
nearly drive me insane. Ny toes no.
came numb, and at times would prickle
as If needles were being thrust into them.
My eyes became dull and black spots
foated before them. My heart was very
weak.
My attention was called to DR.. Will
liams Pink Pills, and l bought several
boxes right away. and soon felt relief.
was 80 pleased that / kept on taking
them until they cured me entirely. and
have had no symptoms of the trouble
for over year.''
DIR. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists or gent. postpaid, on re-
ceipt of price. SO cents per box. IA
boxes $3.50. by tho Dr. Williams Medi-
cine Company. Schenectady. N. Y.
A booklet. entitled Nervous Dlsor-
ders." sent free on reaust.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-14
LA SAvO|E HAS
ROUGH PASSAGE
Wave Went Over Ship, Tearing
Up Deck and Wood
Work.

NEW YORK. January 1S!-The French
liner La savoie. from Havre, arrived in
port to-day after a stormy voyage
Among the passengers were r. E.
Mackisson, former Mayor of Cleveland.
Ohio. In speaking of the voyage across
he said he had crossed the Atlantic many
times. but last Tuesday night was the
toughest night at sea he had over expo
rienced. Mr.. Mackisson said:
about o'clock on Wednesday morn
ing we We're awakened by a shock. 1t
seems that the vessel had been struck
by cross sea, which swept over the
promenade deck, tearing up woodwork
and iron rods three-quarters of an inch
thick.
Six first cabin passengers and thirteen
second cabin passengers We're detained
ut Ellis Island The reason for not per-
hitting them to land was not made
public.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-14
TO
DE REv0LUT|0M|zED.
------------------
President Makes Public Report on
"Cost-Keeping in the Gov
eminent Service"
SHAW FAvoRs THE MOVEMENT
Says That There Will Be Rivalry
to Keep Down Ex-
penses.
SHAW FAvoRs THE MOVEMENT

WASHINGTON. January B.-President
Roosevelt to-day made public u report on
housekeeping in the Government Ser
vice." prepared by the Committee on De-
partment Methods. known as the Keep
Commission. A cost system II properly
devised and operated. the report says.
will furnish Information enabling the re-
sponsible head Of the organization 10
know whore economies NAV be effected
by introducing new arrangements In or
ganization or new methods in operation,
to estimate more intelligently on the prob
able cost OF future operations along SIM
liar lines. and to fix proper selling prices
on products transferred to other govern
ment organizations, or sold to foreign
governments or to private individuals.
The recommendations of the commission
have the cordial endorsement of Secrc-
tary Shaw, OF the Treasury Department.
as Is shown by the following letter adj
dressed by him to the President:
II am heartily in favor OF 1t in all
bureaus where the government is pro-
Queer. 1t has been installed in several
bureaus OF this department and bids fair
to work well. 1t will be installed in one
or two bureaus where the government
can scarcely be said to be a producer,
like the Marine Hospital service. The
fact that the various superintendents
know that the annual report will disclose
not only the per capita cost OF mainte
nance. but the per capita Of each detail
o. maintenance, like fees. physicians ser
vice, will tend to create a wholesale RI
valry In reasonable economy between
the aeveral hospitals. I use this as an
illustration OF the benefits that may be
derived"
The report recommends that cost-keep-
ing systems be installed in all branches
OF the government service where 1t Is
possible to do SO.
The public printer Is working out the
details Of an elaborate cost-keeping sys-
TEN. which he Is about to install in the
Government Printing Office. and the Mint
Bureau has put new system in effect
at the various minis.
Attention Is called to the methods Of
appropriations for the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing. which are made
under three heads and for the Govern
ment Printing Office. where lump sum
is given.
The report expresses the opinion that
appropriations made specifically for each
OF the main heads would be OF material
advantage over the present system. in
which case the bookkeeping would har-
mc1lze with the cost-keeping system.