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The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-05

The Time When . Dandy Washed His
faee Nearly Every Day.
It win come A. 4 shock to some read
en- to learn that one Of the most seri-
ous occupations Of q fifteenth century
wife was to protect her husband from
6easl
Taking into consideration. however.
the horror with which the people Of
those days regarded cold water and
clean clothes. 1t ID not surprising to
learn that the question Of exterminat-
ing these insects made life a burden.
Cleanliness was not only looked upon
- 4 dangerous custom. but a positive
sin. The soul alone was regarded as
Of any importance. 80 that the neglect
Of the body became 50 much virtue
that bath was only allowed in cases
Of Illness. At any rate, water had n
place In the toilet Of the grand mo-
narQue. His valet after pouring n flask
containing spirits OF wine over the
hands Of his majesty passed comb
through bis hair. thus completing his
toilet for the day.
In the seventeenth century. however.
cleanliness was carried to slch an ex-
cess that an English dandy was ex-
pected to wash his face nearly every
day." So rapidly did the custom spread
that 1t was necessary to issue solemn
warning that the practice of using wa
ter for this purpose ''injures the eye
sight. engenders tOothache and catarrh.
renders the complexion colorless and
makes the skin susceptible to cold in
the winter and heat In the summer"
Washing seems to have been more
popular In the eighteenth century In
France than In England, this In spite
Of the fact that water was forbidden
In the former country.
A lost art. according to NJ. Franklin
| In la Civilite du XIII. au XIX. Sic
cle." Is that of blowing ones nose. To-
day 1t Is more or less perfunctory
/ necessity. but In the seventeenth cen
/ fury It was an accomplishment. One
! person initiated the blast Of a trumpet
another the swearing Of cat. Posi-.
bly, snu6 taking. which was the fash
lonable habit Of that day. had some
thing to do with its accomplishments
perfection in which consisted in max
ing neither too much nor too little
noise"
Another noteworthy fact on the Ell
Quette Of those days Is that nobody
ever knocked at the door. The correc,
thing was to scratch softly with the
nail Of the finger. which the dandies
Of the day kept extremely long. Ell
Quette was so right. in fact. that 1t |:
said that the Duchesse de Montpensie
spent a quarter Of her life In menta
torture as to whether different indi
viduals admitted to her presence wer'
entitled to sit on chairs with backs o.
only ON stools.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-05

AZ 1t1yichall. near Coventry. Eng
1And. thss6 = : unique pixies q wor-
ship. - $50 John 0rsen, Z sto0ema-
son e strpng1y religious tusn q
mind, lai9 TIT Arst Stone of til edi0co
and sssea ysafs tates - completed tn
buiI1tnG II III that time ~ nd ~
siptanro 1fsms No ona, 1o1nG al tn
woek with hh own hands until the
church was ready for its interior at.
tinoR Wooden nbd even brick build
luGD esocte0 b. Que or I've men an
not uncuDmon. but this = tho only
structure - England and probably n
the world Of which -svery stone VA
laid b. one man. The bulldlng accom-
modstes quite . large congregation
aud ths church derivSs . considerable
revenue from the contributions o.
sightaeeFs who are drawn to The placl
through curiosity.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-05
A Fine Pair.

"What Do you think Of the two can
0idates ?" esked one elector Of another
during recent contest.
what do l think OF them?" was the
reply. well. when l look at them
I'm thankful only one Of them can get
in."-Iondon Telegraph.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-05
Hot MatAr.

Hyker-Troubled with indigestion.
eh2 You should drink cup Of hot wa
ter every morning. Pyker-I do. but
they call It coffee at my boarding
house.-London Express.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-05
THROUGH Her Head,

"Bugby gets out Of all patience with
his wife. He says she can't get thing
through her head"
That's funny. He told me every
thing he said to her went In one ear
and out OF the other"
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-05

tDrop in and have . cup Of coffee
and hot biscuits ct our store any
day next week. Will b GLAD to eco
you if you intend to buy or not.
Grubor-Morris Hardware Co.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-05
Despland Hotel.

Recent arrivals ct the Hotel Deapland
are as follows: W. 81. Neweomb, Chi
cage; L. p. Hutcheson, Baltimore. Nd;
Geo. w. Knadler, Philadelphia; d. Juan
Alvarez, Lima. Peru.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-05

The collection Of coins aud medals In
the British museum conslsts of oyee
The labor world., 1908-02-01
CREATING MONOPOLY
BY TARIFF DUTIES
Time to Call a Halt on Nursing
of Special Privileges by
Legislature.

Industries which depend merely
upon their, success to natural re-
sources, such. as coal, ores or lumber,
Tor instance, are. likely r. to =. become
nonopoIes when they have been able
TO- corner the supply OF a.$special ne
cess1ty; In such cases the tariff is
plainly the nurse of special privileges,
and serves no other conceivable pur-
pose than that of enriching the privi-
legged few at the expense Of the
many. Consider for a moment the
case Of the steel industry Of the
country There Is no exaggeration in
saying that it is virtually controlled
10y one single corporation, a gigantic
monopoly, which can command its
own prices from those who use the
product, whether the users be the ma
chine builder, the structural contract
or, the railroad engineer, or In the
last hand, the general public. This
company produces from ,one-half to
tWo-thirds of all the iron and steel
used in this country. Of all Bessemer
stell 1ngQts and castings, for instance
the production of the United States
Steel Corporation amounted to 67.4
koA
per cent; of rails, 53.6 per cent; Of
structural shapes, 54.6 per cent; and
Of wire nails, 66.1 per cent. This op-
cratic nalso controls the greater por-
taon Of the ore lands in this coun try
in fact, according to the best au-
thorlties, from Is to 80 per cent of all
the ore land Of the Lake Superior re-
gion. which at present constitutes
practically the only cheap supply Of
workable good ore in this country.
The monopolized value of the control
OF these ore lands it would be futile
to try to estimate. In view Of all this.
1t seems as If we ought to be ready
to recognize, as a nation, that the
time has come when even the most
avowed believer in protection cannot
help but see the fallacy of our pres
ent course.
The labor world., 1908-02-01
.H|Bb|NG LOCAL NO. s
STEAM. SHOVEL MEN.
Chartered BY the international
Brotherhood. Of Steam. Shovel
and Dredge Men. -

This local has a. membership Of 275,
and has exclusive jurisdiction on the
Iron Range, with headquarters at Hib-
bing. It is affiliated with the State
Federation Of Labor, and in all re-
spects conforms to the fundamental
principles of the trades union move
ment. - ~
The local was organized in 1903 and
has ever since stood for the integrity
Of unionisn, and the maintenance of
its principles by every legitimate
means. IS r.
.; The year 1907 was an exceptionally
prosperous one, not only tor the local
institution, but for the international
body as well. During the year the in
ternational added. approximately $4,000
to it's treasury, and at this writing,
there Is in the treasury in round num-
bers $z3. 900. :.
This money is used when the occa-
sion requires IT for, purposes germane
to the welfare Of the brotherhood.
There Is also an optional funeral bene-
fit of 500 paid to the survivors of
such members as saw fit during life
to contribute a certain pro rate assess
ment to this special fund.
The present officers Of the local are:
President, Henry Frutig; vice presi-
dent, Louis Boo; secretary treasurer,
Fred Brennan. Mr.. Brennan is also
the general organizer OF the brother
hood for the Mesaba Range towns, to
which his entire time is devoted.
There. is likewise board Of three
trustees who perform such duties, and
possess such powers as are prescribed
In the organic law Of the order.
The local holds regular meetings at
Hibbing on the fourth Sunday Of each
-,
The labor world., 1908-02-01
COLO BLOOD SCHEME
OF some EMPLOYERS
Employees Guaranteed Work II
They Permit Themselves to
Loaned as Strike Breakers.

{ Officials of the "Master'' Sheet
Metal Workers association have sent
out a : hurry call for funds. They
want an assessment of 81 on every
$1,000 of the pay rolls OF affiliated
members for open shop warfare. says
sths Cleveland. Gttlzen, + .tS stated
that s'at the cdevesand con convention tne
board 4 q of trustees; was authorized TO
formulate a comprEnensfVe plan which
would enable the association to render
aid promptly and effectively in case OF
Strikes
Hold in Reserve.
OF all the raw, cold-bloodedd plans
ever perpetrated. the one outlined by
the master sheet metal workers is
about the limit. The bosses regard
their employees as mere slaves or cat
tie, to be ordered about as they please
Listen to this Capitals are ours):
'~The plan as outlined herewith will
impose no expense whatever upon the
firm employing the men who are to be
held In reserve for the purpose Of
going to cities where labor troubles
exist. In nearly every city there are
firms who give certain men steady
employment throughout the year. It
Is proposed to select certain Of such
men and GUARANTEE THDM
STEADY WORK THROUGHOUT
THE YEAR.. CONDITIONED UPON
THEIR GOING WHEN AND WHERE
THEY ARE SENT. When labor
trouble is about to occur in some city
the National association will be so ad-
vised. An investigation will then be
made as to the merits Of the demands
upon the masters, and whether they
are justified in refusing them If they
are justified in refusing the demands
made upon them by labor unions. and
the strike occurs, the various local or
CARNATIONS nearest the city where the
strike exists will be notified to send
those men who are held in reserve, as
outlined above"
Voluntary Slavery.
1t is argued that the strike breakers
can be dumped into the affected dis
trict in "a hours, and that strikes
should be broken at the beginning. not
after several weeks. The plan" con-
tinues:
"The employees so sent would not be
in the employ Of the firm in the city
where the strike exists, but would be
still in the employ of the firm sending
them, and would only be loaned by
that firm until conditions were such
that they could be recalled ~-.
Think of situation where work.
men. who are worthy of their hire,
who produce wealth to enrich their
employers, are guaranteed steady en-
ployment only upon condition that
they. permit themselves to be
LOANED, that they play the part of
prostitutes to the. bosses and traitors
to their brother craftsn1en! ,- ---
The labor world., 1908-02-01
AMERICAN BANKERS
CURRENCY MEASURE
Bankers fthe Nation Favor q
Simon Pure Asset Currency
Measure.
Bills Now Pending Before Con-
= = gress Do Not Meet With
Their Approval.

The. currency commission of the
American Bankers Association pub
lished a rough draft on the goth Of a
new currency measure. In putting
forth this tentative measure the CONF
mission condemns the Aldrich bill, and
the new Fowler bills now before Com
gress, as insufficient and defective.
The measure proposed is described as
a : "simon-pure asset currency meas
ure." It's principal provisions are
summarized as follows by the Chicago
Record-Herald: -.... :,->5:s
l. Guaranteed credit notes may be
taken out for circulation by any ma
tional bank which has been in business
one year and has surplus fund equal
to 20 per cent of it's capital.
2. Sucn credit notes may be is
sued without deposit Of United
States bonds, as now provided by
law, and in any amount equal to 40
per cent Of the amount of national
bank notes at any time outstanding,
which are secured by government
bonds but not in excess of 25 per
cent Of the banks capital. :
3. These credit notes shall carry q
semi annual tax of IN per. cent upon
the average amount Of circulation.
T. Besides the issue of credit notes,
the bill authorizes the taking out Of
additional credit notes equal to 12A
per cent of the banks capital and tax
able at the rate of 21z per cent semi
annually. 81
Tk9a $4$4
credit notes and bank notes to be is
sued by any national bank shall never
exceed the amount of its paid-up capi-
tai. ~-.,-r... -.s.,..-- - ..~-.~a.- 25z@*ss5,
s. The taxes thus obtained by the
government shall constitute a guar
anty fund to redeem the notes of
faded banks, and to start this fund
banks taking out credit note scircula-
tion shall first pay an amount equal
to five per cent of such new circula-
tion to the government. Said amount
to be refunded gradually as the fund
grows from the accumulation Of tax
moneys. ..-.. ~ "
I Z. The Comptroller of the Currency
shall have general supervision over.
credit note issues and hall also desig-s
nate certain cities In VaTlous parts Of
the country for the current daily re-
en1ption \ ttll,1s perrntt-
ting quick conversion OF notes Into
.1ssystul z,aoresrszto4 be=lssed aas-rescrxe..
+, S..H The holder OF any national baf1k
guaranteed credit note shall be en-
TITLED to a prior lien on the assets of
the national bank issuing the note and
upon the statutory liability Of the
banks stockholders. -
The labor world., 1908-02-01
SEVEN WoRDERs OF rHEwoR,n

We have no indication Of the exist.
ence OF cycle of seven wonders until
about the end Of the second century,
&. c. Then appears in an epipram ~
-Antipater of Sidon an enumeration ~
seven great works, which prove 70 he
the very ones later appearing as the
seven wonders. They are az tho
walls Of Babylon, CD the statue ~
zeus at Olympia go the hanpinr
gardens Of Semiramis at Babylon (41
the Colossus of Rhodes, 90 the pvra
mids Of Memphis, CO. the mausolenm
OF Halicarnassus, CD the temple of
Diana (Artemfs) at Ephesus. Within
the next century Varro, by nis leisure
ly allusion to the septem opera, he
trays that the saying had already as
sumed current proverbial form. Did,
dorus, In the second half of the same
century (first B. c., speaks, too, Of
the lso-called seven works." and
Strabo, a little later, uses the very
phrase, 1.-The seven wonders" From
this time on, at least, the septem
miracula have an assured place in all
the common lore of Rome.
The labor world., 1908-02-01
FAITHFUL OFFICERS / s.. J.
FAREWELL message
~
President Mitchell Delivers His
Last Annual Address to Min
ers' Convention. -
Presented With a. Magnificent
Loving Cup BY the Belleville "
Local Union. :,
Farewell MESSAGE.

"Inasmuch as this is the last con-
vention to which it will be my priv1-
lege to submit a report, I trust that
you will pardon me If I depart some-.
what from former practices and refer
briefly to my personal relationship
with you and with the organization
over which I have felt so honored to
preside
Thus in closing his last annual ad-
dress to the miners this afternoon in
their national convention In Tomlin-
son hall, did John Mitchell mark his
passing as the general Of the coal
miners OF the country.
Upon the expiration Of my term Of
Office" he continued Il shall have
spent nine years and seven months as
president of the United Mine Work.
ers. When assumed the RESPONSE
biltty of that position in 1893, there
were fewer than 10000 members in
the union, and only $12,32o72 In our
treasury; the miners Of those states
constituting the central competitive
district were but partially and inper-
fectl yorganined; there was little Or
ganization west Of the Mississippi
river, south OF the Ohio river and only
a few scattering locals in all the CEN
trail bituaninous and the anthracite
fields OF Pennsylvania.
To-day, as Indicated by this report,
we have more than 100000 members
paying capdtation tax to the tnterna-
*ional office, and this by no means
represents the full numerical strength
Of our union. We have now accumu-
lated a fund Of about $780, ,O00."
The labor world., 1908-02-01
LOWER RENT STRIKE BRINGS
GOOD RESULTS, ~

+, NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-Many settle
ments OF the rent strike cases in New
York We're made during the week,
the landlords AZ yielding in most in
stances. The saving to tenants in
these cases Is reported to aggregate
$4,000. Where there were evictions,
the evicted tenants were immediately
cared for by their associates. A
movement to organize the renters OF
the whole country was begun by the
Socialist party at Newark on the 9Th.
The landlords Of New York are agi-
tating for bill to make 1t q felony
TO incite tenants to refuse payment OF
agreed rentals. .ss
The labor world., 1908-02-01
OPEN SHOP WORKERS
IN BAD CONDITION
Same Old Story of Starvation
Wages and Filthy Sur
roundings.

CHICAGO, Jan. 29.-The "open
shop of the Illinois Steel company,
near Chicago, is being Investigated by
the health officials. They find the en-,
ployes ignorant foreigners, who earn
from eight to ten dollars per week,
nuddled from 40 to 100 in each "house"
Of the company, eat the cheapest stuff
rarely wash, sleep in their grtmy
clothes on the floor, utterly regardless
of order, decency or filthy surround
ings
The labor world., 1908-02-01
LA9oR's BATTLE ROYAL.
The Saving Of the Child Is tho Mis-
sion Of Trades Unions.

Inc saving OF the Child Is tho Mis-.
sion Of Trades Unions,
Nature starts all her children, ric11
and poor, physically equal This.
broadly speaking, is the opinion of
many leading physicians. If the NUM-
Der Of children born healthy and
strong is not greater among the well
to do classes than among the poor
est. then it presents 10 us Il very sig
nlf1cant fact which completely revolt
uttonizes many notions as to the great
disadvantages of being born in the
tenement.
What happens to the tenement
Child after its birth Is quite another
story. Nature is not responsible for
tnat. She has done her best If poy-
erty Or indifference Or sin blight her
fair work. she stands uncondemnedA
But nature is not content in accepting
position In which she is simply ex.
onerated. The violation of her law II
Followed by an unforgiving pursuit
until the full penalty has been in
fhcted, for with nature there is no
forgiveness of sin, and nature makes
no class distinctions.
favor the child of the sum and the
tenement. Vital statistics quickly
prove this statement, for the burden
and the penalty Of poverty and its ac-
comping evils fall most heavily upon
the child. The lack Of proper nour-
ishment, Of suitable clothing, of heal
thy sanitary conditions, makes life
precarious for the babe who must suf-
fer on account of their absence.
When such a state becomes chronic
the chances for Life are exceedingly
small. Deaths scythe sweeps relent-
lessly through the ranks Of little chill
dren, whose cry for food has chilled a
thousand mothers hearts. Then are
husned a thousand babies voices who
suffered long becuse there was no
skillfuf hand to nurse and no healing
draft to cure. ...s....s.- \ sS SSfsi 80 @S
There is no battle more royal than
the saving Of the child To bring col-
or to the wan cheek, to bring bright
| ness to the. dulled eye, to go much as
bring smile to the face that already
bears the mark OF pain and suffering
this is a task, worthy OF the best
that is in any man. s@s
To organized labor has this work
been given. No other mission can
ever mean more than this. Strong
should be the support given the trades
unions in their endeavor to blot out
the curse Of child labor. and blighted
should be every arm that is raised In
protest against the warfare which
means the salvation OF little children;
from bondage that is crushing out
life and hope. Rev. Charles Sickle.
The labor world., 1908-02-01
STATE OF NEW YORK PROTECTS
THE LABEL,

A bill making it a misdemeenor
punishable by a fine of from one hun
dred to We f1hundred dollars, or by inn
rrisonment for from three months to
one year, either to use a union label
authority or to counterfeit
the label or to have in possession any
merchandise marked with counter
feit label. Is now law in the state
Of New York. =. ~ -
The labor world., 1908-02-01

AsMUTUAL !! lplurY.

The right ofTcola lakdnatiop> rec.
o9ni.ed as inhoFeatss1OE both lahor
and capital. 81 = = ->>'.I
9nt misht never Ut! made right
and never can. = -. -,
No individual; .has3he moral. or
even legal right, live exclu-.
s1vely for himself, MI NO. agEre- :,
Eation Of men havSS the right to
i've exclusively forSthsmseIYes.
and labor .owesxa aty@ to caDitai,
and both OF them we a-duty to
the general publicdn promotinx
the comfort and haptness OF the
wh0le. = Ss3st;.:ss,2 - :: ~ =
"A stubborn uMeasoninx. !, attt-
tude ON part Of etslher capital or i.
labor: T. .unamertes and Ssubver-
sive to the true erests Of SO
The labor world., 1908-02-01

Continued q on page 81
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-15
VOICE OF COMMAND.
all.

Great Manner Does Not Follow Great
Men-CaImness the Key.
In these days the great man seldom
uses the great manner. Power speaks
gently; authority whispers oftener
than it vociferates Dewey's famous
"You may fire when ready, Gridley,"
is the quiet and confident example Of
the big man in a big undertaking.
whether it be war or business.
Twenty years ago the typical rail.
road president, one of the three rail-
road kings of that time, was bluff, loud,
autocratic, propulsive. His words
rolled out thunderously. He brooked nc
more conclusive. He gave the impress
sion of awe; he made his visitors fee,
that they were in wonderful presence.
The same railroad system now handles
many times more business than it did
then; it's earnings are tens Of millions
larger; its employees have grown into
an army. The new president is alto,
gether a modern executive. While
chatting with visitor he gives orders.
There is no elevation in his voice.
Numerous sallies are sandwiched in the
conversation. It is as pleasant and as
comfortable as a friendly talk in
cozy corner. And yet this modern pres
ident dispatches more business in
day than his predecessor Of twenty
years ago did in a week.
1t is the same to-day with the most
men of eminence in business and poll
tics They are of the same brand
quiet, well-poised persons who seem to
have acquired with their success the
practical philosophy of life and living.
They are not in hurry. They do not
fume or buster. Their words are as
cheerful as they are simple. They in
vite and tell good stories; and their
very calm is in part an explanation of
their rise to high position.
1t is vast mistake to think that the
tendencies are toward noise and haste
and nervous waste in the big chairs of
modern civilization. The man with the
cool head and the gentle tongue is the
kind who is wanted in large undertake
ings.-Saturday Evening Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-15

grouped in long ranges, as our terres-
trial mountains generally are, but are
scattered all over the surface, singly and
in irregular groups. Most of them are
shaped more or less like our terres-
trial volcanoes, and they probably were
volcanoes ages ago, before the moon
cooled off.
If you happen to land on part of
the moon where it is early morning you
will have plenty Of time for explora-
ton before night comes on. The sun
rises and sets as it does on the earth,
but the time between sunrise and sun
set is nearly FIFTEEN Of our days Then
during the long lunar night our earth
will act like the moon, and will light
up that part of the moons surface
which is turned toward it. Only there
will be this curious difference-it will
not rise and set, but will remain nearly
stationary in the same region Of the
sky. From the side Of the moon which
is always turned away from us the
earth, Of course, can never be seen at
all