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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-12-26
EVEN FARMERS UNITE
FOR SELF PROTECTION
Form Associations ia Promote and
Regulate Sale Of Their Farm
Products,

Warrington. Dec. 2s.-The annual
report of the secretary OF agriculture,
just issued, says that economic CO.
operation by farmers has developed
enormously during the last twelve
years and it is safe to say that at
present more than one-half of the
E6, 100000 farms are represented in
this cooperation; the fraction is much
larger If based on the total number
of medium and better sorts OF farm
ers, to which the co-operators mostly
belong. 1t is announced In this report
that the number of farmers cooper
alive economic associations must be-
fully $4,000 and may easily be many
more, with membership rising above
100000 without counting duplicates.
Contrary to his reputation the farmer
is q great organizer and he has
achieved remarkable success In many
lines of cooperation in which the
people of other occupations have
either made no beginning at all or
have nearly If not completely failed.
Cooperate to Control Prices.
The lines along which farmers have
more specially developed cooperation
are fire, live stock and tornado insur-
anee, with about 100000 policy
holders; butter and cheese making
and selling; irrigation; the warehouse
ing of grain and cotton; telephone
service, and cooperative buying and
selling. The buying is conducted
mostly by cooperative stores and
more extensively by groups of farm
ers who buy potatoes, wheat and
other products for. seed, or who buy
from certain merchants and manufac-
turers under an agreement for discount
from regular prices. "
Associations to regulate, promote
and manage the details of selling
products Of cooperating farmers are
found in all parts OF the United States.
There is cooperation for. selling by
the growers of fruit, vegetables, nuts
and berries; by live stock men; by
the producers of cotton and tobacco,
wheat, sweet potatoes, fax, oats, eggs.
poultry and honey. Farmers cooper
ate to sell milk for city supply, to sell
wool, cantaloupes, celery, caulif flower,
citrus fruits, apples and SO on with q
long list. J. is. l.. :. las,. IL
There Is also an immense number
Of farmers associations of a semi
economic and educational character.
some Of them large enough to en-
brace membership for q state or
group Of states, or the United States,
devoted to the interchange Of ideas
and experiences, the assembling Of in
formation for common benefit, the
holding Of competitive exhibits OF
products, the devising Of plans for the
common good and business Of q like
character. sE5s5E AS s -ssE i :s4
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-12-26
WAGE REGULATION I'm OKLA.
p I E# ssJ HoMA. .s..= Ell: q. 4:

! = "a 81
The Brooklyn Eagle says that t.per.
haps the most ralical labor: measure
ever passed certainly the most rad
ical ever introduced--is the one for
which the Oklahoma legislature is re-
sponsible. Under it's provisions wages
will be based on the profits of the
employer, the state labor commission.
e: being given arbitrary power to
either an increase or a. decrease as
he may think the facts justify. The
various business concerns Of the state
must report to him in detail respect
ing their earnings and expenses, and
upon such data he will determine the
rate OF wages to be paid. That is to
say, the labor commissioner is the
union for the state, and there is NO
provision for arbitrament,' as in the
regular organizations"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-12-26
THE DELusloN Of slLENcE.

Comprehensive takers are apt 20
be tiresome when We are not athir1t
for Information. but, TO be quite fair,
We must admit that superior reticeAce
Is q rood deal due 1 70 the lack %
matter. Speech ID often baersn; but
silence alto does not necessarily brood
over q ful nest Tour sttil fowl,
blinking 1t you without remark. may
III the while be sitting on one addle1
nest esq; and when II takes TO cack-
ling will have nothing to announce
hut that added delusioIa eaasorge Elliot,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-12-26
a TRUE STATEMENT.

q The courts give us liberties we do
not want and deny us what We do
want. They extend us the privilege
OF working unlimited hours and .nn-
der unsanitary conditions and want to
circumscribe our liberties when W.
try to. improve our oondi tions T. II de.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-12-26
REFORM THE "coDE."

everyone Knows that some form of
legal procedure is Indispensable, and
rules of technic are necessary. The
question is what these shall be.
A great student of jurisprudence
once observed that, "strive as you
may to divorce technical phraseology
and practice from any system of
Jurisprudence, and they will in a few
years assert themselves again with
renewed vigor"
Superseding the common law prac.
tice by codes of civil procedure, was
supposed to render smoother and
easier the administration of justice.
But did it? Those who are familiar
with both systems say the common
law practice is infinitely preferable to
any code of procedure yet devised
So-called codes are like many other
things: admirable in theory but la,
mentable failures in practice.
Only a few days ago we heard a
case tried in our municipal court tina,
to our mind not only proved the in
adequacy of the Minnesota code, but
also proved it's unsoundness.
Mr.. "A" sued 81" for an alleged
indebtedness of 40, due for painting
carriage The plaintiff alleged two
causes of action in his complaint,
though manifestly both were based
on the same transaction. One cause
of action was for $40 due upon an
express contract for painting a
buggy; the other was for $40 due as
the reasonable value of services rem.
dered in painting buggy.
The defendant in his answer ad.
n,itted the services but alleged that
they were performed under an ex.
press contract for $4,000. Upon the
trial Of this issue the defendant asked
the court to compel the plaintiff to
elect upon which cause Of action he
should rely. The court made the
order accordingly, and plain.4.4 elect,
ed to rely upon his express contract.
1t was clearly established at the
trial that plaintiff honestly under.
stood the contract to be $4,000 and
the defendant equally as honest un-
derstood it to be $4,000.
Now, under the rules of the com.
mon law, every recovery by plaintiff
in actions excontractu must be pred.
1cated upon contract either express
or implied, and there never could be
All express verbal contract where the
minds Of the parties had not met
upon a mutual understanding of the
terms of the agreement.
In such case both plaintiff and
defendant would be put to their
proofs as to the value of the services
| performed, and plaintiff could recover
therefor whatever the court or jury
would determine that value to be
upon the theory Of an implied con
tract and thus even handed justice
would be melted out to both.
In the case referred to, however
the plaintiff was not allowed to put in
one word of evidence as to the value
of the services. It may be urged tina,
his own election to rely upon the
contract was the cause. *s *s5z s.5f AS
That may all be, but he was honest
In making an election to accord with
his understanding Of the contract; but
when the proofs showed that no con.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-12-26
THE MONROE DOCTRINE,

Commenting on the attitude Of the
United States in the Holland-Vene.
zuela unpleasantness, the Star, San
Francisco, says 1.-The United States
will stanchly support Holland against
Venezuela" the public prints inform
us. And the Monroe doctrine will
turn over in It's; grave, and free from
all entangltng alliances" get chucked
into the hearse without flowers.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-12-26

Who can tell us the letter that stands
for the Right
Who has heard of the saying that
Right means but Might?
And who does not hope that the glad
day we'llfsee
When Might, Right and Truth all to-
gether shall be?
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-12-26
y Bl1 l1ISflI1'

fcIared John vice pre
q the Amsric Fsderati On of Labor,
IN = speech ~ The mass meeting sof
trade unloniats. held under the aus
pieces q the Central Federated Union
and the Label Council Of the Women's
Auxiliary, at Beethoven Hall, In 18th
street, New York city. 3. Y 4
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-12-26

Never part without loving words to
think OF during your absence. It may
pc that YOU will not meet again ID
life Richter Jan. Il y. -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-12-26

From the Chicago News: 81 81. E SD
Is You claim to 10 = 4ailo q, smiled
the doubtful hoAuswife. 81 & y
Yes. mum, Is 1. q fastened I1ornpips
Harry. as he took q rsef In his trous-
ers. m H
s:j But you dor. q make uss Of the nau-
ticat expression q Sntyer my tim srs r 4.
Oh. no, num-. I'D ray SILVER me gas
bag!s OF 'shiver mo wings! I'm N air
ship sailor, mum
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-12-26
ETHICS or PIRACY.

wonder is Morgan the Pirate.
When plumber had glutted his heart,
Gave part of the junk from the ships
he had sunk .~ \ -
To help some Museum of Art:
II he gave up the role of collector
Of tolp'
And became Collector Of Art?
I wonder if Genghis the Butcher,
When he'd trampled down nations
+ like grass, ,5"%S '...s w.. ...s
Retired with his share when he'd lost
all his hair,
And started a Sunday school class:
II he turned his past under and used
half his plumber =. ~, !.
- In running a Sunday school class :?
I wonder If Roger the Rover i
When millions IN looting has made,
Built libraries grand on the jolly main
iE land @ t5t; . :: u :i35. at$& 4
To honor Success and ''free trade;'
Il he founded a college Of & natural
II knowledge ##S .f5sS # II /: Y
where Pirates could study their
trade? I'D t.as:.s e 81 .s& ~. y sI 4 zE5
II wonder, I wonder, wonder, Din
Il Pirates were ever the same, i
Ever trying to lend g respectable
| Is trend }e5 I. q D lts
10 the jaunty old buccaneer xa,ne;
Or Is It because Of our Piracy laws a
That philantropists enter the game?
$. Y5.' 8 :---:W aliace Irwin, IN Life.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-09
WALL BEDS CHEAP
The Marshall & Stearns Co.'S Stock to j
Sacrificed at Cost

The Marshall stearns Co.'S Stock to Be
Sacrificed at Cost
By the retiring of the Marshall &
Stearns Co., makers of wall BEDS the
stock has been purchased by the San
itary Concealed Metal Bed Co., who
will at once sell off all this stock at
the factory cost. All the various styles
made by the Marshall & Stearns Co.
are on exhibition at the display rooms
in the factory, 1900 North Main street,
Los Angeles. These beds will be in
stalled without extra cost. Now is a
splendid opportunity to purchase fine
wall beds at actual factory prices. Drop
in at the factory at any time this
week and make your selection. 1t will
more than pay you to do So Down.
town office 319 Citizens National Bank
huilding
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-09
CLERK UNABLE TO PROCURE
WORK COMMITS SUICIDE

Clayton Robertson, % years OF age
ana clerk by calling, committed sui
side last night In his room at the Hotel
Marlowe, 502 South Main street, by
drinking carbolic acid.
The young man came here recently
from the east, but nothing is known of
his previous address or family. He is
supposed to have been respondent be-
cause out of work. The body was re-
moved to Bresee Bros morgue.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-09
NEW INTERPRETATIONS

Articles of incorporation were yes
terday filed in the county clerks office
by the Humane Animal league, the OBJ
jects of which are to provide places
where unfortunate animals may be kept
and treated. Twenty-one persons are
named as directors.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-09
$3.50 Values $500

Best quality semi-por-
celain, with a dainty
blue floral decoration.
Sets are complete for 8
persons. The price is
now less than half
$3.50 values So.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-17
THE MoDEsrY OF VICTOR HUGO.
Great French Poet and Author Was
Aware Of His Own Merit.

NJ. Capponi. the "doyen" OF the Ital.
Ian newspaper correspondents at Paris
Is publishing his "reminiscences. One
OF his best stories relates to Victor
Hugo, on whose eightieth birthday he
called to present the homage of the
foreign press:
We entered the writes) and found
Victor Hugo seated in a great arm
ehair. as on throne, surrounded by
his literary court. He welcomed us
with a kindly smile lighting up his
robust face, framed In a thick, white
beard. felt little nervous. but. col.
iecting my courage, recited the com.
piment | had so carefully rehearsed.
told him that the correspondents Of
the foreign newspapers wished to as
ISOLATE themselves In the homage
which the entire French nation was
paying to him as the greatest living
poet and the greatest Icing author.
Victor Hugo. when had finished. took
hold of my arm and said. giving It a
friendly squeeze: I am quite OF your
opinion
And we withdrew" NJ Capponi
concludes. only too pleased to think
that Victor Hugo shared our opinion
Of his merits"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-17

make EN- sick. but they wouldn't d..
vulge the ring that ere way. We
sees right on that this scheme 10 no
good and BIN sez:
Suppose We leave EN- fur a few
days, an .mebbe we'll have terrible
rough weather. an they'll git seasick,
an ding up the ring" EVERYBODY
nacherally roared, 'cept the woman
she got proper red.headed
You're gittIn' right foolish" she
ser TO Bill Them burds gotter be
bIsected right OF. -
1911 secs there's nothin' else TO do.
so we gifts knife each. an begins the
Investigation The woman follers.
too allowin' she's goln' 10 watch that
we look good | wus to do the KILN
an sklnnin ccauEe the skins wus
wuth a good biu an Bin an the woman
wus eoln' ter do the prospcctin'
We worked all that day. KILN an
skinnin' and prospeetin'. an found
eyer'thing In the world inside NV EN-
cept the ring
Ne started again the next mornin
ana pretty soon had all the awstriches
killed eept ave. an sun no ring In
sight
Bout that time here comes them
two bally little kids. on the no,
jump
We found yer ring under the bed.
mommer. one Of en- hollered
Wen. ! thought Bin wus s.goin to
mAksakor the whole crowd He
Jumped up on for ard hatch, fung hts
hat overheard. an cussed for 30 mia
It's. without takin breath and done
Il proper war dance the whole time.
III any you gang!e-l legged shakes
wants 20 champeen this here female,
let I'm preach TO is death. an I'll
mash bis face Ike spilled pertater."
he howled out but everybody was
safe under cover. an he had the boat
20 hisBelf
After while he got tired an set
down. but stiii a-cussin'. 90 went out
to i'm 10 rarify I'm
Don't take IT 40 hard. Biil.r ! seq,
Wen be In Frisco pretty soon. an
then we can go back 70 Patagonia fur
anuther crop Of awstrich eggs"
And that's why were here
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-17
WAS a vklN g FUNERAL SHIP.
interesting Reilr Of the Past Dug Up
In Norway.

Recently in Norway was discovered
a viking funeral ship at least 1,100
years old. Its mortuary chamber con-
tained the bones OF two women who,
Judging from the sire of the craft and
the elaboreteness of its appointments
belonged to some noble and wealthy
family. The vessel. which is 10 feet
long and 16 feet inches broad. was
dug out of tumulus, two and a half
miles from the shore. near Tonsberg
IL contained an extremely valuable
collection of historic remains. inclu-
ding four-wheeled chariot, richly
and quantity decorated, four s!edges.
three of them curiously carved, sever.
al beds. liutels, mill, spinning
wheels, and q variety of kitchen uten-
sis. A diligent examination OF these
has led to the conclusion that the fu-
neral ship belongs to the ninth cen
fury.
Many OF the ornaments, mostly OF
carved wood, are unique The ship
and Its strange cargo. constituting one
OF the most important archaeological
finds ever made in Scandinavia, after
being carefully restored. will be placed
In the Chrisliania museum.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-17
LOST SEA BATTLE.

been brought to light by the discovery
In the library archives of Edinburgh.
Scotland, of copy of a letter from
the commander of the Scotch craft to
his employers
The name of the Scotian boat was
the Sharp. Capt. Archibald Bogg.
owned by merchants in Glasgow, while
the name of the Yankee craft was Sky
rocket, Capt Burke, a brig, mounting
16 guns and manned by more than 1920
men-an armament and complement
that made the Skyrocket more formid.
able than many of the regular Amer
lean warships in those days The
Sharp, according to the letter of Capt
Bogg, was armed with IA carriage
guns, six of them 12-pounders, besides
six swivels.
The only note there is of the Sky
rocket in American records is the
bare mention of her name in En-
mons Statistical History of the United
States Navy, which was published in
1850
But the most important feature of
the Scotian's armament was that six
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-17
Town Hunts for Snake.

Greenfield. Ind.-A hunting party.
headed by Frank Minor. was organized
IN this city to go after the monster
snake that has been seen in the
6randywine creek bottoms, near this
city. The hunt was unsuccessful.
The reptile. which is described as 10
'eet long, and with body as large
as gas main, has stricken terror TO
me cattle on the farm. and a dog was
50 frightened a few days ago by the
SIGHT OF it that the animal ran mile,
The men who have seen the snake
are reliable, and there is no doubt but
reptile OF unusual size is at large. II
Is possible that the snake escaped
from a circus.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-17
queer Assortment OF Feminine Articles
dropped Into Postoffice Chute.

New fork.-Uncle Sans mail has
obtained many strange articles. but
p''oaoiy none more indicative OF a
'o'han odd habits than a parcel now
waiting an owner at the postofhce.
ae article, white cotton glove CON
1iaihe a queer assortment, was
,.opp'd into the corridor letter chute
he other day.
ne clerk who picked the glove out
'ne heap of letters investigated the
-1e'lo7 OF the glove. as it was not
sAHped and evidently had been
1u'ped by accident First he drew
W comb such as women wear in
. e, back hair Then his fingers
cuehed something hard One after
o,1ef he pulled out Of the glove the
-, 20 and lower plates of a set of
70 Cigarettes were found in a fin
OF the glove.
r., -s CLERK hurried out into the cor
AnnS that the woman who
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-17
TOWN WHERE NOBODY DIES.
TX undertakers Move Out in Despair
and Doctors Turn to Pillow.

Carver, Mass.-This town is now
nown as the "undertakers' despair
md there are those who actually be-
EVE that the town pump is veritable
buntain of youth, which the Carver
People have all to themselves. All of
his because of the phenomenal health
record Of the $500 population. Two
Fears ago Carver stood about on a
bar with other Massachusetts towns of
he same size. Then came marked
Decrease.
In 1907 but l6 deaths were reported,
|and all of these were over so years of
|age. This year, however, in the last
|si1 months the climax has been
reached when not one single death has
occurred
year ago there were six under
takers and four physicians in the town.
The undertakers have dwindled away
until the other day the last one
sought more paying fields. All but
Two Of the physicians have gone and
these two do farming on the side.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-17

IT I'd devour these insects. Around
the tree daily are almost merciless
struggles for existence These death
struggles occur not only In the day
timd. but In the night Mice, rats and
rabbits destroy millions OF young
trees. While at their deadly feast
mary a time have they been surprised
by hawks, and then they are at
banquet where they themselves are
eaten. The owl, the faithful night.
Waterman OF trees, often swoops down
al night, and as result some little
tree II splashed with the blood of the
animal that came to feed upon it
Worlds Work.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-17
Our Real Army.

No nation ever can or ever did main.
tain at all times a standing army suf-
ficiently great to defend itself against
all other powers The strength and
the dependence OF every government
is in her citizen soldiers, and is in
effectiveness. The state militia or
national guard In our own country,
the auxiliary reserve In England. the
Landwehr and the Landsturm in Ger.
many, stand behind and form the great
military reserve of the regular armies
OF these nations Army and Navy
Life
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-17

New York-Wheu Miss Hannah
Muenthz Of Hoisou street Hopoks7'
goes bathing again she viii carry A
hatbinr suit she went 10 the Fay.
oUne CITY park for a dip in NeNa'S
bay. All the bathhouses were 80, -,
50 Miss Muenthz slipped INTO c'1l'p
If bushes where she d.sr1bed
watching her chance. she ran into q,
tho water withou, being seen sIn144
hos however. we're wise and they
stole all Miss Nueashzs clothes 49,
''I When She discovered her les. Mss
- .,ggb, shelter beneath one
~ - - re- rthouses and fell asleep
~ -, sr- vas tasen TO police head
quarters and provided "''1 ''0
the matroD.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-17
THE RING AND
THE OSTRICHES
Copyright. by shortstory Pub. CO..
By FRANK RUSSELL

kids with the woman had fell over
board, so tears back along the deck.
shuckin OF my coat. an / sees the
woman hot.footed after a awstrich. but
II gets mixed up with the crowd and
they all run for'ard together asks
her whut's the trouble. an she begins
TO cry an says the awstrich has done
swallered her dlmin ring. and that Bill
has got to cut EN- all open till he finds
IL. told her I'd see Bill and see what
ne seq, and started of, and she looks
for the capIn.
She sets forth that she left the ring
on 'er toilet stand. an went up on
deck fer walk When she comes
back the awstrich wus standin' In
her room. an she druv I'm back up
stairs, an when she went 10 git the
hurd Till they git mixed up together.
She reckons there's only one thing to
do, and that TO git knife an exam.
inc EN- all inside, till we gifts the right
one. Everybody knowed how bad the
awstriches wus bout swallerin' things.
spechully shiny things. so OF course We
thought the ring was inside one OF tho
burds.
How much is this here ring wuth'"
seq Blll. "rll pay you fur H."
But the woman seq II wus a present
from her FIRST husband. an had a
dimin' in II as big as her thumb. an
she wouldn't take a thousand dollars
fur II.
Well, they Jawed fur an hour. tn
Bin thinks of scheme to GIT the
ring without slaughterin' the burds:
so he hustles round fur the doctor to
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-17

Hanover. Pas a Northern Cen
tr-f passenger train passed Jacobs
AIMS. tao miles cast Of Hanover. a
vraug chicken was caught by the COW
catcher. when the train arrived In
Hanover the foWl wss sitting on the
front ,art % the engine unframed
The engineer captured the bird and
rl-ceI il In box IN the seat OF he
s-efoe and az a rs 81 he and bis fam
lily enjoyed q chicken supper that
night
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-17

on his Boone county farm. and when
he next visited the place he drove a
stake IT. the exact spot Indicated in his
dream as the oil well site. He willed
an interest in the farm to his twin
brother with the provision that the
latter sink the well The brother has
made no effort since then to drill the
we'll
The widow has DOW taken the mat
ter up. and. on behalf of herself and
the brother. will sink The well Her
home is in Saudusky, O.