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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1909-07-20
DOpisi.
Cleveland, Ohio.
Ne zaupaj meznjarju.

Sc konja cd zadej, PISA cd spredaj,
meznjarja pa kroginkrog, ker
meznar oguljufa Sc faria.
Nekoc sem vpraSal oceta. zaka.j
so tako hudi ma meznarje in po-
vedali so mi to lie:
NidiS France. Bill SEN tudi V
Kaliforniji 5 tistim fariem. XII
nam je obljubil Z ustanovitviio
Slovenske koloniie re nebesa ma
TEN svetu. Ko m priSli tie. smo
moral delati trdo in spali smo V
Sotorih. ali pa pod milim nebom.
Bill je zaCetek. Morda hi Sc Sc vse
obrnilo ma bolje. Gee hi $ farjem ne
priSel tudi mex dolg in koSGen Glo-
Nek. Nekteri so mu rekli gospod
talnik. drugi meznar. tretii so ga
pa nazivali miniStrant. Tia 6lovek
pa meni nj bill vScC. Smehlial Sc ie
vedno in ma dcnar ie bill samo-
gotten kot volk. Liudem ie vedno
pripovedal. la ie potomec slavne
francoSkc plemiSke rodovine. da-
Sirayno ie lahlo vSakdo bral ma
nicgovem obrazu, da Sc 20 niego-
viii zilah pretaka pristna cigan-
ska kri.
NeGkrat sem rekel Svoiim pri-
iateljem tn lc meznarSki cigan
jc prineSel neSreco IA cello kolo-
Milo.
Eni st mi pritrdili. drugi. ktere
ie 5 Svoiim Sladkim clganSkim
Smchom ze uiel so mi pa ugovar-
jail. PA cakati nj bilo treba
dolgo. da Sc ureSnicijo mole beSe-
de. Nekega dine sta odhajala far
in meznar. Eni so rekli. da gresta
obhajat. drugi so pa zopet rekli,
da imata trgovSke poSle ~zavoljo
koloniie V blizniem mcstu. ker je
incl far vecjo svoto denar.ia pri
sebi.
Popoldne Sc .je vrnil ministrant
in ie rekel, da so gospod zadrza-
nj pc opravkih in da Sc kmalu
vrneio.
Nikdar wee ga nismo videli Ii
vega. Nrnil Sc je konj brez NIGGA.
NASH Smo ga cez nekai dni V reki.
ustreljen je bill Cd zadci in oropan
"a denar.
ko m naSli mrtvo truplo, je
meznar rekel: To MISC Ia pravi
goSpod. Zupnik ic bill ozeujen in
10 ic popihal k syoji zcni Y Me-
ksiko.
NajrajSe hi ga bill radi tie lazi
loputnil pc zobeh. ker sem faria
poznal tako dobro kot svojega
oteta. Kaj sen hotel. Laznjivcu
so lie v%erjcli nekteri ,ker Sc je
pc cigansko priduSal. da bo sci
farja iSkat V Meksiko in da bo
jermena REAL z niegovega zivota,
ce mu pride V pest.
kaj bi ii pripovedal nadalje.
kolonija je bila fuc: bill smo be-
raci in trempati smo moral prot
vzhodu in iskati della po bliznjih
mestih. Tistcga ciganskega mez-
maria pa nisem videl in tudi ME
govo ime sem re pozabil. cato pa
prlporoGam ogibaj Sc meznarja
in ne zaupaj mu, ako no6cS biti
n~esrecen.
o meznarju sem toliko zvcdel,
ola hi sci nikdar iskat farja Me-
ksiko, da Sc je klatil po Colorado
in Chicago, kjer Sc danes ljudi
farba, ce ze nj umrl. X. F..
Battleford. Canada.
Sodr. urednik!
Sc nisem Sc tako smejal. kot
pred dvema tedni, kO SEN cital V
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1909-07-20

Ste re obnovili narocnino "Pro-
%letarca'f &c jo Sc niste, stori-
tie to takoj, da Sc Yam ne ustavi
lista.
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MED ZVEZDAMI.

honda zmerja zdaj clane
druStva "Narodni Vitezi" st. 80
). \. =. j. 5 klerikalci, kar pome.
nj pc domace farSki privrzcnci
ali petolizniki.
Zakaj?
Ia to ker so "Narodni Vitezi''
posegli globoko V syoie zepe, ko
so farJl kondata radi njegove ne.
marnosti drzali IA vrat.
honda sc zdaj "a nabrani in da.
rovani denar zahvaluje $ TEN. da
psuJe in obrekuie "Narodne Vite.
ze' in laze o Min.
honda ostane Honda, pa maj ga
srecamo, kjer koli hocemo.
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Battleford. Canada

pdtbl'lOlO. NdlldOld.
Sodr. urednik!
Sc nisem Sc tako smejal. kot
pred dvema tedni. kO sem cital V
"Proletarcu', da hoceta neki Ma
Yer in Honda izdati poljedelski
list "Agrikultur". Sal veste, kot
farmar sem naroGen ma slovenske
poljedelske liste IL stare domovi-
ne in tukajsne angleSke. Ali tako.j
sem rekel: Jaka Agrikultur pa ne
hos naroGil.
Lei sem dejal svoji zeni "UGi-
Ii hocejo slovenske farmarje V A
merlkl obdelavati pole. pa slovcn-
ski ne znajo, Sc toliko kot navad-
nj metje. LiStu, pravijo bo ime
"Agrikultur''. Nosil bo IL latin
Seine posneto nemSko inc. prina-
Sal bo pa clanke IL ncmscine V
kranJskolatovski %"sprahi', KITE
TO menda razumeta lie Honda in
Mayer"
Ako nihce izmed slovenskih a
meriskih delavcev in farmarjev
noce povedati odprto Mayerju in
Kondu "a kaksno delo sta sposob-
ma ,tedaj jima JAZZ povem:
Vzameta maj gnojne vile, lopa-
TO ali kramp V roke. TO iima DO
vsekakor bolje pristoialo kot pi-
sati in izdajati casnike. Nisem Sc
cistal "Gl. Sv.", ktero menda tu-
di would be casnikarja izdajata,
vsaj tako sem posnel IL "Prole-
tarca", vendar pa sodim pc bese-
di agrikultur, kako mrcvarita
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Med pasjimi dnevi in pa Blaj-
landsko konvencijo .ie Same 8 dni
razlike. Pajsi dnevi Sc za6no %.
t. m. Kondova konvenci.ja pa 26.
t.. m. To da morda ka.j misliti
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pace he had set.

After this the who wanted to hire room 10
Canada and tap the racing returns from the electric
wires seemed cheap and unoriginal in comparison;
even the but two months arrived from france
with an elaborate lottery scheme, which he dldn
know illegal, seemed to pale beside the light OF
his mighty predecessor
The faro dealer who had not been treated rightly
by his faro employers put in due appearance, and
was to be indicted into the mysteries OF breaking the
bank-for $4,000. The dealer would aid and abet me
and would give lessons in the gentle art OF max
ing suckers of the wise. Thirty thousand dollars at
least would be my guerdon. 1t seemed interesting
but my appreciation of good things was pall1ng Inc
newspaper organizer had spoiled me Tor mere near
champions So told the landlady that all was over
and that the army the besegers might be told that
the S25 600 was bespoken. Was it touch of relief
1 saw on her gentle face? 1t may have been 1mag-
nation but it unlikely. She had royalty earned
in gasps of honest effort. the So of her rental
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with her ten brothers. who had also passed to their
homes above. She had liked business; she
felt her sphere to be the vineyard. She yearned to
recite poems at religious meetings and she there
fore desired turn the current of her energies away
from batteries and apply it exclusively to the recita-
ton of poems and the of souls. Her business
employed three persons. 1t had employed four, but
the packer had passed to his home above too. Their
batteries would when others failed Though the
prevailing fashion of passing above the part Of
the firm and its employees seemed to render this state
ment unconvincing) and she would sell the business
for $4,000 spot cash.
And OH" she concluded "young man, I would
consider it such favor If you would buy that bus-
ness-it only wants little working up--and would
feel myself free recte and go forth TO my work In
the vineyard" She very serious. There some
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otbers, He ierked stained finger in the direction
of the antcipatory sitting room and departed
Up to this time, Notwithstanding certain ar o.
,aun+iness mon the mart of Mr. Sawyer the siege
had been dispirted The simple old lady IN ner rusty
black the tattered inventor and the soiled rancy
comb man were lighting forlorn hopes-they lacked
the persuasion of perfect confidence
All this was to Le changed however, by tneir sue
cessor In only one respect did he show IN OBVIOUS
similarity; he made the remark that was very
popular man. His silk hat cleaned, his Prince Al
bert was fresh and spotess He leaned over ana re-
garded me with an utter confidence.
He had happened to be in the neighborhood. sir.
was / acting for myself or for others? He was OF
course, stranger to me, but he would warn meIne
would warn meas to the class of schemes which
would be submitted to me. would be offered fabu-
ous rates. but there was, after ALL only one abso-
lutely secure investment, which invariably brought
phenomenal returns. 1t was company promotion.
An now: there was a business! Three hundred. yes,
four hundred per cent profit and no rsks-that Is,
the other people took 'em.
He had poured out volume of tensely uttered
words He now took sheaf of letters from his coat
He laid them the table without pausing. i have
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Lunch Hour Economies

m bod inst turned from locking his hat and coat
ii in the patent safety rack beneath the framed re-
ligious text as entered and he greeted me WIN
sincere if somewhat hurried hospitality. He shook
hands with furtive eye foc the seats which were rap
idly filling about him.
The quick lunch restaurant was in full swing.
"I,et me explain this puzzle to you," said my frienu
genially "It's an easy game to beat"
He ran his finger down the column of figures at the
extreme right of the menu, pausng from time 10 time
to trace the dotted horizontal to the left to the names
of the dishes.
Here at the top you fried oysters are quoted at
twenty cents" he ran on You get SIX o. en- i any.
three slices of bread But have patience. Don place
your bets until YOU have looked over the field Down
here oyster sandwiches five cents; two oysters 10
sandwich and of course two slices or preau. iotai:
eight oysters and eight slices of bread for the price OF
fry" 81 -, 4h ,rh;o.
II intended ordering soup first, and them while
waitng"- -, .~,
"Fatal mistake" interrupted my friend. NOW:
soup being but ten cents you ger only Two Sizes %
bread You must jump to the fifteen cent marx pedore
Won get three slices. Always lump your oroer' Iney
bring 'em all together anyway
| hastily gave my order for soup ana sanu"cnes
and turned again to my informant
Feel like roast beef to-day? It's set down up at tue
ton of the card at twenty-five cents. But as tell you
that row intended for new customers line regular
crowd learned to skip these quotations long The
trick is TO take roast beef sandwiches that comes
TO only twenty cents. You get just as much meat ana
four slices of bread instead of three to say nothing
of the gravy And as to pastry
The spectacle of two customers pausing in the
rush hour talk had already attracted the attention of
those the surrounding tables. Suspicious gances
in alarm had withdrawn to the side aisle and in
earnest conversation with her chief Groups of angry
patrons awaiting empty seats gathered at the end of
the table and glared at u.s. muttering threatenlngy
approval we turned to plates and finished our
luncheon In silence.
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thing touching in the appeal out it was difficult to
refrain from asking how much she made from her
business last year.
WELL" she said, II will be quite truthful. did
not make anything, but you would-a fine
young man like you. 1t really only needs some work
ing up"
She left me catalogue and a tiny tract. which
she presented with sweet old smile, and went out
like many another of US. with heart fixed upon
different paths than those to which destiny led
The gentleman who followed was dark though
whether through favor of complexion unaccus-
toned habit of water 1t would be difficult to say
He had soled collar and snowy tie. which latter
had a generous establishment of yellow glass His
clothes characterized by certain greasy smart
ness. large silver ring invited attention to the
nicotine stains upon his fingers
You're popular. aren't you" said he with smirk
replied that felt myself TO he very popular-that
l was accustomed to it-as indeed was the case
my name," said he, 'is--(shall we say0-sawyer.
amt got no card amt got no samples either" he
added as an afteEhought.
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Inventor and one of his latest.


he in ustered explanation but this yum won't vorrrk
yet You see" said he, adjusting 1t again-"a LOOK
ing glass a nail polisher, ondt comb; all nxeo me-
Now we could sell 1t for ten cents-vot you unA
huhY' ..,on.
I asked If he had others. He disclosed an ooions
niece of wood with small buttons the surface
which could be depressed with pressure he sur
veyed 1t proudly.
1T ISIS my latest" said he in parental tones "You
can score at domino, casino, euka, or sixty-six.
must have looked impressed
"But It can do more than this" he said triumph
anty at is a game as we'll" He produced dice from
an inner pocket and explained everything.
We played; we threw the dice; and the sound must
have affected one of the waiting listeners An inter
rogatve face put inside the door-an interroga-
tive face which Immediately smiled, apoogized, and
withdrew. 1t could be made for six cents repre-
scented the inventor, he commenced to calculate.
But calculations entangling things. Il am absent
minded" said he 81 have been studying. so cannot
figure ouid." But 1t six cents apiece, and II |
would put up $4,000 could have 200 per cent profit.
sure-sure. he repeated, impressively-and. anyway,
he had another and inventor prestdigitator that he
was be produced fat object with stem the thick
ness Of four fingers. 1t had bowl, at one end.
"This here is pipe" he commenced, and vigorously
unscrewed it. The plethoric stem divided An In
tricate system Of interior tunnels disclosed ITSELF
"You can't get no nicotine trough derep said he
fdenty handing the pipe to me. 1t weighed pound,
but scrupuIously took his name.
"Dere ISIS fortune in me someveres" said he on
departing: but found the morning advanced,
that the imminent adiacency of fortunes became al
smost monotonous. I'm sure that never before nao
there been gathered within my landlady's doors
markable an accumulation Of them. Parenthetically.
trust that the Of her anteroom proved to
be intact. .
An old woman came second. She angular and
had a simple, rather sweet old way and proved a
volcano Of rapid statement. She was doctors
ing passed to his home above She had business
In electric batteries which had been originally shared
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1t was his stated desire,
however, to put his brains
against my money. Some
thing in the fancy comb
line looked good to him.
He would fix up a place
and run 1t for me. He
could start with $1,000: l
could give him $50 a week
and a cut in at the profits.
And money - say, he'd
guarantee forty per cent
profit-guarantee 1t, and
there you were! In what
way? Well. he could just
guarantee it; he certainly
could. "And," he said, as
I solemnly noted his name
and scrupulously regis
tered his address, II hope
you will give me the pref
onoa nyar all of the
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bore packets and containing blue prints on which
the designs were so large that they would spread them
on the floor and follow the curves OF their whlte
marks with grimy forefngers.
One inventor was a soldier He had new prin-
ciple in steam engines, something which would revo
lutionize machinery. plan in which could come no
pound of waste Factories would not take 1t up as
it would the destruction of their present STOCK
He was an open looking. clean cut fellow, this SOL
der with crisp. curling hair and swapping, humorous
eyes He ingenuonsly explained that he had never
studied mechanics and that he did not know tne
technical names of the parts He simply wanted $io
mr. $50 TO perfect his scheme and would share equally
He would sell the patent for 100000, and all woulo
then be WELL . $500. - 90
For the most part. however the claimants We're OF
the normal unsensational sort Each was unanf
mousy of the opinion however that ne nau tne very
hest thing in the city an investment Inc staphty
Of each was descanted upon. One only had to hsteh
70 hecome convinced of the imposing sodity OF every
plan which was suggested.
Druggists descanted the nfallibility OF certain
mixtures they had been putting FORTH consulting anu
dignpo engineers on the utter urgency OF the con-
structon of machinery ventilating concerns on the
acantive state of the public mind upon anything IN
tbe line of fresh land particularly artlhclaliy mtro-
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women, and the names OF
all our big contributors
will make the first number
sell like hot cakes. An
we won't print the first
copy till we get enough
money to cover all our ex-'
penses. You see, it won't
cost you a cent-on'y my
livin' expenses while I'm
workin' it up. An after
we get that first copy off
I've got other pianszfar
reachin' plans"-he tapped
his forehead and smiled
confidently, as If to sug-
gest that he was capable
of living up to the awful
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a scheme, SIR" said he, (which is going to make
million for us both. have mine in Arizona which
is not costing cent. 1 negotiated the most ex-
traordinary agreement you listened to. We will
promote 1t ourselves. l have an unheard Of scheme
for publicity 1t sounds like lottery but 1t Is not"
The Post Office could not-dared not-detain the
mail And no future legislation could be entered into
against It, for 1t would be unconstitutional.
my booy'-his eager eyes darted In at me and
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the first ISSUE Sure he says. Then for the
woman suffragists, and say we're hot for the
suffrage and all the rest, an want to be their
official organ about the 100000 copies; an we get
some swell dame to write for the first issue on any
old thing about women votin she wants to-
''wel then what? Why, we get big ads from the
saloons for bein' their official organ and in favor of
personal liberty We get big ads. from the depart
ment stores because we've got drag with the swell
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peered six inches from my
face-"we should have
over a million each be-
fore the end of the year. l
would be dissatisfied with
any less. Get-rich-quick
Miller had nothing on my
scheme-but this is per-
fectly legitimate. My dear
b-ooy, count yourself a rich
man. / congratulate you.
AS for money, $4,000 will
be ample--at first, office
expenses, advertising, sc.
And" said he in conclu-
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promises
lend any one $25 000-at
frst-not even me-" Was ever heard such altruistf
1t sounded very fine. He dazed me with his IN
sistence. The letters he showed had well known
names at their foot They applanded his stock sell
ing ability. Perhaps 1t well for me that my
sos 900 visionary He saw weakness In my eyes,
He knew I was his, and it made of him giant
"Now remember" he said land he almost touched me
now in n eagerness), there is fortune in It
for us both" another fortuneD before the end OF
the year. and remember-dont close with any one
before see you. I will be back" And out he went
and he did come blackjack many times-and my
furve face kept the gloom of the stairs till the
agreeable landlady lied with abandon and sent him
off again.
So they came in streams out of that inexhaustible
anteroom which became replenished-an array
of infinite proposal They all remarked upon my
popularity. was invariably advised to be very sure
before investing, the Inference being that there was
exactly one certain thing in the world and that was
the article or business. which at that moment
under discussion
There was a sprinking of inventors-creased, hag-
gard toworn creatures. Cor the most pars-nne7 who
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sx7UMAN SPIDERS WHO SPIN WEBS
MM&z FOR THE GREEN INVESTOR

seer We're going to distribute 100000 free copies.
Give us article for the first number OF course
he gives it to us-ticked to death. see? Then we go
to some big Tammany the other side an say,
we gon' to start paper pledged to the principles
of personal liberty it's set purpose; gon' to
give away 100000 free copies. Give article for
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Copyright Herald Co. All Rights ReservedJ
S the $4,000 legacy was Illusion, 1t was, of
y course. reprehensible to advertise 1t as fact.
~ That 1t is difficult to live utterly Christian
\ life, however, appears to be the opinion of the
Cleveland Sunday scholars who tried it. And
am willing to take their words for 1t. My editor is.
further an Unsuitable man. which, Of course. makes
the thing more difficult still
The advertisement ITSELF however II not a thing of
beauty was at least temporary joy. 1t was callow,
1t was verdant 1t reminded one of Ireand-it was SO
green It was inserted In several morning papers and
read
Young man has Just received legacy and
wishes investment where II will get the
largest returns. Personal interview. Call
This seemed to have that in 1t which might be cal
cuated to make the war horses of fortune sniff a
nostrl and come bearing down. hired room, there
Fore and waited
At ten they ca me. in quick succession. There was
n strange mixture. There snowy men and plain
men: there were timd. furtive men, aud keen, ques-
tioning there neutral tinted men. They
wore the TALL shiny bats Of suggested prosperity
and the musty. frayed garments Of encouragement
and sauaor There were even women. But
beneath all mere changes Of condition was subtle
underlying similarity which Swallowed itself In all
something in the gesture expression which spoke
of S25 O00 its part 1t the need of men burned
upon their personalities. The brand of Cain could not
have marked more deep.
They sat within the hall and upon the stars-they
smoked and exchanged "reminiscences. At regular In
tervals the door bell would zii-ii-i-hnnnggg: the
iandlady would puff valiantly up the stairs and the
number would be added TO.
She was n good natured soul willing, but out OF
condition. The passage became congested. and she
offered anteroom In which the unplumed bat
talions could wait. So they died in and sat there
instead, and talked, and cast universally apprasing
eye at as invited the next gentleman to enter.
For was $4,000 to them. and It was understood
that to dissipate myself. So one can hardly
blame them.
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duced) air; piano ana
organ firms on the impress
sionability of the great
public to the charms OF
harmony. Patent medl-
cine people directed your
attention to the unusual
opportunity they offered
for the sale of stock. The
country, to them, was Il
Illuminated in a vast how
of luciferous enthusiasm
Importers bombarded
you with facts concerning
the profits in dry goods
Dentists enlarged upon the
limitless possibilities OF
wealth lying in cavities
other men ON riches to be
deserted in the sale of jel'
lies. Mines were painted
with an optimism which
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The first who came
within the inner sane
tuary was a blond, I'M
healthy looking man, with
sticky plastered hair and
musty clothes.
"Goot morning. mister"
said he. "You seem to be
popular this morning.
huh?" He cracked out an
uncertain. nervous laugh.
arranged his hat upon the
soft and produced a large
packet, in soiled brown
paper. His hat rolled to
the floor; a small looking
glass fell from the In
terror.
ct am an inventor" said