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MARKHAM Club Socialists
Editorial Committee;
KATE S. HlLUiARO.
E. A. BATTGCC.
ROY E. SOUTHWlCK.

case in point is the present unpleas-
antness In congress. due to the dis.
coyery that legislators have been, sub
iocted to the espionage of the secret
service. Ii is one thing to shadow pos
tai employees and others of the civ.l
service as professional criminals but
quite another To keep tab on the law
makers. But what is sauce for the
goose is sauce for the gander
Those who fondly point 20 the post
al system as an illustration Of social
ism are stung again Socialism will
need none of these Russian methods
tc enforce honesty The present sy5-
fem pays a premium on dishonesty
hence the present trouble and sus-
piolon.
In this crisis between the congress-
and the chief executive the "Anania5
club" and whole brigade OF Mature
Fakers" and undesirable citizens
may be counted on to watch the -.
suit After all Is said and done i
Idsn may be known by the enemies ne
makes.
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1906. By D4EE2E72Y 6 C0I46i

| content to forget the unpleasant task
that was before me; to invest even
the monster by her side in the garb OF
humanity.
The servant who had shown me to
my rooms appeared at the door, let.
ters on his salver. held up nay hand
warningly to him that he should not
disturb them, and motioned that he
bring the letters to me He did so
without either of the musicians motto.
Ing his entrance.
The sonata OF Beethoven swept to
its glorious climax started to my
feet to take the letters TO Madame de
| Farnier.
But without 4 pause DR.. Starya be
gan tender romance, The woman
sat at the piano. her hands falling Idly
TO her lap
Again she smiled across the room
at me. But now 1t was no longer
spontaneous, The lips held something
of that indeflnable cruelty of that
woman of the Renaissance made IA
nous by Da Vinci. / frowned, / re-
fused to meet that smile.
Then, as / looked down deliberately,
felt myself turn pale. A shudder
convulsed me
l was gazing In horror at an en-
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doomed prince. began to think ]
must he more explicit after all.
And then her hands fell lifeless on
tho keys The crash echoed dIscord
antly in the empty room. DIR. Starva
looked up in angry surprise. Madame
dc VarnIer had tainted.
Dr. Starva shuGled rapidly to her
side: he shook her shoulder
Sophie, Sophie,' he cried. and
then he saw the letter and its stamp
His face was suddenly distorted
His harry hand closed over the letter.
She held il rigid even In her uncon-
sclousness. He unbent her jeweled
fingers with cruel strength. Now he
looked at me with the suspicion and
hate of savage beast brought to bay.
How much do you know?" his blaz-
ing eyes asked And If i do know
mine answered
Slowly Madame de Varnier opened
her eyes. Equally anxious. Starva and
myself watched her recover conscious
ness.
/ was quite convinced now that she
had not been aware of the significance
of that stamp. The horror that had
deprived her of her reason for the
time being proved that. The fierce
haste with which DR. Starva had
snatched the letter from her lifelesS
hand and had concealed it, bore out
my conviction. Then If my surmises
were correct, would she communicate
to Dr. Starva her newly acquired
knowledge?
1T was the heat, think. and the
fatigue of the journey" were the first
words she spoke l heard them with
relief Beyond question she wished
to conceal from Starva that she had
seen the death-mask.
Whether he was satisfied with her
reasons was less certain. He. paced
the length OF the room, his head bent
in thought; his intertwined fingers
moving agitatedly. betrayed his con-
Germ. Madame de Varnier carefully
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His Hairy Hand Closed Over the Letter.

avoided my gaze and played idly. But
| noticed that ii DR.. Starya had been
enraged that she had seen the letter
with its death-mask, Madame de Var
nier was anxious that he should not
know of the existence of the letter
that had excited her. 1t had fallen to
the floor When his back was turned
she had stopped swiftly and placed 1t
in the bosom of her dress.
Was the letter she was so careful to
hide from him merely personal2 Or
was its message OF moment? II so. il
/ it were concerned with the strange
game these two were playing. 1t near
that either mistruste6 the other.
| welcomed such possibility. That
fact might simplify my own action.
AT least it showed that Madame dc
Varnier was not abjectly the creature
OF this infamous soounGrel.
The strained situation was happily
al: who had brought in the letters
Instinctlyely the three of US assumed
d certain unconcern. as Is The manner
OF the world before servants.
! re brought a card to Madame dc
varnier. She ;ook It from the snlyer
quietly. but her hand trembled eS she
read the name engraved on it,
We bad all thpee heard thai nam1
before. It's crisp, Anglo-SaXon nomen
clature gave one the impression of a
strong. dogged personality that pur
sued. and yet pursued.
Captain Reginald Forbesl"
That was the name she read in j
low voice.
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UNION LABOR
DEP ART TNfENT
Address all Communications to
w. M. PIGGoTT, Editor.
1853 Twenty-ffth Street.


co m;" than suicide being visited
upon many heartgroken wives and
,.e.enseies5 cnildren-a living death.
Commenting on La Fleurs terrible
end, Bro Frey, editor Of the Iron
Mouder's Journal. says
For many years he was to he
found where molders were on
strike plying his profession, and
selling his manhood for the few
dollars offered Summed by hls
former friends. his onl. associates be,
came those who, like himself sought
10 secure an easier levlihcod by fol.
lowing the Hessians' calling. The
larger wages secuI ed under these con-
ditlons were squandered in living the
life of tae mercenary. and the excite.
ment of the strike. the lift behind the
stockade. replaced the home with Its
comforts and the respect of his neigh
bors.
''When old age began to make its in-
roads, and the life he had led com
mcnced 10 tell upon his vitality, no
friends except those of the cup stood
by to assist him He gave up friends.
gave up family and gave up manhood
for a few paltry dollars. to be buried at
last in the pOtters field.
There is another side of the picture
well worth looking at. This unfortu'
nate was known to the foundrymen
Wherever there had been a prominent
strike during the past decade He was
one of those whose services were con
sidered OF great value when the foun
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drymen had entered into n struggle
with The union molders Time and
again have they paid his fare from one
part cf the country 10 the other and
given him higher wages than the mol
ders had struck for. He became
most valuable man 10 them, and yet
when the END came, so little did they
respect him tnat his body was allowed
TO 90 To the paupers grave
at the time OF his death he wag
plying his profession as a stike-break-
er. yet his very associates paid no at
tcntion to his remains. No one came
To sec that The body WAS properly laid
to rest. nottokcn of respect OF OF friend
snip was laid upon the rough pine
coffin, no shop collection was taken up
for the widow. evidently no one cared.
He had shaped his life by disregard
ing the interests OF his fellow men, nc
had sold his principle to the highest
bidder, and while his services may
have been valuable to the foundry.
men, for the. man his employers had
no respect
What did ne galn?'
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LOT OF THE sTRIKEeREAKeR

Sometimes we are hardhearted
enough to say harsh things about the
individual VINO, for few paltry dol
lars, can be purchased TO work against
the best interests OF those who toll
to even threaten harm TO the man com
monty known as "strikebrcaker-"
We meet the common "scab'-the man
who for few cents less per day would
steal employment from a fellow work
man, when ne can not advance single
sane reason why he should not receive
the same compensation as the union
man-with silent contempt,
But we cannot find words severe
enough with which to arraiGn the man
who Will sell his honor and all that Il
man should hold dear in this life. for
a mere mess of pottage;" though he
NAV tell YOU that he is receiving Il
splendid salary. But as badly as we
may despise such a man, and as de-
serving as they may be of all the in
vectiveS that can be heaped upon them,
vet, when We contemplate their condl-
tion in life. and the sorrow and the deg
radiation at the end OF IL. and the herit-
age they must know they are leaving
to their families, we can afford to be
little charitable, and express. at
least. a little sorrow for the poor mis-
guided soul. for 1t is divine to for
give" An extremely sad case of "the
strlkebreakcr" comes to us through
a recent issue of the Iron Moulder'S
Journal. Joseph La Fleur, commonly
known as "Gunpowder Joe" commit
led suicide recently by drowning In
a canal at DAYTON. Ohio La Elem had
a national reputation as strikebreak-
er in the iron moulding Industry, and
was much sought after by the anti
union employers, who were willing Ia
pay him from S. 10 10 per dag to do
their dirty work for them. II may also
be said that the violence Of his death
was in keeping With that Of his life,
for he was surely the cause of worse
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LABOR NEEDS FAITH IN ITSELF

Labor unions in the years agone
have made many mistakes, and you
win find that no people are more ready
10 acknowledge those mistakes than
the members Of these same unions.
Because We have made mistakes In
the past We have every reason not to
make those same mistakes in the fu.
ture. and l believe they will not be
made Labor needs more abiding
faith in Itself and in the people with
whom Il deals Until It has this faith
II will be able 10 accomplish nothing
which makes for the progression OF its
cause. We must trust each other
and trust the people all over the world
to help us in our righteous cause. IL
the people once realize. that we have
faith in tnem they Will come to our
aid and we Will win in the end When
this great problem is solved 1t win be
solved by the wage earneTs. and 1t
is 10: us, the adherents of unionism. To-
bring about a closer relation among
the wage earners OF the world-Presi-
dent Huber, Brotherhood OF Carpen-
tcrs.
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velope that bore the interdicted stamp
of Bulgaria, the death-mask.
Did she know the ghastly signif1-
cance OF that double stamp? Was she
one of the desperate band that had
doomed Ferdinand?
l resolved to play a hazardous eXpe-
Timent / would thrust that stamp un.
der her eyes without warning. Con-
summate actress though she was. she
would find it difficult to repress a
tremor If she were guilty.
DR.. Starya's head was still bent low
ingly over his cello. ! reached the
piano without disturbing him.
placed the letters In front of
Madame de VarnIer. the envelope that
bore tho death-mask on the top of the
little pile watched her closely.
She took the letters carelessly in
her hands. The stamp at once ar
rested her attention. She regarded it
with frank curiosity. She even
called my attention 70 it.
1T IS one of the new issue." she
whispered. so as not to disturb Dr.
Sta"ya. aad continued 20 sort her ;et.
tiers.
was almost convinced of her iunu
cence. but not quite. had yet my
experiment to play,
She had opened one OF the letters
and was engrossed ip its contents. AS
for DR.. Starya. he was lost 70 the
world.
took the envelope that bore the
mysterious symbol. and placing it In
such a manner that the death-mask
could be most easily seen by the WON
an, / began to trace the likeness OF
Prince Ferdinand, meanwhile watch
Ing her intently.
Her letter was short, It's meaning
had excited her strangely. For some
time she was regardless of my action
But presently she followed the mo
tlons of my pencil as l traced the
eyes closed IN death. the droopine
mouth. and the gaping wound
Still my pencil moved slowly but
carefully over the features OF thu
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ADVERTISING THE BOYCOTT.

Applying to Judge Wright some OF
the arguments he applied to Gompers,
Mitchell and Morrison. the honocabiG
justice should consign himself TO jail.
and for a term at least twice as long
as the combined terms that he sem
tcnced the three men TO serve. Judge
Wright rang the changes upon the
loss to the Bucks Stove and Range
company on account of the wide ad-
yertisement given to the boycott. The
advertisement now given to the noy-
colt by Judge Wright is at least twice
as wide. TO every ten men who FOR
merly abstained from patronizlns ,he
lMcks Stove company'S goods, surely
twenty-five men will now keep hands
OF
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BEASTS AT LARGE

In most parts OF the earth the reign
of the wild beasts long ago came to
an end. In many sections OF the world
the only beasts remaining are those
that walk on two legs. Man. endowed
with the genius for making guns and
traps and deadfalls. whereby he has
been enabled to match cunning against
animal strength and fleetncss of foot,
without endangering himself, has also
been endowed with greed and love Of
power that have resulted in his Staying
reckleesly. The rife has fallen into
Dad hands and big game nas needed
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less materially increase the output
of canned goods, The consul states
tnat use for the telephone in piscato-
rial pursuits has Just been found in
Norway. a mlcrophone, "the role Of
which consists in amplifying submn-
rine. sounds. is shut mp in thin water
tight steel box and kept in constant
communication by metallic wires with
d telephone receiver installed in the
fishing boat. 1t is stated witn this
apparatus the fisherman is always in
formed OF the approach of fish. More
over, II Is said that each kind OF fish
gives the instrument a peculiar sound.
Thus the arrival of herring Is signal
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the protection of the law. During all
OF these years that men have hunted
and fished. the iinny tribe has been
better able to protect Itself than any
other. Fish traps and great nets have
been wrought destruction Of our fish
resources, 1t is true, but fishing has
ever been fairer sport than hunting
IL has-undl now. Recent advices
from Norway, however, indicate that
the day of the wary fin has at last
come. United States Consul Louis
Goldschmidt, stationed at Nantes.
France. has just made report to tho
government in which he explains a
newsdevlce for fishing that will doubt
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Any question concerning Social
ism answered, Address all COM
munications to x. S. HiIIiari,
436 Hcrrick Avenue.

"A noble spectacle and one well
worthy of meditation, is that Of the at
tempts made in the different ages of
the world. to amelioTate the physical
and moral condition of man. q.
Never does humanity rest. one cX-
pertinent Immediately succeeds an
other. and We advance through eyolu-
tions toward unknown destinies. -
Blanqui
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CHAPTER XVII.
Captain Forbes lntrudes.

CdptaIh FOTUeB TNtTUUes.
There was a silence lasting several
seconds. Panic was written on both
their faces. Evidently they had looked
for no such intrusion as this-aboye
all for no visitor so announcement as
tho kings messenger They had con
fldently counted on clear field for
the execution of their plans. That
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Whence como profits? A very i'm
portant piece Of knowledge this 10 sft
into the heads OF workingmen. Profits
arc that portion of the production ol
labor that Is withheld by the capitalist.
Any worklngman can be made TO see
that he does not begin to get. in wages,
value equal TO that which he has pro-
duced.
Make this plain and You will saVe
the worker from acting as catspaw
for any absurd movement that prom
Uses to better his condition by howling
about the "eXtortionate prices
charged for goods.
Competition is the lifo OF trade
What has become OF that old 'uu-
ism? Gone where the woodbine
twIneth All occasion for its use has
disappeared.
Benencent justification. or some
such phrase, has taken Its place. The
language. past and present, of capitol
ism, Is eloquent of It's development
Until the working class organize to
bring 1t about. Socialism Will remain
a beautiful dream. Ike the New-Jeru-
salem Capitalism, however. is fore
Ing the necessity OF socialism upon
the workers. Educate and organize.
The old bridges. economic and ~
lltical, must be burned behind us. The
craft union and the old parties havo
nothing to offer us. can do nothing tor
ua They are part and parcel ri INC
s. stem that oppresses MS
Spread the light, Correct political
and economic organization will follow
III. S, r.
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THOUGHTS AND THINGS.

The workers work They do all The
needed thinking and produce all The
things that humanity needs. Oncl
freed from capitalism their work will
make possible all that civilized maa
aspires TO-
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ANTI-SUFFR
AND THE HOME,

1t should he sufficient TO warn any
one against the sincerity of the anti
woman suffrage folks to see them
rushing forward TO the defense Ot
the home" and yet have not Il wor,
tc say against the iniquity of tearing
the wife from her household and fins
Ing her into the factory The ideal oil
these folksies is a proletariat, alien
and disfranchised.
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Organization is life, not alone to
the toiling masses, but to all things
on earth. Even the lower animals
have sufficient instinct to band to-
Sethcr for mutual protection. Man,
the higher animal in. many instances,
also realizes the need OF combination
with his fellowmcn for his self-protcc-
tioI, Remember. / say some men have
that intelligence, but right hero n
thought occurs; Who ever saw a
dumb brute scabbIng on his mates?
When the animals herd together 70:
mutual protection one or n dozen or
more do not find fault with the leader.
ship and seek 10 iniure the whole
herd because Of their petty foolish;
ness. far from it They fight united
battle until it is won, and then. and
then only, do they separate How
many, many BARRIERS are there who
can take a lesson from the lower ami
mails? Were the BARRIERS of North
America TO realize the superiority Dt
the dumb brute In matters of comLil'
ing for mutual benefit, our member
ship would be doubled tomorrow,
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Ago does not make us childish, as
some say; 1t finds us true children
Goethe.
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! saw something decidedly clever in
n crocheted stock collar with ear
mditlers crocheted at the sides. This
was made of white silk wool and was
hooked at the back. of the neck The
side pieces that came mp over the ears
were tied on top oil the head.
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lied by sort of whistlng: the Goldfish
announces It's arrival III the nelsnOor-
mood by sort OF grUnting The next
thing we know the disciples OF Isaac
Walton VIII be coming homo and tell
ing friends about wnat they heard in
stead oil what they saw or caught on
hshing expeditions
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One is apt to throw physic to the
dogs" when the dose comes home. a
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If we want men free, if we wanC
men selG-sustaining. self-respect;ng,
we must have just civilization. We
should have learned that bad tree
can not bear good fruit. If we have
n civilization based on equality. fra
ternity. liberty. then common lie VIII
supply its wants; It will build ITS
own libraries and museums; i, viii
,lo away with that monstrouS habit
Of endowing institutions with the st0-
len fruits of a tellowman's labor
George d. Heron.
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SECRET SERVICE
AT WASHINGTON.
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The man who does not live his
obligation is liar OF the worst kird.
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John Billings often spoke to a
pact housc-the kind that is often
found at union meetings.
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Benencent justification. or some
such phrase, has taken Its place. The
language, past and present of capitol
ism. is eloquent of Its development
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-09-18

Ida, spent few days last week
with Banner people
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Mcknight,
Miss Myra and John, spent Sun
day afternoon at Rev. Sees.
The Banner Sunday school
gave a picnic in Len PurintOn' S
grove which was quite well at
tended.
Ed Hawkes. has pulled his
threshing outfit in and is work
ing on his cane preparing to
make sorghum.
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ESTABLISHED MARCH 2. 1879.
SATURDAY. SEP. 10. 1909.
V0DA.

V. C. Ellsworth is clerking for
VIM. Cox.
The threshing outfits are stuck
in the mud.
A. G. Schwanbeck is raising
his potatoes.
Miss Brown is going to teach
the Voda school.
Ralph Kristoff is buying up
some young cattle.
VIM. Cox spent Sunday with
home folks at Hays.
John Bordovsky is laid up
with the rheumatism.
Otis Schwanbeck is going to
high school at Wa-Keeney.
Young Dick Owens is sojourn-
ing at the don't worry" ranch.
Bob Kirk bought some fine
black cattle of Kristoff brothers.
Brady Brown sold a car of
cattle to Josh" Billings of Wa
Keeney.
Schwanbeck brothers were the
first to SOW wheat in this neck O.
: the woods.
Mrs j. Glenn, the popular
music teacher of Collyer, spent
Tuesday night in Voda.
Ray Hickman is attending
business college at Salina.
Something all young men should
do.
John Hecter returned to his
home in Greenwood Co., after
spending three months in the
promised land.
J. F. Kristoff and wife took
the west bound train for Collyer
where r F. will work for Chas.
Kirby in the store.
Does it rain in Kansas? Yes
sir; it is too wet to pillow. 1t be-
gan to rain Sunday evening and
rained for twenty -four hours.
r. Owens is blowing with five
gang plows and a sulky. He
beats any steam pillow in the
county and doesn't make near as
much smoke.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Owens enter
tanned few of their friends at
dinner Sunday. Those present
family of Collyer, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. Horak of Wa Keeney, Clifford
York of Chicago, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. f. Kristoff and daughter form
erly. of Blue Rapids, r. and G..
Kristoff of Colono, and w. d.
Austin, wife and family of Ohio.
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RIVERSIDE.
And then it rained.

And then it rained.
Dave Carr is heading cane seed
for N. Fl. Giffin this week.
Tom Harper went to see his
girl last Sunday. Gosh Amt
that news"
Frank Edwards is the first
man to have wheat growing in
this community.
Last Tuesday while too wet to
work in the fields several fellows
took the time to work out poll
tax.
Art Giffin reports from the
San Luis valley, Colorado, that
oats are making 80 bushels per
acre.
Estow Joseph and Elihu All
man spent Sunday in Brownell.
There seems to be some attrac-
ton in Brownell for Estow and
no doubt his visits there will be
in more regular order hereafter.
The generosity of the people
of western Kansas was clearly
demonstrated a couple weeks
ago Immediately after the ter
rible accident which befell the
Bullock family when a collection
was taken for their benefit. Five
hundred dollars was raised in a
short time and placed to Mr..
Bullock'S credit in the bank be-
side other donations not counted
as cash.