davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-16
CHAPTER XXI.
Fourteen Gin Street.


IL was Monday evening when we
found the body Of poor Thomas. Mon.
day night had been uneventful; things
were quiet at the house and the pc,
Culigr circumstances of the old mans
death had been carefully kept from
tho servants Rosie took charge of
the dining room and pantry. in the alb.
sence OF a butler, and, except for the
warning Of the Casanova doctor, every,
thing breathed of peace.
Affairs mt the Traders bank were
progressing slowly. The failure had
hit small stockholders very hard. the
minister Of the little Methodist chapel
In Casanova among them. He had
received as legacy from an uncle a
few shares Of stock in the Traders
bank, and now his joy was turned to
bitterness; he had to sacrifice every,
thing he had In the world and his
feeling against Paul Armstrong. dead.
as be was. must have been bitter In
the extreme. lie was asked to Of.
dictate at the simple services when the
dead bankers body was Inferred In
Casanova churchyard. but the good
man providentlally took cold, and a
substitute was called In,
A few days after the services he
uatled to see me, kind.faced little
man. IN u very bad frock,coat and
Numbered tie, | think he was uneer,
tain as to my connection with the
Armstrong family. and dubious wheth.
er considered Mr. Armstrong; TAX.
ing away matter for coincidence or
C0Rgratulation, tie was not long in
doubt.
! liked the little man. lie had known
Thomas we'll, and had promised to of.
hciate at the services in the riekety
African Zion church lie told me more
uf himself than he knew, and before
he left ! astoRlshed hlm--and myself
! admlt-~by promising new Garnet
for his church. lie was much affected
and gathered that he had yearned
over hts ragged chapel rs mother
over hali,clothed child
You are laying up treasures. Mas
LINES he said hrokenly, where
neithe: moth nor rust corrupt. nor
thieves br2ak through and steal
! sent hlm home IN the car, with a
bunch ot Dollhouse roses for his wife
and he was quite overwhelmed As
for me. had a generous glow that
MAS cheap at tho price of church
'arprt received less qualification
abh less gratitude when presented
the new silver communion set to 81
Earnabas
! bad q great many things to think
about In those days. made a list Of
Questions and possible answers, but
seemed only TO be working around
In circle. I always ended where
began. The list was something like
hts
Who had entered the house the night
before thr murder
Thomas claimed 1t was Mr BAILEY
whom be had seen on the faot,p path ana
"hg owned the pearl sun link
WHY DID Arnold Armstrong com. ba,k
after b. had LEFT tho house the night Ne
WIS nN'aaH 'e'' A'
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-16
French Women as Writers

Three thousand blue stockings in
France, exclaims a statistician who ~
alarmed at his discovery. This IS
only rude way of saying thar thar
number of French women write FIT
teen hundred of them are noyeI;sts
800 write school books, and 800 are
poetesses. The remainder are misce,
laneous authors Among them are
$50 journalists. of whom, however
only 20 write on other topics than
fashions, Fifteen hundred women ha.
long to the French Society Of Authors
and SO to that of Dramatic Authors
The statistician's discovery does not
seem very alarming one. Three bpn.
dred poetesses, it is true, is rather q
high figure, but only 1900 lady nov
elists for a population of over 40 mi,
lions seems quite moderate.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-16

but he found nothing. In the after.
noon he disappeared. and Il was late
that night when he came home. lie
said he would have to so back 20 the
city the following day, and arranged
with Haisey and Alex TO guard the
house.
Liddy cime to me on Wednesday
morning with her black silk apron
held up Ike bag ami her ewes big
"ita vlrtGous wrath, Il was the day
OF Thomas funeral in the village, and
Alex and We're in the conservatory
cutting flowers for the old mans cas-.
ket ldddy is never so happy as when
she Is making herself wretched, and
now her mouth dropped while her eyes
were triumphant.
y always said there were pien,y Of
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-16
vletIm 81 ntemaIne poIsonIna.

Salt Lake city ID r. Walker.
whose name since the early days has
been synonymous with the best citi,
zenahip and progress Of Utah, died
Sunday afternoon at O'Clock at his
home. Ms result OF ptomaine poison
ing NJ, Walker had been III for
three weeks, he was one Of the four
original Walker brothers. pioneers or
the department store mercantile bust
ness IN this city and Of whom only
one, N n Walker. Is now alive,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-16

Apropos of the enmity, now happily
buried, that used to exist betWeeh
Minneapolis and st. Paul, SenatG
Clapp said at a dinner in the forms
city:
Il remember an address on careless
building that l once heard in Mime
apolis.,
Why said the speaker in he
course of this address, one inhabitsat
of st. Paul is killed by accident in The
streets every 48 hours NM5
"A bitter voice from the rear Of The
hall interrupted:
"'Well. it amt enough 1t said
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-16

well at night. / believe tbsrns s \ 4
Ing like the Pinkham rems s \ ~
Mrs. CLARA FRANKS, R,FI 81
Knoxville, Iowa. 40
The success of lydia n p,uv,
Vegetable Compound, made t,o. nan
and herbs, is unparalleled ~ lol
used with perfect confidence H.
who suffer from displacement w s9ns
nation, liberation, fibroid tTm laaas3
regularities, periodic pains b s.g.!
bearing-down feeling, flatnIe S~sA4 4 I
gestion, dizziness, or nervous S,. Va
ton. '0A' pfOsas!
For thirty years Lydia +. Pinl,...
Vegetable Compound has haaa n
standard remedy for female D M Y!
suffering women owe it to fbem M,
to at least give this medicins I' sgs'
Proof is abundant that Il hss WY Wy
thousands of others, and why sSo Slis I
not euro your
you want special adyiceu,,,.
Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass, f p,i'
1t is free and always helpful.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-16
pIanter klIled by Nanro.

Birmingham Ala Captain John
Terry, well known planter Of
springyille, was shot through the
heart aud instantly killed while walk,
ms over his plantation Sunday morn.
iva, By isaac Glover, negro,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-16
srYes Inspsets cannl.

Panama james Bryce. British EN-.
bassador 10 the United States, left
here Sunday for South America The
ambassador spent day OF two In tho
sthmus respecting the canal
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-16
Shares Boston's Bean Fame

ing mostly from persons who were
from out Of town and possibly had an
idea that New York beans had a littIa
more class" a little more metro.
pohtan flavor. as It were, than the
far'famed Boston product
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-16
AlIeasd nIaekhnndsr shn,

Philadelphia Claiming thar bis vic.
tina was a member Of the Black Hand
who had been following him around
this country foe two ygars seeking re-
venEe, francesca scastia aged 81. on
sunday shot AID fatally wounded Gut.
kepna Ceraela.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-16
Not impregnable.

Horace Avory, K c., just appontea
a Judge. is one of the mordant wits o.
the British bar. One day crosset
aiming a recalcitrant witness s
asked:
What are you?"
"A retired gentleman proudly q
serted the eX,cheesemonger
Well" snarled Avery. when you
achieved the position of gentleman
why did you retire from ito
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-16

Beverly. Mass A eall tor the lrst
meeting In tive months OF President
rafts cabinet has been sent out and
the members viii report IN Washing
ton on September s4i the members tr
b. guests Of the president.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-16
Gave life for sls.er.

Aurora llls.arwo glrls, sisters,
wcFU drowned here on Sunday waCn
sailhaat was capaiEea In the middle Of
the Fox river Ida Yooris "a years
old, died heroic death. seeking 10
save her sister. Clara. years old.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-16
Killed by Tr,mp,

shelhurn, Ind While waiting for
40 iRieruyban car here Sunday night
pay Orr. q printer, 90 years old OF
Sullivan, Ind, vas shot and instantly
killed hy 3 tramp The motive for the
deed Il not knoau
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-16
planning Raising o. the Maine.

Havana John r. OR0urse prssi
dent oT the o'Raurks Engineering
Construction company o. New York
arrived here Sunday, lie viii make a
survey u the batt!eship Maine to De.
tcrmIne the probability Of his plan
tor FalalnE Lha wreck
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-16
Moe ehelsra In Itntx

Rome During the twenty ,sour
hours four new eases and I've deaths
have been reported from towns in the
ehoierainfseted district In southeast.
eFn Italy,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-16
Boiler alew up.

GAINESVILLE. o. Two men we're kill.
ga and a boy was fatally injured sun,
day whom The boiler III the Toledo 4
Ohio Central railroad pumping station
~ New Lexington was blown up.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-16

wrote taprsS y
b and tooSp *
T. tS Pinkhafna'ssN
table Cons
and Liver PsIIS,l |
am glad 70 MI
your medicins.s
kind letters N
rections hssysS 4
more for ma n
anything elss N
had the bests n II
cianz has. XVI
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-16

Secke-Mrs. Swellington Is a stan
ming woman, isn't she?
Weeks-I should think so. She b
me with her automobile the other day
and it was two hours before l WOk
up.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-16
A Purist.

The Chandelier cocktail is the ne"
est drink"
Such redundancy! Call 1t ouA-
ticleertail."
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-16

AFTER
DOCTORS
FAHB
LydisaE.P inkham'sye
bic Compound Cures ~ Y

Knoxville, Iowa. -"Tns Y
pains low down in my ri1 Jpus z 4
year or more and was SO S ss slds 4
yous that l could NOT III " ,s ana /
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-16

Watert0wn, = p The greater part
Of the towa OF Lebeau was dsatroyed
hy iire on Thursday Thc loss Is si6s
Que
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-16
A Business Transaction.

a Business TransactIoh'
so Mr.. Penniwise married his w
ist!" said Miss Cayenne.
Eyes"
81 wonder whether she gains an q
lowance or he merely saves salar!
Washington Star.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-16

Your truly great are notorious's Nv
happy. c. Snaith.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-16

Write me as one that loves DIS ~
low men.-Leigh Hunt.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-31

Let US take up the work of purchas-
ing union products, urges the Tobacco
Worker, for which a fair rate of wages
are paid, and that are made under clean
and healthy conditions by those who work
reasonable number of hours, rather
than expend our purchasing power in pa
tronlZlng the products of prison made Ia
Dor, or of the unclean and unhealthy
sweat shop, which breeds disease and con.
tagion, or products in which are contain
ed the life blood of little children enpap-
ed In many instances at unhealthy work,
at a tender age, sending them to an early
grave, so that the sordid greed of some
INSCRIPTIONS employer may be satisfied.
This class of goods can only be easily
avoided If union men and our friends
will insist on having the union label on
all that they purchase
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-31

The political grafters and tools of the
criminal corporations of the State have
bounded Hon. Sam. Montgomery from
pillar to post ever since he stood up in
the senate and fought for the passage of
bills for the protection of the toiling
masses They have went so far with
their Infamous and crooked methods as
to cause his wife to resign her position
as postmistress at Tunnelton. - But the
people of the State have arose in right
eous Indignation and entered a protest !,
and thousands of the best citizens have
petltloned the postofce department to
call halt on the corrupt gang of politi
cal freebooters and retain Mrs. Nontgom-
cry in the position which she has so ably
filled for several years.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-31

They own us, these task masters OF
Legislators We cannot escape from them.
There is no redress, we are told We can
defeat them at the ballot box. They own
the ballot box. We are told that we must
look to the courts for redress; they own
the courts.
We know them for what they are
ruftians in politics; ruifians in law; ruff
ans IN trade, bribers, swindlers, and
trIcksters- No outrage too great to daunt
them, no petty larceny too small "a shame
them; despoiling government treasury
OF million dollars, yet picking the peck
cts of a farm hand of the price of a loaf
of bread.
They swindle nation of a hundred
million and call it finance, they levy a
blackmail and call it commerce., they cor
rupt legislature and call it politics
they hire blacklegs to carry out their
plans and call it organization they pros
| titute the honor of a state and call il
competition.-Frank Norris, in Octopus
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-31

Union men of West Virginia would
have less complaint to make against the
guard system and the conduct of our
public officials, if they would exercise
their right and perform their duty to
help select candidates who will truly rep
resent them when elected Where the
greatest good could be accomplished in
the simplest way the workingmen are
most lax in this opportunity. They will
spend energy in condemning the
guard promoters and their official
tools, but will do little or nothing to see
that good, honest men, instead of politi-
cal grafters, are chosen for public Off
ccs. A little more interest at the coming
primaries and the polls this fall will show
lasting results Get on the firing line
and use your right of franchise for your
own benefit and protection
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-31

one OF the basic principles of organic
ed labor IS to lift the worker and his wife
and children from his lower plane of all
work and no play or leisure, to the high
err plane of systematic work and usefully
employed leisure. a leisure devoted to
obtaining a better understanding of econ
omlc and social questions leisure used
IN studying principles of government; of
health; of sanitary regulations for cities.
shops. factories, mines and mills: fire %
rrpcs and pure food laws; ventilation
hospitals, child labor, eight hours labor,
and thousand helpful suggestions that
make for happiness of ourselves and our
posterity.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-31

Look at the solidarity of kings! They
know no restrictions as to country they
intermarry and fill any old throne that
happens to be vacant and promises good,
Tat ioahng. See also the money kings
and capitalistic leeches. They know no
country, but buy coronets and titles for
thcir daughters for cash. Look also at
the religious capitalists. They again
kho" no country, but accept the patents
OF nobility given by the Pope of
home in exchange for gold. All deride
national limitations. Only the working
man is expected to remain isolated in CON
'enlent countries, states and narrower
confines. For him to dream of a world
brotherhood is u crime
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-31
ton of their organizations been 50 great

ton of their organizations been SO great
as at the present time.
No particular trade can long maintain
wages much above the common level, and
no particular locality can sustain wages
tor any length OF time above the wage
of another locality.
To maintain high wages and a normal
work-day all trades and callings must be
organized and federated locally as well
as continentally
The lack of organization among the
unskiiled vitality affects the organized
skilled The general organization of
skilled and unskllled can only be accom-
plished by united action.
1t is the duty, as it is also the plain in
terest, OF all working people to organize
as such, meet in council, and take practi-
cal steps to effect the unity of the work
ing class, as an Indispensable prelimina-
y to any successful attempt to eliminate
the evils of which we, as a class, SO bitter
ly and justly complain
All wage-workers should be union men.
Their progress is limited only by those
who hold aloof. Get together, agitate,
educate, and do!
Don t wait until tomorrow; tomorrow
never comes.
Don wait for some one else to start
start it yourself.
Don't hearken to the Indifferent; wake
them up.
Don't think it impossible; 100000
organized workers prove different.
1t IS true that single trade unions have
at times beaten in pitched battles against
superior forces of united capital, but
such defeats are by no means disastrous.
On the contrary, they are sometimes USE
full in calling the attention of the work
ers to the necessity of thorough organi-
cation and federation, of the inevitable
obligation of bringing the yet inorganic
ed workers into the union, of uniting the
hitherto disconnected local unions into
national and international unions in one
grand federation.
All of this leads to the recognition of
the urgent need of extraordinary effort
now by every international organization,
and by every State Federation, Central
Labor Union, and local trade union,
through the appointment of special or
ganlzatlon committees, or by other means
which may be deemed most advisable to
build up unions and more closely unite
the labor movement of every locality.
Let every union member constitute
himself a committee of one to bring, at
least, one wage Garner into the union.
Organize! Unite! Federate Sam
uel Gompers, in Federationist.
1,o
plenty to the wage earners
The Kanawha Valley Central Labor
Union will hold its next regular meeting
on Tuesday, March 2sth, at which time
labor leader of national prominence
will be in attendance and address the
meeting.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-31
THURSDAY, MARCH 3lst, 1910.

FRIENDS AND ADMINISTER II
STINGING REBURE TO MEN OR
PARTIES WHO ARE EITHER IN
DIFFERENT, NEGLIGENT, Or HOS
TILE, and, WHEREVER OPPOR-
TDNITY AFFORDS, SECURE THE
ELECTION or INTELLIGENT, HON
EST, EARNEST TRADE UNIONISTS
WITH CLEAR, UNBLEMISHED,
PAID-UP UNION CARDS IN THEIR
POSSESSION
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-31

we note SO many union men who make
good wages who say they can t afford to
take labor paper Have Won eyer
thought OF the work labor paper does
Tor you and your wage scales, for which
1t never gets either in money or thanks ?
DO you realize that it is through the pub
icity given unionsm in your paper that
the public is educated, that public feel
ing is aroused, which makes it possible
for you to get n wage increase.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-31

The Cincinnati Chronicle pays us the
following compliment. which we hone viii
be appreciated by the union men of the
kanawha Valley:
THE ARGUS HAS BEEN AND Is
NAMING MANLY STAND FOR
THE SUPPORT OF ALL FAIR-MIND-
ED MEN; 1T SHOULD HAVE THE
UNLIMITED SUPPORT OF ALL MEN
WHO LIVE WITHIN ITS RADIUS. ,,
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-31

The absent member falls an easy prev.
to the wiles of the hothead and the dema-
Sogue and seems ever ready to lend his
support to wildcat schemes conceived in
Ignorance and born of inexperience, that
always threaten the ability and many
times the existence of the union.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-31

The miners and operators will meet in
JOINT convention IN this city, Tuesday. to
i'i 'iiuii'e il wage scale for the term of
TWO years, beginning April lst There is
no reason to believe other than that they
VIII get together, and peace and harmony
VIII prevail in the Kanawha Valley and
prosperity will visit both the miner and
the operator.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-31

Nhen worklngmen pay as much at
tentlon to voting for men who will look
AFTER their rights as some other people
90 TO eiecting men who will grant them
special privileges, there will be no longer
need OF discussing the injunction cues
ton.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-31

Now that the courts are usurn;r, thai
power by ignoring the Legislative branch
u our government, the workers have on
one weapon, and that is the label, and
no law and no court can tell them where
OF what they shall buy, or from whom
they must make a purchase.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-31

II an employc of the State, engaged
IN manual labor, loses Il day, he is dock
ed but the big(O guns put in four
hiths OF their time building political
machines and draw full salary all tbe
time.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-31

The time has arrived whom tb, ,,,,
ga; "ers Oh West Virginia must awake,
''ise' 40 and dare for the trades union
.'"se' 'he success of which means com
lor'' freedom and justice, and the fail
ure poverty, abject slavery and guard -
rule for the toiling masses.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-31

Governor Glasscock has returned fror,
his health seeking trip to Florida. and II
is hoped that his health is sucb +ho+ 10
@''' ue'ote some of his time and attention
~ the notorious guard system and
give the citizens the protection guaran
teed them under the constitution
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-31

Read the advertisements in this issue
and become acquainted with the mer-
chants who demonstrate their friendli-
ness to labor by helping to maintain
your paper. Patronize those who patron
ize you.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-31

Inc press of the State has devoted
hiuch space to this and that professional
political CRATER, declaring for so and so
Tor the United States Senate, but they
say nothing of the dear people who nav
the freight.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-31

"hle tue powers that be are devoting
all Their time to declaring for political
candidates, the ''guards' are busy beat
ing up and manning the wealth produc
ers of the State.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-31

governor Glasscock rushed to the res
cue at dassaway,' but thus far he has
iaiied to rush to the rescue of the labor
ing men, who are being beaten up by the
guards - and railway police.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-31

Inc workingmen of Kanawha county
should get busy and see that laborinp
men get on the Legislative tickets of both
old parties
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-31

The next senator from this district will
carry paid-up union card in his peck
ct. Take notice, slate makers.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-31

"hen you smoke a trust cigar or sto-
gie you force some poor child into the
factory and an honest workman into the
street. Call for the blue label.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-31

what Will it avail merchant to gain
cent profit on ''scab' made trust
goods and lose dollars in trade by the de-
structlon of u valuable home industry,