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A Prayer For
The Present
NBy Herbert ?. Mcetnnis. j,


Turn back the pages of history oh
rulers, and read the rise and fan Of
men, greater, even than you. Read IN
their rise or fall, their death to fame
or living truth, some sembtance of tbA
soul within.
Turn a listening ear, oh, refefqnerS
to the cry of that child far down The
street, who is cold and hungry and.
homeless because parenthood is de-.
|spised and childhood and manhood.
dwe fed and twisted.
I e. e, -. old solder. wounded
aln OFT to death, still proud, oh, gen
erals. to wear that brass insignia of
your glory.
Stop and hear the story of tAe=street
beggar who has not found the Haunted
charity of your gilded pews.
Here comes the homeless waits.
their days work done, a few hard
crusts in their aching stomachs, few
There goes the homeless widow with
pennies held in tired and aching hands.
the weeks washing for a kind neigh.
Dor of the idle rich At home her
fatherless children are crying Tor
bread.
There is the drunken outcast, there
the scarlet garmented daughter Of the
brothel, there miner of your grim
black mines who daily risks his life
for you and yours that he and his may
barely live.
Do not stop at the Waldorf or Del
monico's tonight, oh, rulers and re-
formers and lawmakers and soul
savers, but go yonder with the great
passing throng and share with that
common man his hunger and heart
ache and feast with him on his scant
crusts of bread. Hear a human story
from human lips, for you can never
get it from the columns of your mug
lied press or learn it true form preju-
diced and biased tongues. Learn the
story of the civilization you have
made, of the system of which you are
a protege, and take it to your hearts,
all We, who would be men, for ! am
sure it is an interesting story, com
parably even to that of Him who sui
tered that such things should never
e.-Parkersburg, W. Va, August /
1911.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-11-02
PATRIOTISM REVIVED
Patrick Henry's Spirit Still Lives In
the Hearts Of Organized
Workingmen.

During the hearings at Bostons
Mass, Oct. Ia to Fl, by the Congress
sional Committee investigating the
Taylor system" Mr.. F. B. Chase,
President of Bunker Hill Lodge 6S4,
international Association of Machin-
lists, testified that the Taylor system
developed barbaric spirit among
men, so much so that, they forget their
rights to each other. they become
reckless in their endeavor to perform
the tasks set them in a given time.
and as a consequence they endanger
their own health and the safety Of
their fellow workmen. He boldly in
formed the committee, (Representa-
tives w. B, Wilson, William g. Red
field and John o. Tilson), thai the
members Of the Machinists' Union en-
ployed in the Boston Navy Yard and
WATERFOWL Arsenal were 30 incensed
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-11-02
INSUFFICIENT FOOD

After careful investigation of con-
ditions in Boston, Miss Louise Marion
Bosworth, a settlement worker and
author, makes zthe. assertion that the
small wages earned by thousands OF
Boston working girls are actually IN
sufficient to buy their food.
Under the direction of the Womens
Industrial and Educational League,
and with the assistance of Professor
Spencer Baldwin, of Boston University
Miss Bosworth found that one shop
girl spends only $3.16 weekly for
good. This is about As cents day.
or IS cents for each meal. Another
girl spent 1894 a week, or about 10
cents for each meal.
Miss Bosworth delved into the lodg-
ing houses. Here she says she saw
working girls huddled in tiny rooms
often without heat or water. she
found girls eating little or nothing'
many of them going without meals to,
save money TO buy clothes for cold
weather.
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"How WILL you COMPENSATE
INVENTORS"


One of the stock arguments used in
opposition to the proposal to establish
a social system whereby the worker
viii get the full social value of his
product is: .sThe inventor will not re-
ceivesthe reward to which he is en-
titled" This is well answered in the
foreword issued by "The, Inventors
Outlook" a paper to be established
at Washington, D. c., and run in the
interests Of inventors. 1t would indi-
cate that the inventor does not receive
decent compensation now:
I'm spite Of the fact that this Ma
ton has risen to its present powerful
and wealthy industrial position
throUSh the genius Of its inventors, it
has done little to assist in the i'm.
proyement Of their conditions. while
it has permitted much that resulted in
their sdespoilation and injustice. No
class has been so victimized as the
inventors; none have asked so little
and given so much. Here and there
newspaper has spoken for the in
ventors. now and then speaker has
urged their claims and cause. But as
a class they have remained ignored,
abused, denied, by the press, as
whole, by successive Congresses, and
by society in general. While the in
ventors have been busy solving the
great Industrial problems of the day
ana the Nation has grown rich while
their work advanced, they have faced
Increasing economic and patent difi-
eulties. To improve their conditions
means much to society. much to the
working class. 1t means a reduced
cost Of living. wider use of safety
appliances. and less industrial and
social accidents. and beneficial pros
perity in general. TO improve the
conditions Of the inventors is task
worthy Of the heartiest sympathies Of
the workers. and most inventors are
members Of he working class
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-11-02

HOW TO SEE THE FOG THAT
ENvEloP A HUMAN BEING

Hardly one person in ten thousand
is aware that he or she is surrounded
by q haze intimately connected with
the body, whether asleep or awake,
whether hot or cold, which, although
invisible under ordinary circumstances
can be seen when conditions are fay-
orable. Such is the categorical afir-
nation that opens work on the
human atmosphere by that well known
student Of science. DR. Walter ]. Kill
ner, holder Of q Cambridge degree and
late electrician to St Thomas's Hospi-
tai. London. The perception Of the
the human atmosphere or fog or haze
or aura, or whatever one be pleased
to term 1t, by the employment of ma
terial means only makes the pheno-
menon. the Doctor says. physical
question. All descriptions and refer
ences to this atmosphere previously
made refer to It as an aura and are
found in works on occultism. These
ainord no facilities for such physical
investigation Of the subject as Doctor
Kilner has made. The fog or mist he
has detected is to him the prototype
of the halo or nimhus depicted around
the heads Of saints. It has been mani
tested to certain individuals possess
ing an especially gifted sight. who
have received the title Of clairvoyants.
and to no one else. The cloud OF at
mosphere or. as 1t IS generally term
ed. Aura can be perceived BY the
employment Of screens containing .
peculiar chemical substance in solu-
ton. Yet Doctor Kilner makes not
the slightest claim to clarVoyancy.
Neither Is he an occultist His re-
searches are entirly physical and can
be tested BY anyone interested. Cur
rent 1tteeakrEe. (oeso1ee,,
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- - - p ? u = = - = 2 N = = = = = J, = =
tend to represent the Socialist politi-
cal party; they paraded as anarchists.
They we're .crystalizing the revolu
tionary sentiment Of the Masses; they
were organizing the awakening spirit
OF the revolution; they were prepar-
ing to snatch the control from the
hands Of the capitalists. they We're
recruiting the army Of the revolution, I
etc. etc.
Now comes the international Social
list Review, takes the offals from the
blood-sausage counter Of anarcnism
and serves them to the Socialist Party
membership.
Some time ago Comrade Debs asked
the question, What is wrong with
Chicago?' Indeed, there must be
something radically wrong, not with
Chicago, but with a goodly number OF
Chicago Socialists, who accept their
party policy, platform and program
from the International Socialist Re
view under the present editorial man
agement!
The international Socialist Review
has become an organ of the s. L. F.
OF course, the editor may not admit
this, but it is a fact nevertheless, be-
cause the Review. represents De
Icons S. L. p policy, which is in line
with the old-time anarchist policy and
tactics.
The everyday political class strug-
gle of the proletariat is not in line
with the anarcho-utopian notions OF
the international Socialist Review. To
bring about Improvements in the con-
lditions of the working class by means
of legislation is to retard the coming
of Socialism lin the erroneous opln-
lion of the Review editor.
All the Socialist Party should do, &C
cording to his anarcho-utopian notion
is to preach the revolution, to prepare
for the revolution, to talk revolution
for breakfast, dinner and supper.
Revolution, nothing but revolution
whatever that may mean or not mean
And as soon as we, the Socialisf
party. shall have talked the proletaria
Into "a compact, resistless army O
the revolution" why, everything VII
/ be easy: Snatch the control OF indus
/ try from the hands of the capitalists
4 Just snatch it.
| Btu don't sneeze, please!
! It's a pity, indeed, that the edito'
lof the international Socialist Review
| did not see the light of life twenty-five
wears before the birth of Marx. Las
lsalle, Liebknecht and Bebel H
could have taught these old foolisl
pioneers Of the International Socialis
movement how to avoid fifty year Q
useless work Of Social-Democratl
propaganda and political activity i
the field Of the proletarian class strue
| gle! He could have taught them TN
secrets Of anarcho-utopian Revolution
whereby they could have snatche'
the control Of industry from the capi
talists.
i Z We agree with the Review edito
when he says the Socialist Party mem
lbershfp must choose and choose soon
| We must choose between the an
larcho-utopian confusionism. as repre-
lsented by the international Sociails
REVIEW, and the bona flde Information
Eal Social Democracy, as represents
lby the Socialist Party and expresses
lin the National Socialist platform AM
program.
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Labor Legislation z :. ssd Children Ms@sn :.
CHAPTER i.


One Of the most important labor
laws that has been passed in behalf
Of women and children in America,
came this year in practically prohibit
ing matches made from white phos-
phorus
Labor has been working for many
years to secure this legislation, and
the United States was behind almost
every civilized country on earth in
the matter. In France, in order to-
stamp out child and women labor I'M
der conditions that practically meant
intense suffering and death. the gov
eminent took hold and made the
manufacture of matches state mono
poly. Finland, as early as 1874, pro
|hibited the use of white phosphorus
in the use of matches; Denmark fol
lowed this action in 1879. Continen-
tai Europe in general took cognizance
Of the terrible conditions that attend
ed the match making trade, and pro-
hibited the use of this ingredient in
making matches. In every case the
Legislative action showed good re-
suits, yet America tarried : in her
work.
10 show the extent to which child
and woman labor is employed in the
manufacture of matches, the follow
ing figures are taken from the Bulle-
tin of Labor for January, 1910: In 1880
| Their were 1920 women and 231 child
rem under 16 years of age employed in
81 match factories. These few en-
ploses and as many men, made a
product valued at $4,66S,446. The
number of factories decreased while
1 the number of women employed in
creased; in 1905 there were % match
/ fatcoRies, employing 1913 women and
l173 children under 16, turning out a
produtc Of $5,646,471; this product was
practically the same as the total capi-
tai invested in the business, the CAPT
7 tai being $5,343,435. The same report
on Page 46 shows that the number OF
females under Ia employed was l10;
under Is, Ill, and unders 16 was 1877.
| To quote from the report: "A study
tof the records of the weekly earnings
!of the employees of the fifteen fac
tories (noW in existence in the United
States) indicates that the dangers
| with the employment in match fac
tories have not made it necessary to
Ipay the wages in order to secure an
adequate working force. For the 1878
female employees whose wages were
reported, 53.75e6 we're earning under
Sc. and only 4.4796. were earning $1,000
and over"
But the worst feature about the
match business was not the employ
ment of women and children, although
much of it was in direct violation O
1.-THE law; neither was it the low wages
paid, taken in connection with the
. large profits earned by the manufac
Iturer. 1t was the terrible result Of
the use of white phosphorus in max
ing matches. To quote from the re
port, Peculiar to this industry is &
disease, phossy jaw, which, without 9
lgreat expense, without long strug
gle against poverts, Indifference
neglect and ignorance, may be abso
lutely eliminated by. the prohibition
of the use of white phosphorus. TIL,
investigation of Is of our 16 mattel
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AIlaTGlO-UiOpial COnfDSiOniSt

1850 ~ =
The international Socialist Review
for october publishes the following
remarkable editorial:
"The Socialist Party and Revolution
ssUpon the hundred thousand active
members Of the Socialist Party Of
America today tremendous RESPONSE
bility has been thrust. We hold the
key to the situation. We are at the
parting of the ways. We can have
one of two things, but not both. Revo-
lutionary sentiment nj the mass Of
the American workers is as yet only
dominant, waiting for the occasion to
awaken it and the channels through
which to move. The historic mission
of the Socialist Party is to develop
and organize the awakening spirit OF
revolution among the American wage
workers to weld them into a COM
pact, resistless army with one definite
aim-To SNATCH THE CONTROL
OF INDUSTRY FROM THE HANDS
OF THE CAPITALISTS AND PLACE
TT IN THE HANDS OF THE MEN
AND WOMEN WHO ARE DOING
THE WOWRK. To this aim all our
efforts, political or economic, must be
subordinated. OUR POLITICAL
CAMPAIGNS MUST BE CARRIED
ON WITH THE SINGLE PURPOSE
OF RECRUITING THE ARMY OF
THE REVOLUTION, AND IF BY
CHANCE WE INCIDENTALLY WIN
AN OFFICE HERE AND. AN OFFICE
THERE, THEM WE MUST SEE
TIIAT THESE OFFICES ARE AD-
MINISTERED WITH THE ONE AIM
OF PREPARING FOR THE REvOLU-
TON. This we can do if we will. Or.
if we will, we can chase after votes
and offices and we can get them. We
can ally ourselves here with the cor
rupt mahcine of the labor fakirs and
there with the anti-graft committee OF
the little capitalists. We can welcome
into our membership thousands OF
people who will eVade signing our
pledge accepting the principle Of the
class struggle, or worse still, will sign
it with mental reservations and inme'
diately begin doing all they can to
nullify it. WE CAN, BY SUCH
MEANS. ELECT HUNDREDS OF
OUR MEMBERS TO LEGISLATIVE
HALLS, AND OUR BOSOMS CAN
SWELL WITH PRIDE AS WE SEE
THEM UNITING WITH CAPITALIST
POLITICIANS TO PUT THROUGH
SUCH REFORMS AS THE CAPITAL
lists NEED IN ORDER TO KEEP
THE WAGE WORKERS HALF-CON
TENDED FOR A FEW YEARS MORE
WHILE PROFITS GO ON MULTI
PLYING. We can thus see the So
cialist Party grow into the most eff
Gent machine ever devised to retard
the coming of Socialism. We mus
choose and choose again.
TO the superficial reader the fore
going editorial may sound ultra-radi
cal. The classconscious Socialist OF
Social-Democrat win recognize in this
editorial the voice and language Of
the anarcho-utopian revolutionist
Phrases nothing but empty phrases!
We heard the same kind of anar
chistic arguments several decades ago
We heard them in Chicago, even after
the Haymarket tragedy, after Septem
Der II, 1887. But in those days the
men who wrote the kind Of editorials
like the one quoted above did not pre-
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at the inhumanity of the Taylor sys-
tenn that they had pledged each other
to the extent that no member should
countenance or lend his aid to the
system, in any manner whatsoever;
that they would not accept a position
in the so-called Planning Depart
ment" nor take job as a speed
Boss"
Major Williams of the Arsenal in
terrupted with assumed Indignation
by saying, Don't you know that this
is treason" Quick as a flash Chase
responded: eff this be treason, make
the most Of it. Later Mr.. Chase was
asked if he would accept promotion
in the Planning Department. He re-
piled. mo matter what my personal
desires may be, the collective win is
supreme with me. stand By the col
lectiTe WI"
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SUNINIERFIELD

Summerfield, April Ell. r. O'Der.
representing f. r. Bracket & Co, of
New York. commission merchants, was
a visitor here last Thursday in the in
terest of his firm who will be buyers
of produce here this season.
Mr.. W. a. Lightfoot of St. Louis. Mo.
representing the Friedman & Shelton
Shoe Co, dropped in for visi: last
Friday.
Mr.. ]. Wilder of Brandon. came in
last Saturday for few days visit with
MIR. and Mrs. ]. F. Ricketson. Mr.. Will
der is also here on business matters.
Mr. Walter p. Vose left for Chicago.
Ills, his home, last Saturday. Since
early last summer Mr.. Vose has been
here in the employ Of the Florida Ma
tional Land Co chauffeur. While
here he made a host of friends who re-
greet his leaving and all wish him a
pleasant journey and hope TO see him
back here in the near future.
The Mayo Realty Company reports
several sales of cut over pine lands in
sections % and % to Pennsylvania par
ties who We're here on a tour of in
spection last February.
Mr.. c. r. Phillips of Lakeland and
Mr.. F. s. Pate of Charleston, 5. c.,
came in last Monday for a short visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. B. Duncan OF Ocala
spent last Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
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Nathan Mayo. returning to ocala in Mr.
Mayo's auto late in the evening.
Mrs. Julian G. Robinson of Ocala is
visiting Mrs. d. b. Mayo. Mrs. Robin
son will he here for a week or ten
days.
Mr.. y. ID. Mitchell has received a tel
egram from his wife who is in Jack
sonville with her daughter, Mrs. W. s.
Cogleton, announcing the birth OF a
girl baby. This makes five grand
children which Mr.. Mitchell is proud
of.
Mr. c. II. Poland of Pedro with his
son were visitors here last Monday.
Mr.. Poland reports that his melon crop
! is doing fine and he expects to he one
of the first shippers.
Mr.. d. Z. Mayo has sold to Mr.. and
Mrs. George Ernst of Chicago twenty
acres OF land adjoining Glendale Farm.
Mr.. Ernst and his wife returned to Chi
caSo after closing the deal and will
come back in about fortnight with a
carload of household goods. horses and
COW.
The following travelling representa-
tives were guests OF the National no.
tel last Monday and Tuesday: W. s.
Sanford, r. c. Myers, W. Kline, Jas. y.
Thomson and w. III. Kindridge.
Since last week the new arrivals at
the National Hotel are follows: b.
| J. Grouse, J. ID. Stauffer. George Greer.
G. c. Billiard, Chas. +. Holland. Alonzo
Lowery, J. Bointel. ]. II. Finley and
family. George Ernst and wife. Edward
| Habercorn, Emil Laydet, w g. Collins
and F. d. Heardt. The above have all
purchased land from the Florida Ma
tional Land Co. and have expressed
themselves as we'll pleased with both
climate and land.
! Mr.. J. F. Ricketson, who is our pop
ular station agent and who is always
! on the job and looking ahead. j. now
framing up his work for handling the
farmers crops at harvest time. With
his usual promptness all shippers will
be happy.
Mr.. Joseph Campbell OF st. James
City. is here visiting his brother. Mr..
:. L. Campbell for a few days
! Mr. Frank r. Heardt OF Goldhelds.
New. dropped in for a few days visit
with Mr.. \. 3. Clippinser.
Mr. J. u. Rooney. Industrial repre-
sentative Of the Seaboard Air Line. ar
rived early Wednesday morning on an
Land Company's colony. Mr.. Rooney
Expressed himself as delighted" with
1.-The great progress both the colony and
Summarized has made since hiss las;
visit. He also spoke OF the progress
sive spirit OF the members OF the F.
II. OF \. in undertaking the building
! of a hall which was dedicated Thurs
day evening.
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atives and friends. We are glad to
have her with Us again and hope she
will make Us a long visit.
Mrs W. G. Syms left Friday for
Edenfield, Fla. to- visit her daughter.
Mrs. \. G. Black.
Mr. q :. Turner. the poor farm
superintendent. i shipping beans He
* one Of the first To ship from this
place.
Mr. r. II. Montgomery of Jackson
willie made his sister. Mrs J. J. CUTLERY
very pleasant visit Thursday.
The friends OF Mrs. ]. Il. Webb are
sorry she has not been able TO attend
the meetings. We hope she viii soon
he well again.
Miss Belle Mcleod Of Gainesville +
visiting her friend. Miss Jennie Sim
mons for few days.
Mr.. g. I. Grace * expected home Sat-
urday after spending several weeks a
his sawmill near Arcadia.
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kENDRIt n

Kendrick. April 2s.-Our protrarted
meeting began here last sunday and We
hope 10 see everybody attend. Come
everyb body and lec u have a good
meeting.
We had Bro. W G. White with Us a
few days las; week who gave u some
very interesting talks on sunday
school work.
Mr.. and Mrs r. g Webb returned
Friday after several days visiting their
friends. Mr.. and Mrs. @. r. Chappell al
fernando.
Mrs. Clifford Livingston and little
son. Adelbert OF Lakeland. came W on
Tuesday 20 spend a few days with rel
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A Reliable Medicine-Not a Narcotic

Mrs F. Marti. 81. Joe, Mich. says:
our little boy contracted a severe
bronchial trouble, and a. the doctors
medicine did not cure him. i gave him
Fofys Honey and Tar Compound. in
which have great faith. Il cured the
cough. "a well a. the choking and
gaggIng spells, and he got we'll in a
short time. Foleys Honey and Tar
Compound has many times saved Us
much trouble. and we are never with
out Il in the house
Sold in Ocala by the Court Pharmacy
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One Conductor Helped Back to Work

Mr.. MILFORD Adams IS his name and
he writes: II was confined to my bed
with chronic rheumatism and used two
bottles OF Foley's Kidney Remedy with
good effect. The third bottle put me
on my feet and ! resumed work as con-
ductor on the Lexington, KY. Street
Railway. Il will DO all you claim in
cases Of rheumatism"
Il clears the blood OF uric acid. Sold
in Ocala by the Court Pharmacy
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CONTINUED Tomorrow
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BACCALAUREATE
80 VT. Norfah Church, Sunday, April
IN. af m A.. NJ

PROGRAM
organ yoluntary-Dr. e C. Mitchell
Anthem by the choir.
Invocation
Hughes.
Scripture reading
Solo. zeIected-Dr r. c. Mitchell
Baccalaureate sermon by Rev C. c.
Darrah-
Quartet. selected - Messrs- Stewart.
johnson. Smith and DR.. Hughes
OnertOry-Music by choir
announcements.
DoxOlogy and benediction-
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oCALA AERIE NO. 1914. r. o. E.

Ocala Aerie No. 1914. Fraternal Or.
der OF Eagles, meets every first and
third Wednesday in the month, at Sis
?. n. in Yonge's Hall Visiting breth-
ren are always welcome.
F. G p. weihe. President
y +. Williams. Secretary.
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FAIR WARNING

Owners and riders OF bicycles VIII
take motive that unless their bikes are
supplied with lights and bells. used ac-
cording 20 the present ord nance. they
will get into trouble. The city mar
shall and his deputies have been in
structed 70 arrest every bicycle rider
no; complying with the ordinance