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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-06-01

going to support any party that will
make perpetual slaves of YOU and
your children. and show him that he
must remove the bonds which he has
shackled the little mountain State
of West Virginia with, then and only
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then you can be told. that you have
reformed and given credit for being
good. You can be told them honestly
that you have began to climb from
the tomb of ignorance. that has kept
your brain power buried 10: these
many years, then you will have be-
gun to learn wisdom. But when you
have learned of the class war be-
tween labor and capitalism and
learned that Socialism is the political
arm by which you may capture and
retake the wealth which has been
stolen from the laboring class; by
he capitalist class when you learn
that Industrial unionism is the eco
nomic arm by which we will hold
the wealth. capture on the political
field by the political arm, and last
but not least. When you have learn
ed how after such wealth is captured
and industries organized in the in
terest of the entire people. that the
political field and arm will cease to
exist. because they have ceased to
be useful. then we can have an in
dustrial democracy: Now brother
when you learn this thing. and use
your latent power and begin to
work to bring about industrial de-
mocracy cor Socialism,. then You
may be told without flattery that
you have began TO grow wise. and
your work will tell what the praise
should be of your capability.-
Brothers be up and doing: call
mass meetings of the entire state
and call on all other States to as
sist us. Let us fight for our lives.
Let this protest reach from ocean
to ocean yea: across the briney
deep. Let us down slavery forever
in America. and we can and by the
eternal Gods We will. Your for in
dustrial Freedom.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-06-01

1t takes less labor today to pro-
duce the things that are talked
about as the costs of living" than
it did any time in the past. It
should therefore be easier to get
living today than at any previous
time in the history of the race. If
the costs are more TO you. it must
be because some people are getting
a bigger relative profit out of the
price of things. Somebody is get
ting something for nothing" and
you are paving the dill in higher
prices. Just have the public own
the industries. and sell the goods at
the cost of production. and you
would never hear about the cost of
things rising Can you udenrstand
a problem as simple AS that?
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-06-01

The law of England requires the
employer of every workman injured
in his service to pay Immediately
the injured man one-half of his rate
of wages until he is able to work
again. and in the case of death pay
the heirs three years salary
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-06-01
THE SLAVES OF GREED.

l saw in mill, and mine. and shop.
the little slaves of greed:
! heard the strife of race with race.
all sprung from one God-seed.
And then | bowed my head in shame
and in contrition cried
10. after nineteen hundred years
Christ still is crucified'
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-06-01
NOTICE OF SALE.

Our lease with Uncle Sam having
expired, and. having decided to re-
tire to private life. we, the UNDER
slsed Will offer at public sale at the
capitol in Washington. commencing
April a, the following described
property. to-wit:
One sick elephant. about 20 years
OLD: bunch of labor injunctions.
and genuien Republican prosperity
ccrtlhcate, also clippings and a batch
of sunshine certificates. a batch of
prosperity literature circulars, g.
100000 900 cakes or fine soft soan-
genuine Republican platform as
good as new, a big stick, padded
with cotton. warranted to do no
damage; Republican machine with
crooked gear. financial system
based on banking house fixtures for
collateral. and a dinner pail full of
grandapa hats. coon skins Teddy
bears and Taft smiles. sweetened by
other sundries too numerous TO mem
tion.
This sale will positively take place
on the above date, regardless of the
weather and the wrath of any one.
Everybody. regardless of past politi-
cal servitude. invited.
JOE CANNON. Auctioneer
Colone1s Rockefeller, Morgan and
Vanderbilt. G. o. P Managers
st. Louis Fost-Dispatch.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-06-01

Stand up. brot r.sand fight your
own battle. Fight for yourself and
your class.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-06-01

If Socialism is so bitterly fought
by the capitalist class it means a
good thing for the working class,
for does not the capitalist fight the
union o1n2n On the industrial feld?s Read
up. you workers. and you will find
you have world to gain.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-06

old maids could sit In the house with
their hair down and be sure there
would be no callers-was poem on
love.
II wasn't such D ZEN as Is usual
ly written, telling of the joyousness
OF the sentiment and the delights of
rambles with Cupid, but IL was a
satire--a damp, chilly malanal
satire.
II vas meant TO reduce the market
price OF love by y per cent. IL was
meant 10 warn the young man Of 20
and scarce the old man of 20. II took
up the sentiment OF love in 6 verses
and showed beyond cayil that there
was heap more loDey In raising
squads or running boarding house.
So far as Miss Abigail went that
poem was a success. She enyeloped,
put in return postage and mailed il
90 a magazine. fIa
Two weeks. No anawei.
-Four weeks. No answer.
Then Miss Abigail Baxter sat down,
as she had done on several previous
occasions. aud berated the magazine
man II he hadn't read that poem
and made up his mind 10 accept or
reject by this time then he was no
hustler lie had no right TO keep
people waiting. lie needn't think
he was tin god because he WAS a
magazine man. %
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The total loss TO the world at arge
OF that rainy, satirical poem would
not have been two cents, but .dis5
Abigail BaXterwas aroused. She Yas
determined to have it back at any
cost Of blood aud treasure.
She wrote TO that editor again as
only strong woman 35 years old can
write. II he had remailed the poem
It would have reached her She was
personally acquainted with the post
master Of her village and with his
wife and daughter and knew them
to be honest aud indpstrlous The
fact that the repected hadn't arrived
WAS PROOF that the editor hadn't .e-
mailed Il.
II he thought ne could retain
Il f. three of four yeaps and then
spring II on the public ms his own he
would be a disappointed man There
was such a thipg as Jaw In this copn-
try II was made to protect poets as
Wei a. other people,
The editor REPLIED lie had TO save
his character. He offered to mako an
affidavit that the rejected had been
duly taken to the postoffice No one
connected with Uncle Sans mail
would have stolen It. Not much
lie kindly added that the incident
was closed as far as he was con
cerned .
II takes two persons TO close an IN
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-06

cident Of this kind. Miss Ablgal
Baxter didn't take to this early clos
ing movement, and indited another
letter
II that poem, which hadn't one
single fault, and the man who said II
bad was not "A resPecter Of truth, was
not In her hands at the eud OF two
weeks suit for damages would be be-
gun. She was no worm CT the dust
TO be walked on, aud so that editor
would discover.
lie replied that the suit would have
10 come, but warned her that she
would surely be beaten. The red
headed office boy clearly remembered
taking that rejected poem to the post
office on a certain day and hour. He
had not stopped to shoot craps on
the street. lie had not gone to a
game Of baseball.
He had gone straight 10 the post
ofhce and dropped 4 letter into the
SIT labelled "outgolng domestlc.' II
fell inside with such dull thud that
an official opened window and
looked out and asked him II he was
trying to knock down the partition.
That red headed boy could be de-
pended O TO the death.
Mics Abigal's answer TO this was
brief She simply took her pen In
hand 10 say that she would at once
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-06

that money.
They say that he has written
some kind or treatise that is con-
sidered wonderful. but | don't see
anything wonderful In him. My idea
or man OF God does not conclude
with my impressions OF Willie Sher-
rod.
He was pretty Wild at college,
they say. and beside he's too good
looking and n he is anything Ereat
he is the first lion Kinston has had
In many a day that amounted to any
thing. But you know how these
kinston people are. They lose their
heads over nothing and they are go
Ing crazy over his preaching
For my part, | hope / shall new
er be SO lost to all sense Of prOpriety
as to go to an Episcopal church and
let Willie Sherrod harangue me about
my souls salvation
When are you coming home
And are you really going to throw
yourself away on an lmpecunious no.
blcman2 saw your picture In q
New York paper this morning and II
looked as much like you az Il did like
me. And they said YOU were goine
to marry the duke Of Treyere in the
fall. II you are | hope he Is not al
poor as Il church mouse. Don't throw
yourself and your money away. You
know what 1t Is to be poor and nov
that you have had your cakes and
ale don't barter them for a mess oi
pottage,'
She folded the letter and looked
at him, smiling.
"Can't you see Aunt Elizabeth
writing that letter? She has never
forgiven you for having money wher
we had none And now that ! have
inherited the Withnell money sh'
thinks few men good enough for me.
Few men are good enough fol
you he said.
20, what an obvious compliment
did not mean to force your hand
TO-. T beg your pa"don, Billy. | cam
remember" l4- apf
mo broken-down English peer IL
good enouLh Tor YOU, certainly"
why broken down? lie Is very
well set up, assure you. lie Is com.
ing over in a fortnight aDl you shall
meet my real live nobleman and II
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-06

Billy It Seemed SO like old times
before-before things changed So"
He did not say ANYTHING. He held
her OF and looked at her gravely,
with his love shining in his eyes,
and she turned away with crimson
ing cheeks.
billy" she said as she led the way
into the drawing room and seated
serself In carved chair, with due re-
gard to the disposal of her draperies.
"Bllly, you don't know how funny IL
seems to me to come home to find you
a minister. And such a great minis
ter tool DO you know what old Ned
told me when he drove us up from
the station? He said, La Miss Kitty,
Massa William he dis one OF desc
show nuff highfalutin' preachers, an
he sho do seem to be blessed wild de
sperit. but some way 'tain't natrelv I"
Sherrod flushed hotly and essayed
to speak, but before he could she had
risen and moved impetuously toward
him
billy" There were tears4 in her
voice. 81 didn't think how II would
sound to you / did not mean the
least disrespect to you or your call
u
dear. II Is only that to me. as to
old Uncle Ned. you cannot seem nat
ural as anything but just Billy You
know that | couldn't mean to hurt
your"
She was looking at him winsomely,
and Sherrod held the little hand she
extended Just for Il moment.
at does seem strange to you,
know" he said, and his voice sound
ed cold. even to himself and she
sank back In the chair, with a some
what frightened air, like a chided
child. Tell me what you did in Eng
land. SO YOU have decided to become
a duchess?"
She twisted a ring slowly about
her finger, watching the stone spar
kle. and he followed her every move
ment with hungry fascinated eyes.
billy, suppose / should. Mould
you renounee me? Don't you think
English people are nfce7''
81 think Americans are nicer" he
said. 81 think I'm nicer than any
Englishman / know. don't you?"
II think that last letter you wrote
me was horrid IL reminded me OF
the way you used to declalm in the
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-06

have to give up; there would be so
much else for her to do.
He was indeed an unusual lover.
for he had added that he would be
so busy all winter Il would be Inn
possible to leave Boston, but he would
find time to see her just before Lent,
when perhaps she could tell him
whether she felt she could become the
wife OF rather hard-working clergy
man--not a poor one, AS he had an
independent Income OF his own. And
then he had quietly said goodby.
Katherine had thought often OF
that afternoon. Strong was the one
man who seemed not to have noticed
her beauty. This had not pleased
Miss Howard at first. but afterward
she liked 10 think Il implied great
er compliment. All winter she had
/ heard from him three times letters
such as any friend might have writ
/ ten.
! Katherine assured herself she did
not love Mr.. Strong. Yet often amid
worldly scenes she would hear the
harsh roar OF the sea and picture
/ against gray sky Il dark figure, Wig
| oroua, erect-rather militant. She
wondered II he would come again be-
fore Lent. Then she would become
oppressed by sitting fear that he
might not.
Langdon Drew meanwhile grew
more In love. daily assuring himself
he was making greater headway.
II occurred to him he was occa-
slonally avoided rather abruptly; as
for instance at the wainwright
dence, when In the beautiful con-
serVatory where he had been about
to throw himself and his fortune at
nounced that she was dying for an.
other ice"
No one would have put up with
such things in lesser beauty than
Katherine Howard.
Affairs took Drew TO Boston before
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-06

hope soon to have her visit me,
though have Just heard she has be-
come engaged to distinguished
southerner. whose name can't re-
member"
Mr. Strong took his leave feeling
much confused. Langdon Drew could
never In the world be taken for a
southerner and he was not distin-
guished
Strong bought New YORK paper.
On the front page was a picture OF
The Beautiful Miss Howard" It
headed a column reporting -Nber en-
gagement TO royal personage.
Prince Won Schamberg.. who could
have returned TO America With no.
other purpose than to claim TIE fiand
OF the peerless Miss Howard whom
he mad met a few months before.
Mr. strong read no mdfe. He
stuned the paper into his pocket, for
once In his life forgot an engage
ment, and took the first train to New
York.
Miss Howard entered the drawing
room. Her greeting was distant. But
Hem. Strong noticed nothing. Some-
thing was going to be definitely set
tied [ IN and there.
Miss Howard, ar you engaged to
be married. or going to be. to Mr..
Drew--a distinguished southerner--
or Prince Won Schamberg?"
There was something so compelling
In the tone that Strong did not have
to repeat the question:
No." Katherine said, 81 am not"
A look came Into Strong,s face
which rendered t the moment
beautiful.
Katherine. Will YOU marry me?"
Yes
Explanations awaited their own
good time. Even the need OF tenn
was forgotten for the moment.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-06

put the case in the hands OF a lasyer
who could not be blumed or brbed,
and instruct him TO carry It clear to
the supreme court at Washington,
Ii necessary
The worm had been patient. The
worm had suffered. The worm ad
asked only for justice. Now the
worm had. turned. ana IL certain
man ended his days behind the cold
iron bars che must be held blameless
tina, Is the worm mast
Few poets I'm this world can bluff
a magazine editor They are en-
gagged because they are good at bluff
Ing other folks. Mr.. Nicholson. Die
editor In this case, had turned down
poets by the score and never got a
Knockout I'm return,
In this case, however, he became
alarmed HIS curiosity was also
aroused. lie was bachelor OF 3S and
something seemed 60 tell him that
this was the crucial point In his life.
lie was served with n legal sum-
mons to appear in court d. nd he put
on his hat and went down to Rose
land to see Miss Baxter. He expect
ed asperlty aeldlty, aggression and
lots of other thtngs beginning with
an "a"
AS soon as Mis- Baxter learned
who her caller was she expected de-
malls, assertions. protsstatlons. de-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-06

he isn't disgracefully handsof1e ha IN
very nice looking and man, eNssf~
inch of him. And he ir not 'mrvzlY
nious. His family is not only one 0ds
the oldest in England, but one %
the richest as well. Billy. ! beueys
you win like him; he Is just your
kind OF man. He Is strong and attn
letic and most presentable."
II shall be glad to meet him" Rsvh
Mr.. Sherrod said the words as gfsr
ciously as fercely Tagltg hcsrN
would permit, and rose stifhy. "Good
by" he said II hope 20, 7 do hops
you will be happy, Kitty ] hope YOU
love the man you ase going to marry
THAT he loves YOU goes without says
ing" "
II do love the man / am going TO
marry with all my heart, Billy; he "a
the dearest man in all the world"
Her face was little pale and ha
hesitated for a minute. Then Rev.
Mr. Sherrod bent and touched his
lips to the dark masses OF hair.
Good by, Kitty. May God hles0
you, am leaving tomorrow morning.
and won't be here to see your Eng
lishman, but / know he is every Inch
a man, or you wouldn't love him So"
"LeaJing tomorrw? What, ieav-
Ing Kingston? Why, Billy-just as
have come home? Can't you waltz
Where are you going?"
~ have decided to leave earlier for
the Yukon than ] haC expected. | Will
take the Gao train the morning"
"But / can't go so early, Billy
Why, / haven't spoken to anyone
And besides I haven't the propeh
clothes" lr -
you? To the Yukong Why"
"Of course, Hillyl What do you
suppose | came home for2 / would
have cabed myself over, after got
Aunt Elizabeth's letter, g. iti hadn't
been NO very expensive. As IL was I
prayed all the way over that you
would wait and take me with YOU"
But you said---the dukee
He isn't even I'm love with me.
He's coming to America To get im-
presslons. | said was going to mar
ry the man l love and so am he
doesn't refuse me. But never throw
myself at ;lan's head but once. o.
Billy!"
Rev Mr.. Sherrod had kissed her.
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nance and other things belonging to
the profession OF magazine editing,
but wished 1t might not be so.
II am sorry that this has come
about" began the editor in pacific
tones.
And so am l."
u must beg your pardon for the
way wrote YOU"
"And | said more than should"
Anger drove me to criticise yom,
poem. did 1t an injustice. The
trouble with II was that IL was too
lengthy"
IL thought ther was but prob
ably WAS mistaken. y ~
MISS Baxter, ! believe You can
write poem on love as IL Is. u wish
you would, should be glad 70 pub
lish Il. Make ~ III most holy and
blessed sentiment Of THE human
heart. N#s
3" [ will try"
That lawsuit never came on. but n
poem was written and published. Mr.
Nlcholson also frequently found his
way down TO Roseland. Poems and
love were discussed The lost moan
didn't turn up, but IL was never even
Within year Miss Abigai naxter
was Mrs. Nicholson and indensne M
OF all post offices.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-06

refused I,angdon Drew and Mary
Browning aud Bessie 4Wetherlll had
been avenged. But, Since the read
ing OF this note, Katherine felt sorry
for Drew. ~ f.
The main thing concerning the let
ter was It's ncOmpreheHsibility. Had
Henry strong become too absorbed In
other things 1.-The Boston papers were
constantly gpotlng him as man
worth listening Toto have the time
to think OF love: shl could write. OF
course. 10 find out At the same time
she knew her pride. would prevent
this step
The season wore qwsy aud many
persons wondered why the beautiful
Miss Howard had not become en-
gagged
And then an odd thing happened.
Mr. and Mrs. Wetherill, whose daugh-
ter Was once engaged 10 Mr.. Drew and
who had Just returned from abroad,
moyed into house adjoining Mr.
Strongs church. Within few
weeks the rector called.
Mr. and Mrs. Wetherill were out,
but Miss Wetherill would be down In
few minutes. Mr. Strong's eyes
fastened themselves upon large pho
tograph OF Katherine Howard. He
did not know Miss Wetherlll had
come into the room until he heard
her say:
I'm glad to see you, Mr. Strong.
You are admiriag, ana sure. the pie
ture OF one OF my old school friends,
Katherine Howard
Mr. strong turned the conyersn-
ton to other things. When he rose
TO go Miss Wetherlll noticed that ehls
eyes again sought the picture. But
this photograph had always attracted
attention.
'.She is Que of tile mGst loyal-heart-
ed as Well a. beautiful girls Bessie
Wetherill said, arr would do any
thing in the world for friend. |
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long and while he was walking down
fremont street he colllded with a
man moving in.the opposite direction.
why Langdoni" F'i
"Why, Henryi"
The two had not met since they
were in college together.
Come to my rooms tonight" urged
Rev, Mr.. Strong, ITO talk over old
times. ! haven't "A minute Just now.
"Awfully sorry. old man." Drew
answered, "Lut I'm just leaving for
New York"
when you come to Boston Ngaln
let me know, and wen arrange
things better. Not married yet.
Langdon?" The smile on Strougs
face brought back the days wien
Drew's friends had teased him un-
mercifully about the girls
Henry, I'm different man now.
I know what Z Is TO be really In love.
and don't mind telling you. for
you were never one to talk hope
soon to announce my engagement to
Miss Katherine Howard, the prettiest
girl In New York;"
Had Drew been obseryant he would
have noticed n tightnening OF the
elergyman's lips
We'll" Henry said. a trihe un-
steadily, II must be on, I'm late now
to an appointment" Then he add
ed, II hope you'll be awfully happy.
Langdon--and Will make her happy.
Goodby."
so this is the end" strong said to
! himself when he had gone to his
rooms, and poked up n fire. That
girl with such possibilities will fritz
ter her life quite away" He thought
OF Drew's well-known lack OF stead
fastness, but he dismissed tns as
having no especial bearing.
"She won't be actually unhappy;
Drew Will never grow tired of her.
and he's a nice fellow I'm a way, And
awfully good looking. All. Katherine.
Kathrinel | must have made poor
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HAn- N7-f| n
Abigal BsKteF. then, was an old
maid. she WAS 80. She had had no
romanee IN her life, and as far as her
closest friends knew. she didn't want
one 1t ntf
There we're no weak spots In her
ellAracter She wrote poems and sent
them away so publishers, but as they
were always rejected that didn't
wtpken herfase IL takes a man or
Asapiaa Of Strong character 10 keep on
wriiins poems that the newspapers
fnd magazines regularly reject aud
FRAT frifndS run away from. IL also
is.s-g 1 TAT income 20 pay the post
rtieular poem this poem
r-rr ~ or a rainy dreary day,
sL Al. Rzturs wspt and sobbsd and
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You would turnddiot and marry him,
but I was glad YOU haye Inherited
some of the Withneltsense as well as
money. Though, goodness knows. |
hope you won't marry a pauper like
most foolish women with a little
cash.
"That is one thing, the boy Is
spending his money like a prince. I
suppose he wants TO see how fast
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-06

fine fellow must have been in my
salad daysl"
you were horrid Who told you
was going to be duchess, Billy
would you rather l called you VIII
liam2 or Mr.. Sherrod?"
"Who told you ! was In Klnston,
Kitty?" was his reply.
Aunt Elizabeth Here is what
she wrote me: Willie SherrOd Is
here :" She read from a sheet of pa
per she drew from her gown. lie
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-05-06
BILLY

doesn't seem TO have any more sense
than he had as youth, but he Is dis
gracefully handsome. His mother
wants him to stay here and settle
down like a reasonable human being
Anna thinks she could buy him a
church and congregation just as she
used to buy him box OF hooks or a
polo pony.
"But John saws he has kicked over