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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-23
GOOD WISHES.

A merry Christmas to you, friends,
A wealth OF love and joy, ~r5.: :
May all the cares that trouble you,
All evils that annoy ~. ~.
May every pain and grief and crouch
Forever fly away, $500. 5:-t-..
And health and wealth and sweet
content -s.,>7">rss- -:
g: God grant you Christmas day 49,
!ja.ssSt ~,.. = 'iE~% =: .Asa.s ~ : -:
A merry Christmas strangers, all 90 ),
In store, workshop or mill-**
For every toiler In the land, -;.s =:
Peace. plenty and good will; -
May: Christmas bring the gift of rest
:. From every anxious care 81
And brotherhood In union bless
The workers everywhere.
For rich and poor. for high and low,
At home and. far away, e..
A merry Christmas every one =.
Who celebrates today;
To loving hearts may comfort sweet
And pleasure come to b1ess,--5;8ff
May Christmas bring humanity T.
A wealth Of happiness.
MARGARET SCOTT HALL.
Kirkwood, Ga:
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passion that breathes again the di-
vine message Of peace to sin strick-
en- world. ~ ~.
Long, long centuries agone.
: One walked the earth seeming
failure;>
Dying He gave the world a gift ~.
That will ~outlast eternities.''
The poor. and afflicted, the
'wretched and friendliness find grace
sufficient to supply every need. The
more outcast and forlorn the appli-
cant for grace the more wonderful
will seem the abundance of blessing
in response. %
The weary and heavy laden find
rest. All who sin or suffer have an
ever present help If they only believe
the promise and live up to their be-
lief, for divine principle corrects all
human discord. - - -.
The spirit of the season causes our
hoarts to cherish song of praise.
Happiness brightens the home, faces
reflect peace and good will and pure
friendliness and cordia,ity prompt the
Situation = : ,@-Fss
A Merry Christmas! - )
=: MARGARET SCOTT HALL.
Kirkwood, Ga. g.. -. - ...-
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friends and strangers, the spirit Of
the season abides as a welcome guest.
4 is seen and recognized in the srnil-
ing faces Of the hurrying. thrpng upon
the streets; It. touches the brow OF
age and harsh lines are softened into
tendernss, It caresses, the cheeks of
youth ad childish beauty g1ows In
radiant happiness. = s & .s.:.:'
The Christmas message blesses the
sorrowing world with a:=repetitfon> Of
the song of the angels. -, -. d.
A happy heart sees all things in a
brighter, more beautiful light. and
hope inspires. to better, things. The
spirit of the season thrills and throbs
and CLOVIS in the divine task of lift
ing, humanity heavenward. <<..s !;
"Old friends, old scenes, will lovlier
/: AS more of heaven In each we see,
Some softering gleam of. love and
1.>>~. prayer - -:
Shall dawn on; every cross ana
~. care" SIS * Y 4 ]
The light from the Star OF Bethle-
hem sti11: shines in the SOUL life Of
humanity. That light Is still spirit
oua1ly guiding the wise men and the
simple-the great and the lowly of
Succeeding generations onward and
pward toward the Christ lies per-
feet pattern. s .zs>,5sz,c
The infinite love, once on. earth In
carnate as man., is today reflected in
the sympathy and unset ishness Of
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DOING n 70 DULUTH.

Internationally, perhaps, Duluth
housewives have been doing it to Du-
iuth for long time past.
Here is one instance, at least, where
they can do It for Duluth. They can
insist that the broom with which thes,
sweep the house and use to other ad-
vantages at times upon the persons
o1 younger members Of the family, be
made in Duluth. q .E
It Is probable that many women
nave used broons day after day and
purchased them time after time with
out thinking where they are made.
< DO YOU know Mrs. House Wife that
a greater portion Of the brooms in
general use are made by convict labor
IN the different state prisons? Fact.
And do you know that there is d
pretty good broom manufa cture1
right here In our own city? And do
You know they are as cheap in price
and substantial in quality as those
which come from afar and are manu-
featured under unfair methods?
In every well regulated family
there is a broom. In some of them
tbere are as many as two. Depending
upon the use given it d new broom is
needed every once In while.
1t Is safe bet that each family in
Duluth averages two brooms a year.
Some more, some less. That's what
makes the average two year.
In Duluth there are $4,000 people.
Figuring to family there are about
$4,000 families. Two brorns to a family
a year would mean that 26, 900 brooms
are purchased by Duluthians each
year.
That would be a pretty nice little
item for the broom manufacturing
companies OF the city. They would
welcome that increase and might en-
large their factory and increase their
output. ~.
It's cinch that we ought to rotate
our business among ourselves more.
why not start with brooms?
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MAKE EVERY DAY A CHRISTMAS.
It will be Christmas on Monday next.

1t will be Christmas on MONDAY next.
If there are any children in your home, you
will be up with them bright and early in the morn-
ing just 10 see how they act while they Joytully
bounce about the place where their stockings are
hung, and curiously and i1npatently delve down to
find ont what that mysterious old "Good Fellow, y
Santa Claus, has generously deposited there.
The purchasing of those little gifts Of love will
not give you one half so much pleasure as that
which you experience when you shall see the SUM-
beams gleefully dance up and down the happy look
ing faces Of those precious little Riddles OF yours
1t will be the kind of pleasure that makes a
strong stra hten up and feel that the distance
between him and the great Man, whose birth we
commemorate this day, is not very far after all.
Tears real tears Of joy, will fill your eyes; your
big heart will brob and beat with satisfaction, and
you will for the moment realize in your little family
circle how much you really to those little lives
that you making so happy.
What different world this would be if all of
us permitted those impulses that come to use on
Christmas day 10 rest with every day in the year,
and accept the doctrine of universal brotherhood,
with every day Christmas.
If all men were bound by the ties of common
fellowship, and each strove to make the other
happy every problem of this civilization would van
ish like magic before us.
So when all is said and done it is not so much
change Of systems we need to correct existing
wrongs, it is to Undue mankind with the spirit
Of true human brotherhood.
We do not require other institutions than we
now have much we lack high types of Christian
manhood.
Our collective problems can never be solved un-
til the human atoms correct those inperfections-
avarice. selfshness and greed-which germ-like in
feet the whole nation and make for general misery
Reform, O., Bobus, like charity, must begin at
home.'
This is not bad Christmas sermon, is it?
Can not each Of us begin this Christmas day to
mould our clay trife nearer to the pattern made
by Him who said: ''Do we unto other what you
wond that others should do unto you.''
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lowing story from Jim Watts o. the

lowing story from Jim Watts Of the
Bricklayers' union:
John Kenny Of the Builders Las
torers' union was at work on q hoist
ing machine that carried hods and
bricks to the top Of building, and
brought them down empty. Happen
ing to get caught he was carried ito
the top floor. and in the orderly but
rapid progress of the machine was
brought to- che ground rather sud-
denly. A fellow workman leaned out
from the second story scaffolding and
cried: '.Are you hurt John
you 60 to the dwell" shouted
John, II passed you twicet and We
Diver spoke to me-
Horse Didn't Quite Suit.
Up on First street the other after
noon we'll known horse dealer was
showing horse to q prospective buy
er. a, prominent northern Minnesota
l:lmberman. @ ira
After running the horse back and
forward for a few minutes, the horse
man stopped and. said to the lumber
man: what do you think Of his
coat? Isn't he dandy?' =
The lumberman, noticing that the
horse had the keaves, replied with a
twinkle In his eyes to his business
partner, who was standing beside
him: "Yes, we like his coat, but we
don't like his pants"
Peter Marantaw and Green CASTLE
Soap. 7.
/ There is a pretty good one going
the rounds in labor circles on Peter
Marandaw, the popular president Of
Duluth's Trades and Labor Assembly.
Peter has a rich Irish brogue, and
full store Of Celtic humor. The
ether day he dropped into a West
End drug store and pointing to 4
stack OF green CASTLE soap. said to
the clerk: "Oi want a loonp O. that"
VERY we'll. SIR" said the clerk.
''Wi1l you have It scented or UNI
scented?" -. +:
"Oin take It with me-" was Peters
characteristic reply.
Duluth. f":
Two workingmen; one German So
cialist and the other an Irish trade
unionist, were discussing the com.
mission form Of government in a
downtown saloon the other night.
The German argued against the
commission form on the ground that
there would be too few men to man.
age affairs. --' :;
/. The Irishnaan clinched his argu-
7ent with: Faith, mon, it: takes
only the Father; Son and Holy Ghost
to run Heaven. :shure three men ought
|; to be, able to run Duluth. = 'Es
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-23
MAYOR CULLUM ON SOCIAL. REFORM

We must confess, after carefully reading Dr.
Cullums speech before the Mems club of the Endion
M. e. church, that six years of executive experience
and close and careful study Of social and economic
civic affairs have made our mayor authority Of
high standing on these exceedingly puzzling
problems
We read the speech at first with certain degree
OF doubt. AS we followed it we grew pleased. The
reasoning logical and the conclusions were
sound We finished it with the fixed conviction that
Mayor Cullum hit the nail squarely on the head,
and that he told few rarely accepted truths at
a well chosen time and place.
It is all very well to tickle the ears of few
professed oraists by boasting of ones success in
lancing the bos of immortality, but it is quite an
other matter to confess that the performance of
such political ala-surgical operations, no matter
how honestly they may be executed resulted in eff
fecting permanent reform.
Mayor Cuum Declares and he confirms his DO
sition by citing some we'll known authorities on
social reform, that moral Diseases like those of the
body must be treated from their cause, with rea-
sonable amount of attention given to their effect
to prevent the general infection of the communitv
In ordinary political administration this would
amount to the honest and consistent police regula
ton Of common vices and the faithful performance
OF governments duty in removing legal privilege
and industrial slavery-the causes Of poverty, which
is the parent of immortality and crime,
Legal restrictions and spasmodic crusades against
vice never nave ana never Will rid society OF it's
immoral or criminal delinquents They merely
change the seat Of their operations We must strike
deeper. We must get at the source Of evil:
Long hours OF labor in stuffed up work shops
starvation wages; crowded and unsantary liv-
ing rooms; the drudgery Of industrial slavery
economic inequality resulting from greed and gov
ernmental special privileges, all combine to drive
men and women wrong. There may be other causes,
but these are the principal ones
Against these the American trade union is wag-
ing terrific struggle. 1t is the one great institu.
ton in existence that to have recognized that
economic sin is the of social disease It is
calling to all people, in every walk Of ife to help
in it's crusade against that kind Of man inhuman
ty to man which makes countless thousands mourn
Mayor Cqllum is on the right track He can
perform no better service to humanity than by carry
ing his message to every church organization in The
city. Indeed such a speech on the stump, in 3
political campaign, would give to the politics Of
this city regeneration that is sorely needed.
It would spell the dawn Of a new era in our
public life that would give political service charm
for al honest and patriotic citizens. sS
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THE SPIRIT OF :. =. =.
THE SEASON

"From friend to friend the choicest
That ever love can give ..:- -
1s that which comes the heart to lift
=. Or help the soul to live" ..$s%@
Christmas gifts, important secrets
and mysterious packages are now in
order. Generous impulses warm the
heart and Love the spirit Of the sea-
son is the master Of ceremonies. The
world in general reflects the seasons
inspiration, but happy home at
Christmas time IL earth's fairest, tru-
est imitation OF heaven.
Here the holly wreath and the
Christmas tres have grown AZ II by
magic to become bright part Of the
festive scene and furnish their share
IL the annual celebration. Through
out halls and parlors the forest smell
Of pine and cedar perfumes the air.
Here and there the scarlet glow Of
the Christmas bells shines like dash
Of flame among thu green decorations.
A conspicuous bo1gh OF mistletoe IL
eloquent evidence Of loves handiwork.
The dining room too. is rich in pro-
mise. Odors Of fruit cake, pudding,
end pies rise like incense from the
kitchen and pantry limiting Of defect
able bounty In store.
Enthusiastically the Christmas shirt
il abroad in the land. Santa CLAUS
end other guests more modern but
less distinguished are expected. And
Oh! the light and warmth, the xaiety,
love and laughter that await them!
With 50 much Of hearty, cordial vel
come hearts must involuntarily re-
spond with 4 thrill OF gladness.
More than anywhere else the spirit
Of the season affects the atmosphere
of the home. The Christrnas cheer
finds It's brightest reflections Ia this
happy faces Of the home circle.
Infinite love IL the source Of all
harmony" ana direct from that source
the sweet melody 81 peace On earth
good will toward men, comes again &C
Chrfstmas time. al q benediction tos
suffering humanity. .9ss. .B5
The brotherhood Of man With the.
gentle touch Or sympathy binds up5
broken hearts ana shares . wsalth pf
hope. and help fulneas for the dlscour-
.aged. The 5piEit sof the - ION.
diAfs1 aoye.s aope "a a. aness
sss ltl rich A Door "A az
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CHRISTMAS QUESTIONS.
brooklyn Times.) T.,

CHRISTMAS QUESTIONS.
brooklyn Times.) =, :.
What would be nice for Pa?
What shall I get for Bile.
What have you bought for Ma?
What would be good for Lii? =
Wish I knew what to get; -.
Think he would like tie?
Seems sort of skinny, yet -
= dunno what to buy.
What shall I get the kid?
How would some soldiers be
Got him some? Oh, you did?
Get him some more for me.
Tell me; and tell me quick
What I shall get for YOU; :
Tell nd take your pick,
Dom Want q thing? You do. :
Gee, but it's fierce and fought!
Y Wish IT was twice a year;
Once isn't half enough-
Gosh, and it's almost here.
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THE PRACTICAL CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.

SassA
During this holiday season there are q thousand
of small ways in which one may practice a true
Christmas spirit.
They easy Of performance and mighty in
results. %%#~g ts.>' s1a+#s
Let us be patient with the weary and over
worked clerks in the stores, toiling through long
hours without breathing SPELL In the rush Of
things how easy it is to make mistake, and how
easy it is to blame them for mistakes to speak a
sharp cross word, adding to the already heavy bur-
den. And how worth while it would be. and how
easy, too, if we were to resolve to find fault to
speak anger to smilingly accept the little annoy
ances an inevitable part of the Christmas worry
and hurry.
Let us be patient with the street conductors
who trying to please thousands Of people, each
with different point of view.
it is so easy to hurl when things go wrong. Let us
remember that things 60 wrong with other people
we'll ourselves, that they get tired and bored
and worried and out Of sorts, too. :
Let lis not hog the bargain counter and grab
the best things away from more timid patrons.
Let us remember the delivery boys who must
thread their way through the darkness often until
midnight, and them as much as possible by
taking with us the little packages that we con-
veniently carry. It is so easy to say: '*Oh, send
it up to the house,
Let us practice the Christmas spirit, the <tgoed
will' spirit in these little ways and make the world
indeed "Merry Christmas place this holiday
season.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-23

Say Mr.. Workingman, how do you like the size
OF the sack of sugar you get for one dollar?
You can get larger sack for the same money if
you can induce congress to put sugar on the free
list and thereby destroy the power Of monopoly in
this article of food.
Write your congressman and the Minnesota SEN
ators to vote for your interests by repeating the
ubiquitous 80 per cent duty on sugar. They can
not refuse you this time
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-23

Capital has solved the question of production.
1t is up to the people to solve the problem Of dis
tribution. There is terrific charge against the peo-
pie when dairymen receive but cents quart for
milk at Duluth, and the people pay 10 cents quart
for it with much of it's richness extracted Is not
this question worthy of the attention of the 'Do
It for Duluth boosters?
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-23

The News Tribune holds that Governor Eberhart
is child Of fortune and that his star of destiny is
carrying him through every political crisis Can it
be that we have in our midst as governor of this
great state an unappreciated and reincarnated
Napoleon? Mr.. MITCHELL put out your pipe.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-23

If we really want to make Duluth better and
bigger town it is absolutely necessary to cut down
the cost of living. This can be done, not by com
peng the producer the farm to sell cheaper, but
by. placing some regulation upon commission mer-
chants and distributors who are now exacting the
lion s share for themselves
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-23

TO make Duluth city Of homes, and city Of
home owners it is essential that the price of Duluth
real estate be materially reduced This is the very
easiest reform to bring about. JUST put an honest
tax on land values, and down will come the price
OF land at a surprisingly quick gait.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-23

Surprising such men as Post and Kirby would
succeed in destroying the organizations Of labor
throughout the country. What then? What in
stution would be left to advance the economic in
terests Of the working classes? With employees
fully organized and labor helpless it would indeed
be game Of industrial plumber -.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-23

In few months, if matters political progress as
they now appear likely to progress it will be of con-
siderable interest to note the alacrity with which
certain gentlemen now opposed to President Taft
will drop into the line Of his ardent supporters Pol
tiles develops remarkable acrobats
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-23

It is simply Democratic prophecy fulfilled Just
as it was said when the Mckinley tariff was built up,
1t has come to ss-the privileged classes have
grown SO strong and defiant their former upholders
and abettors are becoming frightened.
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=, 1t is gratifying to find the newspapers all over
the country that usually deal fairly with labor mat
ters, showing most charitable disposition with
union labor in the Mcnamara confession. a friend
ly boost at this time is more than appreciated.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-23

button striker down in Muscatine, Iowa. was
given five years in prison last week for daubing tar
on non-unlon mans house. A man got year
down in Kansas for tarring a lady school teacher.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-23

The upholders of legalized wrongs which create
poverty can not be given to understand any too
emphatlcaly that no gifts to charity can be great
enough to atone in the slightest degree for the evil
done. 80 49, <,ss*@ ~@.sl2 / 800
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JUST FOR A SMILE
He'd 'A'bin a Republican,.


Harris BENEFITS cigar store is
quite a rendezvous for local politi-
clans Of all parties and all. factions.
NO day passes that does not produce
a red hot political argument Favored
with a rich supply Of satire and Jest.
Bill Anderson Of the county audit
or's Office. staunch partisan and
one OF the. boys" who Keeps the Re-
publican machine we'll oiled, drops in
to BENEFITS occasionally. Bill is a
warm supporter Of Dr.: J. A. McCuen,
the Republican nominee for mayor of
duluth, and he seldom permits an
opportunity to pass; without putting
In a boost for his candidate.
- day of two ago he found a.
democrat at Benefits who showed
symptoms Of an apathetic nature to-
wards the candidacy Of DR.. Cul1utr,,
Bill saw his change. and sailed right
In to get vote for DR.. McCuen.
But the Democrat was obdurate.
Yes. sir" said he, ''even if I can't
enthuse over our candidate. T will
vote for him. Tn a Democrat. And
so was my father and my grandfather
and my great-grandfather..'' ::
"Huh!' said Bill Anderson. land
If your father and grandfather and
great-grandfather* had been horse
thieves, what would you have been? ?"
wall, "* responded the Democrat
thoughtfully, ''in them circumstances
reckon I'd 'a'bin Republican,"
=. :.
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II people could get this into their heads one
phase Of the high cost Of living problem would
be solved: High taxes on land values and low
taxes on buildings lowerrent for the tenants
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-23

Whatever protectionists may believe OF pretend
to believe: tariff protection is not designed to pro-
tect workingmen against any one. but is designed
to protect monopolies against the people.
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About, 1850 tons of British money
are constantly In circulation,
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Merry Christmas for every reader. patron and
friend Of the Labor World