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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-04
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esther Mary Clark in Hutchins on,
Kan, Gazette)

ESTHER Mary Clark in Hutchinson
Kan, Gazette.)
Dear Lord, there is much to no in one
brief, busy day;
The little clothes to wash and iron
and mend and put away;
The little clothes to gather up, the
little beds to make,
And little griefs to soothe away from
little hearts that ache
The little bodies to be kept, for Thy
sake, clean and sweet,
As temples for the dwelling of the
Christly spirit meet
And Mary Mother one time knew the
blessedness of this;
The little feet to wash at night, the
lips to kiss.
Forgive me, Lord, if that | seem neg
lectful of Thy work,
1t is not that my heart is hard, it IS
not that | shirk.
But that my heart and hands are full
with these, my little ones,
My little daughter, fair and sweet, my
sturdy little sons.
Once | rejoiced in serving Thee, and
Thee always;
And now sometimes l am so tired, ]
cannot even pray,
But / draw nigh at night to Him
whose mother knew the bliss
OF tender little feet to wash and little
lips to kiss.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-04
~ !
FORTY POUNDS BUTTER
IN FOURTEEN DAYS. Z
(Moultrie Observer.D

y Farmer R. c. Hagan owns "a
+ young COW which is setting a new
4 record for milk and butter in this =
= section of the country The COW 4
= gives five and a half gallons of 4
4 milk a day, and within the past
= fourteen days has produced forty !
= pounds Of butter The milk is 4
= exceedingly rich, and two gallons =
= is good for pound of butter.
= Mr. Hagan is feeding his COW =
+ on peas, which were sown broad =
4 cast in his corn field, with the =
+ addition of plenty of green rye =
= and millet. The figures given =
= above are vouched for by his =
y neighbors who have seen the =
= cow MIXED and the butter churn- =
\ ed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-04

fragettes that votes for women are
absolutely necessary for the main
tenance of the American home.
ut is the same thing to train a girl
for the possible and probable duties of
wifehood as it is to teach the young
idea of male persuasion to follow the
lines laid down bF his predecessors.
The modern y eyelopment of educa-
ION is toward specialization.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-04

Judging from the number of poultry
exhibits being held in Georgia this
year the raising of chickens must be
rapidly developing into a large and
profitable industry in this state. The
recent prices of hens and eggs ought
to stimulate it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-04
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, WHERE THE GEORGIA
GAME LAW PINCHES.
(Moultrie Observer

= This is the season of the year =
= in which the busy business man =
= who has aided in the enforcement =
= of the law gets his reward. He is =
y able to see the easy livers" take :
= their guns and dogs and automo- :
= biles into the country, shoot down :
= the birds by bagfuls and return :
= to devour them in their own fami- !
= lies and among their servants, y
= while the said busy business man =
y neither has the time to go after =
= them nor has the privilege of =
= buying them of those who might :
= have them to sell. We are pro-
= tecting our game, all right, but =
we have succeeded in creating the !
greatest corner" this country !
Y has ever known. The law says =
= in effect, that the rich and loaf =
= ers and so-called sporting" men =
= can have our game and the bulk =
= of the people shall be shut off y
? from it. =
y y = = \ y y \ T. \
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-04

Germany has politely told Russia to
stay at home and play in her own back
yard. And Russia is very apt to sulk
and do So
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-04

Joe" Terrell's devotion to the cause
OF education did not die with him. 1t
goes on In the shape of three dona-
tons of $4,000 each, to assist worthy
students at Mercer, Tech and the Geor-
gia Normal The. ex-senator was not
rich in this worlds goods, but he set
80 example to mahy who are.
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Katherine-She's going to marry old
man Koyne.
Kidder-He's old enough to be her
father
Katherine know he is, but, I'M
fortunately, he doesn't seem to care
for her mother
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-04

First Musician-Smashem, the piano
soloist. won't be able to play for
some time.
Second Musician-What's the mat
ter with him?
First Musician-He had typhoid fe-
yer and they shaved his head.
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Eben-So Miss Antique is going to
get married at last. Who is the lucky
man?
Flo-The clergyman. He's going to
get paid for it and assumes no re-
sponsibility.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-04

Beryl-Poor young Stickleby! He
had to give up studying for doc
tor
Sibyl-Lack of brains?
Beryl-No; he found he couldn't
raise a Vandyke beard
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-12-27

ever they hear socialism spoken Of,
and answers them in n forceful way
that gets somewhere.
Shop Talks on Economics, by Mary
~. Marcy puts Marx famous theory
of Surplus Value" into words of one
syllable and shows the wage-worker
just what the capitalist system is do
ing TO him. It's the best possible in
PRODUCTION TO Marx
Value, Price and Profit, by Karl
Marx. is one of the books that every
socialist ought to study for himself
before he does much talking.
The Communist Manifesto, by Marx
and Engels, is another indispensable
book You can read It through In two
hours, but you can read It forty times
and get new ideas out of It each time
That is because it is one of the worlds
great books.
These books all sell for ten cents
each and they are big value for the
money You can see them at the
office of this paper, or we viii mail
them on receipt of price. Read them
and get others to read them, and
you will be doing the most effective
possible work for socialism.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-12-27

10. Explain briefly, the material
lstic conception OF history"
II. What is the most important
question in life?
-. What bearing does It have on
the materialistic conception Of his
tory?
10. What effect does the prevailing
mode of production and exchange in
any particular epoch, have on the so
oial organization and political and in
telleotual history of that epoch?
IA. How does this correspond with
the ideas Of the ruling class in any
epoch?
Is. What effect do these ideas of
Of the ruling class have on the in
terests of. the subject class?
16. Distinguish natural environment
from man-made economic factors.
H. Explain, briefly, the law of
Surplus value"
10. Since the economic factor is the
determining factor, what does the law
Of surplus value" furnish us?
10. Define value and state how
measured.
20. What determines the value of
labor power?
q. Since labor power is "a com
modify, what condition is it subjected
to?
%. Where does the surplus value
or unpaid labor come in?
%. Name the three great systems
or economic organization upon which
the structure of past history and So
cial institutions have their basis.
"a. Explain, BRIEFLY, how the sub
ject class was exploited in each.
%. Define the "class struggle"
&c. Define "class consciousness.
27. What function does the state
perform in the class struggle?
Preliminary questions compiled by
C. w. Garrett for systematic reading
and discussion on the subject of So
cialism, adopted by Local Puyallup.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-12-27
STUDY SOCIALISM.

If you are not quite sure whether
you want to be classed as a socialist
or not, you need to study socialism
and find out. You must take sides
either for or against it mighty soon.
And if you have decided that you
are a socialist, it is absolutely neces-
sary that you study, in order to talk
and write about it in an intelligent
way that viii help the movement; too
many alleged socialists talk without
knowing what they are talking about.
Socialist books are cheap; they are
published by a cooperative house
which pays no dividends, but puts its
earnings back into the work of cir
culating the best socialist literature
at the lowest possible cost We have
some of the best ones for sale at this
office. For example:
For Socialists-Who they are and
what they stand for, by John spargo,
is a clear, simple statement Of the
things on which practically all social
lists agree. It is one Of the best books
to start with If you have read nothing
on the subject
The Question Box, by Frank NJ
Eastwood, answers a lot Of the ques-
tons that people always raise when
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-12-27
QUESTIONS ON SCIENCE AND
SOCIALISM.
Book to Science and Social
ism"-by La Monte.

l. How do you explain the phe
nomana of history?
2. What effect have great mem
had on history?
8. What great factor is responsible
for the rise of great men?
4. Why do social institutions
change and not remain fixed?
8. What is responsible for the birth
of new ideas, and do they occur to
some one individual only?
6. How do you explain the "sur-
vival Of the fittest" in the struggle
for existence?
T. What single great idea occurred
TO Darwin and Wallace independent
ly?
s. What single great idea occurred
10 Marx and Engeles independently?
9. Name the three great ideas de-
veloped by Marx and Engeles which
form the basis for the socialist phil
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-12-27
Directory Socialist Locals
NOTICE.


If any local has paid for entry in
this directory and has been omitted
from the list, please notify this office
at once and correction will be made
The rates for this directory are $500
ger year.
3othell-M Meets at HannaNs hall, first
and third Saturday evenings. Com
bined business and propaganda meet
;ngs. DR.. A. L. Victor, Secy., Bothell,
Coup evilIe-Meets the first and third
Fridays of each mont hat the resi-
dence of Henry Fair, Secy., Coupe
vile, Wash.
Everett Second Ward-Meets every
Tuesday night at 1880 o'clock in Lib
erty Hall. DR.. w. S. Keyser, Summit
Hotel, organizer A. B. Patterson, III
nancial Secy.
Everett Third Ward-Meets every Sun
day, 2:30 p. m. at 320s Broadway.
w. Sachs, Secy., 4lst and Rucker Ave.
Everett Fourth Ward-Meets every
Sunday at 2:3O p. M, jenkins hall,
Mrs. L Eye, secretary, zoos State
street.
.ye1ett Fifth Ward Meets 10 Liberty
Hall every Sunday evening at 1870
o'clock. Carl Ulonska, rec. sec, Mrs.
Eta Trip, cor. sec, 1852 Rockefeller
avenue.
everett, Sixth Ward--Meets every Sun
day at 2 ,. m. in Liberty Hall. z. w.
Phillips, Secy., 27l9H Hewitt Ave.
F,eelaud, 3 F. D. Langley-Meets End
aud 4th Sundays at 2 p. m. at Cres5
House. Program p. m. second Sun
days. A. X. Hanson, Secy.
Granite Falls--Aleets every Friday night
8 p. m. in Park Hotel Fred T. Bal
linger, Seey., Granite Falls
Hillyard-Meets every Thursday
night at 446 Samson Ave. ]. c.
Hardness, secy-Treas.. Box BOZ
Hillyard.
Local Kelso-Meets every Wednesday
night at Browns Confectionery Store.
f. L. Carr, Secy.
Nonntain Visw-Business meeting the
earoDd Wednesday in each month at
the homes Of the members. Propa-
Rsnda meeting the fourth Sunday in
each month at the Mountain View
school house. ID. g. Buchanan. Cor.
Socv
Local Port Angeles No. Meets every
sunday at headquarters at 2 p. m.
y. G. Layman, Box 3 z, Secy.
'rosseT-NeeJs on the first and third
Sundays in each month at p. ~. in
me ooure house. II. d. Lake, Seey.
'r0sser
Seattle Socialist Headquarters, 1909 5th
ave. Business mretinps Fifth Ward
local every Tuesday evening. Pr0pa
rands meetings IN Labor Temple every
Sunday at 3 p. m. NHlard Price Sscy.
Ssdro- Woouey - Meets every Monday
evening E. z. Boldly, secy.. Box 457.
Sedro-Wooley, Wash.
Silvaua-bieets the second and fourth
Sundays At p. m. at Union Trsiing
hall Silvana. W c. Grimm. secy.
Route 4, Arlington, Wash
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-12-27
WEEKLY BULLETIN.

National Headquarters, Socialist
Party, Chicago, Ill.,, Dec. 1.-THE
vote on the national executive com
mittee motion that the national sec
rotary rent the two floors now used
for national headquarters for two
years resulted as follows: Voting
yes, Berger and Irvine; voting no,
Hartman and OHare. The others
not voting No action taken.
The vote on the amendment to rent
one floor for one year resulted as fol-
lows Voting yes, Hartman, O'Hare
and Spargo. The others not voting
No action taken.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-12-27

Stereopticon Slides-Requests for
information relative to stereoptican
slides are being constantly received.
In answer to this, we viii say that
the national executive committee has
a subcommittee at work collecting in
formation, photographs and slides and
will shortly be prepared to submit a
report to the committee This sub.
committee will undoubtedly recon-
mend that an exchange should be
established here in the national office
where comrades can secure slides,
photographs and stereopticon outfits.
tt is proposed to handle this material
so that is can be either sold or rented
to the comrades. For the present. we
have only those slides which bear
upon municipal questions
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-12-27
Everett Trunk Factory
1910 Rockefeller

issued weekly or bi.weekly IL will
contain chiefly trade union news, or
matter relating to social legislation,
which will be put in a brief form suit
able for publication in labor papers,
SO as TO give continuous view of la
boris activity in all those countries
where such service can be maintained
At first an English and German edi
ton will be issued, and probably a
French edition soon. This newsletter
will be sent free Of charge, provided
that the recipients in exchange send
their publications regularly to the in
ternational secretariat, and that when
they have special news desirable for
publication, they transmit the same by
letter or by wire if necessary.
Teleghaphic address: Legion, Ber-
lin, Engelufer.
Publications desiring this service
should make application to c. Legien,
international secretariat, Berlin So.
16 Germany. Place the foregoing ad.
dress on your own exchange list,
and, in your application, state the
title and address of your publication,
in what language and how often pub
lished, that you have placed the sec
retariat on your mailing list without
charge, that you desire to receive the
newsletter, and in what language you
want it.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-12-27
THE CHANGING ORDER.
A Study of Democracy.

A third edition of this remarkable
work by Oscar Lowell Triggs has just
been published by Charles H. Kerr
& Company of Chicago. It is remark
able for the keen insight by which
the author, writing seven years ago,
grasped and explained the meaning
of the mighty movement toward in
dustrial democracy which is only just
beginning to attract the attention of
the average writer and editor.
"The real problems of life in Ameri-
ca" says the author, "are neither
ecclestiastical nor governmental; they
are Industrial What men are strug
Cling for today is industrial freedom"
He gives little space to discussion
of the means by which industrial de-
mocracy on the intellectual and emo
tional life of the people.
Democratic Art, The Philosophy of
Play, Democratic Education, The New
Doctrine of Labor The Philosophy
of the Betterment Movement, In
dustrial journalism and After, The
Workshop and School, A School of
Industrial Art. Those are a few of
the topics covered in this book. But
perhaps a few sentences taken here
and there from the pages of "The
Changing Order" will best show the
value and Importance of the work
Democracy signifies the uprise of
the people, the masses" their COM
plete utterance and exercise in poll
tics, art, education, religion and all
other forms of human activity
Page 9.
cart must be reclaimed for men,
the masses. Otherwise it will become
abnormal, degenerate into pettiness,
and forsake the walks of common
truth Shame to us that stigma should
attach to work that is close to the
universal heart and mind and praise
be accorded to what is rare and ex-
otto and refined Beauty is where
ever light is-the most common thing
in the universe. Page 80.
whenever a man expresses him
self under conditions of freedom and
self-control, he is an artist-whatever
his occupation or field of activity
and he receives the rewards and gains
of an artist the reward of pleasure,
the gain of an enlarged personality,
and an increased personal force. >
Page 100.
Toll is curse to none but slaves.
To a freeman it is pleasure and desire.
Conditions must so be changed that
the laborer can find in his work his
genuine satisfaction. He must be
granted the privilege now enjoyed by
the artist only; the privileges of free
expression, of self determination, of
ideal creation. Art and labor must
be so associated that the one be
extended and made universal as labor,
and the other be redeemed and made
delightful as art. Page 1862.
We have made a special arrange
ment with the publishers by which
we can supply The Changing Order at
our office or by mail for $1.OO. It is
a book that no thinking socialist can
afford to neglect.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-12-27

The vote on the motion that the
national secretary republish as the ex-
preston Of the socialist party Of Am
erica, the manifesto Used by the inter
national socialist bureau resulted as
follows: Voting yes, Hartman and
Irvine The others not voting No
action taken
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-12-27

The international secretariat of
national trade union centres, is or
ganizing a news service for the trade
union and general labor press. This
service viii commence on a modest
scale at the beginning Of the year 1913
A typewritten newsletter win be
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-12-27
INFORMATION DEPARTMENT

by Carl ~. thompson.
The work of the information de-
partment is determined very largely
for the present at least by the de-
mands made upon it by the officials
and members of the party. 1t under
takes to answer the questions that
are asked and to gather information
on matters submitted We believe in
that method, assuming that in this
way we shall be most likely to as
semble the material most needed by
+ the comrades.
The following subjects will give
some idea of the nature of the work
/ so far:
Wisconsin State Insurance Law
In reply to inquiries from comrades,
we have secured copies of the Wiscon-
sin state insurance law that has just
gone into operation. Wisconsin, we
believe, is the first state to embark
in state life insurance. The Wiscon-
sin socialists began agitating for this
idea many years ago and introduced
bills providing for state insurance in
every succeeding session of the legis-
lature since 1907. Wisconsin is now
engaged in the state insurance bust
ness and information may be secured
from this bureau.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-12-27

Teachers Bureau-Some time ago
an effort was made to establish
bureau at the national office to help
the socialists who were members of
school boards to find teachers who
were socialists. The work was quite
successful and many school boards
were enabled to find the kind of
teachers they desired and a number
of socialist school teachers were as
sisted to find employment with school
boards seeking such persons.
1t is now suggested that this bureau
be turned over to the information de-
partment. With our present force
we would not, of course, be able to
do very much in this direction. How
ever, we will be very glad to receive
the applications of socialist members
of school boards who desire to en-
ploy socialist teachers. We will also
be glad to receive the names of So
cialist teachers who desire employ
ment with boards made up of their
comrades. The names and addresses
of both may be sent to this office
and we will render what assistance
we can with our limited resources.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-12-27

Editors Note-Comrade Garrett
has answered these questions. His
answer will begin in our next issue
and will given in two installments
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-12-27
Trunks
Grips
Suit Cases

Poll Tax Law in the South-Com-
rades in the Southern states com
plain of the injustice Of the poll tax
law there which results in disfran-
ohising many of our voters. Some
information has already been gathered
but more Is needed VIII comrades
in the Southern states kindly forward
their complaints and whatever infor-
nation they may have relative to the
operation of this law.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-12-27

Mothers Pensions Law-Illinois is
the first state I'm America to enact
a mothers pension law. We are col
Letting information upon the matter
for those who desire f.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-12-27

Municipal Water Works-The so.
cialsts of Davenport, Iowa, are max
ing a strong effort to persuade that
city to undertake municipal owner
ship of it's water works. Full and de-
tailed information upon the success
full operation of municipal water plants
is being furnished them. In addition
to this, the comrades have requested
the manager of the bureau to come
to Davenport to speak upon this sub
iect at a mass meeting to be held on
Sunday, January 5.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-12-27
Advertising Directory

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