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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-12-20
a CHRISTMAS TAeLeAux OF WAR

quarters after the awful slaughter at
Fredericksburg in December OF 1883
when Christmas came. Casey had
invited ME to share IL hut with him and
two other ~sergeants. He stood a bit
in awe OF me as a war correspondent,
and l stood a bit In awe Of him as a
strict d~isciplinarian and a determined
fighter. Twice had I seen Casey use
the bayonet. and two or three times,
on the firing line. I had seen him use
his fists on mel who were hanging
back. Casey seldom smiled and never
laughed. The rest OF us might chat
ter. but he had little or nothing to q ).
We called him y q Of stone. He
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-12-20
THE LAST CHRISTMAS OF THE
WAR.

Grant was pounding away at Lee all
along that long line in front of Peters,
burg. and the cavalry were raidinR out
every day to destroy his railroad lines.
Mud-rain snow = thaw freeze!
1t was bad enough back on the lines.
but 1t was awful in the trenches. Ey-
cry man in the Grand Army seemed to
realize that the coming of spring would
witness the end. but when Christmas
came there wa little joll1ty. And the
women Of the north were weeping for
husbands and brothers that would
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-12-20
Protecting Valuable interests.

why do you charge so much extra
for putting in a load of coal?"
Well" replied the dealer. "you
know coal is coal, and while it costs
a little more, 1t is better to have any
body that handles it bonded"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-12-20
A Christmas Petition.

'Tis christmas tinr! Though we rcrret
lis many forced nNpenses.
We pretel:yi 10 Ike the gifts wo .-i.
And ON friends make like ,rc.c..s.s.
Both. for ourselves. be this, our plea,
And those VINO recon- pense US
Forgive US our Chris;lnases a. wc
Forgive those who Christmas agaiii.: ts,
Carolyn Wells. IN Harper's Magazin..
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-12-20
TIRED BLOOD
SKATERS THE NERVES

Copyright 1912 by the Tonihves Col
Nervous Strain tires the blood. and
Tired Blood starves the Z pro-
ducing Neuralgia. Neuritis. Brain Fag.
Nervous Headache, Melancholia, Hys.
terra, Sleeplessness, Nervous Prostra.
ton. Neurasthenia, Muscle Twitching.
Nervous Debility. etc. The rational
-nN1rpvgea course Of treat
q VNuIyEN ment to help any
ES:wgr,n1ess9 t - So Nm nerve. must be
to revive the
normal activity Of the blood. In NO
other way al a nerve be reached. or
a cure accomplished. Treatment
should be carried out by the use Of
Tonitives. bringing back the red
blood to it's normal condition. Csc. per
box Of dealers or by mail. The
Tonitives Co.. Buffalo. N. r.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-12-20

mas-of the song and the band-of-
Of
And he woull think no more, AS 1
rose mp to walk on a man screamed out
and fell dead d yard away. He had
been struck by Il stray bullet. Also,
III shadow waited for him.
And vet it was good to be alive and
be a soldier that Christmas day. Those
who fell later died the better for it.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-12-20

would imperil his life to bring a
wounded comrade off The field, but
never a word of pity would that
wounded man receive from his lips. He
got no letters and never spoke of wife
nov hnn,n
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-31
THE AsTOR, BABY.
,T HE other day baby was born
Il in New York. At it's birth II

-T, HE other day baby was born
/. Il in New York. At it's birth it
became the possesor Of $4,000, 900.
It has q cradle costing $10, 200. When
:it$..wasS born, bulletins were issued
BY tho doctors to- inform the wait.
Ing multitude OF its arrival i: :. .
There It's nothing renrarkab1e.in the
fact that the Aston baby was pro-
,vided at Its birth with 81, 100000. II
1t were given it's share of the .Astor
fortune it would have many times
$4,000, 900. But the Astors wealth is
to be kept intact The bulk Of the
fortune goes to the eldest SON.. J
With a fortune. Of $4,000, 900 tina,
,Astor baby will be able to- get along.
nicely. r & will have an Income Of.
at . lea Is $1,000 a. year. This In
comeawnl fbe derived from thes.wealth,
created by labor and taken from It
by force 81 privilege ..ss:s Il. n ].
h The bull. ! Of the Astor fortune Is in.
New York real estate. III :NewssY o-k,
al state In the Times by Vice Presi-
dent, 5sof the United States
Realty and I'm provence COMPANY,
rents are enorinous. timer.
tells III: !,
MT i1,crease ,o1 v1lles IA
the city az u New 5Y ofk from s. 800 to
~ % M Than stliei onnb ineds
q 6s q i1| M lssr
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-31

mines OF the United States. by $780,:
900, 900 and greater: by $27s,000, 900
than all the dividends paid during this
time by all the railroads Of the. United
States. :. And. during this time this
land was. paying. satisfactory -divi-
.dends on its Investment. This is the
land which in. 1926 was bought from
the Indians for $24, OF approximately
9 cents Tor each 100 acres
All Of the Astor baby's income will
not be drawn from rent. Some of it
Will come from interest. Profit will
contribute. Buth whether it be profit,
interest or rent, it will: come from
the pockets of the >workers-from
those who are producing the nations
wealth.: s.. =" -: =
The Astor baby is only: one Of
many. Every day there are born into
the world children who are privileged
to live in luxury. Every day there
are born thousands whose destiny 1t is
to toll from early infancy that these
favored ones may live IN: idleness.:
There is no mystery as to these IN
equalities Of fortune. They are the
natural consequence of a system based
on privilege, and profit. - They may
be ended whenever. the fathers and
mothers whose babies are disinherited
at birth insist that their children shall
not be sold into. slavery or held. in
bondage. a. s..,. 49,. s = ~, :.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-31
WHAT ONE SHIP MEANS.

0NE battleship to cost SIT, ooo; 900.
~ What does that mean? ;.
In the first place 1t means: SIS, 000,-
900 in q single ship that in ten years
or less will be called antiquated and
RELOCATED to the second or harbor de-
Tense line-where now rests such 1ne
ships as the Wisconsin and even the
Connecticut, the pride Of the navy
when 1T steamed around the world.
Then it: means that Mess than 20
years it will be r,lating itself out at
some navy yard or sold for junk.
More than that, it means, reduced
to mathematical calculations: the
equivalent Of 5000 homes for the class
Of families which buy or build $1,000
houses. It would mean on that basis
5000 homes for families which live
in $4,000 houses-and many times tho
number of American families live
in that class Of homes than in tho
higher priced ones. or it means 1900
homes of value Of $4,000 or 5000
Of; a. value of $1;5o0--and there ire
hundreds of thousands Of Americans
who live in homes: that cost with
their lots; not to exceed $500.
=. This does not *1nean that Il that
ship were not built those families
would have those homes. 1t merely
shows what vast sums are sunk in
this race for naval equality as count
ed by the tons Of ships, the economic
waste rof OVERRIDING tho national de-
Tense idea. ~: 2;.:..' :: -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-31
BOOSTS 4. AND ~ I. SLAMS y
ON CURRENT EVENTS
! GEN. BOOTHS. WORK.

II HERE il 40 question that William
Booth; the founder Of the Saliva
ton Army. was q remarkable man
Men Of mediocre. ability, men with
little 1magtnation, men who do not
dream dreams, play no such part as
he has played Il. the worlds drama :
:. Yet the Salvation Army. as hv-
Ing, militant force, may not survive
its creator. There are signs now
of it's dissolution. As a charitable
organization. as a means Of bringing
religion to. the pro1etariat Of the
slums, it has served a purpose and
a worthy purpose. But it has fallen
50 short 81 the ideal-the forces
against which it has struggled have
been SO overpowering-that it has left
no visible impress upon the social
structure. .; - !,
The slum jewellers are still slum
dweilers. Poverty''is; still naked and
h1deous. Hymns and drums and old
clothes, while bringing to cheerless
and colorless lives the comfort Of
whole rags and the clarifying emo
tons Of battling with the Lord, have
not held back the. pauperizing tide
Of capitalism. 49,: =. =:
Privilege and power: have not abat-
ed a single fartiing of their exac-
ttons. Interest and rent and: profits
and taxes still burden the backs Ct
those who labor. =...:.%: ;:.: !:
:" Where one victim has been dragged
from the abyss, a. hundred have been
crowded to its depths:
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-31
A CORRUPT PARTY.

TN THE light shed. by the: testi-.
! raony of Senator Penrose and Mr..
Archbold of the Standard 0al3 com
panY on the: relations Of that com !
pany to the Republican campaign of
1904 and 5on the company's interest
in the election Of. Theodore Roose-
velt,: one thing stands out clearly.
Whatever the dispute between Mr.
Roosevelt and Senator Penrose, one
thing is not disputed; that Is that the
Republican party received the contri-
button from the Standard OIL COM
pany and used lit. The Republican.
party hassbeen. hnanced by trusts and
mono olies. These interests haze:
thus obtained = hold On the party
they have gained SUIT Client control to
manipulate legislation In their o wn
interest," For the Stand ard Oil com
pa1y:d does not fling away It's money
without an intention, Of Sreturn 20:
From this mani lation OF legisla-,
tion ~ Big Bltsine spranR Cannon.
ism ana AID ichisln tlle names Tor,
q the uSeS q vsfntment 70 serve spe-.
1isim aiid ldrichism III thor
fet,irn ausstl tho en- move
'nasnta in ',is lsnt
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-31

case Of the taria. Bas intsnsihed il. Even such
ridiculously Inadequate relief which tmid Demo
cratic congress tried il fear and trembling to grant
was blockedtby the}F dent 3 veto. z:. T.
President Taft's~dense ienorance prevents his
realization Of the effroptery Of his assertion:
more real steps Of such progress Coward elimina-
ton Of economic wrongs, have been taken, than in
the present one. '.-~ ..~ ~
It is not probable that he has wilfully misrep-
resented: He probably believes what he said. He
deserves pity, not condemnation.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-31
PITY THE PRESIDENT.

Poor President Taft seriously informs us that
his administration has abolished economic wrongs
and with that done we have but to wait for things
to right themselves. He says: -.
1.-The misfortune of ordinary business, the d.
vision of the estates of wealthy men at their DEATH
the chances Of speculation will do much to divide up
such large fortunes. It is far better to await
dmunition of this evil by natural causes than to
attempt what would soon take on the aspect of
confscation.' .*~
II the fundamental cause of economic wrongs had
actually been abolished evil effects would surely
enough disappear without special effort to force
them. But what has the Taft administration done
or what does it promise to do that will bring about
dissipation of such fortunes those of Rockefeller
Carnegie, Aston and others? Even if each one Of
these fortunes and others like them were split into
thousand parts, what good would that do if the
means by which, they have been piled up remain
intact - >~i* =
In spite Of Br: Taft's assurance to the contrary
the privileges which have enabled and. still enable
the possessors of immense fortunes to reap where
they have not sown, has not been disturbed. Rookie
Teller could not extort high prices from oil consumers
Of no private monopoly existed Of rights of way:
Monopoly Of ore beds, together with protective
tariffs, have built up Carnegie swollen fortune. It
is the institution Of land monopoly not personal
quality of William" Waldorf sAstor, which forces
luxurious idleness. In the same way, the brother.
of President Taft and the soninlaw Of x-President
Roosevelt are being supported By despoiled and
poverty stricken workers Of Cincinnati,
AS long special ivilege exists is immaterial
whether the loot taken thereby from we4lth pro
ducers be ia the possession one person orsof one
million What has the present done
to abolish special privisg Nothing whatever On
the contrary, il has defended the evil and "a the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-31
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USELESS : SACRIFICE.

A r. PACIFIC coast Investigator has
s. -. found that 9s per cent Of the
street accidents are: preventable, and
that 70 per cent ,of that 90 per cent
are due to one thing-thoughtless
ness. ~
THAT man has been so stirred by
What he found while acting as acct
dent investigator *of steam and street
railways that: he has started great
movement for the prevention Of such
accidents .5$la:sS
Through 4orsanized effort the death
and injuries list Of -Four th Of July
celebrations has. been cut away down
to minor fractions Of its old self .
Through organized effort, backed
by law, ndustrial accidents have been
reduced and will, be more greatly re-
duced as the mon value of the pro-:
lection as against the money cost Of
accidents sinks#deeper: Into the COM
n1ercial mind ~ ri y s.I; < .@::::
And through sprganized : effort. the
dissracefully large number OF street
accidents can: be sred uced even In the
face Of rapidly Increasing street dan.
The method? MEducation. The edu-
cation of children to the dangers OF
the: streets and. the: way to. avoid
them; through the education Of the
people as q whole, much. as health
crusades and other popular move
ments have educated and are educat-
ing them: thr6dgh the personal CT
forts Of each person to educate him
[self!|::: "i"15: y oon5eEH:- ST i = :'s =
This is as great a matter. as any
now before the American people. It
is just as:5necessary! to- protect the
public from: injury or: death by acct
dent as from suffering or: death. by
Sickness. 49,. ,...
It is a good movement to. start in
Duluth and to start right away.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-31

which has it's foundations in the con-
viction that the relations OF govern
lment: and business have denied and
set at naught the interests Of the
people. !
These developments have So dis
gusted the people, of the country. with
the corrupt alliance between. govern
ment and business. and the prostitu-
ton of the peoples government to The
service of privilege that the election
Of Woodrow: Wilson,, Democratic
nominee for the presidency Is now
generally regarded as certain. r.. X =, -
To: be; sure the Democratic party;
has also slnned in the same way. A
sufficient proof Of this is the con-
tribution. by August: Belmont OF $780,
600 to the Parker campaign. fund Of
1904. Against: this: hoWever,:is he
firm stand taken by. Woodrow Will
son, who has declined g. scontri bu-.
ton from, Thomas f.. Ryan and who
refuses to incur or allow his party
to%i Incur any obligation to these men
who have special: favors to ask Of
the government. -
On the other hand, Mr.. Roosevelt
has received. and It is admitted that
he has received in the present cam
(paign; contributions from trust off,
cials,; Z and these contributions are
making possible his present campaign.
Only by declining absolutely to PC.
|:cept the contributions Of men and Of
Interests who have favors to ask can
the corrupt alliance between govern:
ment and business be ended. :"
: The election Of Woodrow Wilson as
president would mean 4 big step, the
greatest step which the country has
had an opportunity to, take toward
the ending if the relations which
have existed between: politics: and
| business. It is the only thing which
can leave the government Of the peo-
pie unhampered by obligation to men
who seek privileges which are IN 'op-
| position to the peoples good.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-31

Organized labor endesvorsz to- secure Liquidation
protection Of its interests for the protection
St hildrenSHand young persons, both male and
female erthe protection the women against *
and long hours Of labor for the protec
tin of life and health better and more sanitary
Workshops, and for the elimination of danrerot.
itetlal's attain these worthy objects organized
labor to the bar Of public opinion; to the
self interest, nen1be III leeis.
boees of party
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-31
IF THEY FAIL TO ELECT.

II THE people fail to elect presi-
Il dent, then what?
Notwithstanding that there is very
little chance of SUCH a situation fac
ing the United States, many persons,
especially followers Of the strenuous
colonel. are discussing the eventuan-
ties If 1t. should turn out that neither.
Of the three leading candidates re-
ceive majority Of :. the electoral
votes.
: Those eventua1ities are interesting,
according to the Washington CORE
spondents Of the big partisan papers.
Under the federal constitution it be-
comes tho duty of the house Of repre-
sentatives to choose a president if
the electoral college fails to show
for some one candidate. In
voting the house must vote by states,
each state having one vote, the choice
being confined to the five candidates
having the highest votes in the COL
-lege. :-:,.. -" -
That vote by states is what brings
the interest in the case for the states
are evenly divided In the house, be-
tween the Democrats and: tn Repub-
LEANS. That let's the colonel out.
+ That would mean,. these CORE
spondents calculate, that the house
would fail to elect: and, following the
legal. success, the secretary: Of state
would assume the office and. cali
second :: election-thinkz Of going
through the whole campaign again.
That threat alone should be-: enough
to create a. majority for Governor
Wilson. =: - :=.:: :.
- But while these possibilities are in
teresting they arernot dangerous; The
spirit OF the. country Is Democratic
this year and the electoral cot1ege will
do it's duty ~. 49,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-31
WHY. FOOD PRICES SOAR;

A year ago the majority of senate committee to
investigate the cause Of increased cost Of living made
report withdrawing the protective tariff and put
ting the blame on number Of other causes. These
other causes named were mostly IF a frivolous
nature, but in case the committee came near to-
telling the truth. It mentioned increase in land
values. o':- ::=r - :::~c ~. :.:': ="
The federal census presents figures that seem to
confirm this.Of course increase in land values arts
ing from conditions that make land more productive
not increase the price of commodities because
under those circumstances the use Of land is not dis
outraged: But it is different with initiation of
values that keeps land from being used -: =:
The census shows that between. 1900 and 1910:
Population Increased. ~. .21:06
Number of farms increased: :: 1861
Acreage Of improved lands increased !. .. Is. 2%
The percentage Of population in the rural dis
trcts in 1900 was So r" This had fallen BY 1910
to 5379bo. *>.: -: -. So.
It thus appears beyond question that it. was twice
az hard Tor q man to: become owner of farm in
1910 than it YVES in 1900. That the increase in
price was mainly speculative is evident enough on
noting the small increase in improved acreage But
the census shows some other. things which. have
tended to discourage production Of food and to in
crease the cost 5a* - *. ,:>:'>,' -
Z With an increase Of only 1919 Of improved
acreage the cost Of fertilizer used increased $780,
the cost Of buildings and the cost Of Implements
and machinery $3.50. ~ :: :. VIII.
Tariffs and monopoly of natural resources from
which raw material for these necessities must be
taken have done their share in making farming un
proftab4eEand raising the cost living ~ :: ( !
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-31
ONLY "a FACTORY GRE:

-
dedicated to the Millions OF Self.
T.: Supporting Womeu OF Amertoa.) :;
Only: i. factory girl. H. >..*>: 7
-. And she works in the noisy mill: "
But her hands are deft and her arms
j.. are strong, s.. .'.; =. =: 81. - ?.
And she sing. at her work the whole
): day long. " - i.
As she works with 8 right good:
For mother at home ts:srowsing old,
And mothers house Is poor and cold.
:: And the wintry wind Is chill: 4.
And she longs for the day to quickly
49, come .:'.' H.. ::
When mother may have 4 better
home,
E. And 80 she tolls In the mill. g.
onlysa factory girl, i: .s. e: rs: 4: !
8 And the hours Of her toll ara long,
But her mind is clear, and her soul.
&. lis. free, ...< :.'5. { :: H. ss{. ~
And her heart is glad as glad can be-,
= As she sings her cheerful. song; ].
For every day, in palmer view, s. ..z%
Comes mothers home, SO bright ana
As: time speeds quick along; 4 81. S.
So again her heart leaps forth Id Flee.
And her good pure soul: sssis s. axainss
s.: more free, :..;i:
AZ she sings sweetsrz soi, E.ss e 3;
oAly: q factory girl; & -. 8. s.
Her oi1ther'sG hope andsstay; : 8 II I:
But her love Ii strong TOR every one.
Like the glowing. beams ofS tho mor,i.s.ss