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tor. ''We do not want to say an unkind think of him. He put nothing into this world, and he got nothing out. His hoard ed wealth brought him an early grave. and he could take none of it with him. He was honest as he saw honesty; obeyed the laws of the land when it cost him nothing; nelghbofed with no one trusted no one; got all he could get and kept all he got"
 Probably an honest commentary on the life and methods of the deceased man, for the editor could not have written thus if his mind and heart had not given ap- proval of his hands action in writing the
 words.
 Note especially the sentence He put
 nothing into this world, and he got noth-
 ing out"
 From nothing. nothing is made.
 says the old Latin saying, and he that puts nothing in life can expect nothing as a return. And the returns of life are found in the proper satisfactions of liivng. and these in their turn de- pend not upon what person has but upon what he is. With nothing he comes Into the world. The hand re- laxes in death and cannot grasp even the dearest possession. 'The only thing that was Jeff was what gave away" says the poet
 Put into the bank of life higher thoughts, deeper feelings. increased fn- terest in others. and you get back with interest joy of living. They are lthe best investment It pays. At the end they will bring satisfaction with l the life that Is spent rather than the | vain regrets which cannot be benished | from the death chamber
 Every one Is the custodian of his own treasure vaults of time. He takes therefrom the silver hours and the l golden days and invests them. Some I bring him in the rich return of time l well spent; others are wasted in fool fish speculation. There are "get-rich- buick" men who want you to leave ' with them your time as there are
 those who will take your money and
 promise you enormous riches in return.
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and committee composed of John Adams. Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Roger sherman and Robert R. Livingston was appointed to draft dec- laration of independence. Among them selves the committee discussed the ques- tion as who should write the instrument John Adams suggested that Thomas Jef- ferson had given the subject more study than any of the, others. was feiicitous writer of English. and moved that Jeffer- son be appointed to prepare the draft In the first formal meeting held by the committed, a subcommittee composed of Jefferson, Adams and Franklin was ap- pointed to get the draft in shape and submit it for ratification to the whole committee for criticism, before 1t be sub mitted to the Congress. The lot having fallen to Jefferson to make the original draft he betook himself at once to the work
 In the small town that Philadelphia then was. Jefferson had already rented rooms, somewhat apart from the more populous part of the town. near the present site of the corner of Market and Seventh streets. about a quarter of a mile from the place
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and employers of slaves. Appeals to the ambition of the young have commonly been appeals to their desire 10 have power, to purchase their liberty at the expense of those who have less ambition or smaller opportunities. less culture, less genius for ma stery.
 Incidentally it must be here confessed that the process of social evolution un- der this ideal has multiplied economic slavery. produced armies of the unem- ployed, and other hosts of economic rebels whom we denominate tramps, buns, wastrels. whom to eliminate We organize charity and the woodward. offering to all these hosts and armies the nepenthe born of alcohol. on every city corner and In every village loafing place. we have made the unemployed pass on to fill the depleted but ever-swelling ranks of the unemployed, the buns and we have produced a type of tramp unknown any where else in the civilized or uncivilized world
 Clearly the Manchester school Of citi- zenship. which so lately held undisputed sway in this great land, the school that
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ESSIE' is going to own that tea
 caddy soon. Perhaps she won't love it as well then as he does now, but let's hope that possession will give her as much pleasure as she has derived from anticipation.
 If it does
 Jessie will be the happiest girl in the big city in which she lives.
 Jessie Is a poor girl, and she has to work for her living in one of the citys great department stur es. She has each day half an hour for lunch. but eating 1t does not consume all of the half hour SO she slips off her apron and takes . walk.
 One day she passed shop in which were displayed for sale some genuine antiques Among them was perfect '1ove" of tea caddy, real silver tea daddy, made in "the elder days of art
 Into Jessie's soul came great desire to possess that tea caddy. It would be sor1ething with which to adorn her room 1it the boarding house. something to which she could talk in the evening and tell her dreams and aspirations to. For a whole day, in the intervals of waiting on customers in the store, Jessie dreamed of owring the tea caddy. The next noon hour, fearing that it might have been sold, she went again to the antique shop. It was still in the window, and, gazing on 1t the longing to own fairly filled Jessie g hear and drove her into the shop to ask the price,
 Twenty-Five dollars" said the man. "and it's a bargain at the price. It's . genuine antique and solid silver"
 Now. $25 10 just a little more than Jes- He earns in three weeks. and she has never been able to Accumulate any sur plus But great idea came to her. "Will you sell the caddy to me- she asked the dealer, If pay you 50 cents week? ? want the tea caddy, but haven't the money to pay cash for 1t. and 50 cents . week Is all can spare. You may keep the tea caddy until 1t is all paid for. but I wish you would lot me come and look at 1t once In aWhile' ''
 Jessls has . ukablo, honest fnca ann
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Congress. It was necessary that the views of everyone be considered and in extreme cases adopt the principle of give and take. In this was the es- sence of democracy. Any other course would have been autocratic.
 In some of It's declarations the de- liverance was warmly attacked. but In each instance John Adams defended It, and not Jefferson. who had written 1t, who sat silent throughout the discuss sion of days. To this course Jeffer- son was aetuated by his view of pro- priety and his sense of modesty as the author of the instrument. In suhse- quent years he spoke of Adams as the colossus of debate.' Adams could well afford to lead in the defense of the draft as submitted because he was not only one of the subcommittee, but was chiefly responsible for naming Jeffer- son as the writer of it.
 After the debate had surged through many days it was finally agreed that Thursday, July 1. be named as day when the final vote should be taken. ] or as 1t was expressed in the motion. in
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T is a remarkable fact that with
 the development of popular educa-
 tion/in all modern lands there has been so little progress made toward the ideal of the noblest patriotism. The lure of gold, the lust for personal ag- grandizement. have been so powerfully appealed to by the enormous increase or personal wealth that they have re- sponded with a hungry cry that has far too often drowned the old sweet voices of justice and love. In the old days patriotism was everywhere con- eidered the highest virtue, everywhere represented itself as unselfish devotion to the common welfare. Then came an era in which patriotism was a mere strident political profession. the means to an end, phase of self seeking and the greatest patriot was he who could, by hook or crook, swing votes. And for too many years the aim and goal of education was, as too frequently 1t still is, the acquisition of power and place.
 How terribly we have suffered by the influence of this monstrous delusion in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-31
HEART TO HEART TALKS-By Charles N. Lurie
i

Guard the minutes and hours and days as you do your money, It was said of the ancient Hebrews, and 1t is repeated of some modern peo- pies. that the favorite form of pastime among them was and is going to law. They say 1t today of us Americans, and that there is an element of truth in the accusation Is proved by the fact that in many parts of the country a common threat is. 'I'll have the law on your when disputes arise over boun- dares and trespasses and such like mat ters.
 If there's too much going to law in your neighborhood or community read this little tale of something which oc- cured in New York city the other day:
 A public official found a s10 bill In the street Being an honest man and not at all possessed of the common, unrighteous and lawbreaklng idea that findings is keeplngs." he wanted to restore the bill to its owner But he reserved his undoubted right to be sure of the identity of the owner before yielding up the money. So when claimant appeared the finder told him he would have to prove property.
 The official is a commissioner of the United States courts in New York. He | summoned the dean of the reporters who cover the courts and commissioned him as judge of the supreme court of com mon sense'' for the occasion The ''Judge' called around him eight of his colleagues and proceeded to try the case. Well. the evidence showed pretty con clusively that the bill belonged to the claimant. and 1t was accordingly restored | to him, What Is there to pay?" he asked when the money was handed to
 him by the court ''Nothing, was the answer.
 l Of course
 | This was simple case. easy of decision. l All litigous affairs cannot be handled in l that way. But many of them become lclear as sunshine when viewed in the light of common sense.
 All that 10 needed is more of the get
 together" spirit which marked the dis
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"HE Continental Congress was in ses-
 sion in Philadelphia. Up to this
 A time it seems that there was no definite idea of an independent, separate and sovereign independence of the colo nies, or if there was, it was vague. and had assumed no distinct form in any one of the minds of the primitive statesmen. The chief object of the colonists was to resist the crown of Great Britain by openly rebelling, so that terms might be had by means of which enlarged liberty could be procured. The Congress was, therefore. startled when Richard Henry Lee of Virginia offered a resolution, in June, 1776, to the effect That these united colonies are. and of right ought to be free and independent states" This was an echo which came from the Virginia convention, held a month before. The measure was discussed with much heat of debate and the conclusion was reached that the sentiment of the different colo dial assemblies be ascertained in order know what the people desired.
 On this basis the measure was adopted.
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WI HEN the Irish home rule bill W passed from the House of Com " mons to the House of Lords last

UY1 HEN the Irish home rule bill
 Nk/ passed from the House of Com
 W mons to the House of Lords last Monday immediately after the vote on the third reading a long and sad chapter in Irish history practically came to a close. What little that still remains to be done is merely matter of form and by the end of June the bill will have been signed by the King and en- tered on the statute book.
 Not only does this bill promise peace and happiness and prosperity to Ireland ; it also teaches a most useful lesson to the people who have grievances. The home rule bill is the triumph of consti- tutional agitation of intelligent pursuit of a well defined purpose of patience and and persistence in the face of great prov ocation and Encouragement. The why and wherefore of the bill; the times. the men and the circumstances preceding and at tending 1t. constitute an interesting and instructive page in history.
 The home rule movement was founded by Isaac Butt in 1871. following the fail- ure Of the Fenian movement of 1865. The Fenian movement was based on a policy of physical force and was itself the sue cessor of the Young Ireland party, also a physical force movement, which sprung up when OConnell's repeal measure was crushed in 1S4S. From the moment in the year 1900 when bribed and corrupt leg islature in Dublin voted itself out of ex- 1stence by passing the act of union. whereby the Irish Parliament was swal- lowed up and lost in the British Parlia- ment, sitting at Westminster in London. the Irish people have never ceased to protest against the union and have un-
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of cheering you up. Hats off to him, liar though he is!
 Some great humorist-it may have been Mark Twain-said that the truth Is a mighty fine thing if used in mod eration. That is not SO, of course. and was not meant to be taken literally. We cannot have too much truth. It Is the food upon which our souls feed making them wax great in strength and sincerity of purpose. Broadly speaking, 1t is best for us to know the truth about ourselves, no matter who tells 1t to us or how 1t is conveyed
 to us.
 But N
 The man who Ties" to us in the manner described above Is not really a preyaricator. He Is merely a person who has grasped and who puts into practice the great truth that the mind has a direct and enormous influence on the body; that telling person he looks well is almost certain to make him feel well: that praising persons work, no matter how poor 1t be, provides sure incentive to greater effort Great is the power of suggestion, and the cheerful liar" is it's prophet! There's an old joke thatsreading about the disease describedfin the drug peoples almanacs mal on feel the symptoms to which reference ia made. The converse Is true
 Telling a person who is i'll physical Ilv or mentally that there's nothing the matter with him is very pot to 'chirk him up.
 l Berkeley Jones died and went unto hil l appointed place. Berkeley Jones was no' l good man. He lived in small town where everybody shows everybody elss and a mans virtues and vices stand ont as prominent as the towns only electric den. or vices and faults he had many of virtues few-so few. in fact, that wher he died the towns newspaper. alwayI more desirous of distributing postmorten praise than blame, could findnothing goot to say of him.
 'An honest comment on hip life Tn
 newspaper is hard to make. aaA the ed'
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see his faults Now Olson has reformed. He has a steady job watchman. and he drinks no more
 But
 q owe lot of saloon keepers for whisky and beer" said Olson, land want to pay them. I know whisky put me where I was. but I want to pay the saloon men just the same, and 1 won't be happy till I do."
 So his friend and benefactor got a list of Olson's creditors and verified the bills When some of the dealers in liquor heard of Olson's resolve they re- fused to accept payment.
 good citizen? There is plenty of room for the spirit that refuses to remain under an obligation, however assumed. To the utmost penny he was willing to pay. He wanted to start his new life clean.
 If departure or deviation from the exact truth makes liar
 The man we're going to talk about today Is own brother to Ananias and near akin to Baron Munchausen.
 But if honesty of intention be the test
 He's as white and clear of soul as a baby He has a first class ticket of ad- mision through the pearly gates. coun- tersigned by all the powers of good. His place Is prepared for him before the throne.
 He's the man who tells you that he eecs the sun shining, although the rain Is falling heavily. He's the man who says It isn't raining rain to me; it's raining violets." He's the man who tells you that you are looking fine even though you know that the marks of illness and distress are plainly visible on your count ana nca Hass fhe man who tells you, with grin of sympathy, that your work is fine" even though you know yourself that 1t Is a wretch able of
 In shorc- <, .
 He's the man who 1les Co you openly and braxep1y with tae divine purpose
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the shopkeeper agreed. Twice week Jes- sie visits her tea caddy, and once week she pays the man 50 cents. Soon she will nave clear title to the piece of silver.
 In the meantime 1t is an ideal, some- thing to be lived up to and to live for
 May we all have our ideals and live up 70 them as the poor shopgirl does to hersi
 Now, heres a nice question:
 snouiu man be required to pay for the lntox1cants which he consumed be- fore reforming and giving up drink! He gave his word that he would pay. ana the saloon keeper trusted him. Now that he has given up drinking and abandoned the path which deeraded him and made and kept him poor shall it be required of hi mthat he redeem l,is word and pay for the liquors which pois- oned his better self?
 This was the question which confronted Nels Olson. He was a sailor. Years ago his ship brought him to New York. where the water front on South and West streets is plentifully dotted with the shops which supply strong drink to the seafaring men. As one report puts it, therc The acquired reputation sec ond to none for his ability to stow away third rair whisky
 For years Olson was only a 'sbum, '' working just enough to give him food and a bunk in one Of the vile lodging houses of the city and a supply of in- toxicants. Sometimes he had no money, and the saloon Qeepers permitted him to 'chalk up'' his account But he always paid. for under his sodden exterior Ol- son had the soul of gentleman. which Eolds the word of . man better than his bond.
 So with alternate periods of money and lack of 1t the former marked by Olson's paying for his drink and the latter by his gfving his promise to pay the years passed.
 Finally 8 countryman of Olson's. a clergyman, heard of him and determined to lead him on q better road. After much percussion he made the man. naturally
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pute over the s1o bill. The finder willing to give it up to the person rightful title to 1t. The claimant, lu ing that he could prove his owner was willing to submit his claim impartial jury of intelligent men. was no acrimony, no calling of
 All went merry as a marriage bell
 It was a happy name that was chosen for the impromptu court-the supreme court of common sense" In fact, the laws under which We live are theoreti- cally the outcome, the refinement. the subimation of the common sense of the ages.
 doing their best to spoil them by adding too many statutes
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-07

in order to make both ends meet it
was necessary in most cases for the
children or the mother to go,to work,
or for the family to supplement it's in
come by taking in dodgers or in some
other way" 80. ...
The report goes on to say that the
income increased as the size of the
family increased, and the average
wage of $S5413 was arrived at by
taking the wage of the husband and
father, of children IA to Is, of other
members of the family, and adding to
it the amount contributed by dodgers
and a sum obtained from other
sources. And the report admits that
only a very few families have this
"tother source of income"
If we exclude the amount from
"other sources" as it must be ex-
cluded in the majority of instances,
the average income is about 500,
provided five people work and dodgers
are crowded into already overcrowd-
ed quarters, and the same report
gives $500 as the minimum amount
of money on which family of five
may live in the stockyards district.
The reports show wage rate of
from Is to 221a cents per hour, but
it qualities this by. stating: MANY
work but few days a week; others
work during only certain months of
the year. In some departments the
workers lose approximately one-third
of their time through unemployment.
1t is probable that the total number
of unemployed in fPackingtown' fiuc-
tuates between 2,000Iand 1000"
1t shows that some employees earn
as low as $1,000 year and a consider
able group receive 81 a week or less,
though it adds that there are prob
ably no employees whose average
weekly wages throughout the whole
year are as low as 81"
The report of one company show
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-07


ing gangs.
It must be borne in mind that 221a
cents per hour is high rate. AS
low as 8 2-3 cents per hour is paid, [
and in one factory which employs a
large number of women over IL per
cent of its employees received 1912
cents per hour and less.
Because of the starvation wages,
the English-speaking element, as
well as the Bohemians and Germans,
have been crowded out and their =
places taken by Poles (ncluding
Slovaks) and Lithuanians, who come
to America believing that it is the
country of big opportunities and be-
cause it presents to them greater
political liberty.
Of the conditions under which they
live, the following extract from the
report is typical:
Zone Lithuanian family was found
living in a basement apartment of
four rooms, consisting of kitchen
12x14, sittingroom 12x14, and two
bedrooms each 7x10. This family
consisted of a father and mother and
five children all under twelve years
of age. Two of the children we're
boys and three we're girls.
''In addition to these seven mem
bers of the family, six male dodgers
were taken in, making total of thir-
teen people occupying four small
basement rooms"
The infant death rate in the stock
yards is very high, so that not all of
the children born live to reach the
age where they are allowed by the
law to help exc out the family in
come.
The death of children brings exc
pense which usually throws the fam
lily in debt, as does the birth of the
same child.
Even the celebration of wedding,
the one occasion in all of the dark
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-05
TWO STRIKERS
Up EFORE1 THE
POLICE COURT

Interest in the smelter strike
was momentarily transferred to
police court today when Joe
Stranich and +. s. Prescott, the
first strikers to- be arrested. were
brought up for trial. Stranich
was arrested yesterday morning
by Special Deputy w. ]. Barnett
on a charge of carrying loaded
revolver on his person during
times of excitement and tense
feeling. Prescott was taken into
custody yesterday by Deputy +. L..
Richardson after he had broken
into the smelter company's plant,
it is alleged, and was technically
charged with trespass.
Stranich was unable to under
stand the charge, and repeated
continually in court that he want
ed to get out Of jail and that
friends would put up money for
his release. His bail was set at
$500 by the court. The crime is
punishable by Imprisonment in
the penitentiary. Prescott plead
ed not guilty and said that he
wanted an attorney. Both cases
were set over until Wednesday
morning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-05

jeff Davis was the first speak
err, who explained the. objects of
the union.
Mayor Seymour spoke for the
boys, saying fortune was tickle
and time may cause him to be on
the hobo march and some of the
boys before him mayor of Taco
ma.
Paul B. Thompson, superin-
tendent of Regents park, said
JEFF Davis is really the father of
the Lincoln cross country nation-
al highway, and was advocating it
at the good roads convention in
Detroit last year.
Harry Sigmond, attorney of
Seattle, denounced the present
vagrancy law.
The union organized by elect
ing Paul b. Thompson president
after Mayor Seymour had with
drawn from the race; J. B. Petit
grew, contractor, secretary, and
DR.. r. V. Hoyt, treasurer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-01-05

JONES IS
GAME

DENVER, Jan. 5.-Deported
by the militia from the Colo
RADIO coal mine strike zone,
Mother Jones declared today:
I'm going back to Trinidad as
soon as l can get ready. I'm go
ing back to assert my constitu-
tional rights. General Chase
may put me in Jail, but don't
intend to be robbed of my rights
meekly. Because | dare to stand
for the downtrodden, I'm de-
ported. 1t seems to me that the
national government ought to put
an end to such outrages."
Mother Jones arriv ed at Trini-
dad from Ell Paso Sunday, was
met at the train by General
Chase and militiamen, and de-
ported to Denver.