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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-04
Daily Thought.

II you can't pay for a thing. don't
buy 1t. II you can't get paid for it,
don't sell it. So you will have calm
days, drowsy nights and all the good
business you have now. and none OF
the bad.--Ruskin.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-04
HOUSE BURNED.

A dwelling house on the farm Of
Ike Sallee, near julien, occupied by
Edgar Mitchell, was burned with
practically all of its contents yesterday
afternoon.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29
TRY RACE SUICIDE
TO DESTROY FLIES

Ninety-ive per cent Of our house.
fly pests come from horse manure,
A few more Matched in cow stables,
especially those where much bedding
is used, making the litter fairly coarse
and loose. When there are no stables
convenient, flies breed in litter from
chicken houses, pig runs and out
houses. Under special stress they may
breed in decaying vegetable matter.
Flies place their eggs in large
masses in fresh manure, never in
manure a season old. Each female
lays about 100 eggs at a period, and
usually four laying periods are lived
through by a single fly. Several flies
may combine and a mass of eggs
half the size of the first may be found
in a crevice of the manure pile. These
eggs hatch in about one day. The
maggots transform in five to seven
days to dark-brown, barrel-shaped
pupae, in which stage they remain
for about five days, when the adult
flies appear. When they are ready to
transform to pupae, the maggots
usually leave the warm, moist part Of
IAAO AAdAlu1 pllC ~ 11lLO Luc uTy
outer edges, or even into the soil or
under refuse. Traps into which large
numbers Of maggots are caught and
killed about the outer edges of the
manure pile have been made.
With a single insect producing 4S0
eggs, which yield full-grown flies in
10 to IA days, it is possible for flies to
become numerous in a short time. It
is also possible for few flies to
make the use of traps of no avail as
a means of fly reduction. No matter
how many flies you trap, there are al
ways enough left outside to replenish
the supply if they get shance to
place their eggs in a favorable place,
or those you have caught may have
placed a supply of eggs in the manure
pile already.
Here is the only remedy: KEEP
THE FLIES FROM BREEDING by
seeing that the places where they wish
to lay their eggs are not accessible or
are ditasteful to them. FORCE RACE
SUICIDE UPON THEM; it's the only
effective method of warfare against
them.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29
HEALTH GUYEDS

To secure a smooth complexion use
sandpaper.
For indigestion drink anything that
will divert the mind.
Eliminate boils as soon as the an
pear, using scissors or file.
For a sore toe, first cut off the toe.
When germs are present kill them,
saving yourself if possible.
For chills, hot air; for fever, ice:
for sweats, a mangle.
All bad eyes should be replaced
with glass. It is sanitary.
II the throat is sore remove the
tonsils; if still sore, remove the
larynx. If that is not sufficient ex-
anime thoroughly and operate on the
nose, ears or stomach as preferred.
before an attack of appendicitis
examine bank account
Gray hair is a boon. It may be
dyed any color.
For a child prone to commissions trv
the movies
If you are deaf you are unfort11-
nate in not being able to enjoy neces-
sary noise. But, fortunately. you do
enjoy the unnecessary.
Nothing will break up a, stiff Joint
IKE machinery. If, however, that
should fail, employ either boiling or
freezing. ~-s
For sore feet select only the best
carpets.
An attack of neuralgia may be
shortened by removing so much of the
affected nerve. Repeat as often as
desired.
The rest cure demands beds and
couches instead of chairs, this being
the most recent discovery essential
thereto.
In the sudden illness be sure to
be fragrant of whiskey. This will IA
ciliate police diagnosis.
Don't insist on keeping your health
all the time. It's stingy-Judge.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29
DON'T SELL MUNICIPAL LAND.


When The Labor World started the fight to save the
old armory property for the people of this and future
generations were subject to criticism from
many Duluth people.
But we are proud Of the part played in striving
to save the Armory for the people, Every day brings
! us new assurances of the virtue of our position.
This week came the following very timely
editorial in the Ground Hog we'll known single tax
publication and it has such bearing the proposition
to sell the Armory property that pleasure in
| printing 1t for the benefit of our readers:
We often hear of city selling municipal landau old
city hall workhouse waterworks site or an aban-
doned street.
A city should not sell one inch of land
When it's administration does it is robbng not only
the present but future generations.
When city or state sells it's land it is in either
economic ignorance dshonesty-in most cases the
former.
city should lease rent its land not in Use for
community purposes, and if long terms the lease
should contain reapprasal clause so that the COM
munty get rental it in future years as
1t becomes more valuable
If the average city owned one-half of it's business
district it would not have to collect any axes it could
be rented or leased to building enough to pay
all its running expenses, including schools and it's
share OF the usual state tax.
1t is economically possible for city to acquire
title to its downtown land, but it should not in any
location give up title to that it has, for the
more it holds the greater the to the community
and the less taxes they will have to collect from its pop
ulation.
In Columbus two heirs who never did tap of work
in their lives jointly receiving $1S50O year from
piece OF land on the southeast of Broad and
High Streets 21x66 feetbecause their grandfather in
vested $4,000 in 1874.
If the city of Columbus had enough land along High
street, it's principal thoroughfare It would not require
any tax assessment against it's citizens and could
pay dividend to them.
These land values made by the population as a
WHOLE what Is now appropriated by few individuals
without service or investment belongs the commun-
y, and if the community has any Of it now it is
mic embezzement to sell it to private individuals that
they may sap the fruits Of it's future value
The people of a community can take what they
create what rightfully belongs them, the minute
they see that it does belong to them and by making
simple changes in their laws enable them to tax land
values only, irrespective of improvements.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29
HANDS BEEF TRUST
AN AWFUL WALL0P

Our old friend, the Beef Trust, was
handed nasty wallop a few years
ago, which may yet be twisted into an
insult Of the flag and produce a few
diplomatic conversations.
The Armour-SWift combine, as has
been shown in these columns from
time to. time, controls the American
meat supply absolutely. Likewise it
has acquired the dominating influence
In Argentina and is now engaged in
a desperate struggle to conquer Aus
tralia, the two most important beef
producing countries next to America.
Recently the Beef Trust agents went
into France to manipulate a scheme
In furtherance Of their ambition to
perfect an international monopoly.
They negotiated contract with the
French government to supply that
country with 100000 tons of meat an
nually from their Argentina preserves
for a four year period. Had the plan
been successful it would have resulted
in the shutting out of Australian meat,
and then the cattle raisers in the lat
ter country. with their exports re-
duced would have been more COM
pletely at the mercy Of the combine.
But it so happens that the Labor
party is in control Of Australia and
Andrew Fisher, former premier, was
appointed high commissioner to the
British government at London. When
Fisher heard of the deal he got busy
with the powers that be, and the up
shot was that the French government
was informed that British ships could
not be had to transport the Argentine
meat, and so Australia will continue
to send beef and mutton to France.
The moral of this little commercial
transaction is that it is best to have
labor men on guard to prevent goug-
ing. While it is undoubtedly true that
in the conflict between the Meat Trust
and the Australian producers the lat
ter would meet their inevitable doom,
it is likewise certain that the trust
will not be able to sandbag the people
of the antepodean country in the
manner that it is robbing the Ameri-
can public for the reason that the
labor government of Australia is TAX
ing steps to nationalize the meat in
dustry and drive the Armour-Swift
combine out of business.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29
"SONIEBODY LIED"

This is neat little SKETCH entitled "Somebody Lied
The liar remains to be located and named.
A month ago it was announced that the troops we're
ordered into Mexico to Get Villa, dead or alive" That
sentence rang through the land, famed from page
OF every in the land 1t straight DOPE
direct from Washington.
Now, whole month later, after everybody has got
used to thinking that the American troops were in Mex
leo to "Get Villa, dead ave comes the word direct
from Secretary Lansing that the troops were never
dered to get Via that Villa mentioned in the
order the specific object of the hunt at ALL He said
that the order to dispense Villas bands They
didn't care whether Villa personally got" not
Somebody lied!
Then couple of weeks more ago there was great
howl about Carranzas refusal permit the Americans
to use the Mexican railroads. The newspapers especially
the Hearst papers, yelled themselves red in the face
cause your Uncle Sam permitting himself to be told
what he mustn't do in Mexico.
Then, after the denunicaton had gone on for about
week and everybody believed that this country had
asked permission to the and hadn't been given
that permission, out Mr. Secretary Lansing with
another statement
This time Lansing said that permission had not been
refused and hadn't been asked for.
Somebody lied!
Now this is Important It is important to know who
ied-but perhaps shall know But until we do
Know we should be mighty suspicious of any person
agency that has chance to lie about such biz matters
these.
BY doing just such lying as this the whole nation
could be plunged into overnight All that is needed
is the right kind of lie.
Lok out for the liars! Nail the newspapers that de-
ceive you!
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29
MUST FIND ANOTHER
WORK FARM EXCUSE

Duluth's city commissioners have
pulled off some funny stunts since
that form of government was sad
died upon the community, but the
cap sheaf was placed recently when
the commissioners disposed of the
city's half interest in the ''reforma-
ton farm" to the county-and did it
without having sounding the senti-
ment of the people Of that city.
The excuse for disposing Of the
property was that the majority of the
prisoners came from the range
towns and therefore the city had to
bear the greater share of the burden
of keeping up the institution. Right
on the heels of that came the annual
report Of the farm superintendent
showing that in nineteen fifteen there
were 1876 men committed to the
farm, and that Of that number all but
"a we're "sent UP" from the City of
Duluth-where they slap a man in
Jail for asking for something to eat.
Now, perhaps the commission will
tell us what the real reason was
The work farm is one of the best
means yet inaugurated for giving the
down and-outer chance to get back,
and under the present management
the county farm has made a splendid
showing along that line. The men
sent there are given outdoor work
that fits their strength; they are we'll
housed and have an abundance of
wholesome food, and they are not
treated as "prisoners'' in the sense we
know. Many an old soak has been
"boiled out" at the county farm and
gained the strength and courage for
a fresh hold on himself and taken his
place in the ranks of men.
It is nothing to the credid of the
city commissioners that the have cut
themselves loose from the work farm,
but it is good to know that the farm
will go along with the splendid work
it is doing.-Mesaba Ore (Hibbing.)
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29
MANS REAL BATTLE
FOR HIGHER IDEALS

There is more real fight than that
which is being waged perpetually be-
tween mans higher and lower nature;
if one elects to live only in his coarser
animal nature, in his lower senses, he
pays for his choice in the coin of his
finer nature, in the gradual atrophy
Of his noblest qualities.
The 'eat, drink and be merry for to-
morrow we die" philosophy of life is
the most fraudulent of all material
philosophers, for it is never yet
brought its disciples real or during
happiness.
The supreme object of life should
be to raise personal value. A broad
mental outlook, a love of the beauti-
full, an appreciation Of the finer things
Of life-these are infinitely more i'm
portant than the mere amassing of
dollars, the piling up of luxureies that
simply deaden or cover UP our
spiritual nature and smother our
higher aspirations. We all know
people who starve to death spiritually
while their material storehouses are
packed to overlooking with everything
that money can buy. The most va1u-
able human food is not purchasable.
It is beyond the reach Of man-made
money, yet it is within the reach of
every human soul that aspires.
We all need money. It is our me-
dunn OF exchange for 9nany Of the
good things of life. But money and
the honorable getting of money can
be made to serve the purpose Of the
finer senses, for cts the set of the
soul that decides the goal" The
whole gamut Of the lower senses may
be utilized, if only the user lives in
the finer senses, in the upper stories Of
life.
It is an excellent thing to acquire
executive ability, to cultivate the
faculty of turning possibilities into
realities - the genius which does
things and brings about greater ma
terial results. But the executive
facilities should never he placed
above the higher and nobler qualities
of brain and heart. They can and
frequently do exist side by side, and
when the lower is made to serve the
higher we have one of the highest,
finest and most useful types of man.
kind
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29
WAGE CAMPAIGN TO
SAVE BONUS SYSTEM

The labor skiners are never asleep
1t has been discovered in Washington
that money is being raised by an Or
ganization, styling itself '"The Com
mite of Ten Manufacturers" with
offices in Wall street, to defeat the
Tavenner bill abolishing the "stor
watch" and 'bonus'' system in gov
eminent workshops, and the informa-
ton has been laid before the House
Labor Committee.
"The National Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION is campaigning aginst the
bill, and call upon their representa-
tive to explain the activities Of this
Wall street committee" said Con-
gresham Tavenner.
"In view of the Mulhall revelations
I think we ought to know how much
money has been raised and how it is
being spent" Congressman Tavennel
declares that he intends to place his
colleagues on record on this issue OF
continuing slave-driving deficiency
schemes in government works.
Cleveland Citizen.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29
SUGGESTIONS FOR
EARLY GARDENING

Pansies should be in cold frames
now.
Celery and tomatoes may be trans
planted to the cold-frames now.
Top-grafting Of apple and plum
trees may be done now.
Rose bushes should be trimmed Sc
verely, if flowers are wanted.
The small white onion sets are best,
although the yellow and red kinds
may be used.
Radish, lettucs, smooth peas and
spinach may be put in the ground
now, if they have not been sown al
ready.
Don't plant early peas very deep.
Late peas may be put in three to six
inches, but the ground is cold and
moist now, SO there is more danger
of decay.
Watch the hot-beds and cold-frames
carefully this month. 1t is an easy
matter to spoil crop Of lettuce in the
frames by letting it get too warm.
The sweet pea should be planted as
early as possible in deep rich soil. Use
named varieties Of the Spencer type
for best results.
Do not take strawberry plants from
an old bed to set new bed, unless
you can easily pick out the varie-
ties and the plants are young and
vigorous.
Do not crowd the spring flowers in
vases. Half a dozen flowers we'll
placed will make a much more at
tractive vase than two dozen crowded.
1t is a good plan to dig out two or
three inches Of soil from the bottom
of the cold frame and fill with thor
oughly rotted manure or leaf mold,
covering this with three inches of soil
before transplarting plants to the
frame. This light material makes it
easy to take up the plants when it is
time to set them in the field.-LeRoy
Cady, associate 11orticulturist, Univer-
sity Farm.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29
WHOSE BUSINESS?

When representatives Of organized workingmen seek
to propagate the doctrine Of unionism among
workers charges Of unwarranted interference" selfish
motives nmicable to the interests of the workers
generally rife.
Selfish motives?" To extent agree; but how
interference be unwarranted If inspired by selfish
motives. Surely have the right to better
economic conditions, though in the attempt we
must wander far afield.
Whose business is it if of the workers in our
industry produce coal for less remuneration than would
permit decent standard of living?
1t is business; inasmuch as competition may
force to the standard of the paid
do part towards aiding these to realization of their
right to better and higher living conditions that
only be possible when they successfully demand
higher wages
And because realize that only through an organ
izaton powerful enough to with the very efficient
organization OF the employers there any posi-
by of raising these underpaid workers the higher
standard have reached by these methods
have been made to that further progress the
organized workers always hampered and checked by
the competition of the unorganzed and therefore
paid it becomes distinctly business to organiza
ton on all the workers in every Industry that with
them forward to the better things made
sble. and quite within reach when consider the
wonderful productivity of aided by present-day
chlnery and applied to natures It is then
only enlightened sefishness Understandings attend
ing to our own business when strive to bring our
fellow workers into the fold of organization.
More than that, it is the business of every citizen
of this country to protest whenever an industry
does not those engaged therein wage that as
sure maintenance of efficiency, Giving wage" with
what that really should living wage should be
enough to at least insure family against
want and provide against the natural exgencies
ness, periods of unemployment, slack time.
An industry that does not pay those engaged therein
that will permit decent living a parasite in
dustry; pauper Industry exists the charity that
tides the workers therein in times of sickness or
stress.
Society is no longer indvidualstic. We are inter-
dependent, and the "inury to now indeed 1.-THE
of all.'
It is our especial business, the workers business
to build up economic power that We can demand
our place in the sum- but in prosecuting our business
we are also furhering the interests of the people
this and every land.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29
THE EARTH GOD MADE
Will Herford, in The Masses

Will Herford, in The Masses.
This is the Earth that God made.
These are the Timber and Coal and
And Water Powers, and fertile soil
That belongs to us in spite of all the
gall
Of the Grabbers and Grafters who
forestall
The natural rights and needs Of all
Who live on the Earth that God made
These are the Corporate Snakes that
coil
Around the timber and Coal and Oil
And Water Powers and fertile soil
Which belong to us in spite of all the
gall
OF the Grabbers and Grafters who
forestall
The natural rights and needs Of all
Who live on the Earth that God made
These are the Lords of Mill and Mine
Who art as if they were divine,
Who can't read the writing on the
wall
But admire the skill and excuse of
gall
OF the Grabbers and Grafters who
forestall
The natural rights and needs Of all
Who live on the Earth that God made.
These are those Parsons shaven and
shorn
Who tell the workers all forelorn
70 pray for contentment night and
morn,
And to bear and to suffer want and
Scorn
And be lowly and meek, and humbly
seek
For their just reward on the Heaven
ly shore,
But not on the Earth that God made.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29
THE MUTTERING MUTT

Yea DO, stockings covereth a multi
tude of shins
Sure Faymond's matador; he's all
ways throwing the ''bull.''
Harold's working at the nut fact
DRY. What doing? Oh, nuttin'!
Tom took a Camel cigaret and gave
it to James Maltese pet.
The little poodle passed away:
James going to Reno Saturday.
No educational difference has ever
managed to keep young lovers apart.
He had two dollars in his kick; he
sought to marry Lizzie Quick.
From off the shelf Bill grabbed his
sword and tried to slash the Belgin
hovde.
A Belgic lancer had a prod, poor
Bill is now beneath the sod.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29
BOB DUNN HITS AT
MEET OF QUESTION

A representative Of the American
Federation Of Labor estimates that to
feed, clothe and house a family of
five requires an income Of IS per day,
and his table of figures appears con-
sentative. For instance he estimates
meals at five cents per individual, and
the budget contains no provision for
booze, ''movies,' tobacco, insurance,
books. newspapers, lodge dues, or
doctor bills. Figures don't lie, but
thousands of families in this country
manage to keep body and soul TO-,
Sether on considerable less than the
amount estimated above as being
necessary.-Princeton Union.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29
THE CALL OF THE EARTH.

At this time Of year, the call of old Mother Earth
comes strong to her children It the time when
one who has garden works in it and is glad Of the
work that takes him into the spring air and him
a part of the returning life of the season.
garden is such wonderful retreat and recreation
from the combining worry of office shop and factory
that we often wonder why every man who can find
space as large IL feet square have one 1t
isn't just the outdoor work; it is the feeling that your
work is adding something to the spring 1t the prom
Use OF the most delicious foods of the earth-the
tables that in your plot And then every day
means something.
Clouds don't mean only that you had better take
an umbrella but that rain promised to water the ten
der plants When the sunshine gets hot enough to be
uncomfortable in midsummer it is ripenng tomatoes
And 1t little place has been something beside
unitarian crops almost every week will bring differ
ent new bloom to add to the beauty of your home and
to give pleasure to who them But these are
only few of the things that make garden a brneer
OF joy and health.
No one really begins to know what a garden can
mean until he has tried gardening. Eevery year there
ought to be more of these of from the
DULL artificial lives that many Of us find ourselves
leading Everyone who garden and doesn't is miss
ing one OF the greatest assets that life offers him.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-04-29
WOMAN'S SPHERE.

appropriated without Apology
'"They talk about woman's sphere
AS though it had limit!
There's not a place in earth or heaven
There's not a task to mankind given
There's not a. blessing or a woe,
There's not a whispered yes or no,
There's not life or death or birth
That has a deather's weight of worth
Without a woman in it,