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The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-08-13
Chapter XLIII.
Can A Leopard Change Its Spots.

Can A Leopard Change its Spots.
When the trial at Boise was over,
md the surviving prisoners freed, Jack
gzd Collins made their way to Nevada
m search of work. This they finally
90and in one of the mines in the
T0aepah district, after tramp Of
9boat three meeks. This time they
3pent at several mining camps and
B0unding the sentiment of the miners
With regard to the industrial form of
organization. The I, W. w. was at that
sSrns less than year old, and it looked
Is If the entire Western Federation
F01ld endorse the movement. In fact,
for q time they did, but it did not
Gsst long. The economic pressure had
nUt yet prepared, and in all probability
EiG never prepare, the mind of the
average slave for so fundamental, and
radical change. Be that as it may.
AZ this time the mind of Collins was
aflame without the hope that the or.
guuizatiOn of the workers upon the
5&Sis of the industry, would supplant
che idea of organizing them upon the
basis of the tool.
The details of the adventures which
SefeIl the two, during their trip from
Boise to Tonepah, need not be record
ed They are of no practiacl import
suee for our narrative. Their cx.
pevienees were only the experiences of
all migratory workers, who in those
years wandered about the country in
ssareh of employment. There were
wsrkers who followed irrigation work.
These went from job to job, as each
lcS only lasted a definite time and
ssea new employment had to be found.
Other workers followed railroad con
1srSetion, and of course met with
Gs1lar conditions. Others followed the
7easonal harvest; following the fruit
arrvsst down the coast, and the wheat
harvest, up thru the middle states
TkS gave rise to the term migratory
T seasonal worker.
These migratory workers, were the
2giesl outgrouwth Of capitalistic deve-
igREnept. Their work was absolutely
nceessary, and yet, it, precluded the
possibility of establishing home, OF
IE1ring family, with the result, that
ftr every man thus floating about the
eSantry, some woman remained home
Hsas Great numbers of women thus
acprived Of the privilege of a home
werc forced into industry; thereby in
srrasing the male floating population
skin more, giving rise to socia
axnger Of no small import. The more
lrtelligent among these disenheriteG
ssss Of mankind, realized the serious
nass Of this problem, as well as IT.
Enkrsnsie injustice. They insisted thai
xl men should be employed, and il
xsr to bring this about they proposed
~ reduce the hours Of employment, fol
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The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-08-13
The; Black Sheep.

more men lHJO lHuuSlIy' lnch NY III
creasing the pay Of the workers they
would be beightening their purchasing
power for the goods that industrial
labor produced, and ultimately, they
hoped to reduce the hours and increase
the pay of the workers to such an
extent, that productive humanity
should absorb all that it created.
Reasonable as these aims seemed to
Collins, and just as they seemed to
Jack, the owners Of industry very
naturally took an entirely different
view. From the beginning they made
bitter and violent warfare upon this
new organization. The better paid
workers in Established industry, who
of course read capitalistic papers, aud
heard the capitalistic sermons, and saw
the capitalistic movies, began to look
upon these migratory wanderers as
social outcasts, and therefore refraine1
from associating themselves with them.
There were other factors that worked
against the success Of this new organ
ization. These also had their roots in
the fact that it was controlled by the
migratory and hence homeless element
The migratory worker had no one de
pendent upon him. He was free bird.
His battle tactics were not to make
contracts with the boss, and to strike
whenever he saw an opportunity to
gain an advantage. While this was
practical for the migratory worker it
was not Cor the home guard or family
man. He was not always ready to
strike. He needed some assurance that
wife and children would be fed from
day to day, hence he gravitated to the
old unions, with their sick and accident
features, and who made contracts, dur
ing the life Of which he was practical
ly sure that he would not be called
out on strike. If at the expiration of
his contract with his master his union
struck for better conditions, it general
" had war chest by which it took
care Of wife and children at least for
time.
Thus the knew organization, sound in
basic principal as it douthlessly was,
found arrayed against it, the capital
ist class with its educational facilities,
as well as physical force, and the craft
unions, with their economic advantages
and reactionary policies.
No one realized better than Collins,
how serious would be the battle for
industrial organization, and how great
would be the odds to be overcome
But he had boundless enthusiasm and
ultimate faith in the latent powers
Of the slaves to emancipate themselves,
that nothing could shake.
Jack on the other hand, simply
followed Collins. He worked with might
and main, not to advance his own but
his companions ideas. The leopard
cannot change his spots, and neither
con1d Jael ebanoa hia mind tvna TRY
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-08-13

unhC du tnelr WOrk was prdcUlcdliy
futile. At every meeting, in every
boarding house, in every pool hall, he
noticed the types. He found camps
where the local unions had to fine
men for non-attendance, in order to
have them present at meetings where
their welfare was discussed From time
to time, Collins would have to take
him to task for muttering to himself
such phrases as, "They are hopeless
slaves" or Z" They live to swill and
breed and die !"
It was only when the money they
had made at Mullen, and thru the sale
Of literature was nearly exhausted
that they settled down to a job, in
one of the mines. They took their
meals at the boarding house, and rent
ed little cabin which they used
as bedroom and study. However
their spare time was almost entirely
taken up with attending meetings,
scattering literature, and watching Sthe
post office for possible letters from
Olive.
Jack always read Olives letters
aloud to his friend, who in turn sug-
gested much of what went into the re.
plies. Collins always insisted upon a
full and complete answer to every
question dealing with economic mat.
ters. And he censored, not always
gently, Jacks habitual digressions into
the realms Of abstract science. Dis.
cussion of natural phenomena was
absolutely natural to the boy. He lived
with the flowers, the insects and the
birds, and thoughts of them were
as natural to him as music was to a
genius of the piano. His friendship
for Collins, and not love for the wrk.
ing class. had led him into the life
of an agitator, and while he was max
ing good, it never was more than a
side line to his main thought and am
bition.
Then there was Olive. Her mind was
more like that Of Collins. Social prob.
lens held her, as if by hands of
magic. 1t was she who urged him on in
the fight, the receipt Of each letter she
wrote, caused him to rededicate him.
self to the work she loved, but be.
tween letters, there were times that he
felt as tho he ought to break away and
flee into the mountains, or hide him.
self IN the desert where he could
commune with the things that appealed
to his mind. Even as Rudolph had hid.
den himself in an old book store where
he could be in constant touch with the
poets he loved, and hence he talked
and dreamed Of world freed, SO
Jack would rather be in the wilds
and view the struggle in the abstract
While Jack realized the truth OF
Collin IS contention, that the best place
to study man, was at his work, and
that all study Of man that did not lead
TO action for his social benefit was
senseless, he nevertheless did not force
himself to take the same whole hearted
interest in the work Of organizing the
slaves, as did his friend. Jack hated
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-02-26

All the talk is tobacco now and
everybody is getting ready to raise
another crop.
Mr.. Hobart Ford leaves this week
for Nicholasville where he will work
for Mr.. 0dus Brakeman.
Mr.. Tom Smith had the misfortune
to lose a valuable horse by getting
him overheated and resulting in
pneumonia.
Mr.. Spillar Lanes children are all
about well with the exception of one
boy who has pneumonia and is not
doing so we'll
Mr.. Chade Wilder and H.. c. Ruble
are delivering about 5000 lbs Of to-
baceo. The tobacco in this part Of
the county is about all gone.
Mr.. Meneger has moved to the
house vacated by Mr.. William Small
ley. and Mr.. Smalley moved to a
house Of Mr.. Henry Smith
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-02-26
MT. HEBRON

The influenza is raging in this To-
cality.
Mr.. b. A. Duncan continues on the
sick list
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Hunter Ray
a baby girl on the nth.
MIR D. II. Montgomery family are
quite sick at this writing
Mr. A. 5. Dean sold TO T. c. Mont
gomery COW price Sll5.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rayburn are rejoic-
ing over the arrival Of baby girl.
Mr.. G.. W Thompson sold to Mrs
Sallie Hughes the place he recently
purchased at Bourne for $4,000.
Little Miss Mildred Dean is spend
INK several days with her cousins
Edna and Geneva Dean near Bryants-
vile.
Mr.. IL X. Montgomery. Mr. and
Mrs. Irwin Dean. Mesdamcs H. L.
Thompson and J b. Dean were in
Berea, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Harrison Dean and
children were with her father, MIR. h.
A. Duncan near Lock ) Saturday
night and Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs Ernest Montgomery,
and daughter, Miss Mabel. are at
Berca at the bedside Of their daugh-
ter, Miss Ruth. who is veIy IN with
pneumonia, following measles and flu
The people Of this locality have
been very enthusiastic the past week
over the prospect Of having eonsoli-
dated school located near Mt. He
bron. Through the faithful work Of
our chairman. Mr.. 4. l.. Barker. a
proposition has been made sunny
side. Bourne and Locust Grove Dis
tricts. to which most Of the people
have generously responded
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-02-26

lege spent the week end with relatives
at Buena Vista.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. NJ. Moreland and
Mr.. Colliyer Dawes were in Danville
Tuesday shopping.
Mr.. c. W. Coulter and son Hayden
Of Rossymoyne Ohio are the guests
Of Mrs. Ethyl Berkele.
Mr.. X. X. Swope Of Aberdeen.
Miss is spending several days with
friends and relatives here.
Miss Jane Bowling Of X. C. w.
spent the week end with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Bowling.
Mesdames W. X. Davis. Floyd Cur
tbs. Edd Perkins. J. A. Trumbo were
in Danville shopping Friday.
Mr.. J. Hogan Ballard attended the
banquet of the Board Of Trade at
Lancaster last Friday evening.
Miss Lillian Watts has returned
home after spending several weeks
with her sister, Mrs. Sam Montgom-
cry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Marsee Jr. and
Mrs. Joel Marsee were the guests on
Sunday Of Mr.. and Mrs. James Dur
ham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack McQuerry are
receiving congratulations on the ar
rival of a little baby boy at their
home.
Miss Eliza lson is expected to leave
in a few days for Somerset where she
will visit her sister, Mrs. Top Chris
TOPPER.
The many friends of Mrs. ]. W.
Bryant are glad to hear she is getting
along nicely and is expected to re-
turn home in few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Elder and Mr..
and Mrs Il. NJ. Sparks Of Nicholas
willie were the guests Tuesday night
Of Mr., and Mrs. J. Hogan Ballard.
Mr., W. G. Merriman aged 50. died
at his home Friday evening at $50,
Of a complication Of diseases, after a
lingering illness Of several weeks.
Services were conducted by the Rev.
G. $. Conant. lnterment took place
in the Danyille cemetery. The SYM
pathy Of the entire community is ex-
tended to the bereaved ones.
The many friends here Of Miss
Christine Moss were surprised TO hear
the announcement Of her wedding to
Mr.. Atwood Dillon both Of Crab Or
ohard. Miss Moss is the oldest daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs X. NJ Moss. for
merry of this place. The wedding
took place in Jellico Tenn. Her
many friends here wish them a long
and happy life.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-02-26
Publish The Returns.

This msy boz ,rusi and bcartly
tsur Co suggest. bot wc would hkc
wrrtily TO SCI, the government or.
der OBJ, publication by counties ~ an
income ,aN returns 90 the United
Sia,c.
W. have shrcVd suspicion that
many Of our rotund plutocats are
making royal sneak when il comes
TO making just return on their
incomes.
Inasmuch a. the facts are kept
secret by the tax officials. We have
no means 81 knowing whether the
multi-rich are making false returns
or not Certainly very few Of US
believe that they are making true
and correct ones. II they did.
Uncle sam wouldn't be able to house
the money.
It. an easy matter for a rich man
to employ lawyers to find ways Of
beating the government, and u is
generally suspected that many Of
them do IT,
No. We don't wish TO be consider
ed cruel to animals, but we just
would like nightly to see certain
returns. We opine they would be
second in interest only to the Bible
This is "A good town Tell II TO
Others.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-02-26
Influenza Weakens
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Breaks Your Vi,ali,y--Lsave. You
Heiplss, When Exposed to
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Your blood has exhausted H.
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The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-02-26
BRYANTSVILLE

Mr. John Noe has been quite ill.,
Mr.. G. A. Bowling was in LeNing-
ton Wednesday on business.
Master Fred Brooks is improving
after AN attack Of pneumonia.
Mr.. ]. Hogan Ballard was in DAN
vile "Wednesday for the sale Of his
tobacco.
Mrs. Sid Poor and children Of viii
more were guests last week Of Miss
Eliza lson.
Miss Helen Ray spent last week
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. y. X,
Ray at Buckeye.
Mr.. Homer Jennings Of Berea Col
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-02-26

Bowels that move systematically
free one day and stubborn the next
should be hcalthfuliy regulated by DIR
Kings New Life Pills. In this way
you keep the impurities Of waste mat.
ter from circulating through the sys
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~ and promoting the proper fow OF
bile.
Mild. comfortable. yet always relia
bic, Dr. Kings New Life Pills work
with precision without the constipation
results of violent purgatlyes. &c. IA
usual AT all druggists.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-02-26
"ONLY ONE THING
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"That's DR.. Kings New Dis.
covery for fifty years .
cold-breaker"

NOTHING but sustained quality
IN AID unfalling effectiveness can
arouse such enthusiasm. Moth.
Ing hut sure relief from stubborn old
colds and onrushing new ones. grippe,
throat-tearing coughs, and Group could
have made pr. Kings New Discovery
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The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-02-26
BUENA VISTA

Mr.. v. =. Briekey's family have all
been III with the flu.
Mr. Ike sherrow's family are re-
covering from the fu.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-02-26
MARKSBUKY

Mr.. LuSe Shears is very III Of flu.
Mrs. r. $. Clark was hostess to a
few friends at good dinner Sunday.
Mr. Newt Gosney is erecting
dwelling on part Of the home tract.
Mr. Ryle lsom Is spending several
days at his old home in Letcher coun-
~.
Mrs. Courtney Roberts who was
called TO indianapolis three weeks
ago on account Of the illness Of her
sister Mrs. Hutchinson is expected
home this week.
Messrs Melvin and George Shears
who have been down with flu are re-
covering. Other victims are Misses
virgie Clark and Dean Hunter and
Master John Prewitt.
Mr.. Center. while returning from
Somerset where he had been on bus
mess, the mule he was riding became
frightened and threw him to the
ground. injuring his back
MARsEE.
Mrs. Katherine North Marsee
passed to her Eternal Home on last
Wednesday evening. Her death has
been momentarily expected for sew
eral months and at times she suffer
ed greatly. For several years she
had suffered with Brights Disease.
but had only been confined TO her
bed about twelve months Had she
lived until March lith. she would
have been sixty years Of age. She is
survived by her husband and six
Oregon. and Grant. Jim. and George
children William and Benjamin Of
Marsee and Mrs. " l.. Sanders Of the
county. Mrs. Marsee was kind.
Christian woman and loved BY all
who knew her. Funeral services
were held at the home by Reverend
Skaggs, at one o'clock, then she was
laid TO rest in the Lancaster cemetery
ANAfA ANNhiu VI btbuNlihl iioNtFNs
Mach sympathy is extended the be-
reaved ones in their hour Of sorrow.
May the Lord bless them in their sad
ness.
One boy one our Father gathers,
Choicest flowers rich and rare.
And transplants them in His garden.
There TO bloom for ever more.
She is blooming. swectly blooming.
Mid the fairest flower Of light.
In the garden Of sweet Eden.
Where the flowers never blight
We on earth no more shall see her.
But the Angels are her guide.
And We know that she is ever.
Near the blessed Savior's side.
May We hope some day to meet her,
In that land Of endless day,
There 10 dwell forever.
In that happy home above.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-25
SOCIAL LIFE IN VIRGINIA
BRIEF ITEMS GATHERED
FROM ALL PARTS OF STATE
Scores OF Correspondents Chronicle
Community happenings In
.. Many Sections.

BLhCKSBURG. VA. Jan 2i.-Misses
Carrie and Alice Lancaster. of Rich
mond, ar cgucsts at the home of their
brother, Professor Dabney s. I.ancas
ter
Miss Elizabeth Fagg was taken To
81, Lukc's Hospital. Richmond. Wcdncs
day for surgical treatment.
Charles lIarrcll. u. S. A., of Fort
Worth, Texas, has been spending the
Week with relatives here
MISS NirS MIA Pritchard. OF the Wo-
mans college Lynchburg, is at the
nome 81 hcr parents. Professor and Mrs.
- X iritchard. for the Weekend
Or. John f.. Williams. professor of
inathcniaticS at Virginia Polytcchni c
lnStltutc. wac called To Charlotte Coun-
" MohInE By tho death OF his mother.
Mrs. William 6. Chrisman is spend
iis severe weeks in Richmond as the
guest or Mrs. lanes G. FcrncyhouSh
= Mrs. d: .. Mathews and Mrs. G. w.
Gardner LETT Tuesday for Il two months
visit to Mrs. 6. H. Cabrili 1T Mem
phs.
Mr., and Mrs. John l.. Eakin will
5behd the rest Of the winter with their
son. Wilbur G. Eakin, at jackson. Miss
Mr.. and Mrs. James ~ Otcy have
gone 20 Richmond for q two months
stay.
Mrs John Davis and Miss Louise
kent HoEc are visiting Captain ind
Mrs ID. IL. fIoSc at Fortress Monroe
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-25

that face in the crowd. tho loneliness
OF KS despair were tear stirring:
riddle of that face. Tic would a!s ise
ten to our warnings" was the answer.
,Si got nearly cvery dollar nc had in
over again. He's only ,forty-two. Eut
he doesn't care. He wouldn't walk
acE9ss the , street j., to save his Iife"
spranS 1T me out OF the crowd. Such
a different face, Scanned with lines
neat OF the world. but with brow still
up and eyes clear, and the outthrust
Jaw OF the conaueror / knew him.
ana was still going. lie was of stur-
dicr stun than the pale man who didn't
S faTS. he f IhS same ,im experience might
laughed. Maybe he would have cursed
.:ut no would have gone on. That is
whether, whatever happens, he goes
Another face rose out OF the sub
he day. y woman's face IL was with
out any physical beauty. bu; with tho
have been tho wife OF the conqucring
man had seen in tho street the dav
Detorc -; Ana she would have been a
for she had the quality OF patience
raised to the hundrcdth degree She.
n rs s one or the marrying women. for
marry. She viii need all she has and
more TO endure the vhGaries Of her
There passed my door a woman of a
dlncrcnt sort :, colorlcss, frctf,ii
.Icc; framed ~ cap and high collar
OF inc GLOSSY fur. red rose pinned
20 sable collar seemed 10 mock the
naIIor ana the dropping lines OF hc,.
face don't know what has causcd
ner fr"tiul expression but will wager
lhat II was some little thing, or a
sum or little things. She hadn., .
soul to grasp great sorrow or great
happiness. s'"N
: she had lost her smile. And she
would never get il back The smile
o. s1od VIII. OF kindness Of charity
mo ipro:arance never returns Su,-
SiiuteS may be offered on the same
. t,ec. nui they are never 80 pleasing as
faces IN The crowd How ;hay
haunt us and what lessons they toncj
US our next journey Will not be
:" 'iTeSome If you study them
Hclfahie Information
An american tourist recently visited
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-25
Faces in the Crowd
BY ADA PATTERSON.

Faces in the crowd. How they
haunt us
we Sec first the crowd, the mass OF
iirins units. out OF the mass Ga face
TmamehGes us. as a tame sprinsins up
rom what We had thought cold as
tshcs, or a VIVA mower RISING OUT az
a green mound. Sotncth.n. IN the face
arrests us. Ii 10 something We know
know. wait ~
Leo Ditrichstein. seeing face in a
o ono. ~ mm i :, play about it. 1t was
Lover" We Win our ,esser ;a,,.,,'S
a.uuy faces IN a crowd and weave
stories about them. IT is a good eXer-
ciSc Tor the ilnasination
James Ford, the critic of Iitoraturc
- Woman has novel inside
az a. her. True, and every man has a
,., Hut wYheihor We write about life. or.
whicn Is far more Interesting, live il.
me, aces IN the crowds haunt us with
|, was a mans face. bale and s;d
and beaten. Il looked above the
e row, ana past II at somcthna far
:. knew the man. knew him in
New York and few years ia; " /
met hin again in Paris. The last
the same face yet how different. The
nope ana faith and energy ploWed in
~, ~ Dorc the look of one who had
all the world before him; the express
SION OF one surveying what he had
determined 20 conquer. He was a sue
ceSsiui business man who meant 10 be
q hundred iold more successful. Even.
ihcn z woman was entering into his
me- i am sorry for she has been tho
cEli Gcnins o, every man who has
Ioved hcr said an old and wise pari-
When / saw. him yesterday he looked
thc ghost Of that other man. He
!ooked not SIX years older, but TWEEN
". There was in his face the palIid
Indifference have seen in the faces OF
those VINO were dying because they
ala not want TO live. The Isolation OF