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The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-10-23
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crowded in filthy novels, it at once becomes clear
that this apparent abundance comes solely from
the fact that the vast majority of the people do
hot consume enough.
1t is natural that this should be so.
Production For Profit Only.
Since the means of production Gland, machin-
cry factories, etc. belong to small number of
persons, who use them to employ others and get
profit off their labour it follows that production
increases as long as profit increases and that it
is arbitrarily stopped when its further increase
would tend to diminish profits In otner words,
the employing class allows production only of as
much as they can sell with profit, and shut off
production as soon their profit OF hope of profit
stops.
That is why the entire economic activity of
society is regulated not by the desire to satisfy
the needs of all, but by the interests of the OWL
ers and their competition in order to keep up
prices, for the strange spectacle OF unemployment
even when there are still urgent needs to be filled
for land uncultivated for the misery and subjec-
ton Of great masses of working people.
Under such circumstances, how would it be-
possible to produce enough for all?
The Workers Must Save Themselvs.
Even to-day, when the Capitalists for their
own salvation have every reason to sacrifice their
own selfish DESIRES their greed, in order to try to
calm the wrath of the people by satisfying the
most urgent needs of the masses, even to-day,
when the most intelligent of the Capitalists cry
aloud the need of increased production, people
are out of work, land is poorly cultivated or not
cultivated at all, labour is wasted on many things
that are useless OF actually harmful to the public,
the better part of the national budget is sunk in
expenditures for war.
Capitalism cannot save the workers, and can
not even save itself.
The workers must save themselves by taking
over the management of production and, in order
to do this, they must take possession of the
machinery of production.
Therefore, there must be revolution
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-10-23

And we too, say "More production"
But we want to know first for whose benefit
it will be and what things we are to produce. And
we want to know, also, why there is not enough
produced for everybody.
Some people say that there cannot be a revolu-
ton because production is insufficient and we
would be in danger of starving to death.
We say there must be revolution, so that we
may be able to produce and put an end to the
chronic sem-starvation of the greater part of the
population.
No one will deny that production, especially of
the things of prime necessity, is insufficient to
satisfy the needs of all. This is a universal and
permanent condition. inevitable under the Capital
ist system, and it can be remedied only by chang
ing the system.
The Waste Of War.
The war, with it's enormous waste of wealth
and labour, brought the scarcity of available pro-
ducts to such point that the Capitalists themsev
es are alarmed over it. realising that the workers
are no longer inclined to resignation. The Capital
lists are now demanding that the situation be saw
ed through the efforts of the workers
But the workers are tired of toiing for others.
They remember that, when they used to submit
meekly to being exploited without limit by the
bosses, they were no better off than they are at
present.
There have never been enough of the good
things of life even in normal times, even when
there was said to be an abundance, even in those
so-called over-production crises which threw the
workers out of work.
The poor, hungry, the ill-clothed, the homeless,
when they see the stores heaped with food and
clothing, when they gaze at the spacious mansions
of the wealthy few, are easily persuaded that
there is an abundance of everything, and that,
if it was shared in common, there would be enough
for ALL
But the fact is that, if you take into account
the countless masses who are insufficiently
nourished, who are clothed in rags and who live
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-10-23
Increased Production

tTransated from "Umanita Nova" by F. A. Blossor
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-12-16

minutes later the captive found him
self locked into a stone cellar. and the
sergeant handed its key TO his wife.
saying:
"You might pass in a jug of water
and a plate Of bread to my catch
through the window; it's got no sash
to 1t. I'll drop around again soon."
The young man In retirement was
pacing about In the dark and annthe-
matizing his OfficlOus captOr when Mrs.
Moore timidly approached the window.
Here's some water and n little
food" she said. 80 you won't suffer-"
and just as she passed the things In
she uttered a shrek and crOuched
down trembling. Two men had sud-
denly appeared. real burglars this
time.
"Oh. sirw whispered the woman
through the cellar window. they may
kill the children! And then there's'all
Tins half yearly pay In the bureau!
Please help me. Here's the key to the
cellar door," and something tinkled on
the floor. Something else then tran
spired. The released captive located
and knocked down and tied hand and
foot the prowler within the house.
Then coming unawares upon the armed
bandit outside he tOppled him over.
rendered him helpless, and seemed to
enjoy the excitement Of It all.
~ am Roscoe Walden and I an en-
gagged to Ethel Wayne" he explained
an hour later 10 the bewildered ser
geant. after the latter had transferred
the two criminals to limbo. "This Is
the first time I have visited their new
home, and | got In surreptitiously 10
place a present on the Christmas tree
as q surptlse to my lady love. don't
want the Wuynes to know I am In
Plympton until after she 6nds It."
There was a rare spice OF adventur-
GUS excitement for pretty Ethel In her
devoted lovers unique experience when
he recIted the same the next morn
ing. And meantime Sergeant Moore
was gaining popularity and the com.
munlty's good will. BY detailing his
heroic act which had ~sIgnallzed Christ.
mas eve In the apprehension Of two
desperate criminals who. but for him,
rnlght have bud the entire town At
their mercy.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-12-16
HOT, DIZZY FEELING
Atlanta Lady's Uncomfortable and
Annoying Condition Relieved,
She Says, by Cardui.

Atlanta, Ga.-Miss Alice Frances
Young, Of % East Alexander Street,
this city, says: after entering wo-
manhood, I suffered so much with
womanly weakness. My back ached.
I would have, at certain times, a hot
feeling that seemed to 60 to my head.
Even my shoulders would hurt, and 1t
made me very dizzy and uncomfort-
able. When the blood would flow to
my head suppose that was what It
was-I would faint and feel 30 weak.
II couldn't do my work. I had q
good position, and this was surely
annoying as well as embarrassing. I
would usually have to go home and
go to bed. l certainly suffered greatly.
II heard Of Cardui, and my mother
bought 1t for me. 1t was the first and
only medicine that yer did me any
good for this trouble"
Dizziness, headache, sideache, back
ache, tired-out feeling and other dis
agreeable symptoms are often signs OF
womanly troubles. Thousands Of wo-
men who formerly suffered from these
and similar ailments have found Car.
dui q very valuable remedy.
Cardui Is composed only Of pure,
vegetable ingredients which have long
been recognized as of medicinal value
in the treatment of many diseases and
disorders peculiar to women.
Take Cardui.
Your druggist sells 1t. = NC-l40
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-12-16
say there's a regular band Of burglars

say there's a regular band of burglars
on the move"
Now two problems of fate were to
work out a strange series of circum-
stances. In the Christmas v events
appertaIning to the red0ubtable SER
geant. The first was that the little
town Jail had burned down the week
previous. The second was that a new
family had moved to town early In De-
cember. comprising the Way%nes--fath-
er, mother. a charming daughter OF
seventeen and three young children.
As Moore passed their place he noted
that II was all dark, the family prob
ably absent at some local entertain
ment, and he caught the echo of a
sound resembling the tipping over OF
a piece of furniture. Then from an
open window q form prOtruded.
Burglars" muttered the sergeant,
and made q dash for the presumable
d~espOiler.
Hold on ~ spoke the latter excited
ly. ITS all right"
"Oh. is it?" purred Moore derislvely.
"What's that?" and he made a grab
at the p%rotrudlng pocket of the young
man.
IF you'll allow me to explain" be-
gan, the latter. II know the people
who live here"
"Oh. yes, very particular friends!
Cordially invited you to break into the
house at any hour Of the night! And
this-a new mufler and a pair of
gloves. Say. you come with me-" and
the sergeant marched his captive from
the spot.
"If you'll only let me explain"
pleaded the young man, but Moore was
deaf. blind to all but duty. Fifteen
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-12-16
HOW'S THIS:

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any ease of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Hall
Catarrh Medicine.
Halls Catarrh Medicine has
been taken by catarrh sufferers
for the past thirty.five years,and
has become known as the most
reliable remedy for catarrh.
Halls, Catarrh Medicine acts
thru the Blood on the Mucuous
surfaces, expelling the Poison
from the Blood and healing the
diseased portions.
After you have taken Halls
Catarrh Medicine for a short
time you will see a great i'm.
provement in your general heal.
tn. Start taking Halls Catarrh
Medicine at once and get rid OF
catarrh. Send fortestimonials, free
q. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o,
Sold by all Druggists, T5cAdv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-12-16

His heart warmed toward this
modest, lonely ge%ntlewoman, who had
devoted so many hours to show her
friendly esteem.
II cannot express how I appreciate
them" he said. and then a quick i'm
pulse swayed him. The letter in his
pocket reminded him Of q vast change
In circumstances and fortune. "They
make me think of hOme." he added In
a tone, of pathetic Renaissance. Miss
Deane, we would know how to ap-
.preclate a home. you and I. wouldn't
we nowT
The fair Indy sighed. A dim blur
Of tears crossed her eyes.
"If had one" continued Willis.
coming closer to her. "would you
share II with mer
There was a sob and Miss peane
wavcred. Willis ienderly claspe,i her
waist. He knew she had given assent
In her shrinking way.
Il have Just received a letter from
the lawyer Of n near relative appris-
ing me Of the fact that ! have been
made his legntee." announced Willis.
n. Is a ane present. Isn't ~ Hut the
best gift Christmas can give me ls
your own dear self"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-12-16
How To he Healthy.

II you would enjoy good health
keep your bowels regular and your
stomach and liver In good working
order. This is easily done by taking
Chamberlaln's Tablets. These tab
let's strengthen the stomach and reg
ulate the liver and bowels. They are
easy to take and mild and gentle In
effect. They only cost a Quarter.-A
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-12-16

WE $3.50 PER
WEEK full time or 75c an hour
spare time selling Guaranteed
Hosiery. Agents making $500
to $4,000 per week. Good hosi-
cry is an absolute necessity, you
can sell it easily and make large
profits. Experience unneces-
sary. EAGLE HOSIERY COM
PANY, DARBY, PA.-adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-12-16
Good Advice.

Take Chamberlain's Tablets rs soon
as you have finished your supper and
they will produce a gentle movement
OF the bowels on the following morn
ing, They will also improve your
digestion and make you feel better
In every way.--.Adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-12-16

DR.. Harding Is hale and hearty and
has use for neither glasses o a zane.
This was the fifth national encamp.
ment he had attended. He "A the
center Of interest among his 60.O0O
comrades who attended the encamp-
ment.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-12-16

The Mirror will send in your sub
scription for any. periodical that y
published, 6
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-12-16

As Christmas approached. however.
the faded. but faithful old eyes
frightened, for. though poor and
humble. her little coterie were gen.
erOus souls and a special purse was
her reward when the Christmas tree
gave up its treasure.
Miss Myrtle Deane had occupied the
best room In the house for over three
years. She lived on an annuity of
limited volume. and although twenty
eight, retained much Of the freshness
and charm Of glrlhood.
Reuben Willis. thirty. and a bache-
Tor, a silent. retiring man. filled a
subordinate position In a bank, and.
1t was said. came of a once wealthy
family and his actions showed his
good breeding.
"It's bound to be a match" proph-
esied Mrs. Mayhem, q widow board
er.
"If they only weren't too poor to
think of It," suggested Mr.. Bascom.
who was coarse and practical.
Everybody in the boarding house
took part In the preparations for and
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-12-16

to his room, but it was Of no avail.
There was vast chattering and jol-
lily as after breakfast next morning
there was an adjournment to the sit.
ting room. The master of cere-
monies, Bascom's eyes twinkled as
one after another the stockings were
apportioned, for he was a practical
Joker. Willis noted that his stocking
was bulgiDg and heavy. He peer
ed within it. then showed a lump of
coal and a raw potato.
Somehow his heart was chilled.
Trivial as was the incident, 1t came
like a direct blow in the face. Was
the cratic donation a slurring re-
hinder of his poverty2 All at once
the %barrenness Of his lonely life over
came him in full force. He went up
to his room glOOmily.
A servant knocked at the door and
handed him a letter. Mechanically he
opened it and then sprang to his feet.
white to the lips and %quivering all
over. He stood like one In a maze.
There was a second timid summons
at the door. Willis opened 1t to face
Miss Deane. a parcel In her hand. :
"Will you please step into the hail."
abe fluttered. and he thought how
lovely she looked in her fresh, dainty
morning dress.
"Mr. Willis, I hope the practical
Jokes of Mr.. Basc0m have not been
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-12-16

one looked forward to by the
doughty sergeant. for It was upon that
occasion that his conscience al
lowed him to accept little marks Of
appreciation.
"Hey, there, sergeant" generally
prefaced the bestOwal of something In
the shape oF a gift.
ITS duty / have to attend to all
night long" hestOld his wife. "They
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-12-16

the celebration Of
Christmas. The
tree was trimmed
and the packages
Of mutual presents
piled about its
base. Then Bas-
com started a Wig
o propaganda
In favor of each
person hanging
their stocking In
front of the fire.
place. Miss e a
grew rosy at the
suggestion and Will
lis tried to escape
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-12-16
For Gray, Streaked, Fad
ed and Worried Hair

dianapolis.-Dr. George T.. Hard
Ing, seventy-six years old. father OF
Senator Harding, came here from
Marion to attend the National q. A.. X;
encampment. He is the surgeon gen
eral of the Ohio Department Of the
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-12-16

A Christmas I
"Bmglmg''
Copyright
D, sAlpEF EsTELLE BALcoM

f1E nIgnt.Wd tcHtiIdU NJ
Plympton. possessed Of
q due sense Of his Inn
pOrtance. was called
Sergeant" Moore. He
had become aware
that the distinctive
title was one In gen.
eral vogue with metro
pOlitan police systems
and he was proud Of
the designation.
The day preceding
Christmas was ALWAYS
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-12-16

A Rnktthr
Knu1atur
HT.B.ALDERsoN
sseseesssss
tcopyright)

OVERLY and path0s.
gentility and blighted
hopes. aspirations and
hidden emotions - all
these played a part In
the dull experience Of
the odd ten people who
had lived year In and
e out at Mrs.
r b o d a Markham's
city boarding house.
Its proprietress was
a gOod-hearted woman,
but the constant grind
had worn her ont.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-12-16
Money to Loan

Money to Loan
N. ]. CRAIG HAS SOME
MONEY THAT HE DESIRES
TO LOAN ON GOOD, I'M
PROVED r IN ETH
Err WRIGHT OR DOUGLAS
COUNTIES. N. J. CRAIG
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-12-16
COL. ROY DENNIS, Au~ctioneer.
Breeder Of Pure-Bred ,Duroc Jer-

$50. zoe. 90 written in the month Of May
And still the wise ones come gu way
Been paying p%rofteers' prices for awful
poor dope; ~
They will oil find wisdom's way, wehope
A. @. Barton, Secretary Farmers Nut
ual Fire Ins. Co., Mountain Grove, Mo.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-19
Applied Christianity.

The late Archdeacon Madden Of Liv.
erpool used TO relate how on one ocea
sion he separated two women, one a
Roman Catholic and n a Protestant.
who were fighting in the street. After
ward he asked the latter. whom he
knew. how she. az q processing Chris.
tian, could justify her behavior. to
which she replied:
well. sir. ] was only obeying you.
! have often heard you say Fight the
good fight? That other woman came
into my house and she saw n picture
OF you on the mantlepiece. That's no
priest said she. Nor no parson.
neither! He's only an old quack.' DO
you think l could stand that. sir? No
Touch not the Lords anointed"
says. and | ups with my fists and I hits
her!"-London Post.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-19
Queer Plant.

"Tul-TuI," as the natives call IL, Is
the wonderful vegetable plant In
the world.
Ii grows on certain South Pacific
islands and In appearance Is like d
giant turnip, but blood-red In color.
TO the white man, It Is a very tough
and tasteless vegetable. To the Ia
byes. however, II is a main item OF
their diet. They cook II and mix IL
with their coconut and breadfruit, for
II is supposed TO be very nOurishlng.
They cultivate the plant In a rough
sort OF fashion in large bitches or
swamps.
It's most peculiar feature is hat It
has TO be fed, and for this purpose the
native children go over the island col
lecting all decayed vegetable matter,
This is soaked In plenty of salt water
and is then taken In armfuls to the
plants and put In the center OF the leaf.
stems OF on the short, thick stem from
which the leaves spread d on every
side.
Slowly. but surely. the decayed mat
ter disappears. the leaves stifen and
spread out erect-signs, apparently,
that the plant has dlned heartily, for
II really Is a case of feeding a plant.
There lis no opening Of the stem or
leaves: the food Is slowly and gradu-
ally absorbed in a silent and wonder.
fuI manHeT.-Boston Post.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-19
PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE
Small Town People Had a Great Idea,
but Il Was Disappointing to
the Drummer"

A commercial traveller arrived for
the first time at a small country town
one evening. Early next morning he
was awakened by a great blowing OF
whistles. steam sirens, hnzZers. etc.
Rejoicing In the thought Of doing a
lot Of business. he asked the hotel pro
prietor later on:
"This Is quite q manufacturing
town. isn't it,"
"Oh, yes; we're pretty busy" was
the proud reply.
"What kind of factories have youT'
"Well"-this time more slowly
flour principally"
"Oaly fiourp"
eyes. that's all as yet. But u flour
mills a good One"
.'Rut I heard at least q dozen whis-
ties going this morning"
"You did" agreed the proprietor,
dropping his voice. conffdentialiy, 'but
they are ali AT the -four mill. You see,
we got the whistles we should want FOR
the factories We are going 10 have, and
put them In ~ make the town sound
more lively. Quite 'citfed.' Amt itY'
London Answers.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-19
SPOOK IS HUNGRY
"Hant' Makes Announcement,
but Can't Be Located.
Providence (Rhode isiand) Citizens
Have a Real Sensation in "Mani-
festatisns" Which Have BAT.
fed Eluoidation.

Residents Of Pond street. In Provi.
house at POT. they assert, is undoubt-
eddy haunted"
For a week manifestations have
been going on there, and when IL came
10 the point where the cellar was
jammed full OF curious people and
a line was waiting out through the
yard into the street. the police took
hold. Tenants said they would owe
II they could only find a place TO
to, and both up and down the street
jewellers said If someone did not do
something pretty oon they would
think of moving.
Ii all came about through a strange
voice" which, the n~eighbors say, EN-
anates from the cellar. A week ago,
quoting one of the Pond Streeters, u
startled by the voice saying: "Give
me something to eat. In starving"
The tenant upset his coal s~cuttle,
but was not nervous about IL. He did
not want to worry the other tenants
SO he said nothing until someone else,
entering the cellar, heard distinctly:
stake M out o. here"
There was q consultation tenants
laughed when they looked at each 9TH
err, bur they listened when they passed
the cellar stairs. A nelghborlng mar
ketman was called into consultation
He went downstairs ITO be shown"
and with amazing promptness an eerie
voice from behind the confines Of the
cellar announced: 81 know you you're
the butcher"
Comparison of notes led to the OBJ
servations that the voice was heard
most frequently al II moor and at .
a. IN. Noises In the night and the re-
port that a gas range jazzed across
the kitchen floor and back have all
been orally chronicled to prove that
there is something the matter.
Patrolman Mclaughlin, the man on
the beat, was called In. He heard
noises and went In the second day.
Then he took the matter up with Cap
tain Higgins. They went down in the
cellar together, explored the walls for
oipe ends, but found no improvised
speaking tubes. They looked the house
over outside and discovered no rosin-
coated irvine attached to II, a. jlve-
line telephones are sometimes contriv-
ed, and then they shook their heads.
Between thirty and forty persons at
a time visited the cellar each day.
hoping TO obtain direct evidence of the
manifestations" Everybody who
went away after waiting I'm vain heard
meanings but, Of course, had not ex-
pected anything ineligible from the
haunted" house with such a dig
crowd on hand.-Boston Herald.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-19
-ses.Ine tho Bounds" by Air.

Port Melbourne has improved on the
ancient British custom Of beating the
bounds" Of a municipality. Instead
Of a solemn peregrination. the mayor
Councillor Page. and a colleague few
over Port Melbourne in an alrplane
and then visited South Melbourne
Whether this airy way Of performing
n solemn duty will be the aus OF
civic revolution has yet to be deter
mined and the fact that the inspection
was made on a Sunday may bring
down more wrath. There Is Of course
a distinct advantage In viewing rutty
roads from the air. but Port Mel.
bourne has no reason to fear a more
minute inspection OF her highways
and byways.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-19
No, like Other Taxpayers.

Good morning, madam I've caiIed
about the qnarter's rates"
40 spoke the rate collector ingrstt
atinsly,
The lady OF the house eyed him
coolly. She had the money ready.
Good morning." she replied, aInia-
bly,, "but i can't say I'm exactly glad
10 see You"
'"Then that's where you differ from
most Of EN-" retorted the visitor. "A
lot of them Ike me 80 much that they
nearly always ask me To call again =
London Tit-Bits.