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The Riches of Love.
Talk nhoul 110\'crty-nothln' , It 1Ccm ,
ltkh . 11m I ever , with lo\ + ! It/Ill / the dreams
Who with mv wClllth In the world can
cbmlll\rt.
IUch In the glory ot .TcllnY'1I gold hair
J-I".ulltltul , el..wn."tn'lImllll hair , that 1
hold ,
Tn the hands ot me , IlIssllli nllll lovIng
Its gold !
Talk about poverty ! IJr'htht the nun
siren run ,
'fAke the wUI'ld'H richeR ulIII give ml
hlvo's dt'C'ntntl- ,
Drlo\m In the dark skies and dreams In
the fair ,
The light , the bravo splendor ot JennY'H
Kohl hnlr
Earth bath Its millions , hut : 1I0thln' IIIte ,
thlll-
The beautiful hair chose gold ringlets 1
kiss
There III no poverty ! Give me , dear God ,
Not the gold harvests that color the sod ) :
Not the worh ) ' " breath , ovcr fltz' oceans
blown ,
Rut the reel lips ot Jenny that lean to
my own !
And even In deAth just n Joy like to
t h is-
lIer gold hair to shadow mc , sweet with
10vo'II ; kiss !
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Items of Interest Gathered from Many
Sourcea.
It Is report that 238 manufacturing -
Ing concerns In various parts or the
country have withdrawn from the Parry .
ry association
The members ot the police force oC
AlleGund , Norway . asked the town
board for nn increase of salary and on
being ; refused they fltrllclt.
The deCent of the Initiative and ret
I"ronlillm " nmcndmcnls In Missouri \ Ilt
the recent election caused universal
regret ! In organized : labor circles
It. should he the aim of every union
ember ns well as every sympathizer )
with our great cause : to be helpflll In
every way to extend the beneficent influence .
flucnco of the labor ' '
IH'esB.-B Samuel
Gompcrs ;
An organization to ho known as the
National child labor committee was
recently formed In New Yorl 'rllC
names of several promInent perSOI11 !
appear In the list oC those who arc interested .
terested In the new orgnnlzatlon.
President Theodore ShntTer of the
Amalgamated Association IC Iron , I
Steel and Tin Workers said he will not
bo n candidate for ro . election . He do-
dared , however , ho Is nol heing driven
out President Shatter II ; nn Mtplrnnt
tOl' the position ) or cOli 'nlssIOlHZ' of
Jl\hor.
Following . close on the announcement '
mont that Gov . Peabody ) \ 'as to with.
draw from the contest Ear governor
ot the Western Federation of Minors
baR called off the strJl\Cs III Telluride
and Ophlr. In all likelihood the same
action will bo taken III Every ! mlnlllE
camp In the state.
The fact cnnnot be overlooked that
there Is n movement In progress tending .
Ing to strengthen the fraternal rela.
t\lns \ of workmen all over the world , n '
general onward and upward mo\e.
meat of unionists being clearly exhibited .
ited \ everywhere.-By Bans Fehllnger ,
Orgonizer : for Australia.
"Thero Is no better friend to true
lHlfllWB5 than the trade union. Busi
ness In Its real sense , Is not to set
wheels to turning ! md cause the smoke
to ascend from the factory chimneys ,
bat to find R. market.for the products
of brain and brawn.-W. D. Mahon ,
president of the Amalgamated Asso-
ciation of Street and Electric Rnll.
way Employes at America.
Plttsburg gets the convention or the
American Federation of Labor for
1905. Invitations were extended by
St. Louis and a. few minor cities , but
the activity of the union leaders at
PlttRburg won. And at that eastern
industrial center the trades unIons
command great attention and it Is 13x-
pected that the convention air will
teem with lntlrut.
Alter III montba' trill of th" "OI' 1\
11M' " p.1t , ' 14"51' by the cbI'
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'ago gmployers' association the Cole-
Davis Shoe company ( \ has withdrawn
from the hoot and Shoe \tlll1ufactur. :
CI'S' association and signed t1 closed :
shop reement with the Boot :11111
Shoe \\'orkers' ullion. l : dwarM. \ . ,
Cole , president of the compuny , salll
that he had taken the step fur busi-
nes ! : ! reasons , because he had found
out that Il paid to have the union
stamp.
Tim union minors In the employ of
the various commercIal coal operators -
tors In hirininghani Ala have received -
ed an advance of five cents n ton for
mining coal stud a corresponding nd ,
vance In the price of day labor This
means that the cost of mining coal
has increased nearly nine cenls The
Increnso was haled on the fact that
Iron Is selling lit more than $10,50 a
ton. All coal ruining contracts In this
district : are on a sliding scale , based
on thc price or Iron.
'rho National fotl\1I1ers \ association
has adopted a policy for dealing with
organized labor which may bring on
trollhlo It declares for the removal
ofoll , unionist restrictions on Indh'Idll'
al olltPllt. The associatIon's convention .
tlon lit Cincinnati , however , also
adopted a resolution announcing con-
tlnlled belief In the 1ll'Inciplo of and
lratlon and dlsappro"1I1 of strikes or
lockouts , 111111 Instructed Its officers
and administrative council to favor
arbitration with enipluycs , either sing-
ly I or collocllv'I
'rhe twent.foul'th annual convention
of time American Federation ( of Labor
, vas one of the longest and most
strenuous In the ' ' of the '
history O'gll11l-
zatlon. It . began its deliberations on
the morning of Nov. 14 and did not
mel until X"O\ 2f. 'rhe convention
\111 go on record ns having passed
IIIOn some of the most important
IIIl'Sllons lint It has ever been Its
Iuty to 11I8CIISS It assistance to the
strikers of Fall River , \tass . will go
down In the history of unionists as
one of the many humane acts for
which the national body Is respon-
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With the opening of the plate mill
the Illinois Steel company announced
an equalization of the wages of em-
ployes.V. [ , , S. Shields , superintend-
3nl of the plant at South Chicago
posted notices which mean a complete
° eadjllstmeut of the wages palll the
) OU men of the plate ) ml1l. According
' 0 the outline of the equalization plan
Jltl1led workmen , ns heaters ; and turn-
rs , who received from $8 to $10 a
la ' , will receive a reduction of from
> 2 to $3 each , the men receiving $1.-10
\111 get $1.80 , the U,50 men will get
,2 , and the $1.85 men will receive
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2,20. .
All arrangements have at last been
erfected for the amalgamation of the
: ntcrllatlullul association of machin-
'sts ' and the allied metal mechanics.
The agreement to ,01lll111al , the
two organizations was made In New
York city the other day One of the ,
points of dltTerence In the way or time I
\ \1IIt\lgnnmtlon the name of the
low organlzntlon. Representatives of
' : Ilthor bOdy contended that when the
consolidation was effected It should be
alled after their organlzntlon. The
mechanics yielded , and all other
points being settled , the amalgama-
tlon will take place In the near future.
rt will be called the International as-
wclnUon of nmaclmitlists
The following organizations , having
' 10 individual label have adopted the
'Jllicla.1 label oI : the American Federation .
tlon of Labor : Artificial Limb Makers ,
Costumers , Badge and Lodge Paraphernalia .
phernalla Workers , Baking Powder
Workers , Soda and Mineral Water :
Dottlen , Cigarette Paper Workers ,
Coffee and Spice Workora Cloth
S on > ; err and Rflnnlfthor:5. : DIIlt11hsrJI
and : . RectlAors1 $ Sedlalue Wgfkln
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Horse Shoe Nail Workers , Neckwear
Cutters and Makers , 'Oyster Workers ,
Photographic Supply ) Workers , Salt
Worlccrs , Soap Workers , Soda and
Mineral Workers , Starch Workers ; ,
Suspender , Makers , Umbrella Makers ,
Wine and Liquor Worltcl's.
Among the unions represented by
dtlegates with voting power In the
recent convention of the American
Federation ot Labor were the following .
lng , which arc seldolll mentioned :
Four locals of the Unc1crlaltol'f Union , !
one having two votes : two locals of I
bookkeepers , both represented hy
wOlllen : Barber Shop Porters and '
Bath House Attendants , ono local cf
Cemetery Employes , one local of Firemen .
men , the 1\tl1kers' Protective Union ,
Newsboys and Route Carriers' Union ,
Ordnance \hm's : Union , Paste l\Ialtcrs ,
Union , Oyster Worltcrs' Union , Fish
Cleanel's' Union , five locals of the Agricultural .
rlcultural Worlters' Union , the Coffee
Selecters' UnIon.
The Commercial Telegrophers' union
or America has removed Its headquar
tern to Chicago , and now occupies a
suite or rooms on the firth floor of the
Manon building. To increase the mem-
hershlp or the organization the initiation .
tlon fee has been lowered to $1.75
until Jnn. 1. Circular letters . giving
the alms and objects of the organization .
tlon , together with reforms In the service .
vice It hopes to bring about , have
heen sent to nil commercial tClegra'
pliers In the countr ' br International
President S. . / . Smnll. Among the
reforms desired Is a more equitable
arrangement of hours and salaries of
mnnngers and operators or offices of
the second and thIrd class.
That the "closed ship" Is Illegal was
decided by the justices of the appellate
division of the New York Supreme
Court , silting In Brooklyn A contract
entered Into between the firm of Mor-
ris Cohn & Sons and the Protective
Coat Tailors and Pressen Local No
lifi of the United Garment Workers of
Ammerica whereby the firm was pro'
hlhlted from employing labor not belonging .
longing to the local and also from e n-
' ' member of the union
ployimmg even a
unless such memhel' held a card
signed by time business agent of the
local , was declared by the court to bo
contrary to public policy . PresIding
Justice Hirschberg wrote the court's
opinion. Justice Bartlett dissented
Before the adjournment of the
trnns.l\lisslsbllipl congress , which met
In St. Louis a few days ago , the following .
lowing resolution on labor and capital
\ \ as adopted : 'We favor unIon labor
and the combination of capital as the
proper means to advance the public )
good , hut we condemn any act of com-
blued labor 01' capItal that in any sway
abridges the natural rights of man
We recommen the enforcement : of
the Sherman act of 1890 , and to that
end urge congress to pass an amend-
ment to that act malting : it the duty
of the United States district attorneys
to prosecute all unions of labor 01'
capital wherever evidence making a
prima facie case of a breach of the
terms of the act are presented. And
we recommend the appointment ot a
special commission br congress to investigate -
vestigate the arbitration laws of New
Zealand and other countries which
may have such laws "
In an appeal Issued to the public ,
rind organized labor In particular , by ,
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the Pennsylvania Blue Label league to
aid : In the work of stlmlllating the
demand for union made cigars , the
statement Is made that In that state
there arc at least IiOOO children em-
ployed In the manufacture of nonunion -
union cigars. These children operate
machines , which turn out Immense
quantities of cheap cigars , which flood
the markets and are sold In direct
competition with the products of factories -
tories that employ adult lubor. Tine
child workers are paid n mere pit-
tance. and the result Is their employers .
ers arc able to place their goods on
the mark at a much lower figure
than can the manufacturer employing
men and women who work for the
union scale ot wages. The cigar-
markers' organization are committed
to the work ot ridding the country ot
child labor. They believe that by nsl'
tatlnc t ' the IUe of union nude IQOlll : ;
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Men that were raised on New England .
land farms line memorIes of great .
fat hogs that for months before slaughter ' I
ter were unable to stand on their
hind legs The writer has seen hogs '
that weighed almost GOO pounds that
before slaughter had to move around
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011 their Im a belies as 011 n pivot. They " "
ate and slept In the same place , turn- ,
lug one way to eat amid the other to
sleep 'rhelr owners thought It 110th.
Ing unusual , they only saId : "The hog
has become so fat he can't stand up "
Yet with more light on the situation
we know that It was not n case of fatness . - ,
ness only , but a case of the constant
feeding of corn and slop , out of whIch ,
the animal could not manufacture any
hone or muscles that would sustain
his weight. In those days the food
or SlIch hogs was corn as largely as it
Is now. Had those animals received a
ration composed or ground oats , skim
milk and such nitrogen supplying
foods they would have had a hone-and.
muscle that would have carried about
any weight. The same results come
from the same I causes now , hut It Is I
not so apparent , nf the hogs arc mar I
Iteled at haIr the weight they were In j
the clays mentioned. No man should !
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feed n corn diet exclusively to his , - j
hogs.-Farmers' Review.
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Mulching for the Orchard.
At the Michigan Hortlcultllral Society . I
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clety meeting W. .1. Green discussed
this subject , and his advice was as
follows : "When the orchard Is young
probably more material can be grown
on the entire area than will be need- .
ed , but as the archnrd grows the . . '
quantity needed will be Increused. ,
Finally little can be grown because of
the shade : in other words , mulching
material must be brought from other
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In growing ! an orchard by the usual
method of cultIvation with catch
crops , the first outlay , and nil cost of
producing the crop , and at the same
lime cultivating the orchard for ten .
rears , can , under favorable conditions , .
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he got out of the sale of crops pro-
laced : but If much extra fertilizIng
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Is done the crops will have to be such I
as bring the highest price with least j
drain on the soil- Doubtless a lmeav- I
lIy mulched orchard suffers less from
changes of tempemture and varia-
tion of rainfall than one unmulched. _
An orchard with n store of plant food
constantly increasing thelosoll Is like
a. man with a life Insurance In a sol
vent compan " .
Do We Believe It ?
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It Is an old saying that the bull Is
"hair the herd. ] " Do we really believe
It ? Plenty of men , according to Prof.
1'rases of Illinois , will pay $300 or
$400 for a good registered cow , yet ri
the owner will not pay more than
$200 for It sire to head time same herd. I
Does not that fact show that but few 1
men value the sire as highly as they .
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a year , while he Is the sire of many. -
It often takes a statement like this to
show us what we really do believe. .
The most famous and successful .
breeders have always paid their highest -
est money for sires , rather than dams , ' .
with nil breeds of domestic animals. . . . . .
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Keeping Cows to Capacity.
Il Is a matter of the greatest dim-
culty to get a cow hack to her flow
of milk when It has once been permitted . ( J
milled to shrlnlt. From the lime she
becomes fresh unUJ she has been In
milk nIne or ten months , the daIry
cow should be kept up to her full ca- . . .
pac1ty. ThIs Is especially Important 'I
with young heifers. The girt or con. ,1Ii
tlnuance II ! ! 11 valuable girt In , a cow , ' . . . "JIj
and to II.cl1ulro < it , idle must be trained
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