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The Rainbow Gold.
"I wnnled ! < < 1 to brlllg you 8011I0 gold ; ' ho
1111111 ,
\Vllh u lIullh on hIs warm little cheek ,
rose . rwl ,
AntI n. I'IhaJeo ' of hIs tresses ! ' ! BIIIII1) ,
I "Bofore the raInbow hntI faded u wuy.
, 1 climbed III the tOIl of the hilt tu . dtt ) ,
' 1'0 dig ! for the pot IIC money
"I purled the gr/llllc/l / that grew on the
knoll :
And dug nu 41 dug rHwh It deep , deep ) 1\1')0 ) ,
Dul I wish I lilY hundA were strollger
I'm sure that time rainbow touched tine
ground
Just there and 1 mlghl have found
The gold If I'dVallNI 10llgor
"Bul 1 grow /10 hired and hot pretty fill/In.
That when all time bes were rInging
for noon ,
I gave liP trying to find It
I on'l much think after ull- o you"
' ' toted ! 110 qllilo
The story they to d IIIU can
true :
But , please , oh . please , not to mind 1t1 I
"IraI' look what 1 gathered and brought
You Jnslun . "
With u dimple In ouch round cheek , ho
said :
"I think they are just us IIllIl'llllld-
A posy nil big 1111 lily hund woulll hold ,
or huttercups shilling lUll ] yellow Ul gbIi !
'I'lmt grew where hue rulllllow en ed , "
lIe poured the guy blossoms out over
mv knee ,
And lifted a pair oC red lips to me ,
With It kiss ) that was sweeter titan
honey :
And never wan treasure 80 fair h1 111)
sight ,
Nor would 1 give OliO of his hullorclJls )
bright ,
For It pot running over with money !
-1\largl1t'et JOhIlS011.
. . NEWS OF THE LABOR WORLD.
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j Items of Interest Gathered from Many
I Sources.
Thomas Neal of Chicago was reelected -
I elected treasurer of the United Broth. ,
I erhoo of Carpenters and Joiners by
nccll1mn tlon.
A State Federation of Labor has
been organized In Utah , and efforts
are to be made thoroughly to organize
the workmen In that territory
ii ! The tell leading laundries of Toledo -
lello , Ohio , have declared "opon shop , "
and as 1reslllt 200 men and girls
i belonging to the Laundry 'Vorltcrs'
union are on \1. \ strike
. The 1\10nonguhelll works of the
American Sheet and Tinplate company -
pany have resumed operations , givIng
employment to a large number of
men.
Efforts to bring about peace between -
tWCOI the cotton manufacturers ann
I their' employes were given a slight
setback when 1,200 striking weavers
held a mass meeting and by a unanimous -
mO\1I3 vote decided not to return ! to
worlc.
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. At its recent convention the "Tor.-
ingmen's Federation of the state of
Now York decided to send a committee -
tee to wait on President Roosevelt
and urge him to appoint William S.
Waullb or Rochester , N. y" , us the
successor of Carroll D. Wright.
I The paper mill (1mplo'es of the Fox
. . River Valley district In Wisconsin
I , have sought aid from the State Fed-
oration of Labor In a plan to purchase
' ' and operate a mill on the co-poraiive
plan. The union workers In the
"trust" paper mills have been locked ,
out for several months.
The Chicago Sausage 1\1altcrs' union ,
comprising 1,000 members , which recently .
cently seceded from the Butcher
Worltmcn's union , has decided to return -
turn to the parent bed ' . At a meeting
. a vote was taken in favor of keeping
within the fold of the organization of
I which Michael Donnell is president.
Correspondents in The Telegrapher ,
the official organ of the Order of Railroad -
Toad Telegraphers , suggest that a' '
general demand for a $2 11 day minim .
mum rate of wages east of the Mississippi .
slppl river , and $2,50 a dar minimum
west at that stream , bo adopted for
aU telegraphers , agents and levermen.
One of the newest International
unions to show raplll growth Is the
Brotherhood of Foundry Emplo'es.
Jurisdiction has been granted this organization .
ganlzation over the chippers } , cupola
tenders , grinders , mill men , handy
men and helpers. Chicago has a large
quota and they are enthusiastic union
members.
Employes of the Summitt ( Ind. )
mIne , to the number of 150 , struck
because the miners were not permitted -
milled to select their own 'bulldles , "
or fellow-workmen. Three mines of
the Island Valley Coal company are
shut down because of the company's
refusal to give the night firemen an
elght.hour day.
After a struggle which has lasted
nearly four months and cost the organization .
ganlzntlon $50,000 , the Amalgamated
'Yond worl\ rs' union of Chicago has
given up Its fight against the Furnt-
tare 1\lanufncturers' Ilssoclatlon. Prac-
Ucally all of time 1,800 men Involved
are back at work without having oh-
tanned any written contract with the
employers
The United Typothetao of America ,
the organization of the employing
printers of the country , at Its convention -
tlon recently , threw down the gauntlet
to the union printers by the adoption
of resolutions "That the United Typo-
thetao of America declares that It Is
opposed to any reduction of the fifty'
four hour weel\ \ : and "that the United
'l'ypothetae or America will resist any
attempt on the part of the International -
tlonal Typographical Union to reduce
the presemlt hours of labor. "
All time subpoenas In the Injunction
proceedings brought by the 1\Illcbeth.
Evans Glass company against its
striking emplo'es at Elwood , Ind" ,
have been served , Nineteen strikers
were summoned to appear before
Judge Allen In time United States circuit -
cllit court , Indianapolis , to show cause
why the temporary restraining order
prohibiting them from Interfering In
any way in the operation of the Mac :
hoth.Evans factory , should not be
made permanent.
The "readjustment" at the Joliet
plant of the United States Steel corporation -
lloratlon has resulted In a sensational
reduction of wages. Nearly all of the
-1,000 mon employed at the big plant
are affected , and in many cases the
decrease amounts to 50 per cent. The
tonnage system has been eliminated
and all have been placed on a fiat sal-
ary rate. The anger of hundreds of
the sltllled hands Is at white heat , although -
though many have remained at their
posts , with the Intention of submitting
until niter election.
1fforts tn hrln ! bout closer n1H.
u _ _ _ . . _ _ _ _ _ -0 " _ _ "W . _ . . . . . .
ante between the prInters and the
commercial telegra lhers' unions have
met with fair success during the conventions .
ventlons of the past summer. Now
the railroad and commercial telegra-
phers' organizations are talltng ! negotiations -
Uatlons so that a close affiliation may
result. The reports in the Commercial -
cla.1 Telegraphers' Journal , 0. very
bright paper , predict a meeting lllter
at which an agreement between the
tvo unions of wire clickers will bo
made.
The Structural Building Trades Alliance -
lInnce , composed of the principal industries .
dustrles in the building trades unions ,
Is designed to regulate the organized
building trades as to bring about harmony -
mon ' between employers and workmen .
men throughout that Industry , to encourage -
courage the Investment of capital In
the structural operations , to substi-
tute arbitration for strikes and lock-
outs , and to make impossible anywhere -
where such a sItuation as has existed
until of late In the building trades In
New York city.
A wonderfully Interesting value of
800 pages Is 0. report of the census
bureau dealing with the occupations
of the people of the United States. It
shows that in 303 specified occupa-
tions there are employed In tl1..1
United States 29,073,233 persons , of
whom 10,381,765 are engaged In l\grl. \
cultural pursuits , 1,253,538 In profes-
sional service , 4,766,904 In trade and
transportation and 7.085,309 In manufacturing -
facturlng and mechanical pursuits
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In the professional service there are\ \
more teachers than physicians , more
physicians tlllln lawyers , and more
lawyers than clergymen.
The lowest wages in Germany pre
vail In the purely \ agricultural districts
In the eastern provinces adjoining
Russia The hIghest wages are palll
In the German seaports and in the
Industrial centers. The hours of labor .
bar are never less than ten a day , and
are frequently : twelve. "When It is
horne 111 mind that the necessaries of
life , lllcc meats and breadstuffs are
as hIgh Ilnd even higher than in the
United States , and that rents of
houses are nearly if not quite as high ,
the wages of unskilled laborers seem
very low to an American , " says United
States Consul Guenther , who is sta-
tioned at Frankfort , Germany.
"Do you want the eight-hour day. "
That is the question now agitating the
printers under the jurisdiction of the
International Typographical union ,
The membership all over North
America Is voting on the question of
indorsing the plan to Inaugurate time
eIght-hour day in the book and job
offices of the country on Jan 1 , 1906
Reports receIved at the headquarters
of the parent body In Indianapolis
Indicate that nearly 200 chapels In
New York and Chicago have indorsed
the measure , and the local unions
have been Instructed to take a refer-
endum vote , completing the vote not
later than Oct. 21 , and sending the
result to the International officers be
fore the expiration of the month.
The seml.annual report of the
Brotherhood of Painters , Decorators
and Paperhangers has' just been sent
out to time local unions : : from headquarters .
quarters at Lafayette , Inll. Whllo the
decreased activity in the Imillling industry -
dustry during the : year has resulted
In a loss of membership of building
trades organizations , the brotherhood
is an exception. In the six months
covered by the report 7 , < 112 new mem-
ber's were added to the roll and 4,24
were reinstated , a total Increase of
11,656. During this period , however ,
10,154 members were suspended , making .
Ing the net Increase in membership
1,502. Charters were issued to fifty-
one new local unions. According to
the financial statement the balance
on hand Jan. 1 , 1904 , was $18,977.04 ,
and the receipts for the six months
amounted to $75,195,32 and the expen-
ditures to $81,867.06 , leaving a balance
In the treasury of 1230530. The
death and disability claims paid for
the six months aggregated $21,925 ,
and the total amount paid by the
brotherhood from March , 1887 ,
amounted to $179,075.15.
James O'Connell , president of the
International Association of Machin-
ists , sends out a warning to local
unions to be careful in their selection
of officers , because of the detective
system through which employers are
seeking to destroy the organization
He says : "I know of no organization
that has been so infested with spies
and spotters as the International Association -
sociation of Machinists has been , and
is at the present time. Why our employers .
ployers shoulll be so persistent in
their efforts to employ so-called detectives -
tlves to secretly report the business
at : our association Is beyond my com-
prehension. Machinists are employed
by several detective associations with
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the understanding that they must
hold membership in our association.
They are advised to go into our local
lodges , make themselves active In timework
work of the local , and whenever possible -
slblo secure appointment or election
to the position of recording or financial .
cial secretary , or president-record.
Ing secretary being preferred-in order .
del' that they might be in 0. position
to secure all correspondence between
the local and grand lodges I take
this opportunity of warning our membership -
bershlp against the policy of selecting
those with whom you are not thoroughly
oughly familiar and acquainted to fill
the official chairs in the local lodges.
I have every regard for the traveling
brother , but believe that the officers
should be chosen from the llermanent
residents In the locality where the
lodge 1s 1n existence "
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HOLDS AN AMERICAN DEGREE
Leader of ChInese Rebels Educated .
In United States JJl
Letters received from Roy S. Anderson . .
derson , son of Dr. David L. Anderson , '
the well known Methodist missionary
to China , who now hollla the chair of
English In Soochow university , See
chow , China , states that great tin-
easiness Is felt over the recent Boxer
disturbances in the province of
Kwangsi , where the rebels are being _ A :
led by Sun Vun , a Chinaman who was
educated In America , holding an M. D.
degree from an American unlverslt . .
1\11' Anderson writes :
"We are all In a stir out here In the
Orient over the war and the recent
disturbances in the province of
Kwangsi. The Chinese In that province -
Ince have rebelled against the govern- _
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ment troops , and the government
troops have surrendered right along
voluntarily-so it goes In China. Here
Is a Chinese proverb : 'I am a soldier
when I am a soldier and I am a rob-
ber when I 11m not a soldier ' This is
the literal translation which , of
course , seems crude , ret : you can tell
what I am driving at.
"Tho rebels are being led by Sun
' \ un , a returned student from the
United States. He received the degree
gree of M ' . D. while in the states. He
was called to Kwangsi about three
weeks ago , and the rebels elected him
their leader by a unanimous vote. I
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really don't know what the outcome
of it will be , but It seems now to be
affecting a good many parts of China
that seem to be 'raw.Atlanta Con-
stitution.
Had Laugh on Lawye
Our celestial friends arc quiet and
undemonstrative , but they often hit
something besides the pipe , remarks
the Boston Bud et.
In one of our courts not long since
a Chinaman was on the witness stand ,
and the lawyer who was examining
him said :
"Who was with you when you made
this visit ? "
"Sam Sing , " replied the heathen . . . . , ; . ,
Chineo with 0. smile that was childlike"
and blllnll. 1 ,
"Where Is he to be found now ? " was
the next question.
"Light here , " was the answer. "Me
am Sam Sing. "
The man of law hall forgotten the
name of the witness , and there was 0.
general titter at his failure of mem-
ory , which he good nature Illy joined In
himself.
Rage for Colored Footwear.
'fhe rage for color has certainly
grown much of late. Wiry , a few
years ago we should have positively
shuddered Ilt the Idea of wearing
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bright colored hose and shoes , even
with evening toilets , but now for such
occasions we may fairly revel in the . " .
choice of "chaussure , " emerald green , - - - (
pale blue and bright red being all per- \ ;
mlsslble. Of the bad effects of dyed . I
stockings on the feet one hears noth- :
lug , yet I know In many cases they {
are productive of distinctly unpleas- xII
ant effects , and even black stockings
arc always safer If having white feet.
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