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TEMPERANCE. , The Itnniseller's Prey. ; The rumseUer stands at his counter and deals Out his thief of the brain, and through it he steals - From his victims the strength of their reason and will; And while they can stagger, he sells to them - Still, . -- : .- So long as their money drops into his till. ' "With thfl roil rtt-a. snriwn t-. Mo.-TlKt.inio v . -. holds, - - -And tighter and tighter he fastens the folds ui a mcuess passion tnac crusnes the bones: And he hardens his heart at the sound or their groans, Because there's a hint of hard cash in the tones. - - v - ' .. - He thinks of "tb.9 wife who is sad and forlorn. He knows that her garments are faded and 'j- , - worn; - He thinks of the children that blush to be - seen, He knows they are wretched because he is - mean But, oh, he is fatter because they are lean. ' He thinks of the scalding hot tears they have shed, - - 1 j - He knows they have reason to -wish-4 they were dead; " . - . ' Because, by the devil's most deadly device, The husband and father is-held ina vise, -That he may have pleasure while they pay the price. - He knows that his traffic makes paupers and thieves, - Yet tho nriofi of thftir rain hft coollv rnrioives: Then turns them adrift for his neighbors to -feed, - And to carry the cost of each criminal deed, Until all feel the grip of his terrible greed. . - - A Few 'irstJriaciples. - 4 1. Prohibitory law has relation xto the liquor, traffic - From time immemorial the right of law to regulate, restrain or forbid a traffic has been, exercised. Our tariff laws are based on that right. All embargoes are a' recognition of the right. - "The laws relating to the traffic in poisons, in explosives,' in tainted or adulterated foods, and all Sunday laws are an express declaration that law has the right to interfere with a traffic which en dangers society's welfare, and to whatever degree is necessary for the public safety. . 2. The evils of intemperance are not con fined to the drinker. , Grant that the drunk ard is responsible for his own degradation any misery; that his drinking is a voluntary actand his punishment the penalty of nature - granting all that, there remains the fact that the traffic in liquors is a source of in numerable evils and dangers to society: at large, which includes all innocent members as . well as the guilty ones, and of .vast burdens upon all taxpayers. All law owes a debt of protection to the weak the - women and children when they are powerless to protect themselves. The saloon is'a menace to the health and lives of these, weaker members of society from which they are powerless ade quately to protect themselves. .i : Their right to legal protection' is- recognized, therefore, by the law that makes drunkenness - a crime, and sales to drunkards and minors a crime. But these laws, while they recognize that' right, are proven wholly inadequate to pro tect it. V . "-.:.'- 3. When personal liberty infringes on per sonal - rights it must be curtailed. All law, every statute framed from the days of Sinai down, is based on the truth behind the prop osition. It is impossible to grant the right of personal liberty without assailing the very foundation of law, for all law is a curtailment of some man's personal liberty in behalf oi some other man's personal rights. Personal liberty means anarchy the abrogation of all I ia w. no uue uas a pensuuiu ngut bu uu w im infringes on another man's personal rights. A man may, with some Bhow of reason, claim the right to gratify bis private appetite for drink m a way that interferes ' with no one else. But he cannot claim as his right, for the sake of his private gratification, that law shall legalize and tolerate a. public traffic that J inflicts on others inestimable wrong, tie , He : jna.y use caincea mean, aua, il ic agrees wwn him, he may reasonably claim - the right to eat it; but when h claims, as a right, that the law shall legalize and uphold the sale ot tainted meat in a public mart; for the sake of his appetite, he 13 going too far. Yet the wine drinkers of our day are committing thii absurdity continually. ,"' " 1 4. No law forbids an act for the sake of the man who wants to commit it, but for the sake of -the man who would be wronged 'X thereby. rThe idea that a prohibitory law is -for the purpose of saving the man who drinks - is an entirely wrong idea. - ,Its purpose is to protect the Innocent victims of his drinking. The law against theft; does not have in view the salvation of the would-be thief, but the ptotection of others in their property rights. So of all laws against vice. Their object is net to keep men from the commission of sin, but to protect others from the consequences ..that would come Jirom such commission. Here is an important distinction between the f. province of law and the province of the Gospel. The Gospel's aim is to prevent the " commission of vice primarily for the sake of the man who is impelled to its commission. 5. The ealoon is not only an effect, but a cause. The very first thing it does is to pre sent inducements to vice. It is a continual temptation, v It is not merely a scavenger (as has been said), removing the weak, vicious and corrupt elements from society, but it ia itself the cause . ana creator, m -yery large degree, of their weakness,, yicicus- fK; I r r.Q itaq T.hA . hnv its insidinns attractions nlants the seeds of an , J appetite that finally masters his will, deadens Vitis a well-established fact, that the first his affections and stifles his conscience. It is f drawn milk is less rich in cream, or fat; more than a conduit ;of. evU;JMs aJomitamtlma that drawn at the end of the milk as well, and out of it come vice, crime, dis-j . , order, pauperism, insanity, idiocy, "diseases, in?- ". : -". - , 7. ; and political corruption that defeats justice, j - Th i cream rises more rapidly under makes law a farce, debauches pubtec con- J certain circumstances, and when the milk science and threatens every . tostitntaon ..jg set in" deep piiJs, in cold water, at a on intlhgence and virtue of the ttmrerature f1 forty-five degrees, when masses. r- - ' . 1 ,, . . , , . In view of these eonside; itiions the moral all 1ho cream is raised through eighteen right as well as the legal ri&ut of prohibitory ' or twenty inches of milk in twelve houro ; law ssems to us as unassailable and as obvious whi'e at tixty degrees it will require KXroarSvofu I tty ours tOf rise completely . through but an evolution instead, Every court in the , three inches of milk set m shallow pans. nation before which the question has come, Also when the milk is diluted with water, including the Supreme Court of. the United , the cream rises more quickly, because the States, has decided in favor of the right of j milk: beeomes less adherent. The lo w Jaw.tS ESS ShrflanZ i temperature of fortv-five degrees reduces therefore, it is deeided not to be an invasion the mil to almost its maximum density. of the "inalienable rights" guaranteed by the Federal Constitution. On the contrarv, it is an absolute" necessity to the protection of those right. TheVoice. , The Trne Remedies. . - The People's Friend, of Hobart, Tasmank in Feptember, published a letter to its editor from the late John B. Finch,s K. W. i. T., with greetings to the Tasmanian. Grand Ledge of 5ood Templars, in which he said: ' Our enemy is the alcoholic drink-habit and the alcoholic drink-traffic. The Templars' war cry is: ' Total abstinence and total pro hibition.' The stronghold of the liquor traffic is the ignorance of the people .in regard to the cause of the evils of intemperance and the true remedies of such evils. The ignorance must be overcome by literature and lectures, and the .Temp? ar army must furnish the meats to provide both. Templars were not enlisted for a holiday; parade. The battle -with the liquor traffic is a battle to death. Ko license of any "form, nor under any cir-' cumstances, for the alcoholic beverage traffic must be blazoned on tuo shield of every Templar." ' - 'A Good. Law. -The Rev. William H. Williams, of St. Louis, says in' the Gf o'ie-Democrat : "In a certain town in Germany it is against the law to grant a marriage license to an haoii ual drunkard. If such a thinjw'ere attemp ted in this country we would hear an agonized wail about sumptuary Ja ws, and yet 1 dcsii-e to ask whether - any law which . protects our-women from- bliehtid lives is rococts oiicwomen rrom- DiigucKi lives is rong Our only fear, however, of difficulty, - wronarf Uur In the administration of the law would be from woman herself. Alas! how many a noble girl, blinded by love, has linked her life with that of a drunkard." a-r ',- i : v " : , Ominous. . .. ; ' The recent formidablemobs of the unem- ' ployed in London have an ominous signifi canc. The drink waste in Great Britain is ' enormous, and nothing is more natural under such circumstances than that there should be great poverty and suffering. -A recent re port shows the Poor Guardians of . London have 91,C00 paupers on the paroh rolls com pared with 71,000 for the corresponding month last year. .This; shows that the Lon don 'prisoners f poverty" are increasing" at : a rapid rate. Beer and bad trade are closely, linked together.- Abolish the one and the other wouitLquickly improve. ; It is impossi ble for the people of any country to waste their substance as largely as in great B':" for strong drir.k and not have -iT -'icf 1es fl y r"'-'" ' AGRICULTURAL TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE -'. - TO FARM AND GARDEN. - - Moisture in Corn Fodder. ; v The excellence of cornstalks as feed for milch cows ; is more I largely due than is commonly; supposed to the water they contain. ; This, is also true of the Fame feed when put up as ensilage. Of course a cow can drink what she needs, but she is not tempted I to drink so much, ; espe cially. if the water be cold," as she is ob liged to take with her feed when given in the form of ensilage. Keally dry corn stalks, as they will be after being repeat edly frozen ; in winter and not exposed to rain or snow, are not good for much, for cows. : Hence they are better fed early in the winter, re ervinsr hay until toward spring. ' In putting up cornstalks there is no disadvantage in having them moist enough so; that ihey will heat a little. Make tall, narrow stacks of them around, a pole, and they will keep moist and the stalk will be. less harsh and sharp than they would be if. kept where they would be entirely - dry.-. : If much damp, then care should betaken not to "put into close mows or large stacks. r A little heating does no harm, but too much may easily leave a blackened mass fit only for ma nure and not worth much even for that. -American Ca'tiva'or. - ;. Iron for Fruit Trees. ; - . . An exchange furnishe3 an account of the successful experiment of one of its correspondents who burned . old iron about the roots of trees, which resulted in a great improvement in their growth and in a greatly increased crop of fruit. TVe have no doubt , of the correctness of the statement. It reminds us of an ex periment with similar result made many years ago Iwhen the' theory was exten sivencss advocated that electricity Raided vegetable "growth -and; the -grapevine planted at the foot oi the recently erected lll:? I!l''v!?Iv3TCOiniii6n; or sweet! potatoes better than the vines remote' from it,' and the rows of beans planted, over- the buried wire with , upward points at the ends ; grew more vigorously than beans elsewhere. It was found that the increased growth "of the vine was entirely the result of the deep bed of mellow earth made in setting the foot of, the rod deep into the soil, and the beans enjoyed the benefit of a similar treatment by the mellow trench for the wire. . The pieces of old iron, refuse stovepipes, worn horseshoes, cast-off iron kettles, etc, could not bc buried under the trees without digging the soil deeply and thoroughly to the great benefit of the. roots. Otherwise the iron could be of no benefit. Country Gentleman. - Planting Potatoes. Our practice in planting potatoes, writes a New Jersey- correspondent of the Country GentUman, is to drop them in the hill or drill,; and. after a ; quantity has been planted to cover them with a plough? J his spring we planted about a bushel of ?ppd beftre noon and left them uncovered. " After noon we con tinued planting, aad shortly after cov ered the seed with the plough. A part j of those planted fcefore noon failed to come up, and . some of those that -did wei c - 1 1" -1 -"1 L . 1 r v nen narvesiea, ior the same number of drills there were seven- bushels where left longest uncov ered, and twelfe bushels where the seed was soon covered after planting. Wo planted thirty . bushels of . seed, , but there was none left uncovered so long as the - firsj mentioned, f and the whole planting came up even less than the first planting. - So it would seem the potato seed should be covered at the time of plant ing, as some do with their feet, or, if with the plough, as soon after planting as possible. The sun at. the time, was very strong and few clouds, so the seed must have dried : up, which was most likely the I cause . of the -dimininished yield, yet we have left the seed uncov ered for some time before without its being damaged. Most likely on these occasions it - was and "'the ! weather cool and cloudy. lor a : must shorter time have - been Character of Cream. Cream is the fatty portion of the milk which rises to the lop when the milk stands at rest. The difference in the specific'gravity of xream and milk neces- , sarilv causes this separation : indeecrto 4 - - .... - i . . Eomextcnt this separation is partially . made in the reservoirs of the udder, for : which is at thirty-nine degrees; hece the higher temperature. This fact is taken advantage of in the use of the dee pails and low temperature for setting milk lor cream ; an innovation which has been of the greatest value in Mitter making. The cream raised in this manner i, how-" ever,morcJIuid, and has more m'lk mixed with it than that raised in shallowipans; but this is also an -advantage, because it is then in the best condition in respect of fluidity for the churn. Amerk an Agri culturist, i ' ; - !' Horse-Stable ; Floors. The ; long-debated ' question as: to. the best material 'for stable-floors is being 1 revived. j A correspondent of one of pur j exchanges j gives his experience, as fol ; lows: "A!tlay floor was adhered to by some for years, land such was the earn est- ncss! of its advocate? and t he many argu I ments brought to bear, upon l it, , th it I . was induced some twenty -years ago to "i try it. In; three or four months I had r the p"ahks back again, being satisScd of I the dis tdvantages of clay for : this par ! pose. Our present floor of plank is in ! clined a 'little from front to rear, where . the usual cutter ia made to carry off the i,. , . -r?a; Ar Wiii. )n J liquid voidmgs. We do not believe in flags, cobble-stones, or any of - these modem devices to injure horses. . ': Thus far .we have have never- noticed that this little inclination was in any way injuri ous; and we doubt whether the wooden crating that we frequently see pla ed j over the planking that some use would be advisable on the ground that the ani- mat wouidJ be more comfortable, -while H11S muvauic giaiiug, . ui ocuuuu .uuui,, might lead to accidents. ; When a person can f keep horses in a good, sound,; health v condition for five to seven j ears, as we have done on a carefully construct ed plank floorinsfTJnlnirtTttle to the rear, it is juaswell to be satisf:edwiih it Do -Tt one will, holes will be dug lie feet n the cay, with moisture, 'tin scratches,1 quarter-crack, etc. If the day is lev died off and beaten down daily, it will make no difference. , Some time ago we inspected a Tiumljter of stables where many horses were kept, and , we encoun tered only one "which was composed of any thing": but wood. Of course there will be new things inventions springs 5ng up which are to meet and overcome every objection," and; there will be some to adopt them, but we shall be satisfied with what we have until there is some thing produced about which there will be no mistake." " - - - - '. ' - -;4- Profit in Parsnips. - - v - -1 With the exception of the'.onion, the parsnip is. probably, one of our oldest garden vegetable; that is cultivated for the portion that is produced under the surf aQe of the ground; ;r It was highly prized by the ancient Komans, who be lieved that it possessed valuable medic inal qualities in addition ta those " that ' made it desirable as an : article: of food. They raised it extensively in 'Italy, and introduced. its culture Into all the coun tries of Europe and they conquered and colonited. Before the potata was brought from America parsnips were very gener ally eaten with meat and fish. On the continent of Europe it took the place of other vegetables in soup;- ; - The introduction of the potato and the improvements made ; in the -turnip and beet- caused ' parsnips, 'to occupy ah in ferior place in' the list. of edible vege tables. Yery few attempts , have been' made in any Country to improve its character, to : produce . distinct varieties or-to increase its productiveness.: Enters prising seedmen bring out a new variety of beets and turnips almost every year, but,the parsnip is so little used that no One seems to think that it would pay to make experiments with a view to improv ing it. - i . I -: -f-rZy: : i Failures in the potato crop have become so frequent in large sections of this coun try that it is desirable to find some sub 4. : - t i x i xt i r almost any vegetable. Boiled and served with milk or boiled, cut in slices and fried, they are relished by almost all per sons. Parsnips are ; easy, to l digest and are quite nutritious. As food for ani mals and fowls they . are deserving of far more attention than" they ; receive. - On islands in the English Channel they are extensively raised : for feeding to dairy cows. - - Many believe that the excellence of the milk of the rows raised on these islands is, largely due to the parsnips they eat.: In France parsnips are used for fattening fowl. TJtey are boiled pt steamed and mashed, when bran or meal " and cheap-" fats arc mixed with them..; That : pork can be made from parsnips cheaper than, from potatoes seems certain. They must be boiled to produce the best results, and should be fed in connection with meal or some other substance which will assist in forming fat. ; : 1 - ' Parsnips ; are very productive. The average yield is five hundred bushels per; acre. The seed germinates -quicker than does the seed of " carrots and beets. The plants grow rapidly and require but little cultivation. r - Aside from the operation of thinning, alt the work can be. done with a harrow cultivator di awn by a horse. Parsnips do not suffer from drought to the extent that potatoes, beets and tur nipi do.' Like carrots, the portion of use for. food-is entirely below the surface of the ground. They are shaded by their leaves, which keep the soil moist. Par snips grow continuously from the time the seed; germinates" till the ground is frozen in the fall. There are insects that appear to be created on purpose to devour the ; foliage of the.potato and turnips and to' puncture the bulbs of. onions, but an insect intended to do injury to the par-; snip is yet to be called into being.? The parsnip is the only vegetable that is not injured, by being froTen, and the only one that can i remain all winter in the soil where it grew without receiving injury. New York Herald. The Modern Brahman's Aims in Life. The modern Brahman, however, is but a sadly degenerated representative of his intellectual forefathers. His aim in-life now seems only to live as easily as pos-r feible on the ignorance, superstition and veneration of the lower castes. -There arc but few of them deeply read in their r 1 ji . .1.. . . 1 t ancient ineoiogy; so mac iney nave De come little better than "blind leaders of the blind.';' Thus it has come to pass that a body 1 f men; numbering not more than a few hundred thousand, have held over 200,(100,000 of their fellow country-: men for thirty centuries in the terrors of a system of feaerdotal legislation, enforc ing its claims to the last limit of -endur ance at the price of the utter ignorance, degradation and slavery of their nation. Sir Alfred Ly all in: a recent report says : f'The leligion of the non-Mohammedan population of India is a tangled jungle of disorderly superstitions, ghosts and demons, i demi-gods and deified saints, household gods, local gods, tribal gods, universal gods," with their countless shrines and temples, and the din of their discordant' rites 1 deities who : abhor a. Lily's death, those who still delight m human sacrifices. Such is the result of . the evolution of the-Indo-Germanic or Aryan brain in the - tropical Eat. . Al though our branch of . the family, cannot boast of having risen so early in the morning; of civilization, we can at least afford to, congratulate ourselves on the amount of . work doue ; since we did get up. It is a curious query, with the aid of the experienceof our Hindu brethren, to ask,; will 2,000 years find our descend ants degenerated to an f analogous ex tent?" Pltttburg Dispatch. ''Tr ' ' '. : ? Reviving a Frightful Indian Custom. & Duluth pine-land explorer; who has recently ' returned from a trip through Northern Michigan and .Wiscousin, re--ports a curious custom among the Indians which; has been recently -resurrected. While at a place called ;'Birt-teat-serus thel Indian, meaning -being where the caribou die,- near the Portage lake, he came- across the bodies of three Indian' maidens k hanging from the - branches of ! a tree: . An Indian guide and hunter then told I him the remarkable story of the events in connection with these yot.ing squaws; ;-The Indians of Birt-teatl-erus, tearing a -removal to the White Earth reservation,- decided to try and evoke t the: blaBsing 'and aid of the Great Spirit," and :. so brought forth -this old custom, which lias- long been forgot ten TThree of the prettiest Indian girls in the band of Chippewai were then in vited to-a feast, and after receiving the attentions -and adoration of all assembled were invited "to take a. draught of liquid prepared by the men of the tribe. . With out any knowledge of the deadly nature of the liquid they, drank and in a few minutes were beyond human assistance. For; three days and nights the: Indians then he d a weird and; exciting : service over the corpses "And then buried them with all pomp and eremony. Indian -Agent Gregory is investigating the affair and it , is extremeiy probable that some thing will be done to punish the' murderers of these innocent victimsof ar bid aad bar. arcus ; cuTtom.- Ditluih STRIKES OP SIX YBjRS First Comprehensive Investi ,; - gatioit Ever Made.' Fignres Obtained, by Commissioner ; Carrol D. Wright, of the National . . Bureau of Iabor Kxhibits that .. Tell a Startling Story and ' V. Furnish Much Food for- - f ' Reflection. - - " 1 -r. Commissioner Carroll D. Wright nas sub- mitted to the Secretary of the Interior the third annual report of the Bureau. Of Labor, wh:c j relates entirely to strikes and lockouts for six years ended D cember 31. 188G. . This report is regarded as of special importance as it is the result of the first general investi gation ever made by any nation of the facts concerning strikes and lockouts for any ex tended period of time or for any wide extent of territory. : : Tho report . covers about two hundred printed pages and gives the details of each strike and lockou t occurring in the United States durng th 3 period named. ' It exhibits the facts belonging to each indust-t rial trouble for each locality whore "Uoubl was founl, without -attempting to establish' or .decide - upon the connections v between! them . . ' ." 1 1 - -" ' The following table Shows the number of strikes occurring during each of the last six years, the numbar of establishments involved aud the average number of establishments involved in each strike. - - " . ... - Average number Esta btish-- establishme n ts menus in- involved Years. Strikes, volved. in each strike. 1881 1883 18-3 18S4: 1885 1886 471 454 478 443 645 4.2 2 538 2 105 8 759 2 3G7 2 284 9 W.1 6.2 4.0- 5.8 5.3 3.5 - 7.0 Tot'ls 3 90.7 2336 5.7 general ..average." : In 1S87, tho report say3, there were, ac cording to the best information obtainable, 853 strikes, details of : which are not avail able. ;; v - .; - -"....- ;. . The report shows that during the six years i-overei uy sno mvesidgauon jnow icork. nad the largest number of establishments affect ed both by strikes and lockouts, there being for the former 9,247 and for the latter ' 1,523. The building trado f nrnishod C,0GO of the total number of establishments engaged in strikes. Tbo tolsi number of employees in volved in tbo whole nnmbor of strikes for the entire period is shown to have been 1 ,318, C24. The number of employees origin ating the strikes-was 1,020,832. : The number of employees in all establishments before the strikes occurred was 1,662,045, Lwhile the whole nuni tier employed in the establish ments involved after the strikes occurred was 1,636 247, a loss of 25,798. There were 103,038 new employees engaged after the strikes, and 37,4S3 wore brought from other places than those in which" the strikes cccurred. ; In 2,1S2 establishments lockouts were Or dered during the period named. - In these there were 173,995 employees before the lock outs occurred and 169,430 after the lockouts, while the number actually locked out was 159.543. There were 13,970 now employees secured at the close f lockouts and 5,682 were brought from other places than those in which ihe lockouts occurred. "It should bo remembered, however," says the report. "tiiat tnese figures cto not represent tne ac tual liumber of individual establishments or different employees engaged, as in many cases there have been two or more strikes or lockouts affecting the same establishment in the same year In such cases the establish ment and the number of employees engaged ar duplicated." . ? Of the "whole number of employees in volved in strikes during the six "years cov ered by the ' report, 88.50 per cent were males and 1L44 per cent, were females. Of those involved in lockouts during the same period, 08.73 per cent were males, and 31,23 per cent were females.?: Now York, Penn sylvania, Massachussetts, Ohio and Illinois represent 74.74 per cent of tho whole number of establishments affected by strikes through out the country, and 90.80 per cent of the lockouts. - These five States, it is stated, con tain 49 per cent of all the manufacturing establishments, and employ 58 per cent of the capital invested in mechanical industries of tho Oaited Stales. Of the 22,336 establishments in which strikes occurred 18,342, or 82.12 per cent , of the whole, strikes were ordered by labor organi zations, while of the 2,182 establishments in which lockouts occurred, 1,753, or 80. 34 -per cent, were ordered by comDinations of man agers. Of t".e whole number of establish ments ; subjected to strike there were tem porarily closed for business 13,443, or 60.19 per cent; on account of lockouts, 62 60 per cent Tho overage duration of stoppage on account of strikes was 22.1 days; for lockouts 28 days. The results of the strikes, so far as gaining the objects sought are concerned, are shown to bo as follows:-; Success followed in 10,407 cases, or 46.59 per cent of tho whole; partial success in 8,004, or 13.45 per cent of the whole," and failure followed in 8.910 cases, or 39.89 per cent of . the whole. By lockouts 564 establishments, or 25.85 per cent of the whole succeeded in gaining their point; 190, or 8.71 per cent , partly succeeded, and 1,305, or 59.80 per cent failed. ; V? : As to causes or objects of strikes, it is shown that increase of wages was the prin : cipal one 42.44 per cent The other leading causes are given as follows: For reduction of hours, 19,45 per cent. ; against "reduction of wages, 7.75 per cent ; for increasaof wages and reduction of hours, 7.57 per cent: against increasa of hours, 62 per cent. Total ior the five leading causes, 77.83 per cent.; all other , causes, 22,17 per cent ; ' - '- - ? " JJisclaimm absolute accuracy, tne report gives the losses of employees and employers resulting from strikes and lockouts ; as fol lows: Loss to strikers during the six years covered by the investigations, $51,81o,165 ; loss to employees through lockouts for toe sam9 period; $8, 132,717, or a total wage loss to employees of $59,918,882. This loss occur red for both strikes and lockouts in 24,518 establishments, or ion average loss of $2,445 to each establishment of nearly $40 to each striker involved. -J The fassistauce given to strikers for the same period so far as ascer tainable amounted to ($3,325,057; to . those suffering from lockouts $1,105,538, or a total of $4,430,594. These amounts, however, the Commissioner says, are undoubtedly too low. The employers' losses through strikes for the six years amounted to $30,732,653; through lockouts $3,433,261; or- a total loss to thd establishments involved of $34,164,914. -- Tho chief burden of strikes was borne by thirteen industries -viz.. : Boots and shoes, 352 establishments: brickmaking, 478; build ing trades, 6.060. clothinff 1,728; cooperage, 484; rood preparations, 1,419; furniture 491T; lumber, 895, metals' and metalicgoodsl,595; mining, 2,060; stone 468; tobacco 2,959; trans portation, 1,478. These represent 89.35 per cent, of tho whole - number subjected to strikes. - : - - ' -'A-lr- : ' : In 1 ckouts five trades bore 80 per cent of the whole bm"den as follows: - Boots and shoes, 155 establishments : buildi g; trades, 531; clothing, 773; metals"anl metahc goods 76, an t tobacco, 226, or a total of 1,761. r - ? : Besides completing tho field work for this report and the compilation of the informa tion, the bureau' has carried on ,- almost- to' completion the investigation begun last year concerning the moral, physical, and econom ical conditions of the working women of great cities and has continued i.s investiga tions into the cost of the dbtributionof great s7aple products. It has also Undertaken ac coraing to Congressional instruction, the col lection of statistics of marriage and divorce in the Unitod States, a report of which may be submitted before the close of the present session of Congress. . . s " It is wrong that the fate of convicted murderers should be delayed so long. "When once justly convicted they, should be put through at break-neck speed. ruck. - . - i;i 'Del ta metal, " -discovered by A lexan der fHiiTf London,- a sconlbi nation , oi zjhc and ironSiS to be its mjich' su-. - ?ar to brass aX.Bteel to iroxw--- Rperts and Games or Animals. That insects have their Bjjorts I am convince! This first oc curred to me while in the Adirondacks some years ago. I was some distance in the wilderness, and shaving found a small clearintr. was restincr from mt climb, when suddenly the sun, that had Deen ODscured. sent a band of be-ht through an opening in the trees and at once transformed the spot into a verit able fairy-land. From all about in numerable forms of. insect life seemed toHpring into the gladsome light, and soon the great sunbeam was the scene of such revelry as is onty imagined by tellers Qf fairy stories. A band of. gnats, o? insects resembling them, seemed to be performing some mystic dance. They floated on the beams of light, rising and falling in; undulating lines, forming and reforming, now disappearing,-as if at some preconcerted signal, only to appear again in some new shape. .: So regular and exact were these movements that I was impressed that they- had some' meaning. ; In and about this band of players variosc other forma were darting. ; Such games; .of tag 1 such aerial leaps, dives and plunges ! all showing that this sunbath, was being: enjoyed to the -utmost ex tent. 5:L;$c;ASv;r: ''''y Once, when lying on the rocks that face the ocean, not far from Nahant, I was; attracted byija curious clicking sonnd," first on one side, then on the other; as if a system of "signaling was going on. Becogniziiig the note of one of the locust tribe, I carefully turned and saw half a doen large, : rusty brown fellows, commonly known as grasshoppers, which so exactly imitat ed the rocks in color that - it was with the " greatest 1 difficulty " I distinguished them when not in motion. '; It was ap parent that they were engaged in some curious performance," as they - were marching i about . in the most erratic manner, dodging and hiding between pieces of stone, and exhibiting remark able acutenes in avoiding each- other. All the little irregularities of the rocks were, carefully taken advantage of, and their motions - in creeping : upon one another reminded me of those of a cat, so stealthy and sly were they. . This game of hide-and-seek r was occasionlly -varied by a leaping performance. Two locusts would gravely face each other, and then as- if at a given signal they, would, jump into the air, one passing over the other in the flight, alighting and assuming the same positions, only reversed. I watched their maneuvers for some time,' and listened to the curious ; clicking that accompanied them ; but . finally an incautious move ment broke up the games, and the play ers flew away, seemingly uttering vig orous protests. The love of sport is not confined to these lowly creatures. I doubt that an animal can be found which does not in some way or at some time show a de sire for what we term "amusement." Among the land animals, or rather the land and water animals, the otters are especially noticeable from the fact that some of their " gamos are exactly like those of human device. " It was Audu bon who first chronicled their actions, he having watched them from a seclud ed spot, and since then their games have been enjoyed by many observers. The otters (Intra canadensis) are per haps the originators of the games of sliding down hill and tobogganing. Wide Awake, Too Mneh Lawjer.V The, following story is true,. and has not heretofore been -published; - An old bachelor died., in the eastern - part o! the province, and ' left $2,700 in: the savings bank." Under his will th.13 was to be divided in equal shares among his heirs, but could not be withdrawn from the bank without the consent Of alL The heirs did not exactly see how they were to get the money, and con sulted a lawyer who happened to be visiting the village. He said it was the simplest thing in the world. All they had to : do was to give him a power of attorney to act for thorn. They did so,' and Ira drew the money, and continued to "act for them, without, however, dividing the money. He wrote some letters, and still "acted for them,l but alas! they forgot that getting a lawyer to act or one is an expensive luxury. None of the heirs know exactly what business the lawyer did, -except draw up the power of attorney and "draw out the money from the savings bank; but this they do know, that ; the lawyer's bill against the estate has not ony al- L ready swallowed up the " whole of the $2,700, but he has just sued the estate for $75 over and above that amount for services rendered. - The moral connect ed with this story can be discovered with the naked oye. Yarmouth Times. ' Clear Slicllac Yarnish. " . To get an absolutely clear solution of shellac has long been a desideratum, not only with microscopists-but -with all others who-have." occasional need of the medium, for cements, etc?. It may be prepared by first making an alco holic solution; of shellac in the usual way ; a little benzole is then added, and the mixture well shaken. In the- course of from . twenty-four to forty -eight hours the fluid will have separated into two distinct layers, an upper alcoholic stratum, perfectly clear and of a dark red color, .while under it is a. turbid mixture containing the impurities. The clear solution -may be decanted or drawn off with a pipette. ; - -; Mr. 7 Po wderly says that 'for" every man the Knights of . Labor have lost on Recount of their temperance clause they have gained 500." . . The Homeliest Man in Town, As well, as tho handsomest, and" others aw invited to call on any druggist , and get free a trial bottle of : Kemp's Balsam for the Throat and .Lungs, a remedy that is selling entirely upon its merits and is guaranteed to cure and relieve all Chronic and Acute Coughs, Asthma, Bronchitis and Consumption. : Large bottles, 50 c.nts and $1- - " :;: .-.; -"v. - ' .-.-'-: ::f.T . '- A man with a h a-t in the right place is more of a curicsity ilian a man. with a heart in the left placs. --?-. ...- . " . ; ; A Trial by Jnrv. - ' -. That great "American ury, the people, have rendered a unanimous verdict in favor o-f Dr. Pierce '8 Pleasant Purgative Pellets, the stan dard remedy for fcowel and stomach disorders, biliousness., sick headache, dizziness,constipa tion and sluggish liver.. , v.- A " - t: - The latest wrinkle that in the tails of yuui overcoat. -;:--:.' -;."-'--.-. .v'--. ...; - v : LastWinter. - I had a very severe attack of Inflammatory rheuma tism, my feet and limbs swelled oat of all proportion. 1 was confines to the house for several weeks and was a very great sufferer, scarcely able to walk at all. After trying medical advice and various prepara tions, all to no purpose, I was inducad to give Hood's Sarsaparilla a trial. ; I have taken two bottles, with the best results. . My pains aad aches have- all left mc, my limbs have assume! their usual proportions, and I can truly say that I never f e't "better la my life than I do now. .. MyaTpstlfa i first rata, for. all of which I give credit to Hoad's Sirsaparllla. Frank ly B. Hatch, 7i North Third St Brooklyn, N, Y. Hood's Sarsa pari I la Sold by all drugslsts. $1; six for 81 by C. I. HOOD CO, Apatneoari OQ Doses Or' lysFrliparel only I veKMasj. j T The OWwdTMni paaced All Klgfct-Ou ilardy Ancestors. -. Ola men live in the past. eraP? " would be better for the young f- "11 Present, they Uved a little bit more in the past, and drew less on the fu-sure.- - . - tJlS? ?abi?s of Primitive times would wiT cbeerle faabitationa to the people whohve m the finely constructed, furnace boated masons of tX-day. .Butr grand radhom cohort in these oh!?wertruSg?i and healthy. The men Utelwart, tardy , frames, and the twm.Wefree he miern' ailments iiS make f8 'E to-day practically help less slaves to hired foreign help .iymte-haared grand-sires frequently' took theu- hf e v partners and. on horseback rode a score of miles through the forest to enjoy the hvely pleasures of afrontier ball, danced toll daylight, rode home again in the earlv morning, then put ina good day 'g work. ' Middle aged folks of to-day couldn t stand that sort of a racket. ' - , To these mud-ohinked log 'cabins doctors visits were a rarity. The inhabitants lived to a rugged and green old age. ; Sometimes these, log cabin old-timers Were taken ilL ; They-were not proof - against all the exposures to which they were subjected. They found the effective remedies for these common ailments in. the roots and herbs which grew in the neighboring forests and fields. . They had learned that nature has a cur-for everv ilL-These -ootent mmviia assisted their sturdy frames to quickly throw off diseases and left no poison in the system. . The unpleasant feature of modern practice with mineral medicice3 is the injurious after effect on the system. May not modern physical degeneracy be due to this feature? . A - drug-saturated - system is not in " a Baturalconsequently not in a healtqy, state. If any of the main organs are clogged with traces of the mineral noisons used n out a particular disease, the whole machinery of life is deranged and early decay of natural powers is the inevitable result - ' : There can b3 no question that remedies from the laboratory of nature are the best. If they are as efficacious, they have the ad yantage of leaving no after sting. - ; Their efficacy, if properly compounded, and the proper remedy applied to the proper dis ease, will not be doubted. The experience of ages proves it. " Their disuse has coma about principally through the rapid congregation of people in cities and villages, rendering these natural remedies . difficult; to . obtain. . Progressive business enterprise has lately led to putting these old time remedies within reach of all classes, - ' - . - --; The proprietors of Warner's safe remedies, in the faith that the people of to-day would be benefited - by using tha simple remedies of log cabin days, have caused investigation to be made and secured the formulas of a num ber of those which long and successful use had proved to be most valuable. ' : . .They will, we learn, be known under the feneral title of Warner's Log Cabin Reme ies.' ' Among these medicines will be a 'Sarparilla'? for the blood and liver, Log Cabin Hops and Buchu Remedy,' ? for the 6tomach, eta " Log Cabin Cough and Con sumption Remedy,' ' a remedy called "Scalp ine;' for. the hair, ' Log Cabin Extract' for . irternal and external" use, and an old valuable discovery for catarrh, called "Log unin nose Dream." Among the list is also a "lxig tjaDin Piaster' UverPilL" and a ' Log Cabin '- There is an athletic club in Indiana com posed entirely of grocers. They are all light weights. - ' --- " Come to the bridal chamber. Death! .-; r. Come to the mother, when she feels For the first time, her first-born's breath," ':," A nd thou art terrible! -- The untimely death which annually carries off thousands of human beings in the prime of youth, is indeed terrible, 'ihe first approach of consumption is insidious, and the sufferer himself is the most unconscious of its ap proach. One of the most alarming symptoms of this dread disease is, in fact, the ineradica able bone, which lurks in the heart of the vic tim, preventing him from taking timely steps to arrest the malady. That - it can be arrested m its earner staeres I beyond question, as there are hundreds of well-authenticated cases where Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery has effected a complete cure. ' . ;; ; . . "I'll take your part," as the dog said when he robbed the cat of her portion of the dinner. - - Consnmptiou Surely Cored. ' . i -To the Editor: Please Inform your reader that I have a positive remedy for the above named disease. By its timely use thousands of hopeless cases have been permanently cured. - ; shall be glad to send tvo bottles of my remed free to any of your readers who have con sumption if they will send me their Expres and P. O. address. ; Respectfully, - T. A. SLOCUM. M.C 181 Pearl St. X. 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The North Carolina Prohibitionist (Bush Hill, N.C.)
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