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TRADEsfj^M COUNCTL fro
A mean subject never yet interest­
ed a manly man.
The chief concern of workingmen
is the workingmen.
Much thinking and little drinking
are conductive of long life.
Wise men don't talk vain reform
or argue for senseless changed.
He has succeeded none the lesa
who has tried his best without suc­
cess.
His own follies bear witness that
man is the enigma of nature's mazy
plan.
The trusts have promised to be
good, yet, despite their names, no­
body trusts them.
A little good unionism in your feet
is better than a whole lot of hot air
talk in your head.
Trades unions have proven to be a
success, and they are here to stay
and they are being improved each
year.
We are prone to looE on our broth­
er's faults with a searchlight, while
a tallow-dip sheds light enough on
our own.
Many a fellow who gets the fidgets
spending an hour at his union meet­
ing can sit all night on a nail keg
in a card game.
A happy life is one lived in con­
formity with our best Impulses and
in accordance with that which our
conscience tells us is right.
A chronic grouch and a persistent
knocker is about the most despicable
character with whom real men and
women have to contend.
Good and bad fortune are both
necessary to the development of
trades-unionism. If it never rains
we soon lose sight of the sunshine's
beauty.
That old saying, "The one-half
does not know how the other half
lives," will not apply to the other
half of union workers if every one
of us insistently demanded the label.
When everybody puts his shoulder
to the wheel anl helps the cause of
union labor there will be an advance­
ment of organized industry that will
make the world stand aghast.
The best defense we can put up
for labor organization is that it helps
mankind and makes his life happier
and better. It aims to make them
true, good citizens, and elevates them
above the level of beasts of burden.
Despite that opinion which some
people hold, unionism does not con­
sist solely in putting In time and
drawing pay. Unionism consists in
drawing good pay for honest work,
and not in extorting high wages for
"stalling."
Nothing Is ever gained by lament­
ing over what might have been. We
must consider what ia and what may
be. The present and the future
should absorb all our energies. The
past is a dead letter, and, be it good
or bad, should be allowed to rest
in peace.
CLOSED SHOP OX GREAT LAKES.
The Parryltes do not seem to be
making any headway towards intro­
ducing the "open or non-union shop
on the Great Lakes." This week in
Chicago a contract was signed by
and between the Dredge Owners' Pro­
tective association and the Allied la­
bor interests, constituting the dredge
Mgineers, cranesmen, firemen, deck
hands and soowmen, tug firemen, en­
gineers and captains. It involves the
employment of every man engaged in
harbor improvements along the chain
of lakes. By the terms of the con­
tract increases in wages are given to
all concerned. This too without a
strike, which strengthens labor's pos­
ition of joint-bargaining plan.
There is now meeting in Detroit
representatives of the Longshoremen,
tug engineers, and captains with a
committee of the Lake Carriers asso­
ciation, and another satisfactory
joint bargain will be made.
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aeamen, ,tto, will have a con­
tract, and*all of thes# document* de­
clare that "none but members in
good standing in the several unions
shall be employed."
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Messrs. Parry and Post may be­
wail such an understanding between
capital and labor, but the working
men and employers of the Great
Lakes have been operating under
these agreements for more than six
years, and they have proved so sat­
isfactory to all that there is seldom
any trouble In getting together before
navigation opens each year.
The public should appreciate such
a condition of affairs. The labor
question on the inland seas has been
solved so far as those concerned on
both sides are involved. 'When navi­
gation is opened there can be no
strike to interrupt commerce or in
dustry. The city of Duluth is in a
position to laud such industrial tran­
quility, and to suggest to other em­
ployees of labor the advantage of the
Joint agreement plan between capital
and labor.
We do not hear any talk among
the vessel interests of "wanting to
run their own business," "don't want
to be dictated to," or any of the old
excuses against recognizing union
labor. They passed through that
stage several years ago. Now they
find it much more agreeable and sat­
isfactory to deal with committees
than with individual workingmen
who may or may not be satisfied with
their conditions of toil.
The marine workingmen have most
assuredly given us all a lesson in the
real practical and sensible operation
of an up-to-date trade union.
PLATFORM FOR LEGISLATIVE
CANDIDATES.
The News Tribune, in a news item
last Monday morning printed a pro­
posed platform for Republican can­
didates to the legislature. In it are
some very commendable planks, and
the one that hits us in a tender spot
refers to the municipal ownership of
public utilities.
The plank reads as follows:
"We believe that municipal owner­
ship of public utilities undef proper
management means better service,
lower rates, and a wider distribution
among the people of the conveniences
and comforts affected thereby. We
therefore pronounce unqualifiedly in
favor of such ownership, not in the
distant future, but as speedily as the
same can be accomplished."
There is a whole lot of merit in
this plank, and our only regret is
that it was not inserted in a platform
two years ago.
No friend of municipal ownership
should vote for any candidate for the
legislature unless he stands squarely
upon the issue. During the cam­
paign we expect in these columns to
put considerable ginger in the issue
involved.'
Before pledging ourselves to any
candidate for the legislature we
would prefer that he would subscribe
to a plank something like this:
"I believe In the municipal owner­
ship fo all public utilities, and if
elected to the legislature I pledge
myself to work for the removal of
every obstacle which now prevents
the people of our city from exerefsing
their will on the question. I believe
in 'home rule' and shall labor for all
measures which are Intended to give
to the people of any municipality the
right to determine for themselves as
to their real local wants."
We prefer this plank to the one
proposed by the News Tribune be­
cause it offers something tangible.
The legislature can do nothing for
municipal ownership except to re­
move the existing barriers which pre­
vent a municipality from making ad­
vances without the consent of the
legislature.
Let the state law making body re­
lease its hold upon our city, and the
common council and the people will
do the rest.
During the last session of the leg­
islature the city of Duluth, through
its mayor and by a unanimous vote
of its aldermen asked for the passage
of an enabling act* which would give
the city the right to go into the elec­
tric lighting business if its people so
determined.
This bill passed the senate and was
supported by our Duluth senators,
Pugh and Laybourne. In the house
it was unfairly defeated, and some
of our home members played no un­
important part in Its fate.
We don't propose to get the same
dose this time, and every candidate
for the legislature will be strongly
questioned be fore he can be assured
of the support of the true friends*of
municipal ownership.
UNION LABEL AND HOME
INDUSTRY.
It is quite a while since we discussed
the union label and. home -industry in
these columns. We thought we had
played the subject out, and that most
of the people of Duluth had become
so patriotic that local pride would
prompt them to patronize their own
industries.
We haven't many industries hire of
any description,, although there are
hopeful prospects in the immediate fu­
ture for the building of several diver­
sified factories.
At present the cigar industry com-
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mauds our attention. Thtreare 150
journeymen employed In Duluth in the
manufacturing of cigars. There are
that many salesmen, strippers and oth­
er employees in the several factories,
wages are paid every Saturday night.
These working people all command good
and they spend their money with home
merchants.'
Mr. Businessman, how would you
like to see an industry come to Du­
luth which would give employment to
300 men? You Would jump all over
yourself with joy. You would shout
from the house tops, and in the news­
papers that the city was going to grow
at a marvelous rate. Your Commercial
club would pass resolutions of exulta­
tion, and the chances are you would
open the new industry with a public
celebration. It jwould depend entirely
how your impulse would prompt you.
You have done such things before, and
you probably would" do them again.
Now we propose to show you how
you can give employment to 300 work­
ingmen in Duluth. Instead of there
being 300 people engaged in the cigar
industry here, we would make it '300,
and if you followed our advice in an­
other year we would make it 1,200, and
we would continue to double until our
town became as celebrated as Tampa
as^ a cigar manufacturing center.
The first thing necessary is for
every wholesale and retail dealer to
give preference to home made cigars,
and for every.loyal citizen to call for
them. The large wholesale grocery
bouses might throw out every outside
cigar and deal directly with local man­
ufacturers. This alone would be a big
item. The retail grocers, who seldom
carry a home made cigar could follow
in the same foot steps, and before we
vlrould know it at least 300 homes
would be necessary for the housing oi
our additional working people. This
would mean 300 new customers for our
home
grocers ang an
increased home
trade for our local jobbers. The same
illustration might apply to other lines
of business.
How long, Oh, Mr. Businessman, will
you continue to kick against the
pricks?
BOOMS CANDIDACY OF
BLOCK FOR GOVERNOR
ST. PAUL, March 7.—The Dispatch
today says:
Formal announcement of State
Treasurer Julius H. Block's c&ndidacy
for the Republican nomination for gov­
ernor is expected within'a week.
What is considered as a reliable
forecast oT the coming event, appears
today In Mr. Block's home paper, the
St. peter Tribune.
Under the caption "Why not*make
Julius H. Block governor?" the Tri­
bune devotes three whole pages of this
week's edition to booming him for the
office and concludes with the demand
that his nomination be made unani­
mous.
CSOOKSTON MAKES Bia
GROWTH IN POPULATION
CROOKSTON, Minn., March 7.—Ac­
cording to the city directory canvass
Just concluded by John H. Ley and*
his assistants the population of this
place has increased between 700 and
1.000 during the last year. The names
are all in at the present time and are
being compiled by Mr. Ley in the form
in which they will appear In the book.
He will not be able to tell exactly
what the increase is until this com­
pilation is finished.
According to the directory of 1904 the
population of Crookston was 7,377.
WILL ATTEMPT TO CAP
BURNING GAS WELL
CANBSY, Kas., March 7.—The big gas
well, six miles from Caney, continues
to burn with great fury. The prelim­
inary work for the supreme task
cap the well with a 3,000 pound iron
hood Is being pushed. Hundreds of
sightseers continue to flock to the
scene. Th-« town's accommodations are
taxed and last night many persons
walked the streets unable to secure
rooms.
BALLOT REFORM
CONFERENCE ENDS
NEW YORK, March 7.—The national
conference for the reform of the pri­
mary and election laws held here un­
der the auspices of the National Civic
Federation ended today. Tonight the
delegates were entertained at the City
club. It is expected that the work for
ballot reform begun by the conference
will be carried forward by a depart­
ment of the National Civic Federation
created through a resolution adopted
bv the conference.
ROOSEVELT SIGN#
JOINT RESOLUTION
WASHINGTON, March 7.—President
Roosevelt today sent a message to con­
gress announcing his signature to the
Joint resolution recently passed instruct­
ing the interstate commerce commission
to make examination into the subject of
railroad discriminations and monopolies
In coal and oil. He says frankly that he
has signed it with hesitation because it
may achieve little or nothing
CABINET WOULD RESIOlV
BELGRADE, March 7.—The Stofan
ovich cabinet has tendered its resii^«
Hon to king „lvl„e ..
not accont"the
mlnlater®
not accept Austria proposals for the
conclusion of a politicc^-commerclal
agreement with Servia
C85AR RECEIVE!* MNEVITCH.
ST. PETERSBURG. March 7^-Rm
peror Nicholas today received Lieut
?evitch'
STUDY of the comparative ex­
penditures of the workman of
America and Germany shows
that, while the American
8pe»ds
more for his food, his rent, his
clothing, his fuel and light than the
German, the percentage "of his total*
expenditure to his income is less ex­
cept In the single item of rent. Nearly
half the wages of the German Is spent
for food, while the American only pays
two-fifths of what he earns, and is
better fed. On the other hand, the
American tuVns over to the landlord
°/le"seventh of his income as against
the one-eleventh of the German. Meat,
the great "working-food," is a luxury
to the Teuton, who considers himself
lucky if he eats it three times a week,
while his outlay on it is some 76 cents
a week, A Pennsylvania miner pays
out an average of 11.82 per week to his
butcher. However, in twenty-five
years the retail prices of food to work­
men in Germany have fallen consid­
erably, a workman being able to pur­
chase for 100 marks the same quantity,
for which his father paid 160 marks a
quarter of a century ago. This is
hardly the fact In the United States.
Recognition of the rights of labor Is
recant in Europe. Before 1869 the
laws of Prussia forbade the organiza­
tion of labor unions, and. until 1881,
those formed in the preceding twelve
years were AUbjected to police sur­
veillance. The greatest progress in the
organisation of German workingmen
has been during the past debade.
During the last twelve years., the
unions have spent more than $13,500,
000 to further the interests of -the
workingmen and women. German of­
ficials derive some satisfaction from
the fact that only 23 per cent of this
sum was used to promote strikes.
Employers' Great Care.
German Industrialists boast that the
welfare of their men is their chief con­
cern. When Elngel-Dollfus, the great
Alsatian manufacturer, founded the
Muelhaus societies, designed to protect
the workmen from accident he said,
"The employer owes other things to
his workmen than salary. It is his
duty to occupy himself with their moral
and physical situation and this moral
obligation, which no man's salary is
able to discharge, ought to take the
place of selfish Interests, which appear
sometimes to place themselves In con­
flict with this sentiment."
The high principles which Engel
Dollfus enunciated has been observed
bv many of the industrial leaders. The
philanthropy of Frederick Krupp found
expression in the erection of villages
of sightly, sanitary homes for his work­
ingmen and the pensioners of the firm.
The rents averaged 41 cents per room
weekly, against cents in neighboring
towns. In Oppeln, in Prussia, tile em­
ployers have provided 106 habitations
for every 1000 working families. Din­
ing rooms, baths, lockers and other
conveniences are provided within the
factories. Banks, subsidised by em­
ployers and partly supported by con­
tributions from the" workmen, make
payments to men whom the firm is
compelled to lay off.
There are 'relief funds for sickness,
old age, death and burial, which sup­
plement the legal Insurance and as­
sistance Is giiven to warkmen desir­
ing to purchase homes. There are
compulsory interest savings banks and
voluntary interest savings banks. Some
of the works provide steam laundries
which do the famlly washing, often, be­
low cost. Buildings' and grounds are
set apart by many factories for their
workingmen, and some have libraries.
The best philanthropy is Germany is
embodied in the laws whloh require
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"Inquiries about the weather over
the phone? Well, I should say so!"
says the man in the phifadelphia Re­
cord. "They come too fast to keep
count of—at least we haven't attempt­
ed to count them yet—and hardly an
hour passes that we are not called up
to tell what it looks like from six to
48 hours ahead." Thus spoke the man
to at the weather bureau in the central
post office, whose duty It is to answer
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forrner
eommander-in-1
chief of the army in Manchuria, at
Tsarsko Selo.
JURY COMPLETED.
is to wi ¥a.r2h 7.—-The jury which
i* to try Richard Ivens for the mur­
der of Mrs. Hollister was compl»ted
today. The first evidence will be heard
tomorrow morning.
««.»SOLD-UP JWAN KILLED.
frS? r?NA'
Mont
March 7v—A special
from Canyon City. Ore.t says tliat
James Montain. a Montana man. at
umPieK *2
hold up a
saloon and was
Greenwell^ t^j^foprieto^.
af
Inquiries. "Perhaps the most Import­
ant business we do over the 'phone Is
keeping the produce and commission
houses posted on the probable coming
temperatures. Prom this source alone
we have between 26 and 30 calls a
day, most of them after noon. The
fruit and produce men display their
goods, and even store them, on the
sidewalks and in other exposed places
along Dock street, and toward evening
they want to know If It is safe to
leave them out all night or if a drop
in the temperature may be expected
before Here the speaker was in­
terrupted by the ringing of the tele­
phone bell. "Excuse me a moment,"
he said, as he went to the instrument
and took down the receiver. When
he had put It to his ear and had lis­
tened a moment, he said:
Wanted Head Man.
"Yes this is the Weather Bureau,"
then he paused. "No I'm not the
head man, but I'm his agent and as­
sistant." Another, pause. "Nothing
like it on the map. It looks as though
it would be clear all day tomorrow."
Another and longer pause. "I should
give it tO him If I were you, and then
if it does rain or turn cold you can
let him stay in the house. Not &t all.
Good-bye."
"That was a Woman," said the
weather man, as he hung us the re­
ceiver, ,"who wanted to give' her
poodle dog a bath, but was afraid the
weather, might change and give him
ZiA mignt cnange auq give mm
sort seem to think it necessary to tell
us their troubles r:nd take us into
their confidence in order to get our
can-1 heartleet co-operatlou,
Top Far in-Future.
"The other day a! woman complain-d
because we wouldn't go far enougn
ahead for her. She was planning a
winter party at the seashore to come
off two weeks .ater &nd warned to knew
what the weather would ba then. Mold
her we oouldn'4 tell hai'V that- it woul
be there guesg work. 'Well.- said she
rathar tartly* 'you ought to be imetiy
good .xguesaers, hy thtfc tlm*,' arid she
some little time in trying
brknMffii1of ©eirowaffly,
HIS HOURS, LABOR, PROTECTION Aim PROGRBSS—ITTSVRAARCN FOR
HIS OLD AGS.
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MANY PEOPLE TBLBPHONE THE GOVERBflHEBfT BUREAU FOR FORE­
CASTS—SOME HULL ALL. THEIR TROUBLES—ONE WOMAN
THREATENED SUIT—QUERIES ABOUT CONDITIONS OF THE PAST.
healthy conditions in the factories.
They must have good light, sufficient
air, ventilation and protection from
dange'rous machinery.
Deftalte Rales to Work Oa.
What probably fconduces mast to
tranquility among the laboring classes
In Germany is the law that requires
rules defining the conditions of work.
Before the rules can be enforced they
must be submitted by the employer to
his men, who are authorised to' file
written objeceions. The rules with
the objections are laid before the fac­
tory inspector, who is authoriised to
change them. if they are contrary to
the law and governmental regulations,
and to adopt any objections which he
may deem legal and proper. Th® fac­
tory inspector thus possesses consider­
able power. The rules when approved
are posted in every department and
they bind the employer and employe.
They omit the scale of wages, but
prescribed when, and in that manner
the wages sh&U be paid. They set
forth ^he hours of work, with the In­
tervals for meals. They state the
length of notice which must be given
to the men discharged by the firm, and
expressly name the offenses that ad­
mit of instant dismissal. They specify
the punishments which may be Inflict­
ed. These punishments include fines,
which are usually disbursed by the
firm for the benefit of the men.
Scale of GerwSb Wages.
Unquestionably Germany's steady
growth as an industrial nation Is due
to her comparative freedom from
strikes. To safeguard their interests
the workmen have established bureaus
which receive and press claims against
employers. Almost 200,000 persons ^on
suited these bureaus last year. The
largest number of complaints was due
to disputes about accidents, workmen
holding that they were entitled to
pensions on account of injuries. De­
mands for insurance on account of
sickness were responsible for thous­
ands of complaints differences on ac­
count- of wages, including retention of
wages, differences relating to the char­
acter of the work and dismissal with­
out notice also caused many to seek
the intervention of the bureaus. As
a rule, these bureaus form a vast ma­
chinery antagonistic to capital, and
considerable friction rsults.
The principal cause of disputes was
the universal complaint of inadequate
remuneration. There were more de­
mands for an Increase in wages in
1905 than were made in the previous
two years. Second in importance to
disputes regarding wages were those
relating to hours of work. The men
are agitating for an* eight-hour day.
They have been rather successful, for
in 1905 22 per cent of the disputes were
settled in favor of the work people,
82 per cent were compromised and 46
per cent were In favor of the em­
ployers.
The German workman Is not so quick
as the American, but he Is more' care­
ful. With conditions improving, his
hours of work are becoming shorter
and his wages are slowly increasing.
The German manufacturers say: "The
condition of the German worker is
much more satisfactory than that of
the small trader, who, oppressed by
heavy taxes and duties, and threatened
by the Competition of the large insti­
tutions, has a very hard experience in
the struggle for life.
The workman feels, however, that
he owes his employer little. The em­
ployer enjoys the great advantage of
having the finest skilled labor.
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tort an expression of opinion from .me.
When she found she couldn she said
a great government like that of the
United States ought to be ashnmed to
be beaten by the almanacs, and nhe
told me of some such books which
predicted the weather a whole --year
ahead.
"Inquiries concerning weather which
will affect social engagements are al­
ways numerous. It's *a question of
whether carriages will be needed, or
storm clothes, or whether it will be
safe to wear new cloaks, and fine
dresses and. the like. One woman
who was ordered by her physician to
give her baby as much fresh air as
possible desired to be as regular about
it as she could, and telephoned to
know what time of day was likely to
be the clearest at this season.
"And for all I know Uncle Sam' is in
for a lawsuit. A woman who got a
forecast from us of clear weather and,
oh the strength of it, went out in her
fine clothes, got caught in a hard rain
and when she reached home called us
up to say she was going to Bue us for
damages. She described the damage
and. though she said she couldn't begin
to give us an adequate idea of it, she
did pretty well, and it must have been
something fearful. She hasn't brought
the suit yet, so far as I know. I guess
her husband or some lawyer told her
she didn't have a case, for, of course,
she hasn't. The fact that the weather
forecast is merely a prediction based
on appearances is well established.
Gambling On 8unshine.
"Gambling on the weather is not a
new thing, of course but we have just
discovered that it isn't always on the
square and that we have been made a
party to the game. We got so many
inquiries about the percentage of sun­
shine that we were puzzled and stated
an investigation. We discovered that
nearly all the inquiries came from small
tailor shops, where the workmen get up
pools
Not. a few of
them- vesent it when our prediction
is contrary to what they want, and
sortietimes they try to argue with us
to get us to change it, just as- though
we were ordering the weather instead
of merely watching it. Some of them
are so eloquent that it's a great temp
tation sometimes to promise them town late one evening, and the wtaman
whatever they waot, but, of course,
it's a temptation that we steel our
hearts- against.
on the percentage of sunshine.
-^go°d^many .inqutfjes of that Those who telephoned to us wanted
advance Information, Of
Cdulese
stopped giving it.
"All the Inquiries we get are about
weather of the future, with one excep­
tion. We frequently get queries about
our records of weather of the past from
the courts, and this is generally fol­
lowed by ordering- the records into
court as evidence. Just the other daj
a young fellow was charged with rob­
bing a woman in a dark hallway up
explained her presence there by saying
she had been waiting for a car anu
had stepped into the hallway because
it was raining. The boy's lawyer tel­
ephoned to US' about the weather that
night. .It had been, clear, without sign
of rain, and the charge fell to the
ground."
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H£R CHOICE.
'.'Oh!" exclaimed Miss Yemer,- :'tl jttst'
dote on music, don't you?" it
"Not a bit of It," replied Miss Main
chants.
'"Don't you JHee„the old. airs?'
mJHloiiaJfefc. yes."-
SOUS A IN, SOCIEJTY.
Sousa'4 many years of Success have
made him more or less the prey of
those society leaders, who give dinners
and receptions to perspns not for wh&t
they are, but for what they can do. Of
course, through long practice, Sousa
has been able to separate such s'oCiat
inpressarlos from those sincere hos­
tesses who do.not merely invite him as
a "lion" and expect him to "roar" for
her guests. One of the' former kind
sent Sousa a cordial note on the occas­
ion of his visit to *Xublin, during his
recent European tour,, asking him to
be present that evening "at a very in­
formal little dinner, to meet a few
persons" etc^ Sousa scented -the char­
acter of the invitation, and replied po­
litely, saying that he had already ac­
cepted an invitation to dine. The
pressing hostess was not content, how­
ever, and wrote again, saying: "If
only we could have your company for
a little while^—if not for dinner, then
at least after the concert." Imagine
the dismay of the lady when she re­
ceived the following rply from Spusa:
"Dear Madam: I note with pleasure
your desire for my company. I have
so far asked fifty of them, and they
are delighted at the prospect of being
with you. shall ask the rest of tlfe
company during the intermission at
the concert. Tnere are sixty of them
altogether. With thanks, my dear
Madam. Obediently yours, John Philip
Sousa."
What should prove one of the sea­
son's best offerings at the Metropolitan
theater, is the one announced for the
following week. It is the "Cherry Bios
soms" Company. This organization has
a well merited reputation in this city
as being one of -the best equipped pro­
ductions, both as to the mounting and
cleverness of its performance, that was
seen here last season. Pretty girls,
tastefully costumed, who can sing and
dance are a combination that is hard to
resist by the average man, and this is
one of the principal attractions of the
"Cherry Blossoms" who somehow seem
to be able to corner the market on clev­
er and pretty chorus girls. This year's
offering in this respect will fully sus­
tain the "Cherries" past reputation. A
pretty feature of the finale of the open­
ing comedietta this year, is the sing­
ing swinging girls, and all through the
entire*performance new songs and live­
ly «dances will be given. In the olio
some acts will be seen, that are new to
the local stage, namely Frank Ross in
songs and stories of "Ikey Cohen," the
Manhasset Comedy Four, a quartette
of comedians and singers. Harry
Fitzgerald, an European change artist
(lightning), the Evans, the "Kid" im­
personators, Carlisle and Perry, the old
favorites and others. The opening com­
edy entitled "The Wrong Count Tobas
co," and the closing burlesque, "The
Quarrelsome Neighbors,'", are both from
the pen of the comedian and author,
John H. Perry, who assumes import
and roles in each. The entire produc­
tion and the stage management of the
"Cherry Blossoms" Company is under
his direotion. Thursday is ladies' day
at the "Met." and handsome souvenirs
will be distributed.
APPEARANCE8 OFTEN DECEITFUL
They were enthusiasts In physiogno­
my and phrenology, and were traveling
by train. On the opposite seat was a
man of commanding figure, massive
brow and serious expression. "What ft
fine countenance, Arthur!, I wish I
taiiew, .his occupation." "Perhaps he's
®"laWyeiv Edith." ^"No/'heVhot a law-
yer. There's too much benevolence In
ithat face for a lawyer. He may be a
banker." "I am sure he is not! A man
with such a heavenly expression
couldn't content himself with money
getting. His aim in life Is higher."
"Well, do you think he can be an
editor?", "An editor, with such a face!
An editor, saying hard things about
everybody, ridiculing women's dresses
and abusing mother-in-law! An editor,
cutting and slashing his enemies, flay­
ing public men indiscriminately, and
mercilessly slaughtering his best
friends for the sakie of a paragraph!
No, Arthur, he's a philanthropist. His
face plainly indicates that he is all that
is good, noble, pure and true." At the
next station an inquisitive old fellow
took a seat beside the man with the
noble brow, and asked him his vocation.
The couple opposite held their breath.
He replied: "I've a hotel bar and a
butcher shop. My wife looks after the
bar, and I do my own klllin,."
-On* Way S«o«nd Oltii "Ool««Ut"
To California, Wntarn and Korthweitorn
Point*.
Effective Feb. 15th, and continuing un­
til March 31st, 1906, "The North-Western
Line" will sell one way second class
"Colonist" tickets to points in Arizona
California, British Columbia,' Alberta!
.Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New
Mexico, Utah and Washington. Some of
the rates 'as follows:
California common points $34 90
Seattle & Tacoma gK'on
Portland & Ashland 25'no
ogden & salt Lake g-gg
Denver & Colorado Springs ... 29 50
Spokane & Walla Walla ......." 2250
Helena & Butte
OO'RA
Billings, Mont. 15'^
Intermediate points at, proportionate
rates. For further particulars call on or
address City Ticket Agent, 302 West Su­
perior street. Duluth, Minn.
Smoke Puradora Cigar, Clear Havana.
Union Label and Home Made.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS
ETC.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
St. Lou is.—ss. In Probate Court,'
Spelcal Term, March 8, 1906.
In the Matter of the Estate of Freder­
ick Lemagie, Deceased.
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rKMUn&
and
filing the petition of
N. M. Buffer, administrator of the. es­
tate of Frederick' Lemagie. deceased,
representing, among other things, that
he: has fully administered said estate,
and praying that a time and place be
fixed for examining, settling and al
lowing the final account of his admin­
istration. and for the assignment of
the residue of. said estate to the par­
ties entitled thereto by law.
It is ordered, that said account be
examined, and petition heard by this
•court, on Mortday. the 2nd day of April
A. p. 1906. at 10 o'clock a. m.. at the
Probate Office, in the Court House, in
the City of Duluth. }n said county.
And it is further ordered, that no-1
WADE IN DULUTH
OVERALL WORK
SHIRTS, PANTk AND
JACKETS.
Sold by all l^Miiag
Merchant*.' ..
This factory is oper­
ated by F. A.- Patrick A
Co., and paid over $36,
*000 to Duluth forking
girls in l$05. -V
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r. try.*? A, rr*
ties thereof be giiven to rait parsons In*
terested. by. publishing1 a copy of this
Order once in each week, for three
successive weeks .prior to said day ol
hearing, in the Labor World, a weekly
newspaper printed and published at
Duluth, in said cojinty.
Dated at Duluth. Minn., the 8th day
of March, A. D. 1»06.
.. By the Court,
-s J, 9. MIDDLECOFF,
(Seal.) Judge of Probata
Labor World. March 10-17-24, 1$06.
ORDER FOR HlSARINO ON CLAIMS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
St. "Louis.—ss. In Probate COuct,
Special Term, March: 6th, IMjB.
In the Matter of the Estate of Senja*
min F. Wood. Deceased:
Letters of administration dn the es«
tate of Benjamin F. Wood, deceased,
lately of the County of St. Lawrence,
State of New York, being granted to
Charles G. Fulton
It is ordered that three months be
and the same is hereby allowed from
and after the date of this ord&v: la
which all persons having claims or- de­
mands against the said deceased are
requested to file the same in the Pro*
bate Court of said county, for examin­
ation and allowance, or be foreve*
barred. ...
It is further ordered, that Monday,
the 11th day of June, 1906, at 10 o'clock
a. m., at a special term of said Pro
bate Court to ,be held at the Probate
Office In the Court House In the City
of Duluth, in said county, be and the
same is hereby appointed as the time
and place when and where the said
Probate Court will examine and ad­
just said claims and demands.
And it is further ordered, that no­
ticeof such hearing be griven to I all
creditors and persons interested in said
estate by publishing this order once in
each week for three successive weeks
in the Labor World, a weekly news­
paper printed and published at Duluth,
in said county.
Dated at Duluth. Minnesota, this 6th
day of March, A. D. 1906.
By the Court.
J. B. MIDDLECOFF.
(SeaL Judge of Probate.
Labor World, March 10-17-24, 1906.
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
St. Louis.-—Ss. In Probate Court,
Special Term, March 6th 1906.
In the Matter of the Estate of Stephen
A. Wood, Deceased:
Letters of administration on the es­
tate of Stephep A. Wood, deceased, late
of the County of St' Lawrence. State
of New York, being granted to Chas.
G. FultOii,
It is. ordered.- that three months be
and the same is, hereby allowed from
and after the- date of this order, in
which all persons having claims or de­
mands against the said deceased are
required to file the same in the Probate
Court of said county, for examination
and allowance, or be forever barred.
it is further ordered, that Monday,
the 11th day of June, 1906. at 10 o'clock
a. m.. at a special term of said Probate
Court to be held at the Probate Office
in the Court House In the City of Du­
luth, in said county, be and the same
hereby is appointed as the time and
place when and where the said Pro­
bate Cour.t will examine and adjust
said claims and demands.
And it is further ordered, that no­
tice of such hearing be given to all
creditors and persons interested in
said estate by publishing this order
once in each week for three successive
weeks, in the Labor World, a weekly
newspaper printed and published at
Duluth, .in said county.
Dated at Duluth. Minnesota, this 6th
day of March. A. D. 1906.
By the Court.
J. B. MIDDLECOFF.
(Seal.) Judge of Probate.
Labor World, March 10-17-24, 1906.
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS,
ETC.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OB*
St. Louis—ss. In Probate Court, Spec­
ial Term, March 8, 1906.
In the Matter of the Estate of Johanna
Haroidson, Deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of
Peter Haroldson. administrator of the es­
tate of ^Johanna Haroldson," deceased,,
repre&htftftr among Other tinngs-tfiat he
has fully administered said estate, and
praying that a'time and place be fixed
for examining, settling and allowing the
for the assignment of the residue of said
for the assfgnment of the reidue of said
estate to the parties entitled thereto by
law.
It is ordered, that said account be ex­
amined and petition heard by this court,
on Monday, the 2nd day of April, A. D.
1906, at ten o'clock a. m., at the Probate
Office, in the Court House, in the City
of Duluth, in said County.
And It Is- further ordered, that notice
thereof be given to all persons interested,
by publishing a copy of this Order once
In each week for three successive weeks
prior to said day of hearing in the-La­
bor World, a weekly newspaper, printed
and published at Duluth, In said County.
Dated at Duluth, Minn., the 3rd day
of March, 1906.
By the Court,
J. J?. MIDDLECOFF,
Judge of Probate.
(Seal, Probate Court, St. Louis County#
Minnesota.)
Labor World March 10-17-24, 1906.
403%.
ORDER FOR HEARING PROOF
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OF
FOREIGN WILL.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
St. Louis—ss. In Probate Court, Spec­
ial Term, Marclv 6th, 1906:
In the Matter of the Estate of Jane W.
Jordan, Deceased:
Whereas,' certain writings purporting
to be duly authenticated copies of the
Last Will and Testament and codicil
thereto of Jane W. Jordan, late of Phila­
delphia, Penn., deceased, and the pro­
bate thereof in the office of Register of
Wills in and for the city and county of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have been de­
livered to this Court
And whereas, Letitia Jordan Bacon has
filed herewith her petition, representing
among other things that said Jane W.
Jordan lately lived in said county of
Philadelphia, testate, possessed of certain
real estate situated' In said County of
St. Louis, Minnesota, and that said pe
itioner Is a daughter of deceased, and
praying that said instrument may be ad­
mitted to probate, and that letters C. T.
A. be to David Wilson Jordan issued
thereon 1
It is ordered,- that proofs of-said Instru­
ment, and the said petition, be heard be­
fore this Court, at the Probate Office in
said County on Monday, the 2nd day of
April, A. D. 1906, at 10 o'clock in-.the fore­
noon, when all persons interested may ap­
pear for or contest the pl*obate of said la­
st rumen
And it is further ordered.- that notice
of the time and place of said, ift&ring be
given to all perSons interested, by pub­
lishing this order once in each week for
three successive weeks prior"1 to said
day of hearing in .the Labor World, a
weekly newspaper, printed arid published
at Duluth. in said County, and that a
copy of- this notice be served' on the
County Treasurer of St. Louis County,
Minnesota, at least 10 days before, said
day of hearing.
.Dated at Duluth, Minnesota, this 6th
day of March, A. 1906.
By the Court,
TV-1
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J- B. MIDDLECOFF,
Judge of Probate.
(Se*1. Probate Court, St. Louis Count*
Minnesota.)
Labor World March 10-17-24, 1906.
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