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TEE MORNING TIMES, SftPjTDAY, PECEMBEK 27, 186.
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Matters of Interest to Organized
AVorluiignieii of the District.
iniK-iTNCis fok this -wkiuc.
' Sunday, December 27.
Cohinihin T pographlcal riimti. So. 10 1
Tvimpr.il'""1 Temple. adjourned meeting
at '2.:U)i o'elook.
DistrieA Assembly, N- GO, K. or L
f(icillvp commitioo-Lal or Buieau, 0.
31 i Eighth street, 2 o'Uoik. v,c.,
Douglass irosrPs-.o AbsociaUJiior&u am
L 4 4308, K. of L, Mi-Mcian tel
ler1. lUill, Eighth ad " rt,w-l ""east.
Monduv, Iecemlpr 28.
3, -V 1044. K of L , PlaMercrfi-Plas-teroiV
Hall, Four and n-half Mrect, ami
vtiim-laiiia aenue.
L A 1748, K of L., Carpenters ami
aohiert-Socieiy Tempi'', nrtli ami G
"cStral LaUi Un.on-Tjpogrnphu-al
Temiile, 8 p. m ,
Amalgamated Society of Carpenter and
j,)l,.n-CoKtello,6 Hall. Kitli and G
fctLCt T .'MHO, K of L , Can l.igc and Wagon
Mal.eri-Bumli's Hall, 310 Eighth meet
bridge find Structural In.n 'ttoikett La
lK.r Buieau, 310 Eighth ttroet.
TueMlJiy, December 2J.
Federation of Laloi Plasterer.' Hall.
J.ur-aiid-a-hair t-Ucet and l'eiiiibylvanl.t
Building Trades Council-Electrical
WorU'ih' Hall, 001 Kleciiln btreet.
"Wednesday, December 30.
Galvanized Iron and Cornu'e Workers -737
Seetilh stteet
CaipciiieiV, .Tomers', and Slairbuildcn,
Viilon, o 1-Labor Bureau, 310 LIghth
btieet.
TlinTdnj , December 31.
District Ah-cmbly, No 00. K of L.
Plasterers' 11 all, liur-and a-halffireetniid
rennbjlanla,avenue.
L r No lyo.BrotlierlioodofCarpcnten.
ll.dl, 027 Masailnett avenue
Fresco Painters 1230 Seventh stieet
L B No 10, Steatn ami Hot Water Fit-tcrs-K
or r Hall, 425 Twe-lith street.
Fridaj, January 1, 185)7.
L A 17S18, K of L., Journeymen Houce
Painter Labor Buieau, 31 Eighth .street.
L A 4Mti, K of L., Eeeeiiinc Associa
tion of Steam Engineers -Bunch's Hall,
Slfl Eighth street
EliH-uual Workeis' Union, No 2-Elcc-ineal
Workers' Hall. 50U Elexenth street.
Stonemasons' Union Blusterers' H.ill,
Four-mid n-half Atrcet and Pennsjliania.
m otitic.
X. A 1 370, K or L., Tranklm Assembly
00ft T f-treet
Marine Assoeiation of Steam Engineers
Mmlne-io' Hall, Sew mil btieet southwest,
opposite Pentz wharf
SatmdiM, .January 2.
Cigai Ju.iker.UnIon,No 1 10 737Seentli
fctrcuC.
L. A 23h0, K of L, Journeymen Eak-i-rs
-BlHsterers' Hall, Four-and-a-half
btreet and rVmilanla avenue
Tailor Pr,;e.i.e and Beneficial Asso
i.i;io:i -Cobtello's Hall, G .and Sixth
btrcets.
Federation of Labor.
Ropre'soiitattws Hi m eighteen local labor
orcamz.it.oiib luaiod tl.e btoimj weather
of last Tuesday evening and n-s ondsi to
their names when ScdcUirj Stephen A
Clements called the nil at the regular
meeting of the Federal' on of Labor.
Knowing the aiiiiety or the ddegatcs
to be out with the holiday shoppers, l'r-si
dent .Mcllugh let fall his gavel promptly
at 7 30 o'clock
The reading of the minutes and o'her
routine business weie Quicklj dii Osd of
Reports weie then taken up fiomthebtaml
3ig and spcri.il committee The retort
from the work on the "Consumers '
brewerj brought out a -vrj a tcnMingde
liate, during w hieh t he uccnt actic n or the
'diredots" or the brewery in deciding
-which were legitimate labor organuations
was fivora!.l commented uj on
AVhile it was admitted that with such a
mas of iiuoiitioeitilp eiiddice as had
lteen nrencut-d t the n mittee and which
defn-d successful oontradirtto-i, the di
reeUHS, as 1 o.iest nieti, could not have
decideil ollu-rwife, still it was the inani
iirfMs o.imstrti of til I rest nt that the din-ct
orbWei4iutleliotliewarii.estotiiiiieiMl.i
turn Tor the count ous and patient manner
in vrlkli the Sum Kigatku had been con
ducted. "Tint-delegates further gave it as their
opinion that the dttision of tlm dir-ct.as
would have a decided efictln checking
in future the rtimat on of bogus labor or
gairiwitioi.s of n.iishrooiii gw th that were
Marled, eitlu r f r tin juiiobe c,f break
ing down legitimate organizations, oi to
ot cttiitso'. or wttik. that li.itl been spi-ci-f
led to he cone bj imonlalor In either
tae. the delegates gave it as their honest
bdief tlMit the main iurpofe was to defeat
the legitimate tnds for which en on men
were organized
The t!iK.usi,ii was then changed to the
prhiiects of the passage of the bill now
before Co'igiess. fa-voring the treetion or
District public buildings by Onj labor in
preference It) contiact work Quite a
number of delegate's gave it ab their opm
Ion that the agitation should be kept up
t was, the speakt rs bclieed, t be of the
utmost imj ortance to the woikmg iieople
or the Histrit t or Columbia that the meas
ure hhould Mt omc law The rt cent act of
the House of lb jiresi-ntatives in lecommit
tmg the bill was Miffiucut cause for all
friends of the bill t o be on the alei t The
bill hail been pushtd to its prtscnt piomi
ncuce more by the organised tradeb of
thiseitj than tint. iif.h .inj other agencv,
and the Federation would rot be true to
ltbelf if it did not keep up the agitation
The adMsaiuliiv of keeping a representa
tlve of the Federation at the Capitol to
look after the interests of organized labor
was well tlicused The personal opposi
tion of the chairman of the House District
Committee to daj labor in preference to
that done b ct ntract was alboannounced
The sentiment of tiie delegates was ttiat
the entile legislate committee should be
71 the Capitol as much as possiblein the In
terestb of the bill. No definite action wa
taken." foi the reasons, first, that Congress
had taken a recess for two wcek6; and,
second, that a new legislative committee
woulJ be appointed at the second meeting
night oftheFederationin.Tanuary.w-heruhc
semi-annual election of officers would be
held. 1 n the meantime the present com
mittee and all delegates weie instructed to
exert every influence among the members
of Congres to procure their support to
the measure.
An important resolution was adopted at
the meeting, bearing on financial matters.
The icsolution provides that in future all
motions for appropriations mu6t be re
ferred to the finance committee for report
before appiopriatjpns can be made.
The delegates from the Tailors' Union
reported that their union had adopted a
union label, which was proposed to be af
fixed on all custom-made garments. The
iabel reads: "This garment was made by
u memberof the Journeymen Tailors.B and
P Union, of Washington," with the scil
and secretary of the chairman attached.
On motion t lie "label" was indorsed by the
Federation.
Fpeclal committees vrcrc then appointed
to look after the luterestb t the Federa
tion in securing work for organized labor.
Under "good or the order" the propectb
or the Federation were com mentedupon and
regarded ab very faiorablo.
The roll-call of trades was, on motion,
dispensed with, and organizations having
special matters to report were retmested to
make them. After the rejiorts had been
made It wab seen that not a single griev
ance had been reported, anditisalsoa fact
that not a case hab been plucd on the un
fair list for some time back. The friendly
recognition ot t,he Federation by outside
influences and the peaceful attitude of the
body to the outside world are considered
to bs a source or gratification and congratu
lation for Chribtmastidc, and with such
friendly relations at the close of the pres
ent year, itls proudly predicted by thedele
gates, the New A'car -will mark an era of
prospenty for the organization which has
never been equaled.
Much disappointment was expresseil at
the failure of the representative of the
Federation on the Rea monument fund com
mittee to be prcsentTo make a report. But
as the matter is in the hands of the gen
eral auditing committee, it was thought
that the Federation would have a report as
soon as the holidays are over.
The semi-election of officers was an
nounced to be held on Tuesday, January 12.
By that time it was expected that all the
affiliated locals would have selected or
appointed their repiesentatives to the
Federationforthonewtcrm. Thcipiarterly
reiiorts of the oiricers will be presented
at the next meeting.
Lubor Bureau and 'Worldiijjitieii's Li
brary Association .
The reports from the Labor Bureau this
week are very encouraging. The manager,
Mr. Charles A. Maidens, reports that
throjgh the courtesy or the Hon. Thomas
W Phillips, chahman oT the House Labor
Committee, the Bureau lb supplied daily
with copies of the Congressional Record.
The isitorst the Bureau are much inter
ested in the Phillips industrial commission
bill, which.it is confidently believed, will
become a law during the present Congress
At thelast meeting of the Bureau committee
a resolution of thanks was extended to Mr.
Phillips for interesting himself to procure
the Record
One or the propositions that will come
up for consideration at the next meeting
of the Bureau committee will be that of
devising some plan Tor the introduction
ot a telephone. It is generally conceded
that the telephone would be a valuable
acquisition for the institution and would
prove tt be a very important ractor in
bringing the would be einplujcrb and the
iinemplojcd within immediate reach of
each other. It is beheved'by the vlsltorb
to the Bureau that with the introduction
of the telephone the chances of gettingem
plojment would be materially increased.
The question that is puzzling the Buieau
is how to raise the "wherewith" to put in
thcTlcsired improvement. It is a well
known fact that, witli the stnctestecouonij-,
the expenses of the institution, up to the
present time, have slightly exceeded the re
ceipts However, several plans to omt
come this difficulty will be presented at
the coming meeting, winch will beheld as
soon as the :il filiated organizations have
elected reprcentaties for the ensuing erm
It is thought that all returns will be in
by the first weekm January, as amajoiity
of the organizations have alreadj elected
delegates. The annual election of a man
ager and other orricers or the Bureau will
also be held at that meeting, though it is
generally believed that the present orfaers
will succeed themsehes
The present officers of the Berenu are
James M"clcr, of the Tile Lajers' Associ
ation, president; Charles A Maidens, of the
Paperh.iugers' Association, secrelary-m m
ager, and Mrs Jennie L Munroc, of Lx
celsior .Assembly, treasuier The In s
tees of the institution are fixed by resolu
tion, and are respeetlioly the presiding
officers ol the Federation of Labor, Dis
trict Assembly, No 00 of the K of L., and
the Labor Bureau.
A3I0.(J THE LOCALS.
The principal business transacted among
the locilorgauizationsduringihe past week
has been tl.e election of orficers for the en
suing term Among some of the locals the
elections have been quite bpinled, and
.in entire newsetofofricers hasbeenchosen.
In a majority or the locals, however, the
only cJianges made were the presiding oiri
cers, the secretaries, with Aery rew ex
ceptions, being re-elected without oppo
sition. Mo-sale and Encaustic Tile Lasers.'
AssemWj.
The full membership or the Tile Lajers
Assembly turned out in response tothe"icsl
letter call" on Monday ev ening. The meet
nig was held in the hall of the Labor Bu
reau, No. 310 Eighth street northwest
After the regular loutme business had been
transacted, the election of orricers Tor the
next six months was had, and resulted as
follows. Master workman, James Mclver;
worth foreman. E. Wilson; recoi ding sec
reuiry, W. L Hagei man, financial secretarv,
Etl. Elliott; treasurer, W Thompso'i. al
moner, R. Bojd Delegates to the Dis
tnct Assemblv, No. 00. Knights of Labor
James Mclver, Ed. Elliottan 1 AVardT homp
.son, del egates to the Federation or Labor
Messrs. MeVej, Dowel. Thompson, Boyd
and Wilson, delegates to the Labor Bureau,
James Mclver and David Dowd.
ATlcr the election or orricers a geneial
review was had of the good influences that
have been brought about in the crart since
the formation or the assembly The mem
bers vied with each other in l elating the
beneHts that had accrued to the Tile Lai
ers or this city through being organised
Every tile layer or mechanical ability m
this cilj was on the roll of membership,
and it was the unanimous opinion of the
members that the present amicable relations
that ovist bi'tvv een the Journeymen and their
emplovets were due principally to the in
fluences of the organization in bringing
about a perfect understanding
The apprentice question came up promi
nently before the meeting, and after being
thoioughly discussed it was decided that
no more apprentices would be recogniCed
only as the time of the present appren
tices expired. Under the report of "state
of trade" it was ascertained that the de
maud for Jeiuriiei'inen wab falling off.
Several of the unmarried memberb an
nounced their intention of leaving the city
during the dull season. The closeness of
touch of the Tile Lajers' Assembly witli
similar craft organizations throughout the
country makes it possible for the members
to 'keep thoroughly posted as to where to
get emplov meat, without encroaching ujion
the rights of one another, thus keeping
up thestandArdwagesand hours recognized
in each atj-, which lb one of the cardinal
principles of organization.
Appropriations were made to raj all
bills, including balarie.s, rent and per capita
tax to the t entral. I odies Reports were
then had from the delegates to the Fed
eration of Lalor, District Assembly and
thelabor bin eau, which were accepted, and
the action of the delegates in each was
approved. The next regular meeting will
be held on Vonday evening, Januarj 4.
The address or the newly elected secrc-tar-
is W. L. Hagerman, 130 Heckman
street southeafct.
Tin and Sbeetiron Worliers.
The members of Fidelity Assembly, No.
2031, K. of L., Tin and Sheetiron
Workers, turned out in force at theii
regular semi-monthly meeting last Wednes
day evening, in the Plasteicrs' Hall, Four-and-a-half
streetand Pennsylvania avenue.
The principal business tiansacted was the
semi-annual election of orricers. Though
the election was spirited, the bebt of fra
ternal harmony exl-tcd throughout all of
the friendly contests, which resulted in
the affairs of the assembly being placed in
the hands of one of the best sets of officers
ev er elected by the assembly, a fact freely
admitted by all present. The officers
elected are as follows: Master workman,
Charles Gray; worthy foreman, Andrew
Sullivan; lecordmg secretary, A. T. Burns;
financial secretary, John Picrpont; treas
urer, L. Compton; almoner, W. H.G. Sim
mons; Inspector, George Hurdle; guide.
William Hunt; officers of the court, H, JL.
Streb, Judge; William Hunt, judge advo
cate; Edward Tilly, clerk.
Under the good of the' ordr Mr. W. H. G.
Simmons, the Bistrict master workman,
was called on to address the meeting, which
he did to the entire satisfaction of the
members. The District master workman
briefly reviewed recent events, and mod
estly referred to his own action in con
nection with them. His course was unani
mously indorsed. Under state of trade the
members expressed themselves as feeling
good over the recent luoiii in the tinning
trade, caused by the tornado of a few weeks
ago, which swept over this city and car
ried away the roofs of many buildings and
damaged many others. The tinners are
now firm believers in the truth of the old
adage: "It's an ill wind that blows no one
any good."
As the tinners were the greatest bene
ricianes or that blow, It resulted In their
making extra time, which gave them
extra money for Christinas, consequently
they were not backward in giving vent
to their feelings at the meeting on Wednes
day evening. The present slate of trade
was reported as being fair, which was
stated was more than could have been
said in the tinning trade for the past
three years Appropriations were made
for all current expenses, not a single
obligation was. left unpaid.
Carpenters' and Joiners' Assembly.
A special "red letter call" has been
Issued for a full attendance at the regular
meeting of the Carpenters' and Joiners'
Asseinbl-, No. 1748, Knights of Labor,
which will he held on Monday evening,
December 28, at the Society Temple, Fifth
and G streets northwest. Matters Of im
portance and interest to every member is
.said to be brought before the meeting.
The bemi-annual election of officers will
Tdso take place on that occasion.
LABOR NOTES.
Ohio barbers held a State convention.
They will demand the creation of a fctate
board of examiueis, before whom appli
cants rer li.n hers'-license iniibtpi ove three
jearb' appienticeshlp
The New 1'crk Ctntial La! or Union has
referred the plant r the Machinists' Associa
tion for an intci oceanic canal to the
Setretaiy or the Tieasuij, in "Washing
ton. The ex-rorcman of the composing-loom
of the Superior (Wis.) Telegram, has hued
the union for not accepting him as a
meinbei since the orfice has been union
ized. He places damages at $2,000.
Amalgamated steel metal workers of
Chicago not only won a .strike for the dis
charge ol non-union men, but the manager
or the biiildiiig'advniici'd $25 to the work
men to pay their tluas to the organization.
President Cowdry, or the State Central
Labor Union, is in active correspondence
with the centennial tommission, looking
to the setting aside of a day during the
big show .u Nashville to be known ab
Labor daj
The regular staff for Maine barbershops
(excepting hotel shops) isas rollovv s Shav
ing, 10 cents; hair trimming, 15 or 20
cents; hair cutting, 25 cents: shampooing,
25 cents. The barbers are now organ
ized to do away with five-cent shops, etc.
Milwaukee is to have a Labor Ex
change. A person producing an article
of -value to others cm deposit and get a
warehouse reieipt, with vv iiicli lie can se
cure some otherarllcleofequ.il value that
h.ib been deposited bv- some other producer.
The factory laws of Massachusetts limit
lug the employment of women and minors
to rirtj-elght hours per week, and pre
venting tiie employment or such persons
more than ten hours in any one day, are
being violated In many workshops in Bos
ton Central Labor Union wants the
chief of police to enforce the law.
The Feeleration or Labor of the State or
Minnesota calls upon the working people
of thatStatetoorganie both uneconomical
ami independent political lines for the
putpose of establishing the co-operative
commonwealth, basetl on the collective
ownership or the means of production and
their operation for the benefit of the
people.
The State Labor Bureau or Minnesota
will seek amendments in the interest or
child-labor. Eight-hour laws, amendments
to the arbitration law, anil the repeal of
Hie struck Jury law will be asked lor.
Miners want mine inspectors electetl by
popular vote, anil the corporation to take
out bodies of entombed miners. Broom
makers ami shoemakers want convict-work
labeled.
It now looks as it the Liquor Dealers'
Association or Cleveland would be vn
tonous in their application Tor the ap
pointment ot a special examiner to Pinull
out the violators of the Dow Law Tin lr
anicty over the matter has been in the
fact that they cannot afrord to compete
witli saloonkeepers who do not pay the
tax Therefore they come to the aid or
the law.
"It Is the many who toil and starve
and sufrer," says Bjornsterne lljorson,
"whose lot 1 have at heart; it is the poor,
the small, who cannot rise and assert
their rights-it is those I love; ami I be
lieve that the countrj is the strongest,
the greatest and the most civilized which
Is covered with millions or modest but
contented homes; not that in which the
splendor or a row hundred palaces i ,,up
ported by the wretchetluess of a million
hovels "
The Garment Workers' Union or St Paul
is not having success in its endeavor to
persuade the lady superior of the House
of the Good Shepherd in that citj to re
frain from competing with the girls of
the union, and thereby reducing the prices
and wages. The garment workers com
plain that they cannot make an honest
living on the prices made by that institu
tion, and contend that In the end they, too,
niiij be forced into the House of the Good
Shepherd if that institution continues its
severe competition. l
PALACE FOB PAUPERS' USE.
California Poorbouse Fitted Up
"With Every Appliance of Luxury.
Exchange.
The finest poorhouse In the world is the
one belonging to Santa Clara county, Cal.,
and loci ted at Milpitas. It was built as a
private residence by a millionaire named
O'Toolc, who soon arter" went broke," and
is now an humble hostler m the neighbor
hood, not unlikely to end his dajs as a
pa-iper In the palace built by him In the
dajs of ills prosperity.
O'Toolc ouilr.the house nearly forty years
ago. At present he lives in a shed near
the Twenty-one Mile House, on the Gilroy
road, and earns his living by watering
horses, being glad to get the Tew nickels
that are thrown him Tor the service.
The house was furnished in splendid stIe.
Costly carpets covcied the floors and silk
and velvet upholstered furniture filled the
rooms. There were pictures from the
brubhes of the masters on the walls and
he bst bo-iks of the time rilled the library.
Musical instruments of all kinds were scat
tered about the house.
Soon after moving in, the O'Toole family
began to quarrel. The quarrels were bitter
and hot, and it said that on more than one
occasion blows were exchanged. One fac
tion occupied one part of the house, and the
rest another. The buslnesswasill-managed
and the wealth gradually dwindled until
there was little ready money to be had.
Fora time John occupied the palace alone,
and then closed It up and lived an unsettled
life. The mansion remained empty until
1884, at which time Santa Clara county
bought it and 100 acres of land for $15,000.
This sum was enough to pay John's debts
and keep him a few years, butlic is now re
duced to absolute poverty. That he husnot
duced to absolute poverty. That he has not
reached the almshouse by this lime is due to
the kindness of a distant relative, who per
mits him to water horses.
At present the old mansion is a conglom
eration of incongruities. In the frescoed
parlor that contains a marble mantel, the
costof which was $800, there are six chcup
Iron cots, occupied by as many wrecks of
humanity. The coarse bedding Is scattered
around, and the old fellows use the mantel
as a footrest. In front or the mantel and
concealing some or its beauties there is a
cheap iron stove, badly rusted, with a bat
tered pipe leading to a hole that has been
cut for it In the painted wall.
A Budding Philosopher.
"Say, paw, is it anj thing to brag about
when you don't do something you can't
do?" -
"I'm Inclined to think not. Why do you
ask?"
"'Cause I've just been readln' tliat-clier
ry-lree story 'bout Washln'ton." Detroit
Free Press.
QinfllBvpaxpolumn
X 1 oloo"o o I'k 'oH-fo I 1 a o o o o o Q
riU
Tho Times mnloctalfPH no reHponwl
blllty for nuyriViBwH expressed in
thin column. li
FAULTY SOQIAi, CONDITIONS.
That our social ifoniUtions are imperfect
is almost univerwillvIaGknow'ledged. Every
legislature elcctecttoj'onact, alter and re
peal laws Is a standing acknowledgment of
their present imperfection. Every ballot
cast for legislators is a registered protest
against some legalized evils and every
voter a living witness that there la much
room for improvement. Otherwise our
present laws could be accepted as Ideally
perfect.
Every so-called reform movement is an
organized, aggressive protest against ex
isting social conditions and an earnest
effort to greatly change them.
Remcdjing the imperfections of an in
tricate machine without discovering their
exact location, and reined lug our social
evilb without discovering their fundamental
cause are alike impossible. We must firbt
know the c.iuse In either case before we
can prescribe the remedy. And, that the
remedy may be permanent, we must know
the fundamental cause and prescribe fund i
mental treatment.
Bearing these facts in mind, single taxers
have diligently sought beneath the surface
for the fundamental cause of social evils,
and, having discovered it, propose a radi
cal remedy removing the ciuse. This can
be so mildly and gradually applied that it
need produce no jarring discord whatever.
By a 1,2, 5, 10 or 20 per cent early in
crease or land value taxes, in lieu of a
corresponding reduction of all other laves,
we c.i i. gradually inaugurate the single lax
at the rate, or 1, 2, 5, 10 or 20 per cent
a year, thus necessitating 100, 50, 20,
10 or 5 jears to put It fully in force, and
thus giving all ample time to adjust their
affairs to its coming
THE MONEY QUESTION.
Next to knowing the cause of an evil
is knowing what Is not the cause, thus
narrowing the ground of research. Like
wise, knowing that certain proposed reme
dies are inefficient narrows down the
ground whereon the real reined lies con
cealed, and brings us nearer to it. Hence,
single taxers endeavor not only to point
out the cause of and ruined for social
evils, but to expose the Tallac in other
proposed remedies. They do this uot
because, or any antipathy toward other
so-called rcrorms and reformers, but with
the laudable desire to lK-ncrit them by
bringing them nearei ton nth.
Prominent among the so-called reforms
Is the money question, some advocating
a gold standard, some a silver standard,
and others a so-called bimetallic stand
ard, as the great niirc-.ill Tor soci.il dis
orders generally. But as money is sim
plv the measure wlierfcbv men exchange
services, how can a jnere change In the
substance or vvhicli.fJils measure is made
benefit either party to an exchange with
out equally the other?
Can changing the -measure whereby
the exchange of services Is effected In
crease the services jou receive in ex
change for ours, without proportionately
reducing the services our customer re
ceives in exchanges for his? The con
verse or this proposition is equally true.
If he witli whom vou exchange services
receives more of y6urs than foimerly for
a given amount of his. certainl ou mast
be the loser to a like extent. And as
all Ialr products" are simply services
materialized In the fonri of goods, no mere
change In our monej &jstem can increase
the services borne men receive in exchange
for theirs without proportionately de
creasing the services others must recive
in exchange.
The possible benefit, any of these advo
cated money 6tems give to one class
must, therefore, proportionately injure
another class And, presuming all lines
of business to be equally just and legiti
mate, any effort to benefit one cl.is.-, at
the expense of another class is unjust
But, if any kind of business is unj.ist or
illegitimate, attacks thereon should bo
open, direct and forcible and not indi
rectly attempted through the money sys
tem. PAYING INTEItr.ST.
Because money, the measure of services.
If locked up in a safe does not increase,
some tleclare that no interest should be
paid for it But neither will seed wheat
locked in a bin increase Nor will the
most produetlve machinery or anv other
labor product, locked out of use. facilitate
or increase our productive capacity.
Put when properly used all these things
increase our productive capacity, for w Inch
we ate willing to give the lender a shire
or this increase called interest And so
long as the loan or seed, tools, machinery
and other valuable labor products which
borrowers lack facilitate and mcretses
their production, just o long will bor
rowers willingly and naturall share that
increase of product with the lendei m. in
terest. To pay interest Is as natural as for two
equal partners in a business to equally
share the piofits of the business Fortius
it really is, the lender virtually having
done his share of the woik beforehand
and pioduced the tools, machinery, or
stock which his capital purchases for the
business. Though men nominally borrow
money, they actually bmiovv what the
money buys, as immediately arter get
ting It they invest it therein, and they
would as willingly have borrowed the
things they thus purchase as the money
if they could have gotten them on the
same terms. The only difference between
this and common partnership is that the
borrower, In lieu of Ins having sole con
trol of the business guarantees a given
rate of profit, called interest, agreeing to
make good any defjcit, for which he is
also to receive-all surplus profit? abovethat
guaianteed dividend ox interest.
Owing to freer accssto land, thcreward
of Industry aud profits of business gener
ally average greater in a new country
than in an old one, lrcnce interest generally
is proportionately ijyher there. Conse
quently Interest, the silent partner's guar
anteed share ot the enterprise, Is as natu
ral as the sharlngjjutween active part
ner. It will, therefore, as naturally,
rightfully, and persistently exist as com
mon partnership and its dividends.
Extremely high rates of interest, termed
usury, generally prevail only in locations
and cases where hlglPprospectlve profits,
real or imaginary ,i induce the borrower
to virtually guarantcie big returns, or where
his probable lnabilty'to repay the bor
rowed capital necessitates- his offering
a high interest tornduce the lender, or
silent partner, to take the risk of the loan
or partnership.
Itis as natural and Just foreach member
of a partnership to receive a share of the
legitimate dividends, proportionate to his
contribution to the business or correspond
ing to the agreement each freely enteis
into, as for individuals to receive the re
ward ot their individual exertion and
production when acting separately. Hence,
Interest is as natural and Justus either a
partnership dividend or the wages of incil
vidual effort. Denouncing Interest and
striving to prevent it seem therefore as
useiess as efforts to legislate against sun
rise Untaxing labor and Its products and tax
ing land values Instead, will take a real
burden off the producers' backs. Ttfaj
those who uro vainly fighting phantoms
eieJrng discover the real enemy.
d. w. a.
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Hundreds of People Treated
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HIS STATIC MACHINE
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HIS CATARRH CURE
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TO hi:d without bekr.
Sad JoUe Played by Yale Boys T'pou
sjome Pretty Theatrical People.
Xexc JIaicii JiegMer.
How Tour girls rrom the Jack and the
Beanstalk companj went thirstj and per
haps hiinprv to bed, is a storj that Yale
tioj s are telling each other with great de
light.
The jonng ladles, who are as rrett a
quartet ab could he selected rioiu thearray
or fair one- in the handsome company, have
had a Miite of roomfe m the third story of
an apartment house, near the 11 per on, the
p.ist week, and just acro-s.ui allej vvav .ire
the rtomi of half a dozen l'ale men.
The girls are, naturally, much fatigued
from their lal ors every night, and have
been in the habit of going to their rooms
immediately after theVv ening perform tne e,
eating a light lunch, enjojing a dnnk of
beer and retiring. To keep their liquid
refreshment e ol they have t-et it on the
sill of the mam window or their p.ulor,
about nine feet acio-:, rrom the window of
the Yale bos.
On Friday arterm on about dusk the bojs
decided upon tome run, and vv hilcthc joung
ladieu vv ere absent rigged up a fishpole w ith
a lasso attachment, and, Lottie by lottle,
necked the- beer cicios to their window
The boj s. might have stolen tho beer, but
they didn't want beer.thej "wanted fun, and
they Me od the bottles, untouched, on the
sill of theit own window. Thenthei 1 ad a
sign, as big as a campaign banner, painted,
inscribed, "Drink With Us," ai.d hung it
just over the beer.
"When Fr.day night's performance was
over the girls made for their rooms and pre
pared for a lunch TI.ey threw open the
vv mdovv aiHloneof them said, "Wh y, w here's
our beer?" They couldn't find it -and
searched all through the room in vain
Finally oneof them caught sight of the Mot
tles in the opposite window, and she
shouted- "Why, there it i- across there."
The girls held a council, wondered how it
got there, whether it was really their beer
or not, and how they could get it Then
they spied the sign? and by lighting a
newspaper, read it.
They utteied some very angry language
when they realized that they h.ui leeii
fooled, hut could hit on no plan to gel back
their beer. Thej called for the Tale
men, but the latter were biding behind
the curtain of an opposite window, and
didn't want to be seen. The girls went
beerlebs to bed. The bojs finally repented.
They had witnessed the tears or the thirsty
girls, and one of them said: "1 think it's
too had."
Another said: "And they were such
pretty girls, too."
But the boysTlecided not to disturb the
joung Indies by returning their beer that
night. Next morning, however, the young
ladles found, when they opened their door,
the beer, with the sign hung around the
bottles, and tl cy read the words, which
sounded far less ironical than the night he
tore: "Drink with us "
Hidden in Smoke.
"Beerson is Killing himself with cigar
ettes." "Ye; it's a pity he's so bashful."
"Bashful? What's that got to do with
cigarettes?"
"Why, every time he's spoken to he
lights one to cover his embarrassment."
Detroit Evening News.
No Gospel About It.
"Your fiiend is a minister of the gospel,
isn't he?"
"No; he's a popular preacher." Chicago
Journal.
Practical Palmistry.
"Long fingers, they say, is a sign of re
finement." " Yes: I have noticed that Tellowswhohold
short hands orten swear." Chicago Record.
Deafness Cannot Be Cured
By locql applications as they cannot reach
tiie diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that ife
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an inflamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube is inrianied jou have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when It is entirely closed, Deafness is
the result, and unless the inflammation
can be taken out and this tube restored to
its normal condition, hearing will be de
stroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are
caused "by catarrh, which is nothing but
an inflamed condition of the mucous sur
faces. We w;ll give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars; free.
F.J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
4S-sJold by Druggists, 5c
BUSY WITHTHEIR RIFLES
District Soldier Boys Constant
Visitors at the Gallery.
SECOND REGIMENT WON
Big Score Made nt the Mutch Tues
day Nifiht A New Invention Tried
by Officers Nuvnl Reserve IIii a
Home Mortons' Trounle Are
Now Over Guard Gossip.
Guardsmen have been busy during Christ
mas week in the ririe gallery. Besides the
Itegimcntal match in the preliminary series
for December a number or individual turkey
matches and pmae practice matches were
on the program In fact,,the gallery has
been a busy place all the week.
Capt Bell, Inspector or ririe practice for
the Second Hegiment, is very much Inter
estedin a new invention rorgalleryprnctice
Tliemventdr, Mr J F. Habbath. a Massa
chusetts marksman of many vearj exper
ience, was at the gallery Tuesday evening
when the Kegimeiital tuateh was shot Fur
several years he was a member of the
American ririe team, sent to England to
reprcsc-nt this country, and he ij .spending
a few days with Dr Scott, of the Engineer
Corps, who was on the international team
att he same time He was mach pleased wita
the resiilt of the shooting, and thought lie
had never seen guardsman do hetter.
Tried the ew Cartridge.
In speaking of his invent on, which is
designed to reduce the expense or gallery
practice, Mr Rabbath was r.uite en
thusiastic, and a uun.her of the oillcers
experimented with his patent projectiles
for target work. His invention is designed
to oven omc the use of the heavy balls
which the large bore of the rifle has
heretofore made necessary In order t
project this large ball with the iiece--ary
force, five grams or powder have been
used.
Mr Rabbath's invention contemplates
the using or the ordinary metal shell of
the regular rifle cartridges, into which
fits a small, ircular piece of wood, in
place of the ordinary I all In the center
of t he vv o id, pierce d through to t he w adding
over tiie i ovvder. Is a small hole, in which
fits a 22 caliber rifle liall When the
cartridge is fired the w. od is of Course
blown out and shattered to atom, while
tho22 altber ball, being accurate-lv placed,
flies as true as if it htted the bore of the
ririe.
Capr. Bfll fired eight shots with this new
projectile Tuesday evening, and sent all
of them within a space of an inch and a
half from the bull's ey. He then tried
eight regular cartridges, aud placed them
all within a space of two inches from the
bull' eve. The slight advantage in ravor
of the small caliber balls is perhaps ex
plained by the rnct that when these were
used the gun was fired at a rest.iti order
to test the invention under the most
favorable circumstances.
A number of the other officers tried the
projectile, with good result-., and it was
generally agreed that for" practice work
it was fully as efrective and much more
agreeable than the heavier charge and
projectile.
The Naval Reserve.
The naval reserve, which i to be a rart
of the District National Guard, now has a
home Monday night it took charge of the
old boat'iousi: at the navj yard. Before
taking possession ot the quarters a bu"l
iiess session was held at Washington Hall,
corner of Thinl street aud Penn-vlvama
avenue southeast.
Commander Haines, a chairman of the
standing committee, reported that the bill
before the Senate Committee on Naval Af
fairs h;d been favorably submitted to the
upper house, and that there was little doubt
that it would pi through Concres before
the cloe of the present session
Upon a nomination for paymaster there
was but one name presented, that of Mr
Sldnev Bieber He wa- promptly elected
and the question ot the bond he may be
required to furnish was lert for a future
meeting It wa also decided that an
apothecary should be appointed by Dr
Scott, the medical officer or the reserves
During the evening twenty new mem
bers enlisted, bringing the total member
ship up to about 100. Steps will im
mediately be taken Tor the ft rmation of i
second companv When tin is done, of
ficers for the entire battalion will be
elected.
Morton Trouble Settled.
The trouble in the Morton Cadets is all
over At a meeting held Tuesday night
it was decided to give the "bolters"' an
honorable discharge in the interests of
the service This conclusion was reached
after a long discussion and every one
seems satisfied with the results. The
bolters will now go into Company B, Second
Battalion, theNational Rifles. Capt. Evans
of that command makes this formal state
ment in reference to the matter:
"Our company stands ready to receive
these young men who have left the Mortons,
and with their addition. Company B, of
the Second, will be recruited up to its full
strength. Our purpose is, of course, to
make our company as strong on the drill
field as it is in the shooting gallery,
and these voting men, well drilled as they
arc, will prove valuable acquisition.. Our
'company has already won all the prizes
in the shoots this year, and next vear we
hope to do the same in the matter of drills.
"We propose to elect them also as mem
lers of the National Rifles, the corporate
body. Company B. of the Second, is com-
po"ed ot members of the National Rifles i
to such an extent that it Is generally
known as the National Rifles, although
many members of the corporate body do
not ociong to company u.
The Second Battalion was the winner
in the contest Tuesday nignt.
The scores in detail were as fullovvs
First Regiment, Private W. E Cullailay, !
Company B, Second Battalion. 47; Pri
vate F. N. Wells, Companv B, First Bat
talion, '1G: Sergt. William Wilkinson, Com
pany B, First Battalion, 45; Piivate Mc
Cianatwtu, Company C, Second Battalion,
44; Private W. E. r-ri,t, Company C,
Second Battalion, 44; Private Bushrod
Washington, Company First Battalion,
43; Private T. V. Mcintosh, Company D,
First Battalion, 42; First Lieut. A. A
Bimey, First Battalion, 41; Private E.
Bonlay, Company A, Second Battalion,
10: Private McCurdy, Company A. Third
Battalion, 39. Total, 431.
Second Regiment-SergeautD Davenport,
Company B, Sixth Battalion, 48; Capt O. G
Slmonson, Company A, Sixth Battalion, 46;
Private W. E. Buell, Company B. Sixllr
Battalion, 45; Private C. E Groome, Com
pany A, Sixth Battalion; 45; First Lieut.
M. E. Sabin. Fourth Battalion. 45: First
Lieut. S. R. Jacobs, Fourth Battalion, 15; j
Private J. A. Kirk, Company B, Sixth Bat
talion, 45; Private Weir, Fifth Battalion.
15: First Lie it G. C. Shaw, Fifth Battalion, j
42 Total, 441).
Notes From Commands.
The OTf leeris' Association of the Second
Re-Ritneiit holds its monthly meeting
Wednesday night, at the lecture-room.
Sergt. Hodges won the turkey at the
shoot of Company B, Fourth Battalion,
Wednesday night. He made a score of
48, out of .i possible 50.
The recruiting, committee of the Wash
ington Light Infnntry meets Wednesday
evening. It has a number of applications
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I'tir.htli aim e .
te act on. The preparations for the en
tertainment lor the c-hiltlre-n of tne nitm
her, Wednesday, are preisre-sMiij; rnpiilly.
A plan for the- cash prueil raiscel by
Lieut. Webb has. bee-n ajcruvil upon. Itls
to p into effect Jauuary 1. The prizes
are to be $200 to the best company; $150
to the second be-st: $100 to the third; $73
to the fourth; S50 to the fifth, and $25
to the sixth.
Utemry Information.
"I want to buy a Christmas present of a
book Tor a ouim.n:ui-"
"Ye., miss; what kind of a book woult
you like?"
' Why. a book Tor a younscman "
"Well but what kind of a yoiiiijrmuii?"
"Oh. he's tall and has licht hnir.aml he
always wears hlwwi'Ktiw " Exchange.
Laoli of Confidence.
f il.iy I Kls( JOlljMlss ,i.iic;
'I am sorry to se-e. Mr. nnggs,uiac jou
too. are afrccted uj the prevailing; caube of
business depression." t
"And that is?"
"Lack of tonriilenee."
Then he kivsed hT. Cleveland Plain
Dealer. - t
It's Sudden Death.
"It didn't take long for the free whec
sentiment to die."
"Well, hardly, in view of tin- fact that U
was killed outright." Philadelphia Nort
American.
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