CHURCH FOR LABOR.
The Congregational Brotherhood Asks
Equal Rights For All.
I’tu in fisli uiyself. uinl once in
awhile 1 find it necessary to the busi­
ness to go where the Ush I sell are
caught.
One autumn 1 went to a village
Children ofteu unintentionally make
on the const where most everybouy
between
neigh lore
and
was either a fisherman or belonged to misi a>.-i'
a fisherman's family. 1 felt at home frleii Is. tint It is wt .<> not io attach too
among them, for that was the way I much luipcrtan. e to the t iles they
started—fishing. Although it was late bring i: ■. for their fancies curry them
in the autumn, I used to go out with av.ay ami b-yoml the realms of fact.
the men whenever the weather admit­ In n iielghborbix <1 where there are
ti a'i> < hlidlen W Is well to eliminate
ted their going themselves.
There was a pair of sweethearts, i their opi*iloiis of one another. They
Jim Parker and Susie Dale. I used to ( are laraely e.mtrolled by prejudice,
like to wutch them when they wefe likes .-mil dislilms founded on nothing.
Ths. n.c.lier who gives ear to the tales
together. They seemed to forget that
there was any one else in the town. of het own chilli about some little
But that's the ease with most lovers. | playmate sli mid first stop and think *t
Oue day I was down at the pier when out carefully before she demands an
Jim was bringing his boat to shore— I explanation or shows auger
Ste>
he was a fisherman like the rest- with should not always take It fur grant d
a load of fish. He was at the tiller | that her child Is truthful aial the
when he caught sight of Susie stand­ neighbor’s little one untruthful. It is
ing on the pier, and it was refreshing perfectly right that every mother
to see the smile thut lit up his manly
should have confidence In her own off-
face.
I turned for a glance at Susie, | spring, and she should not let them
and she, too, wore a very happy ex­ know if she does doubt them, but they
pression. Then for the first time 1 no­ must bo sure that their children have
ticed a young man standing near me not allowed their imaginations, sensi­
looking at Jlui. 1 never saw such a tiveness and prejudice jo color tlieir
malignant expression ou a man’s face reports
lu my life.
it is perfectly true that many moth­
Wondering what was the matter be­ ers do not know their own children.
tween them. 1 made inquiries and
They may be perfectly obedient and
learned that the fellow was Jack Hug­
gins. who had kept company with Su­ respectful at home, and when they go
sie before she became "Ugaged to Jim out from home, where parental author­
Indeed. Susie cast off from Huggins ity is not enforced, they may show
before she “looked ou to Parker. Ev another -side to their nature and lie
erybody said It was a good move for disobedient, unpleasant and imperti­
Susie, since Jack Huggins was a J nent to others. The parents never see
mighty poor stick. Indeed, it was said them in such moods aud cannot suspect
the change in their conduct Neverthe­
he’d had trouble .with the law.
One day I was on the beach looking less it I; not an infrequent occurrence,
-at the wa'-es roll in and break on the more’s the pity!
Therefore the wise mother will shut
beach. It was ugly outside—Just the
sort of day that a person would rather her ears to tales borne by her children
look at the waves from the shore than aud treat them as Jokes to be laughed
be rolling on them. Susie came down at rather than as serious matters to be
and looked out on the waters anxious taken up aud noticed.
Lifelong friendships have been Jeop­
iy
ardized because foolish parents have
She didn’t need to tell me that het­
treated as serious matters tlie differ­
lover was out there and she was wor­
ences aud animosities of the little ones.
ried about him. Presently a boat came
rolling around a point about two miles
Bedtime For Children.
out. and it was evident that something
Sunset should be the time for every
was the matter. There was nothing up
but the jib. and the boat was low in child under eight years of age. When
the water. Every time she went into the chickens go to roost and twilight
the trough -of the sea it seemed as if begins to deepen the country baby’s
head begin to droop, and lie is ready
she would never come up again.
I heard Susie give a cry of alarm. : for his cot. The more nervous town
and. going to her. though I had no ac- j baby, who lias nothing for an example
qualutance with her, 1 asked her about except the suu aud who at any rate
the boat.
She told me hurriedly I on rainy days is used to twilight at­
through tears that It was Parker’s mosphere at midday, seldom wishes
boat, was an old bulk not calculated to go to bed with the chickens.
If be lives in an apartment lie must
to stand such weather, and it was
plain from the way it dragged that it hear drifting down the ball the tan­
talizing voices of bis elders at dinner,
was sinking.
Casting a glance at the pier. I saw and the smell of savory things from
a sloop rigged fishing smack anchored the kitchen greets bis nostrils. But.
within the breakwater, and Jim Hug hard as it must seem, tlie city mother
gtns was ou her. doing some sort of must have even more rigid rules about
bedtime than the country mother. Her
fixing.
“I’ll take that boat.” I said to Susie, child is at a greater disadvantage hi
the first place in not living where he
“altd go nut and help him.”
can breathe the purest air in the
“Not that one,” she said. “You can’t
midst of healing country sights and
take that. Isn't there another?"
sounds The distractions of city life
“Not one in sight.”
are so nunieroua anil so varied that
I ran to the pier and got aboard the city bred children need more repose
boat. Susie followed me. “Parker’s than children, in smaller town* or tlie
out there in distress.” I said. “We | country.
must go out and help him in."
I never saw a man do a thing more
Nail Biting.
unwillingly in my life. Susie said she
Nail biting is a very common habit
would go too. I tried to dissuade het- among children and Is often the result
on the ground that we might not get | of an extreirely nervous temperament.
back ourselves. But she said that if
It is a good plan to take such a child
•Titn went down she w-anted to go to a doctor, who will probably give
down too.
him a good tonic to brace up the nerv­
This was more than Jim's rival could ous system.
stand. And yet what he felt at the
The child should also have pointed
start was nothing to wliat he felt as out to him how ugly his nails and fin­
we were beating up'agaiust the wind, gers are getting Show him how to
making for Parker’s swamping boat. keep Ills nails clean aud well trimmed
It seemed as if the tempest stirred up and try to Induce him to take a pride
all the frightful deviltry there was in In them.
him. I saw it in his eye end was more
A good plan is to Interest him in kin­
afraid of his wrecking our purpose dergarten work of some kind that will
keep both his hands and brain em­
than of the storm.
But. anxious as I was about what he ployed. If this Is done the chances are
might do. I underrated what wn« in his that very soon tTie habit will disap­
mind. We were within a cable’s length pear.
of the man we had come to succor,
and. leaving the tiller with Huggins. I
Mothers Should Remember—
went forward to look out for meeting i If you waut the nursery to be healthy
Parker's Loat, which was mighty near have In it as few unwashable things
as possible.
sinking.
Nothing that pollutes the air (ani­
What did the villain do but try
to upset us all. Giving the tiller a Jerk mals lu cages, soiled clothes, slop palls
to leeward, he turned the sheet broad and such likei should ever l-emaln in a
side against the wind I had nn oar in room in which children live.
Tlie nursery tioor should never be
my hand at the time with which to
feud off. and. seeing the fiend’s pur washed on a wet day. It cannot be
pofle, I made a few quick steps aft and properly dried when the atmosphere is
hit him a crack over the head The damp, and sleeping or playing lu a
blow knocked him senseless, anil the room not thoroughly dry Is a frequent
boat righted But she was nearly bull cause of coughs, colds, bronchitis and
full of water. Before Huggins got bis croup.
bearings agaiu we had liiffyd up to
Toys Should Be Washable.
the leeward of Parker’s craft and he
Do not let a little child play with toys
sprang aboard of us. The stunned
man came to himself just In time to j that cannot lie washed with soap and
see Susie spring Into her lover’s arms. water A small child Is very likely to
But at the moment another matter put Ills playthings Into or up to his
diverted our attention
A big wave month, and these playthings are often 1
came and our boat, being loailed with thrown by bls small majesty on to the
water, dragged fu it fearfully. I sure floor, where the dust from the street i
ly thought we were going down Bill is de|s» lt<d. either by breeres or from 1
she righted, aud when we looked for door* nd windows or by the feet of
Jim Parker's lioat It was not to lie grow ti u irr-
seen.
Health Point.
Putting our boat before the wind,
Children's
underclothing should ba
we »tv-reeded tn riding the wares ami
cha ugni at least twice a week Th*
got her in la-hind the breakwater
health of tlie skin ln*m-ti< ex the well
Thea, tookiO* at Huggins. I said:
tieiog ef the entire body, and to keep
“You elt tiefore I brain you’”
the skin in health scrupulous cha nil
And he did That was the last that
oess Is uecesaary
was ever seen of him In those parts.
At the recent congregational conven­
tion at Boston nuggestious for the lm-
provemeut of labor conditions In the
country were discussed.
The labor suggestiou was made by
the Cougregutiuual Brotherhood of
America In the form of resolution*
which advocate a participation b.v nl.
1’rotcstuul churches tn tin- practical
Industrial problems of the country.
The resolutions recommend that the
churches ••must stand for equal rights
and complete JuAlee for all men in ail
stations of life."
They advocate arbitration of labor
disputes, the protectiou of workers
from dangerous machinery, occupa­
tional diseases. Injuries and mortality,
the abolition of child labor, such regu­
lations and conditions of toll for worn
en as will safeguard the physical and
moral welfare of the community, a liv­
ing wage as a minimum in every in­
dustry and the highest wages each in­
dustry can afford, the most equitable
division of products of industries that
can be ultimately devised and pro­
visions for workers whom old age lias
rendered helpless to make a living
and for those who are Incapacitated by
Injury or illne«». The resolutions will
tie talien up later by the national con­
vention.
SHORTEST TROLLEY STRIKE.
Union Two Days Old Bi inga Company
to Terms.
With a union only forty-eight hours
old. conductors mid motornu n of the
Riverside Traction company, operat­
ing between Camden and Trenton,
won the shortest trolley strike on Tec­
ord in the state.
Tlie union was formed on a Satur­
day night by Organizer Clarence O.
Pratt of Philadelphia. The men held
a secret meeting Monday night and
decideii to declare a strike the next
morning. Not a car was operated all
day ou the forty mile stretch of road,
but in the afternoon a committee of
the men met C. Merrit Taylor prest- ¡
dent of the line, and reached an agree­
ment satisfactory to the strikers.
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BENEFITS
HUMANITY.
yhe trade union movement is
an everyday practical gospel for
the toiling masses of mankind,
and its beneficent effects are re­
flected in benefits for all other
classes.
given as soon as the croup v ,
cough appcirs Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy w’ll ward off an a’tack ol
croup and prevents all daiigrt and
cause of anxiety.
Fhoustmh of
mot hers use it sucvcssfnll v. S.»l I
l»V C. Y. Lowe.
BRIDGE At BF.ACI I Stoves, Ranges and I lealeis have in them so many excellen iff
that they are now acknowledged the greatest sellers on the coast and they are growing
in favor every year.
We have the exclusive agency in Bandon for these household
and other necessities, and ptices range exceedingly modest in either case.
We are Agents for the
TINNING AND PLUMBING A SPECIAL I V.
Our Assortment ol Hardware, tinware and Tilget! fools is Must Compiete.
Famous
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S am S ays
If you are contemplating
buying a Piano, give us
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The fellow who doesn’t feel the
It costs you noth­
goodness of his own flooring is
ing to examine them.
a fellow with two wooden leg
Prices $250 and up
i
Easy Terms
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IY1AK OF /MADOA
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Druggist and Apotiiecarij
Is just in ruceipt of n new stock of
Cannot Bo Explained.
It has beeu proved beyond the ques­
tion of a doubt tha,t men cannot work
with profit to themselves or their.em­
ployers more than eight hours a day.
Yet big employers shut their eyes
tightly to these scientific facts and
fight the reduction of hours that mean
more for them as well as their men
as if they were fighting iuvasion of
their homes The hatred and bitter­
ness with which some employers re­
sist to tne last the reasonable and Just
demands of tlieir employees for shorter
hours are one of the inexplicable things
In social science.—Portland Labor
Press.
Drugs ari! Chemicals, Patent and
Propiietary Preparations, Toilet Ar
líeles. Drug Sundries, Perfumes,
Brushes, Sponges, Soap, Nuts and
Candies, Cigars. Tobaccos and C ig-
arettes, Paints. Oils, Glass and
Painter's Supplies.
THE COQUILLE RIVER LIN E
Strs. Fificld & Bandon
Twin Screw, New and Fast
A Great
Clubbing Offer
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Miners to Elect In December.
Wages In Germany.
Consul General Richard Guenther of
Frankfort reports that the president
of the local Prussian government dis­
trict-lias fixed the wages of ordinary I
day laborers in Frankfort and suburbs
ns follows: Male adults. 72.3 cents; fe­
male adults. GO cents; youthful males,
48 cents; youthful females. 33 3 cents.
Labor Temple In San Francisco.
The San Francisco Labor council has
purchased a site SO by 115 feet for a
labor temple, the price being $35.000. '
The. building will cost between $150.-
000 arid $175.000.
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It is unfortunate that our sys­
tem of education, particularly
In our public schools. Is such
<• that the vast majority of cliil
dren. even the sous and daugh­
o ters of the working class, de­
sire to become professional men
o and women because they have
an idea that such work is more
genteel than that lu the trades,
with the result that the profes­
sions are overcrowded with |>eo-
ple who are unfitted for the oc­
cupations which they have se­ î
lected us their life work. The
next great tusk of our educa­ Í
tional institutions Is so to <lig-
nlfy ineebauieal labor tiiat it
will appeal to the boys toccatine
of the isjssibllfties In it for
them. This will raise the arti­
san class to a higher and saner
level and will give the efficient
workingman the place in society
to which be Is justly entitled.
It will take away tlie false con­
ception. present even among
workingmen. that to toil with
one’s hands is to accept a me­
nial position.—Bev charle* Htel-
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