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Show A Railroad Experience In Labors Realm By CY WARMAN Matters of Especial Iuterest To and Con cernintf Those Mho Do the Work of the World Host on. Order of railway cunduc-tor- s' K'Htid division cun vent ion has ended. Jt wbh l lie largest labor convent :on held in liostnn for several a Al-go- In all departments to that existing before the ten per cent, out in April. The raise takes effect July 1 and apThe Maryland plies to 7,000 men. Steel Company announces that its old wage Beale will be restored in all departments July 1. Two thousand men will be affected. German trade Berlin, Germany. 2. 200,000, unionists number with about 120.000 women, but in addition to thia it la estimated that there are 250,000 "Christian Trade Unionists, who are controlled more or less by the Of the total number of trade church. unionists In Germany perhaps 285,000 are Social Democrats standing specially for the Socialist movement. Middletown, N. Y. After having been running on four days' time for the last six months the Ontario and Western railroad, which has large repair shops here, has resumed full time. The unusual amount of business done by the road during May is responsible for putting all hands on full time. About GOO men will be affected. and the increase in the monthly pay roll will amount to many thousands of dollars. London, England. Continued wage reductions are reported in connection with the Northumberland coal trade, following in the wake of. reductions in the wages of the miners. Recently the colliery mechanics' wage board agreed to a reduction of ten cents a day. The wages of colliery firemen were reduced seven per cent., and a proposed reduction of ten cents a day Is being submitted to the members of the Engineering association. McAlester, Okla. The headquarters for the United Mine Workers of America for the district composed of Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas was moved to this city the other day, as a result of the action taken at the last meeting held at Fort Smith, where the headquarters used to be. wages, Washington. As regards they are on the average 75 per cent, aa high in France as in England and 83 per cent, aa high in Germany as in England, while the hours of work are 17 per cent, longer in France and 10 per cent longer in Germany. New York. The refemdum vote taken in the plumbers' union on the proposition to pay a funeral benefit to a member on the death of Ills wife the rewas defeated, not receiving s vote. quired Dallas, Tex. A state bureau of labor and statistics has been created by the Texas legislature. two-third- Dick ley. that organisation at the fair which will be similar to that on exhibition at Washington, D. (., during the congress of the National Tuberculosis association, when the printers' model of a tent and its method of treating tuberculosis were pronounced the best at the congress. A space of 400 square feet has been leased on the exposition grounds for the exhibit, which will be occupied by a tent of the same design as those used at the printers' home at Colorado Springs. These are sufficiently n YELLOW LIGHT BEST The wrong light in complexion. silling room extinguishes any clu I ms to good looks one may believe one's self to hate, while, on liie wiili tin- right sort of light luces and frocks appear at their best. Tin most Hutterlng light comes from electric lights placed in rows in the cumin- - of a high wall. This, however, is only possible to the extremely rich. Yellow in an excellent color for a strong light, it softens and at the same time intensities it, and a yellow shade can lie veiled in different colors until Just the right degree of illumination is reached. The chandelier here combines yellow with gilt. The shades are of stiff yellow paper with gilt garlands and fringe of yellow beads. Japanese lamp shades made of rice paper can be tinted any color that harmonizes witli the furnishing of the room or can be covered with silk, cretonne or any material desirable. A good effect is obtained by taking two thicknesses of silk, a darker color for the outside and a light color for reflecting the light inside of the shade. iiiit oiii-'- s MAKES THE LIVING SEEM COZY. How the Glaring cent Lamps in Ba Toned Tinted commodious to permit of a person taking ease and roinfort, and facilities for letter writing are to be supplied. The exhibit will be inclosed with a fence, but the public, and particularly newspaper publishers and proprietors of job printing plants, are invited to make themselves at home In the exhibit. which will be in charge of Charles Deacon, superintendent of the Union Printers' home at Colorado Springs. Danbury, Conn. The strike that closed 22 hat f&ctoriea in this city. Bethel and New Milford, for the last five months was practically ended. It waa announced that an agreement had been reached between about fifteen of the manufacturing concerns and the national executive and advisory boards of the United Hatters upon a plan of settlement. According to the terms of the agreement the union employes are to return to work as Individual for 90 days in the factories entering Into the settlement, and after the withdrawal of the manufacturers from their national association becomes effective all in dispute (patters in the local factories will be arbitrated and the use of the union label will be resumed. Boston. D. J. Tobin, International president of the teamsters' union, in a recent address said: "The corpora tions controlling the iron and ateel trust have announced a cut in wages of 10 per cent., which meanB a loss of thousands of dollars to the working men, and unless the teamsters of the country thoroughly organize and intrench themselves against the encroachments of organized capital, they will find themselves back to the intolerable conditions which previOed previous to the formation of the teamsters unions. f Paris, France. The strike In Maz-am(Tarn) France, where some 2,500 men and women (wool shearers, pullers and washers), have been out Bince January, is still maintained. The strike committee recently had a vote taken, when only 12 men voted for giving in. The masters, who were aaked to' increase the wages, which varied from 64 cents a day to 75 cents for men, and from 25 cents to 37 cents a day for women, by 10 cents, are stubbornly adhering to the position taken up that they will not increase the wages. Cleveland, O. All the union sailors are not on strike on the Great takes, as the public seem to believe. The contest is between the take Carriers' association and the Seamen's union. Business Agent Curry says union sailors are employed on over 500 ships. Including all of the lumber boats, all passenger steamers and four big package freight fleets. The total number of vessels in the take Carriers' association Is 553, Just about of which number are in commission. Pittsburg, Pa. During the first three months of the current year $9,376 was paid aa out of work benefits by the Iron Molders' union, while during the same period of the preceding year the sum paid for this purpose was $32,502. The sick benefits paid during the first quarter of the current year amounted in the aggregate to $34,106. Since 1896 this organization has paid in sick benefits et one-sixt- h $1,638,486. Boston. Gov. Draper vetoed, the bill which provided that no public employe shall be required to work more than eight hours a day. The bill was an' amendment to an eight-hou-r act already on the statute books, providing that public employes should not be required or requested" to work more than eight hours a day, (he claim having been made that the present law is evaded by "requests" that overtime work be done. Boston. Massachusetts stale council of the wood, wire and metal lathers' unions decided to begin a vigorous campaign for the affiliation of all the local unions of the state, so that the proposed general organizing movement can be put into effect In every section. New York. Efforts will be made for the reaffiliation of the longshoremen's organization of the Pacific roast with the International Longshoremen's association, and also to bring about cooperation between the longshoremen and the Seamen's International union. Sacramento, Cal. The free labor bureau during a recent week received applications for employment for 212 men, 17 women and one boy. The bureau obtained positions lor 28 men In the city and 47 outside of it, and for lour women in the city and one ROOM Blaze of Incandesthe Home 'May Down with 8hadee. The indefinable tiling that we call atmosphere in a house, cottage or apartment depends to a large extent on the lighting of the place. Under the glaring blaze of incandescent lights streaming from above, the cozl- - li; lil . Iiy llaynes introduced me to Jack," said lie, "(Ills is - cull-book- that?" in Yellow with Gilt Decorations. est place in the world becomes bleak or garish looking, while with shaded lamps, low liRlita or candles the moat modest dwelling takea on an indescrib- able charm. The matter of lighting seldom Impresses women as more necessary to their appearance even than dreaaei FURNISHING THE COTTAGE. Cheap and Pretty Articles That Will Make the 8ummer Residence Attractive. If one has the means to furnish a cottage it ia quite an easy matter to make an attractive showing, but often one muat curtail expenses, and at such times it la best to know just what to purchase to have the cheapest and best articles for the money. There are any number of cheap woven rugs, home In good colors not lasting, perhaps, but good enough for the cheap cottage. Indian print curtains look very attractive In the cottage, and this material cornea in colors that can be used to match other furnishings. The cheapest of light wood furniture must be selected. It is called light mission furniture, because of the equare standards, but, In reality, it Is merely the cheapest of stained pine. etc. Carpets can be made of denim. It Is necessary to stretch this tightly upon the floor. Moss-fille- d cushions can he made of denim, filled with moss. The cheapest and prettiest of dishes should be Included, and a good grade Is picked stores. up in the five and ten-ceIn a bungalow home made last summer the interior of the house was nothing but cheap boards, stained a medium shade of green, the curtains were cream cheesecloth and the rugs and carpets the very cheapest of jute. The rooms were given a homey aspect with flowers, hooks and magazines, but there 4ras not one expensive article in the place, yet inhabited by persona of considerable wealth. Time Saver for Laundress. Every washwoman knows the nuisance of hanging out a large family's finger-bow- l collars, handkerchiefs, dollies and other small articles. To pin them to the line takea time and patience. One old colored woman has hit on a plan of drying that saves her many minutes. She had her mistress make her a long, shallow bag of strong, white mosquito netting, with a drawstring at the top and tapes sewed at the corners and at intervals of three or four inches between. When the smaller articles were ready for hanging on the line they were laid carefully in the bag. the string drawn up so they would not blow out and the bag pinned to the line by the tapes for the sun and air to filter through the open meshes of the net. Embroidered Net. Many of the new summer frocks will be made of heavy net, embroidered in cart wheels. I'laln white floss will he used, singly or triple, and the work need not be done by exjiert hands. It looks very much like rough daruing. couch and yclli-d- : "Link out there! look out!" 1 looked forward and out, Itoi li hack, hut mu w iioihiug wrong. Tlo-I lieu I'd a Mcultle looked down, and in tlie dun light of tlie bracket-lamna w Farley lighting his way towards the rear door As I climbed from I lie CliJMila lie opened the door, cloned it again, turned and glared about. The eyes t licit had been laughing ciinstantly now Hashed tire, while lhi sunny, childlike face grew dark and terrible. Hi lore I had succeeded in pulling myself together he lay down Mud lioeamn quiet again. Now, thoiiglii I. if lie will only stay I here until we get lo the botlom of this apparently bottomless hill I'in all right, for 1 guessed that the man had I hud heard of the disorder, but had never seen a man with the fit on. Inside of five minutes he was at ft again. He woke with a scream that was unearthly wild and awful and as suddenly grew quiet again. Now he began to talk in a natural tone or voice. "IsHik at the little tin soldiers," said lie, one on each bedjMist. That duck with ills cady cross the track must be Napoleon," he went on; "watch me swat 'im." Then he reached cautioiiHly for one of his boots and tired it at the soldier, and fell asleep again, only to wake a moment later and leap from the locker. Who did that?'' he shouted. Who put that snake In uiy bed? Dick llaynes told you to do that, the white-livere- d Missourian." it began to dawn uxm me now that lie was talking at me, and in order to justify myself and to try and quiet tlie unfortunate conductor I climbed down the steps and stood befere him. The wuils of the way-cawere papered with pictures of in scanty apparel, and and Just over the little desk hung a rusty old saber. Jack," said 1. Instantly he took his eyes from the front door, where they seemed to be held by some strange spelt, and glared "Well, he can take the train orders to the engineer. Scotts ahead of him an' Scorllle's behind him they'll check, and register him at the junction isiinta, and tlie engineers will get over the division." After supper uiy Trlend und I stood watching the men make up tlie trains. The first section had pulled out, and the second section stood waiting orders at the station. Presently Farley came from the telegraph office with the orders, handed two copies to the KITCHEN RACK FOR LIDS. head brakeman to take over to the two engineers in front, passed a copy Bright Woman Devise One of Wire to the driver of the pusher, to which Stretched Across the Pots and the caboose was coupled, and said Pans Shelf. cheerily, "All right; let 'er go!" Turning. he saw me, and asked Impulsively finds the if 1 would like to take a ride over the The tidy housekeeper many lids of pota, pans und kettles mountain. I thought the man waa jokneeded in the kitchen a problem to ing. but as the train moved off llaynes arrange with any degree of order and pushed me towards tlie caboose, sayneatness. ing, Sure, get on," und before 1 could They cannot bo liung up. many of realize what it all meant I was standthem, owing to the shape, will not lie ing on tlie rear platform of the way-car- . in a pile, and they are woefully unhandy in the dresser drawers. When Farley had fooled with his A bright woman to whom the lids way-billfor a few moments (it was were as the hosts of the evening has all through freight) he culled me into in both a way now solved the question the cupola. When the big engine beeasy and inexpensive. gan to climb the hill began to realize She got a length of strong wire, thut this was to be an interesting trip. stretched it across the pota and pans There were three sections of 21 shelf by means of a couple of nails, that with three engines each. It and on this the lids accompanying all was night, a glorious KUiumer night, star-li- t the cooking utensils are neatly ar- and still, and now the engineers began ranged. The wire eupimrta them pertunes with thetr whistles, a playing fectly, and the even row of shiny tin thing thut I he driver of u passenger uuornameutal means no is by things engine woifd not think or doing. As in addition to its handiness. we rounded the countless curves the head-ligh- t MeVMaAAMVMAWVWWVMAaASANAnSMgMAASIWWNM of the following section DRESSING TABLE NOVELTY. shone full upon tlie flushed, florid race of Farley as he lounged, in the open window, as happy and Watch-Stanand Pincushion Combined guileless as a town buy on a That la Handy and Simple load of hay. in Construction. Presently Farley began to talk, and Our sketch illustrates a very handy as we climbed the hill he told me the little article for use either on the wildest, strangest stories of runaways, wrecks and ghost trains that I had or the writing-table- , dressing-tabl- e ever heard. Subsequently I learned and it la very simple in construction. from Haynes that these were only roA piece of fairly thick cardboard mances of tlie rail, Tor Jack Farley, In 12 inchcR and three inches wide long, addition to being a great drunkard, of the shape shown in diagram was one of the most resourceful, cheershould be cut out and scored across and entertaining liars that it baa at the points indicated by the dotted ful lines. Thia should lie covered with been my good fortune to fall In with. At the lop of the hill, while the convelvet or silk, and bent into tlie form ductors were getting orders, the firemen putting out their signal lights, und the engineers oiling round, I came 3 IMCMCt from the little caboose to have a look about. Now the flare of the torches of the enginemen and air Inspectors, the green and while lights, and the the smoke in glare of tlie head-lightthe burr of running tlie snow-shed- , iiiiicors, tlie blowers anil pops," and of bells as the pushers the elung'-iiwere swindled round to the front so bewildered me thnt I lost my place. I asked an engineer where Farley's cacako boa go oc wr nrr shspc boose was, and he pointed into the darkness anil yelled something. Presently I saw Jack standing in the blaze of a head-ligh- t wearing a little chip of a straw hat, no out, and perwhile I spiring like a stood shivering in a fall overcoat. A few moments later we had tipped of the continent and over the were falling down the hill. We were nine sectimis now six light engines and to see shown in the right-handiagram and and three witli tiain sewn together at A. The interior. IJ. these black, wild horses or the hills should then be filled with cotton plunge with a shriek Into a dark shed, only to burst out at the other end aa a wool, and the sides covered in with projectile leam from the mouth of a has of same material the that pieces cannon, was an event In the life of a been used for covering the cardnovice. board. There were six engines running Next, it ia entirely edged with a fine silk cord carried into three little light, the driver of each being his own lnopa at the upper corners. In front, conductor now, looking out for hima large dress hook is sewn on, and self; then came the three engines with this, for appearance sake, may be trains, each man holding 15 loads hound round and round with narrow down the mountain with a little lever ribbon of a color to match tin rest about us big and not much longer than of the materials. The sides form the a man's finger. At Intervals along the pincushion, and the watch may be tops of the three trains sat 12 brake-me- n bunched like owls, ready to grab hung upon the hook. This little arif Hie nir should give ticle can also be made to serve aa a the brake-wheelpaper weight. out, and in each or the cupolas sat the captain of tlie crew overlooking all. Quaint Little Clock, Only in my caboose I sat alone. An odd little clock ia in the form of As we tipiied over the hill Farley a crystal ball suspended by a leather threw himself upon a barker and fell strap to the top of a stirrup Iron. asleep. Presently he sat up, took off The iron, wlijrh is really of silver his boots, and lay down aguin. The nr gunmetal. stands cm the desk or engines, going down the lijll, made dresser on the metal base nil which very little noise. I heard a creaking, t lie foot rests when one rldea, and squealing sound oecnsionully, aa the the clock swings from its tiny leather wheels of the loaded cara ground on strap. the curves, the loud breathing of the Thia would make an ideal gift for on the engine over ahead, the girl who rides uad drives and and Farley snoring on the locker beloves horses. low. Suddenly JacK leaped from his s Chandelier J. li. l.iiiniiruil L'OJ Farmy lie good to him. ami God will opi-neii- con-iiiir- IT l friend ; he good to you." Farley turned a kindly, sunny face uon me, and made me welcome to (he towu. Haynes had a main line passenger run. Farley was miming freight over the lull where a road had . just been Farley was fairly drunk, in those days the company liBd to do tile best it could to get freight over tin roml Presently the caller caiut into the lintel and .lack , where lie was signed the t 21. which was to put down fur leave at 6:20 it was then 5:30 "Will lie lie sober in 50 minutes?" 1 asked, when Jack had steamed Into the dining room to have supper. "No." said Dick; "lie won't he jiliini sober in 50 years, hut he'll go out and come in on time." "Can lie run a train with a load like Indianapolis, ind. President Lynch of the international Typographical union has arranged for an exhibit of Seuttle-Yukn- years, more than fi.Ots) delegates to the eondneiors' and its auxiliary conventions and visitors being in I lost on during the session. An extension of the jurisdiction so as to admit conductors of electric trains or roads where steam and electricity are intermingled as jAiwer, and which have a standard code; a provision for a refmaterendum system on Important ters, if desired: and the determination to establish an old-ag- e and disability pension system, were the main matters of public interest decided The financial report showed upon. that benefita of more than $12,0(10,000 hud been paid since the insurance feature waa established, F. J. Bradford of Somerville waa elected grand Inside sentinel, giving New Kngland two of the 15 grand officers, C. D. Raker, likewise of Somerville, being a grand trustee, whose term does not expire for several years yet. The 1911 grand division meeting will be at Jacksonville, Fla. In a speech to the Federa.Chicago. tion of Labor President Samuel Gom-perof the A. F. of L Intimated that the A. F. of L. would be in the light at the next congressional elections. He said In part: "Soon I hope to submit to you a political program, for the A. F. of L. is to keep up the political light, and I hope to see an aggressive campaign started soon for the next congressional election. Many of ua are led astray by promises of the full dinner pail, which we are getting in pictures. You must keep in mind that an army cannot move faster than the slowest regiment, and we have a lot of educational work to perform. Ye are learning, however, thnt we must stand together." Pittsburg, Pa. Another move toward centering the iron and Btecl industry of the United States on the burden of the Great Lakes waa made when a contract waa closed by the Steel company for $500,000 worth of heavy steel machinery to be delivered at Sault Ste. Marie, Canada, as quickly as possible. It is the intention of the Philadelphians and the Londoners hack of this plant to hare two Immense steel mills there turning out bare and other steel products by Nov. 1. The nature of the machinery ordered Bhows that the mills to be erected will be rivals worthy of even the biggest and best Pittsburg mills. They will be by far the largest in Canada. New York. Two steel companies announced the restoration of the old wage scale, abandoned during the early spring in the midst of the price cutting war. The Pennsylvania Steel Company restores the old wage scale i.'i. bare-heade- d prize-iighte- d s air-pum- p jim-jam- ' r prize-fighter- s play-actress- ul me. Wliy, damn you!" Bald he deliberately, 1 thought I put you off at Sha-wana- That was wluit he had been doing, in his mind, at the hack door. Now he came towards me, lowering Ills head like a bull going to war. He came by short, shuffling steps, and aa lie advanced I retreated towards the front door, hoping to make my escaiie in that way to Hie top of the train. When Farley had reached the middle or the car he made a lunge for the old saber, and 1, divining hia move, turned and seized the handle of the door, only to find that It waa fastened by a spring lock, the mechanism of which 1 could not make out at once. Glancing over my shoulder, I saw the mud conductor awing the saber and advance. I waa never much of a fighter, and somehow I dreaded and pitied 'this man more than I feared him, or hail feared him up to that time. I regarded him with something of that vague horror with which an able Indlnn looks upon another who has been scalped. But now 1 had my choice to fight or fly, and I flew. Ducking under his uplifted arm, I passed by him and ran up the steep steps to the ruisila, the wild conductor hacking at me aa I climbed. As I passed Farley in the rar I gave a yell (hat echoed In the hllla, and thut yell was my salvation. The rear brakeman heard It and came leaping over the tops of the cavorting cara just aa 1 reached Hie roof of tlie way-rawith the wild conductor at my heela. Now I could no more make time over the top of that train than 1 could fly to the Biiuimit of the highest mountain range, and I knew It. I could not walk, under ordinary circumstances, on the top of a moving train, but what was I to do? Farley waR after me. I leaped io ihe top or the last load und lit all right, but at thut moment we hit a curve, and to save myself I dropped lo the roof and grabbl'd the foot-patthat runs along the tops of freight cars. Just here the conductor and tlie rear brakeman met. and seeing Farley flourishing the saber the brakeman engaged him, much to my relief. All over the top of that car and back to the cupola of the way-ca- r they fought like fiends, while I lay referred to hugging the tw-patabove. Presently I could see Farley, with strength, working the superhuman brakeman towards the edge of the car roof. Clearly it whs my duty to go to Hie assistance of the brakeman, hut as I got to my feet we found another curve ami I was slammed down dangerously near the margin of my car. I tried again and again to get lo my feet, but in vain. Now the two men were struggling at tlie very edge and if they went down of Hie way-cathey would fall, tlie tard knows how far, lii.liire they would find the bottom of the gorge. Putting forth bin utmost Hie big brakeman succeeded in fleeing himself from Hie conductor. Farley lifted the saber, wl.fvh he still held, but before lie could strike the brakririan's big fist was between his eyes anil the conductor luy at full length on the top of the car. When the had lowered him to the Moor of tlie caboose he came over and picked inc from my perch and helped me back. Of course Fancy was discharged, but to my dying day I shall never forget the experience I had with him. r, h h r, siri-uglii- , |
