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KNIGHTS OF LABOR. PACTS OFINTEIIKST ABOUT THIS POWERFUL ORDER. How it was Organized—Its Princi¬ ples—An Estimate of its Strength —Officers of the Organiza¬ tions—New Features. Philadelphia was the birthplace of ‘The Noble Order of the Knights of Labor,” and its founder was Uriah S. Stevens, a tailor, who was born in Cape May county, N. J., on August 3, 1821. In 1851) lie collected together the first body of laboring men under the above¬ given title, though the first properly or¬ ganized local assembly was not created until 1873. The order spread rapidly, for as scon as its general ob jects were made known to wage-earners their sym¬ pathies were inevitably enlisted and they saw, in the plans contemplated by what the founders, the means of effecting probably could not be achieved by sep¬ arate trade organizations. Well enough in their way as they were, they were far behind the scheme of the Knights, which was to knit in one common brother¬ hood all bodies of wage-earners from the Atlantic to the Pacific, so that, if neces¬ sary, the power of the union could be brought to bear, through indirect influ¬ ence, with its whole weight upon the capitalist struggling against whom he his in employes the most were even were remote corner of the land. From Phila¬ delphia the Order of the Knights of Labor spread to Pittsburg, and then it seized a firm hold on the coal and iron regions of Pennsylvania. In 1878 a con¬ vention was held for the formation of a General Assembly of North America, and Mr. Stevens, who had presided over Local Assembly No. 1, was chosen as General Master Workman, the head of the order. He served a second term. From this time on the progress made by the Knights was more rapid attended probably than that which has ever any similar association. The aims of the order are stated in its declaration of principles to be: “First, to make industrial and moral worth, not wealth, the true standard of individual and national greatness; second, to se¬ cure to the workers the full enjoyment of the wealth they create, sufficient leis¬ ure in which to develop their intellec¬ tual, moral and social faculties; all of the benefits, recreation and pleasures of asso¬ ciation; in a word, to enable them to share in the gains and honors of advanc¬ ing civilization.” In order to secure these results the fol lowing demands are made “at the hands of the stateThe establishment of bureaus of labor statistics; the reserva¬ tion of public lands to actual settlers; the abrogation of all laws that do not hear equally upon capital and labor and the improvement of the administration of justice; legislation to protect the health and lives of those engaged in industries, and for proper indemnification in case of injury; the recognition of unions of laboring men; the compelling of corpo rations to pay employes “weekly, in law ful money, for the labor of mechanics the preceding and week, and securing to products of laborers a first lien upon the their labor to the extent of their full wages;” the total abolition of the con tract system; the establishment of com pulsory arbitration between employers and the employed; the prohibition of the hiring out of contract labor, and “tint a graduated income tax be levied.” Of Congress the most adoption important of mea¬ the sures demanded are the telegraphs tn't nnd telephones by the gov era and the creation of postal sav ings non’ s - It is impossible to estimate closely the strength of the Order of the Knights of Labor. Though all the trades unions are not embraced in the order, there are thousands of men belonging to these sep aratc bodies who are members •f tho common brotherhood, Naturally the knights „ . . desire to keep their strength unknown to out- full aiders, lest by a knowledge of the extent of the powers which would have to be met, capital in some cases might feel justified in meeting a contest or de- in prolonging its resistence to labor's mands. There are said to be about 5,000 local assemblies of the order in the coun try. and it is believed that a modest esti mate would put the average membership at one hundred to each assembly. Of course many of the local bodies number fewer members, but on the other hand there are many which contain several hundreds on their rolls. Not less than 500,000 members may be credited to tho order throughout the country, careful inquiries lead one to place the present maximum membership at not over 1.000, 000. The strength of.the order, however, is rapidly increasing. The order embraces many other than manual laborers. In the membership are merchants, employers of labor in numer¬ ous trades and manufactories, architects, clergymen, physicians, newspaper men, and, more than might be expected, con gre sional and State legislators and mem¬ bers of State and municipal governments are Knights of Labor. The only busi¬ nesses which are debarred from admis sion arc those of the banker, stockbroker lawycr and liquor dealer. With regard to the last business the exclusion is so wide as to keep out all persons who de¬ rive any profit or income from the sale of intoxicating drinks. Many women are members of the organization, and one of its fundamental principals is “equal pay for equal work.” The order is composed of local assem¬ dis¬ blies which send delegates to the trict assemblies, and the latter are rep¬ resented in a General Assembly, which local is the supreme legislative composed body. far The assemblies are as as possible of members of one particular trade. Where this is impracticable a “mixed” assembly is organized. The local assemblies regulate their own initia¬ tion fees and annual dues, but each Knight pays twenty-four cents a year to the General Assembly. These contribu¬ tions form the fund from which are paid the expense of the officers and organ¬ izers, boycotting, maintaining strikes, etc. The General Assembly meets an¬ nually. It chooses officers and an ex¬ ecutive committee that is entrusted with the direction and government of the aft fairs of the order. The head quarters of the order are wherever the secretary may live. At present they are at No. 202 Spruce street, Philadelphia, the home old of Mr. Turner, a perfect type of an fashioned three-story Philadelphia dwell¬ ing. General Master Workman Powderly receives a salary of $1,500 and the scre tary-treasurer gets $1,200. The mem¬ bers of the executive board are paid like mechanics, $3 and expenses for every day of actual work in the cause. Dele¬ gates anti organizers of new assemblies are the only other members who receive pay and then they get it only when la¬ boring. department is fea¬ The insurance a new ture of the order. Membership is not compulsory. By the payment of $1.25 any one between the ages of eighteen and fifty may secure to his heirs $500 on his death. The insurance payments are made by assessment upon the members when¬ ever a death occurs. The local assemblies may order strikes without permission from the executive committee, but unless they are authorized no assistance can be commanded from other assemblies or the higher bodies. Only when the resources of the district have been exhausted by a strike is the financial aid of the whole body called upon, In some of the small towns and villages co-operative stores have been established and maintained. A great deal of secrecy is still kept around the order, but it is far less mysterious than when it was started. Then even the name of the or ganization was suppressed and members were forbidden to acknowledge their membership. To-day they are not per mitted to say who is a member, though they may acknowledge their ownconnec tion with the order .—-New York Tribune. Novel Use of Halil Heads. h» « T .Uncovered, acvopt.ng as true the state ^e Fr^rioh IVib liam made a sort of royal progress throu?h unitod Germany at the close of the hostilities (with France), each town v j ed its neighbor in presenting imperial some i novclt b way honor to his hi£?hncss Qne capelmeister conceived ^ idea of utilizing the ancient opera and U p 0n the entrance of the p riucu j nt0 tbc box. already decorated for him, certain men in the pit stood up, making the letters of “Unser Fritz” in bald heads below. The cable announces that Prince Henry heavy fall . of Battenberg recently got mishap a while hunting. A similar once endangered the brilliancy of these col unms, but it was ever so long ago, and hunting for jam on the top shelf in the pantry was the cause of the calamity.— Chicago Ledger. “I tvi l you how it is w th me, Mrs. B jdgett,” said the dres y neighbor. ‘-When I goto church and get all stirred up and agitated over what a desperate wicked set we are, I feel vexed and put out to think what a shame it was that Eve didn’t mind her ovu business and not briug such heaps of trouble upon us ; but when I put on a new dress that fits me so nice I can’t find a particle of fault with it, and a hat that makes every woman I meet feel as though she hadn’t a friend in the vorld, then I will own up that I do feel downright glad she was fond of fruit.” A well-known statesman is spoken of by an exchange as a man of quiet tastes. Takes a bottle behind the wood shed, eh ? Throe members of my family, says Mr. ,Tao.es A. Sample, Cash Room, office of the Treasurer, U. S., who were suffering from ag¬ gravating coughs, have been much benefited by taking Red Star Cough Cure. None of the ill effects so noticeable in other cough reme* lies, have followed the use of this. The a b’est minds claim that there is no such thing as absolute originality possible. Noth¬ ing, they argue, has ever been produced by man that did not resemble something in the earth or visble heavens. The new spring hat is tlie nearest approach to an exception yet discovered. In every land and clime, the merits of St. Jacobs Oil, as the only conqueror of pain, are being acknowledged by the press and people. “Egg Sociables’’are now prevalent in Kings¬ ton, N. Y. Every young lady brings an egg along, draws writing her name on it. Each young man one of these eges out of a bag, and must act as an escort, for the young lady whose name is inscribed on tho egg'he draws. “O, It wan Pitiful.’* Of course it was! He tried one remedy after another, and finally gave up and died, when his life might have been saved by taking Dr. Pierce’s “Golden Medical Discovery”—the great “Consumption Cure”—which, if prompt¬ ly employed, such will soon subdue labored all threatening symptoms, as cough, breathing, night-sweats, spitting strength of blood, etc., and re¬ storing waning and h (h stop the poor consumptive’s • P- progress drug graveward. Is it not worth trying? All gists. If every woman cmid have a husband, fe¬ male suffrage would cease to be agitated. Its thousands of cures are the best advertise¬ ment for Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. The ice man may nor, be much of a skater but he can make fancy figures on ice. The Proud Woman’s Airs. Why is a proud woman like a music book? 8he is full of airs. And if they blow on her, coughs and colds must follow. Do not neglect them, but take Taylor’s Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullein. If you need a perfect tonic or a blood puri¬ fier, take Dr. Jones’ Red Clover Tonic. It speedily cures all troubles of the stomach, kid¬ neys and liver, Can be taken by the most del¬ icate. Price 50 cents. Stop t hat Cough, that tickling in the throat! Stop that Consumptive Condition! You can be cured! You can’t afford to wait! Dr. Killmer’s quickly Cough Cure [Consumption Oil ] will do it and permanently. 25 cents. The habit of running over boots or shoes corrected with Lyon’s Patent Heel Stiffeners. A Druggist’s Story. Mr. Isaac C. Chapman, druggist, Newburg, N. V , writes us : “I have for the past ten years sold sever.; gross of Dn. Wm. Hall’s Balsam for the Lungs, i can say of it what I cannot say of any other mod ■ cine. I have never heard a customer speak of it ’out to praise its virtues in the highest manner. I have recommended it in a great many cases of Whoopina Cough, with the happiest effects. I have used it in my own family for many years; in fact, always hav« a bottle in the medicine closet.” A QUEST/ON ABOUT Browns Iron Bitters ANSWERED. The question has probably been asked thousands of times. "How can Brown’s Iron Bitters cure every¬ thing?” Well, it doesn’t. Hut it would does cure any disease IKON for which a reputable physician prescribe Physicians recognize Iron as the best restorative agent known to the profession, and inquiry of any leading chemical firm will substantiate the assertion that there are more preparations of iron than of any other substance used in medicine. This shows con¬ important clusively that iron is acknowledged to be the most factor in successful medical practice. It is, however, a remarkable fact, that prior to the discov¬ ery of BROWN’S IRON BITTERS no perfect¬ ly satisfactory iron combination had ever been found. BROWN’S IRON BIHERS&«S2 headache, or produce constipation—all other iron medicines do. BROWN’S IRON BITTERS euros Indigestion. Biliousness, Weakness, Dyspepsia, Malaria, C bills and Fevers, Tired Feeling,General Debility,Pain in the Side, Back or Limbs, Headache and Neural¬ gia—for all these ailments Iron is prescribed daily. BROWN’S IRON BITTERS.Sr^ minute. Like all other thorough medicines, it acts •lowly when taken by m'n the first symptom or benefit is renewed energy. The muscles then become firmer, the digestion improves, the bowels are active. In iromew the effect is usually more rapid and marked. The eyes begin at once to brighten; the skin clears np; healthy color comes to the cheeks: nervousness disappears; lar. and if functional derangements become regu¬ supplied a for nursing the child. mother, abundant sustenance rs Bitters the Remember Brown’s Iron junous. is ONLY iron medicine that is not in Physicians ami Druggist* recommend it. The Genuine has Trade Mark and crossed red lines on wrapper. i’AKF NO OTHER. i and PORTAE MILLS * m fi.i. BeLoaci k Bra., Atlanta. 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