Daily Colonist (1902-11-30) by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: British Columbia; Newspapers
Published: 1902-03-25T16:00:00+00:00

T. M. TWIQQ

THE G [JEST.

Vt'K tapped upon n cottage door,

A gentle, unlet tup; Ami Laziness, wlio lounged wltnra.

The cat upon his hip. StrorriheU out bin slippers .to the tire And gave a sleepy yawn; "Oh bother! Let him knock again! Ue said: but I.uck was gone. .

I.nek tapped again, more faintly still,

t'pon another door. Where Industry was hard at -work

Mending bin cottage Iloor. The door was opened wide at once;

••Come In!" the worker cried. And I.uek was taken by the hand

And fairly pulled Inside.

He si HI lh there,—:) wnndrons truest

From out whose mnglc hand Fortune Hows fast,—but Laziness

fun never understand Hew Industry found such a friend;

••Lueli never came my way!" He sighs, and unite forgets the knock

[••pen ills door that day.

—Youth's Companion.

Meetings In Libor Hall this week:

rrypograipMeul Union

I'alnters

Tailors

Blaeksmllihs

Street lly. Men .... T. & L. Council

Machinists

Blneksinttlhs' Helped

Cigarmukera

Letter Carriers

l'lnntbers

Laborers

linkers

Today, 'J:UO p.in. . Monday, 8:00 p.m. Monday, S:UO p.m. ,. Tuesday, 8:00 p.m. .. Tuesday, 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, 7:1S0 p.m. . Thursday, 8:00 p.m. . /JSiursdny, 8:00 p.m. ... Friday, SIX) p.m. ,... Friday, 8:00p.in ,... Friday, 8:00 p.m

Tiie Trades anil .Labor Council of Toronto is composed of 7^ unions, represented by 21U delegates. At t ho last meeting 1!0S of the 21(5 were present.

Anton Gonzale endenvored to organize a Socialist Labor Brotherhood in Winnipeg, and in the course of n preliminary meeting made some uncomplimentary references to King Edward. lie- was forcibly ejected from the room by n German.

Honolulu iHav.aiil lioil-enrriers have asked for an increase of cents an hour. They now receive :;."> cents.

The Socialist town council of MllI-hauseu lias passed a resolution to pay all tlie unemployed Lis. a day, while the town luborens are to receive a minimum wage of ."is. As this rate of pay is higher than that of the ordinary artisan, hundreds are leaving their employment.

\ law requiring Mire screens to lie placed in street cars, to separate negroes from white passengers, has become operative in New Orleans.

It is reported that the Russian ministry of the hiterio- is considering a project for nationalizing the medical profession, so that all doctors and chemists would be state officials. A commission hits beet) appointed to collect information on the subject.

•t- *H iti

According to the reports made at a ongress of women workers held at 'Wcisbadeu, the average earnings of the tailoresses and laundry women in Berlin was only about li shillings a week— that is, 322 marks per annum—which is 43 marks below the cost of maintaining a Genuan soldier at wholesale prices procured and furnished by the goverment.

lly popular vote, the people of Albany, X. V., have decided not to accept a donation from Andrew Carnegie.

pr:

se the Typographical L'uion of refused to violate a contract •r into a sympathetic strike witli smeu, the Chicago Federation of

Labor expelled the printer delegates. The Americau Federation of Labor demanded reinstatement of the delegates before a certain date, or the charter of tlie Chicago Federation would be revoked. The delegates have been reinstated.

TO I'KOTIECT TIMBER.

Washing

on S'.'it" May Mak, i Against Forest Fires.

Three hundred poor girls of Kdin-burgh have just been washed and clothed by public subscription.

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