OUR NEW CHARGE.

prise there is a large field for

our able contributors and corres

pondents will for this reason be more prompt in sending in their manuscript. Having severed my connection with the Union Pacific Company, I am pleased to be able to state through this medium that while in their service as journeyman machinist, during my service as such in the past twenty years, the time of service with the Union Pacific has been as a wage-worker the most enjoyable. This, to a great extent, has been attributable to those whom I was serving as my superiors in position.

One of the greatest secrets of successful management of employes is, in our estimation, the happy faculty of making all feel as I do since severing my connection with them.

In the new field of labor engaged in at present-co-operative enter

everything else we have undertaken, we shall strive to do our

"level best." There is much to contend with and a great deal that must be overcome to be successful

in co-operation. First of all we usually have every other business often find members of the Associaof the kind to compete with, and

tion aiding them in their competition. Instead of taking the neces

sary

interest in their own associa

tion, to attend their meetings and make known their (often imaginary) grievances, they make them known to their competitors in business, and lend them their assistance in taking advantage of things that should be eventually discussed and overcome among themselves, while the few who would devote their time and every reasonable measure accused of running things for the to promote their interests are often benefit of a certain few. This is making a shameful admission, for each member is entitled to the same voice and vote. In the future every member who insists in pursuing this course should be branded as one who fears that his neighbor will with superior teaming and a careful study of the principles of

co-operation, be able with this superiority through the close attention to his interests to sway the majority in legislating as he desires. A former member of the Association when asked his reasons for withdrawing by transferring his shares to another, remarked: "The rolling mill crowd are running everything to suit themselves." Now, by all that is reasonable, if they are better qualified for running the business of the Association, let us assist them, no matter what their occupation may be, so long as they are honorable persons. Select men to conduct your affairs for you, not because they are firstrate good fellows, but look to their business qualifications.

There is many a good fellow who can dig a ditch better than he could run a bank, and there are many bankers that could not compete with the man digging a ditch. Allow such members to come into the Association that can assist you. Do not keep them out on the pretense of their not being what you may be pleased to call a working

man.

Rest assured there is many a person in legitimate business who labors harder than he who wields the pick and shovel ten hours a day. Next, you must have confidence in each other. By this we do not mean that confiding innocence that has allowed you to be duped and gulled in every possible manner, but by attending your meetings learn in whom you can place most confidence, and place them where they will be of most use to you. Unite your business qualifications to carry on your business and assist them all you can,

and you will be sure to be on the grand road to success. We again ask you to have confidence in the human family, for the simple reason that there are more honest people than rascals, and the latter can be kept moderately good by "eternal vigilance."

ANOTHER DIVINE BLASPHEMER.

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The Rev. William Lloyd, referring to the destruction of Charleston, said: Already we can see a bright light in the cloud that shadows that fair Southern city in the prospect of increased employment for the poor. Much of the loss falls upon the owners of real estate, who can in a measure bear it, and the demand for new buildings must put into circulation otherwise idle and hoarded capital, and out of the evil good shall come. It is not God's purpose that money should be locked up in bonds and stocks. It is his purpose that it should flow out to give the poor an opportunity to live; and if it needs an earthquake to unlock the money, let the earthquake come."

The question arises here, if it is a good thing to destroy a little of Charleston, it must be better to destroy the whole city. According to this divine's argument, it would be a grand scheme for the poor the whole universe were destroyed. If he goes to heaven they may have our wings for feather dusters.

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WORK--If you want knowledge you must toil for it; and if pleasure, you must toil for it. Toil is the law. Pleasure comes through toil, and not by self indulgence or indolence. When one gets to love work, his life is a happy one.

A NOBLE LETTER FROM AMRITA LAL ROY.

The Light that He Saw and the Treasure that He Found in the United States, Behind the Veil of the K. of L.

It is just two years since, under the title of "A Hindoo Among us," we introduced to our

readers the young and brilliant Hindoo, AMRITA LAL ROY, who, in his travels over the world, had reached this country. This noble soul has now left our shores, and by

this time is doubtless back in his native India, where his life is to be spent. Before sailing from New York he promised us that, as soon as he reached Liverpool, from which he was to take the ship for Calcutta, he would

write out for us an account of his American observations, and of the transformation he had undergone in the United States; and he

has redeemed his promise in the golden letter

which we recently received from him by the

Liverpool mail. We are sure that everyone of our readers will feel the charm and power

of AMRITA LAL ROY'S letter, which we now present:

LIVERPOOL, Eng., April 30, '86. DEAR JOHN SWINTON:

Six years ago this day I left my Indian shores, hoping to find in lands abroads the stolen happiness I had missed at home. Young, inexperienced, without guidance, I roamed in such of the lost truths of human life through books and men. Now, within a few hours of embarking back for the East, I stop for a moment at this central mart of the West to send a word of thanks. to American and her workingman, for there I found the long-lost talisman to charm a dead world back to life.

Those seemed to be dark days when I first found myself in your country. I stood in dismay, before what seemed to be the despair of civilization. Here was a land brisk with the life of a strong race of men. Nature had surrendered them her powers, Art had disclosed its treasures, and the Muses had smiled on them their best of smiles. A uoble religion had been preached within its shores. Industry had there shown the omnipotence of man, and science her divine power of rule, while liberty had proclaimed long life to both.

But, alas vanity of vanities! I saw nature powerless, Arts fail, and and the Muses made to blush. I saw idleness enthroned, worth degraded, vice pampered, virtue put in shade. I saw religion in shroud, cant in smiles, truth burked, hypocrisy flourish. I saw industry in tears, science dull, and liberty at stake. Unholy greed was stalking the land and spreading its nightmare of monopoly over the breasts of men. In the way of the light of heaven stood an array of faithless clergymen in black, who, with sad faces, somehow found enjoyment. The air was spread with untruths by the time-serving propensity of the scribbling race. All seemed to grovel under the heels of an aping aristocracy more groveling still.

I was appalled. My fairest hopes. were dashed into the air. Not here, thought I, the New World, where noblemen delved and ladies span, and the man of work was the gentleman. Not here the manly courage that would scorn to sell the right to might for filthy lucre. Not here the fine frenzy of holy sentiment to embrace all mankind in one glow of eternal love. Not here the high purpose wedded to honest work to carve out of earth a heaven. It was but the Old World going to seed, and Ben Franklin's countrymen would soon be the lackeys of foreign lords.

But thankful I am that, like the usual traveler, I did not go about with a padlock upon my heart and jaundice in my eyes. I lived long enough among you to turn another leaf in my book of experience. And here I record that while beautiful is your country, beautiful are your women, yet beautifuller still there is the tendency of man.

But hereby hangs a tale. In Europe and in America I had gone to all sorts of places, and met all kinds of men. I went to college, and left with a conceit in my head. I went to church, and found a void in my heart. I was floundering in doubts,