vital portion of which was transparently false, and only saved from conviction by the talent of their advocates, Erskine and Gibbs. Sir, these were our fathers, men of the troubled times of the French Revolution. They may have been wrong, but they were evidently true and sincere. We are not ashamed of them, and still have to do much yet ere we can equal them. A WORKING MAN. THE WORKING MAN'S CENTRAL CIRCULATING LIBRARY. Working Men's Societies and Institutes, Co-operative Societies, Reading Clubs, &c., can be supplied with a weekly parcel of Books for One Guinea per annum. For particulars, rules, and catalogues, apply to the Librarian, “Working Man” Office, 335, Strand, W.C. TO CORRESPONDENTS. **All letters not duly pre-paid will be returned. We ask a little care to be observed. OUR Correspondents are particularly requested to address their letters to the Editor of the Working Man, 335, Strand, and not to the Publisher, as it causes confusion and delay. Our space being, now that we appear but once a month, very limited, we must beg our friends to be as concise as possible, and to send their communications early in the month; all that reaches us after the 14th has very little chance of insertion. M. M.-Next month. GLASCOCK (Croydon.)-We think the machinery is not yet in motion. The WORKING MAN is sold in London by ford-street. Mr. Ferguson, Goldsmith-row, Hackney-rd. Mr. Hammond, 56, Seymour-place, Craw- E. Gardener, 45, Paddington-st. Marylebone Mr. Nye, 75, Theobald's Road. *** Agents willing to sell the "Working Man" are requested to send their names and addresses forthwith. The Working Man's Co-operative and Labour Tracts. Co-operative Societies can be supplied with these Tracts and have their name, address, &c., printed at the back without extra charge. Apply to the Editor of the" Working Man." Tract No. I, “Annals of Labour." To be followed by No. 2, "UNION IS STRENGTH," and others. Price 6d. per 100 or 4s. per 1,000. Every Saturday, post free on receipt of two stamps, A FRANCE LIBRE: Journal Politique, Commercial, et Littéraire. London: Job Caudwell, 335, Strand, W.C. LA DR. SMITH has just published a FREE EDITION of 20,000 copies of his valuable work, THE PRIVATE MEDICAL FRIEND (116 pages), on the Self-cure of Nervous Debility, Loss of Memory, Dimness of Sight, Lassitude, &c. Copies may be had free, by sending a stamped directed envelope to the author's residence, 8, Burton-crescent, London, W.C. THE THE CO-OPERATOR, 1d. Monthly, 16 pp., royal 8vo., edited by Henry Pitman. Published by F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, London, E.C. J. C. FARN, Oxford-street, Eccles, Manchester, is open to Engage ments for Lectures on Co-operation. THE BEST REMEDY FOR INDIGESTION!! NORTON'S CAMOMILE PILLS Are confidently recommended as a simple but certain remedy for Indigestion, which is the cause of nearly all the diseases to which we are subject, being a medicine so uniformly grateful and beneficial, that it is with justice called the "Natural Strengthener of the Human Stomach." NORTON'S PILLS act as a powerful tonic and gentle aperient; are mild in their operation; safe under any circumstances; and thousands of persons can now bear testimony to the benefits to be derived from their use.-Sold in Bottles at 1s. 1 d., 2s. 9d., and 11s. each, in every town in the kingdom. CAUTION!-Be sure to ask for "NORTON'S PILLS," and do not be persuaded to purchase the various imitations. RUPTURES.-BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. HITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS is allowed by upwards of WE 200 Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective invention in the curative treatment of HERNIA. The use of a steel spring, so hurtful in its effects, is here avoided: a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the MOC-MAIN PAD and PATENT LEVER, fitting with so much ease and closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may be had. and the Truss (which cannot fail to fit) forwarded by post, on the circumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the Manufacturer, MR. JOHN WHITE, 228, PICCADILLY, LONDON. Price of a Single Truss, 16s., 21s., 26s. 6d., and 31s. 6d. Postage 1s. ELASTIC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS, &c., &c., VARICOSE VEINS, and all cases of WEAKNESS, and SWELLING of the LEGS, SPRAINS, &c. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on like an ordinary stocking. Price, from 4s. 6d. 7s. 6d., 10s., to 16s. each. Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE, MANUFACTURER, 228, PICCADILLY, LONDON. DIES TO CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES. IES AND METALLIC TICKETS FOR CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, manufactured in Tin, Brass, and Copper; also Seals and Presses for Documents, Note-headings, &c., &c.-HENRY SMITH, 17, HAMPTON STREET, BIRMINGHAM. N.B.-Samples and Prices post free. HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS.-Unsolicited Testi money. Mr. Rippon, Hairdresser, of Exeter, in a letter, dated July 1st, 1862, writes-"My wife had been a great sufferer, for several years, from bad legs. After trying many different applications, for months together, to no purpose, a lady strongly recommended your medicaments, and I do assure you we feel most thankful to her and yourself, for the perfect cure they have effected. My wife is now able to take a walk of four or five miles with comfort. You may publish this letter, and I only hope it may be the means of inducing other sufferers to use your admirable remedies, which have proved a blessing indeed to us." Such testimonials are irrefutable. FOR OR Good, Cheap, and Fashionable CLOTHING, order from WM. TURNBULL, 39, Maddox-street, Regent-street, W.C. A CLEAR COMPLEXION!! GODFREY'S EXTRACT OF ELDER FLOWERS Is strongly recommended for Softening, Improving, Beautifying, and Preserving the SKIN, and giving it a blooming and charming appearance. It will completely remove Tan, Sunburn, Redness, &c., and by its Balsamic and Healing qualities, render the skin' soft, pliable and free from dryness, &c., clear it from every humour, pimple, or eruption, and by continuing its use only a short time, the skin will become and continue soft and smooth, and the complexion perfectly clear and beautiful,-Sold in Bottles, prices 2s. 9d., by all Medicine Vendors and Perfumers. PRIZE MEDAL, AWARDED FOR THE GLENFIELD STARCH By the Jurors of class 2, International Exhibition 1862. USED IN THE ROYAL LAUNDRY, And pronounced by Her Majesty's Laundress to be the finest Starch she ever used. Her Majesty's Lace Dresser Declares it to be the best she has tried, and the above award hy some of the most eminent scientific men of the age, confirms its supe iority. Sold in Packages at d., 1d., 2d., 4d., and 8d. each, By Grocers, Chandlers, Chemists, Oilmen, &c., and Wholesale by Robert Wotherspoon & Co., Dunlop St., Glasgow, & 66, Queen St., City, London. MERIT ACKNOWLEDGED. INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. The Jurors of Class III. have, after a searching series of analysis, awarded a For the "Purity and Excellence of Quality" of WOTHERSPOON'S VICTORIA LOZENGES, Purchasers of which may rest assured that all are made of equal quality to those exhibited. They are flavored with Peppermint, Cinnamon, Rose, Lemon, Musk, Lavender, Clove, and Ginger, and are to be had only in Packets labelled Wotherspoon's Victoria Lozenges,' at 1d., 2d., 4d., 8d., and 1s. 4d. each, of all respectable Grocers, Confectioners, Druggists, &c. Robert Wotherspoon & Co., 46, Dunlop St., Glasgow, & 66, Queen St., City, London. Samples may be bought at the International Bazaar, opposite the Exhibition. EMPERC LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 78, CANNON STREET WEST, AND QUEEN STREET, LONDON CHAIRMAN-Ebenezer Clarke, Esq., Walthamstow. The Quarterly Life and Fire Receipts are now ready for delivery at the Head Office, and by the Agents throughout the United Kingdom.-Policies issued for large or small premiums, and premiums payable half-yearly or quarterly, if preferred.-A rapidly increasing business, 2,217 Life Policies having been issued during the past year.-Seventy per cent. of the profits given to the Assured.Policies made payable during the lifetime of the Assured, without extra premiums.-Quarterly payments for a sum payable at death, or if living, at a given age: £50. 4s. 9d. 5s. 3d. Age 21 30 £100. 9s. 6d. . 10s. 6d. 6s. 9d. ... 11s. 11d. Claims paid to the Policy-holder within fourteen days after proof of death.-Stamps and Medical Fees paid by the office.-Loans granted on real and personal security.-Fire Insurance at the usual rates. Prospectuses and Proposal Forms forwarded on application to Agents wanted in districts not already represented. EBENEZER CLARKE, Jun., Sec. STRAND PRINTING OFFICE, 335, STRAND, OPPOSITE SOMERSET HOUSE. Trade Rules, Prospectuses, Pamphlets, Circulars, Hand-bills, &c., at the lowest cash prices. Every description of work for Friendly, Co-operative, Loan, and other Societies. Rules revised and prepared for Registration. Account and Contribution Books, Cards, Scrips, Debentures, &c. Check-books for Co-operative Purchasers (consecutively numbered), in lieu of Metallic Checks. Tables and Payments arranged for Sick, Burial, and other Societies, &c., &c. Estimates free by return of post. Printed at the Strand Printing Office, 335, Strand, London, W.C. AND A MONTHLY RECORD OF CO-OPERATIVE PROGRESS. "UNION IS STRENGTH." "KNOWLEDGE IS POWER." PHILLIPS and CO.'S TEAS ARE THE BEST AND CHEAPEST. 8, KING WILLIAM STREET, CITY, CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES SUPPLIED ON LOWEST WHOLESALE TERMS. If you will take the trouble to go or send to "THE ECONOMIST TEA COMPANY," 80 and 81, Aldgate, or 93, Tottenham Court Road, You may purchase Tea unsurpassed in quality by any in the Kingdom. It must be obvious that those dealers who employ agents and travellers for the sale of Tea must charge an extra profit to cover the commission and expenses, thus adding 6d. or 8d. per pound to the cost of the Tea. The Economist Tea Company avoid this by selling direct from the Merchant to the Consumer, at the lowest remunerative price, which a trial will prove. The prices range from 2s. 2d. per pound for Strong Congou to 4s. for the finest imported. WOODIN AND CO., WHOLESALE TEA AND COFFEE MERCHANTS, Supply the principal Co-operative Stores with TEAS and COFFEES. The TEAS are sold either in Original Packages, as imported, or in mixtures of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd qualities, composed of the various kinds, in the proper proportions, ready for Sale. The latter are for the convenience of Stores where the trade and capital are limited. COFFEE can be had either Raw or Roasted. Price Lists or Samples will be forwarded at the current market rates, post free, on application. ** Mr. WOODIN was the Managing Partner in the Central Co-operative Agency, and gave evidence before the Committee of the House of Commons, on the Adulteration of Food, with the object of suppressing the Adulteration of Tea and Coffee. ROME FOR ITALY! WORKING MEN OF ENGLAND! the friends of despotism and of the papacy, have subscribed in every country, even in England, to the "Peter's Pence." Show your SYMPATHY TO GENERAL GARIBALDI, and to the cause he defends, by subscribing to the WORKING MEN'S GARIBALDIAN FUND. Subscriptions are received at the Office of the "Working Man." No one is authorized to receive subscriptions to the above Fund unless he is the bearer of a Subscription Slip, signed by I. Sparkhall, Secretary. Slips can be had on application at the Office of the "Working Man," 335, Strand, London." LONDON: JOB CAUDWELL, 335, STRAND, W.C.; Every Co-operative Store in the Kingdom Should keep in Stock the following Articles for the OR KIN M ALR'S HOME, Manufactured by HARPER TWELVETREES, BROMLEY-BY-BOW, LONDON, E. Harper Twelvetrees' Soap Powder, for cheap, easy, and expeditious washing. The cleansing properties of several pound of soap are contained i a few ounces of Soap Powder. Sold in Penny Packets, by Grocers, Oilmen, and Druggists. Harper Twelvetrees' Indigo Thumb Blue, Laundry Ball Blue, Soluble Blue Powder and Liquid Indigo Blue, will be found preferable to any other Blues now made, for beautifying all kinds of Linen. Briggs' Australian Satin-Glazed Starch is recommended for its economical and stiffening properties, and the high finish it imparts. Harper Twelvetrees' Baking and Pastry Powder, for making Bread without Yeast, Puddings without Eggs, and Pastry with half the usual quantity of Butter, is the strongest, purest, and best that can be made. Sold in 1d. and 2d. Packets. Karper Twelvetrees' Genuine Scotch Oatmeal, for Porridge, Oatmeal Pudding, and Oat Cake, is a strengthening food for youths, and for sufferers from Liver Complaints. Sold in Packets, at Id., 2d., and 4d. each. Use also Harper Twelvetrees' Pure Plumbago Black Lead; Harper Twelvetrees' British Furniture Cream; Harper Twelvetrees' Government Blacking; Harper Twelvetrees' Metal Polishing Powder; Harper Twelvetrees' Metallic Writing Ink; Harper Twelvetrees' Poisoned Wheat, for Mice and Sparrows; Harper Twelvetrees' Mice and Rat Killer; Harper Twelvetrees' Beetle Poison. 66 Harper Twelvetrees' Washing Machine may be worked by a child, and will wash as many Clothes in a few hours, especially if used with Harper Twelvetrees' Soap Powder," as a woman can wash in two days by the old method of hand-rubbing, besides doing the work better with half the Soap, Water, and Fuel. It is the cleanest, most simple, speedy, effective, and economical Machine ever invented; and the very thing long wanted for the Working Classes. Hundreds of these Machines are now in constant use in every part of the United Kingdom. Prices:-£2; £2 10s.; £3 10s. Also a small size adapted for Nursery use, £1 1s. WORKING CLASS LITERARY INSTITUTES. By J. C. FArn. Two copies post free, six stamps. J. C. FARN, Eccles. Ready, on the 1st of December next, THE WORKING MAN'S ALMANACK. Job Caudwell, 335, Strand, W.C. Price One Penny. WEEKLY SCIENTIFIC NEWSPAPER. THE MECHANICS' MAGAZINE and Journal of Engineering, Agricultural Machinery, Manufactures, and Shipbuilding. price 4d.; by post, fivepence. 166, Fleet-street, London, E.C. Published Weekly, "The Mechanics' Magazine' has conferred lasting advantages on the manufacturers of the country."-Report of Select Committee of the House of Commons on the Arts of Design. "The Mechanics' Magazine' has, from its establishment, had an extensive circulation, and it communicates, for fourpence per week, far more valuable information, both scientific and practical, than was ever before placed within the reach of even those who could afford to pay six times as much for it."-Lord Brougham. THE HE NATIONAL REFORMER, a Weekly Freethought Journal, edited by "Iconoclast," price Twopence, contains an Epitome of the important News of the Week-Reports of Theological Discussions-Articles on Christianity, Political and Social Economy-Reports of Co-operative Societies, &c. BA Order of your Booksellers, or of Messrs. Holyoake, 147, Fleet Street, London. ARKER'S REVIEW.-The object of this paper is to promote the spread of enlightened and liberal views on religion and government; to urge all needful reforms in our laws and institutions; and so to better the condition, and aid the intellectual and moral improvement of the people. It is published weekly, by Barker and Co., 4, Thanet-place, Temple-bar, Strand, London, W.C., and may be had through all newsagents, price 2d., or in monthly parts, price 8d., post free. J. JAGGER is prepared to deliver LECTURES on CO-OPERATION in ments for Lectures on Co-operation. |
