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About The Wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-???? | View Entire Issue (March 2, 1906)
1tSVHAffCE OF OLDEfi TIME At the October meeting of the In rurance Society of New York Morris P; Stevens, lecturer on insurance in the University of New York, gave an Interesting; review of the earliest forms of insurance. Life insurance luys claim to perhaps greater an tiquity than marine insurance. In a paper "written by M. N. Adler before the Institute of Actuaries In 1864 he mentions a I -at in inscription on a marble Blab found at Lanuvlum, an ancient town in Latium, a short distance from Rome, bearing date dur ing the reign of Emperor Hadrian. A. D. 117-128, which inscription shows that a club hud been formed osten sibly for the worship of Diana, in real ity it was to provide a sum at the eath of eack member for his burial. It required an entrance fee and month ly payments and whoever omitted pay ment for a certain number of months bad no claim on the society for his funeral rights. Marine insurance was a regular business during the Roman empire, leing started In the form of loans on cargoes for which a varied rate of in terest was charged according to the hazard. In explaining the origin of the term "underwriters" he said . that when a ship was about to set out upon a voyage from England, it was the custom to pass around at Lloyds a paper upon which was written a des cription of the vessel and its cargo, with the name of the master and the character of the crew and the voyage contemplated. Those of the mer chants and others present desiring to l:ecome. Insurers would write there under their names, together with the amount which each was willing to take or be liable for as an insurer. When the total amount of insur ance desired had been underwritten the contract was complete. The term "underwriters" as now applied to in surers arose by reason of this custom of Lloyds. A WIJfV-FALL FO'R A XJVTIE She got wearily up from the Central park bench and shambled aimlessly westward toward the Mall. She was an old colored woman with patched habiliments kept in place- by strings nn Rut thor wns a certain dignity in her face which those who knew life could scarcely miss. 1 Even the Gibson girl giving her Bos ton terrier its morning exercise, who did not know life, must have seen something of this dignity, for she paus ed to look after the weary figure. Then Impulsively her daintily gloved hand went "Into her chatelaine bag and brought out a dollar bill. Despite the protests of the willful terrier the girl turned and followed the old woman ; but as she came abreast of her her half-outstretched hand drop ped. "She might feel Insulted," she mur mured to herself, catching sight of the patrician dignity again. Then she touched the colored woman, on the "O auntie," she said, "I think yon dropped this." And she held out the bill. - Auntie gave a wistful look at the green .bit of current specie, but shook her head decidedly: 5 "No, chile; no, chile." she affirmed with much politeness, "dat warn't mine nohow. I didn't drop dat, chile." "I reckon you didn't know it," per sisted the girl, struggling more with the Boston terrier -than with the fib, "but you dropped it just the same," and pushing the bill into auntie's hand she allowed the impatient dog to lead her a run the turn of the path. The old colored woman stared in a dazed fashion at her hand for a full half-minute. Then she turned slowly toward a sympathetic woman on looker: . "Fo" de Lawd, I DID need dat mon ey. An' He done sent dat chile, like an angel to pick it up for me, I reck'n." New York Press. KKKKKII040Ct "v- --O0OO00O2 4 The Shirt Sate Men of Lincoln Have Been Waiting For Three years ago this storewith fear and trembling, laid hold of upwards of 200 dozen Men's Shirts, which was the urp'.uz stock of a well known manufacturer. The price we paid for these Shirts was so small that we were tempted to buy, figuring that by dividing our great prize with our customers equally, the venture would be a success We were surprised at the results, for in ten days we had die posed of the entire lot. . Six months later we were tempted again the quantity was larger, but the past experience 'gave us courage the sale was a success. Six months later we went into a Shirt deal,' nearly three times larger than the first, with the same results! and so on until today we feel confident that there is not a Shirt proposition too large for us to hanjle. IV! jn of Lincoln know this., Men of Lincoln appre ciate this. , '' .' ; The Recent Purchase -of the Surplus Stocks of the Savoy and Interocean Shirt Manufacturers is by far the Largest Shirt Transaction IVs Have Ever Attempted. , ; HOflEy A VALXA1BLE FOOT) Honey, which is described as "one of nature's best foods," is the sub ject of a report by the Ontario departs roent of agriculture. In this it is pointed out that it is only within the past few centuries that sugar has be come known, and only within the last generation that refined sugars have become so low in price that they may be commonly used In the poorest fami lies. Formerly honey was the princi pal sweet, and it was highly valued 3,000 years before the first sugar re finery was built. "It would add great ly to the health of the present genera tion," it is declared, "if honey could be at least partially restored to its former place as a common article of diet." Excessive use of sugar brings in its train a long list of ills. When sugar Is taken into the stomach it cannot be assimilated until first changed by digestion into grape sugar. Only too often the overtaxed stomach falls properly to perform this digestion, and then come sour stomach and various phases of indigestion and dyspepsia. In' the: laboratory of the hive the honey has been fully prepared by the bees for prompt assimilation without taxing either the stomach or the kid neys, so that in eating honey the digestive machinery is saved work end health is maintained. Moreover, the same report says that "in many cases it will be a real economy to lessen the butter bill by letting honey in part take its place. One pound of honey will go as far as a pound of butter, and if both articles be of the same quality the honey will ccst the less. Honey is strongly rec ommended for children, while for per sons of all ages a pleasant and whole some drink is called "German honey tea." This is made by pouring a tea cupful of hot water on from one to two teaspoonfuls of honey." The Purchase Involves 800 Dozen Shirts that are worth $2.00, $1.50, $1.00 All sizes, 14 to 17 1-2. No such Shirt news has ever been - printed in this -paper. No such Shirt opportunity has ever been put before the mn of Lincoln. The Price Will 3e for Choice Styles Coat style, ' negligee, cuffs attached. Coat style, negligee, cuffs detached. Open front, negligee, separate cuffs. Open front, and back, stiff bosom, separato cuffs. Open front, stiff bosom, cuff at-taohed- Coat style, soft bosom, cuffs at tached. , Coat style, stiff b-som, cuffs de tached. Pleated bosom, coat style, cuffs at tached. , Pleated bosom, coat style, cuffs de tacked. Pleated bosom, negligee, separate cuffs. Fabrics Penavy Cloths, m. Poplin Weaves, ' ' v- ; v- ' ' French Madras, . .German Percales, India -Linons, . Cheviots, Basket Weaves, - ' Cham bray Cloths. All of the highest grade and fiheit .quality. ;. :. ; C6to rs .,. Fancy Woven Madras, dark figures, black and white effects, clever designs, new and novel colorings in pink, helio trope and lavender; also a big showing of prints in black, blue, gunmetat and pink stripes and figures, tans,' plain white and blue in solid colore. There is net a pattern, color or style shown but What is absolutely new, stylish and desirable. There is not a color but what this store is willing to stand back of, even when the goods are sold at about 1-3 value. ' Out of town men may order by mail up to Thursday of this Week With Assarance of Getting Sizes They Desire and Styles Such as They May Describe. Our Advice is to Order Today LOVES THE MOTHE'R WEST t hav llvfd too Ions with my Mother West To care for the eastern lnnd For I drew life's milk from her mighty breant: 8ho tauKht m to criep and stand; And my baby eyes looked out and saw Her npacea Herene and vast. For God carved deeply, the soul to awe. When the mold of our went he cant. Plains that merge in a llmltloHs plajn. Mountain on mountain hurled. Infinite leaaues of an infinite main, Kor glunts a giant world. These I have loved since my heart was young. And ever I paid them toll. And their praise I breathed with a lisp ing tonsue. For I hey were my life and soul. Ay, I hid my face on her great, warm breast And I loved right well my Mother West. The east has mountains. I hear them say. But the mountains are only lillls Wee hillocks that children might use In play And plains that a hillock frills: And the ocean is only a stage effect, Or so it seemeth to me; But what would you have or what ex pect , . Of a gulf from Pacific sea? Tlx a tlnv world and I've sometimes felt That Its' people grew tiny, too, Content as they've still to the gold god knelt . And maddened his'DliTf lo do. For the soul needs depth and the soul nperts lieigrht And ll needs the spaces of God, ' And it smaller grows when it ceaseless goes Where Mammon doth hold the rod. But here we are taught by our Mother West That the soul Is all and vain ts the rest. Unto him who was born where the world is great The duty Is clear and stern To stand as the heir to a god's estate" Nor e'er to the petty turn. He dare not walk with the shoddy crowd Whose lives are hollow pretense. Whose clamor. "See me!" foryer 'is loud,' Whom glitter of gold contents; For the mountains murmur, "Stand straight and tall!" And the wide plains 'whisper. "Be broad!" And the ocean mutters. "Be not the small Whom only the small applaud!" And he who doth turn from these regal things To the folly and sham of life Shall never stand with the uncrowned kings Who capture the prize of strife. Ay, a thankless heir is he. at best. To our mother of mothers, the great, broad West. San Francisco Call. Armstrong Clothing 'Co. 1221 to 1227 O St. GOOD CLOTHES MERCHANTS Lincoln, Neb. OKMOt040t0'K34&C GENERAL MENTION. COSSACK. OILy A COWA'R'D Originally the Cossacks were ban dits and they seem to have retained all the worst qualities of that dis reputable class and to have lost all trace of the rough kindness which sometimes characterized brigands In reality as well as In romance. They have by no means always sup ported the czars, but often fought against them, and it was not until 1814 that they gave up their brigandage and became a kind of Irregular horse men, who, in return for a grant of land and freedom from taxation, came out to fight when called upon and brought their own horses ,arms and equipment. Nothing about them re sembles the smart cavalry of other European countries, for both they and their ponies are small and Inslgnifl cant and neither is properly groomed. Their reputation as fighters was earned chiefly during the Napoleonic Invasion, when the French cavalry re peatedly charged them without effect.' Under the conditions Of modern war fare they have proved useless and since they have been brigaded with the regular" cavalry they have lost their chief source of strength their irregular method of fighting. In the war against Japan they were a lamentable failure. On no occasion did they live up to their reputation of possessing the single virtue cour age. During the present crisis the Cossacks have only proved themselves to be bullies and cowards of the low est kind. They respect neither age nor sex, but. destroy their, unfortunate victims as relentlessly as a hungry tiger kills an antelope. They appear to obey the orders of their officers and observe some discipline in behavior if not in appearance, but when once set upon their deadly task they d6 not appear to be checked until they have finished It. Philadelphia Record. Just a Few Brief Bits Hurriedly Gath ered and Printed. The largest and finest line of union made shoes in the city at Rogers & Perkins. Rogers & Perkins carry the largest line ot union made shoes In the city. Bert Pentzer nient several days on Ms sandhill fa.au .this week. He says hi. 1906 crop of sandburrs and cactus plants will be a record breaker. Garry Bustard is about la enter the .agricultural class, being moved by ' considerations of health. He has in course of preparation a home near Fairview, where he and his folks will take up their residence soon. Central- Labor Union meeting next Tuesday evening. Woman's Union Label Leage meets next Monday evening. The Horseshoers' Union was perma nently organized last Saturday night and is now to be counted among the "square" clans of the city. The Wage worker wishes the new organization abundant success. The Lincoln Distraction company is getting good. If the citizens of Lin coln let up, now that they have this insolent corporation over a barrel, then the citizens deserve all the 'snubs the Distraction company feels like giving them. Railroad employes in New York are agitating for a semi-monthly pay day. The engineers and conductors are op posing the move, while the other branches are asking it. The. recent organization of Lincoln Horseshoers ought to point the way to others who need the benefits that would come to them. This is another hint to the retail clerks. Rex Emmert has been laid up for the past two weeks with a severe attack of mumps, , CHEAT TOET WAS -BASH FX L There is an interesting picture of Al gernon Charles Swinburne in a new book by Laura Haln Friswell Mr. Swinburne was among the celebrities who took tea at the Frlswells'. He waa young and rather shy with worn on "Mr. Swinburne sat down on the edge of a chair. He bent slightly for ward his arms resting on his knees, his hat balanced between his fingers, and he kept swinging it backward and forward, just as I have seen Mr. Toole So ,n a farce; he dropped it and nicked It up several times. I think he waY about 29 or 30 years old at that tune no more than 5 feet 6 in height and he had that peculiar pal lor which goes with auburn hair; and thla paleness was heightened Jy study, enthusiasm and the fierce, re bellious ' spirit whicrr seemed to ani mate that fragile body, and. which glows and burns, in his writings. "My mother and . Miss did all they could to put him at ease, and I sat and repented that I had ever wished to see him, for I pitied him intensely, he seemed so very nervous. He dropped his hat so many times that Miss W , when he rose to hand me some bread and butter, took the hat and hid it in a recess. My father now appeared, and by his con ventional powers and tact soon set Mr. Swinburne quite at his ease. "He ceasid to fidget and talked of Coleridge a id other poets in a most interesting manner to hear him and my father was an Intellectual, treat. Mr. Swinburne became ail fire and en thusiasm, and looked and seemed quite a different man ; we were all charmed with him. He stayed from two to three hours and it was not at all too long, find Jie left saying he would soon, come again. the National Brick company. Weber fought the Illinois Brick company and the union for several years and only recently had the officials of the com pany and the union fined for conspir A committee of trades unionists appeared before the finance commit tee of the Chicago city council in be half of the mechanics employed in the various city departments. A petition , was offered, asking that changes be made In the ordinances which will al-J low the employes; double time on Sun days, holidays, and, Saturday half holi days. At present they receive only the regular rate oif pay. Switchme non 'the railroads, in the Twin Cities have been sounding the superintendents to see if they cannot get an eight-hour day with the same pay they are now receiving for ten hours. There ara-nearly - 600 switch men employed by the railroads of the Twin Cities, including the large num ber employed in the Minneapolis transfer. At present the men are get ting 30 cents and' the firemen 32 cents an hour. , mont, attended by the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. Mr. Roadruck was 27 years old and had been in the employ of the North western for many years, first as ? bridgeman and then as a brakeman. He was unmarried, but has a brother living on a farm near Scribner. THE PAINTERS. THE CARPENTERS. Getting Ready to Make Another Effort to Better Conditions. Local painters are getting ready for another effort at bistter pay and recog nition this spring. Profiting by the mistakes Of last spring's efforts hey are going about it in a little different v.ay. The union is growing in strength daily, and is not making any rash breaks. Work is. openlngavp- in good shape and the fair shops are doisj a goodly business. I II TWO NEW ADS. Getting in Readiness for the Campaign Soon to Be Opened. The Carpenters' Union has been prosecuting ' some- quiet but ' effectual work during the past few! weeks, and something of benefit to the union, as well as to the entire building trades, will doubtless come to pass in a very short time. ' Bros. Keim and Linberg have taken clearances to the 'Pacific coast. Bro. Swartz is seriously ill at his home at 2817 U street. Work is opening up in good shape, and calls for carpenters are quite brisk. Wageworker Readers Invited to Take Due Notice of Them. The Wageworker contains two new' advertisements this week, that of the the Lincoln Wall Paper and Paint Co. and the Lyric theatre. The Lincoln Wall Paper and . Paint Co. runs a ".closed shop."' All of 'its etapldyes are union men, and because of this fact, and the added fact that the company does superior work, it is deserving of the patronage of unionists. . The Lyric theatre is a fair concern. It uses the label on its printing, and its manager is a member of an organ ization 'of theatrical - men whose pur poses square with unionism. The Lyric i3 a clean resort that is deserving of patronage from all classes. The Massachusetts State Federation of Labor is opposing the law exempt ing from taxation the Ancient and Honorable Artillery company, and wants it repealed one the ground that the members ot the military organiza tion are not entitled to privileges which laboring men do not enjoy. Notice has been served on the cleri cal force under the Pennsylvania Rail road auditor of merchandise freight receipts, that the working hours of the 400 clerks will be lengthened one and one-half hours a day. The clerks' have been working from 9 a. m. to 4:30 p. m., except on Saturdays, when the 'offices closed at noon. After debate lasting nearly two days the Mississippi .senate has killed the child labor law, proposed by the code commissioners. It made the age limit 12 years, but permitted children as young as 10 to work in factories six months In the year. ' The , senate de clined to "Interfere with parents in the management of their children." Charles Hawl. president of the Brick, Tile and. Terra Cotta Workers' Union, succeeded In negotiating the first union , contels -leyer made with B. F. Weber, q? Chicago representing , - , i r "' - t.' BRAKEMAN KILLED. Fell Between the Cars and Was Dragged Long Distance. Samuel Roadruck, a fcratceman on the Northwestern, was killed at Leigh, Neb., last Monday. Roadruck fell be tween the cars and his body was drag ged several hundred yards before the train could be stopped. He was im mediately taken to Fremont on! a spe cial, but medical aid was of no avail. The body was sent to Albion, short funeral services being held in Fre- confidence in a temperance speaker who sips water from a tin cupr One-half a successful man's success may be due to good luck and the other half to good -judgment. A woman never considers marriage a failure if her husband is willing to pay all her bills without a murmur. There ' are also' sermons in bricks when they are coming your way. . It is a mistake to suppose that for tune always smiles on the funny man. Bartenders 'are not the' only people who find themselves bieliiiid the bars. ' , .' ' v: ' ' a - i ! .4.j, 60 YEARS' vy V EXPERIENCE m Trade Marks rrtt Copyright Ac. AiiTone sendlns a ftket eh and description may quick It ascertain our opinion free whether an invention ta probably paiteiital) Communica tions striotlvconfldentbU. HANDBOOK on Patents sent free. Oldest agency for securing patents. faienxM taien lorouRn jnuuu a tpeeial notice without charge, in the Scientific American A hsndsomelr tllnstrated weeklr. largest cir culation of any sclentlBc Journal. Terms, S3 a jeer : -four montba, 11. Sola by all newsdealers. MIINN & Co.3e,B- New fork Branch Offloe. BS F Bt Woatalnston, D. CJ. HXIIXXXIXXIII1IXX We are expert cleaners, dyers M ana nmsners 01 iaaies ana ueu tlemen's Clothing of all kinds. The finest dresses a specialty. THTTNEW FIRM SOUKUP & WOOD FOR PRICELJST. PHONES: Bell, 147. Auto, 1292.' U 1320 N St - Lincoln, Neb: H trt A jffe Ogden, Salt Lake Citv. 4CsiUaUwButte, Helena, $22.50?""-: r. : AALos Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, PfcWMw Seattle, Tacoma, Vancouver, Etc. ' .Spokane, EHendburg, "Wenatchee, ' L ' ' ' 'Wash., Via St. Paul, Minn. e Q Portland, Tacoma, Seattle, Victoria, ZPeasa ivU Vancouver, Etc.,' Via St. Paul, Minn. . The above are one way Colonist Rates. Sell Daily February , 15 to April 7. v R. W. M'GINNIS, Gen. Agt. 1024 O Street. - C. & N. W. R. R. Lincoln, Neb. $25.40' UfllOff MADE SHOES I carry nothing but union made shoes, and have a full line of them. I manufacture shoes and shoe uppers. A share of union patronage is respectfully solic ited. i; S. L. McCOY : 1529 0 Street -TinimnninmmMY CHEAP ONt WAY RATES t iBuilliPhj On Sale Daily Feb. 15th to April 7th, 1906. Colonist Second Class. San Francisco V Spokane Ellensburg Wenatchee aap Umatilla Helena , Salt Lake Ogden -$15.00 ; A Los Angeleg Tacoma , Portland Seattle Vancouver" Victoria Billings. ..... Call or write for full informk G. W. BONNE Con 13th and O St S22.50 IS20.00 y00 Lincoln," Neb. J I