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About The Wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-???? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 23, 1909)
His Vocabulary. He wag an only child. They were rery particular about his manner of speech, constantly correcting him so that he would use beautiful English. He, however, was allowed now fend then to associate with other children. He played with a neighbor boy a loug while one day and when he came borne there was an ecstatic smile ou bis face. "I like that boy, mother." he said. "I like him very much. He swears beautifully. He knows every word." Starch, like everything else, is be. tag constantly improved, the patent Starches put on the market 25 years ago are very different and inferior to those of the present day. In the lat est discovery Defiance Starch all In jurious chemicals are omitted, while the addition of another' ingredient. in Tented by us, gives to the Starch a strength and smoothness never ap proached by other brands. Grows Only In Four States. Bromine, useful in medicine, pho tography, the manufacture of dyes and in certain metallurgical opera tions. Is produced ' commercially in only four states of this country Mich igan. Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Last year's output was 1,379,490 pounds. Fortunate. "Have any luck hunting?" "The greatest ever." "How was that?" "I went out with an amateur and came back alive." Nearly every man, when he reads a good Joke and remembers and tells It well, thinks to himself afterward: "What a witty fellow I am getting to be ! " It every man was compelled to act as his own fool-killer there would be an epidemic of suicides. PILRK CI KKI) IX 6 TO 14 DAYS. PA.7.0 OINTMENT In siwranlwd to corn iw raw .f llrblnic. Blind. nieolln or Protruding iMes Id to 14 days or money reiunueu. w. The average woman Is fond of pets, but her husband is not in that class. Mrs. Russell Sage" is the latest suf fragette, but that only makes one icnt Even a fast man may not make a rapid recovery when he's ill. If ToarFMt Ache or Horn t a SS park:itf of Allon'n KooUKhki'. It gives quick rcliei. Two million puckaKL'ft uulu yearly. Smiles make a better salve for trou ble than do frowns. CATARRH IN HEAD. Pe-ra-na Pe-ru-na. MR. WM. A. PRE88ER. MR. WILLIAM A. PRESSER, 1723 Third Ave., Moline, 111., writes: "1 have been suffering from catarrh In the head for the past two months and tried innumerable so-called reme d ins without avail. No one k nows how I have suffered not only from the dis ease itself, but from mortification when in company of friends or strangers. "I have used two bottles of your med icine for a short time only, and it effected a complete medical cure, and what 1h better yet, the disease has not returned. "1 can most emphatically recommend Pernns to all sufferers from this dis- Read This Experience. Mr. A. Thompson, Box 65, R. R. 1. Martel, Obio, writes: ''When I began your treatment my eyes were inflamed, jfOM was stopped up half of the time, and was sore and scabby. I could not rest at night on account of continual hawking end aplttlng. "I bad tried several remedies and was about to give up, but thought I would try I'eruna. ' "After I had taken a bout one-third of a bottle I noticed a difference. I am now completely cured, after suffering with catarrh for eighteen years. "I think if those who are afflicted with catarrh would try Peruna they would never regTet It." Peruna is manufactured by the Peruna Drug Mfjr. Co., Columbus, Ohio. Ask your Druggist tor a Free Peruna Almanac for way. A Safe and Sore Cough Cure. i temp's Balsam j Pees ot centals Opium, Morphine, or say atacr aarcolic or habil-Iorsung arng. Nothing of a poisonous or harm z fnl character enters into its coin X position. l ins clean ana pure congn cure cures coughs that cannot be cured by any other medicine. It has saved thousands from con sumption. It has saved thousands of lives. A 25c bottle contains 40 doses. At all druggists', 25c., 50c. and $1. Da1 aoeept aaylhlaa cum. ME WAGEWOIWER By W. M. MAUPIN tancoL.ii, NEBRASKA France is strongly tempted to sub sidize the stork. Connecticut hen lays two eggs a day. But we're still paying famine prices. England's invasion by American racetrack touts is hard on the sport of kings and pikers. A French army officer has invented eye-glasses which enable the wearer to see on all sides and the rear. Electric waves may conquer the London fog, but we defy them to pro duce results on Chicago smoke. Does Sig. Ferrero believe that Eve was all she was cracked up to be, or has he evidence to the contrary? The nickel John D. Rockefeller gave as a tip has become almost as famous as the $29,000,000 ho refused to give up. President Roosevelt has saved nothing out of his salary, but don't worry. He can get a job of some sort. St. Louis woman leaves her husband because he could read her thoughts. He'll be careful, after this, not to read 'em aloud. Water having been discovered on Mars, we may cease pitying the thirsty inhabitants therof. It's a great load off our minds. Pencil drawings may be rendered permanent by brushing them with a mixture of equal parts of skimmed milk and water. Gentlemen who ride from one end of the country to the other on the rods think there is nothing much the mat ter with the Pullman car except the price. Russian milionaire burns his money to save his heirs from the curse of riches. It is not said that they were particularly grateful for his thought fulness, i We should imagine, from some of the rambling remarks of Prof. Hugo Muensterberg, that applied sociology, was a good thing until one came to apply It. A New York man of 83 has married a pretty girl of 18. It may surprise the unsophisticated to know that the old man is very, very wealthy. Detroit Free Press. King Edward weighs 210 pounds, it is boasted. And we gaze at the majes tic proportions of our own new ruler and smile superciliously at Britain's puny prince. With two Connecticut chauffeurs In the penitentiary the amusement of running over people as they alight from the street cars bids fair to be come less popular. Pennsylvania husbfend of 71 sues neighbor of 69 for alienating the af fections of his wife, aged 65. Well, the poor girl probably wanted some body nearer her own age. Just a suggestion born of love for the babies. Shouldn't that toddling little emperor of China be strapped to the- throne? Very serious conse quences might result from a tumble. An ocean freighter coming into New York reported striking an iceberg with such force that a live polar bear on the ice fell from the force of the im pact on the deck of the ship. The ordi nary tale of ocean adventure is get ting too tame for up-to-date consump tion. ' That story about an alligator kill ing an eagle In the air sounds rather difficult, until you read that it was a baby alligator, and that the eagle flew away with it. According to the story, the representative of American free dom soon bad reason to regret his en terprise. The skull of a man supposed to be long to the earliest period of the earth was lately found in France, and from the conformation of -the jaw it is plain the men of that time could not have laughed. But then life in the glacial period may have been no laugh ing matter. The Baltimore woman who claimed that her husband allows her only two cents a day to run the house on, shows plainly what stamp of a husband he Is. There can be no doubt in the minds of the unprejudiced that he is not the two-cent male there has been such praise about. Socialistic candidates for congress received votes in 162 districts this year; Prohibitionist candidates in 152 districts. The strength of the two parties in the north and west, for the south contributed only four candidates out of the total, two Prohibitionists and two Socialists. Walt around awhile and watch the days grow longer. , England, where beer is held in such high esteem that poets have sung its praises. Is moving to keep the product pure. A bill has been introduced in parliament prohibiting the use of any substitute for hops. Incidentally the bill Is a protective measure. The hop growers are sorely hit by foreign com' petition and the use of ingredients brought from abroad. More and more the protection idea is taking hold of the British people. IN FIVE DECADES RAILROADS HAVE MADE WON DERFUL STRIDES. Changes Are Shown by Comparisons Which Are Really Humorous One Line That Could Not Afford a Clock. " It would seem a far cry between a period when a railroad corporation would order $1,600,000 worth of'pas senger equipment, apparently with no more concern than would be displayed by the ordinary individual in buying a loaf of bread, and the time when that same road could - not afford a clock by which to run its trains, says the Chicago Evening Post. But this span in the affairs of the Rock Is land system is covered by the service of a man who still is on its pay roil. Readers of newspapers noticed a re port a few days ago that the Rock Island had ordered new locomotives and passenger cars to cost $1,600,000. The contrast was presented by an' old document which was unearthed from the records in the form of an adver tisement of the establishment of serv ice by the Chicago & Rock Island rail road between Chicago and La Salle, 111., a distance of 100 miles, all of the system then in operation. And this was only 55 years ago, or in 1853. . It was this advertisement that gave away the secret about the inability of the road to furnish its own Sock for operating purposes. At least it Is taken to indicate that near approach to poverty, for the trains were run by a clock in a store located two miles from the station. The man still in the employ of the Rock Island who personally remem bers the beginning of this service is E. H. Whited, now cashier in the La Salle station ticket office, Chicago. Then 17 years old, he went to the sta tion at Blue Island with his father to see the train go through. About nine months later he entered the employ of the Rock Island, and still remains. Mr. Whited tells many incidents concerning early, railroading, . but about the most interesting anecdote regarding the first trip of the trains announced in the foregoing advertise ment concerns the actions of the farm ers at Bremen, now Tinley Park, about 25 miles from Chicago. The people of that neighborhood had insisted that the train stop there, so they might look at it, but they were informed no stop would be made. De termined not to. be thwarted In their sight-seeing purpose, the people gath ered at Bremen and built a fence across the ' tracks. ; It was simply an old-fashioned worm-rail fence, but it took the train crew long enough to remove the obstruction to give, the gathered curious ones time to, get a good look at the train. . i Some wonderful , contrasts are indV cated by the opening paragraph of this narrative. In 1853 the passenger train equipment was primitive. Instead of all-steel cars, electric-lighted, venti- . lated -and supplied with the latest coupling and spring devices, as is the case with this latest order of the Rock Island, Mhe old coach was of wood, oil lamps were used, the coaches were without, ventilation when the weather was too cold to have the windows open and there was little attention to the springs and coupling devices. In fact, the old link couplers were used, and starting trains thus coupled usual ly was accompanied by considerable shaking up for the passengers. Then, too, the light construction of - cars made riding -a pretty rough proposi tion. The system also has grown from its 100 miles into the Rock Island-Frisco- Chicago and Eastern Illinois family having upward of 14,000 miles of road, and the pay roll has increased from some 300 names to about 65,000. But the prediction of the active railroad man is that another half century will find to-day's methods just as crude in comparison as were those of 1853. Railroad Instruction Train. ' The Pennsylvania railroad recently sent out an instruction train for a three days' trip through eastern Penn sylvania, to deliver free lectures to Jthe farmers along the line. The lec turers were niemoers or me iacuity of the State College of Agriculture. iThe three coaches of the train were ifltted up as lecture rooms, and at each of the 22 stops 45 minute talks were -made. Besides lectures on increasing the fertility of the soil, there were dis courses on methods for increasing the nitput of dairy products, the care of live stock, testing seed corn and the cultivation of alfalfa. Scientific American. Metal Sleepers in Indian It is understood that metal sleepers of cast iron box form have been tried ion the Oudh & Rohilkhand railway, half a mile of track having been laid on them In vicinity of the Lucknow sta tion, when F. D. Fowler, whose In vention they were, was engineer-in- chief of that line. These sleepers are &bout the same weight as the Indian Midland railroad cast iron pots, and believed to be as strong. It is prac tically the same shape as a timber sleeper, which is more easily packed than any other, and, it is claimed, Is free from the defects of other metal sleepers. Old Railroad Carriages. Before 1880 most English railway carriage had only four wheels and weighed ten tons. From 1880 to 1890 ;they had six wheels and weighed 15 Ito 1C tons; from 1890 to 1900 they had ;eight wheels and weighed 24 tons; and since 1900 the fashion is 12 ;wheels for dining and sleeping cars and the weight 35 to 42 tons. RAIL THAT CANNOT SPREAD. Invention of Value Said to Have Been Made in Pittsburg. The prevention of all possible chance of breaking or spreading is the important advantage claimed for a steel rail and tie combined recently in vented and patented by two Pittsburg workingmen, J. J. Fitzgerald and Louis McFarland. Railroad managers are watching the new device with the greatest interest, for it it will do one half what its inventors maintain, it will eliminate more than 90 per cent, of the accidents on American steam and electric roads. The construction of this new. rail and tie is simplicity itself. It requires no nuts, bolts or fish' plates, and when once in place can, it is said, be main tained in perfect condition at much less cost than the style now in use. A feature of the invention is the ingenious way in which the rail and tie are securely joined. This is done by means of a tapered round pin, split at the small end. This pin is inserted so tightly that the split end spreads out and holds it firmly in place. Add ed strength is secured by an improved tongue at the base of the rail which is said to be twice as strong as that in general use at present. The chance of breaking or spreading is further guarded against by the slot in the tie into which the tongue fits, and the fact that the new rail requires no welding prevents all danger of trouble from contraction or expansion of the metal. The difficulty which is experienced in securely, imbedding the present flat beam cross ties is entirely re moved. The new tie Is arched at the base, thus enabling the ballast to be packed solidly around it and a per manent foundation secured in any kind of roadbed. New York Ameri can. Slipshod Warning Sufficient. On one occasion the engine of a freight train in a certain island in the West Indies had completely broken down, but no thought was given to, the danger that threatened the follow ing passenger train till it happened to occur to an official that some steps should be taken to avoid another more serious accident. Accordingly, the man slowly rolled a cigarette, lighted it, and strolled up the line in the direc tion of the approaching train, where, having selected a comfortable position, he sat down upon the grass at the side of the metals. As soon as the train approached, the man, by this time half asleep, raised himself from his recumbent position and held up a warning finger. This slipshod : method of indicating danger was, ' however, quite sufficient to cause the driver to see that some thing was wrong, and he promptly stopped the train and, alighting from his engine, proceeded to discuss the weather,' and' incidentally the break down, with the official upon the bank. Safety for Electricians. The increased ( use of electricity on the Pennsylvania railroad has led to a study of the dangers of handling live wires and the methods that must be employed in resuscitating those who have been stunned by an electric shock. A special pair of pliers has been designed which enables a man to cut a live wire carrying 23,000 volts without danger to himself. To re- move the-, wire from a body when no other means are at hand a coat is placed under the wire and lifted by the sleeves to raise the wire off the body. This was found .perfectly safe,. even when the garment was damp Experiments with fire streams showed that there was no. danger of the current flowing down the stream of water even from a high-voltage line when the operator held the noz zle at a distance of between three and four feet from the wire. Experiments with chemical extinguishers showed that they were very dangerous where a solid stream was played on the wire. A Hair-Raising Predicament. .For an improbable occurrence, the. predicament which befell an English engine-fitter would be very hard 5 toj Dear, in me course or nis duties some time ago he had to take part in the repairing of a locomotive. To do this he had to squeeze him self Into the water tank, the Inlet' of which was exceedingly small. He, however, managed to get inside with out much difficulty, but was horrified on finding that he could not possibly get out again. His fellow workmen did their best to get him out, but all in vain, and finally the helpless prisoner became utterly exhausted and lay in the tank unconscious. Before he could be res cued from his prison house the engine had to' be taken to pieces, and a num ber of mechanics were immediately summoned for the purpose. English Paper. And They Jumped Off. Four men from the country who had never before ridden on a train leaped from one traveling 30 miles an hour near Baton Rouge, La. Asked why they jumped, they said because the porter called ok : "All off for Baton Rouge!" They were not seriously In jured. To Signal Between Stations. An electrician in the Union Pacific shops at Omaha has equipped a loco motive with a wireless device, which railroad men assert will enable train dispatchers and station agents to sig nal engineers between stations. Will Electrify Tracks. Ail the tracks of the Illinois Central within the city of Chicago will be electricified and the use of steam to comotives abandoned. May WtvRaxvBvi ov&xcomo sstasice,vaoisv&Vcuii We$vciaY UxaVxve. terciety.Syro$ ejTioVwvr htts &aivi soa assisanc&o WJimo xm be roivo. dispensed wv re&&es veuGivre& ate oasss uvoJfe wpow proper vvownsXvTtverA, proper ois.ct'vtvvftt ao. Tc'tebwcxaVcdi.owojny he emkw, CALIFORNIA Firs &viib CO. SOLD BY ALL LEADING DRUGGISTS ONCSIZEOMLY-REOUUIR PRICE SO PER BOTTUE A SPEEDY ONE. Miss Tapps Of course, some type writers are extremely expert. , i Clerk Oh, yes. I know of one who married a rich employer in less than three months. TOLD TO USE CUTICURA. After Specialist Failed to Cure Her In tense Itching Eczema Had Been Tortured and Disfigured But Was Soon Cured of Dread Humor. "I contracted eczema and suffered Intensely for about ten ' months. , At times I thought I would scratch my- Belf to pieces.. My face and arms were covered with large red patches, so that I was ashamed to go out. I was advised to go to a doctor who was a specialist in skin" diseases, but I received very little relief. I tried every known remedy, with the same results. I thought I would never get bet- ter until a friend of mine told me to try the Cuticura Remedies. So I tried them, and - after four or five -applications of Cuticura Ointment I was relieved of my unbearable itching. ; I used ; two sets of the Cuticura Remedies, and I am completely cured.; Miss-Barbara Krai, Highlandtown, Md., Jan. 9, '08. Potter Drue Chein. . Corp., Sole Props., Boston. Work of Women 'inventors. Women are said to have been Issued more than 6,000 patents by the United States office. They are not all domes tic by any means, either, as some of them are for car couplers, night signal ing, life rafts, car wheels, machines tor manufacturing ozone and a type writer for the blind. A pocket sewing machine and a sash that will go up without sticking are other inventions by women. With a smooth Iron and Defiance Starch, you can launder your shirt waist just as well, at home as the steam laundry- can ; it will have .the proper stiffness and finish, there will be less wear , and tear of the" goods, and it will be a positive pleasure to use a Starch that does not stick to the Iron. The Most Dangerous Capital. London, which used to boast of be ing the quietest and safest capital of the world, has become noisier than Paris and more dangerous than New York. Nearly 300 persons are now killed annually by street accidents, and how many more just escape with their lives cannot be computed. Out look. . Good Judge of Human Nature. "Jones says he can usually tell men's occupations from their appear ance." "Yes, Jones can. He can spot a col lector as far as he can see him." Detroit Free Press. When a young man tells a girl that he'll love her forever and ever no doubt he believes he is telling the truth all the time. That Is LAXATIVE BBOMO QUININB. Look fpt tbe signature of B. W. GROVE. Used tin World ..... a. Cold In One Dar. 3&C. It is not what we intend, but what we do makes us useful. More. Pittsburg is beginning to get smoke out of its eves. the A good detective makes light of his ability as a shadow. i fTTin n ra 5"GuaranJ A Pennsylvania bulldog attacked and killed a bull, thus fully vindicating his title. "Was your ' father college-bred?" "Yes, but we never mention it. The college he went to had a rotten foot ball team. Chicago Record-Herald. Ma'am, here's a i:an at the doo with a parcel for you." "What is It, Bridget?'' "It's a fish, ma'am, and it's marked C. O. D." "Then make the man take it straight back to the deal er." "I ordered trout." Baltimore American. ' No Longer Fortune's Toy. The doom of the high automobile prices has sounded. One can buy a better car today for $1,500 than he could a few years ago for $3,000. It i&only a matter of time now until any man who can afford to keep a horse can afford .to own an automobile. Automobile building was more or' less of an experiment up to a short time. ago. But now it is an exact sci ence. When' the modern car is turned out of the shop the makers know that -it will run and run well. Close watch ing of the performances of the earlier machines has pointed out the defects of construction. These have mostly been remedied. . ; . Shops are better equipped now. Cylinders, crank shafts, axles, gears and the like are made in great quantities, by special machinery. The cost of labor - and material has been much reduced by system, until now it is possible to turn out a much better machine than formerly and charge about half the original price for it. Truly good touring cars are offered for as little as $1,000. Run abouts that will give ten times the service of any horse and buggy bring $500. The higher' priced cars give the buyer a better finish and higher power, but the cheaper automobile is a very satisfactory car in most cases and has the support of thousands of users in moderate circumstances. And this is only the beginning. The years will see a yet more pronounced drop in prices, while quality is maintained. N. Y. World. ; Oregon's Back Pay. ;The state or Oregon has been award- 1 ed $200,000 for protecting the adjoin ing territories of Washington and Ida ho during the Civil war. This is the first time we have known that Wash ington and Idaho were in danger at that interesting period. . But then his-. tory has a way of being written sev eral -years after. San Francisco'. Chronicle. ' ' The- Midwest Life of Lincoln has Insurance In force amounting to $1,- 452,000,.', Its officers arec ; N. Z. Snell.A president; Dr.; B. B.. Davis, Omaha,' vice-president: A. J. Sawver. : secre tary? -i H. S. Freeman, treasurer; Dr.; M. H. Everett, medical director ;. C. R.i Easterd'ay,' actuary;- and JC H." M6ckett, Jr.,. superintendent of agents. The Midwest Life issues all the standard forms of insurance. Local agents wanted in everv town In Nnhraslra " Home office, 1007 "O" street, Lincoln; Nebraska. ' - 1 Two of a Kind. - Little Johnnie, .who - is considered, the image of his. father, was one day in his mother's way, when she told him: "You are always in the way." He replied: "I am just like papa." The January Delineator. Technical World Magazine. . A blg, handsome magazine - issued once a month that .will interest and instruct every member of the family. The Technical World has correspond ents in every important city and keepsv in touch with the latest achievements In the mechanical and ; inventive world. A magazine that is a help to the .expert or apprentice and instruc tive and interesting to all. Address Technical World, 325 Armour Ave., Chicago. - He Was Generous. - Master Watfer, aged five, had eaten the soft portions of his' toast at break fast and piled the crusts on his plate. "When I was a little boy," remarked bis father, "I always ate the crusts of my toast." - . "Did you like them?" asked the lit tie fellow, cheerfully. "Yes," replied the parent. ' "You mayyhave these," replied Mas ter Walter, pushing his plate across' the table. The January Delineator. Lincoln Directory If yon are going to buy: a draft STALLIOH send for our pictorial story of the horse freer it you mention this paper. WTMm. WOWS IMS. 4 KLLf Lincoln, Neb.. Dayton Money weight Scalss VaniriiRrrf liAAt Sltclnir Machine. TemmlAton TemplAton i mi tin i? Cheese butters. MUncYWcH SCALE CO., H. B. Marshall, Mgr., 817 P Street, Lincoln, Nebraska. Beatrice Creamery Ccpsay Pays the highest price for- CREAM Please call on our Receiving; Agent HERBERT E. GOOCH CO. BROKERS AND DEALERS , Grain, Provisions, Stocks, Cotton Ilain Office, ao4-aog Fraternity Bids'. Lincoln, Nebraska. Bell Phone 512 Auto Phone SBfiS Largest House in State