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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16


$50 ! wrote the whole story out"
two he put in a log and raised it
little. AS the days went by he kept
putting in more logs until it got back
where it ought to be.
Some time later he disappeared for
a week OF so, and then finally l saw
him at home getting the logs out, and
l knew 1t had to come down again.
Well, that thing went on for nearly
two years, going up and coming down.
Somehow it got onto his nerves; he
was beginning to break, and his eyes
had far-away look like he wasn't
long for this country. l decided some
thing had to happen. l knew he was
safe craft if he could only get the
right one to steer, and well worth
saving.
$50 l wrote the whole story out Il
haven't much of a fist for letter writing,
either), and sent it off. You see had
mailed too many letters to forget her
address. Soon after that l began to
watch for one of them violet scented
letters to carry to him.
Did one come, you're asking. Not
a bit of it. She came herself.
brought her out this road bound for a
little boarding house stuck off in them
trees. On the way she made me tell
her the whole story over again, and
when we got in sight of the cabin, it
was one of them times when it was
low. She gave look, and then the
tears began to splash down like rain,
and / knew she was sure to win. She
was a pretty little thing, looked like
wax. l told her this was most too
rough country for ladies, but she
said he was here and nothing else
mattered. 1t was some time before
passed again, and then l noticed the
cabin was going up. 1t was about
ten days later on, as / was driving
along here at sunset, l saw shining
fort right where the cabin had always
stood. I would swear to it with my
last breath. 1t lowered above the
trees, and stood out plain against the
crimson sky. That was the first time
I ever saw it. Hallucination? Not a
bit of it. l have seen it many time
since. That night they were walking
down the road hand in hand. They
didn't seem to mind me much, for
they just looked up and smiled, and he
drew her little closer to him.
at wasn't long before they were
married, and she insisted upon living
in the cabin, only it must be built
high; as high, she said. as their hopes
and aspirations.
so he fixed it up according to her
notions.
'She knew there would be no more
coming down. said to him once after,
Mr. Lupton, your cabin stands high.
Ives, it does, Jim,' he answered,
and in his eyes was a great light, but
! it's strong, for it's built of firm resolu-
| tions and it stands on foundation of
| love-
| This is a good place to STOP" added
| Lank Jim, flor the story ends here"
AS we reached the summit of the
hill. with my thoughts still upon the
happy termination of the story, l
turned for a last glimpse of the cabin.
But the cabin as had seen it was
| lost to view, and whether hallucination
or mirage. it. matters not, there
through the deepening haze stood the
dim outlines of shining fort
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16
Probably a College Indian.

A. p. Murphy, the newly elected Re.
publican congressman from the Six.
teenth district, was down in the Creek
nation not long ago attending to some
law business. While in Bartlesville
he saw a number of Delaware Indi-
ans who were on their way from a
tribal feast. Wishing to obtain some
information regarding the council,
pipe of peace, ETC., he approached a
full-blooded squaw and said: PONY
-council-smoke," suit
ing the action to the word. The wom-
an looked at him stolidly for few
moments and then said quietly:
Whats the matter with the man?
Can't he talk English" Murphy beat
haSty retreat
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16
Fox and Skunk Farms

Fox raising is profitable says E.
c. Trip of Atikokan, Manitoba, who
claims TO be the only man on the
American continent making money by
| running fox farm, which he has es-
tablished on Clearwater lake, eigh-
teen miles north of Banning, on the
Canadian Northern railway. 1t is
three years since he started with a
pair of silver gray foxes. Now he has
thirteen silver gray and four black
foxes.
His farm consists of sixteen acres,
which he is fencing with wire netting
ten feet high, sunk to bedrock: and
water level. Inside this Enclosure are
the breeding pens, where the females
are kept separate during breeding
time. This is imperative, as they will
kill each other and also the young if
they are not watched. He is now
making arrangements to spend $780,
900 on his farm, and will add to the
number Of foxes on hand. He figures
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16
A Broken Dream.

As she came down the stair
In a cloud of misty tulle.
The heated ballroom air
Seemed swept by an incense cool.
Full many a callous heart.
Weary and world worn there,
To quicker pulse did STRAIT
AS she came down the stair!
Down drifting through the air,
Clad in a cloud of white,
l fancied a seraph there.
With pinions plumed for flight.
Haggard and old had grown
Faces 1 fancied fair.
In the light of that lily unb1own.
The vision upon the stair.
Then enchanted in every sense,
Breathing a perfume rare.
The fragrance of. innocence
And the happy flowers in her hair,
l tripped on that dreamful dress.
Well. imagine my deep despair!
For we f1oored a dozen. 1 guess.
Tobogganing down the stair!
e. Il. Pierson in New York Herald.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16
Woman Would Be Mai, Carrier.

Miss Bessie H. Smith, daughter of a
farmer near Richfield, N. j., has en-
tered her name in Paterson as a
candidate for mail carrier. She wants
rural free delivery route. Before
making her application Miss Smith un-
derwent a physical examination and
the doctor assured her that she was
in the best of health. The work is
arduous. The carrier must report at
the postofice in all sorts of weather
at $50 a. m. Miss Smith is we'll edu-
Gated and thinks she will have no diff
Guilty in filling all the requirements,
which include knowledge of horses
and the delivery route, which covers
sixteen miles. The salary for the first
year is $3.50. Out of this the carrier
has to supply a horse and vehicle.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16
Election Cost Little.

1t cost d. p. Jones just SIS to con-
duct and win one of the most strenu-
GUS mayoralty campaigns ever con-
Quoted in Minneapolis. This surpris-
ing bit of information is sworn to by
the mayor-elect in an affidavit of ex-
penses filed with the city clerk. OF
the SIS amount $40 was paid to the
county auditor for filing his certii-
cate of nomination and the remaining
SIS was given to the city clerk for filing
his certificate of election. When
asked concerning this expense affida-
Wit Mr.. Jones said that the money
spent in his campaign was donated
and used by gentlemen interested in
his election and with whose business
the candidate had nothing to do.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16
Parker May Again Be Judge.

It is said that friends of Judge AL
ton B. Parker in the Manhattan Club
of New York city are planning to
bring about his nomination next fall
as a justice of the Supreme Court in
New York county. To that end a
nonpartisan dinner is being arranged,
to which Republicans as well as Dem
ocrats will be invited. Should he get
the place his salary would be $4,000
more than he received as chief JUS
tice, as it is the hope of his friends
that Gov. Higgins would assign him
to the appellate division in case he
was elected to the supreme bench.
To get the nomination Judge Parker
would have to change his voting resi-
dence, which his friends say he
would do.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16
GIRL WEEDS WEALTHY STUDENT
Romantic Match Has Made Sensation
in Eastern Cities.


The yachting town of Marblehead
Mass, known for the brilliancy of the
marriages made by comparatively
poor young women to wealthy suit
ors, has added another match of this
character to it's record.
Levi G. Wade, student of Har.
ward, scion of wealthy Newton
(Mass.) family and owner of the hand
some sloop yacht Apache H., has
taken unto himself a wife namely:
Miss Jane Woodfin, of Marblehead.
Mr.. Wade is well known in Bos-
ton, and although the, Woodfin fam
lily is by no means poor, the young
woman was hitherto unknown in so
ciety. She is a high school girl of
unusual prettiness and but seventeen
years old.
When seen at the home of the bride
in Marblehead. where the young
couple will reside for the present,
Mr. Wade said: Eyes, I met my wife
acre last summer, and we often went
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16
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One day as | was starting on this
trip he took the seat beside me, and
! said to him, Mr.. Lupton, you DOM
seem to have much use for your cabin !;
you are away SO much l could see
he was feeling bad. and ashamed, too,
for naturally he was straight goods
enough. When he, answered he said.
No, Jim, | haven't. and ] don't deserve
a roof to cover me- Then he looked
off over the dry, hot sand, like he was
looking for oasis in desert. 1t was
long time before he spoke again.
I'm going to make some changes in
my cabin, he said quietly. It's COM
ing down until there is just room
enough to crawl in at the door. Why
shouldn't it be on level with its
occupant?
Going to do penance?" l sug-
gested.
"'Call it what you please, but the
cabin is coming down, and it won't get
a raise until elevate myself
well, he went to work next day.
The lowering process continued until
that cabin looked like a sheep pen.
Folks said he was little touched in
the upper story, but l knew his think
ing machine was all right.
after that he left the boys alone
and went back to work. His cabin
was terribly inconvenient, but he
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16
An Up-to-Date ANGEL.

She sat beside her nurse, swinging
her doll by one arm and turning an
angelic face confidingly up to the
passersby, none of whom passed he1
without a second glance.
Isn't she a perfect little seraph? q
exclaimed one lady as her eyes dwelt
admiringly on the child's golden curls
and eyes of heavens own blue. But
aren't you afraid you'll hurt dolly
dear?" she added, pointing to the bat
tered plaything. whose head was be
ing beaten to pulp against the bench
With a sweet smile the seraph re
piled:
IT'S my doll; it amt up to you to
butt in
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16
Put in One Strenuous Day.

Pastor Charles Wagner, advocate
of the simple life, put in at least one
strenuous day in Philadelphia last
week. On arriving from Washington
he was driven to the University club.
where he attended luncheon In his
honor. Immediately thereafter he pro
ceeded to Temple college, where the
degree of LII. D was conferred upon
him. In the evening he dined at tho
home of Joseph Lindley and later At
tended reception at the Penn club,
where he greeted several hundred
prominent residents OF the Quaker
city.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16
Turtle Hard to Kill.

George A. Bowker saw a large
green turtle swimming on the waters
of Pratt pond in Upton and attacked
it with a bush scythe. The turtle set
his jaws on the scythe and was
dragged ashore, where stick was
substituted for the scythe and the
turtle dragged to barn. The turtle
weighed "a pounds and the head two
pounds. Three hours after it head
had been cut off the jaws closed tight
on stick, ansa ....,,ee 1f.pp psi's were -
gyyaJ marching order
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16
Comes Of Lonq-Lived Race.

Tennessee's grand old man is Gen.
John A. Fife of Lebanon, who is 80
years old, but would readily pass for
man 40 years younger. On being
asked: ITO what do you attribute
your long life and wonderfully youth
full appearance?" he replied: ITO
nothing in particular. l have always
used good whisky, chewed good to-
bacco and smoked good cigars. My
mother died at the age of 1O1 years
My grandmother lived to be 10 and
had ten living children and over 600
descendants living and dead"
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16
College Graduates Weak in English

College Graduates Weak in En0lielh.
Prof. Charles Gayley Of the uni
versity of California says: There are
many employers in San Francisco who
for the last fifteen years have COM
planned to me Of the horrible English
used by our graduates employed by
them. They say there are vefy 1ew.
indeed, who can talk and write cor
rectly. The main trouble lies n THIS
that the students are 'raflfoade4
through colleges in their study Of tne
professions and very little, Il any, OF
their time has been spent on the study
of English expression and literature
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16
Renounces Wealth for sentiment.

Michael MacMahon. a St Louis po-
iceman who died there last week. was
the son and heir Of the late Baron
Hugh MacMahon, owner Of large
estate in County Armagh, Ireland He
refused to take up the title and prop
erty because before doing SO he would
have had to swear allegiance to the
British crown. His oldest son is Of
the same view and declares he will
follow his fathers example The young
man is priest in charge Of q church
in Detroit. The dead officer was Sec
ond cousin to Marshal MacMahon, the
famous soldier of France.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16
One Conductors Error,

William A. Gorser of Montcalm, in
sane and in charge of officers while
being taken to the Traverse City asy-
lum, broke both the shutters of the
car window and the window itself by
butting it with his head in efforts to
escape. The conductor came along,
saw the wreck of the window and in
quired who did it. An officer explained
that it was their ward, who was crazy
The man with tinsel on his cap look
ed at the prisoner and remarked: HE
is clean gone, sir "You are mistaken
as to his first name" answered the
deputy. HE is William Gonser" The
conductor apologized and passed on
Detroit Times.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16
To Church Like i turk.

David R. Francis, president Of the
st. Louis fair, says that one OF the
smartest things ever said IN the
grounds was uttered by one OF the at
tendants at the Turkish mosque on
the Pike. An elderly spinster fell
into conversation with this subject of
the sultan, who speaks excellent Eng
lish. She was much interested in his
spiritual welfare and said to him: II
hope YOU go to church every day like
a Christian, The man replied quick
ly: "No, madam, l go every day. like
a Turk
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16
CHILD PRINCESS is III

Daughter Of German Emperor SUI.
fering From influenza. -.
The little Princess Victoria. dau9h-
ter of the German emperor and en-
press. is suffering from severe IL. s
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16

yachting together. Sometimes the
best girls come from families not in
ultra society, and l think I have one
of Them
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16
Kick Spoiled the Story

per. the capitalist began to talk of his
stock farm. This reminded Mr.. Dash
of his second cousins far1c in Penn
sylvania.
"Joe has one of the finest barns in
the county, ne said, warming 10 his
tale. Indeed, it's one of the finest in
the state, or in any state. It's 400 feet
long'-here George delivered a we'll
aimed kick-"and-and 6 feet wide
Naturally, next Gay there were mu-
tual recriminations and back talking.
you've killed yourself with shat
man now for Keeps" sneered George.
-Four hundred feet long and six feet
wide!''
st was your pig-headed tomfoolish-
ness in kicking me at the wrong time -
insisted Mr.. Dash. 'You spoiled it all.
If you'd kept your feet to yourself I'd
have made well proportioned barn OF
it, anyway."-Washingt Post
His uniform was neat, and he
spoke gently to women and children. +"
zone of that kind was seen several
months ago.
His hands were not dirty" cried
the old one. triumphant in his climax.
But his friends moved sadly away.
They had always believed him to be
= snaa Of truth.--Mew York SUI.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16
pefenses Are Insufficient.

Major Harrison of the Federal,
army, has made a statement to Gen.
6haffee declaring that the submarine
and torpedo defensas ofAthis country
are lamentablv insl.f4ent
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16

There are people who maintain that
Mr.. Dash, the architect, is grossly I'M
truthful, but l do not hold with them.
The gentleman is merely enthusiastic
and imaginative, and his geese, not
content with being swans, insist on
being roes. He went out to supper one
night not long ago with his friend
George, and a capitalist whom he
hoped to have for friend. 1t was
Georges party, and George begged Mr..
Dash to confine his talk to yea, yea,
and nay, nay, and SO not prejudice the
desirable capitalist.
Nov, when you begin to exagger-
ate," said George. ''Im going to kick
you, and when you feel the weight OF
my foot for heavens sake white your
story down."
Mr. Dash promised. All went well
till, in the mellow time after the sup
Excited Their Suspicion.
The old New Yorker appeared en-
thusiastic.
81 saw model street car conductor
to-day" he said.
3Well?9
'eHeAcalted the names of the, streets
plainly
such lage been Known before.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-16

was worth shaving for"
"A woman that wants to go amt worth
holding l saw l wasn't easing the
pain much, so l shut up. She must
have dealt him a bum hand, for no
matter what the trump was he couldn't
play He took to roaming round and
didn't work much, and began setting
up the drinks. I thought then it was
all up with him. He lost interest in
the cabin, and drank q lot more than
was good for him.
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schrier--Fine Tailoring.
LoDoRE.
October 3l,l904

OSIOUCi oAsiVoH'
B. M. Lucos and family entertain
ed at dinner Sunday: r. h. Lucas
and family, e. F. Lucas and wife,
Mrs. Elijah Lucas, T. L. McCoppin
and wife, of Carmel, Mrs. Rebecca
Kelley, of Cynthiana, John Waddell,
wife and little daughter, Clyde Bar
rett, wife and little daughter, G. E.
Lucas and Ora McCoppin
A. j. Sans and wife, and George
Sans and wife took dinner with Mr.,
and Mrs. James Sans, Wednesday.
Those who are on the sick list are
Mrs. Joseph Reed and Mrs. Dick Nc
Coy.
Miss Nernie Roads, of Turkey, u
visiting Grant skeen and family.
Mrs. Mollie McCoppin, of Carmel
spent Sunday with her daughter, Mrs
J. o. Sans.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ). Sans spent Sal
urday night and Sunday with thei
son, o. N. Sans and family, and Al
tended meeting at the M. e. Churc
In Hillsboro.
Mrs. Rebecca Kelley, of Cynthian;
Is visiting at the home of B. y
Lucas.
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HOACLANDS.
October 81, 1904.

OCtODcI ii, iOVf'
Miss Rosa Trop was the guest OF
Mrs. George Culhan, of Russell, FRI
day.
Miss Fern Kesler, of Hillsboro,
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
w. Kesler, Saturday night and Sun
day.
Miss Lizzie Osborn, of Wilmington,
is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Brown
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Upp, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Upp, Mrs. Thos. Duff ant
daughters, Misses Lucinda and Madge
were entertained by Mr.. and Mrs
Chas. Bryan, Sunday.
Miss Grace Bennington spent Fri
day with Miss Pearle Fawley, OF nea'
Dunn's Chapel.
M. and Mrs. Irwin Carr. OF Hills
boro, were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
John Chaplin Sunday.
Nrs. Brown entertained her sister
Nrs, etotler and nisces, Misses oeles
~ nu1 Gtotler. of Wilmington, th
lnA>eF part ofthe week
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Legal Notice.

w. Z. Ferguson residing in Waukomis,
Oklahoma will take notice that on the 9th
day Of October, A. d., 1906 William j. Redkey
ifiied his petition In the Common Pleas Court
of Highland County. Ohio, In case NO. 7e97.
against the above named party praying ior
a Judgment against said W. =. Ferguson for
balance due on promissary note ~ the the
on from the bth day of May A. d, 1895.
or said 9TH day Of October A. ?, iSOSs ,sss ss
in said case and Is acres and poles Of land
situate in Paint township, Highland County
and State OF Ohio: was attached as tns
ses being the same real estate that was con On
yeyed 70 J: G.. Ferguson by ,Sl ASnthonX y y
corded In volume 20, page i49 OF the aees
records Of said County. an interest therell
having been devised by satd J. y. Fer8us0i
II SAID Sni party i reduirsd to answer on Or be
| fore the 3 tn day Of December 4: y. iWa.
| Judgment viii 6e taken against him.
wIIAIAM J. RpDKsy. Plaintiff,
| JW Watts, Attorney
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FORT HILL.
October 81, dga.

OCJODcr Si, uvWs-
%, c. Carter and ia mily are visiting
Mrs. Carter's brother, David Shoe.
maker, and wife, of near Sabina, thas
week.
Mrs. Leslie Parshan and two cons,
of Carmel, visited Butler Springs on
Saturday.
James Irons, wife and daughter,
Miss Alma, we're guests OF Branson
Mccoy and wife Sunday.
Born, to VIM. McKeexer and wife
on the 20, fine son.
Mrs. Pophenbarger, of Lawrence
willie, and Mrs. Sanders, of Springfield, (,
returned home Tuesday, after a
weeks visit with their uncle and
aunt, John Reed aud wife.
Uncle Pete Spargur, of Greenfield,
was a business visitor In our vicinity
last week.
Henry CoNntryman and wife. Wn.
Countryman and wife and J. O. Stultz
aud wife spent a very pleasant day
with B. w. Spargur and family, of
Carmel, Sunday.
Theodore Smalley and wife, of near
PEBBLES, we're guests of the formers g
sister, Mrs. j. Ii. Turner, and family
last week.
Charlie Freeze aud family we're
guests of the formers father, Levi
Freeze, and family, of Shaking Spring
Sunday.
S. A. Turner, of Centerfeld, was the
guest of his sister, Mrs. A. F. Will
liams, on last Tuesday.
Burch Wolfe, accompanied by Miss
Lulu Smalley, made business trip to
PEBBLES Saturday.
Daniel Butler made business trip
to Latham Faiday.
Those that visited Butler Springs
Sunday we're Fred Hixson, JEFF Finni-
gan, Ed. Murdith, of Dallas, and j.
Fl. Wolfe and H. l., Lukemire, of
Hillsboro, Ova McCoppin, of Carmel,
Miss Emma McKeehan and G. E. Lu-
cas-, of Marshall, and Miss Sophia
Cameron, of Cynthiana.
Miss Rosa Stultz, of Elmville, ac-
companied by Miss Vanpelt, of Lynch
burg, called on Miss Maud Butler on
Sunday afternoon.
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Schrier-Fine Tailoring.
SICILY.
October 81, 1904.

october 81, l9O4.
r. o. Huggins and family attended
birthday dinner at Mt. Oreb, given
in honor of Mrs. N. A. Huggins.
Orlie and Winnie Peddicord attend
ed the wedding of their cousin, Miss
Vida Cumberland, at Oak Grove
Farm, Eastwood, Ohio.
Mesdames Matte Johnston, Clara
Johnston and Belle Peddicord we're
shopping at Sardinia Friday after
noon.
Mrs. Mollie Ross, of Illinois, and
Miss Leila Huggins, of Hillsboro,
were calling on friends here Satur-
day.
Jesse Robbins, who has been work.
ing in Chicago the past two years, is
visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Rosa Hughes and son, of Ham
ilton, are visiting the home folks.
Mrs. Ina Bolenger (nee Donley) is
quite poorly with lung trouble.
Robt. J ohnston is putting an addi.
tion to his dwelling house.
Miss Emma Robbins and gentleman
friend attended church at Buford
Sunday nlgns.
Mrs. Matte Johnston received ;"';2,!rd
from her sister, Jennie Warner, that
she had arrived safely and was hav-
ing a very pleasant visit with rela-
tives in Baker City, Oregon, and in.
tended going to California before re-
turning to'Ohio.