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The wageworker., 1904-12-16
Coin Trick.

Begin this trick by remarking how
very easily a wetted silver dime will
adhere to the forehead, and say you
will wager anyone that after you have
applied it to their forehead they can
not wrinkle" nor shake it off with
out touching 1t with their hands.
You may give little illustration by
damping coin with the tongue and
sticking it to your own forehead. then
making a great fuss of working your
face to dislodge it; naturally it falls
off after short time. Someone is
sure to take up your wager.
Start by putting the dry coin to
their forehead, then taking it of to
damp; instead of doing so you Gum
perceived) wet the tip of the middle
finger of your right hand, and apply
it to their forehead as if it were the
coin you were sticking on Now take
away your hand Carefully concealing
the coin. The fun then commences.
Your friend imagines the silver is on
The wageworker., 1904-12-16
How Forks Are Fastened.

pick through these interlaced prongs
just far enough to secure it firmly.
at most two prongs is sufficient for
this. The toothpick should be insert
ed from the inside of the v, like q
tongue, between the fork handles. The
other end of the toothpick should then
be lodged in the mouth of a pitcher
which is high enough to allow the
handles of the dependent forks to
clear the table.
With nothing to hold it, the single
toothpick will then support the tive
forks without tipping or breaking, a
feat most puzZling to the ordinary
spectator and a most fruitful source
of speculation and animated discus
sion.
The wageworker., 1904-12-16
Japanese Knots.


The japanese have no use for burt
tons, buckles, or hooks and eyes. Cord
serves every purpose for fastening,
and furnishes artistic possibilities
seemingly without end. The japanese
have hundreds of knots. Some are as
old as the time when history was re-
corded by series of knots, just as it
was in China and Peru before writing
was invented. There are dozens Of
knots in common and ceremonial us
age, and these every Japanese child
can tie. To name only few, there
are plum-blossom. cherry blossom, iris.
chrysanthemum, and pine-tree knots.
There are Fujiyama knots, turtle and
stork knots, the '.old MANS" which
is easy to tie, the "old woman's," and
many others.
The wageworker., 1904-12-16
Wise Provision Of Nature.

''The eggs of sea fowls said a nat.
uralist, afford us a striking instance
Of the fine way nature fits everything
to it's environment.
''Sea fowls eggs are c0nical in
shape. Thus. being broad at the base
and narrow at the point, they only
roll in circles.
III they rolled otherwise, they would
nearly all fall into the water or smash
on the rocks and the sea fowl would
soon become extinct. For these birds
lay their eggs on crags and lodges
open to the winds, and eggs given to
rolling would be quickly blown to de.
struction."
The wageworker., 1904-12-16
Struggling To Get Apart.

Here is a lot of fun which some of
our younger readers have perhaps
never tried on their friends. Look at
the picture and see if you can find out
a way for the two boys to get apart
Two small girls who were tied togeth-
er in this manner rode home in a
street car together. slept all night over
it and did not guess the riddle until
after breakfast the next morning The
antics which they cut. up in trying to
get apart furnished fun not only for
themselves. but for a whole room full
Of people.
To make it really exciting, num-
ber of couples should be set going at
The wageworker., 1904-12-16
A scrapbook Of Real Value.

To devote scrapbook to one SUBJ
ject makes it much more interesting
and valuable and when you begin to
gather material on any one theme you
will be surprised at the amount whict
will come to hand. Suppose that you
want to know all about some famous
person, either. in the public eye at
present. or someone of past times.
From magazines and other sources
can be collected articles, portraits,
perhaps poems in relation to the sub
jact, etc. When matter is clipped,
the scrapbook maker may copy it
neatly with a pen into her book. The
educational value of such a book is
something worth while, as well as the
satisfaction of having gathered one
self so much information on a single
subject
The wageworker., 1904-12-16
Relics, Of President jackson.

Greenyille C. Smith of Ipswich has
presented the Maine Historical society
with some interesting relics of Presi-
dent Andrew Jackson. The relics con-
sis of lock of hair cut from the head
of President Jackson a few hours be-
fore his death, letter from John Ap-
pleton of the navy department and the
commission as brigadier general OF
John W. Smith of Portland. signed by
President Jackson, and countersigned
by R. B. Taney, then secretary of the
treasury.
The wageworker., 1904-12-16

more war. Both countries are again.
prosperous. The armies of each na-
ton are being reduced almost to, the
limits of police force. Some of the
great warships have been sold; others
have been turned into merchant ves-
sells for the carrying trade between
South America and South Africa
Peace reigns, and as the people
look up at the great statue of the Re-
deemer they see the outstretched hand
which seems to be imparting the bene-
diction of heaven, and VOW that that
peace shall never be broken.
The wageworker., 1904-12-16
Maine. P,rst Legislative Act.

In rummaging around at the state
house, at Augusta, Me-, the other day.
someone came across the very first
bill passed by a Maine Legislature. 1t
was an act to create The Augusta
Union society. The bill&was passed
June Z, 1920. The object pf the soci-
ETY. was, according to the, petition
(which was presented to the legisla-
ture, the suppression Of vice, inn
provemant Of morals, cuftivationf OF
benevolelae-e1 theediffusion OF use
full knoWled4e3
The wageworker., 1904-12-16

once and a prize offered to the pail
who first get apart. Such a wrigglins
and twisting into all sorts of absurd
positions as this will result in could
hardly be equaled by a nest of boa
constructors.
And the problem is, after all, quite
easy of solution. The center of one
of the handkerchiefs has only to bt
slipped under the loop made by the
others handkerchief where it is tiet
about the wrist. and the loop thu!
carried over the hand.
Tie. two of your friends together il
this way and follow the direction.
given. You will soon catch the ides
of how to quickly separate them.
The wageworker., 1904-12-16
How to Make a Flute.

A little flute from which a good dea
of amusement may be derived can be
made by wrapping a piece of paper
around a pencil to make a tube. Paste
the edge fast, and to one end of the
tube fasten a triangular piece Of pa
per somewhat larger than the open
ing.
To play the flute, draw in YOU
breath through the open end Of tht
tube; the difference in pitch will de
pend upon how hard you breathe
Holiday Magazine.
The wageworker., 1904-12-16
NATIONS VOWED TO PEACE.
South American Republics Commew.
crate Arbitration Treaty.


crate Arbitration Treaty.
On pinnacle of the Andes noun
talns. $4,000 feet above the level of
the sea, on the boundary line between
Chile and the Argentine Republic
stands an heroic statue of the Christ
The erection of this statue is to COM
memorate the signing of treaty be-
tween the two countries by which it
is agreed to settle all disputes arising
from any cause by the process of arbi-
tration. The inscription at the base
OF the pedestal tells the story.
The pedestal is of granite symbolic
ing the world. The gigantic bronze
figure of the Christ rises 26 feet above
it and is visible in all directions for
many miles.
Both the people of Chile and those
of the Argentine Republic want no
The wageworker., 1904-12-16
What q Boy Did.

jamie Pettigrew was the smartest
boy In our class. Willie Hunter was
q real good fellow, too, and Willie and
jamie used to run neck and neck for
the prizes. Either the one or the 9th.
er was always at the top of the class.
Examination day came round, and
we were asked such a lot of puzzling
questions that, one by one, we all
dropped of till, just as we expected
the first prize lay between jamie and
Willie.
shall never forget how astonished
we were when question after question
was answered by Willie, while jamie
was silent, and Willie took the prize.
went home with jamie that after.
noon. for our roads lay together; but
instead of being cast down at losing
the prize, he seemed rather to be
nightly glad. l couldn't understand
1t.
'Why, jamie" l said, "you coult
have answered some of those ques
.tions; know you could"
"Of course could" he said, with ;
light laugh.
Then why didn't you?" | asked.
He wouldn't answer for a while.
kept pressing and pressing him till a
last he turned round with such
strange, kind look in his bonnie BROW
eyes.
Look here" said he; "how could
help it? There's poor Willie. Hi
mother died last week; and, il
hadn't been examination day h
wouldn't have been at school, Do yo
think I was going to be so mean as
take a prize from a fellow who ha
lust lost his mother?"-Sunday Schot
Advocate.
The wageworker., 1904-12-16
Proud of Their .pry List

The towns and cities Of New Hamp-
shire have come to vie with each
other to see which shall have the
most names entered on the famous
"dry liit' in vogue in that state under
the provision of it's liquor law. Somers-
worth is now out with the claim that
two recent additions give her total
of 13O names and the leadership.
The wageworker., 1904-12-16

. ~ pror,l.e
"Oh! I understand 1t howl" she cried,
AS slipped the spoos into place.
And the radiant light of knowledge shone
Over the dear little face.
I; :'Somc lessons are easy to me. but num-
bers,
I think. ore hard''-and a sigh
Crept tout from the tremulous lips-'I
thought
Once I'd just have to cry;
/. And now how glad am it is right.
Dear teacher, I'm going to bring
Some flowers to you tomorrow. Good
-, night
:, And away like a bird on the wing.
But pencils and playthings the dimpled
hands
-. Found all too heavy to hold;
Yet lIfe's mystic lessons she now under
stands.
As she plays In the streets OF gold.
And wonder IL there in the morning
land.
Should reach the realm of light.
\ SieIi greet me with welcoming wave of
And the flowers she promised that
night.
Irene Pomeroy Shields in Chicago Inter
+" Ocean,
The wageworker., 1904-12-16
Coon vii, Not Hibernate.

A well-known coon hunter Of Leo
minister asserts that while 'coons susu-
ally hibernate during the winter
months, he has had one as a pet for
twelve years and he has never shown
any tendency to do so. All sorts of
experiments have been tried to i'm
duce him to go into this sleep, even to
keeping food from him, but all efforts
have been fruitless.
The wageworker., 1904-12-16
Largest Three.Yearold Fil,y.

Oregon Queen is reputed to be the
largest 3-year-old filly in the world.
She is 10 hands high. weighs $3.50
pounds, is perfectly formed, a chest
nut sorrel with silver name and teE..
She was bred and raised by Sci ning
of CORVALLIS, Ore, and was years
old on May 20 last
The wageworker., 1904-12-16
GIVES A QUICK HAIRCUT.
Ingenious Device Which Can Do the
Work in TMo Minttee

Ingenious Device Which Can Do the
Work in Two Minutes.
The labor required for the purpose
OF operating the hand-clippers used by
the barber is not great, but in these
times all unnecessary labor is regard
ed as lost labor, and an improvement
has been recently made in this humble
implement f.ith the idea of further
simplifying the device and for greatly
facilitating the hair-amputating pro-
cess. This improvement is nothing
more than combination of the clip
pers and spring motor. The shape
of the tool, which is more or less IA
miliar ID all, has been slightly al
tered to effect this union, but the ina
The wageworker., 1904-12-16
WIRES SUSPENDED IN Air.
Peculiar Happening Followed Wastiing
Away Of 8rjdue.

Peculiar Happening Followed Wasfiing
Away Of Bridge.
Last March occurred the highest and
most dangerous floods of water con-
tanning ice, snow and wreckage on
the various rivers of the middle west
that has happened within the memory
of the oldest inhabitant. 1t was owing
to the unusually long and severe win;
ter, which brought misery and suffer,
ing to thousands throughout the vari-
Gus central and northern states and in
the spring brought havoc and danger
to the people along the river bottoms.
The Maumee river, in Ohio, crossed
by the Detroit and Cincinnati line at
Waterville, in that state, some six
miles south of the town Of Maumee,
The wageworker., 1904-12-16

! AZ tue Stdrt OF tHe WdeCU'
you lift your heels from the ground
there is great chance of your heel
bit slipping out of it's position, which
Instantly disqualifies you.
You are also disqualified If you let
the ball OF your foot touch the ground,
a ruling that will compel you to pro-
coed slowly and with care If you want
to show your competitors "a clean pair
of heels"
The wageworker., 1904-12-16
Fifteenth Century Houses.

These fifteenth century London
houses are picturesque, and a com
parison of them with the modern
home would Immediately show you
how far we have progressed in the
way of domestic comfort. And yet in
the long gone days the man who lived
The wageworker., 1904-12-16
A Race on the Heels.

So 81 n Race on the Heels.
BY looking at the picture you will
see just what is needed to prepare
: for "heeling match" A stout broom
stick for what you might appropriate
iy call your heel bit" and two lengths
Of strong clothesline or light rope Sc
curely knotted to each end OF the
stick for the reins Grasp the reins
firmly in your clenched fists and draw
the heel bit" taut SO that the balls
of your feet are off the ground and
your weight resting entirely on your
heels. r..
The course must be short, as the
!, race must be run entirely on the COM
petitors' heels. This would not seem
at all hard. but the heel bits" must
be Kept in place. and it is this condi-
tion which makes the race much more
difficult than 1t appears. The second
The wageworker., 1904-12-16

his forehead, and tries to work it OH,
his friends meantime encouraging him
to persevere; and SO the fun goes on
until it dawns upon him that he has
been fooled" Now is the time to get
out of his road.
The wageworker., 1904-12-16
TO BUILD MoNoRAlL LINE.
Experimental Track Will Be Con-
structed at Baltimore.

structed at Baltimore.
Within a month the first monorail
road in the world is to be built. The
construction of an experimental track
of five miles is under way and the car
is nearly completed. 1t will be rad
ical departure from all present vehi-
cles used in railroad traffic.
BY an interesting historical coin
cidence this novel one-rail line will be
built between the same two points
which marked the first railroad in the
world.
The line is to be an experimental
one between Baltimore and point on
the Patapsco. near Ellicott City. The
originator of the monorail is E. l..
The wageworker., 1904-12-16
Grows Twin Apples.

Homer Darling Of Woodstock, VT.
is showing several rNirs of twin ap-
pies, each pair growing from single
stem, and having two cores apparently
resulting from double blossoms. One
stem had triplet apples growing in
the same way.
The wageworker., 1904-12-16
Fan Made From Slate

J. S. Roberts of Charlotte, VT, has
a slate fan made from piece of slate
from a quarry in Wales, that was 2A
by 7A inches, and that opened into
sixty perfect leaves composing the
fan.
The wageworker., 1904-12-16

i'm a high-class house of this style
could dream of nothing better then or
in time to come. Many a cultured
man called such a place home, and
no one can deny that some were fully
endowed with the artistic sense. Now
the wholly artistic in architecture has
given way to the practical, and in big
cities especially the main purpose of
the architect is to economic in space.
The wageworker., 1904-12-16
Held by a Toothpick.

Here is a tea-table trick that will
astonish everyone. You will need two
forks. pitcher and toothpick. In
terlace the tips of the prongs of the
forks, so that they hold firmly togeth-
er in V shape. Then insert a tooth
The wageworker., 1904-12-16
blind MANS Excuse Held GOOD.

A blind man named Green made a
curious defense at Birmingham, Eng
land, to charge of smashing plate
glass window worth G15. He had
been blind, he said, for seven years. On
the night in question he cried for as
sistance to cross the road, but no one
came Then he heard someone at a
distance and struck at what used,
when he could see, to be boards sur
rounding waste ground. He was as
tonished when he heard the sound of
broken glass. The jury acquitted
him and he was discharged.
The wageworker., 1904-12-16
work to Make Pound Of Honey.

Work to Make Pound OF Honey.
It is estimated that to collect one
pound of honey from clover 2,000, 900
heads of clover must be deprived of
nectar, and 3.75O.o00ss visits from bees
must be made.
The wageworker., 1904-12-16

In Holland little cakes called by the
name of "letter blanket" are made in
the form of letters OF the alphabet. If
these cannot be secured, pin letters
cut from paper spelling "Thanksgiv-
ing" on a screen to be easily seen by
the company, who stand around them
in a semicircle. Let the hostess point
with wand to each letter, in turn
asking the children to name some
Thanksgiving "goody" that begins
with that letter. The first to respond
wins some trifiing favor. These ia
vors will cause a good deal of merri-
ment if put in a sack of yellow tissue
paper that is hung between two doors.
Underneath it white sheet is spread.
The youngest child is given a cane
and told to hit the sack three times,
as hard as he can. Few strikes hit,
but at last the sack bursts, and as
bon-bons and souvenirs run down on
the sheet below the children merrily
scramble to get their share.
The wageworker., 1904-12-16
Chestnut Exploded in Mouth.

Picking chestnut from the stove
upon which the children were roasting
nuts, Jesse Dayhof, farmer. neer
Mt. Airy, York county, Pa, place4fit
In his mouth, when it exploded. hEbVp.
ing eat several teeth and spllttinf hin|
lip.
The wageworker., 1904-12-16

| from the very start, as each guest is
requested to bring an orange, which
request. being accompanied by no ex-
PLANTATION, is quite puZzling. and there
fore gives an added interest right at
the beginning.
Usher each arrival into the dining
room. where they are received by the
"orange aid committee" whose first
duty is to aid you in registering ~our
orange and tying ribbon marked by
letter around it, so you may identify
it later.
Then all the guests assemble in the
dining room, while the committee con-
tinues with it's work. which is to count
the Seeds Each orange is cut in half,
the seeds are extracted. and, after be-
ing counted and duly credited to the
owner as entered on the register, ley
are put into transparent glass bowl.
Now the guests partake of repas.
composed of every conceivable form
of orange you can think of-sliced
oranges, orange ice, orangeade, orange
favored candy, etc.-after which you
announce that a prize will be offered
to the one who guesses nearest to the
number of seeds in the bowl. and a
BOBBY prize given to the poorest guess
er. Also two prizes will be awarded
to the two guests having the most
number of seeds and the least num-
ber in their respective oranges. Ap-
propriate prizes are an order for a
dozen orange sodas at a good roda
fountain for the grand prize. and a
small jar of orange marmalade will
provoke good deal of mirth when it
is given to the winner of the booby
prize.
And by the time the party winds
up you will find the bowlful of orange
seeds have sprung up into a splendid
crop of fun. Yet, if you prefer other
fruit, you may call the party after al
most any variety containing a mod.
crate amount of seeds, although we
would not advise a watermelon party
as then the committee would have to
spend a week or so counting the seeds.
The wageworker., 1904-12-16

An Orange Party Plan.
Have you ever given an orange
marty? 1t is curious and amusing
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-10-05
Corner Creek Comments.

1t is hot, dry and dusty-well, every
body knows. we presume. hence there
!s DO use commenting On the weather
just now
Our farmers are being kept quite
busy now picking out their cotton,
which is opening 80 fast. About halt
of the crop has already been gathered,
the white tieecy staple
Miss Madena Biehy left last week
tor Greenwood, where she has accept
ed nine months school several miles
below that point.
Quite number of our people will
attend the fair this week ut Anderson
and expect royal time.
Our public schools " ill soon open, as
the cotton, picking season is almost
over, and the many children should be
ushered into the schoolroom and there
receive instructions from those who
are fully capable of imparting knowl-
edge to them so.they may become bet
ter men and women. The McAdams
school of our immediate community
vii! again be under the efficient con-
troll of Miss Lunie Wright, the Bar
ker's Creek school will be taught by
Mrs. A. b. Shirley, while the patrons
secured the service Of Miss Lizzie
Gassaway.
Tom Jones, from near Brewerton,
spent Sunday here very pleasantly
with the fair sex.
Messrs. jackson and Dusen berry, two
young sports from Anderson, were
here for a few hours Sunday after
noon.
The Barker's Creek Church has unan-
imously called Rev. Chas. E. Burts for
ANOTHER year, and it is to be honea he
viii accept.
Our good friend and eighbor, F. A.
Shirley. has recently beautified the
appearance Of his premises greatly by
having his house re-painted. MT.
Shirley truly believes in having things
fixed up in proper styleand consequent
found; hence hc employed w. II.
Amerson to do his work. Tyro.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-10-05
Latest War News.

Chefoo, October 3.-Chiuese who
left Port Arthur October l and were
previously engaged in burying
the dead says the effect of the Rus
sian shells and machine guns is ter
rible. The slopes of high hill were
Uttered with mangled bodies and
severed heads and limbs.
In one trench the Chinese buried
300 Japanese and 200 Russians.
While it is true that the regular
water supply Of Port Arthur has been
stopped by the Japanese, the fortress
has other supplies which can be taken
only when the city falls.
The garrison of Port Arthur now has
sufficient food, but the supplies of tin.
ned meats are nearly exhausted and
the troops are now slaughtering thirty
'donkeys daily for fresh meat, which
is worth $1.20 per pound.
A private letter received here today
from Port Arthur, dated September %,
gives further details Of the fighting
from September 19 to September 22.
The attack began with heavy bonn
ardment directed against nearly all
the Russian outnosts end many Of the
main forts. The Smelling of the re-
doubts protecting the water> supply
Of Port Arthur vas tremendous and
hightfall of September 19 found them
reduced to the mere heaps Of debris.
The garrison of the redoubts there
upon retreated safely to the main
Notifications under the cover Of dark
ness. At O'Clock the same after
noon the Japanese assault on High
hill began. The Japanese plan of st.
tack never varied. First lombard
ment again and another assault. The
desperate determination Of the Japan
ese to capture this position amounts
to fanaticism, their efforts never
ceasing during four days.
Toxic, Oct. 3-The navy depart
ment reports the destruction of an
other Russian steamer while clearing
the mines at the entrance Of Port Ar
thur. The report of the loss Of the
Jspanesegunboat at che Port is rn-
founded. =
Rome, Oct. s. A telegram from
Chefoo, asserts that Gen eral Stossel,
in command at Port Arthur, has or
dered all the women and children ex.
cept the nurses to leave the Port in
order that food aud water, which are
scarce, may last longer.