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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-02

uevClveS upCE secretary -NhO receives
I; salary Of 1000 a year. The wor:>
Of the secretary is not so heavy that it
requires all OF his time. The salary
paid is sufficient for the work required
Now by all means the secretary should
be a union printer who j.: qualified 10
estimate work, judge quality of pa
per and cloth, distinguish between good
and inferior press work, and otherwise
protect not only the interests of the
ployers and those who employ cheap
and inferior labor of incompent work
men or children. Certainly it needs
no argument to convince thinking men
it lis fer all concerned clear down the
line.
The big offices of Omaha and Lincoln
ray good wages, but they are force,.
to compete with York and Fremont es-
tablishments that employ cheap help.
most of it being boy apprentices and
girls. Union men owe It to fair en-
ployers to protect them, and one way
tc do it is to use the influence of the
trades unions to throw all work pos
sible to the fair offices. The Wage
worker suggests that the Allied Print
ing Trades council and other unions
send committee to the state printing
board and urge the appointment of a
capable union printer to the office OF
secretary of the board. Now is the
time to do it.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-02
A MASQUE PARTY.
Capital Auxiliary Preparing for Another
OF Its Popular SociaIs.

Next Monday evening Capital Aux
liary No. II will give it's regular
monthly social for the printers of the
city and their wives and sweethearts.
The social will be held at Central La :
Dor Union hall and will take the form
of masquerade. All eligible to ad
mission are earnestly requested TO ap-
pear in costume, but printers and their
wives and sweethearts will rot be COM
PEELED to abide by the request. Those
who do not care to masqua will be eA-
cEsed on the payment Of Il small fine.
The Auxiliary is maturing plans to
make this December social a greater
success than any Cf the series, and
judging by the past they will succeed.
Coed music will be provided and re-
fIeshments will be served. Every
printer III town who can possibly d.
st should make. it q poin, to astent..
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-02
A GREAT SUCCESS.
The Labor Leagues Social Won Out in
Every Way.

Every Way.
If the members of the Womans La
bel League are not proud it is not be-
cause OF lack of reasons, for thoy haT,
every reason to be proud OF the iEi-
mense success that attended their bog
social last Monday night. Socially
and financially it was by long odGs thf
most successful affair ever engineered
in general labor circles IN this city.
The. social tcck the form of bo.
Iarty, and the number nf boxes pro
vided and the amounts realized when
they were auctioned off was an evi-
dence of the aroused interest in union
affairs. Many of the boxes were hand
somely decorated, and all CT them wel"
filled with good things TO eat. Mrs
Wright ofTiciated as auctioneer ara
sold the boxes at prices tnat were eS-
tlemely gratifying to those who pre-
pared them and to the League treas
ury. The League netted about $25 us
a result of the social.
Before the luncheon short pro
gram was rendered, Mr.. Sidney j. Kent
presiding. Mr.. Kent briefly outlined
the work of the League and urged
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-02
THE UNION LABEL
Powerful Weapon for the Advancement
OF Labor Interests

With every accession to the member
ship of the trade unions the potential
value Of the union label is increased.
Its real value, however, depends upon
t he support given it by the unionists
and their friends and sympathizers. Or
ganized labor must demand unior-
made goods and the services of union
men. The union label and the union
card must stand steadfast,y and con-
sistently for honesty and against
soamping and aduleration. a campaign
OF education is needed as tc the mean
ing and purpose of the label, and the
desirab:lity and necessity OF discrimi-
ration by union men in favor of unior:-
made goods. Then, and 20. until the2.
will the union label become indeed or
ganized labor's mcst powerful Wed
Ecn"-a weapon which CUES both ways.
bene1iting the union man in his dual
capacity as consumer a1d a producer
F. T. Cotton in the Federationist.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-02

sue course that is inconsistent will,
the teaching of Christ. The principle
not only applies to labor unions, but to
all the other relations of 1aen, whetha.
commercial, political, soc al, or uatri-
Il, onial
There is a great difference between
opposing the labor unions as conducted
and opposing the interests of the labor
ing men. Labor urions often demand
nothing more than the nlen ar, en-
titled to--just wages and terms, but
frequently their methods and their
spirit are un-Christian.
l believe that the Christian employee:
should furnish employment to the man
who needs work the more. whether he
is union man or a non-lnion man.
The minister of Christ who is not IN
sympathy with the laboring man is
Lot in harmony with his Master The
burden OF proof is on him to show that
he is a minister of Christ at all, Jesus
OF Nazareth was carpenter. Hs was
the friend CT those who toll He is the
1t is not to tie wondered at, that non
Christian laboring men band them
selves together in Unions for, their own
defense, for IN many places the heel
Of the oppressor is upon them 1t is
not surprising that they resort to un-
/ Christian methods for they do not
! know the better way. But Christian
Ia boring men should know the better
way.
If prayer and Christian persuasion:
do not bring employers to agree 70
just terms, let the Christian employees
leave the results with the Judge c.
the Universe, rather than resort to the
un-Christian methods OF unsaved la
boring men. The God who sent the
ravens to feeG Elijah VIII not let his
most insignificant child starve, if he
obeys and trusts Him. Though that
kind of sentiment is foolishness to the
unbelieyer, it is true wisdom to tbs,
man who knows God and believes his
Bible. This promise of Jesus is still
worth it's face value: But seek We
fist his kingdom, and his righteous
nes; and all these things shall be added
Unto you (Matthew. 6:.,3.'
l wish to recommend to every labor
ing man, and to every man. that he
study the Bible and learn Gods view
of the problem Of labor ind capital.
There arc many passages on the sub
ject, but will simply quote this one:
Go, to now, ye rich, weep and howl
for your miseries that ara coming upon
you. Your riches are corruptcs., and
your garments aye u.oth-eaten. Your
gciG and your silver arc rusted: acd
their rust shall be for a testimony
against YOU. and shall eat your flesh
az fire. Ye have laid up your treasure
il. the last days. Behold, the hire uf
the laborers who moved your fields.
which is of you kept back by fraud.
crieth out; and the cries Of them that
rcaped have enterad into the cars Of
the Lord of Sabaoth. Ye have lived
delicately on the earth, and taken your
pleasure; We have nourished your
hearts in day Of slaughter (James
5:1-5)
l wish to be true friend to every
man who earns his bread by the sweat
Of his brow. True friendship, how
ever. does not encourage a man in
wrong-doing, but makes al earnest eff
fcrt to enable him to do right. yours
IT, the name of Jesus.
TnI1A1 NNADCJIAJT 1r
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-02
An Open Letter to
Post of Battle Creek


ress and gaiety with the women who
had never toiled and struggled an
suffered in tho grip of biting povert.'.
soon saw that | was the dark spot
in his life. Without me ne might he
able to cut a great figure in societw
but with me has was ha lGicappca aid
held back. He forgot all the sacrifices
had made to help him to his cnvied
situation. He forgot .:4at half the la
bor, half the suffering and most nt
the sacrificing were mine. He selfishly
arrcgated to himself creuit for all the
success that had come. and looked
upon me as a hindrance instead of
help. | was in his way to social Sue
cess. He was ashamed of my faded
and sunken cheeks, my toil-hardeaed
hands. my lack of taste and my i'll
ability to compare favoraaly with the
butterflies OF society who had begun
to fiutter around him.
l tried, O, SO hard, to hold him to me,
but | failed. From Indifference he ad-
vanced to open dislike. and from dis
like to cruelty was short step. He
deserted me fer younger and freshe-
women. He met me only to taunt me
with my lest youth. From taunts &c
he took it. And then came the end.
in self-defense had to take refuge i.
the law, and q few weeks ago l secured
G divorce and small snare of the vast
make. A few days later he married q
younger and handsomer woman, faun'
ing her silks and jewels acG youth and
freshness in my face.
This, my dear Mr. Post. is my life
story. Today | am sitting lonely an
desolate in the mansion which is now
to me prison. All of it's sorgeousness
all of it's glitter of gold and silver of
compensate me for the loss of my
husband, and l would give it al! for d
return to the old lays OF poverty and
beartache and toll if only there came
with it the love of the man to whom
gave my best years ana my hearts
love.
My sole ambition in life now is. Mr..
Tost, to assist other women tha. thc.'
may not suffer as l have suffered. Per-
haps you can help nc. | have read
about what kind employer you are;
how devotedly you seek to help your
fellows; what deep interest you take
III thewelfare of those less fortunate
than yourself, and therefore l write
you. Will you guarantee me that tn,
habitual use of your grape nuts" an!
postum cereal. will cause . husband
tn love his wife, even though he rise
from poverty to affluence and his wife
loses the charms that attracted him IN
the days of their youth. Will you
guarantee me that feeding your Eatent
preparations to men will prevent them
from forgetting the toll and sacrifice.
of the women whom. they promised to
love, cherish and protect?
Certainly a man of your well-known
philanthropy will take an interest in
women who are unfortunate like my
self, and ASSIST me in prey cnting other
omen from suffering as ! am suffer
ing today.
| think you for permitting me To adj
dress you, and close with the heart
fel; wish that you will join with me ia
an effort to protect my sisters froi"
going through my sad experiences
Yours very truly,
MRS. SARAH Castle LABELEAGUE.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-02
HERE'S A SUGGESTION.
How the Allied Printing Trades Might
Act On This.

The WagewOIker Offers sugges
ticn to the Typographical Union the
|Stereoty pers'' Urion, the ItookbiEders'
Union and the Pressmen S Union and
t. ether trades organizations in the
city. If followed up it may have 4
sood effect.
The state printing boarl is made III;
OF the state officers. AMI this hoar;l
passes upon all contracts for state
printing. The real work of the hoard
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-02

t1E ElL11 HUN ia AMI IN'l
KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN
OTHER LINES OF INDUSTRY.
That's the milk il he cocoanu;.
While posing as the friend OF the FREQ
and independent Workin:,men,' .clept
the ''scab,' this union busting outfit is
actuated by something else-the desire
condition. You see, if the printers
manage to secure the eight-hour day
other common mechanics would begin
asking for it, too. Why, even the hod
carriers, or the teamsters, or the fire.
men would insist upon it, the sassy,
greasy, dirty things! And if these
common mecnanics got .n eight-hour
working day they would lave just ths-
much more time to read and study aid
think, and that would be awfully dan
gerous, don't you know.
or course we know what will hap
rem in other lines of industry if the
printers succeed in establishing the
cisht-hour day. Why, eEe-y other me
cnanic in the country will ask for it
ard how are they to be i:ept in isnor-
ance if they are not kept at work
from the time they get up III the morn
ing until they drag their weary bodies
t, bed at nishtfall. The idea OF a
common laDorinS mar asking to have
working hours reduced so he can have
Just that much mere tiI,c to asitats,
ard educate! It's ,ust 100 ridiculous
fer anything. These dirty mechanics
must learn to know their places, and
keep them. We can hardly discuss with
patience the insolent demands of these
fellows whose mission on earth is to
obey the commands Of the men Sc
lected by God Almighty to administer
the affairs of this world. They ac-
tually seem to be falling into the no.
ton that they have right to say
something about the disposition OF
their own time. Clearly we who have
ben delegated to act for the Almighty
must take steps to compel these in
solent mechanics to remember their
place.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-02

union men and women to take a more,
active interest. in it. T. c. Kelsey
made q brief and earnest talk along
union lines, and w. NJ. Manpin read j
couple of verses OF his own manufac-
ture. Little Misses Swanson ant!
Glassman favored the audience, the
@ nc with a piano solo, the other with
song. Little Miss recited a
touching poem about a little lnillYork-
or. Mr.. Seheirmyer made an inter-
csting talk and read song he had
written for the Label League. aIisses
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-02

q piano duet and were lou,ily encored.
Following the sale of the boxes and
the eating of the contents, dangin,
was indulged in until midnight. From
every viewpoint the affair was a hugo
the entcrprisinS women who had it
in charge.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-02

A few weeks ago Mrs. G. w.
Post, OF Battle Creek, Mich, Sc
cured a divorce from c. w. Post,
manufacturer of postum cereal"
and grape nuts" on the ground
of cruelty. A few days later
Post married his young and
pretty stenographer.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-02

i The reason a girl doesn't scream
when a man is kissing her against
her will is she is afraid some one will
hear.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-02

will see the error OF their ways and dis
continue this cruel wrong. But We
want to call especial attention tc the
last sentence quoted above. Here il
is again, this time in capital letters:
LET THE UNION tp1iEters) GET
THE EIGHT HOCR DAY AND YOU
KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN
OTHER LINES OF INDUSTRY.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-24

the flying wedge on it's passage through
the storms.
AS usual after storms which travel
in northerly direction, some flights
OF ducks have been noticed going north
also. Doubtless these are birds who
doubt their ability to cope with head
winds and have decided to scud be-
fore the storm.
Old trappers laugh meaningly as
these birds pass, and remark careless
ly They are going to winter at Lac
Chaud." This is, according to a very
old Indian notion, a mythical lake at
the top of the mountains, where frost
never strikes, where the spirit of the
wild duck is always kept as seed for
the preservation of their kind. 1t is
just possible that there are lakes, fed
by warm springs, which do not freeze
in ordinary winters, where a few of
the harder, smaller ducks winter.
AS rule, an expert hunter will tell
within few days of when the black
frost will make things solid, by the
times the different varieties of ducks
begin their annual fall migration
That means a forecast of a good month
and half before the event happens.
That little brother of the beaver, as
he is sometimes termed, the muskrat,
furnishes much information to the
woodsman. Most commonly the musk
rats build conical heaps of rushes and
flags, from two to five feet high, amid
the reeds at the edges of lakes.
Last winters heaps were about six
feet high above water, and of about
the same circumference. Observers re-
marked that these immense heaps pre-
saged an unusually hard and long win
ter. a prophecy which proved to be
true.
This year the heaps are large again.
In fact, If thse piles were the only
data men had to calculate from, one
might expect winter to set in between
Nov. % and 80, and to be of intense
severity. But it must be borne in mind
that the rat builds large stacks
against winters when the snow is light
and there are many thaws to raise the
waters. And he has to be on his guard
against sudden and occasional frost,
which would spoil his provender if not
previously harvested.
There are regular stated places in
good hunting countries, known as
stamping grounds, where the stays
meet to settle their differences.
If these meetings take place early
in the autumn, the next spring is go
ing to be early also. Deer hunters
agree that this year the stays were
fighting after the shooting season had
well advanced. SO that it is not I'M
likely that we are in for a long win
ter, or that at any rate it will be
well on in April before the year warns
up thoroughly.
Experienced men are accustomed to
estimate the length of the winter by
the supplies laid up by the chipmunks.
Indian lore makes a great deal of this
test, and credits the merry little strip
ed thing with great deal of wisdom.
Supplies are large this year, so that
the winter Is likely to be long, ac-
cording to squirrel foresight.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-24

Fur trappers have their own code of
signs, derived from the adhesion of
the pelt to the body, the thickness of
hides, the brightness of skins on the
reversed side, and the coloring of va
riable furs such as mink, otter, and
beaver
Roughly speaking the best, that is
the darkest fur, is obtained at the be-
ginning of the hard winters The
skins are most easily removed when
nature has provided much fall feed
ing material and fattened the owners
against severe weather. Pelts come to
full maturity late, according to some
authorities, when the winter is going
to be prolonged. Though it is early
yet to tell much about fur, trappers
agree that we are in for a fairly hard
season.
The bears have not sought their
dens as yet. Some hunters say that
bruin is never mistaken about the
amount of bedclothing he will require
for the winter. In some mild seasons
he will squeeze himself into a hollow
tree and snore away there, wrapped
merely in his own fur coat.
At other times he will make a deep
comfortable nest in the midst of sew
eral feet of dried leaves, carefully COW
ering every vestige of his body. He is
generally careful when the winter is
about to be very cold to have a good
back log, or the sheer side of an up
turned root, to shelter him on the
windy side.
And he goes to bed early, before
the hard weather deprives him of food
and reduces his fat, when he fears
an exceptionally trying season. So
far no one appears to have discovered
a denned up bear. so that we are
hardly likely to have snow and hard
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-24
BIRDS HURRYING SOUTHWARK.
Wild Geese Have Picked Out Their
Wisest Leaders.
From the New York Sun.

IOil Tic ANGW 1OIk QUIZ.
Lachne. Canada, Nov. 19.-All the
woodland signs familiar to the men of
the North point toward an early and
a pretty hard winter. The first pair
of ducks killed in September pointed
in that direction.
Pretty tough, Ell? Scarce any down
yet, and big pinfeathers well out on
both tail and WINGS" the lank old
hunter remarked, who brought them in.
nature had prepared the young birds
Tor flight before the regular time when
me thanksgiving down should have
covered the body. And with the obedi-
ence to natural law generally charac-
teristlc OF every living thing but man,
me olrds started southwark as soon as
Vhe power of fight came to them.
IN Iact, all the slower flying heavier
ducks had made their way well down
toward their regular wintering places
pe1ore the destructive gales of a week
ago set IN. And IL is well they did so.
now destructive such driving storms
OF snow are to the migratory birds few
people know. A large flock OF wild
geese was caught in Sundays storm in
a Nova Scotia village.
Iney had evidently sailed dead
against the upcoming storm until the
1atnp snow had heavily weighted their
.eathers, blinded their eyes and tired
Ihem out. The chimneys and roofs of
eIe houses confused them as they
wheeled earthward.
one or two struggled to the ground
with damaged wings. One broke its
neau and neck against a high gable.
xpu at last the whole flock alfghted
~ large back yard and covered
S uSWn together in utter helpless wretch
An immense drove Of blackbirds. or
Slackles, met with somewhat similar
. tsse not very far from this place. And
IN , unnelodious starlings are among
s sae very hardest of migratory birds.
,Ahey were taken by the hundred. by
Doys VINO discovered them huddled to-
seuner, with the down under their
t liners soaked and matted with the
tered. ' ""u enoOun-
The geese are In extremely large
,,s'. TINS year. Greater care than
Usual was taken I'm choosing the Ruides
Tor the point OF the wedge formation
they always adopt In flight.
NJ rec ana long battles have taken
ieSe on Northern lakes between the
.5,auers OF the several broods to the
bllce OF rendezvous. There has been
MI one OF that spirit of compromise which
aos,. ~ former years allowed assembled
~, s NJ 70 depart separately under two.
Vt even three commanders,
o,tt.e noisy lights have gone 20
shg.s...s.n.lls year. consequence duck
,.ai,otseIs nave met with more solitary
~, t.,-i.,'ih Nhan for years pneviouely.
49,, hfe the diegruntied aspirants 10
~ 800 lehaership, who have been made
s,.h ~ place % greater experience. or
se,'snath Tor the common good OF their
Co.. iair inference that these saea.
1890, sl'es expect 20 meet with heavy
aen.rst., f1lfinf extraordinarily good
- sieAfe Tie way Tor ne entrance 81
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-24

frost for another week or two at any
rate.
Weasels, ermines, and hares. which
assume white coats for winter have
not much judgment about seasons
They generally change color about the
same time every year. whether the
snow comes early or late. No woods
man pretends to divine from such
creatures as change their color for the
seasons
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-24
M00RMAN AND WOMEN
ARE AGAIN ARRESTED.
New Evidence Found in the Will
Hams Murder Case.


Hams Murder Case.
Wri<htsville, Ca, Nov. 23.-The
Clayton L. Williams murder cases
were again called to-day. Lotion Out
law was first put on trial and the case
consumed the entire day. Objection
having been made by defendants to
Judge Allen, the case was heard by
Judge Prescott. who ordered that Out
law be held for the murder without
bail.
Walker will be tried tomorrow.
A sensational turn was given the
case by the issuance of another war
rant for the re-arrest of Norman
and the women, Belle Williams and
Lizzie Edge, who were released last
week. They will demand immediate
trial and the result is anxiously
awaited, it being thought that the
state has discovered other and strong
er evidence than was developed last
week.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-10-08
DIR. BoAK ARRIVES HOME
And Spent Few Days With His
Parents in This City.

DR.. s. ID. Boak, contract dental
surgeon of the United States army.
arrived in this city, his home. Tuesday
night on a visit to his parents, Dr.
and Mrs. j. S. Boak on West King
street. for a few DAYS. Dr. Boak
stopped off here on a visit while en-
route to his new location at Fort Har-
COCK, N. j. This is his first visit
home for three years, having served
that time in the Philippines and has
just returned from there. having
landed at San Francisco the latter
part of August. He stopped off for a
few DAYS at the worlds fair and then
came to Martinsburg. He left last
Thursday night to assume his duties
at his post
DR.. Boak spent the greater part OF
TODAY showing his momentos to his
many friends, as he has without a
doubt the most extensive and beautiful
ever seen here. His curosities consist
of a collection of implements of war.
rare, all of which have history, aud
various articles of native workmanshIp
from Japan, China, the PHILIPPINES
and other eastern countries. His coll
lection is one to be proud of and is
admired bv all. His many friends
will o glad to learn that he is home
Onca more if only for q short tim.