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The wageworker., 1905-03-24

"You will have to be identified be-
fore I can pay you the money on this
check" said the paying teller of the
hank. ,sy ~ sa 4
"Ain't the check gcode" asked the
man on the other side of the window.
"Oh, the checks all right. but I
don't know you. You must be iden-
tilted, that is all"
whats that?"
you've got to get someone that
knows you and knows me to come
here and tell me. you're the man this
check is made cut, to"
The man took the check and with
a puzzled expression on his face left
the bank Half an hour later the un-
identified man returned.
!" "The man what give me the check" :"
he said, cant come, bnt he sent this.
and says: for, you. to give me the
money" ..y-s i4c.ss
+. He held up large sheet of paper.
On it was pencil, tracing Of the out
line of a mans hand. The chart
showed first finger. cut OF below the
knuckle and the second finger miss
The wageworker., 1905-03-24
Black BroadeIoth,

Black Is as popular II not more SO
than It was earlier in the season. A
model recently turned out by a lead
Ing dressmaker in black broadcloth
has q tight-ftting coat and an almost
pain skirt that just clears the ground.
The coat fits tightly in the back by
means Of curved seams, and piece
of the. cloth about five inches wide
and pointed at the lower end extends
from the neck down the center of the
back to little below the waist line
and Is stitched twice at the edges
On each side OF the coat skirts on
beth sides of the center seam similar
rointed sections of the cloth appear.
The sleeves are almost tight-ftting.
Another attractive cloth model in
steel gray has plain skirt cut ankle
length and Is untrimmed. The coat
is q tailor-made affair. partly loose
fitting and partly tightftting, single
breasted and reaches to the knees
with velvet turnover collar and
deep velvet turnover cuffs. A strap
runs across the center of the, back to
hold 1t in close to the waist line.
The wageworker., 1905-03-24
Identity Made Very Plain

ing. all except a mere stub.
The paying teller eyed the sketch
curiousiy. Below it was written: This
is the best / can do. cant come
over, and the man can't write, SO
cannot o K his signature. The man
has an anchor tattooed on his right
forearm and powder marks on the
lobe of his left ear. He smells Of
whisky and can lick any man in your
bank with one hand tied behind him."
The note was signed by the writer OF
the check. The teller was able to rec
ognize the signature.
Hold up your hand" he said.
The man laid his hand over the
tracing on the paper and It fitted per-
fectly, mutilations and all.
''Show me the anchor" said the
teller. F3 s6,Ass
The biue-tinted emblem of hope ap-
pearsd, The powder marks. were in
evidence, ani the air was tburdcned
with heavy odor of whisky. +
Here's your money" said the tel
Ter. You needn't try to lick anybody.
You're sufficiently identified. Chi.
cago~ News.
The wageworker., 1905-03-24
DIED MlsERAeLy in SNOW.
Horrors Of Russian Retreat Pictured
by Correspondent.

by Correspondent.
Twenty-six miles behind them lay
the Hun river and across that,
through the Da Pass. they sought
safety in a junction with Kouropat-.
kin's main army. The severity of the
weather did not relax nor did the re-
sistless rush of the Japanese.
Through the binding snow and facing
the cutting winds the wearied Rus
SLAMS began their backward move
ment, pursued and harassed. by their
dauntless enemies Hundreds, of
wounded fell from the ranks and per-
ishvd miserably in the blood-covered
snow by the roadway.
At Da Pass Rennenkampff again
made a stand and offered battle to
the Japs. Forming his shattered col
umn as best he could he faced the
brown demons and all day long his
men repulsed one attack after another
until they were wearied 20 the point
Of exhaustion.
The brown men swarmed up to the
Russian trenches again and again,
fighting with the ferocity OF tigers.
Again and again, half frozen with the
The wageworker., 1905-03-24

For the "Hall OF Fame" twenty-nine
names were selected in 1900. none OF
which was that of physician, and
this year twenty-six more will be
named. Among the great men who
have influenced American life for
good and advancedl the .sacadses OF
there can be no doubt
with the considerate that medicine
has furnished as many as any other
calling or profession. Why. then.
were medical men excluded? Simply
because of the traditional failure on
the part Of the world to recognize
the value of professional life to the
community. This blindness should be
done away with. The Western Medi-
cal Review proposes to nominate five.
The wageworker., 1905-03-24
Velvet WALKING Costume.

An attractive short walking cos
tune of black velvet has a skirt gored
to fit the figure and in the back are
two underlying plaits, and scanter
ones in the center fronts are pressed
in and secured invisibly, while down
each side are rows Of small old sill
vel buttons. The blouse closes with
double rows of buttons to match the
skirt and the sleeves are plated and
held in place by the buttons. The
blouse is collarless and trimmed with
several rows of silk braid.
The wageworker., 1905-03-24

zone million seven hundred and fifty
Thousand children between the ages Of ;
and Is toll in the mines and factories OF
Have YOU heard the Cry of the Children,
.The pitiful wall Of the Little Ones?
Out Of the mines and the workshops,
Out Of the slums and the alleys,
Where cold and famine and fever,
Where cruel neglect and oppression
Rob life of its Joy and sunshine.
And change its bright Spring into Win
Oh. the heartrending Cry of the Children.
Rising up in chorus pathetic.
A dirge and dead march of childhood,
Appealing to men and to angels,
And crying aloud unto heaven
For Judgment against the oppressors!
Oh, the sorrow and anguish and heart
break
In the pitiful wall of the children
The wageworker., 1905-03-24
The Worlds. Medical Heroes

medical heroes for the honors In the
ballotings of 1905 for the Hail. of
Fame, and gives the names Of Rush.
Ramsay, Warren, Sims and Holmes
The suggestion occurs that 1t might
be better for the professional voters
to limit their sballotings.. and schoosei
two, or at most three. physicians to
honor. Warren, it seems. should be.
the Arst named, as the discovery OF
anesthesia has lessened human. sA~
fering. and at the same time ad-
vanced science immeasurablyA AS the
John the Baptist of the gospel. OF pro-
Holmes deserves the. gratitude /. OF
Americans and of the world.-Amerf
can Medicine.
The wageworker., 1905-03-24

cold, wearied by the week of con.
tinual fighting. the Russians flung
back the attacking trrops, chat surged
up to the very muzzles of their guns.
Urged on by the cry that they must
hold the overwhelming Japanese lines
in order that the monster. stores of
supplies gathered at Solun might be
saved to Kouropatkin's army, Rem
nenkanapffs men fought until scores
fell from utter exhaustion,
Then the long retreat from Tsiuk.
hetchen. in the face of biting winds.
began, the wearied, supperless Rus
slams dragging their way during the
cheerless nightwin a retreat of thir-
teen heartbreaking miles, the Japan
ese swapping ever at their heels
throughout the long hours of dark
ness.
The wageworker., 1905-03-24

give them ten cents for can OF hot
water. They looked at him as IL
they, thought he was cragy..- He raised
the ante to quarter. Then one OF
the boys asked him II IT wasn't can
of beer he wanted.
This was too much for the man,
for he Is strictly temperance. and if he
had not been, the thought of patroniz-
ing a saloon on Sunday would have
been utterly abhorrent. So he took
up his tramp again.
The umbrellas; weight seemed to
increase with every step, until the
man felt as il he was literally carry
ing the roof of his house over his
head. He got out his jackknife and
tried to- scale the ice of, burt could
not accomplish much, so afraid was
he of cutting through the cloth.
Once he was on the point of slit
ting the cover and removing it to
throw into the gutter, but a glance at
the gold handle deferred him. There
was an inscription on the handle, tell
ing how the umbrella had been pre-
sented by body of grateful employees
The man knew that his whole fac
tory looked to him to carry that UNI
brella on every stormy day and that
to appear at the factory on the next
rainy day without it would make talk.
He wished the umbrella was any
where but where it was. and had he
been a swearing man he would have
cursed the luck that made him take
that particular rain shield from the
stand in his hallway when he started
out.
When he got within quarter of
mile of his home the umbrella seemed
to weigh at least fifteen pounds. He
was fairly out Of breath and desper-
ate. He knew when he got home
he would be no better off than he
was out of doors. for he could not get
the thing into his house and his house
has no areaway along which he might
have carried it to the back yard.
Just then he saw a CLEAN of warm
light over the green curtain hung in
saloon window. He hesitated. Then
his eyes fell upon the sign Side En-
trance" upon a door.
The door was double. He pushed.
in fact half fell against it, and both
sides fell open. His qualms of con-
science were stilled now, and he
marched, dragging his icebound UNI
brella behind him.
The few men in the saloon looked
up in surprise when they saw him
enter, and there was faint attempt
to escape, for the men recognized
him as a prominent church worker
and they feared he was out on lit
tie tour of his own to gather informa-
ton against violators of the Sunday
law. But the man pulled himself to-
gether sufficiently to say that he had
sought warm place in which to
.kaw out his umbrella, and the bar
tenders and every one else saw that
he was much more uneasy than they
were, so they let it pass.
- In less than three minutes the. ice
slid from the umbrella in great sheets
and the man gave the head bartender
a quarter for the muss he had made
on the floor. He says that was the
most uncomfortable walk he ever took
in his life, and that the next time
he goes for his Sunday walk in a
storm he'll wear macintosh and let
it go at that-New York Sun.
The wageworker., 1905-03-24
Sighin6 Of the Children

Oh list to the plea of the children,
The moan and the sigh of the innocent.
Their voiceess yet eloquent prayer.
From the death breeding slums of the
city,
From the danger and dark Of the eel
mines,
From the novels Of vice and Of squalor,
Where blows and chidings and curses
Take the place Of love and caresses.
I'VE hunger in Gods land Of plenty,
We languish for love and for kindness.
We sicl<en and die in the darkness
With no one to help or to pity;
We toll in the mills and the coal mines
Like slaves. in the glad days of child
hood
We long for the fields and the flowers
To ramble about in the woodland.
Yet we sicken and die in the alleys!
OH merctfful Gcd and His angels
Have pity where man has no pity"
-B. F. Austin. in Reason.
The wageworker., 1905-03-24
RECEPTION GOWNS FROM PARIS.

lace. 1t is finished around the low
neck with a bertha of satin, borderet
with guipure,. over which is a rufne
OF white lace, headed by band o.
blue velvet.
The short sleeves forming double
puffs are finished with bands of the
satin.' trimmed with guipure insertion
The third gown is of delicate laven
der taffeta. The full skirt forms &
shlrred corslet and is trimmed at the
bottom with three ruches of the silk
the two upper ones arranged in fes
toons. The bolero is shirred along
the shoulders and at the bottom
The wageworker., 1905-03-24
The Morning Costumes.

The skirts of morning costumes
will continue to be cut short, and they
will fit closely about the hips, but
tl.ey must flare q little below the
line of the knee. With the long coats
are worn the round skirts. either
touching or just freeing the ground
These skirts are more becoming than
the very short ones unless a woman
has pretty foot, and they are the only
ones that can be worn with the redin,
gotes. The very light weight broad
cloth will be worn well into the sum
ler, and 'tweeds. serges and coarse
canvases will come in for their share
of popularity.
The wageworker., 1905-03-24

The gown on the seated figure is
OF violet faille. A fancy border cut
from velvet of little deeper shade
finishes the skirt at the bottom.
The bodice is draped, forming a
sort of bolero covered with large
shoulder collar of venise lace. The
reverse are OF velvet, the collar of
green satin embroidered in gold
Pendants Of gold hang from the points
of the revers over the draped corslet
OF the snaterial. The ehemisette is of
white mousseline de sole. with jabot
OK lace. The short sleeve puts are fin
The wageworker., 1905-03-24
Made Social Exile
and 0ut(dSt
by His Umbrella

This is faithful narration Of the
adventures of a Newark man who
was, for tinae.. made a. social exile.
an outcast. by his umbrella All doors
that he approached were closed to
him, even those Of his home It hap
pened in this wise:
The man works hard on Saturdays,
late into the night. and when he
he arises and breakfasts on Sunday
he feels the need of outdoor air. This
air he will! have, no matter what the
weather.
He was seen two or three weeks
ago knee deep in the snow, founder
ing stolidly along. bent on getting his
exercise and driving the fag and cob
webs from his brain. But last Sum
day it. was raining. an icy sleet filled
the air, and the man raised his UNI
brella and the little pellets battered
on 1t like the rain on the garret roof.
After he had gone a mile OF SO he
found that the hand that held the UNI
brella was getting tired. He, was a
nervous man and he wondered, if he
was developing rheumatism. or if in
cipient paralysis was upon him.
The lameness soon extended
throughout his arm. even unto the
shoulder, and at last the man realiz-
ed that the umbrella was getting very
heavy. But he went on with his
walk, since no bodily discomfort
could divert him from his con-
stitutional
At last the man could not hold the
| ,t,,h Y,:s l
tho shaft rest upon his shoulder. Still
he plodded stubbornly on, until he
reached the outskirts of the city. Then
he thought he would take car back
to his home, and that was when his
troubles really began.
! He hurried over to a car with his
umbrella sagging about his head, his
progress much impeded by it's weight.
| He put one foot on the car step and
started to let down his umbrella. He
wrestled with it until the conductor
said some harsh things, gave the
notorman the bell and left the man
the umbrella.
1t had as complete roof of ice as
any Esquimau's house in the farthest
North, or anywhere else. The roof
glistened as if made of glass. The
man exerted all his strength, but the
ribs simply bent under the strain, and
the coating of ice was not so much
as cracked.
The man strobe On for a few
blocks, thinking He came to a lit.
tie notion store where they sell news
papers, and thought he would &C
Inside and thaw out the umbrella, but
after an Intellectual struggle to get
inside the door he gave it up and
walked on.
The situation was getting serious
He tried another place, harbor oi
refuge, as it was a Sunday school,
and the children within were singing
joyous hymns that brought him 9
feeling of comfort, as if here at last
he would surely find help out of his
odd misfortune.
But here again he could not enter
There was no double door and the UNI
brella absolutely refused to be crush
ed through the narrow door space.
Further on down the street he came
upon two or three children playing
OH a stoop and he told them he would
The wageworker., 1905-03-24
JeIIied Oranges.

Cut of a small portion of the ends
~ urahges. scoop out the pulp and
Juice. Fill with orange jelly before it
rs thoroughly hard, and let the or
fnges stand on ice. When set. cut in
quarters and serve on green leaves.
TO make orange Jelly. put juice OF or
anges into agate saucepan. with 1 cup
sugar. 1 pint OF hot water and tea
spoon orange extract. When sugar
is dissolved add " box powdered gela-
tine. When cool fill oranges.
The wageworker., 1905-03-24
sunderland Pudding.

Half cup sugar, u cop. of butter, v
mint OF milk, l. cup, Of sifted -four and
3 eggs. Heat the milk hot; stir in the
butter and let. it cool before the. 9th
er ingredients are added to it; then
stir In the sugar. fiour and beaten
yolks of and whites of eggs. Fla.
vor with little grated lemon rind
and, beat the mixture wen. Bake IN
we'll buttered cups half filled with the
batter for about half an hour. serve
with any sweet sauce. and the white
of 1 egg beaten with 1 spoonful OF
sugar dropped on each pudding In
small drops. t
The wageworker., 1905-03-24

When cooking sausages let them
heat very gradually and the skins will
rot burst. .-l
To keep milk sweet for several days
add teaspoonful of fine salt to every
quar-. of milk.
Stand pancake batter for two hours
before frying. Beat it up again just
before using.
Bones and bacon rind should never
be thrown away, but added to the
stock pot when making soup. a.,
To brighten eyeglasses rub up the
glasses with piece Of tissue paper.
There is nothing better for the pur-
pose. - t.tt ..
When making sauces dissolve the
butter in the stewpan. add the -four.
stir we'll. and then gradually add the
liquor.
To make varnish dissolve a pound
and a half of shellac in gallon of
naphtha. Add a small quantity of
dragons blood to give it good color.
The wageworker., 1905-03-24
Subject Not Mentioned.

A visitor sat in the senate gallery
in Washington and listened to debate
for an hour or so. Later he mot n
friend and mentioned where he nad
been. "One of your own senators, Mr..
Blank. spoke to-day. did he not?' "Ob,
yes. he spoke for most an hour"
What did he talk about?" We'll, now
] couldn't tell you. He didn't cay"
The wageworker., 1905-03-24

two. And lace will be used in every
possible way. from allovers and strips
and edgings to wonderful motifs which
contain host of suggestions in them
selves for unusual, original uses.
Even embroideries will be used to
trim these dresses. but embrOideries
this year have lifted themselves high
above anything we've ever known be-
fore. and come in new dignity that
fits them for any use. *
The wageworker., 1905-03-24
ZI39eudoir @
&,YC YConfidences

Both plated and circular skirts will
be worn.
Suppleness and luster are charac-
teristics of the fashionable silks.
Sc Skirts will only be trimmed at or
near the bottom.
The long.u broken line is the thing
fol this season.
Amethysts are promised consider
The wageworker., 1905-03-24
COMING styiea.

Skirts are to be fuller than ever
.bout the feet-every conceivable
trick that will get few more inches
into the width will be employed; but
about the hips they will fit smoothly.
Lace will be everywhere. principal
~ irish crochet and Valenciennes; a
daring use, which is as beautiful as 1t
Is daring. being the combining the
The wageworker., 1905-03-24

Quaint Note in Drapery.
Quaint Austrian prints, quite unlike
anything before offered for summer
upholstering, are on view. These
come in curtains. couch covers, and
table covers to match.
The wageworker., 1905-03-24

where it is finished with a stitched
band of the silk.
The waistcoat is of guipure, with
edges and knots of pink panne. The
elbow sleeves are puffed at the top,
then fitted to the arms, where they
are shirred and draped, forming little
headings or frills. They are finished
with narrow ruff1es of the material
and of e1ipure.
The wageworker., 1905-03-24
Djrectoire Coats.

There Is a decided liking shown FOR
the we'll fitting directoire coat, with
sleeves that set to the shape of The
arm, though fancifully puckered and
gathered and gauged very often, and
with the outline OF the figure carefully
preserved.
The wageworker., 1905-03-24
ished with puns and frills of the

ished with puffs and frills of the
yenise lace.
The next gown is of soft white
ss;iin. The skirt is gathered at the
top and trimmed at the bottom with
fancy border or cream-colored
guirure insertion.
'rhe bodice is draped and fastened
sllittle on one with blue velvet but
bons and orramented with jabot of
The wageworker., 1905-03-24

Smart silk "At Home" Dress.
This is designed for afternoon wear.
but would be suitable for home din
rer frock too. Il is Of light taffetas,
trimmed with frills OF narrow black
The wageworker., 1905-03-24
Novelty silks,

In the new goods there are so many
novelty silks that one hesitates to
start upon the task of naming them
Knowing it to be absolutely hopeless.
The chiffon taffeta is one of the best
of taffetas. 1t is very light in weight
yet strong. And there is taffeta
glace which is lovely and of the non
wrinkle order. Taffeta by the way
has been marvelously improved the
East season and it now wears very
well indeed.
No eye can turn away from the pop
Inns and their cousins the mohairs and
the brlliantines and sicilliennes with
out a sigh
The wageworker., 1905-03-24
Pork Cake.

One pound salt pork chopped fine.
pound of raislns, 1 pound of currants.
" pound of citron, 1 quart flour, 1
pint of brown sugar. pint of boiling
water, " pint of mo1asses, 2 teaspoon
fuls each of cloves and cinnamon,
grated rind Of l lemon, 1 tablespoon
full of soda dissolved in hot water;
pour the water on the pork, stir until
melted, then pass through the colan-
der; add the sugar. molasses. spice
and half of the -four; rub the fruit in
/ gill OF the flour. then add it to the
soda and the rest of the flour; bake
in well buttered tins in hot, steady
oven.
The wageworker., 1905-03-24

able vogue this season and will be
worn alone and combined with pearls
and diamonds.
For summer wear are even the
daintiest of white tulle and lace
toques and small chip hats, green,
brown and biscuit color.
A coarse embroidered white or
ight-colored linen, resembling a
stamped leather effect, is a pretty
material, and will be used as note
of originality in the way of vests, col
lars and cuffs on many of the light
cloth. and cashmere toilets this com.
ing spring.
The wageworker., 1905-03-24

Sad Plight Of Truly Good Man
Forced to Seek Refuge in
Den Of Iniquity on the
Sabbath Day.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1905-04-13
NUMBER 40.
NATURAL GAS IN ENGLAND.
Was Struck in 1889, But No Use. It
Seems, Has Ever Been
Made of 1t.

During the last summer, says ar
English magazine of 1892 a bore was
put down at Johnstone. to the depth of
$50 feet, for the purpose Of procuring
water. The boring was mostly through
shale or till.
At the depth of 125 feet, or thereby,
the workmen heard a noise proceeding
from the bore, which they supposed to
be from water rushing upward, but
which proved to be from gas.
The bore was sunk % feet deeper.
when an abundant supply of water was
procured, so as nearly to rise to the
surface. The supply of ga. however.
did not fail. 1t continues to ascend
through the superintendent column of
water with Kissing noise, and, when
light is applied, burns with a blue
flame.
No analysis has been made of the gas.
but from the accounts of the workmen
it may safely be concluded that it is
hydrogen. The quantity is so consid-
cradle as nearly to be sufficient TO supply
two or three gas burners of the ordinary
size. 1t gives out little light in COM
bustion, probably from the absence of
carbon in its composition.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1905-04-13
OFFICIAL RETURNS.

The official canvass of the vote of the
election of April 4th was completed last
Friday. Albert H. Schmidt ~ munici-
pal Judge was elected by n majority of
1886 over A. p. Schenan the former Sc
curing 3713 votes and the latter 2231
Larson, for superintendent of schools
had n majority of GA over Kalaher, the
former polling 1880 votes and the latter
21l6. For state superintendent, Cary
carried the county by majority of 43
votes the vote being Cary, 21l, Sails
bury, 2G72. Judge Chloupek, who was
unopposed, polled 5l56 votes.
When the official seals from the thirty
two precincts in the county were broken
by the board of canvassers last Friday
morning, 1t was found that the returns
from the Third ward were defective, the
election officials having made no return
for state and county superntendents.
This caused some delay, as it WAS neces
sary to summon the election inspectors
of that ward to the canvass in order to
have the missing returns supplied.
For Judge of the supreme court, John
b. Winslow, WHO had no opposition, re-
ceived 4O5l votes.
Following is the vote rs canvassedi
EDR MINICIp HINGE