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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28
The College Degree.

The dcgree-giving habit, says the
Worlds Work, came to us from the
English universities, and the medieval
badge once meant something to edu-
Gated men. But now, remarks the
writer, 1t no longer has any special
significance to any body of men, and
men of actual attainment are quietly
dropping the explanatory letters that
are supposed to indicate their educa-
tional achievements. Nowadays a col
lege graduate has spent from two to
five years in an institution where he
may have eaten a substantial intellec-
tual meal, or may have tasted instead
vast number of tempting education
al dishes--or merely had good time
and hired a coach to do the required
thinking. He may have entered col
lege after thorough training in a
good fitting school, or he may have
been accredited" by perfunctory
unprepared for any higher studies.
Under such conditions the comforting
of degrees is a piece of scholastic
buncombe, endeared by tradition and
of some supposed commercial benefit
to the recipients. 1t is natural enough
that young people in college should
confound the taking of a degree with
the getting of an education. But what
is really more lamentable is that
American colleges seem unable to put
their stamp upon their graduates in
some more enduring manner than by
giving them little rolls of parchment
and the right to add some capital let
ters to their names,
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28

Women are sometimes regarded as
likely to lose their heads and grow
hysterical with fear in times of sud
den danger. but every little while
some incident occurs which puts
them in another light. An open car
filled with passengers ran away down
a long hill in New York the other day.
When it was found that the car was
beyond control many passengers
screamed and jumped and some were
badly hurt. says the Youths Com
panion. A woman who had baby in
her arms stood calmly up in her
place, motioned to a man on the
street who was watching the ap-
proaching car, tossed the baby to
him as the car passed, and then sat
down. The man caught the baby,
and in few moments the mother
walked back, thanked him, and took
the child. Nothing panicky about
that!
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28

Fire originated in the restaurant
kept by Mrs. hewitt at Dorchester.
The whole building was aflame before
the alarm was sounded. Another
building burned that was occupied by
Miss Johnson as dressmaking estab-
lishment. All her effects were safely
removed, but the restaurant stock was
a total loss. Insurance on buildings
Is reported as $500 and stock $500,
which is regarded as fair amount.
The cause Of the fire is unknown. A
steady rain alone precented the spread
Of the fire to other buildings.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28
Woman Dies of Burns.

Mrs. Elmer ]. Miller of Grand Is
land, who was frightfully burned in an
explosion of kerosene, after trying to
start fire with the oil, died after
suffering intense agonies The be
reaved husband is. helpless through
the injuries he also reviewed in trying
to rescue his wife. The family is In
needy circumstances and the people
OF the community are taking up lib,
eral subscription for it's aid.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28
Mr.. LytIe Took Poison.

The funeral of R. M. Lytle was held
at Benedict. He took strychnine and
told his wife he had stolen it from the
rats. He was a well-to-do farmer and
had no domestic troubles. Several
years ago Mr.. Lyle was sick and was
taken to hospital and he had a dread
of going back. He had been i'll for
some time. Some think his act was
on account of some trouble over an
estate in Iowa.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28
Nebraska Man Finds Gold.

While herding sheep on a mountain
thirty miles from Spencer, Idaho, Ed
Wiseman, a former resident of Column
bus, Neb., and afterwards of North
Bend, Dodge county, saw a yellow
glitter reflect the rays of the sun far
up on the mountain side. Investigat-
ing, he found the mountain to contain
great deposits of gold ore. He staked
out claim and paid the government
fee. Wiseman has been unable to
develop his claim because it is so far
from a railroad and there is no water
within twenty miles. He expects,
however, that it will make him
wealthy sometime.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28
WRECK ON BURLINGTON.
Two Men Killed by a Collision at
Scott's Bluff
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Freight No. 302 on the Guernsey
line OF the B. & NJ was run into by an
extra ore train at SCOTS Bluff and two
cars were derailed and the way car
demolished. Four men were in the
way car at the time and two of them,
]. p. Kennedy of Denver, the labor
agent OF Nancy Bros. C Co., and E. B.
Dunkin, the representative of whole
sale powder firm of Kansas City, Mo-,
were instantly killed. The other two
occupants of the way car escaped with
only slight bruises. A carpenters
bunk car, with seven occupants, fol-
lowing the caboose, piled on top of
the way car, completely crushing it.
None of the carpenters were injured.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28

Ocean freight rates are kept re-
markably firm considering the ire
mendous increase in the worlds out
put of ships. There were put in the
water on the Clyde in June a greater
tonnage than was ever before foated
in any one district. Lloyd says there
are now 377, 100000 tons of merchan-
tile ships and over 10000 vessels. OF
these two-thirds are steamers and the
others sailers. British yards alone
floated 207 vessels during the first
half of the present year, the tonnage
of which exceeded that of any previ-
Gus six months by more than 100000
tons.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28
DOCTOR DEsPAIRED
Ansemic Woman Cured by DR.. Viii
iiams' Pink Pills Recommends the
Pills to All Others Who Suffer.


Pills to All Others Who Suffer.
Anmmia is just the doctors name for
bloodlessness. DR.. Williams Pink Pills
cure anenia as food cures hunger.
They cured Mrs. Thomas J. McGann, of
II Lincoln Place, Plainfie1d, N. j., who
says:
ssIn the spring of 1908 I did my
usual house cleaning and soon after
ward began to have the most terrible
headaches. My heart would beat SO ir-
regularly that it was painful and there
came a morning when could not get
up. My doctor said I had anemia and
he was surprised that had continued
to live in the condition was IN.
was confined to my bed for nearly
two months, the doctor coming every
day for the first few weeks, but did not
Improve to amount to anything. AL
together I was sick for nearly two
years. I was as weak as a rag, had
headaches, irregular heart beats, loss of
appetite, cramps in the limbs and WAS
unable to get good nights sleep. My
legs and feet were SO swollen that I
feared they would burst.
"Before very long after I tried DIR.
Williams Pink Pills felt change for
the better. I have taken about twelve
boxes and although I was as near the
grave as could be, now feel as if
had a new lease of life. have no more
headaches, the heart beats regularly, my
cheeks are pink and I feel ten years
younger. feel that have been cured
very cheaply and I have recommended
the pills to lots of my friends
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by all
druggists, or will be sent by mail on re-
ceipt of price, so cents per box, six boxes
$3.50, by the DR.. Williams Medicine Co.,
Schenectady, N. Y.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28
Find a Gravel Pit.

The Northwestern Railroad COM
pany has for some time heen testing
the land in the vicinity of Long Pine,
in search of good gravel. They sue
ceeded in locating an extensive bed
of excellent gravel on the property
belonging to Carl Pettijohn. The rail-
road company have leased the land
and will install a sand Sitting plant
on the place in the near future.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28
POLISHING UP THE WHITE HOUSE.

When President Roosevelt and his family come
back to Washington they will find the White
House bright and clean the proverbial pin.
For weeks the executive mansion has been
closed to visitors and in the hands of workmen
repairing and renovating the interior.
Congress at the last session appropriated over
$4,000 for this work, and under the supervision
of Col. Cromwell, superintendent of public build
ings and grounds, every defect, inside and out
side, has been noted and remeded.
The contractors have guaranteed the work
for at least ten years. A roof has been put
the entire building and the leaks in the wings
and Office building have been stopped. The state
parlors the ground floor have been redecorated,
but the wellknown Blue, Green and Red parlors
still retain their colors, while in the East Room
the prevailing tints are ivory and gold.
Upstairs on the second floor, where are the liv
family the same thorough renovation has been m
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28


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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28
Man Killed at Bassett.

Noah Crandall, living thirty-four
miles southeast of Bassett, was killed
the other day. Mr.. Crandall was rid
ing in the back of buggy containing
two hunters when one of their guns
was accidentally discharged striking
him in the abdomen. He lived only
an hour. Mr.. Crandal leaves a wife
and three small children in poor cir
cumstances.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28
CIRCUIT COURT FOR LINCOLN.
New Court Room to Be Ready for
October Term,

Judge Hunger, George H. Thummel,
clerk of the United States circuit court,
and c. J. Goss, United States district
attorney, all of Omaha, were in Lin
coin the other day to inspect the new
court room in the new federal build
ing and to see whether arrangements
could be made for holding the fall
term Of federal court next month. They
found that the building would be
ready and the court room would be
fitted up in good shape for occupancy
by that time. Court will convene in
Lincoln October 8.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28
Waterworks Bonds Carry

At the special election held in Ell
bonding the village for $4,000, to con
struct a system of water works, the
bonds carried by the vote of eighty
nine to six. This insures first class
system for the town. Work will COM
mence as soon as the bonds are issued
and sold, and the contract let for their
construction.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28


widow Davis of the court OF claims has been followed
the White
Maj
of the Third cavalry, Lewispor, Pa
than when largely through the record and high
he has doomed high in the social armament
at the
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28
cheapens Cost Of Liquid All.

A Dane named Knudson is credited
with discovering means Of producing
lfqaid air at the cost of no more than
one-sixth the usual price, and it is said
that his process, which is mechanical
rather than chemical, will ultimately
put liquid air on the market at not
more than about two cents gallon
The same invention makes it possible
to sell oxygen at cent cubic foot,
which promises to bring it into rather
wide Industrial use.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28

The harvest of the sea has not been
as bountiful as that on land. There is
likely to be scarcity, If not an actual
famine, as regards certain kinds of
fish, owing to the poor success of the
fishermen on the Labrador and New.
foundland coasts and elsewhere.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28
FLOOD AT JACKSON, NEB.

Hundreds of Tons of Hay Washed
Away and Hogs Drowned.
Water from a cloudburst in the
northwestern part of Dakota county
and the eastern part of Dixon county
sweeping away hundreds of tons of
hay, drowning hogs caught in pens,
flooding cellars, washing away railroad
tracks and doing other damage, near
Jackson, Neb., all of which is con-
servatively estimated at 100000 The
wave of water in the creek when it
struck Jackson was seven feet high.
The Omaha & Great Northern railroad
lost considerable track
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28
Will Rohmeyer Injured.

Will Rohmeyer, son of L. H. Rob-
meyer, editor of Beobachter, at Au-
burn, while jumping out of a buggy
recently, broke his leg. The young
office of the Beobachter, and as every
printer does not understand a German
case" Mr.. Rohmeyer, senior, is de.
cidedly short of help.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28
Heavy Fire Loss at stapIeburst.

w. c. Hartman OF Staplehurst, one
of the heaviest dealers in horses in
the state, lost his new barn and con-
tents from spontaneous combustion of
hay. There being no wind the firemen
we're able to save all outbuildings. To-
tai loss on barn $4,000; on hay and
contents $4,000; partly covered by in.
Surance.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28

All the old sayings seem in fair
way to be disproved. That lightning
does strike twice in the same place
has been demonstrated. In fact, down
at Cape Henry, Va, it struck the same
place twice in the same day, and that
was the reason why the wireless tel
egraph station went out of business
temporarily.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28

1t Is claimed that in the English
army maneuvers the battle of Antie-
tam has been fought without it's mis-
takes. Uncle Sam will hardly attempt
q similar experiment with the Boer
war.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28
VETERAN CONGRESSMAN BEING RETIRED

This has been hard summer for the veterans
of congress. Early in the season old Gen. Grosven-
or, of Ohio, went down in defeat before young
rival.
A few months later Representative Bankhead
of Alabama, the Democratic Father of the House,
was endorsed by Richmond Pearson HObsOn, he
who would like to have fleet of "5OOO-ton bat
tleships.'
Now comes Samuel Matthews Robertson, Of
the Sixth district of Louisiana, who is serving
his tenth term. He lost out at the primaries held
recently. He was elected to fill vacancy in the
Fiftieth congress and stood next to Bankhead
in years of service in the house. His defeat leaves
De Almond, of Missouri, the Democratic Father
of the House, although in comparison with Gen.
Ketcham, Gen. Bingham, Hit, of Illinois, and
Sneaker Cannon. he is only a newcomer. The
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28
GROWTH IN OUTPUT OF COAL MINES.

According to the report of Edward w. Parker,
statistician of the United States geological survey
the production of coal in the United States in
a value at the mines of s476.756, $685. surprising
in both quantity and value all previous records
1904 the output in 1905 exhibits increase of
41102,9 43 short tons, II per cent. in guam
tity and of $323S5,942, per cent,
in value.
OF the total production in 1905 77,659,S50 short
tons were Pennsylvania anthracite. with value
at the mines of $141S79,000. The total produc-
ton of btumnous coal and Ignite 315, 259 ,491
short TONS valued at 1894 s77,963. The produc-
ton of anthracite coal in Pennsylvania in 1905
45O3,151 short tons more than that of 1904,
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28

Plano Monument to Negro Poet.
The Rev. DR.. David w. Clark, OF
Cincinnati, is making an effort to Sc
cure sufficient money to erect mollu-
ment over the grave of the late negro
poet, Paul Laurence Dunbar. Mr..
Clark's father was Shareholder, but
he says "the man who wrote When
Mandy Sings and When the Corn
Pone Is Hot deserves a monument"
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28

DIR. S. 3. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio.
Dear Sir =
was terrible sufferer from
pelvic weakness and had headache
continuously. was not able to do my
housew work for myself and husband.
I wrote you and described my eondi-
ton as nearly as possible. You recon-
mended Peruna. / took four bottles of
it and was completely cured. I think
Peruna a WOnderfuimedic ine and have
recommended it to my friends with the
very best of results.
Esther M. Miner.
Very few of the great multitude, of
women who have been relieved of some
pelvic disease or weakness by Peruna
ever consent to give a testimonial to be
read by the public.
There are. however, a few courageous.
self sacrificing women who will for the.
sake of their suffering sisters allow
their cures to be published.
Mrs. Miner is one of these. In her
gratitude for her restoration to health
a GRATEFUL the women Of the.
LETTER TO whole world should
DR.. HARTMAN know it. A chronic
- ----- invalid brought back
to health is no small matter. Words
are inadequate to express complete
gratitude.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28

and
of
in the thrac O
in
shown by the fact that the
44123
coal producing and those
whic furnish ue to the ironu
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28
A wise man may profit by the &C
tons Of fool.
UNIQUE Election Cry.

Unique EIectIoh Cry.
A wooden-legged candidate for the
town council of Claston, Eng. urged
his fellow artisans to elect him on the
ground that wooden leg in the coun-
Gil would be a pleasant variety among
the. wooden heads there now. Vote
for Peggy" was his inspiring slogan
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28
Gossip from Washington
Interesting Items Gathered the CapitalSoca Leader Of the
White House Must Be Single ManCleanmg Up the Execu
Mansion.

WESTINGHOUSE is openly declared that
the president has decreed that the major domo
of the White House must be single man. Those
who make this assertion point to the removal
of Maj McCawley, for nearly four years leader
of social functions at the White House, who re-
Gently married the widow of Judge Davis as their
proof.
No recent White House announcement has
created has as much comment and concern IN
official and high social circles as the order de-
posing. Maj. McCawley. It was upon Maj. Nc
Cawley that most of the important details con
nected with the acknowledgement wedding de-
volved. Maj. McCawley has held much similar
relative position in the White House under the
Roosevelt regime as Harry Lehr holds in Mrs.
Astor's $500" Without him social function
ba1f To ic hon d.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28
OUR SOLDIERS WEAR GOOD SHOES.

Uncle Sam keeps well in mind the saying
"A man is not well dressed unless he wears a
good pair of Shoes :" said government inspector
for he takes that the army is fitted out with
the most comfortable and nattiest Of footwear.
To be sure, he does not go in for upper jawed,
faring soles, twisted, ugly toes, but he pro-
vides the finest of leather and insists that the
boots for his soldiers shall be well made. His
inspectors look after the shoes at every process
in their manufacture. and any short cut of leather
or peggently placed nails that might result in
corns feet pointed out with condemn.
ing fingers and the boots are thrown aside.
"Once in awhile the style in army shoes
changes and then big batch of shoes will be
thrown on the market, which merchants eagerly
gobble up. The man who buys those shoes will
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28

From cover to cover without feeling.
some Of the symptoms.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28


is noto
which
mani
moderately heavy and the leather Is the best box calf
the N for strength
belief Uncle Sam does allow his soldier boys
a the
dongola kid called
shoe
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28
Plano Monument to Negro Poet.

In Use For Over 80 Years.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28
important to Mothers

Examine carefully every bottle Of CASToR1A.
a safe and sure remedy for infants and children.
and see that it
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28
A GRATEFUL
LETTER TO
DR.. HARTMAN

to health is no small matter. Words
are inadequate to express complete
gratitude.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28

she is willing that.
the women of the.
whole world should
know it. A chronic
invalid brought back
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28
Commissioners Sale.

Under and by virtue of the provisions
of that certain decree Of the ~chancery
court of Leflore County, Mississippi,
rendered on the 9Th day CT November,
1905, In the cause therein pending num-
bered 1850 and styled Mrs. Pink Wood
vs.. II. N. Bowles ct. ais, l, G, W. Crock
EFT, clerk Of the said court and COM
missioner appointed by said decree,
will, within legal hours, IN Monday, the
18th day Of January, 1907, in pursuance
OF said decree, in the manner therein
prescribed and for the purposes therein
set forth, sell, at public auction, to the
highest bidder, for cash, at the court
house door OF said county, in the City of
Greenwood, Mississippi, the following
land, in said decree described, to-wit:
The north half Of the northeast quar-
ter Of northwest quarter OF section one,
In township twenty-one, range two
west IN. ! Of N. u. ! Of N. W. /, Sec. l,
T. q, II. 2, w. and thirty-four t34l acres
of Of the south side Of the south half Of
southwest quarter Of section thirty-six
(36), In township twenty-five t22), range
two ~ west, all of said land being sit
uate in the County Of Lefiore, State Of
Mississippi, and being the same land set
apart in severalty by said decree to
Mrs. Ida B. Phelan.
Witness my signature this the 18th
day Of December, 1905.
c. W. CROCKETT,
Chancery Clerk and Commissioner.
GwIN & M0UNGER, Solicitors.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28
Commissioners Sale.

Under and by virtue Of the provisions
Of that certain decree OF the chancery
court Of Lehore County, Mississippi,
rendered on the Sth day Of November,
1906, in the cause therein pending num-
bered 1850 and styled Mrs. Pink Wood
va. +. N. Bowles ct. ais, |, G. W. Crock
EFT, clerk Of said court and commits
sioner appointed by said decree, will,
within the hours prescribed by law, on
Monday. the It'll day of January, 1907,
In pursuance OF said decree, In the man
ner therein prescribed, and for The pur-
poses therein set forth, sell, at public
auction, to the highest bidder, for cash,
at the court house door OF said county,
in the City of Greenwood, Mississippi,
the following land, in said decree de-
scribed, to-wit.
The northeast quarter Of the south
east quarter IN. Il. of S. L. ] and six
teen and ninety-three one-hundrcdths
(l6.99) acres of Of the north end of the
northwest quarter of the southeast
quarter IN. W. ! of the S. Il. y and the
north half of the northeast quarter Of
the southwest quarter IN. of n, 4. of
S. W. J and all that part Of the south
half OF the northeast quarter of south
west quarter Is. Of N. L. of s. W. y
lying west of the right-of-way of the
Minter City Southern y Western Rail-
road, the said right-of- way being the
same conveyed by r. N. Bowles to the
Hoyt & Woodin Manufacturing Co. by
the deed recorded in book 80, at pages
1876 to 1877, Of the record Of land deeds
of said county, and the northwest quar-
ter OF the southwest quarter IN, W. of
8. W. y, all of said land being situate
In the north half OF the south half Of
section thirty six (36), in township
twenty-five (22), range two (2) west, in
the County of Lefore, State Of Missis-
sippi, and being the land set apart in
s~everalty by said decree to +. N. Bowles.
Witness my signature this this the
18th day OF December, 1906.
G. W. CROCKETT,
Chancerv Clerk and Commissioner.
Gw1N & MouNGER, Solicitors.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-12-28

The Oda Fellows Cemetery Associa.
tion will meet At the residence OF Mrs.
G. L. Baskett next Tuesday afternoon at
3 O'Clock. All members are urged to at
tend.
Tho Kings Daughters and Sons will
meet in the parlors Of the Presbyterian
church, Friday, Jan. 4th- at 5 O'Clock.
The Circle has accomplished q great
deal for its frst years work. but is PLAN
ming for more and better things the CON-
ing year. All members are urged to be
present at this meeting, hear these plans
discussed and join in carrying them
out.
Mrs. ". N. Peteet entertained at her
home on Depot street, Thursday evening,
in honor Of John William Dulaney. Her
beautiful home was thrown open to the
guests, who INDUCED in various amuse-
ments until eleven. Dainty refresh
ments WERE served In . lovely manner,
The guests departed at mid night, great
~ indebted to Mrs. Peteet and Mr.. Du-
laney for . most pleasant evening.