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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-04-26
THE TEN mPLE PLEDGE

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, AGREE DONATE THE WAGE
EARNED BY US ON JUNE g. 1907 TO LABOR FUND
SAID DONATION PAID INTO THE HANDS OF BOARD
OF TRUSTEES SELECTED BY THE DONORS THEM
DEPOSITED IN BANK SUBJECT CONDITION THAT NO
PART OF SAID DONATION SHALL. USED FOR EXPENSES
1T IS FURTHER UNDERSTOOD THAT THE DONORS SHALL
RECEIVE STOCK IN THE LABOR TEMPLE COMPANY EQUAL
TO THE AMOUNT CONTRIBUTED SUFFICIENT
FUNDS ARE NOT THUS RAISED IT AGREED CoNTRI
BUTTONS SHALL BE RETURNED WITHOUT DISCOUNT THE
ORIGINAL DONORS.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-04-26

President Coffey of the Typography
ical Union is still off duty on account
of bad hand. A surgeon had to cut
several gashes in 1t to give relief from
ganglions, and it will be a couple OF
weeks before Mr.. Coffey can manipu
late the keyboard of "Merg' He is
not idle. however. He is putting in
some good licks for the cause OF
unionism, and incidentally boosting
the little joker" on every side
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-26
FOREIGN HOTELS.

They Differ In Many Ways From
Those Of Our, Own Country.
Hot water is.aot "laid on'' {pipeb at
foreign hotels, says the Travel Maya
zine. II you hear gentle tap ON the
door in the morning, you may inter
pref it as meaning that copper ever
Of hot water has just been set down
outside for your personal use
s II you order bath, it viii be pre-
pared for you accordingly, and sweet
voiced maid will give you notice when
it is ready. You are not expected to
operate the water valves at all, and it
is doubtful if you would succeed il
you tried.
From a variety Of vacant rooms at
hotel shown you you select the one
you prefer, with definite agreement
as to price. You are not required to
accept humbly and thankfully, in blind
faith, whatever room the clerk deigns
to assign to you, as In America. 1t is
expected, however, that you viii order
your breakfasts at the hotel, being free
to get your other meals elsewhere il
you prefer.
Electric light switches are not com
monty turned on by push button or
q fiat key, as in our buildings, but by
small brass lever. Many of the best
hotels have a reading light in the
headboard Of each bedstead.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-26
BABY WASTED TO
mere SKELETON.
ID Torments a Year and a Half with
Terrible Sores on Face and Body
Hands Tied to Stop Scratching
and Tearing at Flesh But
CURE BY CUTlCURA
COMP ETE AND SPEEDY

my little son, when about q year
and q half old began to have sores
come out on his face. I had q phy-
stefan treat him, but the sores grew worse.
Then they began to come on his arms,
then on other parts Of his body, and
then one came on his chest, worse than
the others. Then called another physi-
clan. Still he grew worse. At the end
Of about year and a half Of suffering
he grew so bad had to tie his hands
in cloths at night to keep him from
scratching the sores and tearing the
flesh. He got to be q mere skeleton,
and was hardly able to walk. Ny
aunt advised me to try Cuticura Soap
and Ointment. So great was her faith
In it that she gave me q small piece Of
Cuticura Soap to try and a little
Cuticura Ointment. I took it home
without any faith, but to please her I
tried it, and 1t seemed to dry up the
sores q little. sent to the drug store
and got q cake Of Cuticura Soap and q
box Of Cuticura Ointment and followed
the directions, and at the end of about
two months the sores were all well. He
has never had any sores Of any kind
since. He is now strong and healthy,
and I can sincerely say that only for
your most wonderful remedies my pre-
cious child would have died from those
terrible sores. used only one cake Of
Soap and about three boxes Of Ointment.
Mrs. Egbert Sheldon, r.. r. d., No. 1,
Woodville, Conn.,, April ~, 1905.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-26
PARADISE FISHES.
These Creatures Live liz Odd Nests
Composed of Air Bubbles.

These Creatures Live liz Odd Nests
Composed Of Air Bubbles. Il.
Paradise fishes come from Japan
and their nests are very odd indeed,
for they are composed Of air bubbles.
Unlike goldfish, they will breed and
raise their young In an aquarium or
even in a glass globe, and they raise
three or four broods each year.
Ordinarily the male paradise fish IS
of a dull silvery color, but when he
goes ACQUIRING he puts on a brilliant
coat, striped with streaks Of red, blue
and green. When the female fish is
ready to lay eggs, she builds her nest
by swallowing air and making bubbles,
which are held together by a sticky
secretion that comes from her mouth.
The eggs rise in the water and find a
resting place among the air bubbles, to
which they cling. The female fish tries
to swallow the eggs, but her husband
drives her away and keeps guard until
the eggs are hatched. # the air bub-
sbles burst the male fish blows some
more, so that the nest is always float
ing on the surface Of the water.
AT the end Of five days the young are
hatched out They cannot swim. but
cling like tadpoles to the air bubbles.
i II one falls, the father fish catches It
Ia his mouth and blows It up among
the bubbles again. He does not leave
his little ones until they are able to
swim, and then they take care Of them
selves. s$
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-26
THE WORD s1FELLOV I. Z
les Honorable Beginning and It's Lat,
tor Day Decline.

les Honorable Beginning and It's Lat
tor Day Decline.
The degeneracy Of good word was
Illustrated in a case at Branksome
DORSET, in which witness spoke of
the defendant as this fellow and was
ordered by the bench to- substitute
this man. Fellow began very
honorably by meaning person who
put down money with others in q
joint undertaking. its component parts
being akin respectively to fee" Drop
erty) and to lay" and law. To this
day it is dignifed to be "a fellow of a
college. and nobody minds being called
fellow citizen" fellow Chris
tian. or a good fellow
But ordinarily fellow" alone ranks
now as in the painful scene In which
Mr.. Tupman said, "Sir. you're a fell
low and Mr.. Pickwick retorted. Sir,
you're another In the fourteenth
century it was customary to cal! a
servant fellow in kindly condescen-
sion. Perhaps that explains the word s
decline, though 1t may be due to the
use of fellow" in the sense OF boon
companion. Companion and mate
also were contemptuous at one time. -
E1s&ondona Chronicle. s4:8 s.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-26
Innoeuous Vanity.

As gold is never put into circulation
without some alloy, SO perhaps for this
worlds use some alloy is needed in the
gold Of character. The only questions
are, What alloy and how much? shall
try to answer the question as to kind
and leave to individual discretion the
question as to quantity. A great ac-
tor once said that all men have vanity,
but some conceal it more successfully
than others. re vanity be a universal
trait, we may take It as that alloy
which is necessary to our active and
circulating usefulness. 1t is decried
by all moralists, preached against in
all pulpits and everywhere believed to
be as undesirable as it is universal
Nevertheless, In youth at least, a GER
tain degree Of 1t may be necessary
Vanity is like the kindly cloud which
shelters US from the all piercing and
too brilliant sun Of truth, for it may
be doubted whether any Of us can bear
the truth unveiled. The melancholy
Dane who had revealed to him unqual-
lied truth, both as regards this life
and the next, was not by that revela-
ton melted to action. Hamlet found
the truth whitening, not stimulating: 1t
paralyzed rather than nerved And it
may be so with all truth. Most Of us
are ordinary people, but happily most
OF us do not and this out, at least not
Ia our first youth. Lippinco
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-26
GORDON BLEU.
Origin Of the French Title as Applied
to Fine Cook.

Origin of the French Title as Applied
IS to a Fine Cook.
The Order Of the st Esprit was Gre
ated in 1887. was suppressed by the
revolution and was revived by Louis
XVIII. In 1914. To speak rightly, Louis
XVIII. considered that the order had
never ceased to exist, for he had given
two collars during his exile, in 1910,
the one to Francis L, king Of the two
Sicilies, and the other to his brother.
the Prince of Salerno, the father Of his
brothers wife, the Duchess d. AumaIe.
The ribbon Of this order was light
blue color 1t was worn around the
neck in the reigns Of Henry III. and
Henry w, but was changed by Louis
KY, when it was worn across the
chest The Chevaliers of the st. Esprit
were always known under the name OF
Les Gordon Bleu, and this was the su-
preme honor during the monarchy OF
France. 1t was from this that the title
Of Gordon bleu" was given to a first
class cook. A gentleman one day de-
clared after good meal that he who
had cooked the dinner had proved him
self a Gordon bleun among cooks in
other words, the master of his art. The
title became quite the rage and is now
always used to designate a good cook
| without the persons who use it know
+; ing what it means or still less the orr
gin of the title.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-26


The true, the ideal sportsman has nc
environment, no center Of distribution.
no accurately defined geographic range.
He lives In BALKAN or Belgravia. He
b Of the peerage or the proletariat. He
Is q general officer on the active list or
q retired sergeant He prescribes drugs
IN a rural dispensary or he soothes
malades imaginaires In his consulting
room In Harley street. He breaches In
the village church or In the cathedral.
His hat hangs In the hall Of the castle
or In the cottage porch. His income Is
fifty thousand a year or nothing. He
+ rides a cob or a thoroughbred. shoots
with his grandfather's hammer gun or
with the newest Of hammerless eject
ors. fishes with d hazel rod cut at the
watersiGe or with the latest thing IN
split cane, sails the summer seas in a
half rater or In a Sunbeam. Sports
manship. In short. IS an instinct. a
birthright, not d commodity. Any one
may buy its appurtenances No one can
buy its temperament #. @. Afialo iE
!. Fortnightly Review.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-26
HOUSE OF NAPO LEON. I
The Dwelling In Corsica In Which the
Great Man Was Born.

Historically, Ajaccio. Corsica, Is Of
the utmost Importance, for here It was
that on the 10Th Of August, 1863, Ma
poleon Bonaparte was born. and here
1t was that the future emperor spent
his youth, enlightened by an Intelligent
and lovely mother. The casa Napo-
leon" Is one Of the-or, should say,
the principal building In Ajaccio II is
solid three story building. with gray
stucco walls and number OF large
windows. Situated In the old part of
the town, one would scarcely find it
were It not for the boys who tender
their services to guide the stranger to
the place.
Although plundered In 1893 by the
partisaDs of Paoii, the heroic Corsican
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-26
PiccadilIy.I

A theory as to the origin of Picca-
dilly was put forward by Archdeacon
Bickersteth many years ago. He had
discovered Piccadilly among the
Chilterns, the central one Of three con-
ical hills near Ivinghoe, and he learn
ed that this hill had at one time been
known also as Peaked hill. Might not
London's Piccadilly likewise be a
Peaked hill? No doubt the hill in Pic
cadilly is not remarkably peaky, but,
then, the same thing might be said Of
the Derbyshire peak itself. There is
another Piccadilly near Aberystwyth,
and yet another near Bolton. But in
the provinces one always suspects bor-
rowing from London in such cases.,
There are Hyde Park Corners in pro-
vincial towns that have no Hyde park
to Justify them.-London Chronicle.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-26
For q Sluggish Liver.

When your liver is really sluggish,
practice the following exercises at
least twice day: Stretch one arm up
as high as you can. while with the 9th
5er one try and reach down toward the
door Then reverse the position Of the
arms. You will find that you will ;un
consciously bend the body toward the
lower arm. By this exercise the side
muscles are strengthened, and the iiv
er, which Is like a sponge, is squeezed,
and is thus much assisted in its work.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-26
4 RARE Bird
Why m American Snowman Could
Not Get 1t For His Museum.

Why al American shown,an Could
& Not Cat II For His Museum.
When the eminent French writer
Ferdinand Brunetiere visited the Unit
ed States some years ago, lecturing at
Harvard and other leading UNIVERSE
ties, he had an amusing experiences,
which he described In the recollections
OF his American tour which he after
ward published. The great Iitterateur
devoted much attention to the life and
works Of Bossuet, who was often styled
the Eagle Of Meaux, !" on account per-
haps Of his lofty flights OF eloquence-
This fact, with others pertaining to
his literary career, was mentioned by
some daily papers during his stay In
this country. 1t caught the eyes of q
shrewd American Snowman, who, how
ever, got somewhat mixed over the
meaning OF the allusion. He wrote the
following letter to the French author.
Sir-I have just heard that certain
Meaux eagle, very celebrated, 1t appears,
in your country, has become your ex-
elusive property. Now, am the mani
'sager Of museum in one OF the largest
cities in the States This Meaux eagle,
whose reputation has been enhanced By
your eloquence, would certainly not fan to
excite the curiosity of my public IL you
will let me have the rare bird and tell me
how to feed it. you can quote your own
figure
| Brunetiere politely explained that the
I arare bird had been dead for nearly
200 years.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-26
The Last Resort.

+ A man went into an oculist's the
other day and, complaining Of failing
sight, got fitted with a pair of spec
tacles.
IT'S this the weakest glass for my
eye?'' he asked.
+ EYES," replied the oculist.
"Supposing can't see with it after
few months?'
"Get stronger then"
"And if still can't seer
sGet a still stronger"
Sand if the strongest glass failsy
I'm that case think If were you
should buy a small, Intelligent dog and
q couple of yards Of string
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-26

fighter for liberty. the house still con-
tains a few "reminiscences Of the great
warrior Besides number of ordi-
nary rooms. each room containing some
furniture. one finds the bedroom where
Napoleon was born as well as Napo-
Icons sleeping and study room. with
his bed and table; his fathers study,
still beautifully furnished. and the
drawing room. In which are his moth
er's piano and her sedan chair. -Thep-
dore de yeer: in Four Track News.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-26
SHALL MILLIONAIRES
CONTINUED from Page ~

Continued from Page %
past) who are today developing, as
they have always developed and al
ways will develop, from among the
common people. Either our govern
ment, as a practical matter, must be-
come exclusively a government Of rich
men or else rich men must be kept
out of government by the votes of the
people, except always where their
qualities of craftsmanship are notable.
Yes, and there is another alternative
worse than the exclusive conduct Of
the government by rich men, and that
is the participation in the conduct of
I the government by poor men whose
{ poverty, Joined to the impossible
prices of living In Washington, tempts
them to get money in improper ways.
Discussing the whole subject, one Of
these wealthy public men Of most adj
mirable qualities for the great Office he
holds said, after all there are places
IL w sWAO6O HAL SclA live
on his salary" The answer to this Of
course was that while this might be
true, he would have to live in such
quarters and on such food and gener-
orally in such discomfort as to make
life hard for himself and positively
uncomfortable for his family. Again, no
man can do his best work who is in a
perpetual state Of apology. and humili-
alton. Still again his constituents
y would be ashamed of such a condition
4 of living il. they knew about it. "a
Also such public man As -at an Suns-
Il speakable disadvantage compared
( with the rich man with whom he
works; the one can entertain all visit
ors to Washington, the other cannot.
. The one can accept the hospitality Of
4 his associates because he in turn can
offer hospitality; the other cannot ac-
4 cept this hospitality and retain his
self-respect because he cannot by any
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-26

possible means return it. This matter
of entertaining is in itself an absurd
ly influential factor In Washington
life influential with the senator's or
congressman's constituents who are
visiting Washington, and even more
influential in legislation.
Thus the millionaire in national pub
lie life has an incalculable advantage
over the poor man in public life. It
would be hard, too, to reckon the
weight which free-handed social inter
course has upon the shaping Of ma
tional policies and the enactment Of
practical legislation. When public men
and their wives meet at the home Of
another public man. sit about his brill
liant board, and mingle afterwards in
charming and intimate conversation, a
subtle bond lis established which has
its effect here in America, just as the
same cause has produced the same re-
suit in England and in every other
country at all periods OF history. &
But the public man who, amid these
surroundings must live on his salary,
cannot attend these functions. Any
gowns that he might buy for his wife
and daughters would look shabby and
grotesque compared with the elegant
equipment Of their more fortunate sis
tiers. Such man may be far ADLER
and more Industrious than his rich
colleague, and vet all these natural
abilities are neutralized by the purely
artificial influence Of social entertain
Ement in which the rich man INDUCES.
In comparison the poor public man
and his family must live in an attitude
of perpetual apology. And why
should this be?
/ Decidedly the rich man who is not
pre- eminent in craftsmanship must go
Decidedly also the demagogue must
go. Decidedly something more than
millions and a purchased public repu-
tation on the one hand, and flaming
appeals to passion and class hatred
on the other hand, must be required
Of would-be public men il the govern.
iment Of, by, and for the people IS not
Ito be run, excessively by Croesus and
lack Cade.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-26
IMPERATIVE,

An infantry soldier named Scheiber
died on the last day Of his leave in his
home In a little village in upper Aus
tria. The village burgomaster, himself
an old soldier, remembered that the
commanding officer Of Scheibers regi-
ment should be notified Of the death,
and he proceeded to do so in the fol-
lowing letter:
.9The undersigned village burgomas-
ter requests on behalf Of the soldier
Scheiber two days more leave, as 9TH
erwise his interment cannot take
place" Vienna Press.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-26
A QUEER OLD GUN.
The Way the Ancient Matchbox Was
Loaded and Fired.

Loaded and Fired.
Amogg the arms now obsolete which
formed large part Of the infantry
equipment in the days when the army
was started was the pike, which was
in the form Of spear, with a fiat and
pointed head, mounted on staff from
thirteen to eighteen feet long. The fire.
arm in general use at the time was the
matchbox
What would q sergeant major Of the
present day, with his men armed with
the magazine rifle, think Of such
weapon ais this: /" Attached to the lock
Of this musket was a pan; also a cock,
the hammer of which was somewhat in
the form Of birds, serptnt's or dogs
head. This head was split, and screw
compressed on eased the Sits. The
piece being loaded first with powder
and then with ball, some powder was
poured into the pan. The pan was then
shut to keep this printing from drop
ping out and to keep it dry. When the
Goldier wished to fire, he fastened his
burning match into the slit Of the cock,
opened the pan, looked to his printing,
presented and pulled the trigger. The
match, falling into the powder in the
pan, fred it.
Between the pan and breech Of the
barrel communication was established
! by means Of small hole. When the
piece was being loaded the grains of
powder were naturally rammed and
shaken down close to this hole, and
when printing the soldier took care to
perfect the communication Of the pow
der in the pan with that in the barrel.
Thus the explosion in the pan caused
| the ignition of the charge !" london
! Graphic. AS
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-26
Percy Bysshe Shelley.

While tits as a poet that Shelley will
always be remem bered. the fact
not be overlooked that he had a passion
4 for reforming the world, before all
things. He wrote many valuable es-
says and pamphlets on questions Of the
day some time before he astounded the
world with his brilliancy as a poet. OF
his lyric work it has been said that it
presents sum total Of high creative
ness. profound thought and transcend
ent music such as cannot be found else
where in English literature. = Pear
sons Weekly
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-26
His clever Son.

The Dad MY son, / want to tell you
that the secret Of my success, as it
must be Of any mans, Is hard work
II The Son h! Dad. don't care to
hear other peoples secrets, and ! am:
too much Of gentleman to take adj
vantage of information gained that
way. Say no more Cleveland Leader.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-26
OLD TIME STYLES.
The Fashions In Ladies' Hats In Rich-
r,rond After the War.

mona AFTER the war.
Isl "a southern lady in diary which she
kept throughout the civil war tells Of
q bonnet which she made and which
was regarded as quite stunning" The
author of Dixie After the War"
quotes from the diary as follows:
We had been wearing coal scuttle
bonnets Of plated straw, trimmed with
corn shuck rosettes. made fifteen one
spring, acquired fine name as mil
liner and was paid for my work.
] recall one that was quite stunning.
j got hold Of a bit Of much worn white
ribbon and dyed it an exquisite shade
of green with tea made Of coffee ber-
ries. Coffee berries dye lovely green.
You might remember that il you are
ever in war and blockaded.
When the northern ladies' appeared
on the streets Of Richmond they did
not seem to have on any bonnets at all.
They wore tiny, three cornered affairs,
tied on with narrow strings, and all
their hair showing in the back. We
thought them the most absurd and
| trifing things. But we made haste to
get some.
The Yankees introduced some new
fashions in other things besides clothes
that r remember wildly, one being
canned fruit. I had never seen any
| canned fruit before the Yankees came
| Pleasant innovations in food were like
| to leave lasting impressions on one
who had been living on next to nothing
for an indefinite@period
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-26
It Made : Difference.

"Good gracious.' exclaimed the vis-
itor. Hear those boys lighting and
yelling out there. Regular little hood
lums, aren't they 2"
4 ST can't say" replied Mrs. Famley-
"T'm rather nearsighted. you know"
.sBut surely you can hear them.
"Oh, yes; but can't tell whether
they're my children or the neighbors's
Exchange,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-26
! Ren,arkabIe Visio = !,

An old woman who had been In the
infirmary with sore eyes told neigh
Dor that the doctor took out her eyes
and scraped them with lances. Mon
sense. woman replied the other. "Ye
Thouldn't believe all We hear. The doc
eors would only be stufiing We" oh,
but We know It's no use saying that,
for / awakened up out Of the chloro-
form and saw both Of my eyes lying
on the table!''