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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-05-25
10 Every Member attending
the next meeting of
THE DORCAS WORKERS
Ehe Pastor will loan
ONE DOLLAR

No one understood it. The Dorcas Workers were
as much IN the dark as any There were but
ten Of them all told and they attended this particular
meeting IN an unbroken body Even Miss Jerrie Benni-
went.
ferries name was probably Geraldine. but az her
immediate world called her by the pert dminutive
Mapedale elected to do the same though she was
stranger to them a-tre Bennsons being "citv folk'
IN Mapledaie tor the Jerrie had Joined the
workers, not because she was particularly inclined
either to religion or industry but because there was
nothing else to join, and her companionable dsno-
sition such that she had to belong to whatever
there was or else feel lonely.
Because OF ferries extreme prettness, her beam;no
good humor, her fashionable gowns and her penu;ne
and gentle arstocracy of bearing Mapledales ma
irons very much desired to love her. What made It
impossible was ferries language That they condoned
with her at all is due to the fact that they imputed
her fault entirely to the account of her brothers of
whom there were six-surey enough to corrupt the
English of an only sister.
Jerrie looked much more entertained than shocked
when she studied the placard the meeting house
door. She with the others, waiting in the open
door for them.
who asked him for dollar?" she queried Her
voice was soft and her shy, for she acutely
felt her youthful lack of value among these extremely
mdde-aged and aggressively active Workers. II never
did, S help me Jehosaplrat'
."Eh? Wfat?" interrupted Grandma Transue testify
She was deaf old lady, and firmly of the opinion
that her inability to hear entirely the fault of
those speaking to her. EFF folks nd jes quit 1mbin'"
sne iuttered fumbling among the voluinous folds Of
her skirt for her trumpet.
Jerre gave her friendly little smile but edged reso-
translate herself down that hose.
ing. frctted Mrs. Setter She was the postmasters
wife She hal been the Village school teacher. man
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seemed to make an especial appeal his protective
chivalry She was his most beloved worker. Not that
the society. No wren on an ostrich farm could have
been more useless. And yet-and yet-had the chance
been his, how gladly would he have snapped off any,
every, ostrich for this tiny wren
Her shining hair tied with its big black bow, her
innocent face upturned to his, Theoretically
fascinating to him that he easily credited her with
power satisfy him all directions and he therefore
burst out enthusiastically:
in busy circle to be- best above the rest in
and success-your dollar may much, more
than any, for this good cause of ours"
Jerre looked far from hopeful.
II haven't useful stunt in my Bag" she protested
"Can't sew, can't cook Wouldn't if 1 could Won't
it do if just dig down in my own pocket at the end
OF the two months and cough up another plunk-or
three-to match this?"
Shudderng his way. through the corrupted portions
of this speech, Mr.. Gynne grasped at the decent ex-
preston my own pocket" and replied to it.
tho no. w. nee 81 ths to eS 10 ~rowe
that organized endeavor pays its own wage in coin
You say that you cannot earn money; pray and way
will be shown. Hard work, perhaps, but that is what
/ expect of you-work, labor, toll"
"To?" Her long lashes Auttered far up and she
gazed at him in blank dismay
"To,' he repeated.
Great jumping jerusalem she murmured sadly, and
turning quickly, followed the others.
His glance strayed with her she sauntered down
fresher than the hedge which she kissed in pass
ing; secondly, that he had done i'll for his in in
sstng THAT she contribute from the fruit of her industry
rather than of her generosity. The Bennisons were
rich
1t is impossible to do than merely hint at the
wide excitement which thrilled Mapedale for the next
months. The entire village espoused the scheme
and each soul in it stood by the Dorcas Workers as
vaianty as circumstances allowed Whenever family
purse permitted that famy's table boosted loaf of
Mrs. P. Shehans special bread a glass of the
league girls JAM
"'Tis said them leagues be making money hand
fist and don't rightly know it's fair, seeing
they have the fruit the p and don't need to buy
nothin' but the sugar." shouted Mrs. Skunk conf
dentialy down Grandma Transues hose.
Mrs. Skunk embroidering doilies and finding
them hard to finish and more hard to SELL
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and when he dropped his righteous eyes to the toor
her small low shoes apparently usurped more space
than the otS7 Dorcasses' nine pair of copper -toed
toned them at home
Incidentally, of course, she listened to Mr. Glynne.
had to be painted the parish purse was empty the cost
OF painting would be the heavy sum of seventy-fve
doiars and most heart breaking rigorous canvass
ten ''
Blu, climaxed Mr. G1ynne, his voice becoming
sweetly clarion as he approached the ph of his ha-
number composing the Dorcas Society gave me an idea
You have all of repeatedly assured me that al
though you had no wealth your disposal you would
gaoy give your labor And this is to be your oppor-
tunity! intend intrust to each, as consecrated
loan, one dollar. One dolari For the space Of two
months you are to work your noblest double or to
in devoted labor" " :, 81 80 - - .'DoA
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BABIES is mighty few and far, mighty few and far"
crooned Grandma shaking her head disnnay. She was
answering the underlying of the conversations
not the froth top, and she explaining the rea
why she too might be behind the league girls in
profits Grandma was knitting infants bootees and
socks and sacks ,"
A topic for conversation quite as absorbing as the
work done by the older Dorcasses the lack of
work done BY Je!re Her brothers had come down to
fellows apiece, and Jerrie chummed with the whole
boyish bunch 50 that she had very good time, but
found her parish interests showed into the background
had made the startling admission that she feared she
had lost the original dollar AS for adding to it. she
had not shred of hope left &.
" This piece of gossip reentlessy went the rounds,
and ferries name dropped from popular discussion
Before the summer over, Mapledae's excitement
that always accompanies competition, there finally
fear The visionary Mr.. GHnne. relying too implicitly
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ri "Be not sothful BE NO inprov1dent steward Bury
not your talent in a napkin" exhorted Mr.. Glynne,
Only Jerrie was left. She alone got the benefit of
the reference to the unfaithful steward. =
THAT must have been pretty much of an all
round >leuch any way you look at him., she remarked
difidently Geaversing with divines contrary to
her general PRACTICE but she felt that her remarks
should be biblical nothing "An out and out SLOUGH
don't you think? Or he wouldn't have buried nap
kin when any old rag would have done we'll"
j. Mr.. Glynne's smile sternly died. =.
Surely my young friend does not presume to criti
else, in levity and slang passage from Holy Writ"
MY good gracious, mol Is that what was doing?
Chew it and forget it," begged Jerrie, flushing with
honest contrton. -. . 1t.
In her shocked pentence she looked so spiritually
fair and slight that Mr. Glynne fateringly restored
her to No. this fashioned young pastor failed
to realize how very dearly he inclined towards
form Of the older Dorcasses her slender prettiness
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aging forty children with ease, but married life and
one baby were proving too much for her nerves. "He
precious"
Don't you call yourself no mother yet Mis- Setzer"
eight on 'en1, like 1 have, all living"
LADIES' | crave your pardon for being late for
keeping you waiting said gentle voice behind them.
Mr. Glynne was there. The mere sight of him was
a balm-he was guilelessly young. His handsome
face wore perpetuay propitiatng smile, before
which resentment and criticism fled away like chaff in
a wind The sewing society smiled back at him con-
tentedly, and followed him into the meeting house
They =, trod heavily and seated themselves with bust
caution of Sunday. Mr.. Gynne took chair in the
aisle whence the sunlight of his smile could filter i'm
partially over each and ALL That u.s. he strove to be
of vision astonishngy often than any other head
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"Eh?' shot sharply from Grandma Transue
SOUNDS sometfnn' like" said Miss Piper, coughing
and chucklng happily.
"Hoaw is 'invest'?" asked Dazalia Dewey, in fear-
ful drone Droning her method of showing i'm
pressveness.
"Why-er, why-er," stammered Mr.. Glynne, his
5aculty why-er buy crude food stuffs, for instance
the finished article more valuable"
Mrs. r. Shehan who kept the store, had an ache
for defniteness, and demanded:
DO you mean, buy flour for dollar and make
1t INTO enough bread to sell for two dol1ars?"
Yes!" cried Mr.. Glynne radiantly. Bread For
two dollars His smile widened he acquired hardi-
hood and sald "Or three dollars. Bake bread? Bake
bread! he finished, beaning instructively upon them
ALL
where all bakes none buys" observed Miss league
oracularly. well make jell" She spoke for herself
and two sisters.
The jelly of the league "grls had been famous for
forty years.
This idea of investment and rivalry seemed electrical
y to suit the Work ers, and they showed themselves
eager to get to their homes and begin AS many of
them arose resolutely, Mr. Glynne knew enough to
propose adjournment.
"Providence permitting u.s. he went on, reaching
into his pocket, 1--WE reassembe here months
from date to return this dollar bringing with it its
earnings"
He produced ten silver coins-they were lukewarm-
and distributed them among the Dorcasses
AS hers lay in her pink palm, Jerre eyed it with
anything but favor. 1t might have been an earthworm
and squirmng, for all the pleasure she appeared to
get out of it. II - ~-~-- =
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-05-25
In the Complete Story of

1.-The Busiest Dollar" the author, Marion Hill.
presents decidedly piquant picture of the bright,
light hearted grl-frivoous, if you wil-brimful
OF the wider life of the city, who finds herself
enrolled among the staid Dorcas workers of a
country village. 1t is realistic picture, and in
this case realism gives sharper spice of humor
and surprise than highest flight of imaginative
fancy could convey
The illustrations that accompany the story por-
tray its characters with touch as faithful as
was that that guided the pen describing them
They contribute another instance of the harmo-
NOUS intelligent sympathy and fellowship of spirit
that unite author and artist throughout this Sc
r1es of stories, and give to it rank of it's own
above any hitherto placed before the readers of
newspaper. They pictures that do not
merely present the characters to us as if seen
upon stage from our seats in the auditorium:
they permit US, as permitted in Elizabethan
days to stand beside them their stage and be
as If at one with their living, moving presence.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-05-25
Copyright, 1906, by Thomas H. Mckee.

Copyright, 1906, by Thomas H. Mckee.
TEEN from the train track which circed con-
te1nplatvely many times around it from the
wooded distance of hills before swoopinp
~ down into the valley and cutting tri-
umphantly across its shady streets, the tree
frnged village across Mapledale looked ever peace
fully idyllic. And, the ordinary course of events
peaceful it certainly In proof, nothing more
convincing can be offered than the statement THAT on
Sunday the worshipping portion of Mapledale no mat
ter of what religious persuason all gathered to-
gether under roof to listen service which with
discreet and broad tolerance designated merely as
"preachin
But peace not Mapledae's lot just at present
and the of disturbance that same unpreju-
diced little meeting house-or properly speaking
it was young Mr. Glynne, the dealer of preachin
for the term. rue the meeting house too liberal
IN its entertainments to pose strictly sacred: a
strip of bunting its platform transformed it
into the town hall for political speakers; few kero-
sene lamps for footighs and denim curtain strung
head high on clothes line changed it into the gilt
tering rostrum of school exhibitons-but still, when
hymn books were planted regularly two feet apart on
the benches, and reading desk adjusted soe1nnly
in the center of things it had sacred side and was
this side which Mr. Glynne assaulted when he tackled
upon the door this notice:
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-10-07
A Runaway River.

The problem and the peril of the Colo
RADIO river are not difficult to under
stand. \ great river running slowly
on a ridge Of its own creating, run
ming in n broad and tortuous channel
choked with islands Of mud and bars
of sediment running with fall of
only one foot To the mile, while to the
north and west lay vast depression
below sea level and inviting the slug
gieh river to a Swifter fOw; between
this sunkeu area and the uncertain
course os the river a great garden Of
Eden in promise aud potency, needing
only TO he watered and kept. then a
canal taVning the river, n food gather
ing at the far away sources a breach
in the unprotected haul, and the whole
volume Of the river. forsaking It's
ancient and outgrown bed ard rushing
into that pit in the desert. sweeping
in its course through miles of fertile
farms and cutting canyons where
canals had boen-thiS is an outline of
the situation and hint of the peril
A. J. Wells in Sunset Magazine.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-10-07

Not seldom iu highland districts the
attendance at church during unpropi-
tious weather is but scUuiy one min
lister. finding himself on "a hoi~terous
sunday confronted with bat one soil
tary auditor. who happened to Dee a
rruf outspohou character took him
into DIS confidence. with view 81
pruu.'.atv l.w "Nul ep 900 with thf
sermon. JohHf" John answered grua
ly. .py course" Getting ut1 che pul
p.t uuJ lelur- over .f tn Hstrl "Wf
: give t1l th. Gaelic SERMON ur tH'
English uutr' "G.re h1.fh Nru
U,sl pI wr 900 -ai John. wor'
1ruWt afI dundee Advert .ssr
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The olsoG koss Of Csievtsa.

A scientist. writing of the hiAca hole
81 Calcutta and It's atmosphere. says
''un The svh os June l15-i. Rt~ss' :
ocio-k IN fha evening iss men s~yr
forced at TIE point u The hsyotsef ID
10 a annp@na eighteen feet square
They had tsem btis few minutes con
finesi in THIS iafeggal prison t-sfore
every oue zen iatp t~rsplratIan -
prufasr that no lira ras - formed =
II, This brought ou II raging Thirst
the most dishea.t respiration aud an
outrs g.ous 1.sigluu such sas w.
horror @, their situation that every In
sglt that could t.a devised against the
guard without ard al the npprohrioG@
nance the Hiccrny MDf his officers
could lie loaded with were repeated Ia
provoke uuc guard t8 f-e upon them
and terminate their suffering, Before
II O'Clock th- sam. evening one. third
Of the men were dead. and t~fore q
next morning only twenty tire" came
out alive but most ~ them Ia high
putrid fever All these dreadful effects
ser. csccasiuncd 10y the want Of atin"~
pheric afr and rs their breathing a SD
perabundant qGanjiiy q nitrogen emit
ted from their lunsE''
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-10-07
BILLION DOLLAR COTTON CHoF.

Dsspsf. fhe fact Of the much talk
ed OF shortage Ia the cotton crop o.
this year. tha Southern Farm Maya
zine for October. Just Issued. essi'
mates tha, the present crop VIII
command 1900. Geo 600 or 100000
eco more than the crop OF last year.
Tea years ago the average value Of
the crop annually was about $3.50
600 600. Growers Of cotton are iarye-
IN responsible for the fact that they
are receiving now $500 100000 more
year FOR their crop than they re-
ceivea ten years ago. That vast NJ
crease q. half billion dollars In
their annual income has within five
or six years placed them Ia "a position
Of comfort that many OF them could
hardly have dreamed Of ten or III
teen year ago. They have been en-
ahled To build better homes and bet
ter school houses. 10 improve their
stock, to add To their mechanical
equipment and to pile mp reserves In
the banks or to make profitable in
yestments Of their surplus. They
have II In their power 10 add to the
many advantages that they are al
ready enjoying, but they will lose
that power unless they maintain and
strengthen the position which they
have gained during the past five
years. and which has baffled the city
growers known familiarly as cotton
gamblers. These. with the opening
of the new season. have tried 10
come to the front again, notwith-
standing the absence of any pretense
for bear campaign. Grain growers
and cattle raisers Of this country are
getting good prices for their wares,
labor is many fields is receiving high
er wages than ever before, and
there is hardly a part of the civilized
world which is not offering better
markets for cotton goods. In view of
such facts southern cotton growers
should receive the highest prices pos
sible for the staple, and they are in
position as never before TO com
mand them.
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The Deans REIment.

Dean Stanley was once driving with
a friend from Monrrale 10 Palermo.
Both men were reading Stanley sud
denly discovered that ne was shiver-
ing with cold. lie mentioned the
matter to his friends
We'll, hadn't you better put some
thing onf" said the latter. pointing 10
the deans bag, which was close nc
hand
Stanley thought IL rather a good
idea. and the friend went on reading
As they entered Palermo there Were
shouts OF establishment, Stanley was
placidly reading Ills friend found
that the distinguished churchman hat
ahseutmiudedly drawn out o. night
shirt Pom his bag aud put 10 ON over
his other clothing ana thus arruyo,
was riding tviumphuutly into che city
London Sketch
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BRAIN LEAKS.
{ Bryan $ Commoner.D

Organs Commoner.)
A light heart maketh a bright
outlook.
If man has lived right, death is
only a graduation.
1t is always easy to see where an
others work could be bettered,
The trouble with great many
people is that they are near-doers.
1t is often easier to refrain from
doing wrong than it is to do right.
Fraternity means something more
than belonging to the same secret
! society.
A lot OF people lost most of the
spice of life through failure to gin
/ ger up.
4 kick" at the primary is often
more effective than bolt" at the
ballotbox.
There is nothing so annoying as
a little man who feels big in a me-
dunn position.
4 lot of men think they are all
right IL they pay a little money 10
q preacher who is good.
THE fool sayeth in his heart,
there is no God, but he isn't fool
enough 10 believe d..
\ father never realizes how hard
81 is for his child to learn long di-
vision until ne tries to explain It.
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The custom Of having warshilis san
under scaled orders arose from the de
sire OF MARTINI. powers to prevent the
plans from becoming known To the
enemy. In the American navy such
orders come from the president and
are delivered TO n commander OF ship
or squadron 10y n confidential messen-
ger who knows nothing 81 their con
tents. Sometimes they are tn cipher,
but they are always sealed with the
official seal Of the navy department
and the package cannot be opened I'M
i'll the time marked on II, which Is
usually several hours after the hour
Of leaving port BY this precaution
the newspapers are prevented from
disclosing prematurely the movements
which may be Of the greatest impor-
lance. and the spies Of the enemy are
rendered useless SO far as their ahii-
ity TO discover the secret of such
movements is concerned. Sailing I'M
der scaled orders is now the common
naval practice in time of war. These
instructions are found in the packet
of sealed orders, which is opened
when well out at sea.
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DDD\t~ MAN MD FN\T~.
.juugc Coliap~s~ a. Tie PASSES pcaui,
sentence.

Pittsburg. oct. 7.-- Called ON for
the first time To- pass the death sem
tence. judge Joseph NJ Swearingen
collapsed as be- sent Norris - Holm
cs to The galjows for numbering his
sweetheart. Nancy Miller
H1Ime- smiled tnutemptuously
while thy judge vus speaking and
broke iuta ruftaw when the latter
fvll back faiutins iu his chair Holm.
,s declared after bis conviction that
hy wished fU live for nu, reason. that
t. wIeht $500 the district attorney
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u.Hfor. Tease. oct Mites Wat
.eu. 90 southwestern Christian yoH
lose fHdeHr bad btg alm t.wpofar
OBS rsaEzst tuflas Ia thunderstorm
hF sushf HsbtaiHe stFaks shs
carried ia beg ha8d a. fhs ilms .
sfs,Ifat umbrella sEd .hr sIrsin-tF
was apparently atffarfe8 HF the -5
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AEy erroneous reflection upon the
haracter, standing or reputation Of
any person, firm or corporation that
may appear in the columns Of the
Daily Light will be gladly corrected
upon its being brought to the atten-
ton OF the management
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pafH. Tssas tsf 1901 ID iEfft
.afF .sfasya reNf... #. fst Ffsat
ad ta.f 8epo Ha1 NeIaH $3.50
tH .H peel Heaa sire Hftsa fHt
ftH.eH uHa@ $500 .'HH6sH 'H .t.
.rIf.