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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-23
GREAT INCREASE
OF WEALTH

WASHINGTON, MARCH, %
The census bureau bulle-
tin issued today shows a per
) capita Indebtedness Of $3.50
In the United States. but for
every $2.S5 indebtedness
there is 500 in national
} wealth.
The percentages of In.
crease Of wealth from 1900
to 1904 are without parallel
except In the decade from
1850 to 1860.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-12-06

thing for us two, why not push it
along little? What's the matter
with getting four or five or a half
dozen of the other boys Interested"
Nothing at all. There's Scott and
Corwin and Wilson and Thompson
and Smith, all of 'em good, whole
souled fellows, and all here in the
building. Suppose 1 phoned 'em to
come up, and we'll talk the matter
over. They're all pretty well fixed,
too, and l believe will be glad to take
a hand
Just the thing, George The soon.
er we take hold and get it under way,
the BETTER
Accordingly an urgent message was
telephoned in a half jovial, half mys-
FERROUS way, to each one mentioned, to
come to James Office at once on i'm
portant business All responded
promptly, undecided as to whether it
meant a practical joke or business OF
pressing Importance.
Will called the meeting to order
in very formal manner and request
ed George to state it's purpose.
Every one seemed to enter into the
spirit of the object of the meeting, as
well as into the half jovial, hall
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-12-06
Growth of Canadian Town.

AS an example of the increasing
railroad facilities for the west, comes
the report of the marvellous growth
of Nokomis, Canada. as center,
caused by the increase of the wheat
industry of that section of the coun-
try. Two lines have already been es-
tablished in the town and the rich
country lying between the Quill Plains
and the famous Regina district is to
be tapped with line running direct
from Regina, crossing the main line
at this point. and running in north
easterly direction to the fertile Swan
river valley.
Government support has been given
to the part of the new transcontinen-
tai lines that connect Winnipeg with
the great lakes, and the Grand Trunk
Pacific company, which builds the Sec
ton to run from Winnipeg, is doing
it's utmost to get the rails down as
far west as Edmonton before the
ground freezes.
Already the line has been completed
and is opened for freight as far as
Minnesota, 1876 miles west of Winni-
peg.
The increased railroad facilities
have made Nokomis the junction point
with the Canadian Pacific and have
also made it the most promising and
the liveliest town in that part of the
dominion.
Despite the fact the town is but
six months old, it has 80 buildings,
| two banks and three hotels. Two
great trans-continental lines run
through the town, the Grand Trunk
| Pacific and the Canadian Pacific.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-12-06

formal, parliamentary manner IN
which it was conducted. and thsy
were soon discussing the various sug-
gestions, offered with the enthusiasm
and abandon of a lot Of school boys.
While there was no posing as phil
anthropists, there was a who1e-sou1ed
spirit of consideration shown for the
worthy unfortunate, that gave them
much deeper insight into each 9th.
ers characters and drew them into
closer bonds Of sympathy than would
year of ordinary intercourse.
It was found that after they had
all pledged themselves to the fund in
accordance with the rule laid down,
as to ability and percentage Of or
binary expenditure, there would be
something over a hundred and fifty
dollars available.
1t being essential to the carrying
out of their plan that their families
should be interested. meeting was
called for subsequent evening at
all were represented.
The ladies' and other members Of
the families entered into the move
ment with even more enthusiasm than
the originators. Before the labor was
completed of making out the list OF
those to be aided and the various
things to be contributed to each one,
several meetings were required. More
enjoyment came from these meetings,
twice over, than if the money ex-
pended had been for gifts for them
selves.
The organization was kept secret
from the public, but at the laughing
suggestion of Mr.. Scott, adopted the
name: s"The Associated Santa Claus. :"
With each basket, delivered late on
Christmas eve, at the door of various
homes, was an envelope addressed to
the recipient, containing postal d.
rected to THE Associated Santa
Claus Box 619, City; requesting that
the receipt of the basket be acknowl-
edged, so that it might be known
that it had not gone astray.
It is not the province of this story
to tell of the joy of the little children
in these 80 or 40 homes, over the re-
ceipt of some cherished toy and the
ever welcome candy and nuts, or Of
the heartfelt gratitude of the parents,
that, for that one day of all others,
their families had been permitted to
partake of the comfort and luxury OF
well filled table.
AT the final meeting of the year,
held the night after Christmas, at
which the acknowledgements were
read to the association, more than one
woman's eyes were brimming with
tears, and more than one man had
a lump in his throat that was difficult
to swallow, as he listened to the
burning words of gratitude, for the
JOY that had been brought to their
homes Some were expressed in I'M
couth, and some in the most refined
language, but all bore the impress of
| sincerity.
There was not a dissenting voice,
when Mr. Wilson presented the fol
| lowing resolution:
I Resolved, That the Christmas just
passed has been the happiest one OF
our lives, and that we continue, as a
! permanent organization, The Asso.
| ciated Santa Claus. Ohio Magazine.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-12-06

AS even express trains seldom attain
a higher rate of speed than twenty-five
miles per hour, travel is slow and
tedious though fairly comfortable, and
to enjoy Spain one must assume the
leisurely indifference of the Spaniard
to whom manana is always the chosen
time He is wise who carries his own
luncheons and never are dainty tea
baskets more indispensable than on
these long journeys. Spanish Ell
quette demands that the traveller be-
fore partaking of his food must po-
litely offer it to those who share the
compartment with him. 1t may either
be graciously accepted or declined.
In no country is it SO difficult to
travel and to secure information, as
but little English is spoken even by
important ofiicials.-Travel Maya
zine
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-12-06
The Worlds Railroads.

A year and half ago, according to
a German statistician, the railroad
mileage of the world was 563,771
miles, or 1906 miles more than in the
preceding year. OF the worlds mile
age the United States had 215,713
miles and Europe 1924 miles. The
worlds capital in railways is estimated
at over $4,000, 100000. and the aver
age cost per mile, with equipment.
etc, is $76,S50. In the United States
the average cost per mile was sos ,03S;
in England 1905, 900 per mile. If the
reflective person considers what IA
cilities for transportation the various
countries have in their rivers and
canals, the cost of their railways will
appear to mark the extent OF the de-
ficiency of water transportation.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-12-06
NEWEST IN STEEL CARS.
Union Pacific Mans Invention May
Have Solved Railway Problem.

Representing the highest form OF
passenger coach construction, the new
Union Pacific steel car, which was on
exhibition in front of the headquar-
ters recently, attracted a large crowd
of spectators and many scientific men
who were interested in the possibili-
ties it holds out for the future.
1t is built on the very latest model,
with round windows-which offer far
greater resistance in case of accident,
and side entrances. which also lessen
the danger of telescoping. 1t has ven
tilators on the roofing which carry
an air stream around underneath the
car and distribute it evenly over the
entire surface. There is scarcely a
stick of wood in the whole car and
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-12-06

~ ELLO, George, what's the matter
4A with your" asked Will James,
as George Johnson stepped into
his office in one of the sky-scrapers,
and sank YEARLY into chair.
I'm clear tagged out was the
reply do you know, this Christmas
business is something awful?"
James laughed. Are you finding
that out for the first time?"
mo, but it seems worse than usual
this time. It appears that my folks
have nearly every little thing they
need, and, when find some particular
thing that strikes my fancy, it costs
so much, by the time I even up all
around, can't afford it."
We'll, if misery loves company,
you've got plenty of it. We're all in
the same box. l confess it strains me
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-12-06

SO that 1t takes all the pleasure away
from the giving, because the ex-
pense is really greater than I can af-
ford"
That's it exactly. 1t wouldn't be
SO bad if the gifts were restricted to
ones own family, but some relative
or friend makes some of the family
a present and it has to be met in
kind, or with something a little bet
ter, in order to relieve ones self of
TIE sense of obligation. II these
presents were all dictated by affec-
tioa, a fellow wouldn't object to max
ing considerable sacrifices, but when
Q large proportion are merely for the
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-12-06
Cars Run by Man Power.

Street railways with cars operated
by manual power are in use at Mann
hasa, in East Africa. The light, mar
row gauge tracks are laid through the
street, and the cars are for hire, like
cabs, or are the private property of
officials and wealthy residents. They
are little four-wheeled cars, with one
or two cross seats, and each is
propelled by two natives. Spur tracks
are run into private grounds, SO that
persons can take the cars to their
doors.-Philadelphia Record.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-12-06
NEAR TO DISASTER
RAILROAD MAN TELLS OF MAR.
ROW ESCAPES.
Forward Truck Lost from Under Box
Car While Train Was Moving
Rapidly-Train Tagged in
Nick Of Time.

There are actual happenings In
railroading every year which are far
more sensational than the widest
dreams of any writer of fiction" said
a railroad man, and he proceeded to
tell stories to demonstrate his theory.
The first story related to a freight
train on the New Haven railroad. Will
liam Dellert. now travelling engineer
on the New York division of the road,
was the engineer. When the train
reached Stamford the car inspectors
examined the cars and in the middle
of the train saw a sight that caused
them to start back in amazement. The
forward truck of one of the box cars
was missing and the only thing hold
ing that end of the car up was the
coupling.
A hurry call was sent out for every
the missing truck, for an object of
that kind loose on four-track road
was likely to cause a lot of trou-
BILE. The truck was located down a
bank on an out curve at Cos Cob, six
miles west of Stamford.
1t seems that as the car started
around the curve the pin connecting
the car and the truck broke and the
truck shot out from under the car and
then ran down the bank, leaving the
forward end of the car suspended only
by the coupling. When it is consid-
cred that the train was running at a
speed of So miles an hour when it
rounded the curve, and that this gait
Wo ind 70 hn a
from a bad wreck was surprising.
Engineer Charles M. Clark, former
ly on the Connellsville division of the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad. had an ex.
perience somewhat similar. He was
firing an engine with three large driv-
ing wheels on each side, the middle
wheel being without fange. They
had passed Glencoe and were mount.
ing the grade to the long Sand Patch
tunnel when they were tagged and
stopped.
The engineer utilized the delay to
get down and oil up little. A
moment later Clark heard him gasp:
CLARK, for the love of heaven, come
down here and see this engine!"
The middle driver on the engineers
side had twisted off it's axle flush
with the outside of the journal box
but the massive wheel was still in an
upright position leaning at slight
angle on the side rod, which was the
only support holding it on the rail
1t was evident that in this condition
the loose driver had been running
along the rail for at least two miles
of straight track at the end of which
they were.
1t was thought that the wheel wal
twisted from it's axle as the engin.
rounded sharp curve about two
miles below, and it was pretty certain
that 1t would have jumped the tract
and fallen In the way of the hind driv
ing wheel as soon as the engine start
ed to go around the very next curve
That this did not happen was due t,
the accident of the train being tagged
The engine ran along all right unit
the train was tagged, but once stop
ped, the engine was completely dea,
and had to be hauled to the end O
the division.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-12-06
THE ASSOCIATED
SANTA CLAUS
BY CHARLES FREDERIC GILLIAN

purpose of keeping even, it's horse
of another color"
Yes, and our most expensive pres
ents go to those who are better fixed
financially than ourselves, and who
have the least need for them. Why,
just last week one of my nieces, who
is in very moderate circumstances,
and of whom l think good deal, was
married, and we sent her a piece of
plated silverware that cost four dol
lars At the same time we sent Miss
DeForrest for her wedding present a
cut glass dish that cost SIS, and she'd
hardly recognize us if we met her on
the street"
I'm glad you told me that, Will.
l had a sort of sneaking idea that
I was about the biggest fool in town
in that direction, but l guess you
and your family and / and my family
and everybody else and his family
are all in the same boat. But what's
to be done? Can't we make declar-
alton of independence? My wife and
make resolves every year, but we
keep stretching the limit little, I'M
til by the time we get through the
list We find we have sent more than
the preceding year"
I'm with you on two things,
George; that is, that we economic
some on our expenditures, and that
what we do spend shall be in a way
to bring most enjoyment to ourselves,
by giving the most enjoyment to 9th
ers. Let's give, what we give out
side our own families, to those who
need it."
Il don't think l follow you exactly"
We'll, take myself. for instance.
I am very fortunate if 1 get off with
| a hundred dollars. How much does
| it cost your"
Il can't say definitely but fully that
| much,I should Judge
Suppose, then, we take our families
| into the scheme with us and agree to
spend only $50 for ourselves. Then
we can spend $25 each for a num-
Der of worthy poor families who
| are unable to provide for themselve 4
out of the ordinary, yet too proud
have too much self-respect to
| themselves of the public CHART
! that day. In that way we W
| $25 ahead, and at the same
| able to furnish 10 or Is fal
turkey and the other
| for good Christmas
some candies and toys
dren."
Good for you. Wi
down to Che GROUND
wife will be right
I'm glad it 81
ably, Georgs.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-12-06
OWN RAILROADS IN BRAZIL.
American and Canadian Capitalists
Securing Control.

American and Canadian capitalists
have secured more or less perfect
control over the system of rail and
water transportation forming a belt
line" around the most productive por-
ton of Brazil, says the New York Sun.
In report to the bureau of manufac-
lures Consul-General G. e. Anderson
at Rio Janeiro says that this belt
line" with the help of the government
railroads and subsidized steamship
line, practically reaches every import
ant commercial center in the whole
republic.
The belt line" system OF railroads
is distributed over the republic in
three main lines, as follows: The Sac
Paulo-Rio Grande railroad lines, which
cover the southeastern part of Brazil,
reaching into the coffee districts; the
Amazon-Bolivian line, which connects
the republic of Bolivia and the great
rivers of the northwestern part of
Brazil, which is principally grazing
country.
American interests are now organ
izing a syndicate for the further de-
velopment of the Paraguayan and Bo.
livian connections. The amount OF
money at present invested and which
will soon be invested in several en-
terprises now being begun, including
the Bolivian development, will prob.
ably exceed 150,000,00O. The move.
ment of American railway and other
material to Brazil, he says, represents
the most active and the principal ele-
ment in the export trade of the United
States to Brazil and Bolivia
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-12-06

conflagration in case of a wreck will
be practically impossible.
The car is the work of Superintend-
emit of Motive Power McKeen of the
Union Pacific and is greatly admired
by those who make specially of
railroad construction. 1t has a large
seating capacity. The car will soon
be placed in active service and others
will be Immediately turned out of the
shops in case it proves successful
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-18
.SaIHlr5#i r#i5 $5.8s1Ig5
ro EoIL LAMP rHIEvEs.
Socket Which Locks, But Which Is
Nos Rigid-Turns, But Does
Not Unscrew.

It Is frequently desirable to prevent
theft Of incandescent lamp bulbs in
public places. To effect this, a socket
has been produced that locks the lamp
50 that it cannot be removed by an un-
authorized person. Says a writer in
The Western Electrician
"Curiously enough. this is not ac-
complished by actually securing the
lamp base rigidly in the socket as
might appear the first solution, though
a moments consideration would show
that with the base thus prevented from
turning. a slight effort would twist the
glass bulb out the base, resulting in
the destruction Of the lamp anyway
Instead, on attempted removal by
unscrewing, the lamp turns easily and
promisingly for 10 or is turns or I'M
til the uninitiated would-be remover
begins to notice that the lamp is no
farther out Of the socket than when
he commenced his efforts. The inter-
nal-threaded cup which carries the
lamp is free to turn on swivel, so
that, unless It's movement is arrested
during the twisting operation, it turns
with the lamp base, from which it
does not unscrew. A key CID is ar
ranged to be inserted in the side
of the socket. which locks the cup
against rotation while the lamp is be-
ing inserted or unscrewed.
"The inventor Of this thief-proof
socket describes a form OF construc-
tion which has certain important prac-
tical advantages. It may be strongly,
lightly and cheaply made and involves
the minimum of alteration of the or
dinary standard socket, utilizing most
Of the parts without change. No
change in the exterior shell is neces-
sary except the hole for receiving the
lateral key-shell. The screw-socket
or cup is not liable to be strained or
distorted II the lamp be too forcibly
screwed in; no distortion or wear Of
the parts can affect the conductive
contact with the switch in the closed
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-18
MAKING PRECIOUS STONES.
Effort Of Chemists Only a Partial Sue
cess--sapphires Now Made.

Chemists have long tried to manu-
facture precious stones In their lab
oratories, but have only succeeded in
producing one-the ruby-on a com
mercially paying basis Within the
last month artificial sapphires have
been announced, and some Of them
have reached New York and Paris.
Hydrofuoric acid has no effect on
the new sapphires. The imitation,
however, has a specific gravity con
siderably lower than that Of the real
sapphire, and is softer than it. Anoth-
er difference is that. while the natural
stone refracts different colors brill
liantly from different surfaces, the
limitations do this only slightly, or not
at all.
Sapphires and rubles are the same
IN their constituents except as to
coloring. Cobalt gives the red color
to the artificial ruby, and the expert
menters have been trying 10 get blue
stones by using chrome But the pro
cess which produced rubies has failed
to yield sapphires The foreign manu-
facturers have refused to say how the
new limitations are made.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-18

According to recent French writer's
infants in arms are fed with alco.
holic liquors in Normandy. with the
most disastrous effects. Or. Bsanon.
whose efforts against the spread OF
alcoholism in that part Of France have
made him well known, writes: "ln
Normandy Il IS not unusual to see
women mix coffee and cognac in
nursing bottles These women are
employed outside their homes. there.
fore some means must be devised to
keep their babies quiet In the cradles
during their absence. The ingenuity
takes this form: A bottle containing
the mixture is placed under the pillow
to keep it warm and attached thereto
Is long rubber tube which the child
once the nipple Is placed between
its lips, reluctantly gives up. Auto.
matieally Il gets drunk and. thanks
to its heavy slumbers. the neighbors
are not disturbed"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-18
HANDY Foa rse HOUSEWIFE


There has long been need for some
simple and practical device for wash
ing the outside surfaces Of windows.
This need was greatly increased ~
late years with the increased height of
modern buildings. The inaccessible
exterior surfaces OF the windows
makes the work Of cleaning them es.
pecially inconvenient and hazardous,
SO that trained experts are now com
monty employed for the service. In
the accompanying engraving, says
Scientific American, we illustrate de-.
vice with which the exterior surface
Of window may be readily cleaned
from within the building, and without
imperiling the life Of the operator
It consists Of a cleaning head, which
may be projected to the desired point
by means Of lazy tongs mechanism
that connects the head with the oper-
ating handles. The lower legs Of the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-18
Atlaehmens IN PIaee.

to a hook designed to engage the bead
ed rim Of the boiler Around the
edges of the rod Is projecting ledge
to prevent the water dripping on the
floor. After wringing out the clothes.
says The Washington Star, they are
conveniently placed on the drainer,
the water dripping back into the boil
er. The device is readily removed
when desired.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-18

A new method OF cutting steel Is
said to have been patented by a Bel
gian engineer. The process consists
in first heating the metal BY means
OF an oxy-hydrogen flame and then
cutting It BY a small stream Of oxy-
gen gas. which unites the steel and
forms a fusible oxide which flows
freely from the cut. It is said that
the cut is fully as smooth as that
made BY the saw, and Is only i-100 in.
wide.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-18
DRAINER FoR wAsARoILERs.

Handy Attachment 70 Prevent Water
From Dripping on Floor
A simple device that greatly adds
to the usefulness of the washbOiler
Is a recent patent Of an Oregon man.
AS shown in the illustration, it con
sists Of drainer that is attached to
the top Of the washboiler. The drain
er Is formed Of a series OF parallel
rods, which rest on the top Of the
washboiler.. Each rod terminates in.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-18

lazy tongs are respectively secured to
a pair of rock shafts which are con
centrically mounted, one shaft being
tubular to receive the other Each
shaft is provided with handle, and
by swinging these handles toward and
from each other the lazy tongs may be
extended or retracted. A flexible hose
connects the head of the washing de-
vice with a source Of water under
compression, so that a flow Of water
may be had at the desired point. A
patent on this window-washing de-
vice has been secured.