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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-12-13

SnaiIs as Sheep Food.
English sheep are sometimes fat
tened on snails.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-12-13
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING.

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the Labor Temple
Building Association of Lincoln, Ne
braska, will be held on Tuesday, jan
uary Z, 1908, at 1877 North Twelfth
street, Lincoln, Nebraska, for the cleo.
ton of six directors of said associa-
ton Proxies must be made out on
blanks furnished by the secretary. The
polls will be open from 8 p. m. until
10 p. m.
]. w. DICKSON,
Chairman.
FRED IHRINGER,
+ Secretary.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-12-13
Two Warships for Russia.

1t is stated that the Russian adj
miralty has decided on the construc-
ton at the Baltic works of two battle
ships of $4,000 tons, to be completed
within two years. They will be
armed with ten Pinch and SIX eight.
inch guns.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-12-13
Not Lost in Arctic.

Rumors of disaster seem inevitable
in arctic exploration. Recently we
referred -tC~tNe probable loss of w. s.
Bruce, who waS prospecting for coal
fields In eastern Spitzbergen. There
was strong presumpMve- evidence that
he and his companions had been lost,
but word now<c0mes OF their safety.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-12-13
REPAIRING TIRE CASTINGS.
How Considerable More Wear Can Be
Got Out Of Them.

An old tire casing that may not be
in condition to warrant the repairing
by a regular repair man can be put in
condition to get several hundred miles
of service from it, says The Motor
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-11-17
ANIMALS ABHOR MURDER
Rarely Kill Their Own Kind, De-
elares Nature Writer.
Only Most Extreme Hunger Drives
Even Lowest Forms to Ignore
the distinctive Law.

There Is a deep-rooted feeling against
murder IN most animals. Their senses
tell them that this is one Of their own
race, and their instinct that therefore #
is not lawful prey. Newborn rattlesnakes
writes Ernest Thompson-Seton. in the
Century, viii strike instantly at a
stranger Of any other species. but uevs-
at one of themselves
Wild animals often fight for the mas.
terry. usually over "a question OF mates.
but in virtually all cases the fight IS over
when one yields. The vanQuished can
save himself either by submission or by
flight. What is commoner than to see the
weaker Of two dogs disarm his conqueror
by groveling on the ground2 The victor
in night between two cats is satisfied
when the foe flies; he VIII not pursue him
twenty yards. In either case. had the
enemy been OF another race. the victor
would have followed and killed him.
WHAT makes the difference? Obviously
not a reasoned out conclusion. but a deep
instructive feeling-the recognition Of the
unwritten law against the unnecessary
killing Of ones own kind.
There are doubtless exceptions 20 this
Cannibalism is recorded OF many species
but investigation shows that il is rare.
except in the lowest forms. and among
creatures demoralized by domestication
or captivity The higher the animals are.
the more Tepugnant does Cannibalism be-
come. II is seldom INDUCED In eXcept IN
der dire stress Of famine. Nothing hut
actual starvation induced .vanseu's dogs
10 eat the flesh of their comrades. Al
though il was offered 20 them in "A dis
SUised form. Experience shows me that
II IS useless 10 bait a wolf trap with n
part OF a dead wolf. His kinsmen sbun
1t In disgust, unless absolutely famishcd
Obviously no race car live by cannI-
Daiism, ana this is instnctiveIy recog-
nized by all the higher animals. In other
words, the law against murder has been
hammered into them by natural selec-
ton. and so fully established that not
only Will they abstain from proving on
one Of their own tribe. but will rally to
rescCe one whose life IS threatened. The
TACT tat there are exceptional cases. does
not disUrove the law among beasts any
more than among men.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-11-17
Cannot De Reclaimed.

The Tsiganes are irreclaimable and ir-
redeemable. This was cOnclusivelv
demonstrated by the best friend that
they have ever had the late Archduke
Joseph, Of Austria, father OF the Duchess
Of Orleans. At an early age he was
attracted 10 the gypsies BY their fascin-
ating music, and it was this that led
him TO interest himself In their welfare.
and to devote himself TO the study OF
the characteristics. the history, and the
origin Of these mysterious psriahs., He
obtained for them kindlier treatment on
the part of the authorities. and spent a
large sum OF money in endeavoring to
turn them from their nomadic life. and
10 induce them to settle down in order
10 devote their time and energies To
the practice Of the wonderful art Of
working metal which they possess in
so marked a degree. He built number
of villages for them In the districts sur
rounding Pressburg, and organized
gypsy settlements. But the scheme
proved "A failure. The Tsiganes. true
10 the Instincts that they have inherited
from countless generations. abandoned the
comfortable cottages, the blossoming
gardens. and the fields with which they
had been provided by their princeiy bene-
factor, refused 10 till the soil, OF TO
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-11-17
He MAY RULE CHINA.
Prince Pu Lun Possible Successor to
the Present Emperor.

Prince Pa Lun. who was recently an.
pointed by an imperial edict 10 frame
regulations preliminary 20 an establish
ment Of a Chinese Parliament, is one q.
the most interesting figures I'm the Chi
nese royal family. says the New York
Herald. according 10 those who are CON.
versant with Chinese politics. lie was q
nephew OF the late Emperor. and Is sec.
ond cousin Of the present. occupant Of fI,e
throne. Three other princes of the rovaI
blood take precedence over him I'm sic.
cession to the throne. Prince Pu I.un
however, is looked upon by many as the
most likely successor 10 the present En-
peror Of China. He is still a youna
man, being only in his thirty-frst wear
but, unlike some of the other rova'
princes, he has taken an active interest in
the affairs of state. so that he has come
into close touch and friendship with the
present Emperor. and also with the EN-
press Dowager. who is the real power IN
China to-day.
Unlike other monarchies Of the East
the rule Of succession is not strictly adj
heTed TO In China. and, although no one
will know until the mystic seal is openad
at the death Of the present ruler. there
is considerable conjecture on the chances
of Prince Pu Lun.
At the st. Louis Exposition. Prince Pm
Lun was the High COMMISSIONS for
China. lie was entertained IN New Vol,
and Washington. He is probably ons NJ
the most travelled OF the Chinese princes
having visited every country in Eurona
He has studied the system Of govern
ment of the European countries. and al
though not radical In his ideas of change
Is IN favor OF conservative progress IN
government, along the lines followed nv
the European nations. For this reason
he was selected for the task OF framing
regulations for a council to aid the gov
eminent. so that the foundation NAV ba
laid for Parliament"
Prof. HiTth. OF Columbia I-niverSit,-
who entertained the Prince, told an anec-
dote Of him which illustrates his clever
ness at turning a compliment. His hos
tess. at a dinner in St Louis. noticed his
unusual fondness for ice cream. and asked
him. through and interpreter. If he would
obtain for her The sole privilege of ex-
porting ice cream to China
Certainly. he replied. ION one condi-
don-that l may be the sole consumer. "
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-11-17
Expect to Ranish Them.

With the extension OF Prussia's leris-
lation against the gypsies 20 all portions
or the German empire. this will not longer
be possible, and there is every reason
TO believe that ere many months are
passed, Germany will be as free from this
form Of plague as it was i'm the fifteenth
OF sixteenth centuries. when the capture
and execution Of Tsiganes for having
ventured 10 set foot on Teuton territory
IN defiance Of the laws excluding them.
was considered Of sufficiently rare occur
ence 70 call for more than passing racord.
Germany was not the only country In
those days which objected to the presence
I OF the GitanoS, as they are somtimes. call
ed. In Scotland we hear Of four of them
being hanged at Edinburgh i'm 1911 for
1byding within the kngdome." while
under an English statute which was
repealed only a little over a hundred
years ago. it was felony without benefit
( on clergy 10 be merely seen for a month
In the fellowship OF gypsies In Austria
they were put 20 death wherever found
In the sixteenth or seventeenth ceutr1r-
les owing 10 the belief that they carried
on espionage in behalf Of the Turks. who
/ In those times were the scourge Of East
ern Europe, occasionally extending their
destructive raids 10 the very gates Of
Vienna. In the same way in Spain they
were looked upon as aiding the Moors:
While In all Christian countries. Protest
ant IS well as Catholic. they We're re
garded with horror BY all reputable citi-
zens' as guilty of the practice of witch
craft
While gypsIes are no longer hanged
drawn, quartcred, and subjected TO all
kinds OF horrible tor1ures. as in olden
days Just because they were gypsies. the
Kaiser has done well 10 take stems TO
eXpel them from his dominions. as a
plague. People who have made a study
OF the gypsies in Europe have reached
pretty we'll the same conclusion con-
corning them. as that contained in the
well-known opinion expressed by an
American general Of vast experience and
fame in dealing with the redskin tribes
to the effect that there is no good In
Dian but a dead one"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-11-17
STARVED cow GREW WILD.
Charged Man Who Sought 60 Liber-
ate Her Imprisoned Tail.
From The Portland Orcgouian-

From The Portland OTCg0nian-
Caught by her tail in the cleft Of a
tree. COW belonging 10 Joseph Blake.
Of Geonaland, subsisted without food, ex-
cept the bark of trees. OF drink. for five
weeks
When found by man passing through
the woods. she was reduced 10 "a skele-
ton, but the sight OF the man apparently
lniuriated her. and with a lunge she
broke her tail on and charged her would
be Tescuer He sought safety on the top
OF a WoodPile A short distance away and
was kept there for three-quarters of an
hour.
The desire for food finally became up
permost TO the animal. and she wandered
away in guest OF IT, She was found later
and is improving under care.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-11-17

relieved from its didactie implications and
regarded as a collection Of texts illus
trating the characteristic tendencies OF
Jewish writers and exhibiting certain high
standards OF literature" The book will
deal with the narrative literature, the
prophetic literature and the poetic and
philOsophic literature Of the Bible.
The Art of William Blake" a volume
from the pen OF Miss Elizabeth Luther
Cary. Is announced for publication this
autumn. II Will contain many illustra-
lions.
The Century Company has I'm press new
editions Of S. T. Forman's Advanced
Civics," Prof Frank A Fetter's THE
Principles of Economies" Alexander
Smiths Introduction TO General Inor-
ganic Chemistry and "A Laboratory
outline for General Chemistry" by the
same author. Among fall publications
sent TO press for new editions are "Gret."
Helen r. Martins new book: THE Be
trothal of Elypholate." and David Homer
Bates Lincoln in the Telegraph Ofice"
The recently published Memories Of
Nine. De Bolgne'' covering the years from
1915 10 1919 are full Of interesting anec-
dotes by woman who claimed the friend
ship Of Nine. Recamier Talleyrand. Louis
XVIII. Pozzo di Borgo, George ". Queen
Charlotte. Princess Caroline. and the Duke
of Wellington. In her Memories" she
gives some interesting glimpses OF Eng
lish social life. For instance. she writes:
In 1915 no young English lady yentsued 20 waltz
The Duke Of Deyonshire returned from A tour IN
Germany. and Observed one esening az large bali
that a woman was never seen % better rd-
vantage than when WALKING. I do not know
whether be was anxious 10 play a trick tgt
ne repeated this assertion several times n vas
passed from mouth 70 mouth. and al the next bali
AL the young ladies were WALKING The duke ad
mired them greatly. said that IL delightful and
gave proper animation 70 a ball He then added care
lessly that he at any rate had decided never %
marry lady who waltzed II was 20 the Duchess q
Richmond, and al Carlton House that he saw M
70 make this reFelation The r,Or duchess the most
clumsy Of matchmaking mRmmas nearly fell on
her chair with horror. She repeated the statement
10 her neighbors. who passed IL on, and c1us;crna-
ton spread from seat % seat The Young ladies con
timed 10 waltz with clear ccuS-crccs: the old
ladies were furious but the unfortunate dance was
Duchess Of Richmond was able To announce that
her daughters felt an objection % waiting which
no persuasion Of hers could ever overcome some
few girls Of more Independence continued 10 waltz
but the majority gave it up
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-11-17
SEATTLE'S RAPID GROWTH.
Metropolis of Pacific Coast Gains
5000 n Month In Population.

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5000 n Month in Population.
From The Seattle Tines.
Seattle is gaining IN population al the
rate Of 500 a month. This fact has been
indisputably established by statistics
gathered by Ole Hanson, real estate deal
er in the New York block. who has &C
cUnulated figures 10 prove his statement
beyond the shadow OF a doubt. Many
claims have been made for the advance
ment Of Seattle from the point OF month
" gain in population. but heretofore all
assertions have been based upon sta
tstics gathered FROM oflclal census re-
ports. which cannot II al times be cred
tied when IL comes 10 accuracy Han
sons statement IS based upon actual
totals obtained from eight months ar
rivals by steamboat. train. and other
means OF travel, 20 which have been add
ed the records OF births From this total
has been sUbtracted the actual number
OF persons who have left the city and
those who died in the eight months This
method gives the exact number remain
Ing in the city. According 70 ngures Oh
tanned from the officials at the King
street station. 1880 persons arrived IN
Seattle from January /. 1897, 20 August
%. 1907 By boat 571.6s7 persons landed ln
the city. The records Of lac health Of
fee show that IS45 children were born
during that time. This gives q grand
total Of I.ef7St persons To be added 10
the population Of the city. The depart
ures BY train during the eight months
amounted 10 ~, 34s, and those by boat
were 5T.@o6. The deaths recorded were
l,Sg7. This gives 8 total Of l,0CS.S79 TO be
deducted from the arrivals. leaving a
balance Of S9.023 persons that have re-
NAMED In the city during the eight
months This does not take i.ItO ac-
count the children who arrived and de-
parted by train and boat AS the re-
mainder Of these remaining IS so great.
Il can safely be assumed that al least
. per cent can be added 70 the total Of
the remainder
A summary Of these figures gives an
average OF more than 500 persons a
month who have remained in the city
and helped 10 swell the population of
greater Seattle
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-11-17

OF a man named Crutchstt. whose quaint
house sril stands high above the street
near North Capitol he set nine street
lights At his own expense between the
Capitol and his home. Gas was put in
the White House on the 9th OF Deem
, Der. lSiS. to the great delight Of Presl-
dent Polk Since this tedious expert
ment the nation has progressed wonder
fully Distance and magnitude Of work
seem no barriers nowadays A line from
Greentown, Indiana. TO Chicago, a dis
lance Of 1l5 miles. carries 10000 cubic
feet OF natural gas every hour, under
such careful system that less than one
per cent Is lost.
At Menlo Park. in 1870 Edison proved
to the world the possibility Of electricity
as a lighting power In ten years time,
from the MenlO Park illumination. there
we're 27s American cities using electric
lights. The twenty-seven years that Ils
between Menlo Park and to-day have
revOlutiOnized the lights Of the nation
and tie world. The United States IS har-
Messing its waters and transmitting the
power for lights over endless miles OF
mountain and forest and desert In oas
Of the New England States. seventeen
Of catering 70 the public. In California.
one company controls the lighting OF al
most the entire State A company there
furnishes electric or gas light TO 50 per
cent Of the people outside Of San Fran
cisco IL operates many engines from
power secured on the slopes OF the Sierra
NeYadas. and lights twenty-three couu-
ues' with an aggregate area OF 1890
square miles.
The world has gotten farther away
from the light OF the cave man in forty
years than 1t did in the whole Of the
other 6,0Oq that stretch between him and
the present Could the man IN the skins
come back TO life and see a modern cleo
trie-hghted home OF to-day. he might
think II the paradise Of which he may
have dreamed IN the llghtiess nights OF
his other existence The fun possibilities
OF the electrically equipped home are
shown IN the residence Of Mr.. II. ".
Hilman. OF Schenectady. y Y Il has 4
chimneyieSs kitchen. a. which coal and
wood and gas are strangers. This kitchen
has electric cooking apparatus. an cleo
trio dish-washeT. and next 20 IL is
laundry with an electric washer and
Yringer Ia the bedrooms there are cleo
80 5A@NNSf NlE-LAAE DE4Ls- anu FAeeLEa3
pads
IN the nursery there IS an electric crib
warmer and an electric nursery bottle
warmer. In the bathrooms there are
electric immersion coils 70 provide hot
water when the heat IS turned OF. Then
there is an electric sun parlor. electric
massagtns apparatus. electric cigar light
ers, electric smoothing irons and electric
hair curriers' An electric elevator car
ries one TO any desired floor when one
simply pushes a button The rooms are
lighted by the invisible system, the lights
being placed IN coves or Offsets where
they cannot be seen. Although the lights
themselves are invisible, their rays fall
IN rich prOfusiOn in every nook ald
Granny Of the rOOu-The difference be-
tween an this and the feeble flame Of the
cave mans burning bOugh shows that
the world Is not living its centuries for
nothing.
TO-mOrrOW-CeRtraI American Pence
, Conference.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-11-17
Kaiser Plans to Drive Them
Out Of Germany.
NATION WITHOUT A COUNTRY
ROmapy Tribes Have Been COnSid-
cred Pariahs Since the Dawn of
HistOry-Their Origin "A Mystery,
but PhiloIoRicaI Evidence Allies
Them with the Hindus.
by EX-ATTACHE.

Gypsies, who. according 10 popular be-
lief. are descended from Ishmael. the son
OF Hagar, but whom careful researches
India, are now once more about 70 be-
come the subject in Germany Of re-
pressiye measures. such as those enacted
there at the close OF the fifteenth CEN
fury. prohibiting their presence anywhere
in the empire. under divers pains and
penalties.
Prussia has for some time past been
quite severe in her treatment Of these
nomads. But her laws and police regu-
lations bearing upon the subject have
now been extended 10 all the states OF
the confederation. and al the instance Of
the Kaiser. an organized war Is being
inaugurated upon these wandering tribes,
with the object Of driving them out OF
the country. The magistrates and the
police, both urban and rural. have re-
ceived the most explicit directions with
regard 10 the prosecution Of these new
and deliberately organized campaigns
against the gypsies. who from time inn
memorial have been regarded with pro-
found aversion by the people among
whom they have pitched their tents, and
a special and particular care is 20 be
taken 20 prevent them from travelling
about in bands and caravans. II IS hoped.
IN fact. 10 break UP their tribal system,
at any rate. so far as Germany Is con-
cerned.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-11-17
KILL THREE-F0OTED BEAR.
Oft-hunted Beast ut Last Falls VIC
tim To r Trap.

Eruin the henhcnSr Journal
Fanceboro's big three-footed bear,
which has survived so many battles, is
dead, killed by Jed" Johnson and Bob
Croker. They set a dead fan and the
bear was caught mapping
Bruin was one OF the largest ever seen
in that vicinity. and was very old. One
foot WAS missing, having evidently been
taken OFF in "A trap. but so well healed
that old hunters say that the accident
must have happened years ago.
The bear had been seen in many places
within a fifty-mile radius, Musquash
Lake. IN Topsfield; Lambert Lake. and
the Orient Horseback being his famous
stamping grounds- He had been fired
at scores OF times. but always escaped.
Half a dozen scars OF bullets were found
in his hide. and one ear had clean hole
through il.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-11-17
Marriare nnd the Lnu

Prom the Westminster Review.
There would be fewer happy marriages
than there are If many men were not
better than the laws require them TO be
No tongue can tell, no pen can depict a
1.-THE Of the misery which even to-day ex-
lists In the marriage bond because that
bond does not rest on the firm fabric OF
justice.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-11-17
NAMES BIG LUMBER CROP.
What the Woods of the Granite
State Yield in One Season.

From the Kennetec Journal
In the woods Of Maine within the next
few months will be cut about 10000. 900
feet OF spruce logs. OF this a seventh
will be cut on the West Branch OF the
PenObscot and nearly two-sevenths On
the combined west and cast branches Of
that river. The remainder viii be cut
on the waters Of the Kennebec. the An
droscoggin, and the streams tributary %
the thrRe rivers named
To harvest this vast crop Of logs Will
require an army Of men. II IS estimated
that every million feet Of logs cut in the
woods requires the services Of thirty
five men. That gives a total Of 2f.5oO men
who viii find employment in the woods
OF this state this winter. When you add
10 this force the men who are employed
in the birch woods and In cutting other
timbers than spruce the aggregate will
climb well up toward 30.0O
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-11-17
Frenchmen Not Decadent.

From le Soleil.
How many elements OF courage. force.
and virtue subsist In our country? The
love Of work, economy. and order has
not been lost; the hearth. the flag. and
the workers tools are sin cherished
Take any Individual: talk with him. and
you viii be surprised at the happy
thought, good humor. common sense ana
health Of heart and mind Of our French
race.