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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-08-16
TWO WAYS OF LOOKING At IT.
Wife's Sneerlng Comment Net with
Sharp Answer.

Gelett Burgess at the recent dinner
Of the American Booksellers associa-
ton of New York said: Il once knew
a San Franciscan who married a girl
for her money. She was not a pretty
girl. and as time passed and love
cooled, she developed a rather tart
tongue.
Zone day her husband bought with
his quarters allowance a 2O-horse-
power automobile. He took the car
home gayly and brought his wife out
to the front door to look at 1t. She
gave one sneering glance, and then
said:
It's very fine, but II 1t hadn't
been for my money, Il wouldn't be
here
Well, Mamie said the husband,
quickly. IT it hadn't been for your
money you wouldn't be here your.
self"
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-08-16
USED BY THE DOCTORS.
Ninety Per Cent Of the Drugs Pre-
scribed Are Patent Medicines.

Despite the opposition OF physicians.
especially of those whose experience
has been neither far reaching nor
profitable, to patent" medicines, nine
ty per cent of all drugs that physi-
clans use are put up and compounded
by manufacturing COMMENSURATE, in
fact, patent" medicines just as truly
as if they were advertised in the
newspapers.
The average doctor knows little or
nothing of pharmacy and Is, there
fore, glad to depend on the very medi-
cines, which in public he condemns,
just as he is obliged in many cases
to depend on the diagnosis of the pa
tient himself, even while publicly de-
crying what he calls ''self-diagnosis."
How rapid has been the growth of the
professional use of patent" or PRO
prietary" medicines is shown in an
article written for the Journal of the
American Medical Association for
September 20, 1906, by A. jacob, NJ
D., LII. D. He relates that $4,000 pre-
scriptions, compounded in several
drug stores were carefully examined.
From 1850 to 1870 no prescription was
found for patent" or proprietary"
medicines. In 1874 but one prescrip-
ton in 1900 called for ready-tO-use
remedies. Between 1875 and 1880 the
number calling for patent or "pro-
prietary" medicines equalled two per
cent of the total. This increased to
5 per cent in the period between 1880
and 1890. In 1895 it was IL per cent,
in 1898 it was Is per cent, and in 1902
1903 was from 20 to 25 per cent.
DIR. jacob says that in large
store he was assured that 70 per cent
of the prescriptions were for patent
or proprietary" medicines, and this
probably is approximately the correct
proportion at the present time. From
this it would seem that if the patent"
and proprietary" medicines are good
enough for physicians to prescribe in
seven cases out of ten they are good
enough for family use in cases of
necessity and where the symptoms
are we'll known and as easily under.
stood by the people as by the doc
| tors
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-08-16

Thomas Ivey, second vice president
Of the State Federation of Labor, says
he will take up the promotion of the
Women's Union Label league with the
various labor organizations of
Spokane. He believes it is to the in
terest of every union man to aid the
Label league, as it is great factor in
union labor's success. He added:
THE women of the league have
taken up the work of fighting one of
the most important battles before Or
ganized labor. They are giving their
tine and energy to help the cause of
unionism. 1t is the duty of every
union man to aid in their work all he
can and to give them both financial
and moral support. 1t will be futile
for the women to get out and do good
work, unless the men recognize their
efforts and assist in the movement,
both in the purchase of union made
goods and in the work of increasing
the membership and financial strength
of the league. We must boost the
label as we'll as the working card. 1t
means much for organized labor in
Washington as we'll as all over the
country"
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-08-16
Foot Crushed by Cars.
W. c. CROOKS.

At kearney man by the name of
Ridlon, aged Ga, attempted to cross
over the tracks to the Burlington
depot, but a freight train was stand
ing in the way. He attempted to
climb over the bumpers and while do
ing so the train backed up and his
foot was caught, causing a severe
flesh wound
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-08-16
SPOKANE, WASH, NEWS.
AUGUST Wolf Writes Some Interesting
Labor Gossip.

Labor Gossip.
Spokane, Wash.-Organized labor in
Spokane was never more numerously
or profitably employed than at the
present time and there is every rea-
son to believe that this state of af-
fairs will continue for years to come
The city is growing at a rapid rate,
the influx of newcomers ranging from
LOO to 1900 a month. Most of these
have capital for investment or home
building; and, as result, every av-
enue of industry is active. This is
also true of the agricultural, mining,
numbering and dairying interests,
while orchards for commercial pur-
poses are springing up on all sides.
The chief difficulty just now is the
scarcity of laborers, thousands being
required in the wheat fields and Or
chards and in railway construction
and lumber camps. The thresher
man, the fruitpacker and the railway
and sawmill operators would rather
give employment to white labor, but
it is given out that they will have to
recruit their ranks with Japanese if
they cannot secure the former. From
$2.75 to SO day is paid for ordinary
labor.
Gov. Albert E. Near has just dis
patched a letter to the department of
commerce and labor at Washington,
D. c., saying that workmen are chiefly
in demand in eastern Washington, adj
ding there is also need of all classes
of skilled and unskilled workmen in
every part of the state. The big de-
mand, he says, is for railroad laborers
and farm hands, while mechanics are
needed in Spokane, Tacoma and Seat
tie in the building trades. He adds:
Employers prefer single men, es-
pecially in the more or less hazardous
occupations, such as steel construction
work; this by reason of the fact that
damages are less than where a man
is at the head of a family. Naturally,
the state would prefer heads of fam.
lilies employed, but l am simply stat
ing the fact"
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-08-16

Structural Building Trades alliance
OF Spokane, at it's semi-annual cleo
ton, named Donald Mclean, delegate
from the plasterers' union to succeed
himself as business agent. He was
chosen two months ago to fill the
vacancy created by the resignation of
George w. Miller. The position is the
highest in the Structural Building
Trades alliance. Mr.. Mclean is also
the president of the board of bust
ness agents. A. H. Rogers was
chosen president of the organization,
A. ShOrtley was elected vice presi-
dent. w. R. Kee, recording secretary;
J. F. White, financial secretary, and
A. S. Clapp. treasurer.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-08-16
Always the PoIiteness.

A Germantown woman was not long
ago watching a workman as he put
up new window fixtures in her house.
Don't you think that you have placed
those fixtures too high?" asked she,
having reference to the curtain rolls
last put in place. The workman, a
stolid German, made no reply. but
continued to adjust the fixtures
Didn't you hear my question:" de.
manded the lady of the house. How
dare you be so rude" Whereupon
the German gulped convulsively, and
then replied in the gentlest of voices:
81 hat my mouth full of schrews, und
1 could not spheak till l swallow
some!"-Harpers Weekly.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-08-16

Spokane local No. 4S5 of the Bar
tenders International League of
America rs one of the strongest
unions. financially, in the northwest.
II has 402 members employed in 19S
houses. The scale is $25 week
The union has bought burial plat at
Fairmont cemetery and will erect a
monument to cost 5000.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-08-16
Ran Into Wire Fence.

William Shepard Of Valentine while
out driving after dark ran into wire
fence. His team became frightened
upsetting the buggy, throwing him
out, breaking his collar bone and
throwing his shoulder out of joint
He was obliged to walk three miles
and wait couple of hours for train
before he could get doctor
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-08-16
GARMENT WORKERS
SUSPEND NINE LOCALS
New York Unions On Strike, Break
Agreements Contrary to Orders.


Agreements Contrary to Orders.
The illegal strike of New York gar
ment workers, which resulted in the
suspension of nine local unions, in
Guiding one in Newark, is breaking
up, and the United Garment Work
ers who sought to maintain discipline
by a refusal to permit signed agree
ments to be violated will be vic
torious.
The unions engaged in the strike.
which began on Sunday, July IA, were
locals of the United Garment Work
ers of America These locals are
affiliated with the United Hebrew
Trades, the East Side Central organ
ization The United Garment Work
ers of America are affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor, which
recognizes the Central Federated
Union as the only Central labor Or
ganization of New York.
The United Garment Workers ex-
ecutive board advised against the
strike on union label shops, because
sucn a strike would be violation
of agreements made with employers,
1t is said that the United Hebrew
Trades urged the local unions to
strike, despite the wishes of the ex-
ecutive board. At any rate local
unions Nos. 2. 3, 1856 and 157 ordered
strikes in all shops, whethet open or
union shops.
On July Is the general executive
Board of the United Garment Work
ers issued the following to the officers
of locals Nos 2, 5, 1856 and 157:
Dear Sir and Brother: AS your
local union is aware that the general
executive board has advised against
the calling out on strike of shops
worn ing on label work, owing to the
following clause in the label agree
ment with the clothing manufacturers
SHOULD any differences arise be-
tween the firm and the employees, and
which cannot be settled between
them, the said differences shall be
submitted 10 Tic StucIdl OHICSlS VI
the U. G. w. of A. for adjustment.
Should this not prove satisfactory,
the subject in dispute shall be sub
mitted to an umpire to be mutually
selected for final decision
And since your local union has dis
obeyed the order the general execu-
tive board is constrained to issue to
local unions affected the following
notification:
Having gone out on strike in di-
rect opposition to the wish of the
G. E. B., your union is hereby ordered
| to have it's members return to work
who are out on strike in label shops
by Thursday morning, July 18
Should this order not be complied
with your local union shall stand sus.
pended from the U. G. w. of A.
IF your union decides to obey the
orGar of the G. E. B., it is prepared
to lake any Or all grievances your
members may have against label
shops and according to the agreement
use it's best endeavor to adjust them
to your satisfaction
In addition the G. E. B. is not
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-08-16

Twenty expert bridge and structural
iron workers will be brought to Spo-
kane by Business Agent Rymus of the
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers.
local No. IA of Spkane With the be-
ginning of the iron work on the Paul
son building at Riverside avenue and
Stevens street to cost $75O,O0O, so
placed at work on the gigantic struc-
ture.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-08-16

Spokane Musicians union local No.
105, has elected it's officers for the
years as follows: j. F. Rausch, presi-
dent; John Whan, vice president; H:
A. Driscoll, SECRETARY; Carl W. Jones,
treasurer; and G. P. Graham, SER
geant-at-arms. Harry Driscoll, secre-
tary and business agent, says that
the salary scale will be re-arranged
ceive from $25 to $40 week, while
sidemen are paid from 500 to $27. SO
The lowest paid and the hardest
worked men are in the variety houses
Spokane union has 1875 members and
is prosperous.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-08-16
HIoh Price for London Property.

London city churches when they
come into the market fetch big prices.
The building and site of the Church
of st. Peter lie Poer in Old Broad
street have just been sold for $3.50, 000.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-08-16

Spokane will celebrate Labor Day
with parade and picnic, the latter
taking place at Mantle park.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-08-16

! Samuel J. Levinson, after = sue
cessful year as the superintendent Of
the Jewish Federation of Indianapo-
lis, has been reelected to the office
for the term of another year.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-08-16

The coal trust has raised the price
of coal again. The next move will
be to reduce the wage of the men
who dig it.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-08-16

August r. tho month Of internal
csfarrh. Tho mucous mem.
branes, especially Of the bowels,
are very liable to congestion,
csusi1g summer complaint and
csfarrh Of tho bowels and other
Intel nal organs. Pe-Hu.n1 10 m
excellent remedy for ali these
conditions.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-23

Nice looking caulifower sells for 80 and
20 cents head. Tomatoes are 20 cents
a pound and are nice. Wax beans are 20
cents a pound. California cabbage is in and
the heads are large and the leaf green.
These sell for cents a pound and the
other cabbage, which Is much whittier and
more waxy, sells for 4 cents pound. Gu
cumbers are from Is TO q cents each. ac-
cording to size. Another carload OF Florida
celery has come In and is selling for and
10 cents a stalk. Rhubarb Is still 10 cents
a bunch, but the price started low on
this and will probably continue at 10 cents
for a while possibly until the homegrown
comes in. Wax beans are 20 cents quart,
spinach 30 cents a peck Spanish onions 10
cents pound, new turnips beets. radshes.
carrots and parsnips cents a bunch.
New spring onions are two punches for s
cents Leaf lettuce is plentiful enough and
sells for cents a head. New potatoes are
10 cents pound or three pounds for %
cents Old potatoes are 81 a bushel.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-23

dependent upon change in the social and
political system.
But now such a condition seems actually
promised-not through a substitution OF CO.
operative rule for the individual form of
government but through the tendency Of
individuals to think more seriously Of the
future BY easy evolution we have be-
come a nation-a world--of savers.
The worlds stocking for a sore foot is
stuffed almost to bursting with money.
Firmly has the rainy day fund" idea
taken a hold on the times. Almost every
one has the '1aying-by" habit.
In the United States savings bank de-
poslts last year were $2O6 467, 900 more than
In 1905. In Great Britain and ireland one
person in every four and half has saw
ings account. France is teaching the saw
ing habit in the public schools and has
helped peasants to own S5,OOO,0 100000 worth
of government bonds. Italy and Holland
have postal banks for small savings;
Uncle Sam has given the same institution
TO the Philippines. and his peopieAat bone
are demanding 1t.
Banks in some American cities have ar
ranged 10 remain open all night to suit the
convenience of depositors Farmers all over
the country are establishing grange banks
American teachers are aiding public school
children to run accounts. A bootblack the
other day announced that he had 1900 on
deposit-all saved from his toll. Building
and loan societies have increased their
membership 10000 in four years.
Is Il difficult 20 foresee poverty finally
routed by this growing knight, thrift? For
It is laying the foundations for the for
tunes Of the morrow-Phlladelphia North
American.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-23

bottom, then a layer OF macaroni, dotting
over with bits Of butter, and over the
macaroni a little grated cheese alternate
these layers having cheese on top. Bake
until Drowned in a hot oven. Serve with
sauce. This was the principal luncheon
dish.
Rice Cream-Early in the morning a
quart Of milk was put on in the double
boiler and two rounding tablespoons of rice
stirred into 1t, cooked quickly for half
hour and then very slowly until half an
hour before luncheon. II was then poured
into a buttered baking dish, three round
ing tablespoons Of sugar, a half cup of
seedless raisins, salt and a bit Of CHINA
mon, II liked, stirred in, and the mixture
was cooked in the oven, stirring down the
brown scum rising two or three times and
stirring up the raisns from the bottom.
Just long enough before serving to pro-
duce II, the pudding was allowed to brown
over and was then served at once 1t
was a rich, creamy dish, just thick enough
to hold the raisins through IT, and with a
caramel flavor from the crust that had
been stirred into 1t.
Risotto; To the stock, which was made
with the meat and bones, was added half
a can OF tomatoes, three onions sliced and
fried in q tablespoonful OF fat. Cook for
half an hour, have a cup of riS washed
and put in saucepan large enough to hold
rice and stock prepared; strain the stock
slowly over the rice, stirring all the time
then let cook very slowly until rice is
tender, stirring frequently; add Just be-
fore serving, a rounding tablespoonful OF
butter, a half teaspoon Of paprika and a
cup of any preferred cheese. Serve very
hot.
Chicken en- Casserole-Boil a cup of rice
in two cups of milk or water until tender
Season with paprika or white pepper, salt
add a half cup of sultana raisins and stun
a chicken with this mixture. Put layer
Of minced onion and carrot in the bottom
of a casserole or eartben crock, pour over
a cup of hot water, salt and pepper lay
| chicken on IT, sprinkle over a rounding
Tablespoonful of flour, cover closely and
set in hot oven. Bake from an hour to
an hour and a half, until the chicken ia
tender, and then serve from the casserole
If a crock has been used It can be wrapped
! around with napkin and set on plate
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-23
The Court warned.

'Bnl, old boy" said the prisoner to the
justice. II want you TO pay partickler at
tention while I'm a-making Of this here
statement"
Don't address the court as BILL. air.
said the justice, 'or III fine you for con-
tempt"
That's all right, William" replied the
prisoner, I'VE wuz gTowed up together an
l reckon you feel as dignified as a alligator
on a log In a mill pond up thar, but ef
you decide this case agin me Lord help you
when ketch you In the middle o, the road.
Go on with your proceedings. ATLANTA
Constitution.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-23

II you have anything 70 trade advertise
II IN the For Exchange columns OF The Bee
Want Ad pages
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-23

Creamery butter has dropped from IS
to 30 cents a pound this week, but the
dealers say the reduction is only temporary
and the price will probably advance again
the early part Of next week. Other buffers
dropped. OF course with the creamery and
the best dairy butter sells for 25 cents
pound. 1t will be we'll for housewives
to keep in mind that this butter IL care
fully selected, is quite equal to the creamery
In quality and much better than some Of
the brand of so-called first-class creamery
butter, Eggs are stlll at IS cents a Dozen
or two dozen for 50 cents
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-23
HE WAS CHAMPAGNE PROOF
Effort to clay OUT the Governor of
Nevada Proved n Dismal
Failure.

There were many practical jokers in the
new territory. l do not take pleasure in
exposing this fact, for l liked those people
but what am saying is true. l wish
could say a kindlier thing about them in
stead-that they were burglars, or hat-rack
thieves or something like that, that
wouldn't be utterly uncompllmentary.
would prefer It, but l can't say those
things, they would not be true These peo-
pie were practical jokers, and / will not
try to disguise II. In other respects they
were plenty good enough people; honest
people, reputable and lilSeable. They played
practical jokes upon each other with sue
cess and got the admiration and applause
OF the community. Naturally they were
eager to try their arts on big game, and
that was what the governor was. But they
were not able to score. They made several
efforts, but the governor defeated these eff
forts without any trouble and went on
smiling his pleasant smile as If nothing had
happened. Finally the joker chiefs OF Car
son City and Virginia City conspired to-
gether to see If their combined talent
couldn't win a victory, for the jokers were
getting into a very uncomfortable place;
the people were laughing at them, instead
OF at their proposed victim. They banded
themselves together 10 the number OF ten
and invited the governor TO what was a
most extraordinary attention In those days
picked oyster stew and champagne
luxuries very seldom seen in that region,
and existing rather as fabrics Of the imagl-
nation than as facts.
The governor took me with him. He
said disparingly:
It's a poor invention. II doesn't de-
ceive. Their idea is to get me drunk and
leave me under the table, and from their
standpoint this will be very funny. But
they don't know me. l am familiar with
champagne and have no prejudice against
IT,"
The fate Of the joke was not decided until
2 O'Clock in the morning. Al that hour the
governor was serene genial comfortable,
contented, happy and sober, although he
was so fun he couldn't laugh without she'd
ding champagne tears. Also at that hour
the last Joker Joined the comrades under
the table, drunk 70 the last perfection. The
I governor remarked:
This is a dry place Sam. let's go and
/ get something to drink and go 10 bed. -
Mark Twain in North American Review.
II you have anything 70 trade advertise
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-23

Strawberries sold for 40 cents a quart
Friday morning and they we're not of extra
fine quality few specialties in the way
OF plums and peaches from South Africa
and other far distant places are being Of
fered by few dealers at from 10 to 20
cents each, but aside from these, the mar
ket affords little more than It has. Oranges
are 30 and 20 cents dozen, lemons 20 cents
a dozen, bananas from 10 to IS cents a
dozen, according to where one buys them,
the quality being about the same. Fine
pineapples are In again this week and
sell from 20 to 80 cents each. Grape fruit
IL nice looking and sells for 10 cents each
Figs and dates are to be had from 10 to
20 cents a pound.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-23

aLansum q %. LETTER SPECIALISTS
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-23
THRIFT AT THE HELM
CtOpiHn Pictures OF ByROne Days
Likely to Become Early
.. Realities,

How many people outside OF political rev.
olutionists have dreamed OF time when
poorhouses, homes for the aged and pow
erty in the home would be reduced to an
nnheard-of minimum, almost unknown. in
faot2
Such Utopiau pictures have been drawn
by writer's Of the More and Bellamy order
have been painted from the pulpit and
elaborated In the school room-but always