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The copper era., 1907-05-09

The Hagy Scenic company pre-
sented the Thaw trial at the opera
house Monday evening which was en-
joyed by a well-flled house. There
were other moving pictures pre-
sented besides the trial, all of which
met with the approval of the
audience. The Hagy company has
the best lantern that has ever been
exhibited in Clifton and the pictures
were all very clear.
The copper era., 1907-05-09
S346.4O to the Ton.


Office of Clifton
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-08-27
Copyrighf 1907, BY II. Fl. Mcclure = Co.

er in tn founGhrv thin in I'll HON 6.
!. here is no hearth a. ample in Amy
mans home as tn hearth tn Steel
G6np'nE does lts cOokin. hE. u II
rleasan- To see tn citiZan afther tn
llgors Is q night at home. hurryin'
20 tn mills - yoast hfg numbed limbs
in tn warm glow iy tn Bessemer fur
mace. About this time tn main guy
takes \ look at the thermometer an
chases tn special partner out iv tn
office With tn annual report iv tn
Civic FeatheTatiou He thin summons
his hardy assOcy&tcs about him an
says he. Boys. ! viii no longer stand
fr tt tyranny iv IN unions Condi-
ti0ns has changed since last summer
It's grown much colder. / do not
care fr tn money at stake. but there
is a great principle involved / can
not consint To have me business run
be outsiders a. cost ~ near thirty
thousand dollars z year., says he. An
there's a lockout.
f"Tis a matther iv tn seasons. So If
ye sthrike yen not get me sympathy.
1 rcsarVe that fr me infeeryors. I'll
lSeep Tne sympathy f'r tn poor fellow
that has nobody 10 lure him away
fr'ln his toll an that has to sweat
August with no chanst iv get
tin day i'm tn open onless tn milishy
are ordhered out an thin Whin he goes
back 10 wurruk tn chances are some
body's got his job while tn sthrikin'
man returns with his pOCk-
cts full " cigars an is hugged a tn
dure be the main guy If | were ray
jooced to wurrukin' f'r me livin', if
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-08-27

aye havenn' sthuck yet, have yeH
said Mr.. Dooley
"Eot yet" said Mr.. Hennessy But
III dlllvgate was up at tn mills todas
~. we may be called out amy miny1t
aow."
"WII ye go?" asked Mr. Dooley
"ys bst 4 wlll," said Mr.. Henne-sy.
.Ye Just bet I VIII. stand firm be
union principles an besides it's not
as blazes up there these days
w1dden't mind havin' few weeks
Of"
ven do right TO quit" said Mt.
Doo1ev .'I have no sympathy with
.,tr,ker.. haveno sympathy with
thin amy more thin have with peo-
pie goin' OF 10 Il picnic. A sthrlke =
a vyIrrukin mans vacation II had
70 be wan iv thin horny handed sons
Jv toll. tn men that have made our
counthry whet it is an creates IN
wealth iv tn Wurruld an sees IL 60
off with a sthranger-lf ] had r. oe
wan iv thin pillars iv tn constitution,
when thank Gawd / haven't It's
.thrikin' I'd be all tn time durln IN
hnated term. I'd begin sthrikin' Whln
tn flowers begin to bloom IN IN
nar1Is an T'd stav on sthrike till twas
too cold 70 sit out on tn bleachers.
Ye bet | wud-
I've noticed that nearly all sthrlkes
occur in tn summer time Sthrlkes
come In tn summer time an lockouts
In th' winter In tn summer Wh1n Tn
sof.. We might almost say melted
breszes blows through shop and fac
thry. fannin' tn cheeks iv tn artisan
AN gettin' fire to chis whiskers, Whln
tn main guy is off at tn seashore
bein' pinched f'r exceedin' tn speed
limit. whin tits comfortable TO sleep
cut at nights an tn Sox have stated
g batting sthreak, tn son iV MarthY,
as me frind Rcodyard Kipling calls
him. begins to think iv tn rights fvI
labor TIL mere he looks out iV tn
window. tn more he thinks about his
rights. an wan warm day he heaYeS a
rOuplin' pin at tn boss an Saunters
away Sthrikes are great evil f'r
tn wurrukin man, but so are p1cnlcs
an he acts tn same at both. There's
tn same not gettin' up till We want
to. tn same meetin' ye'er frinds f'r
tn first time in their good clothes an |
tn same thumpin' strangers over tn
cad with a brick Afther awhile tn |
main guy comes home firm tn sea-
side raises wages twinty per cent, fires
tn boss an takes in tn walkin' dilly-
gate as specyal partner.
But in winter. what Hogan calls
another flower iv our industhreel sys- /
tenn blooms. In tn winter it's warm !
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-08-27

/ was q son iv Marthy I'd be 4 bT.ck-
1 LAYER They always sthrike durtn' tn
buildin season. They time i just
right. They niyer quiz wurruk- They
thry not 10 meet IL. Il is what Hogan
calls q pecoolyar fact that bp<cklayers
alvays time their vacations f'r tn
peeryod whin there Is wurruk 10 be
done
NO sir, don't ask me 70 weep over
tn downthrodden wurru1in' man WIN
he's out on sthrike Ye take these
here tillygraft op'rators that have laid
Of wUrruk fr tn summer. Do they
look a. though they werre sufferin' =?
We bet thev don't TIL tired etilIygraft
p'rator come home last week with a
smile on his face. I have good news
f'r ye. mother saws he 'Ye haven I
sthruck?' says he. hope sthrugglin'
with fear in her face. Ye'ye guessed
it says he We weren't exactly or
dhered out Th' signal rr a sthrike
was To be a series iv sharp whistles
fr'ni tn walkin dillygate. but. whin
that didn't come an we We're tired iV
waitin' III report iv tn baseball game
come over tn wires an we mistook
that FIR n signal Ye must get the
childher ready f'r day in tn coun-
thry We cant tell how soon this
tur-rble struggle again tn greed iv
capital VIII be declared off an we
must make tn most " it while il
lasts says he
Yes, sir. q sthrike is a turrble thing
to thin that stays at wuuruk But il
don't afflict tn jolly sthriker I've
niver seen We in such spirits az whin
We abandoned ye'er fruitful labors Ye
had good time an f'r tn first time
in Ye'er life We were important enough
TO be talked about. If we heaved a
rock at somebody We had chanct 70
see ye'er pitcher in tn pa-apers.
know a tillygraft op'rator, wan ~ thin
knights fv tn key that has a fine Job
in q country depo All he has TO
co IS to be up in time to flag num-
her eight at six o'clock an wait till
number thirtytwo goes through at
midnight an keep thrains firm bump
m into each other, an turn switches,
an put up tn simaphore an clean tn
lamps an hand out time tables an
sell tickets. F'r these dissypations he
dhraws down all tn way firm fifteen
to tWinty dollars q week. An he
wants to sthrike. An tn pa-apers
say if he does he'll tie. up our impeer-
s'al railroad systems. Think iv that
niver had much " an oninyon iv him
All he iver done fr me was to mis-
spell me name. He's a little thin man
that cuddent lift an eighth " beer
with both hands, but he's that impor-
tant II he leaps his job We'll all have
to walk.
tn walkin' dillygate iv tn Liouor
Dealers Binivolint ASSOCIATION come
around an ordhtr mo to lev down
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-08-27

me lemon squeeZer an bung starter
an wall. out But nawthin' ~ tn
kind iye- happens an If II aid happen
no wan Eud care a sthraw. tn whole
wurruld shuddhers at tn thought that
me frind Ike Simpson may take a day
of: but me or PieTpOnt Morgan might
quit for year an no wan wud care.
Supposin Rock yfellar an Piegpont
Morgan an Jim Hill an Hartman
shud form a umion-th' Ar1algamated
Featheration iv Frinzied Financeers
an shud demand a rise iv miliyon
time firm two to wan hour ivry week.
tn closed shop. two apprentices f'r
each bank an no wan allowed TO make
card? Whin tn sthrike comfy waited
on us we'd hoist our feet on tn
kitchen table. light a see-gar polish
our bone collar button with tn sleeve
iv cur red flannel shirt an till THIN
to go to Bannagher. We'd say:
"Ye-er demands are onraisonable an
we viii not submit FIT years we
have run tn shop almost at a loss.
There are plenty " men to take ye'er
places. They may not be as efficient
at first, bat they'll soon larn. Ye'er
demands are rayfused an ye can bang
tn dure after ye' A fine chance a
millyonaire wud have thryin' to per
suade ye be peaceful means I'm takin'
his job. Think iv him on tn dead
line thryin' to coax ye not to go in
but to stand by him as he would sit
on ye if you were in tn same position.
Wud or wud We not have ye'er coat
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-08-27
b Y r. P. d Il N N E

IN his hands as sc slanked n tn
bank They'd have TO resort 20
Whence IN stock exchange Mud SO
our IN sympathy Th'~Tniltsay Mud
h<- called out al sfther awhile IN
anarceers wui corne back with their
hats IN their hands an and their old
places took be other men,
NC. sir. = s.hrike ~ nnaneeers
wudden't worry anuywan. 11s a
stnrange thing whtn we come TO think
iv II that tn Iess money q man gets
f'r hi= wurruk. tn more nicissar7- II Is
wurrukin' Ye'er boss can gO 10
Paris on onbination wedding an
divorce thr4p an no van eothers his
head about him. But II ye shud go
20 Pafis-excuse me fr ..aughin me-
silf black IN III face-th industhrees
~ the country. pines away An IN
higher up a man regards his wurruk.
tho less IL amounts 10. We cud man
age 70 scrape along without electhrica!
4.4JfaeerS but we'o have diVNie ~
tire without ~caVengers Ie look
down on tn fellow that dhrIves tn
uump cart but II Il asn.t him ye' d
niver be able 10 pursoo ye'er honor
able mechanical profssyon iv pushin'
tn barrow When Andrew Carnc-
gle quit. ys wiat on wurrukin: IL We
QUIT w-urruk he'll have 10 come back.
Praps that's tn reae~l IN wurruktn
man don 7 get more tflifn IltIe pic
tu~es ~ : buffalo in his paw envelope
~ Saturdah night. IF ne got more
money he wud do less wurruk. He
has TO be kept in tnrainin.
'"Th' way To make a man useful 10
tn Wurruld is to give him little
money an lot ~ wurTuk. An its
tn only way to make him happy. too.
/ don't mean coarse. mateeTyal happ1-
ness like private yachts an autymo-
bills an rich food an other corrodin'
pleasures. I mean something entirely
diff rent / don't know what l mean
butI see in tn pa-apers tn other day
that TIL on'y road to happiness was
hard wuIruk Tis good theery.
Some day I'm go;n TO hire a hall an
preach x in Newport. l wudden't
1t in Ar-rchy Road where
wurruk abounds. l don't want 70 be
run in f'r tncitin' q riot. This pa
aper says tn farmer niver sthrikeG.
He hasn't got tn time to. He's too
happy. farmer is continted with
his ten acre lot There's nawthin' TO
take his mind off his wuTTuk. He
sleeps at night with his nose against
tn shingled roof iv his little frame
home an dhreams iv chinch bugs.
While tn stars are still alight he walks
in his sleep TO wake tn COW that left
tn call f'r four o'clock. Thin it's no
fr feedin tn pigs an mendin tn
reaper. TIL sun arises as usual in tn
east an bein' keen student iv nature.
he picks a cabbage leaf to put In his
hat Break fast follows. a gay meal
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-08-27
Mr.. D00ley ON the Subject OF WOg

h~x4rntn At nice an' rndin at n}ue-
,h~,~ IL *s~ns 4 <t4e - hc ChAsnt -
htS last aap3aek a. IN thought thai ""
has grown old an fh' hired man h@N
b..st him oct De almost mtn}ft
"a ,,..4 sEf.s~ Thin It's oT Tr th
r~Idw vvrsrr al dav ne Ssis on ,
hs,-x--l., s..t an r.Arrs tfe bearded
grain an III TFe.ssIam av. WIN nav
thin bat hIs oss n thoughts an 4 ccanir
~ horses - commune WIN Al
he goes ar he's ha9py tn iivei"s3g DAY
II yc don-G get IN emr-shct ~ him IN
winter he ls employed ke"pin N
s.attle fr+n. v..~s-tn. hl~ own fate ar
writin te~ts4nonlals tv dyspepsia cur~s
A iully Ife ris ~shrAnsr though ]
nlver heefd a farmer whistle except on
Sunday.
NO. sir. ye cant tell M tha, good
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-08-27
6 Ohio
Railway
SCENIC ROUTE TO THE WEST.

Two fast vestibule trains with dining
car service. Through Pullman Sleepers
to Louisville, Cincinnati. Chicago and
st. Louis.
Lv. Richmond, 200 p. m. 11:00 p. m.
LV Charlottes-
vile .. $50 =. m. 2:52 a. m.
Lv. Lynchburg APO p. m.
Ar Cincinnati, 800 a. m. 500 p. m.
Ar Louisville, 11:15 a. m. 500 p. m
Ar. Chicago =. $3.50 p. m. 7:10 a. m.
Ar st. Louis 6:28 D. II. 7:18 a. m
Direct connections for all points
West and Northwest Quickest and
best route.
Jamestown Exposition Route. Five
fast trains from Richmond.
The line to the celebrated mountain
resorts OF Virginia.
For descriptive matter. schedules
and Pullman reservations. address
w o. WARTHEN, D. P. A. C. & o.
Ry Co, Richmond. Va.
TN0. D. POTTS. Gen Pass. Agent,
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-08-27

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The farmer and mechanic., 1907-08-27

wonder mat IS helpless escape hawks and rats vet the
was once happy bird capable flying enjoying life to the full
rune on IFS neck which caused furnished
nan 70 oVerdo beyond The
merely 70 make some fanci@r happy.
ne sho-hiled pigeons seriously from r7ans f7g
erg freaks they bred the bill has rrac~af ~
-. te dove family breeds Young the parent taIin 4 ~
' growing more difficult for the pigeons 10 nr,
~ 'e'n d'e IN the nest when day Accordingly.
eai say nlfuly OF them
VINO RAISE degenerate creatures that to themselves
ey aont understand should be punished BY the law
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-01
REPORT ON INDIANA WRECK
state Commission Scores Trainmen
for DIsreEarding RuIes-Objeets
TO Young TeIegraphers.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Feb. 2s.-The state
railroad commission today made a report
to the legislature on the recent wrecks
at Woodville, Fowler and the explosion Of
a car OF powder at Sandford, which de-
stroyed a Big -Four passenger train. The
report scores railroad employees for disre-
garding the rules, asked that railroad COM
panies require a more thorough knowledge
of the rules on the part of their employees
and recommends law compelling railroads
with an annual gross income OF 5000 or
more per mile to install an improved block
system along their line. II also recon-
mends that no telegraph operators less
than p years Of age be employed and that
railroads cease TO accede TO the reckless
demand OF the travelling public for greater
speed.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-01
WRECK NEAR CoNNELLSVILLE
Passenger Train DeraiIed and Debris
Takes Fire, hut Only One Per-
son is Killed.

CoNNELLSVILLE, Pa, Feb @.-Balti-
more & Ohio train No. 10, westbound, rum
ming eighteen minutes late and forty miles
an hour, was wrecked tonight near Indian
Creek seven miles east of here. The en-
tire train, consisting OF combination
smoking and baggage car, two day coaches
and the private car of Robert J. Finney,
of the Pittsburg division
of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, left the
rails, and after running for 200 feet along
the ties was thrown into a ditch at the
foot of the mountains, where the wreckage
was completely burned.
wylie Irwin, engineer, of Pittsburg. was
killed; the fireman fatally injured and the
baggagemaster, express messenger, con-
ductor and six passengers seriously In
jured. About thirty passengers were more
or less cut and bruised.
Irwin was caught under the wrecked en-
CINE and burned to death before the passen-
gers, who were powerless TO liberate him.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-01
NOTED PORCH-CLIMBER SHOT
''MiIe the Bike" Wanted In Omaha
aRd other Western cities, Killed
By Cincinnati Omcers.

CINCINNATI. Feb. 2&-(speciaI TeIe-
gram .)-Charles Sweeney known as Mike
the Bike" one OF the cleverest crooks and
notorious porch climbers, who was wanted
for many big jobs in the porch climbing line
in Omaha, Kansas City and Denver, was
the man killed by Policeman Martin here
a few days ago when he caught him In the
act of breaking into the residence OF local
millionaire. The body was positively identi-
fed today and the police are congratulating
themselves that one of the cleverest crooks
In his line has been put out Of the way.
According to the local Bertinion bureau
Sweeney was badly wanted in all the large
western cities. as well as Chicago. which is
his home.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-01
NEW DIVORCE BILL is PASSED
Permits suit within six
Months in Certain
Cases.

PIERRE, S. d, Feb. 2S-(Special Tele-
gram.)LThe senate today passed the new
divorce bill, after the lawyers had injected
an amendment allowing suit to be COM
menced within six months. where cause of
action is in this state. This allows both
parties to the suit to come to the state
and on agreed cause of action separate,
one leaving and the other staying six
months.
The bill to allow a liquor license vote TO
stand until voted down was defeated by a
vote Of % 20 20 Goodner, Merry and Dud-
ley supported the bill and Vessey, Byrne
and Dowdell opposed it.
The senate bill providing for the division
of Lyman county, after a favorable vote
has been secured, was passed after IL was
amended to prevent it's interfering in any
way with the general bill for county dvi-
sion.
The senate killed the house bill 10 repeal
the law allowing cities to sell water works,
which was asked by Sioux Falls.
In the house Price of Yankton introduced
resolution memorializing the South Da-
kota representatives in congress to oppose
any ship subsidy legislation, and GurIIey
presented a bill to allow county commits
sioners. instead of the county treasurer, to
select the paper for publication OF delin-
quent lists.
The house passed the bill appropriately
the balance of the endowment landst tfo
state experimental farms, and put In an
hour pickering over which apportionment
bill would be taken up and adopted finally
settling on the bill presented by Engstrom
and passing IT, providing for forty-fve
senators and 101 representatives.
The Oviatt partition fence bill caused a
tangle and was lost for lack of two votes
but is up for reconsideration tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-01
or OCEAN sTEAMsHIPs,
PROMPT ACTION ON MUNGEF
Judiciary Committee Meets Today 4
Consider His NOmIna-
ttOn.
CFrom a Stan Correspondent

l.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S.-(Special III
gram. 1.-The senate committee on judiciIy
viii hold a meeting tomorrow morninf,At
10 o'clock to consider the nomination OF
Thomas {. Munger. nominated to bIan
additional federal judge for the distrif Of
Nebraska. Senator Burkett said todaJ hat
he felt confident that a favorable nsort
would be made by the committee on 'Mr.
Munger's nomination.
The board of consulting engineers IL the
reclamation service, which met yeJerday
at Crawford, received three bids, tfl low
est OF which was by James O'Co1nor of
Mitchell. Neb., who offers 10 Construct
Pathfinder lake. on the North Platte irri-
gation project in Nebraska and wyoming.
for S2+A460
Rural carriers appointed for nebraska
routes: Nemaha, route /. Calvin n Barker.
carrier. Otto Barker, substitute. Echuyler,
route 2 Albert L. Stevens carrir. Charley
stevens. substitute winside. ,fpts 2 Al
bert W. wadden, carrier: Josskine wad-
dell, substitute
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-01
BRITISH NAVAL ESTIMATES
Amount of New Construction VIII De.
pend Upon Action OF The
Hague Conference.

LONDON, Feb ga statement of the
naval estimates for 19O7-s presented TO Par
Lament tonight makes the construction OF
battleships during the coming year depend
ent I'm measure on the decisions reached
at the next peace conference at The Hague.
Thus the new construction estimated at
$40 10000 against S6.175O0O for 1867 will,
says Lord Tweedmouth, first lord Of the
Admiralty, Include two or unless an un-
derstanding between the naval powers Is
reached at The Hague conference three
large armored vessels of the Dreadnaught
type"
One fast unarmored cruiser. five torpedo
boat destroyers. twelve torpedo boats and
twelve submarines also are provided for.
On April there will be under construction
five battleships. seven armored cruisers.
eight torpedo boat destroyers, seventeen
torpedo boats and twelve submarines.
The estimates for the year show total
reduction OF one thousand men and s5,-
$4,000 compared to 1867. Lord Tweed
mouth comments on the striking improve
ment in the gunnery of the fleet compared
to last year. The average of hits was prac-
tically doubled and the Improvement was
general throughout the feet and not con-
fined to a picked selection Of crack ships
As an Illustration Of this system and the
better state of repair result from the sys-
tenn of nucleus crews. he compares the con-
dition of January, 1904, when out OF sixty
battleships thirty-eight were not available
owing to the need of repairs, with that Of
January, 1907 when out Of ifty-one bat
tleships eight were. not available
Lord Tweedmouth notes the fact that
the first cruiser squadron is going to
jamestown for the opening of the expo
sition.
The total Of the naval estimates is sl52,-
90 OK
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-01
PEACE DAY IN THE SCHOOLS
Educators Recommend Observance of
Anniversary of The Hague
Tribunal.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2s.-Members OF the de-
partment OF superintendent OF the Ma
tional Educational association at the clos
ing session today OF their three days con-
vention here recommended the observance
by all schools In the United States on May
IS each year In commemoration OF the con-
ference that led 10 the establishment of the
peace tribunal at The Hague. The eduea-
tors declared their belief in THE gr at
significance OF the movement to substitute
arbitration for war in the. settlement of
international disps%es.T
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-01
ErIekson Pre.Ident OF ReEent..

PIERRE, S. D., Feb. S.-(Special Tele-
gram)-At meeting Of the state board
OF regents Of education E. C. Erickson was
chosen president and committees for the
different institutions selected. Nothing
was done in regard 10 selection OF a sec.
Tetary.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-01
Seattle AEainst Jnps.

SEATTLE. Wash. Feb. Eat a meetine
OF the Central Labor council last night an
which were present delegates from most
unions OF Seattle, committee OF three was
appointed to call conference for the or
ganization OF an association 10 carry on
agitation for the exclusion OF Japanese
coolie laborsrs.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-01
Vote of Record
The vote after the changes had bee,
corded was as follows:
O'ConnelI
House Members Interested.

The fight In the senate was watched wi
considerable interest from the other er
OF the state house. If the assault on n
emergency clause had been successfuk
had been agreed among the leaders
the house would take up and pass with
emergency clause the Sackett bill W
went through the senate several days
with the emergency clause. This
have put the senate In the awkward
ton either Of receding from it's hostll
the emergency or killing part OF a
had already passed.
As soon as the bill had passed the
ate Il was reported with the amehdI
TO the house. which by a vote OF l9l
concurred in the senate amendment
bill was enrolled during the nOoh rec
and went 10 the governor before 2.sQA
the afternoon. The senate amendment
sisted of a change In the wording OF
provision that tickets need not be sold
less than cents.
water Boards salary sticks.
The doing nothing members OF the Oms
Water board win continue 10 draw 81
month. or rather $50 an hour for each
they meet, because the house this a
noon indefinitely postponed the bill
Barnes providing members of the
shall draw no salary until afeer the
Is acquired. InasmUeh as the boar
been acquiring" ths plant for -four