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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-11-01
GENERAL MENTION.
Bits Of Labor News Gathered Chiefly
With the Scissors.

With the Scissors.
The union laoel-that's all.
Look for the union label.
II 1t Is not labeled, refuse it.
Steamfltters in Hamilton, Ohio, have
organized.
Union made shoes are sold by Kog-
srs & Perkins.
Slack barrel coopers have organized
at Cleveland.
Street car employees organize at Ke-
vance, Indiana.
Boilermakers on strike at the Globe
Boiler Works. Toledo. Keep away.
The Metallic I.athers' Union of New
York City Is again a member of the
International Union.
The report that the Union Pacific
had discontinued all work ON the
Lane cutoff was untrue.
John F. Tobin has been reelected
president of the International Shoe
Workers Union.
During the past year International
Wood. Wire and Metal Lathers' Union
has gained 5000 members.
Iron moulders have granted char
tiers to Gallon, O., Monaco. Pa, Inde-
pendence, Mo-, and Douglas, Ariz.
John Golden of Fall River, Mass,
has been reelected president of the
United Textile Workers of America.
Is it not about time the Lincoln
freighthandlers got together and re-
vived their once strong local union?
The unions at Eureka, Cal, are
erecting a Labor Hospital. 1t win be
three stories high and will cost $780,
900.
Tailors have signed up with Youngs-
town bosses. Falker & Rogge and
Schaetier Tailoring Co.. Cleveland, al
SO signed up.
ing Co.. Cincinnati. has granted its
employees the eight-hour day with no
reduction in pay.
There are nearly 1900 members in
the Boston BARRIERS Union. which
makes It the largest BARRIERS Union
In the country.
Sixty-eight non-union carpenters or
ganized a union in Hamilton, O., and
AFFILIATED with the Brotherhood of Car
penters and JOiners.
British boilermakers and iron ship
builders had a total membership at
the close of 1906 Of 52.056, an increase
of 1926 in the year.
Plumbers strike was brought to a |
close In Terre Haute. Ind, by the en-
ployers agreeing to pay so cents per
hour after February.
The Potter Wall Paper Co., Hobo
ken, N. j.. is now operating a union
establishment and is removed from
the I'VE don't patronize" list
That the recently organized Inter
national Jewelry Workers Union has
already "a locals shows that live men
are at the head of that organization.
Telegraph operators on Kansas
City Southern railway have been
granted an increase of IS a month.
This makes the second increase since
January 1.
Cornelius p Shea, of Boston, former
international president of the Team
sters' International Union, denies that
he is heading a movement to organ
lie a new organization.
During the past year the Photo-En-
gravers' Union has gained 500 men,
bers. and the total membership is now
5000. while the financial strength has
increased proportionately.
There are about 5000 men in the
Illinois Steel Company's plant in Chi
cago, who depend upon 300 skilled !
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-11-01
CARPENTERS, REFERENDUM.

The vote of the Brotherhood of Car
presidency, which is by referendum,
will be taken all over the country
during the third week in November,
the returns to be in the national head
quarters in Indianapolis on the third
week in December.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-11-01
THE WORLDS WORKERS.

News Of The ToiIers in Many Lands
| and Chimes.
| Victoria, Australia, has 4,766 facto-
ries, employing 67,545 persons.
Two thousand unemployed have pc
titioned the Transvaal Government to
send them back to England.
Adelaide, Australia, flour-mill en-
ployes have formed strong union
and requested Premier Price to estab-
lish wages board for the trade.
In Germany there are SO Govern.
ment labor colonies. and one in the
United Kingdom. for the reception
and employment of voorhees, toilers.
In the Australian cities of Sydney,
Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, there
is a marked activity in union circles.
New uniohs are rapidly springing up,
and the ranks of the older ones are
increasing in number.
The negotiations between the jewell
ry manufacturers and the skilled
workmen at Paris, France, have
failed. 1t is announced that 10 en-
ployers have decided to dismiss their
employees and will declare lockout.
University extension lectures are
now delivered at meetings of the
Trades and Labor Council of Sydney.
Australia, by professors of the univer-
sity, who at the same time receive
instructions as to objects of the labor
movement
A general strike to compel the
enactment of Universal Suffrage
laws began in Hungary on October
TO- In 1874 towns no work is going on |
and no food can be bought anywhere, |
every hotel, coffee house and restaur- |
ant being closed by the police.
A correspondent of a Charter Tow |
ers (Queensland) newspaper states |
that in the 1ngham district sugar |
farmers employ aboriginals at from |
Is to los per week, and in one mill |
in the district Japs and other colored |
aliens are working at almost every |
trade, from filters and carpenters to
blacksmiths.
The passive resistance strike at vi
emma, Austria, is extending to the |
freight traffic divisions in Moravia.
The municipal authorities are con-
cerned regarding the provisioning of
the city, and shipments of meat, fruit |
and vegetables have already fallen |
out. Thousands of workers are now |
earning only 40 cents day.
Kerr Hardie's bill to provide work
for the unemployed, recently intro
duced in the House of Commons by |
Ramsay Macdonald, proposes that To-
cal authorities must devise schemes |
for providing work, the necessary |
funds to come out of local rates, and,
where extreme distress arises, Par
lament to vote money to meet the |
difficulty.
In consequence of 1900 British |
scabs being imported by the Antwerp |
Shipowners' Association to take the |
place of the local wharf laborers
striking for better conditions, Labor |
Member Crooks has introduced a new
bill in the British House of Commons
to apply the penalties of the Foreign |
Enlistment Act to British workmen |
who take the places of workmen oh
strike abroad.
iii the Victorian Assembly recently |
a motion of adjournment was moved
in order to bring before Parliament
the brutal treatment melted out to
coal miners at Outrim and Jumbunha.
M. l.. A. Lennon, who moved the mo-
ton, urged that the public should boy
the companies at the places. in con-
sequence of the unfair treatment of
the men
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-11-01
THE sooksINDERs.

Five Per Cent Assessment Not Needed
and Was Called OF.
The proposition to assess the men,
bership of the BoOkbinders' Union 5
per cent week has been found I'M
necessary. When the International
officials were preparing for the eight
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-14

But we haven't found anything for Rue
Roland" said Rosina.
oh, she's such a meek little ,nonentitty
anything will do for her." said Evelyn. "She
can ca be 'Jiggy-jag, and ride penny nag BY
ssne-Way. did you ever see girl quite so good
iieor1Inothing? ie I'd drown myself in a tea-cup
Il tseS wasn't of any more, account" .,
defended Rosfna.
~: wouldn't give copper penny for dozen
ike Ie,, her" said Evelyn, petulantly.
wen, suppose we let her choose for her
sell! TX We've used up the list pretty we'll"
missing all thought of Rue-"let's have It a
rule that each girl shall invent and make her
own costume. Then we can see who has
taste and who hasn't. No one to have any
help, remember"
The idea of the party was received with
great enthusiasm by the girls.
They accepted their parts without question
Every free hour in the two weeks which were
to elapse before the Saturday evening set,
was given. to devising and sewing, and TO
experimenting in various ways.
Evelyn had leaf-green challis that she IN
tended to use as a petticoat. The bodice aad
head-dress must be added. She had extrava-
CANT tancies, but very little ingenuity. She
wanted to look like flower.
she had not read the rhyme carefully, but
heedlessly as she did most other things. And
strange to say, she had taken no account Of
the last five words, "and a bright-yellow
gown"
Pink was very becoming to her, she knew.
So she settled that she would have vouIni.
nous spangled pink tulle draped about her
IN q vague, impressive way, and it should be
held in place by green leaves.
"Evelyn,s sure to outdo. us ALL" declared
Dora, with some jealousy. "She is so tall.
and flower for character gives one such
chance! Then she has so much more money
to spend than any one else. All can do is
to be ugly-ugly, old, bent and poor"
eyes, Evelyn will be the belle. Think
what daffy-down-dilly she will make with
her yellow hair said Rosina.
Evelyn kept her own counsel, except to
now and then throw out hints. The Urls
might anticipate as they pleased.
But when she tried to carry out her vague
devices, she could do nothing with them. Her
ideas were not definite. She was certain of
only one thing-she must eclipse everybody
else.
The day of the party had arrived. Most
of the girls were out. She had stayed at home
in desperation. The green dress was ali riSht
but the tulle would not drape. She exper;',
mented with it until she got SO nervous She
cried.
~ must have help" she said to herself .T
can never, never do it alone"
She was too proud to ask any of her init.
mate associates. --''
I"I thought it would be so easy" she sigb.
ed, "but-it isn't" ''s"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-14

street street ..c Then'-scanning Evelyn very care
iiunly.,hnd io. me something yellow, very ycl-
ioWt'-maimost W., anything"
,,,u The le only yellow 1 have," reflected Eve
iiyn, Is those sash curtains l brought from
nome; Madam Majoribanks wouldn't let me
yellow"
=, Get them," said Rue, with more authority
than she had ever hazarded before.
Sash curtains for two windows were brought
out. Evelyn had been greatly enraged when
she had been prevented using them, because
madam did not favor one room being more
decorated than another. Now she was very
glad OF them as resource
Pick up everything, and come to my room,"
said Ru,. No one will be there. Well get
the drest all ready but the flowers, and III
put those on tonight"
Rue was the deftest sort of little seam.
stress. s.. She shirred, she draped; she, put
shape, of petals, and succeeded in getting
something to that effect.
But the morning was not long enough and
the work went over into the afternoon. When
it was finished, it was entirely satisfactory.
1T is charming" said Evelyn-""perfcctly
charming Now ] will go out and get my
daffodils-or, Rue. suppose you run over and
buy them for me~
1t was nearly dark when Rue found her
self alone in her room again. There she was
confronted by the fact that her own costume
was unfinished
She had meant to be Mother Goose her
self; But there was not time. The cap was
ready-nothing more.
"Never mind" she said to herself, "1Il
be the little old woman with her broom to
sweep the cobwebs from the sky"
After supper the girls were In the study.
room for a little conference.
Il suppose we can help each other little
in dressing, can't wei" asked Evelyn
"You were the very one, Evelyn, to make
the rule that each must do all her own,"
said Rosina.
Rue spoke up wistfully:
81 didn't know there was a rule one must
not help the other"
"0f course there was" said Dora.
"Oh. never mind said Rosina, generous.
ly. 'It's all right, if Evelyn or any one has
helped you. Rue, your weak eyes can be
your excuse"
Evebn's conscience was not at all easy.
But she tried to quiet it.
Cant we have help in adjusting flowers,
or in such ways?" she asked.
Yes, all agreed that might be done.
An hour or two later, when they were all
gathered together in the gymnasium, the ex.
carnations of delight over Evelyn's dress were
enthusiastic.
"It's the very loyeliest thing I ever saw"
said old Mother Hubbard.
CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-14

Somehow she kept thinking of Rue. Rue
was good-natured. Suppose she went to her !.
no one would be the wiser for it: Ot course
it was understood each was to do her own. @
But it wouldn't be much if Rue just fixed the
draPlng-pinned it in place ready for fastening
:, She went to Rue's room. At her knock,
kue hurried her own preparation out OF sghs
in the closet. almost ready. Rue! asked
mot quite. My eyes have given me SO
much trouble couldn't work long at time.
I'm almost afraid L can't CO." ~,
"Oh, yes, you can" carelessly., say, kac'
/ hate to bother you, but simply cannot put
pins in behind / don't dare ask any Of the
other girls, for want it secret, but If you
could-just drape me little-get the looping
in Just the right place, you know
eff you can trust me to-"
to my room. Rosina has gone downtown for
herself and some of the rest of us. We can
be alone all the forenoon"
Rue went cheerfully. Evelyn's habit was
to snub her. But she did not seem to re-
member that.
Once in her room, Evelyn turned the key.
81 am Daffy-down-dilly, you know" she
said, taking her green frock from its nook IN
the cloest D.
Then, taking box from the shelf, Evelyn
drew out the quantity of spangled pink tulle.
''This," she said, should be shirred IL
some way, to look like petals"
"But-but shouldn't it be yellow" falter-
ed Rue. -,
"In petticoat green, and bright yellow
gown,'" quoted Rue.
SIT doesn't say that!" said Evelyn, color
AOh, yes, it does. Don't you remember?"
"Im sure it doesn't"
"But haven't you seen daffodils in gar
"T-never thought anything about them.
I have always lived in city. never notice
much. What difference does it make?
can't change my plan"
"But daifodils are, yellow. 1t says bright
yellow in the verse.
Evelyn was very impatient Of correction;
She took her dictionary from the shelf aud
turned to "naGodl."
She was forced to yield.
at says, usually Of yellow hue;' genus
naroissus.' Very well, then"-crumpling up
the delicate gauze-'I shall not 60 to the
marty. If l am to be criticised in this way,
/ shall 20 to bed, and be too i'll to appear"
ooh. don't" pleaded Rue. Haven't you
something yellow? l could fix you in no
II was only Rue's insgnifcance that made
Evelyn willing to listen.
GLOW could you fix me?" she asked
"If YOU could get me two dozen daffodils.
I saw lot in florists window on Main
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-14


committee.
>, When they had decided upon exactly what
they wanted, Rosina, who had the finest pow
ers OF persuasion, waited upon Madam MaJorl-
banks alone.
They were closeted together fateful half
hour
"What did she say" was breathlessly ask
ed, when, flushed and smiling, she returned
to the two waiting members of her commit
eve can have it if we will agree not to
undertake elaborate costumes, nor to spend
much money"
"0h, no-only pretty costumes, fancy ones!"
cried Dora, clapping her hands.
vel Vel >, tinker them up out Of & our ragbags,
as usual" chimed in Evelyn. 1--WE girls who
can have things must give up everything to
the ones who can't. But no matter-anything
if we can only have the party"
SO | say" agreed Rosina. "Now'-with
the business authority Of chairman-"let's
BILE OF getting. up the party. of course il is
certain part"
"Of course it is" said Evelyn. eve are
supposed to be the best judges OF what will
"Now for copy of Mother Goose Who
has one?" asked the chairman.
Il don't believe there's such an infantile
Imagine girl taking a Mother Goose
to boarding school, said Evelyn. Tm sure
I've forgotten all about mine, except thirty
days hath September
She pondered moment, and then added:
"There's that little homesick and dowdy
Rue Roland. I've always suspected she had
a nest of dolls in her trunk, and that she
played with them when no one was near.
She'll have Mother, Goose if any one has" !"
Rue, when appealed to, produced battered
and much abused copy Of the classic.
1t was easy to find characters.
Lets keep our costumes a secret as far
as we can," said Evelyn. "Half the fun will
be in the surprise Now you choose first,
Rosina."
Rosina chose Queen of Hearts, who made
some tarts."
"Daffy-down-dilly has now come to town
with her petticoat green," cried Evelyn, hap
pening to turn to that verse. THAT'S mine.
I've a green gown to start on"
"I think I'll be Old Mother Hubbard. said
Dora, after considerable study.
Humpty Dumpty Lady Lee, Tommy Tucker,
Johnny Prngle, Jack Horner, Dicky Oliver,
Bo Peep, Jack Sprat, and various other ones
were allotted, after lively discussion, to the
girls deemed most suitable.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-14
Copyright by James Elverson.

HE MOTHER GOOSE PARTY was
planned, and its details arranged
for by three girls in Madam Major,
banks school-Rosina, Evelyn ana
Dora. They styled themselves u
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-01-25
WHEN LOVE PASSED BY.
Icharity, Opportunity. the Spirit. ]

|
l was busy with my plowing
When Love passed by.
Come, "she cried, "forsake thy drudging
Life's delights are few and grudging;
What hath man of all his striving,
All his planning and contriving,
Here beneath the sky?
When the grave opes to receive him
Wealth and wit and honors leave him
Love endures for ayep'
But answered; 'J am blowing.
When, with straight and even furrow
All the field is covered thorough,
l will follow"
Love passed by.
l was busy with my sowing,
When Love passed by.
''Come, "she cried, ''give O. 'er thy toiling;
For thy moil thou hast but moiling-
Follow me, where meadows fertile
Bloom unsown with rose and myrtle,
Laughing to the sky;
Laugh for joy the thousand flowers,
Birds and brooks-the laughing hours
All unnoted fyv'
But answered: ''T am sowing.
When my acres all are planted,
Gladly to thy realm enchanted
1 will follow"
Love passed by.
l was busy with my reaping,
When Love passed by.
Come, she cried. Thou planted st grieViHg
Ripened sorrow art thou sheaving.
If the heart lie fallow, vain is
Garnered store. Thy wealth of grain is
Less than Loves least sigh.
Haste thee-for the hours fast dwindle
Ere the pyre of Hope shall kindle
In life's western sky"
But l answered: 'I am reaping.
When, with song of youth and maiden,
Home the hock-cart comes, full-laden,
1 will follow
| Love passed by.
had gathered in my harvest.
When Love passed by.
Stay" l called to her, swift-speedine
Turning not, my cry unheeding-
"Stay, o Lowell fain would follow.
Stay thy flight, obi fleet-winged swallow
Cleaving twilight skyl
l am old and worn and weary,
Void my fields and heart and dreary,
With thee would 1 fly.
Garnered woe is all my harvest,
Sadghosts of my dead hopes haunt me
Fierce regrets, like demons, taunt me-
''Stay-I followp'
Love passed by.
SOILS COHEN.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-01-25
FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE.
History, Tales and Incidents As
They Like II.

AT the time OF the coming of the
first settlers to Virginia there were
three nations of Indians living be-
tween the James and Potomac rivers:
The Mannahoac Indians, living at
the headwaters of the Rappahannock
and Potomac rivers (near Fredericks-
burg and Quantico); the Monocan
Indians, occupying the territory on
the banks of the upper James river
(above Richmond); aud the Pow
hatans, possessing practically all of
the portion of the country now know
as Tidewater Virginia. These were
the tribes with which the settlers
had most to do and from whom they
had most trouble.
The Powhatan confederacy was
composed of thirty tribes and about
twenty-four hundred warriors, which
would mean population of about
ten thousand. The largest of these
tribes was the Pamunkey, having
about one thousand population. The
Powhatan at the head of the confed-
eracy was of this tribe. The head
of the allied tribes in Virginia was
known as Powhatan. He occupied
the relation of King, or Emperor,
over the subordinated confederacies.
He bad three official residences. The
hrst one was on the north side of the
York river, about three miles from
the present Yorktown, and was called
Werowocomoco. The next capital
residence was at Orapakes, on the
Chickahominy river, near Powhatan,
and the third place was at Pow hatan,
near the present site of the city of
Richmond.
Powhatan, at the time of the COM
ing of the English settlers at James
town, is described as follows: GA
goodly old man, not yet shrinking,
though well beaten with many strong
and cold winters. supposed to be little
less than eighty years old, with gray
hairs but PLAIN and thin upon his
broad shoulders; some few hairs upon
his chin and upper lip. He hath been
a strong and able savage, sinewy, and
of daring spirit; vigilant and am
bilious, subtle to enlarge his do
minions."
Powhatan associated with himself
a considerable pomp and parade of
office and power, and had a royal
retinue as bodyguard composed OF
sixty or seventy of the most stalwart
and fearless Indian warriors. He
exercised undisputed authority over
all the allied tribes. His subjects
planted all his corn and gathered it
for him when it was ripe. His treas
ure house was located at Orapakes.
1t is said to have been fifty or sixty
feet long, and was the storehonse, not
only of his corn, but Of his other
valuable possessions, such as skins,
copper, paint, beads and arms of all
kinds. He had to himself the re-
sponsibility of many wives. Strachy
said she had multiplicity of wo-
men," Most of these he left at home
whenever he took excursions, but al.
ways carried with him two or more
wherever he went. He had twenty
sons and twelve daughters, one Of
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-01-25
NO STONES AT A DEAD DOG.

swell, Sir" said Mr.. Dooley,
"Hogan has been in here this after.
noon, an I've heerd more scandal
talked thin | iver thought was in the
world"
"Hogan had betther keep quiet"
said MIR. Hennessy. elf he goes cir.
culatin' amy stories about me Pll-n
aye needn't worry" said Mr.
Dooley. "We didn't condiscend to
talk about annywan iv ye're iufeeryor
station. If ye want to be th' subiics
iv our scand'lous discoorse ye'd better
get out an make a reputation. No,
sir. our talk was entoirely about tn
gr-reat an illustrous.
"* An no wan will talk bad
about ye after ye ar-re dead onless
ye've done somethin' that makes peo.
pie talk good iv ye.
"* y We'd all perish iv hu-
Mitigation if th' gr-reat men iv th'
wurruld didn't have nachral low
down thraits. If they don't happen
to possess thin, we make some up
f'r HIM We allow no man to tower
over us. Wan way or another we
lsseltR Wurruld to our own height.
II we cant reach tn herO's head we
cut off his legs. ~ ~
"An soft is that th'' battles ye win
tn pichers ye paint, tn people ye
free, tn, childher that disgrace ye,
th false step iy ye've youth, an the
false tooth iy ye're age all 90 thuld-
herin' down to immortality together.
An afther all, Isn't it q good thing ?''
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-01-25
IRvINGToN. VIRGINIA. FRIDAY JANUARY 25. 1907

interested 1.-THE maintaining of their
race pride. They are very religious
ly inclined people. They have on their
reservation church which they at.
tend with great JUNCTION and regular
ity. The membership of the church
takes IN nearly the entire tribe. They
are OF the Baptist faith, and main
tain pleasant and fraternal relations
with that body in the State. These
seem to be the sole remnants of the
tribes brought into contacr, and, alas!
too often conflict, with the early set
tiers of Virginia. They are the
residue OF brave and simple people.
that fell before the ruthless march,
OF civilization.-Times Dispatch. =
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-01-25

was only Eve hundred and twenty.nine
thousand FIVE hundred and eleven dollars.
A little figuring viii show that though
tty-three thousand eight hundred and
fifty-ive cases were put up in South
Carolina In excess Of the quantity pack
ed IN Maryland, yet this greater aggre-
gate brought nineteen thousand one
hundred and thirty-6ve dollars less.
This vast difference in the price which
the oysters Of the Chesapeake COM
mand, as compared with those of more
southeriy waters, hasgreat significance.
1t means that no other oysters have a
show in the markets when the Chesa-
peake variety is to be obtained. -Balti-
more American.