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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-03

stNVltAoat hesitation I zv,-ite to thank
you fo, The great relief I haze found in
you, z,alua6le medicine, Pe,'uua, and
ztlH caHkAe attention Of alt my friends
suffering zVftA eatoyvA to that fact. Be-
sides I eAee,1ally recommend tito all sMf-
ferixg zOitA eatavrA II, any form.''-
Miss Dora Hayden, SIo 9th ST., S. w.,
Washington, D. c.
A Case of Spring Catarrh.
Mrs. N. P. Lawler, 4231S N-Broadway,
Pittsburg, Kas., writes: 'sLast spring
caught severe cold, which developed
into a serious case of catarrh. felt
weak and sick, and could neither eat
nor sleep well
GA member of our club who had been
cured of catarrh through the use of Pc
runa advised me to try it, and did SO
at once. I expected help, but nothing
like the wonderful change for the better
observed almost as soon as started
taking it. In three days felt much
better, and within two weeks was in
fine health. Peruna is q wonderful
medicine
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-03
atrsbtps tor 5ftenue
AMI 3Aleasure
By ALBERT A. MERRILL.

transportation.
in of
value meteoroo The free balloon carrying must
tany be considered of Importance of
all the world would the possibility being able chart
the will enable
enable
Such knowledge these balloons will obtain will certainly
help prediction the value Of
can hardly be overestimated.
Secondly of pleasure to the daring and wealthy the
balloon possibilities Dumon
country demonstrated dgbe
offer such pleasure.
Thirdly, of transportation the modern
future whatever
the the dead weight which be carried exclude
the earning of dividends investment To obtain practical
independence of wind must be used than
exeed through frail structure balloon
be inherent the weight and gases
crsee hydrogen something better than
that the balloon will
tifc instrument and paytling of the rich.
This in peace In times of its
value for scouting acknowledged but 1U.Z2 Z<l..<V
its value for dropping explosives is W. +
problematca \
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-03
LINCOLN,
China Asks for Seeds.


Another proof of the awakening
going on in China is furnished by the
statement that the government of the
Flowery kingdom has, through repre-
sentatives at Washington, applied to
our authorities for seeds and samples
of every variety of plant of recognized
importance raised in our country.
China is on the search for desirable
crops, and apparently has learned a
lesson by recent experience with
famine, due to the failure of products
on which the people rely for food.
Nor is this all, says Troy Times.
China will experiment with the prod
ucts of other countries as well, and
as she has a wide variety of soil and
climate there is no reason to doubt
that many new and valuable food arti-
cles will thus be secured. Further
more, in coming to the United States
she gets expert advice and friendly
and effective cooperation. The de-
partment of agriculture has labored
long and successfully in the same di-
rection and has done a vast amount
of valuable work in developing and
improving crops. The hints borrowed
from Washington bid fair to serve
most beenficent ends in China.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-03
sTUDENT MADE HIS POINT.
No Doubt the Policeman Understood
What He Meant.

W. H. Mallock, the well-known
English writer and political economist,
said at dinner in New York, apropos
of a new definition OF socialism: Il
find that definition rather confusing.
It reminds me of the young Oxford
students badinage with the police
man. Officer said the youth late one
night, I'd like to ask you question:
Very well, sir
"'Does the law permit me to cali
you an ASST?
"'You move on the officer growled.
"'But stop a bit,' continued the
youth. Does the law permit me to
call an ass policeman
"'The law don't say nothing about
that was the gruff reply.
"'Then,' said the youth, goodnight,
Mr. Policeman
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-03
Witches Still Believed In.

Neglected by the powers, witches
ceased to be so notorious, but the be-
lief continued to exist, and does exist
now, in rural parts of Scotland and
England; and in England and France,
even in the towns, fortune tellers,
whether they charge guinea or a
shilling for their advice, are witches
under the terms of the old statutes,
and flourish abundantly, but as they
are not burned they are supposed by
superficial observers to have been ex-
terminated by school boards and cleo
trio lighting. The blacker sort of
witch who "overlooks" and casts
spells on man and beast may be found
in many rural regions north and
south. One of them was brought be-
fore a squire and j. P. of my ac-
quaintance as a dangerous nuisance.
He said to her, solemnly: You know,
Betty, the Bible says Thou shalt not
suffer witch to live in the parish, "
and she migrated, under certain con-
diions of compensation, to another
parish.-Andrew Lang, in the London
Post.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-03

One way Americans of the present
day have of honoring the immigrants
of the past was illustrated last month,
when a statue of Commodore John
navy, was unveiled in Philadelphia
Barry was an Irishman, born in 1745.
1t was not till 176O that he reached
America as sailor, coming here
from the West Indies. He was en-
ployed by Philadelphia merchants and
owned some ships in It's, when he
was put in command of the Lexing-
ton, after volunteering to serve the
colonies on the sea. He captured the
first British warship taken by a rev.
dictionary cruiser. He had been in
America. or, more correctly, in bust
ness dealings with Americans, only
ten years when he began to fight for
them. John Paul Jones, another of
the revolutionary naval heroes, was
also an immigrant, but he began to
fight for us when his connection with
America and his interest in it had
been much less than those of Barry.
The foreigner to whom the land of
the free hearts hope and home" has
appealed has nearly always been
ready to take up arms in it's defense;
and when he has done heroic things
the whole nation has applauded.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-03
BAKING HAM AT HOME.
Cooking in the Oven Gives Meat a Su
perior Flavor.

With the spring sewing on hand, the
housewife will do well to have cold
beets, salads, ETC., prepared in quanti-
ties, SO that she can continue her
work in the sewing-room- without con-
slant interruption to prepare food
Here is very excellent recipe for
baking ham in a way that will make
it retain its flavor, and furnishes a
delicious cold dish for many days.
A ham cooked in the oven has SUI
perior flavor to one which is boiled
in the usual manner. Soak the ham
and after wfping it dry cover it en-
tirely with thick paste made of flour
and water; then wrap it up in creased
paper, tying it in several places to pre-
vent it from slipping off. Put the ham
on baking tin and cook it in a we'll
heated oven, basting it frequently
over the paper with warm dripping;
if the paper should get all burnt place
another thick sheet over it. A fairly
small ham should be selected for cook
ing in the oven and for one weighing
five pounds four hours should be al
lowed. When it is done remove the
paper and paste, then strip off the
rind and as soon as the ham is sufi-
GENTLY cool brush it over with several
coats of glaze and put away to get
thoroughly cold.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-03
EVEN IF DISCOURAGED
thy Or. WILLIAMS PINK PILLS
FOR YOUR Rt1EUMATiSM.
che Pills tlavo Cured Che Disease In
Almost Every Form and Even in
Advanced STAGES,

ro1,.r~.n4:A,,, :, =. ,>.:,,c,.v :..1.~
rheumatism Is painful innamma-
lion OF the muscles or OF the coverings
Of the joints and is sometimes accom-
panied by swelling. The pain is sharp
and shooting and does not confine itself
to any one part of the body, but after
settling in one joint or muscle for a
time, leaves it and passes on to another.
The most dangerous tendency OF the
disease is to attack the heart. External
applications may give relief from pain
for time but the disease cannot be
cured until the blood is purified. DR..
Williams Pink Pills are the best medi.
cine for this purpose as their action is
directly on the blood, making it rich,
red and healthy. When the blood is
pure there can be no rheumatism:
Mrs. Ellen A. Russell, of South Golf
ST., Auburn, Me-, says: 81 had been
sick for fifteen years from impure blood,
brought on by overwork. My heart was
weak and my hands colorless. was
troubled with indigestion and vomiting
spells, which came on every few months.
/ had no appetite and used to have awful
fainting spells, falling down when at
NV work. I frequently felt numb all
over. My head ached continuously for
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-03
Baked Chicken.

After the chicken has been properly
cleaned split it down the back, lay it
in a dripping pan, season with salt
and pepper and dot with bits of but
ter. Pour half pint of, water in the
pan and bake in hot oven; it should
be basted every ten minutes. When
done place on hot platter, where it
will keep hot; set the pan in which it
was cooked on the stove, stir in one
tablespoonful of flour dissolved in a
little milk. Add one-half cupful of
milk and season with salt and pepper,
stir well and cook thoroughly.
But after all
ITO roast spring chickens is to spoil
EN-
Just split 'em down the back and broiI
lam
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-03
Annie Pudding.

The following is a good recipe for
apple pudding: Peel and slice sew
eral sour cooking apples into pud-
tling-dish; add sugar and water as for
stewing Cover and bake until nearly
tender. Sift together two cupfuls of
-four, three tablespoonfuls of baking
powder. and scant half teaspoonful
of salt. Beat one egg, mix in half a
cup of sugar, two tablespoonfuls of
melted butter, and one cupful of milk,
then stir the latter into the dry in
gradients Pour the batter over the
partly cooked apples, and bake about
20 minutes Serve with whipped
cream or creamy sauce made with
sugar, white of egg, and lump of but
ter.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-03

little sentiment which Mr.. Cleve-
land put forth on his SEVENTEEN birth.
day, and by which the occasion might
well be remembered: Il believe that
we must set ourselves against the fall
lacy that city life is the easier and
more productive of happiness" Mr..
Cleveland has had ample experience
OF life, both in the city and in tho
country.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-03
WASHING RUGS AT HOME.
Small Ones Can Be Made to Look as
Bright as New.

The value of soap bark in cleaning
WOODEN dress materials is known to
nearly every woman who makes over
dresses. An enterprising housekeeper
recently found that she could use it
in washing small oriental rug with
most gratifying success.
She got five-cent package of the
soap from the druggist and STEPPED it
for two hours in a quart of water.
Then she strained it through cheese
cloth bag, SO that the fine particles of
the bark would not stick to the rug
Into the bath tub, which was half
full of warm water, she poured part
of the clear, brown fluid made from
sleeping the soap bark. Then she put
her rug, well beaten and swept, into
the tub and pounded it with stick
The water was soon very dirty. She
let this water run off, filled the tub
half full again and put in more soap
bark liquid.
Then she drew the rug up over the
at time, scrubbing it across with a
stiff brush as she did so. After two
rinsing waters she hung the rug on
the line in the sun and wind. 1t dried
after several hours and was exquisite
ly soft. 1t was also cleaner than it
had ever, been after being sent to the
| carpet cleaner. The colors were rich
er and the design itself seemed
clearer.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-03

La fin de toute chose
Adieu, Cendres de Roses.
Only. a torn scrap OF
paper trodden in the
dust Of the Paris streets;
within sound Of joyous
laughter, the buzz OF
conversation a nd t h e
whirr of motor wheels.
Only. seven little blurred
and tear-stained words
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-03
Premjer,s Ticket Aided Murder.


A Russian journal tells the story OF
how the murderer of Gen. Lunnitz,
project of st. Petersburg, obtained ad-
mission to the semi-official party at
which the deed was committed. After
the crime all the guests were detained
and their tickets were examined.
There was one ticket the rigthful
owner of which was not present It
was no other than that of Premier
Stolypin himself. The murder had
been committed under cover of the in.
vitation ticket Of no less a parsonage
than the prime minister. The premier
had not been able to go, and his ticket
fell into the hands of a member of
the secret police named Madeleine. He
resold it to the revolutionists for &c.
O00
Most Difficult of Artists Studies.
B. w. Leader. R. A, considers that
to an artist clouds are the most diff.
cult OF all studies.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-03

An Evanston, ILL.,, minister is fixing
up marriage ceremony in which the
girl will not have to promise to obey.
That is good idea. 1t will be lots
easier for some wives to obey If they
have to when they have not promised
to do so.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-03
Mrat 0nlg
0nrf Il bay
By DIR. HARVEY NJ. WILEY.
Chief Of Bureau of Chemistry. Washington.

typhoid
but has pneumonia in his mouth 1t will not
healthy but let cold and will take its
in his lungs
ought choose his ration Lots of people
veeetarans I eatto health HAVE
UNFAIRLY CUT DOWN MY MEAT TO ONE MEAL A DAY, and
do eat very much at that
of physical exerion have hard work
do there is nothing better than starch The
cereal-e eating nations endure physical toll
J: ! : ;: ):
the mea-eating nations ZNN
YONG a who eats He will ~ 1JA
around the town pound of rice and I
be fresh the close of the day when he ME@N I
started. VAWmwE&M1
could not do that pound Of meat to ~
your life. s-~--~--~~- ~>~---1
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-03
How to Shine Plate Glass.

To polish plate glass and remove
slight scratches rub the surface
gently, first with a clean pad of fine
cotton wool, and afterward with sim
liar pad covered over with cotton vel
vet which has been dipped into fine
rouge. The surface will acquire pol
ish of great brilliancy, and will be
quite free from any scratches.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-03

minister in South Dakota was
held up by two cowboys, who tried to
force him to drink with them. He
thrashed both, and muscular Chris.
tianity is now at the top notch of
popular generation in that section.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-03

CONSERVATION was caused all over
the English-reading world not long
ago by the report that the Valparaiso
earthquake had destroyed Juan Fer
nandez. Robinson Crusoe's island. The
terrible rumor has been denied au-
thoritatively by the secretary of the
Royal Geographical society.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-03

John d. Rockefeller Jr. is to be su-
perintendent of his fathers country
estate On the Hudson. 1t is learned
from reliable source that he will not
be compelled to live on his salary.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-03
BABY IN TERRIsLE STATE.
Awful Humor Eating Away Face
Body Mass Of Sores-Cuticura
Cures in Two Weeks.

my little daughter broke out all
over her body with humor, and We
used everything recommended, but
without results. I called in three doc
tors, but she continued to grow worse
Her body was mass of sores, and her
little face was being eaten away. Her
ears looked as if they would drop of
Neighbors advised me to get Cuticura
Soap and Ointment, and before had
used half of the cake of Soap and box
of Ointment the sores had all healed,
and my little ones face and body were
as clear as a newborn babes. would
not be without it again if it cost five
dollars, instead of seventy-five cents.
Mrs. George J. Steese, 7O1 Coburn ST.,
Akron, O., Aug. 80, 1905"
English Ribbon Trade Fiourishing.
The English ribbon trade is said to
be now in a more flourishing condi-
ton than it has been in many years,
owing to the huge demands the dress.
makers and milliners are making up
Oh the output of the manufacturers.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-03


There are three points
of view from which the
balloon may be regarded.
My opinion is that the
order Of their import
ance is as follows: First,
as an instrument of
science; second, as an in
strument Of sport, and
third, as a means of
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-03
QMukQ.z1<><..<Y

A man may drink a
glass Of typhoid germs if
he is in vigorous health
and may not get typhoid
fever, because his system
may throw off the poison,
but if he is broken down
one of the germs will get
hold of his intestines and
produce liberation and
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-03

There are lots OF people in the so
cial scale who do not weigh much.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-03

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teothing, softens the gums, reduces In
nammaton. aliaye pain, cures wind co 25c bottle.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-03
Krause's Cold Cure.

For cold in head, throat, chest or back.
Best remedy for La Grippe. Druggists, 25c.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-03

A bad imitation is often better thaa
the real thine
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-03
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot-Ease. It cures painful, swollen,
smarting, sweating feet. Makes new shoes
easy; Sold by all Druggists and Shoe Stores.
Address A. s. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. ".
Queen Alexandra. after residence
Of As years in England, has. visited the
tower of London. She is said to have
been much interested in what she
saw"
1t is pity to be i'll! Take Garfield Tea,
the laxative exactly suited to the needs of
men,, women and children; it is made
wholly of herbs; it purifies the blood,
eradicates disease. oyercomes constipation.
brings Good Health.
Work Of Cupid In Germany.
The number of marriages in the
German empire in 1905 was 4S5, SOC.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-03
The CANADIAN WEST
IS THE BEST WEST

The testi mony OF thou.
sands during the past
year Is that the Canadian
West is the best West.
Year by year the agri-
cultural returns have In
creased In volume and in
value. and still the Cana
dian Government offers
100 acres FREE to
every bona ndo settler.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-28

on the back of the man addressed and
that it was solely for the purpose of
getting the tip that the kind working
mail took an interest in the strangers
toilet.
much more lucrative trick was re-
ported by London daily some time
ago. According to this statement a
well-drogsed gentleman sauntered
about the streets Of Sydney, N. S. W.,
stopping passer-by every now and
then in order to ask him for p ''fill"
of tobacco, as he had left his pouch
at home. Not many smokers would
refuse such a request when made by
respectable stranger and would bid
him fill his pipe and be welcome. AS
soon as the generous stranger was out
Of sight the borrower would transfer
the tobacco from the pipe to a capaci-
oTs pouch he carried. When he had
collected a pound or two he would
sell it to a tobacconist.
Another dodge worked on likely
looking gentleman is that wellworn
device which might be termed the
trick-pipe fake. As the victim hur-
ries along crowded street he notices
a man who is smoking big meer-
schaum pipe. That is to say, he
would notice him If he were looking,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-28
RcckefeIlers Don't Drink,

At the tenth annual banquet of the
Young Mems Bible class of the Fifth
Avenue Baptist church, New York
city, of which John D. Rockefeller, Jr..
is the leader, ice water flowed freely,
and Mr.. Rockefeller told why he was
total abstainer. He said:
ITO drink glass of beer is not in
itself more harmful than to eat some
kind of indigestible food The single
action is not sin, but it is the abuse
that the first glass leads to that is the
sin. believe not only in temperance,
but in total abstinence, and this for
two reasons. First, because both nv
father and his father as we'll as nv
mothers father were strictly temper
ate; second, my mature judgment is
that while there may be no harm in
one glass, that one glass may lead on
to more. Therefore, l say that one
glass is one too many"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-28

The Minerva CO., News says: "A
drink known as orange soda and sold
by an Ironton dealer, was analysed
and found to contain 2.25 per cent. of
alcohol. The dealer was compelled to
pay the Akin tax. Neither orange nor
soda entered into the combination.
Pear cider is another beverage which
has caused much trouble. The state
dairy and food department. has un,
earthed numerous cases" The liquor
trade has many pale beverages under
fictitious names that it is ready to
dress up for quibblers and plant on the
shelf of a restaurant or a pharmacy.
This is one of long list.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-28

of a formidable community of free
hooters in Barrataria bay, about 40
miles west Of the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi. They had many small YES
sells and the bay afforded them a Sc
cure retreat. In 1914 Commodore Pat
terson attacked their town and de-
stroyed it, but Lafitte and most of his
men escaped, returning later on and
resuming operations.
Refused British 5ribe.
About the same time the British
we're maturing their plans for the de-
scent upon the southern coast of the
United States, and sent brig of war,
the Sophia, under command of Capt
Lockyer, at Barrataria, with a letter
from Commodore Percy, commanding
the British naval forces in the gulf,
and one from Col. Nichols, then in
command of the land forces in Florida,
offering Lafitte the command of a fine
ship and 100000 in gold on condition
of his assisting the contemplated ex-
peditiOn to New Orleans. The prom
Use of the British commander of
bounty and beauty" to his men in
case of victory is matter of record.
Lafitte Immediately wrote to Gov.
Claiborne of Louisiana, inclosing the
two letters, which ] have seen, and
offering his services in defending Lou
isiana on the sole condition Of pardon
for himself and his men. The offer
the Barratarians under command of
Lafitte, who had charge of one of the
eight small cannon which constituted
Jackson's artillery force at this bat
tie, was an important factor in scoring
the great victory OF New Orleans, Jan
uary s. 1915. From this time the his
tory of Lafitte is involved in obscur-
ity There was piratical COM
munity formed at what is now Calves
ton, by a Lafitte, but whether by Jean
or his brother Pierre, is now not clear.
1t was broken up in 1921 by lieuten-
ant, afterward Commodore Kearney.
Lafittes portraits, of which there are
two at Matamoros, show him to have
been a handsome man, over six feet
tall, with black hair, hazel eyes; and
his polished, easy manners and win
ming address are still remarked upon.
Pirates Were Scattered.
after the destruction of this rem
devious the pirates scattered. Many
of them are heard of afterward and
are known in history. They were
skilled seamen and bold fighters
Many left the sea and located at Mat,
amoros, Just across the river from
Brownsville. This was then a great
field for all sorts of semi-piratical eX
ploits. Smuggling was prevalent and
fortunes were made on all sides. Yes
sells would unload their cargoes by
day or night and the goods were often