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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-01-10
MAKE NO WAGE DEMANDS.
Conductors and Trainmen Finish
Their Session in This City.

Conductors and Trainmen Finish
Their Session in This City.
The general committee of the Or
der of Railway Conductors and the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen of
the Burlington system concluded their
three days sessions late last Saturday
night. During the evening the con-
ductors elected the following officers:
Chairman, J. B. Tanney, of Lincoln
Neb.; vice chairman, G. F. Murphy, of
Beardstown, H.; secretary and treas
urer, R. F. Ledford, of Hannibal, Mo-
The next meeting of the conductors
general committee will be held at
Kansas City two years from now.
The conductors decided that the
salary of the chairman shall be $4,000
a year for the two years of the term.
That of the chairman of the trainmen
is the same. Chairman Tanney, of
the conductors, and Chairman Barnes
of the trainmen, went to Chicago Mon
day to confer with General Manager
Ward, of the Burlington lines east of
the Missouri river, regarding griev-
ances that have been considered at
this meeting.
The trainmen held meeting Satur-
day night at which it was understood
matters relating to the adjustment of
| present schedules were considered.
The conductors also were in session,
at which similar subjects were dis
| cussad No formal announcement of
| the proceedings of the nights sessions
was made further than they related
| largely to matters of schedules and
organization 1t was denied that a
demand for increased wages will be
| made at this time.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-01-10
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION.
Holds First Session of the Year and
Grinds Out a Grist.


Lincoln Typographical Union No
209 met at Fraternity hall last Sunday
afternoon, it being the first meeting
CT the new year. The principal busi-
ness consisted of reading the an
nouncements of the various candidates
for international Office and in consider
ing the local situation.
Strange to say, there were no ap-
riications for membership and no
limitations. A collection of several
dollars was taken up for the relief of
badly crippled union man in Texas
who is making an appeal to his
brother unionists for help. He is ut
tcrly helpless.
President Kelsey of the Central La
Dor Union visited the local and made
brief address which was listened to
with interest and greeted with hearty
elected as representative of the union
on the Labor Temple directorate. A
Lew committee with Fred Nickel as
chairman was appointed to arrange
for the erection of suitable monu-
ment on the unions burial lot in Wy
uka. The anniversary committee
asked and was granted further time
in which to submit a report. A full
report will be made at the February
meeting.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-01-10
UNION OFFICIALS QUIT.

On January 8 the last Union Labor
stepped down and out, and the city
is now in the hands of business
men," Organized labor controlled the
city for three years, and to the ever
lasting disgrace Of unionism is pre-
sented the spectacle OF graft to the
limit. It will take organized labor
years to live down the injury done to
1t by the weak men who We're made
the tools of designing grafters and
political corruptionists.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-01-10

these principles are so clearly settled
as to not be open to controversy. 1t
remains only to consider the conten-
ton which we have previously quoted,
that the statute is constitutional al
though it embraces subjects not within
the power of congress to regulate, be-
cause one who engages in interstate
commerce thereby admits all his
business concerns to the regulating
power of congress. To state the
proposition is to refute it. It assumes
that because one engages in Interstate
commerce he thereby endows congress
with power not delegated to it by the
constitution, in other words, with the
Of purely state concern. 1t is appar-
ent that if the contention were well
founded, it would extend the power
of congress to every conceivable sub
sect, however inherently local, and
would obliterate all the limitations of
power imposed by the constitution and
would destroy the authority Of the
states as to all conceivable matters
which from the beginning have been
and must continue to be under their
control, SO long as the constitution
endures.
Concluding as we do, the statute,
whilst it embraces subjects within the
authority of congress to regulate com
merce, also includes subjects not
within it's constitutional power, and
that the two are so intended, in the
state that they are incapable of sepa-
ration, we are of the opinion that
the courts below rightly held the stat
ute as to be rpugnant to the consti-
tuition ana uncomfortable and the
judgments below, are therefore af-
Ermed.''
Senator Knox of Pennsylvania, who
| has taken much interest in the litiga-
ton growing out of the employers liza
tility act, which was declared to be
unconstitutional, has introduced a
| bill which is intended to remedy the
defects in the present law.
| The bill is SO drawn as to make It
applicable only to corporations en-
gagged in such commerce as congress
has the undoubted right to control
and to employees of such corporations
engaged exclusively in interstate COM
merce.
| The existing law is so broad as to
cover all transportation between
states, but Mr.. Knox's bill so modifies
carriers which are operated by steam
or similar motive power.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-01-10
Temple Stockholders
Elect Directorate

to the people of Lincoln purely upon
its merits. Facts and figures will be
submitted to demonstrate the sound
ness of the proposition.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-01-10
MANY OUT or WORK.

Retrenchment is the excuse given
by the Illinois Central for letting out
more than 5000 employees. Most of
these are paid at the New Orleans
terminal. and the result is heavy
depression in the Crescent City.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-01-10

The st. Joseph Lead company and
the Doe Run Lead company, of Bonne-
terre, Mo-, have resumed operations,
and 10000 men are employed.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-26
THE ANT EATER.
A Harmless Animal That Will Fight
Hard When At Bay.

A Harmless Animal That Will Fight
Hard When At Bay.
A peculiar looking animal is the
ant eater, which is closely allied to
the sloth family. Its head Is drawn
out into a long, tubular muzzle, at the
end Of which is tiny mouth just big
enough to permit the exit Of its long,
wormlike tongue, which is covered
with a sticky saliva.
This tongue Is thrust among the
hosts Of ants with great rapidly, COM
ing back laden with the tiny insects.
To obtain ia prey the ant eater breaks
open the ant hills, when all the active
Inhabitants swarm to the breach and
are instantaneously swept away by the
remorseless tongue.
The jaws Of the ant eater are entire
ly without teeth, and the eyes and
ears are very small.
There are several species of ant eat
er, the largest kind being about four
feet long and having a tail covered
with very long hair, forming a huge
brush. The claw on the third toe of
each fore limb is of great size and is
used for breaking open ants and other
insects nests.
Generally speaking, the ant eater is
a harmless animal, but at times when
at bay it will fight with great cour
age, sitting up on its hind legs and
hugging it's foe with it's powerful arms.
London Express.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-26
Met Their Match.

Three students at one of the leading
colleges determined to play trick on
one of the professors.
For week they collected all kinds
Of bugs and finally had gathered q
large aAmber Of them. Selecting half
dozen OF tie most uniformly sized
they took them apart; then they glued
a leg Of one, head OF another, body
Of third, ETC., until they had per-
fectly made body Of bug, and very
funny one.
Next day when the bug was dry they
took it to the professor.
I'VE found 1t an hour ago." said the
spokesman, lin the back field. 1t is
very queer, and we thought you could
tell us the name Of It."
$50 cam" said the professor after
he had looked at it. TT is species Of
Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-26

e 10 One Of the Most Grs.ssqus AMI
mails In Existence.

Il 10 One Of the Most ers.ssqus AMI
mails In Existsnos.
To the naturalist who closely stud
les animal life it sometimes appears az
II nature had either deliberately set to
work to form weird and curious crea.
lures or else had been engaged in ex.
periments, for there are birds and ami
mails which might be accused of being
made up Of odds and ends.
One Of the most grotesQue animals In
existence is the wart hog Of Africa,
called by the Beers the Vlaktevark pig
of the plains.
It stands about thirty inches in
height, has a huge disproportionate
head, with eyes set very high up, and
large protruding tusks. These are ex-
actly opposite those of other pigs, the
upper ones being much longer than
those in the lower jaw and sometimes
attaining a length Of over twenty
inches.
But the most unusual feature of this
curious looking creature and the one
from which 1t derives its name is the
great wart just below each eye, a
smaller one appearing between each
tusk and the large wart above it. =,
The body is almost hairless, except
that along the spine and the neck long
coarse hair hangs, and the whole effect
Of the animal is weird and grotesque.
These wild hogs often take possession
Of empty burrows made by other &ni-
mails, and when pursued they slew
around sharply as they enter, making
their way in hind first-London Tele-
Draph
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-26
The Perfumed Cloud.

The dentists sleeve was smeared
with pale dust. He beat 1t with his
palm, and a perfumed cloud arose.
Makeup" he said, laughing, "the
days usual harvest of makeup. Why
the deuce, to front the fierce white
light of a dental chair, will women
come to me with makeup plastered
thick on their pretty faces? They all,
or nearly all, do it. Their lips are red
dened, their brows penciled, their
cheeks rouged, and in few cases the
tiny network of veins in the temples is
outlined in blue. Pegging away at
their teeth, mop up all that makeup
on my coat sleeve. smear red over
white noses, black over pink cheeks.
Phew! Look outv'
And, brushing his cuff again, he
leaped back to escape the sweet smell
ing cloud that filled the air. -Ex-
change.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-26
Difficult Feats.

"Here are some extracts from a few
modern popular novels" said an au-
thor as he took down a scrap book.
Then he read:
The worthy pastor appeared at the
manse door, his hands thrust deep in
the pockets Of his loose Jacket, while
he turned the leaves Of his prayer book
thoughtfully and wiped his glasses
with a distraught air.
"'After the door was closed a
steaithy foot slipped into the room and
with cautious hand extinguished the
light
'Fitzgibbon fingered over his final
lemonade, when gentle voice tapped
him on the shoulder, and, turning, he
beheld his old friend once again
The chariot of revolution is rolling
onward, crashing its teeth as 1t rolls g"
Washington Star.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-26

lied the latitude allowed by the law
and the willingness of the State Of
ficials to cooperate in the use of the
natural resources of the county. Our
people, especially in certain sections
of the county, are now becoming SO
eager for State Aid roads, that they
subscribe 25 per cent of their cost in
stead of 10 per cent, as prescribed
by the law. During the past year
this county completed one mile OF
mari macadam road including 200
foot reinforced concrete bridge at
Greensboro, Maryland, which in itself
demonstrates the benefits to be de-
rived from the State Aid plan. With
out this assistance, it would never
have been possible to have built
structure of this character and the
people would have resorted to the old
and unsatisfactory expedient OF a
temporary wooden structure.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-26
BIRDS TONGUES.
Why the Parrot II Able to Initiate Hu.
man Speech.


man Speech.
One of the government naturalists
at Washington has recently gathered
some fresh information concerning the
tongues Of birds.
Many people suppose that woodpeck-
ers use their sharp pointed tongues as
darts with which to transf1x their
prey. 1t is true that the woodpecker,
like the humming bird, can dart out its
tongue with astonishing rapidly and
that it's mouth Is furnished with an
elaborate mechanism for this purpose,
yet, according to the authority men
toned, Investigation shows that the
object Of this swift motion Is only to
catch the prey, not to pierce It For
the purpose Of holding the captured
victim the woodpecker's tongue is fur
nished with a sticky secretion.
Considering its powers Of initiating
speech, 1t Is not surprising to learn
that the parrots tongue resembles that
Of man more closely than any other
birds. It is not because the parrot Is
more intelligent than the other birds,
but because it's tongue Is better suited
for articulation than theirs, that 1t Is
able to amuse Us with its mimicry.
The humming birds tongue is In
some respects the most remarkable OF
all. It is double nearly from end to
end. SO that the little bird is able to
grasp it's insect prey with it's tongue
much rs II it's mouth was furnished
with a pair Of fngers.-Chicago Rec
ord-Herald.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-26
Jenny Ilnd's piety.

Jenny Lind, who gave her first e.
600 to the poor, continued throughout
her life a series of charities and pie
ties. In regard to the latter we have
the assurance Of a friend that this
greatest Of singers deliberately cut
short her own public career while her
voice was still in perfection 1t was
Lady Taylor, wife Of the author of
philip Van Artevelde," who found
Jenny Lind sitting toward evening on
a south coast beach just after her
withdrawal, with book in her lap.
She spoke of her resolve. II found
that this"-the setting sun-"was be-
coming less to me and that this''-the
book in her lap was Bible-"was be-
coming nothing to me, and knew then
that must check myself and change
my life" -London Standard.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-26
AN lMPROVIDENT RACE.
Queer Ways of the Native Black OF
Australia.

Queer Ways Of the Native Black OF
Australia.
For bearing hardship, such as thirst,
hunger. long hours in the saddle, etc.,
the black has far less endurance than
the white man. In fact, black fellow
is uncomfortable If he goes for any
length of time without water. ana
yet nobody is more improvident tnan
he. Give him two gallons OF WAFER
twenty pounds of -four and two or
three sticks Of tobacco and tell MIN
that he will get no more for three
sleeps-viz, three daysEhe will dellb-
erately settle down and not be satlsned
till he has finished the lot. l have
known a civilized and clothed black
fellow who was travelling with me sit
down after dark and wash his clothes
10 most unusual proceeding when he
had only three gallons OF water ana
fifty hours riding before he could get
any more, and this with the thermom-
eter registering 112 in the shade.
This is not a thing that occurs once
or twice, but always. The black man
will not look FIVE minutes ahead, nor
will experience teach him. A gamble
on a small scale is dear to the heart
of every black fellow, and it Is COM
mon occurrence for one OF them to
swap a brand new suit Of blue dun
garee for an old frayed white coat,
thinking that he will be able to sell
or deal the latter away and make
profit simply because it is white, an
unusual color with them. But one
good point these black men have.
They never complain when they find
they have made a bad bargain. This
is possibly because they forget with
whom they made the deal.-Australian
Cor. London Standard.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-26
Mexican Lottery Tickets.

Nearly 100000 is spent in the City
Of Mexico every week in lottery tick
cts, and in the same period about $7O,.
600 is paid back in premiums. On the
weeks Immediately preceding the big
drawings the sale, of course, mounts
up to great sums-as, for instance
when the 500, 600 drawings are held
there are 10000 tickets at $40 each
sold on the streets, and practically ev.
cry ticket is disposed of, most Of them
during the last two weeks before the
drawing. But as general proposition
on an average, $4,000 day is spent
by the people of the City of Mexico on
the lotteries.-Mexican Herald.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-26
The Safe Course.

THAT was a great speech Mundy
made said the associate editor Of the
old line partisan paper. II suppose
we ought to have an editorial showing
that he was mistaken throughout, but
really I can't see how we shall be
able to do IT. His logic is unassailable
He has simply knocked the platform
from under our candidate"
Il know 1t" replied the editor, "but
we can't let it 60. Let's see-oh, just
refer to it as flapdoodle. That al
ways satisfies the man who votes the
straight ticket and gives our oppo-
nents no chance to come back at u.s."
Chicago Record Herald. a o2a
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-26
The Omen Window.

Children brought up with open win
dows appear indeed to be about fifteen
times more likely to contract adenoids
than those who sleep with the win
dows shut on cold and damp nights,
or at least than those who sleep with
closed windows throughout the great
er part Of the year.-Dr. Sim Wallace
in Medical Press. bE
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-26
Dew.

Teacher-How do you account for
the phenomenon of dew? Boy-Well.
you see, the earth revolves on its axis
every twenty -four hours, and in conse-
IQuence Of this tremendous pace 1t per
spires freely.-London Tit-Bits.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-26
Easy Enouuh.

II cannot live but week longer
wizout your, ss ;,
Really, duke! Now, how can you
tx on specific length Of timer
We landlord tx on 1t, miss, not L.
Louisville Courier Journal.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-26

agement and aid to the county road
engineer to help develop the present
system"
"The members of the grand jury
heartily concur in the opinion that the
roads and bridges of the county
show marked Improvement under
the new system of management and
would commend the alertness and
industry of the county road engineer.
We believe that the change in the
local road system promises the most
satisfactory results, and have unani-
mously agreed to recommend q
thorough trial of this departure to
the people of the County 1t appears,
from our inquiry into the State of
the road fund, that this is being ham
died discreetly and to the best ad-
vantage by the engineer and the
| County Commissioners, and instead
OF the waste so long complained of
under the former order of things,
the fund is being effectively expended
for the purposes for which it was ap-
propriated.' Ia
| Besides the maintenance of tie
present roads under local supervis-
ion the county has undertaken the
UulAu1uS VI pCImducuL highways uQQ-
er the State Aid or Shoemaker" Road
Law, When this law first became op-
erative in 1904, there was consider
able opposition to it, the people con-
tending that Caroline County could
not afford such costly roads. Such
a view arose in part from lack of
appreciation Of the advantages of
good roads and in part from a mis-
understanding of the requirements of
the Law. 1t was at first supposed that
only stone roads could be built.
After Mr.. w. w. Crosby, the Chief
Engineer of the State Geological and
Economic Survey, showed the falsity
of this view by the acceptance of a
few miles of shell macadam, a mile
of mari road, and finally two miles of
sand clay road-built for experiment
tai purposes-the county people real
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-06-26

Nothing b 30 burdensome AZ 4 -
crst.-French Proverb.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-03-19
Esperanto.

The Esperanto enthusiasts in this country re-
Gently endeavored to get President Roosevelt's en-
dorsement in order to boost their language into the
limelight, but he refused to give them any
agement. No doubt he~was mindful of what hap
pened when he championed the simpli6ed spelling
idea and with what alaeriy the people bowed to his
dictum. This incident taught him lesson, for it
caused almost as much heated discussion did the
blowing up of the Battleship Maine.
Esperanto is easy language to learn, for it
has been simpl6ed SO radically that anyone can
lily comprehend it. For commercial and diplomatic
purposes it commends itself very highly. A few
years ago this language was unknown in this coun.
try, but today there thousands of persons who
can converse fuently in Esperanto. This language
will also be very convenient for tourists who travel
abroad especially if it continues to spread like it has
in the past few years. Its reception is cordial
than that given to Volapuk, its immediate predeces-
sor and of which great things predicted when
it was first talked Of No doubt there is demand
for universal language in order to simplify nterna-
tonal correspondence and it is very likely that Es-
peranto will supply this need
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-03-19
II Grave Error.

SAMUEL ELLIS, a respected business of Chi
cago was recently found the street in what was
presumed to be an intoxicated condition. The next
morning, altho the appeared dazed, he was
brought before his honor and sentenced to the work
house, the police officer having testified that he
found the in hopeless state of intoxication.
On his arrival at the workhouse he took 'sick" and
died. The post-m norton examination revealed the
fact that the mans skull fractured his forehead
cut and both eyes were blackened.
This case is very peculiar, but by means an
exceptional one rigid investigation is being de-
handed by Mr. Ellis friends, and it is very likely
that someone will be made to for the crime.
1t may develop that the man was victim Of hold
up but even if such should prove to be the it
shows gross stupidity on the part of the who
made the arrest. If, however, the man was beaten
up by the police at the station house. the perpetrat-
ors Of this outrage should not be considered above
the law They being paid to preserve the peace
and to uphold the majesty of the law, not to nure
those who are reputable citizens. The unfortunate
death of this man should cause the department to
issue stringent orders in regard to ascertaining
whether man is sick intoxicated. No matter
who caused the mans death, the investigation is
bound to produce good results, for it establishes the
fact that there is higher law to redress such Incl
dents. aS
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-03-19

of amusement, etc.. in times of peace. While it is
true there have been many unjust wars in the past
thereby causing much suffering, it would be outrage
GUS to declare all conflicts mere pretext to satisfy
ones lustful passion to slaughter his fellow human
beings. We do not believe in war, neither do we
believe in absolute disarmament. There are times
in the history of all countries when it absolutely
necessary to resort war, and such is likely to be
the in the future passion to be great world
conqueror inordinate desire for immortal fame.
may disturb the peace of the world at any time. The
only way to avoid chaos is to be prepared for any
eventuality.