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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-11-20

1866 since the year 1883 when these
benefits were first inaugurated. In
the past quarter of a century $4,000
900 was spent by the local unions for
sick benefits and the sum of $747.073-
10 was expended by the general office
for strike and lockout purposes This
is fully $4,681, 469.S5 expended for ben
evolent and charitable purposes.
1t has raised the wages in hundreds
of cities. and placed fully $11,000,000
more wages annually in the pockets of
the carpenters in those cities than
they would have received if they did
not belong to the organization at all.
At the same time it raised the wages
of the non-union men. 1t also reduced
the hours of labor to eight a day in
$50 cities and nine hours day in S04
cities, not to speak of many cities
that have established the Saturday
half-holiday. BY these means 10000
more men have gained employment.
This is the result of thorough organiza-
ton. All carpenters are eligible to
membership and this card is an invita-
ton to you as an intelligent and up-to-
date mechanic to join the Carpenters
Union of this city without further de-
! lay. 1t is to your interest to hold mem
bership in such a growing and power
full body.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-11-20

and where the first turkey was found
A century ago wiser heads than his
did not And the question easy to dis
pose OF, and their discussion was i'm
portant enough to attract the atten-
ton Of the learned Prof Beckmann
Some claimed it was first found in
Africa, whence 1t was brought in early
days for the banquets of the Romans.
Others believe that, because of it's
name. 1t must have come from Turkey
IA term then applied vaguely to Tar
tary and even to Asia in general. Its
German name. kalekuter. led to the
assertion that the first specimens had
been shipped from Calcutta; but those
inclining to this opinion were laughed
at by others, who said that kalekuter
was simply the German attempt to
express the birds cry. A few believe
that the bird was an importation from
the new world. And while learned
iheads wagged over the problem the
turkey went straight on gObbling Its
way into European barnyards.
1t was introduced into England as
early, some say. as 1924, and at ban
Quet given by Queen Mary in 1856
young turkeys are mentioned as the
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-11-20

Star Publishing Co., No. z.
Western Newspaper Union, No. 8.
Wood Printing Co., No. 9.
Searle Publishing Co.. No. TO-.
Kuhl Printing Co., No. %.
George Brothers, No. II.
McVey, No. IL.
Lincoln Herald, No. IA.
New Century Printers, No II.
Gillispie & Phillips, No IS.
Herburger, The Printer, No. 20.
Van Tine Printing Co., No. "a
Tell the merchant you saw his ad IN
The Wageworker Boost!
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-11-20
UNION PRINT SHOPS.
Printeries That Are Entitled to Use
the Allied Trades Label. +:

Following is list of the printing
Offices in Lincoln that are entitled
to the use of the Allied Printing
Trades label, together with the num-
Der of the label used by each shop:
Jacob North & Co., No. 1.
Chas. A. Simmons, No. 2.
Freie Presse, No. 8.
Woodruff Collins, No. 4.
Graves & Payne, No. 5. 81
State Printing Co., No. c.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-11-20
The Story
of the
Turkey

\ 1920 the Puritans dis
covered New England.
and the next year, when
they were going to have
their first Thanksgiving
dinner, they discovered the
turkey" wrote a small
boy in his Thanksgiving
composition. Thus he set
tied. to his own satisfac-
ton at least. a long-dis-
puted question - when
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-08-19
Cant Agree on Coal Tax.

A meeting of the County Com
missioners of the anthracite coun-
ties Of the State was to have been
held at Harvey's Lake Monday to
discuss plans to bring about a uni
form assessment of coal lands and
other matters pertaining to coal
taxation.
AS it is now, the coal companies
are assessed different rates and when
an attempt was made to increase
the assessment in Lackawanna and
Luzerne counties the companies
fought the action of the officials in
the Courts.
The concensus of opinion among
the c?unty officials is that hard coal
is now luxury and becoming more
valuable every year, and that hence
the taxation should be higher. The
coal companies contend that such
increase is discrimination, and
therefore illegal.
The meeting was postponed in
order that more statistics may be
collected on the coal trade.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-08-19
The Canada Thistle Must Be Des-
troyed.
Constable's Duty TO See Thai Provisions OF
Law Are Carried Out.

AT various times inquiries are
made relative to the destruction of
Canada thistles. The following
article will be read with interest by
a large number of persons in the
county, especially farmers, who
are particularly affected by it,
On April 24th, 1885, the Legis-
lature passed an act of Assembly
regulating and providing for the
destruction of Canada thistle.
Under the provision of this act of
Assembly every person or persons
or corporations holding land i'll the
Commonwealth either by lease or
other wise, must destroy Canada
thistles so that they will not go to
seed. And it is further provided
.hat in neglecting or refusing to
comply with such law, every per-
son shall pay fine of SIS to the
treasurer of the School District
wherein the land is located. If any
person shall refuse to comply with
this law, any citizen may give s
days notice in writing TO be served
by the constable of district wherein
the land is located, notifying such
person to cut down and destroy
such thistles or weeds and upon
failure to comply with such notice
it shall be the duty Of such con-
stable to employ some person, for
the destruction of this weed or do
it himself. For SO doing his COM
pensation shall be at the rate Of 81
perday and III addition to this such
constable shall receive the sum of
so cents as fee for serving the
notice, together with six cents
mileage for miles necessarily travel
ed. Under this same Act, it is also
the duty of Road Supervisors to
destroy all Canada thistles growing
on the public highway. Failure to
perform this duty the Supervisor is
liable to a fine of $40 which is col
lectible and payable to the party
aggrieved.
All the penalties in the Act are
collectible the same as other debts.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-08-19
To Change Paper Money.

Secretary of the Treasury Mac
Veagh contemplates redesigning the
paper currency of the country. His
idea is to put the same portrait on
all notes of the same denomination,
and he also believes that the de.
signs should be so distinctive that
no confusion could occur. He
thinks that the present size of the
paper money could be reduced
about one-quarter, conforming in
size to the French paper money.
These changes, if carried into
effect, Mr.. MacVeagh thinks, would
effect economies in administration
and would result in a more uniform
system of paper money. George
B. Cortelyou when Secretary of the
Treasury issued an order authoriz-
ing an issue of $40 notes with Gro
yer Cleveland's portrait on them.
This order has been suspended tenn.
porarily by Secretary MacVeagh
until he reaches decision as to
whether the paper money shall be
redesigned.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-08-19
To Keep Census Out of Politics.
Gaft Orders That Takers Of Census keeI
Clear Of Politics or be Dismissed.

In a letter addressed to Secretary
Nagel of the department of COM
merce and labor President Taft
has served notice that any man en-
gagged in the taking of the thir-
teenth census of the United States,
who engages in politics in any way
will Immediately be dismissed from
the service. Outside of casting their
votes the Presid ent believes that
census supervisors and enumerators
should keep clear of anything that
savors of politics, national, State or
local.
The President orders that the
Secretary Of Commerce and Labor
and the director of the census em-
body in the regulations governing
the taking of the census the rule so
forcibly laid down in his letter.
Mr.. Taft says tina in appointing
census supervisors it has been found
necessary to select men recommend
ed by senators and congressman in
their districts. He says he realizes
that this method of selection might
easily be perverted to political pur-
poses and it is to take the census
out of politics, SO far as the actual
work is concerned, that lie has eX-
pllcitly expressed his desires as to
the regulations.
President Taft has told the rep
resentatives and senators who have
urged various men Cor census places
that he would insist that no active
partisan should be named and that
no attempt should be made to build
up political machine in any State
or district through the distribution
of the census patronage.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-08-19
Burbank and the Watermelon.

Luther Burbank, the plant wiz
ard of California, is now doing
things to the watermelon. He
thinks he will be able to produce a
seedless variety of excellent flavor
and large size, but how the melon
is to reproduce itself is a problem
that is proving rather puzzling, In
the matter of seedless oranges, ap.
pies, grapes and plums the repro
duction can be brought about from
cuttings, sprouts and roots, but the
melon vine does not lend itself to
that sort of propagation, since both
the vine and the root die at the end
of the season, and the next season $
crop must come from the seed
However, since Burbank has solved
problems as hard as that one, we
may reasonably expect that he will
get what he goes after.
A report says he also proposes to
grow the melon with a crooked
neck, like that of gourd or squash,
so that it may be used as a handle.
We doubt if the melon really needs
a handle. In general transporta-
ton the handle would be in the
way. But if there must be handled
melons, why not have two handles,
one at each end? Assuming one to
be desirable, tw5 would certainly
be better.
While Burbank is about it, could
he not fix it so the melon would
tell when it was ripe, as the peach,
the apple and the plum do? The
melon as we know it now gives no
indication of its "innards" by its
outward appearance. 1t may be as
red and sweet and juicy inside as
the hungriest and thristiest darkey
could desire, or it may be as green
as gourd and full of COLES; there
is no sure way to tell, except to
plug it; and the plugging spoils
the melon if it isn't quite ripe. We
thump and thump it with our fin
gers and make guess as to what
is within; but there is no "plunk"
that is perfectly reliable. The
"plunk" that sounds good may be a
false note that will bring sorrow and
chagrin to the purchaser when the
test of putting the knife into it
comes. If Burbank would just fix it
so that the melon will change the
color of its coat upon coming to per-
fection Of ripeness, he will earn the
gratitude Of a whole nationful of
watermelon lovers.
-.Sa7aNNah NezOS.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-08-19
thursday, AUGUST 10, 1909
Crops and the Cost of Living.

Predictions of cheaper living bas-
ed upon ample crops must be taken
with some caution, We are not
confronted by the problem of s.
wheat, which Mr.. Patten probably
did not expect when he was pre-
dieting it last spring. His predic-
ton served his purpose admirably.
Instead of shipping wheat into Chi
cago and breaking the May market
the sort Of thing that has broken
nearly every predecessor of Mr..
Patten in "bull" operations the
farmers held on to their wheat and
waited for that s. quotation. The
harvest began less than month
ter the May option closed and we
W have every assurance that the
, heat crop will exceed 100, 900. 900
nishels and may reach 735, 900, 900
bushels. Wheat is selling in Chi
cago for less than a dollar.
The corn crop is going to beat all
records and this must reduce the
price of the grain and also it should
reduce the price of beef and pork
Probably it will in some degree.
But there is very widespread belief
that there Is not an open market for
cattle or for meats. The Beef Trust
has such an enormous influence
over the provision markets that the
community may not get the full
benefit of the big corn crop.
Food ought to be, and probably
will be, cheaper than it has been
lately. But cotton and wool are
high and textile prices show no dis.
position to recede. Most of the
prices are rising. Structural steel
Is not a commodity that the aver
age citizen purchases, but he is af-
fected by its price; and all steel
prices are up. Hides are on the
free list, but the shoe stores and
factories are stocked up with goods
purchased before the repeal of the
hide duty and prices are not yet
coming down. The most important
item of expense is rent, and with
the growth of population that tends
upward, but the extensive building
operations all over the country may
keep abreast of the demand.
The country is prosperous and is
becoming more so. Labor will be
more fully employed. Here and
there wages may advance. The
community is likely to benefit more
from the greater earnings of year
than frcm the reduction OF living
expenses. .-PAila. Ret0ya.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-08-19
New Mammoth Caves.
Great Caverns Served as Abode OF Ancient
Race.

Great caves, larger than the far
famed caverns of Kentucky, with
chasms and vaulted chambers in
which an Office building could be
slowed away, and surrounded by
ancient and mysterious ruins never
before visited by white man, have
just been discovered by Professor
Edgar L. Hewitt, the archaeolo-
gist, in the northeastern part of
Arizona.
The caves have long been told of
by Indians, says the New York
Sun, but white men doubted their
existence until Navajo guide led
Professor Hewitt to them. Hewitt
says the caves, ruins and natural
bridges were found without diff
Guilty and were exactly as the
Indian legend had described them.
Some of the caverns he and the
guide visited were large enough to
contain the Singer Building and
others contained curious formations
unlike anything he had ever seen
Several natural bridges between
hills In the vicinity were so large
as to make the rock bridges of
Utah and Virginia puny by COM
parison. The ruins contain relics,
household articles and remains of a
race of which the archaeologists
have been in ignorance.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-08-19
Ind0rse Plan to Aid Drunkards.
Delegates TO International Congress on AIco
hol Praise Judge Pollard.

Few men who instisute a great
reform live to see its full fruition,
but there is every indication that
Judge William Jeff Pollard, of st.
Louis, Mo-, the inventor of the
pledge instead of prison" method
of dealing with drunkards will live
TO see his plan adopted in every
civilized community.
By far the most interesting figure
at the world congress on alcoholism,
which has just concluded its sit
tings i'll London, was Judge Pol
lard, who was in attendance as the
representative of the United States.
There were more than 400 dele.
gates, many of them official repre-
sentatives of their governments,
and others representatives of tenn
perance societies, but no one dele
gate was so eagerly listened to as
Judge Pollard when ne explained
his plan Oh the closing day of the
convention.
Two incidents showed how deep
ly the delegates were interested in
hearing from the lips of the man
who inaugurated the new treat
ment what it really meant and
what he was aiming at. One was
that before Judge Pollard spoke
French delegate rose and said that
he had been asked by a large mum
Der of the members of the Congress
TO move that Judge Pollard S time
for speaking should be dou oled and
the motion was carried without
division. The other was that, al
though under the constitution of
the congress no resolution could be
put, a declaration in favor of the
plan was signed by practically every
delegate in the hall.
The declaration reads as follows:
"a DECLARATION ON THE PROBA-
TION PLAN FOR REFORMING
DRUNKARDS.
I'VE the undersigned members
and delegates attending the Inter
national Congress on Alcoholism,
assembled in London, July, 1909,
desire to record Our qualification at
the recognition in statute law by
Great Britain, Vermont, U. S. A.,
and Victoria, Australia, of the
principle of reforming drunkards
by the probation or pledge method,
commonly known as the Pollard
plan. The possibilities of this wise
and beneficent policy are so great,
that we desire to commend it's ad-
option throughout the world"
Among the signatories were Of
fetal representatives of the follow
ing countries: Austria, Belgium,
Denmark, Finland, France, Ger
many, Holland, Italy, Norway,
Russia, Servia, Sweden, Switzer-
land, the United States, India,
Palestine, New Zealand, Australia
and Canada.
1t is hardly necessary to explain
that Judge Pollard's plan, inaugur-
ated in the St. Louis Police Court
nine years ago and since officially
adopted by many American States
and number of foreign countries,
consists in giving the drunkards a
chance of reform. Instead of sen.
fencing them to prison or fning
them, Judge Pollard requires per-
sons charged before him with
drunkenness to take the pledge. If
they do so, he suspends sentence on
them, and if the pledge is kept for
certain period they hear no more
about the matter. If it is broken
the fine of sentence is enforced.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-08-19
Must Have Been a Sewer Pipe.

A contemporary makes note of
the fact that rattle snake was
killed on Nescopeck Mountain a
week ago today which was five feet
long and "about six inches in di-
ameter." This would make the
girth of the reptile something in
the neighborhood of a foot and a
half.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-08-19

WANTED. Statesmen to represent US
in the sale of our High
Grade Goods. Don't delay, apply at
once. Steady employment; liberal terms.
Experience not necessary.
ALLEN NURsURY CO.. ROCHESTER, n. Y.
5-I3-4mos.
The Marshall republican., 1909-05-14

Lasley at Blue Lick Monday May
10th as the result Of a psrslytie
stroke. s,
Mrs. Thorntons home burned on
Saturday May list and on account
Of the excitement she had a par
alytic stroke Sunday morning. She
continued poorly week until last
Sunday she suffered second at
tack which Caused her death on
Monday May 10th. She was near
ly 65 years old. She is survived
by her husband and four daugh-
ters--Mrs. Lulu Lower, of Long
wood; Mrs. Leslie Johnson, OF
Wanamaker; Mrs. Urban Harvey or
Pettis county and Miss Anna Thorn
ton at home.
The burning OF the home was
heavy blow and loss to the fapli-
ly but the death OF the wife and
mother has nearly prostrated
them and they have the commu-
,Dity's heartfelt sympathy. s..
Mrs. Thornton was formerly Miss
Sallie Cummins, of Paris, KY,
and was married to M Tho; n on
in 1868. She was a fine Chris;iln
lady and consistent member OF
the Presbyterian chu ch. Her re.
mains were laid to rest Wednesday,
at II a. m. at Longwood after re:-
vices by Rev. Watkins.
The Marshall republican., 1909-05-14
DEATHS.

MRS. WILLIAM M. FIELD died
at her home near Woodson at
a. m. Friday May 9Th, aged AZ years
and 8 months,
Mrs. Field had been suffering
from heart trouble for three years
but was seriously i'll only during
the past six. weeks. She took her
illness philoscpically and said, she
was ready and willing to meet her
Master.
Mrs. Field was formerly Miss
Flora M, Wright, OF Blue Springs,
was married to the surviving hus-
band Fed.ath, 1883. Two sons born
to this union, survive-Dr. Mar
shalE q. Field and VIM. Fisher
Field, both OF Kansas City. She
had been faithful member of the
Baptist church for 80 years. She
was splendid lady and much low
ed by her neighbors, loving wife
The Marshall republican., 1909-05-14
Took Our
/. City by Storm
Kansas City Business Men
/ Spend Pleasant Hour
in Marshall

One hundred and fifty members
of the Kansas City Commercial
Club visited Marshall Monday at
1923 in special train chartered for
their tri-state trade extension trip
and remained an hour. They left
here at 11.23 for Slater.
Arrangements had been made by
our business men to meet them in
autos, and carriages and bring them
up to the square. On the square
our school children had been as
.<embled and with flags in the
hands OF each gave the visitors a
Ireusing welcome.
The visitors were shown TO the
houses OF their various customers
and were soon talking "good cheer
and extending an invitation to vis-
it Kansas City and telling of that
city's merits.
The hour spent here was a lively
one and when they had departed
many traces OF their visit remain
ed. The train had aboard many
souvenirs as reminders such as
candy for the children, pictures,
souvenir books etc.
+ The special train OF eleven cars
carried $50 men, 5000 souvenir
books and 10000 boxes OF candy.
We hope the gentlemen will re-
turn So in.
The Marshall republican., 1909-05-14

constant demand. Wherever he
goes-East, West, North, South
he is favorite. There is a subkfe-
charm about the oratory OF DR.. Fszx
His lectures abound In dramatic SIX
uations, his descriptions graph
ic, his delineation OF character
masterful his understanding oG
great men and great events amaz---
ing. To hear him in to know SONG
thing OF the splendor and powerS
the witchery and mystery OF per
feet speech. Tickets 25c. On sae>
at Hunters drug store
The Marshall republican., 1909-05-14
High School
Commencement
High School Auditorium Fri
day Evening, Nav 21st.

DIR. d. F. Fox will deliver his
best lecture "Forces that win" As
a lecturer in regular Lyceum
Courses, on Commencement occa-
sions, before Teachers' Institutes,
and at Chautauquas DR.. Fex is in
The Marshall republican., 1909-05-14

JOHN STROUD former citi-
zen OF Slater who left three years
agd for southeast Missouri and
moved to Springfield year and
half ago died at his home in the
later place Saturday, May Sth, aged
ba years. He ic survived by six
children. Ha was brother OF
Sam Stroud OF Slater. His remains
were laid to rest in Fish Creek Gem
etery Monday.
The Marshall republican., 1909-05-14
Church News.

The First Presbyterian churcn
will have out door services as sooa
as the warm weather sets in, on
Sunday evenings. Seats will be
erected east OF the church building
oh the church lot. Meetings viii
begin at $50 p. m.
The Marshall republican., 1909-05-14

and mother and her death is sad
blow TO her husband and sons.
Funeral services were held at the
home of Mrs. Mary Fisher on South
odell Saturday afternoon conduct
ed by Revs. ]. @. Partee and j. e.
Abbott, after which her remains
were laid to rest in the Col. Joseph
Field lot in Ridge Park cemetery.
The Marshall republican., 1909-05-14

Rev J. @. Partee left Tuesday for
Louisville, KY, to attend the South
ern Baptist Convention His fam
lily is staying at Vandalia during
his absence
The Marshall republican., 1909-05-14

Rev. Chas. II. Bohn, OF Nevada,
Mo-, is the new rector Of the Epis-
.copaI church in Marshall. He has
entered upon his duties and will
move his family here in about two
weeks
The Marshall republican., 1909-05-14

MRS. y. NJ. THORNTON died at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. B,
The Marshall republican., 1909-05-14
A Little Mixed.

A fine. ten-pound boy arrived at
the home OF Rev. and Mrs. H. j.
Steinheimer Wednesday evening
Soon after his arrival he punched
his chubby fists into his eyes and
asked il he is Methodist or Chris
tian, the proud father who has for
years been a minister in the Meth
odist church having but recently
joined the Christian church.
Frank Utz has been tuning pianos
at Slater the past several days.