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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-10-07

upon the umpire. But after all, is this
exercise by proxy worth vile? We
Opine that one hour a week at the old
fashioned game of horseshoes would
be more beneficial to the business man.
the clerk or the professional man than
days on end Of sitting in shady grand
stand watching hired gentlemen cavort
around a square diamond. We predict
that if horseshoes should become
popular game among the business and
professional men of Lincoln, there
would soon arise wall from the dis
ciples of Esculapius.
Reverting again to the subject of
Mr.. Aldrich's s speech in Omaha, we
would recommend some of his figures
to the careful consideration of the
business men of that city. They are
standing in their own light by further
allowing it to appear that the chief
business of Omaha is the distilling of
whisky and the brewing of beer
The charter committee actually met
one night last week-and proceeded
to get into a row. 1t must have been
interesting if not edifying. One bunch
seems anxious to foist lot Of ideal
istic stuff upon the people; another
bunch seems anxious to keep up the
present unbusinesslike and cumber-
some political system, and still another
bunch wants compromise between
the two. Lincoln wants either the
present system or something wholly
different. 1t either wants mayor and
cumbersome city council, or it wants
a plain, businesslike commission sys-
TEN. 1T wants neither makeshift nor
experiments.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-10-07
\ PLAN TO PAISE FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO PAY ALL
INDEBTEDNESS OF THE LABOR TEMPLE BUILD
ING in LINCOLN, NEBRASKA

WHEREAS the Lincoln Labor Temple Building Asso-
citation has outstanding the of Six Thousand
Dollars ($6000) in full paid stock and is the owner OF
its Temple Building, 217219 North Eleventh Street the
fair and reasonable value Of which is Twenty five Thous
and Dollars OOO) which there exists indebted
approximating Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15OOO),
and which Indebtedness it desirable to have paid and
discharged. now THEREFORE, the following plan is
submitted
L. That a subscription for additional issue of Fif
Thousand Dollars ($15OO0) of stock in said Asso
citation be solicited the to be sold at par payable
onehaf thereof before the first day of March, 1911
remaining onehaf thereof before the first
day of January, 1912.
g. The said additional stock shall be worcestershire
and to be issued only when paid for and as follows:
a) Stock to the amount of onehaf Of each subscrip
shall be issued to the subscribers thereof and for
the remaining onehalf of each subscription stock shall
be issued and held by and the of the Trustees
of said Association provided by its Articles Of Incopor
held by said trustees trust for the said
ea subscribers until the full of the face Of such
shall be repaid to the subscribers severally
the same repaid without dividends interest; but
expressly be provided that all dividends earned
by said trust stock shall be set apart and annually ap
piled fund which shall be used only for the purpose
repayng said portion Of such subscription and when
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-10-07
WHAT THE DICKEY BIRD SAYS

That Nebraska is advancing in years
is evidenced by the fact that one Of
the senatorial candidates is a grand
father, although born in Nebraska. I'm
less we are greatly mistaken Gilbert NJ.
Hitchcock is the first Nebraska born
man ever to represent the state in con-
gress, to say nothing of being the or
iginal Nebraska-bor grandfather.
There may be great honor in represent
ing sovereign state in the United
States although there are some
grounds for doubt, with our knowl-
edge Of the aforesaid senate-but there
is no doubt about the honor of being
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-10-07

was another man just like you living
over in Council Bluffs -
"Why do you wish that?' quered
Hitchcock
'''Cause if there was the Missouri
river would be frozen over winter and
summer and | could make a fortune
selling the ice
AS Dixie" was seen a few moths
later in the act Of shaking what ap-
peared to be well-developed thirst,
it is believed that Mr.. Hitchcock melted
and came across.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-10-07

Zette. He edited the Gazette while
White was doing Yurrup and made IT
brighter and better than White ever
had Now Mason is .'back' ad doing
better work than he ever did before.
1t is joy to read his stuff-and mil
lions read it every. day. No one knows
better than Mason how to reach the
core of things in way that makes us
all sit up and take notice Here's hop
ing that his brilliant mind and trench
ant typewriter will keep right on
grinding out the stuff that makes mil
lions smile and think.
The Saturday Evening Post of Oc-
tober | contains a delightful sketch OF
Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock, in which the
names of Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Metcalfe
appear in a humorous-even Seml-Sar-
castic-way 1t reminds us Of a hit
tie incident that happened while Mr.:
Bryan was editor-in-chef Of the World
Herald and Metcalfe his assistant. Bry-
an and the late Edward Rosewater had
Just finished joint debate on the
money question. and Metcalfe discover
ed that Rosewater had "cribbed" the
best part of his speech from some Texas
man. 'Metcalfe wanted to print 1T in
parallel columns and Bryan objected on
the ground that it was personal jour
nalism'' The matter was discussed
pro and con for an hour or two, and
finally Bryan leaned back with sigh
and remarked:
"Well, Met, between my efforts to
make statesman out of you and your
efforts to make a journalist out Of me,
/ fear we are going to meet up with
disappointments."
Most old-time printers and many old
time newspapermen will recall Dixie
Dunbar In his way he was-or is
quite as noted character as Peter B.
Lee or Major Busby. One day Dixie
while subbing on the WorldHerald,
wandered into Mr.. Hitchcock's s private
office and tried to make a touch. He
told bully good hard luck story, but
it failed to work. Finally Dixie =
sighed heavily and after long pause
said:
s'Well, Mr.. Hitchcock, I wish there
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-10-07

The base ball season is at an end.
1t has been a great season, too. The
pennant we did not win this year we
will win next year, and we resume our
work with lungs strengthened by the
exercise they had in roofing for the
home team and llurling objurgations
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-10-07
THE SUBSCRIPTION.

Lincoln Nebraska, October 3, 1910
We, the undersigned, hereby agree to subscribe for
such numbers of shares of stock of the Lincoln
Temple Building Association opposite names
said shares of stock being each of the par value of One
Dollar $100 Said subscriptions are conditioned upon
the faithful carrying out of the above plan forth
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-10-07

Some of them manage to come back
and be better than before There
is Walt Mason for instance He made
meteoric literary fight in Nebraska
twenty years ago, and then faded out
like Halley's comet Everybody
thought Mason was permanent mem
Der of the sd. & OF club. And
he was for little while. But later he
took a fresh grip on things and wended
his way back to Kansas landing finally
on William Allen White s Emporia Ga
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-10-07

nominating good man when it is Sst-
isfied it can control, and then points
with pride to its regeneration. The
latest example is the nomination OF
President Woodrow Wilson of Prince
ton University for the governorship of
New Jersey, by the discredited dem
ocracy Of that state In this instance,
however, the bedraggled democracy Of
the worst trust ridden state in the
Union made the mistake of nominating
a man whose name is an insult to every
member Of organized labor. New Jer-
sey is one of the most thoroughly orr
ganized states in the Union, and it is
not difficult to prognosticate what the
wage earners will do to an avowed
enemy Of unionism who is the candi-
date Of the bunch that has waxed rich
from the oppression of labor and 1.-the
rich graft afforded by special privilege.
Railroad employees should not be
censured if they appear bit confused
as to their duty these days. When
socialists sought to impress upon them
the Thought that they, the railroad em-
ployes, constitute class having special
class interests great moral philoso-
pherS ana Keepers OF the puDllc con
science like Theodore Roosevelt and
William Howard Taft, arose and sought
to impress upon the railway employess
minds the fact that this appeal to class
was unpatriotic and obnoxious to
high degree. Whereupon the railroad
managers applauded to the echo And
now comes one railroad manager after
another seeking to impress upon the
minds Of the employees that they should
vote reigiously against those who
stand for railroad regulation, meaning
thereby that they ought to wipe from
their mind all that ssbushwa about
voting as American citizens and come
out boldly and vote for their own par
ticular class interests. Whereupon
Theodore Roosevelt and William How
ard Taft remain as silent upon that
score as a high license advocate IN 4
Methodist college town. Once more
we assert that the railroad employees
should not be censured if they appear
to be somewhat confused in the prem
ises.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-10-07

are now swearing that ''Judge Hopee-
well is suttinly mighty lucky man. -
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-10-07

coin has outgrown that sort of thing,
but let it be cheerfully admitted that
Omaha was never, so far as history re-
cords, in any such frame Of mind as
Lincoln was during the memorable cam
paign Of 1896.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-10-07

Omaha was never, so Tar as history re-
cords, in any such frame Of mind as
Lincoln was during the memorable cam
paign Of 1896
Nor should we fail to contrast tire
receution accorded to Mr.. Aldrich in
wide open Omaha with the reception
accorded to Clarence Darrow in intel.
lectual, polished, religious Lincoln.
Had Mr.. Aldrich's reception in Creigh-i
ton Hall been marked by any such
scenes as marked Mr.. Darrow' s recep-
tion in Lincoln's auditorium, the re-
sllltant howl from the Aldrich advo-
Gates would have been heard from Dan
to Beer-Sheba. The great trouble
about reaching rational solution of
such a vexed problem as the one now
confronting the people of Nebraska is
the fanatical fulminations upon the one
side, and the booze-laden bushwa upon
the other.
When William T. Thompson lays
aside the duties of attorney general
Of Nebraska the state is going to lose
one Of the ablest and most conscien-
tious servants it ever had. Mr.. Thomp-
son has not played to the grand stand
at any time. He has not sought adver-
tising, and has not played politics for
his own personal advancement. On the
contrary, he has performed the duties
of his office faithfully and well, quietly
and unostentatiously, and as a result
he has done more for his state and ITS
people than any other man ever occu-
pying the position of attorney general
Will history repeat itself IN Nebras-
ka? just twenty years ago James b
Boyd was elected governor upon his
frank declaration that he was opposed
to prohibition, and his promise to vote
statutory prohibition If it came up to.
him. Lucius D. Richards, who dodged
the issue, was defeated Now James G.
Dahlman frankly asserts that he is OPP
posed to county option and declares he
will veto county option bill If it comes
up to him because it simply means pro-
hibition. Mr.. Aldrich lodges the pro-
hibition issue but says he favors county
option and will sign a county option
bill.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-10-07

grandfather. And when to that honor
is added the further honor Of being the
original Nebraska-born grandfather,
such paltry things as senatorial honors
sink into utter insignifcance
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-10-07

When Judge Hopewell began the
vast task of thing and ditching some
500 acres of swampy bottom land he
owns in Burt cor rty, a lot of wise men
sat around and snook their heads, hint
/ ing that the judge was getting wrong
lin the upper story. They were as un-
liable to understand his methods as the
beople of Dawson's Landing were to
Understand why Dave Wilson wanted
10 own half that dog. But Judge Hope
welf merely smiled and went ahead
with his tiling and ditching and finish
led it in time to drain the land suffi-
Iciently to permit its being planted to
born last spring. The judge is now en-
raeed in husking enough corn from
Nat former swamp to pay the entire
Expense Of draining it, and the men
xbo waggcd their heads in derision
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-12-29

came to our table from that region, and
our flour bin received a good reinforce
ment at the behest of that splendid
layman, Lenny Philbrook. We are
under lasting obligations to our people
in Webster and North Webster for the
many favors bestowed upon us at this
time.
We were called upon recently to Off
ciate at the funeral obsequies of George
Leslie Rowlee, wh6 passed away Dec.
20, 1910. Services were held in his
memory at the Methodist church Dec.
%, and the mortal remains laid to rest
in the Webster cemetery.
And now upon the W rye of a brand
new year, and with a firm resolution to
do better work for God and home and
native land next year than we have
accomplished, | am as ever your thank
full correspondent.
Mortimer r. Crisp.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-12-29
pattsd. ti.c ON the Back.


Tennyson ON one occasion on board
the royal yacht. at the request Of the
then Princess of Wales. read The
Grandmother" III read It," said Ten
nyson. lin a cabin. on deck. The prin-
cess sat. close. to me on one side and a
young lady whom | didn't know on
the other. The wind came through
an open window. and the princess
whispered. Put on your hat but I
said ! ought. IL possible. TO make my.
self balder than ever before so many
royalties. She said again. oh. put 1t
ont' SO I did. and ! heard afterward
that the king of Denmark's court
fool. who was In the background (they
really kept a court fool. remarked.
He may be laureate. but he a not
learned court manners When | was
done the ladies praised me. and I pat
ted the unknown one on the back by
way of reply. and presently I found
out she was the empress Of Russian
Had you any talk with the czarf'
Hardly any. He said he couldn't
speak English. Perhaps he was dis.
gusted at my patting his wife on the
back. His head was up In the cabin
ceiling as he walked about below
London Gentlewoman.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-12-29
NJ. +. Church Notes

The Christmas exercises given at the
Methodist church Saturday evening,
Dec. "a, under the auspices of the Bible
school, were thoroughly enjoyed and
gave splendid satisfaction. The orches-
ira numbers were enthusiastically
received, and as a church we greatly
appreciate the contribution these must
clans made to the pleasure of the hour.
The cantata was secured from the
Methodist Book Concern" and was
very suitable for the occasion. 1t was
unique in conception, fascinating in
plot, original in thought and admirably
rendered. The little folks were care
fully drilled, and the program went
forward with military precision. Some
of the characters were very striking
and will long be remembered. Mrs.
Andersen and her kindergarten class are
deserving of special mention. Pierce
Abbott, as "Uncle SAM" James Rath-
bun, as "Jack Frost" Merrill Booth,
as "John Lincoln" Harry Hocum, as
''the queer old man." Mrs. Rathbun,
as Mistress Santa Claus" and Floyd
Yeager, as "Santa Claus" were very
realistic and their costumes and acting
will not soon be forgotten; and we must
not omit to mention the Fairies, the
Brownies, the recitations and the beau
tiful choruses rendered. Our Christmas
tree, the gift of the First National
Bank of Webster, was certainly very
lovely under the the electric lights.
After the cantata presents were dis
tributed to the children and others, and
all seemed to enjoy the evening very
mrch.
We desire to congratulate Supt. Dom
aid Mclean for sugges ing the cantata
to the school and inspiring them with
enthusiasm to carry it out; also to per-
sonally commend Miss Esther Koplitz
and her interchangeable helpers for their
labors in making our Christmas exer
cises for 1910 a signal success. We are
also under great obligations to the
Reporter and Farmer for furnishing US
a large number of programs for the
evening.
The Sunday school this year did a
royal act indeed when they presented
the Methodist pastor and family with q
mammoth turkey for their Christmas
dinner, and with it a note saying: MAY
this be the happiest Christmas of ALL"
and it was the happiest, thanks to the
generosity and thoughtfulness Of these
excellent young people. We were moi
overlooked by the good people of NORTH
Webster either. Some fine extables
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-12-29
Hvdrooyanio Acid.

The distilled essential oil of almonds.
which when diluted supplies the popu.
lar Il voring for sweets and ~confection-
cry known as ''ratafia." contains In its
strongest form a sufficient percentage
of h~ydrocyanic acid TO make 1t highly
dangerous. A young man who was ex-
ecuting an order by pouring 1t from a
large bottle to a smaller one noticed
that he had not put the label quite
straight on the smaller bottle and took
1t of again. Before replacing the la.
bel he licked II 10 make sure OF ITS
sticking properly. But while pouring
he had inadvertently let a drop or two
trickle on the outside OF the bottle
where he had affixed the label. Then
when he touched the label with his
tongue he felt az if something shot
along that member and also a jump OF
his heart, So he rushed 10 q tap.
which was fortunately close at hand.
and put his tongue under the running
water. Never as long as he lived. he
said. would be forget that poisoning
sensation. Chambers Journal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-12-29
A WAY Man Has.

A man who will sit up all night and
display marvellous agility of the I'm
gers in operating a pack of cards hnds
that he has hands like an elephants
feet when he Is asked to hook up or
button up his wife's gown. This fact
is observed time and again and is one
OF the popular bits of philosophy to be
served In connection with q dressmak-
ers' convention desiring public atten-
ton. That II In a more difficult under
taking to shuttle the deck and deal q
poker hand-merely as a test OF digitai
c%leverness without taking into consid-
GRAFTON the more important Item of
dealing a satisfactory hand THAR to
hook up a gown even when fhe eyes
are hidden In the lace must be admit
ted That a man will undertake the
one cheerfully and the other churIish-
~ must be ascribed 10 the survival OF
the Old Nick In most male humans
Chicago Tribune.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-12-29
ONLY ONE
The Record in Webster is a
Unique One

If the reader has a 'bad back" or
any kidney ill and is looking for relief
and cure, better depend on the only
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Doan's Kidney Pills relieve quickly
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J.. w. McEldery, of Webster, S.
Dak., says: "My kidney trouble was
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general weakness of the kidneys. This
trouble chung to me for five or six
years, growing worse as time passed.
The kidney secretions became unnat.
ural and painful in passage and inla'
nation in The bladder existed. | could
not rest well and / suffered from scant
passage of the kidney secretions. ]
tried n remedy after another, but
nothing did me any good until / began
taking Doan's Kidney Pills, procured
from the Irwin Pharmacy. They soon
rid me Of the inflammation of the bladder
and corrected all the kidney disorders.
Doan's Kidney Pills will always have
my hearty endorsement in return fol
their good work."
For sale by all dealers. Price Sc
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan's-a and
take no other.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-12-29
Norwegian Lutheran Church

st Johns Norwegian Lutheran church
held their Christmas festival for the
Sunday school last Sunday evening.
The weather conditions were not the
best, but nevertheless, the church was
crowded to the doors, and a number of
people had to stand on account of the
lack of room.
Those who attended did not regret
that they came. The program was
well rendered and excellent in every
detail. The Christmas tree and decor
alton committee man well feel proud OF
their work'a the good taste displayed
The tree and decorations delighted not
only the children but also the older
people.
The program in every detail was OF
such character as fitted the day anC
occasion. 1t was decidedly devotional,
free from all the ridiculous and irrever.
ent r~ecitations and songs about Santa
Claus, which go to make up the Christ.
mas program in so many churche:
today.
The Sons of Norway and the choil
were possessed with the spirit Of
Christmas and gave US some excellent
numbers.
By the courtesy of the Reporter ane
Farmer the audience was Furnished
with programs for the evening, ant
the thanks of st. Johns Lutheran
church is hereby extended to tn,
Reporter and Farmer for their gener
osity.
Rev. o. o. Hafstad.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-12-29

Sunday afternoon. His many friends
will deeply sympathize with him in his
sorrow. Grant County Review.
l.. G. O~chsenreiter, president of the
O~chsenreiter Implement Co., of Web
ster, and one of the earliest settlers of
that city, was a visitor in Milbank on
Wednesday. Louis has many friends
here who are also glad to see him.
During his visit here he called upon
Mrs. Joseph Gfroerer, whom he had
not seen since he was a little boy six
years old, living in Jordan, Mimi. The
visit was an exceptionally pleasant one
for both. -Grant County Review.
A family reunion was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Dulitz,
in the old Miller residence in the First
ward Christmas, Geo. A. Dulitz, of
Everett, Wash, Frank Dulitz, of Red
field, and Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Kup-
pinger, of Mason City, Iowa, son-in-law
and daughter, and Miss Helen Dulitz,
who is attending college at Brookings,
were present. 1t goes without saying
that all present enjoyed the occasion
to the utmost.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-12-29
A Nice

He was hnrrying for the train.
somewhat impeded by a clumsy crate
containing a large live turkey As he
approached the gate the guard stopped
him with a gesture
"You can't take that through here"
he said ''That'll have to be checked
or go by express"
"But | can't stop" declared the
passenger. I've got to get this train"
And he tried to push through again
The guard held him back. THAT Is
baggage he said firmly. land II must
go In the baggage car"
''Oh. no." replied the other. with a
charming and confident smile: its
luggage. Don't you see I'm Juggling
it," And he had slipped by before the
astonished guard had caught his
breath Youths Companion.