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The wageworker., 1910-01-08

OUT trimming or trouble 10 index file cabi
net. Ihls will make the style card the handiest
i.naslnaDle vehicle for price quota
ns Duietlns OF all kinds, for instance the
oaliy reports Of travelling statesmen, etc
ohder the new system of postal manufacture
tne work Will not be concentrated present Un-
oer the plan now In all the operations of
from the process of cutting down the forest trees
ana reducing them to TO boxing the completed
postal cards Tor shipment. is carried in the little
maine city. where about 900 employed, in
way or another. in postcard manufacture Under the
new scheme the government will buy the material.
operations OF postcard manufacture
the great printing Office under the United
states capitol where 5000 regu.
arly employed. contract that calls the delivery
OF between two million and three million complete
al cards every working day in the year would swamp
the biggest private printing plant in the country. but
this new responsibility has been treated merely
incidental at the model printery of the world The
will have to be increased somewhat perhaps
new printing will be installed-ahough the
cias say the work be handled with the equipment
in place.
The government has drawn with great the speci
hcatons for the to be used for the postal
cards with view to obtaining grade of material with
better surface for writing in ink. The paper will be
delivered to the printing Office in 60Opound
rolls each containing the material for 10000 cards. and
the printing will be done presses each of which will
reel OF 5000 sheets postal sheet
being made up OF 100 separate cards. 1t thus be
inquired that each print upward of one-thrd
of million postal cards hour, since
presses can be employed If and the
men printing office is in operation night and day there
The wageworker., 1910-01-08
"OLd Pete" Is Dead

Peter Morton. 'Od Pete" colored man and
quaint antebeum days. died at his home
in Geneva recently the Cincinnati Enquirer says
He did not his exact which was about 80
wears and there is probably living who does
different times been family servant and of all
work in many prominent families the hills. and IN
Avondale varied his employment occasionally by
doing porter stores It Is related OF
him. story confirmed by himself that before
the civil war he the property of Kentucky gam
bier broke. and Pete with all other chatels
by gambler had to be sold to satisfy his
creditors.
The of bank in Maysville. KY, who had
taken liking the colored account Of his gen.
ial good and strict honesty offered to buy his
for him II he would execute his personal note
In and make his payments upon it. accord
ing able. until they we're repaid. This he
agreed with the close of the civil and the
scattering friends and wide Pete fell into hard
lines the lack of permanent home and steady
employment but forgot his financial obligations
banker benefactCrs and he continued making his
payments them for 20 after the close Of the
war, debt finally paid. s
The wageworker., 1910-01-08

which are sold in postofhces all the land This
takes no account of the souvenir picture postcards
which are sold in the United States by the millions
cry year OF course there is nothing
Illustrated postcards. They do bear their face.
as 90 federal postcards stamp emitting
mission through the mails and such
ried In the mails only when one-cent stamp is affixed
II consequently 1t is the enormous swelling of the
safes OF onecent stamps and not the expansion the
governmental postcard trade that enormous
and widespread popularity of the souvenir postcard
In recent years.
The postmaster general is going to pay upward of a
million dollars for the postal which issued
to the patrons OF postal system between now and
New Year day. 1915. However contract is char.
acterzed by several features aside from
the large money represented Foremost among
these is the fact that Uncle s in effect contract
Ing to supply himself with postal his own manu-
the postal cards required IN this
country have been turned out by private manufacturers
and. indeed for past the manufacture of postal
cards has been the principal industry little city
of Rumford Falls, Me. Henceforth however the gov
ernment win print its postal cards great govern
ment printing once in Washington largest printing
plant In the world.
The postonhce department will continue to pay for
the postal cards. just 1t did when they
from private manufacturers. but the amount
to Uncle Sam taking money out of pocket put
ting into another. At the time the government
will save money by the plan OF obtaining its post
card supplies. 1t has been realized some time past
by the posofce officials that 1t would great con-
venience II the could print its own postal
cards Washington the point from which they are
distributed to all parts of the country
ing them manufactured in Maine, the consequent
loss of time in sending them to washpgton for dstr,
button The government had practice
that It could produce its postage stamps and it's paper
cheaply than if the given to out
siders and accordingly Postmaster General Hitchcock
who Is live business determined to see if SINH
lar saving combined with efficient service could
not be effected In the case Of the postcards The gov
ernment printing Office submitted competitive bids on
the basis as its outside rivals and 1t underbd
them all.
A second important feature in connection with the
contract for postal cards is found that
this deal conemplaes cards of better quality than
have heretofore been in Especially will q
marked In the surface of the this
take ink readily. future prob
ably, there will be few complaints from people who
The wageworker., 1910-01-08

kept on the cards they depart in sealed packases
postoces throughout the country "hefe
they will be issued to the public.
AS delivered by the machines the postal caros are
mechanically automatically assembled IN ~
packs 25each pack being secured by pand Oh Wills
paper These packs are placed in pasteboard boxes
each OF which accommodate 20 packs or ooo caros
The pasteboard boxes, in turn are packed III "ooue,
cases. varying ranging in capacity from oooo
1000 is in this form that they are snppeo
upon requisition the postmasters throughout tne
land all orders for postal cards may De
filled promptly government printing Office once tne
activity under will constantly keep on nana
in its freproof burglar proof vaults surplus stock OF
about 900 postal The precautions that Will
manufacture and dispatch of postal cards
printery will extend to the destruction
of the misprined spoiled cards Officials
of the postofice department will be duty at the
printery at all times to supervise the manufacture OF
the cards and more especially inspect the raw mate
rial and it that 1t at all times and IN all
respects meets the requirements of the government
The wageworker., 1910-01-08

closing copy their constitution In 1915 societies
were organized at Washington and Albany AS far as
the information of Dr. Barnett extends these societies
were formed primarily to raise and estaDish prices
The article refers to various local
date and continues by saying that about 1S4S the ogan
cation of new to go on more rapidly and
since have been in existence IN pracucay All 'ne
larger American cities.
rhe first suggestion that the local associations shouo
form an organization made in 1884 and two years
later delegates from associations at Baltimore. new
York Harrisburg. Philadelphia. Washington and New
orleans assembled in Washington and framed const1tu
session was held in New York 1897 when the name
was changed to the Typographical association
In 1850 call was issued for convention which was
to be held In New York. at which time delegates assem-
bled from Albany New York. Philadelphia. Baltimore
renton and Louisville The second convention held
in Baltimore in 1851 and the third In IN ieoz
which resolved itself into session of the Ma
tonal Typographical union:
The wageworker., 1910-01-08
The GOVERNMENT HRW7Wc oE57cE "a

"dscloses the fact that meetings printers
the of considering trade questions
New York early as 1776 and in Philadelphia in 1886
Continuous organizations formed In New York
Philadelphia Baltimore and Boston before the close Of
the eighteenth century shortly thereafter the
biographical Society of New York existence
1875 to 1897 In 1899 the Franklin Typographical society
organized in the city. In 1909 the New York
Typographical society organized and Is still I'M exist
The Philadelphia Typographical society organ
lied in 1902 and is also still active.
However DR.. Barnett asserts that there Is some ev
that there had been printers society In the
Quaker city previous to this known the Asylum Com
pany' date of the first Baltimore organization is
equally uncertain. but probably early 1903 There
society in existence in Boston in that year
The author that societies to have been
formed outside of the four cities named before 1870 In
year Philadelphia society received communi
cation New Orleans Typographical society. in
The wageworker., 1910-01-08
Trade Organization of Printers

interesting information in regard to trade or
ganzaton among printers in the Typographical
Journal official publication Of the International Typo
graphical union 1t is in the form of review OF DooK
by George E. Barnett, associate professor of political
economy in the Johns Hopkins university. The DooK
which is just from the is entitled THE Printers
a Study in American Trade Unionsm. Mr.. Barnett was
Indianapolis considerable length of time several
gathering Information at the headquarters OF
International Typographical union to be used in his
book.
"A perusal of Dr. Barnetts book" says the review,
The wageworker., 1910-01-08

the one standard
size that is in almost
universal use. Prac-
tically all of the cards
manufactured will be
of the regulation size
that has long been
familiar to everybody,
namely 3Ax51a inch
es, but there will be
provided some of the
double or reply post
al cards which have
come into use. In re.
cent years and which
enable a correspond
ent to send with his
postal card a means
of reply ready to
hand. There will also
The wageworker., 1910-01-08

the conclusion OF
the days work un-
til he has returned
to this depository
the printing plates
which have been
in his custody
Finally the postal
cards will b 9
counted repeatedly
during the process
Of manufacture
perhaps a score OF
times in all-and
thus tab will be
The wageworker., 1910-01-08

possioie 10 releaSe or operate press
until several different officials are in
attendance. each with key that
plays part in unlocking the press.
The dies or plates used in printing
the cards and which are furnished by
the postoffice department, are like
wise carefully guarded When such
a plate is given to a printer for use
in making impressions he must give
receipt for 1t to the official in
charge of the vault where these
precious plates are stored and the
printer cannot leave the building at
The wageworker., 1910-01-08

clinsng cosgng the while
writing the style card While the new
will be Of finer quality than the DID, 1t
weight this latter consideration
will hundreds and mayhap thousands of dollars saved
for Uncle Sam has to pay for
transportation of all postoice supplies by weight and
will have reduced travelling expenses
all they make from the time they leave
printing until they reach the ultimate consumer
It is also of Postmaster General Hitchcock to
artisticto put them in fact
plane handsome postal cards issued by some
foreign countries that he plans to change the
of the ink In which
printed what tnts and colors will be selected for
the color be determined until expert
made.
will be made in three different sizes
although will anything except
The wageworker., 1910-01-08

is no doubt but
that the institu-
ton can keep the
country supplied
with postal cards
no matter to what
proportions ! the
correspondence OF
the A m e ri c a n
people may grow.
Just as Uncle
Sam guards very
carefully the man.
facture of postage
stamps and paper
money, SO will he
take every pre-
caution against
The wageworker., 1910-01-08

be introduced a
new style postal
card, designed es-
pecially for the
convenience of
b u s ! ne S s men.
This new card
will be exactly the
size of the stand
ard card index"
card, or somewhat
smaller than the
regulation po tai
card and its ad.
vantage is found
in the fact that It
can be filed with.
The wageworker., 1910-01-08

GENERAL HITCHCOCK
recently signed a contract for the supply
of postal cards that will be used by the
American people during the next four
years. The mere magnitude of the man
ufacturing project involved is calculated
to make this of general interest. for. be
1t known. the head of the postofiice de-
spartment has ordered approximately
three and one-half billion postal cards for
The wageworker., 1910-01-08

during the four beginning January l. 1910
This means that the American people who adopt the
very convenient scheme of allowing Uncle Sam to
furnish the stationery for their correspondence will
purchase and send through the mails nearly billion
cards every twelvemonth. In other words, on av
erage every man. woman and child in the United
States will 10 IL postal cards every year. In
actual practice there are. of course hundreds OF
thousands OF persons, including young children, who
buy a postal card from end of the year to
the other. but. the other hand, the above-men
toned average Is attained through the firms and
business houses which. in many instances. use hun
dreds or thousands of postal cards day.
1t will be understood that the trainoads of postal
cards for which Postmaster General Hitchcock has
The wageworker., 1910-01-08
q NEW ar The RVXlERY~

he possible dishonesty of employees in the
packing and distribution of postal cards. For one tn1ng
the presses used for printing cards will be controlled
oy an Intricate locks will render 1t I'M
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-22
The Cat "Yumped,"

The Nicklingtons. suburban house
holders. brought back from the beach
a cat which the Swedish maid discov-
cred there and had gradually educated
to some athletic tricks. Mr. Nicklng-
ton was endeavoring to demonstrate
to visitors what had been taught. Max
ing a hoop of his arms he invited the
cat to leap through the opening.
Jump! jump! jump" he bade the
feline coaxingly. Kitty never stirred,
but turned away in Indifference.
The maid arrived. Nicklington ex.
pressed his disappointment. The
maid, Olga insisted that it could per-
form and would.
Here" she commanded to the cat.
"Come, yump! yump! yump,"
The cat jumped through. lithely
and gracefully.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-22
Ancient iceland.

Iceland was founded A. d. S74, by
men from Norway. In the words of
John Fiske, ut was such a wholesale
colonization of picked men as had not
been seen since ancient Greek times.
and was not to be seen again until
Winthrop sailed in'o Massachusetts
Bay. II was not long before the popu.
lation of Iceland was 10000. Their
sheep and cattle fourished, hay
crors we're heavy, lively trade with
fish, oil. butter and skins. in exchange
with meal and malt-was kept up with
Norway. Denmark and the British
Isles Political freedom was unm-
raircd. justice was fairly well admin
lstered naval superiority kept all foes
at q distance. and under such conui-
tons the growth of the new commun-
ity in wealth and culture was surpris.
ing.y rapid"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-22
Face PoWde err.

The best face powder to use is sim
ply the purest variety of rice powder,
either white or flesh color, according
to the complexion. Here is the for
mula for the famous poudre d'amour:
Scrape half a dozen raw carrots
and half a red beet root. Squeeze the
juice through piece OF muslin. Mix
into the juice three ounces of pow
dered cornstarch and place in the sun
shine, stirring occasionally until the
juice has all evaporated and the pow
der is perfectly dry. Sift through a
piece of gauze and add the following:
Powdered Venetian tale, 300 grains;
powdered lycopodium, 300 grains;
powdered bergamot, As grains; pow.
dered bismuth subniuate, grains.
Sift again and keep in a sandalwood
box.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-22
A Valuable SIGNATURE.

Whistler's professional as well as le-
gal signature was a butterfly. 1t APP
peared on his paintings and was the
only signature recognized at his bank.
Autograph fends schemed in vain and
would have paid handsomely for
Whistlers autograph in script
One day the painter was visited in
his studio by dealer who appeared
to be very angry. He had received
Whistlers check for IL 5s. and wrath
fully demanded proper signature
that would draw the money at the
bank.
Whistler, genuinely enraged at the
thought that there could be any one
so ignorant as not to know about the
famous butterfly. wrote his name on
the check. knowing that the bank
would refuse 1t and picturing to him
self with joy the dealers punishment
In forfeiting the IL 5s. owing to him.
The next day the painter was so
furious he nearly had a At on learn
ing that within an hour the dealer had
sold the rare signature for 662.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-22
CabIeWsys,

The use of cableways for a large
variety of purposes is an interesting
development of modern engineering
Such ways are employed on the Pana-
ma Canal, the steel cables being sup
ported by lofty movable towers. The
present limit of span is more than
$500 feet, and the speed of the con-
veyors may exceed / 800 feet per min
ute. Such ways span gorges. valleys,
roads, railways, and distractions of
many kinds. The system is used for
building dams, by dumping in stream
beneath; hauling logs from booms by
means of cables stretched above the
river; running blocks out of quarries
up inclined cableways; dredging chan
nels; piling lumber steel plates and
beams on cars. and various kinds Of
eXrav2tiCG.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-22
piplomacy.

Down on New York's west side
there's 'lOngshore saloon where they
set up a huge schooner for cents.
When 6 o'clock blows the place is
thronged by the thirsty, fortifying
themselves for the long walk home.
One night a huge Irishman in a red
flannel shirt, open at his brawny chest
and rolled up over swelling biceps.
stood in the crowd and tapped his
nickel on the bar. Just as the bar
keeper set out the schooner the swing
door burst open, and little Irishman
rushed in, flung his coat on the floor.
threw his hat beside it and, jumping
on them, yelled in high voice CULVER
ing with rage:
(Which one of yez beat up poor Pat
Murphy"
The big Irishman in the red shirt
tapped his chest. "'Twas mew he
beloved hOarsely.
The little Irlshman whirled round.
"Gee!" he piped. "Ye did him up
foine. e."-Lippincott's.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-22

From the Investigations of Ger
man scientist it appears that bacteria
are affected favorably or otherwise by
the character of the glass containing
the water in which they are suspend
ed, says the Detroit News Tribune
Marked differences in the behavior of
the cholera germs were noted, accord
ing to the kind of glass composing the
vessels used. The degree OF alkalin-
ity impaired by the glass to the water
is believed to be an important factor
In these experiments.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-22
Selecting BREEDING Ewes,

See to it that the ewes for breed
ing purposes are not thin and emaci-
ated, for if one has passed through
the feeding season and is in this con-
dition there must be something wrong
with her. Make sure that there are
no broken mouthed or aged ones in
your flock; neither should the eve be
too fat. good frame is essential for
the producing of healthy progeny. The
open market is the best place to Sc
lect your stock, unless some neighbor
can accommodate you with a surplus
from his flock. The beginner should
never select his ewes without having
along a competent judge of sheep who
will advise with him as to selections.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-22
A Greasy COMPLEXION.

If your skin is greasy you should
abstain from eating fried foods and
give up all confectionery until your
complexion improves and then in
dulge moderately. Mop the face oc-
casionally with the solution made &C.
cording to the following recipe:
Lotion for Oily skin.
Boracic acid .......1 l dram.
Distilled witch hazel. 2 ounces.
hOSGWdJef ......E ounces.
To remove freckles wash the
face in water to which the juice of
lemon has been added.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-22
Sheen Good Pronerty Now.

Our sheepmen seem to be feeling
good almost everywhere. Good prices
for wool, strong demand for finish
ed mutton and away up figures for
feeders, along with the present high
tariff duties agreed to for some years
to come, all tend to give stability and
promise to a business that is all too
apt to be affected by little things.
Sheepmen can confidently go ahead
now, laying a good foundation to
their business, confident that they
cannot make a mistake in putting
good money into good rams and good
feed and care into the whole flock
The outlook is certainly the best al
around that it has been for years.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-22
Helpful
Beauty Hints
- ~ 4.
Warts, Pimples, 1lackheads--
To Make Bust Firm--A Greasy
Complexion - Dsndruff - For
Whitening the skin--A Liquid
Powder-hlair Tonic.

Please publish a cure for warts,
writes a subscriber. Also a recipe to
remove pimples and blackheads. And
can you tell me what is good for cal
lous spots and corns?
The following recipe is for wart
eradicator, and if used as directed.
will prove effectual:
Sublimed sulphur. .120 grains.
Glycerine ......5 fluid drains.
Acetic acid ...1 fluid dram.
Apply repeatedly to each wart, con-
tinuing the treatment for several days.
The warts dry up and then drop off
Battle the pimples in hot water. dry
gently and apply the cream for which
the following is the recipe:
Cream for Pimples.
Salicylic acid ........10 grains.
Calomel ................1 dram.
Lard ..................1 ounce.
Here are the directions for the
green soap treatment which you are
advised to use to get rid of the black
heads:
Tincture of green soap 2 ounces.
Distilled witch hazel. 2 ounces.
Let this mixture stay on only few
moments; then wash off with hot wa
ter.
If the green soap irTitates the skin,
as it sometimes will, use it every
other day. Apply a cold cream.
Green soap may be purchased at
any drug store. 1t is not a regular
cake soap" but it is about the con-
sistency of custard.
Open each seed acne with the point
of a fine cambric needle. The harden
ed mass must be pressed or picked
out. The empty sac of the gland
should then be bathed with a little
toilet vinegar and water, or with
very weak solution of carbolic
acid and water. Sterlize the needle
before using it by dipping into boiling
water, as the use of any instrument,
unless the skin as well as the needle
is thoroughly cleansed, is always dan
gerous.
The callous spots will disappear IL
rubbed with pumice stone.
An excellent corn cure may be
made according to the following re-
cipe:
Salicylic acid ........30 grains.
Extract cannabis indica. grains.
Collodion .............1- .1-2 ounce.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-22
Horse Sense.

A temper under control is an in
valuable asset to the stockman.
Feeding heavy al night doesn't
wake up for light feed in the morn
ing Feed regularly.
Many good horses are ruined by be-
ing brought in too hot and allowed to
stand in a strong draught.
The colt which is handled right and
carefully trained will never have to
be broken, in the sense that word is
80 often used.
Whenever possible clean the horse
outside the stables so that the same
dirt and germs cannot get on them
again.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-04-22

driven into it, and a hole bored in the
crosspiece at the bottom, into which
the pin fits, to hold the pole in place
as it is turned. A hole is also bored
in the upright pole high enough to in
sert a stick of hardwood or iron, bar
above swing under the derrick and
out again as the hogs are dressed and
hung thereon. The dressed carcass Is
lowered onto one of the arms from the
derrick, the tackle removed, and
the hog swung around out of the way.
In this way four hogs are killed, the
last one can be left hanging on the
tackle.