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Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-10-21
WHERE EVERY DROP COUNTS
Yakima Valley Fruit Grower couldnt
Afford 70 Have Rain Fall on
His Hired Man.

In the Yakima valley, Washing
ton, where the big apples are grown.
and bearing orchards sell at $1,000
an acre, rain is scarce. Irrigation
is practiced everywhere. But now
and then during the growing season
a light rain will fall for a few min
utes. These rains are highly priced.
for irrigating water is measured
closely, and served to each user in
proportion to his acreage.
Last summer fruit grower who
owns 40 acres of orchard was re-
joicing in one of these prccipitations
Of moisture, when one of his hired
men entered the house.
"Why don't you stay in out of the
rain:" inquired the gruit grower.
"Oh, that's all right" replied the
man. "a little dew like that doesn't
bother me a bit; l can work right
along just the same"
''That isn't the point!w exclaimed
the rancher. "Next time it rains,
you come into the house. I want
that water on the landv
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-10-21
APPEALED TO HIS VANITY
Waiter Extracted Tip from Baid.Head-
Cd Man by Finding . Hair
: In His Soup.

Walters No. l and 2 peeped out at
the bald-hcaded man, then duckcd
behind the screen.
"None of him for me-" said
waiter No. /. "He don't tip"
"Same here" said waiter No. 2.
"I'll fix him." said waiter No. 3.
He took an order for soup. Be-
fore serving it he showed the two
mutineers a hair floating on the sur
face of the soup. They marvcled
then, and they marvcled still more
when at the end of the bald-headed
mans dinner the waiter returned
with dollar bill.
"Nincty-ninc bald-hcadcd men in
a hundred can be worked that way"
he said. "If the customer doesn't
see the hair himself call his attcn-
ton to it and make him think it fell
out of his own head The fact that
he had hair to lose SO appeals to
his vanity that he loves me for find
ing it and gives me a tip big enough
to cover the cost of dozen plates of
SOUP"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-10-21
IGNORANT MAN WAS PRcFANE
II He Knows What He 10 Talking
About, He ls Not Likely
to Swear.

Two men were disputing violently
as to a matter which we knew a good
deal about. They were strangers,
and we simply overheard them. They
seemed to be mad and each contend
ed. with much gesticulation and
some profanity, for his side of the
case. Now the fact is neither knew
what he was talking about. They
were both ignorant of the fact in
volved. They had seen half or \
quarter of it and thought they had
seen it all
Ignorance is inclined to get very
dcmonstrative. 1t sometimes, very
often. gets wild and swcars. When
a man swears in an argument, then
it is pretty certain he is wrong. The
truth doesn't make a man swear. It
tends to soften him and subdue his
emotions. And when person gets
violent and begins to rage and swear,
he should stop short and say to
himself: "Thcrc, | am wrong again.
| will build a little altar to truth,
send up some sweet incense, and
maybe will win her back" Or
some such recourse to clarity ones
vision. Ohio State Journal.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-10-21
GRANDDAUGHTER OF NAPOLEON.

4 granddaughter of the great Ma
poleon is now Il teacher in one of the
municipal schools of Paris. We are
told that the old Parisians still re-
member we'll an old gentleman who
used to be seen in the streets, walk
ing with much dignity, carrying a
dog whip and followed by big dog,
which bore the traces of age. The
old man preserved to the last YES
tiges of elegance, was known as de
Comte Leon," and was son of Ma
poleon I. He died in 1881, leaving
widow and an only daughter. The
widow had Al hard struggle to edu-
cate her daughter, but by taking a
situation as lady's companion she
was able to do so. The daughter is
now the schoolmistrcss before re-
ferred to.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-10-21
A WONDERFUL STARTLING.

In the possession of +. II. Fcrrcr
of Gunnersbury, England, is star
ling with astonishing conversation
al powers. Jack was interviewed the
other day and found to be most
eompanionablc bird, fond of society,
obedient to orders and quantity in
telligent. His repcrtory included a
string Of sentences and several
times, If which Chirgwin's whistle.
"IIalf a Pint of Mild and Bitter"
originally London burglars warm
ing to his pals, is the favoritc. From
this he runs into "Pop Goes the
Weasel" a song or two of Harry
LADDERS and limitations of the songs
Of roller canarics and Pckincsc rob-
ins.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-10-21
"MAsLlN" BREAD.

Among many curious consequences
of the general election one comic re-
suit is that rye bread, which played
an important part in the political
controversies, has become favorite
Wand of the house of commons. Il
is also, probably from curiosity, i'll
frequent demand at most London
restaurants. Rye, now seldom seen
in England. was formerly grown a
good deal in Lincolnshire, together
with wheat and barley. From the
combined -four of these three cereals
was made the "maslin" bread, much
appreciated by Tennyson's northern.
farmer" The wheat gave strength,
the barley sweetness, and the rye the
quality of keeping moist for weeks
"Maslin," variously spelled, seems
obviously the short for "miscella-
ncous."
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-10-21
THOUSANDS FED ON WASTE.

During the winter just closed the
English salvation army expected to
provide $4,000 meals from the waste
of the warships in Chatham dock
yards. For when ships are in port
many of the men are away on leave,
but the food is still supplied and has
hitherto been counted as waste. On
one night alone 600 people were fed
on what would have otherwise been
thrown away.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-10-21
A TREE THAT WEEPS.

During the driest months Of the
Rhodesian year-August, September
and Octobcr-a tree called by the
natives Mukololo cxudes moisture in
large drops from its topmost leaves
and gives the traveller who happens
to be standing in the immediate Vi
cinity the impression that shower
of rain is falling. When the natives
see one of these trees dripping they
say: "Thc mukololo is weeping for
rain" Even during the hottest day
the tree weeps copiously.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-10-21
A GLORIOUS PART.

cat last" exclaimed the low
comedian, 81 have a part that just
suits me-"
"Good," said the first old lady.
"Iou are the only actor ever knew
who was thoroughly satisfied with
his part. What is it?''
ooh, the part isn't much, as far
as that goes, but Pm supposed to be
a burglar, and break into a pantry
and eat real meal at every per-
Torrance"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-10-21
ATMOSPHERE OF IMMUNITY.

$50 you are going into politics :"
said the candid friend.
81 am" replied Mr.. Sirius Barker
81 shouldn't think man of your
irascible disposition would find such
matters congenial."
CHATS just the point. Politics
provides the only opportunity I
know of saying outrageous things
about people without risking a libel
suit"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-10-21
oNE.MlNuTE BlRTHDAYS.

Mrs. A. b. Endicott of Atlantic
City, celebrates one-minutc birth
DAYS every three in four years. She
was born on February 20, and when
it is not leap year celebrates her
birthday while the clock is striking
10 between February % and
March l.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-10-21
COULD BE GAGGED.

"They say that vegetation runs
riot along the Amazon. Battles
imagination, SO TO speak"
"Oh, l don't know. Looks about
like an Easter hat, | judge"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-10-21
WHERE II COMES FROM.

Hoax-That doctor spends money
like water.
Joax-Yes; and he doesn't get it
from the well, either.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-10-21
A PRETTY COMPARISON.

Daughtcr-But l don't intend to
marry yet; want to study.
Mother-Absurd! The men will
only think less of you in the end if
you know much.
Daughter-Oh, now, mamma. yo',
ALWAYS expect other men to be like
papa.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-10-21
a PROOF.

"Dinna yc len the owl is Scot
fish bird! 2"
GLOW dye meek that cot, Sandy? ?"
"Ken We moo its first cry is 'Hoot
rnon?'"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-10-21
WASTED.

Maud-Is Clara a good girl to tell
4 secret to?
Ethel-Oh my, no! Why, she'll
never tell soul.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-10-21
HIS IDEA.

Mrs. Hcnpcck-I see that q wife
claims that her husbands affections
have been alicnated by his mother
in-law.
Mr.. lIcnpeck-Ah! stop your kid
ding.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-10-21
LOCAL NOTES.

Interest pdlO Oh tlIItC uCPoSitH At
Stock Growers State Bank.
Andrew Wolfer returned the
first part of the week from his bust
ness trip to Linton, N. d.
Among those who called at the
ADVOCATE Office to look lis over
and incidentally subscribed for the
paper. this week, was VIM. Jollie.
c. A. Wilson reports that he has
Just finished building complete
set of buildings for M. II. Lun-
ming, who lives about 10 miles
north of town,
Horses for sale, both broke and
unbroke, also heavy or light. In
quire of Maupin & Ludlow.
Sam Christedsan has leased
a portion of the building and taken
over the business of the Timber
Lake Cafe. Mr.. Christensen took
charge Sunday. His ad appears in
this issue.
Editor Holley departed Monday
night for Sioux Falls where he
goes as a witness in a case in the
u. S. court. Mr.. Monroe viii!
have charge of the Tribune during
his absence.
The famous John 3. Stetson
hats may be secured at Wolfer's.
w. P. Johnson, who recently ar
rived from Bancroft, Ia, is busy
putting up a nice residence on E
street, between 9TH and 9th, We
understand he will also put up an
office building on Main street in
short time.
w. Huddleston, G. A. Moore,
Albert Madison and Ed Huddles-
ton, all of White Horse, were here
Saturday on business. They are
all enthusiastic for county organ;-
cation and for Timber Lake as the
seat Of county government.
Insure your property at Stock
Growers State Bank. Best COM
panies and cheapest rates.
VIM. Wilson, OF the firm of Will
son g. Mansfield, and whose ad
appears elsewhere in this issue, is
nearly done with his residence in
the southwest part of town, just
west of that of P. E. Greenman.
He will go back to his former
home at Leola this week and bring
out his family.
Our car of oats that was lost in
shipment has now arrived.-An-
drew Wolfer.
P. E. Greenman, of the Hol-
landsworth-G reenman Lumber Co.
spent Sunday at his home in Sell
by. His commodious residence in
the southport of town is fast near
ing completion SO that in the not
distant futures he hopes to be able
to get home more than once or
twice month.
Now is the time to fill your coal
bin. Get YOUR orders in early.
We have plenty of 1.-THE Whit
tier-Fett Lumber Co.
Business men on Main street
have been so busy selling goods
and getting the interior OF their
stores completed that they have
had no time to think much Of side
walks. Gilmartinl bros. and Post
master Reed have started the ball
rolling by putting lin plank walks
which will do until next summer
when weather conditions will per-
NIT the building of cement walks.
Now is the time to fill your coal
bin. Get your orders in early.
We have plenty OF 1.-THE Whit
tier-Fett Lumber Co.
Rev. ]. ]. Enge, who has come
to Timber Lake to take up the
work Of the Baptist church, con-
Quoted services in the school house
last Sunday. AT the close Of the
morning service it was voted to
organize a Bible school and the
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-03-10
COMPANIES arbitrary
IN REFUSING EMPLOYEES
Discharge Some. Men And
Advance Others Over
Old Men.

Decidedly serious is the situation
with regard to the Wheeling Trae-
ton and City & Elm Grove Company
and their employees Both compan-
les have been making a stand re-
Gently directly opposed to the agree
ment wish Division No. 103, Street
Railway Employees, and the efforts
If the union :fepresonl4 lives to bring
about an adjustment have been, so
fruitless as to bring matters to the
straining point.
With the Wheeling Traction Com
pany the trouble has followed the
company*s reiustating Dispatcher
King to a run, an@ giving him the
best Oh the road, though he had been
out OF the service fol1 two years, hay-s.
ing acted as dispatcher. The men
claim that having been out Of the
running service for that space of
time, heS>should come on as a new
man, at the foot of the extra list
and not be pushed over the heads OF
men who have worked in all kinds of
weather for these years to get up to
the runs which they now hold
In the case of the City & Elm
Grove Railway, the case is even more
serious. Of late Il has been a prac-
tice. of Manager Smith to discharge
men without cause In the vast ma
jority. of instances the union has
been SO well able to prove the dis
charges uniustifiable that the men
have been reinstated. But, notwith-
standing this, each fagrant instance
was always speedily followed with
another more fragrant, thus forcing
the men to believe that there was
method in it all@particulRrly as it
was noticed that men who had been
active in, having labor legislation
passed at Charleston were the ones
to be discharged.
Some weeks ago another batch OF
several men were discharged, con-
ductors, on the reports of spoilers.
The men proved their innocence SO
conclusively that all but one was re-
instated. For some particular rea-
son known to the management, how
ever, the reinstatement, of this last
man has been refused, the evidence
of the spoilers" admitted as lying
in the other cases, being accepted as
gospel in this one.
It is this case over which the men
have been fighting and which was
the cause Of the Special meeting at
midnight Wednesday. Negotiations
have been entirely broken off with
Manager Smith, though he is not be-
lieved to be the real instigator in
the trouble, but the weak tool OF
some who think they see in the whole
affair desire on the part of John
A. Howard to break up the street
railway union in this city.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-03-10
VICTORY At SPOKANE


Spokane, Wash. Street fight set
tied favorably. Send no more men.
Spokane Executive COMMITTEES"
The case against Gurley Flynn in
the Spokane street fight has been
settled by the jury returning q YER
dict Of not guilty. Gurley FLYNN
was tried on the same charge by the
same jury at the same time with G..
L. Felingo on the same charge by
the same jury with the same evil
dence., The jury was out "a hours,
returning a verdict of not guilty in
the case of Gurley Flynn while Fee
lingo was sentenced to> six months on
the chain gang. There have been
other developments of a favorable
character since this verdict of the
jury. Just what they are cannot
be ascertained at the present mo-
=ment, but it is plain that a decided
victory has been secured.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-03-10
CONPERS SCORES
IAFI'S PET BILL

Washington, D. c., February, 1910.
President Gompers unhesitatingly con
dennis the anti-junction bill intro
duced by Representative Moon at the
instance Of President Taft. Without
nlincing matters, the executive head
of the American Federation Of Labor
declares that not one scintilla Of pro
lection to the workers can come from
this much lauded bill upon which the
Republican administration hopes to
make good with Organized labor.
Suppose that the Presidents rec
ommendation had been law when the
Bucks Stove vad Range Company pc
titioned Justice Gould for the in
junction. Would, there have been the
slightest Variation from the pro-
cedure in the injunction? No; not one
iota," declared Samuel Gompers.
With the keen legal insight born of
many years battling with the corpor-
ations determined to destroy iabor's
power, Gompers riddled Taft's anti
junction bill with proofs of it's impo-
tency to alter the present grip Of the
courts. He pointed out the signifi-
canoe of the fact that nowhere in the
proposed bill was there any refer
ence to any law to be amended nor
statute to be altered.
Turning from the direct question
of the bill, the significance of the at
tack up on the Commissioner O'Neil
was shown as proof of the Taft ad-
ministratfon real attitude toward
organized labor. Charles P. Neil has
committed the unforgiyable sin, in
the eyes of the administration, of at
tempting to obtain proofs of the hor-
rible condition imposed upon Amer
lean child labor by some of the most
powerful corporations. His chief, Sec
rotary Nagel, is politician of acute
ness, and it was never expected that
he would allow his subordinate toun-
earth actual figures and facts detri-
mental to the mills and mines of
friend of the administration.
Now comes Thomas R. Dawley, a
discharged special agent of the labor
bureau and prefers charges against
Commissioners Neil to the effect that
Neil is forcing the figures of his re-
search to prove conditions in GER
| tain mills that do not exist.
DaWley even goes to the length OF
asserting that life in these factories
I is a healthy and beneficial thing for
children. and that Neil,s conclusions
are drawn from his Imagination.
1t is the candid opinion of Wash
ington labor leaders that behind Daw-
Iley's charges is a well-pianned attack
upon all the friends of organized Ia
Dor holding any government posi-
ton.
Taft's antirjunction bill is blind
behind which the foes of organized
labor may stalk and kill OF their enc
mics.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-03-10
Labor Kicks On
Ten Cent Fare
Belmont Asser lDly Opposes
Wheeling traction Co.'s
Latest Holdup.

The Belmont Trades and Labor
Assembly has officially protested
against the ten-cent fare being charg-
ed during flood time by the Wheel
ing Traction Company, presenting
the following resolutions to the Bel
laire city council:
The Resolution.
To the City Council of the City of
BeNaire:
We, the Belmont Trades and La
Dor Assembly, hereby enter pro-
test against the action of the Wheel
ing Traction Company during the re-
cent food, namely, that of charging
two. five-cent fares between the cities
of Bellaire and Bridgeport, instead
of issuing transfer to passengers
who were unable to haye continu-
GUS transportation between the
above mentioned cities.
We understand their, franchise
with the city Of Bellaire, that it is
therein stipulated that the fare be-
tween the cities of Bellaire and
Bridgeport shall not exceed the sum
of five. cents.
We also understand the reason
that they did not issue transfers at
such times on account of having to
assume the responsibility for the loss
of life and limb, while the passen-
gers were transferring from one car
to another. .Is
We would suggest that your hon
orable body take some action toward
causing the Wheeling Traction Com
pany to issue special transfer,
wherein it shall be stated that they
will not assume the responsibility
for the loss of life or limb while
passengers are being transferred
from one car to another, should such
similar occasions arise again.
Hoping your honorable body will
give this due consideration and
thanking you in advance for the
same.
Respectfully submitted,
THE BELMONT TRADES AND
LABOR ASSEMBLY.
Committee:
w. C. Upperman,
L. e. Feldmann,
i w. o. Wiley.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-03-10
Tom O'BdGi Says
Trust VIII Sigl
Workers Think They See
Signs OF Trust Giving
Up Scrap.

ElWood, Ind. Tom O'Bfien is
singing "Stick fo the Union, Boys, .
and says that the. scale will soon be
signed. Only 13 mills worked shers
last week and fewer scabs than ever
since the plant has, been scabbed.
They are breaking a hood and many
rolls. The pleasehter weather is hay-
ing it's effect and the scabs are de-
sorting. Three were takennfrom the
plant by. the ambulance yesterday,
suffeAiag Nfrom cramps, and one of
them died. As samples of the wages
paid under scab bery, one heater drew
S16.43; another 10.42; doubler,
$12. One came from Cambridge,
worked one turn No 30-28-72--17
pairs, and drew $2.68; SO it is plain
that they are paying them just what
they feel like.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-03-10
THE TOOLS OF CAPITALISM
OBEY Their MASTERS

Another act in the outstanding of
America was opened with New Castle,
Pa. as the stage, Tuesday, March J.,
when, without warning, eleven So
cialists, said by their prosecutors to
be connected with the publication OF
the Free Press and Solidarity, were
simultaneously placed under arrest,
charged with the heinous offense OF
failure to technically comply with q
minor detail of law governing pub
LEGATIONS which is supposed to require
all papers to publish the names OF
all its owners, managers and editors,
but which in practice is not observed
by several papers in Pennsylvania.
The arrests were made about 7:.SO
on the evening mentioned. Those
placed under arrest we're F. M. Hart
man, r. G. Horn, Councilman-elect
Charles McKeever, Steve. L. Flana-
gan, B. H. Williams, Evan Evans, 9.
II. McCarty, A. M. Stirton, Earl r..
Moore, George Fix and Valentine
Jacobs. Williams, who is quite III at
the hospital, was arrested by having
the warrant read to him.
The men, excepting Williams, were
arraigned before Alderman O. II. F..
Green. n a personal talk Alderman
Green informed District Attorney
Thos. a. Dickey. that. the case against
the men charged with conducting So
lidarity could not stand, yet SO sub
seryient to the dictates of young
Dickey was Green that when the al
derman had fixed the bail at 5000
and dear Dickey objected, saying that
it must be $500, Green sang the tune
lof me, Too, Plat" and Immediately
agreed to the bail named BY the at
torney.
The Free Press is a Socialist pa
per and Solidarity is a labor union
publication. Both have made such
fight in New Castle as to be thorHs
| in the sides of capitalism.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-03-10
EUGENE Y. DEBS
Labor Leader Will Address Afternoon
! and Evening Meetings Here.


Eugene v. ,Debs will address two
meetings at the Victoria theatre Sum
day afternoon and evening, March
13. One meeting only was originally
arranged for, but the demand for
tickets was so great that Mr.. Debs'
tour was rearranged to the extent
as to delay his departure from Wheel
ing So as to permit of an evening
meeting. No seats are reserved; but
these who are unable to get to the
aft9 noon meeting will now be able
to attend the meeting in the even
ing. The meetings are attracting
an unusual amount of attention, as
Mt. Bebs oratoricaI powers are in
ternationally recognized, and he will
be in his best condition here, as he
comes after a two weeks rest at
his home in Terre Haute.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-03-10

doubtless finally wipe the real union
out of existence. Gompers pointed
out how this method of labor crush.
ing would work out, with the EN-.
ployers using the blacklist and the
secret communications throughout
the country, making 1t impossible for
the striking union men to secure
other jobs.
WOULD BE LESS THAN MEN.
ssThey would be less than men Il
they didn't resent, said GOmpefs.
The Chicago Federation o. Labor
Immediately after Gompers' address
at q meeting 81 that organization
adopted resolutions endorsing the
cause Of the carmen of PhiIadelphia
and pledging its support, financially
and morally, to the union tradesmen
in that city s'in any action they may
take to force the civic authorities
and traction company to respect the
rights of citizens"