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The wageworker., 1910-05-13
MILWAUKEE, NEW MAYOR HAS
SOME BIG SCHEMES.

Milwaukee, s new mayor, a Socialist,
has some ideas in regard to municipal
government which strike at
the root of the American community
and which seem entirely practical. One
OF these is making the public school the
social center. He would nave the
school building become the meeting
place Of the people in the district
where fathers and mothers as well as
children could meet with the teachers
and all enjoy pleasures Of which many
are now deprived. He would have mo-
tion picture shows, billiard tables, bow
ling alleys, card rooms, etc. In fact his
idea is to make the school house club
house. That idea is fast growing. 1t
has already been adopted in many cit
les.
The wageworker., 1910-05-13

and several applications laid over for
lack of tim1 to ccL>i,tSr tte1
The recent rains have had beAea-
cial effect in more ways than one III
addition to starting the gardens to
growing and reviving the wheat, they
also stimulated the building industry
AS result there is plenty of work in
hand and lots more in sight.
Union carpenters at Norristown, Pa,
went on strike Monday, and work on
the new houses about town has ceased.
The carpenters demanded forty cents
an hour and an eight-hour day. The
builders refused to grant this demand
and offered the men 35 IL cents an
hour and fifty-four hour week. The
carpenters have been receiving 80 IL
cents an hour for nine hours work.
About three hundred men are affected.
It has been several years since 1855
was represented in a national conven-
ton Of the Brotherhood, but it is quite
likely that it will be represented at the
Des Moines convention next Septem-
ber That convention promises to be the
largest in the history of the Brother
hood. The labor commissioner of Iowa.
Van Duyn, is member of the Carpen-
ters' Union So is Senator Cummings.
And Des Moines, city that "does
thin2s,'' may be counted upon to give
the delegates and visitors the time Of
their lives.
The wageworker., 1910-05-13

senting resolution to investigate the
Bethlehem (Pa.), steel works, dominat.
ed by the pious fraud, Charles Schwab,
to learn whether the charges of the
strikers that defective ordinance is
palmed off on the government are true,
declared that the Associated Press
has refused to print practically every
thing relating to the strike. Either Mr..
Schwab or Mr. Melville E. Stone can
tell you the reason. It IS safe to say la
Dor didn t bribe the Associated Press.
-Ol Iahoma Labor Unit.
The wageworker., 1910-05-13
CARPENTERS AND JOINERs
Increased Scale Went Into Effect With
But Little Difficulty.

oNV oAVtAC OAAOu4ty
Last Monday morning the union car
penters of Lincoln went to work at 4.
wage scale increased from IS to 40
cents an hour. In just two instanc IS
was it necessary to take action. Two
contractors refused to pay the increase
and the men were called out. On one
job two non-union men answered the
call, packing their tools and walking
out with the union men. In both cases
the strike was of short duration, the
contractors acceding to the new SCALE
AS result Of the organization the car
penters of Lincoln are now drawing 40
cents day more wages than
they did last Monday, and there are
lot of non-union carpenters who new.
er put up cent to bring about the
benefit who are enjoying it equally
with the enterprising and loyal men
who did. But it was ever thus.
At the meeting last Monday night
thirteen new members were obligated
The wageworker., 1910-05-13
INCREASED COST OF LIVING

It is shown by the government s fig
ures that bacon has advanced 43.1 per
cent; eggs, 4.18 per cent; dry or
picked pork, 1.9 per cent; fresh pork,
80 per cent; flour, 1913 per cent, and
cornmeal, 1913 per cent. These are the
articles selected by the bureau of labor
as the stapes of a owrkingman s bill Of
fare. The increase in the price of beef
has been even greater than the figures
given here, and other items of diet
have increased Philadel-
phia North American.
The wageworker., 1910-05-13

his pipe. The man-about-town condes-
cendingly supplied him with match.
"Thank yer," remarked the grateful
workman, you re every inch gentle
man. Z" "Sorry can't say the same Of
you," replied the clubman with sup
ercilious smile. "Well," retorted the
worker as he picked up his bag of
tools, eyer might have been perlite
enuf to tell lie, same as I did. -
London Labor Leader.
The wageworker., 1910-05-13
THE I.EATHERWORKERS.
misunderstanding From Headquarters
Results In Temporary Mix-Up.

Misunderstanding From Headquarters
Results In Temporary Mix-Up.
Through a misunderstanding, due TO
a little mix-up at international head
quarters, the Leatherworkers on Horse
Goods now out on strike in Lincoln
were thrown into confusion early IN
the week. The matter is now clearly
understood and the strike has settled
back to the same old status. The local
meets every morning at 10 o'clock and
has roll CALL and then the members in
dulge in free discussion Of any old
subject that comes to hand.
One Of the strikers tried to secure
job with the Cushman Motor people.
The chances for employment were good
until the applicant admitted that he
was striking leatherworker. Then h-
got the word, "we don't want you"
Bear the fact in mind!
Reports continue to trickle in to the
effect that gains are being made in va
rious sections Of the country. In some
cases not all that was contended for is
being secured, but every settlement has
brought gain beneficial to the work
erS.
The wageworker., 1910-05-13
THE PLUMBERS.
Nothing Exciting to Report in Local
Circles Just Now.

Circles Just Now.
Things are so quiet in Union Plum
ber circles these days that it would be
easy to hear dewdrop, and the sound
Of a gumdrop would startle the boys
like clap of thunder would Sunday
school picnic. Work is fairly good and
the prospects better.
This from Lansing, Mich, may prove
interesting: There is no change in the
situation in the Union Plumbers strike
at Lansing. The union plumbers held
a meeting Monday night, but nothing
new developed. They have asked for
recognition Of their union, an eight
hour day, with scale of $3.50,
and will hold out until the master
plumbers will accede to their request
On the other hand, the master plumb
ers will abide by their agreement made
last Friday at their meeting. They are
willing to arbitrate on the wage ques-
ton, at least some Of them, but the
question of recognition Of the union is
a matter upon which all have decided
is beyond arbitration. The men are con-
fdent that as soon as the masters can
settle quarrel which has developed
among themselves, an agreement will
be reached.
The Union Plumbers of Fort Wayne,
Ind, went out on Monday of last week
to enforce a demand for an increased
wage scale and better working condi-
tions. General Organizer Kennedy OF
Chicago is in charge of the situation. !.
has been six years since the Fort
Wayne plumbers have had wage in
crease, and the one Of six years ago was
so slight as to be scarcely noticeable.
The wageworker., 1910-05-13
Rea, .co,d eus."

"The Gold Bug" is the title OF one OF
Edgar Allan Poe's uncanny stories. II
is also tire name given to curious NJ
tie creature lately found in Australia
In one of the Bendigo gold mines. at q
depth OF l,2OO feet. the miners were
surprised to discover peculiar Deetie
attached to the quartz rock ana Dor'ns
into it. 1t was brightly coloreo ana
studded with particles of real goio. II
has been sent to Melbourne for sci
entitic examination
The wageworker., 1910-05-13
True Hospitality.

woman who possesses charming
temper and cordial manners is sure TO
be popular Said witty Boston wom'
an: Il do like to have people behave
as II they were glad to see me. whether
they are or not. ! think hostess
should speak in a pleased tone. even
It she only says. My dear Mrs so
and-So, l am perfectly delighted 70
see you! Do sit right down on this
bent pin!'"-Harper's Bazaar.
The wageworker., 1910-05-13
A NEW TRADE JOURNAL

The "Journal of the International
Alliance of Theatical Stage Employees
appeared in Chicago last month. it
contains twenty four pages and cover,
and presents all the craft news of the
members of the union Of stage EN-
ployes. Lee N Hart, general secre-
tary and treasure of the International,
is editor.
The wageworker., 1910-05-13
o. PLAY THE GAME FAIR.
Just AS Well to Investigate and Learn
the True Facts.

Now that prohibition has carried il
Lincoln, Nebraska, the workingmen ls
told that the church is good enough
place for a workingman to go, and that
the proposed amusement halls for
workingmen will not be established
Portland Labor Press.
Why not play the game square? The
Po1 tland Labor Press is too good n
labor paper to give space to such utter
ans es without at least trying to ascer-
tain the real facts.
Lincoln has been prohibition city
went ''dry'' we have opened up on"
of the prettiest and most commodious
Labor Temples in the country, and we
have no hesitancy in declaring that it
is not excelled by any Labor Temple
in any city Of Lincoln's size in the
whole United States. Among the men
who helped the Labor Temple along
with generous subscriptions are some
of the most jealous advocates of "dry
city" in all Lincoln. Some of the larg-
est stockholders in the Temple Assocla-
ton are non-union men-merchants,
professional men and capitalists-and
we venture the assertion that rs per
cent of them voted "dry" at the last
referendum election. One of the chief
platform advocates of 'sdry city," Il
member of the local bar, offers to head
a list with 81 900 to make the Temple
an assured success, and his offer will
find many followers as soon as the mat
ter is taken up.
The amusement hall for working.
men" is already established. It con-
tains pool and billiard tables, card t.
bles, restaurant, confectionery and cl-
gar stands and library.
The Lincoln workingman is not be-
ing told that the church is "a good
enough place" for him to go, but he is
told that the church is good place to
go, and there is no one who will dis
pute the assertion. And lot of Lin
coin workingmen do go to church, and
those who do are the better for it.
Come, now, brother; play the game
square! We may not be able to agree
on this little matter of license or no-i.
cense, but we certainly can agree on
the policy of dealing justly.
No hard feelings, we hope.
The wageworker., 1910-05-13
Origin Of Famous Phrase.

The phrase, Put none but Amer1'
cans on guard tonight" is said to
have occurred originally in one OF
Washington's orders of the day at
about the time the battle of Tren-
ton was fought. It was adopted by
the Americans or Know Nothing
party during its political campaign In
the early Sos as watchword. en-
bodying as 1t did one of the coaef
principles of the nartv
The wageworker., 1910-05-13
LABOR'S MEMORIAL

Labor Memorial Sunday was fitting
ly observed in Lincoln, the meeting be-
ing held at the Labor Temple. The
large hall was comfortably well filled,
but the audience was by no means as
large as it should have been. But the
attendance was the largest of any of
the three meetings since the custom os
observing the day was adopted. But
one feature marred the occasion-the
presence upon the outside of the hail
of number of men who not only failed
to show a proper respect for the mem
ory of their departed friends, but made
so much noise that those in the hall
were seriously inconvenienced.
The musical program was fully up to
the promises made by the committee
and exceeded the anticipation of the
most sanguine. A quartet under the
direction of Prof. George H. Wal
ters, rendered three selections in
manner to win the highest praise from
the audience The quartet was cont
posed of Mr. Walters, basso; Mr.. S. NJ.
Brigham, tenor; Mrs. j. Pugsley, So
prano; Miss Belva Cotton, alto. Miss
Grace Trowbridge was the accompan-
ist. Prof. Walters also led the audi
ence in singing "Nearer, My God, to
Thee" and Coronation"
The memorial address was delivered
by Rev. Mr.. Zenor, pastor of the East
Lincoln Christian church, and fraternal
delegate from the Ministerial Associa-
ton to the Central Labor Union. He
detailed briefly the upward and on
ward struggle of labor from serfdom to
comparative freedom, and spoke elo-
quently of the trials and sacrifices OF
the earlier leaders in the labor move
ment. He pointed out, also, the adj
vantages that had accrued to labor by
reason of organization, and mentioned
many things yet to be accomplished
before labor shall come into it's own
The emphasis placed upon the necessity
of organization and cooperation
among the workers was especially
strong.
s'The greatest inheritance we can
leave our children is character" said
the speaker. "We may not be able to
leave them fortunes from which they
may reap large incomes, and it is per-
haps for the best that this is so. But
we can leave them something far better
than money-we can leave them the in
heritance of character nobly formed.
We can leave them the memory that
we. too, fought as our fathers fought
to leave conditions better than we
found them. We can leave them the ex-
ample of lives of usefulness, and be-
queath to them the incentive to dare
and do for civic righteousness, for
equal justice, and for the quicker CON-
ing of full realization of the father
hood of God, and the brotherhood cf
man. To this end, then, we should
strive with all the power of heart and
mind that God has given u.s."
The tribute paid by the speaker to
the pioneers in the labor movement was
eloquent and impressive, and tn!
whole address was calculated to inspire
those who heard it.
The wageworker., 1910-05-13
Fakino a Birthday,

neighbor OF the Lysander Jonn
Appleton family recently gave oirtn-
day party, at which there figured
cake covered with candies. The next
week the Appletons celebrated Chaun-
cey's birthday. and the cake was deco
rated with electric lights. The neign-
bors say it really wasn't his birtnoay'
that his mother faxed up birthday IN
order to get ahead Of those candies
Atchison Globe.
The wageworker., 1910-05-13
PAT. Preference.

1rishman latter waiting at the thea
ter entrance for a long time on cold
night)-Shure it's meself wad sooner
walk SO miles than shtand five!-
Punch.
The wageworker., 1910-05-13
An Man crows older.

When a man is real young there
seems to be SO much going on In the
world that he regrets the loss OF the
little time he has to devote to sleep;
but in time he learns that sleep IL
about as interesting as the rest OF 1t.
and more satisfactory. - Atch1son
Globe.
The wageworker., 1910-05-13
Official Ruden.ss.

Mrs. Newly shall never let tnat
operator send another telegram lot
me. just gave him a message TOT my
husband, and the first thing the ON
cious thing did was to read tt-'-Lip'
pincott's.
The wageworker., 1910-05-13
oRPHEUM CLOSES

Season Ends With Performance Given
at End of Present Week.
With the performance carded foc
this Saturday evening the Orpheun
The wageworker., 1910-05-13
HI. Masters Voice.

HIS Ma9tcTJ VOTCos
II will not stand 1t. Doyle. and give
you to know quite plainly that. II 1t
wasn't for the years and years that
you have been in my employ. you'd
have gone long ago!"--London Opin.
ion.
The wageworker., 1910-05-13
Excuses.

II all the inventive genius wasteo
on excuses were exerted along moro
practical lines, an extension would
have to be built on the patent once.
-Atchison (Kan.) Globe.
The wageworker., 1910-05-13

MIGHT HAVE TOLD A LIE.
A British workman stopped fash
ionably dressed clubman in West
End street and asked for light for
The wageworker., 1910-05-13

SENATOR OWENS CHARGE.
Senator Owen of Oklahoma in pre-
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-09-07
To the Democratic Voters
of South Carolina:

wish to take this thank
candidacy
until the
the State am
Carolina! but the victory
achieved of
will be attended
Sincerely, C. c. FEATIIERSTONE.
Columbia 5 e. september l. 1910
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-09-07
"That Boy Saved India"

do not know the name Of the lad of
whom am going to tell you: but 7
know that on his simple performance of
duty, in the face of danger and death
rested the fate of an empire heard
The story told by one who had it from
the lips ot Colonel Edwardcs. and who
closed it with the words: "rhnt boy
saved India"
The streets Of Delhi were thrungcd
with native troops who had risen i'm re-
bcllion against the English They had
got possession OF the arms, and now
they were rushing into the houses of
the Europeans, indiScriminntclv mas
Sncring all they could seize. and vent
ing their hatred i'm the most horrible
outraEcS and torture The arsenal was
theirs, with its almost inrXhaustiblc
stores of munitions of war. They had
seized nll Of the public buildings, hut
they had forgotten the telegraph Office,
The boy of whom write perceived
this, and rushed to it, escaping ns by n
miracle the notice Of the insurgents.
lie rushed in at the open door (al the
clerks had Hcd), and dashinp To the
telegraph wires, sent of this: "Thc
nntiv" troops have got possession of the
arms: they have killrd'--and ho
named several of the most prominent
they are in open rebellion, murder
ing all Europeans"
lie got no further \ son ofd,rk nr,,oI
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-09-07
Kid Yourself Of Unnecessary Bur-
dcns--A Walhalia Citizen
Shows You How

Don't bear unnecessary burdens.
Burdens OF bad back are unncc-
cssary.
Get rid Of them.
Doan'S Kidney Pills cure bad
backs;
Cure lame, weak and aching
backs;
Cure every form OF kidney ills.
Lots Of local endorsement to prove
this.
Mrs. r. a. McLccs, w. Main street
Walhalla, S. G.. says: "'ro say that
Doan's Kidney pins have given me
great RELIEF is expressing the fact
mildly For some time suffered
from dun headaches ana had pains
across my Kidneys which oftcn
made me feel miserable. al lcngth
procured box Of Doan's Kidney
Pills at DR.. j. w. Bells drug store
and | am glad 10 say that they help
ed me in every way, My kidneys are
now much stronger and my health
Is improved.
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo
n. Y, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doans-
and take no other.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-09-07
TO Farm Il States Roads,

Governor Carroll, of Iowa. has pro-
posed that the width of that States
roads he cut down from 80 10 40 feet
ana that the srri p, of land thus sny !
he turned over to the farmers for culll-
Vation. lie believes that 10 feet is wide
enough Tor II country road that such n
road Will he better and more rnsilv
cared for than n wider one. and that %
extra feet now allowed is simply wasted
The title To this land, if the plan is
carried ont. naturally vests in the
owners OF land nd joining the roads. ms
the states right to it is simply for
highway purposes, so the measure will
be popular with farmers. 1t is cSti-
mated that S,5OO,CO bushels of corn
can be added to Iuwa's crop. and SO per
capita to her wealth. if this land is
farmcd
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-09-07

Your kidney trouble may be Of
long standing, ii may be either acute
or chronic, but whatever il is Foley's
Kidney Remedy will aid YOU to get
rid OF it quickly and restore your
natural health and yigor zone bot
tie OF Folcy's Kidney Remedy made
me we'll said J. Sibbull, OF Grand
View, Wis. Commence taking it
now J. w. Bell.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-09-07
NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR.
Georgia Convention Endorses HoIxc
Smith for Presidency.

Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 1.-Former
Governor Hoke Smith "came back"
politically to-day, when he was nom
mated for Goveronr of Georgia and
endorsed for the Presidency OF the
United States in 1912, by the State
Democratic Convention here. He
was nominated for Governor with
233 votes, against rs for Joseph NJ.
Brown, the present Governor, the
balloting being under the county
unit system. The resolution en-
dorsing Mr.. Smith for the Presidency
was adopted unanimously.
Some disorder attended the pre-
SentatiOn OF Governor Browns
name as candidate for the Guber-
material nomina tiUn. Delegate
Griffith, of liaralson county. who
made the nominal ing speech, was
three times stopped by jubilant
Smith shouters, finally leaving tho
floor. Smith leaders made one last
appeal to their men to be quiet and
his speech. He then announced that
he had given the only COPY OF it to
a newspaper man, and could not
finish. Enough OF the speech al
ready had been made. however, to
place the Governors name in nOmi-
nation.
Tarir Law Denounced.
The platform, which was unani-
mously adopted, denounced and con-
dcmned the Payne-Aldrich tariff law
together with the Republican admin
istration, for its complete breach
OF faith with the American people. &"
The platform declares the Repub-
lican administration revised the tar
III upward instead OF downward, as
promised, and increased burdens
were imposed. In part the platform
declares:
so monstrous a fraud has been
practiced on the American people
that no further demonstration is
needed OF the fact that the Republi-
can party can never be trusted to
give rclief from tariff burdens"
Would DiSfiAnchiSc Ignorant.
The distranchiscment of the igno-
rant and purchaSablc vote is endors-
cd and one plank urges the same
protection for foreign and domestic
corporations as is accorded the indi-
Vidual. \ law prohibiting lobbying
and the elimination Of corporations
from politics is strongly urged. A
complete revision OF rates TO and
from the ports Is endorsed and the
platform unqualilicdly declares that
the state, with an extensive ocean
'front.'. with four excellent ports,
should receive the benefits Of such a
situation, and declares that the car
bitrary and excessive rates now ey-
acted by the carriers are unjust and
deprive the people OF Georgia Of
their natural advantages"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-09-07
Electricity from the Jordan.

company recently formed in Paris
proposes to utilize the river Jordan to
furnish electric light, heat and power
to all Palestine. From its source in
Mount Lebanon to Lake Tibcrias the
Jordan drsccnds with great rnpidity. Be
tween McrOm and the lake, distance
OF only about 10 miles, the little river
falls $50 feet. It is calculated that
81 100000 will suffice to construct The
works needed to put the Jordan into
the ranks Of the hard working rivers
OF the world Thus the most sacred
memories appear to be no more capnblc
th'n the appeals Of natures greatest
maiNclS to stay the hard hand Of
practical science
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-09-07
CANDIDATES. COUNT THE COST.
Statements Filed by County Office
Seekers us to Expenses.

Following is list OF the candi-
dates and the amounts OF their eX-
penses as shown by the statements
filed by them and sworn to:
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-09-07

are cured by ChainhCrlain'S Salvr. one, applico.
Ioii relieves the itching and burning sensation
SHAKE TT OFF,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-09-07

Don waste your money buying
plaSters when you can get a bottle
or Chambcrlain'S Linimcnt for 25c.
\ piece OF flannel dampened with
lhis liniment is superior to any plas-
ter for lame back, pains in the side
and chest, and much cheaper. Sold
by seneca Pharmacy; l.. G. Martin,
Clemson College.