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The wageworker., 1910-03-12

conditions, and contained many valu-
able suggestions for the union men
present. Not a great many people
know it, but Rev. Mr.. Batten once
worked at the carpenters trade He
didn't work at it long enough to be-
come skilled craftsman, nor long
enough to become eligible to member
ship in the union as an active crafts
man. But no one who knows the rev.
erend gentleman disputes that in
every other way, in sympathy and in
cooperation, he is entitled to member
ship in any old trades union organiza-
ton.
Rev. Mr.. Batten fatty charged that
the tariff was one of the greatest con
tributing causes of the greatly in
creased cost of living, while the nu
merous "middlemen," each taking his
The wageworker., 1910-03-12

Local No. 1866 had another blow
out" Monday night. The enthusiasm
that first manifested itself about six
weeks ago shows no signs of abate-
ment, and the membership of the To-
cal continues to increase by leaps and
bounds. Last Monday night saw the
fourth of the series of open meetings,
and on this occasion seventeen new
members were obligated. and several
applicants were compelled. by lack of
time, to wait over until the next meet
ing. Already the membership list has
passed the 200 mark, and the increase
The wageworker., 1910-03-12

The proposed mortuary benefit was
defeated by nearly one thousand votes
in total vote of about $4,000.
The Allied Printing Trades Council
has framed up contest and is offer
ing prizes to those who return to the
council the greatest number of printed
articles minus the little JOKER" Not
only are the prizes worth trying for
but the object is so worthy that ever,
true blue unionist ought to get busy
for the good of the cause.
Fred Ihringer's aged father has beer
very low for several weeks, his Hines:
being due to the infimities of old age
The wageworker., 1910-03-12

low wages are not due to inability, but
to preference for putting the money
to other uses, not wholly beneficial
to the public.
Rev. Mr.. Batten will speak about the
Philadelphia strike. Having lived in
that delectable city. Rev. Mr. Batten
is in a position to tell of the political
corruption that reigns there, and which
is responsible for most of the present
trouble.
The meeting begins at 3 p. M, and
there will be good music. Everybody
is invited
The wageworker., 1910-03-12
Hot Egg and Milk.

Egg and milk favored with a little
vanilla extract well shaken and
sprinkled over the top with nutmeg
is a favorite beverage with some con-
valescents. 1t is served piping hot
with small salted waters. Well per-
sons are also fond Of the drink and
prefer substituting sponge cake for
the waters.
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where FISHERMEN FLOURISH
FIJI Their Nets Daily and Four Illinois
Villages ship Carloads to
New York.

Browning, Ill-This village Ii one
of four that ship enormous quantities
of fish to the Eastern markets. 1t is
not unusual for three cars, containing
$4,000 pounds, to be shipped in one
day, and practically all of the fish go
to New York.
Immense hauls are made by the
fishermen. Two fishermen delivered
at e fish company's wharf a few days
ago 800 pounds of buffalo, 900 pounds
of bullheads, 1000 sunfish. $50 pounds
of carp, 1000 crapple.
A great number Of fish markets are
scattered along the bank Of the ILL.,
nois River, where the fishermen dis
charge their catches from day to day
The fish are sorted, according to varie-
ty, cleaned and dressed and put into
immense ice boxes and tubs. When
shipping time comes the boxes are
opened and the fish are packed in
barrels partly filed with cracked ice
and are shipped in refrigerator cars.
In past years the town was the GEN.
ter of an extensive clam fishing indus
try. The shells were shipped to
Beardstown, ILL.,, and Muscatine, Ia.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-08
SYNOPSIS.

Archibald Terhune, a popular and in
eolent young bachelor Of London, re-
ceives news that he has been made heir
to the estate of his Aunt Georgiana, with
an income of $4,000 a year, on condition
that he becomes. engaged to be married
within ten. days. Failing to do so the
legacy will go to a third cousin in Amer
lea. The story opens at Castle Wyclzoff,
where Lord Vincent and his wife, friends
Of Terhune, are discussing plans to find
him a wife within the prescribed time. 1t
seems that. I5G 1y Vincent is one of seven
persons named Agatha, all close girlhood
chums. She decides to invite two of them
to the castle and have Archie there as
one of the guests. Agatha Sixth strikes
Archie as a handpainted beauty Agatha
First is a breezy American girl. Lady
Vincent tells her husband that. Agatha
Sixth already cares for Archie. He gains
from Agatha Sixth the admission that
she cares for him, but will require a
months time fully to make up her mind
Agatha First, neglected by Terhune, re-
ceives attentions from Leslie Freer.. -Four
days of the precious time have passed
when Terhune is called to London on
business Agatha First, on the plea of
sickness, excuses herself from a motor
trip planned by the Vincents. Later they
See Agatha First picking flowers with a
strange man. The Vincents discuss
Agatha's seeming duplicity. The follow
Ing day the party visits the ruins Of an
old convent Terhune continues his at
tentions to Agatha Sixth.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-08
A Fat Reducer.

Before starting to starve or drug
off your extra layers of fat try the
effect OF this simple exercise, which
is great reducer of adipose tissue.
: Standing with knees close together.
rise on the tips of the toes, and, at the
same time, elevate the chest and force
down the palms of the hands as Ii
pushing hard on board Bend the
hands up slightly so the muscular
strain comes Oh the fleshy part of the
hand close to the wrist.
Do this whenever you happen &c
think of it during the day, and you
will soon notice a decided difference
in your flesh. particularly in a promi
nent abdomen
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-08
OPERATOR RESIGNS
THOUGHT. He HAD CAUSED BIG
COLLISION OF TRAINS.
Sent Out One He Had Orders to Hold,
and for 80 Minutes Shuddered
In Fear at Calamity That
Impended,

Palisade, Col.-Richard Boydsten,
who was an operator at Tunnel, the
next station above Palisade, had or
dered physicians and wreckers to take
care Of the dead and injured on Den
yer & Rio Grande passenger train No.
6, which for 80 minutes he believed
had, through his carelessness, been
sent over the mountain side near De-
beque, with consequent loss of dog
ems If not hundreds of lives.
Boydsten has auburn hair, and al
though 1t has not changed color, he
declared that he would have sent a
bullet into his brain when he learned
of his error had he he'd a gun. Boyd
stem sent In his resignation at once
and says he will return to Chicago to
work behind cigar counter, his for
mer occupation.
Il realized almost Immediately after
the passenger had passed Tunnel what
had DONE" said Boydsten. 81 had or
ders to hold the east-bound passenger
for freight which had just passed De-
beque / forgot to deliver the order to
hold No. 6. knew that it would re-
suit in the worst wreck in the history
OF the road, for the two trains we're
bound to meet on the hill in the can
yon. I called Debeque hoping against
hope that the freight had not passed
out of the yards, but was too late
II have read In magazines of the
awful experiences of operators who
had made just the mistake did, but
don't believe they. tell half the awful
feeling a man has who thinks that he
has sent hundred passengers to GER
tain death. 1 prepared for the worst,
sent an order to Grand Junction for
a wrecker and asked for a dozen ply
sicians. Then 1 waited. 1 could not
leave the key to look for signs of
burning wreck, for the dispatcher kept
asking for more particulars.
Finally, when 1 felt certain the
wreck had occurred. looked in the
drawer for gun, intending to kill
myself, but 1t was not there and / de-
cided to await the inevitable. Just
then Debeque called and said the
freight had backed into the yards,
closely followed by the passenger.
1T seems the reflection of No. 6's
electric headlight was seen by the en-.
gineer of the freight just as he was
approaching the steepest downgrade
in the canyon. He thought at once
something was wrong. reversed his en-
CINE and stopped the train within a
short distance of the passenger. Had
he gone over the brink of that hill nc
power on earth could have stopped his
train and many lives might have been
sacrificed"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-08
609MuHTnV 6y ma cNz4NNN 6ae1AyHcM GAM A0zNM

My wife and / left alone, she broke
were all going astray, she declared
Matchmaking was perfectly horrid
and she would never, no, never, I'M
dertake it again. AS for Archibald,
she gave him up. She couldn't under
stand it, at all. Why couldn't he
make up his mind which girl he
wanted and stick to it? A man who
only had ten days in which to choose
wife had no business to go on as
he did. Why, she'd never get him
married, and he'd lose his fortune!
But that wasn't the most important
point to be considered by any means.
What bothered her most was that
poor Agatha Lawrence had fallen in
love with the marplot, and so far as
she could see-and this in spite of her
best efforts-the poor girl was des-
tined to lose him after all! o, it
was really too bad. Terhune was
too, too trying! l must really speak
to him and find out what he meant
by playing fast and loose like that! I
give you my word I've seldom heard
her go on so about anything. She
really felt distressed by the unaccount-
able and rather mysterious color our
matrimonial project had assumed, and
was much concerned for Agatha
Sixth's happiness. The other Agatha
we did not seem to be as interested
in somehow as she had neither a hl1s-
band or a fortune at stake with which
to enlist our special sympathies
after all, Wilfred," she said, heav-
ing deep sigh, "the course of true
love never did run smooth"
Nor yet the course of true match
making!" I answered and we strolled
down the side of the little hill where
the picnic had been to go and look
for wild flowers ourselves
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-08
NODES Of 0he MOMENT

the center of two bands of fur is the
cheapest method, but the success Is
greater if there are three bands of fun
and two strips of tapestry, or, failins
tapestry, velvet, or failing that, Their
there may well be introduced a con.
trasting fur. Ermine with musquasf
is always acceptable, but then again
it is not cheap, and grey-squirrel map
be accepted in it's place. Chinchills
looks we'll with sable, but the really
economical may combine white rabbit
skin with squirrel or with dyed coney,
fur which to the uninitiated sue
cessfully Stimulates musquash, but.
alas! cannot be depended upon or OUT
live triumphantly more than one sea
sons wear.
MoIeskin Again Popular.
This year we have taken moleskin
to our hearts once more, joining it
in fantastic devices, cross-ways and
corner-ways, and horizontally, or in
conventional devices. 1t makes an ex-
cellent long coat and also may bel
cordially recommended for the
straight, broad stole or the wide muff,
although on the whole l am inclined
to think it is not quite so becoming
as grey squirrel There is little to-
choose between them in price. A grey
squirrel coat completed by big grey
squirrel toque and muff is amongst the
most attractive of the less expensive
fur outfits. The toque may well be-
decked with some dull silver orna-
ment, and long stole, If added to the
possessions, may have a slip-knot Of
silver to hold it snugly about the
neck. The muff should be lined with
grey, the inside hem ruffled with sill.
yer gauze ribbon. A lining to the coat
of the softest kind of grey MORE addH
it's price. the same lining being care
fully chosen for the stole, unless it be
selected of double fur, and again soft
MORE should line the muff. Muffs
have habit nowadays of showing
their Innings most candidly, and there
fore it must needs be considered.
Blouse Styles.
On the whole there seems little
change in the method of making our
blouses. These in most instances
have foundation of soft white satin
and above this some dark lace-black,
brown or mole-grey, or interviewer
with oriental colors and tinsel, and
over this hangs O. loose, low-necked
kimono-shaped blouse of dark chiffon
ornamented with soutacne. The new
est ninon blouses are plain and traced
with small white beads, and very
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-08
Keeps Sons Body 5 Years.

Greenville, Miss.-A son, dead five
years and still member of the fam
lily. is the remarkable condition ex-
listing in the family of A. f. Free, a
fisherman, who has been camping on
the Mississippi river twenty-five miles
above this city.
While the family was in the north
the son died and the father was desir-
our of taking the body to the old
home in Alabama. but not being able
to pay for transportation he decided
to take the body with hi on his way
south. After having the body embalm-
ed Free built a boat Of catalpa wood
large enough to accommodate the
coffin and covered it with a water
proof covering, and after placing the
body on board started on his south
ern trip.
Circumstances prevented Free from
carrying out his idea for burying his
son. and in his meanderings up and
down the river with his family he has
always kept the body with him.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-08
A SHOESTRING DIET
FIND MEAL. OF OIL
AND LEATHER GOOD.
Invade UntraveIed Arctic and Have to
Do Best They Can for Food-Take
BIubber Straight With Side
Dishes of Sealskin.

New York-Even shoestrings look
good to hungry men in the arctic. es-
pecially if their food caches have been
raided and ruined by bears and wolv-
crimes. Reports received by Herman
C. Bumpus, director of the Museum of
Natural History, from DR.. Rudolph An
derson and. Vihljahlmar Steffansson
show that the two scientists have suf-
iered privations which made meals of
leather and oil seem luxurious.
The Anderson-Steffanss party.
which is making extended chronological
and geological collections on the
Ihores of arctic America for the
museum, have travelled 40 miles east
Of the Mackenzie river, through re-
gions hitherto untraversed by explor-
Frs.
In the letters the explorers tell of
trying journey up the Horton river.
Six persons were in the party and
hey carried provisions for two days.
The trip took Is days and the hunting
was bad. The party ate whale tongue,
which, owing to it's fibrous nature and
the presence of sea salt, was, to say
the least, unpalatable.
When the tongue was gone they ate
sealskins, deerskins, sole leather and
the tough skin laces used on their
snow shoes Then there was seal oil,
about teaspoonful day for each
man. to keep away the ravages of hun
ger. 1t was taken with deerskin or
feathers, as few of the men could
stand it straight"
Finally somebody found a partly
eaten carcass of a caribou, which sup
piled meat for three or four meals.
When it was gone the men lived on
whitefish blubber taken straight" and
a spoonful each of portions of the ami
mails stomach taken with oil at each
meal. The stomach contained d peck
of well-masticated moss and grass. 1t
was of small nutritive value, but did
wonders in helping the members of
the expedition to eat the oil.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-08
Dies az She Predicted.

Toledo, O.-As the grave closed
over the body of Mrs. L. E. Sackett of
Tiffin there passed from human ken
one of the most remarkable cases
noted by science, a case in which the
supernatural seemed to have directed
events. Mrs. Sackett died on the an
niversary of her marriage and on the
fortieth day of fast.
The woman predicted when she COM
menced her fast that she would die
on the fortieth day. Her husband
shared her belief, and both spent the
intervening time in preparation.
During her long fast Mrs. Sackett
was very cheerful and 'contented,
which puzzled the physicians who at
tended her. Until three months ago
she had enjoyed good health, but
then was stricken with bad case of
stomach trouble, and the fast was ne
cessitated by her condition.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-08

confidentially with Terhune. He and
/, were walking home, as seven was
rather crowd in the machine and we
wanted the exercise.
what in thunder do you mean by
it?" l demanded when I had finished
setting his erratic and inconsiderate
conduct before him in it's true light
excepting, of course, the details of
the incident of the automobile in the
wood, and our later discovery of the
checked coat in his closet. All refer
ence to this little episode and the
suspicious of Dearest and myself in
regard to his connection with it, I
had felt obliged to omit. We had de-
cided not to mention the subject to
him as we had after all only circum-
stantial evidence upon which to base
our belief that Terhune had been
Agatha First's companion that day.
For, after all, the checked coat we
found in his closet might only have
resembled the one / saw in the car,
and he might easily have owned one
of the kind without our ever having
seen it. Our friendship with Arch
was too dearly priced by us to risk
falsely accusing him. And then
couldn't help feeling that after all
had rather surprised them when l had
come upon them in the woods, and in
seeing what l was not meant to have
seen, had rather played the spy, how
ever inadvertently it might have been
done. And l did not relish making
use of information so obtained. 1t
was better, much fairer to Arch, We
decided, to act simply as II my dis
covery had never been.
Here you've gone and asked us to
help you," 1 went on, ''in the matter
of getting fortune, not to mention a
wife, and when it's made as plain as
it could well be that Agatha Sixth is
the girl for you and you admit fancy
ing her yourself, why, then. what do
you do?" l stopped and faced him.
We were crossing Hartsmere common
and the castle was already in sight,
and his eyes fell before my just in
dignation. He didn't seem anxious to
tell me, so l set to and told him my
self. why, you go and spoil it all
by flirting with Agatha First, nov
don't you'll"
Spoil it all?" he asked withoT
looking up. "Yes." / affirmed impa-.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-08
Nam.s pio After Prince.

Richmond, Va.-John Armstrong
Chanler, brother of Sheriff Bob
Chanler of New York, and the origina-
tor Of the query, who's loony now?"
has again come into the spotlight.
At the Virginia state fair Chanler
entered his prize pig, which he named
Prince Dolgorouski. after the Russian
nobleman who has played prominent
part as the friend of Cavalieri during
the recent publicity concerning the
former sheriff and his songbird wife.
The pigs pen was deliberately be-
decked with banners bearing the name
of the Russian prince, and great
crowds of sightseers gathered about
the pen throughout the day. 1t proved
the most amusing feature of the big
fair.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-08

1 can do that much for you. / am not
running after Miss Endicott, not the
least bit in the world. I give you my
word I'm mott"
For a moment felt a curious sense
of positions reversed, as if some time
not long ago 1 had been the one to-
speak SO to Terhune, and he to lee
ture me. He is older than I and has
always been the one to look after me,
not I after him. And this feeling al.
most impelled me to drop my in
quisitoriai tone. But 1 thought of the
automobile in the woods and the scene
I had stumbled upon and grew firm.
Really it was too much. | couldn't
let him string me like that!
II don't know what you call it." /
retorted indignantly, "but whether you
think so or not, you're with Agatha
First all the time lately. Why can't
you let her alone and tend strictly ia
business?"
CTO BE CONTINUED)
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-08
cHANTICLER MATCHES CHICKS
Drives Hen Off Nest and Crows
Regularly While Keeping
the Eggs Warm.

Omaha, Neb.-Mrs. Thomas Harte
of 2210 Sherman avenue has red
bantam rooster that is a real mother
to it's brood. -Four weeks ago Mrs.
Harte's red bantam hen showed de-
sire to go into the business of hatch
ing eggs. Thirteen were placed under
her and she got along nicely for a
couple Of days, when the rooster
drove her off and sat on the eggs him
self.
So persistent did he become in his
ambition to do the duty of the hen,
that he was allowed to remain upon
the nest and the hen was given an
other batch of eggs to care for.
A few days ago the rooster came
off the nest, bringing nine little fluffy
chicks with him. Every morning, &C
cording to Mrs. Harte, he, like cbanti.
cler, would crow loudly, but not once
did he desert the eggs long enough tn
let them get cold.
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tiently, that's just what you're doing.
jeopardizing your chances with Agatha
Sixth every time you so much as
glance at Agatha First, and really,
when you consider that you've asked
the girl to marry you and are sup
posed to be awaiting her answer with
all lovers impatience, it doesn't looH
well. 1t doesn't really! What do you
want to do it for, anyway" 1 paused
in my TRADE, but he made no motion
to answer. "Why, it's plain loony o,
you'll" 1 exploded in my irritation
For a man in your position, it's posi-
lively suicidal to fool the way you'rd
doing. / shouldn't wonder at all il
Miss Lawrence refused you eventual
ly, and then the game would be uI
indeed"
What gamer" said Arch, if you
please, just as if he didn't know what
was talking about.
why, your aunt's property in Au,
stralia," I beloved in his ear. "You
can't inherit it if Agatha Sixth WON'T
marry you, can yOu?"
Cant -" he said simply, as if it
didn't matter at all, and l nearly lost
my patience.
How could your" I returned. "The
times up in two days; is it likely you
could get anyone else to marry you in
that length of timer"
He looked up. "I shouldn't care to
marry anyone else," he said. ST hap
pen to care about her." and his ex-
preston was so earnest and sincere
I had to believe him.
well, then, for heavens sake, make
little more effort to convince her
that you care!" l advised, but more
gently, and we walked on in silence.
l broke it first, as he didn't seem in
clined to talk. Honest, old man."
said, "I wish you'd tell fellow what
you're up to! / hate to see you ma
king mess of this thing, for no good
reason. If you didn't like Miss Law
renee it would be different. But you're
self-confessed as to that, and it's es-
pecially hard to bear when Dearest
and 1 have been doing our very best
to help you. Tell me what it's all
about. can't you? Why will you per-
sist in running after Agatha Endicott
just at this critical stage of the
game?"
"My dear fellow he replied, I'D
tell you everything in minute if
there were anything to tell. But there
isn't, not blooming blessed thing; 4
deny your last statement, however,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-08
CATCHERS OF CATERPILLARS'
Pittsburg Boys Who Have Been Rid
ding Park Trees of the Insects
Strike for Higher Wages.

Pittsburg, Pa.-Schoolboys who en-
listed to help Forester L. Grimes rid
the city's trees of the destroying cat
erpiflar went on strike for more money
Mr.. Grimes held out against the de-
mands until he began to worry over
the inroads of the insects, and then
he posted on park trees and about the
schools a notice that the pay would
be advanced from 10 to 25 cents a
quart.
False bottom measures will not go,
however, for a standard measure is
part of the equipment of each of three
receiving stations. This move was
prompted by North side boy, who
was caught buying the cocoons from
his schoolmates at cut prices and sell
ing them short measure to the city.
He had false bottom measure.
Comparisons of daily individual hari
vests share interest with top spinning
and kite flying.