Vifvtc "f the tuo"nrt. will be shipped
to the Ames frtory.
Morris lieuhyn a fitiuer who
was 'oun'i wi'iriftrlrg around ultii
lessly li the western" port of Sarpy
I'lint). has b'-fi batten to th Lin
coln Imnrp asylum. I bin a tid that
he hud nlativua in K iiifins, but Urny
CiUlit tint bo located.
the Insane hospital at Norfolk. Th
members agreed that $.10,000 to if40,
000 repair were ncccRSiry, and rc
turno 1 to Lincoln to make a favor
nblo report.
The new nfllcers of Royal Is'cIkIj-
borsnt Table Kock were installed
oy Mrs. Ailcu neck. M9. Fink ofll
clated ). jinfsnai.
On Sunday nleht the electric cur
rent at Geneva was turned on for tho
flit time and tho now elect rlo Unlit
pi inl wa9 successfully tested. Sume
of the residcDSo lights aro not yet
ready, thcie being n delay in the
ailpmontof some of the supplies
A committee of ten members or
the house of icpiesentatives visited
NEBRASKA NOTES I
Although Norfolk has. loji the
iitfut factory, the farmers In that
'.elKlihorlioort win continue to tntBo
ujjar beets. Tney arc now inaklnu
out r mis for furnishing bpet-i to
ther instlttirions next Minim r.
W. W. SAHPEStS. PsfeiklMf
ITEM A HA,
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HUMOE OF THE W KICK
TORIES TOLD BY FUNNY
OF THE PRESS.
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MEN.
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Md, CnHon find Lnnulinble I'Jutnen of
Mbiiium Nuttiro Ornplilcnlly Portray
, d by Xttitliicnt Woril Artln'11 of Our
Own DmjtA Uutljict of Puu.
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Mm. Hlgglns I was loo HI to nttcnd
ffto DcSwell-Upporlon wedding. Wore,
ton there 7
Mrs. Dlggsby Yes, Indeed.
Mrs. IIIgghiH And what did you
fetnk a tlio prcflents? Tho paper
hrataed thorn very highly.
Mrs. Dlggsby Oh, tlioy wore Just
lo lovely for anything. I do wonder
ti what Ann tlioy rented them.
Profcntlounl CourtcHy.
1 wanago to keep my boarders
Nnrcr than yon do," uld tlio flr&t
Milady.
"Oh, I don't know," rejoined, tho
fiber. "You keep them so thin that
ttfcejr look longer than thoy really are."
Tlio lMrtiuli.
-MIm Screech puts an artistic finlah
( M every song she sings, doesn't 8ho?"
"Yes, that'u what I enjoy tho moat'
"What?"
-ft "rh finish." Chicago CbronLcln.
9V I The 8. U. Uruxluat.
j" 'Xktft the cek?"
i Bt she rays she cam."
V I "Hfc all fode.H Hout9 Post.
i DemeMtlc UIIm.
WM Accord! ns; to this paper, hot
will prevent wrinkles.
Husband 80 T Then how do you ac;
lit for the numerous wrinkles 1
ve?
Wife Hew h I account for thorn 1
Haeband Yes; you keep me In hoi
nearly all tho time, you kaow.
DlfTcraMCC.
swBer 80 she has refused you on
Meant ef yeur poverty?
ayer &he has, Indeed.
GuDMer Perhaps thero la another
"mkhrooHd In the field."
ayer No, thero Is anotlicr rich
saaa la the field.
OMd for a Press Natlce.
Sonbrette The leading lady
to have been married to one
far seven coHsccutlvo years.
Law Comedian Hub I So mo women
v wm o alaaost aaytliin to gain a little
Uth'tyl
Aa Appropriate Name.
, ?how Die some Itlp Van Wlnklj
1 ifP' i'lease," said the lady shopper.
'"Pardon me," Bald the puzzled Bales
sms, "but I don't think I exactly uu
storstand."
"Rip Vaa Winkle," replied the lady,
"slept for twenty years."
"Yes, I know," osented the salesman,
tint "
"Well," she Interrupted, "I want to
hak at some rugs with an unusually
'lee nap."
Thorns In the Cnultlon.
Baiton Dow much da you want for
mme stctches?
Hut (1. I xvant teii irnliiftis.
jBiUter Pou't slana the aur A3 votj
ce tMst-fCbr TatLWfr.
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The only place In the .United States
tint guarantees freedom from Htrlkcs.
ockouts and labor warfare la Iluttlo
Sreek, .Mich.
Tho Btory? The work people, mor
ilmntfl, lawyers, doctors and other cltl
ions became aroused and lndliiaut at
:he efforts of the labor unions through
Hit tho country to destroy the business
if one of our largest IndUBtrles the
t'ostum Cereal Co., Lt'd, and at tlio
cn threat a in the oftlclal union pa
pers, that the entire power of the Na
tional and State Federations of Labor
rvas being brought to bear to "punish"
the industries of Battle Creel:, and
nirtlcularly the Postum Co.
TIiIb sprung from tho refusal of O.
IV. Post to obey the "orders of the
inlons to take the Postum advertising
1 way from various papcra that refused
to purchase labor of the labor trust
die unions.
Mr. Post was ordered to Join the
inlons In their conspiracy to "ruin"
md "put out of business' these pub
lishers who had worked faithfully for
him for years, and helped to build up
Mb business. They had done no wrong,
but had found It inconvenient and
against their best Judgment to buy
labor of the labor trust It seems a
rule of tho unions to conspire to ruin
anyone who does not purchase from
them upon their own terms.
An Ink maker or paper maker who
failed to sell ink or paper would have
the same reason to order Post to help
ruin those publishers. So the peddler
In the street might stone yon If you
refused to buy his apples; the cabman
to run over you If you refused to ride
with him; the grocer order the nianut
faelurer to discharge certain people be
cause thev did not patronize him. and
so on to the ridiculous and villainous
limit of all this boycott nonsense, In
trying to force people to buy what
they do not want.
If a man has labor to sell let him
sell it at the best price he can get Just
as he would sell wheat, but he has no
right to even Intimate that he will ob
struct the business, or attempt Its ruin
because the owner will not purchase of
him.
Tho unions have become so tyran
nous and arrogant with their despot
ism that a common citizen who has
tome time to spare and innocently
thinks he has a right to put a little,
paint on his own house finds he must
have that paint taken off and put on
again by "the union" or all sorts of
dire things happen to him, hla employ
er la ordered to discharge him, tils gro
cer is boycotted If he furnlshos him
supplies, his family followed and In
sulted and his life made more miser
able than that of a black slave boforo
the war. If he drives a nail to repair
the house or barn tho carpenter's
"union" hounds him. He takes a pipe
wrench to atop a leaking pipe and pre
venf damage to his property and the
plumbers "union" does things to him.
He cannot put a little mortar to a
loose brick on his chlmnev nr tho hHplr-
layers,ptastcrersorhod carriers "union"
is up m arms ana ir ue caroie.uy eats
a loaf of bread that has no 'union"
label on It the bakers "union" pro
ceeds to make life miserable for him.
So tho white slave is tied hand and
foot unable to lift a hand to better
himself or do tho needful things, with
out first obtaining permission from
some haughty, Ignorant and abusive
tyrant of some labor union.
It would all seem rather like a com
ic opera, If It did not rob people of
their freedom; that kind of work will
not bo permitted long In America.
Some smooth managers have built
up the labor trust In the last few
years, to bring themselves money and
power and by managing workmen,
have succeeded In making It possible
for them to lay down the law in Home
cities and force workmen and c'tizens
to "obey" Implicitly, stripping, them
right and left of their liberties.
They have used boycotting, picket
ing, assaults, dynamiting of property
and murder to enforce their orders and
rule the people. They have gone far
enough to order the President to re
m.o certain citizens from office be
cause the "Unions" wern't pleased.
Thi't moans thov propose to make
the tiw of tho u-tfSns replace the law
of this government and the union lead
ers dominate even the Chief Execu
tive. This la a government of and for the
peoplo and no organization or trust
shall dlsplaeo it. Hut tho unions try It
overj' now and then, led by desperate
men as shown In their defiance of law
and support of law breakers.
Tho "union" record of assaults, crip
pling of men and oven women and
children, destruction of property and
murder of American citizens during
the past two years is perhups ten
times the volume of crime and abuse
perpetrated by slave ownera during
any ivo years prcriouo to tne Civil
War. We are in a horrible period of
JfMlUTfcy, which permits ks to stand
'if ty while our Aruerteeja c1Mb.
are 'abused, crippled and murdered in
dozens and hundreds by an organiza
tion or trust, having for its purpose,
thrusting what it has to sell (labor)
upon us whether or no.
Suppose an American in a foreign
city should be chased by a mob,
caught and beaten unconscious, then
his mouth pried open and carbolic acid
poured down his throat, then hla ribs
kicked In and his face well stamped
with iron nailed shoes, murdered be
cause lie tried to earn bread for his
children. By the Eternal, sir, a licet
of American Men of War would assem
ble there, clear for action and blow
something off the face of the earth, if
reparation were not made for the
blood of one of our citizens.
And What answer do we make to the
appeals of tho hundreds of widows and
orphans of those Americans murdered
by labor unions? Uow do we try to
protect tho thousands of Intelligent cit
izens who, with reason, prefer not to
Join any labor union and be subject to
tho tyranny of the heavily paid rulers
of tho labor trusts?
Upon a firm rofusal by Mr. Post to
Join this criminal conspiracy a gen
eral boycott was ordered on Grape
Nuts and Postum all over the country,
which set the good red blood of our
ancestors In motion, bringing forth the
reply that has now passed into history:
"We refuse to Join any conspiracy of
organized labor to ruin publishers, nor
will we dlschnrgo any of our trusted
employes upon the orders of any labor
union. If they can make their boycott
effective and sink our ship, we will go
down with the captain ou the bridge
and in command."
This set the writers in labor papers
crazy and they redoubled their abuse.
Finally one of their otllclal organs
came out with a laree double column
denunciation of Battle Creek, calling
it "a running sore on the face of Mich
igan," because it would not become
"organized" and pay ia dues to their
labor leaders. Tho usual coarse, vil
lainous epithets common to labor
union writers were Indulged In.
The result was to weld public senti
ment In Battle Creek for protection. A
citizen's association was started and
mass meetings held. Good citizens who
happened to be members of local
unions, In some cases quit the unions
entirely, for thero Is small need of
them th"re.
The working people of Battle Creek
are of the highest order of American
mechanics. Tie majority are not union
members, t',4 practically all of the
manufacturers have for years declined
to employ union men because of dis
turbances about eleven years ago, and
the union raou now in the city are
among the best citizens.
No city in the State of Michigan
pays aa high average wages as Battle
Creek, no city of its size is as pros
perous, and no city has so large a pro
portion of the best grade of mechanics
who own their own homes.
So the work people massed together
with the other citizens In the organiza
tion of the Citizen's Association with
the following preamble and constitu
tion: Whereas, From 1891 to 1894 the
strikes instigated by Labor Unions In
Battle Creek resulted in the destruc
tion of property and loss of large sums
of mouiy In wages that would have
been expended here; and,
Whnrt vi, These acts caused serious
damage to the city and in a marked
way delayed its progress at that time;
and,
Whereas, Since the year 1891 the
citizens have been enabled, by public
sentiment, to prevent the recurrence of
strikes and Labor Union disturbances
which have been prevalent elsewhere;
and,
Whereas, The employers of this city
have steadfastly refused to place the
management of their business under
the control of Labor Unions, but have
maintained the highest standard of
wages paid under like conditions any
where In tho United States, and here
by unanimously declared their Intent
to continuo such policy; and the em
ployes of this city, a large percentage
of whom own homos and have families
reared and educated under conditions
of peace and tlio well-earned prosperi
ty of steady employment, have stead
fastly maintained their right as free
American citizens to work without the
dictation and tyranny of Labor Union
leaders, the bitter experience of the
past offering sufficient reason for a
determined stand for freedom; and,
Whereas. Tho attitude of the- oit
on this Bubjcct has been the means of
preserving pcaccrui conditions and
continuous nrosncrltr In nmrkcvi (All.
trast to the condition exlaMnc in ntimr
cities suffering from the dictation of
xraaes unionism; it Is therefore
ltesolved. That the continuance of
ueace and orosnerltv In llAtllo nranir
can be maintained, and the destructive
wore or autsiae intorference avoided
under the combined effort and
of all our people, by the formation of
tl-UROU- A.tUVMatiOtt
CONSTITUTION.
ARTICLE 1. IT A MB. '
AnTICLK 2. -OBJECTS.
First To insure, so far as possible,
nermnncnt condition of nonce, nrns-
nerltv and steady emnlovment to tho
people of Battle Creek.
Second To energetically assist in
maintaining law and order at all times
and under all conditions.
Third To protect its members in
their rights to mnnage their property
and to dispose of their labor In a legal,
lawful manner without restraint or in
terference.
Fourth To insure and permanently
mnlnbiln fnlr. Inst trentmont one wfth
another In all the relations of life.
Fifth To preserve the existing
rlfrht nf nnv cnnnhle nernnn to nlitnln
employment and sell his labor, without
ueing omigeu to join any particular
church, ncerot sncletv. lnbor union or
any other organization, and to support
an sucu persons in tneir eiroris to re
sist compulsory methods on the part
of any organized body whatsoever.
Sixth To promote among employers
a spirit of fairness, friendship and de
sire for the best interests of their em
nlovea. and to nrnmnte nmnnir work
men tbe spirit of Industry, thrift,
faithfulness to their employers and
good citizenship.
Seventh To so amalgamate the
public sentiment of all of the best citi
zens of Battle Creek, that a guaran
tee can be given to the world of a con
tinuance of peaceful conditions, and
that under such guarantee and protec
tion manufacturers and capitalists can
uo induced to locate their business en
terprises In Battle Creek.
Then follows articles relating to mum-
bershlp, officers, duties, etc., etc., etc.
xnis constitution nas been signed by
the great maiorltv of renresentatlve
citizens, including- our work people.
A number of manufacturers from
other cities, where they have been
suffering all sorts of Indignities, In
convenience and losses from the gen
eral hell of labor union strikes, picket
ing, assaults and other Interference,
proposed to move, nrovldinz thev
could be guaranteed protection.
'ine subject grew in importance un
til it has reached a place where abso
lute protection can be guaranteed by
the citizens of Battle Creek on the fol
lowing broad and evenlv balanced
terms which guarantees to the work
man and to the manufacturer, fairness.
Justice, steady work and regularity of
output.
The new-comlnr manufacturer
agrees to maintain the standard rate
of wage paid elsewhere for like ser
vice, unuer similar conditions, the rate
to be determined from time to time
from well authenticated reports from
competing cities. The tabulated wage
renorts Issued bv the Government- rte.
partmcnt of Commerce and Labor can
also be used to show the standard rate.
and It Is expected later on that this
government bureau will fuwilsh week
ly reports of the labor market from
different centers, so that the workman
wnen ne is ready to sell his labor and
the employor when he is ready to buy,
may each have reliable Information as
to tho market or ruling price.
The new-coming manufacturer also
ngrees to maintain the sanitary and
hygienic conditions provided for by the
SUite laws and to refrain from any
lockouts to reduce wages below the
standard; reserving to himself the
right to discharge any employe for
cause.
The Citizens' Association on its part
agrees to furnish, In such numbers as
It Is possible to obtain, first-class work
men who will contract to sell their
labor at the standard price for such
period as may be fixed upon, agreeing
not to strike, picket, assault other
workmen, destroy property, or do any
oft the criminal acts common to labor
unionism. Each workman reserving
to himself the right to quit work for
cause, nnd the Citizens' Association
further pledges its members to use its
associated power to euforce the con
tracts between employer nnd employe
and to act en masse to uphold the law
at all times.
The new Industries locating in Bat
tle Creek will not start under any sort
of labor union domination whatsoever,
but will make Individual contracts
with each employe, those contracts be
ing fair and equitable and guaranteed
on both sides.
Thus from the nbuses of labor
unions and their insane efforts to ruin
everyone who does not "obey" has
evolved this plan which replaces the
old conditions of Injustice, lockouts,
strikes, violence, loss of money and
property, and general industrial war
fare; and inaugurates an era of perfect
balance and fairness between employ
er nnd employe, a steady continuance
of industry and consequent prosperity.
The entire community pledged by pub
lic sentiment and private act to restore
to each man hla ancient right to
"peace, freedom and the pursuit of
happiness."
Other cities will he driven to pre. t
Vlr work. Beasle, merchants and elia
zens as well as their industries from
the blight of strikes, violence and tho
losses brought on by labor unionism
run amuck, by adopting the "Bnttle
Creek plan," but this city offers Indus
trial peace now with cheap coal an
good water, Unit-class railroad facili
ties and the best grade of fair, capa
ble and peaceable mechanics known.
Details given upon Inquiry of the
"Secy, of the Citizens' Association."
Identification.
The public should remember that
there are a few Labor Unions conduct
ed on penceful lines nnd in proportion
as they ure worthy, they have woa
esteem, for we, as a people, are strong
ly In sympathy with any right act that
haB for its purpose better conditions
for wage workers. But we do not for
get that we seek the good of all ana
not those alone who belong to soma
organization, whereas even the law,
abiding unions allow undeniable evi
dences of tyranny and oppression
when they are strong enough, while
many of the unions harbor und encour
age criminals in their efforts to forca
a yoke of slavery upon the America
people. As a public speaker lately
said: "The arrogance of the English
King that roused the fiery eloquence
of Otis, that inspired the Immortal
declaration of Jefferson, that left War
ren dying on the slopes of Bunker Hill
waa not more outrageous than the con
ditions that a closed shop would fore
upon the community. These men burst
Into rebellion 'when the king did but
touch their pockets.' Imagine If yoa
can their Indignant protest bad ht
sought to prohibit or restrict their oc
cupation or determine the conditions
under which they should earn their
livelihood," and to assault, beat an
murder them, blow up their house!
and poison their food if they did nat
submit. '
The public should also reaamba
that good true American cltltens cafe
be found in the anions and that the
deprecate the criminal acta of their
fellAw members, but they are often la
bw company.
'felt only hurts sore spots. Bo, tta
Irenest, law abiding union man la net
hurt when the criminals are de
nounced, but when you hear a unioa
man "holler" because the facts am
made public, he has branded hlmselt
ns either one of the Inw breakers or a
sympathizer, and therefore with the
mind of the law breaker, and likely ta
become one when opportunity offers.
That is one reason employers decline
to hire such men.
A short time ago inquiry came from
the union forces to know if Mr. Posl
would "keep still" if they could call
off the boycott on Fostum and Graoe
Nuts. This is the reply: "The labor trusl
has seen fit to try to ruin our business
becnuse we would not Join Its crim
inal conspiracy. We are plain Am erf.
can citizens and differ from the labor
union plan in that we do not fore
people to strike, picket, boycott, as
sault, blow up property r commit
murder.
We do not pay thugs $20 to breah
in the ribs of any is an who tries te
support his family nor $30 for an eys
knocked out
We try to show our plain, honest
regard for sturdy and Independent
workmen by payiug the highest wages
In the State.
We have a steady, unvarying respect
for the law abiding peaceable unios
man and a most earnest desire to see
him gain power enough to purge tht
unions of their criminal practices that
have brought down upon them the
rlghteoiiB denunciation of a long-suffering
and outraged public, but we
will not fawn, truckle, bend the knee,
wear the hated collar of white slavery,
tho union label, nor prostitute qui
American citizenship under "orders'
of any labor trust.
You offer to remove the reBtrlctloa
on our business and with "union" goll
choke the throat and still the voles
raised In stern denunciation of the des
potism which tramples beneath ai
Iron shod heel, the freedom of ou
brothers.
Yon would gag us with a silver ba
nnd muflle the appeal to the Amerlcaa
people to hnrken to the cries for brea4
of the little children whose faithful
fathers were beaten to death while
striving to earn food for them.
Your boycott may perhaps succeed
In throwing our peoplo out of work
nnd driving us from business, but you
cannot wrench from us that prlcelesi
Jewel our fathers fought for and which
every true son guards with his life.
Iherefore, speaking for our work ne
pie nnd ourselves tho infamous offoi
is declined."
POSTUM CEIIEAL CO., LTD.
Note by Publisher:
The Postum Company have a yearl
contract for space in this paper which
they have a right to use for announce
ments of facts and principle. Such
ae dae9 rtnt iiAraDeaii.. ... . ... .
1 'lay dit-rlJ opinion
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