Get the Best Your Money Will Command
TTEILWiCJE
One of the Reasons why the Automatic
Telephone is superior to any other is that
all instruments and apparatus are made by
UNION MEN under UNION CONDITIONS. The
lines of The Lincoln Telephone Co. are
built and maintained by Union Men and
the instruments are kept in repair by
Union Men.
Talking about broken promises
ask. Johnnie Cole, the street
car conductor about it. x He can
tell you.
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Cheap Rates to Lincoln
December 11 to 17
on all Railroads One Fare Plus 50 cents from all
Points in the State.
Affording you an excellent opportunity to do your Xmas Shopping
While the stocks are new and complete.
Sterling Clothes make Gifts Worth While
They are unlike little Trinkets that cost as much and last about as long as
Xmas does
When you buy a Suit. Overcoat, Fur Coat, Mittens, Gloves,
Mufflers, Ties, Shirts, Sox or Underwear, you have some
thing of comfort and lasting enjoyment. What more use
ful and pleasing gift can you make the boy than one of our
handsome, new, all-wool Suits that you can buy for less
than $5.
Men's All-Wool Suits $12.50 to $30.00
When once you have visited our store you will understand why STERLING
CLOTHES have won the reputation of best quality.
Our special Xmas Offerings afford you a rare opportunity to select usefv! sifts
The modesty of our prices will especially commend them to you.
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The men worked the overtime, re
fused the extra pay and the result was
a better feeling and a better under
standing all around.
LABOR AND THE SALOON.
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ADAMS,
FARQUHAR,
O'NEAL
COMPANY
1? 0 STREET. LINCOLN. NEBRASKA
A Good Place to Buy Good Clothe
Formerly
Paine
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..GUSON'S SORE THROAT CURL!
Good for Tonsilitis.
Office ot W. M. LINE. M. D.
Uermantown, Neb.. Feb. 8, 1904
I have had most excellent results
with GllHon'8 Sore Throat Cure in dis
eases of the '.hroat and mucous lin
ings. I find its application in tonsi
litis and cases where a false mem
brane exists in th throat, as in
diphtheria, to have an immediate ef
fect, loosening and removing the mem
brane, and thereby at once relieving
this distressing sensation of smother
ins noted in these cases. My clinical
experience with Gllson's Sore Throat
Cure has proved to me its value and 1
ciin heartily recommend it to all as a
safe and reliable preparation for the
disease it is recommended.
W. M. LINE. M. D.
Grad. L. M. C. 'S3.
Address all orders to
Mrs. S. J. Gilson, - Aurora, Neb
A LABOR INCIDENT.
But the Daily Newspapers are Not
Looking for Such News.
Here is a little incident that hap
pened in Lincoln a short time ago. It
is one that renews a man's
faith in human nature, but unfortun
ately such Incidents find a cool re
ception in news paper offices that are
always ready to print anything that is
discreditable to labor.
Last Bummer, when work was very
slack, the Central Granaries Co. of this
city refused to discharge any of its
men or to reduce wages. On the con
trary it retained all of its men, and
while they worked but little over half
time they received full pay. A week
or so a?to Mr. Crittenden found it nec
essary to have some extra work done,
and failing to find extra men to per
forin it he requested his superintend
ent to ask the regular employes to
work overtime one night to catch np.
He told the superintendent to tell the
men that they would be paid double
price for their overtime. The super
intendent conferred with the men and
then reported to Mr. Crittenden.
"They refuse to work overtime for
double pay," said the superintendent.
"How much do they want?", asked
Mr. Crittenden. ,
"They say it's up to them to show
their appreciation in a measure for
your keeping them on full pay durins
the slack season,' said the superin
rendent; "so they will only work the
overtime on a basis of straight pay.
Union Becoming Factor in Work of
Temperance Reform.
In looking over the labor . papers
that have come to my office recently,
I found some of the finest material for
a campaign against intemperance
among workingmen that I have seen
anywhere. This simply confirms the
statement which I have frequently
made that the labor union and the
labor press are great forces for right
eousness and decency. First there
came under my eye the following
statement in President Gompers an
nual report:
"There is a constantly growing de
sire among our" membership to hold
their meetings in halls on" the prem
ises of which there is no sale of. in
toxicants. There is, however, in nearly
all centers a dearth of sufficient halls
suitable for meeting rooms other than
those with saloon attachments.
"In the interest of sobriety and mor
ality, I again urge that this conven
tion strongly . recommend to our af
filiated organizations throughout the
country that they inaugurate a move
ment which shall permit the use of
otir public schoolrooms for the even
ing meetings of our labor organiza
tions." A mighty fine suggestion, that.
Then I read an item in "The Tailor"
with reference to a set of resolutions
unauimousTy adopted by the Federated
Trades Council of Madison, the pas
cage of which must have required con
siderable nerve. Here are some of the
paragraphs:
"Whereas, The excessive use of in
toxicating drink is detrimental to so
ciety in general, and especially to
those who depend upon their daily
labor for means of support for them
selves and families, and is recognized
as one of the greatest obstacles to
the happiness of the toilers of this
country; therefore, be it
"Resolved, That the time has come
when organized labor having the ad
vantage of concerted action, through
organization, should take the lead in
favor of decency and sobriety and
take a firm stand against any excesses
that breed poverty, lead to crime and
destroy the happiness of the home;
and, be it
"Resolved. That, realizing that 'we
are ofir brothers' keepers,' we declare
it our duty, when seeing a weak,:
brother tempted to intoxication, to as
sist him by precept and manly ex
ample to resist tte ruinous habit that
he may be preserved to society as a
good husband, a good father and a
good citizen."
Another article which has been go-
ins; the rounds of the labor press bears
the title, "The Union Annex to the
Saloon." I wish that I had the spaco
to give it in full. I saw it last in the
"iTorseshoers" Magazine." But read
il.ese lines:
"In the East it has spread over the
whole labor movement so that -it forms
the rule rather than the exception. I
refer to that damnable, soul-weaken
ing, debauching annex to the meeting
hall the saloon. Must this mighty
giant labor demean itself forever by
carrying around upon its back the sa
loon, as Sinbad, the sailor, carried the
old man of the sea? How long is the
gin mill to continue to be the ante
room? Come up on the mourners'
bench, boys, and tell the wholesome
truth!"
Labor would find a regeneration;
the stimulus of -a greater conception
oi its dignity and mission would come
to it, if it would divorcer its meeting
halls from saloons. Indeed, if we are
to agitate for municipal ownership of
one thing in particular, it would serve
labor's Interests better, and would be
a boon to society in general, if the
erection and maintenance of public
meeting halls in each city ward was
to be advocated and agitated for.
There were many other similiar ar
ticles ' and editorials, all of which
proves that Pi-esident Gompers is sim
ply expressing a sentiment which ex
ists pretty generally in the world of,
labor, and all of which indicates that
organized labor is moving steadily up
ward and onward. Rev. Charles
Stelzle.
the election and the labor fair. "The
union men seem to be just as loyal
in supporting their financial enterpris
es as they are in supporting each
other at the polls," he said. "Your
union men seem to take about as
much .interest in the fair as they took
in the election. Can you blame the
politicians for not paying much atten
tion to the demands of labor for rec
ognition in politics? When you learn
to stick together and act unselfishly
perhaps we will give you political rec
ognition. Until you do so yon do not.
deserve it."
THE LAST NIGHT.
Saturday night, December S, is the
last night of the Union Labor Fair.
Ii: affords you aa opportunity to make
up for your lack of support during the
! week. Let every union man and his
wife or sweetheart turn out on the
closing night and at least wind up the
fair 'in ,a glaze of glory.
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If you sign a contract for the Auto
matic yoii are signing for the only
union made telephone there is in Lin
coln. Use the Automatic.
THE CORN SHOW.
The annual "Corn. Show" will be
held at the auditorium next week, and
splendid prizes are offered for the
best exhibits of cookery having corn
meal as a basis. The Lincoln Gas &
Electric Light Co. has offered to dup
licate all prizes won by Lincoln con
testantse in the cooking contest. As
the prizes are very handsome ones
the interest is very keen. The corn
show will be largely attended, and
a good program has been prepared
for each session.
VERY SIMILIAR.
A friend of unionism calls attention
to the wonderful simillarity between
Patronize Home Industry
AND USE'
Lincoln-RJade Flour
LIBERTY
A VERY HIGH, PATENT
ft3 AS COY
A STANDARD FLOUR
THAT WE GUARANTEE
j'Tbese Flours are made from the finest. Nebraska
Hard Winter Wheat. Remember that every sack
of Flour milled in Lincoln has our name on it.
LBairlbeir & Fostteir
Watches
flake fine Xmas presents. Pick
out one we'll save it for you.
:. As an extra inducement, notice
this ' . '.
T Jewel. 25-year filled case. .$14.00
ir Jewel, 33-year filled case. . lt!.50
17 Jewel, 25-year tilled case . . B1.B0
Examine our line of Solid-Gold Gent's
Watches. '
E. Fleming
1211 O Street
Extremely Fine
Union Made
Clothing
We Sell Exclusively
In 'This City .
KOIIU BROS.
Fino Union r.lado
Clothing
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This is a union store, selling
union made clothing and we
are therefore entitled to the patronage of every union
man in the city.
THE BEST OF ALL,
however, is that we don't want to sell you this cloth
ing on the strength of the label, but on the
, true merit of the merchandise, and
then, of course, the label
' makes the sale possible.
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