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Lincoln's Greatest
Clothing and Shoe Store
Is the Recognized Headquarters for
High - Grade, Union - Made
CLOTHING and SHOES
MAYER BROS.
Watch
Bargains
To sav nothing of Tewelfv Bar
gains, Lodge Pins, Brotherhood;
Pins, Etc. Oor Watches stand the
railroad test. Evervthine in the
jewelry line.
REPAIRING and ENGRAVING
E. Fleming:
1211 O Street
Why Not Help
The Shoemaker
to get better wages and better working con
ditions. Insist upon having nnion stamp
shoes. They are the best made and the long
est wearing. Made in the cleanest and best
factories.
If yon cannot get nnion stamp shoes in
your locality, let us hear from you.
Boot and Shoe Workers' Union
246 Summer St., Boston, Mass.
WORKERS UNIOM a
luNIONJsTAKP j
WITH THE PLUMBERS.
and
RAILROAD NOTES.
Omaha Boss Comes to Lincoln
Vainly Looks for Help.
The lockout of union plumbers con
tinues in Omaha, and-the plumbers are
taking things easy. The bosses are
the ones who are sweating. The
bosses demanded that the union
plumbers withdraw from the Building
Trades Union and sign an agreement
not to engage in any sympathetic
strikes. The union had made no de
mands for increased ' wages or better
working conditions, being content to
continue under the old conditions.
Naturally they resented the demands
of the. bosses and refused. Then the
bosses locked them out and carried
their tale of woe to the Business Men's
Association. The matter remains un
settled to date.
The first of the week Hollis John
son, representing the boss plumbers
of Omaha, came to Lincoln to look for
"scabs." He put up at the Lindell
hotel and used a microscope. There
are a number of non-union plumbers
in Lincoln, but Johnson couldn't per
suade any' of them to go to Omaha,
and the union men gave him such a
bumping when he approached them
that he soon grew weary. He man
aged to pick up one pipe wrestler in
Haveloc'i, but the Omaha union spot
- ted him and persuaded "him to leave
before he went to work.
J. E. Holland, 2S24 Q street, a
member of the local Plumbers' Union,
has been seriously ill for the past fle
weeks. Mr, Holland voluntarily ap
plied for membership in the local un
ion about eight months ago. Under the
constitution he is not entitled to sick
lieneflts, not having been a member
in good standing for a year. But a
little thing like the constitution was
not allowed to interfere in the work
of fraternity and brotherly kindness.
Belief could not be drawn from the
tieasury, but an assessment of $1 a
week was levied on all members work
ing three-fourths time or more, and
Mr. Holland is receiving $10 a week
sick benefits, and will continue to re
ceive them as long as he needs the
money. This is another sample of the
"riotous, anarchistic, damnable work
of those incediary labor unions.
News of Interest to Men at Throttle,
Scoop, Brake and Punch.
Negotiations between managers of,
western railroads and the trainmen
and conductors broke off at Chicago
last week. The committees from the
50,000 men involved left for home to
await the result of a strike vote. The
railroads offered an average wage ad
vance of 8 per cent, but no change in
hours or working conditions.
March 3 the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen members and members of
the'Order of Railway Conductors met
in Indianapolis to consider the ques
tion of co-operation between the two
bodies. The grand chiefs of the two
orders were authorized to call a meet
ing of their general chairmen on the
different systems of the country when
ever needed. This will secure a joint
advisory board. This assures co-operation
in thirteen states. Another
meeting will be held in Buffalo on
March 28.
Following the agreement entered
entered into by forty-two general man
agers representing all the lines in the
west, the Great Northern and North
ern Pacific, the ' "Soo" and all the
roads entering St. Paul, have offered
their trainmen and conductors a raise
in pay. This offer was made after a
special meeting of the traffic officials
of the roads in the Northern Pacific
offices, March 2, which was held to
consider the decision reached by the
managers. The men have asked for a
12 per cent increase. The increases
which they will be offered are as fol
lows: Conductors in the passenger
service, $10 per month; pasenger bag
gagemen, S6 per montb; passenger
brakemen and flagmen, $5 per month;
freight conductors and firemen, 10 per
cent increase based on the schedule
prevailing prior to November 1, 1905.
Proportionate and equable offers of
Increases will be tendered to all
branches of the service.
The United States senate last Sat
urday agreed unanimously upon the
conference report on the bill limiting
the hours- of work of railroad em
ployes. It was adopted by the house
Saturday and now only, needs the
signature ot the president. The bill
provides for not more than sixteen
hours work for train crews and nine
hours for railway telegraphers.
ITS BENEFIT MADE APPARENT. I IN THE CARE OF CIRCUMSTANCES,
"No, sir," the boy's father said, with
a good deal of severity, "you can't be
excused from school simply because
you have a sore thumb. I've made up
my mind that you've got to be edu
cated. You can't see the good of it,
but I can. If I only had my life to
live over, I tell you I wouldn't miss
a single chance to get the benefit of
schooling. It's the greatest thing in
the world. I can see that now, though
I couldn't once."
. "Ain't you educated, pa?"
"All the education I have I picked
up myself. I realize, though, what
education is worth to a man."
"And didn't you go to school at all?"
"Nope, I never had "
"Then I'll go." Chicago Record-Herald.
VERY VIVID.
Day Is Belle really such an imag
inative girl?
May Imaginative? Why, she kissed
Jack through the telephone the other
day and actually said his mustache
tickled her. Chicago Daily News.
, All Out of Patients.
A noted M. D. was once jailed
For a trick with the scalpel that failed
From his practice debarred,
He took it quite hard
"I'm all out of patients," he wailed.
Judge.
How He Won.
"Did you ever hear how Murdock
and his wife met?"
"No." ; ...
"She had stooped In the street to
pick up a forlorn-looking cat, and it
dug its claws into her fingers.. She
screamed, and Murdock, who happen
ed to be passing, rushed to her, put
his lips to the wound and sucked tlie
poison out. From that there sprang
up between them a friendship which
ripened into love."
"Um. Then it may be said that he
won by a scratch." Chicago Record-Herald.
Love Laughs at Zero.
They sat out on the frosty porch,
unmindful of the chilly blasts.
Dreamily she gazed at the stars.
"Up there," she said, romantically,
"is the great dipper."
"And down here," he laughed,
snatching another kiss, "is the 'great
spoon.' "
And Cupid came out in a fur-trimmed
overcoat and shot another dart.
Chicago Daily News.
Logically Queer.
"There is one odd thing about wild
cat speculations."
"What is that?"
"That men pursue them with Such
dogged determination." Baltimore
American.
Latest.
Mr. A. Dear me! Why is the audi
ence wearing automobile goggles in
stead of using opera glasses?
Mrs. Z. Why, my dear, this is an
automobile drama. Chicago Daily
News.
A Mere Supposition.
"Are we getting crazy?" asks the
London Mail.
We don't know, but you probably
are taking everything your friends
recommend for grip. Chicago Record-Heraid.
His Fame.
"Does Bilkins make any special
;laim to distinction?"
"I should say so. Why, that man
is one of the 1,876 chief engineers
that had charge of the Panama canal."
Milwaukee Sentinel. '
Leadership. '
"Pa, what's a political leader?"
"A man who is able to see which
way the crowd is going and follows
with loud whoops in that direction."
Chicago Record-Herald.
, Strictly Business.
"Do you guarantee that there are
no broken hearts in this matrimonial
bureau?"
"Oh, no; but then, we always allow
for breakages." Baltimore American.
The Cry of the Season.
"I want to open an account with
your house."
"Yes, sir, but won't you first shut
the door?" Baltimore American.
He looked as if he might have been
a baseball umpire. He was battered
and bruised to such an. extent that
his best girl would have passed him
by on the other side. The mud clung
to the legs of his trousers, and his hat
was esconced in a cute little out-of-the-way
corner in the neighboring sub
way. . '
"You ought to be more careful,"
said a bystander as he tried to conceal
a smile at the man's appearance.
"Careful!" shouted the unfortunate
man. "Say, listen to me a minute. I
was crossing the street. An automo
bile was coming in one direction, a
moving van in another, a trolley car
from the east, a cab from the west,
and there on the sidewalk was my
tailor, who had recognized me and was
waiting to throw it all over me for $50
that I owed him. The auto threw
me against the van, the van tossed me
against the car, the car landed me
against the cab, and the cab fairly de
posited me in the arms of my tailor.
Careful, indeed!"
And the crowd dispersed.- Judge.
The Effect.
"He's got very chesty."
"Yes; wouldn't even look at a house
that hadn't a swell front." Baltimore
American.
View Masculine.
"My sympathy," remarked Mrs.
Shopperton, who had been reading a
heavy, magazine article, "Is with the
downtrodden masses."
"Mine isn't," growled her husband.
"Why not?" queried the alleged bet
ter half of the matrimonial outfit.
"Because," he answered, "they
ought to know better than to all try
to reach the bargain counter at once."
Chicago Daily News.
Diplomatic.
"I never permit my clients to go
away thinking they have been robbed,"
remarked the hold-up gentleman.
"How do you manage it?" queried
the ordinary pickpocket.
"Before dismissing them," explained
the compulsory relief agent, "I call
their attention to the fact that they
have merely made concessions in the
interests of peace." Chicago News. -
Who They Were.
Mrs. Winks (at dinner in great ho
tel) Who are those men at that table
in the corner?
Mr. Winks Don't know. What are
they talking about? -
"Baseball, horse races, prize fights,
and so on.
"Oh, they are probably city offl
cials." N. Y. Weekly.
r Naturally. . r
"I'm told that in some parts of
South America women are car con
ductors." -; "
"Then I suppose they are all beau
ties." "Why suppose that?"
"To get the job don't they have to
be fare maids?" Baltimore American.
Too Applicable.
"Why doesn't Mrs. Gossip invite
Witticus to any more of her entertain
ments?" . - -
"Because she asked him to help her
out with appropriate decorations for
that last big fete she gave and he sug
gested a lot of rubber plants." Balti
more American.
Enough.
"I cannot Bine the old songs,
I cannot play the new."
He looked at her in ecstasy.
"Oh, darling, I love you!"
Judge.
JUST LIKE A WOMAN.
Hubby (shivering) It's bitter cold.
Why don't you button up your jacket?
Wifey The idea! Why, if I did
that no one would know it is lined
with fur. Brooklyn Eagle.
Serious.
"These bridge ' disasters are terri
ble," remarked the man who was read
ing of bridges being swept away by
the river floods.
"I should say so," replied his friend.
"My wife lost all her year's pin money
in a game of 'bridge' last night."
Chicago Daily News.
At the Musicale.
Enthusiast Don't you think the chi.
aro oscuro was fine?
NonmusicaL Guest Well, now to be
plain with you, I liked the chicken
salad better. Baltimore American.
Hie Formula.
Maud George told me that if 1
wouldn't have him he would kill him
seir in dispair.
Gladys Poor George! He's so mo
notonous!" Baltimore American.
Easter is almost here. Why not cast
aside your winter garments, and try
' our serviceable spring stuff?
We have Lots of fine
Labeled Goods
Lincoln Clothing Co.
Tenth & P Streets
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0BSERVATION has shown
us that, in proportion to
population, more working
men in Lincoln own their own homes
than in almost any other city in the
- United States. It has "also shown us
that more newly married working men
are each year acquiring homes than
, ever before. It is a condition we are
proud of.
' . in many of these homes we have
good customers, and we want them in
every home that is reached by our gas
v - - , mains. In the working man's home the
wife is generally the housewife in its
full sense. To her falls all labor and
drudgery of housework, care of chil-
v
dren, etc., and at the same time there
is some social and religious duties to
which she must respond. It should be
a sacred duty of the head of the fam
ily to see that no useless labor or
drudgery is placed upon the shoulders -"
of his help-meet. '.
The use of gas in the kitchen and
for, lighting will save 'many an hour
of hard work and worry. It will also
save you money.
If you think you cannot afford to
make a change at present, come and
see us. We will show you how to make
the change and save it out of the sav
ings. ;
Call Evenings or Phone Bell 75 or Auto 2575.
LINCOLN
Gas' and Electric Light Company
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