UNION CROAKERS.
Need of Sincerity In the Labor
Movement.
LOYALTY TO THE CAUSE.
Indifference of the Individual Retards
tha Full Triumph of Trada Unien
1 lam What Could Ba Accompliahad
by Abaoluta Unity of Purpoaa.
To accomplish the desired results In
may Held of human endeavor require!
that the participants In the given
movement shall be animated by sin
cerlty of purpose, which Is merely an
other term signifying loyalty to the
cause.
Uood movements too often suffer
from Indifferent support, which - not
only prevents the movement from
achieving the desired purposes, but also
has the result of Inspiring the un
thinking, or those who merely think
they thfcik. to condemn the movement
Itself as unworthy or Inefficient, when
the real fault was with the partici
pants and not with the movement.
The real battles and successes of
life, whether of individuals or of
groups of individuals, are won by
those who have sufficient tenacity of
purpose to fight on steadfastly until
the battle Is won by men of sincer
ity and loyalty to their chosen cause.
Successful inventions have nearly al
ways been the result of persistence In
the face of ridicule, prejudice and pov
erty. Ellas Howe nearly starved while
dinging to the Idea of the sewing ma
"" chine which aone but him could see.
Only about thirty years ago the tele
phone wns the subject of ridicule.
The triumphs of Howe and Bell as
well as other successful inventors dem
onstrated not only that their theories
of tewing machines and telephones
were correct, but also that they were
men of sincerity and tenacity enough
to stick to their purpose until It was
achieved.
Had they abandoned their attempts
It wonld have proved not that toe
Ideas were nnsonod. but that the mea
were quitters.
Every nation baa Its national heroes
who have In the past helped to shape
Its destiny, and history records nu-
merous Instances where the geography
of tbe world has been changed by men
of atrong hearts and forceful purpose
by men of sincerity.
Tbe labor cause is not different from
otber bumsn movements in Its require
ment of sincerity of Its participants as
a prerequisite to success, but it Is suf
ficiently well established, and Its
achievements are so well known as not
to require the same degree of pertinnc
Ity as needs the Inventor wbp is ex
ploring aa unknown field of mechan
ics,' Tbe trail of .labor unionism Is wen
biased, and Its history is replete 'with
ample examples of success to Inspire
even tne most taint neartea witn cou
fldence, provided they will enter its
work with sincerity and tenacity.
We have our croakers, who. because
tbe movement has not succeeded in a
given spot, are prone to condemn it In
general, forgetting that the fact tbar
Id otber spots it has been crowned
with success proves that, like all other
human movements for good. It suc
ceeds where men are sincere and true
and falls where they are not.
We recently noted the expression of
one of the disciples of advanced no
UrJcal thought to tbe effect that lie-
cause tbe anion label demand was not
atrong In a' city that bad been super-
fldally canvassed in Its behalf there
for the nnlon label was Inefficient and
tbe workers should turn their aiten
tlon to political action as their sole
remedy.
If this Impatient dealer In political
wares wss half as wlae as be tlslSVs
be Is It would be apparent to bim that
men who were not sincere enough to
patronise themselves by purchasing
union label goods 300 dnys In the
year would hardly remember to vote
for themselves one dny In the year:
. Sincerity and loyalty te our general In
teresta are very lurgely a matter of
habit, and If the individual workers du
not acquire that habit they cannot be
expected to exercise it.
The worklugtnan who fulls to do his
. duty to himself and to his fellows ev
ery day ran hardly be expected to do
It on election dny.
It Is necessary to arouse each and
every wage earner to the value of sin
cerity of purpose in his every act, and
Ibis cannot lie done by telling him bis
union is no good. And. moreover, it is
mot so.
It every man who works would lay
down his tools at a given hour tbe
world would be on Its knees to blra
Immediately.
If every man who works would re
fuse to buy any goods that did not
bear a union label all dealers and man
nfneturers would Immediately provide
them with union label gixidn.
If these two roiositions are not
sound, then nothlnic In economics Is
sound.
That neither of Ihese two condition
has been wholly realized proves not
that the propositions are unsound, hut
that many of the worker have been
net rue to themselves both as produ
cers and as consumers. v
Let as have less of Mie effort to de
atroy the confidence of the workers
aad more effort to' Inspire them with
faith, loyalty and sincerity and tenac
ity of purpose.
The
Scrap Book
Caught Him Both Ways.
While Chaunvey Olcott was chatting
witb'n friend ou Broadway. New York,
one day u young man whom be hud
noticed lu conversation with two oth
er uieu in front of a theater left his
companions and, crossing the street.
said:
'1 beg your pardon, but are you
Chauncey Olcott?"
No," responded the comedian; "I'm
bis brother."
"Then I lose my bet." exclaimed the
stranger, darting In front of a car and
rejoining ills companions.
Mr. Olcott saw bim hand one of the
men a bill. and. not wishing the stran
ger to lose his money, he started in
pursuit to explain. But there van a
rush of traffic at that moment and he
lost sight of them. 1
An' hour or so later Mr. Olcott was
walking up Broadway when the same
young man approached him -with an
other man.
'Are you Chauncey Olcott?" asked
the man.
"Yes. I am. and I want to sny that
wheu I told yon a little while ago I
was not 1 didn"t know you had a hot
on it."
"Well. I'll be blowed'" exclaimed
the stranger as he turned disgustedly
away. "That s two bets ire lost on
you this afternoon. "I just bet Jim
here a five spot that you weren't
Chauncey Olcott, and I thought I had
a cinch."
Anticipation.
It Is a mystery of the unknown
That fascinates ua. We are children still.
Wayward and wistful. With one hand we
cling;
To the familiar things wo call our own
And with the other, resolute of will.
Grope In the dark for what the day will
ring. .
Henry Wadaworth Longfellow.
The New Medicine That Mr. Blodgett
Did Not Buy.
Mr. Blodgett. who lives out of town.
fancies he is afflicted with liver com
plaint and in consequence tries every
new medicine that comes on' the mar
ket, fondly expecting it to prove ef
fective for his particular malady. Not
only that, but he swallows every sam
ple of medicine left at the door by
canvassers and anxiously continues
Jils search for something now.
'Did you ever hear of liver twist.
Maria?" was Blodgett's first remark to
bis wife as he came home from busi
ness a few evenings siuce.
"No, I never heard of It, but I sup
pose I shall have to get you a bottle
if you want to try it." was the answer.
"I will find out something more
about it tomorrow and see if they have
any testimonials before we get it."
"I don't think you need mind about
the testimonials, for you will take It
anyway," said Mrs. Blodgett wearily.
When Mr. Blodgett came home the
next evening his Wife said. "Charles,
have you got that bottle of liver twist
yet?"
"Well no er you see, Maria, there's
no such thing."
"No sueb thing!" exclaimed tbe as
tonished Maria.
"No. I saw it advertised in big let
ters on a barn. It just said liver twist
and that was all. This morning I saw
it on a fence the other side of the road,
and then I looked at the barn to see
where the mistake was, and I found
that tbe first board was pulled off. and
it was an advertisement for a theater,
and the name of the play was 'Oliver
Twist." New York Press.
Honasty.
I was Bitting at my desk when black
8am, who sometimes waits on me at
my restaurant, entered my office.
"What can I do for you. Sam?" 1
asked.
"Ah got a chance to change man sit
uation. Misseb Clank." be said. "Yo'
kin eeh a good wu'd fo' me, cain't
yo' tell 'em Ah'm boues n sicbV"
"Of course." I hesitated, "you're a
good ,waiter. Sam. but 1 don't know
anything specially about your- hon
esty." "Well, tell 'em dat an' say yo' thinks
Ah'm bones. Dat'll be enough."
So I promised I would.
Thank yo. tbank yo', Misseb
Olahk," be said, with a deep bow.
"When yo' come over tomorrow sit at
mnb table, V Ah'll give yo' a sho't
check." Success Magazine.
LIVER TWIST.
His Warning.
A voluble faker was selling bottles
of a mixture he called hair grower on
a street corner. He said:
"Yes, gents, one bottle of this un
rivaled hair grower will raise a rich,
luxuriant crop of hair on the baldest
bead in the crowd. But let me give
you this one word of warning."
Here he paused to pocket a half dol
lar and band a bottle of tbe liquid to
a bald head.
"My warning is: Do not neglect when
the full head of hair is grown to take
thelast dose in the bottle internally,
that is. swallow it."
"Swallow it. What for?" the buyes
asked.
"To clinch the roots," was the reply.
Tha Break In the Fog.
There had been half a dozen stories
of thick fogs, but Captain Mansfield
had waited his turn with patience. It
came at last, and the Otber captains
turned their weather beaten faces to
ward bim with an expression of cheer
ful credulity.
"'Twas told me of a house -settiug
pretty nigh the shore along halfway
down the coast o' Maine." said Cap
tain Mansfield. "I could show you tbe
house If it came right. It has a curl
ous lopsided portico on it, and one day
I asked tbe man that lives there why
It happened to be built tbat queer
shape.
" 'WelL says tae, "the talk is that the
man who lived here first had a cousin
that was an architect up Boston way.
and one time the feller was down here
in a terrible foggy spell, and he was
figuring out to his cousin bow be could
build a little portico of such and such
dimensions, measuring out iuto the fog
with his rule, and so on.
"''Twits lu tire late afternoon. He
went off next day by tralu. The fog
still held, and along iu the morning
the man that lived here happened to
notice that the marks of the rule out
Into tbe fog were still Ualn. so iih he
couldn't go a fishing lie took sonic
lumber and 1 ill i 1 1 the foiiinhil ions ot
this port Int. Thai iieer jog that
makes It lopsided Is where the wind
bore In on the fog. tliey say. and bent
the rule marks iu.' "
Extra Good Care.
Some years ago t 'e captain of one
of his British majesty's ships while in
quarantine a! Auckland. -New Zealand,
owing to one isllghl case of fever, re
ceived some valuable carrier pigeons.
He gave his colored servant strict or
ders to take gteut care of them. A
few days afterward the captain, wish
ing to make use of the fiirds. inquired
of his servant' if he had takeu rare ot
them. "Oil. yes." replied he. "me bab
tukeu berry great care of dem. Dey
no Hy away "cause 1 hah dipped dere
wings!"
Friends In Both Placaa.
Mark Twain, the humorist, had
friends in Philadelphia, and one of
them, a woman who was his hostess
at a dinner on his last visit to that
city, tells the following story:
"We were talking about the future
life and the various kinds of reward
and punishment that might be expect
ed in the next world.'" she said, "and
Mr. Clemens took no part in the dis
cussion. After a few moments of con
versntlou tin the part of all the other
guests and complete silence from the
humorist tiie woman silting next to
bim turned to him and said:
"Well. Mr. t lenien. arcu t you go-
Iiik to tell, us what you tliiuk alio ul
.'mure punishment and reward?"
" "l must ask yon to excuse me.
liuulani.' he replied. "Yoj se, 1 have
friends in both places." "
The Cat's Bad.
"It's a bad thing to mix presence o
mind and absentmlndedness." Raid at
actress. "When "Mine. Sans-tlene" was
tbe play of the hour I had the part ol
tbe blnnehisseuse In the laundry scent
and. was busily, engaged iu ironing
when a cat which had its home some'
where about the theater came walking
ou to the stage. I thought this wonld
furnish a good opportunity to give it
realistic domestic touch to the scene
and so wheu puss came purring uf
and rubbed against me I stroked hei
fur. spoke to her. and then, for feat
she might be distracting. I picked hei
up and put her down on tbe nearest
place at hand, saying. "There, pussy,
go to sleep.'
"The cat curled up contentedly. an(
I went. on with my lines. Suddenly I
was aware of a murmur among the
audience, which Increased to a ripplt
of laughter. 1 realized something was
up and turned instinctively to look at
puss. There she was. asleep, where I
bad put- ber. among the irons on tbt
redhot' range." Young's Magazine.
Anger,
If a man meets with Injustice it is
not required that be shall not bt
roused to meet it. but if be is angry
after be has had time to think upon
it, tbat is sinful. Tbe flame is nol
wrong, but the coals are. Beecher.
How a Juror Waa Loat..
Ir. a southern county of Mlssour.
years ago. when tbe form of question
ing was slightly different than now
much trouble was experienced in get
ting a jury iu a murder trial. Finally
an old fellow answered every quest ioi
satisfactorily he . had no prejudices
SillSl lKL) WITH THIS INSPECTION.
was uot opposed to capital puuisbmenl
and was generally a valuable Hud
Then the prosecutor said solemnly:
"Juror, look upon the prisoner. Prls
oner, look upon the Juror."
Tbe old man adjusted his spectacle;
and p.-ered at the prisoner for a ful
minute., Then, turning to the judge
as though fully satisfied with tbe In
spection, he said:
"Judge, durn uie if 1 don't bellev
he's guilty." Kansas City Star.
Kmglfot's Grocery
The Home of
Wedding Break
fast Coffee
2202-08 0 STREET SmSsS
BELL PHONES 505, 506 AUTO 3208, 3209 Canned Goods.
PEARS FOR CANNING
Strictly first-class beauty pears for canning. Every pear perfect. Lowest price
of the season $1.69 a box, Don't wait expecting pears to be cheaper you will be
disappointed in the quality.
Blue Plums for Canning
The best duality and the heaviest pack we have seen. Everv nlum miarantpprl to
be perfect. Considering quality and pack plums are at the lowest $1.58 per crate.
PEACHES for Canning
We cannot auote a mice on peaches for the reason that it will be at lest sixtv
hours after this is written before the paper is printed. Suffice to ;say we sold ' 345
jT J H - 1. J 1 1 1 1 fr At 1 J 1 Alii 1
crates oi nne peacnes in two aays last weeK at oc ior a 4-Dasicet crate. At tnis
time the middle of the week we are selling very large Colorado freestones at
69c a crate, but do not know how long they will last.
Our Way of Buying
We are without question the largest buyers of fruit in the citv. We are always
ready for a bargain, whether it be 5 cases or 100 cases, and that is one of the good
reasons why we own our fruit right and save our customers money whenever there
is anything to be saved.
Wedding Breakfast Coffee
We probably sell more Wedding Breakfast Coffee than is sold of any othe 25c cof
fee in the city. Wedding Breakfast is put up in air ight tin cans, 16 oz net weight,
and we are exclusive agents for Lincoln. Wedding Breakfast has the standing-up
qualities, combined with excellent flavor and good strength. Try a can, 25c, mon
ey refunded if not the BEST you ever used, regardless oi price.
OUR BREAD-2 loaves for 5c
Is made from either Liberty or Gooch's Best, at all times by experienced bnlcers,
and the weight is the same as all bakers offer you at 5c loaf.
OUR JUMBO BREAD at 5c loaf.
Is 9 oz. heavier than any 5c loaf offered in Lincoln, and is also made from Liberty
or Gooch's Best. No better bread ever made, and you save 9 oz. to the loaf. Our
reason for selling on such a close margin is this: we do not deliver bread alone for
anyone in any quantity, and save the extra horses, f eed and wagons, etc.
OUR STORE AND EMPLOYEES
We occupy more floor space, we employ more help (at good wages) 14 to 18 people
at an times, ana we use more delivery wagons tnan any similar ousmess in tne city.
FAITHFUL BIBI.
He Retnainod True to tha Last to His
Little Weakness.
When Verluine, the French poet, died
he left his friend Bibilapuree as a lega
cy to those who hud cared for him.
Bibi was inoffensive. There was a tra
dition that years ago be bad worked,
but the man lived not who bad seen
him with pen in hand. 'Yet Bibi was
looked after for the dead poet's 'sake.
Painters, sculptors, journalists, gave
him house room In turn, fed him and
clothed him, uud Bibi was grateful.
But one little vice of his 'was incura
ble he invariably walked off with his
host's umbrella. This persistent nb
sentmindedness at last produced a cool-
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LANE'S
artmnt
Store
Furniture, Stoves & Carpets
New and Secondhand Goods. '
New Goods Exchanged for old.
224 No. IOth Street
Lincoln, Nebraska
AS H : LFFT THE HOUSf-
ess, and his friends dropped off, and
Bibi experienced the cold shoulder of
neglect.
One day lie was discovered almost
tarring in nu empty house, and er
laine's friends reproached themselves
for their unkiiiduess to the poor old
man. A subscription was raised for
his benefit and the money handed to
bim at a batieuet at which (he twenty
seven subscribers were present. UiLri's
health was drunk with enthusiasm.
He rose to repl. but emotion so over
came bim tbat be sought permission to
retire. This was graciously granted,
and Bibi retired. ' taking with him , as .
he left the bouse the twenty-seven um
brellas of bis entertainers, which be
gathered up as he passed through the
antechamber.
A Long Time Open. -In
Vienna. Austria, there is a res
taurant that' has never closed its doors,
aight or day. since 1745.
Hard Luck.
V.hal is 'hard lucky"
"A combination of laziness and hast
judgment." Cleveland - Leader.
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lip
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The Palace Dining Hall
The Best 25 cent meal in the city.
No lunch counter. , , '
Ask for special rates on tickets or by the week.
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Under New Management.
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