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the portlcrcs. Then. NIL OF n sudden the
unmlstnknblc sound Of poker cbips-yes.
poker cbips-beins fingered on the hard
surface OF table brought him to bis feet
Passing hurrlc1ly 20 the dining room he
6ehcld-thc dloiog-room table stripped OF
Its cover. two chairs in place and a deck
OF cards and a big pile OF red, white and
blue chips resting iuyitlngly 90 It's pol
lsbed surfncel
"WbntH' Gaspcd Mr. ]. 'whnt-wbnt In
tho world arc you doing, Blossom"
Mrs. Us fncc wns absolutely radiant,
"Evcrythiog's all ready for a nice, quiet
lIttlc sitting. Homer, deor." she benmed.
and you won't miss your beloved poker
nfter all. I'm sure can learn tho game
In very few minutcs-lf you'n just cx-
pluin 1t to me-"
Mr., Justwcd hcnitated between laughter
md tcors-and ended by catching Mira. J.
10 his arms
Then he sot down to initiate her into
the mysteries OF poker.
Hs patience was simply beatinc.
Realizing that 1t wns up to him." and
being by nature and early environments
something of game younSster." Mr
cncc between three of Kind" and 'two
poir." and tho fact that one didn't nctu.
nly hnyc to have lacks" TO open-sincc
anything better" would do the trick
In the end ho survived the ordeal
He even went so tnr as to pretend that
the rest OF the boys were thcrc-ood dealt
them hands md won their money, And
when Mrs. ] laid down q "full-bousc.
0ccs up" which he knew she bnJ al .bc
tlme-to bis clubhouse on dcucos." be en-
tbusinsticaIy holped her rake in the
large and juicy pot
More thnn that. nt clcvco o'clock he
even suggested "onc more round" and
was as pleased ps child with a new toy
when Mrs. j. corralied tho remainder OF
HIS chips
why, Homer. dear" cried Mrs j. ecs-
tnticnlly, poker Isn't SO bad. is III
Haven't We bad just mn adorable cvcnlngl
oh-o h-Goodlo-goodie, I have itl You
ask Tom and the rest OF your pals around
tomorrow night don't mind your play
Ing ot all. II you Will only do 1t at home
where Gun sec youi''
Finer shouted Mr. j.. "Hnc. I'll call
them up tho 1rst thing tomorrow, In
deed, Blossom dear, you haYo no idea how
much have enjoyed my evening out with
the 6oysl'
And Mrs J. was radiontl
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28
PROVIDENCE VS.. IMpRovIoeNce.

When We Speak OF being desirous
of obtaining more wages. or when we
complain that living expenses are too
high. so much go. that we cannot live
as we think we ought to, or as IT be-
comes an American citizen TO live VIC
are met with the statement that II
we received more money We would
have just that many more "drunks
coming, or II we were more frugal
and economical we would get along all
right and have plenty TO live on, be-
sides We could lay by little eacn
month. also. That there is consider
able truth in those statements VIII be
seen by a careful study OF the subject.
For several years prior TO l9US
times were good Every one was
making money Wages were never
better. and the average pay check
was much larger than II has been
since: not that the laborer received
then what he should have received; !;
but IL we had all been as provident as
we should have been. there would
have been a different story 10 tell
when the hard times came on, As a
matter of fact, most people who work
for wages are not careful of what they
earn. They spend money roollshIy
and needlessly-for that which they
could get along without and be better
off without-instead of laying aside a
little for rainy day" But. gays one.
why should | deprive myself Of the
good things OF life when the men 1
work for are living off the rat OF the
land and enjoying themselves We
will all admit that an abundance OF
money is a nice thing 10 have, and
luxuries are enjoyable. but show me
the man who has those things IN
abundance and | Will show You man
who docs not enjoy litc as does the
man who labors by the day Tor Tca-
sonable wage Notwithstanding the
fact that the wage worker does not
receive his share of what he produces.
and living expenses are high. yet the
majority of them can save little, al
least, of what they get If they Will,
and they Will be the better for IT, but
the improvident mantle man VINO
spends his money IN riotous living
Ia usually the one who complaine tho
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28
THE PROBLEM AND TASK

The Nome. Alaska, Industrial
Worker" organ Of the Nome Miners
Federation OF Miners. devotes sym
pathetic article To ,he lamentable fra
cas- that has virtually dissolved the l.
w. w, leaving, OF the once national
and promiseful organization. nothing
but such 'I-am-a-bum 1otsam and
jetsam, as one hears of occasionally
here and there. with Spokane lodg-
ing house as real headquarters, and
a sturdy band, With New York for
headquarters. that holds aloft. above
the wreck on the industrial field, the
banner of Industrial Unionism.
Our sympathetic contemporary In
Nome does not despair Of the future
thnt's well. All the same, It's dag
nosls of the disease sayoTs of bewli-
dormcnt-a state OF mind perilously
close to Despair An opinion that cor
rectlv refers to intolerable "nutocra~
cy" at the once headquarters. and from
that throws the blame upon something
that must have been lacking in the
construction OF the organlz0tion-6uch
m opinion Is the child Of Bewilder-
ment, a state of mind that the start
ling object lesson furnished by tho
fracas might well Justify, but which
we should all guard against The OBJ
ject lesson Is pregnant with instruct
tion.
The staunchest Of crews could hard
ly do more than. If 1t could do as much
as, save it's life upon q loosely Joint
cd. crazy craft On the other hand,
to turn turtle IS the almost inevitable
fate of the staunchcst and best joint
cd craft manned by a crazy crew.
Robust Ignorance VIII Prevent Prog
ress.
The experience made by the ], w.
w. supplements the store of practical
information which the a f OF l.. has
been contributing to the labor move
ment
Robust ignorance will prevent prog
ress: persisted I'm II will cause retro
gression. The contribution of the A.
F of l.. 10 the labor movement Ia the
loud warning that the body that per-
sists in ignorance is bound TO fall be-
hind A F. of l.. benightedness Is
sinking the wheels of It's chariot into
ever deeper ruts. and. consequently.
corruption.
a little knowledge crazes little
heads. The identical little heads who.
within the fold of the A. F. of l.. and
kindred organizations. caught not the
faintest ray OF light, OF. II they did.
were otherwise surrounded with two
heavy banks of darkness for tho glim-
mcrlngs which they caught to mako
them lose their base. these identical
little heads lost their equilibrium In
the |. w. w. and, when advanced to
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28
Bathroom Fiejngs
and FURNISHINGS.

n F you would have your bathroom look
we'll. buy articles OF a superior quail
U ity. This ip a rule that always holds
good Heavily nickclcd accessories have
one advantage over inexpensive pieces 10
thnt they are easy to keep clean, os a
dnlly rubbing with q dry. warm rug will
preserve thcir brightness.
A rubber bath mat for zee In the bot
tom OF tho tub TO prevent slipping is
very useful article. Tho foor should be
provided with q eervlccablo mat The
variety OF soap dishes provides a largo
number TO choose from.
A towel rack Is n necessity aud the arm
bracket is preferred to tho bar. IL Is
much moro convenient when moro than
one towel needs airing.
Bath spray tubing may bc purchased in
various lengths. The shower bath axturo
ia cheap and no longer a luxury
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28
THE COOKS AND WALTERS

II seems that the cooks and walters
never get tired of doing things. They
are now giving another dance at the
Congress Dancing Academy, on March
81. 1t occurs to us that these boys
deserve great deal of credit, and
ought TO have a bunch OF encour-
agement; for they are certainly hust
lers.
While some of their employers ap-
preciate the epdeavors Of the cooks
and walters to close up the Oriental
Joints" yet other do not. Many peo-
pie wonder why Japs" and "Cbinks"
seem to prosper so we'll in this coun-
try. There is, OF should be. no wonder
about It. If white people did not pat
ronize them. they would not be here.
Hundreds Of such places were closed
up in Chicago, by the white people
withholding their patronage from thom
and the same thing would happen all
over the country by tho employment
of the same methods. But that Is
not TO the liking Of a certain class OF
people, for It Is not good form" TO
employ a white man OF woman as
cook or waiter; they must have an
Oriental" Of some kind TO be In
style And then 1t Is claimed by
some. that they can't keep white help.
Perhaps not, when they Will offer
white woman-a splendid cook-S3O
per month TO take charge OF the htch-
en-, and when she refuses. the same
people turn right around and pay
Jap" $40 10 do the same work. oh.
it's fine. Isn't It? Then there are 9th
ers who want the "Orientals" because
they will work cheaper az some work
than the white man These are most
~ corDoTations who employ the cooley
class of Orientals Now. we may be
told that such sentiments as the above
are not Christian or brotherly. Per
haps not, but they are expressive OF
self-preservation, just the same. II
these people would come TO our coun-
try, and take an even chance With our
Confined on Page Fourteen-)
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The Young Idea Shoots.

Tho young schooimn'nm started forth.
with to deliver n long and impressive
lecture upon the dcspicnbleness Of lad
trying To take from another what didn't
belong to him.
'Aw, teacher. | nsi him 10 give me ono
and the stingy told me Ia shuI mp tbe
Bad Boy lntcrposcd.
Then The young lady toob eccaslon TO
speak OF the beauty and sauCtlty OF
generosity md tho absolute Joy OF the
givcr IN making another happy 10y even
SO small a gift as n peanut. That and
lot more on the same strain was pre-
scntcd TO tho youthful mind amid com-
plete silence and the closest OF attention
Tho Bad Boy was then mndc TO stand
up and apologize for his buccaueer act
Tho Cherub then expressed his regrets
for his selasbocSs.
About half hour later the geography
lesson was interrupted by the raised and
waving hand OF the Cherub.
Teacher" he cried. 81 want to give
Tommy u peanut I'm sorry / was 90
meant"
The young substitute was simply de-
lighted.
u
indeed. Johnny. / am glad to sec that
you have been thinking over what said
TO you Now. both of you boys como to
my desk and show the other boys and
girls how nicc It IL to forgive and mnko
up"
Both lads took the position ordered.
directly In front Of her desk The Cher
ub's face was very grave He carried
the peanut cnrcfully-n big ooe. too. The
Bad Boy Ind sent sly wink of disgust
at the school as he turned at tho end Of
tho aisle.
Now. Tommy" said teacher. "boid
out your hand"
give II 10 him. Johnny. and tell him
thot you hope he VIII enjoy It"
The Cherub extended his band eiovly.
With the big. fat peanut
Tommy he said. with admirable earn
cstpcss. Il want you to hnve this pea.
nut. and do hopo you enjoy itl''
The Bad Boy grinncd from ear to car.
There wns disgust. plain aud unvarniSbed.
upon his face.
Jaw. shueksr' be glgsled as his hand
closed over the peace odcrtng.
Then he jumped at least as high as
tho teachers desk
The Cherub had carefully removed tho
kernel Of the peanut and ns carefully
hllcd the shell with inkl
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Office. grew so top-heayy that they
stood upon their heads. Names are
superfluous. They will occur to all
who are posted. The contribution Of
the equally loud warning that a crazy
crew In charge OF the best ships will
mako It turn turtle, and likewise land
In corruption.
Movements Make Men.
Movements make mon. the move
ment Is greater than any man In 1t,
All this Is true, and must never be
lost sight of, But this other is true
also-movements are OF men; without
the right men. no movement. The two
principles must be held together.
The joint contribution OF the A. F.
OF L. and the / W. W To the practical
experience of the economic movement
is:
Do not on your life. organize iirst
and educate afterwards; educate nrst
and organize afterwards. Such has
been the baneful effect OF pure and
simple policy that. IL you organize
first. then one Of two things Will hap
pen:
Either the leaden weight of pure
and simpledom will be too heavy to
overcome. and relapse will be certain.
Or. lightweights are sure to turn
up at the top. like small potatoes In
a shaken barrel. and. adding to the
fatuousnesS of pure and simpledom
that they bring along the vainglory
which comes from gllmmor OF fresh,
ly acquired and undIgested knowledge.
Nv of the handle.
In either case. disaster. not unaccom-
panied with corruptoion-Weekly Peo-
Dle
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28
Small Parties
for Children.

1T iS q grent mistake TO allow q child
10 give large party, ae the result
U often Is a nervous breakdown. caused
by tho attendant fatigue. Rich food
should not be served indiscripin0teiy at
children parties. os the result often Is
dangerous attack OF Indigestion for ooe or
moro OF tho children. Another reason
why the large party Is undesirable Is that
the dust the children raise 10 their romp-
ing gets into their throats, aud has, often.
a very Injurious OBJECT. For q child under
the oge OF ten tho party should never be
mOde up OF moro than from four 10 six
children The mother OF tho child giving
the party may watch this number and
send them homo confident that their little
stomncbS and ucrves Saye not suffered
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28
THE WHITE FLAG.

The abject refusal or the editor or
the Union Labor Dept to reply to So
called adverse and vindictive criti-
cism" Is altogether consistent with
the inherent nature and the conduct
Of today owes It's very existence 10
the sufference Of the capitalist class.
Hence the pratlng OF brotherhood OF
capital and worker. naturally of inter
est-servllity ad nanseum
On Labor Day the workers on pa
rade are out of all proportion 10
those that line the thoroughtare. Some
two millions are organized In craft
rnious affiliated with the A, +. OF L.,
while n possible forty million are un-
organized. Until very recently, as one
friend has intimated. n member of the
MARKHAM club was counted In the
great majority. Joining n union Is
nothing moro nor less than an econo-
mic proposition. For the time being
1t IS true that the writer's economic
interest lies within the union. Neither
conceIt nor short sight blinds tho
writer TO the fact that 1t Is equally
true that In the long run his lot Ia
irrevocably cast with that of the work
ing class at large,
The craft union is a Chinese wall
thrown up against the bulk of The
workers to secure fair" conditions for
a few. It Is a lob trust that is rec
ognized by class conscious capitalism
as the greatest bulwark against So
cialism."
The young man or woman casting
about in search of trade or equip
ment with which to conquer the ne
cessities OF life finds many avenues
closed by the apprenticeship limits
of the craft unions and sees the vari-
Gus unions eXtermlnated. or what Is
worse. sub-divIded by the inroads OF
automatic and sSemi-automatic machin-
cry.
The craft unions are so fettered and
bound by the petty interests of the
Immediate present that they can never
realize moro than a small part OF their
stunted aspirations.
What does a blacksmith or ma.
chinist or a carpenter know about
leglslating for a barber or clerk OF
a street car man? Or vice versa.
No doubt the blacksmith. the machin-
list and the carpenter would hesitate
to legislate an increase in the price
OF a shave. or To add fifteen or twen~
ty per cent to tho price OF his goods.
The Hatters' Strike,
Our guileloss friends have present
cd the most forcible argument
against the A. F. OF l.. and favorable
o industrialism we have ever seen:
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tonight nll by myselfT'
why. Blossom" Mr.. J. answered, quite
virtuously surprised. you Will not be
olouc. You told nc Martha and Agnes
and several OF tho girls nre coming to
see you tonight"
We'll they aren't" Mrs. Justwed in
torposcd. "At least, ] shall phone tbom
not to. so tbcrc"'
"oh, see" snid Mr.. ]. In q spIritls-
willing -but-thc-fesh wenk tone, Ell that
Is the way you feel about 1t, wouldn't
think OF going. I'd ten thousand times
rather bo with you than"
Il don't believe 1t | simply can't be.
licvc IT,. Mrs. Justwcd bnlr sobbcd. with
most significant move toward her hand
kcrohlcr ~ don't believe Why.
Homcr-1-actually- ly-bciievc-you-ar
urcd-of-stoylns- wltb-boohoo-
hoor'
Mr. ]. made n Wild gesture Ike tearing
his hair.
Now. Blossom" he pleaded, do be
sensible! What an absurd statement to
mokc-as though ! could possibly prefer
10 he any other place than with you'
Wby-why-"
''''' NbNhf hpbue1 RlEo. ", Cbmplcl''
ly In toors. why do-do-do you want
to go1 You don't care-obout-about the
poker, you soyl''
'of course not, or course not, But
you see. Blossom. fellow likes once in
n while to play friendly little game
With bis old pals and"
Il knew iti' cried Mrs. J.. almost
triumpbontly. Il knew IT. You aren't
content with your home You're bored
utterly bored. Very well. so and play
your old poker-go right awny-dopt wait
n single mluutcr
II VIII uot!' thundcrcd Mr, j.. quite
mnsterfully, II will not, won't bulge
from this nati | don't want tor
And, picking up the phone. he Informed
Tom that bis wife was III aud that he
couldn't under any conceivable circum-
stances he present Then he grabbed up
the evening paper and began to pcrusc
1t vlclously.
Mrs j. dried bcr eyes For n long time
she sat staring ot the light. deep 10 tho
solution OF some Troublesome. weiGhty
problem
suddenly she smiled. One could almost
hear her mental cry of ''Eurckai"
Silently she left tho llylog room. nud
presently Mr.. J. heard her fumbIIog
around 10 the dining room. The sound of
chairs being moved cumo TO him through
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most when the pinch" comes. There
are some of our boys" who nave
weathered the hard times In good
shape, and have not been very hard
pressed" and why? because they took
care OF their money when they were
making good wages. Brothers, IL is
better 10 have a small bank account
than TO throw 1t all away gambling or
drinking to excess, or spending 1t on
Kindred evils. Those things are not
pleasures. they only wreck the body.
dwarf the Intellect and Kill the soul.
| would have every one enjoy all the
pleasures OF life possible. and that can
be done without an abundance OF
money. for that many times. pur-
chases moro grief than anything else.
The successful business man, as n
rule, rarely INDUCES In those things.
and still you wonder why he is sue
cessful, Learn the lesson yourself.
and teach 1t TO others and there VIII
not be 80 many OF our fellows wander
Ing about the country asking Tot
bread. We, as laboring people. have
yet TO learn the lesson OF business.
Don't say that you can't; God has
given us plenty or brains-good brains
let us develop them; let us learn 10
control ourselves, for IL We cannot
control ourselves we may never ex-
pect TO control others. Brothers. |
would say TO you. be wise. be frugal,
he moderate and temperate In all
things, and yet, withall, be generous,
be manly and and courteous. yet dig
nifled and determined. Be progressive,
yet conservative. and you Will com
pei the respect and confidence oil all
men
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28

~ IKE u shot from "didn't-know-it-
was-loaded" gun. IT came. And tho
k6 devastation and despair 1t left In It's
wake mndc n barren waste of a peaceful.
happy home-for q time. at least II
wasn't a Kansas cyclone nor the plngue.
postilence md fomlne-it was simply
statement Of Mr.. Justwcds, uttered with
out suspicion and without guile. to the
effect that he was going out with the
boys that night for friendly littlc ait
ting"
"Out-wIth-the boysr' Mrs. Justwcd
echoed, as ono who fears her ears have
deceived her. "out - with = the - boys!
Why Homer. scarcely undcr-"
Now. my dear" Mt, ]. bustoncd TO
explain. that Is merely ou idiom. You
see Tom and Bob are having n little
sitting at their fat this evening and
/"
Slttlpg'T' quer1ed Mrs. Justwcd. triG-
Idly. and. pray, whOt may that bcf'
'Oh. TO be sure, you dear. Innocent
little woman" Mr.. ]. sootbed, quite
jauntlly. "of course you couldn't be c1
pected to understand. Sitting my dear
Blossom, mems quiet little game OF
poker-JuSt between friends"
"Fokcrl" easpcd Mrs. J. "oh. Homer.
not-not for money!
mo, no!' Mr, JuStwcd hostcncd TO as
sure her. that Ia, 10. for sum to
amount To anything. Just nominal
amount. dcar-to mako the game Inter
cSting, you know"
Mrs Justwcd was silent In her eyes
was that far-awoy look OF one who secs
beyond this vale OF voc Rigid ns a
statue she sat io eloquent silence,
Mr., J began 90 tdget In his eyes was
that ''couGht-in the oct'' look TINT be-
came well the nervous twltcblug OF bis
0ngcrs.
you see. Blossom. sweet" he began In
q vain attempt 10 pour oil on tho troubled
waters, TON called me up today and
told me that the follows-my good old
pnls OF bachelor dHys-hnd decided to
give me q little party tonight sort OF
pleasant reminder. you know of the good
times we used 10 bayo together. OF
course, something hns to b0 done to pass
nway the tlmc-we cnnt sit Ike nlnnics
looking nt each other. can wei-so no
suggested that It might os well be poker
as anything else, Now. | never did caro-
much about pO-"
SIS that so7' Mrs. Iustwcd exclaimed,
real Spappisb like. But has IL occurred
TO you that you are leaving mo alone
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i" CERTAIN fo!r young substitute IN
N ono OF tho public schools OF largo
D Middle West city recently diseoy-
cred that IL Ia preferable, perhaps. to
opunk the young idea rather than to
teach II TO shoot by the new tangled
methods OF persuasion nnd kindocss-
Though the clucidnting incident that
brought bcr around to TINT way OF
thinking was one that she had to take
seriously, abe Is still laughing Mt the mis-
chloSoosncss OF the principol actor.
He WAS not tho proyerbial frecklcd-
faced, red haired Ind, from whom one
naturally expects such pronks, but
: golden haired. cberublc little boy. who
really looked as though butter wouldn't
melt In bis mouth. In foct. be was n
prize scholar. perfect example OF pro-
pricty. His foil from grace was as COM
plote as 1t was sudden aud original. And
'lt happened 10 this way:
As the line 6led into the room one day
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n great deal to their general health.
know that womeu's shoes average cp
larger md. while tho great high heels.
with their monstrous appearance and
pninful effects on their vcarers, are still
on tho market for the woman who is no
EXTREMIST and a faddist all the time, the
great demand Ia for common-senSe shoes"
So with the Increase IN the slzo OF the
feet OF girlo OF future generations VIC nre
promised moro classical foot, o more de-
pcndable foot and n healthier woman I'm
consequence. which is oil very Interesting.
Slnco time WINS man has been a de-
pcndnble being, md the SiEc of his foot
c1cmplnes 1t. On him. In the carly days
OF tho history OF the world. dcvolved the
duty OF providing the food for tho tribe
or family. With feet cnlIoused md hard
cned from childhood, he roomcd the
woods. In the Middle Ages bo went forth
for the snme purpose. only he had dit
orcnt method of performing his work. Hc
went after his ncighbor. stole bis posses
slons from him, or, failing this, be burned
them to the ground. And 30 through the