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I. see Nick Ridgeley's grandson is a-cuttin' quite a swell '
Down at th' seat o' government, an' makin' free t' tell
What ho knows 'bout finances, an' what he thinks is th' best :
Ft t keen our cireulniinn n. wnriHn' wifv,f i.
Says he thinks like his grandpa, Nick Biddle's right-hand m2b Si
A bank o' th' United- States is jus' th' proper plan- "' -
vn mat ned mstltoot it an' he'd warant it to thrive
But I bet he couldn't do if if 01 Hick'ry wus alive.
They've got the people locoed with their system o' finance
The banks git all th' money and they never miss a chance.
w m -uy ?.m? Vonds an put 'em in our Uncle Sammy's vault,
An' th' int'rest keens a-comin' with nnw i,ifnT, ui,,. '
Then th' banks git notes upon 'cm, which notes are alwavs lent - l
T' 'commodate th' people-at th' rate o' ten n'er cor,7 Y " (-
in banks git double int'rest, an' lawmakers all connive
But I bet they couldn't do if 01' Hick'ry wus alive.
They tax us till our money is piled up in Washington '
An Gage, ho tells th' papers that some action must 'be done '
Then he loans th' banks th' money an' no Int'rest he'll assess
But th' people pay ten f'r it-which, of course, relieves distss
Slif Sit th' money from th' banks they straightaway
Hunt up th' tax collector an' once more their taxes pay
It's a never endin' circle, goin"round from year f year
But I bet 'twould soon be busted if 01' Hick'ry wus here '
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The Bildads.
"I wish you would give me a dollar,
dear,'-' remarked Mrs. Bildad as she
poured the evening coffee and sweets
ened it to the exact taste of her hus
band. "A dollar!" exclaimed Mr. Bildad,
pausing in his work of carving off the
choicest bit of the porterhouse for him
self. "A dollar! What on earth do
you want with a dollar? I gave you
75 cents day before yesterday. What
did you do with that?"
."Spent it," replied Mrs. Bildad.
"Of course you spent it! You can't
keep money. I wager ""you spent it
foolishly, too."
"Perhaps I did, dear. I bought six
yards of 3-cent calico to make me a
wrapper, and two pairs of 10-cent
stockings for littlp Henry, and a ball
of darning twine and a spool of thread,
and a paper of needles, and a post
age stamp to write to mother, and a
5-cent handkerchief for Susan, and a
pad of note paper to write letters on,
and a bunch of envelopes. It took 10
cents for car fare and I dropped a
penny in the box of a poor blind man
on the corner."
"Um-m-m! Well, I guess that's all
right, but it seems to me that one pair
of stockings would have been enough
j.ur nenry.
"But what would he do while I was
washing that ?"
'Please don't argue, - Mrs. Bildad.
What do you want with a dollar?"
"Well, we received notice today that
our subscription to the Family Mes
senger has expired, and I do so want
to keep it. It is "
"Well, we'll have to let it drop.
Times are too hard to pay out a dollar
a year for a paper."
"But it, is such a good paper. It
keeps us posted on all tho events of
the world, and the children read it
and learn so much about government
and politics and etiquette an"
"Let 'em learn all that from me. I
can't afford to spend a dollar for news
papers now. Times are too hard. I
don't take no stock in teaching chil
dren politics and government and all
that sort of thing. Let 'em read tho
Evening Whooper and tho Morninc
Yell." h
"But the Family Messenger is such a
clean paper and it is so instructive
that I do want the children to read it.
Besides I enjoy it so much and it is
so full of instruction, that " '
"Thero ain't no use talking, Mrs.
Bildad. I can't afford it. We'll-have
to let it drop. That's the end' oftiio
matter now."
Mrs. Bildad sighed and remained 'si
lent during the rest of the evening re
past. Presently Mr. Bildad folded his
napkin shoved his chair back from"
the table and arose. Reaching into his
pocket he pulled out a 10-cent cigar
and calmly lighted it. It was lifs
sixth for the day. Then he reached for
his hat. .
Mrs Bildad1"6 giDg' dear?" aSked
"Down town a little while, "i'li" bo
back early. Don't sit up for me."
Then Mr. Bildad rode down 'town
and spent five hours and $1.75 playing
billiards.
But, really, times were so hard hev
could not afford to take a paper'that1
was interesting and instructive and a
benefit to his family. . "..,
A Political Fnble.
Once upon a time a Strenuous Man
arose before a Multitude and proceeded'
to Exhort. Ho laid Especial Stress
upon the existence of certain combina
tions in the Business World and advo
cated their control by the National"
Government. '
"Demagogue!" exclaimed the Man
agers of the Combinations. . ' :
But the Strenuous Man paid no Heed,
and continued to Exhort mightily
saying that the Trusts and Combines
should be made to Toe the Mark". '
His Remarks were listened to' with
Marked Appreciation, and certain Or
gans insisted that he had Struck the'
Keynote.
A' few weeks later the Strenuous
Man was in a position to. Make Good,
but ho started off by retaining as an
Advisor a man known to be Hand in
Glove with the Trusts. ' -
"Why is this Thus?" inquired a few '
Impudent Men. "Did you not say so-and-so?"
"True," replied tho Strenuoup Man,'1
but do you happen to notice any
Scenic Properties, Red Fire and Stage"
Effects now?"
Moral: It all Depends on the Point
of view. v,k"
A Solemn Reality. '
Quit writing Jokes on buying coal; )
For there's no joke about it. . ' .
.That's true just buy a ton. or two, :
And you'll no longer doubt it.
Will M. Maupiri; '