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THE CALL.
(Read at the third annual meeting of the Ne
braska Democratic Editorial Association, Lin
coln, March 7, 1904.)
By the blood of the fathers who laid Jeep and wide
Foundations of nation and state;
By the heroes who fought and who gallantly died,
Who rule of tho despot with battle defied,
And buikled our nation so great;
By all they accomplished for freedom and right,
And lighted our liberty's altars, '
Let us who come after arise in our might,
Go forth with our eyes on tho great beacon light,
With faith in the truth that ne'er falters.
By Loxington, Concord, by tho blood-crimsoned
snows
Of Valley Forgo, wind-swept and bleak;
By tho patriot dead whero the Brandywine flows;
By the sleepers who lie whero tho palmetto grows,
Whoso names with deep rov'rance we speak:
By all that thoy lived for, and fought for, and died,
Inspired by a patriot's devotion,
Shall wo who como after, grown haughty with
pride,
Seek subjects for slaughter over vast oceans wide,
And joy in grim conquest's commotion?
By Monmouth, and Yorktown, by Trentou's fierce
cold,
By rivers locked fast in the frost;
By cannon whoso thunders o'er Fort Moultrlo
rolled,
By tho blood that has stained tho old flag's ov'ry
fold
To toll us what freedom has cost:
By all tho bravo souls neath tho Liberty Bell
Who drafted that immortal measure ' ,
Shall wo who come after our vast coffers swell
With riches wo garner with shot and with shell,
And rule other men at our pleasure?
By JofTcrson's truths and by Washington's sword,
By Franitlin. and Trumbull and Fain?;
By freedom our charter of rights doth aftord,
By tho liberty light that their eyes long adored,
By the souls of the patriots slain:
By all that thoy sought for in blood and in tears
Till liberty's sweet note was sounded,
. Shall wo who como after, with scoffs and with
sneers
Denounce what-they did and abandon with jeers
Tho state that the forefathers founded?
By Old Hickory Weed that the rights of free men
Were greater than rights of the banks;
By tho might of his brain and the sween of his
pen
That cleaned out the thieves and that pulled down
their den.
By his backers who stood in the ranks:
By the soul of great Lincoln, who shattered slave
chains,
By the love that a man owes his brother,
Shall wo who come after count blood-gotten gains
8Wmains iU8tlco and risht noug re"
And freedom's bright nltar fire smother?
Nay;TL.ixUB, haVo faIth in th0 wisdom of right
Unfaltering faith to tho last.
Let us gird up our loins and go forth to the fight,
With justice and truth as the power of our might
TTT,i,Wlero gage 0 flle battlo is 'cast '
With honor our armor with right as our shield,
Let ev'ry man bo at his statlou Buwui
nnnT1?!- lhQ weaF,ns justice to wield
afi boMBWfopt lnr ut from tho field
The foes that sapping the nation.
By thgrS ttat WaS &hed UPn Gaston's
By Bunker Hill's smoko-crested slope
y SQ,iflSeIng camPflres at Valley Forgo seen
By Moll Pitcher s eyes fierce-flashing and keen '
By the patriot mothers' hope- '
democracy's army fare forth 'to the fight
With never a fear nor a falter, S
To battle again for tho uuth and the ihrht
Determined onco more the bright beapn, SJ'ii i,
On Freedom's despoiled id cSlTSta? ght
Stvcrifico.
"My dear," said Mrs. Shrewdli,
kneeling at her husband's side and
gently thrusting her face between his
faco and the evening paper. Dear,
you know this is Lent."
"Uh-huh!" grunted Shrewdli, thrust
ing his head to one side to sec what
tho paper said about the war.
"And I want you to give up some
thing you love very much, dear."
"Want mo to quit smoking tor six
weeks, eh?"
"0, something you love more than
you do your pipe."
"Want me to quit reading the morn
ing paper at the breakfast table, eh?"
"No, dear;, that is not it."
"Want me to let you have tno first
whack at the evening paper, do you?"
"Something you love even bettor
than the exclusive use of the evening
paper, 'dear."
"Say, now; look here! What is it
you want me to give up?" .
"I want you to give up twenty dol
lars, dear. It's the prettiest love of
a bonnet you ever saw, and I know-, it
will just match the new dress I'm go
ing to wear Easter."
Immvino.
"But I dare not do it, gentlemen,"
said Senator Graball. "Such an act
would be a violation of my oath, would
cause harsh feelings among my con
stituents, and even might deprive me
of my seat in the senate. I cannot
take the risks, gentlemen."
At this point the chairman of the
committee motioned to the wise look
ing man with the suit case who stood
in the rear.
"Senator Graball, this is Judge
Squlrmley."
"Glad to know you, Judge."
"Senator," said the judge, speaking
gravely, "all your objections would be
well founded were it not for one
thing."
"Name it!" exclaimed tho senator,
eagerly.
"I am a specialist in technicalities."
A few moments later Senator Grab
all and the committee went into ex
ecutive session.
Her First Thought.
"I bnllOVA tVlo floir Jr. ,- 1
some man will invent a machine that
YYni Luiim, Hiua Mr. iankiey.
Mrs. Blankley muttered something
and went on with her work.
"What's Hint vnn r.ol1 .4,-on
ied Mr. Blankley. ' ' quur"
u, nocning."
wHBVJ..yOU Sakl somethIn&. What
was 1L ;
"I was just thinking that when
have a job.' iimmted you'd
"A job at what?"
"Fixing up some excuse for not nost
tag my letters. Didn't you say That
machine would think?'
. Extremes.
enm ;, "i: J""1,1 " lor extremes I ever
--, omverea uumso. "A cboncp nf
honrfff ? .in Perafure g five
nSLF about tne "mit."
Whyso. uumry," said
thl'W!ie,l.waB it?" uerIed Gumso with
thirofamanwhoresenffb
"It didn't take this count tw
what cyouTd be toStaTS PWn'T1
nndor certain Sb'
wuunaio,
.a oMhrn s sjsa r
junction restraining hi J ? 2? In"
fortunate." That 1aiB Is very
Honry Peck-He i8suea that ih-
RHEUMATISM
Cured
Through the Feet
External remedy so successful that
the makers send it FREE ON
APPROVAL to anybody.
TRY IT.
If 100.000 mon and women suflerlngwlth every
kind of rheumatism, acuto or chronic, have been
cured by a harmless Uralt on tho loot, Isn't It
worth a trial?
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They havo so nmoh confidence in the merit of
the drafts that they Bond thorn to ovcry sufferer
In tho world they can hoar oi without a cent In
advance. You pay One Dollar when satisfied
with the benefit you receivo otherwise you puy
nothing you decide.
TRAM MM
M fWMto
Tho Drafts arc worn on tho souls of the feet
because tho cntlro circulatory and nervous sys
tems are most easily reached through the ex.
tremely sensitive skin at this point; hut they
cure rheumatism In every part of the body, to
stay cured, by drawing the acid poisons out of
the blood through tho foot pores. Write today
to tho Magic Foot Dralt Co., XC12 Oliver Bide.,
Jackson, Mich., for a pair of Drafts free on ap
proval and valuable free booklet oa rheumatism.
junction against the Ohio man's
wife."
Brain Leaks.
We get most by giving. rightly.
Many little sins make up one largo
total. ' ;; "
The delayed -start Is hardest to
make. " ,
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There are no proxies in the heavenly
chorus. ' ' ' ""'
God makes us richest after we give
Him all. " 7"" "
A bird in the bush is worth two on
the hat.
A word spoken without thought is
often remembered long.
Twenty-four hours make a day, but
one wasted hour will unmake it.
Are We Honest?
I believe you are, and I am willing
to let you judgo.me. I honestly be
lieve I have a book worth a dollar to
you, and I believe you will think so
artcr you see the book. The book is
one I published myself, and i( is made
up of the poems and sketches that
have appeared in the "Whether Com
mon or Not" department of The Com
moner, and in other publications. I
wrote them all myself. Tho book is
cloth bound, gold side and baclc
stamps, foreword by Mr. W. J. Bryan,
and has 277 pages. -The price is One
Dollar.
A FAIR PROPOSITION.
jwu uu.jr ou 1 u aena you uie uook
on suspicion, if y0u think it is worth
a f nllflr onnl -. i.t- --.
- .., oouu mo Luojnoney. lr you
do not think so send the book baclc
in good conditionnatural wear and
tear expected and we'll call it square.
1 make this offer for two reasons one
is I think the book Is worth the dol
JJ1;, and secondly, I think you will
think so and send me the money.
AN QPEN CONFESSION.
perhaps you would like to know
tmi 1 am so anxi0s to sell my book.
4 11 tell you I need the money. Now
drop me a card and say you'd like to
5 book on suspicion. I'll
take it for granted you are 'willing to
pay,r it if vou like it and think it
worth the money, and I'll send it to
you by the next mail.
mo o WIL M' MAUPIN,
2022 South JL7U1 St. Lincoln, Neb.
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