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About The commoner. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-1923 | View Entire Issue (May 19, 1905)
",1pnre-p . PM'ilfjyTjSS5? ny The Commoner. VOLUME '5, NUMBER 18 Content I huvo no spcody privato yacht, No racing auto mine, ( I liavo no diamonds rich and rare, Nor brown stono mansion fine. 1 liavo no power to corner food, No railroads I control; I can not forco groat tribute from ' Tlio poor who must havo coal. But I havo what no gold can buy For loved ones watch and wait f Each evening as the daylight dies Besido my cottago gate. , No gold havo I, but better far, I'vo health and conscience clear; And what I havo is o'or unsoilod i By blood or bittor tear. (I havo no racing stable grand, No mansion by the sea; il havo no cellars stoek'od with wines, No servants wait on mo, f No liveried footman stands on guard To wait my beck and call; No polishod floor nor Persian rugs Adorn each room and hall. I But I have something better far That all these signs of wealth; I've two strong arms with -which to work And love and homo and health. ('A cheerful welcome "waits for mo Each evening at my door; And baby's playthings speak to mo When scattered o'or tho floor. """ ll envy not their vaunted wealth, I envy not their power, For them tho birds no sweeter sing, No swooter smells the flower, i No brighter shines tho sun for thorn, No softer blows the breeze (And I am happy as a king With loved ones on my knees. Limerick A young man in far Santa Fe Fell in lovo with a maiden named Me. "When askod if she'd wed Tho fair maiden sod: 'Tin compelled now to answer you ne." Preparation Tho manager of tho big trust -was nervous. "Tho commissioner will begin his examination of my business -tomorrow, and something must bo done. What shall it bo?" Suddenly a smile illumined his feat5 ures. "Just tho thing!" he exclaimed. Calling his superintendent into tha ofllco ho said: "Ordor threo gallons of red ink and havo tho bookkeepers get the ledgers ready for an examination by the commissioner." Brave commander of K The commander of tho advance guard wanted somebody to scout into the enemy's territory and locate his exact numerical strength. "It will require a cool, brave nervy man," said the commander. "One willing to tako his life in his hands. Who will volunteer?" Immediately several men stepped forward. "Thank you, my brave comrades. But which one of you shall I appoint?" "Appoint me, sir," shouted one. "Have you any particular claim to the post?" "Yes, sir; I once volunteered to offi ciate as judge at a county baby show." Instantly the troops burst into loud applause, and tho commander felt that he had found, the man with re quisite nerve. Very Common "Saw a wonderful freak this morn ing." "What was it?" "A chicken with four wings, anl four legs and four heads." . "Huh, that was no freak. Such chlckons are very common. We have 'em right along at our boarding house." Res! lent "What are you looking at me for, .Willie?" askod Mr. Sophtleigh. . "I'm just waiting to see if you'll bounce." "Why, Willie; what on earth do you moan?" exclaimed tho big sls ter. ' "Didn't you say you was a goin' t to- drop him?" asked Willie. "I'm just waitin' to see if he'll bounce, I said." By Proxy "I assisted in building a public li brary in my home town last week." "I didn't know you had turned phil--anthropist." "O, I've been doing that sort of - thing for some time." ( . "It's strange I never heard of it - before." "The reason you haven't is that I'vo ueen uomg it by proxy;" "How's that?" , "Been contributing to the steXtrust, I the meat trust, tho wool trust, antt nil the rest of them right along for years." The Pass EvIF Nebraska is not, perhaps, worse than many another state in the matter of railroad passes, therefore the fol lowing Nebraska incident may have been paralleled more than once in other states: Not many months ago a man was drawn for jury duty, and immediately ho sat down and wrote to the man agement of the railroad that traversed his town, explaining that he was drawn as a juror and asking for trans portation. The pass was sent him and ho used it to travel to the county seat. While in the jury box a dam ago suit against the railroad com pany was called, and ho was objected to by the plaintiff on the ground that ho has used a pass furnished by that railroad. The judge sustained the ob jection and tho juror was dismissed from the panel, his honor making some strong remarks concerning the matter. And while that judge was severely criticising the juror, that same judge had in his pocket an annual pass over that same railroad good for hiin self and family. - And hero is another incident that actually happened in Nebraska: A liquor dealfcr in a western city was arrested on the charge of having violated the excise law. When the jury to try the case had been sworn in and the taking of evidence start ed, it was developed that the defend railroad that was a party to the suit. If tho liquor dealer was guilty of contempt or attempted bribery for having" given somo brandy to a juror, what about tho railroad that gave an annual pass to the judge? Choice i "I absolutely refuse to take any part In politics," said the Great Mag nate in a, tone of disgust. Naturally we asked him for his rea son, being interested in politics to a considerable extent. "Because politics is a dirty busi ness," replied the Great Magnate, "and I will not soil my hands with it." We felt amply able to point out the error of his conclusions, but did not take time to do so, knowing that the Great Magnate was a busy man. Bow ing wo left him. Then the Great Magnate, who wouH not soil his' hands with politics, re s'uraed his work of laying rjlans to corner the food crops of the world, and also gave orders that would crush a small rival who had the temerity to insist ttiat he had a right to live and engage in business without tho permission of tho Great Magnate. A few blocks away a man committed suicide because he had been thrown out of work by tho closing down of a factory by the Great Magnate, who wanted to limit production in order to raise prices. In police court a man was sent to jail for stealing- a loaf of bread to succor his starving wife and children, having been forced to this desperate strait because the Groat Magnate's greed for gold had closod down another factory In order to limit output. But the Great Magnate was too hon est and clean to take part in politics because it was too dirty a business. However he took good care that a congressman should be elected who would prevent tariff revision and he owned a senator who could be depend ed on to thwart any legislation in the interests of the people and against the selfish interests of - the other Groat Magnates. Knowing all this we wondered that men should hold such peculiar views of cleanliness. 1 1 1 'Brain Leaks Sin is sexless. ( brandy to a juror in the box. The judge immediately dismissed tho jury, denounced the juror for hav ing accepted the gift from the defend ant, and then fined tho defendant for contempt of court. When that had been done the judge called a case wheroin a railroad corporation was Interested.. The case was tried, and the judge who had fined tho liquor dealer for giving a gallon of brand to a juror sat on tho bench during tho hearing of the railroad ca3o with jm annual pass in his pocket from tho The real reformer begins with him self. A man is never alone when he has the company of a good book. We usually profit most from tho sermon that touches our raw spots. It is better to think a little first than to .do a lot of regretting after wards. The man who looks at the world through self always has a blurred vision. Considering his reputation for wis dom Solomon foolishly frittered away some wonderful opportunities. It has come to pass that there is a vast difference between appealing to law and appealing to justice. One way to foolishly waste time is to spend today planning to do to morrow what should have been done yesterday. MY BOOK AND MY SONG I printed a book once and wrote a song once. Now I want to sell both. To prevent any argument I will admit that book and song are both good. Tho book contains poems and sketches that have been contributed by me to The Commoner. It also con tains 275 pages. And, too, it con tains a couple of hundred dollars that I havo as yet been unable to get out. The price of the book is $1, postpaid and it is worth more. The song is "A Picture of My Moth er When a girl." I wrote the words. Mr. Will O'SIIea, now deceased, wroto the music. It is published in full sheet music form with handsome title page. Tlio regular price of such sheet music is 50 cents. BOOK AND SONG FOR $1.00 I will send you both book and song for one dollar and pay the postage. This pffer is good only during May. If you give toe an order and think you have not received your money's worth, I'll return the money and you may return the book and song. Address WILL M. MAUPIN, 1216 G St., Lincoln, Neb. shall when we pick up the hoe for the first time, the produce market would be glutted. When some railroad man frames up a time card that the public can readily understand we will insist that he bo presented with a Carnegie medal 'for heroism. The man who is too selfish to pay his share of the expense incurred in securing the benefits he enjoys is not a fit associate for the men whose toil and sacrifice have brought about tho benefits. When it comes to pass that tho balmy winds and warm sun of a spring day do not make you yearn for a day in the woods, it is a sign that you are thinking too much of the dollar and not enough of life. ant had sent a gallon of extra fluoi I you told a man while he lived what you put on his tombstone after ho dies, it would have helped him more. Our chief reason for listening to Wagner music is that it makes -us appreciate all tho more the music always played as an encore. We would like to experience tho sensation of being able to throw q shoe at tho alarm clock and then roll over and go to sleep again. If our gardens produced as much uimuji uio Hummer i TRICKY BRAIN CELL - The anatomy of the nervous system and consequently its physiology was regarded in the past as very simple. Cayal showed that the specific brain cell is an independent unit provided with multiple processes, by means of which it is capable of acting not through one nerve alone, but several. The independent brain-unit or cell is called a neuron. , A simple illustration of how the neu ron works is furnished by our not in frequent hunt for a name or an idea which we know we possess. We feel that the name is there, but we can not recall it. We get various names near it, beginning even with the same leister or the same vowel sound, yet only after minutes or even hours does it actually occur to us. What is supposed to happen is that the particular cell of intellection which we are using throws out its process among the cells of memory f3r names and through this process is brought in connection with cells .containing simi lar names; it is only aftejr a more or less prolonged search that it hits on the right one. It is as if the telephone operator in the central office felt around blindly for the' connection wanted and only after putting the plug into various holes eventually struck the proper one. Booklover's Magazine.. NOT VERY SICK But you will bo If you neglect to got relief from those dizzy, faint and hungry spells, hot flushes, shortness of breath, etc., which toll you your heart Is weak, and unablo to purify the blood. Dr. Miles' Heart Cure will give such relief, by strengthening ..tho nerves and muscles nf 4-Vtn UnnJ Ti-lV. ..... 4.V. n J. 1 4- I orfclrl wo plan they bottle falls to benefit.