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The Commoner;
MEMBER 21, 1908
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The Craftsman
mce comes tills message clear and
sweet
Miat bids war's fierce alarms to
? cease:
if: rails n. halt to martial feet
fnd bids tne world to live In peace?
from tne palace or tne great
10 rule by might of yellow gold;
from the kings of high estate
fhose hands the sceptered power
:hold.
s Craftsman's voice that ringeth
free-
Carpenter of Galilee!
igs crowned by earthly hands have
died
'.liHLnd long since crumbled into dust;
,'jFhir kingdoms with their boundaries
Iff W1UU
Long since succumbed to wreck and
rust.
The gorgeous edifice of power
Raised high by force of warrior
might,
Shone forth resplendent one brief
hour,
Then faded out of human, sight
Yes, these are gone; yet still we see
The Carpenter of Galilee!
Soothsayer, prophat, poet, sage,
The statesman and the warrior
bold, , ""v,.
Their one brief hour have held the
stage
Then to the graveyard dust and
mold,
But through the years has greater
grown ..,. .-. . .
The humble Craftsman's peaceful
&wav:
And 'round the world His love has'
flown
"Until it rules mankind today:
Forth from an humble workshop He
This Carpenter of Galilee.
.When right Is might, when wrong
shall cease,
When all shall seek the common
good;
When all shall seek to oring increase
Of joys of common brotherhood,
Then shall the world full tribute pay
Unto the Craftsman who has
wrought
Through all the years the better way
And into it the nations brought
This' Craftsman raised on Calvary,
The Carpenter of Galilee!
Logical
The gentlemen engaged in the man
ufacture of steel had been in session
for some time, and had finally com
pleted the new tariff schedule which
they desired to have incorporated into
the Jaw. As it gave them a further
hold on the home market they were
naturally verymuch interested.
"We must now go to our respective
homes and see to it that the right
men are elected to congress," said the
chairman of the meeting. "Jt is up
to us to get right Into the campaign
and leave no stone unturned to elect
congressman who will stand by us."
"A lot of worldngmen in my dis
trict are opposing the re-election of
Congressman Smithers," said a mem
ber. "He Is our friend and will fight
and vote to give us anything we
want"
"The idea of a lot of workingmen
trying to secure special legislation in
their own interests is preposterous!"
exclaimed the chairman. "We must
enter an emphatic protest against
Buch a prostitution of our political
Ideals. We owe it to ourselves and J
Congressman Smithers to rally around
him and triumphantly re-elect him,
thus rebuking tho anarchistic element
that is seeking to secure special legis
lation. Tho arroganco of these work
ingmen is becoming altogether too
great to be borne."
These words meeting with tho ap
probation of the manufacturers pres
ent tho meeting adjourned.
Nautical
"Has your new invention had a
good sale?"
"No, I couldn't float tho stock."
The Way
"I've been told that Waverly worked
his way through college."
"So he claims, but the fact Is that
he rode through."
"How's that?"
"Rode through on a 'pony.' "
Uncle Josh
"Speakin' of th' ol' sayln' that 'boys
will be boys,' " remarked Uncle Josh
as he replaced the cover on the crack
erbox and took his seat by the gro
cer's stove, "reminds me that if their
fatHors set the right kind of example
th' boys will generally be gentlemen,
too."
Business
"Stockson Bonds never overlooks a
chance to make money.''
"What's he been doing now?"
"O, he arranged the marriage of
his daughter to a French count, but
when he came to make the marriage
settlement he demanded two per cent
off for cash."
Careful
Cobberly "Hist! Here come Wob
berly. Let's duck around the corner
Into a doorway and escape him."
Dobberly "All right, but what's the
matter with Wobberly?"
Cobberly "O, he'll want to tell us
a lot of cute things hlB baby got off.
While we're waiting for him to go by
I want to tell you a good thing my
little boy said at the supper table."
Reminiscent
"This spelling reform proposition
reminds me of something, but to save
me I can't think just what it is," re
marked Mr. Bildad.
"I guess I know," remarked little
Willie Bildad, thoughtfully caressing
a few sore spots.
"What is it my .eon?"
"Well, I tried the spelling reform
in my spelling class today, and it
hasn't quit hurting yet'
Then it was that Mr. Bildad re
called several incidents in his own
schoolboy career when his efforts at
spelling reform resulted disastrously.
Good Advice
"My dear," remarked Mr. Golightly
as he entered the house and deposited
a handsomely bound volume on the
table, "there is nothing like master
ing the contents of a good book."
"Yes, dear," said Mrs. Golightly.
"I would dearly love to have you
master the contents of a good book
occasionally, my dear," said Mr. Go
lightly. 'It will be of immense ben
efit to you."
About 2:30 p. m. Mrs. Golightly
noiselessly arose from the bed and
without striking a light located a book
whose contents seemed to satisfy her.
As she tucked the contents thereof in
to the pocket of a wrapper hanging In
tho darkest recess of the closet, she
muttered
"I am qulto suro that tho mastery
of tho contents of that book will great
ly benofit me in the very near future.
It's bargain day, and I guess Mr. Go
lightly can not blame mo for follow
ing his advice."
A moment later Mrs. Gollghtly's
dreams wore all of dollar goods
marked down to ninety-nine cents.
Slightly Different
Tho attorney rushed hastily into
Judge Skinem's chambers and ex
claimed: "Judge, I want an injunction right
away."
"Suro," said Judge Sklnem, reach
ing for his pen. "Have you got the
writ mado out as you want it?"
"Yes, your honor."
"Have tho company employes
struck, so that you want an injunc
tion restraining them from peaceful
picketing, conversing with tho free
and independent workmen and congre
gating on the streets?"
"No, your honor. I'm not represent
ing the company any more. I am rep
resenting the strikers and this in
junction is to restrain tho corpora
tion from "
"Say, what do you take this court
for?" yelled Judge Sklnem as he tore
tho writ into shreds. "The writ of in
junction is not to bo debased to BUch
ends. I've a great mind to commit
you for contempt of this court."
Tho attorney fled in haste, and as
ho disappeared through the door Judge
Sklnem wiped the perspiration from
his noble brow and muttered:
"My, that was a narrow escape from
losing the support of the most influ
ential corporation in tho district."
Brain Leaks n( .
Economy is not parsimony.
No one ever wins by merely wish
ing. A clear conscience is a good cure
for insomnia.
The world owes a debt of gratitude
to its dreamers.
Tho repentent prodigal never criti
cises the bill of fare.
The wage of sin Is death, and the
"ghost" never falls to walk.
A task approached with dread Is
usually doubtfully performed.
A whole lot of men who think they
are independent are merely stubborn.
Men who have the easy jobs are the
one who have tackled the hard work
firBt
It is a good policy that does not
give the insurance company tho best
of it.
Men who have succeeded best as
leaders have had long training as followers.
Heaven would be a lonesome place
If salvation depended on doing instead
of trying.
It Is a mistake to think you draw
nearer to God by getting away from
your neighbors.
When you start out to look for
trouble it Is a waste of energy to take
a microscope along.
Children move In the right direction
much more readily when led than
when merely directed.
If the average man were as big as
ho Imagines himself to be, the world
would be awfully crowded.
A whole lot of people who pride
themselves on their smartness are
constantly buying gold bricks of them
selves. The fact that a man yells "stop
thief is no sign he has had his pocket
picked. He may bo seeking to divert
attention.
How often you hear it said of some
professional man: "He Is a mighty
smart man, but he drinks so hard."
The latter part of the quotation gives
the lie to the first.
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