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About The commoner. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-1923 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1901)
wppfppp Ww1 wwww,vwwwMym,wvwi rfp-fWf WC WtRW rMPi riit'yxrr' 6 The Commoner. it ' K &-V f,: .vwtfrvwftvwrtw I - - - 3 , Whether Common or Not. mmftwmmimmmMMmtmNmmmmmMmmmmtmmNMmN 5 ? 5 CHRISTMAS. 'Ring out, ye 'joyful Christmas diime, Glad songs to cv'ry land and clime . JNor cease your merry 2)cals until The message wondering s7iep7icrds heard The hearts of all mankind has stirred "Peace on earth; to men, good will'1 Ring out, ye joyful Christmas bell! Let cv'ry rich note gladly tell That icar and blood-lust both shall cease When men in truth accept the sway Of Mm horn on tJih Christmas day The manger-cradled Prince of Peace. Ring out the demons Hate and Might! Ring in the angels love and Right! , Bid Freedom, prostrate on the ground, Arise and face the golden morn Whereon the Prince of Peace was born ' And shout for joy to hear your sound. Ring out, ye merry Christmas c7dme, And'ushcr in the glad New Time When, with the royal diadem, All men hate come withjoyfuVsound, And in true love as King have crowned The Blessed Babe of Bet7tlchcm. It's Different Now. - "Hello, Smith ,old boy!" ex claimed Jones as the two met in the grocery on -their way home., ., "Hello, Jonesy; how's things?" .- "Good. Say, have you read the pres ident's message?" "Yes; read it last niglit." "Great document, eh? Best one over penned by a president. I tell you that man Roosevelt is a corker. Can't got ahead of him, eh?". "Well, Jones, I can't say that I share your opinion of the message a3 a whole. It's good in spots. The In- , tro'ductory is good, and what he says ..abouvt irrigation is good. But it strikes . mo he has backed down on the trust question a good deal, and that ho .. wants to favor the ship subsidy and , hardly dared to do it openly. I" "Aw, that's your rabid partisanship, Smith. Why can't you look at thase , things in a broad and liberal spirit? You democrats can't take a broad and patriotic view of anything. Now that message " ."All right, Jones, old man! Say, have you read Gage's report and rec , ommendations?" "Yes. It's a good thing we have a . practical financier at the head of the treasury department. It insures us careful management of our monetary t system." "Glad to hear it, Jones. What do you think of his report?" . "It's bully! Chuck full of patriot ism, good advice, wise counsel and comprehensive explanation of the . money question." "I notice that he calls attention to the need of a further increase In the money of the country." "'Course ho does. That's because he is a -practical financier. He knows that wo can't do business without money." "But I thought you" "Wait a minute. Anybody that knows anything at all about financo knows that an increased volume of money is necessary in order to carry on the increasing volume of our busi ness. We haven't got money enough in the country to do the business of the country, on, and Gage, being a shrewd financier, knows it and gives us the benefit of his wise advice. Now, if wo can get congress to heed his ad vise and act on his recommendatious wo will continue this wonderful reign of prosperity." "Yes, but about six years ago you fellows" "With an increased supply of money business will boom, prices will strengthen and" "That's what I say, and what I have always said." "What, you don't mean to say that you have got back into line with the grand old party, Smith?" "Not much, Jonesy. But it seems that you have been getting out of line. About six years ago you were shouting that there was money enough in the country, and that what we" "I said' that" "I know what you said, Jones, just as well as you do. You stood on the street corner and yawped from morn ing till night. You declared that there was plenty of money in the country to do the business of the country with, and insisted that what we wanted was 'confidence' confidence, you said. When we insisted that wo needed a larger volume of money you opened your mouth and declared that we were a lot of 'inflationists,' 60-cent dollar men,' 'socialists,' 'repudiationists,' and all that sort of thing. -Now-V' "But look here, Smith, we didn't" "Yes you did. Now you keep still a minute, and let me talk. You wore gold standard badges on your trousers during '96 and spent all your time looking for work by standing on a corner and howling about us fellows who were nearly six years ahead of Gage In insisting that what we needed was a larger volume of money. You were quite certain that we needed con fidence then. Now you say it's more money. A few weeks ago you were howling with delight over McKinley's reciprocity speech at Buffalo. Now you are shouting aloud with joy be cause Roosevelt has stabbed the Mc Kinloy idea of reciprocity under the fifth rib. A few weeks ago you were delirious with joy because Roosevelt swatted the trusts at Minneapolis, now " "Now you hold on a" "Shut 'up, Jones! Now you aro tickled to death because he is so all fired afraid that in our anxiety to hinder monopoly wo will inflict danger on some of our infant industries In fants that are big enough to throw the old folks over the transom. You make me tired, Jones. You are the most delightful partisan skate I know of. Any old thing goes with you if 11 's labeled 'republican.' If 'G. 0. P.' Is blown In tho bottle you swallow tho doso and look pleasant. You " "Say, look here; I won't" "Yes you will, Jones. I'm going home now. Good evening. It's more mondy we want, Jones; not more con fidence. You've got confidence enough. And your party leaders are selling you gold bricks a plenty, Ta-ta, Jones." As Smith passed through the door, Jones turned to Grocer- Green and exclaimed: "That fellow makes me sick. Ho don't know when he is well off. Hero we are', prosperous and happy, and still he's kicking. Give me 15 cent3 worth of pork chops. I'll be in tomor row and pay my bill." "Can't do it, Mr. Jones," replied Grocer Green. "Your bill is a little too big now." "Yes, I know,. but money is a little close now and I can't get hold of it. I'll" "Yes, I know, Jones. We need more money now than we did in '96. We also need a little more confidence, eh? I'U wrap up a little bit of this liver for you. I wish you'd drop in tomorrow or next day and pay something ou account." "I will if I can raise" "All right, Jones. What is it ma'am," said Grocer Green, turning to another customer and smiling softly as Jones wended his way outside with a thoughtful air. The Secret. Your purse may be light, but what of that? It isn't the cost that counts. Those gifts are .the best that come with lovo ' 7''r And the price tag never. Counts. This one great truth I would have you learn 'Twill add to the zest of living It isn't so much what you give, my friend, But the way you have of giving. Only Natural. "I see the. original copy of the Dec laration .of Independence is so badly faded that it is no longer readable." "I don't blame it for fading." - "Why?" "It's been shoved so far into the background that ilTcouldn't be seen even if it was as bright as the day it was written." Christmas Gifts They Want. J. Pierpont Morgan Tho world. The Oil Trust Bigger rebates. Tho Banks Control ,of all the money. Attorney General Knox Less inter ference with his business. Secretary Hay A stronger English accent and a pair of knee breeches. Senator Depew Congratulations. ' Comptroller Ridgeley Ability to forget Andrew Jackson. , The People Justice; And the indications are that tho people will have to wait until some other Christmas. Brain Leaks. The world loveth a cheerful liver Tomorrow is always in debt to today. Its a mighty mean man that tells a little child tho truth about Santa Claus. Many a man has been disappointed after marrying tho 'girl that screatnod at the sight of a mouse. Will M. Maupin. ""w C.-' - When oman is nervous her J fS O 'lmtim,,m; C - - iiimt'u f t fantastic and Htrnnf- ening shapes to the most fa. miliar oh. jects. By day she starts in fear at every sudden or unfamiliar sound. By night the fund, ttire of her room takes on af frighting forma of ghost or gob lin. You can't reason witli tho nerves. Neither logic nor love can quiet them. TllOTF .,trl I.. nourished and then the outcry of the nerves will cease as naturally as a hun gry child ceases to cry when fed. For nervous women there is no better tonic and nervine than Dr. Pierce's Fa vorite Prescription. It cures the dis eases which produce nervousness in women, irregularity, debilitating drains, inflammation, ulceration and female weakness. It tranquilizes the nerves, encourages the appetite, and induces re freshing sleep. n5Su bfRaJ? taking your medicine I was ?lm. rfLslaii!d oa y .feet ten minutes at a time," writes Mrs. Hattie Hormdailc.. of in 2P5E?nf trCnei' JSashvUlci ,Te- w Hod railing ?n m?' and k,dncy and liver disease, and was w PH?l,d uervou9 T could not keep still. SKI ta.kc nervous spells and almost die at J!!2 wi sev,e,ral different doctors attend lug, but they could not do me any Kood. The Told him that I was taking your l-'avorite I're- ftr,S!S0in Srl,-d.G?,dcn Med"1 Discovery,' and nSI(1, M.'K"1 J"st as well take that much ESiMn ray' :m.U IN'ouelit I would give the medicine a fair trial. Before I had finisticd the Xm.UWVoUI S was ?b,e to 8et oulsWe the ,X wa,,k .". the Wl.4 I cpt taking the medicines and they cured me Dr. Pierce's Pellets cure biliousness. Forgot Himself. Charley wanted to give Clara a Christmas present, but couldn't make up his mind what it was going to be; so tho next time he called he frankly told her the difficulty under which ho was laboring. "What to make me a present, Charley!" Clara exclaimed in well disguised astonishment. "Why, Charley, you forget yourself." Char ley took the hint and offered himself on the spot. Ex. STOPS THE COUGH . And Works off the Cold. Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets cure a cold in one day. Ko Cnre, Wo Pay. Price 25 cents. Same Section. Heavy pressure, we are told, is be ing brought to bear on the British gov ernment by "a powerful section of those interested in South African finance" to bring the war to a close. Doubtless this is the same "powerful section" whose pressure brought tho war about, and it will prove itself just as powerful to produce peace as war. St. Paul Globe. Educate Your Children. . 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