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fMUlMMKfM 'i i h... .I ii .I if, i i t.iMm utiii 1 1 wjji ityiT v ) n jty. iiix," ),'" igil! vvw ViVjWfWa The Commoner. 10 VOLUME 3, NUMBER u. ' W DEFIANCE to th moJpoU ilJH!1 iw cvirywhtr f erttd .upon tho hotels.. w. utitlon oA tho ginJniMH of all our offer BUB r.a. The PHt 0r.ira Pat. . "A rich man built a row of flats, . AH modern and complete; '('A volvot lawn stretched out In front , Along the dusty stroot. 'And then ho tacked a sign up high , Above the passing crowd: "Thoso handsomo modern flats for rent; No children are allowed." Ho garnered ronts In golden storo And riches high ho piled, Tho while his building never rang "With laughter of a child. No childish feet went pltty-pat Adown Its marble halls; Tho roomy echoos never rang With children's loving calls. Tho owner died, as all men must, Arid nearod St. Peter's gate, And o'er tho glowing arch ho saw Tho words that sealed his fate. Tho words ho road wore writ In flamo And filled his heart with woe: "This place is full of little ones You'll havo to go below." Good Reason, "Nobody evoi saw a bald-headed Indian." "Of course not; they aro experi enced halr-ralsors." Race Suicide. "This talk about 'race suicide,' " re - marked tho lion, "makes me tired." "There doesn't seem to be much . foundation for tho talk," admitted tho rabbit Sure Sign. "Wraggsloy is tho worst hypocrite I ever saw." "What makes you think so?" "Why, yostorday he listened for an hour while Nupop told about tho smart things his boy says and ho protended all tho time that he really enjoyed it." ' Contradictory. Tr"angl" worm is ful1 of curves, May" applos como in Juno; "Lead" pencils aro not made of load A Till "ctTVinr..n.. 1 ww mi i . "i "U1D "uvo no spoon. Black" berries aro, as well wo know Quito green when they aro red; o.nd boys must always go "afoot" When they walk up "ahead." Senator Qraball. "Senator, is there any monev in politics?" asked the young mam Assuming a thoughtful expression S&2S?1111 replIod' after "I do not know whether there is any loft or not We havo been taking it out rather rapidly of late." la a Bad Way. Tho great financial magnate was de pressed and sad. "Alas," he moaned, "I can no longer make use of large sums of money. All the colleges aro supplied beyond any possible need. Every community has a handsomo library. All tho art treas ures of the world havo been gathered SS5imySi,Vy for th0 "& onXJ public. What can I do?" "Pardon, sir," said tho private sec retary. "You might cease wringing TSSoSs thQ peopl and glve &E JPanm?m not d0'" said tho mag nate. "The man who does only his duty to his follows does not get front Page position under tho sluf LaSs ' Being a wise man the private sec rotary remained mum for tho rest of tho day. Crushed Ambition. When tho young man descended the broncho was not there, and he hit the hard prairie soil with d. s. t Hurrying to his sldo wo anxiously Inquired: "Are you injured?" "Physically, no; but tho chief am bition of my life has been crushed." In reply to our anxious query con cerning it ho sadly remarked: "Now that it has been demonstrated that I cannot break tho fractious broncho how can I, who was not born In a log cabin nor compelled to study by tho light of a fireplace, ever hope to become president?" Realizing the awful blow we could only turn away with a deep sob in our throat. Tho Prize Winner. Tho shades of the great inventors gathered on the 4 banks of the Styx and soon were engaged in an ani mated discussion as to which had con ferred tho greatest blessing on man- Kind. Just as tho discussion threatened to terminate in a fight a thin quavering and shady voice piped forth: "All you fellows will havo to take to tho Stygian timber. I am entitled to the prize." With one accorcTthe shades looked toward Che presumptuous speaker. Not ono recognized him. "0, I ain't known to famo, and that's why you don't recognize me. But I'm it, just the same. I invented tho street car strap." Owing to tho fact that there was nothing more to say a large chunk of silence fell upon the shadowy throng. TJmerlcks. A man who sat in the parquetto Said, "This is an awful bum pluetta. The ballet and chorus Do nothing but bhor us. So it's better to go than to stuette." There was a bold sailor named Leigh Who never set sail on the seigh. On the firm solid shore His yacht suit he wore And kept it as clean as could beigh. There was a sweet lassie named jviayme Who played a gaymo. But shocking to say When she made a misplay Tho language she used was a shayme. Thoro was a young, fellow in Me. Who was thought to bo weak in the bn. For the neighbors all said "He's so weak in the head He won't come in out of tho rn.w ..Jealous. The plumber and the iceman con versed in low tones. "We've got to do something or be lost in tho shuffle," said the man with tho .tongs. fw 'ii?0'8 SWwtaS rich at a rate that will make us look like the 25 cont chunk of ice you leavo on the back porch," said the man with the pipe wrench. "Or a householder's purse after he has paid your bill," retorted he of tho But before the conversation grow real good golfing personal to tho point of conflict the twain harked back to the original sub ject. In the meantime the owner of tho moylng van said nothing but har vested tho coin. The Han With the Hoe. Peas and beans and -lettuce Peeping through tho soil; Soon we'll go and get us Fruit for all our toil. But tho everlasting weeds Growing quickly from their seeds Keep a fellow busy hoeing when it's more of sleep he needs. Onions and potatoes Growing green and fino; Soon we'll see tomatoes Hanging on the vine. But the everlasting weeds, Each ono over upward speeds, And a fellow's got to hoe 'em for the garden sass he needs. Eeets and cool cucumbers Growing night and day; Neither over slumbers Or fools its time away. But the everlasting weeds Weary toilintr never heeds. And you've got to go and hoe 'em till for rest your backbone pleads. Balmy winds are blowing, Blowing day and night; Garden truck is growing Up with all its might. But the everlasting weeds All the other verdure leads, And a fellow's got to hoe 'em if on garden sass he feeds. Brain Leaks. All skies are bright when the heart is full of hope. A man is not poor if he has the love of the little folk. Satan shuns tho home that owns a well thumbed Bible. Some people doubt because it is easier than investigation. If love could be bought with .money this would be a cheerless world. Doubt stands dumb before the mother who weeps for her babe. The devil never worries about the man who gives nothing but advice. Too many people take their trou bles to God and keep their joys to themselves. There are no childless flats in heaven; they aro all in the other place or here. Men who never heed the loud call of conscience never miss .the faint whisper of temptation. It is a poor Christian that looks longer for soft pews than for oppor tunities for loving sacrifice. Did you ever hear of a man claim ing that he was misquoted if the words attributed to him met with the approbation of the public? Some men who claim to be too wise to believe the story of Jonah and the whale are so foolish that they believe their party can do no wrong. No flystery. "There is no mystery about tho president's attitude no psychological expert is needed to explain his men tal operations," says tho Philadelphia SSS f 5 man hG- knows the tariff ought to be reduced; as a presi dent and an aspirant after the nomi nation next year he is in the hands of the republican leaders." Certain! ly. He is not so wedded to any pro position in government or pontics that ho will not sacrifice it for the sake of giving the country the benefit of four years more of admlSLtraS under his alleged direction! Much of his talk does not have real meaning and what does will not c mea g, thing in practice.-Jopliu Globe KSSZP." uuoo ARt ttoa tto cm" PhotuS7.nn 1901 0 Ui Phon. 14.50 16! (M "Homo" Phon. 31.75 'wing Mtcnino for EihlbtUon Pumsu 25.00 Soft Wx RteonJ,nty . ffQ 60o Now Praeoto Roe. 9s- Uto Moultfad fltcom -sba n.M.. M I. ....... ...-"."?. .' ..i"Z .Z -J" ".""" "" ? Mothinoo oM wllti Thrx, Deton Roeonfo oE ii iii 1 1 iiwwY.ri 1 1 ERICAN PHONOGRAPH !& .r ....... m. ui. nanaaa Oily. no. ESHXKTOI man , ionWJ b PuaLfc TREES $ Tcst;r78 Ycan su(mw JJABQEST Nuraery. Fnrnr Tannic . Wn irk 1 fieri WAWT -MfYTlP. Rir.viuvw rA IW..M. 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