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The Commoner.
10
VOLUME i, NUMBER H,
The Difference.
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FEMGE1
SmiiNGE&V
MADE, Bull
Tight, Bold to tho FarSofat WhS
BOX 224 mnebeeter. Isdlana. D. fL A.
A Sigh for SI.
Si used to bo contented (with the way
that things was run;
He used to be a fellow that was al
ways in for fun;
His wages satisfied him and he never
loafed a bit,
And he kept a pluggin' steady till the
whistle blowed to quit. . "
But somebody came and told him that
the land was billed for wreck,
That the iron heel of capital was
trampin' on his neck!
At first Si hooted at it he was workin'
overtime
With the promise of promotion and he
saw a chance to climb
But another fellow grabbed him by a
button, and ho shbwed
tHow the country was a-whoopin' down
destruction's dizzy road. '
And that Si was in for trouble that
was measured by the peck
For the iron heel of capital was
trampin' on his neck.
But Si that didn't phase him alto
getherhe worked on;
Till they told him that the era of
despair was soon to dawn-,
That instead of always smiling he had
better trv to moan
For the plutocratic vampires had him
ground to skin and bone,
That the octopus was dealin' and had
calmly stacked the deck
And the iron heel of capital was
trampin' on his neqk.
And then Si felt his collar and he
muttered: "I can feel
Something like a dent I wonder if it
isnt,from that heel."
And he quit his work to argue how
the plans was laid to rob
All tho slaves and then another fel
low landed Si's old job.
So today he cannot keep his gloomy
lnuimecies in cnecK
For the iron heel of capital has tram
pled qn his neck.
W. D. Nesblt, in Chicago Tribune.
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EVERY DAY until April 30, 1004, S
VIA i
..Union Pacific.
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tho trip. A saving of tlmo and money f
A Jolt for Joo.
Joe wouldn't join the union, and he
swore he would be free;
To any walkin' delegate he'd never
- bow his knee.
He settled his own wages, and he said
he'd go alone
He swore he'd 'tend his business and
let others 'tend their own.
And Joe swelled up right chesty, and
said he'd make bold to state
He'd never be hornswoggled by a
walkin' delegate.
A comrade told Joe capital was or
ganized for greed,
But Joe just laughed and hooted, and
he didn't give it heed.
Ho reckoned he was smart enough for
holding up his end
Against all schemes of grindin' down
that capital could send.
S'o with a merry "ha ha" Joe kept toil-
in' until late,
And said he'd stand no bossin' from- a
walkin' delegate.
The bosses cut down, wages and the
union men all struck; "
But Joo just knuckled under and tight
to his job he stuck.
And when employers cheered him and
said "Here's a hero, seel"
Joe thought- ho was one surely and
felt proud as he could be.
And then they cut his wages nearer
to starvation's rate
But Joe said, "Fll keep onj workin.
'spite of .walkin' delegate.'
Then work stopped because the bosses
couldn't scare up "scabs" enough,
a.iiu men joe was on his uppers and
was feeling mighty tough.
Then, when union men were sent for
'cause they knew their chosen
trade,
An agreement for the union and a
higher wage was made.
But Joe found himself at leisure to sit
down and contemplate
The freedom he was proud of from
the walkin' delegate.
Another Machine Poet.
Fio.
The winter's- gone and no more toll
For months we'll' have to pay on coal.
But spring is here, and in a' trice
We'll go Co putting up for ice.
'Twas ever thus as seasons go
We're separated from .our "dough."
Modornizod.
'"Orpheus was such a: -fine musician
that even the trees and rocks kept
time with his anisic."
"Everything had to dance when
Orpheus played, eh?"
"Yes, that's it."
"Old Oph mufet have 'been some
thing like a imodern. trust, I .suppose.
They make everything dance to tkpir
music."
Histrionic.
"Foiled!" hissed the villain in the
play.
"Correct, and that's not- your only
resemblance to a cheap cigar,1' gurgled
the hero.
After which exchange -off civilities
the play proceeded.
always appeals to the American people.
aju nuru i uur uckuis rcuu ovor mis Hi
Inquire of
E. B. SLOSSON, General Agent.
Lincoln, Nebr.
Btxd Rhyme, Groat Truth.
There was a young man in Lincoln
Who took 'very hard unto boozing.
He swilled it all day
And also all night,
Until ho was seized with the tremens
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pi?ro'
se6-i3asafct$r
As Vsua.1.
"Didn't you tell me a couple of
months ago that Billkins had gone
down to New York to clean out Wall
streot?" t
"Yes."
job?" did he 8 along with the
Jr?11.?' got..the Pri of a
vu iui muiouij. uuw.
The Reason.
"What makes you think Whiffles
is above his wife?" uutB
"She is always blowing him up."
Then He Fled.
Several times during tho winter the
nvlnS?!. ShtWeid Up at the Wtchon
door with a bad case of "jar? " Thon
camo a few weeks during which an
other man delivered the milk
But the other day tho regular man
y his appearance, i
ing well and in a state of wonderf ,1
sobriety. Tho man of the house hap
pened to be standing, on the back
porch as the milkman came un Hip
walk. L e
wF?5d I1iornin" said the milkman.
Mighty- fine weather we're havinK
these days.". b
"Good morning, Charley," said th
householder. "Hitting the' booze any
"Nope! Cut that all out. pm on
the water wagon now-that is, I meaS
flPiJ0Xl know what I mean."
And the householder having ti,on
?n'ik Jrom that Particular iSryfo?
some time, mihnr tx, v V .. lJ I0r
--, Ui 'wugm ne aid.
Sarcasm.
soon the argut "S?
hissw one "' y0U are a ntwor
Ben Davte -re no ' them Warned
Specific.
re$? 5'Ur laI"" raised yonr
Brarin Leaks.
Flattery is always good bait for
suckers.
Getting on in the .world simply
me'ans getting down to' business.
Piety 1b more than perfunctory per
formance. The real songs of praise are not
sung for hire.
Fishing- for compliments is like
greasing the hands to skin an eel.
We have often ' wished we' had a
irardftn n fTno no snthf n? thntjo wo
planned when the snow was' two or
three feet deep.
Very often the. man who has
achieved the reputation of being a
"good fellow," did it at the sacrifice of
his family's welfare.
Wo pay a physican $3 for telling us
the Latin name of a disease that hurts
us, when the old-fashioned grand
mother across tho street would have
given us the old-fashioned name and
remedy for nothing.
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
after you see trie book. The book is
one I published myself, and it 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 back
stamps, foreword by Mr, W. J. Bryan,
and has 277 pages. The price is One
Dollar.
A fatr PRrvpns rTTfW
If you say so 'I'll send you the book
on suspicion. T you think it is worth
a dollar, send me the money. If you
do not think so send the book back
in good condition natural wear and
tear expected and we'll call it square.
I make this offer for two reasons one
is I think the book Is worth the dol
lar, and secondly, I think you will
think so and send me the1 money.
AN OPEN'CONjabSION.
Perhaps you would like to know
why I. am so anxious to sell my book.
I'll tell you I need the money. Now
drop me a card, and say you'd like to
receive my book on suspicion. I'll
take it for granted ygu are willing to.
pay for it if vriu like it and think it
worth the jnoney, and I'll send it to
you by the next mail-.
WILL M. MAUPIN,
2022 South 17 Lb St. Lincoln, Neb.
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