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The Commoner,
VOLUME 5, NUMBER 4
Tho Patriot's Prjxyor
I know oft times the way is hard
My foot must tread.
My journey thorns and rocks retard,
And nets arc spread.
So give me, Lord, tho strengtli that
Thou alone
Can give to make my burden light.
Givo me, 1 pray, a faith that will abide,
1 r.. 111. ii.i. t m1h.11 nun itfli n r'nt llO
UY lilllll LI1UL 1 OI1UI1 aw, w wv-
tide,
Tho final triumph of the right.
Though gloomy clouds obscure the sun
And blot the day;
And smal doth seem tho tasks I've
dono
Along tho way,
Yet still I rray that Thou, 0 Lord, will
givo
Ttfy weary eyes a clearer sight
That I may seek beyond the clouds and
SCO
"With eyes of hope the final victory
And triumph of tho right.
Plant in my heart a deep, abiding love
For follow men;
And teach me, Lord, to.put their rights
abovo
My ease and then
Givo 1110 tho faith and hope to do and
daro
That I may labor with my utmo3t
might;
Givo to my heart a love abiding, deep
To make me for my weaker brother
keop
In. mhut respect for ov'ry human
. right.
tlons have no regard for the rights of
the people. It is time that we teach
'em a lesson. We ought to "
"Havo public ownership, eh?"
But tho Prominent Citizen had piked
off through tho snow, muttering to
himsolf.
In Soasorv
Ho bought a stove for fifty plunks
Of the self-feeding kind.
Since then he's found his coal account
Is running far behind.
And now he's making earnest search
And hoping that he soon
Can find another kind of stove.
And feed it with a spoon.
closest to the radiator. "It means the
destruction of private enterprise, the
withering of private initiative, and cal
culated to build up a governmental ma
chine that will enable the administra
tion in power to perpetuate itself and
breed a monarchy."
This and more did the pompous gen
tleman 3ay. When he paused for
breath the cattlemen asked:
"Pardon me, sir; but might I en
quire who you are?"
"Yes, sir!" said the pompous gentle
man. '"My card."
As the card was passed around the
assembly read:
P. MIERPONT JORGAN
$r 3:00 c
U Separat
SEPARATOR .,V5 A M
pounds per hour; sso poiiiM
Wlty per hour for $29fwv
BOO pounds capacity per howXl
Traffic Manager
D., Q. & X. Ry.
WvTmM
Ik t-.I ,H 1 1
l fifijHl
nraWYI
mmm
53&.00. 'Guaranteed tft
eayal of Simiritnr. n.i V.
OUR OFFER. SffJSt
rator on our 30 days free trUi
plan, -with tho binding under-
do not And ly comparison
testanauKo tlintlUlllskim
closor, eklm colder milk
Bklra easier, run llnhterand
Bklm ono-lmlf nioro milk
than any other Cream Sepa,
rator mode, you can return
the Separator to us at our
expense and we will Immc.
dlately return any money
you may havepaldforfrelgh
charge or otherwise. Cut
tills ad. out ntnnrn nml tnoti
to ug, and you will receive
- re uo, iui juu wm receive
by roturn man. free postpaid, our LATEST SPECIAL
CREAM SEPARATOR CATALOGUE. You will ct our
"By Spools! Cablo"
"Consuelo has an earache!" Thus the
fateful news was sped
O'er three thousand miles of cable
laid upon the ocean's bed.
"Consuelo had an earache," and it
gave her such a twist
That she had to leave the table and
throw up her hand at whist.
To an obscure page was shunted news
of Russia and Japan;
For St. Petersburg and Moscow news
I vainly search and scan.
For some news of vaster value had tho
right of way, you know
"Conseulo had an earache" and the
cable told us so.
"Consuelo had an earache!" Kuropat-
kin, to the rear!!
In Doubt
'' "Havo you made the acquaintance of
Wdbberly yet?"
"Yes. What does ho do?"
' "Well, I am in doubt. Every time
I meet him ho smells of gasoline and
I don't know whether ho owns an au
tomobile, drives a tank wagon or has
been cleaning his clothe3."
Brain Loaks
There is no honor among thieves.
Honor is easier retained than found
after once being lost.
The longest way around the bar room
is the shortest way home.
We would rather have the reputa
tion of some men than their character.
There is a vast difference between
being a cross bear and a cross bearer.
Some politicians who think they are
fooling the people are merely fooling
themselves.
The wise merchant believes in signs
and uses them in the shape of ad
vertisements. A man may be sure that he is grow
ing old when he begins wondering if
he looks his age.
biff offer and our freo trial proposition and you will re
ccTvo the MOST ASTONISHINGLY LIBERAL CREAM
SEPARATOR OFFER fcVEK HEARD OF. Address.
SEARS, ROEBUGK & GO., CHICAGO.
What aro campaign plans, I ask you, s who work ha?dest t0 Set
by dear Consuelo's ear? something to eat are tho ones who
"Consuelo had an earache!" NokI. m03t en30y eatins'
M
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,4 '.: .
Sarcastic
'What do vou think mv wifn ,u fim
other night when 1 came home so late."
"Lectured you good, eh?"
' MNope. She opened the door, let me
In, and then handed mo the dictionary
without so much as opening her
mouth." '
. ..i
Consuelo had an earache!" Nogi,
hike to yon rear seat!
You're all right to make a filler, but
our duchess has you beat.
Wars and riots are back numbers,
great reforms take second place;
Czar and peasants are forgotten, we've
some sad news from her grace.
And we seize our daily paper and its
columns we peruse
"Consuelo had an earache" and the
cable told the news.
It has been said that the ereat nopi.s
are all dead and the others are hav
ing a hard time making a living.
Not all the funny sayings attributed
to children have their origin with the
funny papers. A Lncoln little girl sat
down to the breakfast table the other
morning ana plaintively remarked:
' 0, mamma; I'm getting so tired of
uiese miiitweea cakes."
And tho
t r.
Tho Ownorshlp of tho Ox
vtTho, Prominent Citizen stood shiv
ering on the corner, waiting for the
10:10 car. w
ioi mucin" exclaimed the P,, C.
VI am opposed to municipal ownership
Of public utilities. Private corporations
can manage these things much better "
"But do you not think that "
"Think nothing!" shouted tho P C
"Private ownership i3 tho thing. Now
iCwo had irresponsible public owner
ship during this severe weather where
WOUld WO be? With nn rn.nnii.u
management the cars would be irregu
lar and we where'n Sam Hill is that
car? I've been here twenty minutes,
and wo aro supposed to have a ten
minute service."
"But with private ownership and a
monopoly, don't you seo that we are
at tho morcy of "
"No, sir! No public ownership for
me. Wo set cood RPrvi , -.
vato corporations havo control and
confound that car! I'll be lato for
lunch, What's tho matter'"
"Flake o snow fell on a rail nn
street," pipeda. small bpy. "Stuck the
.cars. "
"lMnhat!?Jw jWway,"; growled Uip
jP. C "These -public utility corpora?
"Consuelo had an earache!"
vaunted "onen door'-
May shut fast and smash our fingers
and we'll never makp n rnnr
"Consuelo had an earache!" What are
tariffs, trusts and rates?
'Tis such news from o'er the ocean
that our being agitates.
Shrieking headlines charm no longer,
double-leaded stuff we shun,
And adown the printed column anx
ious eyes now quickly run,
For our souls are sick with anguish
and our hearts chock full of
woe
"Consuelo had an earache" and the
cable told U3 so.
Of Course
The group around the radiator in the
hotel had been discussing things In
general for a couple of hours and the
topic of conversation gradually drifted
around to government supervision of
railroad rates.
The cattleman, tho representatives
of the wholesale grocery and dry goods
houses, the retail merchant, and the
half-dozen consumers were unanimous
... uxv-mnuB mm. tQQ KOVernrnnnt
should exercise supervision Gt
"Gentlemen, such a proposition in
revolutionary, socialistic, anarchistic
contrary to tho fundamental idea of
our government, subversive of states
rights, dangerously near centralization
and unjust to vested rights," exclaimeS
the pompous and well-fed man sitSng
A Good Almanac
The Baltimore Sun, with its usual
promptness, has placed its almanac for
1905 upon the market. It contains a
great deal of interesting information,
including the platforms nf n, vo,.l
ous parties and the election returns
ul iu.ai yuur.
The Other Way Round
"Does your annual salary never dis-
f?Jn yn " a3ke the conentious cit
izen. "Do you feel that you are giving
the voters anything for your monnv""
.T,CTonless' saId Senator Sorghum
that I never thought about it in that
ight. I have been interested in see
ing whether the voters could be per
suaded to give me anything for my
money." Washington Star.
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Telephone Lines and How to Build
Them.
You cannot ufford to bo without a telcphona
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w wA.uy .rf. rf u..w --
Ity l'lan yon set moro vpino
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others, and -we asaumej ill
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Month's Froo Trial arid ft
ftwft vnni minrflntnn. If nil
explanation In our 1905 Freo Oatnloauo. Bend Now.
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II
A Coal Eater
TTni wta coal Prouction of the
??m nnAStfatea IS now at the te of
1,000,000 tons per day, and the con
sumption of coal by railroads is equa
to 40 per cent of this, or 400,000 tons
per day The fuel bill of a railroad
contributeg about 10 per cen(.ra0l rof
total expense of operation and 30 to
40 per cent of the total cost of run
ning the locomotives. A locomotWe
will consume on an average $5 000
worth or coal per annum, and for a
road having an equipment of 1,000 lo-
TOWo? Cal m approilmat-
oc WW
oEr ii K. .Ajfek.
m.-ii
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WATCH & CHAIN FREE
Watch la American movomont, latest siw
utuu.ui.Luuiu(i, iubizo, vury i'."".!mLi
antood. Soli ao naoUaKos or uiiUi
at 10 cents each, return tho monoy, "
sond Wutoh, Chain and Charm at once,
postpaid. Wo trustyou with MilWf:
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CONCOKD JUNCTION, MASS
7fin Snrnft Toxaabllland. Libera I ormi
BUU AClBS for partner with capital tod
uu nuiua vei0-p Begtofrelerencea.
Address,
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and WlilRbey Wf,'1!
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