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VOLUME 6, NUMBER 5
When Washington WaG Here
NVhpn Washington was president
Twas evident
That ho was bene
On something more tlian cent per
cent
A fact rccallod with pride.
Jut since tlio Wushtngionlnn day
j'(llfCoroiU way' -
Qarii'o , Into play
rofnpurlHh like the flowers In May,
)And courts of law deride.
They had no (rust bituminous
Or luminous,
. Corrauinin' us;
They had no hoof trust doomin' us
Whon Washington was here.
They had no trust In laundry soap,
Or twine and rope,
To crush all hope;
TJipy had no foodstuff full of dope
Jn George's day aiur year.
They hud no trust In lead and steel,
Or 1'aotoVy wheel
To m'ako us squeal;
They didn't "souli" the commonweal
When Washington was here.
They had no trust in anthracite,'
IDleclrlc light
Or cotton white;
They had no courts io malco wrong
riglit
in George's day and year.
They had no trust to soak 'em good
When Imying wood
Because it could:
Such things (hoy never w.pTuhMiftve-
When Washington was hero
They had no big Insurance rings
A running tilings
Their way, b'jings,
No Hyde, or Schwab or Corey flings
.(In George's day and year.
i
Thy. Jud no sonato full of tools
Obeying rules
Hike docile mules;
No moiiled men were bribing schools
When Washington was here.
1 hey had no giant trust In Jiides,
No free pass rides,
.No shoddy snides;
No shipping trust to boom besides,
A;Jn. George's .day and year..
Some wondrotis changes have been
wrought
Since Georgie fought
Ana freedom brought
To all mankind In speech and
thought-
;' Which fact you can't deny.
Ihe trusts have got us in their grip.
They smite and whip
'Us thigh and hip,
And trust mado laws won't let us
Blip
And yet you wonder why.
r
Greatly Interested
should pause and think before they
thrust this indignity, this suffering,
upon tho people."
"Yes, that may be true," began the
quiet gentleman, "but"
"There is no 'but' about it, sir,"
declared the gentleman who had in
the meanwhile removed the cork from
the largo cold and severed tho liver
wing of the small hot. "There is no
'but about it. Tho miners make a
demand and back it up with a strike.
As a result millions will suffer from
cold, and thousands may freeze to
death. As I remarked before, the
miners alienate public sympathy by
such radical action.
"I see that you are a philanthro
pist, sir," said the quiet man.
"I am always interested in the pub
lic welfare," said the gentleman of
bottle and bird.
"And may I inquire what your busi
ness Is?" queried the quiet man.
"I am er, ah, uh that is yes, sir,
you may. I am a mine operator,
sir."
Too Previous
It was immediately after George
felled the tree, and while he was yet
wondering, what would happen when
his father came around and saw the
stump.
"It is up to me to make some sort
of an explanation," mused George.
Gazing pensively at the fallen tree,
and then at his little hatchet, George
heaved a sigh and muttered:
..UsJifluld Jmve waited about a cen
tury ana a nair. Then r could have
laid the blame on the lumber trust."
Realizing, however, that he was
born too soon for uriat, George de
cided -that he would have to make
a clean breast of it.
Saved
"I see that tho coal miners are de
terminal in tHi.- .., .. u .4e
"v..uu, otwu mo iron r p.
man in tho buffet car who had just
Idate!" Somotllins ful to contem-
"Yes it will entail a lot of sufferinc
upon tho striking miners," so d i hi
m .r: "l U1 uu corner.
I am not thinking of the comnara
tlvely few miners," said the Kontie
man with tho largo cold and small hot
nubile "thniSJ tb Srot cSfltas
public the millions of people scat
tered over the country arid who $11
suffer from cold by reason of vY
strike. Thousands-iyes?ah1nd?eda of
,. wtlo aume. it IS WroilJT sir
,wrong and criminal. Thn SiLi
w "4'UVrflO
The rich tourist discovered to his
horror that he was alone In the midst
of the desert.
As far as his eyes could see there
was nothing but sand, sand, sand.
Overhead the sun was a ball of fire
floating in a sea of molten brass.
"Water, water." gasped the reel
ing tourist. "Water or I perish!"
Falling prostrate upon the burning
sand the rich tourist gave himself
JJP J' dead. His swollen tongue
lilled his parched mouth, and his lips
were dry and cracked.
Suddenly tho man stirred. Then he
sat up.
Thrusting his hand into his breast
poSGt k,M,pi!1Iea forth a folded paper.
"Saved!" he cried.
It was a certificate of a big block
of stock in the steel trust.
Hastily wringing it between his
feverish hands he squeezed out enough
,apneii t0, SlalJe his awful thir 3
then hastened on his way. He knew
he had enough moisture therein to
supply him across the ontire tlesert
Explained
ih1? iaXf juBt been released from
the penitentiary after serving seven
years for stealing $3,000 from a ma?
ye 23 2?',and fain W0ul e
IZt'to r?form7 "" !t
Feeling in an unusually benevolent
and charitable mood the Successfu
looked rl fb0Ut in his St
looked for a few moments upon tho
crhiging form of Bill the Buox-No!
deserving 21 f? f?11UgB to holP tlio
"and T wni 8,al? the Successful One,
misli-n i J1 fll?.p you' You mado the
mistake of taking all of yours from
one man. I do it differently. I mere
ly secure tho passage of laws which
enablo mo to take a few cents from
each man, and as there are some
20,000,000 or 30,000,000 of them the
net gain is worth while. If I were to
tako dollars instead of cents they
would protest and make trouble. But
as it is only a matter of a few cents
at a time they givo it no attention."
"That's a good scneme, sir," said
Bill the Bug. "Now tell me how to
get the laws I need.".
,. "Ah, that is my business secretin
fact, I might say it is my sole busi
ness asset," replied the Successful
One. "You must excuse me now, as
I have an appointment with Senator
Graball and Congressman Lique-hand."
Quite True
The Successful Financier stood iJn
front of tho large assembly of univer
sity students, and gazing thoughtfully
into their faces remarked with great
unction:
"My dear young friends, there is
no such thing as luck. Success in
life depends upon pluck. Pluck is
the sure road to success."
"I guess that's right," moaned a
disreputable looking wretch who had
slipped in during the exercises. "You
have plucked me pretty thoroughly
and everybody else, I guess, you had
business with."
Hastily drawing his checkbook the
Successful Financier gave the univer
sity enough to build a new building
for Original Research Into. the Cause
of Poverty, and thus created a hearty
laugh at the expense of the disreput
able individual.
.his way
accumulate
take more
him when
forced his
with the daughter of the mechanic
around the corner.
The man who smiles
through the world may not
much wealth, but he will
that is worth while with
he dies than the man who
way through.
How to grow Grapes in any climate
It's just a secret but possible as
well as practical. You should
know this it means money.
Wo mail postpaid for $1 (One
DoUar) 10 of California's lead,
ing World Famous Vines
assorted. This includes the
Raiain Grape of Commerce.
Seedless Grapes, otc, and full
instructions how to prow.
Order from tho Largest Grape
Vine Growers on the Pacillc
uoasc.
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The Exception
"I will agree to abide by the caucus
rules at all times" said the dignified
senator, "with one proviso."
"And what is that?" queried the
gentleman who usually fixes things.
"I will stand by tne. caucus deci
sions always, save when the caucus
does hot decide asI would have it."
Having so declared the dignified
senator paused a moment in order to
give the gallery a chance.
That Corn Problem
The little corn problem presented
by a "Buckeye of the Corn Belt" is
bringing out answers by the score.
Many of them show considerable
study into the construction of ears
of corn, which is just what our
"Buckeye" friend wanted. The an
swer so far received that is nearest
the answer given our "Buckeye"
friend, comes from Covington, Ind.,
and looks like a 'winner. Had it been
a little more specific, it would have
been quite correct. Send in your an
swers now. The solution will be
printed in a couple or weeks. Here
is the problem:
Why are the rows of kernels on an
ear of corn always even in number?
The Reason
"I wouldn't marry the .best man on
UU leiHuriuja miss rassay, throw
ing her pointed chin a little higher
in tho air."
"Of course not you couldn't," re
torted Mrs. Nnbride, who has been
married just three weeks.
Brain LeaKs
Life, is not length or years.
Some beauty- is only cosmetic deep.
Sunday sacrifice will not make up
for weekday wrongdoing. l
When a man wants to do wrong
he seldom experiences trouble in find
ing an excuse.
iJtnl?01 wh0 is aIWftys retell
ing disaster never secures a largo an l
admiring constituency. a
ti,?nliy 16 olIsh tempt to fight
the devil with fire, for fire Is w
the weapon that the devil chooses
There are some advant-urnn i
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