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About The commoner. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-1923 | View Entire Issue (March 16, 1906)
t, ; The Commoner. VOLUME 6, NUMBER f A. 'if 10 1'- IT iyfow(t The Man Who Makes the State Ho had novor gone through college, and 1i!b store of varied knowledge Was accumulated wholly by the hardest kind of knocks. Ho had never led cotillions and in herited no inilllonB, But ho had to steer Ills vessel by somo sharp financial rocks. In the world o stock lnllutlon ho had neither part nor station, And he novor posod as champion of nation's honor bright. Hut each day It was his pleasure to contribute humble measure Of the honest toll which blesses and which keeps things moving right. In tho world of hugo stock jobbing, planned for purposes of robbing, Ho had neither part nor parcol, and Jio had no tariff graft. No press agents ho kept writing, gifts to colleges indicting, To keep blazing his cognomen on some bronze or marble Bliaft. In coal oil and lubrication lie had neither part nor station, And he never claimed trusteeship, like tho salntod Mr. 13aer. (lut each day, sunshlno or raining, ov'ry energy wa& straining To treat ov'ry follow being that he mot upon tho square. In his meek and liumblo station he had somo participation In the politics which stirred up quite a lot of heated strife. Hut ho thought his thoughts and voted after each claim had been noted, And ho acted as ho thought best for tho nation's bettor life. Pi'oss dspatches novor touted, of his charity ne'er spouted, And among the swell "400" he had neither part nor place. Tint each day, no duty shirking, he put in at honest working, . And ho ate his broad in comfort in 'tho sweat upon his face. the Infant was certainly big enough to go it alone. "Such unkindness," blubbered the overgrown Infant, i kicking the table over and breaking the dishes. "The idea of making mo work!" "But we have taken care of you a long time," replied the Frugal Couple. "Yes, and after training me up to believo that I would always be taken care of you now threaten to make me work.". "Well, we think wo have done our whole duty by you," insisted the Frugal Couple. Whereupon the Lusty Protected In fant kicked down the doors, broke the windows and drove the Frugal Couple out Into tho World, mocking them with ribald laughter and crying: "Well, what are you going to do about it?" Moral: Ask the Tariff Barons. A Little Fable Once upon a time a Good Man and ills w fo set up Housekeeping for heinsolves In a now country. They tolled hard and llvoci frugally, and began to lay by a little money for tte inevitable Rainy Day. It came to pass In tho course of time, that some Strangers passing that way left upon tho doorstep of this Frugal Couple a Bouncing Baby Boy i im!? rugal Coui)l0' secinS 'that the Little Stranger was In need, took it Eneir" mve lt a I)IacG ta "Wo will protect this Little S ranger," they said, "until it is able to tako care of itself." And they did. They deprived them selves in order that it might 1 uive enough sustenance. The Man worked SuSrSJ S? 22BE "21 V 4 ?, tofntV :P Woma-n " -. i..uj wuuBs in oruor that tlm Tn. fan might have Enough and to Spare Thus tho Infant strove and pros pered and waxed Fat and Big. It soon ? ii B !i mul t0 uavo all of one side of the Family Table. Then it final? occupied the whole sitting Room tm V U "", so Bl Wd StrTg that it arrogantly compelled in Woman to remain m Vi, i ... , cooking toP itamiormai appot le'anS it,,,,r,,s;,B.ss It Came to Pass Tho quiet striker stepped towards the non-unionist who had taken his place and said: "Pardon me, but may I have a few minutes conversation with " "Como right along with me!" shouted a deputy marshal, grabbing the striker by the arm. "You've vio lated Judge Skinem's injunction. Whereupon the guilty striker was haled before judge Skinem. "What have you to say, sir?" de manded the incensed judge. "Your honor, I merely " "Shut up! What right have you to address this court?" "But, you honor, I- "Silence, sir. I ordered you and your kind not to speak to, address, communicate with or look at these non-unionists. You have violated the order. To jail you go for thirty days for contempt." "Your honor, I but exercised my constitutional right of free speech." "That means thirty days more for you. It is the rankest kind of con tempt for one of your kind to men tion the constitution in my presence " So saying, the judge took a special car provided by a railroad company and went off on a hunting trip. The humble workingman went to jail. In 200G n.,S,embJ J!!??' .i ' oaring What Is your mission hero'" q m,e(1 one leader of the other. onftfe .are endeavoring to locate the spot where work was begun on the Panama canal about 120 years ago." w f S "??Iess'" rePod the other. We tried it and signally failed. We are now trying to locate the spot where tho work left off." P How It Sometimes Works mvery now and then wo have the spectacle of a reformer who starts out boldly, but quits work about the time results63 Uiat hiS Gfforts a ringing A frW VfinTo nr. "nr- . . tobacco '' hU8baUd t0 mt KoVinVi.-- Wf iV , iy u lol)cco cure if I get it, my dear?" queried Mrs B--"Yes " replied the husband ' ? ,M,r8,: B vested in a cuir anteed tobacco cure and her husband began using it. Two weeks later he threw tho remedy away. "What did you do that for?" queried Mrg, J3 , "Why, the blamed stuff was curing me!" exclaimed tho patient. Perhaps there is no particular point to this story, ana again it may have an important bearing upon the course of a gentleman who was very loudly demanding drastic freight rate regulation a few months ago. His Fate Little Willie Wait-a-Bit Intended well to mind, But, somehow, always managed', it To be a bit behind. ,- "In a minute," he would say When time came to cease his play. Little Willie Wait-a-Bit . Grew to be a man; M But he loved to Bit and sit Scheming out some plan. "In a minute," he would say, "I will get to work straightway." Mr. William Wait-a-Bit ' Nearer St. Peter's gate, But, alas, ho managed it So that he was late. "Wait a minute!" shouted he; But St. Petef turned the key. William Wait-a-Bit was sent To the nether clime, Where without his own intent He arrived on time. Now ho mourns his torrid fate, For his master will not wait. to begin the work of reforming others. Fume & Fret are always trying to borrow money of Do & Dig. Tomorrow's tasks look easy when compared with thosw of today. Tho man who wastes time talking about his ancestors is not building up pride for his posterity. The conscience of somo men never gets in good work until after their sins have been found out. Some men make such, a big fuss about planning for big things that they overlook the necessity of attending to the little details. Why t.i A Judicial Mistake The judge was in a hurry to get away from the halls of justice, having an important social engagement. But two cases remained, and he tdld the court officers to hurry. Immediately a man was hurried into the witness box. "What is your name?" queried the prosecuting attorney. "I decline to answer," replied the witness. "What's that!" shouted the Impa tient judge. "That is contempt of court and I remand you to jail for thirty days." "Your honor," said the attorney, there appears to be a mistake some where. This is Mr. uoclgers, head of the Regular Oil trust, and " ur"9' I beg Pdon," said tho judge. 'I thought this was that strike case, and the witness one of the men ar rested for violating my injunction. The witness is excused." A Roseate Dream "If I can just keep my furnace working this way for the next six months 111 save money," said Mr. Subbubs. r,S0W's. tJiat?" queried Mr. Outlots. , , ,. for a relgerator and save ice bills." The Limit 3 TSrigJerly an honest man?" Well Wiggerly put one of those electric clocks in the bedroom right where his wife could see it when he came in late." Brain Leaks Hot air cuts no ice." -' plMes!"SepUl faC6 CttStS IlgUt in dark welJfve.5187 t0 makG eXCUSes for os? Flattery is the food that fools fat ten upon. B iax Municipal reform comes only after individual reform. -y er a sinrvinp- mn sj -,i., terest in a tract; muo f In' i, JJ!f?nefits ,of a g00d rl depend upon the way it is said. uc')ona B,ElP3ltal pp!coptB l00k small by the side of parental example. y e Most of us are always quito wlnj Don't you give your heart the same chance you do the other organs? Why? Because when any other organ is In trouble, it refuses to work, and you hasten to repair it. The heart, the ever faithful servant; nover refuses as long as it has power to -move, hub continues to'do the best it can, getting weaker and weaker, until it is past repair, and then stops. 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