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The Commoner.
VOLUME 6, NUMBER f
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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
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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. It is lust as sick as the other organs,
but because it will work you let it.
However, it's not too late for a "change of
heart," so remember
Dr. Miles' Heart Cure
will give your heart strength and vitality to
overcome Dizziness, Palpitation. Short Breath.
Faint Spells. Pains in Heart and Side, and all
other Heart aches and difficulties.
'My heart would ache and palpitate terribly
and at times I could hardly breathe. Dr. Miles'
neart Cure has restored me to perfect health,
and I am very grateful."
MISS EMMA J. .BARTON,
mi . No- l sm St" "Watertown, N. Y.
Tho first bottle will beneilt, if not, tha
druggist will return your money.
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