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VOLtSlE NUMBER ft
From the Valley
No, I ain't a carin', doctor, .whether
H bo girl or boy,
Though f'r weeks I'vo calculated that
' I'd liko t' hnvo tir Joy .
Of a man child V como after an' V
bear his father's name;
Hill at girl or boy child, doctor, I con
fess it's Jus th' same
Till I know .that she who lining it
from th shadow or tli' vale
Willi tli' col' damn on her forehead
nn' her chocks so thin an' pale
la a goln' t' stay wilh me that is
what T want t' know,
'Cause if she can't journey with me,
then I jus' don't wnnl t' go.
JJoy or girl T ain't a carta till she
who's lyin' there
With th' sunshine- of th' old days still
a gloamln' in her hair,
Lays lior lian'd in niliio an' whispers,
as sho did in days of old,
I'll l'o wilh vou on lire's tourney."
an in skios wero nrigm as gom
I'M she smiles again an' presses her'
wan, evoi;eu hand in mine
An' clings to it llko th' tondrils of
th niornln' glor vine,
Vw noi carin' if th' baby is a daughter
or a son,
K'r I'm thlnkin' of another, an' yon
sul'f'ror is th' one.
Kaolin' all riglit, is she, doctor? Seo,
she's smilln' up at mo
An' th' old love-light is shinlii'
brightor'il than it uster bo.
An' a little bit o' color In her cheeks
begins t shine
Liko it did away back yonder when
she laid her hand in mine.
Now we'll jus' inquiro out yonder
whore- wo hear that little cry
If th' stork lias brung a daughter or
a sonsay, doctor, I
Wisht you'd just inquiro an' tell me
I'm a brimmin' o'er with joy.
Glory halloluja, doctor! F'r th stork
has brung a boy!
'V
"Those poor fellows Iiavo been fight
ing for freedom for years, and hero
comes a foreign power with hollow
pretenses of civilizing them and kills
them off in hordes merely to satisfy
a national lust for territory and trade.
I tell you, such things are a burning
disgrace to our boasted civilization."
"That's right, Jinks. We havo no
moral right to seize tho land of those
Filipinos and force them at tho muz
zle of the cannon to"
"Look here, Sinks! What'n, thunder
are you talking about?"
"Why, about General Wood's re
port of that awful massacro of Moros
in Jolo, of course."
"I thought you wore talking about
Belgium's course in tho Congo Freer
State. That's a disgrace, but I want
you to understand that we are doing
just right over in that Jolo country.
Those savages must be taught to re
spect United States authority and the
ilag of this republic if every last one
of 'em has got to be shot down in
his tracks. And. I think you are one
'of those blamed 'little Americans' for
making any such unpatriotic remarks
about our benevolent plan of confer
ring the benefits of liberty and civil
ization on those misguided Filipinos."
And in tho vocal sllenca which fol
lowed the rumble of the carwheels
sounded like the distant roar of the
benevolent Maxim guns.
your interference. I'll not listen to
you. Good day." mB
As the committal from the em
ployes retired the magnate turned to
his secretary and said:
"Tako a letter to my manager. In
crease tho price of our output a quar
ter of a cent a gallon and reduce
wages 5 per cent. That's all.
"Now see to it that my philanthropy
this morning is well advertised in tne
friondly press. We've got to take
care of tho poor heathen at any cost."
But the people pay tho bills.
ident, and A. E. McCook of 'Elma, ln
secretary of the Iowa "Democratic
club.
On Him
"I understand, sir, that you said .my
wife had a married man dangling, after
her; dead in love with her, in fact!"
"Well, hasn't she?" . :
"No, sir, she has not!" -. , y
"Then, if you doii't love' her; why
did you marry lier?" Houston Post'.
Sensational
"The sensational press Is growing
worse evory day," grumbled tho old
time traveling man as ho throw the
morning paper aside with disgust.
"What's tho matter now, old man,"
asked-his companion.
"Tlioro's a story in that paper
about a guest at a hotel who was
badly scalded byta waiter dropping a
cup of hot coffco on his head."
The Point of View
"Wealth does not bring happiness,"
said the multi-millionaire, picking his
tooth after a hearty table d'hoto din
nor and donning his fur-linnn nvw.
coat while his chaffour cranked up tho
auto.
"And poverty does not bring com
fort," sighed the starving man whoso
dinner had consisted of snuffing at
tin
kitchen
Preparing the Way
Tho eminent financiers and ex
ploiters wero looking over a lot of
uncommonly good maps. '
"It is a fine country," said ono.
"Wonderful possibilities," said an
other. "Big dividends in sight there."
"Easy to get control of those un
limited resources."
"Quite correct, gentlemen," said the
chairman of the meeting. "Now all
that remains to bo done is to frame
up the excuse for getting after all
of these good things."'
A few days later the world was
notified that the blessings of modern
civilization were about to be shot into
tho inhabitants of another far off
land.
Kismet
We have laughed because the coal man
Has been sad and ill at ease,
For the winter has been pleasant
Aud we didn't need to freeze.
But, alas, this thought steals o'er mo
When the south winds breathe of
spice,
That the ice man will sure soak us
In the summer for our ice.
Brain Leaks
If it is worth hearing the world will
listen.
He who gets without giving dies
without living.
A better day than yesterday or to
morrow is today.
Gifts without sacrifice cannot he
classed as charity.
Charity is offered as an excuse for
a multitude of sins.
Too many people wear themselves
out trying to escape worx.
It is unchristian to find fault with
anything that makes men better.
A square meal is the first step in
the conversion of a starving sinner.
If wo could cure faults as easilv as
we find them, what a perfect world
this would be.
About half of the thincs hnueht on
credit would not be bought if cash
were demanded.
Happiness consists largely in learn
ing to get along without a lot of things
we think we need.
A cistern must be supplied before
it can give, but it does not have to
wait until it is filled.
The man who fails to vote has no
good ground for complaining about
corruption in the administration.
One reason w.hy half the world does
not know how the other half lives is
because it does not want to find out.
The better part of a man's life is
that in which he is busy trying to for
get a lot of things, he thought he
knew.
Every time we see a "for rent"
advertisement with the statement
"no children allowed," we yearn for
the power to make heaven a place
whore we can tack up a sign,"no such
landlords allowed."
Did you ever notice the fact that
the man who is loudest in his criti
cisms of women who dress fashion
ably is usually the fellow who takes
great uengnt- in donning the gorgeous
robes and regalia of the Grand Pan
jandrum of the Royal Knights of the
Gorgeous and Golden Orient or some
thing like that?
Tilt ptmnt wow wt imm
xtau. gives rwritT,.
MNITART KTAt
WITH cowetr
Good Positions aa salesmen now opon in ovory
Btnto. Kxporlonco unnecessary LMiustlpr. - Stoutly
work, cood pay and promotion. Apply at onco to
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BEST COW
Stall
In tbo .World
Uuod In Nobr.i
Agrlcul tural
Bam, also Win.
J. Bryan's and
muny of the fin
est State and
private bamsr
Sond for boan
t ful circular.
King & Walker
Co., Dopt. ' 0,
Madison, Wis.
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vayMADiswonsi
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.Will grow in the
house or out of
doora. Ilynolntlis,
Tulips. Gladiolus,
Croons. Knelnl-in
Oxalis, Tabcrofies,
BeKonla, JonquUs,
Daffodils, Ohinrsa
Lily, Dcwoy Lily,
tflnrlnln I 111 it
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tllQ VilllftV fill nnf tinl.l ORr tnaMn.
or poiri. Aba nnutiiiim -iviOi Minn itttiKa .A,ttt ...i
FKKKii big collection of llowcr seeds over aoo kinds.
HILLSIDE NURSERY, SOMERVILLE, MASS.
Hi IBJ
El hlH'l
Charity
Looking benevolenfr.lv nvov Me crrti,i.
rimmed spectacles tho great financial
i savory odors that wero wafted muate apota tlrnaly to tho foreign
ough the alloy window from the mlssionu''y committee:
chen of tho big hotel. "To bG sure I will contribute to the
The Ownership of the Ox
"This account of the recent battle
over on the other side of tho ocean
is a horrible thing," said Binks, look
lug up from his morning paper and
addressing Jinks, who sat just across
the aisle.
"The most disheartening thing of tho
twentieth century," replied Jinks,
looking up from his morning paper
"The way the troops charged tho
Illy armed natives and slaughtered
them, men, women and children, was
iiLim suurc 01 muraer.
relief of tho unfortunate heathen in
lieuciieuleuland. My heart bleeds for
the starving and shivering natives of
that far shore. Hero is my check for
a million."
As tho missionaries retired they
almost collided with another commit
tee approaching the inner sanctum.
"Mr. Stoneyfeller," began the spokes
man of the second delegation, "we
havo come to "
"Yes, I know what you have como
for, said the magnate. "And vou
mignt just as well go back. I've
grown tired of your continual demands
"It wS nnn-aorr ejacu.atc, J'iSorTlS&SS
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