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About The commoner. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-1923 | View Entire Issue (June 15, 1906)
V JUNE 15, 1906 The Commoner. 13 PATENT SECURED IOR FEE RETURN ED. FllKBOPINIOW as to natentabilitr. Bond for Guide Book and What to Invent. Finest Publication Issued for Fiikk Distribution. Patents eocurod br us AdTorttsoa at our Kxponso. Krsns, 'WUkens Co., CIS F St.. Washington. D. 0. TADK TOEES ARE FAMOUS I ill wherever planted; are planted illeverywhere trees are grown. Free Hlr rntnti nf tsnnerh fruitsBlack Ben, King David, Delicious, etc.-SUrkBro's.lwhlaM.lto. Posts For Permanent Fencing The cement age has developed noth ing of greater economic Importance than the STEELREINFORCED, CON CRETE FENCE POST. The Janesville Cement Post Co. has boon manufacturing theBO posts for tho last four years and thoy havo been general ly distributed throughout tho country for &L11M, RAILROAD AND LAWN FKNOKS, and havo Riven universal satisfaction. Thoy will not rot, burn or rust. When onco sot you havo a TOST If OR ALL TIMK. They Cost But Little More Than Wood Tho Season for fenco repairs and building Is now at nana. Writo to us for booklet and prlcos. Janesvllle Cmnt Post Co., " Janesville, Wis. dWwSfU $50 T PORTLAND AND RETURN Tickets on sale June 18, 19, 20, 21 22, 1906, with final return limit 60 days from date of sale. VIA Union Pacific THE SHORT LINE TO THE NORTHWEST Inquire of E. B. SLOSSON, Gen. Agent HENRY & S. G, LINDEMAN I ON THE FRONT OP "A PIANO JiflHBtataMJ"?blsJj Nfl ' H The Old Songs "When day is done, and o'er the world the gentle twilight drops; "When rush and roar have died away and busy traffic stops; "When spicy breezes borne by June from Araby the blest; When "not a wave of trouble rolls across my peaceful breast"-1-I love to sit at ease and hear some sweet-voiced singer sing The good old Zion songs of yore, which fondest memories bring. "Since I can read my title clear" the tears come to my eye. But through the mists I seem to see those mansions in the sky."""" When evening shadows cool and deep have fallen o'er the -world, I have forgot the cares of day when "fiery 'darts were hurled." And sitting in my old arm chair be neath the rustling trees It seems that I am borne away on "flowery beds of ease." A clear voice sings the good old songs, and in my thoughts I stand "On Jordan's stormy banks," and gaze on far-off "Beulah Land." Fond memories cf other days the old songs bring to me, When "Now I lay me down to sleep" I lisped at mother's knee. When purpling shadows limn the west with gold and silver sheen, "Sweet fields beyond the swelling, flood stand dressed in living green." The echoing music of the songs rings outjupon the air The happy promise writ of old, "There'll be no sorrow there." All troubles flee as flee the days, and with a restful sigh I gaze "O'er Canaan's happy land where my possessions lie." Old days, old friends, com9 trooping back from out the shadowy past As o'er my soul those dear old songs ''their web of memory cast. Those good old songs, those dear old old songs! When I am callfd to go I want to hear their melodies in measures soft and low. "Just as I am without one plea," I'll lay me down to- sleep, For "Jesus, lover of my soul," will &till His watch care keep. And when I wake to end'.ess day on yonder shining shore, I want to hear those grand old songs of Zion evermore. Those grand old songs our mothers sang J O, sing them o'er to me, Until In that "Sweet Bye and Bye" the jasper walls t aee. cant, 'Tvo lived on canned meat for tho past sixty days." Thero boing no bettor proof tho applicant was Immediately engaged. stenches very furious; "Down" beef and cripples on tho block. Doped meat that's tagged meat in manner very curious It's quite enough to cause a horrid shock. They "fudge" on the inspection And they fill us full of germs; They're careless in selection But they talk in glowing terms. Preservatives of acids, and they sell all but the saucai: The people have enough of squeal in stock. Chemists do the business and our di gestions steal, And you are but "muckraking" it you talk. , .' June Now comes the sweet girl graduate Who smiles and poses prettily And tells us with a ringing voice "Beyond the Alps lies Italy." Or eke, perchance, to tell to us, Her gentle eyes uplifting That she and her companions are "Rowing, and not drifting." With wealth of ribbon and of lace And dress of silk or satin, She reaches forth to seize upon Diploma writ in Latin. A week t)f great rejoicing, then Will come the sad awaking She'll find ther old diploma won't' Help ' her to do tho baiting. Companionable The shade of tho beef packer was ushered in at tho portals. "I presume you have a place re served for mo," ho remarked arro gantly. "That's what we have," replied the shade in charge. "Whore is it?" queried tho packer. "Right over thero by that extreme ly warm and perspiring individual." "But ho is a stranger to mo." "That's all right. You'll get ac quainted because you engaged in tho same lino o business. He's Horod the Great, the fellow who slaugh tered the Innocents two thousand years before you began. He'll recog nize you, for he has been jealous of .your success for a long time." Insures you an instrument of the high est class, representing the combined efforts of three generations of the world's most noted piano builders. THAT'S NOT ALL The price is lower in proportion to quality than any other really gen uine high grade piano in existence. Write for catalogue and name of your'nearest agent to ' HENRY & S. Q. LINDEMAN, 140th St. and 5th- Ave., New York, . U.S. A. - "Chemically Pure" Boracic acid, arsenic, and acid saly cilic; Chloride of lime and some formalde hyde. Strychnine, coal tar and acid, mu riatic All these and many more beside. They Hope the meat they sell us And they fill us with disease; They are on the square they tell us, And say we're hard to please. Tuberculosis, hollowhorn, and also lumpy jaw; "Bob" veal and things to make you sick, Very plain Ignoring of the whole In spection law; But what's the use to register a , "kick?" Stale meat.-and spoiled meat and A Fellow Feeling c A few weeks ago this department contained a few rambling remarks on the .subject of singing, and it was therein stated that the writer did not think much of salaried choirs or the modern way of conducting church music. A number of letters commend ing the stand taken have been re ceived. The liberty is taken of quot ing from' one received from a south ern city: "I am an. elder in one of the most 'up-to-date' churches in this city, and every Sunday I sit in my place and hear some girl scream and shriek, doing the solo stunts, or else the choir will sing a 'hanthem,' as Pat called it. Some yell loud, some yell low, and when tlfey get through about the only thing one understands is the 'amen, a men, a men.' I am always glad when they get rid of that last 'a men.' If some good old sister were to get up and shout during that performance it would stampede the audience and she would probably be 'pulled' for dis turbing religious worship. But there is no danger of a shout under the spell of that kind of singing. At any rate it never has happened and I am not afraid to venture the prediction that it never will. I endure that kind of singing thinking that possibly .the procession to which I belonged has gope on and left me behind. But when I read tho 'Few Rambling Thoughis' I knew there was at least one man who knew good singing when he heard it. When you swing around" the circuit with your old-fashioned concert company, be sure and include P In your Itinery, and you'll find me right up in the amen corner ready to join in on the chorus." Safe "The work you are called upon to perform will require a strong con stitution." "That's all right," said the appll- The Missing Link There was a gap In the line of l.or traits adorning the ancestral walls of the beautiful mansion. So much had wo enjoyed tracing the lineage of our host that we were astonished at the omission. ,"Did this one fail to havo his por trait painted?" we asked. We immediately noted that our question was an ombarassing one, but before we could frame an apology our host said: --- "The portrait hung there once. We removed it for cause." "Ah!" wo exclaimed, our tone of voice Intimating that wo wanted to hear more but were too polite t' nk. - "Yes, and I will tell you all. That particular ancestor lived duringthe 'inuck-rake' days pf 190$, He wasan official "oi the Pennsylvania raliro-u wjien the, expose came. Wer dld-net deem that it would suffice to merely .turn the picture to the wall." Realizing the full depth of this stain on the family escutcheon we could only murmur a few indistinct words in a sympathetic tone. Brain Leaks A calloused hand is better than a calloused heart. Taking things easy means ,a hard seige of paying. Those who marry for money almost, invariably earn it. It is a wise father who greases the hinges of the front gate. The really self-made man seldom boasts of his maker. The man who lives by his wits usually dies amidst woes. One false friend can cause more worry than a score of open enemies. We have seen homes that we couldn't blamo the boy for avoiding. We feel profoundly sorry for the child that is never allowed to make mud pies. The world grows -with amazing ra pidity after the young graduate gets the diploma. Real Christianity never engages the services of a presn bureau to make itself known. Some men never realize the need for reform until they are themselves pinched by the evil. A whole lot of men havo secured credit for being great men by merely Imitating the ways of really great men. Some people claim credit for self sacrifice when they give away some thing that Is in the way around tho house. The man who loses and smiles is a better man than the"one who wins and boasts. M Avl '- h U) 'JL.-'"r'