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"Hello, Neighbor!"
"When you weary of the journey as
around the world you roam,
When you near the place you love
best catch a glimpse of homo,
sweet homo
You forget the joys of travel in the
joy so full and free
That you feel in once more standing
'neath your own loved home roof
tree. -And
your heart is full to bursting with
the thankfulness you foel
As before the Throne of Mercy in
your quiet home you kneel.
Then you know that life no pleasure
has for you a single lack
When your friends come 'round you
saying: "Hello, neighbor; glad
you're back!"
acres, uncle. You might have been
rich by this jtime."
"-Yes, that's so," said the elderly
man dreamily. "I did buy a fow
acres, but I didn't have money enough
to buy all I would like to have."
"Got. any of it left, uncle?"
"Yes, and a little more besides
now."
"How many acres did you get when
it was a dollar an acre?"
"Oh, I only got a couple of sec
tions, hut I added to it at from $3 to
$10 an acre until I got quite a farm
now."
The traveling men gasped for a
minute and then one asked:
"What do you call a farm?"
"O, I've got about three thousand
acres down in Saline and Jefferson
counties after giving each one of my
Thoughtful
naving shipped a car of produce to
a distant market to bo sold on com
mission, Farmer Plowem sat looking
at tho check therofor and wondorod
how ho could make a check for $120
for produce pay a freight bill of
$186.91.
"I haven't given government owner
ship much thought," ho murmured,
"but this has set mo to thinking about
railroad ownership."
Folding tho check thoughtfully ho
went over to talk , about it with a
neighbor.
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When you look In friendly faces, feel they got married. Mother and I are
the grasp of hands of friends; l alone now and I guess I'll have to
When all thoughts of creed and party
into honest friendship hlends;
When you see around about you those
who know you day by day
And can hear their cheery greeting as
you pass along the way
Then you know that life's worth liv
ing and that sweetest pleasure ends
When your ears can hear no longer
hearty greetings from your friends.
And your heart Is full to bursting, and
the tears unbidden come
As you. hear their kindly greeting:
"Hello, neighbor; welcome home!"
guess
sell off some of the land, 'cause we
can't look after It any more. But if
I'd a bought more land when I came
to Nebraska I might have been a rich
man now."
While the traveling men were
thinking it over the elderly man
yawned, stretched his arms and tc
marked just as the 9 o'clock whistle
blew:
"Well, it's getting late gentlemen,
an' .1 guess I'll have to go to bod.
Good night!"
The Benefits
"So you have postponed the dash
for tho polo that you were to make
under the auspices of tho Bungtown
Daily Whooper?"
"Yes. Owing to somo miscalcula
tion wo were compelled to await tho
coming of tho next season.'
"It must have been quite a disap
pointment." "O, no. You seo wo made lots of
copy writing up what wo intended to
do. Then wo had a lot to write about
the preparations we were making.
Now we can write a lot more about
why wo had to postpone tho dash, and
when that runs out we can begin!
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When at last the final summons sound-
ing from the other shore
Tell that "earthly toil is over and for
me time Is no more;
When across the old home threshold
for the last time X shall 'go
'And the dirges sound above me in
their measures soft and low;
When my eyes have closed forover
on the earthly forms of friends,
And life's journey with its trials and
Its joy and pleasure ends,
May I wake to hear the music ringing
'round the heavenly dome
As old friends shall meet me laying:
"Hello, neighbor; welcome home!"
" """ "" "
A Variation
Everybody has heard of the man
who could have hought one-half the
state of Texas for a pair-of boots
once in his life, but who failed to
make the deal because he did not have
the boots.
The Nebraska state fair was held
in Lincoln last week and the city was
full of visitors. On Thursday even
ing "a gentleman somewhat advanced
In years and clad in a suit of clothing
that did not fit very well, sat on the
iiindell hotel corner and- watched the
nasainc crowd. Three or four trav
eling men representing firms having
exhibits at th,e fair grounds were sit
ting near, and they engaged in con
versation with the stranger.
"Live in Nebraska, uncle?" queried
one.
"Yes. I've lived in Nebraska a long
ftime," replied the elderly man.
i "Pretty good state, isn't it?"
"There's none better that rve
seen.
"It has developed wonderfully,
lasn't it, uncle?"
"Yes sir; It has had a great pros-
sritv. I can hardly realize it. wnen
first came to Nebraska I could buy
id at a dollar an acre within twenty-
re miles of Lincoln, and it is worth
to $100 an acre right now."
Honors Even
. "I presume, Mr. Fodderman, that in
your Infrequent visits to the city you
have been swindled by our metropoli
tan fakirs," remarked Mr. Qfficeman
as he sat down to his first meal at
the Fodderman table during the late
summer vacation.
"Yes, I've been swindled a "time or
two by. your smart city fellers. They
certainly do think up some cute
schemes."
"That's right, Mr. Fodderman. Our
city ways teach a man to be keen and
to seize every advantage. I'm not
saying it Is right, but 'all's fair in
love and war,' and business is war
these days."
"O, I ain't complalnln', said Farmer
Fodderman. "Have some more o' this
butter. Help yourself to the sweet
corn. Won't you have some more o'
this thick cream on your fruit? I've
just charged it all up to experience."
A week later, when Mr. Ofllceman
had paid his bilj and departed, Far
mer Fodderman turned to his wife and
remarked:
"Well, Maria, I guess we might as
well hitch up an' drive to town an'
pay fr all them canned goods and
condensed cream that we've been
sellin' to our smart city boarders this
summer."
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Different Reason
"Hello, BIhks!- How are 'you feel
ing?" "Just like Rockefeller."
"Struck it rich?"
"No. Got stomach trouble. Haven't
had a bite to eat for two days."
Dangerous
"The people of this country will
never consent to public ownership of
the railroads," said General Manager
Bllkehi of the X., Y. & Z. road.
"Isn't that rather a sweeping
prophecy?" wo ventured to ask.
"No, sir; it's self-evident," said
General Manager Bilkom. "Do you
imagine for a minute that the people
will consent to the building up of a
vast political and business machine
that will absolutely ruin them? Thoy
will not lay themselves open to that
danger."
Although not convinced wo with
drew to make way for the gentleman
ly political mixers of tho X, Y. & Z.
road who were due to meet and fix the
state officials bo that rate laws and
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Brain Leaks
v Real humor nover hurts.
Crooked politics means crooked
morals.
Duty done for duty's sake is self
rewarding. Real religion needs no brass band
accompaniment.
Reformed spelling might well wait
on reformed voting.
A few careless directors of financial
institutions lodged in jail might help
some.
A lot of prodigal sons think more
of the fatted calf than thoy do of tho
home coming.
Every one of us would be a great
success if we could run our own busi
ness as well as we think we could run
the other fellow's business.
It is better to have the husband
away a part of the time and anxious
to get home, than to have him at
home most of the time and always
anxious to get away.
"Whenever we see a man driving a
horse that is checked brutally high
we always wish we could put the man
in the shafts and officiate as driver
for an hour or two.
Timely
Autumn's breezes gently blowing
"Whirl the dead leaves a they fall,
And the sumac leaves are glowing
In ihe glint that covers all.
But I feel a tinge of sadness
Over all my being roll
I have pent my summer's wages
And I Bare no whiter coal.
BUSINESS IS BUSINESS
Gotrox What are your lowest terms
as a son-in-law?
Count One million.
Gotrox-All right; I'll sign a check
tomorrow.
Count And how soon shall I marry
your daughter?
Gotrox Oh, you won't marry her;
Fm going to hold you for a rise and
xcll you to somebody else. Life.
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Small Change
The average original humorist im
presses us with tho excellence of his
memory.
There never was a funeral proces
sion quite as sad as the efforts of a
humorless man to bo funny.
When one day chances to be al
lotted to two distinctly separate and
hostile dogs, it is pretty safe to count
on a scrap and the triumph of tho
better brute. Judge.
England Encroaching Sea.
Yorkshire alone has record of no
fewer than twelve drowned towns and
villages. There was Ravenspur, for
instance, which was constituted a free
borough by Edward I at a cost of
$1,500, and became a seaport of almost
national importance. There it was
that Edward Balllol embarked with a
force of 2,500 strong in order to win
the crown of Scotland. The town,
bigger and more important than Hull,
had five churches, a capacious harbor,
and a number of buildings befitting Its
rank and Importance. Where are they
now? London Pall Mali Gazette.
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