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JANUARY 25, 1907
The Commoner,
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Brain Leaks
Those who walk by faith are never
alone.
Straight voting often makes crooked
politics.
Agitation is the deadliest foe of
stagnation.
The door of hope has no locks,
bolts or bars.
An honest workman never steals his
employer's time.
Some men mistake moral dyspepsia
for sanctiflcation.
Sunday piety is not an antidote for
week day depravity.
A boost is better than a thousand
knocks in any market
When doubt enters the door faith
flies out of the window.
When a man begins wondering if
he looks his age he does.
Now if it had only been a green
persimmon that Eve plucked!
Some people make no bones about
the skeletons in their closets.
Men who fear death are those who
are always looking backwards.
A receipt for the pew rent is not a
pass through the heavenly portals.
It's hard to make your boy believe
the stories of your early struggles.
The man who declared that "talk
is cheap" lived before the days of
telephone bills.
When a man is convinced that he
is right he can submit to a great
many wrongs.
The quicker you lift a fallen brother
the less 'danger there is that he will
drag you down to his level.
Every time you see an undersized
man married to a big wife it's almost
a cinch he calls her "Birdie."
If we were worth 'steen millions
we. would take great delight in talking
about the blessings of poverty.
Many a fool has secured a reputa
tion for wisdom merely by knowing
enough to keep his mouth shut.
There will be something new under
the sun when some multi-millionaire
admits that poverty is a hard grind.
Job acquired the reputation of be
ing a patient man, but -he lived before
the' days of flats and amateur cor
netlsts. i
Right now is when the city man
puts in his evenings planning how he
Mr. Metcalfe's Book
"OF SUCH IS THE KINGDOM"
I I I I I III ! I ---- H
And. Other Stories from
LIFE
NOW READY FOR DELIVERY
Clmncollor Andrews, of tho Stato University,
has written to Richard I Motcalfo tho follow
ing noto: "When I hart read a chapter in 'Of
Such Is tho Kingdom,' I said: 'Here Is a Jewel V
Bonding on and on I changed to: 'Hero Is a
wholo caskotof jpwolsl' Tho book is rich with
lino thought and tender and elevating sontlment.
It will havo a host of readers, none of whom
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Richard L. Metcalfe
J Care The Commoner
LINCOLN, - - - NEBRASKA.
would make garden in the spring if
he had land enough to begin on.
You will cheerfully admit that tho
printer earns good wages after you
have tried to read some "popular
novels."
Gold minted from tho toil of child
ren does not have a musical Bound
when dropped into the church collec
tion box.
Some men never look into tho Bible
until they want to find some scripture
they can distort into an excuse for
their meanness.
A lot of homes would be happier
if some husbands would treat their
wives as well and as often as they
treat their friends.
Mr. Harriman may not know it, but
he is showing Uricle Sam how easy it
is for one individual to take control
of all the railroads.
Isn't it funny how well preserved
a man's summer trousers look to him
when the thermometer is pointing to
ten or twelve below?
People who have tried fighting the
devil with fire have gained some val
uable lessons in the handling of the
devil's favorite weapon. ,
In this golden age there is no
doubt that the lamp of knowledge will
continue to burn as long as a trust
can make us pay any price it sets on
the oil it sells.
A whole lot of men who talk loud
and long about civic righteousness
are responsible for a lot of bad lan
guage by neglecting to sift ashes on
their icy sidewalks.
Deserves a Medal
Years ago a little woman in north
west Missouri was left a widow. The
long illness of her husband exhausted
their little resources, and when the
husband and father was laid away the
widow found herself penniless with
four little children.
She did nob sit down to weep and
repine. Her grief was deep, but her
duties were heavy. She faced those
duties bravely and performed them
well. With her own unaided hands
she provided for her little flock. She
kept them well fed and well clothed,
and gave them every educational ad
vantage. During all these years of
strenuous labor and heavy responsi
bility she found time to scatter sun
shine into many dark places. Her
example was an inspiration tp the peo
ple of her community. Her three boys
grew to young manhood and started
in life for themselves. All three of
them are model citizens and have
achieved success in their chosen pro
fessions. One Is a prosperous lawyer,
another a successful physician and
the other a civil engineer whose abil
ity is recognized throughout the coun
try. The youngest child, a daughter,
was a successful teacher for several
years, and a few weeks ago was mar
ried to a wealthy merchant.
The little mother, old in years but
still young in spirit, is now enjoying
the evening of her life, free from
worry and from care, and happy in
the knowledge that she has performed
her full duty as a mother and as a
citizen.
In the distribution of hero medals
should this noble little woman be
overlooked?
Judged
The Pompous and Self-Sufficient
Man, after years of posing and activ
ity, found himself at last before the
gato presided over by St. Peter.
"You will havo to show cause be
fore you enter in," remarked the guar
dian of the portals."
"I was a big man among big men
while on earth," said tho applicant
"Men are all of one size inside these
gates," said St. Petor.
"I gave millions to educational in
stitutions," said the applicant.
"There are no millions to give hero."
said St. Peter.
"I furnished employment for thou
sands of people who otherwise might
have suffered," said the applicant.
"You made your profit from their
work, and have nothing more coming
to you from that source," said St.
Peter.
"But I paid heavy taxes on my
property for tho support of public
schools," pleaded tho applicant.
"Speaking of public schools," said
St. Peter, "reminds me of children;
and speaking of children reminds mo
that you mentioned manufacturing es
tablishments. I'll look up the record."
Calling tho Recording Angel to
bring the books, St. Peter turned to
the proper page and scanned it for a
long time. Then pressing a button
he called the elevator up from below
and said to the man:
"You paid taxes for public schools,
then brought about industrial condi
tions that forced the little ones into
your factories and shut tho doors of
the schools in thoir faces. I find tho
page, in the record devoted to you
stained by tho blood and tears of lit
tle ones from whom you stole the play
time of youth. The elevator on your
left will carry you down. Step lively,
please."
Different
"Did young Kickerly work his way
through college?"
- "No, le kicked his way through. He
was the star punter of the football
team."
Best Scheme
"BIngerly made a fortune out of
automobiles last year." "'".'
"Selling them?" '' -
"No." "' '
"Repairing them?"
"No."
"How, then?"
"Advertising them." :"'
Satisfactory
"Look here, Swiggins; did you tell
Biggins I was the biggest liar on
earth?"
"I did not, sir. I merely told Big
gins that a gas metro was the only
thing that could beat you at the lying
game."
"O, well; if that's what you said,
all right. But I won't allow any man
to call mo the biggest liar on earth."
In a Hurry
I do not know that money talks.
If it does 'twould appear it
Goes through my hands so very quick
I never get to hear it.
Judd Lewis, in Houston Post.
It doesn't talk, that I avow,
When down my way it flutters,
I've got to shove it on so fast
That it just fairly stutters.
Great Scheme
"That young Dr. Sraoothun seems
to be getting a splendid practice."
"You bet he is, and the scheme Jie
works entitles him to it."
"What's the scheme?"
"When a man or woman consults
him he pretends to believe that their
nerves are all unstrung on account
of speeding too rapidly in their auto
mobile. It tickles the patients so
much to think that any one imagines
they own an automobile that they
recommend Dr. Smoothun to their
friends."
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