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About The commoner. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-1923 | View Entire Issue (May 31, 1907)
. i .$ .frfv r?cs.rja ''. na- rww'ESiw "? wro '.i? nnrF ttfw- wppwwwjy rf?rfr The Commoner. 13 lY 31, 1007 v1",. n Fishing fhen the "winds of May are blowing o'er the fields abloom with flowers, Lndjt dreamy feeling got me dur ing all my wording nours; flien the rippling of the waters soundtf Tike music soft and low, ind I get the scent of blossoms ft winds are wafting to and fro, ten is when I want to gather all my troubles Into one md forget it for a season want to seize my rod and run ?o the deep, primeval forest where old Nature's at her best, md the old reel's clicking music lulls me Into perfect rest. rhen the boat is idly rocking on the waters, cool and deep, ind the shadows eastward turning o'er the water gently creep; len the .soft winds sigh above me and the -waters moan below, id Dame Nature paints her pic tures with a tinge of sunset glow, hen I learn life's sweetest lessons as I listen there alone termons from the living waters, ser mons writ on mossy stone, ind the. world's hard toil forgetting me ul&es u uu. auue.u jocbi, tile the old reel's magic music lulls me into perfect rest. 9 ten the eyening shadows gather n-nA T ww mv Vinnf naVinro. LH I""" "Y1 J X""" M.ww.w,t And the summer moon is gently shedding silvery radiance o'er U the world, and silence brooding bids me troubles to forsalte I lay outstretched and resting, linlf naloon nrl hnlf AOTfllcet And the wavelets . gently lapping, and the rustling leaves of green Carry me unmeasured, distance from the market's busy scene Then I sink away to slumber on Dame Nature's ample breast, And the old reel's dreamland music makes the slumber perfect rest. ur.-uH git do mills shut down and Work off de stock at higher prices, an' de workmen air workln' while de union committee is lookln' f'r some one authorized to act for de company." 'What are you doing?" "Waitin' f'r de head bookkeeper t' coEde back so's I kin go t' de ball game. Everybody's busy around dis dump." ioAc!buiMlirnTJlias rotter nut in a 'levator ahv;gtve free service to his tenants. Course ho puts the rent high qioagkt pay f'r th' cost o' runnlugi tli' elevator, but there aini jio direct charge in th' way o' fares. If licdkln't furnish tlr free elevator setfyJoe HeI git no tenants, nn, if he built tftit kind of a- buildin' without a elevator he'd bo considered a candidate fr the asy lum. Now f'r th' life o me I can't see th' difference between a elevator runnln' up an' down a butldln', an' one runnln' on th' level between buildln's. Maybe there is, an' I reckon th' fel lers that air jutnpin' onto Tom John son can explain it if they air asked, but I ain't happened to meet up with one of them yet" Limerick There was a young man in Berlin "giio foolishly spent all his tin, And exclaimed when he learned How easy it burned, "Great Scott, but I guess I'm all in!" In Stylo DeJogue calls himself a chaf feur." "Has he an automobile?" "No, but he's got a horseless car riage one that he shoves along himself." Brain Storm "What's the mattah with Cholly?" "He came dweadfully rieati captur ing, a fortune yestahday, deah boy," "How so?" "That dweadfully wich Miss Gotdo spoke to him on the stweet, dohcher know?" Puzzled- " The man was in doubt. The time had "come when a decision must be made. "If I become too active to suit I will be called an 'undesirable citi zen.' But if I fail to do something I will be called a 'mollycoddle.' " While the man pondered, hesitat ing to make a choice, the collector for the campaign fund came around, making the choice more difficult. "That brings the 'big stick' into my calculations," muttered the man. Finding himself unable to make a satisfactory choice the man went to Europe. Mb The Better Word,. "That was the 'Overture from William Tell' that my daughter Just rendered. ... What do you think of her .execution?" "That isn't what we call.it down in my section," replied Mr. Ranch man, who was temporarily in the city with a1 trainload of range cattle. Everybody Busy The gentleman from out west had some business to transact with the head man of-, the Amalgamated Trust Co., and "entering the office handed, his. card to -the office .boy, who was the only one In sight. . "I desire to see the. general man-: ager," he said. "De head push is down t' N'Yark arrangin' for de season's rebates from the railroads." "Where is the general superin tendent?" "Over Vu local railroad headquar ters co.llectin.' last months rebates." "Where, .Isf? the secretary,?." "Pixin'. irp a open letter to de public tellin1 why prices has gotter bo raised in. order to meet growin' expenses." .-i .! , "Where Is th' auditor?;! ' "Fixih up a report it-show de Bhop men dat wages ha& gotter come down." "Where is the chairman of the board of directors?" J committee to show 'em- ;dat we've: gotter have more protection against, foreign pauper labor." "Where is the president?" -" 7 "He's in Europe arrangin' wld de steamship companies t' bring over a lot o' laborers in de steerage." "Is there anybody at allhere?" "Yep. Besupe's, private secretary ils in his room signin' de mipe's name Lto a new stock Issue ;?d& manager's private secretary is:.figuriri out.jde Quarterly dividends; de secretary of de executive .committee is workln' up a strike among de men so 'a t' Gaining "Ah, my genius is being, recog nized at last!" exclaimed DeScrlb bler. "Sold a story?" queried a friend. "No, but the last one I sent off I didn't enolose stamps for return, but it was returned just the same. First time I've made anything on my lit erary ventures." The Graduate He gazes out upon the" world And sees great work that must be done; Some duties great to save the. state And noble victories to be won. He gazes out with optics bright And longs to meet- the battle's roar;. " Some day he'll light" and work all , right, - . I Floqrwalking some department store. - Not Interested "My dear," said Mrs. Coodles, "here is the description of a house where everything is operated by electricity. You just touch a but ton and the work is done." .. "That don't interest me," growled Mr. Coodles. "I'd have to work: awfully hard to find a button to touch." Thrusting a shinglenail Into place with one hand and shutting a safety- pin together with the other, Mr. Coodles started for the hatrack. Brain "Leaks Love levels all lanes. True penitence does not wait upon legal conviction. Godliness is of the heart, not of the mouth, You can not avoid responsibility by shirking duty. The man who always looks Tip usu ally has a cheerful outlook. Seeds of happiness never sprout when planted in the soil of hate. You can not estimate the weight of the fish by the size of the hook. There is only one little letter between speculation and peculation. A lot of people never think of repentance until their sins are made public. Investigation will often disclose that a greasy "jumper" covers a broadcloth heart. A good circus comes about as near as anything we know to being the fountain of perpetual youth. There aTe times in every man's life when the clasp of a friend's hand means more than all the words ever spoken. If we are sick we do not want any neighbors tiptoeing in and whisper ing in a sepulchural tone, "O, doesn't he look bad!" We have wasted enough flowers on the graves of a thousand dead, to have carried joy to the hearts of a million living. The time some young men spend in learning how to tie their neck ties would enable ; them to learn some useful trade. - Did you ever hear of much trouble in a family -ft here the mother kept the cookie jar always full and with in reach of the children? If we repeat all the good things we know about our neighbors we will never have time to tell what we know of their bad qualities. Judge Lynch has many grievous sins to answer for, but there is one good thing about his decisions they are never reversed on legal techni calities. " The flowers we strew upon the graves of our dead do them fully as much good as the food which the Chinese lay on the tomb does their dead. A man will go -through the week wearing a neat business suit that looks well on him, and on Sunday will -dress up" in a Prince Albert Uncle Waybackf, - ."I seetijaif a. lot o' c.orpration, sheets are attaekhV Tom Johnson fr intl matin' that some- day wtflfc have free ahwnt nnrH. Funny how some neonle will get such a crooked view o"things. J suit and a silk hat that make .him If a feller builds a bis seventeen story look awkward and iinawrfwrtrtM. -'i o 52 ". M Every Keen Kutter Axe is fattened to the helve by the Grcllner Everlast ing Eock Wedge (used only la Keen Kutter tools) a device which once driven home in any tool unite head and haadle so securely that only Jin can separate them. Htncc a mm Axe cannot fly off to the annoy ance and danger of the chopper. Look for theXcea Kutter trademark. It covers this "safe axe" aadalso better, tracrSa-ws, Planes, Adzes, Hammers, Augers. Braces. Bits, Gimlets, Chisels, Gouges, Squares, Bevels, etc.. than is possible to . find under any other name, as well as jL'orKs, iiocs, kbkcs, acyuies, etc. u not at your dealer's, write us. "The JUcolUetton of Quality Remains Long After therriceU forgotten." "R.C.Blmmona. S1HM8NS HASDWA1E COMPANY (lac), St. Lnris am4 New Yrk, V. 8. A. iju-4'javjav $4 a day SURE Xaxy work with horso and buggy right whero you live In handling our Ironing and fluting machine. One agent says: "Made $50 in 0 days." We pay 175 a month and expenses; or commission. ma kTS. CO, Ikjt, 25 CiadBJuMbk. Life and Speeches of W. J Bryan Illustrated octavo, 465 paares. published in 1000, nothing later, nothing in print more complete. A (err copies, last of publisher's stock at greatly reduced price. 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