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The Commoner.
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lY 31, 1007
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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"OF SUCH IS
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