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About The commoner. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-1923 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 15, 1907)
j 'r5PHBP'""f,J?Ll ' wwr JTW "wrwyppwr'' nwnumi n. 'rr.'",'TW)f i,t " " -vr " 'T( wrrvrvf; p ,,,r -.. ,, , Wl, ' " lj)F NOVEMBER 15, 10Z TJbe Commoner. n j ', , - ' Thanksgiving Getting ready for Thanksgiving turkey fat and growing fine Lots of reason to be thankful; bles sings full and free are mine. Health and home and smiles of loved ones; friends to greet me on my way; Love and laughter making music where my happy children play. Cosy nook beside the fire when the ovening shadows fall And the ease of solid comfort gathers 'round and over all. Getting ready for Thanksgiving? Ev'ry day let it be said We have cause for deep thanksgiving for the blessings 'round us spread. Getting ready for Thanksgiving from the distances apart We can feel the loving message heart is sending forth to heart. From the far-off lands and places where their busy footsteps roam We can hear them gladly singing: "Wait for us; we're coming home." Home, to old-time scenes and places; s home to, loved ones always dear; Home, around the family table with Mr wealth of love and cheer. Getting ready for Thanksgiving happy milestone on the way Where we give thanks for the bles sings spread about us day by day. Getting ready for Thanksgiving that's the place for father's chair Where the ruddy flames will glisten on the silver in his hair. And that easy rocker by it empty all these fleeting years We will see a loved form take it through the mist of falling tears. This for brother; this for sister Ah, the circle is complete .. As we clasp hands 'round the fire in communion silent, sweet. Getting ready for Thanksgiving raise the window curtain high That the lamp may be a beacon to the loved ones drawing nigh. "Laties und Gentlemens. I am no spheaker und I can't make no intro ductionment. I vill ask der bant to play der introductionment music, und den der sphealtor vill spheak." Whereupon the village band arose as one man and played that stirring tune, "When Reuben Comes to Town." , Then Mr. Boyleston spoke eloquently. Worse in Stock An Albany, N. Y., man has been sent to the penitentiary for stealing a church bell. He should have silenced the bell's tongue before it tolled. Now bring on your rope! Designated "Yes, my husband is a speculator on Wall Street," sighed Mrs. Wator mann. "Is that so?" twittered Mrs. Gusb erly. "Is he a bull or a bear?" "I do not know what he is on the Street, but I do know that at home he is a perfect bear these days." will have been formed into rich mold that will furnish the food upon which the grass will thrive. Raking and burning tho leaves on the lawn starves tho soil." There you are! We've been look ing for an excuse to refrain from rak ing up the 'steen tons of leaves that fall upon our 3x5 lnwn, and Professor Barbour has furnished it. We refuse to starve the poor little grass blades by depriving them of tho luncheon a la leaves. Wouldn't it look nice for a great big man to deliberately and with malico afore thought steal the food from right under the stem of the blue grass? Wo have for sale at a discount ono lawn rake, only slightly used. No reasonable offer refused. Reason for selling: Owner has reformed. r, ' Query "My son is living in the east and is engaged in the banking business." "Faro, sand or certificate?" What Did She Mean? Softleigh (At 11:57 p. m.) "I always pay as I go." Miss Costiaue (Yawning) "Real ly, Mr. Softleigh, you do not owe me anything." Sufficient "What is Politicus so worked up - about?" ' "O, he views with alarm the fact that his party pjatform fails to point with pride." Safe S "I am glad to know that not all banks have suspended specie pay ments," chuckled Hobson., So chuckling he deftly manipulat ed the baby's bank until the proper amount for carfare rolled out. -. Tank Drama After filling the tank tho villain threw the fair heroine therein. "Help, help!" she cried. Whereupon the villain threw her a life preserver and assisted her to safety. "Forgive me," cried the rescued maiden. "I thought you were a vil lain, but you prove to bo a hero." "Aw, that's all right," hissed the villain. "I don't let no J. Pierpont Morgan beat me on this rescue business." An Open Letter Inclosed you'll find My I. O. U.; Please send a million, Cortelyou. Detroit Free Press. A single million? O, dear me! Dear Cortelyou, Please make It three. Playing Snfc "What, don't you .think $150 a week sufficient salary for a man of your ability?" queried the manager of "Our Avuncular Relative's Domi cile." "No, sir, I do not!" exclaimed Hamphat DeBooth. "Well, what do you want?" "I want assurance that $5 of It will be in real money and that my board will bo included in tho con tract." ' Upon that basis the matter wns settled, the manager making a men tal reservation that tho fiver should be paid in "certificates." Sad But True The autumn leaves are falling now And this fact I recall: That autumn leaves are all, somehow That seem inclined to fall. Meat still hangs high, and butter, too, x Potatoes, coal and such Dost see them fall within your view? Not much! The autumn leaves are drifting low, And scatter everywhere; They're all that's falling that I know All else is high In air. If dead leaves had a use dost think They'd 'scape the Wall Street clutch And to a lower level sink? Not much! r Properly Introduced Hugh Boyleston of Lincoln is a big, jolly traveling man whose abil ity as an orator and prominence as a fraternalist often call him to big picnics and rallies. Last fall he was billed as the chief -speaker at a big "log rolling"-.in northwestern Kan sas, and whenthe time came for him to speak he was introduced by the chairman, a German, as follows: A Double Skidoo Noting that Oklahoma will be the forty-sixth state the Chicago Tribune states that it is "a double skidoo for Uncle Sam." Well, hardly !r Forty-six twice twenty-three is in Oklahoma's case a double skidoo for special privilege, corporation domination, trust corrup tion and official knavery. Several other states would like to secure the same brand of skiddoo medicine. A Public Benefactor We doff our chapeau to Professor Barbour of the University of Ne braska. What Professor Barbour does not know about plants tfnd trees and grass and all that sort of thing Is scarcely worth worrying about. But it is not because of his knowledge of all these things that we doff our hat to him. Far be it from such. But Professor Barbour contributes to the daily press a brochure that strikes us as being a classic. "Don't burn the leaves," says Professor- Barbour. "Don't rake them up, but just leave them scattered over the lawn. The first rain wHl pack them down, and by spring they Brain Leaks It is easy to walk where love leads. Men can not walk around tho cross to glory. A lot of men slip up because they lack sand. There can be no crown wearing without burden sharing. Wo are very apt to admire the judgment of those who agree 'with us. . 'There Is a heap of difference be tween man-made money and money made men. The man of fifty has considerable fun watching the boys of twenty who think they are cynics. Justice Is too often a sieve that holds the little criminals and Jets the big criminals sift through to safety. The time some men spend in wait ing to do something big could have been devoted to doing a lot of little things that need to be done. About the best strike a working man can engage in is to strike out for home on Saturday evening with out even opening the pay envelope. There is always work that must be done, and the men who can do it best are sure of employment. There is a moral attached to this somewhere. We have little respect for the judgment of a man who will eat pie made of "boughten" mince meat, but we must confess to a great ad miration for his confidence. Tool Toughness Put any Keen Kutter hand fnrm tool to the severest test you can think of you discover an elastic toughness which restores tines, blndc or handle to original form and position without weakening the tool. . 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