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4- - JUNE 11, 190f The Commoner 15 wrTT' 'P"l'W?IJ!St 'flWSWf 5twwfti','nr"',y51m-" A POOR MAN'S WEALTH Sittin' down along the fence, . Brother Tom an' me, Talkin' 'bout our trials and eich Hard times as we see; Kinder looked at him an' smiled, And I said, says"!: "Ain't no use at all, old man, Fer to set an' sigh." "Ain't no use, yer right," he said, Dreamin' uv our wealth; "Got a fairly mlddlin' crop Uv gumption an uv health; Taters panned out purty well, Corn'll yield "'ght smart; See them yaller pumpkins there, Shinin' in the cart! "Mary's canned ernuff termats Fer to fill a bin; 'Sides this yer complainin', Bob, Sounds-a heap like sin." "Yas, an' here's my hand, old man, I agree with you Ain't no notes as I kin see Just now fallin' due! "Sure, we ain't no Vanderbilts, Can't put on much style; Still, we've got er perfect right Fer to smoke an' smile. Home, there's Sarah, wadin' in, Workin' like a bee; An' a little baby, Tom Who's got more'n me? "Who's got more'n me, old man, When you think uv it? Yet we climb up on the fence An' we sit an' sit; Sunshine's cheap, an' laughter, too, An' we shouldn't swear When it comes to cpuutin' out Just a poor man'? share. "You've Marker an' the kid", An' you got your, corn; I've got two li'l rosy 'arms , Roun' my neck. at morn; , ', Two blue eyes a-shinin'' sweet' In the evenligh't; Two li'l lips as fair as love ' Kissin' me good-night. "After all, a poor man's wealth Ain't so much fer show; But yer got ter calkerlate Just how fer 'twill go. I kin count the length o' mine, Though I'm not so smart; Fer I've measured it, you see, - Down here in my heart. "Measured it with Sarah, in, An' ther child ter boot; Git up, Tom, an tune yer lips Fer a little toot! Gold is mighty fine, I guess, But we've both got health; And them little lips at home That's enough uv wealth!" Bentztown Bard in Baltimore Sun. TIIE RIVER OF TIME Oh! a wonderful stream is the River Time, As it runs through the realm of tears With a faultless rhythm and a musi- cale rhyme. And a broader sweep and a surge tsuuiniiu As it blends in the Ocean of Tears. How the winters are drifting like flakes of the snow, All the summer like birds between, And the years in the sheaf, how they come and go On the river's breast, with Its ebb and its flow As it glides into shadow and sheen. There's a magical islo up the River Time, Where the softest of airs are playing, There's a' cloudless sky and a tropical clim, And a song aB sweet as a vesper chime, And the Junes with the roses are , straying. And the name of this isle is the "long ago." And we bury our treasures there; There are beams of beauty and bosoms of snow, There are heaps of dust Oh! we love them so There are trinkets, and tresses of hair. There are fragments of songs that nobody sings, There are parts of an Infant's prayer. There's a lute unswept and a harp without strings, There are broken' beads and pieces of rings, ' And. the garments that she used to wear. t i, , Oh ! remembered ' for aye be that blessed isle,v -All the 'day df our life until night; And' when evening grows with its beautiful smile, And our eyes are closed in slumber awhile, May the home of our souls be in sight. Benjamin Franklin Taylor. NO IAOK OF VOLUNTEERS If congress will appropriate even a part of $4 7,0 00 for the trip to Alaska, Mr. Taft will have no trouble in finding a proxy if he can't go him self. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. IMMIGRATION FROM MEXICO During the ten months ended with the month of April nearly eight thousand more immigrants came Into the United States at Laredo, Texas, than during the previous entire fiscal year of 1907-8. Tho total admissions into tho United States during tho first ten months of this fiscal year amounted to 10,109, against 2,252 for the entiro previous year. Those excluded wore three idiots, two im beciles, three turpitudes, six mendi cants, one assistant to aliens, sixteen white slaves, three agents accompany ing alions, twenty-ono sufferers from sore oyeg (trachoma), three Japanese without passports, Dlxty-four persona liable to become public charges (none of theso woro Mexicans) and thirty-nine violators of tho contract labor law. Mexican Herald. "Tennis Is his favorito gamo, isn't It?" "It used to bo. It's lions and rhinoceroses now." Chicago Tribune. Get Our Special Combination Offer !pl.Zo Both for The Thrice-a-Week New York World, Regular Price $1.00 The Commoner, Reg. Price, $ 1 .00 This unusual offer Includes both papers one full year for only $1.25. Tho Thrice-a-Week Edition of tho New York World, for all practical purposes, is as good as a dally paper. You will want a good live paper from the nation's metropolis. If you already take The Commoner and want to got tho World, you can tako advantago of this offer by sending us $1.25, thus advancing your subscription to Tho Commoner one year from present date of expiration. Address Orders to THE COMMONER, Lincoln, Neb. Texas Information Free Wo nre acquainted with all tho land and all land propoItlonB In Southern Texas (the Irrigated flection of thq Lower Rio Grande Valley) and are prepared to furnish, freo of charge, reliablo information aa to climate, soil, price and termo. If you are intorcutcd in any of tho many Jmrgains to bo had in -TexaH lands, wo will act as your aront and see that you buy land worth tho money, and land that adapted to what you want to uso it for. "Wo can help you buy direct from the owner and thus savo you tho middleman's profit. We own and operate the Barber Plantation of 1,000 acres, and havo no land for sale. As lo6atin agents and land appraisers we can bo of service to pros pective buyers. Correspondence solicited. Call on or address H. O. BARBER & SONS, Box 1(12, Snn Benito, Cameron County, Texan References: Bank of San Benito, San Benito, Texas; First National Bank, Lincoln, Neb.; First National Bank, Holdrege, Neb.; Bradutrcct or Dunn, at Lincoln, Neb. address. BaBaMMmM I n -1 ia.jllBa.aBaBaBSBW 15 "JEWELS 15 Jeweled ELCIN Vnu tutor Iuj a J ft nbr iit4 KJfla wutt ton ttbrti M thli prl. Kil rt thtrf f 13 00 U 1 16 00 un ihm od Omj arc vwta It. 1 1 U usafMtor4 by U. Jflfio W'l Witt O. m4 tunp4 It JtnU. fliu4 la krr tr u41u Vtlfbl Mild TU?r daft pfMr Mr MM, both MM M4 vmI bo(aW) tyttOj,ut. SEEING JS BELIEVING., ConkUjM wticSu wasted, JUiry er M4lau. aod will Mad tt trtub by ijf fee u aatatUtn. JftubrMUry alto .natattfc pay iprMtftatcsf btrpia ! ertM to.ttaa4.iprM Bart aa4 III Tvra. Aiit R. E. CHALMERS A CO.. SS2'ltharini St., CHICAGO. gl5BKaEi53alrSgiSaaaaaaaaaayia- SESSPSllrilSaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. SiiPMaLasssWBBllhfe 'vMATTliiBaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaWBlaaBTTIMaaBh. M i s- ,HBkH5P NOTE THE SIZES OF i . MmMHMnMMWNWWiMMWMIlMMittMkjL'X 6 u Uhls Blade JS 6-8 inches wide- n Iimw hTndr good for once a week shavers 6 With heavy beards.- - . This Blade i T is '5-8 inches wide. A medium S weight razor the size most men 8 use. t me for men with tender skin. For tllA mnn ,.,Un ,i. . i:t. narrow blade. JL This blade li4.R In M ru? i-Ut.1 c. 8 jaibcrs' UK and for men who shave often. S, CUTLERY CO.. St. Louis. Mo. Sparksville, Ind.. Feb. 19. 190 Dear Sirs: Your letter of the 17th received today and yon will find Inclosed money order for 11.7$ to pay for the Valean No. 2671 that I received January 25th, and which I bav thoroughly tested and tried; and will have to uy that It beau anything that I ever put on my face, 1 except none. I not only used It on my face, but I have wed it on the faces of some of my friends and patrons. I have a few- regular customers to shave once a week, men with all kinds of beards, and all say t Jeka, what kisd of a razor la wair ii Beats anyimiiK i crrcr sm bh cay lace maves me easiest, i nave been xarnlnff Ue barber trade workJar uader aa experienced bar ber; he lives here in the country aad drives to bis work in a country town. He came over the other day to ret a shave, sad wbca I pulled the Vulcan out be says, let me see that, and after looking It over sayst She has the earmarks of a rood razor. And after I used it he says she is a good one. well, i must close, use Uiu to advertise wltn, U you waatto. JOHN N, BROWN, Sparktville, lad. lATTm ,, Are Yon Going to Write Us va t ntu yoa ff Hell a Letter Like the Above? SSgiSS'Mj yourself, simply because the Vulcan is sold on its merits. We used to receive many orders reading as follows: "I do not see how you can send out a good razor on thirty days (30) free trial. If yoa really do as you advertise send me one. I have at very stiff beard and shave once a week. " Now many of our orders read: "Please send me a Vulcan exactly like the one you sent James Whipple. He says it is a dandy." Men know we do sell our Vulcans exactly as our advertisement states. Send us your name and complete address, and we will send you a Vulcan razor which you may try for 30 days. If you like it send us $1.75 at the end of the trial. If not satisfactory send the razor back to us. Many a man who never saw oar ad vertisement owns a Vulcanwhy? Simply because he saw the Vulcan in the hands of one of our friends. If you are satisfied tell your friends about us. We guarantee that the Vulcan will give you a smooth, clean shave. We do not care if you paid fifty cents or five dollars for your present razor if it is not satisfactory send for our Vulcan. After a 30 day trial it will be the only razor that you will use. You have seen our advertisement in this paper before. Do you think you would see it again unless we had made good? Our repeated advertising can only mean that we are selling Vulcan razors; and since all Vulcans are sold on 30 days trial, and none are paid for unless they are entirely satisfactory, the only fair conclusion to draw is that we are selling good razors. If you want one on trial, send us your name and address to-day. U. S. CUTLERY COMPANY, . Department 50, St. Louis. Mo. BLADES SHOWN BELOW -Cold Facts- Every Vulcan blade is made from the very finest grade of English cru cible steel; the finest razor steel in the world. All blades are evenly tempered, tested, ground, polished, honed and set by ejipert workmen. Every blade is guaranteed for a year. We will ex change it within one year should it prove unsatisfactory for any reason. All of these blades come in either round or square point. State which you want. Order the width j blade you areusea to. Marie Aon the blade you want and send it in. til a ! i t L s 1 1 i !1 f h . 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