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The Commoner
ought to see what xny constituent
Bend me direct through th mail."r-
Washington Star.
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Ouch!
Chollie When 'I was a hoy, you
Unow, the doctor said if I didn't atop
smoking e.garettes I would become
feeble minded.
Bessie And why didn't you stop?
j Puck.
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Cautious
jack i told your father that I
would give you every luxury.
Bess And what did he say?
Jack Said he would withdraw his
money from the bank where I work.
Boston Globe.
Great Scheme
'The walls of our flat are so thin
that my wife and I are learning the
deaf and .dumb alphabet."
"What's that for?"'
"So we can do our quarrelling
without being overheard." Boston
Transcript.
Kind Neighbors
Good morning! I came to tune
your piano.
Piano? But I didn't send for you.
No ma'am, but the neighbors said
I ought to call. Minneapolis Tribune.
Willing to Risk It
Young Surgeon Do you carry ac
cident insurance?
Accident Victim No. But go
ahead and operate; I'll take a chance,
f Life.
Hokus Is Harduppe pretty well
known in your town?
Pokus I should say" he is. He's
bo well known he can't even borrow
an umbrella. New York Times.
A BOY'S TRIBUTE
Prettiest girl I've ever seen
Is Ma;
Lovelier than any queen
Is Ma.
Girls with curls go walking by
Dainty graceful, bold and shy,
But the one that takes my eye
Is Ma.
Every girl made into one
Is Ma.
Sweetest girl to look upon
Is Ma.
Seen 'em short and seen 'em tall,
Seen 'em big and seen 'em small,
But the finest one of all '
Is Ma.
Best of all the girls on earth
Is Ma.
One that all the rest is worth
Is Ma.
Some have beauty, some have grace.
Sflmn Innlr nf. I fl J i
- w .uvrn. uiuo III HUK. SHU lUCfc!,
But tho one that takes first place
Is Ma.
Sweetest singer in the land
Is Ma.
She that has the softest hand
Is Ma.
Tenderest, gentlest nurse is she,
ui of fun as she can be,
A the only girl for me
Is Ma. ',.-.
Bet if thern'i an angel hero
It's Ma.
If God has p sweetheart dear,
It's Ma.
Ye the girl- that artists draw,
An all the girls I ever saw,
ne only one without a flaw
. Is Ma. h,i ,
Edgar A. Guest, in Detroit Free
Press. - -
A REGIMENT PASSES
Eager, though half afraid, we utood
along the street,
And, coming near, wo heard the
tramp of many marching feet;
Wo heard the. thrilling beat of drums,
the ringing sound of cheers;
And some of us looked up and smiled;
and brushed away the tears!
Shopgirl and millionaire, we watched
tuem as they came,
And some of us were white and
crushed, and some were all aflame
With pride for them our soldier
boys and some were cold with
dread ;
One woman stood with lifted chin,
and one with drooping head.
Mother and new-mado wife, togeth
er, wistful eyed . . .
One of them touched me with her
hand, and "There goes Jim!" she
cried.
Prom back of me there came a voice
that, shaking, tried to say:
"Quick, darling, look at daddy
quick! Before he goes away!"
Sweetheart and maiden aunt, we
watched the columns go;
Some souls were touched with more
than hope, some heartbeats faltered
slow;
And "Au revoir," one of us laughed,
and "Dear, good-by!" one sobbed;
And .'U. about us, like a mist, the
thrilling drumbeats throbbed.
Eag r and dim of eye, we stood along
the street,
And watched them as they wheeled
from sight. The sound of marching
feet
Came like an echo from afar, an echo
drenched in fears;
And some of us looked up and smiled
. . . but through a veil of tears!
Margaret E. Sangster, Jr., in The
Christian Herald.
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It Takes Mosey
Actor There are things better
than money in this world.
Director Yes, but it takeg money
to buy them. Film Fun.
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BOY DREAMERS AS WORLD
BUILDERS
"Oh, he's only a dreamer." This
sentence is often spoken in derision
of some young man or woman whose
visions appear impossible to those
who consider themselves more prac
tical. Yet the progress of the world
Is only the working out of the vis
ions of dreamers. Joseph was called
a dreamer. His dreams were pro
phetic of the service he was to ren
der, not only to his family, but to
the civilization of his day. But his
brothers misunderstood his dreams,
perhaps understood as little as did
he himself at the time, and because
they could not understand they hated
him for having dreams, and placed
him in the way of realization by at
tempting to get rid of him.
Dreaming is the most worth-while
of youthful occupations, if it is
dreaming with a purpose. Idle
dream3 that carry no inspiration to
action are worse than useless. But
dream that include a purpose shape
the destinies of men and women.
The young GaWleld, treading the
tow-Tit rf reamed of education and
of leadership, and attained both. In
everv pohnol and college of the coun
try youg men and women are held
to tli- tasks by the glorious vision
of what they Intend to be anLto do,
and ovPrv year those who have re
raainr'i iMie to their visions are mak
ing good in the pulpit and press, in
blrr. n.nd on the far-flung bat-tlr-Mne,
where Christianty is writing
1w -" love into the const lta
tinnp r nnclent heathendoms. The
.Christian Herald.
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HENRY FORD'S OWN STORY
HOW A FARMER BOY EOSE TO
THE POWER THAT GOES WITH
MILLIONS, YET KEVER LOST
TOUCH WITH HUMANITY v
A thrilling story, told in a notablo book, "rienry Ford's Own
Story," by Rose Wilder Lane. A remarkablo talo of a remarkable
man. A great human document, written with a sympathy, skill and
understanding that would mako it absorbingly interesting even If
the subject were not one of tho beat known and best beloved men In
tho world.
This splendid examplo'of true success In tho very best sense of
the word can be profitably studied and emulated by ovory man and
boy in tho land, no matter what their stations In life may bo.
Henry Ford Is a great Influence for good In America, and the
more the people know about him and tho spirit that guides him the
better for tho people.
This book comprises 192 pages, handsomely bound In cloth,
with frontispiece portrait. It sells regularly at ?1 per copy, 10
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