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IW)"" -Wiqr'l n -rtK inr" "w i FEBRUARY 21, 1913 The Commoner. - goloshes and cold and cough remedies during . tho day. This Is based on the average weather con ditions In Washington on March !. If theso suggestions meet with favor wo have a few more In reserve. 4M tfWW?0,l,) Arouses My Iro My temper's pretty even, And I seldom yield to wrath; I hope'my heart's as tender As any fellow hath. But one. thing makes mo angry, And that is when I see A woman with a pug dog Where a bahy ought to be. I try to choose my language And speak in mildest phrase; To speak soft I endeavor, "Cuss words" I seldom raise. But O, it's hard to hold back The "cuss words" when I see A woman with a pug dog Where a baby ought to be. I try to pay full homage To those of gentler Bex; And seldom let their actions My even temper vex. But one thing makes me nervous; I fuss, and fume, and fret, When a pug dog gets the kisses That a baby ought to get. I like dogs in their places. A good dog has his charms. But spare me, please, from seeing . One borne in woman's arms. That's God's place for a baby It makes me swear a streak When a pug's nose gets the kisses That belong on baby's cheek. Another Letter Here is a letter from a fellow newspaperman, Brer Morrissey, who edits-tho Journal at Mankato, Minn. For reasons that J3rer Morrison will understand I can not print all of his letter: ! "After reading to a 'Little Woman' last evening what you had to say about the old songs, I told the 'Little Woman,' who is just convalescing after a month's siege of sickness, that I would write you and tell you how we enjoyed what you had to say about the old,eongs of other days. I told her also I would extend you an urgent invitation to include Mankato in your route. If you happen here on Saturday night you might listen to a good gospel sermon that would remind you that we are not, perhaps, so far apart religiously, after all." I have put Mankato on the list. And-that list is getting pretty long, too. I have about come to the con clusion that I will have to organize two or three companies in order to supply the demand, but the trouble will be to get enough singers who can put the proper amount of "heart" into the singing of the old songs. How would it do to organize one company from among the old singers themselves the grayhaired men and women who used to sing those old songs when both singers and songs were young? The more I think of it the stronger that idea takes hold on me. They might not have operatic voices, but I'm sure of one thing they'd put the necessary "heart" into their singing, and that's one of the chief requisites, in my humble opinion. selves. Their language 'was inter spersed with oaths, and they were flashily dressed and smoking cigars. I listened to them until my car came, then I started for home. But as my car rushed along I recalled what a couple of young men of my acquain tance had done. The young men I knew worked at odd jobs and .saved a bit of money. They bought some books on horti culture and studied nights, and in the meanwhile kept their eyes open. When they thought they knew a thing or two about orcharding they went out. into the country and located an orchard that was all run down, unproductive and a liability instead of an asset to the owner, who knew nothing about orcharding. These boys leased the orchard for ten voarfl (at an annual rental of $300 a year, and managed to pay the first year's rent in advance. They set about putting the orchard in shape, prun ing, cultivating, spraying, etc. A year ago -last summer was their first season, and they managed, by hard work and close economy, to get enough out of the orchard to pay the second year's rent. They spent the winter in doing odd jobs during the day and studying at night. Last spring they went back to the orchard, "bached" and worked until they dropped from exhaustion. In the fall they harvested upwards of 5,000 bushels of fine apples, and sold them at an average of 85 cents a bushel in the orchard. Their exhibit won several prizes at the state apple show. Now they have their rent paid several yeaTs in advance, have money in the bank, and are spending this winter studying in the Univer sity School of Agriculture. That's the difference between boys. Evolution "Are you an ofllceseekor?" "Not now; I was an ofilcesucker." Bruin Leaks A big office soon takes the measure of a small man. Some people cross, a lot of bridges that aro not there. Tho man who worries over his dis appointments is wasting time. There are men so foolish that they try to use a postholo augur for a stopladdor. This Is the busy time of tho year for tho city man who yearns to make garden. Wo often grumble about the weather, but I'm glad it Isn't manu factured by a syndicate. It would bo a good thing if we could devise a punishment for society for tho wrongs it commits. A dog's tail and a child's laugh aro pretty good indexes of tho character of tho man who Is responsible. It is idle to worry about things you can not help, and criminal to worry about things you can help. Wo know where wo can get tho "cookies," but where can we get the appetite for them that we had forty years ago? Every day brings something to amuse, but tho seriousness with which tho averago legislator takes himself Is a source of never ending delight to me. We've heard so much about the transcendent genius of Homer as a poet that we actually tried to read him recently. Wo may not bo a good judge of poetry, but our verdict is that if Homer came back and tried to sell his stuff to a publisher he would go hungrier than ho is said to havo gone.' Puzzles What is there about a' fancy vest that makes a fountain pen leak? Why is it that the things you like best to eat are most apt to disagree with you? Why doesn't Uncle Sam vary the flavor of the mucilage on his stamps? Telephone Trials "Will you go across the street and ask Mrs. Blank to call me up on tho 'phone?" At 2 a. m. "Hello! Rock Island depot?" Is this tho Limerick The Difference The other day I stood on a corner "waiting for my car, and near me stood a couple of young men con versing. I could not help but hear what they were talking about. They were bemoaning the factHhat there areliojopportunities for ayoungonan to 'get along theso .days; nothing but clerkships or- odd jobs; aiid- no chance -to get"into'buBiness-fortthem-' There was a young man in Duquesne Who took a long walk in the ruesne, The cold in his head" Made his nose sore and red, And he says he'll not do it aguesne. Some Suggestions The committee having in charge the inaugural ceremonies on March 4"has not asked us for suggestions, but we hereby submit a few anyhow: Reserve a section of about 'steen thousand seats for 'the men who vowed they would not have their hair cut until a democrat was in augurated president. Reserve one whole side of Pennsyl vania avenuo for the "original Wil son men." The same section will do for the men who are looking for ap pointments. Reserve a dozen or two seats for democrats who will not -ask for ap pointments. JSxpenses-jnay be met.bysellinga concession for, the .sale - of ear .muffs, Forget It! Are you ever puffed up with inordi nate pride And think that your standing is high? Are you over convinced that deep woo would betide If you wero to suddenly die? Do you ever imagine the whole world would pause If you wore the one in the hearse? Forget it tho world wouldn't wobble, because It would probably miss others worse. Are you ever obsessed with the feel ing that you Are sure the main spoke in the wheel? Do you ever Insist that great honor's your due, And to you all mankind should kneel? Do you ever opine that when you are called henco 'Twill cause the machin'ry to break? Forget it the hole you will leave's as immense As a needle withdrawn from the lake. Aro you working away as your talents require, And doing the best that you can? Aro you honest and square? Does your soul never tire In loving your own fellow man? 'Are you meeting each duty, howe'er humble your lot? Aro you standing strict watch on your post? That's enough though we all will bo quickly forgot. It-is you 'that Hh'e'-wo'rld-will miss most. - - ' -- - . - Tills spring, If you have the "old reliable" ' Hart-Parr Oil Tractor to back you up. you can do all your plow ing, discing and seeding in quick succession without delay. Do it all In half the time ' it takes you with horses. Easily save 50c to $1.00 an acre. As soon as sprint: opens up, you start ' )our steel muscled Hart-Parr and work it at full speed. Finish ecveral weeks ahead of your neighbor, who must tint round his horses into shape to stand the heavy strain. almost no limit to the time money making ability of a Tractor. You can harvest, with it. 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