University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-12-22

has written this tribute TO Bill
of the cob pipe:
A little while ago l heard a lecturer
sing the praises of the fellow that got
on top and hung up his sign as Presi-
dent of the c. B. 4 q. Railroad, while
the other fellow got the Overalls and
the walking job. Charlie went up and
Bill never started. He pictured Charlie
as he mounted the ladder round by
round. and As he would look down on
Bill. who was still breaking on a
freight train at $50 month and smok-
ing an old cob pipe
They cheered as Charlie got the Office
hair with screw in the seat and for
got about Bill who was still afOot,
Here's to Bill. Here's to the fellow
that's got job and is satisfied with
his job. Here's 10 the fellow that
.reases the wheels. Here's to Bill of
the cob pipe.
We don't need but one president OF
a railroad but it take, Il good many
men to move the cars. I've been on the
train at night time when it would stop
at a terminal point. and | have looked
out and seen man with greasy
face and with dirty clothes on as he
stopped. lantern in hand. looking at
the boxing on the wheels. and l have
thought that that man was Just as i'm
pOrtant to the railroad as the presiden,
i'm his coy Office at Chicago. The test
of the man is not who smokes the two
bit cigar and who smokes the cob pipe
like to hear speaker talk of high jobs
and low jObs-all jobs look alike to
me. A man is gentleman according
to what he is. and not what he does.
A man may practice charity i'm the role
of a Christian when in reality it is the
graft of the hypocrite. A man may be
good and look bad and yea. smoke even
cob pipe You don't have to be IA
president of railroad or anything else
to be success. A man is success
when he produces more than he con-
sumes. Do decry ideals? No. no. far
from it. The beautiful life. the per-
feet life. the character for all eternity,
the spiritual things. these are the only
things worth while. | would hold up
the high ideals of kindness. brotherly
love. knowledge. culture. wisdom, char
actcr and everything good. and | would
declare that these things will bring the
Kingdom of Heaven to hand. These
are not to De the cap sheaf virtues of
the few who get the plum pies of life,
but for him who does his daily duty
and has moment to spare for himself
and his comrades. l would preach the
doctrine of self improvement and let
the self f-elevatiOn take care of itself.
Too many are chasing the clouds who
ought to be carrying water. Instead of
your wagon to a star. would
say. back it up to the barn and fork it
full of manure that two blades of grass
may come where one used to grow
Labor is Gods way of introducing
people to each other. If YOU don't
labor YOU can't love. Verify say unto
you:
Unless you open the pores of the skin
Sympathy comes in as the sweat goes
out. What makes TOl-toi love the
peasants of his land: Because he goes
barefoot and plows corn in his shirt
Tail. He bears their burdens and knows
whereof he speaks. Gladstone chopped
n the woods with his axe until the
sweat poured forth and then sat down
Dn stump and thought ont good laws
for his people. Blessed is the man
who has discovered the value of daily
oil with his hands. not all the day
oug but enough to keep the muscles
IN tun" and the heart sweet. st. Paul
abored day and preached by night.
The curse =. the day is the mad chase
or place and power. for some advan-
age over the rest of humanity. and the
'cSult is the brotherhood of man is
you hear preached about but