Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-24

cynical and even cruel in dealing will
events. It is the printer who seer
behind the scenes and observes the
petty jealousies and hypocracies o.
life, as pract1ced by the people Of
every community. Here are some
lines which illustrate the printers
mind and portray his philosophy.
1.-THE printer sits at his machine
For many hours each day
And. with philosophy serene,
Sees Time 20 his way.
He reads the dog tights and the teas
The weddings and the wakes.
The doings here and DER the seas,
The triumphs and mistakes,
The science of the universe,
The brawling of the street,
The reckless financier's reverse,
The petty pilferer's cheat,
The earnest thought, the flippant joke
The plash of Sorrows tear.
The merriment of careless folk,
The sermon and the sneer
With ne'er smile and ne'er frown,
A man of duty grim.
For each he puts the record down,
They're all the same to him.
What luck it is to view the earth
As he surveys 1t there,
And let things 60 for what they're
worth, :.
Unmoved by selfish care"
"The democrats are going to make
a. great fight in the third district"
said James E. Campbell, the Man.
dan lawyer. "There is a pretty gen.
eral feeling over the district that we
should give the nomination to some
man like D. C.. Greenleaf without op.
position, and help him to make a
sweeping campaign, He is one Of the
best campaieners in the Northwest.
and his standing is such that the
democrats feel that they would win
out with him. Greenleaf is a great
advocate of Missouri river navigation.
He realizes how much it would help
every part of North Dakota to secure
cheaper freight rates and adequate
carrying capacity when this state will
have reached just a little larger acre.
age. want to see Greenleaf nomi-
mated without opposition"
II was opposed to the commission
form of government" said an old res
ident last night, ''but I have changed
my mind. l now believe in it with as
much force and enthusiasm as I op>
posed it when it was proposed. What
changed me is the manner in which
the municipal business is transacted
1t is no longer a one mans council
Each department has it's commission.
er and this makes it possible to fix
responsibility. Then, will call your
attention to the improvements which
have been made since the present
form went into effect. The improve.
ments of the past year exceed all that
were made in thirty years. Such
thing would have been impossible un
der the old form. There would have
been kick here and pull there and
the result would be nothing done.
One man could block progress. But
1t is different now. No one man nor
no bunch of men can sit down and
block the wheels. have been thor.
oughly. converted and I am not
ashamed to admit IT,
p. D. Norton is secretar~ of state.
He is also rather kind hearted and
generous in his dealings with men
and he has long practiced the rule of
give and take" At the same time
he enjoys a fittle diversion, whether
he be the victim or beneficiary. He
has no feeling against the ice man.
the milk man nor the coal man. and
yet is given the credit for perpetrat-
ing the following:
'The bitter wind sweeps DER the lea,
The water pipes have froze,
The furnace roars with surly glee,
The fuel skyward goes;
And though we shiver and observe
The cloud, with troubled brow,
One thought restores our joyous
nerve:
Where Is the iceman now?
where is that autocrat who came
When grass with dew was wet
And said, "Tain't much, just the
same - #sas'.' s+-..
It's all you're going to get"
So gather icicles with glee.
Take what the times allow,
And join the chorus gay and free;
where is the iceman now"
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