United labor bulletin., 1914-02-07
THE OPTIMISTIC
PHILOSOPHER

OF far-off hills where twilight shadows
lie,
The night with all its tender mystery
of sound
And silence, and Gods starry sky!
o! life--the whole life-is far too fleet,
The things of every day are all so
sweet
The common things OF life are all SO dear,
The waking in the warm lf-gloom
To find again the old familiar room,
The scents and sights and sounds that
never tire,
The homely work, the plans, the lit
of baby's laugh,
The crackle of the open fire;
The waiting, then the footsteps COM
ing near,
The opening door, the handclasp and the
kiss.
Is heaven not, after all, the now and
The common things of life are all SO
dear.
While the o. p. was taking a breath
ing spell between shifts of heavy think.
ing. John E. Collett, boss proofreader on
the Times, entered the sacred precinct in
his customary quiet, graceful fashion. In
addition to being proofreader, or
rather in collaboration Herewith, John
is photographer and philologst OF es
tablished reputation. Being too polite
and considerate to hand out harsh criti-
cism, having been a proofreader on daily
ha lv
suggested that our way OF spelling
"penuckle' in recent issue of The
Bulletin, representing particular acumen
and brain tissue, gave him slight jar.
When it was explained that unusual ef-
fort had been made to get it right, even
to the extent of consulting all the stand
ard dictionaries. encyclopedias and
w. s. Holmes, no two of which agreed,
and that the official guide" provided
by the G.. NJ. in The Bulletin office
ignored the word altogether, John insist
ed the correct way to spell ''penuckle"
Ia word wished on us by the Germans)
was pinochle, which, in order that the
people may know, is the name of a card
game made famous by Grover Cleveland
when mayor OF Buffalo, n. Y There
arises to use the word in these luminous
columns, so it shall be pi-noch-le, and
we hereby express our thanks to John
for this voluntary proof that he is
regular and careful reader of The Bulle-
tin; and, also, after reference to the
mailing list, that his subscription is paid
in advance, which gives him unqualified
right to enter the sanctum and suggest
at any time.
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Course you've all read Dumas Three
ATusketeers" and marveled at the many
thrilling episodes of these French buc-
cancers. who were always together be it
in frolic or tragedy This merely as a
prelude to the three lady musketeers'
of Denver, as they are being lovingly
characterized by their hosts OF friends
in and out of trade union society cir
cles. Be it card party to raise funds
for sick member or 4 grand bal
masgue to insure comfort and ncccssa-
ries of life to children of striking coal
miners, this trio comes to the front with
smiling faces and willing hands. Sell
ing tickets for benefit dances and ath-
letic tournaments is where they shine
and gather shekels If one is ndis.
posed, ditto the other two. and when
you convert the first to proposition
the game is won. II is said they have
pledged each other never, never to marry
until all three are betrothed and the big
event can be pulled off on one and the
same day. and each suitor must prove
equally acceptable to all. And if the
dear reader has Travelled thus far it
We're almost unnecessary to write their
names. The three lady muskcteers,"
Misses Sadie Adney. Bessie Miller and
Theresa Vauclaire. They will be at the
Reuben ball next Tuesday night
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Martin ID. Foster, chairman of the
House Committee on Mines and Mining.
who comes to Colorado as head of the
subcommittee to probe the coal strike,
is a physician by profession. He repre-
sents the Twenty-third Illinois district
and is srving his third term in Congress,
being of sound Democratic faith and
having each time been reelected by in
having each time been reelected by
increased majorities. Dr. Foster is
resident of Olney, capital of
Richland county. He is 81 years of
age and was twice elected mayor of
his home city before going to Congress.
Congressman Taylor of Colorado, one OF
the doctors colleagues on the Mines
Committee, says he is air-minded,
good man and will make just and inn
partial investigation of the situation in
this state. 1t is also said that Dr. Fos-
ter who has the ASSIGNMENT of sub.
committees, preferred coming TO Colora.
do rather than taking up the Michigan
investigation, with which the Mines