. Carpenter. ttage See, the workmans steps are bent,On his face anticipation, In his eyes a sweet content;For hes sure there waits a welcome. Frugal though may be his fare,Though his home may lack adornment,Happiness will greet him the dew upon the grassesIn the shadow of the trees,Where the roses fair are blooming In the perfume laden breeze;Home and rest await the toiler,Heaven hallows such a spot,God must love the common peopleIn their humble, common lot. Fireflies flitting through the darkness With their torches all alight,Frogs and crickets making music In the fragrant summers
. Carpenter. ttage See, the workmans steps are bent,On his face anticipation, In his eyes a sweet content;For hes sure there waits a welcome. Frugal though may be his fare,Though his home may lack adornment,Happiness will greet him the dew upon the grassesIn the shadow of the trees,Where the roses fair are blooming In the perfume laden breeze;Home and rest await the toiler,Heaven hallows such a spot,God must love the common peopleIn their humble, common lot. Fireflies flitting through the darkness With their torches all alight,Frogs and crickets making music In the fragrant summers night;Such is home life in a collage, When the summers at its noon—Love is sweet and life worth li\ ingKcn to working men in oer head like watch-fire signals, Deepening shadows lie below, Home with happiness abounding, All the world with joy aglow; And among the meek and lowly, Those whove earned their evenings rest,God be with the common people,For methinks lie loves them best. IB THE CflRPEnTER. CALIFORNIA (By BasilIH E importance ofsound labor legisla-tion in making forproper social condi-tions and in insuringnecessary protectionto the workers cannotbe it is true thattoo much dependenceshould not be placedon the State so as todestroy the effectiveness of voluntary as-sociations—such as trade unions and thelike—every effort that tends to causecivil society to fulfill its legitimate obli-gations to its members should be strong-ly encouraged and diligently pressed toa successful conclusion. In this countrytoday there is happily an awakeningalong these lines. We are beginning todiscard the false theories of absolute nat-ural equality and the doctrine that theState should keep hands off in all cases,which have long ago been shelved by Bel-gium, Germany, and other Europeancountries. The 1913 session of the legislature ofCalifornia was a noteworthy example ofthis enlightened and progressive was the first bifurcated assemblage oftha
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