. Carpenter. Though we live In such a hurry Still we all procrastinate;Knowing well the trolley schedule Oft, we let the car pass byThen, when It Is at the crossing Run because we cannot fly. Theres a worried, strained expression On the faces that we meet—Hither, thither, coining, going, Ip and down the busy street:Something overlooked, forgotten— Something lost or left the anxious, troubled faces Rut reflect their state of mind. All cmr home-folks, friends nnd neighbors Find their problems Just like the undue haste and friction Undermine their vltnl powers;Earth gets nearl
. Carpenter. Though we live In such a hurry Still we all procrastinate;Knowing well the trolley schedule Oft, we let the car pass byThen, when It Is at the crossing Run because we cannot fly. Theres a worried, strained expression On the faces that we meet—Hither, thither, coining, going, Ip and down the busy street:Something overlooked, forgotten— Something lost or left the anxious, troubled faces Rut reflect their state of mind. All cmr home-folks, friends nnd neighbors Find their problems Just like the undue haste and friction Undermine their vltnl powers;Earth gets nearly off her axis Rut It matters not at I ho hurry Is contagious. And the craze affects us all. All alike wove sure gone daffy In the fear of being Hie whole worlds In a hurry. And methlnks we Bnd it greatInst to keep up with the fashion And be crazy wllh Hie rest;Hasten, hurry, bent nil For the modern pace Is beat. MAHOARBT SCOTT HALL THE CflRPEDTER INDIFFERENCE (By W. J. Shields.). | HERE is somethinglacking with themembership of thetrade union organi-zation. While, as awhole, the systemhas been materiallystrengthened, andespecially from thestandpoint of perma-nency, still there isnoticeable every-where a decline in local interest. Thetrade unions are not the active factorsin the work that they were ten or adozen years ago. It is perhaps uselessto recount the cause for this situation—we would not all agree if we undertookthe task, while few, if any, will disputethe conclusions. On reflection, we willall concede that there is just as muchneed for the trade union as there everwas, and it is noticeable that, in our de-fense of the general interests, the workis greater than ever before. Trade unionprotection has been, and is, popular. Ithas won its way into the hearts and af-fections of the toilers, because of its effi-ciency and economy. Its efficiency hasbeen given attention during the past tenyears on the lines of strengthening thegeneral organizat
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