Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 July 1898 — STRAY CHIPS OF THOUGHT, [ARTICLE]

STRAY CHIPS OF THOUGHT,

It is a terrible thing to see on# working who never smiles. Meddlers are like moeqnltoee; they torment, but seldom hurt. Not a few men are like the amoeba—they live on what sticks to them. No man’s creed is complete whlck does not declare a belief In himself. A jingo and a patriot are separated by the distance between brag and do. Marriage based on flirtation logically ends in separation, divorce, or—tragedy. Many a would-be statesman was intended by the Creator for a splendid laborer. It is often difficult to distinguish between absolute laziness and serene resignation. One of the easiest things In this world is to get money. The task of life lies In earning It He who minds his own business walks head and shoulders above 90 per cent', of hls fellows. Certain young folks are puzzled to distinguish between an accelerated pulse and a heart throb. The face of every babe is an Interrogation point Its future depends os how older folk answer the question. Hypocrites often use a scriptural quotation as a funnel through which to drop a poison into some human heart There is morally qo difference between the thief who loots a bank and the man who charges a dollar for fifty cents’ worth of goods. If an ldlsr only ocoupied ths space geometrically ascribed to a point he should not find In the unlvorzfc a spot Whereon to set hls foot. Chimeras are the food of Indolent theorists. They chase fantasies all their days and the recording angel marks the result with s cipher. The man who can solve a nation's financial problems While he whittles a •hingle is often hard pressed to secure a pound loaf to keep hls family from starving. The most insecure perch in the world Is that occupied by the man who has reared a petty castle ont of bricks stolen from the honestly built towers of others.