Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 267, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1913 — SOME REMARKS. [ARTICLE]

SOME REMARKS.

Too many of us ride a hobby without an emergency brake. It’s one thing to follow advice and quite another thing to catch up. We speak of good luck and bad luck, but neither is really a matter of morals. Unfortunately, the stamp of approval doesn’t always come from those who are well-heeled. Even the athlete who holds the record for pole vaulting should hesitate to jump at conclusions. It’s easy enough to forget our friends, but our enemies seemto make an indelible impression. The man who has more money than brains is the one who hasn’t brains enough to hang onto it A true friend is a man who will listen to a hard-luck story without showing any traces of Impatience. i Some of us want our bread buttered on both sldeS. -In fact, even love grows cold when it is only on one side. Sillicus —“Would you marry for love or for money ” Cynlcus—“lt’s hard enough to carry out the terms of the contract In either case.” Blobbs —“Mrs. Dashaway says she bought her stocks cheaper than anybody else.” Slobbs —“What the matter with them, had they been damaged by water?”