Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 143, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 June 1918 — HAD ILLUSTRATION IN MIND [ARTICLE]

HAD ILLUSTRATION IN MIND

Remembering It, Man Was Quite Willing to Agree That Good Things May Be Overdone. Speaking at a political gathering. Representative C. Cantrill of Kentucky referred to the danger of overdoing things, and happily recalled the fob lowing story : Recently a serious-minded man was ‘conversing with a friend who looked rather lightly on the subject in hand. “Don’t you know, my dear man,” said the serious one, “that sometimes a virtue can be exaggerated until it becomes a vice?” “I certainly do,” readily admitted the (flier. “Aces, for instances.” “Aces!” responded the serious one. “I don’t quite understand.” “It’s just this way.” smilingly explained the second. “Four of them are ■ a blessing greatly to be admired, while five of them create all kinds of dissension.” —Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.