Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 213, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1918 — SAGE OBSERVATIONS [ARTICLE]

SAGE OBSERVATIONS

The world contains an oversupply of Average men. Happiness is often the price of be Ing commonplace. A man may know a dollar at sight and, still not know Its value. It sometimes happens that a man’s bluntness is due to his sharpness. The trouble with most men is that they have to die to be appreciated. Some presidential timber is unavailable because it is too stiff to bend. There is electricity in a kiss, says a scientist. Certainly they can shock. Even the man whose reputation for veracity is unimpeachable cannot afford to lie. If a man draws a blank in a lottery he can tear up the ticket; but it’s different in matrimony. There is always a breath of suspicion about the man who carries cloves in his vest pocket. ■f Though a man may tfilnk himself popular with a widow, he must know that he ish-’t her first choice. Only true friends stand by you when yofi are under a cloud. Swarms of insects surround you when the sun shines. It’s difficult to convince a man that his wife doesn’t love him in the same old way as long as she continues to go through his pockets.