Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 April 1920 — Off Agin, On Agin” STRICKLAND W. GILLILAN [ARTICLE]

Off Agin, On Agin” STRICKLAND W. GILLILAN

(Copyright) THE MORNING HOURS. “You think “an hour’s an hour?” Well, you get another guess. Some hold a great deal more of good, some hold a great deal of less. The hours when the day is old, and resting-tlme draws nigh. Are feeble, tott’ring hours and they creep Instead of fly. The noontime hour is lagging some, and goes on weary feet — The morning hours are the ones that simply can’t be beat! The morning—when you’re full of pep, the whole big day ahead! The terrors of the night are gone, discouragements are fled. It’s youth again and truth again come back with hope renewed. With yester's wisdom standing by to check each Impulse crude. The early, pearly hours are the ones that can't be beat— — The hurly-burly hours when the day is young and sweet! • * •

NO INNOVATION! “This ‘digging themselves in* is new stunt in warfare, isn’t itr* “Nah! The chiggers have been doing that for centuries.** -r- Being Honest With J. F. Dear Offagin—Do you sign your stuff because you think it is good?—J. F.. La Crosse. Wls. No, no, Jayeff, far from it We are past forty, and rid of all illusions. But we are deeply Impressed with the advice that all writers should sign their stuff, and are doing this in a spirit of self-sacrifice, and to show our nerve. - • * • O VERY WELL. *Why, I thought you told me your car was a self-starter!** “It is. Didn’t you just see me start it myself?** These Things Annoy One So. Dear Offagin—You think you’re mighty smart, so let’s see if you can answer a real conundrum, one I made up my own self. -Thia is It: What is the difference between a tailor and a freshly tarred automobile road?—L. Ik, Rolla, Mo. We suppose, smarty, that it la because one makes men’s wear and the other makes men swear—eh, what? • • • „ THE MIRACLE. Teeterday, he was s common mut. But things have slipped a cog. Who calls him common now, ’s a ant— We bought Ow