Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1908 — Humor and Philosophy [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Humor and Philosophy

By DUNCAN M. SMITH

PERT PARAGRAPHS. It gives some men a great deal of happiness to witness the pleasures of others—when their profits amount to at least 10 per cent. It is 4 hard to go back on a stout arm and a sharp stick. If the man who knows It all and la sufficient to himself would let It go at that he would have our deepest thanks. Patience aud perseverance sometimes are so persistent that they call for ths strong arm treatment. To the victor belong the precious privileges of paying the bills. The man who isn’t good al believing suy be an expert at deceiving. We may be willing to listen to Reason, but we have small chance of hearing her when she la a thousand miles away. It sometimes does you good to bear no good of yourself.

The aum who keeps.* girl busy grossing whether she is going to get him or not is most likely to win. No matter what her matrimonial troubles, if a woman ha* a good dressmakffiK pbe can be reasonably happy part of the time. Too should learn to be saving. At some time in your life you may ran across a spendthrift who will be disappointed if you hare nothing to share him.