Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 June 1909 — Humor and Philosophy [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Humor and Philosophy

By DUNCAN M. SMITH

PERT PARAGRAPHS. It Is too bad, but there are people who find it simply Impossible to be clever and good at the same time. There are people who are so absorbed with being conscientious that they never have time to do anything. People who have had spring fever straight through the year can’t have the pleasure of acquiring It with the first balmy day.

People who have nothing to lose can very easily make a reputation for bravery and farsightedness. Spring elections will soon be crowded to the wall by baseball and spring millinery.

As a maker of explanations a man may be a good demonstrator, lecturer, teacher or Just a plain liar. Deciding on a spring suit is very difficult when you must determine whether you will have your old blue or your old brown suit rejuvenated to play the part. The connection between a good guesser and a sure winner may not always be obvious, but still it is apt to be close. There Is no use In claiming a thing as your right unless you have a strong arm or something just as good to back your claim. In these strenuous days, when everything Is effervescing, it is hard to tell a woman from a suffragette. When Cupid declares a dividend Hymen’s stock rises like yeast batter in the nighttime.