Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 December 1909 — PERT PARAGRAPHS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PERT PARAGRAPHS.

brighten as they take their flight, but some of them would make more of a hit if they had polished up a bit when they made their advent. Lazy people are wedded to their ideals even more securely than was Ephraim of old. A desire to arrange the affairs of other people unless a prompt salary is attached should be firmly squelched. When hunger is the mainspring of a man’s actions he doesn’t have to have an Interpreter to make his meaning clear.

It is bard to be optimistic when bad Inck is biffing yon one every whipstitch, but it is said that there are people who really succeed in being so. A ready laugh is money in a man’s pocket provided he knows enongh to use it judiciously and not abuse hi s friends with it.

When flying is perfected It will be harder than ever to keep a good man down. It takes a vast amount of patience to make us endure some of our own kind of people. If some of us could draw a salary for giving advice we would bo so rich that we could qualify for membership in the millionaires’ dub. It takes a whole lot of will power to make ns really like to do what we can’t bear to do. We are all of ns fond of having a good time for Its own sake, but not all of ns are frank enough to admit it

Young America. “Don’t you like to go to school, Willie?” “No, ma’am.” “Why not?” “My teacher was rather impertinent to me.” “Indeed! What did she do to offend r* “She said. ’Willie, wouldn’t you better attend to your own affairs?”" Cautious. “I am furious with Jones.” “What are you going to do about it?” “I am going to kill him tomorrow.” ‘Tomorrow?” “Yes.” “Why wait till tomorrow?” “Maybe he will be smaller by that time.” Couldn’t Give a Deed. “This is my own, my native land!” exclaimed the romantic youth. “Is it, indeed?’ asked the perfect stranger. “It is, indeed.” “You are well fixed, boy. What’ll you take for half of it?’ Profitless Draw. “He is clear out of funds.” “What is he going to do about it?’ “He says he is going to draw on his uncle.” “I am afraid he is drawing on his imagination.” Definite. “Conductor, how far is it to the next station ?” “We Just passed it.” “No; I mean the next one.” “Oh, we ain’t come to that yet^’