Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 June 1910 — The Philosopher. [ARTICLE]

The Philosopher.

Nations go armed, but citizens must not. If it is easy to get rid of a habit it is not a serious one. Some people have nothing to sell except promises they cannot make good. Every poor man is ready to make fun of a rich man or borrow money of him. What has become of the Old-fash-ioned man who thought it smart to swear in the presence of a preacher? ( When a boy wrars a pair of new shoes without protest it is an indication that he is going away on the cars. The girl who works hardest in decorating the church can usually be depended on to be a poor worker at home.—Atchison Globe.