Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1911 — Humor and Philosophy [ARTICLE]

Humor and Philosophy

Br DVACAN M. SMITH

PERT PARAGRAPHS. SPHERE are many people who know enough to attend to their own affairs, but It la noteworthy that few really like to do it. It requires a tactful rather than an appreciative person to laugh at a Joke without a point. Intellect Is a mental quality possessed by the person that is talking about it and a few others. The loafer has his part In the economy of nature. It la to cheer and encore the busy man. People who are so well bred that they would acorn to drop a hint often offer a suggestion. The cold white light of publicity makes the fourflusher look like thirty cents. A plain woman with a bad complexion wears face powder for a plain reason. A man litre to beat the game for the same reason that a boy likes to beat a drum—to be noisy about it. Evidence. “He likes the sound of his own voice.” “Has an ear for-noise, I suppose.” Tuneful. j' The money lender sat at his desk. And it was late at night. Around him silence reigned supreme. Dim was the yellow light, 1 7et there was music In the air. To It his ear was bent. He heard his dollars everywhere. Each earning Its per cent.