Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1911 — PERT PARAGRAPHS. [ARTICLE]

PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Being comfortable is the specialty of tome persons and making them so is the specialty of others. Keeping up appearances is such a strain that the appearances soon become deceptive Any man can smoke off his ill temper If his tobacco is good, bet what Is a woman to do ? Putting up excuses isn’t always profitable, for sometimes they don’t keep well. A good dinner is desirable, but a poor one is often necessary. Even when a- nightmare is driven away it is sometimes found that sh* left a lot of little colts behind her. We never know what’s coming next for if we did it probably wouldn’t bt coming, The early bird gets the first chancet and generally manages to use it sc that he gets all the others as well. A dark p?st is no promise of a brilliant future despite the law of aver ages. It is always easy to please the mai with an ax to be ground.

“Players Are Tough Lot,” Says Doyle. “Baseball players are a lot of tough fellows who don’t care what they say or do.” This little remark, uttered in a tone of lamentation, came from no other than ex-Umpire Baiter Jack Doyle, tbe National league umpire, who has been relegated to the substitute role by. President Lynch for unfamiliarity with the rules. * Doyle was watching the Highlander-White Sox game in New York recently when he made his observation. Doyle in his playing and managing days was one of the hardest men on umpires in the business, but he confesses that he now sees the other side of the picture.

Gaelic Hurler* Coming. The ultra exclusive Gaelic Association of London is going to send over in the fall a representative team of hurlers to compete with the crack athletes of this country. The team will be made up of men who have distinguished thejnselves in almost every branch of athletics. The Gaelic association is very particular about whom it will accept as members. It has refused to affiliate with any other sporting body. It ab solutely bars policemen and soldiers, even as spectators, and has In consequence often brought itself into conflict with the British war office. Poor Dad. “You always have such becoming hats.” “Yes. but dad says the more my hat* become me the more' he becomes poor.” - The Modern Way. “Beauty unadorned”— “Yes, I know.” "What?” . "Gets left” The Time, the Place and the Girl. “He is going to be married.” “Goliy! .How did that happen?" “Had his vacation in the silly Mason.” Simplified. t This laying up a fortune Against a rainy day IS not ao hard. Just get a hau Or two and let them lay.