Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-10-24
SAYINGS OF LArg P. o. ARMOUR
Good men are not cheap.

Good men are not cheap,
Capital can do nothing without
brains TO direct il.
An American boy counts one, long
before his time to vote.
Give the young man n chance; this
is the country Of The young,
We can't help the past, hut We can
look our for the future.
Hope is pretty poor security to So <
Il bank TO borrow money on.
A "sitdowu method" won't do 4
minute In this age of aggrcssivencss.
There is nothing else ON earth 50
anuoyine as procrasunation IN de,
cisionS
man does not necessarily have -
be 4 lawyer to have good, hard sens
An indiscrcct man usually lives 70
see the folly Of his ways, and. II he
doesn't his children do.
A man should always be close 70 the
situation know what he is doing aul
not take anything for granted
There is one element that is wor,
It's weight in gold, and that IS loyalty
II will cover a multitude Of weak,
ncsseS.
1t is an easy matter to handle eveN
congested controversies. whore the
spirit Of the parties is right and
honest
The trouble with great many m ~
is they don't appreciate their predica.
mont until they get into the quito y
sand.
When you are striving to do that
which is right be courteous aud nice
in every way, but don't get turn
down"
The man who wants to marry hap
PLY should pick out good mother AMI
marry one of her daughters; any one
will do
II is all right in some cases to bank
on n mans pedigree. but In most men
there is something n great deal deep
er than this matter of gcnealogy
will always risk a man If he Is IN
the dark and knows II, but '.ayou't
much use for man who ~ gropin Z
around in the dark and doesn't know
it.
No general can fight his battle
alone, lie must depend upon his lieu
tenants, and his success depends upor
his ability e. select the right man for
the right place,
You can help to make merchant.
but, as a rule, a merchant and trader
are born, They are like singers, you
can improve them but they must have
natural talent
don't want anything that isn't fan
and honest, and dcat want any mar
to do anything for me that he would
not do for some one else under like
circumstances and conditions
II is well to be economical, but Il
is poor policy to hold the rcins So
tight on ones business that it prevents
good results, or precludcs the possib.l.
ity OF doing business economically.
You cant tell a good man by looking
at him, nor can you tell him by hi,
reputation; you must winter with him
and summer with him year in and
year out, before you know him.
a man should always have the cour
age and conviction to do what Is right
and what is for the interest Of lGs
principles, no matter whether he repre-
seuts corporation or an individual
There are many men who are mucn
better as clerks than as interested
partners. If you give them powder il
spoilR them. Many a good man hag
been spoiled by taking him as part
ner.
New fields are opening all the tim"
! and it is necessary to be very very
aggressive If young men will conflnc
themselves strictly to regular bushes.
and not speculate they will get along
all right
In making assertions which onc
| knows are right no matter how dis
tasteful they may be, man should
never eulogize and qualify them, bur
| simply 90 at cross-lots and not stug
TO curl his mustache.--Success