Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-02-11

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q .N@- GATHERED GEMS. No&


It's long worm that nas no toFh-
ing.
Occupation is the best time annIhi-
lator.
Human vanity makes the ~photOgra-
piers rich.
A man can have no worse enemy
than himself.
The scandal monger is always sure
of an audience.
Well bred people are not always OF
the upper crust.
People who have to buy experience
never acquire sense.
Are twin brothers any more related
than other brothersf
The coal man is sometimes lying in
weight for customers.
A man seldom realizes how much he
can't do until he tries.
A popular mar often lasts no lon
ger than a popular song.
Success is the only road on the map
that leads to prosperity.
Most Of US think more Of ourselves
than we are really worth.
Some men know Just enough to
make fools Of themselves.
Automobile and lynching parties
travel at break-neck speed.
The wolf at the door is sometimes
6ioOUinod oa a hill ~On1la0tor
The caliber Of the bullet headed
man is nearly always small.
Machine-made poetry is not always
the product Of a typewriter.
If you accomplish anything, you
must do it in spite of the critics.
A woman's palmy days are when a
lot Of suitors r after her hand.
No, Maude, dear; Indians do not al
ways travel or scalpers tickets.
All the world loves a lover except
the fellow who has been cut out.
II money talks, the change that is
coming to you must be back talk.
Some societies spend a dollar in an
effort to raise a dime for charity.
We don't believe we ever knew any
one who was not alright in theory.
When a woman serves cake she
makes an apology for the frosting.
Said Of nearly every cook in town:
"My, but she makes the butter fyl"
No man tells all he knows; every
woman tells more than she knows.
Women who set out to reform rakes
end by needing reform themselves.
It is the auctioneer's hammer that
rivets attention and clinches bargains.
Some women ere so fond Of dress
that ever their tempers get rufled.
Where should we be today IL Adam
had died with all his ribs in his body?
When a fellow marries q girl for
her money it's a sort Of safety match.
The wise man enjoys the little he
has while the fool is seeking for more.
The Cynical Bachelor observes that
a great deal of loveis wasted on babies.
His satanic majesty expects to pave
several miles of new streets this year.
The way to let a woman have your
way is to insist on her having her
way.
Working for relatives is about as
satisfactory as eating soup with a
fork.
The regulations Of some men are
based upon what they are going to
do.
Bushes may be prettier than free
kles but sometimes they are just put
on.
An argument isn't always worth the
time it takes to convince your oppon-
emit.
If people like you, don't aver start
trouble for yourself by asking them
why.
Some men are easily excited, butthe
carpenter manages to keep his spirit
level.
The sailor is always glad to see a
lighthouse, but it is different with the
actor.
The next time you complain Of be-
ing overworked, think of the time you
waste.
The owners of diamonds and old
homesteads always exaggerate their
value.
Some people are so disagreeable as
to be continually contradicting them
selves.
An innocent looking banana skin is
often the first step in q downward
career.
Somehow or other q girl with her
first diamond ring loses all interest in
gloves.
1t is bad enough TO know you are a
fool but it is far worse to let others
know It.
It doesn't cost a cent to be a gentle
man, but it may cost you your life to
be q fool.
Was there ever a man who could
not be successfully sued for breach Of
promise?
The fellow who puts his trust in luck