Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-09-01

Wnen nhu DiB H6nI VI my OWu VI
hand / would look across the way
and see that same fellow lined up
with the enemy and fighting me like
a Trojan.
My friend, the trouble with you is
that you have never gotten hold Of
the right gauge when measuring your
friends. The first thing you ask Of a
man is what ticket does he vote. Then
you want to know the denomination
Of his church. After that you poke
around into his base ball beliefs,
his idea Of Jack Johnson and Jim
Jeffries and thousand and one 9TH
er things most of which are none OF
your business. You seem to think
that because you are Republican the
other fellow has no right 50 be a
Democrat. After you have expert
mented while you will tumble to
the fact that a mans politics is no
indication of his honesty. II you
trust him because he says he belongs
to your church you will run against
a sharp snag. The honesty and sim
certify Of this world Is no. confined
to any political party nor to any par
ticular church creed. You want TO
get the idea out Of your head that
the only fellows you will meet on
the jasper streets of the New Jeru-
salem are the one who belonged to
your political party or to your church.
If you don't you will get mighty
little pleasure out Of your harp and
crown.
Old Man Blowloud tried to tell
me the other day that when he was
a young fellow he was mighty glad
to work hard all day for fifty cents.
And unless the old duck has changed
a good deal that was more than ne
was worth.
It makes no difference If the mer-
curry is 10 in the shade, there Is al
ways some fellow standing around to
tell you that "this amt nothing.
remember way back, ETC." Swat the
pest.
Here is one thing that no person
should forget: You can save a lot Of
trouble by buying your fish instead
of trying to catch them.
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All there is to some men Is their
whistle.
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:! he man who lays abel all morn
TX waiting for Opportunlt" 10 com.
f,lor q and wskc him up and leaI
hir cut into green pastures Is abe"t
as wise as the fellow who went to
church some Fifteen years ago and
dropped nickel into the contribu-
ton and imagires. that pays mis- way
into heaven. RLt lots of them do i.
They listen and listen FOR the knock
that never comes nor never will. OBJ
portunity Is a sly old fellow. He
never comes around wish brass
band playing and flying banners.
Neither does he make but one trip.
In fact, Opportunity sits around on
your doorstep for years and you do
not know it. But If your head is
clear, your heart strong and honest
and you are clean and fair you will
hear the knock, knock, knock every
day Of your life. The loafer never
hears old Opportunity knock. The
sorehead and the knocker can live
a hundred years and never hear
single tap. But look around the
community and you will see a dozen
or more fellows who have heard
Opportunity knock and straightway
they got hustle on themselves and
now they occupy mansions on Easy
street.
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When women get scared at any
thing after dark they always imagine
it is a man.
II you have ever fished any you
know all about spoon hook. Well,
some men are always biting at one,
Don't worry. The man who arrives
at St. Peters gate in an automobile
won't stand any more show of get
ting in than the poor cuss who makes
the trip on foot.
have voted for so many men In
the past forty years who failed to
win that l really consider it a great
victory when my candidate isn't beat