The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-11-11


party.
We haven't learned great deal
during our life, but, for a wonder,
we know enough not to go coon
hunting.
Whatever YOU do" a man said to
his son in a show, "be careful that
you do it yourself. There are no easy
Jobs"
Advice is so cheap that people not
only won't take It, but will feel that
you are trying to unload something on
them.
Plenty of women will, with the
blue-eyed innocence of a child throw
railroad switch or affirm that black
Is white.
! Our idea OF modesty is man who
will whip a man much larger than
himself and then not tell anyone
about it.
Some men are not only willing to
fight for their rights, they go farther,
and take up that line as a steady oc-
cupation.
Tell a woman just once that she is
good looking, and If you want to re-
tain her friendship, you'll have to
keep it up.
We often wonder how Nat Goodwin
feels when he accidentally meets one
of his divorced wives. 1t must be
embarrassing.
People may convict you of being
| hypOcrite, which isn't so serious, but
/ if they convict you of being a fool
that's serious.
An Atchison man hates badge so
much that he dislikes it when the
check in his hat.
| 1t is a pleasure to note the hole in
the atmosphere through which the
Alternately boys disappeared into the
vastnesses of Texas.
What has become of the old-fash
ioned woman who made apple butter
for the children to take to school and
to take quinine in?
If the business men were as enthus-
iastic about advertising as advertis-
ing solicitors are, there would be a
newspaper on every corner.
Colonel Roosevelt is OVERRIDING. We
hear many complaints because of his
determination to occupy front page
space in the newspapers every day.
No matter how many friends you
may have, and how popular you are,
that you must make your own living
If you quit work frequently to work
on the committee for nothing, We'll
bet that the bankers notice it; the
bankers loan money, and they watch
the actions of the men very closely.
A girl who will sue man for
breach of promise has as much nerve
as man who will back out of a wed.
ding at the last moment, and still re-
main in town.
The women are already beginning
to take notice" about Christmas pres
ents, but in the delicate way which
characterizes a new widower when he
first begins to take notice"
Alois Philip. the fiddler, claims
that he is hard worker. Which is
funny when you remember that peo-
pie fiddle to while away idle time.
81 don't want to go to that party,
but have to-" said an Atchison wo-
man this morning. IF l don't go,
people will say ! wasn't invited, and
the hostess won't take the trouble to
explain"
1T always makes us mad when an
automobile driver toots his horn as a
warning for us to get out of his way.
AS though we haven't sense enough
to get out of the way of an automo-
bile!
If man tells you his age, and you
say, politely: well, you don't look
it," he feels queer, because that in
dicates he is getting old. If you ac-
cept his age without any comment, it
looks as though you thought he
looked every day of his age, and he
doesn't like that either.
A confession from a young man
which contains a lot Of truth: 1T is
easy to turn my head, II anyone
compliments my work | Immediately
begin to think | am a great man, and
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