Belding banner., 1911-08-03

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Breed is not always stronger than
pasture. Some men by ancestry are
only the shadow of mighty name.
/ remember but very few men in my
experience, who were good poker play
ers, who were also good at testifying ai
the prayer meetin.'
| The man who has nothing TO boast of
but his illustrious ancestry is like the
potato-the best part is under ground
The bee that does the loudest buzzin'
does not always gather the most honey.
Rockefeller does not say very much.
| 1t is under the tree that has the finest
apples that the most clubs are found,
no one bothers the old sour crabapple.
The feller who is clubbed for his virtues
has much TO be thankful for.
| o o o o
The Sunday School teacher has not
unbounded faith in the feller who meets
him on week day and grabs him by
hand and wishes him well and then
himself stays away from the Sunday
School to run an automobile for joy
ride.
/ o o o o o
| When | hear a feller ofierin' To bet
that no one in the crowd has ten dol
lar bill in his pocket | am reasonably
sure that the bettor has none, and when
hear feller loudly declaring that
there are no honest men any more, and
that every man has his price, | feel
pretty certain that the feller speakin'
would himself sell out, and that his
own honesty will bear watchin.
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| The watermelon is luscious thing
that you stole when you were boy,
but dark-green delusion that you pay
30 cents for as a man. The watermelon
of commerce is plucked before the bios
som fades and is ripened under the in
tluence of refrigerator car charges.
When opened it shows pale pink in
terror, tastes like circus lemonade, looks
and inspires harsh thoughts toward
the groceryman. 1t Is an unregenerate
fraud, and is without even spirit enough
to promote collie. People who sell the
kidnapped variety OF watermelon should
be compelled TO eat it until they will
sign the pledge.
| They say that the kissing habit
breeds microbes and germs and death.
Maybe ii does but microbes and germs
and death and then some couldn't scare
a man who looked down into wealth
of pouting lips.
| q o o q
| The men who do town more harm
than good may be classed as follows:
First, those who oppose improvement.
Second, those who run it down TO
strangers. Third those who never
advertise their business.
| o o o o
| With all the get rich quick promoters
In Jail and about steen TO steenty trust
magnates being measured for a suit of
checkered clothing, looks like there was
going TO be but little doing among the
Men of Mark the next year or two.
o O
An exchange remarks that a man
can start out any day and inside of an
hour and thirty minutes he can engage
"A woman To work for life at nothing a
week, while it will take two weeks of
solid search TO get one To work at high
wages and board.
Ignorance gives feller away quicker
than a celluloid collar. It's no trouble
T. do fine credit business.
o o o %
Nine times out o. ten a unpopular
man is a feller that tends TO his own
business. Nobuddy ever runs out o.
debt
| o o O o O
Occasionally we are asked why we do
not publish all that happens. 1t is for
tunate for these particular individuals
that discretion occasionally demands
the omission of unpleasant items.
Should we publish all that is told us
we would be with the angels i'm about
20 minutes after our papes were mailed.
We try TO print all items that are news,
or that will encourage, help or cheer
any of our citizens along life's rugged
road. We all doubtless would enjoy
reading salt the newsp when it's about
the other fellow, but we never cared To
lend aid to the gossips in the spreading
of scandals that only leave sorrows in
f1antr rasl "A.