The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-02-01
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The man who mortgages his house
TO buy an automobile is more than
likely to discover, when il is too late.
that mortgage possesses much bet
ter lasting qualities than a motor car.
-Virginian-P Pilot.
The people of Charlotte are known
as Charlatans,; in fact, there is a sus-
pfcion that this is the derivation of
that word. II comes from the land Of
myths.-Danville Register.
81 never did anything wrong in my
life." said Carnegie TO the congress
Bional committee, and still they let
him continue TO talk as if they be-
Iieved the other things he said
Ledger-Dispatch.
The weather man believes in the
recall when the thermometer regis
ters as low a mark as has been
reached several days this week.
1ndex-Appeal.
There ought to be some sort of
special crown for the man who does
not swear when the bath room pipes
freeze.-Roanoke News.
1t seems to this paper that one of
the most needed reforms in taxation
IS 10 revise the tax laws into some
comprehend. At present there is
enough for a fair-sized volume, and
all Of it is written in worse than
Greek.-Advance
Questioned closely as to his choice
for the Democratic presidential nomi-
nation, Mr.. Bryan said: Il cannot
pick a candidate today which leaves
the pleasant inference that he will
pick one when he gets around to 1t,
providing one is ripe.-Petersburg
Progress
A polar bear dies In the London
ZOO" because his cage was too warm
and harbOred germs of pneumonia.
Now kick about the steam being turn
ed of in your apartment, il you dare.
louisville Courier-Journal.
If a man il running for Office he
should never deny anything that can
be proved on him. He should be pre-
pared to justify his act by an eXplana-
ton that Will knock his opponents
silly.-Wilmington Star.
A Harvard professor advocates a
Dourne In aviation at all our UNIVERSE
ties, just as IL the average college stu
dent is not Eighty enough.-Milwau-
kee Sentinel.
A horse can be led to water but can't
be made to drink, yet the first case is
to be recorded of a man being led to
a bar who displayed horse sense
Charleston Post.
Colonel Bryan may be too polite to
laugh out loud, but the Wilson Wat
terson- Harvey muddle causes an extra
breadth of smile to spread over his
ample eatures.-Greensboro News.
The house of Paul Revere was burn
ed in Boston the other day, but the
spirit of its former master is still rid
ing n.-Winston- Salem Journal.
Postmaster General Hitchcock re-
ceived a leap-year proposal from a
Texas widow and turned right around
and recommended Government owner
do should Kansas widow get gay
enough to pop the question ?-Wil-
mington Star.
No need to name it permanent"
Tax Commission; the Legislature
never abolishes an office.-Ledger-
Dispatch.
The bill limiting the occupation of
women to ten hours per day does not
apply 10 bridge whist slaves.-Times-
Herald.
Indiana lumber dealers have put
themselves on record as opposing the
parcels post. Probably afraid Of COM
petition with cheap lumber handled
through the mails.-Virginian- Pilot
King George is a very much better
gunner than is T. r., but he has had
very much less 10 say on the sub
Ject.-Farmville Herald.
The trouble with most young men
when they begin at the foot of the
ladder, they expect it to be of the
step variety. and carpeted at that
Staunton Leader.
Clutching his hat tightly as he es-
sayed to make Roadway up Campbell
Avenue this morning, an old darkey
was heard to mutter: "Fo' Gawd
AIarse Wind, where was you las Au-
gus 2"-Roanoke Evening News.
ter and the ice man In the summer
bittonist to fuss about-Southwest
Times
why should q local optionist in
~dry" territory object to Delegate
Baln's anti-shipping bill? Surely not
ON the ground that he expects 10
drink more than two gallons at
once."--Endex-Appe
n tina legislature approves OF the
1r.<n1 IEzIoR 10 the people Of the cues