The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-07-24
OLD HICKORY CHIPS.
Snort and Pltby Sayings On Subjects
Past and Present.

- Despite denials, there's an id,
s that some of Mr.. Roosevelt's frient
d don't like the outlook.
:, Matrimonial bonds are taxabl
! ! but not negotiable.
a Why not have a law providing fe
e the early shutting down of jo
Y riders?
! By holding ice to its bulb you ca
make the thermometer a pleasan
companion.
Every time the legislature holds
session the peoples interests are pu
: in jeopardy.
No other business is quite so i'm
portant as making the children hap
py and keeping them healthy.
| That Currency bill is all right eve,
though it has incurred the suppor1
of Andrew Carnegie.
Possibly the Mexicons know what
they are trying to do as we'll as any
body else, because nobody knows.
With $1,000, 900 to expend on good
roads within the next two years Hi
nols begins to get rid of the back
woods feeling.
A woman goes outside the family
for hers, but man is his own hero.
Every sort of military character
was welcome at the reunion except
old General humidity.
1T is fine to receive vindication.
OF course, but it is whole lot better
never to need one.
"Sing Sing is disgrace to New
York" shrieks an exchange Of that
city, but then SO, too, are a lot of
its guests.
The society of the SUPPRESSION of
unnecessary noises might turn it's
attention to Mr.. Mann, of III.
The wolves keep the bulls and
bears en- the jump in the Wall Street
jungle.
A Georgia boy has been paroled
after serving two years for stealing
bottle Of pop. 1t is understood
however, that this dangerous crimi-
nal will be watched closely.
-oc o15ci. ti.e soui Mss breeds the |
germs Of alimony.
The political band wagon has need
IF an emergency brake.
Some people take themselves SO
that others look upon them
IS joke.
There is always plenty of room at
he top because many VINO get there
'ecome dizzy and fall off.
The ball player who makes a hit is
'reater than Napoleon at St. Helena
Now that young men teachers
ave been barred, the girls will
earn to swim in no time.
Until Dave Lamar came along we
Il thought DR.. Cook was some liar. {
The only way to kill off the great {
Walter johnson, the pitcher king, is
18th a base ball bat. i
Where's the man who complained s
nat the Senators couldn't find a {
lobbyist? S
There is growing supicion that /
ongress will make a lavish appro- t
ration this year for a commodious /
mex to the Annias Club. '
Is it not about time for the COL t
ges to confer some more degrees r
pom Col. Roosevelt? '
Not every ideal lover makes a Q
ood husband. t
1t takes a clever child to keep Il
ON saying smart things. U
Two is company, but three is a e
altitude when father butts in. a
AS we understand it the Demo-
ats do not propose to raise all in
mes to 100000 but propose to
x all over that amount.
The trouble with the average d
ung college graduate is that he u
d rather get a salary" Of 81 =,
week than to earn 500 a week in
ages. a. q,
1t is indeed wet day when the u
itish suffragists do not burn some y =
ing. y
Col. Roosevelt has secured per- a
ssion to carry a pistol. This is " "
e first time we believe that he =,
er "asked permission" to do any ~
ing. =, -
Dur Wall Street exchange argue ~
at tax on Gotten futures would =,
a step backward. a