The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-05

Sister says
That to hear pa talk =
Anybody would think
He was Uncle Sam;
But ma says
That when pa talks about
.Celebratin'
He don't want to forget that
Every Day is Independence Day
AS long. as she is the head
OF this here household.
II the hand that rocks the cradle
rules the world, and but now that it
is reaching out for the ballot, it is
liable TO rock the world.
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1t will take more than a stitch in
time to mend the ways of some people
we know. ...
The Times Union says that build
ing materials are coming down and
more buildings are going UP. Well. if
buildings are going up and building
materials are coming down it looks to
us like after awhile building materials
will be going up again.
but we are satisfied. This suits us,
fine. ~.
The Times-Union says that Jack
sonville is not only the largest but it
is larger than any other two Florida
cities combined. Well, that may he
t1ae, but Pensacola is worth any two
cities, combined, and We don't mind
saying so.
You may be able to live a double
life and not be found out. But you
can't chew tobacco and keep it a Sc
cret.
There are several ways to get rich
quick But getting job as a school
teacher or a mail carrier isn't on the
list.
This would be better world if a
man worried as much about squaring
up with friend as he does about get
ting even with an enemy.
It is mean thing to say. But a |
man isn't going to get wealthy now
adays, unless he pays more attention
to his lawyer than he does to his con-
science. ..F
/. A woman will fall for flattery from
any man but her husband. The minute |
he compliments her she knows that
he is getting sarcastic.
The o. f.. bride that used to blush
now has a daughter who spends her
wedding day in an open-faced automo-,
bile that is dolled up like a circus
wagon. and drives around town all day
trying to attract attention.
A woman would rather have lot of
than lot of friends. But 1t
Is different with man.
A lot of the bigots who are trying
10 make this world dry will find the
next world too dry to suit them.
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However, very few men are wise
enough to render one word sufficient
Any man can make a raise If he can
get his hands on an umbrella.
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Every girl imagines she possesses all
The qualifications necessary in an ideal
wife. ,>
Unless a man is his own worst on
any, he is on speaking terms with but
lew bartenders.
If a man has talent he can make
Use of another's genius. .... |,
If a man ever feels religion it's when ,
lie finds himself in a tight place.
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Shadows of the family tree account
or good many shady regulations.
Truth is stranger than fiction-and
OTIS Of people are averse to associating !,
With strangers. K
Few congregations are willing to pay
pastor for telling them the truth {
bout themselves. !
II men could but see the conse- I
uences of the evil things they :
% they would probably try to avoid !
he consequences while they were do :
ne the evil.
A scrap of information often ends it !
war of words. I
The wise billposter knows his place {
nd sticks to it. S
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when man is generous to fault r
! Is usually to one of his own faults. a
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Common sense is the base of all
Tvs. but the foundation is often out S
sight. n
Be not wise in your own conceit and I
ever mistake the conceit of others for b
isdom. = Ii;
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