Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-01-24
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PHILOSOPHY
By Uncle bud.

only get out good"
The fellow who kicks up trouble /
seldom stays for the finish.
job had his trials-but he never
tried to start balky flivver on
cold morning.
Jumping at conclusions often
times results in dissipating many
fond decisions
Work may never have killed
anyone-but it nearly scafes some
people to death.
A snitch in time has saved many
criminal from doing long stretch
in the brig.
Justice is blind But there ap-
pears to be no excuse for her be-
ing deaf and dumb into the bar
gain.
People who are inclined to turn
up their noses at others seldom get
chance to turn down many in
vitations.
There is no necessity for some
fellows to hide their light under
bushel. They can do job on
half-pint.
81 Whitaker says that there have
been child labor laws for CEN
turies-but its still hard to make
'em work.
The way the murders are in
creasing some of the big dailies
will soon be obliged to add an
other front page.
A West Virginia man has just
buried his eighth wife. Nothing
in a name? Maybe not, but his
name happens to be Planter.
The old idea used to be that
laws were made to be obeyed but
the present idea seems to be that
laws were made to be broken.
Many men of many minds,
Many drinks of many kinds;
Many headstones in a row
Bootleg hootch is not SO slow.
They used to call it squirrel
whiskey because it made a man
want to climb a tree. Now il
should be called gopher whis-
key-judging by the mounds of
earth that follow in its wake.
Mary had little pout-
She wore it every day.
Now Mary wanders all about,
An old maid grim and gray.
Had Mary changed that little pout
And doaned smilelet gay,
She'd have a man to pet or clout
About each blooming day.
/
An automobile tourist came upon
an overturned car by the side of
the road and was surprised to see
a little 100-pound man vigorously
pummeling 250-pound woman,
who appeared to have been sent
to the realms of Inconsistencies in
the tip-over. He pulled the little
fellow away from the woman and
asked, What do you mean by
striking the lady that way" Say,
friend" answered the lightweight,
''she's my wife. Opportunity may
come but once arr Pm taking all
the advantage / can while the tax
| ing is good" Noting a nicely de-
corated right eye worn by the little
fellow, the tourist could not find it
in his heart to blame him.
LITTLE KINDNESS
| Oh, let's be kind to those we meet
upon life's devious ways; let's even
deign to cross the street to hand
EN- words of praise. Perhaps a kind
ness shown today to some poor
| pilgrim wight will some day goodly
interest pay when things don't break
/ just right init Dill puE2S 4OAi
years ago-he then was in the
dumps-and cheered him with word
or so and sundry hearty thamps And
then | pottered on my way nor
thought of q reward il made me
clipper, bhthe and ray to feel I'd
helped a pard. Last week misfortune
hit my trail and hit it with vim
my creditors &c ed their pay. my
bank account IS slim sought
to borrow ninety bones from Harry
Tom and. Dick, but they replied to-
pleading tones with dornick and
with brick tried to pawn my
trusty Tyre but no one seemed u
care for that punk instrument Of
wire, oh, was in despair
And then into the scene there logs
savior for your unk-llo more nor
| less than William Boggs. who CHASED.