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A JUDICIAL WEAKNESS.
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One of the most glaring weak
nesses of the American civil
court system is the ease with
which persons of ulterior, oft
en criminal, motives can in
stitute suits for damages on
any and no grounds. Persons in
public life, or whose livelihood
depends upon public esteem,
are times without number
blackmailed by the unscrupu
lous. If they refuse to “come
across” they are sued and alle
gations are made that, how
ever groundless they later
turn out to be, lowers public
respect for them.
Once in a while, of course,
suits for personal or other dam
ages are well-founded but to
each case of this kind that
comes to trial, courts and jur
ies waste endless days strug
gling with cases that have no
basis in anything except ava
riciousness. It is a regrettable
condition, but one for which
no remedy has ever been ad
vanced.
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WHAT IS YOUR POSITION?
You are a booster or a knock
er, there is no middle ground;
to which class do you belong?
The man who does the most
good for his home city is not
always the man who receives
the most credit. There are
plenty of true boosters who
not only do not allow the op
portunity to pass to say a good
word or do some' act for the
betterment of his home, but
create opportunities to do so.
He is the citizen of whom ev
ery one is proud, with like in
dividuals the situation is cre
ated whereby it is possible
that some other good citizen
who has not done so much
work will come along land
reap the benefit of the work
of the others. The real honest
to goodness booster is not jeal
ous when the other is given
credit, he gets his reward in
the consciousness of having
benefited the city.
Because one does not knock
his home town, does nothing
as a matter of fact one way or
the other, will not relieve him
of the charge of a knocker.
Not to take an affirmative po
sition in matters of interest to
the city, and there are always
matters of interest, places one
on the negative side. There is
absolutely no way in which to
remain neutral, for if that po
sition is attempted, there will
necessarily be many who will j
construe it as being opposed |
to any.proposition, and with ;
the construction goes the in
fluence.
Be a real booster and let your
position be so certain that J
those who run may read.
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SECRET OF POPULARITY.
Many folks, particularly young
people of reserved natures,
worry bcause they are not
“popular.” They envy folks
who always have admirers and
friends. Many people of su
perior intellect look down on
popularity. They feel it shows
a too-easygoing nature. They
hold that if a person is to live
sincerely and do his duty, he
must often antagonize others,
and make himself exceedingly
unpopular.
Popularity comes in different
ways. In the old days of free
liquor a lot of people acquired
popularity by the freedom
with which they “set ’em up.”
This was the basis on which
many politicians got their
start. They were always ready
to line up their friends in front
of the brass rail and have sev
eral rounds “on me.” Many
people win popularity by free
spending, by living extrava
gantly and scattering cash in
all directions.
On the other hand many
people acquire popularity by
devoting themselves »to some
public cause. College boys
who carry on student activi
ties, usually acquire popular!
ty. They are entitled to it be
cause they have to devote
much time to maintaining the
reputation of their institution.
Similarly in community life.
Many people acquire populari
ty by just giving a great deal
of effort to public actvities,
often more than superior per
sons who criticize them are
willing to devote to such
causes. Many people acquire
popularity by the friendly in
terest they show everybody,
by a winsome smile and cordial
manner.
People who live self-absorbed
lives are not poular and do not
deserve to be. Any person can
acquire a certain measure of
popularity by manifesting in
terest and doing helpful things
for others and performing ser
vice for the community.
Just for Fun
If all could get better mates
than they deserve, all mar
riages might be happy.
Things which sh.ould happen
in the dark generally make
the lightest reading matter.
A man is as happy as his con
science, his pocketbook, his
stomach and his wife will let
him be.
Some folks seem to go to
church in the summer only to
sleep and in the winter only to
cough.
“Married men have better
halves.”
“Unmarried men have better
quarters.”
Pete Wilson says there are
two kinds of business men
those who wait for prosperity,
and those wo go after it.
The last piano playing con
test was won by the man who
played “The Stars and Stripes
Forever.”
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What’s become of the old- j
fashioned man who used to j
think a girl’s cheeks were that: j
way because she was healthy. ;
“Presumably,” says Een Oien,
the girls expect the clocks in
their stockings to strike one.
It might be worse. Even the
fancy writers never say the
hero and heroine sat down to
“discuss” a hot dog.”
If bunk were electricity, some
salesmen would be power
houses.
The man who wants but little
here below is below the aver
age wanter.
“Money is easy,” says the
market report, but it is hard
for some kind of borrowers.
Servanfe-“The doctor’s here,
sir.”
Absent-minided man-“I can’t
see him. Tell him I’m, sick.”
Sad, but true. Many a beauti
ful photograph loses its charm
when you are introduced to the
original.
Everybody is a fool some of
lie time, but Paddy says he is
double fool who is a fool all
he time.
Wifey-What did the boss say
/hen you told him you sat up
11 night with the baby?
Hubby-The darn fool asked
le what her name was.
The Turks have a long wait
ig list. They are months be
ind with the nations wanting
o fight them.
An optimist is a man who
umps everytime he hears a
ork pop.
Staying up all night may
lake you as wise as an owl,
ut Dale says owls have no
ense during the daytime.
Honesty may be the best pol
:y, but telling the truth isn’t
lways exactly polite.
Complants help to prove that
here are many persons who
ire poor sports in various
yays.
There is not much hope for
he person who makes work
he last expedient for getting
ilong.
The fool who has been parted
rom his money always feels
heap.
You hear a lot of talk of self
nade men, but all men are
hat.
Experts think the old-fashion
id dance is coming back, but
ve don’t.
If you want to make someone
>elieve you tell them some
hing they want to hear.
Women are wise in not taking
nuch time to reply to the
hronlc criticisms of men.
The way styles are going we
vill soon be able to look back
md consider that old mother
3ve with her fig leaf was
iretty well dressed, according
o Eddie Haddon.
Chamber
ot
Commerce
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“Mother,” said little Evelyn,
“may I go out and play with
the other little children now?
“You may play with the little
girls bbt not with the boys, for
they are too rough.”
“But, Mother, if I find a nice
smooth little boy can I play
with him?”
Ditch Contractor (to appli
cant) : “Do you think you are
fit for really hard labor?”
Hard Case: “Well, sor, some
of the best judges have
thought so.”
OUR MARY.
Mary, Mary, quite contrary,
Why are you frownig so?
“Dad painted the swing,
The mean old thing,
When he knows it’s the night
for my beau.”
Where there’s a will, there’s
bound to be relatives.
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