HARDWOOD RECORD 



Vert, Pertinent and Impertinent. 



The Sleeper. 



Of the man who walks in his sleep 

 Will his friends in sympatliy tall; : 



Bnt one whose adlietion is woi-se 



Is the man who sleeps in his walk ! 



The Hustler. 



I»on"t wait until the iron's hiit. 



But make it hot hy muscle ; 

 lion't wait for wealth your fathef" 



'I'ake off your ctat and hustle. 



An Ancient Adage. 



Who liveth hy the russed pine 

 Foundeth an heroic line : 

 Who liveth in the palace hall 

 Waneth fast and spendeth all. 



Not a Sure Thingl 



It is not always 

 safe to gamble that 

 the man who howls 

 loudest about thiev- 

 ing politicians never 

 tried to beat a street 

 car conductor out of 

 a nickel. 



Do Tou7 

 Every wise man 

 takes his turn at 

 playing the fool. 



Doesn't It? 



It takes a married 

 man with genius to 

 invent a new excuse 

 to work off on his 

 wife. 



The Trouble. 



Most of the 

 troubles that come to 

 a man are due to his 

 inability to keep 

 enough of his 

 thoughts to himself. 



Some Folks. 



After some men 

 are swindled they 

 say nothing, but pro- 

 ceed to get even. 



The Imitator. 



Everj'body despises 

 the imitator. 



Where Success Fails. 

 A steady diet of 

 success never devel- 

 ops any real strength 

 in a man. 



True Wit. 



True wit is always 

 i n cidenta 1 — and 

 usually accidental. 



Find It. 



You have a place 

 in the world; find it. 



The Hardwood Family 



"Everybody works bnt father." 



Often. 



Lots of men are 

 called far-sighted 

 when really they are 

 only good guessers. 



Mistakes. 

 Don't worry over 

 a mistake — just re- 

 member not to make 

 the same one twice. 



Never Mind. 



Never mind what 

 a man has been, so 

 long as he isn't too 

 much of a has-been. 



A Good Neighbor. 



A man never has as 

 good a neighbor as he 

 thinks his neighbor 

 has. 



Like Does Not Cure 

 Like. 



A man does about 

 a s many foolish 

 things to regain his 

 health as he did to 

 lose it. 



Lacks Time. 



Sometimes one 

 spends so much time 

 explaining a mistake 

 that he hasn't the 

 time to correct it. 



Don't Kick. 



Don't worry if 

 y our photographs 

 fail to do you jus- 

 tice; be content if 

 they show you mercy. 



Good Chiuns. 



Folly and failure 

 are always good 

 chums. 



Integrity of Purpose. 



The backbone of 

 success is sincerity. 



Needed No Teacher. 



It has been the scandal of Eve 's life 

 that she induced him to eat, but he took to 

 drink of his own accord. 



Knows Then. 



The editor of a lutnber newspaper is never 

 sure that his publication is read until he has 

 the misfortune to misspell someone 's name. 



Wouldn't You? 

 There's lots of things I wouldn't like to 

 be, but I 'd rather be any one of them than a 

 man whose children stop playing when he 

 comes into the house. 



Opportunity. 



Opportunity only knocks at your door; 

 she doesn't sit on the front porch and ask 

 the neighbors when you will be home. 



What Counts. 

 The lift into the saddle is a mere detail; 

 it is the ability to stay there that counts. 



When to Speak the Truth. 



Speak the truth at all times save when 

 it is policy to say nothing. 



It Often Happens. 



It often happens that a man 's enemies do 

 him less harm than well intentioned friends. 



Lots of Them. 



There are some self-made men who have 

 relieved their ancestors of great responsi- 

 liHity. 



Good Resolutions. 



Good resolutions have a fatality attached 

 to them; thev are alwavs made too soon. 



