HARDWOOD RECORD 



Vert, Pertinent and Impertinent. 



A Mean Man. 

 A maiden Darned Josephine K i 1 1 lt 

 Dropped dead while attempting to sing; 

 Then n neighbor nexl 

 Whom her songs had made sore, 

 Bowed lila head and said "Death, Where's tliy 

 slim;';" Iun-is in v Timi s. 



Misunderstood. 



... alight '.-" 

 A J p ike, 



lage Btep 

 Said 



[iIPPINi 



A Toast. 



Some sprightly little 

 Iion'l 



And 



The Difference. 

 Some men are poor 

 because they are hon- 

 est; others are honest 

 because they are rich 

 and can afford to be. 



A Good Thing. 

 It is a good idea to 

 speak well of your- 

 self; your friends will 

 attend to the othei 

 side of it. 



An Honest Man. 



An honest man 

 neither sells bimsi If 

 nor buys others. 



Will Admit It. 

 Even a bad lum- 

 berman will admil 

 that honesty is the 

 best policy — for oth- 

 ers. 



The Reason. 

 A good many men 

 sign their communica- 

 tions to a newspaper 

 for publication and 

 not as an evidence ol 

 good faith. 



Just the Name. 

 The name "soda- 

 water" is what kills 

 the stuff in the ap- 

 preciation of most 



There Are Some. 



Y'ni wouldn 't know 

 some people had ever 

 been on earth if you 

 ,1 i .1 u ' t accidental!} 

 Stumble onto their 

 tombstones. 



Life. 

 Life is a 

 onlj to those who 

 have nothing to do. 



GROWTH OF THE HARDWOOD INDUSTRY. 



Hard Indeed. 



It is hard to re- 



move cinders and 

 pretty girls from the 

 man'i 



Only Bachelors. 



It is only bachelors 

 who speak contempt- 

 uously of man 

 you don't hear mar 

 ncd men mention it. 



SUcks to It. 

 Woman is a eonun 



drum, but what man 

 is willing I" gil 

 npl 



It Pays. 

 It pays 1" I" . 

 for it you gel into 

 penitentiary it 

 shortens j "iir term. 



An Advantage. 

 When il 



o i n g m i x d 

 grades, a Lumberman 

 takes fewer cl 

 i burglar. 



Traded It. 



At one time Death 



had the reputation of 



owning a "pah' 



; he ii"" 



mtomohile. 



One Better. 

 A very smart man 

 invariably bumps up 

 against another wha 

 ■ :i little smart 



Son: Papa, look at that tree I It's the biggest in the forest I 

 Father: Bight you are. my son! 



Quite True. 

 It's a blessed day when a man 

 that he is a fool, for I hen hi ac- 



quire wis, lom. 



Objectionable. 

 The chii 



is thai • 



Quite a Number. 



men 

 • leir lime hop- 



■ i rkit 



A Motto. 



It is 



any- 



The Best Way. 

 By ignoring an enemy it often ha] 

 thai you hit him the liar. lest blow. 



The Tax Man. 



many 



ilth. 



Ban 



Hov 





