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   From the HOTEL MONTHLY, November 1911, pg. 70, col. 1:

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>From the Chicago Daily News.

   A corkscrew does the opening turn.
   A grin is merely a counterfeit smile.
   Salt and pepper are always in season.
   A kind word to the cook helps some.
   But the gossip crop is never a failure.
   False profits often lead to bankruptcy.
   Dull business produces a sharp appetite.
   The echo of a kind word goes on forever.
   Being a good fellow has cost many a good job.
   Where ignorance is bliss it is safe to serve hash.
   It takes a good judge of whisky to let it alone.
   Money might go farther if it didn't travel so fast.
   It is easier to accept a position than it is to hold a job.
   It take money to keep even the hot air furnace going.
   Meet people with a smile unless they are borrowers.
   Soaking the brain in alcohol does not preserve the mind.
   If half your schemes worked you could quit working.
   Enthusiasm is a lubricant that makes the wheels go round.
   The trouble with an excuse is that it is seldom justifiable.
(Col. 2--ed.)
   Too many cooks will spoil the digestion of the policeman.
   It isn't diffiuclt to please people who know what they want.
   A sharp appetite can usually manage with a dull knife.