Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-07-18
Atkinson Globe Sights.

A spoiled child is almost as hard to
raise as turkey.
All of US can't be in the same boat
if we were we'd sink it,
Let the other fellow have his way,
as long as he only wants to talk.
Romance lis like fire: If you play
with it you are liable to be burned.
There is nothing quite so dirty as
a lot of dirty dishes piled up on the
kitchen table.
People who have gone to the devil,
say the devil is very uncomfortable
old party TO live with.
When young man cannot think of
aAy other way Of attracting attention.
he grows whiskers in front of his
ears.
A girl will work in store for two
dollars a week, but when she gets
married and works for her husband
she expects half.
There is great deal said about
love at first sight; not much said
about hatred at the first offense
which is more sure
Purple ink, which stenographers
get on their hands every day. can be
easily removed by washing the
supper dishes for mother.
The trouble is when we do things
for our friends, we do things we want
to, instead of what they would be
pleased to have us do.
A business man who drinks in the
middle of the day attracts as much
attention as girl who acts boisterous
in crowd.
People are always hearing that
bad conduct is sure to be punished.
1t is true: no doubt about it. But it
is equally true that good conduct
is always rewarded.
Women are always talking of the
best way to manage man." 1t
never occurs to them that the best
way to manage man is not let him
manage himself.
When we ask people for news many
of them say: "I'd make mighty
poor reporter. Many of us who
work every day at reporting are
mighty poor ones.
Whep a man is attentive to girl,
she shows poor taste in hanging
around his place of business. Her
coming attracts general smile, and
her going brings criticism upon her.
self.
How people 'take noticer' Don't
forget that they will take fall out of
you when you give them occasion.
And much in your conduct that you
think all right will not suit the
people.
Ever occur to you that You are
called upon every day to do lot OF
unnecessary work, in addition to that
you are compelled to do to earn a
living? So many people think they
have right TO work you.
Here is new child story: A
little girl of seven arrived to visit at
a house. "She is not very pretty. "
spelled one of the women in the
room to another. NO." promptly
spoke up the little girl, "bnt every
one says l am SMART"
A youthful romance is pretty sure
to have one of two bad endings: The
young lovers will marry and go home
to live with their parents, or else
they will not marry and there will be
a very much regretted past hanging
to the girl for the rest of her life.
In the novels it is very sweet and
pretty when the man carries off the
girls glove, and wears it next to his
heart. In real life, she remem bers
that they cost $3.50 pair and that
he has spoiled pair that she had
counted on lasting at least three
seasons.
If you had daughter. and she
should marry, and bring her husband
to your house TO live the day after
the wedding. would you like it, OF
would you feel grateful for another
son? People are different about such
things; how would you feel? We'd
fear we wouldn't like it.
A man was playing slot machine
in drug store this morning, when q
brakeman walked in. II am about to
win two cigars, The man said to the
brakeman; 81 will give you one OF
them" "I'll not wait" the brake.
man said, and he walked out before
the wheel stopped rolling.
The women are indignant again; a
certain set of grown children are
neglecting their mother, who is fatally
i'll. The poor old lady's feelings are
hurt, no doubt. but she does not com.
plain; she has become accustomed t.
neglect We all do, as we becom,
older. Children pout about very little
thing, but old people will stand al
amount of neglect that suggests they
must have become accustomed to it by
degrees.
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