The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-28


When an Office actually seeks a man
his campaign expenses are low enough.
Not all the good die young: A great
many of them engage In the publica-
tion of magazines.
Say what you please about moral
courage: The man who has a lot of
it is mighty unpopular.
There is something missing out of
the children's lives if there isn't a
vacant lot next door.
A wise man does the best thing un-
der the circumstances, and lets the
bowling minority howl.
A man should not long to be good
looking; good looks never bring a
man anything except trouble
Nothing makes a doctor quite so
mad as to have one of his patients
attend dance, and dance all night.
ing over her face and down her back.
she looks like a gate post walking up
the street.
Fresh eggs are selling in Atchson
at 30 cents dozen. We wonder IL
old Rockefeller has anything to do
with this outrage.
When a man buys a foolish thing,
and people laugh at him, he says it
was "given to him"
Some people are so cheerful they
would find cause for elation in the re-
duction of the price of collins.
Perhaps one reason some people are
always making new friends Is that
they can keep no other kind.
My husband is such good looking
man." said an Atchison woman today,
that all the women hate me-"
A white horse on a muddy day is
about the parallel in neatness of
man recovering from a three days.
jag.
Mother would be nearly as surprised
II she received a manicure set Christ
mas morning as daughter would be IL
her stocking contained carpet
sweeper.
An Atchison woman carries her nose
higher than any grocery prices in
Goldfield, Nevada.
The average mans diary contains
about the same number of interesting
variations found in railway time
table.
When widow makes up her mind
that she has lived alone long enough,
she gets busy by putting a little extra
color on her hats.
or course you are nice, and give
without hope of return, but don't you
always conclude that you get the worst
of it at Christmas time?
Here is one thing you can always
depend on: When the manager of a
show puts up his picture with the
other advertising, the show is bum.
A store keeper was bowling today
at the farmers. "The more they get"
he said, "the more they want. They
have more money than ever before,
and trade is duller this fall than
usual"
1t is a fact that occasionally book
of poetry is sold these days, but it is
because you can buy book of poetry,
as Christmas present for twenty-five
cents, while other books cost half
a dollar.
Having had a long acquaintance
with farmers, we are somewhat cur
ious to know who originated the corn
tassel dialect of the funny papers.
1t is terribly hard for the neighbors
to agree that woman is consistent as
much as they may admire her, if she
happens to be a Christian scientist.
An Atchison man who has had
good many love affairs, says some wo-
men, when he attempts to kiss them,
say, Nov stop!" while others pull
themselves up to queenly height, and
say: "Sir!"
A young farmer in Atchison county
points with pride to the fact that he
has never attended "chivaree," al
though often tempted. We often wish
the young men would quit this foolish
custom. 1t is very rude and looks as
bad as it sounds.
Just as most of us have gotten so
we can call the driver of an automo-
bile a chauffeur without choking to
Il.