Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-08
THE SOCIAL HOUR.


THE SOCIAL HOUR.
No Answer at All.
V Kentok Hori. the Japanese Buddhist
priest. was attacking Mohammedanism
In Chicago.
The Mohammedans." he said. AN
.swer inquirers' questions with smooth
lies. These lies are only on the surface
plausible. the slightest xsasction
shows their tremendous falsity.
The Mohamntedans answer ques-
lions as l onc heard a middle-aged
The two stood before a steamship
Office. regarding the globe that rsvolved'
In the window.
".Do you mean to tell me- said tho
boy. that the world - ~ round ~
that
Then. said tbs boy. I can't under
stand why the people on the other side
don't fall or
"'You fatigue me- no said YEARLY.
s'Well. why u itT the boy persistsAI
s'Heaven.' he man answered. h ~
given those people common sense ana
they hold on"
~
Nx-AYnbassador Choate was discuss
ing an awkward error that q been
committed by q senator.
Tho man reminded me-" he said. "of
. Gunapss farm hand at = Christmas
feast.
Q grand Chrtstmas dinner to his forty
helpers.
"There was roast turkey. roast goose.
cranberries. pumpkin n mince pies.
hot doughnuts with hot maple sugar.
plum pudding feast.
And before q certain tall and strong
farm hand, = platter containing two
ducks wa set for carving.
The farm hand looked ct tho ducks.
Then he took one up ON q fork. and ex-
tended II to the man next to him. :
".Hers.' he said. you take this. Ones
VII I can manage"
Maine Snake.
From Myerson's Magazine.
Once In . while some senator Will tell .
story which u way beyond belief. too
exaSvsratsd for anyone 70 even W - -.
'iievA Then ssnator Hale OF Maine told .
story concsrning Squire johnson OF East
port who never sAw things ~ they aceual-
" wsre. but multiplied everything. Unit
his lack Of vsrac1ty became well known
all over the city n county. even the NeSls
children knowing s~upsr0cially Of his weak
mesa
One afternoon some boys found Q lot %
harmless little garter snakes out In the
.woodA no one OF them longer than an In
I dex finger. Two Of the boy0 thought ~
best 10 leave them unframed. because they
Are not vsnomouA but one little fellow
said;
Let. take .sm into sQya and show en-
snaks less than !!xsnty Sset long" AZ"
H., ~ Alt
49, Why ti;s Wife Feawnsd.
From the Kansas City Journal.
Principal Hoffman OF tho
Academy u . good story-teiler. and hs
does not hesitate To tell ono on himself,
He oonfesses to being . little absent-mtnd
ed at times. especially in regard to his per
sonal appearance. He was called to preach
q sermon in a German church once. Hill
wife sat directly in front OF him and h
noticed a frown on her face when he be
gan. He felt for his tie: that was all right
He ooked at his shoes: nothing wront
with them. Careful examination showe<
his clothes were all right: still the frowl
was there. He did not give up. but kept W
some hard thinking In connection with nj
, discourse. Finally he found the reason 70
Nhe frown-he was preaching In EnSliSn.
-"
Three New Ones with Mathew.
From Harpers Magazine.
She wan 4 years old and all alive
dancing. Laughing. brown-eyed elf. Shs
loved to 90 to Sabbath school. but all OF
the Impressions she received for some
time were musical ones, 70 that It wa q
great comfort when she announced one
4 SDnday upon her return:
1--WE learned sumflng."
what was It. dear p responded the do
lighted mother.
nnk Of 'eff." :,
s.CI- ri~tk Ao-. A>,> An.,ao- - ASl.L
hard"
So she wrinkled her little brow and
strOve strenuou1ly to recall. "Oh Z
know she shouted. jumping up ~ 1t All
came back to her.
What? What7" shouted the excited
parents.
Matthew" Then they almost slipped
away for . moment. but she seemed to.
catch them on tho ny. Her eyer cleaned.
Matthew! Marchi April! Mayt"
Pisrpont Meroan's Appreciation.
From the London Tit-Btts.
An amusing story 10 told Of MI. Pier
pont Morgan. who u one Of tho greatest
art collectors In tho world He was stand.
ing In front OF . picture In IN exhibitor
when . we'll dressed woman asked him q
question ~ to the subject and the artist
MT. Morgan chatted freely o n the mat
ter and h left the gallery. Soon altar
wards the lady said t. the proprietor oc
tho exhibition:
Il have been much Interested in what
that . has told me. He must b an art
critic. I think. and - art critics don't
make q fortune 1 should Ike to send hin,
this check" :
Tho proprietor replied: my dear
madam. that wa Mr.. Pierpont Morran~
ana later he told tho incident to Mr.. MOI
gan. ::
4 wish you had allowed her to send ma
tho check" said Mr.. Morgan: ut would
have been the first money 1 had ever msda
out OF my hobby"
Nobody lnterfered.
From tho Boston Herald.
Expresident Cleveland used to fsh An
shoot in the Barnesat bay district. John
Camburn. . guide. says that one cold, wet
night Mr.. Cleveland got lost. He wan
dered through the rain and darkness, try
Ing to find his party. but not a house could
he sec. nor a light, nor q road. :.
Finally he struck a narrow lane, and in
due c0urs q house appeared. 1t was not
late. Mr.. Cleveland was cold and tired.
He thought he could 90 no further. 20 he