The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-10-17

Bill Moore is always telling how he
worked X a slave, and that he has
worked so long he can't quit. We have
worked a long time too, but we'd have
no difficulty In quitting If we had a
chance.
1t is said that when a man tells the
same stories day after day, it is a sign
young or old, tell the same stories day
after day.
We don't know much about running
a newspaper; sometimes we are dis
posed to believe we don't know as
much as critics who were never in the
business.
A man takes more credit to his sex
when he walks the floor one night with
the baby, than a woman takes to her
sex, when she supports the whole fam
lily.
People do fool things for years and
know it. We never heard anyone de-
fend the habit of drinking intoxicants,
yet how many people have the habit.
There are SO many ways of killing a
friendship: One is expecting something
of your friend, and another is being
perfectly frank with him.
How much charity there is for til,
thoroughly worthless and useless man
And how sharp the criticism Of the mei
who are decent and useful!
Pick up a few bits of information
every day, take care Of your health anG
live a long time, and you will know q
whole lot before you die.
Why are farm hands so scarce One
farmer gave this solution today: I'VE
pay them so much that it takes half
their time to spend it,"
Il frankly confess" said a citiZer
to an editor, that I hate you, not be,
cause you abese me. but because 70,
have NOT nrajSa6 rnao --
Almost every neighborhood has it
neighbors who come In just at nea.
time and sit and watch every bite yo;
put In your mouth.
Everyone complains hat in his lin
of business there are more things tina
must be done at once han in any othe.
business on earth.
Perhaps n reason the women out
live the men is that they are so self
sacrificing at meal time they don't get
enough to eat.
People give lots of excuses in IRE,
GREETING" a party invitation, but there
is only one reason they do not go:
Don't want to.
An Atchison man said today: II wa.
awake half of last night owing to the
heat, and awake the other half owing
to chiggers."
This is what a corset does for a fat.
oma Take it off her and put her
IN q Mother Hubbard and she looks like
her mother.
Subject for discussion at the mex,
meeting Of the Shannon Literary so
ciety: Resolved. That a man is usual
ly guilty"
Everyone who has had his share q.
l1e's responsibility and cares has
deep hatred for that word viva
cious."
Every young man is full O.
schemes" Every old man has trief
a lot of scenes and lost confidence /,
them.
If you have a scheme, keep 1t on
Ice until cooler weather. Don't civ
people a chance to turn it dow
now.
When people long for someone whe
understands" them, they mean VIII,
understands" them as their mothe.
did.
When a boy shakes hands he use.
his left hand, and when he is give
a nickel he forgets to say thank you
When a friend offends you, he us
ually says he hasn't done anything
that the trouble is, you are peculiar
Vas today SO bad? Yet at one tim
IT was a far off tomorrow, and YOU
lay awake nights and dreaded 1t.
Inc man who makes loans at a banl
mould be a man Of correct Judgment
TO say nothing of iron nerve.
A properly appreciative man meet
a new reason every hour for being
grateful that he Is not a woman.
III a man owns a small horse, Vol
can make him mad by referring to II
as a pony" in his presence.
She, other women are always say
ing of another woman. who is devoted
to her husband. lis a fool"
I've notice the majority Of peopit
who ride on the cars look as though
they could afford the trip?
When a poor man gets hurt how his
kin squirm around, trying to get rid Of
taking care of him!
tut a fence around every daughtes,
but make 1t several bars higher if
she Is impulsive.
The tendency lately has been very
decidedly toward a little less work and
q little more pay.
We are all anxious to be on the safe
SIDE: The trouble lies In finding which
is the safe side.
II you must exaggerate. clothe
your fault with grace by exaggeratine
the good points.
INC guests may like pie, but If The
hostess hasn't any pretty forks, they
VIII lever get 1t.
one Of the easiest things in the
"oFld Is to be an acceptable long dis
lance friend.
You can't always pick out the man
VINO is making money by the way he
spends it.
sometimes what you pay for isn't
very good. but what you get FIRE is
worse.
mems legs are pulled so much, it is
a wonder they are not taller than they
are.
a compliment is like a big fish story:
should not be taken seriously.
Even the dog that attends to it's own
business is admired.
Nnen a man is very busy. how a
loafer t~rritates him.
kothing is quite SO dirty as a dirty