The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-04

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the man living north of town. We don't
blame the man living north Of town
for not showing up.
If an unmarried man complains to
his girl of the hot weather she makes
him ar iced lemonade, but let him COM
plain after he is married and she will
tell him he ought to be thankful he
hasn't a corset on.
Every day we meet a man who is
certainly fifteen years older than we
are, and he says: Whe men become
as old as We are. it makes a differ
ence." etc. And we don't like him to
talk that way.
Bill Moore is always telling how he
worked like 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. 1t is. Sign
he is growing old. All men, whether
young or old, tell the same stories day
after day.
a newspaper; sometimes we are dis
posed to believe we ont 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
jly.
People do fool things for years and
know it. We never heard anyone de-
fend the habit of drinking i~ntoxicants.
yet how many people nay the habit.
There are 50 many ways of killing a
friendship: One is expecting something
of your friend, and another is being
perfectly frank with him.
How much CHARITY tha,a a., Co, ~.
thoroughly worthless and useless man,
And how sharp the criticism OF the men
who are decent and useful!
Pick up a few bits of information
every day, take care of our health and
live n long time, and you will know a
whole lot before you die.
Why are farm hands so scarce One
farmer gave this solution today: I'VE
pay then so much that it takes halt
their time to spend it"
Il frankly confess" said a either
to an editor, that I hate you, not be-
nave not praised me-"
Almcst every neighborhood has its
nelEhbors who come in just at meal
time and sit and watch every bite yol
put In your mouth.
Everyone complains that in his lin
Of business there are more things that
must be done at nee than in any other
business on earth.
Perhaps one reason the women out
live the men is that they are so self
sacrificing at meal time they don't get
enough to "a
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 ma a today: ~ was
awake half OF last night owing to the
heat. and awake the other half owinc
to .chiggers."
This is what a corset does for a ia,
woman: Take 1t off her and put her
In a 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 o.
LIES responsibility and cares has
deep hatred for that. word viva
cious."
Every young man is full O.
schemes" Every old man has tried
q lot OF scenes and lost confidence i.
them.
If you have a scheme. keep it or
ice until cooler weather. Don't Civ.
people a chance to turn it dowl
now.
When people long for someone who
Understands" them. they mean who
Understands" them as their mother
did.
When a boy shakes hands he uses
his left hand. and e he is giver
a nickel he forgets to say thank you.
When a friend offends you. he u.s.
ually says he hasn't done anything:
that the trouble is. you are peculiar"
Was today so bad? Yet at one tim.
1t was a Ear of tomorrow. and you
lay awake nights N dreaded 1t.
The man who makes loans at a bank
hould be a man OF correct Judgment,
to say nothing of iron nerve.
A properly appreciattve man meets
a new reason every hour for being
grateful h a he is not a m
II a man owns a small horse. you
can make him mad by referring to it
as a pony In his presence.
she" other women are always say
Ing OF another woman. who Is devoted
to her husband. rs a fool"
Ever notice the majority Of people
who ride on the cars look an 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!
Put a fence around every daughter.
but make II several bars higher If
h Is impulsive.
The tendency lately IA been very
decidedly toward a little less work and
3 little more pay.
We are all anxious to be on the safe
side. The trouble lies In finding which
is the safe side.
If o must exaggerate, clothe
your fault with grace by exaggerating
the good points.
The guests may like pie, but IL the
hostess hasn't any pretty forks, they
will never get 1t.
One of the easiest things in the
world Is to be an acceptable long dis
II friend.
You can't always pick out the man
who is making money by the way he
spends II.
Sometimes what you pay for isn't
very good. but wha you get free is
worse.
Mems legs are pulled so much. 1t is
a wonder they are not taller han they
are.
y compliment is like a big Ash story:
Should not be taken seriously.
Even the dog that attend. to it's own
is admired.
When a man is very busy, how e
loafer rritates him.
Nothing is quite so dirty as a dirty
dr.