Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-10-04

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nreacher was soon discharged. The
Holy Zionists didn't believe IT. anything
pleasant.
A ma and his wife and six children
have been waiting all day at the depot.
They arrived early this morning ana
expected a man living north or town
10 meet them; they expected 10 Visit
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 an iced lemonade, but let him COM
plain after he is married and she will
tell him he ought 10 be thankfu he
hasn't a corset on.
Every day we meet a man who is
certainly fifteen years older than we
are. and he V when men become
as old as we are, 1t 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 nan tells the
same stories day after day, ii is a sign
he Is growing old. All men, whether
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
whe 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 50 many ways of killing Il
friendship: One is expecting something
Of your friend, and another is being
perfectly frank" with him.
How much charity there is for the
thoroughly worthless and useless man
And how sharp the criticism of the men
h are decent and useful!
Pick up a few bits of information
every day, take are 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: 1--WE
pay them so much that il takes hall
their time to spend it"
Il frankly confess said a either
to IN editor, that I hate you. not be
cause you abuse me, but because yor
have not praised me-"
Almost every ueighbOrhoOd has it
neighbors who come in just at mea.
time and sit and watch every bite yol
put In you mouth.
Everyone complains that in his lin
of business there are more things thai
must be done at once 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 get
enough to eat.
People give lots of excuses IN IRE
GREETING" a party invitation. but there
is only one reason they do no go.
Don't want to.
An Atchison man said today: II was
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 far
woman: Take 1t off her and put her
In a Mother Hubbard and she looks Ike
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 Of
life's responsibility and cares has
deep hatred for that word viva
cious."
Every young man is full OF
schemes" Every old man has tried
n lot of scenes and lost confidence II
them.
If you have a scheme. keep it or.
Ice until cooler weather. Don't Civ
people a chance to turn it dow
now.
When people long for someone who
understands" them. they mean whC
Understands" them as their mother
did.
When a boy shakes hands he uses
his left hand, and when he is giver
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"
Was today SO bad? Yet at one time
it was a Ear off tomorrow, and you
lay awake nights and dreaded 1t.
The man who makes loans at a bank
should be a man OF correct Judgment
TO say nothing Of iron nerve.
A properly appreciative mar meets
a new reason every hour for being
grateful that he is not a roman
If a man owns a small horse, you
can make him mad by referring to IL
as a pony" in his presence.
She" other women are always say
ing OF another woman. who ia devoted
to her husband. lis a fool"
Ever notice the majority of people
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!
Put a fence around every daughter,
but make 1t several bars higher II
she Is impulsive.
The tendency lately has been very
decidedly toward a little less work and
s. 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 ex~aggerating
the good points.
The guests may like pie. but IL the
hostess hasn't any pretty forks, they
will never get it.
One Of the easiest things In the
world is TO be an acceptable long dis
lance friend.
You can't always pick out the man
who is making money by the way he
spends il.
Sometimes what you pay for isn't
very good, but what you get free is
worse.
Mems legs are pulled so much. II is
a wonder they are not taller than they
are.