The Mena weekly star., 1909-09-23

gown all her life, but when sne soso her wedding clothes ready she reslsts no longer.
 "The tariff is killing us" said man today, as he wasted SO cents on a slot machine.
 If a woman does not occasionally send her neighbor jelly or soup, she doesn't like her.
 Every man signs a lot of petitions and letters of recommendation ne would rather not.
 You have probably noticed that the man who succeeds attends to his business pretty steadily.
 One of the most disgusting things about human nature IS the ease Witn which friends become enemies.
 Between sleeping sickness and the lazy bug, the loafer has better chance for excuses than formerly.
 A woman's heart never really fiut- ters with joy until her pastor tells her he has missed seeing her at church.
 Always find out how much a thing is going to cost before you order 1t. You can save money by this precau- tion.
 The girls should take care: A lot of the young boys who pose as candy kids develop later in life into lemon drops.
 People who have good sense in most other particulars. sometimes believe their friends are fond of them.
 If you have a grievance, keep it to yourself. Everybody else has grievance and doesn't want to hear yours.
 No one makes such good returns on the amount invested as the girl who marries a good man who makes money.
 It is a good idea to let a girl give party occasionally; she takes such an interest in getting the house cleaned up.
 When a man gets the idea into his head that he is the only honest man in the world, he soon becomes great nuisance.
 Among the other rights that a single man gives up when he marries is the decision as to what he can, or cannot, afford.
 When there is popular visitor at the house, there is great fuss among the children as to which shall "sit by her" at the table.
 A long time ago, a little good poetry was written. Ever since, people have been bothered nearly to death with silly limitations.
 Admit occasionally to your friend that he knows more than you do. 1t gives him a great impression of your discrimination and good sense.
 Don't blame your grandparents because they built houses without closets. In your grandparents day the clothes were either on their backs or in the wash.
 It is estimated that American hus- bands are taking care of seven mil lion kin by marriage. Still, you seldom hear good word for Ameli- can husbands.
 This may be just world, but we claim too much attention is showered on the girl graduate and too little on the woman who has to cook in hot weather.
 When man is young, and so in- experienced that he believes the bragging indulged in by others, he is apt to be dissatisfied with his lot, but after awhile he learns that no one has anything to brag about, and IS more content.
 An Atchison girl believes that Providence has husband picked out for her, and that she has only to wait until he appears. If she knew how forgetful Providence is, she would go to grabbing for herself.
 Don't coax your friends to do what they do not want to do. If there is anything in this world peo- pie particularly love it is liberty; if there is anything they particularly hate, it is nagging.
 Why do boys like to run the risk of blowing hands and arms off on the Fourth of July? What enjoy ment is there in a tremendous noise? We knew, when we were boy, but have forgotten.
 Two elderly women, both very fat, were talking today. When I was eightee~ " panted one, q weighed only .ainety-three pounds" Whereupon the other ore puffed: q don't know just exactly how much l weighed at eighteen, but l didn't weigh that much"
 Every spring Daysey Mayme Ap- pleton goes into training to reduce her weight. This is done that she may be able, when taking her sum- mer trip, to pack into the dressing room on the train with thirteen other women, if need be. Another preparatioa consists in doing up her hair standing on one foot with all her hairpins and puffs in her mouth.