The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-12-28
From the Sioux CITY Tribune,

q yet of all actions of our life II IS mos
meddled with by other people. "-Selden.
From the Sioux City Tribune.
What's the big event of the comini
: year, 1872? Ask the shaggy haired
freckle-faced youth and he will answe
3 that the opening OF another baseball
season is the one big event on tap
question the high school student an
lie will answer in classical terms tina
commencement week and with II hi:
graduation speech, filled with advice
and counsel to the anxious world, Is
the one event worth needing. Interview
the portly politician and he will wrinkle
his spacious forehead II put you wise
10 the fact that the greatest presiden-
tlal campaign in the history of this
great universe IS at hand. Interrogate
any mere man, the knave or the wise
one. and he Will designate some puny
topic upperaost In his mind. But,
pshaw!
Let the membership OF n girls club
have the floor for a minute. Call upon
the beautiful BEETLES of the While an
Hour club, the Meet Today society, the
Do Drop In club, the Ever Hopeful
club or II of the dozen or more clubs
! whose roster IS conspicuous because Ii
lacks the prefix Mrs" and they Will
not hesitate a minute with an answer
provided they regard Q as worthy
= 49, NS-AaAN!SAANc.
NOW, altogether girls, why are you
SO Joyous as January !, A D., 1919,
approaches?
Chorus: Because IT'S leap year."
Order, girls, order; remember there
are gentlemen present.
The wealthy man, the bashful man.
:@& handsome ;1aa and t&r elusive inSu
are In for the greatest marathon OF
their respective lives, Fer $50 fun and
complete days the bachelors must
Ratch all exits and entrances, carefully
sc-lti2tze every invitation. guard care
fully the wording OF their letters and
watch In every conceivable way for the
least token OF feminine a6uairation-for
10 Ealsrea6 the handwriting on the wall
might spell everlasting defeat IN the
game Of hearts, Cupid is about TO make
his usual cessTtiOl OF the masculine
ranks and Tor sn entire year VIII DO
81 il his mighty power TO see tina aIl
eligible maidens learn the windlngs OF
tbs path 10 the altar.
We bachelors must organize II ne
are 10 preserve OH single and individ-
ual rights said = Of them. Were
lest Il We attempt 10 fight the battle
Individually
Aesop tells Us that the frogs had g
great likeness Tor water, bat they /
Wo4ld not leap INTO : well because they {
could not get out asG3n. Old Aesop
may have bean some comedian and
wtadtamIar, but ! do not claim 10
have him beaten on this wisdom and
marriage game Marriage Is 3 des-
perate thing.
Ii was q shame to break the news
70 the perfectly nice young man. who
had just purchased q solitaire and has
promised 70 place il On b fatal third
finger OF his fair love On Christmas
eve.
"Pshaw: 1 never thought Of that,
he said as he fixed his back hair. 1t
Is leap year, isn't it, And I'm expect
ing TO get married next spring. Nov
ali b fellows viii say that ste pro-
posed 10 me ard I just knew she did
lave the least IEsa I was going &c
propose. why she was surprised and
remarked about il being 50 sudden. But
[ can't postpone it until 1913. Oh, holly.
hooks. I'm IL an awful -predicament.
Old Maids Forever.
Great as the prospects for the yeai
nay be, the girls are making no iouS !
boasts of their plans. In fact many Of !
claim they had not thought of ii {
md do not expect to make use of tnt {
privilege They're going right on Il |
heir usual way enjoying life and no; !
Ven thinking of getting married. !
Why, the idea said the leader of :
whose chief purpose IS pleasure :
not the consideration or discussion |
{ great national 7 historical events :
What does leap ear mean 10 usi j
absolutely nothing. Yor c
lust think We are anxious to get mar. 9
ed and haven't had any chances. WIN :
0 you know that during the last yeai :
We turned down"-but that would BIZ g
.lling secret and personal affairs. 5
Others insist that they will remafr /
d maids forever. or as long as the, G
We, before they will take the lead II II
fairs of the heart. Their clubs ar, p
gained for purely social reasons ant Q
ans name never is mentioned at tn, I
ceilings unless, of course, he is a new l
,mer TO the city. or has an automo. n
lie, or is good looking, or dances well .
said something nice about some Cir =
all dislike or telephoned the presi. Z
mt of the club and offered to see he1 9
,ne after the meeting. Aside from .
.ese. and a few other trivial reasons "
e discussions are confined to feminine !"
pics. So naturally the advent of q a
year means absolutely nothing to =,
e girls. n
Q course" said one member IL one .
US happens to accept a PROPOSAL q
aae during this leap year, it is no d
sa that she took advantage of the !,
.uation." 81
But, in any case. the men are sus- T.
clous ana intend to keep a watchful :.
e during the year. They propose to -
Ike no unnecessary chances, if one a
ay believe their statements. Least u
all will they perform any rash deeds
February 20, which is the one odd
y in the calendar that makes 1912 a
Up year. It comes only once in four
airs and marks the period when tradi- Ii
IN grants woman the opportunity OF el
at a chance to enter the mar ~
ID state. al
The bachelors are making the accusa- IN
ms n the maidens claim they VIII p
the chance go by default. 81
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. Remarkable Family of Actors. a
In 1853 John Ward, an English W
sa.ricai manager, opposed a match a.
tween his daughter and a member S,
his company. not wishing her to OF
arry an actor. He finally gave con- 81
Mt. however. %consolIng himself with "
E thought. that the young man was h,
Z of an actor. In this he was
lstaken. for the young man. whose c.
me was Roger Kemble. not only s,,cs n,