Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-08-21

Much greatness is submerged by the overflow of egotsm.
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Many " mans wishbone is where his backbone ought to. be.
Never judge the value of N article by the price asked for it.
The hobos idea of a helping hand is n that holds a handout.
The Lord loyes a cheerful giver, and everybody loves a cheerful loser.
Money Is the root of all evH-and many a family rec springs there
1t is surprising how much news people a give a reporter that is
not intended for publication.
Love may laugh at locksmhhs when the miriners and the dressmak
err don't get even a pleasant look.
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"Thaw Captured in Canada, Calmly Defes Extradtion" reads the
headlines of the big city daifes. This is tough-wo had homes that
Thaw would be able to get nut of the United States and stay ut and
give the long suffering public a much needed rest.
If you want to enjoy the right Of franchise at the primaries next
spring. ITS up to you to see your township clerk or city auditor and enter
your nam o the enrolment book before the last of October BETTER
do it now and get the thing off your mind, for something interesting
may come up next spring in which you may want the voiceo of your ballot.
A traveller in the West came across two lei having a heated
me"L nj traveller drew nearer and heard: What do you know about
the Lords prayer? I'll bet you ten dollars you can't repeat the first
line" I'll take the bet" said the other man, and turning to the stranger.
now ~hat is tn first lne?" asked the first one. Now I lay me down
to sleep" You win" said the first man. 81 didn't think you knew it."
We would like to SCI a motion picture of Gov: Byrnes former friends
the boys who fought and bhd for him in his last campaign-worxing
for him for reelection. If ever a successful candidate gave his friends
tn cold tar act" he certainly did-and then some. No man cal treat
his friends like that and have them stick. They may stick but it will
b o stick the political knife into a migrate.
1t always does one good to shake hands with a nal who has a heart
under MS oat. 1t CHEERS, it encourages, and has a VialZing effect
his is the genuine, the pure article. while occasionally we come in con
tact with people whose hand shake is cold and clammy as a picked
tongue, whose sticky grasp conveys to you the uncanny suggestion Of
a grave yard, Y Ire lot sure when you drop his hand whether he
Is dead o alive, yet you are pleased when the solemn ordeal is over.
hi Is M counterfeit, the spurious and the easily detected.
The only way ~ build up a town is for everybody to go hand in
hand everyone to the wheel. Danish all feelings of discord, if any;
let harmony prevaIand prosperity will follow. Talk about your town,
write about it. speak well Of it, encourage your men at the head of mum
icpal affairs; choke the croakers, gag the grumblers and squelch the
scolders. Beautny the streets in every way, patronize its merchants,
refrain from sending outside for goods, favor home enterprises always,
and if you can't think of some good word to say, keep quiet. Be a
hustler and keep it up.
THE WRONG HYMN.
A certain church society was DESTROYS of securing new song books,
but the treasury had sagged in the middle. While discussing ways and
means a medicine company, learning of their dilemma and being alert
To- new dVerusln schemes whote the members. OF the committee that
if they would permit the company to place its advertising matter in
the books they would furnish the complete set free. The proposition
was Immediately accepted. In due time the books arrived and after they
had been distributed anon the members of the flock the first Sunday
the minister announced that they would sing a certain number, and as
is usual he started to read the first verse. This what the reverend
gentleman read: "IIark, the herald agnls sing, Beecham's pills are just
the thing; they sing in accents sweet and mild, two for an adult and one
for a child" BY that time the minister was alone-Ex.
" POOR GIRL s
Little Girl, you look so small,
Don't you wear % clothes at all?
Don't you wear n o shimmyshirt,
Don't you wear no pettyshnt-
Just you corset and your hose,
Are those all your underclothes?
Little girl when o the street
You appear to be all feet,
- With your dress SO very tight
You surely are a n awful sight.
Nothing on to keep you warm, A
Crazy Just to show your form.
Can't you wear more underclothes
Than your corset and your hose?
LATHE girl you won't live long.
@ Just because you dress all wrong.
" After q while, i do believe, |
You will dress like Mother Eve.
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MAKING MUSIC ON THE aPAssELTREE'
r. =. Kelley writer in the Toronto Republican. old Daddy Jones
was q hardsheH preacher back yonder when I was a little boy. He was
one Of the old time kind who believed In choosing as his text the first
passage OF Scripture that met his eye when he opened the Book. He also
believed the Lord would put in his mouth the necessary words of e.
position. And one sunday he opened the Book ana his eye was greeted
With the third verse of the one hundred and nftteth Psalm: Praise him
with the sound Of the trumpet; praise him with the psaHery and harp
Daddy Jones amplifed and expended at length on the trumpet, went
into its history, use and capabilities as an instrument Of worship. Then
he came to the psaNery, which he pronounced MPasseItreea And old
Daddy went on In q delightful ntonation-proyincial known as .shng+
songinga-aMy brethren and my siteern aE I do not know just what
kind Of q musical Tree the passeItree as All, but no doubt King David
knew ali. No doubt he had planted his passeltree right beneath his
window and in time II grew and grew All. and mo- doubt IT finally grew
until 4 branch Of III grew right III at King Davfds window ah ssAnd there
is NC doubt in my mind that as King David saw ~ heStcok up HIS bow.
sahs and he drew it across that passeEtree limb ali and Sdiscoursed the
most sweetest music IMAGINABLE hi2And. brefhren and ssfarns 10