Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-12-29

Teddy has shown his utmost scorn
of President Wilson by calling him a
real sassy name Now Teddy be quiet!
Take it all in all 1915 wasn't such
q rotten year at that. And you bet
1916 is going to be a much. better one.
Getting out a paper after Christmas
is the apex and the last word in pain
full effort Christmas only comes once
a year-thank heaven!
Ben Lindsey is now running the
peace boat, Henry Ford having start
ed for home. That's the Peter the
Hermit did-deserted the children.
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The best resolution one can make is
10 resolve to make no resolutions at
all. Then go ahead and do your best
IN your own way.
Now comes the time when father
ruefully awaits the coming of the
Christmas bills. Oh, you First of Jan
nary
AS the Old-timer says, life are
very uncertain thing" Being so,
and universally admitting the correct
ness of the old-timer's conclusions, we
wish you all Happy New Year.
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Do you ever stop to realize what a
great thing the moving picture has be-
come. No other thing in modern times
has done more to bring wholesome
amusement to small town life.
-Ooo-
Some of those old bachelors want to
be careful from now on. We don't
want to spoil anybody's game. but it's
only fair to call attention at least once,
to leap year. Open season, you know.
-ooO-
We know what mother and sister
and brother and auntie and uncle and
baby got for Christmas. What did you
get father? A necktie! Gosh, so did
we.
Our neighboring city of Dubuque
goes down into the valley of the shad-
OW, Saturday, when the thirst parlors
are closed. What will poor Robin do
then?
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Ex-president Taft wants to abolish
pOstmasters and let assistant post
master do the work. That wouldn't
be such bad idea at that. Especial
~ in an office where the chief clerk
does all the bossing anyhow. Why .
the title? go
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Whec'e is that old-fashioned mani +
who thought so much of the editor he :
brought him in a load of wood and a b
bag of onions as a Christmas present? t
Times have changed since dad ran a p
paper and yours truly sawed the wood G
and played the devil around the shop. "
Sad but true. G
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Buy bale OF cottOnl That was the Is
slogan last year when the poor South =
ern farmer was overloaded with a bie :;
crop and found no market. Do Won i,
ever near anyone saying anything q,
ABOUT buying hog? When pork is 4,
iowh' the Northern farmer has to bite as
nails and bear it. No sympathy or af
action for him. -
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Grant county roads are splendid oh
his time of the year. 1t used to he We
hat winter meant traffic suspension bu
7 the country at least, but nowadays ce
ne automobiles whiz over the country tn
Dads in December as nonchafantly as tin
May. And the dust Non Est. Win ne
er automobiling is really becoming
p attractive winter sport. 70,
600 see
It's funny how insiduousIy this it
ress agent stuff works. isn't it? Here ius
lew months ago one would have Ter
fought Colonel Roosevelt was so tee pol
italy dead that he wouldn't even knl
ear the last trumpet Now the East Ter
N bosses are reported in a great flu h Llle
- ny iioiiiiii'''ioh' VINO erl!
e dickens is pulling the strings? hon
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Each year starts forth Justify, an MAJ
FAINT burgeoned with hope and prom self
Out creeps the fading one. ready OF
d willing to forget and be forgot ma
a. So comes and goes life. Youth go
!, - = SepaidDie- fouth LOOKS Wild
htly on mature life, but later takes
the burdens with a happy heart On
lldhOOd happiness is renewed man
'ough new childhood and home ties eVld
de sweet nv LITTLE bapds TO-, as |
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