The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-01-16
Terse, Tart, Timely
Short and Snappy Sayings to Interest
Old and Young

Mother observed New Years like
other holidays, by getting dinner.
Modern dancing is mostly sitting
around watching some one else do it.
Anyone could be president of Mex
leo. All he has to do is to resign.
The oranges will now elevate the
farm population by teaching it the
one-step.
Poor little Belgium must pay up
for the expense of having its homes
destroyed.
The boys are very helpful in bring
ing IN fuel for the winter fires if they
are well paid for it.
With plenty of broken toys to burn,
Father does not have to chop up any
kindling wood for several days.
There are days when the official dis
patches from the war are nearly as
correct as the unverified rumors.
When you come to the parting of
the ways don't take the down hill
road-take the road that goes up.
Some of the Congressman are at
tending to their duties by sending
their secretaries down to Washington.
The boys who came home for the
holidays to see the old folks could be
found at any time by going to their
best girls.
The girls would probably be willing
to knit socks for the Belgians, if the
boys would come around and keep
them company.
The new Reserve banks are APP
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considerable reserve when anyone
asks for a loan.
Stock market business is again
proceeding as usual, and offering the
American people the needed facilities
for losing their money.
Silence is golden. That is what
the corrupt politician thinks when he
accepts a bride to refrain from oppo-
sing some bad measure.
Occasionally a mar may receive too
much praise, but usually he gets criti-
! cism enough to make up for all the
nice things said about him.
The sight of the lambs again get
ting sheared of their fleece in the
stock market seems to give confidence
to the business community.
Many people generously decide to
satisfy the grocer who dunned them
for payment January l, by giving
him another order on credit.
1t is predicted that women will
wear extremely short skirts next
spring, but not because they can
thereby do homework more easily.
From the looks of the new evening
gowns in the back, it would seem as
if the war had caused a great short
age of dress material in this country.
1t is claimed that the United States
is defenceless, but anyway the army
is scattered around at inaccessible
spots where the enemy can't get it.
Many churches are trying newspa-
per advertising this winter. 1t is
the easiest way to shake hands with
the whole town and invite 'em all in.
Some people will kick on increased
railroad fares because it will hinder
them from going to some big city and
buying goods that they will afterward
want to return.
Many people, after looking back
on the follies of the old year, decide
with much satisfaction that it would
not be possible for them to keep any
New Years resolutions.
1t is a good thing to have ideals,
but ideals are never reached, not even
approached, by sitting idly down to
dream about them. The way to ach-
ieve is by being up and doing.
Among the sufferings of transpor-
tation employees at the holiday per-
iod are their inability to stop, open
up, and sample the many boxes of
nuts, raisins and candy going through
their hands.