The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1916-06-16
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

Looks like summer might wander
along even yet.
We can if we will. but too often we
prefer to won't.
Even sickly grin is more to be de-
sired than a snarl.
Love thy neighbor as thyself," but
draw the line at his wife.
Jordan may be hard river to cross
but not so the Rio Grande.
We always did admire a brave man.
But, then, timid men invariably do.
When mans a real man you never
hear him reminding you of the fact.
No one man ever knows it all, al
though it is hard to convince a few
of this fact.
Some people are so pestiferous one
can hardly tell whether they are bugs
or Just plain nuts.
In seeking to appear young some
old bucks are eminently successful in
appearing ridiculous.
Some men are about as useful as a
canary bird. On second thought,
however we'd prefer the canary.
There is some consolation for some
OF us after all A man is never
homely to the woman who loves him.
When a fellow ahems and fidgets
and squirms he is generally getting
ready to say nothing or tell whop-
per.
The price of gasoline is not troubling
us a bit It's the cost Of print paper
that is jerking our hair out by the
roots.
War or no war. we note with pride
that the farmer, like the industrious
honey bee, keeps right on buzzing
away
General Carranza continues TO in
sist that we get out OF Mexico. But
in the end, probably, he will get out
himself.
If 1t be true that man is descended
from the apes we fear the apes would
be ashamed to admit relationship 20
some Of us.
1t begins to look as though the
crowned heads of Europe had grabbed
great big bear by the tail and don't
know how to let go.
No matter who they marry, some
men always remember the first girl
they ever loved. Others, bgosh, for
get which one it was.
"A brother editor remarks that he
would rather have good stomach
than million bucks. We, modestly,
would prefer to hog both.
We can imagine no more disappoint-
ing sight than to see beautiful com
plexion disappearing with the per-
spiration on hot summer day.
The Angofa goat is said to be noted
as an indifferent mother. This, how
ever, does not necessarily signify that
mothers in high society are Angoras.
That Irish rebellion accomplished
at least one result aside from it's in
glorious hzzle. We have heard of the
Sim Feiners, whatever they may be.
When you hear fellow constantly
grumbling about his luck he is simply
advertising the fact that he is getting
exactly the luck that he is entitled
to.
Soon twill be the time of the year
when we can revel in the joys of sun.
shine and flowers and sweet perfumes
and bugs and gnats and mosquitoes.
Oh, JOY.
Why should you make howl when
your wife insists on her moral right
TO vote. She never makes kick
when you invade the kitchen and
wash the dishes.
It's wonderful what this shortage
of dyestuffs is doing for us. It's eff.
fects are so distressing it is turning
some of our distinguished citizens
prematurely gray.
We advocate preparedness in this
shop. We are prepared to receipt
subscription bills six days in the
week, and If you can't get around in
the six days we'll grab 10 on Sunday
without batting an eye or turning 4
hair.