The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-09-30
Terse, Tart, Timely

Short and Snappy Sayings to Interest
Old and Young
Clean back yards indicate healthy
minds in the house. How is yours?
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Many people would like to be good
if they did not miss so much fun in
the being.
Here's our opinion of the woman
who fondles her pet poodle and neg
lects her own child: "
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Occasionally a word or two creeps
into the public prints and reminds US
that a political campaign is in full
swing.
Whenever you hear a town spoken
we'll of you may know that its citl-
zens are on the same plane as its
reputation.
When a dog hollers it makes a big
noise. And that is about all you can
say of some people when they open
their mouths.
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Editors as a rule thrive on adverse
criticism. And that, perhaps, ac-
counts for their mental poise and an
gelic dispositions.
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When you think you have reached
the point of human perfection it is
4,~,o 10 hoa1y nm nnH foln n fTnCh
start. You need it.
Between dying gloriously on the
field of battle and perishing m~iserably
in the pursuit of peace we infinitely
prefer to do neither.
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What a relief it would be if we
could get through just n single week
without hearing a smutty remark alb
out some good woman.
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1t pays to keep your eyes on two
spots-the advertising pages of The
Pleasantville Press and the stores OF
the merchants who advertise.
Why all of this hue and cry over
the latest band of blackmailers Mil
lionaires who dance should not yelp
when they have to pay the fiddler.
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We are progressing-yes, progress
ing. The fat mar is now only splen-
didly developed, while the skinny wo-
man has the grace of a bending will
low.
We have some deep rooted convic-
tions on what this country ought or
ought not to do. But they are ours
and we are going to keep them. You
can do the anne.
A noted writer advocates the adop-
ton of drastic laws for the suppress
sion of flirting and MASKING. And we
suggest, as the only possible solution,
the merging of the human race into
n sex.
We came neal licking a fellow the
other day, but he escaped before we
could determine the psychological mo-
ment for administering chastisement.
Some other time, ENTHUSIASTICALLY
perhaps.
Win foreign SONeIllIlclIo eohihS "
hand in the peace" negotiations be-
tween the United States and Mexico
something may be accomplished even
vet. When the man with a big gun
speaks the little fellow listens to what
he has to say.
1t transpires, as expected, that ev-
cry time Carranza's peace" commits
sioners open their mouths to speak
they must first secure the approval OF
Carranza before they speak. And
American commissioners are expected
to accomplish results with a bunch like
that!
At rare intervals, perhaps, we run
across a fellow who is really and truly
good-iust like preachers, and doc
tors. and lawyers, and merchants, and
carpenters, and blacksmiths, and TAR
mers, and laborers, AND EDITORS,
and-but no, we can't include polltl-
clans. Sorry, but we simply can't.
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The people of the United States are
asked to contribute a million dollars
a month toward feeding the destitute
and starving Belgians. If needed IL
will be done, of course. But contrlbu-
tions in large chunks should be eX-
tracted from those who are pillng up
millions in wealth from wal orders.
The poor man has his own mouths to
feed.