South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-12
MAN IN THE STREET

A corporation is a horrible thing
il you want an office and have no
dividend-paying stock in one.
A German sub commander board
ed a Dutch ship and threw over
signed TO an entente port. If we
had been that commander we should
have certainly let that sort Of cheese
go 10 an enemy.
The Missouri legislature is rag
ing about nepOtism. Didn't St. Paul,
one Of the noblest of democrats, de-
clare that he that careth not for
his own. especially those of his own
house. hath denied the faith and is
worse than an infidel?
The grounding saw his shadow
the other day, which, translated into
plain English means. don't be in a
hurry TO take 'em off"
The country is evincing such a
willingness 10 support the president
that he may not have 10 go on the
25-cents-a day diet after all
A college philosopher of New
York says time is a liar. 1t will
frequently tell the truth if the hair
dye and the cosmetics are omitted.
When girls arrive at irwin size,
there's only blueness in The skies.
there's only gladness in life song as
it's glad moments sweep along;
when they don somewhat longer
skirts, these little Imogenes and
Myrts. and do their hair up on their
beans, when they are half way
through their teens, take il from US.
our fellow men, there's something
always doing then. Their fathers
want 10 sit and rest. life no more
surges in the breast like a swift tor
rent bound and pent, when the warm
years of youth have went. But will
his daughter let him sit and rest
while evenings moments fit? She'll
not She drags him through the
right, like the tail of a flying kite.
He has 10 take her TO the dance,
where youth and gladness and ro-
nance to music's rhythm dip and
swing, and watch that hesitation
thing until part of the night has
gone and he thinks it is nearing
dawn, when as a fact tbs scarcely
ten. so he tells them Come on"
and then, through the perfumed and
purple gloam he hikes and drags his
daughters home. Then the next
| night he goes again. He has no
moments in his den to browse and
smoke a pipe or two, because he
has these things to do. And when
they do not go away, but one night
in their home they stay. he thinks
he'll have a little rest and there is
peace within his breast, but along
about eight O'Clock he hears a gentle
ring or knock. and opens up the big
front door, and frying sizers by the
score come troOping in and take the
floor, and the glad dance is on once
more! And dad must act as chap
erone. for mother won't stay up
alone so now he knows no more
i Oi peace udllGt UluSlN utNtA SGtlAAS
10 cease, and all life's resting hours
are lost, but girls are worth more
than they cost.
Miami Clubs Summer Dance.
| A summer girl, a winter dance.
A lads white pants-per order;
An aching head. a hectic flush.
A doctor in the bOudOir.
! A feverish brow. a speeding pulse.
A heart that beats uncanny;
| Twas Cupid's dart that found its
/ mark
AT Fridays dance-Miamil
OF all the newspaper rOmancers
/ we have ever known. the author of
the tale of the 100000 new high
school building for Mishawaka has
them faded 10 a RoOseveltian
| fragile.
We don't profess to be SANITY. but
we do hate TO see that kind Of stuff
eniaRate from those who swear to
be so awfully truthful.
! Thanks.