South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-07

They say eyebrows are coming
back. That's one thing about ma
ture. she combats every form of
mutilat;on as long as she can wig
gle. and the fools are determined
to keep her busy.
Beef and beer succumbed 10 vim
de punch and frogs in London
Thursday.
The Paris evening gown edict Of
nothing below the knees or above
the waist" won't terrify US. But it
for some OF the slaves of vogue, how
ever sympathetic the Unlocking ele-
ment may be.
/ In Philadelphia the republican
candidate for mayor got 1871, 200
votes and the democratic candidate
/ $4,000. 1t is time the churches cur
tail their expenditures for Chinese
missions and try 10 save Philadel-
phia
1t is all we'll enough TO be opti-
/ mistic, but If after counting the
money you have made you apply
to he pile the bacon. egg and butter
test. il may tone your staggering
down to a moderate gait.
There is nothing remarkable about
the deadly feud between the Ameri-
can legion and the !. w. w There
is no such thing as patriots and
sewer rats living together in peace.
We suppose the Methodist minis
ters with their pay up 10 a respect
able average will proceed TO die OF
govt. DR.. Parker commenced a
round Of entertaining Friday night.
! = Kansas city shoe dealer re-
ported the theft of 1925 worth of
shoes. It is hard to prevent sub
stantiaI losses like this while pres
ent prices prevail. A skilful shop
litter can conceal several hundred
dollars worth Of shoes in a hand
bag.
Postmaster HerZOg will not receive
poorly wrapped packages for Eng
land We suppose Mishawaka S
poorly wrapped packages" can be
taken care of at home. unless they
become too obstreperous
49, r,:ar.fo,.5 49,, +ho+ sroc nm
suit that some claimant brought
against her. The litigant that has
to face a jury 1T which Mary shakes
her corkscrew curls is a goner to be
gin with.
The diamond mines OF South AZ
rica are going to be controlled so as
to fix diamond prices the world over.
Good, Why not go a step further
and have strike in the diamond
mines? For heavens sake give us
one strike the rest of the world can
afford.
! 1t is a new session. but the same
old congress. and there is not any
particular reason why the country
should expect too much Of it. Every
vital interest Of the country will
be subordinated 10 the eXigencies of
the coming presidential election.
The Italian poet is ne most trou-
/ bIesome and turbulent sOngster OF
modern times No American poet
has ever been able to irritate the
world so much and our poets are
natural born irritants.
Everything looks very holidayish
now in the business district of
! Mishawaka. All the sights and all
the people are very Christmasish-
at least to the vision if not to the
smell.
There is no fool-of either sex
quite so pitiful as the one that mar
ries fo~ money. Even the money is
rarely forthcoming.
The Oregon Journal reports the
I capture Of salmon with two
mouths Well. don't let it go to the
senate.
Our Tribune confrere objects TO
soiled dollar bills. What's the re-
porters coming to? We can remem-
Der when newspaper men took their
pay in water-elm wood, cabage and
other farm products. Now they
have become so chesty they swell up
like a poisoned pup if the money
they get isn't new. clean and crisp.
We have always regarded money as
filthy lucre and il the banks are go
ing to hand out brand new bills in
future. we will have TO change the
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