The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-10

And the Home Of the Brave"
The steel strike is on in full blast.
Next!
Production, creates profits, Of course
But who In heck gets themY We
don't.
The surest way Of becoming light
hearted, sister, Is to quit being heavy
hearted.
TITS said that Washington never
lied. But, then, George was not a
profiteer.
The man who Is eternally In debt
is generally a great spendthrift-with
other peoples money.
Germany has become angelic In adj
versity, ard has placed a ban on gam
bling. Let us pray!
The country Is full Of jobs, and APP
parently quite as full OF people who
don't want the jobs.
Into each life some rain must fall"
But In some 1t is a torrent, while In
others nothing but a drizzle.
Oh, for the return of the good old
days when we can step into a store
and buy a pair of shoes for Sl.S9.
All men are born equal, yes. But
that il probably because %protteering
does not interest them at the time Of
their tirst sQuawk.
Cupid, we admit. is the god Of love.
But these be the Days when the little
devil fits around With a dart in one
hand and a pocket book In the other.
1t is possible, brothers, that we may
worry through this Christmas with a
little hide left, provided Old Santa
Claus doesn't get the protiteering bug
too.
Some men just can't pay a bill
without kicking" says all exchange.
The kick, we presume, Is In proper
tion of the size of the foot and the
bill.
A former American In Canada
thinks the United States made a poor
showing in the war. But he only
thinks-he hasn't brains enough to
know,
A neighbor sagsly remarks that
''the average milk pail refuses to up
set until 1t Is full" But why upset
when it is empty. Wasted energy Is
reprehensible these days.
While discussing the anarchy that
prevails in Mexico, let US forget the
same brand that Is rearing its head
In our own country. House cleaning
at home Is a good policy at times.
American ministers are about the
poorest paid class Of men in the coun-
try. We suggest, however, that their
salaries might be materially enhanced
by putting q tax on snoring In church
The young lady who recently re-
NAMED away from q party because
she simply didn't have a thing to
wear" quite overlooked the fact she
would have been the observed Of all
observers.
The oldest person In the world has
been located. He Is John Shell, of
Kentucky. Shell has l3l years to his
credit, is hale, hearty, and says he
never ate, drank or used tobacco to
excess. 1t is needless to remark, how
ever, that he was never the editor OF
q couatry newspaper.
The king and queen Of England are
encouraging royal princesses to marry
commoners, there being not sufficient
royal males to 60 around. But posi-
bly, their majesties are far seeing, and
are providing q bulwark among the
common people against the day when
the throne begins. TO wabble.
General Pershing has been honored
by being made . full general for life.
1t Il now proposed to spend $4,000 Of
government money In buying him .
gold sword. The buck privates have
been honored by . few paltry dollars
which were more than spent In hust-
ling for jobs. III congress wanta to do
anything more for the soldiers, let
them provide for the enlisted man
irst before blowing IN sl0,0c0 or any
other sum on high of,cers. Thcbuck