The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-08-13

Empty honors, we note, are gener-
ally bestowed upon empty heads.
Fish is said to be an excellent food
for the brain-but first one must have
the brains.
A mar may think he knows his own
faults, but his nelghbors ear tell him
a lot he doesn't know.
Don't worry over the mistakes of
your nefghbor, brother. 1t is more
sporty to let him worry " yours.
Some people spend half their time
In praising themselves and the other
half in angling for praise from others
In this country all men are born
free and equal and remain so unit
the Lord, the devil or the jailer claims
them.
The full dinner pail Is no longer a
slogan in our national elections.
Nothing short Of a complete dining
car service would satisfy the average
voter of today.
The British government Is said to
be industriously searching for a suit
able wife for the young Prince Of
Wales. But pass on, gents, this town
is not interested.
Some men are blessed with an ex-
traordinary amount Of brains and
cursed with an appalling lack of sense.
You read of them In the scandal
columns every day.
England loves France, and France
loves England, and they both love us,
and we just dote on them, and that's
the biggest all round whopper we evei
told. Look out for squalls.
1t may become necessary, even yet,
to build a spite fence between the
democrats and republicans of Ohio.
Family jars are unethical In these
days of political scrappery and dis
i~llusionment..
Theoretically the presidency Is a
gift of the people, but practically the
great mass of them have little voice
I'm its bestowal. The bosses are still
In the saddle, although the girths are
becoming weakened.
Lest you forget, there Is a presiden.
tial election to be pulled of this fall
In the absence OF any more effective
method of jogging your memory, you
might set the old alarm clock to tear
of on election morning.
The Young man who squanders his
money has many companions, but few
friends. Men form friendships fol-
those whom they can respect, and nc
one respects another who dissipates
his substance In riotous living.
OF course, II you don't want to pay
the railroads that 20 per cent increase
In passenger rates you can buy an
automobile instead. Even a buzz
wagon would be cheaper than walking
at the present price of shoe leather.
A bolt Of lightning stripped the
shoes from . Mississippi woman's feet
without as much as scorching heI
stockings. II they were Of the new
tangled chicken wire mesh variety We
can readily understand why even
bolt OF lightning would pass them by,
A New Orleans structural iror
worker took his i've months cid baby
out or q girder on the fourteenth storj
Of . new skyscraper and held It In hi.
arms while q frightened preacher per
formed the christening ceremony
They got their names In print. but
not In this sheet.
Judging from reports from political
headquarters, most Of the virtue, en-
ergy and political sagacity In the Un.
tied States - ccntered In either Mr.
Harding or Mr.. Cox-according K
whether you are = rep. Or : dem
This business OF candidating Is great
stuf-until the jar comes.
YES, the. things we want most ar,
those that are hardest to get. Wher
We hear people talk Of the price Of
clothing. we Immediately want 3 new
suit. Hits she soaring Of sugar they