The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-02-20

This is a good town. Tell 1t to
others.
The presidential mill keeps right
on grinding out one possibility after
another.
No, there are no p~roiteers in hell.
The devil Is careful OF the company
he keeps.
In days gone by, women worried "a
bout the bread line; now it Is the
waist line.
Three things d man should keep:
his wife, his temper and his govern
ment securities.
Latest reports from abroad indicate
that the league of natl ons is still the
league of nations.
Yes, every man has a will Of his
own--provided he Is not a politician
or his wife is not around.
'Come over to tea and bring your
W sugar. seems to be a rather pop
ular form of invitation these days.
But now, however, prices are regu-
Iated entirely by the law Of supply
and demand-the demand" Of the
profteer.
Coffin manufacturers evidently slip.
ped a cog. They failed to raise their
prices with the advent Of wood alco-
IDOL booze.
Mr.. Hoover, at least, Is entitled to
one form of distinction. He admits
that he Is not a candidate fo- presi-
dent.
And yet 1t is quite easy for any
weary pilgrim to perk up, when he
has the perkings with which to dc
the perking.
One dainty little maid says she has
n grave criticism to pass upon the
year 1919. There was too much same
ness to the flgures-of the year.
Still, II we could get rid OF the pierc
ing winter winds and the sizzling sum
mer suns this old country of ours
wouldn't be such a bad one after all.
Rumor has 1t that modern man, In
order to keep pace with the women
will soon be tripping daintily down
the street CARRIED in decolette shirts
and short pants.
Now that about every state has its
fayorite o In the wild and woody
presidential scramble, it is time for
the cities, towns and villages to trot
'em out. Who's ours.
Our office devil goes to the head OF
the class, He describes a United
States Senator as IAN inmate Of the
national asylum to whom the govern.
ment pays something for nothing"
When McMaster and Richards begin
that long series of joint debates, the
odds and ends Of this primary cam
paign will have more or less trouble
getting their share Of the spotlight.
Tie war department announces that
one cut of every 666 American officers
and soldiers in the great war won
suule Kind Of decoration. QulCe INFER
esting indeed, ii we only knew how
many Of those decorations were award
ia a ~, oaL.,v 90, anu
now many we're given to favorites who
held soft berths in the rear. or In
Washington. Give Us tne whole
truth.
When Columbus crossed the big
pond and discovered America, the
whole trip only cost $1,000, at least
that is what some recent research
work in some Of the ancient museums
of Genod, Italy, from which port the
memorable expedition set sail, reveal.
The value of Columbus fleet Is placed
at 50, 200. Columbus himself received
a compensation Of $500 a year while
on the voyage, according to the musty
record at Genoa, while two Of his cap
tains received 5000 per annum. The
pay Of ordinary seaman Of that dav
indeed small according to the re-
being the muniticent sum Of
per month. The remainder Of
the 81, 900 vas expended for such Items
as ship supplies, food and incidentals.
Wen wager that Willie Hohnzollern
gladly give several times $1,000.
II he had not discovered America-or
that he had really discovered It before
Il was eyerlastlngly too late.