The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-06-04

Some men never speak grufly. They
only growl.
Use your head In all things-your
tongue In a few.
Every man believes In himself. A
few believe In him.
Some men can make money. All
women can spend Ii.
Give the devil his due always. But
don't let him grab yours.
Never try to explain a failure. Your
friends know all about IL.
Sons men live by their wits, while
many live upon the wits Of others.
Often the man who never lends nor
berrows hasn't the ability TODD either.
Don't worry over the passing Of the
soap box orator. We still have the
box.
The world owes every man a living,
but by some 1t Is considered Il bad
debt.
We just keep on preaching economy
but apparently M m knows what we
NEAR
Not all people are endowed with
brains. A few have only common
sense.
Even the most hardened political
trickster becomes a great man after
death.
1t Is quite unnecessary to remind
the average pretty girl Of her beauty.
She knows 1t.
There Is n time when procrastina-
tion becomes a virtue-in the pay
ment of a grudge.
Opportunity, they say, knocks at
every mans door, but some people
wait for 1t to1walk in.
Any man with a good reputation
can borrow money, but 1t takes more
than a rep to pay 1t back.
The good book admonishes us to
tell the truth, but it's a mighty dam
gerous thing to do at times.
Some folks are continually eating
brain food, but you would never sus-
pect 1t unless they told YOU.
Impulse sometimes leads a person
astray, but 1t Is better to aot upon 1t
than to hesitate until too late.
Curb your jealousy Of the wisdom
Of the high school graduates. They
will know less as they grow older.
Few people ever reach the goal of
their ambition. There Is always
something higher that they want.
Clothes often attract attention to .
man, bur- its the scantiness Of them
that puts a woman In the spotlight.
IL we can't keep this town In the
limelight any other way, we might,
as q last resort, toss : hat or two into
the ring. "a
An athletic friend wants to know
what is the American national sport.
We have two Of them-politics and
p~roiteering.
Some people indignantly deny that
they are Influenced by superstition.
They only believe In the efficacy OF
the cuiia beard.
III you want to arouse the Ire OF .
gossip, assume an attitude Of indif-
ference when she isrelating the latest
piece Of scandal.
Want to know who your friends aref
Just let 1t be known that you have "a
little something" hidden away and
you will soon know.
A ". M. c. A. director asserts that
inability to wiggle ones ears Is . sign
OF weakness. Then, presumably, he
IS either . jacksss Of 3 weakling.
In Europe they araextracting edible
fats from Tar for the manufacture Of
margarine. For the sake Of ones
appetite, however, they still cling to
the old name.
A merchant advertises silk shirts
one-third d." Too short, brother,
too sho-te for comfort. There's
nothing mora sxasperating than try
ing to keep an abbreviated one down.
The railroads want : billion dollar
increase In freight rstes, or rather
they want an increase that Will pro-
duce that much additional income
Give IL to them. The consuming
voat sttll has : rqnsye inch ~ tive of
hide left On lie lacefstvd bac