The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-11-25

II you don't save you ought TO slave
A small performance Is better than
q large promise.
Brains make the man, but the soul
of woman is her chief attraction.
Poor relations, however, are not al
ways poor to those who have less.
Some people are experts at exposing
the faults that others do not possess.
OF course the hope of the world Is
In Washington. Where else could 1t
be?
The greatest trial In the life of an
optomist is when he invests in a gold
brick.
The swelling often may be taken
out of the head bv reducing the in
come.
No wonder some people want the
earth. They cried for the moon when
they were kids.
The brains Of the world are now
centered In Washington. Here's hop
Ing they function.
They call 1t the ancient custom OF
kissing, but investigation discloses
that it Is quite modern.
The idea of a world union is begin
ming to rear Its head. Some day the
head may yea a crown.
1t isn't to be wondered at that some
men are able to withstand prosperity.
They lever have a chance.
Mr.. Hughes fred the first gun and
printing out of all the others.
And why all of this complaining by
people who no longer want to live?
They have our permission to die.
Give unto others as you would have
them give unto you, but be careful to
get the biggest slice for yourself.
Mr.. Harding need no longer worry
over his place in history. He has been
making some wonderful scores at golf.
Here's hoping the short skirt sur
wives. We are fondly looking forward
to the time when they will be shorter.
You are not much Of a success II
others do not have as much to thank
you for as you have to be thankful
for.
Keep your SMILE" Is the advice
handed out by a local philosopher.
But handing 1t on to others would be
better.
There Is a shortage Of three million
bushels In the peanut crop, but the
shfinkage as yet has not invaded
congress.
No. you can't escape them. The
summe siren simply transforms her
self into the winter vamp and keeps
on a-goin'.
When a reckless editor wants to
hand out a lemon and at the same
time be on the safe side he reports 1t
as a rumor.
Just because a man Is an animal he
doesn't need to be a bear nor because
a woman Is an animal does she need
to be a cat.
We insist that possession Of an alto
mobile Is an aid to Christianity. 1t
removes the excuse for cussing others
who have them.
All fools are not dead and II they
were we'd have to invent some new
ones to keep the world from taking
itself too seriously.
Who remembers the boy whose par
ents were considered liberal who gave
him twenty five cents a week for
spending money"
One Of the most embarrassing mo-
ments In a mans life Is when he tries
to make a fool Of another and finds
that he himself is a bigger one.
We are glad to see so many politi-
clans hanging onto the fringe Of that
Washington conference. They may
learn how TO say much In a few words.
When the Young mans fancy light
ly turns to thoughts Of love she quickly
brings it back to earth again by ex-
posing the lightness Of his pocketbook
II you'd tell the truth you'd admit
that it isn't the hard time you have
which worries you half as much q
the soft times you think you ought te
have and don't.