The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-10-14

Its the wise girl who knows when
not TO blush.
Better be a dog without any home
than make it a manger.
It's as easy to get rid Of your money
as it is to hang onto your faults.
A spoiled child naturally must ex-
pect a rotten deal from the world.
The brains Of a bonehead are never
valuable enough to protect that way.
Some people never worry about the
wolf at the door. They have no door.
A good architect seldom draws a
poor house. But not SO with an actor
Most people would like to do good
In this world If they didn't have to be
good.
"Jobs for everybody" Is Mr.. Hard
ings slogan. But slogans are not d.
gestible.
AS a last resort, a conference for
the limitation of conferences might
turn the trick.
If people were forced to follow their.
own advice what a sudden silence
would prevail!
1t may be true that man Is the
sterner sex, but a pretty women sell
dom finds 1t SO.
Half VI the world Is dance mad and
most Of the other half is mad because
1t can't dance.
No matter how dry a sermon may
be, the preacher, at least, always
hears every word.
Because Nature Is not an alarmist,
the same number Of children keep on
being born each year.
The wise man keeps his troubles to
himself. But the fool is still wiser
he doesn't have any.
There Is only one source Of pleasure
that never grows stale and it is the
help you give to others.
There are men who are naturally
such spendthrifts that they can't even
keep counterfeit money.
No matter who starts the ball to
rolling, It's the fellow who keeps up
with 1t that gets the gravy.
Even a man who is opposed to de-
ception will endeavor to walk straight
when he is staggering drunk.
Some say the high cost of living Is
not so high now, but we are mighty
sure it is high time it was lower.
Most Of it Is made In a dark cellar,
though calling it moonshine may cause
some people to think it tastes better.
The rest OF the world is so supreme
ly indifferent one wonders why the
Turks and the Greeks keep on scrap
ping.
If everybody who advises thrift
were 10 practice thrift, poverty would
be reduced TO less than one half Of
one per cent.
OF course, 1t Is possible that some
women always weep at a wedding be-
cause 1t reminds them Of the day
when they made the same mistake.
About "A 1000 preachers now illus
trate their sermons with moving pic.
lures, and its a bully idea. A little
noise and a good picture will keep
most anybody awake.
We take issue with the local patri.
arch who claims that we cannot make
a statement that is absolutely beyond
contradiction or argument. The
things that happen most frequently
are the things that most frequently
happen.
Hang onto life another FIVE or six
years. You may have your curiosity
satisfied as to the kind Of people who
exist on the planet Mars. A body OF
astronomers will use an abandoned
mine In South America for the pur-
pose of constructing a powerful tele-
scope 1900 feet in length. This tele-
scope will reach from the bottom of
the shaft to the surface of the ground
and Its magnifying power is expected
to be sufficient to bring Mars within a
mile and q half Of the earth. We
may even be able TO settle the mooted
question as to the length Of the skirts
Marian women wear. Don't die vet