Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 December 1898 — ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS. [ARTICLE]

ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS.

A man’s socks are always old and faded, no matter how large the dry goods bills at his house. An Atchison woman gives a party occasionally who really should be saving money for her funeral. On every new umbrella you buy, there is a cover. Did you ever know any one who used the cover? A South Atchison woman is so timid that she opens her front door every hour or two and shoots out. Some people pay too much attention to bookkeeping, to the neglect of more vital parts of their business. Calling a woman a leader of society is equivalent to calling her a loafer, and trying to dignify the title. In most business enterprises there is room only at the top, but in the milk business there is room anywhere. What has become of the old-fashioned man who, when he journeyed afoot, said he traveled on Shanks’ mares? Be careful what you say in the first place; the greatest waste of time is that spent in retracting and denying. A girl in Atchison is so clever, capable and accommodating that she is get, ting a reputation for being good-look-ing. We would hate to die while the roads are so rough, and get jolted all out of position when on the way to the cemetery. In order to get along in this world you must not meddle in other people’4 affairs, and allow them to meddle in yours. After a couple’s engagement has been announced, they don’t seem to enjos being alone as much as when they had a secret. When a man is so good he wants his wife to go away for the summer for her health, her folks regard him with suspicion. You hear a great deal about Impure water, and the danger from drinking It, 'bqt no one was ever hurt by drinking w&ter. i As people grow older, It takes them longer Ito recover from love affairs, for the reason that they are given fewer chances for falling In love again. When a girl has her picture taken, and poses as a Grecian goddess, we wonder if it ever occurs to her that ehe would look better picking a f No one has a right to gratify his love for music after 9 o’clock at night. Tais is a town where every one is up by 7, and no one can afford to be kept awake at night.