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J. L GILLESPIE, Editor and Publisher.
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' UNION ASSOCIATED PRESS SERVICE.
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GREENWOOD, MISS., APRIL 13, 1917.
The kaiser's frontier is getting closer home.
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A loafer in peace is apt to be a "slacker" in war
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time.
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In doing your bit for Uncle Sam don't try to
do him.
h*»tih»»n
Wilson and his cabinet are daily breaking the
8-hour law.
SB ks fa SB Ra *4 to
In at least one thing a cut-price is never popu
lar—patriotism.
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its hardest fighting.
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The pacifists in the nation apparently are now
out to help win the war.
(to to *» *5 to Pa Sa
Billy Sunday has not offered to hit the war
trail, even as a chaplin.
fcs ta te Ra PS P-, to
Ii'8 for the war Congress to determine whether
U is to be popular or "cussed."
to *3 to to Pa to
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While Senator Lodge is not a professional pu
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The censor's blight killed the early crop of
German sea raider scare stories.
*3 to. Sa *a Pa to to
Hats off to the American Red Cross, which
announces that it is ready for work.
to to *i to to to to
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gibst, it is not safe to insult him.
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Governments the gods would destroy they
first made drunk with reckliness.
Yep, little Cuba makes up in cockyness for
Mi I* ta te I* fa
what she lacks in size and strength.
to to to to to to- I'-i to
Pinch the spy" is now the working mbtto of
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Uncle Sam's busy secret service men.
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By the way, how about abolishing the so-called
comic supplements as a war measure.
to to to to to to to
Tip to fool aliens—anonymous threats are the
first steps toward becoming jail-birds.
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No grub-gamblers are bold enough to buy back
yard crops at this season of the year.
to to to to Ra to Pa
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No rumor-monger has yet dared to report a '
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fleet of German transports off our coast,
to to to to to to to
Uncle Sam turned down the referendum on
war in favor of the initiative against Prussia.
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Bill Sulzer, who's a scrapper, though shy on
military experience, is willing to be a brigadier.
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At least we can all hope that the next time the
peace dove comes out of its cote it will stick, j
I* to to to to to to
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Another war job is reading all the proclama
The most important problem of the hour is to
conduct the war successfully, not how it might
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As we see it, the danger is not that Mexico will
capture Texas, but that Texas will gobble Mexico,
Though "private" Bryan has volunteered to '
■erve where sent, it is a good guess that he will
not be sent with Teddy's division.
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tions.
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have been avoided.
to to to to to to to to to
if it starts anything.
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Patriotic doctors may soon be recommending
drilling with the "home guards" as the best form
of exercise for middle aged men.
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In making up the roll of patriots do not over-1
look the Commanche Indians, who not only offer
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to enlist but to equip themselves.
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One editor got a live hunch when he said the'no
girls are to wear those new "modesty veils sus- 1
pended from the bottoms of their skirts." J
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Secretary Daniejs regards that day lost on
■ which he doesn't,under the sight-of-soizure law,!
; top off a few millions from war contracts.
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H» Russians seem to think that the cH.rVcr.tt
palace at Fetrograd is a fine place in which to hold
a public meeting an ddiscuss the way the people
•bould run the government. !
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In spite of our patriotism, we think that there
•hould be some way to get the national song out
M ». of vaudeville, so that "ham" performers could not
g .,1 n|y qh Utusie Sam to make good. j
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|7 We are perfectly civilized and are conducting
war on a civilized basis: All Germans in our
t U) g unnaturalized kind—are perfectly safe 1
linn fir Fnt « «bay behave. j
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THE NATIONAL TEACHER.
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Jur.t now tfie U. S. Department of Agriculture
i? a national teacher and a good one. The cam
palgn of the departxflent to instruct Americans
as to the proper of* food, so that it will "go
rather," and it? unrelenting emphasis) upon the
'art that we are a nation of wasters of food
stuffs v.r d that ties is no year for waste, most cer
tain;/ v -!I bear positive fruit.
"Try new food?; don't be finicky," says one
bulletin, which points out that too many of us
get into ruts as to food, demanding pretty near
ing day after day, so that when a
scarcity occurs in that kind of food, we are unwill
ing to try food equally as good.
This is a thought that is well worth being
acted upon by everyone, Grocerymen tell us that
it is hard to induce the public to try new foods.
"Standard staples" are always in great demand;
and r.t the same time staples that are equally as
nutritious go to waste.
This was the case with rice. When potatoes
went sky-high in price, mil ions of people protested
and howled about the hip ; cost of living; yet
these same millions simpl wouldn'fc take to rice,
a food that is so sustain ig that more millions
than are in our country five upon it almost ex
clusively in Asia. And ricz is and has been cheap.
The same rule applies to corn; as Wheat goes up
in price, corn can displace it as a food in many
sections where today it is cl most entirely un-|
known. Corn is widely used a: a cereal in the
'oath today, but in tha north is Idem met-with.
It is cheap compared with wheat, and is so sus
taining that athletic and healthy Indians used
to depend upon corn meal exclusively for nourish
ment.
,he same
on sticking to the same kind of
It's unnecessary and cost
Don't irsi
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ly.
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DEMOCRACY HAS LEARNED.
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Democracy has learned a bit since 1914. At
j that time it clung tenaciously to the volunteer
•military system as the quintessence of democracy
at war.
And here is how it turned out, taking Canada
as an example:
In Canada more than 100,000 married men
]-, aV e volunteered for service overseas; and though
400,000 unmarried men volunteered, fully 400,
000 unmarried men did not volunteer and are still
at home,
If the volunteer system were democratic, it
would not be possible for 400,000 unmarried slack
ers to remain at home while 100,000 married men |
went forth to war. I
It is logical that young, unmarried men, hav
ing no responsibilities, no dependents and not be-!
ing ingrained in the nation's commercial or econ- j
oinic life, should be the first to go to the colors.
Whenever such a young fellow fails to hearken
to the call of his country and allows a married ;
man to take his nlace, he wrongs his country. .
It is to obviate such injustices President Wil
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son tes "reluctantly" ccme to the conclusion that
the raising of an army of 2,000,000 men is only
possible through conscription. He has seen the
As son that England has learned, and that the
European continental nations learned before Eng
land, and which gave them such a pronounced in
itial advantage in the conduct of the war.
to Pa to to to to to to
MAKE YOURS A SOLDIER FARM.
to to to to
Enlist your farm in the first Mississippi regi
ment of soldier farmer that are serving their state
and nation by responding to the call to supply
their full share of food and feed stuffs for the
country,
This can be done at little or no sacrifice to the
farmer, as food crops and livestock will be high j
and may prove more profitable than even high
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Hogs and cattle are bringing record prices, and
by shipping cooperatively the farmers are receiv
the full benefit of these prices. Corn, velvet
beans, lespedeza, and in fact, all of the crops suit
ed to Mississippi are needed. It is man's first duty
to man to supply food, and secondarily raiment in
the form of cotton lint. The high prices make the
duty easy to perform.
Men of no other calling or profession are so
privileged to serve their country practically and
sentimentally as the farmers. Every soldier farm
will do its "bit" not depending on its neighbor
to carry its burden. Grow more corn, more hay,
priced cotton.
more hogs,
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WAR AND LITERATURE.
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In 1915 there were 9734 books published in
the United States; last year we published 10,445j
books. War, therefore, has not affected our liter-1
ary appetites; and the high cost of paper has in
way discouraged the publishers, who in many
cases took to using cheaper grades.
The literary output of the European nations.
of course, suffered greatly in 1916, "on account of
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the war. - |
The question is, will we be participating in the
jMolochian adventure to such an extent this year
that our literacy production will go the way of the
In Europe!
Of course, there are some of us who from a
literary standpoint are such inborn pessimists
that we immediately conclude that a decreased
literary production won't harm the nation, nor will
such decrease be noticeable in the shuffle of events. 1
Yet there are millions of others who do a deal or
reading who form a constant market for the book
trade, and these are not inclined to be so pessi
mistic as to disregard the non-production of the
best sellers an dthe near-best ^
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None of the hundred-odd new generals called for
by army plane will have to be drafted, we opine,
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BELV'IDERE BROOKS. VICI MMIOENT
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shipping Tine pickup in spring dresses and suits today
nay bunch for your sale.
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STOLEN—$100.00 REWARD.
•e stolen
A pair of mules w
from my plantation at Sidcn,
Miss., on April 10th, 1917. They
both iron
a little lighter than
are 16 hands high;
gray, one
the other; both horse mules;
medium flesh; 9 or 10 years old;
trim made, with no blemishese.
§100.00 reward will be paid for
information leading to their re
covery, and the apprehension of
the thief, or thieves.
„ Phone 3803 or 3002 Green
wood Exchange, or write
DR. W. W. DURDEN,
Sidon, Miss.
TIIE STREAM THAT IS NEVER
CROSSED.
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There's many a sorrow
know,
As we tread the path of life;
There's many a grief and lasting one,
And the way is toil and strife,
But the hardest load we have to bear,
Is u labo JBtrength that's lost
In building the bridge with toilsome
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O'er the stream that is never cross
ed.
We have fretting and worry from j
morn till night
And anguish weighs on the heart;
The thorny ways seem hard to right,
And life is a bitter part.
But there is a burden greater yet,
Much peace of soul it has cost,
It is building a bridge with toil
And dreaming of chances lost;
But 'tis hardest to bridge with might
and main
* The stream that is never crossed.
Then gather the roses along the way,
And treasure the fragrance rare;
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p or sorrow anc j p a j n win surely come
And your soul be tried and tossed;
But don't be bridging to reach your
home
O'er the stream that is never cro§
ed.
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third member of the board, A. H.
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Grand Trunk the Canadian,
Pacific under separate corporate con
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