The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-09-22
ELECTRIC SPARKS.
(BY OUR ASSOCIATE EDITOR.

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! Havana is under martial law
and the rest of Cuba under YER,
Illttle of any kind.
/ Pittsburg maintains its ga,
ascendency as center of metro
.politan immortality.
Moralists agree that d bad maj
may be reformed, but it is differ
ent in the case Of an egg.
Mr.. Secretary Shaw has showi
1.-THE Wall street speculators that hi
Is a standpatter on honesty.
The Hearst Independenct
League is loud enough to wake
even q sound sleeper like Jegome,
The September heat wave is mol
surprising, when one thinks ol
the politics they are having in
| Ohio.
a regular dividend of 900 per
cent, 2 on oil stock, is either a
colossal profit or q tremendous
Typographical error.
The looted Nipple bank is to be
reorganized. There must be some
money in Philadelphia that the
wreckers didn't get.
An arctic expedition that loses
no lives, may be accounted some
thing of a success even il it does
not get fairly started.
The Insurgents have been blow
ing up bridges IN Cuba. That's
more effective than blowing about
what they are going to do.
OF course, an old railroad man
like Mr.. Bryan, understands that
a government ownership scheme
requires skalful engineering.
Mr.. Roosevelt is expected to go
South on three warships. Per-
haps he fears the anti-spelling re-
formers have q scheme to kidnap
him.
x-Congressman Baker, Of
Brooklyn, the original anti-pass
man, can now cnuckle as he sees.
The other fellows also paying their
faces.
IL it should be decided to nomi-
nate Secretary Taft for President,
the Republican convention should
make the platform good and
strong.
Mr.. Rockefeller's legal compli-
cations have not become sufficient
ly embarrassing to interfere with
either his church work or his golf
playing.
Directorsof Philadelphia's loot
ed banks, did not like the looks Of
the district attorney, SO they de-
cided to chip in and pay the de-
positors.
Put nothing but home made
cake in the pantry, Uncle Joe
Cannon ADVISED the Maine voters.
But evidently they wanted to
drink with it.
Just as soon as Congress con-
venes again we may expect some
one to introduce a bill providing
for the government inspecting of
spelling books.
King Edward has been restored
to health and is going back home
to look after the chores. This
will give the hired man a chance
to take a vacation.
According to Mr.. Rockefeller,
"the average American struggles
too much. " Evidently, Mr..
RockefelIer's last few millions
didn't come SO easy.
Now comes the Chicago trustee,
KufeWski, of the board of educa-
ton, with a proposition to kerr
fummix the spelling of the Lam
guage in the schools.
China is to have new constitu.
tion, but its custodians should be
careful that the DoWager Empress
doesn't see it first. She might
need it in her business.
Mr.. Bryan can console himself
with the reflection that he would
be knocked just as hard in some
quarters If he had declared in
favor Of the Ten Commandments.
Stensland is willing to return
to Chicago, and Chicago is willing
that be shall. The sentiment Of
Joliet is not yet known, but serious
opposition is not feared from that
quarter.
It was rumored that Battling
Nelson had died from the effects
of bis punishment; but the truth
seems to be that there are one or
two bunches Of gate receipts 10
him yet.
Railway companies have worse
worries than government owner
ship questions. They would like