Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-08

lette.
Every age the poor are better on,
says a hopeful and optimistic preach
er. Yes, retorts the st. Louis Globe,
Democrat, all they have to do Is to
wait few ages.
Spare the rod and spoil the child
may be Offset, suggests the New
York American, by an adage just as
true-"Ply the rod and spoil the
teacher"
The pocketbook snatcher followed
close on the heels of the people who
were afraid to put their money in
the bank, observes the Washington
Star.
To women tempted to write com
promising love letters to gray head.
ed millionaires in the hope of separat-
ing them from the coin: Don't, warns
the Kansas City Journal. The old
billy-goats are too proud of their
conquests to destroy the letters.
There were women suffragists In
the United States hong before the
word suffragette was coined in Eng.
land, declares the New York World
woman suffragist is one who be-
lieves that women should be allowed
n ~
women suffragists, quite likely more
men than women.
The great body of the people who
obey the law of toll and live by 1t
are the security and safeguard Of our
social system. AS long as they shall
make up the great majority of the
American people, protests the New
Orleans Picayune, there will be no
social revolution.
A 20 per cent. tax on international
dowries has been proposed. Rein
forced by a 20 per cent. inheritance
tax and 20 per cent. natal tax,
adds the New York Evening Post, It
would make it too expensive for any
millionaire to indulge himself in the
three functions that make up our
vital statistics.
BY announcing that the Maine
was blown up by orders of the United
States Government, opines the Louis
Vile Courier-Journal, the editor of
the Diario Espagnol, of Havana,
ship in the Association of American
makes himself eligible to member
Press Humorists.
The point of view Is everything,
contends the Pittsburg Press. Here
Is King Edwards sister cracking II
up as bully good fun to dismiss the
royal carriages and ride in the pub
lie buses. And here are a lot of the |
rest OF us who think it would be bully
good fun to cut out the public |
buses and ride for a while In the |
royal carriages.
Says the Atlanta Constitution:
Publishers In every portion Of the
country long ago felt the cramp of
smaller profits rising from the stead
lily Increasing expense of white pa,
per. Other items, the materials used
In publication, as well as labor have
also, increased in cost, though not
In ratio to the paper upon which the
newspaper is printed.
The great material wealth and indi-
vidual power of the American people
have aroused more or less foreign
jealousy and enmity, and there
might be great rejoicing at our over
throw In a great war, apprehends
the New Orleans Picayune. Nations
cannot AFFORD to have sentimental
as we have already DEM
Dnstrated. and we can depend on no
body's favorable professions when in
lerest shall interfere.
The Central American countries
rave come of their own accord to
ook upon themselves as standing al
most as close to us as Cuba, and this
friendly, dependent spirit could be
wisely cultivated. The way to do
t. insists the Washington Post, is,
Irst, to give them better values for
heir money than other peoples, and.
econd. to dignity ourselves and hold
heir respect by properly fitting our 4
nvoys to represent us In their ter {
tory.
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