The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-09-16
HERE AND THERE.
A Little Something About Many Things
From Widely Scattered Sections.

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Governor Hughes must feel like
a political puzzle.
Atlantic City has joined the
LET Us lone" Club.
It's a poor political manager
who at this stage of the game fails
to see victory ahead.
Good job open as Governor for
Republican gentleman who can
carry West Virginia.
By the way, does anybody re-
member whether the Panama Canal
is to be sea-level or lock?
What both big parties seem to
need is something in the way of
guaranteed campaign funds.
Gov. Hughes could hardly have
more exciting time of it had he
been nominated for president.
Gompers has gone to Illinois to
"get after Uncle Jooe Cannon.
The campaigns goin' to begin right
now.
Cowboy Jim" Dalhmn has been
defeated in Nebraska, and thus
another Bryan omen" is shat
tered.
A Des Moines man buys his
mother r-in-law five pounds of candy
every week. Who says the world
isn't growing better.
The Iowa idea' uppermost just
now seems to be that no chancce
for row in the Republican ranks
should be overlooked.
It must be admitted that this
year the Democrats are doing their
best to give the Republicans some
thing to view with alarm.
Ex-senator Smith, of New Jer-
sey, says Bryan is sure to be
elected. He ought to know, as he
spent the whole summer in Europe.
Carrie Nations statement that
she would not stop at hotel with
a bar to it is the first real argument
we have seen against prohibition.
Promises to carry the South for
the Republican ticket next fall re-
semble doughnut with the circum-
ference about the center removed
Tt is but just to record of Mr..
Rockefeller's honorable French an
cestors, however, that they couldn't t
possibly have known what was go
ing to happen as far down the line
as Mr.. Rockefeller happened.
Seven hundred and sixty-nine
towns have recently been discover
ed in Mexico of which the govern
ment has no previous knowledge.
Mexico must find it as hard to keep
up with its towns as we do with
our PHILIPPINE Islands.
A Michigan man is running for
office against his will which is bit
different from Texas, where man
makes his will before running for
office.
If John D. is of royal lineage, as
is reported, there must be some of
his distant cousins in Europe who
would like a more intimate ac-
quaintance with him.
Tom Watson accuses Bryan of
being fat and bald-headed poll
tician' and he will live to regret
it if he starts the bald-headed vote
drifting toward the Nebraskan.
Gen. Leonard Wood is to visit
Emperor William. The Kaiser
naturally wants to see the Doctor
that managed to get in command
Of the armies of a great nation.
Mr.. Gompers scores Mr.. Cannon
for fighting union labor on the
same day that Vice President Fair
banks praises the unions. Looks
like a split among the Allies.
Begin saving up your money
right now for that japanese expo
sition in 1917. The Mikado's
government guarantees that it will
open on time, and that you will get
your moneys worth.
The waves roll in reckless
abandon says writer, concern
ing Southern seaside resort. The
waves roll that way at Atlantic
City, too; but the chairs along the
Boardwalk roll little more cau-
Itiously nowadays.
Suggest to press agents of aerial
navigation concerns that instead
| of sending in cards in the old,
stereotyped way it would be more
effective to have the representa-
tives come in through the Office
windows on aeroplanes or in bal
looms.
The sale of 2, 500 acres of timber
land near Hattiesburg, by the Nc
Pherson Brothers, of Michigan, to
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