The Semi-weekly leader., 1912-02-14

"
reported the railroad wreck, we
will tell it in concise language
plant again; make again: gather
again; sell again; settle again: fiat
againY'
Many tell us they look for Crab
Apple the first thing when they get
The Leader Well. that's observ
ing fhe old admonition, save the
best for the last, you know We've
been called the sour one. the
oracle. "a hard nut" and many
other misappiied names. but we
don't remember of ever being call
ed hypocrite. Yes. we're hard
hit, but not bruised.
That the world is going too fast
can easily be seen by all sober
minded people. Natural resources
are rapidly becoming exhausted
The railroad mania is spreading
over the entire globe. and the for
estry cannot supply ties and other
necessary wood work for the net
work of railroads and at the same
time furnish material for boxes.
houses. and other necessary COM
forts. Sand. for many purposes. is
a good substitute for wood: but
they will never be able to substi-
tute glass crosstie 10 the place Of
the old reliable wood tie. Some of
these times the alarming report
will be sent out that the coal mines
are nearly exhausted and no new
ones in sight. Yes, go with a rip
and snort and "kiIl the goose to
get the golden egg.'
Yes sir! We believe in Govern
ment ownership of raill Dads, water
crafts, factoriessand 'er the press
and many other things that are in
the hands of heartless and cold
blooded capitalists A large per
cent of the big dailies in the
United States have locked arms
with the colossal combines and no
editorial ever appears that is detri-
mental to the dollar gang. Of
course there are two sides to the
question and we are supposed to be
on the outside.
Every community has sample of
the dependents One family is
stranded and they are living by the
philanthropy of others who work.
For the past six or seven monthG
their earnings have not exceeded
$40. They have borrowed. begged
and ''dead beated" until their
presence is dreaded and loathed by
every one who knows them. They
are "bent" on living by some
means. but they are also bent on
not working Their applications
for a home nave been turned down
Tor several miles ahead and all for
the reason that their name went
ahead of their application. Help
the poor" is a beautiful thing to
40: but some of the poor need the
Kind of help that will make them
everlastlngly sensible of the fact
that a living can easily and honor
ably be made without SO much
dead beating
Inc Cook Peary North Pole dis
puIe and excitement seems to be-
entirely forgotten BY the curiosity
seeking public. The next thing
will be something else to occupy
their attention and then another
furry and extra demand for news
papers. But you wait until a
visit to Mars is made and reliable
report is given of that country that
is near. and yet so far. We would
give $40 for copy of the Wesson
Enterprise or any other paper that
is favored with the first report of
now those MARSHES look and live
Time may come when 90 acres
will be considered a large planta-
tion where we now claim three or
four hundred as a small farm.
But the time is almost at hand
when our 400 acres will be bur
den too heavy to bear. Labor of
the reliable kind is not to be had
on the farm any longer. Taxes
are increasing like ticks ON cattle
and general farm expenses are
double what they were when we
we're young and good looking.
Yes the 400 acre farm must be
whitfield down to fewer acres that
can receive better attention.
Gap! come to see if you
couldn't induce my rent fur dis
year. said an old negro who has
pretended to cultivate corners
under our fence for more than 10
years II declarl | don't see
what's I'm gwine ter do. | can't
make no cotton, an Use already in
debt well. San," we replied.
you make what you can, and then
we'll see about the rent. .'I'lI fix
that all right. He seemed reliev-
cd and evidently saw visions Of
getting something for nothing
"0h, Sam!" we, called to him as
ne started off. ''You take these
boards and nail one Of them to
a fence post. about every 200 yards
apart. I'm going to stop so much
trespassing in this field Yes
suh!y he replied. and off he went.
three days later we came to one
Of the boards nailed with lettering
bottom side up. Two others were
nafIed END Wisa and the others uern