The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-05-10
GRABS" VARIED ITEMS
His Miscellaneous Ideas, Both Seri-
ous and comicaI, Told in An
Entertaining Way.

The parade pulled off in Brook
haven on the 7th inst. was a hum
mer. and is credit to both town
and county. The dense crowds re-
minded one of Canal street in New
Orleans during Mardi Gras festivi.
ties. Brookhaven and Lincoln
county is making a name for pro-
gressiveness that will take care u
itself.
Any one who jwilfuIly and know
inly violates the law is not good
citizen! Nov put that in your
pipe and smoke it,"
The sun still rises and sets. But
genuine honesty and reverence for
the Golden Rule is no more. Some
exceptions, understand!
If the Nazarene should again
appear on earth in the form Of
man, what would he Go and say
Well, in this age of style, of whirl
and general fast speed he might
advise a change in the present
method of living that wouldn't suit
95 per cent of the people. Yes.
church members included
If we were blind, we wouldn't t
see the Objectionable things that
we see while we are able to see.
But we see many things that many
people don't think that we see,
and we see some things that others
don't want to see. Yes, we see!
But how about hearing? Well,
te he! We hear quite a lot. Not
what "they say" but what we
actually hear 'em say. We hear
'em give Mr.. So-and-so down the
country" when he is not within ear
shot, but we've seen these same
hypocrites meet these same so-and-
SOS and oh! how different they
would talk. Without referring to
any particular one, we will say
that we have that particular kind
spotted.
But let's talk a little more about
hearing. We've heard somewhere
that it is a misdemeanor for any
one to spill lot of profanity in the
presence OF two or. more persons.
But it seems that this infraction of
the law is not considered worth the
while to make arrests for the
offense. Vile profanity is nauseat-
ing to decent people and the police
officer should NAB" the fellow
who handles his "cuss words"
careIessly.
We haven't eulogistic fit on us
this week, and we propose to come
out in plain print and expose the
town youngster, not the older head,
who has the idea kinked IN his
head that he is superior to the
rural lad or lass, because he or she
lives in town" Parents that
live in town and who haven't the
same fool ideal in their heads,
should teach their egotistical little
saplings that the sun-tanned COM
plexion of the country boy or girl
is no disgrace. Better tutor your
children if you want to eliminate
that so-called prejudice that exists
between town and country.
The world is either getting too
busy or else there is too much in
efficiency and carelessness on the
part of employees. In some branch
es of business bitches" are too
common. The system and principle
of some business are good. But the
service is not satisfactory. Excus-
es are tolerable when they. are few.
But too many of them are tiresome.
Since Upton Sinclair's divorce
from former wife followed by his
recent marriage toa Mississippi lady
of good lineage and family, some
of the press that is aHtagenistic to-
Socialism. seek in narrow and
sneaking way to hold up to the.
public gross Misrepresentation of
socialistic principles. We know
nothing about Mr.. Sinclair's domes-
tic trouble. Neither do we know
that he ever espoused. free love" !"
But we do know that nowhere in
the socialist creed is there any
such stuff as free love mentioned.
Any fool would know that to advo-
cate such would be an insult to the
adherents of the party. The
trouble is, that Socialism is
rapidly gaining ground and their
strength is feared by the glutton-
Gus, unscruphlous and weaIth-seek-
ing press that will say anything
that they think will floor principles
that are intended to benefit the
masses and not the classes.
CRAB APPLE.