The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-12-03
WHAT THE PAPERS ARE SAYING.

WHAT THE PAPERS ARE SAYING.
Mobile Register: The Andalusia (Ala.)
Standard will take twenty five pounds Of
seed cotton as subscription to one years
issues of the Standard.
Vicksburg Herald; The latest move is
for the newspapers to hold an inquest and
evolve plan of cotton distress salvation.
The thought is prompted of what must the
great body of cotton growers, governed
and restricted each by his own environ
ments and condtions-who know what
they should and can do to better them
think of the babel of tongues DINING their
ears with plans and procedures, rules and
regulations. If the interpreter of their
thought, we would say-hold, enough;
give US rest from vain things.
Hattesburg News: With all the open
free grazing land there is in South Missis-
sippi there is no reason why every ener-
getic farmer should not have several cows.
He almost convicts himself of shiftlessness
when he does not. And yet, according to
statistical figures, the South has fewer
cows than other sections where land is
higher, grazing seasons shorter and prac-
LlcdlIy uO uC ldoI SCuoUo oIio" Q
that the average of Iowa farms has six
COWS, while in Alabama they have frac-
ton less than two and in Mississippi about
the same.
Jones (Miss.) County Times: This is
no time for newspapers to rant against
capital and corporations unless they are
certain of specific wrongdoing. This is
no time for the demagogue, but it is sea-
son for sanity and reasoning. This coun-
try is facing crisis, and in order to pull
through all classes have got to work
together. Capital right now throughout
this country and right here in Jones county
and Laurel is bearing burden the weight
of which many of us do not realize. Let
us be thankful that mills have not closed
down, rather than criticizing cutting of
wages. Now is the time for people to be-
gin thinking for themselves.
The Clarke County (Ala.) Democrat:
W. N. Motion of Salitpa was here on bust
ness Monday. Commenting upon the war
and its effects upon his community, he
stated that, while ready money was scarce
there, as everywhere else, the people were
prepared to live comfortably, for while
at least. Everybody is raising plenty of
meat, he says, and enough hay was saved
to last them probably three years. The
corn crop, too, is 10000 bushels in excess
Of what is needed for local consumption.
Then there's the acknowledged chickens,
milk and butter a-plenty, peas, pumpkins
and potatoes. Add to this the squirrels,
turkeys, ducks and 'possums, to say moth
ing of the fish that abound there, and you
got some idea of the hard times prevailing
| in that cOm,nunitv
Birmingham Ledger: 1t is stated that
Senator Chamberlain, the only Democrat
elected in Oregon, is popular for an unus-
ual reason. Once he was bank director
and the bank failed. Chamberlain had
induced many people to do business with
the bank, and after it failed and there was
still considerable money due depositors, he
went to work and gradually paid every
one Of them. He was not legally bound
but felt that it was a moral obligation
Honesty was the best policy n his case, for
he has won two terms :: tie Senate after
holding minor offices a: .tne Governorship
He was elected by the I.sgis' ature first, and
this time was chos, ~ direct vote of the
people. Senator Chat! e5erlain was reared
and educated in Mississippi. He went te
Oregon in1S75, when twenty-five years old
His new term will begin in March.