The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-12-04
COTTON OVERALLS
IN VARIED VEINS
A General Mixture Written in an
Unusual Way : Thoughts
Freely Expressed.

condescendinR without Varying
from rules on the slightest bending,
and grant US the privilege OF writ
| ing a few lines. concerning people,
and not the times2 Thans you,
four bits worth.
John Rattlebrain sold one Of his
two meat hogs the other day to get
money enough to pay for his Xmas
booze and express charges on same.
Johns wife thinks she has model
hubby, and blames the world for
their destitute circumstances
Miss Julia Spoopendkye is cro'
cheting a fine tie to present as a
Xmas present to young gent
whom she met recently, and who
treated" her to ice cream ano
chewing gum. Miss Julia has Wis
ions of making vows" and chang
ing her name in the future.
Mary owned a cow that gave an
excellent flow of milk. But Mary
sold her COW. and bought 10 yards
of silk. She carried it to the dress
maker who charged her exactly
nine. Then to the mllliner she
went and bought a hat So line.
Mary, like others was victim OF
the fashion curse. Now she has
the finery on her back, and moth
ing In her purse
The friends and acquaintance OF
Mr.. Geo. T. Douglas. ex-j1stice
of the peace in district 2, may be
interested to learn that he is now
manager of a "skimming station
at Wesson 10 dairy and creamery
circles the skimming station is
known as a branch statiop where
the milk is run through the sepa'
rator and the ''butterfat" is for
warded to the creamery. The pa
trop. if he so desires, may carry
his skinned milk home and utilize
it to the best advantage George
will skim" your milk and moi
leave a suspicion of cream.
Kris Kringle will make his an
nual visit after a few more weeks
and he'll visit all kinds uf homes
But he will either overlook or ig'
more some homes altogether He
will leave the costlIest and most
choice presents at the humes of the
wealthy and leave the 5 and Il
cent presents at the hovel or house
of poverty. Bat after all the poor
gets as much or more enjoyment
from the small values as the "hifa'
Ilutin gets out of their luxuries
The greatest blessing or the great
est treasure is happiness and con
tentment treasure that many are
seeking after and haven't got senst
enouRh to find
Uncle Sans pocket book is get
ting fabby and with the question
of preparedness" looming up
plans for raising more money are
being discussed. Nearly every
country, State, county and munich
paIity is offering bonds for sale
and UncIe Sam will very likely
adopt direct taxation as means Of
getting many extra millions t
squander on preparedness. !" Get
ting ready Will prove expensive
ard fighting after we are ready
will be expensive and apprehensive
But in TINS age every nation ant
/ even the individual is always or
| tNe defensive More of little o.
every thing. and a little more O
Everything is the disease OF today
| 1t is an infraction of the law t
murder, live in adulterJ, steal
disturb public worship and mum
ber of other things, and we under
stand that Uncle Sam IN his irn
and convincing way declares tina
any party or parties who sell t
the general public, food that is i'm
pure or contains substitute for
eign to the product sold withou
being duly labeled as counterfeit
shall be prosecuted and if foun
guilty shall be taken down a but
J ton hole or two. But it makes n,
, difference what kind of laws ar
I enacted or how stringent they ma
, be. there is always some "daredev
Ills" who are ready to violate tina
allaw Recently, there has come o
S the local markets in Mississippi,
} grade of flour that wouldn't pas
, muster in a hog pen Local mer
Echants are exonerated from an
blame in the matter. but some ur
scrupulous son of gun undertake
to dump impure and substitute
, flood on these happy -go.easy care
/ Hess local towns. for them to dis
tribute among its partons SO lon
as no one Kicks" just SO long tn
I imposition will continue But
, seems that we are the only publ
e kicker.