The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1915-08-20
OVER THE COUNTY
ECHOES FROM HERE AND THERE.

uGlIO, p6Ople mere we are again
with not many echoes to record
Aunt Samantha was widely read and
most favorably commented on, while
there was a difference of opinions on
many points. We are delighted to have
such capable writer's as Aunt Saman-
tina and Mrs. Ellison with US. Person
ally, we are not in favor of taxing ba.
chelors extra; however, we are hearth
ly in favor of exempting from taxation
entirely all the poor Benedicts who
have from four to sixteen little girls
to raise and educate. Just think, Mrs.
Ellison, what struggle poor man
has to feed and clothe and educate a
batch of girls up to stage where he
hopes to turn them out to be just such
gentle and refined womanly women as
you yourself seem to be. We do not
think mothers should have. to weary
themselves with political or business
problems. Homemaking and the care
taking of the young lives entrusted to
her care is the highest vocation vouch-
safed to women. Training the little
minds heavenward, lnstilling ennobllng
principles, keeping their young hearts
unspotted from the world, and their
little feet from -straying into paths
that lead downward. Any kind of a
mothers son can make fortune and
become rich as to dollars. 1t is The
sons of good and painstaking mothers
who achieve the grand things that go
to lift the soul to higher flights and
bring the world nearer the millennium.
AS to the old maids, God bless them
nr x1ya iy,n frt tolu pftnr thirly Il hoe
Come again, Aunt Samantha and Mrs.
Ellison.
Everybo is voting today. 1t Is
George against Dave, two of Holmes
county most popular young men, We
hope the cards are not stacked against
either, and that today an honest eX-
preston will be voted in all fairness to
each. Either will honor the office.
Critic, you came strong and good last
week. 1t is not he that runneth, nor
he that willeth, but those whom the
Lord hath mercy on, and we hope you
will not be one of the dOWn-hearted as
you read this.
Mr.. Beale, we will go your hog
ranchers one better, rent them land
for five dollars per acre and assure
them a good hog proof fence to protect
their pigs against germs and bad
neighb0rs.
Coincidence, Miss Betsy. Be sure
we voted for you first, last and all the
time. 1t is not that you are a plain
farmer, nor no politician; you are Just
simply too Democratic.
Well, friend Okra Pod, the little dog
has gone and here we are. What do
3ou know about that?
Mr.. George Allen and family gave a
ham spread and fshfry on the river a
few miles north of Durant last Friday
at which he entertained andI feasted a
nouned it decided success, especially
the ham and chicken feature.
Mrs. John Weeks with her three
charming baby girls rested on the Sab
bath day in the quiet purlieus of Glen
Donald.
Since we were with you the Death
Angel has again visited the Ellis home
and took the brightest gem from the
diadem of their lives. TheLord giveth
and the Lord taketh away; blessed be
His holy name Dear Annie, our
hearts are bowed with yours in grief.
We too have passed under the rod in
years gone by. Though many jewels
have been given us since, that little
setting of love has never been filled ;
that one gem is still missing. But,
Dear Annie, we know where to find our
precious lost gems. In the Savior's
galaxy of angels of light our spirit ba-
bies are fitting around where harm
can never come to them.
We would like to suggest a Sunday
department for The Advertiser as it
reaches so many homes on Saturday. if
it meets the will of ye editors and
managers. We hope some of the good
people will come forward and assist.
We feel like thiryt-fve cents compared
with many ofgthe contributors, and we
know there are many more in our
county who could very materially help
us to make our paper the very best and
most up-to-date weekly in United
States.
If we can enlist the intelligence of
Holmes county we can indeed make
our paperN"The Advertiser" And so
let the world know what we use to be,
was and is, notwithstanding that Capt.
Ed Beale and other floating sdepress-
ers. The election is over, let's work
for the upbuilding of our paper.
ECHOEST.