The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1915-04-30
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ed articles that we wrote on dlverslti-
cation and reduction Of acreage will
take on the attitude and ponderUslty Of
a last year S yellow jacket nest-but
they shouldn't - News SClmitar
How often some one says for US just
what we are thinking stick to grain,
grass and food SUPPLIES, boys. The ba-
loon that is making scuh rgand spec
tacular ascenclOn in cotton prices IS
easily punctured when the manpuIator
is ready.
Mt. Vernon Sunday school is on the
up grade, surely. Young men from
away down below Durant are attending.
We used to think Mt Vernon was a
great rendezvous for Cupid when we
were young. Do they laugh much
up there now, boys? The past genera
ton of youths did. No doubt some
of my class are still living and will
remember how ! used to have to call
them to order when they were too
tickled to recite. They were fine boys
and girls though; and it has ever been
a pleasure to me to watch their careers
as time sped onward; all are aspiring
men, or happy hOme-makers now.
And if | could give them one more les
son, would refer them to the scriptures,
Little children, love ye one another
Love your enemies, and bless those
who persecuet you. BY the grace or
our Lord Jesus Christ all evil is over
come.
Well we lust told old Beck to gee
and sat down in the middle OF the row
to recover. We were that tiabbergasted
when we read Mr.. r. q. Wentworth S
communication in the last Advertiser.
Is that so, Mr.. Wentworth? No Won
der our boys, of whom we are so proud
Crawford, Charlie and DaVe-are SO
insistent. Go ahead, boys; you can be
it once before the legislature can enact
laws to do away with the fee system.
Shades in a weary land Thirty thou
sand dollars Why we didn't know
there was that many in the county,
And now We'll have to figure out why
thew ALWAYS want the office twice.
Our hats are off to you, Betsy NO
hinter. and a Democrat too democratic
to enforce democratic laws made by
democratic lawmakers IN democratic
county. Well | must say you seem to
be suffering intensely with Democracy,
in common parlance "you have 1t bad.
Yes. Betsy, we are a candidate ano
have been since the early eighties.
We have made an exhaustive canvass
every four years since, and have gone
down in defeat eight times. However,
we are not vanQuished. 1T we are stllI
living and feel as fine looking as we
do now we intend taking the stump
again next year. Betsy, one of the
echoes say you are man. don't be-
lieve it. Are you a man, Betsy or
widow?
Durant is resoluting to keep the
Sabbath holy. Amen. The merchants
p will not find it so hard as the livery
pgople,
Old Whack, you sweet old thing.
Do tell US what would happen if every
one told the truth, the whole truth anc
nothing but the truth? The echoes
have it that the truthist would soon be
A lonely parsonage, for the rest OF the
people would quit speaking to MIN
her.
Haloa, Mutt We were so glad tc
see YOU, We almost fell OFT the log.
Where jeff?
The goings and comings are so con
tinuous and rapid we can not keep uE
with them.
The Madame Lillian Holmes and hel
beautiful sister, Miss Lavanla Brlster'
and little Halle Holmes were appre
ciated guest at The Oaks, recently,
where hospitality is ever extended II
royal style. ,u, c,,
Madame Ella Ramsey, of ThornetieId,
Texas, is visiting with Mrs. Ear,
Vaughn and Mrs. Sidney Strowd this
week .
Misses Mcclellan and Williams, Of
Mt, Vernon. motored to Mrs. Shack
Williams Saturday to spend the week
end with her. Jesse Strowd was
chauffeur. 81,
"Grandma" Mussewhite is with
her daughter, Mrs. John n. Weeks,
for an extended visit.
Hon. Albert J. Dicken had the mis-
fortune to receive severe shock IRON
lightning last Wednesday during ar
electrical storm.
There was a whispering-a a very Iouc
whisper-of a tiger - hunt around
Durant last Saturday.
ONLY one candidate has made appear
ance in the east to date. We heard ne
looked scared. Don't rightly know II
il wa, the outlook or the crowd that
frightened him.
Eugene Wynn, our deputy assessor,
was around recently, bidding his
friends, who are many, adieu as this
il his last date with US. We would like
to have Eugene Wynn our next assess.
or. All correspondents of like mind,
make it known by saying aye, SO, ye
editor cannot sit down on us all
at once. Gene is a good boy, very
painstaking With his work and so very
conscientious.
Robberes are frequent in Goodman.
Last week Mr.. Moody's store was en-
tered and cash, so we hear, to the
amount of fifty dollars taken from the
cash drawer
D. F. Montgomery, wife and son,
Francis, were the appreciated guests
of the Murphy Melton household re-
Gently.
Yes, Tom; some Marys want an
auto and wants it very bad But the
fellow that from war-stricken England
steals an idea Is cad a cad cad
cad ECHOEoA'
AC0NA.
P. S. Baker attended the auction
sale at Durant Friday. accompanied as
far as Lexington by his wife.