The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-23

established customs OF exchanging, and are SUCK
ing to their friends, we are glad to note the old
reliable Commercial Appeal, the Daily News-Sclm-
itar, the Vicksburg Herald, Laurel Ledger, Green
vile Daily Democrat, the Clarksdale Register, the
Greenwood Commonwealth, and the Two Dollar a
Year Daily West Point Times-H erald.-Winona
Times.
A Chicago Judge must read one million pages
OF proofs, arguments, briefs, ETC., before ne can
give a decision in a case now before him. And a
decision must be handed down before death over
takes him.
OF couse the dean of the medical faculty of
Columbia University wasn't merely trying to
make business for doctors when he shot up boys
who were raiding his peach orchard.
The fact about Maine vote is that both the
Republicans and Democrats say they are delight
ed. Here's one instance where both sides are
charmed.
If the government wants more revenue to keep
the wolf from the star spangled door step, we sug-
gest a tax on politicians. Twould be some wad.
Italy has Joined the other belligerents on her
side and o. ks the blacklist. So it seems that we
are up against the whole gang on the subject.
A greenhorn motorman let a car run amuck
in New York last week and managed to kill sever
al people. That's not so bad, for a green-horn
The war is costing England at the rate of
$44.8O a second, which is slightly in excess of the
cost Of running The Daily Commonwealth.
If you have nothing else to do for the next
civ+v Iovc iYcf off down and fYv 1irripr tho
truth out of this blasted war.
The industrious Turk reports the destruction
Of the American consulate at Alevandretta,
Asia, where we have none.
We want to know what women's gowns are
to look like this season? Go out in the corntield
and gaze upon a scarecrow.
The Mexican-American conference is discuss
ing schemes to bring about peace. Europe would
like to do the same thing.
New York has just received a $4,000, 900 cargo
Of copper from Chile that made old-time Spanish
galleons look like pikers.
Wilson says labor dispute legislation is to
come. This is good and we suppose everybody
agrees that it is needed.
Secretary Daniels might try offering.a prize
to the city that does not want that government
armor plant.
"French Turcos charge like hell let loose" says
a foreign dispatch. Perhaps. Can't say. Never
been to hell.
London figures that the Germans lost 240, 900
men killed in August. That's going some even
for London.
The cattle raisers still insist that the packers
hog the profits, but that doesn't help the squeezed
consumer.
When the mighty lead the little fellows toddle
along behind. But we often feel lonesome in
front.
"Peace is in sight," says a local prognostica-
tor. VI course. We can see a long ways these
days.
When it comes to being busy, the roorback
starters have nothing on the roorback swatters.
Manipulators of sure-thing mining stock are
again using postage stamps to fish for suckers.
Senator Simmons says the retaliation legis-
lation is notice to Allies to curb the trade war.
The candidates Union would have public SYM
pathy in a demand for an 8-hour day.
Gold is the only circulating medium in Europe,
but it isn't doing much circulating.
Nobody ever got q reputation for charity by
giving away neighborhood gossip.
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Next thing our wealthy sportsmen will be
hunting big sea game in U-boats.
Lots Of bored men would not seriously object
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