The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-29

Neither JOhn u. ROcke1ellOW or j. flerpOn
Morgan, with all their fabulous wealth, have re
ceived that much attention.
And as for US poor devils on the daily papers,
well, once in awhile we get a pleasant look or
perfunctory word of thanks, but that's about tn
limit.
EDITORIAL ELYsIUM.
Fellow dropped into the office the other da
and ordered the paper, and we were pleased,
writes a brother editor. "Said it was more thai
| worth the money to any man Of intelligence, ant
we were tickled. Said it was the mainstay of tn
town, and we were supertickled. Said it was tn
greatest booster and the most reliable toWn-build
er and developer in this whole community, and w
yelled with much joy. Paid for his paper, and
we slid gently to the floor in blissful unconscious
ness. Nature has reached it's limit"
News that a million Chinese have been rem
dered homeless by the recent floods in that coun
try scarcely causes a ripple over here. Such il
human fate.
Some people who drive automobiles seem tt
have the idea that trains won't run into cars
They are doomed to discover their mistake in ar
unpleasant way.
Of course Wilson's congratulation of McCombs
on his nomination for Senator by New York dem:
ocrats wasn't meant to be a peace offering:
The British seem to know how to turn nipple.
ments of agriculture into war weapons even il
they don't know how to beat the sword into
plough-share.
To believe half that's printed, the Federal law
limiting expenditures of candidates for the nomi-
nation to the Senate to $4,000 isn't obeyed.
Poor old China! In addition to being walked
on by Japan, a flood over 1000 square miles has
made millions of it's people homeless.
None of our business, but it does seem a little
late for England to start investigating that disas-
trous Dardanelles campaign.
Whether he talks or writes them, Wilson will
have no trouble getting his views before the
people.
Seems up to Illinois to revise its private bank
ing laws to better protect the ignorant who put
money in them.
Grandchildren of those lost on the Lusitania
may get damages-they've started taking testi-
mony to fix the amounts.
Billy Sunday has grown more popular in New
York since he demanded $100, 00Ocash to do SAY
ing stunts there.
Our kicking war-proft barons would have to
across with Is per cent, if they were doing
business in neutral Switzerland.
The astonishing thing about the stealing of
9O,OOOtrom the treasury of Panama by en-
ployes is that it had that much.
Poet John Kendrick Bangs, who says, "Just tip
a wink, can probably get fun out of tell
ing himself a joke.
Nevertheless, it will be a long time before the
average American feels any brotherly love for the
average Mexican.
Oh, no; Senator Pittman, of Nevada, didn't
buy that Hawaiian island to start a kingdom, but
to raise cattle on.
Here's our opinion of the woman who fondles
ler pet poodle and neglects her W child:-
What a paradise for an inveterate craps shoot
"ouAu OO JIG DdAhlllo-WuGTc CnG Ole Is cast
laily!
Contidentially, addressing you as a mere man,
don't know where the fashion is going to lead
he ladies this fall.
Berlin having declared that the Allies have
100000 men on the Somme we may expect
he Allies to admit it, Ell?
Irish potatoes are expected to go up to $3.50
bushel by the commission men. But who can
at a bushel of Irish potatoes?
Occasionally a word or two creeps into the
ublic print and reminds us that a political cam
aign is in full swing.
Gen. Funston says Villas power seems to be
rowing. 1t looks like the man ought to know
hat we mean by this time.
A little more getting together on the para
lount issue" might help.