The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-05-05
AS THE EDITOR SEES 1T.

AS THE EDITOR SEES 1T.
. The fellow who is always criticism
his own town is like the kid who han
: kers for chance to pull the other fe
lows nose. He forgets that the cor
dition of the town is most likely cause
about by his own short comings an
those of others Of his kind. He see
only the delinquencies of others an,
lforgets that Spsa-ehance his own ma!
be even more giaring and destructive
He weaves halo around his preciou:
brow and bespatters that of his neigh,
Dor with slime. He sees evil where
good exists, failure where success is
assured, and poverty where prosperity
is in the ascendent. If he, like the I'M
ruly kid, wants to pull anybody's nose.
he would confer favor upon suffering
humanity by tweaking the bump on
his own face. 1t needs it.
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II war comes so..ao msh viii 6gbt
from phnipa
''0'" 'i'o''e, . rev from necessity, and
~. majority will le. the other fellow
do their fighting.
The Dinosaur was a prehistoric an
imal or great re that was weighted
down by hts own hide Of armor, The
advocates Of an immense standing ar
my have been lisened to it. The Dodo
is bird that can't fight can't ay,
can't run, can't protect its own or it.
SELF The name Of dodo has been hune
onto people who want no army, who
do not believe in preparedness of any
nature, who would turn the other check
and take another vhack. Both ex-
remes appear to US to be even more
than mwise. They appear to be even
foolish, the one inviting arrogance and
the other inviting disaster. Far bet
ter would it be to have navy capa-
BILE Of protecting the vulnerable points
OF our coasts, an army of 100000 or
100000, and National Guard in the
different states expanded to approx
lmately a million men under federal
supervision and removed from politi-
cal interference or dictation. Such
course would practically insure immu-
1ity from foreign invasion, or at least
he ability to wage a successful war
n the event Of attack,and at the same
line would keep the expense of main
aiming our armed forces down to the
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Just what is our European situa-
ion? What is our Mexican situa-
ion? What is our internal situation?
What is the whole darned situation.
anyway? Honestly, we'd like to
now.
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with summer coming along you
will naturally soon be more or less
eeved at the weeds that spring IN {
n every hand. You may, in fact. be
DING little quiet cussing on the sly.
'ut did you ever stop to think that 4
lany of these weeds make good arti-
les of diet? They do. There are
IN weeds that can be used for food o
hey are the dock, nettle, sorrel,
urslane, milkweed, dandelion, pig
eed, lambs quarter, marsh mari v
old and brake fern. Is the high price
living bothering you. Eat weeds.
'ould you enjoy a welcome change b
'om the usual daily grind Of food
.uffs. Eat weeds. Would you place
meal before your neighbor that will c
axe him gasp and wonder where you
ot such delicious delicacies? Use
eeds. And when you want to feast Z
something that really costs you y
'thing, just simply eat weeds.
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Yes, wise men and fools keep right h
predicting an early peace. But the p
st Of US prefer to discuss the millen-
UNI.
7 : 7 7,
You have, we presume, been doing
little cleaning up and polishing up A
ound your premises Of late. That is
'od, and very commendable, and we T
mire you for it. But let us gently
llsper in your ear that one lone
'an-up is not enough. Things look
&c and clean, and pretty just now, I
t in few weeks they will begin to II,
ie on dingy and ragged appear
&C, and every additional week viii
emphasize the depressing and a"
structive effects Of indifference and b