The Delta independent., 1922-02-10
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After taking all our money in taxes
the government keeps issuing propa
ganda urging us to buy the war securi
ties.
Germany is working with all her
| might to spend money SO fast that she
can't pay her reparation installments
The government issues a bulletin on
How to operate a home heating
plant" But what many people want
is one on how to operate a home moon.
shine still
Secretary Weeks proposes. II there
is another war, to conscript all citizens
from IS to 60. Those who are sent to
the trenches will not say much. but
those who are deprived of the chance
to make SIS a day in the war work
plants will make an awful fuss.
The fact that the Old Man has a
revolver won't always make the burg
lars run, but II the women folks be-
gin to scream they skedaddle right on
Many people who were too old to
go to war and shed their blood in the
dtithot VI tht Nouhliy alt
lot of sweat making out income tax
returns.
When the stores advertise in indie
pendent that prices are droppin'. the
public in large numbers starts to drop
in.
Some people seem to think they can
make the country more prosperous by
voting for whn havn hann fnf1.
ures in their own business.
While oratory is a great help in get
ting elected, 1t does not help run pub.
lie Offices any more economically
And the fact that a man pats you on
the back very affectionately Just be-
fore election does not prove that he
will reduce your tax bill any
The Germans don't propose to be
too prosperous, as II they were the
allies might get some reparations
money out Of them.
Some OF the congressman are said
not to attend the sessions regularly.
but anyway they have to go to Wash.
ington to get Jobs for their friends.
A lot Of people deny that they take
no interest in public affairs. az they
are always growing about their taxes.
Another thing this country needs is
fewer poker chips and more chips
around the back yard woodpile.
While the doctors could do n big
business prescribing whiskey. many
OF these thirsty folks look too sick to
be able to pay for medical advice.
The girls whose mothers used to sit
in the parlor doing tatting are now
humping their heads into each other
on the basket ball floor
Claimed the new peace silver dollars
are too heavy to be convenient, but It
is not likely that many people will
accumulate enough Of them to impede
their locomotion much.
Good many people willing to work
provided they can sit down on their
job.
What this country needs is to get
the taxes down for everybody. but
most people are working principally to
get someone else to pay the taxes.
The people who used to fall on the
water wagon about now. should have
a care. as the ground may be so dry
that they will get bumped.
The Germans agree to carry out all
the treaty promises TINT they are
obliged to fulfill.
The list Of extinct birds should In
clude that noble old creature the Girl
for General Housework.
Some people are getting so sick of
water that you can hardly persuade
them to go fishing on II.
II Germany had not made SO many
preparations for war. they would not
be asked to make so many repara.
tions now.
The small boys should figure on the
cost Of setting glass before putting a
home run through the kitchen window
with such great enthusiasm.
Not merely do paper soles save ex.
pense to the shoe manufacturers, but
they force people to come around
sooner and buy n new pair.
Many school teachers in these times
have never had high school course,
l.