Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-01-05
Meanderings
By Robert K. Williams

III ny N0DSfl
Christmas has come and gone. Many
of the unfortunates of the great Cities
were thought about by the good-heart-
ed citizens and the day that everyone
should enjoy and be glad in was not
entirely drab and gray.
A survey of the charitable activities
in the various cities shows the Saliva
ton Army as standing out prominent
ly. In Chicago alone the army collect
ed $250,000 and distributed purchas-
es to the unfortunate. In Davenport
many hundreds of baskets heavily lad
en- with good things were distributed
by the army. The Mayor spoke a few
words as did also the Trinity Church
bishop.
AT no season of the worlds progress
is the need greater for the coming true
of Tennyson's Ring Out, Wild Bells.
This Christmas ought to make an epoch
in the forward movement, SO that ne
yer again would the distribution OF
food to feed people actually in want
be necessary; but rather thea seasons
spirit be emphasized in exchange of
tokens and such exchange not impov-
erishing the giver as now is the case.
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Who hasn't seen people deprive
themselves of needed things to give to
friends so that they would not be
thought cheap or penurious. This
Christmas ought to mark the beginning
of the age when everyone may have
all the food, clothing and shelter need
ed from his own efforts.
The present anomalous order re-
minds one of the Chinese family-unit
worship. Sometimes a whole family is
impoverished because custom demands
that a great demonstration be given on
the death of father or mother A
case in point: Two well-to-do brothers
were stripped of their wealth and had
to go to work as ricksha coolies be-
cause of the expense of a funeral and
the keeping up of the appearance of
the tomb.
1888
Things will be arranged so that ev-
eryone will have all that is required for
the upkeep of the physical body and
can express itself as nature really in
tended.
1898
Give us a few more Henry Fords who
says he can now employ a million men
if only the government will let him.
Give us few less Interstate Commerce
Commissions at the same time. Ford
tried to pass the benefit of decreased
freight rates to the people, on his rail-
road, but the. Interstate Commerce
Commission wouldn't let him, because
it was said his competitors would be
hurt. And we always thought this was
competitive system so loved by the
competitors.
$3.50
There are many ideas of co-opera-
ton. To the average merchant, he
feels that the true cooperation exists
in lots of people buying his goods. This
and nothing more. He says the more
custom for his wares the cheaper they
can be sold. To put it in the elegant
words Of local merchant: Eyes, you
cooperate with me and I'll cooperate
with you.
No man eyed received so sincere,
gigantic outpouring of affection as did
Eugene V. Debs when his home people
at Terre Haute signed Chrictmas PEE
ltition for his release and forwarded il
with ENJOYS to Washington. Thirty
five thousand signers for three days
lined the aisles of stores for three days
the streets and merchants, lawyers, pol.
iticians, ministers, priests, Legion mel
in fact, everybody, signed the peti
ltion. o
Eulogies beyond description in scores
were spoken and written by all manner
of people. Priests, ministers, Republi
cans, Democrats and others all agreed
THAT he was without blemish and nc
matter if they did not agree politically
they certainly were agreed on the fac
that Eugene V. Debs was one of the
noblest characters the world has seen
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One of the most unique advertising
stunts for Chiropractic was undertak.
en- Monday, the day after Christmas
when A. w. Whischer, doctor stu.