Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 57, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1917 — EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS [ARTICLE]

EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS

Strange nobody has yet suggested a breakfast-foodless day. The coal speculators are forced to admit that the future looks “dark. - ’ , Will Mr. Hoover be known as the

man who took the future out of “futures?’’ • J The new French minister of foreign missions is named Bouillon. The difference between eccentricity and lunacy is represented by a bank account. Well, anyhow, there won't be any necessity for spudless days for some time to come. Herbert Hoover seems to be doing his best to save us from the fate of Mother Hubbard. That papal dove of peace seems doomed to return to the ark, Jt has found nowhere to alight. The afflictions of the coal barons have completely eclipsed the woes of. the ice man in public attention. The belligerent countries might organize a regiment or two of retired cabinet members and diplomat;*.. It may be well to state that the abolition of “futures” does not include the I. O. U. or other promise to pay. Along about the time the women finish canning food stuffs, the men will be preparing to can some politicians. Nut-growers of the nation will hold a convention in New York. The nuts will continue butting in on other conventions.

Official Washington is wondering if the Japanese mission didn’t overlook its hand. The matter of a loan was not mentioned. Colonel Roosevelt evidently made up his mind that if he couldn’t have a place in the sun, he could at least have a seat on a star, Dr. H. W. Wiley says it is easy to go without food ~ for twenty-four hours. We hope the state has none of the elements of a prophecy. From present indications, after this war is over the politicians will have to employ some expert surveyors to locate the party lines. The mayor of Reno, Nevada, has been drafted. However, this will probably have no effect on the future operations for the divorce mill. The proposal that the government take 65 per cent, of all incomes over $1,000,000 hasn’t produced a ripple of excitement in this office. It was easy enough to get the kaiser out of those Chicago spellers, but it’s another and altogether different' job to get him out of the geography. The question now agitating the mind of the average Kentuckian is as to what disposition he is to make of his corn crop since its natun.l destiny is prohibited. The coal dealers should worry. The government is merely making it warm for them in the hope that they may pass' a little of the warmth to their customers.

If the * movie films could get those hold-ups that are being pulled off in Chicago every now and then, they would make the “wild and woolly’’ look like 30 cents. Count Luxburg's advice to his government to sink Argentine ships “without leaving a trace’’ might have been all right if the Count himself hadn't left such a plain “trace.” It is a significant fact that close 'upon the heels of a third 10 per cent dividend this year, declared by one of the big sugar companies, the President took charge of that industry. Truly, “pride goeth before a fall.” That party of Arctic explorers who have just returned to civilization after four years in the far north, will be kept mighty busy for some time to come if they undertake to-catch up with the march of events during their absence. Breathitt county, Kentucky, famous for fueds and* fighters, has furnished more than Its quota of soldiers as volunteers. If these men sustain the reputation of their county they will do much to wipe out the stain that has rested so long on their country. The country has little sympathy to waste on the speculators (including some farmers, we are sorry to say) who were holding corn for $2.50. The. recent slump of corn from $2,25 to $1.75 was a just retribution. Nothing but a corn famine could ever justify $2.50 corn. ' 1