Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 January 1920 — CLEANED from the EXCHANGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

CLEANED from the EXCHANGES

The farmers who are calling for a faitmer for president evidently are not disposed to rest content with a congress subservient to the interests of farmers. Argentina also is cracking its official whip behind herds of anarch= ists and communists booked for deportation. Governments desirous to stand are naturally disposed to order their worst enemies to move on. China now has a "iHeayenly Feet association," pledged to fight the ancient custom of binding the feet of girl babies. Here in America the task of keeping decently shod without going into bankruptcy is almost as ■ serious. The price of fresh eggs in New York dropped twenty-one cents because housewives decided that storage eggs cost as much as they could

afford, which shows that ultimata consumers can accomplish a good deal when they try hard. Except for the premiership of the Duke of Wellington in 1829-30 Eng•ltfhd 'has never put the management of its government into the hands of a soldier, and no one there now thinks of such a misguided reward for Marshal Haig. The fact that America has had several soldierpresidents and may elect more is doubtless due to a lingering of the sentiment that to the victor belongs Just about ell the spoils lit sight. Irrespective of fitness for statesmanship.