If there is any way to stimulate the interest
of the women of your section in this matter
of the pension for the widow-mother, try to
interest them. Then see how quickly the per
centage of pauperism will low T er; what a
difference it will make in the future citizenry
of your section, and how much easier it will
be to demonstrate the fact that, in women’s
power as a home-maker, lies her strength to
. the people of the community and of the
Nation.
It’s worth trying, anyway, and while it may
mean the reduction of some well-fed office
holders, that item should not cause anguish
to any but the office holder, and as a rule
they are husky enough to hustle up another
job, if they had to.
Wheat goes up, and then goes down, but
the speculator in this necessity goes on for
ever.
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Anyway, the Mexicans let Villa sit in the
presidential chair long enough to get photo
graphed.
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New 7 lork Sun has nice article on “Meaning
of Culebra.” Just now it means more money
to clear out “slides.”
In spite of the overworked German censors,
an item or two occasionally gets by that takes
a lot of explaining, afteiwvard.
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It may be cold in Dixie, but the brand of
politics they are having in Alabama ought to
heat something besides the speakers.
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General Gutierrez says “peace is in sight,”
in Mexico; but think what a little piece of
the population there is left to enjoy it.
It's queer what a hunch Kaiser Bill seems
to have, every time there is a bomb dropped
anywhere near where he was —just before the
bomb landed.
