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Show what other editors say In the time of peace prepare for a war tax. Gumert, Largo, Iud., Pros.-;. Occasionally a man can be judged by the company lie keeps away from. Tom Tipton, Williamsport, O., News To stop an advertisement to save uioney is like stopping a watch to save time. Johnson, Bowen, 111., Chronicle. The increased cost of provisions .v 111 have a tendency to revive the incient custom of visiting. Hamby, It. Vernon, Ind., Unafraid. Some men would not care to be judged by the letters they wrote during dur-ing their courtship. Shearer, Columbus Col-umbus Juntion, la., Gazette. More and more it is becoming evi-lent evi-lent that Sherman's definition of .var was an insult to hell. Jennings, Weeden, la., Record. The Fort Wayne girl who married i man because he wrote his name on i fresh egg must have been laying 'or a husband. Downey, Churubus-m, Churubus-m, Ind., Truth. If the government wants more revenue rev-enue to keep the wolf from the Star Spangled door step, we suggest a tax )n politicians. 'Twould be eome wad. Hentz, Marion, 111., Republican. Republi-can. Some of the women's pages con- inue to publish instructions about putting up jams and jellies, when ,vhat the housekeepers want is points on auction bridge. Wilson, Cyn-theana, Cyn-theana, Ky., Log Cabin. Well, we don't know. We are inclined in-clined to believe it is better to tell a iie that doesn't harm anyooay thai. to tell the truth that hurts somebody. some-body. Yeargin, Oakland, 111., Ledger. Led-ger. And now the railroads are going to raise freight rates "on account of the war." If we were anything else but a printer we might come out of this war-scare a millionaire. Harden, Har-den, Ames, la., Times. Kid gloves are going up, too. We have a perfectly good pair of white kid gloves which we wore at a K. P. banquet about thirty years ago, and will trade them for four pounds of cane sugar. As far as we are cor-cerned, cor-cerned, kid gloves can go sky higa and stay up there, but for the love of Mike don't elevate wheat cakes. Rami, Manchester, la., Press. |