Homer guardian., 1889-06-07

for his autograph?
Does anybody care toknow that
John Smith, of hickory Creek,
visited Niagara Falls, Aug. 81,
1888, that he need to put himself
to the trouble Of recording that
fact on every bench, and blank
wall, and bridge rail all around
the Falls?
No matter what locality We visit,
We find the names Of previous
visitors recorded on every availa-
BILE spot. Sometimes q sentimen-
tai verse is appended, by way of
illustration; and texts Of Scripture
and theological warnings are quite
common.
Hotel windows suffer fearfully
from this craze. Everybody who
owns diamond seems possessed
with mania for writing with it
on glass-We have seen the
abomniation on plate glass. The
idea of scratching up and defacing
windows which does not belong to
you in that way! The man who
will he guilty of such snobbery
ought to be brought into court,
and fined, like other criminals.
Railway car windows are pecu.
lairly subject to this kind of dis
fgurement. Not long since we
saw written on the window Of q |
railway car this interesting in
structiye legend:
"We all must Gle and go away
10 either heaysn or hell to stay.
This is writ with a diamond ring,
And James L. May he owns the
thing"
And we hereby give notice that,
in our opinion, the said James L.
May is jackass, and his mother
must be proud that be lived
through the hoopingcough, and
measles, and mumps-lived to
bless this world and the rest of
creation with his presence. He
is credit to her and to the fami-
ly.
Now, what we want to know is,
what people indulge in this kind
of thing for? What makes you
want to have your name cut in
uneaven letters on a bench? Why :
do you want to see your autograph
on somebody's window? Why do
you want to scratch your initials .
on every rock, from Name to
Florida?
What for? .
We suppose it lis none of our d
business, but We cannot help ask q
ing the question. q
/ has always been done, and it i
always will be, probably; but, in !.
the name of railway companies VI
and hotel keepers, we ask you to II
let the windows and the looking &
glasses alone. You have no more 81
right to thus disfgure them than u
you have to paint your business Ii
card ON the frescoes, and thus an. Of
nonnce that "Tom Brown Sells "
Empire Soapp'
II you want to leaYe your name =
in a conspicuous place, have sign
boards painted, and pay man to
patrel the streets with them;- or b.
have them displayed on the tele- th
graph poles, ::and the travelling vi
public will be pleased and inter- ii,
seted to read them as they flash pr
BY. of
No living man wants his win aft
lows, or doors, or sattees, defaccd pc
,y the efforts Of. his visitors to NJ
secure cheap notoriety. You do tle
lot buy your landlords house and alb
grounds when you enter your pa
lame on. his hotel register, or it
rhen you settle your weekly bill. re,
lou have no more right to scratch wi
Up his windows and walls than pi,
'ou have to do the same thing in th
he house of the friend where you in
re visiting. II you must try de
our diamonds on glass, why not Wis
AXE small window along with set
on, and experiment to your pu
carts content? 1t will afford thi
gu amusement. and everybod CO,
'ho secs You at work will know dir
lat you have diamonds, and SO an,
our end will be attained. Kate car