The Press., 1895-05-16
Number 7.
LOCAL TOPICS.
Penned and ScissOred.
How to Help Your TOwn.-NO. 8.

How to Help Your TOwn.-NO. 8.
 The pride, the hopes and the expecta- tions of town are largely based upon it's young men. Hence means should be used to convert these into good citizens, and to make the town attractive. No class of citizens are expected to feel so great a pride in town as those who have adopt ed it ds their own, chosen it as a life home, and expect to be buried there. Such feelings are the most natural on the have grown up with the town, benefited by it's libraries, schools, and other educa- tiOnal and social institutions. So we must make the town attractive to the best class of young men (for that is the class we want to keep with us) and, incidetally do what we can to change the less prom ising into best class; two lines of work easily combined into one. Make the sa- looms scarce if possible; best to have none; but, at any rate, keep down the humber, and do the best possible to keep the young men out of these by furnishing other resorts as attractive Libraries, reading rooms, societies of the character of the Y. M. c. A.; having pleasant and well furnished rooms for social purposes, are powerful aids in such @ work. En- courage the young men in such organiza- tiOns as brass bands and athletic clubs, if under wise control. These give the boys something to think of, incite ambition, and generally improve those who get in- terested in being part of them, and in the legitimate work belonging to them. With out having inquired, we feel sure that onr local brass bands have benefited many a young man, and hept him from worse than wasting dull hours. We hear good reports of the work and influence of our athletic clubs as benficial organizations. Many young man is kept, at least some hours, from bad place by such institu- tiOns. If you find such an one existing don't hesitate to express your full approv- al, sos far as you can give it, and to use your influence to make it more nearly what you think it should be. The young must have recreation and means to work off surplus energy. Help provide amuse- ments that will Obstruct at every point their passage to places of vile resort, tC habits of vagrancy and crime.
 Veteran Burr of the Rockville Leader heartily seconds the move to collect con. tributiOns on flag day (June 14) for 6 monument to Francis Scott Key, author of ''The Star Spangled Banner" one o the most stirring songs for Americans ever written. We echo heartily the sug gestion that school children on that da, make an effort to collect sums for thi object. Says the Leader:
 Talk about our brave commanders al inspiring their men to fight for liberty Their courage and brave actions hay 1 color bearer who dared plant his flag o the enemy's parapet gained 8 truer glor than ever frightened the stars of gener al, and at the sight the poorest, weakes and most timid private throw off al thoughts of fear and rushed boldly on t victory. An, you can hardly express t. the initiated what these colOrs mean t the man who is walking straight up f the cannon's mouth. He it is who real izes what it means to sing "The Sta Spangled Banner forever shall wave, and he it is who will see that that banne ever waves. Is not then the man wh voices the sentiments of these heroes il word and rhyme, as can be done in n, other way, entitled to recognition? there not a lesson of patriotism, even il the cold marble which it is proposed t erect over his remains?
 Edwin s. Wescott, the lawyer, wht says that the words attorney and skunl sound the same and mean the same, stop ped reporter of The Post on Main street You may say," he remarked in his ia miliar, gentle tones, "that no matte whether Judge Thayer disabars me to morrow or not, 1 an going into anothe business. 1 am going to buy an under taking establishment and become an un dertaker. And hope to live to bury good many Episcopalians, Presbyterians Baptists, Methodists, Catholics and Con gregationalists. ."-HGrt0rd Post.
 
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