Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-11-26
TONGUES SHOULD BE BR1DLED

stranger it is what he hears spoken
OF IL town 10y residents thereof. Ne
We're recently forcibly reminded of this
fact. In asking q; resident about his
town he put OF IL distressingly long
face and proceeded to relate all the
drawbacks that he imagined prevailed,
told of what a lot of miserable kickers
com prised the population, how none of
them had Il cen and never ought to
have, that there were no up
OH which to build up IL town, and that
the people were too lazy to ever en-
courage either capital or industries to
locate there, and IL long sorrowful tale
of just such stuff. 1t was enough to
make one homesick and disguised to
think that fate had left him at that
place for v IL few hours. 1t almost
seemed that the sun had stopped shin
ing. and that one had better hang onto
his pocket book or any valuables he
might lave about him. Shortly after.
wards Il gentleman who earns his living
by manual labor was met and con-
versea with. lie told a very different
story. lie said their town was a grand
pl ~. in which to live. The people
were soriable and very pleasant. and
Those WHO were energetic and faithful
w>sc getting along nicely, and were in
e'ery way contented. He said that
taere We're unlimited though undevel-
oped resources, which only needed cap
ital and energy to cause them to give
forth abundant returns and make the
locality 81 busy one indeed. Here we're
two different reports concerning the
same place. How different! Who
could fail to be impressed with the con
trast of the two opinions, and who but
would ut once feel the great import
ance of people speaking a good word
for their town? Capital is very shy at
best. and its holders resort to various
schemes to ascertain where it is best
to invest. Should one who is search
ing for investments run across many
individuals like the first here reported
there would be no hesitancy upon his
part about refusing to invest. for a
community with many such pessimists
who see no good in anybody aud no
hope for anything will have uphill
work in advancing. wen though it may
have all the advantages necessary to
make a growing. prosperous city. Peo-
pie IAN keep down a city that has every
advantage and at it's COM
mand. or people a make a city where
no natural advantages exist, and where
none but hopeful. energetic, courageous
people would think of establishing a
city. This is a fact beyond dispute.
In this there is a lesson for our own
Hot Springs people, as we'll as for the
people of many other towns. Every
resident should at all times and under
all circumstances speak hopefully and
encouragingly of their town. If they
cannot do this they should say moth
ing. Every word to the contrary is
detrimental to their own personal in
terests and a deplorable thing for the
town. No telling who may chance to
hear Il word Of disparagement. 1t may
reach the ears of the man who is about
to invest several hundred or several
thousand dollars in the place, which
would be of immense benefit to the
community, and which would bring
many others to invest. These invest.
ors seem to 60 i'll swarms as it were.
Getone enthusiastically Interested and
the tidal wave begins to move about in
that vicinity.
1t is unfortunate for any individual
to get into IL habit of looking at every
thing from Il gloomy standpoint and
expressing his disgruntled feelings
freely to anybody aud everybody who
may come in contact with him. 1t is
most unfortunate for the person who
acquires that habit as we'll as for the
community in which he lives. Such u
person should he "braced up by his
friends and aided i'll getting into good
favor with himself and the world. 1t
does nobody good to belittle the efforts
o! others or to speak di%sparagingly of
ones home town. Don't do it! Don't
permit your friends to do it! Break
eli. Swear off. When you start to
grnmble about your own condition or
thnt of Your community bite your
tongue and quit. Try to encourage
yourself andyour friends. Encourage
nett is a wonderful tonic. Try it.
Brace upand brace mp those with whom
you converse. And above all, bride
your tongue against dropping Il word
that may drive away capital. You
know not within what strangers trous.
ers turks capital which is seeking in
vestment.