Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-09
A MODEL TOWN.
Always Has Been and is Now ms Non,
Perfection as Possible


FROM the Ell Dorado Republican
1t has been for years a source of extraro>
Qualifications matter of continuous self
congratulation-that we have been pernif
ted to spend the greater part of our life in
town that is never coarse, vulgar or .sIonn-
lcky. In early days it was not unfashion-
able to snuff the candle, at bed time with
revolver, but the revolver was ALWAYS
silver mounted, and 1t was not considered
lmpolite for one to ride into a saloon and
take ones drinks on horseback but when
people were in a big hurry they didn't have
tme to dismount and hitch - between
drinks. When saloons were going. while
other towns had half dozen, FL Dorado
mad but one or two. Ii has from the first
absorbed its stimulants, but II always did
IL quietly and in moderation. and il always
gets the very best to be had II Il is wine
II is the native product or the purest of
Burgundy. The town has always played
poker. but ii does it on carpeted floors.
with genuine ivory chips, while the high arr
pictures on the walls are sufficiently draped
SO as not TO offend the eye of the stranger
The town was never a four-fiusher
Another commendable characteristic OF
the place Is that II is clean. 1t never me-
elects to regularly wash and scrub itself
and change its lingerie or its linen While
1t seeks first the kingdom of heaven II gets
itself ready to be a successful seeker by A
vigorous application of soap and water
Drummers say the town buys more high
priced soap than any other place in the
state. The town not only dresses well but
feeds artistically well as scientifically
In fact, 1t is place where truffles. caviar
tabasco, Roquefort and chatting dishes are
the regular thing.
No gulf products are ever sold here: black
bass. shad, blue fish and blue points from
the north go readily, Yellowish, reddish.
stringy beef is never hung in the butchers
stalls; spring pullets sans pedigree remain
uncalled for and the Ell Dorado skillet is
never creased when the charcoal broiler
can be substituted, and when II is creased
1t is with the home product tested inspect-
ed and o. KID by the oldest and most ex-
perienced judges of the art of sensible and
pohte feedlng. In church, club and So
ciety life the piety. brilliancy and refine
ment on parade is phenomenal
Eliminate a few people-a very few peo-
ple-and pocket book full of bills dropped
anywhere on the street would be returned
to Its owner in an hour. Eliminate a very
few people and the banks would need no
time locks. public and private buildings no
locks or keys. Eliminate a few people-a
precious few-and the 1000 remaining
would not only daily and hourly live up to
a strict construction of the golden rule, but
would at the same time acknowledge the
fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of
man. And, peradventure, there be few
remaining who cannot or will not live up
to the high ideals daily set by their fellow
citizens and will not be good. should we be
called hence sooner do we cross the
river Styx than we shall make II our pleas
urable duty to call the attention of the
saint at the gate with the keys to the I'M
blessed town from which we so reluctantly
took passage, dwelling enthusiastically and
at length upon the fact that IL was born,
nurtured and matured in a circumscribed
Millennium. where the devil was never un-
chained or ever permitted to roam around
seeking whom he might devour; where. in
fact. he can never put up a claim that he
was ever accorded even standing room.
OF course Ii is TO us a never-endng Joy
to be permitted to live in such a lovely
town. We have no ambition to go elsewhere,
desire for life in a big city. We do,
however, have an ever-present wish that
the town shall go to 6,000 or 5000 people
that is, provided they are of the same char
acter and standing of those who are al
ready here.