The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-05-29
INFUSION OF new
LIFE IN COLUMBUS
Street Cars Appearance Make
Life Worth Living

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approach of street cars in ou
midst, to follow with an article OF
| the street car after it got there
But its presence has disarmed III
of any thing bearing on the re.
diculous and we find our thoughts
floating in an atmosphere ol
pride-proud that our once little
place, an obscure spot upon the
map of creation, now a flourish
ing metropolis-the rival Of any
place of larger pretentions. We
had intended to say something
about the aboTiginees, the red
crayon sketch of humanity laid
on the canvas before the colors
Of the real manhood was ready,
but when we notice that great
civilizer and hear the music OF
its approach only peculiar to
electric cars, our pen voluntari-
ally drops in admiration and
wonder, and we find ourselves
seated upon the stool of repent
ance asking forgiveness for what
we had to say about the nigger,
the cat and the dog, for we have
been reliably informed that no
brides have been slaughtered,
no niggers killed, no dish-face
horses stampeded, nor have any
mules--in a desire to reach home
which we predicted would dis.
turb the quiet serenity of the
farmer, met with any mishap; all
Of which we ask most humble
pardon.
1t is a lamentable fact, and a
thousand times to be regretted,
that Noah had only three sons,
and when he portioned out his
estate among his children he
gave to Shem Asia, to Ham Afri-
ca and to Jophet Europe. We
have been told he was the sole
surviving helr and proprietor of
the earth in fee simple. lit is to
be regretted that he had only
three sons, for had there been a
fourth he would doubtless have
inherited America, which, of
course, would have been drag
ged forth from its obscurity on
the occasion.
Some Of our readers may wish
to know what has Noah to do
with our street cars. We do not
propose to hold ourselves for
your ponderosity of thought. Our
improvements simply suggested
Noah. That is knowing every
thing that progressive communi-
ty ought to know we simply re-
GREETED he didn't have another son
which would have been the means
of putting US fifty years in ad-
vance of what we are, and we,
who are now on the shady side
of life, may not rem ain here long
enough to witness the culmina-
ton Of our clty's prosperity. But
we will always believe that Noah
discovered America for reasons
it is not unnecessary in this ar
ticle to discuss. We have a con-
stitutional kindly feeling to all
sorts of good people which would
make US happy to agree with all
their beliefs. Still we must have
an idea now and then and though |
the only condition of peace in
this world is to have no ideas, or
at least not to express them, we
cannot afford to pay quite so |
much as that even for peace.
We can now safely say we are
living in a new world. Our sur.
look different, which
means q new race and a whole
new world for the new born hu-
man soul to work in, and Colum-
bus is the brain of it. As has al
ways been in the past an excep-
tional place, 80 recognized by
and strangers enter
ing our gates. We are, as it were,
the thinking center of the conti-
nent, and therefore of the planet;
and with all modest in our mode
of advertising ourselves. Show
as any other place that is, or
was, since the mugalosurus has
died out where wealth and social
influence are so fairly mingled
between its upper and lo~er
show US any ether con.
nuni.y. who, to all appearances,