The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-08-05

Every Town Should Take Quar-
anime Measures Against Him.
NATURE ABH0Rs A KN0ckER

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Several sprigltly caiiforni. Paper.
Jump on Hammer Handlers With
Both Feet. Even Poetic Faet-Let
Us Bury the Hatchst and Hamn,sr,
It has been said that there Is time
and place for everything and that
everything has some good and prac.
teal use In the universal plan. While
this may be true, there remain 30 be
discovered the benefits to be derived
from the IMAM with the hammer"
This does not refer to the man who
yields that useful implement OF toll,
but to the fg1rative hammer Id the
hands of that species Of the human
animal known as the ssknocker.''
The real man with the hammer Is q
builder. He is one OF the most neces-
sary and beneficial Of our citizens.
The f1gurative man with the hammer
Is a tearer down. hindrance, an OBJ
stacle. tumor on the body polite, a
municipal cancer, menace to prog
ress. breeder Of dissatisfaction, a
promoter of trouble.
Thank heaven Beaumont has not
many Of these enemies Of peace and
prosperity. editorially remarks the
Gateway Gazette, published at Beau
mont, Cal. There may be one or two
Of the species among Us. for It is
said that no community 10 free from
them. Some recent editorials and con
tributions in southern California pa
pers indicate that there are ''men with
hammers" in neighboring towns. For
this reason warning Is here given.
Let US quarantine against the pests.
One Of the towns which seem to be
infested is Huntington Beach, and an
editorial in the News OF that city con.
tains 50 much good and sensible ma
terial that it Is here appended:
Much has been said and more has
been written Of the person who Is al
ways bewailing the fact that the town
In which he lives is doomed to be for
ever small and unimportant, IT'S people
shiftless and incompetent In business,
its streets in filthy condihon-in short,
the other towns are In every way
more desirable as places OF residence.
TO define bis qualities, the word
sknocker' has been coined. It Is Inn
pressive. 1t is even emphatic, vet &c
IL not strong enough.
"This kind Of alleged citizen rs found
everywhere, even In Huntington Beach.
The News meets him occasionally and
tries TO talk him out OF his dumps
No one SO quickly contracts disease
physical as the one who always seems
to think that he has It. No one con-
tracts disease financial 80 certainly as
he who is always telling and finally
persuades himself that he Is doomed
to be pauper; that his town affords
no opportunity of earning a decent i've
lihood. Brace up. Talk cheerfully.
Make your opportunities. Boost your
town. Join the board Of trade. Try to
have some enterprise. Try to believe
that others have. Be sure that your
town is the best In the country. why,
the members Of our Woman's club are
more manly In spirit, more helpful to
the town, more likely to build 1t up.
than male knocker.' An adnonitlon
that has been given ever since the adj
vent of the Prince OF Peace is, Bury
the Ratchet Quite right. Favor al
ways peace. but Bury the hammer is
NOT bad motto, either"
Deducing from poetical contribu-
taon to the Chino Champion, the sugar
beet town Is not all sweetness. The
| article Is entitled .'Boost Bit and is
contributed by one Of the merchants Of
| the town. 1t, too, Is worth reading,
and it is here given:
| Here, you discontented knocker,
| Growlin' bout the country's ills,
Chloroform yer dismal talker;
| Take a course OF liver pills.
Stop yer durn kfotee howlin'.
Chaw some sand an get some grit.
Don't sit in the dumps a-growlin.
i Jump the rooBt
/ An boost
i A bitl
FAN In while the bands a-playin',
Ketch the step an march along.
Stead O. pessimistic braytn'
!, Jine the haileluyah song!
= Drop yer hammer. do some roottu,
Grab a horn. you cuss. an split
Every echo with yer tootin'.
Jump the roost
II An boost
bit!