The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-04-30
1.lA Irl af Saving .Thank Ydil.,

The Art Of Saying "Thank YGu.'
Many and various are the remedies
recommended, preached and eStolled
for the salvation of suffering human
ity. But we believeIthat Ella Wheeler
Wilcox il not far from the heart OF
things when she says:
HJust the art Of being kind
Is what this said world needs. :"
A gracious "thank you" tlom the
iips OF a wretched beggar may make
bne feel like a different being. All
doors may be opened by two little
keys. namely "thank you" and III
Won please, :" SO little kindergarten
fbyme tells us, and truly many Older
ones might study the words Win
profit. u,
For instance how much more like
smiling one feels after hearing the
pleasant "number, please" OF sthe
voice of the new telephone system In
contrast to the "numbsIi mum
herr "number b-e-r.r, Auww' to
which we we're sometimes submitted
by the old system.
Also how much more like answering
that voice must feel when through b
the receiver the other voice says
.'OI-X, please, "thaDk you, In con.
trast 60 the "Gimme Grams store.
I've waited halt an hour !" After
which, of course, they deserve Cram 9
store aud butcher shop besides,
and then emphasizing 1t by pound.
inc on the telephone. We do not
wonder that an unoourteous response
often comes to our telephone call
when we realize the demands made
upon those who operate it. mentally,
materially and eternally. We have
heard of those who are praying for
the sins of their neighbors and sing.
ing OF the Sweet Bye and Bye, "
who will bang away at the telephone
and say all things this side OF 'bad
words" just because central won
answer" when a moments more pa
thence and pleasant voice NIGH
make amends in no time This u
not an exposition In behalf OF any
telep hone system, however. by anI
means, There are some clerks IL
some stores, some men In some shops
some boys in some mess niger service
some teachers In some schools, SOM
men In some pulpits, In short some
body in every place whose path ma!
be made a little brighter, whose lit
even may be made little niger jus
because somebody else has not neg
lected any little word or act CT kind
ness or courtesy ever.
One may easily say THANK you
after having been served kindly oy
clerk in the store. To be sure custoI
demands that he also say 1t In lieu
our goodness In trailing there instea
of elsewhere. All very we'll when W
have tiaded-but what OF tho time
when we don'tY When we simply g
in "and look" ana promise "to com
In again." which Is the equivalent t
the clerk who has spread his ware
before us that we twill go elsewhere !!
One says, "That's what they're pai'
tor" Yes, hut who pays tbemY In
employer, and who pays himY IN
profit from his goods, and where doe
he get thatY From the One VIII
BnysI Every employer expects an
requires his clerks to show withou
aeasing all of his goods, but when
clerk has faithfully shown all he ca
to customer who does not lind wha
he wants he does not feel very muc
drawn to say "come In again" In a
sincere a manner as he might had th
customer been polite enough to
least thank him for his duty.
The is busy, work-a-day world }
which people are hurriedly gatherin
up all ths fragments Of riches the
may be able to, but 1t really won
mean any loss OF time to let fall
Jewel of "thank you" every now an
then as one hustles along.
ID. S, Y,