The Newark journal., 1908-05-08
WAKE UP; DAY IS HERE
Citizen Wants Sidewalks, Electric
 Lights and Less Style


 few pertinent questions.
 What is the matter with our. town? Other places of no greater size than Newark have their electric lights and good sidewalks.
 Have the business and moneyed men of Newark all forgotten everything but greed and the almighty dollar, the very thing that causes men to lose sigh A of everything that is elevating and noble?
 Is it an oversight with them in their mad rush for gain2
 We have a beautiful little town that any lady or gentleman inside of her borders should be proud of. Our peo- pie, when on a visit to other places, like to point out to strangers the good things of our town. Let HIS begin to spread out. We should do like the little boy who had been sent out to set the old hen. When he returned his mother asked him how many eggs he had put under old spec. He said he had put 39 His ma said, Johnny speck can't cover that many"
 "Yes but I intend, says Johnny to make her spread herself. J
 That is what is needed in Newark. We need to go to work and spread ourselves. Newark should be second to none of her size in the state.
 There is hardly a night in the week but what there is something to do in our town, and it is almost dangerous to go out at night on account of bad sidewalks and no lights. 1 Now Mr. Merchant, Mr. Banker and all other Mr. Business Men of our town, how do you like ito see that pretty wife of yours coming down the street with her skirt lifted just a little higher than she likes, in order to keep it out of the mud: and with her S10 Easter hat and s4.00 pair of slippers on. And there comes your son with his S20 suit of tailor-made clothes, sucking away at his cigarette that will destroy mind, soul and body, if he don't give them up. We have had a wonderful reforma- tion in our town in the last eight or nine months.
 The old tiger wiggled his tail and died While the good people all shouted and
 cried.
 Now, all together, let us beautify our town and live for something better, higher and nobler, and not let deceit and fine dress choke out the good seed that have been sown in our town, for that good seed will live after the moon has been turned to blood and the ele- ments have melted with fervent heat, while the S10 Easter hats and fine clothes will soon go out of style. Now good mothers and Christian ladies buy a S2.00 Easter hat, Sl. 50 pair of slippers, and your son $l0 suit of clothes; that will put S20 in for good sidewalks and electric lights from one family, not saying anything about the old mans jug and the young mans cigarettes. We will not say anything about the daughter, for she is bound to look pretty whether there are any sidewalks or not, for she will have her way, like old Mother Eve.
 Let us get to work, we can win q will makes way.
 Let us work all as one
 Then the good work will be done; The>good thoughts of our heart We should gladly impart; l The bad thoughts of our head We should let them lie dead. Think what Newark had twelve months ago-but little preaching, few Christians, no Sunday schools. iin- morality, blindtigers, bad men, drunk enness, gambling. cursing and fight ing on the streets; in fact almost every thing but decency. But today our proud little town has clear sky, with preaching ever Sun day at some of the three churches, three good working Sunday schools. singing every Sunday somewhere in town.
 The good people of our little town should bAthankful and feel proud of our town, and keep the good work moving. The old adage is to strik0. whilest the iron is hot; add the good fuel of morality and keep the steam up.