The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-10-29
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| read the other day a very inter-
estins short article headed "Ltlle
bows and cigarette pictures. y You
know [ have seen little boys around
Newberry collecting cigarette pic
lures and most any Of them could
tell YOU the names Of the leading
PLAYERS on the various base ball
teams of the country and [ thought
they were getting these pictures to
have the noted base ball players. L
had never heard Of the game OF
"fip''. but | bet all the boys IN town
with pocket full Of, cigarette pic
lures can tell You all about It. L
think it will do good to print this
little piece. Sometimes we old fel-
lows need to be reminded that we
were boys or girls once and only once
and that we will not be again, that IS
with all the vitality of youth, and II
we could remember it, possibly 1t
would be better for us and the real
bows and girls. Here it is:
A number Of papers have noticed
how the little boys have taken to the
pictures Of famous base ball players
found in cigarette boxes. How the
little fellows "hip' the pictures -
see whether face or back will turn
up, how they win or lose their cards
| in this way. Some see breakers IN
the distance for these little fellows
who "fip" the pictures, and seem to
think something ought to be done to
stop it.
This craze is as much in evidence
here as anywhere under the sun. You
may ask any urchin you meet how
many cigarette pictures he has and
you will promptly get an answer OF
any where from 5ato 500. They hip
the pictures here, TOO, just as else
where: there is where the fun comes
| in. They block the sidewalks and I'LL
up the corners Tipping the little
cards. They win and lose just as Old
er people do at games Of chance.
It is the element of chance that IN
vites these youngsters to this game
of Flip" but this is not the sole
reason they are interested IN these
little pictures. There is a reward OF
$40 for complete set Of pictures and
this helps as an incentive to collect
The pictures. =,
1t is funny to hear great big old
lease hardened' sinner preaching
about the harm Of these kids tipping
their pictures. Old reprobates who
have bought and sold cotton that new
er existed. by the hundred bales; who
put ND ''scad" on the home team ev-
erv time they play; who never, missed
horse race when the opportunity to
be present was offered; who drop
their nickles in the clock every true
thew buy a cigar or drink glass OF
soda water in the hope that they may
get three; who take chances at every
rattle that comes their way-these
fellows, fitting their thumbs and TN
GERS together, drawing down the cor
ners Of their mouths, and talking
about the harm Of the kids Tipping
the pictures is like unto TOOL par
ent with a six-inch stogie IN his
mouth. telling his child ii Is wrong
to smoke.
You remember we'll the day when
YOU were a boy, when you with otnel
bows had pockets full of red hallo
scalv barks or something Of the kind
jhow Won took handful, held i out tt
YOUR crony, .uttering withal IN ban
tering spirit the word null gun
hand full. How many? etc. 1or
we're not prompted by spirit Of
gambling. You did yourself no harm
| bv it. It was all in a spirit Of pas
time. ,.,
Such is the case with the LITTLE
kids; ;hey will get no harm to them
selves. or any one else, Tipping th'
pictures.
You know there Is a lot OF hypoc
risv in the world. Sometimes the Big
oest old sinners are the ones WIZ
have the most to say about regulat
inc the conduct Of their nelghbors
And it has often appeared to me tina
we have mistaken ideas n to t:l' he]
, nou<ness of the different NHd> 1"
/ ,>o. 4cLoncn Foa. instances there l.