The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1912-05-31
Simon Says Thumbs Up.


grade graduate. at The recent school !
exercises. and a. Herman l. one vi
tie little fayuYiiyN e the town. H,
wary friends viii no doubt enjoy
rcadin. this paper in HE Guictudc #
their ipmc,.
\, some ,imc IN his life almost cy-
cry one la, played thc game called
simon says Thumbs Up and many
Of Us Keep on playing 1t all our lives.
We are all >up"f>Iitiuu~: for instance.
simon say: Don't XIII a eat or YOU
viii have bad luck for seven years,
and very few people viii Kill a cat.
Also simon says: III YOU break "A
mirror ct carry spade through the
house some one will die IN your fami.
ly." lie says: III a black cat cross
- your path You will lave very bad
luck.
simon says: IF you don't plant
beans under a certain moon. plant pu-
iatucS on Good Friday, or II the APP.
pie trees don't bloom under a cert ain
moon YOU won't have good beans or.
many potatoes and thc apples Will all
TAIL OH. and many people believe ~
mon IN this respect.
Publir opinion Is with simon, and
when >inun says. Thumbs ' y.
Thumbs Down, or Wigplc.W apgle.'
W. are quick to obey. lr wc don't
obey simon We are II with "A capital ]
and everybody laughs u, u. Some
things simon says To do are silly. aud
some are wise, but We have To do
them both or wc are not IN suricty.
No, long ago. Simon. in the form
of a >o'ic,y wuman, said: carry a
Teddy Bear" and every woman with
money enough bought one and carried
II under her arm.
II simon would say learn To run or
swim everybody would be running
and his town and other towns would
he running towns. and this town
would he we'll supplied with private
and public ponds and lakes because
everybody would he learning to swim.
Recently the women have been
wearing hobblc skirts. larcm skirts
and mcrry.widow hats. Why are
these tight skirts and broad hats
worm because simon said wiggie'
wagglc or wear them and simon must
he olrycd Wigglc l. abou, the only
way woman can walk IN those tight
skirts.
In 81. Joseph, Kansas CT ana o'ii'
or large cities tie people are singing,
every Time Come 10 Town. tie
Boys start Kickin' My hog Aroun .
Makes no Difference If lie l. u ilorn.
They Gotta pui, kickin' My boy
J Aruun'".
WHY l. every one singing this fool
i>h song that docsn', mean anylilingf
Ircau>c Simon says II II the thing
10 do.
Simon says lIlIis spring for men Ia
have narrow shoulders, small waists
and wear tight coats. And men who
are Simon's slaves are clothing them
selves accordingly.
I,ut after all simon J. saying
thumbs down concerning many tscinl
and beneficial things. ~ civic I'M
provrmrnls, good schools, new side
walks and clean living. are demanded
ny him today and people are oh"yinS
him IN that respect.
\ lew years ago simon said 10 eat
clean, pure, unauthorized food, and
The people in our country aMok" u
the fact that They had been eating 4
great amount ul dirt and poison
Now "" have food inspectors every
where. and lhc result Of simon : com
maud i more lives saved and NOR,
healthy people.
simon also said swat thc fly, and
tie people began Ia scc lhr Wisdom IL
this Last summer there were icW
houses where fierce battles were moi
wagrd with this pest and, Judging b,
the supply of wire swattcrs, ny pol
sons, traps and sticky fly paper put oi
the market, the ily won't have murl
chance 10 carry nth and germs into
our homes this year.
May the Simon of tomorrow b,
more earnest and progressive alons
these lines. May he say thumbs down
in Oregon for more new sidewalks.
good sewerage system, more new >tor'
buildings, more freshly painted nous
es and store buildings and las, but
not least
a New High School Building.