Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-02-12
The Home Circle
rhoughts from the Editorial Pen


= Thoughts from the Editorial Pen :
Men and Cigars.
Because of his solemn garb a cigar
salesman was mistaken for man of
the cloth and invited to make few
remarks. He aceeded to the request
and ascending the platform said:
Men are like cigars. Often YOU
cannot tell by the wrapper what the
filler is. Sometimes q good old sto-
gie is more popular than an impor-
tant celebrity. Some men are all
right in the showcase. on display. but
are great disappointmenrs when YOU
get them home. No matter how fine
man is. eventually he meets his
match. a two-for often puts on as
many airs as a 5O-center. Some men
never get to the front at all except
during campaigns. Some are very
fancy outside and are selected for
presents. Others have a rough ex-
terror, but spread cheer and comfort
about them because of what is inside.
But all men. as all cigars, good or
bad. two-fors, stogies, rich or poor.
come to ashes at last.
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You can begin to teach a child to
take pride in his or her home town
very early in life. Explain to them
how it detracts from the beauty and
value of town to disfigure it's side
walks by piling dirt on them or
marking them up with crayon.
Give the boy or the girl chance.
and if nothing else comes of it they
will be better men and women for
the time spent within college walls.
And better men and women is the
crying need of the world, yesterday,
today and forever.
We are here TO give you newspa-
per. Our ambition is to let no item
escape us. However, we can only be
in one place at a time, so if you see
an item getting away from US please
capture it and deliver it at the office
and great shall be the reward.
There is many young man proud
OF his mother. who would strike into
the dust any man who would insult
her. yet who. by his own evil doings
and bad habits. is sharpening dag
ger to plunge through that mothers
heart.
Pick out 20 young men and not
more than five of them are making
an effort to save money. The indi-
cations are that the poorhouse OF the
future will have to be six stories.
The Michigan farm bureau sug-
gests that hunters be numbered and
tagged like automobiles. Why not
also have red lights in the rear?
Andrew Carnegie is now "a poor
man" from his point of view. He has
given away s35.125. 900, and has only
measley little s25, 900, 900 left with
which to support himself and family.
AS he is we'll advanced in years it is
possible that he may be able to pull
through on this amount, provided he
exercises proper economy.
No man ever helped himself knock
ing other people down in character
and business.
Poor roads are the expensive
things that curse a country district
1t is the boy who attends strictly
to business and makes his employers
interests his own who will make his
mark as a business man.
Don't grumble. The most unfor-
tunate class of people living upon
this green earth are the grumblers.
They rob home OF its Joys, society OF
its dues, and themselves of the best
things of life.
Would ii not be we'll for parents
who have children attending school
in the town to take interest enough
in the schools and their children to
visit the schools at least one time
during the term.
A curfew restriction may be derid-
ad nc old-faghioned and prritanical