The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-06-24
- THE EDITOR SEES 1T.

around us that have never been dug
out. and in the humble opinion of
inc editor it is about time for us to
dig and dig deeply. We would like
to see every foot of waste ground in
this community put under cultiva-
ton and yielding something that
brings in the yellow metal We
would like to see every arm in the
community at work, every mind de-
yising means of advancing our COM
mon interests. There is cash mar
ket in foreign countries for every
ounce of foodstuffs that we can pro-
duce and at high prices. We as a
community are abundantly able to
vastly increase our output of food
stuffs, and just why we are allowing
SO much land to go uncultivated is a
mystery which we confess ourselves
unable to solve. Every man wants
more money, and right here at our
door opportunity goes begging day
by day. What's the matter with us,
anyway?
A piece of refuse in the street, or
yaru. or elsewhere, is just one piece
and is easily picked up. But when
it is allowed to remain from day to
day and is joined by others and still
others it soon becomes an unsightly
dirty and nlthy collection of rubbish,
detriment to the good name of the
town and a menace to the health of
our people. Who's for picking them
up this summer? Who's for i'm
provement, and progress, and more
sanitary measures? If left for one
| RI 60 ~ will ho
done. If everybody does it, there
will soon be nothing left to be done.
Can a dog without teeth fight?
Can a cat without claws scratch?
And isn't the United States just
about in the position of the toothless
dog and the clawless cat? It would
seem that many nations of today
have descended to the plane of the
dog and the cat for when they
want a thing they go after tiff
their teeth and their claws are sharp
This is so because humanity is on
the decline and brute force is in the
ascendant. And America, as a ma
ton, is without teeth or claws-cor-
ageous to deglee, but impotent
because It's teeth and claws ar nom
existant, or at best are stunted and
blunted from perpetual neglect. Do
little thinking, brother, and con-
slider what is best for the future Sc
curity of our country, lest the time
come when it ceases to be our cOun-
try
Say, brother, who will have the
cleanest and best and the most beau
tiful yard in this town this summer?
Will it be you? And whose yard will
be the dirtiest? Will it be the other
fellows? We are far from a sloven-
ly people-we may even take pride
in much tlat We debut yet there
is great opportunity for improve
ment in many ways. Many man
admires his neighbours yard, but
just naturally forgets to spend any
time in the improvement of his own,
apparently oblivious to the sur
roundings of the place he calls home.
Let's start the guessing, fellows. as
to who will have the cleanest and
the irtiest yard this summer. 1t
will stir up little friendly rivalry
that will work wonders in the ap-
pearance of our town.
Do you know that the old rut you
are travelling around in is becoming
worn and is getting deeper and
deeper, and more impossible for the
future? A change of environments
is a good thing and is often product
i've Of excellent results. Now just
for a change suppose we all go to
church next Sunday and listen to
what the preacher has to say. He
has some good ideas that are we'll
worth hearing, and we may even i'm
bibe few chunks of wisdom that
will be we'll worth storing up in our
fountain of knowledge. At any rate
the change will be good for us, and
it will be an hour pleasantly spent.
Let's go!
We have a healthy respect and a
high regard for the man or woman
who has something good to say of
others. We are all too prone to
magnify the defects and forget the
good qualities of our friends and
neighbors. apparently forgetful of
the fact that there is good in all
people, and that little assistance
and encouragement will ofttimes
bring to the surface sterling quail
ties that have lain dormant for
manv years. Sneak the good word,