The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-05
The 0ptil,3zst
Devoted 10 Cheering Up the
"land Of Sunshine"
(ey Gene Jones.)

The Optimist believes in throwing
great amount of light on all SUBJ
jects, but a little less light on the
road and in the other fellows ewes
would be blessing Since the advent
of electric lights on motor cars.
searchlights and binding headlights
have become more and more popular
until today, or rather tonight, each
automobile throws a brilliant shaft
ahead of it for hundreds of yards.
A great many cities have ordin-
ances against using these powerful
lights within their limits; Daytona
has not. The least a man can do
when he sees the lights of another
car IN front of him, is to dim his own
glarlng lights. Then, if the other fell
low fails to do likewise. he can turn
EN- back on again and "cuss" him
out. But don't take for granted the
man coming toward you is a road-hog:
give him chance! An ordinance
against brilliant head and search
llgnts on Beach street would be
neip to the people who must cross
the street. OF course, we refer only
20 the business portion of town. Good
nsnts are safeguards for night driv-
ing. II used properly. yet like all
dressings. they can be abused by over
use! WV
something about paper! The Dav-
iona Morning Journal published an
editorial In which the Christian Sci
cnce monitor calls attention to the
waste OF valuable paper in the print
ing OF dinner programs. eve presume
the reference pertains to dinner Mo.
nues.)
Here's suggestion: why wouldn't
IL De an excellent idea for the Clar-
enaOn to start the good work by abOl.
isning menues? Suppose at the open.
ing dinner a waitress should rush I'M
TO you and whisper in your ear. ham.
andeggs- roastbeefchops- mashed
Observation-Disclosures ffeeortea
asparagusttpsandbeans- baked roast.
ed, boiled Whatll yer have?" Sure
that's great dope, isn't Il! Makes Won
feel like pajama drummer handling
a pioneer line through the middle
West.
NOW we respectfully suggest there
are better ways of saving paper such
as. the adjustment of useless circu-
lar advertisements. "papering" the
aires, wedding Invitations whats the
use of publ0hing your sorrows?) Re-
publican newspapers and etc. It seems
to us like swallowing a turkey whole
ana Kicking at the neck when the
Monitor picks on dinner menues.
By the way, did you see the wonder
full monkey at the Arcade? Some
monkey. that! Now. we don't mind
anyone making a man of a monkey
or monkey of a man, but making
a monkey of the public is different!
IL was stated the monkey would tell
your fortune and skate. True. the
monkey stood up on skates and as for
the fortune business-he did better for
his employers than for the audience.
Joking aside, the show was fine.
though we suggest to the management
TO next time advertise their pet"
as the Missing Link.
The Missing Link.
A monkey on skates is novelty
shock;
A monkey that talks makes the an
dience think;
A monkey like. that. of Caucasian
stock.
We should certainly dub him the
Missing Link!
Some people. will make themselves
monkeys each day:
ihere are monkeys who seem mighty
sane,
But when monkeys are made of the
public we say
It's time for us all to complain.
There's nothing quite like the animal
show
They pulled off down at the rink.
Even old Barnum would envy the .ho,
That thought up that Missing Link.
If Dear Johnnie Jones was ONLY in
town,
He'd offer million in dough,
To sign up the Arcade animal clown
To star in the Johnnie Jones show,