Washington telegraph., 1919-10-17
SYCAMORE LILLIAN is
AGAIN HEARD FROM

After suggesting few things that
the sires Of the municipality might
10 IN order to improve conditions, ]
make my polite bow and with much
kindness suggest some things that
others may do that will add material
iy to the public health, peace and
safety, and also make homes more
honey | am not Directing to con-
Yerting heather, but think it best to
ilrst convert Bill Thompson next door
-Clean up your own back yard, then
60 after the dads of the town-com-
mence at home.
People are prone to "cuss' the Of
ficers of the corporations for not do
ing things when they can help these
officers by making their own property
look as if they were there to stay for
few days at least
just put this under your hat-A
little paint will make the houses and
fences last longer and improve the APP
pearance of things wonderfully, and
cutting the weeds and burning the
trash will not only make things look
better but save doctors bills, and |
am not knocking on the doctor eth
er; these little things will make the
property sell better if the owner
should take a notion to go to Okla
homa and speculate in oil Cuss the
city dads as much as you like, but
clean up your own door-yard first
you are a part of the town.
Peope can make the streets along
their property pleasant place to-
walk in the summertime by setting
out shade trees along the sidewalk,
but few of them do it. Most people
when they buy property with a tree
on it are ready to grab an axe and
wade into it without delay; they want
to get the durn thing out of the way
so people can see the house think 1t
looks edifying to cut down the trees.
They don't stop to think that any
one can cut down a tree IN rev
minutes that Burbank could not
.srQlgv in fifty years. We are not call az.
ing these people fools, put Vnae's tiis
way they call 'em in Texas. In the
pioneer days people cut all the trees
within rifle shot of their cabins so
the Indians could not get behind them
and pick off the boss of the ranch
when he came to the door, so the
idea of cutting trees originated In
the backwoods and not in the city.
Trees make the world beautiful, help
% regulate the rainfall, and the day
is not far distant when they will be
appreciated more.
There has been something said
about opening certain streets that
have been allowed to be closed tenn
porarily. When the people who have
necessary that they should be open
ed, they should open up and not
cause a lot of worry and contention
about the matter; they can save the
town council trouble in this way, and
ought 70 do it, even if such action
moved his pigs mansion or chicken
bungalow. The streets are dedicated
to the use of the public and the town
council had no right to let them be
closed in the first instance, but it is
their duty to see that they are open
ed when needed for public use.
The town council and the people
should hitch up, all pull together and
do things, and l suggest that they
try this team work at once.
Now comes the man from Postum
haw Ridge and talks about the things
that should not be done, and | am
wondering where he has been all this
time, perhaps playing possum; he
certainly has if he does not know
that people. in the towns will meet
him half way in doing the Things
he suggests, and then split the diff
ference once again if necessary; they
are not to blame for the work OF
some drayman who has been trying
to save himself trouble, but Mr.. Null
ligan himself is in some measure &c
blame for not taking the matter W
with his neighbors, who would DC
glad to cooperate with him II ne
will cease to play possum and wake
himself up, which brings me baef
to the first proposition, viz: That PEG
pie themselves can do wonders II theN
will just get at it. If people are IN
different it is hard to do things, an'
if they are against you it is Impossible
Trusting to see things moving, am
Yours to command,
Togo,Nbtte DaUaCSns Bunker esq