Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-01-29

| hear similar remarks concerning him.
and / think it a poor appreciation of
his generosity. As you say, he's al
ways giving, and As small business
to look gift horse in the mouth. as
the pSalmist says. If he hires a man
with megaphone to announce his
benef0ctions, he isn't hurting any
body.
"Caustic things are said Of every
philanthropist who manages To get
some advertising out Of his llberalie,,
but it's my opinion that you'n have TO
hunt a long time, with a searchight
and q pair of gumshoes, before YOU
find the man who enjoys doing good
by stealth. II you do find him. he viii
prove to be freak and it will DE your
duty to see him returned to the a>y-
hum from which he escaped.
1--WE are all more or less hungry for
the appreciation of our friends and fell
low citizens. And I am glad it's 50.
If we didbtt care three whoopS what
our friends thought of us, we wouldn't
paint our houses, OF NOW our lawns.
Or trim our whiSkers. We wouldn't
spend any money for flowers or boiled
shirts or any of the things which make
life beautiful and attractive. If a man
spends lot of money for a gorgeous
lawn, with real trees and expensive
flowers. and all sorts of ornaments,
he's doing 1t because he wants to he
praised by the people who see Il all
You don't see any such lawns in lone
some rural districts. There the from.
yard always Is a calf pasture.
"Ihe farmer reasons that it's no use
having a pretty lawn. for there's no.
body to admire it. Nobody ever goes
past the place except an occasional
lightning rod agent or a man who is
taking orders for fruit trees
"Why don't you sneer at the town
man who puts SO much money into
beautiful grounds? It's all a grand
stand play. He expects to get adver-
Using out of it, and he does. and he
deserves it, We shouldn't criticize any
man who is doing good, even if we
don't like his methods.
"Some people say that Skimback is
trying to atone for all the siufuinesJ
of his past career. 1t Is argued that
until recent years he never gave away
anything, but was after the dollars by
day and night, and didn't care who got
| hurt so he overlook and captured
| them. They tell Of mortgages he fore
closed, causing unspeakable suffering
| here and there. He is accused Of re-
1 sorting to every dark trick 20 increase
/ his hoard Most of the stories prob
ably are bunk but what if they are
true? Now that he shows signs of re-
/ pentenCe in his old age we should en-
courage him in every possible way,
| and if he gives a photograph 10 the
high school, or puts up public drink
ing fountain in the public square, we
should tell him he's everybody's dar-
/ ling. and not dig up a lot Of ancient
/ history for his confusion.
II haven't mucn money to give
/ away, but when / do loosen up to the
| extent of dollar or two ike to haye
an audience | like 10 imagine that
people are saying. What greathenrt-
ed. benevolent old geezer he is" The
other morning man approached me
and asked me 20 contribute something
toward putting new steeple on TIA"
church, and ! began TO explain thai
/ church, sieer1.s are out of date, when
/ he interrupted to say that the names
Of all contributors would be printed in
tae paper. and then / dug ~ s. with
out further words And we're all
tarred with the same stick, NY
friends"