The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1922-10-05
The Best For Our Town. .
by D. oRKINE MAeouNE.

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hvlng IN, is good people. Peopl,
with big, kind hearts. who will b,
kind and generous to others in lool
word and act; who will be glad te
see Others successful and happy
who will try to cheer them up wher
in trouble and give them a helpins
hand when they can. There is Of
ten chance 20 do this, in one wa,
or another, by words or some littl,
act, that won't cost cent. 1t viii
be a pleasure, or benefit, or both, Il
the one who receives it, and vii
make the one who does it a bette,
man, woman or child, than he 0.
she was before.
Suppose our town had the fines
business blocks, residences, mos
elegant churches, best paved streets
with their names in gold at the cor
ners; the handsomest front lawns
the citizens were all rich and eacf
one OF them cared nothing for The
pleasure or well-being of any one
but himself or herself. Would not
our town be the most d!sagreeable,
disgusting and lonesome place that
anyone could imagine? People liy.
ing in it would hate each other,
outsiders who knew the character al
the town would mover come here if
they could avoid it; strangers ar.
living here would wonder il they
were in the United States or some
part OF the world they had supposed
did net exist. On the other hand
suppose our town to be entirely the
opposite of the terrible town | have
described; that everyone was kind
friendly and pleasantly helpful to
Others. People who might come
here would think this town was next
to being in heaven. It would be
The pride and boast of the state:
Its fame would spread in other
states and all over the nation.
Countless numbers of people would
want to live in our town and oh.
how everyone here would miss this
glorious place when they should get
away from it into town where the
general spirit Of the people would
be unciyil and mean!
One of the first and lasting needs
OF every town is to be kept clean.
Don't let rubbish lay around any
where in sight, in streets. alloys or
any public or private grounds. De-
aging stuff should be quickly re-
moved to a suitable dumping place,
All this is necessary for the commu-
u TVS health and the good appear
ance OF the town. Cleanliness. or
otherwise. is one of the conditions
stranger notices first in any town.
Pure, fresh water, an abundant
supply, is very important to all the
people ia town cannot have Street
fountains. and one for
lorses, it can always have at least
me good central we'll and a couple
i drinking cups and pail
The town cemetery should always
'e clean, pretty, well kept place
mot for the sake of the dead, but
or the satisfaction Of the living. A
ostly monument is mistake. LII
8 in bad taste, foolish and wastes
money that is always needed for
Iseful purposes.
Every town should have more
han one good-looking girl and
women ifpossible. They imp rove
he appearance OF the community
nd cheer up the men. AT the
anne time it is fact that the hap
lest women generally are not hand
ome and make the best wives.
All towns should treat strangers
ell. It pays to do so. said a
leasant good morning. to two
liddle-aged people a short time
go, in a certain town Zone of them
as the landlady at the hotel where '
was staying). Neither one Of q
lose people answered me and did il
II even give me look. How V
lameful! What foelsry such treat |p
ent Of people isl Politeness and g
'urtesy pay every one. The or
,site is dead loss to all con-
rned.
Towns Of 900 people and over Il
ould have houses numbered and II
'eet names at the corners. This I
due to strangers and is some II
mes helpful to citizens.
Let's have town
For Smith and Brown.