The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-08-12
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about many things. sometimes pre-
foundly, sometimes Aippantly.
sometimes recklessly.

Sign of better times are in the air.
the birds are singing and East of
Suez man can get drink.
The bankers are banking, there are
still Model Us cranking and rack
eteers are getting read for Sunday
| School.
Pretty soon there will be laurel
wreaths around the necks of all good
stock statesmen and chickens will be
facing the calamity of having to
berth two to a pot.
Better times are coming and don't
anybody forget that.
The thing we are not yet quite sure
of, Cicero, is how fast.
We may be fairly sure that the
dawn of prosperity is not going to
be one of those bang, bang dawns
that come up like thunder outa
! China.
Rather looks like the impending
dawn of prosperity, if any, would
come sneaking up on us, perhaps to
bite us in the heel.
Well, better dawn that comes
sneaking and takes US by surprise
than no dawn at all.
Truth in this depression is getting
tiresome. There are lot of belts
that haven't got any more holes in
them, and a lot of shoes that can't be
taken back for more half soles.
It's about time for prosperity
to show signs of life. The strange
thing is that prosperity does
seem to be showing signs of
life. If some can't be quite sure
whether the Pickering signs are
the last quivers before rigor NOR
It's or the first signs before
game of leap frog, it's hard to
blame them.
But be of good cheer anyhow.
There are signs.
The game now is to watch carefully
and see what happens to the signs.
Nobody with any sense wants to be
professional prophet of despair, and
it will be plenty good to let up on the
blues songs and swing into the glad
strains of Halleluja-if you spell it
that way.
The proof of this is that more folks
read Will Rogers than read the
writings of the Gloomy Dean-and
more know where he lives.
We probably are right on the verge
of prosperity, reckoning time in its
longer reaches.
But don't rush out and buy a fur
coat on the strength of that state
ment.
Even if prosperity has started in
for spell of serious prospering, it
will be next year before most folks
get the good news in the form of pay
checks.
That's fast, as history is written,
slow as folks live
But be that as it may, it is refresh
ing to talk about prosperity. Some
what like talking about the return of
good liquor.
The only difference is that prohibi-
ton gave thousands the thrill of ad-
venture in getting their stuff surrepti-
tiously, while depression only gave
them a headache and an empty
gizzard
Sings of prosperity are in the air
and the good old Associated Press
digs up a column day about fac
cries re-opening somewhere.
Well, if prosperity is returning
that's the time to see that no more
wages are cut.
Under the spreading chestnut tree
the village smithy stands, while the
smith-a mighty man was he
whangs away on an empty anvil. But
just around the corner, ladies and
gentlemen, if you'll step up close,
comes prosperity popping on all
eight. That'll be a sight for the
mighty smith, won't it now!
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it's
probably coming around some corner
or other, and when it comes we'll have
to rassle with it and spread it around
so that everybody gets a slice.