The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-12-24

Guy NO. ], comes up behind him.
The horn Of the back car il sound
ed. "A guy In front keeps right on,
or pulls over to the left and speeds
just enough to hold the other man
from passing. When they get to a
place where another car Is APP
preaching from the opposite direc-
ton a guy slows down. Soon as
there is nothing coming in the OPP
posite direction, he speeds up just
enough to hold back the man be-
hind him.
Finally the man behind gets so
angry that he steps on the gas and
violates nine or ten speed laws and
other driving regulations to pass
the road hog at any hazard. AS he
goes by, he leans out of the car
window and relieves himself of q
large and lurid variety of assorted
such and suches, to which benson
he gets response in kind with a
few who do you think you ares
thrown in for good measure.
What would have happened"
asks Mr.. Gillian, "if Guy No. had
had his name in letters a foot high
on the back of his car? In the first
place, he would either have speed
ed up and stayed ahead so as to not
embarrass or impede the man be-
hind him; or he would have pulled
over instantly and let the man go
by. He wouldn't mind having some
one say, There was this and that
in the road ahead of me today who
did thus and so, may his soul rot.
But he wouldn't want it said that
Guy Zenophanes Soso was in front
of me today and he ought to have
his permit cancelled
Likewise, If the man behind had
had his name on his car, he would
not have resorted to unmannerly
and abusive language as he finally
whizzed by. He would not have car
ed if Guy had gone home and said
some Teller cussed him out, but he
would have cared If Guy Xenophan-
es Soso had gone home and told
that Richard Y. Bobye is certain
ly a skunk and has bad road man
ners'
Get rid of the opportunity to be
anonymously nasty, and you will
get rid of most Of the nastiness.
Human vanity is the thing involv-
ed-some call 1t pride, some call it
self respect. don't care what you
call it. Call it red precipitate or
asafetida If you want to. It is van
ity, which is by no means a bad
thing. The world couldn't get along
very well without it."
Olson's Bad Mistake
The state press gives eloquent
and truthful tributes to Charles M
Babcock, recalling how he gave
Minnesota splendid highways, that
will be his monument These words
come from the editors of all par
ties, who when death laid its hands
on this outstanding citizen, saw
the great work he accomplished,
without any partisan dimness. He
was removed because the governor
wanted his place for a political
supporter. Then he-or his machine
took away from the new COM
missioner all authority to continue
the splendid work of Babcock-
and all citizens know how the high
way department has deteriorated-
largely because it has been made
the dumping basket of the vocifer-
Gus politicians. There are many
fine things that can truthfully be
said of the late Gov. Floyd b. o.
son-but he certainly gave the
state a bad deal when he took from
the highway department Charles
M. Babcock. That is the result of
the spoils system that spoils good
service.-St. Cloud Times.
| HsS
When someone asked an appar-
emily intelligent merchant the other
day why he did not advertise in his
local paper, his reason was, II
don't like the editor" I asked him
then If he refused to sell merchan-
disc to the women he did not like,
or take money from customers who
had no use for him. As a matter of
fact the only sound reason why
anyone should buy advertising
space in any paper is that it stim-
ulates sales or builds good will AS
long as subscribers read the sheet
1t makes no difference if the edi-
tor has conniption fits, fallen arch
es or false teeth.-Gulfport CMiss)
Guide.
One Of the questions most often
heard since the November 3 land
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