Show DONT DON'T O T BE A KNOCKER Macon News If Ie you cant can't boost dont don't knock knoek Th There Ther re Is nothing meaner than tho the bird that be befouls its own nest nestor nestor nestor or the man that berates the thc tO town n where he gets his board an and clothes It may som sometimes bo be necessary r to lo criticise both men and measures In connection with the general welfare of the community but lIll this is mere intelligence Intelligence intelligence intel Intel- and not knocking in the accepted meaning of tho the word But Macon is with wilh ns fiS bad a lot of pessimists as any town lown of Its siz size in the country The These e folks folies do llo donot donot not think that anything good can be accomplished h by i In Macon Macort All that is excellent must come from Crom coin abroad If It these fellows would take tako a 11 morn moral I and mental inventory of themselves the they would soon discover that the they are the only barnacles In the ell city and that the rest ret of ot the citizens are a a. boosting booming band of splendid fellows willing to lo work with their hands hand th their lr heads and their mone money for Cor the betterment of their home It Is 18 a ael el very dl dismal fact fael that mo most t of or the drones diones In Macon are of or the tho wealthy wealth claes class and contact with them themIs Is sufficient to ruin even the the best fellow In town therefore therefore therefore there there- fore the good fellows should avoid tho the commercial and industrial dyspeptics as th they would the plague And the Macon flacon pcs pessimist Is not different from his brothers brothelS elsewhere Th They are all alike and are to be 05 es s- s chewed E. E S S. S laser iser one ono of oC tho the bright newspaper mf men n nor of or Chicago has hns hit them off in ht great st style le lie He says Run Run hunt Run nun Here II rc comes the pe pessimist There are troubles on the way wn- He has made a n llama dismal list lisl And Is bulging ing with dismay Oh w well we'll lI have ha to pay ho cries For the bright ht da days S 'S we h vo had haH You Tots will run if you OU are am wise And would I keep on being glad slad Ho II t is always alws s 's In despair Glee GIco he bitterly disowns When the world has hns peace Prepare For FOI another war he ho moans i If IC the mornings morning's s 's warm and bright I With ith a cheerful look bolt he he- groans roans That a n change will conic como ere nl night ht lIe He can feel feol it In ht his hits bones hOlle All the good lies Bes In the past past past- i is nothing fair ahead Present blessings ln I can not nol last He lIe is filled with doubt and amI dread Get your our hat an and go o away He lie will answer you with sneers If H to bid bill him hope you 1 0 stay stay stay- Run Hun Run Hun Run Hun When the pessimist al appears Macon lacon hustlers would do well to barken harken en to the advice nd of or ho tho above verses There is nothing to the p pessimist pet pes but trouble and no better use could be ll made made- of or ofa a n large larg-e fun fund than to give di dissatisfied ea a one way ay railroad ticket et to some vcr very ery distant 1 point |