Show civic standards A woman whose house needed painting badly at one time excited considerable criticism among her neighbors she began to get e t dl discreet s hints suggesting how regular painting irlies a building last longer and increases its sale value she was somewhat impressed by these hints yet she delayed and postponed she told a neighbor I 1 in that she knew her house needed painting but slie she was sd so fearful that the neighbors would criticise criticism critic ise any color that she would put on that she hesitated to do anything about it possibly those al neighbors were too much inclined toi to pick flaws yet in the main their idea was right that people ought to consider tbt effee I 1 iut lt the condition af their homes has upon the neighborhood where they are located there are iny i ny towns ad lccy icci eions whole anything seems to 0 KO go A A man may put up an ugly building or allow his property to become decadent but no one seems to caie or find fault there i iq a an n easy going feeling that it is a kind if y go as you please place where 1 anything is accepted tolerantly ani and where people can do just as they like without regard to its effe eject ceon oni the community I 1 such a state 0 things may seem pleasant to indolent and careless care fess people but it checks progress i if it is proposed in a town to put up tip an ugly or inadequate public building public sentiment should demand something more appropriate prop the people who allow their places to run down should realize that they injure others as well as themselves by such su eh neglect it wohld be a fine thing it if every real estate owner in roosevelt could look over his property ariti icalla beg beginning this day and see what renca ions ares are needed this spring lie ile should not merely be satisfied with what will get by but should ask it if conditions conform with his meal ideal of aliat what he wants his bis home town to be |