Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-03-11
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. MARCH II, 1882.
Contributed.


The Observation-Disclosures
policy seems to have got firm grip up
on the congress at Washington. Friends
must be remembered and rewarded, re-
CARELESS Of expense. GoOd-natured-
much-abused Uncle Sam fOOts the bills
IN the meantime the long suffering peO-
Me stand whistling by, with their hands
lin their pockets, wondering what it all
means. Men already loaded down with
public h0nors and bestowed wealth, liv-
ing in princely style to be put on the ire
: Il ed list" and furnished with treasury
b ap of immense proportions to suck the
}Sest of their natural life; proved traitors
restored to position and wealth; wealthy
corporations subsidized by large sums of
money or extensive, grants from the
public lands. Was there ever greater
delusiOn than that the American people
are self governing? Well, they enjoy it
all the same.
Time and tide come to all men, but
wait for none. Be ready to seize the OPP
portunity for it will surely come. Neg
lected, it may never return.
A cheerful, pleasant disposition is an
important element in success.
So ex-senator COnkling has had the
good sense to decline seat on the bench
of the Supreme Court of the United
States. Whatever may have been the
motive, we commend the act. While all
admit the very great intellectual and
legal ability of Mr.. Conkling, there are
certain stains upon his moral character
that all the ermine of the entire bench
could not successfully cover. Let US
have none but pure men, especially in
our judicial offices.
The American people though dis
eliminating and proverbially sharp, &C
cept the infliction of humbugs as
matter of course and good naturely foot
the bills. They believe in schemes and
are ready to invest in almost anything,
from a paper city to a sailed mine. The
question with them is not one of real
value, but will it sell? A corner lot i'm
the moon, if it could be put as collateral
on Wall street, would meet with just as
ready sale as if located on Main street,
Cheboygan. Oscar Wild came over from
England with a head of hair that needed
cutting pair of unmentionables that
needed splicing, and a lecture that
needed brains, and succeeded in drawing
the needful by the thousands from the
well lined pockets of our people, and
then goes home to laugh at us. Did you
go to hear Wilde in Chicago? asked
friend, ''Yes." What do you think of
him? "He Isl - fOolp' "Well, what did
yol go for?' Because Pm another"
In Pilgrims Progress there is picture
of Christian staggering along under
huge, ugly pack of burdens which he
carries till he comes to the cross, when
the bands are loOsed and much to our re-
lief, the burden falls down and the poor
fellow is able to stand erect. Most of us
are self appointed burden bearers and
all our lives carry loads that weigh us
to the ground. We carry the shop into
our homes and social gathering and
even in churchill we go to church.
we are figuring on chances. When
business or professional hours are ended,
the pack of cares and mental anxiety
should be cast aside at once. The over
taxed muscle soon becomes weak, and
so the business-burdened brain soon
refuses to do its Office. The hardest and
best workers are the men who uniformly
take needed rest. The clearest mind for
business is the one that, at regular
periods is kept entirely free from bust
ness. ~