Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-27
NEW YEARS GREETING.

NEW YEARS GREETING.
Before the next issue of the TRANSCRIPT
reaches our readers, the swift current of
time will have swept 1882 into the ocean
of the past, and brought us 1888 from /
the limitless cxpanse of the future. AS |
it is natural for men unjustly to hate the
friend who has discovered the secret wick |
edness of their ways. so it is the fashion
to turn coldly from the old year as he
leaves bearing the scars of human failure
and the stains of mortals' sins. We
shall not follow this cruel fashion, letting
the old year 90 with our joys and pleas
lres as we'll as our errors and sorrows,
and flinging after him only remorse and
regret. Greet the New Year with good
resolutions, happy hearts, joyful songs,
and smiles of hope; but if you would in
fuse sincerity into the greeting, cheer the
dying hour Of his brother by grateful
remembrance of the multitude Of bless
ings which he brought to your home,
your city and your nation.
1882 has, indeed, been one of the wis
est and most generous monarchs of the
dynasty of time. There have been few
wars, no great famines or plaques, mild
seasons, and abundant harvests. Poll
tics, science, literature, education and
commerce, have all made substantial pro-
gress. The old year bears away many Of
the great men and women of the world,
but of this we cannot complain, for pro-
gress builds on the ruins of death. The
world has moved and the movement has
been onward and upward. And what is
true of the world is true of our nation.
immigration has added to the brain and
sinew Of our land. Millions of broad
acres have replenished our granaries, and
thousands of factories have filed our
homes with comforts and luxuries. The
voters, too, have braved the party lash
and voiced the will of the people, not in
favor of Democratic excellencies, but in
opposition to Republican indecision and
the interference of the administration in
state politics. The reverses of the year
will unite the best elements Of the party
and set it on it's pedestal of principle; OF
they will result in the origin Of new
party which the people will use for the
governing of the country, and which the
bosses will not use for the subsection of
the people.
We ought to speak of our growing
state, her flourishing industries and rap
idly increasing wealth and population.
But we must hasten to the assertion that
1882 has united the people of Austin in
the determination to make the city the
queen of Southern Minnesota. The in.
luence of our churches is felt in every
home, the schools are more than sustain.
ing their enviable reputation, the affairs
of the city are we'll managed by dis
Greet council, and the press is harmon
ious in looking after the interests of all
An activity unknown for years has man
ifested itself in building, repairing and
manufacturing. Indeed, there is much
to thank the old year for. He leaves u:
advanced in material prosperity, and we
wiser and more mindful of the good hi
brought than of the evil We wrought il
his brief reign, bid him such goodbye
that others of his race will rejoice il
succeeding him.
All hail the approach of 1888! Gu
hearts rejoice at his coming, and shall VI
so live that they may be 10th to see hin
depart? Shall we insult him with goot
resolutions made only to be broken
Shall we honor him by nobler, pure1
life in thought and deed? And what viii
he do for US? The TRANSCRIPT wishes
each and every one New Year full O.
joy and love. May he bring the angel 9
death to none of our firesides, and tn
blot of disgrace upon none of our friend
and loved ones. And for our city w
wish the year to do much. There ar,
railroads to be built, factories to b,
erected, court house to be finished, an(
homes to be beautifed. And let us hop,
that he will do it all, and better still, SCI
that he does. Rejoice in the New Year
for God grants you another opportunity
to rescue your lite from idleness and tri
fling, and to devote it to that which
makes others better and happier. Again
we wish all our readers q HAPPY New
YEAR, and all the sunshine and joy tha
may be crowded into its brief existence.