The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-01-01

on the wheel of Time have brought U
steadily and unerringly, as in the count
less ages past to the innumerable mi
liens of the earth's children, to the be
ginning of a new year, and as is GU
wont, we heartily wish 81 our readers
our merchants and their customers,
HAPPY NEW YEAR
We are reminded by the date that tn,
first month is dedicated to Janus
hence January-a mythical divinity o
the Romans. He is represented gener
ally, with two faces, one looking toward
the past, the other toward the future
While we despise any man with two
taces, being reminded of the good ole
toast:
MAY that man never grow fat,
That wears two faces under one hat"
Yet, as there are Sermons in stones
books in the running brooks, and coed
in everything" the statue of the old
god with two lookouts may serve as a
lesson to merchants and men of bust.
ness.
It is well to look back at our past and
examine ourselves and works, and try
to see where we have erred and correct
it; where We have succeeded and con-
tinue it; where we have missed, and
take a better aim; where we
have allowed ourselves to be
imposed upon and guard the weak
point; and where we may have,
inadvertently, overlooked the claims of
others and make restitution. Our books
should ba overhauled and thoroughly
studied, and all hard debtors be re-
minded of their shortcomings. Old
stock should be disposed of at once.
even if at sacrifice, and stock replen-
ished from the best sources and the
most reliable houses. many of whom
have, and more should have advertise
ments in our columns. A review of the
past year is desirable to US all, with
the purpose of "mending our ways"
Janus also lo IS to the future; he
was said to be tt Ianitor of heaven and
on earth the guardian of gates and
doors. A beautiful thought goes along
with that myth. Inasmuch as the past
is gone, we should use the lessons of
mistakes or success for our future. |
Thus heaven will be opened to US here
if we only desire aud. work for it. We
need not wait to go to locality called |
heaven. To do business honestly to all
and successfully, we enjoy heaven now,
having done "to others as we would |
they would do to U.S. And with the
experience Of the past, and q keen eye
and warm heart to the future, all gates
and doors to prosperity can be seen,
and we can enter boldly and with as
surance.
It's further stated that the old god /
kept the doors of the two entrances to
his. temple always open during war as he
was then absent with the armies of Rome
but he closed them when peace stilled
the hearts OF the people and resigned
triumphantly in the pursuit of art and
business. Three time4onIy it is said,
were his gates closed during his reign of
centuries-onee by Numa, successor of
Romulus; once after the hrst Punic
war, about 241 years B. G. and once
during the reign of Augustus, the latter
being after the birth of Him which we
nave Just celebrated, which announced ,
Glory to God in the highest and ON
earth peace, good will to men," Peace. ,
with her white wings, reigns over our !
great country and it is our dutvl ,
10 celebrate her victories in the D.,
encouragement of commerce, the eager !
ana constant pursuit of business, and ;
the cultlvating of all art, manufactures
and agriculture which distinguish our :
nation and by their light lead her on 70 j
permanent prosperity. Peace. peace =
should be our motto, for our nation. our a
territory andour city-peace secured bv q
purity, honesty and honor and by law O
When men and women are ardentlv t
in honest business and manu- g
acture, they have no time for Quarrel i,
ne and have no disposition to engage n
n it. The spirit of our institutions Is o
'eace and industry. Il
In this glorious peace of our country. y
nd, we may say, of the world, may we c.
y looking with the old divinity at the a,
penlng year enjoy all the happiness a
rosperity and tranquility that our u.
uman nature is capable of approprlat- oil
ng' and ne Will open the gate of heaven ia
US now and hereafter, the avenues of III
rosperity for the future, while peace Ct
III shed its benign influence, giving to as
L. as we sincerely wish, a HAPPY NEW h;
E4K, indeed. w