The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-25
JOHN ~HABBERTON
From the Author of 1.-THE story of a Coun
try Town"

from the author Of The story of q COun-
try Town.
l think the growth of America in the
next 100 years will be in simplicity.
Thu decade just closing has been noted
for high pressure, a dissipation of energy
A good many of our customs are Worrying,
but in reality they do not pay.
During the next century | believe the
American people wi. learn the important
lesson that simple and honest living is the
goal to which men should bend their ener-
gies. No nation has learned this lesson as
it should have been learned. The wonderful
Americans will accomplish this result and
distinguish themselves more than ever be
fore.
Heretofore we have taught that men
should be honest and just for the sake of
religion or for the sake of society. The
truth is, each individual should he honest
and just to benefit himself primarily and
religion and society incidentally.
Many Americans now believe that they
might become rich if they would consent
to become unfair. 1t is not true. Fairness
in all things is the first essential to success
in everything. Men should be honest to
oblige themselves. Folly always means
degradation and unhappiness.
The old races OF men We're cruel in the
IldIlit u ptlIlOI lSil anu TtilGibfl. j ne men
who live in 1899. will be just because their
conscience and well being demand it.
The men of the next century will realize
as the men of III previous century realized
that simplicity and honesty are the great
helps in living. Nonsense has been so re-
spectacle in the past that half the people
took off their hats to it. but the coming
man will discard much Of that which has
worried US and caused us to neglect those
simple interests on which our happiness
really depended.
Half the things about which we worry
are not of the slightest consequence. The
coming man will know this, and he will
have the greatest regard for the simple
truth, about which there need De no doubt.
So many men nave lived and left histories
that no one need go astray.
The truth has always been mixed with
nonsense. The men who will celebrate the
fifth American centennial will have sepa-
rated the chaff from the wheat. and no
teacher of nonsense will be encouraged,
even though be claim that his object is to
do good. The great truth then will be that,
while the necessity for simplicity and hon-
esty has always been taught, it has never
been insisted upon as its Importance de
served.
The splendid men of the century Just
dawning will know better than we do that
every individual is guaranteed equal rights
in life, liberty and the pursuit Of happi-
ness not by constitutions and governments,
but by the Creator, and that no mar need
fail because he has failed to accumulate
riches or greatness.
This Il tie golden age, and we are the
most wonderful race Of men tina ever ex-
a5Bai, but IN considering our achievements
as 10 pa pay proper attention to our
z IH42Es Iaess Of Americans will
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