The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-12-30

JdStico FiSobt, tdktnS MS sS11
near the head of the state pie
counter. wishes his brethren
around the board a Happy New
Year.
The an who said that Governor
Smitk took off his coat and rolled
up his sleeves to receive the
Populist greetings o" Christmas
Day is just too mean for arvthing
After all the newspaper talk and
all the false hopes raised ia the
breasts of of aspiring lawyers il
has been announced thas Governc r
Smith has appointed W. A. Pig"tt
of Great Fails, 10 succeed the late
Justice Buck. TIE governor had
all the matter fixed before he re
turned from the east so t'.at the
many applicants that storned him
upon his arrival in Helena were
doomed to Otter disappointment /.
Pigott is a democrat aaI the pop
ulist friends Of the governor do not
appear to take any to kindly to the
appointment. The executive .x
cuses his action on the ground tina,
the Montana democrats
deserve some reorganization for The
magnanimous way in which they
fused with the po pu!tsts during tn,
,es' ion of the legislature last win
ter. II we remeInber the circum
stances of the party factions o
that memorable session correctly.
it was the popuiists who were olly
too glad to do any fusion that was
done there. However Governor
Smith is no fool AMI may waat I.
hold his job. kat then he shoui'
;a!l a spade a spade.
When this issue of the Acanths
reaches some of its readers the oil,
year with its joys aad sorrows, it
successes aud failures, its realizA
tions and disap, ointments will
] b I'VE added its links to the endies:
ch Lin of events that makes tim
aud eternity. Few there are VIII
an look back over the past yea
without regret for certain occur
'ences that have personally effect
ID them, and yet there are less few
who cannot see in the past yea
events that have brought Joy int,
their lives. Happy, indeed, is h
who can remember the good an'
forget the bad in these last hour
OF 1897. That life is q warfar
none will deny'Ind he conauers VIII
dlsregArls defeat, except to guar,
against future failure, ana con TEN
plates victory that he may there's
gain strength for future conflict
Bv the immutable law of natur
sorrow, heartfelt aud deep, ha
visited many, bat who is he VIII
can say hi, sorrow is the greatest
He aione is worthy the nj ne o
man WAC can accept the rulings G
omnipotent Judge Nature as fe
the best and by force of will resig
him self to the iuevi table. In thi
way does he gain strength to tigh
the obstacles that lesser power
than om2ip,tence thro VS. ia his Wa
and thus avoid m my of the petit
trials that beset mankini. |.
same poet who aivises us to let III
dead past bury its dead warn> L
10 trust no future howe'er pieasan
Mistakes made in the past are I
be avoided in the future. Failure
of the past are but beaco
lights to future success. Regrt
but a waste of e lergy and hof
is an inVigora;or of mind aud bod
1897 is dead and 1893 is full
bright prospects and brilia,
opportunities Instead of .resnl'
ing for the new year let yo,
motto be edo " rha, ,oI ma
emulate the mighty, encourage II
weak, discourtenancc the wron
aud champion the right. spec
truthfuily OF enemies and kindly
all, that you my be at once staunc
and magnani L',us; ia short tn;
you may have / happy New Yei
&c tIo u,,Sh ,f Tho A.,,,Lo