Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-05


icon catering to our pleasure. No SYM
pathy is given her, no word of cheer,
no sign of appreciation. We accept
all as our due, and if her cheek grows
pale and the step less light, it rarely
occurs to us to wonder why, or to seek
to tighten her labors. Strange, when
we know what love does for us that we
do not think what it might do for her.
Stranger still that it seldom dawns up
on us how selfish we have been until
she who has shaved for us has passed
from our midst, forever, and we have
only her memory to love and cherish
oh. what agony of remorse fills our
souls, what desire to live again the
past, to rectify our mistakes, to bring
happiness into that quiet life we no
longer know.
What are our dreams besides ALL
this? True, it is sweet to dream, to
plan great things for ourselves, but do
they compensate in after years, no
matter how rich their returns, for the
glad smiles and happy eyes of loved
ones? Aud are we not unmindful of
the fact that it is sometimes a greater
heroism to ill the little places, just
the little places in life, to do our duty
contentedly and cheerfully where the
master leads? The bravest battles are
not fought in the fields of glory, nor in
bringing the world to ones feet. They
are the victories that crown unseliish
effort, the laurels gained from steady,
unfiinchng purpose to make the home
world happier and brighter.
1t is right to have our dreams. They
brighten the barren spots in our lives
as nothing else can do, but should we
not analyZe our motives most care
fully, be very sure of ourselves, know
why we wish for greatness, and if it
will be only selfish acquisition or
something calculated to enrich the
world? Dreams are grand things,
wonderful things. but let their motive
be high and holy, and let them not
warp our judgement,no blind our eye
to the beauty in little things aud the
good there is in every human soul. If
we seek to carry happiness wherever
we go, we Shall be like the sunbeams
that fall on rich and poor alike, and
here and there warm some stunted
plant into life, until, behold, where we
thought there was naught, we find a
most exquisite flower.
OF all happiness in the world, there
is but ons REAL happiness, the lIArr1
NESS OF OTHERS TO make souls hap
Ter, to brighten the world, to ennoble
and purify the earth, this is the mis-
s on of life. Blessed is he who early
discovers its grand aim and object, for
a great radiance shall come to him, a
calm like the night, the "Peace that
passeth understanding.
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Miss Grace Clear is visiting IN Ere!
mont.
Attorney Frank Tamisiea of this
city and Carol Bolter of Logan, left
this afternoon for lIoSells, Neb.
where they go to look after legal bust
ness
Rev. West and daughter, Miss Cath.
erne West, of Magnolia, were shop
ping in the city today.
i Miss Mary Bryan returned to Nor
folk today, after Il few days visit Will
friends in the city.
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The North Westerns fast mail ar
rived three minutes ahead of scheduled
time this morning.
The q. a. r. and w. II. e. will have
joint installation ceremonies at theil
hall Monday evening, Jan. 9th.
u Yesterday afternoon Marshal Kiss
served notice on family residing il
the north part of town, notifying then
that they must leave town before sil
O'Clock tonight. About two months
ago the outfit moved to this CRY ant
have been carrying on a business il
competition with the "Y." Conse
quently, to rid the neighbors as we'll al
J the city of such obnoxious nhabltant
the city authorities ordered them I,
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, S. s. Elliott, administrator of tn