Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-30
THE DAY FOR THINKING THANKS.

This is the day officially designated
and set apart for the inhabitants of this
country to take an inventory Of their en-
vironments, and exercise to the limit
their capacity to feel grateful.
Fearing that the advice of the presi-
dent might be accidentally overlooked,
the governor Of this state endorsed his
suggestion to permit tl1ankfulness to
perch on the top ventricle of every hui
man heart
There is something peculiarly charm
ing in the idea of dedicating one day
each year to a candid, fair and square
acknowledgement of the blessings that
have been showered upon all of us, dur
ing the past year.
Mankind is too apt to misinterpret the
lessons of life. misnamed misfortunes.
and lose sight of the sunshine that has
loafed around in his vicinity most of
the time actually hankering for a kind
word.
1t is a great deal easier to feel a good
deal worse over the loss of a dollar; and
a great deal harder to feel a good deal
is to be a philosopher.
AS the losses widen in scope, or mag
nifty in character, the ability to place
ones foot upon a misfortune and thank
heaven for what there is left. is more
difficult to acquire.
But every misfortune is a penalty, and
every streak of good luck is the pay |
ment of natures debt to man.
As the years come and go, the bal !
ances are adjusted in the scales of JUS
are drawn.
No man ever lost a ray of sunshine
from his heart because he felt thankful
for what he was able to find in the little
niche of life into which cause and effect
had placed him.
No heart ever bled anew over the sac
rifices it was compelled to make because
1t welcomed the tender caresses of the
sweet spirit of resignation and peace.
As the fortunes of life ehb and flow
9AN'N "@o lot.
1t is a man's own fault if he adjusts
his mentality to environment in such a
way that he overlooks the sweet little
.~pleasantries that nestle in every nook
and corner of life, and devotes his en-
ergy to a persistent search for the ice
belss of a c~heckered career.
1t is easier to be happy than most per-
sons imagine.
= Most men are unhappy because they
cannot get that which they do not need:
cause they have lost what they were
formerly happy without.
Today let each one rejoice because he
is not going around with a chip on his
shoulder, and that even Tom and Jerry
have pooled their issues and peace
reigns supreme.
If You enjoy life be thankful for it:
if you do not enjoy life, rejoice over the
fact that you will soon be dead.
Be thankful that you have enough bad
luck to make you appreciate a good thing
when you see it, for the grass grows
greener on an oasis than it does in a
bayfield,, and the skies are brighter after
the storm.
II There isn't enough good luck to &c
around, don't grurnble because you
haven't corralled all of it.
Be thankful that you have given other
folks a nance to live. by not being able
to get hold of the money with which they
bought potatoes and prunes.
There are plenty of opportunities to
celebrate the day to the utmost salts
faction of Mckinley and Bob Smith. il
one will only ferret them out.
One can often rejoice with exceeding
great ardor over the things he has miss
ed. when he lacks the ability to feel good
over the things that he hasn't missed.
There are plenty of things along the
highway Of life which make a man feel
happy because they didn't come his way,
Then again, unpleasant experiences
are often valuable lessons which could
be acquired in no other way.
They may come high, but they chisel
themselves into the inner consciousness