Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-04-25


life worth the living II we all had
high ideas in this respect this old
world would be : far better and hap
pier world than it IS. We live too
much for ourselves The best minds
and the most thorough students Of
life have all been advising Us Of this
fault and trying to impress its i'm
portance upon rs. But we realize it
only in sporadic eases, and it will
probably be d long time before it be
comes epidemic.
What do | get out Of it9n in
sense OF persona. advantage, is the
question-and ii IS natural enough
The main trouble Is we measure the
returns with the wrong unit. We
want to see one of Uncle Sam coins
at the other end Of each effort, before
we even think it worth while to make
the effort.
Why do we want to see the eoin2
Because we have been taught. and are
constantly assuring ourselves, that
the possession of the coin means the
possession of every form Of happiness
the qualification of every desire.
Is this true?
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It depends of course, primarily, on
what use we make Of the coin. Cen
orally we crafty our tastes and de-
sires. We have it is granted, secured
the coin by our own efforts. 1t Is
ours. We may use it as we will. All
true enough. But in its use is there
nothing else involyed2
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Getting comfort out of our lives
take that is the measure. How
many Of US know-afterward s-that
we have made serious mistakes in
this direction? II we had known be-
forehand Gould we have known be-
forehando Largely. Howe Right
here we touch the root Of the whole
question.
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The wise ones tell us-..too much
for self. too little for others That
does not sound just right. What do
we get out of it?.is the old question.
They tell US we get more comfort out
Of our lives by doing things for others
than by doing things for self. If we
all had higher ideals we should know
the proposition was true one.
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Apply the rule TO the affairs of the
town. Would it pay? Ii there should
be done one-half the things that
might be done in the way OF making
Lancaster an attractive city in which
to get comfort out Of our lives"
upon the basis Of doing things for
others rather than for self-is there
one among Us but knows that we
would really get the comfort!
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Beautifying a town is like beauti-
flying a life. 1t is a slow process. 1t
is conglomeration of little things.
These are added gradually-one this
year, one next. But there must be
some general plan mapped out TO be-
gin on, if we expect the result to be
harmonious.
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Under the life of the good man CT
woman lies ever the purpose, the de-
sire that life shall be better and more
worthy, and ever the constant striv-
ing to carry out the ideal. Otherwise
it must be at best mass of beautiful
fragments.
town with bare. treeless streets
with implanted buildings-with
alleys unkempt and filthy, without
taste in its arcnitecture-in short,
with no regard for appearances-if
you We're seeking town IN which to
build a homeland there are thou
sands upon thousands of people seek
ing such would you stop any
longer in such town than the next
traina
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But if you came to town where
the citizens had planted trees in long
pleasant rows on each side of the
broad clean streets; where there was
smooth greensward between the pave
ments and the driveways; where the
homes were tastefully built and To-
Gated and well kept; where the bust
ness houses and hotels and public
buildings gave evidence Of regard
for right appearances: where, in short.
a glimpse gave one that sense Of
getting comfort out Of our lives,
that comes from all the Undesirable
little things that are evidence of got
taste and public spirit on the part Q!
the residents-then you would surely
be willing to paw more for a home in