The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-12-24
WOMEN AS PIONEERS.
Hopeful Harry Pays the Fair Sex of the
Prairles Tribute. ..

WOMEN AS PIONEERS. =
Hopeful Harry Pays the Fair Sex of the
Prairles Tribute. 49,
Seasons have changed. Haying in
winter is novelty and a convincing
proof that what can't be done in sea-
son can sometimes be done out of sea-
son.
It is one of our hobbies to be in
dependent and to provide for our
wants and necessities, and we have
learned to admire the same spirit in
others, especially do we admire this
spirit among the young ladies, not
only of Minnesota but elsewhere. But
we desire more especially to speak OF
the ladies of Minnesota. We have
lived many years and we have seen
much of the human race and we could
mention various callings in life where
this noble spirit of independence or
I-can-take-care-o f-mys self is very prom
inent. such as in teaching, nursing
and in many other avocations. But
we will speak OF only one, that OF
farming. When we see young women,
city bred, teachers, going singly and
alone to the western prairies and TAX
inc homesteads we are constrained to
say that such women have the true
spirit of nObleness and independence
that characterizeS so many OF the
women of our country. was recently
cOnversing with a man who lives in
North Dakota near the Canadian
boundary and he said: 1.-The country
is full of schOOlmarms and gals who
have taken claims and live alone amid
the blasts of winter and the heat of
summer improving their farms and in
some instances doing the work them
selves. They frequently have offers
of marriage, but they are very par
ticular in selections and all men are
prohibited from gaining the affections
of their hearts unless they possess the
same spirit of independence and per-
severance as themselves. Such ladies
ignore the weak support of a frequenter
of saloons or the cigarette smoker.
They are better able to take care OF
themselves than to depend on the I'M
certain support of such men,
HOPEFUL HARRY.
vVo. ~, Co nto rlouc
1t always happens. Every year
somebody bobs up with a proposition
to abolish Christmas.
This year it is preacher in New
York state who says Christmas has
become completely secularized, an
occasion for extravaganza and over
work, WEAKNESS and a reproach to
religion.
BETTER abolish the festival,' he
says, Ethan make it a semi-pagan
Saturnalia.
1t is quite possible that Santa Claus,
with his sweet traditions, redolent Of
brotherly love. charity and the i'm
partial love of the Universal Father
of US all, has done more for the pro-
motion of real religion than have all
the preachers in the world.
Take Santa Claus and the spirit,
sentiments and emotions he stands for
out of the world for a single genera
ton, and the true message of Christ
would become incomprehnesible to the
Indifferent human mind.
Too many ministers Of the gospel
belong to that large class who look
upon religion only as the means by
which one secures the eternal saliva
ton of his own soul. Any meaning
beyond that is blank to them.
Real. bloodwarm, heart-deep SYM
pathy and love for humanity such as
is represented in and aroused by
Santa Claus at Christmas time-the
sacrifice without hope of credit, the
giving for the mere sake of the blessed
JOY of giver and recipient-are all an
''imposture" and a 'semi-pagan sat
urnalia' in the mind of that narrow
incarnate seltishness which seeks in
religion only the salvation of it's own
Stingy little soul.
Santa Claus may be an "impos-
ture, . but the JOY he brings to mil
lions of little hearts is genuine.
Christmas may be a ''semi- pa gan
Saturnalia," but it mellows the hearts
Of millions of men.
The world cannot afford to lose
either. Nor will it--St Paul News.
An Employers Recommendation.
If employers instead of employees
were in the habit of giving recon-
mendatiOns. the owner of the Boston
Transcript would be able to present
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