Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-02-25
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Have ron ever noticed along On Rrk
Greek. Thirty Mile AMI other creeks In
Eastern Oregon, along in the month ul
Jnae, that the hawthorn bushes swarm
with locasts. The air IL hlled with
their incessant noise. Tie insect IL the
eicada, a species OF Island IL year locust.
Il lives in the ground in the krm Of a
large white grub. As the time allotted
for 1t to live ia lIe grannd meats an end
it bnFrows to the surfSCe, but in striCt
abeiience to the laws Of nature it stops
jnst heiore breaking through the suriSce
into the atmosphere AMI awaits night
kalI. While Won are sleeping the cicada
breaks the crnsl anl comes torth into
the atmosphere.
II elimhs the nearest hush or tree aud
s.li,Ying 90 the nndefside nf u Ieas un'
,lergoes the s,ranEest transformation.
In the course Of two hours il has
,raWled ont of its own hide, shed its
skin, ~ to speak, Quit forever its hahili'
meuts as n grub, AMI bec"ming clothed
with wings with the morning snn, soon
takes its flight, beautiful cicada or
lncust. Singing merrilv rs it ges il
leads more happy and btithesome ex-
istence than it did ~ great clammy
worm. Have you seen their empty,
hard. csstuff skins or shells hanging on
the bushes OF trees2
That is jast the way with some Ot US,
We are hide bound, grovelins in the
marrow channels of the earth, worms ms
il were, clothed in the hart skin OF pres
iudice. Always ready to cast suspicion
upon our neighnors. Always ready to
he iea ous, AMI always ready to say un-
Kind words of thOse uf whom We are.
j-alous. In politicS or in the church or
scho0l, in business or in everyday walks
Of life, the same JEALOUSY the same hard
hideons Prejudice, commanding us to
together that We might make
An empty shell appear to thu public tn
he u solid nugget. Shall We crawl ont
into the purer atmosphere of more man.
" aspirations and feelings? Shall we
cast the old, hard, worthless shell that
makes as 10 ,k so nid-ous and like the
merry cieada, hyswsy in eompanionahle
fellowship? We ought tn.
We have city officers, men whom we
have clothed with authority over us.
Let us abide by their ordinances anil reg.
nlalions. We have teachers aud officers
in our schools, let us stand hy them and
aid them and back them up in all things
aud at all times. We have pre- achers
y no are good men and mean we'll, let MS
honOr them and supply their wants. We
have have business men who have snp-
piled our wants and trusted us and who
are honest men, let us greet them with
4 friendly feeling. We have profession
n men, lawyers faithful IN their ellie nts,
men of honor and sobriety ant, bv the
Esr. Condon's lawyers are nota bIv tenn,
perate, let rs treat them deservingIv.
And We have physicians who have abil-
ty and show good Ills position to aid
ls in the hour of sickness AMI nee,l, NJ
natter how pnor We are, therefore let ns
rect them kindly. and speak of them
;indlv.
And laatlv We have popular citizrn-
hip of men AMI women Snn w Md b. 9
.redit to any town in Christeui0m. SO
say let Us be more socisble aud turn a
leaf ear TO dry goods box tales, eume
ut of the earth like the cicaeia, SD TO
peak, and get into the sunshine.
DEvuNIAN.