The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1905-06-29


versation with a botanist without
your woeful ignorance OF
"the sweetest things that God ever
made and forgot to put soul into"
Did you ever listen to the instruc-
tions OF an astronomer without be-
ing Impressed with the great realities
that are moving about you and shin
ing above you, wondering all the time
that YOU had neglected these oppor-
tnnities? Did you ever listen to the
Oratsons Of tho sage whose philosophy
inspires him in prosperity and sup
ports him In adversity, without real
izing that at least some portion OF
your life had been wasted? Did you
ever stand in the presence Of man
who, reared in poverty had overcome
all obstacles and climbed high into
the tree Of knowledge, lea ming so
many things worthy of being known,
and remembering everything he had
learned, without feeling your own
ignorance and your folly in failing to
grasp what seemed Beyond the reach
of man handicapped as you had
never been?
The non- observing man sleeps upon
his opportunities. Even the emf
nently practical MAY learn much to
their advantage If they be not
ashamed to give attention to little
things and to show some concern for
the lessons that may be learned even
in seemingly insignificant affairs.
There are all too many OF us who are
like the man Of whom 1t was said :
"a primrose 10y the rivers brim a
yellow primrose was to him, and 1t
was nothing more" But as the as
tronomer could point out truth and
beauty in the skies, as the philoso'
pher could direct attention to beauty
and truth In philosophy, so the bot
anist could show truth and beauty
and beauty and truth in the yellow
primrose by the rivers brim.
In every fact Of creation, In ever
incident OF life, in every love and II
every passion, i'm every duty and II
every sacrifice there Is a lesson to b.
learned; and it will do the busy maj
no harm II he becomes more observ
ing of the things that are not init
mately associated with stocks ant
bonds, with purchase and with sale.
Recently In the city of Omaha hap
pened an incident that ought to b
carefully considered by every human
being. 1t had the elements OF trag
edy and there was In it bit Of com
edy, too. 1t was fraught with lesson
of love and of life, lessons whicl
might give courage to the hopeless
lessons which might inspire the pros
porous.
: A man, brought to the depths G
despair through his own folly, fee
ing that his career of usefulness wa
at an end, went to the rivers ban
determined to end 1t all. Those VIII
thought they knew this hopeles
creature, might have been pardone
for concluding that IL would hay
been Just as well had the man bee
permitted to carry out his purpose
But something happened which save
this being from a suicides grave
We are told that just as this ma
). was about to plunge into the currer
: of the Missouri some one threw II
tie dog from the bridge. InstantI
the better nature OF the would-be ST
icide was aroused. His desire to d.
stroy his own life was forgotten
his consideration for the little an
NAL struggling in the waves. Instea
of plunging into the water bent upc
taking the life which 1t was his duI
to preserve and use for the benefit
the world--he plunged into Il
stream and rescued the little dog
Newspaper reports say that "wi,
the wet, shivering dog nesting
his arms" the wet, shivering III;
applied for shelter at the police st
tion. He refused TO part compaI
with his little protege and the new
paper reports state, when he we
to sleep on the bench In the hall-w
at the police station the little bla
dog was curled upon his breast. "
The sufferings OF the helpless dun
animal instantly appeal to the hear
of men. On the occasion OF Pre-
dent Roosevelt's visit to the city
Lincoln powerful dog jumped upoI
smaller dog and was getting the b.
ter of him when half dozen stalws
. men rushed from the crowd, and ia
ing the part OF the smaller amin
& beat of his assailant. 1t Is well I'll
men show such sympathy for
beast. But is 1t not strange Il
they do not show more sympathy
A the man who. In some cases, throu
v. bis own folly, In other cases throu
- no fault of his own, Is made to I
that he has reached the end Of
~ period OF usefulness, that the wo
has turned against him, and Il
self-infiicted death must he his p
SO tiOn.