Mexico Missouri message., 1905-12-28

old-tashioned. un-modern.
An editor friend OF mine was asked
II they turned out much work In her
ONCE. 20, yes" she said; I'VE don't
think, we Just typewrite."
On the eve Of the New Year let US
be old-fashioned once more; look back
into Time, end look forward. What
has hOen the loss the last twelve
month, what the outlook for the
awelVemonth to come. Let US take
stock. What resolutions should we
venture ont
Wea&F OF present materialism, we
Will look to character first Of all.
What retrogression here the past year ?
Have we grown a shade more selfish.
lax, unsympathetic? And do we hypo-
critically call our selishness "the
proper. looking out for our own inter
estsT" Do we look with increased
pride on the laxity and term it "tol-
erance," an advance in worldly wis.,
dom? Are we satisfied with the mar
rowing Of our sympathles, and do we
speak Of this as more philosophy
Quite likely.
And now comes the contemplation.
How far do we want this to 20 on?
Shall we let self-interest, letting
down of standards. unsocialism 60 on
TO an old age ruled by mercenary mo-
uVes, marked by low principles, by in
humanity? Heighol Just this calling
OF things by their right names has
brought US I'd short; we tremble
little over the careless past; are afraid
OF that unsavory old age Maybe A
would be well on New Years Day to
old-fsshionedly put up some old-fash-
Toned notices:
For selfshness Is DEATH"
4 had very unpleasant converse
ton with my conscience"
Every man takes care that his
neighbor shall not cheat him. But
a day comes when he begins to care
that he do not cheat his neighbor..
Then all goes we'll He has changed
his market cart into chariot Of the
sun"
Let US go on taking stock. How is
ID with the health Of the body? Has
that been neglected, has 1t been over
considerations evil no less than the
other? Have we jealousy guarded the
share Of sleep its due, not stolen there
from In mistaken ambition, mistaken
pleasures? Has the daily generous
gift OF air and sunshine and flying
cloud and fair sky been unregarded;
the world too much vito us?" Have
we been neglectful, with gross care
lessness paid no heed to building up
wasted tissues; expended energy at the
price Of health7 Or have we been in
temperate Of wine and meat?-the one
evil no greater than the other. Have
we thought and talked nothing but
symptoms, been wholly concerned with
the carnal? So many omissions, SO
many over-anxieties we may have been
guilty Of. Let us put In prominence
on New Years Day:
"A sound mind in q sound body"
Have we been cross, irritable. irritat-
ing2 LET man practice tle minor
virtues" Have we been inaccurate.
untruthful? I'm all the superior peo-
pie I have met, notice directness.
truth spoken more truly, as If every
thing OF obstruction, Of malformatIOn,
had been trained away"
Have we been hermit, or frivolous:
one extreme or the other? Have we
shut ourselves away from mankind,
lived a life OF selfish seclusioa un-
troubled ourselves with civic ana so
cial responsibilities, got ourselves into
state where any reminder OF the
great seething life outside seems nm
pardonably intrusive. unwarrantably |
impudent? Look out, look out
"He pFayeth best who loveth best
All things both great and SMALL,
And the oyer-friyolity. What has It
all amounted to; the late hours, the
night-of-it piled upon night-of-it? No
books, no thoughtfulness, no time for
charitable deed, for hunting IN neg
lected friend. for the kindly bomely /
duties. True, I'VE must have society /
We cannot spare variety" but ike.
wise true we must have some variety
from Society. Body and soul need
quiet, repose. an escape from far and
fret. And what Is the New Year guiAa
Tor Tits bIunderingf
Tis the ine souls who ssrye M
and not what Is called fine society :
Have we been too busy, too hurried
70 be kind, gentle. responsive; have We
exalted business, underFated friend
illness? let us hang THIS where the
light viii shine on Il full ana bright:
-I4fe ID not 90 short but that there a
always time Tor courtesy" Have We
been unreIenting; unforgiYing, retail
iatoryG Dare We 20 continue. 50 be.
little oursslves7 Ellis heart was AZ
great aa the world. but there was 40
room IA Il for the memory 81
wrong"
IIeigh0i All the walls OF ali the
rooms win be covered with motto;
with adage and admonition. Let us
see thsm with a seeing eye opco IN
aNhila
K4THERINE PoPE.