The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1906-01-06

| = - II Win you, my
soul; bat now we
have little inclination for that, medi-
tation Is put away with the rest Of the
old-fashioned, 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, and look forward What
has been the loss the last twelve
month, what the outlook for the
tWelVemonth to come. Let US take
stock. What resolutions should We
venture ONT
Weary Of present materialism, we
win look to character nrst Of all.
What retrogression here the past year?
Have we grovn q shade more selfish.
Lax, unsympathetic? And do We hypo-
critically call our selhshness the
proper looking out for our own inter
ests?" Do we look with increased
pride on the laxity and term 1t "tol-
erance," an advance in worldly wis
dom? Are we satisfied with the mar
rowing Of our symcathies, and do we
speak Of this As more philosophy
Quite likely.
And now comes the contemplation
How far do We want this to go on?
Shall we let self-interest, q letting
down Of standards, unsocialism go on
to an old age ruled by mercenary mo-
lives. marked by low principles, by in
humanity? Hsigho! Just this calling
Of things by their right names has
brought US up short; we tremble q
little over the careless past; are afraid
Of that unsaVory old age Maybe IT
would be well on New Years Day to
old-fashionedly put up some old-fash-
Toned notices:
For selnshness II death"
II had . very unpleasant converse
ton with my conscience"
Every man takes care that his
neighbor shall not cheat him. But
. day comes when he begins to care
1 that he do not cheat his neighbor
Then all goes well He has changed
his market cart into q chariot Of the
sun"
Let ~ 90 on taking stock. How II
IL with the health Of the body? Has
that been neglected, has 1t been over
eonsidered-one evil no less than the
other? Have we jealously 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 u.s." Have
we been neglectful, with gross care
lessness paid no heed to building up
wasted tissues; expended energy at the
price Of health? 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-
Ing? Let . man practice tie minor
virtues" Have we been inaccurate.
untruthful? "In all the superior peo-
pie I have met, I notice directness.
truth spoken more truly, rs II every
thing Of obstruction. Of malformation,
had been trained away"
Have we been hermit, or frivolous;
one extreme or the other3 Have We
shut ourselves away from mankind,
lived q Life Of selfish seclusion, un-
troubled ourselves with civic and So
ciAl responsibilities, got ourselves into
Q state where any reminder Of the
great seething life outside seems un-
pardonably intrusive. unwGrrantably
impudent? Look out, look out
He prayeth best who loVeth best
All things both great and small"
And the over-frivolity. What has It
al amounted to; the late hours, the
n1ght-ot-It piled upon night-of-it? No
bOoAa, no thoushtfulness, no tiuns for
charitable deed, for hunting M neg
lestOd friend, for the kindly homaly
duties. True, we must have society,
We cannot spare vArSsty;" but Ike
wise true " must have some Varisty
from Society. Body and soul need
quiet, repooe, N escape hon tar and
fret And what n the New Year guide
4 for this blunderingf
IT'S the 6ns souls Who serve n,
and not what u called nne SocSsty."
Have We been too busy. to hurried
70 b Kind. gentle. responsive: have We
exalted "bnslness." mdarratsd TREND
Hnsss7 Let - hang this Wh@s The
light vim shine on e fun ana bright:
''IA1s = not % short but that there D
always time for co1rtsay." HaRg 70
ben unrslsntfng; unforgivinG rial
EatoEy? Dare Ne % continue, 90 BE-
little ourselvesf sHis heart vAs q
great e ths world, but there va no
room IN q ~ the memory Of Q
wrong"
Heighol An ths walls Of all the
rooms Wfn b covered with motto: