Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-03-22
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How soon shall we see
The sweet Anemone?
George Kness and son, Dewey. were
visitors in east Greeley Sunday.
s. s. Berry and family, accompan-
led by Mrs. Berry's mother. spent
Sunday just over the line in Guthrie.
The North Branch freighting wag.
on hauled down big load Of flour
from the Audubon mills Saturday.
Ernie Holly's sale was pushed to a
success in the teeth of the blizzard.
Miss Nary Kerwin, of northwest
of Audubon is assisting with the many
cares in the grandpa Egan home.
Murder will out" except when
the killing occurs in or about Des
Moines, then it is defiant mystery.
The Presbyterians are bordering
the advisabiltty of erecting tent in
the vicinity of Old Hamlin in which
to hold an early summer revival.
The vocal discord of church choir
spiritually in harmony is more accept
able in heaven than is the vocal har-
mony of choir spiritually discordant.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Egan spent
the Sabbath at the Grandpa SNYDER
home In Melville township. Mrs.
Egan remained at the bedside of her
father who, at this writing, is very
feeble.
Cruelty Of
Spring has come the grass is we'll!
March has taken another spasm,
Dragged poor spring out by the hair
And flung her down snowy chasm
Fair beauty how cold still she lies.
What shall we do ifsweet spring dies?
There is now before the Iowa legis-
lature bill that is causing the public
to turn pale with horror. Should it
become law physicians would be
compelled to cooperate with Death in
Kidding the earth of incurable suffer
ers, such as those afflicted with gener
al paralysis, and helpless idiots. 1t
would be we'll to include cigarette
tiends, quack doctors, and dudes.
1t seems that the sociological views
of Jack London are becoming violent
to existing forms of government.
His utterances are obnoxious and re.
pulsive. He goes 30 far in one lee
ture as to say, ito hell with the con-
stitution. Now look here, Jack, it
would not be bit more ungrateful
were you to slap your kind old mother
in the face, than it is for you to per-
nit your tongue to turn loose such
nideous anarchic expression. Our con.
stitution has protected you in the pur.
suits OF happiness. 1t handed you a
golden opportunity, you took it, and
then in substance told it to go to hell.
Shame on you, Jack. Such ingrati.
tude will brand you as degenerate,
and menace to civilization. 1t is prop
er to be dissatisfied with present
conditions because we are in state of
transition from utter chaos to celestial
harmony, and were we to become sat
lsfied our progress would stop. The
evil appears when we lose our content
ment and violently attack existing
institutions with radical measures.
An intelligent being with vivid
Imagination can conceive of ideal con-
ditions that far excede the possibilities
of the present; but, one hundred years
hence his scheme will be quite practi-
cal should it SO happen that he is
unable to see that the times are not
ripe for his proposition, he is likely to
grow frantic and fanatical in chatting
against the stubborn impertections of
his day. In his sullen discourage
ment he will at last drift into that
pathetic position from which he re.
CARDS his country az his enemy rail
against the rulers, and smite the very
hand that opened his prison door and
let him out into fields more sunny and
broader than were those in which his
predecessors lived and died. Poor fell
low! he ran ahead of the crowd and
discovered something beautiful, then
he came running back all breathless
with ecstasy and told what he had
seen, thinking the crowd would be-
lieve him, and rush forward, but they
were all very practical fellows and
plodded slowly on, giving little heed
to his tale, whereupon he became sui.
Ky and abusive. ! have implied that
a spirit of satisfaction is fatal to pro-
gress, and firmly believe that it is.
have implied that it is possible to be
contented in the midst of conditions
with which we are quite dissatisfied,
and firmly believe it. Let us not be
satisfied with present conditions, but
wait and watch contentedly for oppor.
tunities to improve. Satisfaction will
permit opportunity to pass unnoticed.
Beware of satisfaction, but court
contentment.