The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-02-15
HoIbrook
Advice
w ritter Says Move up
and Die Happy.

HOLBROOK, Idaho, Feb. S.-We
are still on the turf realizing a few
luxuries and commodities which EN-.
anate from thrift and perseverance, 10
an arid region. A few pleasant homes
are being built and 10 the not far dis.
tant future our little valley will be in-
terspersed with many beautiful mod.
ern dwellings irrespective Of our isola.
tion. Tho sagebrush fats are gradual.
ly being converted into thriving farms
which many who have ignored dry.
farm life might covet.
Boys what are you doing? Wasting
your precious moments breathing the
vitiated atmosphere Of the nameless
dens OF prenicous vice, thereby weak.
enipg your intellect and enfeebling
your body. or are you laboriously striv-
ing to utilize your time and talents In
disc minatlng seeds Of charity, char.
acter, and verityp II your environ.
ments make II so easy to do wrong and
difficult to do right sever your connec.
ton with the gayety and pomp Of city
life aud habituate yourselves to the
surroundings found only In newly
settled place.
II our forefathers had possessed the
ambition and integrity so prevalent
among the young men Of today this
western plain would not have Afforded
90 many beautiful places Of abode
Young men wake up! All these waste
places must be redeemed and made to
bloom as the rose. Don't hang around
looking for snaps. Get out where you
have to depend upon your muscle and
Drawn for alivelihood. There Is plen.
ty Of vacant land In this and all OF the
adjoining valleys, so why not make use
Of that right given all citizens Of the
United States and prepare for rainy
day while you are young and vigorous?
The writer is cognizant OF many In.
stances where young men who have
aided In surrounding the obstacles
characteristic OF a sagebrush country
have outstripped their city comrades
in morality, intellectual advancement
and earthly possessions; so think not
that by living remote from what some
people call civilization" you at all
retrograde In any Of the duer quail.
ties OF man. We don't want the
MAN who would,
he q woman II he could,
But rs he can't, does all he can
TO show the world he's not 4 mani"
nor do we want supertuous young men
who are destitute OF lofty ideals; but
We do extend q welcome to all whose
aspirations are to build up manly
character and ito learn to keep burn.
ing In their bosom that little spark OF
celestial tire called conscience "
Yes, Cache Is we'll represented In
Curlew and Pocatello valleys, aud all
are doing we'll. The SweeCen and Hol.
brook Baker steam pillow companies
are convincing few skeptics that arid
farming is by far the most profitable
Their machines are success and IL
does one good to see how quickly the
sagebrush disappears Come out next
summer II you are at all dubious as to
the foregoing.
Our merchant, a used-to-be Smith.
field boy, Is dong well and deserves
much praise for his staying power
The Willie boys, of Mendon. are
surely coming to the front and are set.
ting good examples OF THRIFT and econ
omy.
"Mourn not for the vanished ages,
With the great, heroic men,
Who dwell in history's pages,
And live In the poets pen,
For the grandest times are before US,
And the world is yet to see
The noblest worth Of this old world,
In the men that are TO be-"
VIC
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