Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-22
GEMS CAUGHT BY THE OBSERVER
Pleasure. Profit. Opinions and Senti
ment Collated


a thrill of new life into ones being.
They stir the ambition, quicken energy
and speed the flow of good red blood,
so that one feels delicious sense of
rejuvenation after the long season of
hot and sultry weather we have ex-
perienced.
These are the days when sombre
thoughts will sometimes occupy the
mind, as the leaves begin to fall, vege-
tation decay and nature to assume her
accustomed garb of nakedness; but it
is only assumption, for nature is but
hiding her loveliness while she masks
herself for brief spell in the attire
made fashionable in this latitude by
our vigorous, hold, and passioEless
friend. Jack Frost.
And now another sun-lighted sum-
mer has passed away, to return no
more. How much of joy it has brought
to many one; how much of sorrow;
who can tell? There ought to be more
happiness everywhere, less misery, less
trouble. But how is it to be brought
about? Some tell as by looking al
ways on the bright side of things" etc.
And doubtless there is bright side of
even the darkest clouds, but that is the
/
However, we need not let life's clouds
shut out life's sunshine altogether.
We may, and if wise enjoy to the full.
all the fragrance and beauty that ever
can come to our lot in life, knowing
there is for us better life yet to be
where our hopes and expectations will
not perish like fading flowers.
The wizard Of the garden, the scien-
| tist who found way to raise a pear
tree with branches Underground, who
gave us boneless pumpkins and rnnex-
plosive peas, and gutta percha lettuce,
and beets that grow on trees-this
wizard of the garden, with venom is
assailed, by lesser lights of science,
who tried his stunts and failed. And
thus it was forever, and thus twill
always be; the man who wins must suf-
fer the shafts of calumny. We're
mostly small potatoes, we critters here
on earth; we kick at a big achievements,
we snarl at sterling worth; we view
the greater triumphs of industry and
art, and if we find no blemishes, it
nearly breaks our heart. Go on, o.
Luther Burbank, the wizard of the
westl Heed not the boots of people
by jealously oppressed; send forth your
green roses, to scent thousand Junes,
produce your horseless radish, and
double action prunes!
If all work and no play is bad for the
children in the home, as it certainly is,
it is also true that all play and no work
| is just as harmful Ii. many homes
while the mother wears herself out in
doing the entire household work, the
daughter is always well dressed and
spends her time in idleness. And while
the father tolls hard throughout the
day, the son struts around with ciga-
rette in his mouth and his hands in his
pockets to develop into first-class
loafer. Such condition is bad for
both parents anu children and ruinous
to home life.
| Every community is divided into
workers and shirkers, hopers and mop
ers. The workers toll on cheerily, daily
contributing to the prosperity of the
place and full of hope and plans for its
future. The shirkers hang back, con-
tribute nothing to its welfare, criticise
those who do, and talk despondingly of
things in general. Strange as it may
seem it is easier TO be worker than 2
shirker and certainly it is good deal
better all around. Then, also, there is
the satisfaction of knowing that ones
life amounts to soTething. Therefore
don't shirk, work, don't NOPE, hope.
Changing social and economic con-
ditions often demand change of meth
DDS and recasting of ones views.
And this is true consistency when it does
not involve sacrifice of principle. In
deed the one dominant principle is the
welfare of the nation. In days gone
by conditions were such that individual
ism was generally regarded as the best
| way to promote that end. Today, ow-
| ing to the business ard social changes
that have taken place, the trend is
strongly away from individualism to
collectism. The great problem is, how
| to conserve all which is best in individ-
ualism and at the same time wisely ac-
cept and carry out that which is best in
collectism.
The immense crops this year~and the
high prices generally prevailing mean
!. prosperity for the farmer. That fact
| will help US realize how true it is that
agriculture is the backbone of this
country's wealth even as it is of most
countries. When crops are poor and
prices low all the nation suffers with
tn. farmer, and when there is the for
tunate combination of large crops and
good prices the whole nation rejoices
with him because it shares in his pros-s
perity. 1t means more engines and
cars to move the crops, and that means
greater activity and more employment
in railroad shops. 1t also means an
increased purchasing power for the
farmer and that again means the en-
ployment to many thousands Of extra
hands to manufacture the machines,
carriages, and other commodities the