The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1910-12-22

NEW YORK AND CHICAGO
BRANCHES IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES
Next Sunday is Christmas, the brit
day of Christ, and it is right that tn
day should be remembered by all tn
Christian world.
Christmas always seems special.
sacred to me. Do you know why? Be
cause there Is so much joy-so mucl
happiness, on that day. OF course, tn
day is profaned by some, but in near
ly every home, on the streets, ant
even in the few work shops WHERE
work must be done, you find smiling
faces; you hear pleasant greetings
you feel love and kindness for fellow
beings
Here in the Northwestern Sanitar
ium where l am writing this, every
sick person is planning, longing, pray
ing, that he or she will be home fol
Christmas. Why? Why is it that man
who are content to be here at Other
times, particularly want to be home
Christmas? Do you think it is for the
few little presents he may receive
from friends? Do you think it is the
turkey dinner that he knows will be
prepared? The presents would reach
him here; the dinner will not surpass
the dinner that will be served to Dr.
Simmons patients. Why then? Why
Because it is the happiest season Of
all the year in most homes. Because
everyone is smiling. Because everyone
is cheerful. Because brother loves bro.
ther, neighbor loves neighbor and all
are buying to make each other happy
That's the reason. How simple 1t Is
It isn't an expensive thing that makes
the day so attractive. 1t is just the
smile-the smile and good cheer. Why
then, l wonder, don't we have 365 Ia
days of Christmas?
l may not be considered good
judge of how Christ would feel about
the matter but l believe He woult
be pleased to have us celebrate hi
birthday with smiles and good chez
the year around. l don't mean will
dinners and presents-they are tn
least of the good cheer-but will
smiles and brotherly love, with char
ity for all mankind.
Why, do you know, believe tha
one year of Christmas cheer, woult
result in the union of all Christ
workers in one grand church and thu
routing entirely of evil forces.
The thought just strikes mel won
der If the Christmas spirit isn't a for
taste of the heavenly spirit.
Let's make the Christmas spirit las
as long as possible. Don't quit smil
ing just because the day is past.
The Tribune wishes to add its wei
come to that already SO ably express
ed by the entertainment committee Il
the dairymen who are visiting us thi
week. We consider 1t great homo
to Lynden that this state organization
should have selected it for It's annua
meeting. We are doing our best as
community and as individuals to max
the stay of the delegates pleasant, an
If, in any manner, We have failed, W.
trust our visitors will understand tina
it is due to lack of ability and not t.
any want of a spirit of sincere wei
come.
Already the dairy industry is on
of the great industries of the state o
Washington. The Tribune believe
that 1t is going to become one of tn
greatest If not the greatest industr
of the state. Here about Lynden 1t !
already our greatest industry, an
year by year it is growing faster ev
en- than We dare ourselves to predict
As an industry dairying is bringin
up the standard Of country life. Thi
is not alone due to the bigger profit
that farmers are making but Is a
much due to a saving of physical an
mental energy, for the work is no
as destroying as the work of plowin'
hoeing, harvesting and threshing, an
It is a more quieting, sedate labor
This may seem far fetched but it ism
No farmer can go ripping, cussini
and swearing into his dairy barn, vel
ing for his men to speed up" Tha
Is he may do so, but if he is sue
cessful dairyman he knows that nj
own excitement is taken up not onl!
by his men but by his cows. The mill
will be less and Of poorer qualit!
from an excited cow than from on
that Is quiet and contented. So then
knowing that his herd must be a
peace IL it is to do its best the dairy
man himself learns to be at peace
not only with his herd, and the mel
who handle his herd. but with his fa'
ilv' and with his neighbors. He be
comes a better and stronger man
He becomes one of the community''
best citizens.
This may be a new idea to some o.
YOU. but II you will stop and think
for a moment believe you Will agree