Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1911-01-06
nd and T0wnsite CO. G
-ENVISTO<Vr<, MONTANA

YOU ever worry about it: Did you
ever notice that most Of your troubles
and few of them are really present
today are hardly any Of them WORTH
mentioning as YOU look back on the
past? 1t is the anticipation that
botlers. II anticipation did not go
more than half way to meet troubles
most Of them might miss their way
and never get near you.
1.-The grumhler or wilmer weakens
his best energy: he enervateS his own
strength. He deadens within himself
the divine gift of cheer and hope and
he dams up his own soul against The
sweet inspirations of human SYM
lMthy. Success does not abide with
the man who has grumblp in his
heart. \ grumble is preme,itated
and pre-arranged fate. Some one
may lay at the door of the grumbIer.
as Il cause, his or her environment.
This is pessimistic falsehOod, for
to our own mood environment is Il
we smile and it frowns when we
frOWn. Ii we are to win anything in
this world we must not whine. We
must look on the bright and cheerful
side OF things.
"The person who thinks the world
is full Of good people and kindly bles-
sings is much richer than he vino
thinks the contrary. Each mans
Imagination largely peoples The world
for himself. Some live in a world
peopled with princesses Of the royal
blood: some in Il world of paupers
and privationS. II is up to ourselves
to make the choice. Our world is Il
big busy one. 1t cares precious lit
tie what we think OF it or what faults
or troubles we find along our path.
1t is choice that concerns Yourself
more than all others combined.
whether You crouch in the gloom,
the companion Of hatred. or strive in
the sunshine. seeing smiles and catch
ing slreds of happy song.
"Man is the noblest work Of God,
and men and women in Gods image
were not made as whining, fault find
ing beings. They were made to stand
erect. mentally rs well as physically:
to labor we'll and joyousIy: to partake
OF the gifts Of Providence, whether
they he JOY or sorrow, and take them
as they come: to add each day some
thing to the worlds happiness, be it
Il word of kindness or only II smile"
I.ewistown Argus: Last Sundays
issue OF the Anaconda Standard con-
tanned the text of a bill which will be
offered in the coming legislature
looking to the Inauguration of the
commission plan of municipal gov
eminent. This proposed law is pat
termed after the Iowa law, under
! which the city of Des Moines is con-
dncting it's affairs. Hon. Lee Mantle,
who favOrs the commission scheme.
believes this law to be the best of
several he has been investigating.
THIS draft of Il law, however, only
provides for cities of five thousand
population or more. In this respect
it will probably be amended should
it come before the legislature for
serious consideration. There are
cities in the state OF less population
which are DESTROYS of trying the COM
mission form of government, Lewis
town being one of them. Several
OF the leading daily papers Of the
state have made favorable comment
on the commission plan for Montana
cities and the suggestion is rapidly
creating interest and gaining con-
yerts. The city council Of Butte.
strange to say. by resolution indOrse
the commission administration for
montana cities" Possibly before
committing themselves fully to Butte
they want to see the medicine tried
on the dog