Iditarod pioneer., 1911-04-29
A SPRING SERMON

Down in Philadelphia, the City of Brothery Love, a young German by the name of Cassidy got busy some time ago and watched the predatory rich their daily game of handing the bunc to the common people. Do you know what that young Frenchman found Gwendoyn We'll he discovered that maefacors of great wealth. getting richer by doping bad food for the great proearat and poisoning cheap candy for the children He discovered that the Standard Oil Company was trying to save enough money to endow Society for the Mesmerzng of the Mer Was the acid harmful Yes it just about nourish ing sychine and particularly fattening for babies Besides it made the glucose white confeconers could tons of it instead of using sugar which cost more And why they doing ths We will tell you Ysobel. They were doing it to make money.
 What, don't you know what money is? We'll, money is that particular medium of exchange formerly used by the abogine for purposes of trade and barter but known chiefly the yard-stick of mans moral character and sought after general admission ticket into the Kingdom of Heaven
 Out in the States they embaming milk for the little ones that they may buy gasoline for their pleasure buggie but here in Alaska simply trying cut each others throat for fear the other guy will more mazuma than
 Therefore lesson this week. brethren will be about money and the evil thereof Pausing for moment in mad for the gilded samoleum, wish to point finger few patent evils before get down off the fence and chase ourselves madly
 We know lot of individuals whose god is money. They begin figuring before they of bed in the ing how they will do somebody bargain. They eat little less for breakfast because bacon is high and they around all day with worried look their faces for fear night will oyerake them without an added kopeck. They afraid to smile for ea1 will take it favor able sgn and ask favor they sudder at the fearful thought that disaster might wipe out their hoarded gains
 Now that is nice way to do. It don't get them any thing and besides it spells their complexion Money is nice thing to have but know lot of people who would be much more companionable if they broke
 The spring is coming and the season is about to open while all getting ready for the big Marathon after few paltry bones The merchant will polish up his last years labels, the miner will try to work off his salt horse the guy that trundes the wheebaow the boat will patch up bum boiler that threatens to blow him into the next county and the banker will give his notes close shave. Every will be out with dark lantern and jimmy trying to corner unsuspecting dollar and all the time the golden sunlight will be search ing out the hooks and hoows while the beeze tenderly tickle the tundra.
 This is all very we'll to strive and be ambitious but don't give tnkers damn for the who has acquired sweed nut with his thousands and who be human and interesting That man who thinks that laugh is frivolous gives pain and the guy who won't let of dollar without mournfu expression might just we'll be laid with yesterday and its thousand years
 Go after the money friends and fellow citizens, but don't let it get your