The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-01-06

even have a charter to show that
his was the monopoly OF salvation
Most any one can get charter Of
this kind from most any place, and
there ARE men who delight in doing
business on such documents. III
Have the HALL and let 1t be the
center of all social life in the region
for the time being. Have something
going on there each week. Take the
little children along and turn them
over to the proper lot of girls. who
have been delegated to look after the
nursery that given evening. Have
the nursery in the HALL.
You will have more money at the
end of ten years If you do this, and
while theres is nothing in money, in
its final analysis, most of us do not
live in this final analysis sphere of
life and will be found looking to the
money feature as long as we remain
here below. You will have more
money If you have a good lawn
around your house and put some gin
ger-bread work over the DOORS. both
outside and inside. You will have
more money If you look out and up.
Remember that every farm lad
wants to teach school, every school
teacher wants to be lawyer, every
lawyer wants to run for Congress,
every Congressman wants to get into
the Senate, of the United States, and
every United States senator wants to
get to be President, and | will give
you thousand dollars for every ex-
President or President in the United
States who does not want to get him
five-acre tract and plant it to ber-
ries and trees and Jersey cows and
live the quiet honest life that is the
subject of this article
Not all the dishonest people move
to town, neither do all the honest
people turn down a real good chance
to go there. Many a fond mother
and father today are coaching Joe
so he will shine when he gets to
town. Many a parent is trying hard
right now to get place in town for
their son to work, and they will let
him take just any place, so it is
in town. Some mothers | know are
mot going to let Mary work her life
out on a farm like have done" and
Bessie is going to wear better
clothes than ever I got" even if she
is. going to take desperate chances
to get them.
The Pope told an anxious and
hungry throng that he was sorry for
them, but to go back and be satisfied
with their lots, a King recently met
a mad rabble with the confession that
he did not know what would be the
remedy to their dissatisfied condi-
ton, and the Devil tells us all that
he is the best master and would
like for us all to serve him, but the
day will shortly be when it will be
with lis all as if we had not been.
The Rural School is the. one factor
to which we may ALL look for the
much desired remedy The rural
Sunday School is another. The 'un-
organized church in rural regions
is still another The determined |
spirit of all those who are seeking
the good of others and not their own
is another. The silent banker, as he
throws out the life line to the lad |
Of the worthy, and the professional
man with, his merchant friend, who
will go and do good without the left
hand knowing what the right hand
does, all combines to usher in the
dawn of better days in Country Life,
as well as everywhere else. Let us
all make one good, long, hard pull
fearing God and keeping
His commandments, and it will be
veil with the Soul.
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