The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-03-16
shonldn,t wonder If Charles

1 shouldn't wonder If Charles T.
Cline is absolutely right wheh he
blames the defects of the new to"h-
shin hill to Brown and Hoff OF this
county. though as yet l have had ~
chance to know what answer muse
gentlemen will make to Clines charge
Mr. Cline says that the two WHAT
com members refused to help pass
the bill. and that later when a suo-
stitute bill was presented worked TOT
it and passed it.
If Mr.. Cline's charges are true. ana
wa naighbors of his. must be Offer
ed proof that they are not BEFORE We
will believe it. Brown and Hoff de-
Iiberately put their personal opinion
above that of large number OF theif
constituents, and probably did 1t 70
discredit Cline They should nave
overlooked the fact that Mr.. Cline Is
always a possible political figure, and
one is always worry to those VINO
are in office. They should have re-
ulembered only that he was repre-
sentative of the WhatcOm county
grange, and of special committee
passed by that grange.
One would almost fancy that they
we're afraid he was going to become
a personal political opponent / don't
think they have any reason to fear
that. 1 wouldn't be greatly surprised
IL Mr.. Cline had hitched his wagon
to star, but II I am not greatly
mistaken the star is of greater
magnitude than state legislature
job.
II you must gamble, deal the cards
yourself
Isknow the receipt for the making
thcSmost beautiful and most prosper
GUS town in the United States. and
l know that l know it. l wonder II
LINDEN wants to be that? 1t takes
work, and a lot Of it. 1t takes unit
ed effort. 1t takes a willingness to,
sometimes, sacrifice, personal advan-
tages for the advantages OF the town.
But, it is worth while.
Spring is here. That is 1t is spring
here at the sanitarium and 1t must
be there at home, for. though the
distance Is 20 or 80 miles the morn
ing sun can't shine here without
first having shown on Lynden, and
for several mornings now the mead
owlarks have greeted morning sun
before 1t peeped over the Cascades.
A week ago l found some wild
moss flowers-little and blue on
the warm side Of a pile Of dirt and
rocks. Today from jar on my desk
there blooms a wild rhododendrum
Oh yes, it's spring Yesterday / saw
the farm manager sowing grass seed
from the back end of a wagon. Last
evening l saw the flower gardener
planting her sweet peas. Under my
window a plot Of ground has been
prepared for flower garden. The
newly turned earth breaths of spring
A few days ago l was coming home
from the post office along the beach
l was whistling and was taking nc
care to be quiet in my walk yet sud
denly as l came around a turn of the
bluff l found seated on a log with
their backs to me a soldier and q
maiden. His arm was about her. Her
head rested on his shoulder. cough
l. ho. 1,,st ho
was coming in. One wave nearly
caught their feet. They never motto
ed 1t. But, they We're not talking
They were simply obivious to every,
thing except that spring was here.
came away on tip toes. Why remind
them that fall was coming? Elder
Nettleton-he is the gospel preacher
here-says that spring comes every
year as a miracle from God. / expect
ne is right. The only difference be-
tween what he says and what the
Agricultural department teaches is
the last word The one calls spring
"a miracle of God" and the other "a
miracle of Nature" What is Nature
but God? All of this has nothing 10
do with my subject, perhaps, but, il
l didn't ramble a bit and as friend
once called it, get a little mushy,'
you might doubt my word that
Spring Is here.
There is no happiness without
work, but if you would enjoy work
to its fullest you must stop OCCASION
alIy to enjoy the beauties of Nature.
Occasional walks in the wild woods
and whiffs of wild flowers are said
to be a sure cure for furunculosis
and | guess you wouldn't want to
have ANYTHING as bad as that would