Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-06-19

saeepa ef immortality We eannet re
call ehe Nast, but LEI US strise carai
es,ly to discharge the duties We owe
10 the dead Let Ma revere and emu
late ;heie sistaea, hurry all defects
and reSeAtments IN the grave, II liz
no, enough to place towers anen the
casket and follow Il to the aew,maae
grave, hus We should protect, heautffy
and decorate tho city OF the dead,
20 no, forget that the moral and
religious sentiment In any community
a be known by "a Wait TO the ceme
terry,
Strive, then. to make the surrounds
inss pleasant ana attractive, II the
memory of VI departed Is enshrined
as It should be III true and loving
hearts, we will not fail to care for
their graves, II ! address n who
have no Kindred In the silent city
Of the dead. where the tears of love
and affection can fall, why not care
for that long neglected mound found
so often. where some father and moth
er placed perhaps their only child,
and With aching hearts went farther
west or returned to their eastern
home, II | have been correctly In
formed, over twenty of the persons
names / have read were over
sixty years Of age. l feel inclined to
make a suggestion. We should be
kind and considerate to every one,
but especially to the aged. Ever re-
Numbering With their fast advancing
wears that the intellect becomes en-
feebled, the step unsteady, the eye
dim, the power to please and capti-
vate is some. Respect and honor
them for what they once were, If you
cannot appreciate their present abil-
tiles.
Do YOU ask, How honor the depart.
ed?" Do so by displaying the nobler
traits Of character in your dealings
with others. BY showing a loving
and lenient disposition toward the
erring one and by spreading the a
tie of charity broad and sufficient to
cover the defects and errors in life
so often condemned by us. By reacn-
ing forth the helping hand to raise the
fallen and abandoned to their lost
estate. How honor the dead? Do
so bv making this old world of ours
better by our living lives of cheer
fulness and usefulness, throwing sun
shine all around US; driving darkness
as much as possible out of our lives.
By telling how much there is in life
to enjoy; publishing u joys instead
OF complaining Of our pathway, and
holding VI to view our SORROWS.
viii it not be a happy period in
our existence when sin, sickness, and
death shall be conquered, and cease
to be-. When God and life shall be,
recognized as supreme and all graves
shall become empty. All hail the
resurrection morn!
With the sweetest of unnumbered
pleasures is often mixed the bitter
dregs of disappointment. With al
most perpetual sunshine WI must
take a few cloudy, stormy days, With
the fragrant blossoms, the beautiful
EIHT
flowers and roses that adorn the
world, we must take an occasional
thorn.
Then take the pleasures, sunshine
blossoms, flowers and roses and crys
tallize them into noble thoughts
deeds of kindness, works of charity
tears of joy and g%ladness, and strew
them in homes less favored and
blessed, and on hearts torn and bleed.
ing, for
There is a sad refrain
To the sweetest strain
The longest day soon closes.
And SO well take for their sweet sake
The thorns mid life's sweet roses"
The Early Settlers.
The Early Settlers met at the lake
Thursday afternoon in their annual
picnic occasion. There was a large
attendance from various parts OF the
county, and a huge time was had b5
all present. The terrific gale from
the south marred the pleasure of tbs
occasion, but otherwise everything
passed off according to program. The
speeches were made by various old
timers, songs were sung, and a gen
eral good time was the order Of tn
lday. Rev. A. D. Chase and Rev. g
III. Parker were the principal speak
ers, and both acquitted thenlselvel
with credit. The association votes
that Ii would like TO have Eide
chase's speech reproduced IN print
II refers especially to the members 9
the association who have died within
the past year, and has a genera
bearing upon the better side Of ma
tuse.
Young County People
United in Marriage
the marriag & Of Miss Estella Ia