Iditarod pioneer., 1915-10-16
GROUCHlNESS
Someone clipped and placed the editors desk the following observations from the Kansas City Star They headed Don't Be

grows and grows and grows The wife grunHng the and scod The who begins by growing at his imaginary troubles ends becoming fhlovn gouh hi the grouc habit nursing imaginary all troubles imaginary Look back twenty years The troubles hns They weren't worth about You know that now Neither are your troubles cal" but will not take him ogsF prob the guh habit within pluck Be genial glad Cultivate of mind Force face smile you have to- and soon the face of the whole world ~ " back at you
 Much of the above sound philosophy of sound and some of if is rot Persons who believe themselves competent advise ther fellows of personal conduct should avoid
 thing nackng of hypocrisy. The who forces his face to smile generally ypocrie of the deepest dye Between the confirmed grouch and the cheerful idiot commend to the grouch Had the sad Be and natural he would have dered his public greater
 Grouchness than habit it acquired habit No naturally grouch He becomes by persistent and aboros prc ce Were his mental efforts directed other channels and the devotion shown he gave his perverted ideals he might attain e useful walk of life As 1t s he burden to himself and trial his friends We not naturally sorrowfu goucy No infant who sound health and has his material wants provided tor anything but cheerful Ills little blow and his natural oyouness sway As he older his train ing ard environment will have great influence ms state of mnd Under certain conditions he will allow his troubles much importance his e and the breeding them will be the for the grouch But then the normal being who carry
 long face and biting tongue for every ignoring the bea ties of and the beauties of human copanonp do only by persistent effort Joy and gane Wi" to the surface n spite of all unless ruthlessly stranged.
 On the other hand what depressing and nerveacAIng an e nncompoop who smiling face for all occasions No matter how serious situation be- or how raught with discomfort
 
 to boot him.
 Naturaness the habit of mind be commended Give the who has hearty laugh when the occasion and who grave and thoughtful face the hour of difficulty and anxiety Let him display and his equilibrium and his good due tne exercising sefesamt and fobeaance for the rate of others But let path be ewn by cheerful idiots and grouches.
 The which the government of Yukon territory aids prospectors the opening up territory shown adver- senen the Dawson News of September which advises propec- desiring transportation to the head of navigation the tributaries ot the Yukon to communicate with the stated that boat would be from Dawson between September and 10 and that those taking advantage of the free transportation would De required take with them years outfit The arrangement accordance with the policy laid down by the aid pros pecto distant parts of the territory with hopes that they make discoveries of mineral and thus aid the general develop gnent of the territory
 h June 1914, the Illinois Federation of Labor called the ton of the of the fact that the steamboat pectcrs ngcu of their duties and thus the lives of thousands of persons were being endangered pointed out that excursion steamers being overloaded and that the inspectors paid heed
 alleged that when Secretary Reded appointed the sion investigate the sinking the asand he choose known be favorable the ship with the those pcaed that terrible disaster Such charges, all borne by the facts demand investigation
 When you inclined grumbe the fate which assigned another winter interior Alaska while your friends travelling the great white ways Outse just console yourself
 with the thought that most of those supposedly lucky fellows would give their good right arm to be back here before spring
 If Colonel Scheche of Leses Weekly can become so ensi- ac booster for Alaska through having made flying trip the coast let hope that he will extend peregna- tons to the Interior and then perhaps shall witness real boost ing
 The arduous task of producing newspaper ehanded con- sideab frightened by the words of appreciation uttered by pa- ons Kind words than and valued highly by newspaper men as they by highly favored moras
 The Pone sporting editor the job last week. and the bundermg compostor made say that the Philadelphia Ah ecs ounced the Red Sox We have the advantage of most papers in being able to blame the printer with mpunty.
 he dgnlhed federal court officials musng behind dog