The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-07-27

tic women insist on shedding their ap-
parel and joining.
1t is the malcontents in religion,
that desert the faith of their fathers,
disown the Book and sell their Lord
for cash consideration, that attract
the attention of the world and which
the shepherds Of the regular folds
go out into the deserts of unbelief af-
ter and with prayers and tears suppl
cate them to return.
It is the self-conceited, arrogant,
domineering politician, who, disre-
garding convention and primary ac-
ton and contemptuously ignoring 70
litical organization, proceed to lose
himself in the wilderness of political
independence, that undertaking mag
azines and yellow newspaperdom on
front page may dilate on his perform
ance and whom earnest searchers start
out to locate in the field of vagary and
try to coax, cajole, bride or force back
into the field Of regularity, that pro-
ceeds to puff himself up with self ex-
haIation and self righteousness and
imagine that he is the whole manag-
erie, and the curious feature is, the
majority of the weak-minded are of
the same opinion.
Let a man once convince himself
that he is a heluvafellow and he has
half Of the world convinced of the fact
and the more he outrages the rules of
fair play and common sense in doing
this, the larger his following.
There was merit in the prodigal's
return, but he manifested the ultimate
ultimateness of assininity III becoming
prodigaI in the first place.
Many a man turns prodigal for the
sake of the feed he knows will be set
up when he returns from prodigal-
ling:
It is foolish to Kill fatted calf for
returning prodigaI; he should be re-
quired to quit his riotous living and
work on the home farm at least long
enough to raise the calf before he sat
down to roast veal.
1t is the glazing mistake of the age,
imagining that it is the peripatetic
rramps that accomplish results in the
realm of achievement, or that it dem
onstrates courage, ability, morality or
conscientiousness to get off the reser-
walton. The easiest and quickest way
in the world to win notoriety and for
tune is to become irregular, turn
guerrilla and raise the devil.
If the fool sheep had stayed within
the fold limits and not meandered off
on the ''mountains wild and BARE" he
never would have been celebrated IN
song and story.
If the young exquisites, whose only
mark of distinction was the dollar
mark, had observed the recognized
rules of society decency, had given a
dinner to men instead of apes, drank
their wine out of glasses according to
the customs of civilization and de-
pended on brains and ability, instead
of the bizarre to make themselves
famous, the world would have never
| heard OF them.
If the cracked-brained lunatic who
recently started for the Adirondacks'
au natural, had cut his hair and worn
a serge suit, the women of New YORK
would never have recognized the TACT
that he was alive.
If the sensational gospel sharp had
remained true to the faith, he would
have preached to empty pews, tor a
meager salary and worn darned
frock coat, instead of preaching near
paganism and close infldellty 70
crowded houses and arrayed in purp'e
and fine linen and gather in the coin
of foolish followers in punches.
Nine-tenths of the political insur-
gents were never heard Of till they be-
gan to insurge and the world would