The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-03-19
I WILL HANG THIS ON BALBOA
BECAUSE HE HAS HAD Ills
IIyN MD IL DEAD


In the April American Magazine
"Sid" says.
THE other night I read in my eve
Mug paper that balboa had discov-
cred the Pacific ocean lou hundred
and three years ago that day. AZ
first 1 swallowed the statemcnt-as
any human being in good and regular
standing would be likely to do. But
the moment | began 10 think It over
I experienced an inward clucklc. Who
gave Balboa the idca that he was the
fret to Ind the Pacific And what
made the rest ot us pin a medal on
him for an honor he never deserved
Don't we know--if we stop 20 consider
that the Pacific ocean was discov-
| cred and forgotten by countless gem
! eratlons before Balboa was born ?
| The truth T. that Balloon. instead OF
being the first to discover the Pacific,
was one OF the last.
we are wonderful creatures-we
human beings-when we give way
fully 10 M ego that il in US. We i'm.
aginc that the whole earthly show he
gam with W. and that 1t Is going To
| end with us. We think our expert
4 HnGfN are new INAuAlNl Nhh 'HNAN"
! i've. II our teeth acne we say that
! our teeth are especially sensitive.
| when We compare notes on the ad-
vantages ~ various shaving utensils
We say we can't use this or that be-
cause our boards are particularly
stin. Il we SILVER on the raw day We
say We are peculiarly susceptible 10
coid-that nobody ever suffer- with
the cold as We do. | know a man who
saw Joe Jefferson play nip Van WIN
kle, saw him play Il. and SO DID
millions Of others. Jefferson played
IN. part COCO times But TO hear my
friend talk you would think h a Jo'
never really rose up and became oquu
to the role except nce and that wa
the night HE saw It.
Eyes. we like the feeling that w
are the nrst-the only onlys-the IA
vored fcw. We never get 1t into oui
heads that the earth Is "A very ul,
Observation-Disclosures by untold gen
lcratiuns OF tenants. each OF which re
pairs and rcpaints the place in an cf
fort to prove that IL owns The prem
Uses. OF course We admit academical
Ia that there were others before us
hut We don't honestly believe a. Take
for example. Hamrluraht ltamnsts
lPtolcnty and Plutarch. These Wcr'
men OF our wi comparative genera
ltion. yet they were @ real to u'
Down in our hearts we would neyc
lcredit them with having as scu~itiN,
teeth us We AVE. And 1T Is a Ger
tainty that they never enjoyed ans
thing a. much az We. Nor did the
suffer With the cold.
".And yet his wonderful hi;'e ee
Ia the only Trims we have worth pos
lscssiug. -. dear reader, Your nam
!, be Henri smith. the fAtes when the
set YOU down in our midst. might We.
have instructed you as follow
Wow. Henry, remember ina
i, There is nothing new in the world ht
you All the rest II old, Here AR
the old grcase-staincd blocks 20: SO
=. 10 play with-the old ideas and III
/, old facts-which billions ~ men ha'
, played with before yoI. and built int
structures which bore the stamp &
j, their own individuality Build, Heur.
a build. Make the best out Of thu m
l~terials that YOU q n But above al
put yourself into the work. Don
Initiate. don't copy. Your only chan'
IN tn be yourself, What YOU d" ~ "
n best tina you can contribute. 70
I can't add anything 20 the shoW 10
!, Henry Smith. Make sure that "'
n really add him
And there you are.
"Egos are all right. They are q
best thing we havc-our most valu
bic asset. Md set they furnish q
~ biggest laugh