The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-12-02
!. CHARITY
.(Editorial.)


When tLc term charity defined as an act Of giving or
doing to relieve distress then virtue generally
by people of this country for in this respect they generous
to fault Here charity should be and does begin at home
and the extended beyond the confines of
the county Whenever an arises it met by the
oentmes deprivng themselves for the comfort Of ohers
These acts Of kindness sonhearted without thought
OF renuneraton but to them there is the satisfaction of allie
Waiting distrcssfu conditions and this in itself is sufficient
But there is another bestowal Of charity
one OF the strongest precepts of christianity being practced
here and it is noteworthy fact that the plantropc always
nave Nd,an the means han tie. for charity purposes
ing an appeal for aid in this county School districts some
times have had double task training the mind of the chill
dren as well as contributing to the physical webeng Of them
and their parents but with depleted these charges
has fund provide relief to the needy is possible that
heavy demands will be made of this fund before the winter
other of beevoence exhausted Admittedly there
temporary poverty in this county, but proportion to
for the people generally have confidence the country and
know that by dnt of hard work the land will provide them
Strictly speaking there are no paupers in Powder River
county me ones needing assistance only tempor
of years and the drou Just passed One
truly state that farming has only been in the experimental
stage here M but in certain there have been dsappon
nents that will be proited by and avoided in the future
that farming is becoming stabilized farmers are
adapting themselves to changed conditions Some farmers
put too much dependence their crop and when failed
they failed we'll a beneficial returns and were hit
pretty hard It is through fault of their labor that such
ro by their mistakes next year and others will make
Of them to M avoid falling into the is
Than right then that neghbor and friends should share the
failure OF certain individuals by assisting in their ante
nance for they are to profit by making the mistakes
man is not pauper for asking county private aid to
supply him with financial assistance to prov idle living
ties where he or members Of his family ncapacated with
sickness accident. "nes egg he has saved for the
rainy day soon becomes exhausted and the coming
his rescue in those hours friends forgotten
for h their Kindness An able bodied without dependents
work widowed or deserted with little dependent
children is not pauper for receiving county aid She gets
pension that only assists her in caring for herself and chill
dren for the she receives is nsucnen to defray all the
living expenses Every woman i'll the county qualifying for
such aid contributing to the support of herself children
They not to be regarded paupers any more than Civil
ar veterans disabled World War veterans retired public
school teachers other beecares No begrudges the
pension these mothers receive after claims have
been properly audited for it is argucd the money them
little enough.
There is no invitation in all the above for other families
in impoverished financial circumstances to come to this county
and live off of charity for there sufficient numbers ALREADY
here to become recipients OF all the available charity to be
extended during the trying winter season ahead
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