Milford chronicle., 1921-08-19
UNCLE TED'S
BEDTIME STORIES
LOOKING ON THE BRIGHT SIDE


tired, always complaining, alWay
knocking, never boosting" 1t was Un
Gle Ted talking more or less to him
self as he sat in a big rocker on th
front porch, gazing into space.
What's the matter, Uncle Ted?
called Ruth from the front room where
she had her whole doll family spread
out on the floor.
"Oh! Nothing much, Ruth. 1 was
just thinking out loud about the peo-
pie who are always talking hard
times but who are never willing to
exert themselves to help keep the hard
, times away. 1t is the same old story
about needing a little more sunshine
and less clouds in the world"
Tell us that story, please, Uncle
Ted" said Jack, who was sitting on
the porch rail putting tape on the
handle of his tennis racket.
"All right, kiddies, l will, because
we sure need to think about it. Here
Ruth, you can sit on my lap this time
and Jack you sit down there on that
pillow. There, that's fine. Once upon
a time there was a big country that
had grown very fast and made lots of
money. Older countries were very
jealous but it did them no good for
the new country was made up of peO-
pie from all over the world who went
there to be free and live their lives
as they saw fit. There were wars now
and then, as there always will be so
long as human beings are human"
But Uncle Ted, won't there be some
way to help stop them?" asked Ruth.
Now Ruth, you are stopping the
story. President Harding has called
a big conference, as 1 have told you
before, to be held in Washington to
try to cut down the big armies and ma
vies. That is a real start. The rest re-
mains for time to tell. But to go on
with the story. The people had to pay
for these wars, of course. Some years
were not so good as others. Some
years the crops were bad and there
was not enough for everyone, which
made the cost of food very high. Some
times taxes grew higher in. order to
pay the cost or armies and naVieS and
war, but always the country grew. No /
matter how bad things looked; no |
matter how many people were out of /
work for a time, things always came .
out well in the end, and the men at .
the head of that great country kept
faith with God and their people, and
the sun would come up in the morning
instead OF a sky of black clouds.
Riddles, that country is the United
States of America and we have gone
through a terrible war and lost many
splendid men. 1t has cost millions of
dollars, but not one inch of our soil
has been invaded by the enemy. We
must be taxed heavily in order the
more quickly to pay for it, but is not
that easier than the condition that j
cOnfrOnts the people of France and
who awOke from the war, (
not only to find their fathers, sons,
husbands, sweethearts and money ]
gone but their very homes in ruins ]
they held dear in the world [
wiped out. Yes, we are facing serious /
lines in the United States but no
more serious than they have been for t
.WO years or more. What we need is t
more sunshine and hard work and a
aith to come out on top as we always t
lave in the past. \
''The pessimist and crouch says: oh b
lard times are coming No. children, Il
lard times are not coming 1t is sim 1
,ly SOFT TIMES GOING. President d
Harding, Congress and every member
# the cabinet are working night and s.
lay to put their government back on p
is feet. To put it back to a country b.
nder the Constitutions Government *
y law and an America First where 8
omestic troubles shall receive first "
V
'To the crouch I would say: Get to d
7Ork. Give an hours work for an
ours pay. Throw your whole soul in Y
} your work and accept your place W
l the world as the best there is. Look u
n the bright side. Do a few kindly oI
cts for the other fellow and tell your
eighbor you know business is not on 81
r better but that the year 1921 will be p1
banner year "
.sTbaro arc severaI raaeOns whv W.
ard times are not coming. Money is IN
reaper than it has been for months
I'd there is less demand for capital. I'll
he prices of commodities have. come en-
)Wn and labor costs are autOmatical-
reducing. 1t is costing less now to III
IN our railroads and public utilities.
1t one big factor that is still more WI
cd crop will not only be good but
looks like a record breaker year in III
veral sections. IOl
''It is just as President Harding
i'd when speaking to a group of New Oh
ampshire people while on his Vaca- a l
n. l
"In century and third of Am ret
erican national life, we of the Unit IN
ed States have Outstripped every re- \
cord of civilization in all the world MO
Riddles, when you hear the crouch l1al
king remember that. Remind the {
ecker that it might be well, no mat list
how dark things may look to him, /
reflect as to just where else he del
uld want to live! If we would think K
re that way, we would soon dis vii
yer that we would be helping each Mrs
Ter and the general conditions of the
country at the same time. If you at
/ seven players on your ball team Il
TX, who were boosters and hard bee
rkers and two who knocked the par
m and law down on the job all the her
e and kicked when seasons were H
l but stuck when things were good, sick
v far would the team get?" be
Not very far" said Jack. J;
Well, it's just the same with this the
ntry. We need more boosters, more M
-kers among the people. President was
ding and all his helpers cannot do this
,v themselves. They are working day
d but we must help to tighten the
den and shorten the time until we GRC
back on level ground again. Now