River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-11-10
Fate and Earning
BY w C. Bradley

In ancient times the classic goddess
es, Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos were
supposed to preside over the destinies
of mankind
There are many people today who
belleye that fate is responsible for
their misfortunes, while five out of
SIX OF the men who have made marked
successes in life will declare that fate
had nothing to do with it. But you
and | know that fate or something
opens the door of opportunity to some
and keeps it closed for others. To be
sure the man who is always trying to
open the door will succeed where the
man who knocks only once will fail.
Farmers have been knocking at the
door of success for the past two years
but fate has kept the door closed, and
some are beginning to believe There
is destiny that shapes our ends
rough hew them how we will" But,
fate and destiny that spells ruin must
be fought, fought hard.
Joseph E. Wing, the we'll known
years after fate had decreed he should
die q consumptive. A strong will and
the mountains of Colorado defied
fate. So the farmer must defy fate
and fight defeat. Some one has said
that the difference between an Irish
man and Scotchman was that the
Scotchman knows enough to know
VIXEN he is licked and quits fighting;
but the Irishman doesn't know when
he is licked and keeps on fighting.
Well the farmer may be licked but he
doesn't know it, and like the Irishman
keeps on fighting.
Things Worth Fighting For
Fight to put back into the public
schools of our land, Gods book, the
Bible, so the children who never hear
about the Ten Commandments at
home may learn them at school, not
tc teach creeds but to teach Christ.
Fight to have men who are known as
atheists and bolshevist's removed as
teachers from our university and
schools They are there. The pre-
amble to the constitution of the State
of Wisconsin, reads, We the people Of
Wisconsin grateful to Almighty God
for our freedom.
The founders of this nation believed
they owed allegiance 20 the will of
God, and placed on their coined money
(In God we Trust) and in handling
our money is about the only place a
large majority of our people ever see
any reference to God. Crime is on the
inc1ease; if we look for the cause, it is
easy to find, neglect of sacred things.
Is the fate of Rome and Russia to be
our fate?
fate probably decreed that you
should be a farmer. Fight for faith
in your calling. Go to your schools
and see what kind of pictures are on
the walls. / was at a meeting recent
ly in a Wisconsin school house where
the walls were decorated with pictures
Of battleships, portraying war. There
ought to have been pictures of great
men or great cows or great factories
to portray construction, not destruc-
ton
The cnstitution of the United States
at least once q month in every high
school and country school in the state.
A few weeks ago | heard Judge
Thompson talk to class of men who
were asking for citizenship. l wish
every man in Wisconsin could have
heard him tell those men to study the
constitution and to remember when
they took the oath they were to obey
all the laws, and he called particular
attention TO the eighteenth amend
ment that he said so many men were
violating, believing they were not
called to obey a law that they did not
vote for or believe in.
A Judge in Minnesota recently only
passed nine out of class of thirty
one. He told the others they must
know more about our government be-
II hn
lieve every farmer should demand of
his congressman law to compel the
foreigner who comes to this country
to apply for citizenship at the begin
ming of his second year. We have
100000 aliens in this country which
is five times too many.
Fate seems to will that most farm
boys leave the farm. Perhaps you may
be to blame. What part of the farm
management have you turned over to
the boys and girls? Do you consult
with them before buying or selling?
If he is to play the game of farming
put the responsibility on him as boy.
He will make mistakes, so do you, but
let him know you have confidence in
him. Teach the boys and girls to keep
the farm accounts.
At The Evening Meal
Dinner in the city, supper in the
country. During the winter. when you
have time, discuss the topics of the
day with wife and children. This is
good speech week. Everybody make
up the mind to cut out slang and say
a good American eyes" and mo" in
stead of grunt, "umhum" and "nup,"
or "va" or "Yeh" and nope" The
very fact that you are farmers ought
to stimulate you in being with the city
people in better, cleaner speech. You
know + have always believed the far
mer was just as good as the banker,
lawyer, doctor, or any other man. so
long as he behaved as well, talked as
well, and read the same good litera-
ture as men of other callings.
Fate. Fight or Faith
Was it faith, fight or fate that