The daily star-mirror., 1923-06-07


When Abraham Lincoln was /
young man he ran for the Legislature
in Illinois, and was badly swamped
says the Great Western magazine. Hs
was in love with beautiful young
woman to whom he became engaged
then she died. Entering politics
again, he ran for congress and was
badly defeated. He then tried to get
an appointment to the United States
land office, but failed. He became
a candidate for the United States SEN
ate, and was badly defeated I'm 1856
he became candidate for the vice
presidency and was once more de-
feated. In 1858 he was defeated by
Douglas. One failure after another
bad faiIures-great setbacks. In the
face of all this he eventually became
one of the greatest men Of America,
whose memory is loved and honored
throughout the world. When you con-
template the effect of series of set
backs like this, doesn't it make you
feel kind of small to become discour-
aged, just because you think you are
having hard time in life?
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The Star-Mirror wants to assure
the young people who are facing final
examinations the next week of its
sympathy and best wishes. We would
suggest, though, that while an ex-
animation has its serious aspects,
and probably is the most important
matter in sight for the student, it is
likely, in face of problems which the
average person will confront in after
life, to pale into insignificance. Taken
in the right spirit, however, 1t will
enable the young man or young wo-
man to face future problems with
greater courage. Life, after all, is a
matter of problems, and our success
in solving to the benefit and satisfac-
ton of ourselves and of others inter-
ested, depends very much on the man
ner in which we face problems dur
ing our school life.
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1t seems to be conceded by the east
ern press that the action of Governor
Smith in affixing his official and
moist signature to the bill which
wipes out the dry enforcement law in
the state of New York, may be con-
sidered momentous, from political I
standpoint, meaning that the governor
will be a candidate for the presidency |
on a platform of light wines and
beers The News-Tribune thinks that
this will mean a sharp division in the
bring a dry republicanism, with dry
democrats and wet republicans chang
ing places 1t has also provided the
country with an issue which will stir
the emotions more than any campaign
In some years past.
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While the people of Montana are
bending their energies in the ex-
ploitation of a Forthcoming cham
prize fight, newspapers of
Wisconsin are featuring champion
milch cows and brood sows, says the
Caldwell News. A Guernsey COW at
Fon du Lac, Wisconsin, has earned
ng a years record of 15,943.2 pounds
II milk and 799.61 pounds of butter
fat, and the queen of brood sows pro-
1uced twenty-four pigs at one litter ,
Either of these animals are worth ,
more to the country than Mr.. Demp- >
ey, notwithstanding that his money /,
,etting power is several times as
,reat as that of the president of the '
United States.
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Over in North Yakima they are !;
inding that school expenses have not
Iropped in the past year. In fact a
hey have found that it cost two thou e
and dollars more to operate the city's II
chool system in May, 1928, than it
id in May, 1922. The major portion =
f this, it is stated, is chargeable to :
dditional salaries paid to teachers !
yhile there may be cases where II
eacher is receiving more than he or ci
le Is worth, the public is realizing
lat a good teacher must be paid =
ood salary. and it is only in an oc- u
asfonal community that there is
ovement to force salaries down Y
eachers should be we'll prepared and
louId give their best to their work, !.
I'd should bo -ass on that basis.
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