White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-05-04
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By ED HOWE
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G., Bell Syndicate.


man. But he inherited a strong dis
position to be disagreeable. He fights
1T with some success, but not enough;
u know him well, and run from him;
he always makes me furiously angry.
He knows the Importance of gentility
and fairness, but from some of his
ancestors he caught dose of petit
ness he cannot get rid of. How do
you handle the pettiness some old an
cestor handed down to you instead of
fame and fortune? Everyone has
blood in him he should get rid of, but
it Is mixed up in the main stream, and
the operation is difficult.
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/ am tired of those persons who
amount to nothing themselves, but be-
come tremendous critics of those who
do. Most Of the big criticism in print,
and heard from the platform, come
from persons who do not amount to
much, except as writer's and orators.
Find any man who is behaving toll
erably well, and accomplishing prop
er human tasks with considerable
ability, and you will find him sur
rounded with whooping critics, rang
ing from members Of his own family
to his congressman and editor.
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A vast horde of men are going to
the devil, but still greater number
are giving good account of them
selves.
Look at the great number of our
creGitable American institutions.
Not one managed by bum.
Look at our progress. We are in
the lead, and every progressive step
Is made by good men; the buns have
nothing to do with it.
Let us hope that the idle, the care
less, the unreliable, the incapable,
will finally be able to take the hint.
Their abuse of good men has always
been unavailing; the best men can
not be kept down.
The great lesson that should be
taught increasingly is that there Is
abundance for all. That is the fact of
which there is least doubt, but we
must earn, save and work. Nature
abomfnates the shiftless, and rewards
the careful. The foolish notion that
men may make the world over, and
leave out industry and thrift, is be-
lieved by no intelligent man.
For thousands Of years we have
been working to reform others. The
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l often wonder there are so many
FOUNDERS" men who devote a good
deal more than half their time to
what they call pleasure.
A rounder always goes to the devil,
finally, and doesn't have a great deal
Of fun. l believe there is more pleas
use in honest business than in bum
merry. A man may find Il good deal of
pleasure in promotion; in the noto-
riety the newspapers always give par
ticularly capable men. There is pleas
ure in building and occupying bet
ter home than the average; In good
credit at the bank and in the COM
munity.
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Times are nearly always hard be-
cause of false efforts to make them
better.
Men do not actually trust dreams,
fancies and visions, but somehow hate
tc give them up.
l lately attended rather unusual
social affair; lady who sat near me
said it was the best showing of gowns
of the season. I loked at the gowns,
but did not find much Of interest. De-
casionally l have gone to dry goods
stores, to be in the way while AIDE
laide, my niece, looks. The unusual
display of gowns at the notable party
looked to me very much like those
see displayed on racks in the dry
goods stores; of all colors, sizes and
shapes; and rather flimsy.
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We read in history that the best of
the ancient civilizations became so
luxurious that they "ran out" Ma
ture provided plenty, but the people
were so idle and pleasure-loving that
they wouldn't work sufficiently to
maintain themselves.
Then came along harder and sim
pier race Of men, and captured them
Genghis Kahn, the barbarian, over
ran the neighboring civilizations So
did Mahomet and his successors.
1t is said our Western civilization
is becoming so luxurious that it is in
danger. What simpler people will
succeed us?
Why wouldn't It be a good idea to
save ourselves?
If the smart aleck town men are de.
termined to go to hell, why may not
the farmers head Off the impending
calamity? We have a rich country;
probably the best that has ever ex-
isted Why let 1t be ruined needless
ly? Why not simplify our habits, un-
der the direction of the farmers, and
save it? Why become the subjects of
some Of the dark races?
l family recall story about town
men, in great emergency in the past,
going to farmer, and inducing him
TO quit the pillow, and help them. 1t is
time for something of the kind 10
happen again.
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Usually l can't read womans writ.
ing, or fathom her mind.
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A woman can't whip a man in
regular rOugh-and-tumble fight So she