Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1933-04-27
Howe About:
America
Wisdom
Thrift a Blessing
By ED HOWE

i
1 Looms new geography In which
oceans seem only magnified big creeks,
made In the same way as the little
creeks In every neighborhood the chill
dren fish and swim in, and the coun-
ty commissioners bridge. The book
is devoted mainly to the physical char
acterlstics of the world: to the good
or bad luck the people of different
countries drew as the mountains and
rIvershnally settled down. and became
fit for human habitation.
"From a geographical point of view."
says the writer. foreigner, America
is almost everything that could posi-.
bly, be desired, and had most luck of
ALL"
Nothing is lacking. Climate and soil
the best; the rivers. mountains and
plains happened to fall Into the best
possible arrangement for the convent
ence of men. Times are hard. but SO
far as nature could oblge us In Its
huge haphazard and careless way, Ii
did better In America than elsewhere
So that Is settled again: II we go
to the devil we should at least be
fair enough to admit that we had a
better chance than any other people.
There are all sorts of opinions about
me. O. O. Mcintyre even goes so far
as to say: "His publication Is filled
with tolerance and wisdom and not
with Indignation
I'm not very indignant, I've finally
discovered that whatever is happening
has happened before, and was intend
ed to happen. good gentleman who
edits the most foolish of all such pub
LEGATIONS writes. "Neyer does the hui
man soul appear SO strong and noble
rs when 1t foregoes revenge, and dares
forgive an injury have no soul but
/ forego revenge, and, forgive Injuries,
every day. Did | not, should have
by this time shot good many people.
AS to wisdom, there Is not much OF
1t. Such as there Is Is available to
all, and consists In admitting human
and world faults, and doing little
better with them.
What Is the object Of savIng7 Near.
~ always to provide for sickness, old
age; to educate children; to provide
the comforts OF life; to build better
homes, business houses, schools and
roads. Can there be honest objection
to any such effortsa Is not q man
with savings a better and more use
full citizen than his neighbor who Ia
always a community problem7 Why,
then, the general disposition to crltI-
cize the frugal, thrifty man? Is not
such course denial OF a worthy prin
ciple we teach our children? In ev
cry mothers talk to her children she
includes the Importance OF thrift. Life.
Is a very serious business, we know
saving Is as important as Industry, or
politeness, or fairness or temperance
Every useful development In the com
munity or nation Is due to men who
work diligently, and save something
When parents say to boy: Become
good man." they mean thrift also.
Most writer's claim only few men
are intelligent, but | have never been
OF that opinion; II men did not have
a good deal Of intelligence, they would
walk into the fire, into the river, and
be destroyed.
The great number Of the race proves
that men &know enough, and once
man has life, 1t Is only question OF
improving 1t. History proves this may
not only be-done, but has been, from
century to century; have known
many men called fools to astonish 9th.
ers called wise.
Intelligence is no more than the Gun.
ming exhibited by fox: knowledge
inherited and acquired from long expe-
rience. A fox, celebrated as smartesi
OF dumb brutes, uses all the sense he
has, which men will not do. If fox
encounters suspicious tracks, he doesn't
stop to argue he Is entitled to range
that territory, but makes off never yet
has there been fox urging that foxes
and men should love each other.
We are all more Idle, Incorporate,
unfair and impolite than we are igno-
rant. Nature looks after Its crea.
lures; somewhere In blood and brain
there Is education when 1t Is needed
Inheritance from long line of learn.
Ing.
Recently | was watching a Salvation
army service on the Streets and noted
that all the participants were young
One fellow In uniform was about TWEEN.
ty-two years old and perfect physical
specimen. Most of the women were
young also, and there was little talk
about religlon-most of 1t was about
putting a dollar on the drum.
When an old woman is In the com.
pany of a young and pretty girl, she
is disposed to hover around the young.
err woman, ard hear again the sweet
things men once said to her.
When | visit q theater do not care