Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1933-05-25
Howe About:
Watching Out
The Alarm Bell
The Youth Movement
BY ED HOWE


thing. but Silerius expresses the be-
lief In his memoirs that 1t is more
stable than the love grown children
show parents.
Silerius mentions with approval and
thankfulness that his third wife once
said to him that the blunt regularity
with which he was called on daily for
money with which ito pay household
expenses, and the hard way In which
he was compelled to earn all his
money, excited her pity. and caused
her to resolve to be more frugal in her
expenses.
Silerius adds note tpage 81. End
vol.), that none of his grown children
ever said an equally agreeable thing
to him.
Another Great Man has gone to the
dogs. The trouble seems to be he
didn't watch out on his way up.
In climbing, one must be constantly
careful: see to 1t that every round
above Is as sound as those below
which carried him safely.
And such care is always easier than
a fall.
do not believe Samuel insult was
a rogue, but became careless as he
climbed, and developed dangerous con-
ceit
cahnot understand how any man.
intelligent enough to fully realize what
man necessarily Is, can become con-
celted.
In youth and age only natural things
have impressed me.
And natural things have impressed
me only because of the Re#ef behind
them to force my acceptance.
AS young man was often
ashamed because OF youthful incom-
petence and judgment, because those
older daily demonstrated more capa-
bility as a result OF longer experience.
In learning my trade | never doubted
the foreman's greater ability, and ac-
cepted his instructions as ! accepted
the suggestions Of the older men In
the same shop.
have never been able to under
stand the Confidence Of Youth Of
which so much Is heard.
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who had long lived luxuriously. He
| seemed sabout all i'm as the saying
Is. and told me OF his Ills. | said the
only remedy had ever found was
/ taking care OF myself. His reply TIM
pressed me.
"Yes.r he said. Il know about that.
but / did not begin early enough. -
I send out another general alarm to
be lost In the magnificent errors OF
today. Most people live like greedy
children until something serious hap
pens.
One should begin taking care OF him.
self before the first alarm, which comes
long before forty or fifty. The alarm
bell began ringing very early In my
life; believe 1t does In the lives OF
most men, and beg them to pay atten-
ton earlier.
We frequently hear EXPLANATIONS as
to the Most Amazing Thing In the
World. / think 1t Is the dullness, In
efficiency, carelessness and dishonesty
OF adults who are permitted to run al
large, bear children and vote, although
they refuse to learn the simplest les
sons we birch children for not prac
ticing.
Men who are careless, not honest
and do not pay their debts, have bat
Judgment In other respects; 1t hal
been discovered that one-fourth OF al
automobile drivers having collisions
are listed as dead beats In their com
munitles.
AS moving an incident In life as
have ever heard Is this: A young cir
OF average good family In my tow
married at seventeen, and had fly
children In seven years. One day sh
disappeared and has never been hear
from since, except letter she wrot
her mother from distant town, whic
said she couldn't stand the burden 0
being married. She found no faul
with her husband saying he was a
great a martyr as she had been. "Yo
may be sure" she added there is nc
another man In the case; the maniac
In my life has been completely salts
fed"
One OF my greatest humiliations
the manner In which politicians max
| fool OF me, my helplessness In PR
tecting myself from the harm the
constantly do me. frequently wor
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