The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-29


/ good woman: never Z breath OF
scandal against her. She was devol
cd to her children, to her church. and
actually loved her husband Every
day of her life she did charity WORK.
or talked about 1t. She believed In
sending missionaries to convert the
heather. She loved art, and lived IN
an emotional and sentimental atmos
phere all her life, to the entire neglect
of practical common sense and educa-
ton. she talked necessarily OF Justice
for her subjects. and actually treated
them so badly that finally they beat
her to DEATH together with her nus
band and children.
Katherine also of Russia. was not
beautiful character; In fact. gooo
deal Of a tom boy. but no one ever
charged her with being sentimental
fool She was so much devoted to
common sense that she Invited vor
taire. master of 1t. to her court; she
hid against Frederick the Great In an
attempt to buy him, that he might
give her subjects the benefit OF his
wisdom.
No fortune tellers or mystics were
admitted to her circle OF friends or
advisers. had she invited a Rasputin |
to her court by the back stairway, she
would have slapped his mouth had he
talked the nonsense Rasputin talked
to the last empress Of Russia.
I don't know there Is any moral 10
This. hut It Is a curious incident In his
tory | often think about.
"A woman's Idea OF Utopia" WHO
writes. s'is to have her HUSBAND Tar
smarter than she Ia In the necessary
activities OF life. Such husband
earns more money than she could. ana
snends and invests Il with better
.anse he makes It possible for her
TO be with interesting and Important
neople. He natters her constantly
and considers It definitely his business
70 make her life a success She mas
fine to keep herself decorative"
Th,. will natter the men q little, and
the poor devils get so little OF y !
have gone to the trouble OF reprint
Ing It.
From the beginning OF the human
race every man of reasonable inteiii-
oence has finally admitted that nat
nral law Is the supreme power, ana
cannot be changed. What we call the
canitalIstIc System land which 10
MANY saw Is tottering) Ii natural law.
Every race Of men has practiceo u
hated 1t: millions have said there y
: M death. but every one has defeated
] his own argument by dying. 1e1
! food. clothing, shelter: extract from
4 life such comfort as Is In It That y
! tha law Of Nature and OF the Capltai-
/ lstic System. Living IN idieness ol
I the neIghbors is the doctrine OF =
t rahe, thrown out OF Gods kingdom.
r !, one fine Silerius was In enect
; d,cfator OF old Rome. Silerlus MOWERS
savs this in his writing, but the ID
n troductiop to the memoirs says Slier'
d Inc was head OF the army. and Close
n adviser and friend OF the emperor
q uaaker man. In that ancient ums
. silerius was In the position OF uh'
q modern MussolIni In Italy. or Hltle'
J. IN Germany. although not an equai'
% great brawler.
h slar,us confesses In his memoir
k. that we're he free to completely orde
le the affairs Of the people. he could no
st think OF plan better than the p'a
~ thev had worked out for themselves
he He often thought, he said. OF an Idea
he world but the old human nature q
WAYS intruded. and he could agree
st. m nlan that would probably Wor
no better.
ne S,lprius was a vigorous. adventurin
'ly man with women, and thought niue
IN ~ better relations between the sexe
er, hut concluded at last that ne" az
or hotter way. offering less quarrelil
", and suffering. could not be devise
at .srhe charges OF the men and Wone
he aoa,nst each other are true" he sal
1ot ..hut I can think OF no remedy
an In his time the political parti
ay, were distinguished by coiors'
ant radicals were called blues. the co
387 servatiyes greens, etc He sided WI
In neither. charges of both were trt
on he decided. as we're the charges o.
poor against the rich, the cnaFses
lay the rich against the poor, but ne
d. not bankrupt his government tryl
the relief plans. as he could think out
the remedy promising success
vas
aug .Glve me one more day, month
aui- vearr man usually says 70 600
Inc his prayer, land will become gre
the feel have It in me- II given time
NOT gaf II out know what the trou
,on- ia with the world, but somehow ! ~
nsiy NOT yet convincingly framed =
uis pointed 1t out. love the higher
hire hut somehow the lower has swami
tish me Give me until tomorrow apa
tne and / again promise to do better
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