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Show GUNNISON GABBLE. By Nemo. 1 Becaupe a man wears overalls is no sign that he has calloused palms. The overa 11 reputation is alright, but it don't always spell h ird work. Man is a 'social being ; he loves company. However, there are a few people I know, who never get on speaking terms with their own conscience. A cricket will climb a tree and chirp all night. A bee don't chirp, but it accomplishes something every day and rests at night. There are such things as human crickets. There are a" few newspapers that print the but-in-ski remarks of Col. Teddy, notwithstanding nobody reads them outside of the family. The war down in Mexico is about to collapse, for the reason that the base ball season is on. As Soloman says, "There is a time for everything" The only knocker Gunnison needs just now, is the man at the bat. There 9 re some people in Sanpete county who never worry except when they worry other people. They are the bill collectors, and the fellows who solicit you to buy something you. don't want. A silver dollar in constant circulation circula-tion never gets corroded, but is always al-ways bright. The brightest and cleanest men in the world are those who are active in life. A loafer needs a lot of moral and mental sapolio to keep him polished. Men in America boast of their freedom free-dom ; yet, but a meer handful are really free. A large majority are bouud by man-made creeds until they dare not think much less speak. I would rather become food for worms than to have my conscience fettered by a solemn-faced priest, or warped hv tho dictation of a creed. ; Here is a missing word contest open to the world ; try it. "A long faced pious church deacon sat down on the pointed end of a tack. He said two (Continued on last page.) GUNNISON GABBLE. (Continued from firBt page.) words the last word was "it." Anyone Any-one guessing the first word aud send iog to the editor one dollar and a half in cash, will be entitled to one year's subscription to this paper. Here is Rome advice we don't charge for. Never lie if you are certain cer-tain to be found out ; never steal if the chances are that you will get caught ; never loaf unless there is something to do ; and never take a drink unless you are alone or with Bome one. Do not hurry through life, but be thorough as you go. The person who ; is always in a rush wiss not accomp- J lish as much as the one taking more time.- The moat valuable.- things in j the world are slow of growth. The oak or cedar require many years to t mature, but they produce excellent j timber; while the vine reaches ma- turity in one season. The vine pro- duces only a squaEh. Which do you ' prefer to be, the heart of oak or a ! saua9h, ' To say "you mcst believe," is ai incongruity., Belief is the . result of evidense. It comes to us involuutary. whether we like it or not. No one can ! help believing if the facts are sufficient to carry the truth, and no ODe can believe unless their judgment judg-ment is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt. One may try to believe, but if the proof is lacking boubts will remain. re-main. '"He that beliavsth shall be saved, and he that believetb not shall be damned," is an unjust decree, It would be about as just to say, "He that has red hair, or freckles on his Doseshnll be damned." To punish one for thatj which they cannot help or avoid, is cruel and unjust. Btlief is something we cannot help ; we may strive, and struggle, and pray, but doubts remain. To punish for what we believe, is the remnant of the dark Bges. Better punish for what we do, and not for what we believe or thick. |