| Show 1126 1927 we are at the end of the book the final chapter is being written Nr itten the final chapter I 1 is as a rule a review oer the things thing b written Nr itten on tile the pages already titled filled before and a thy shy little glimpse into the future a brief sum 1 mar mao of what nhat has happened to the hero bero and heroine before and what nhat he be or she he mm ma expect in the new book the first of whose chapters chapter is going to be written luring during the four hours of next saturday As we ne beien the chapters of the book entitled 1926 we ute haie hae ample reason to close the book with hearty thanks thank A merciful providence has brought us enough for which we ought to be grateful generally speaking the year ear now closing has been a prosperous one for the various communities which go to make up the united states of america I 1 there hae been some spots of course which aluch hane haie not had their full share of the good things and to a certain extent our county count and city cit han hae e been among them but the general tendency has been for the better and compared with ith the best which europe has to offer our ma ina tenal record is one which aich might well cite the eny if not the admiration ot of the world orld measured by the great corporations which are usually the barometers of our well uell being the year ear has been a good one and there is e cery ery evidence that conditions will continue farble the tele greatest industries in the country are said according to conservative conse ratie estimates to hane hac earned a billion dollars so far this year ear for their stockholders the figure is one cne which may well nell nigh stagger the imagination the pros pro propend perit pent however has riot not been confined to these gwehe but has been general it is true that the farmer started the year ear with th some foreboding as to his future but agricultural conditions hane hae stead ili ilia groan better anil and the farmer is gaining renewed Ned courage the fact that this is ib true is abundantly shown abo n by the election ejection returns return dissatisfied people usually take out their I 1 faction on the party in power but I 1 in this bear of the party in power held its ground principally in the rural districts it was as in the great centers of population that it lost anti anil in the centers the alio issue was as something quite different fiant aiom the plight of the farmer materially the country has much to be thankful for hut there are arc other things too worthy of mention we are at peace with the world and at home attending to our own business as a nation this is something omet lurg too that is worth orth being grateful for and now that glimpse into the future nhat the hero or heroine that is is you iou and 1 I may mav expect of 1927 it mil be what you ou anil and I 1 are going to make it let LS be commended to gods care for the anele tele long months to come and resolve resole to do all the good ve ae po possibly sibly can and the new year ear will ill be a beachly year ear for it is not far to heaven to hearts that know the shewa th ewa k ai |
