Show another christmas has come gone and during the final days of this year of uncertain uncertainties tie 5 we shall try to settle ourselves to still greater work which is ahead for us to do both here in dry valley where this abi s weekly column is prepared ed and elsewhere as we carry out instruction which will combie much of spiritual progression with the material work of the moi moment nent under the new system it will ill be necessary to devote more time to our spiritual work and it will therefore be impossible to spend more than a day each week in monticello although we shall make it a point to be in town on monday of each week unless called to some other point as may occur on occasion we ask of our local friends 0 observe this change although any important business connected with our mews newspaper paper may be transacted thru our workers coworkers co claude flesher and morgan barton who are in charge of the two branches of service we as our contribution to the better intent tnt of san juan county and its inhabitants under newspaper activities may le ae counted the various improvements being developed now and under trade mart service may be included all that we have mentioned in previous dirae timie and as much future improve ment as you who will cooperate with us ps will be a part of our christmas mail bright many expressions of friendship from nearby and from distant friends and may we again take this opportunity of expressing our gratitude to those who remembered us with greeting greetin cards or with notes of more personal nature we also wish to extend our appreciation to the local merchant and those in nearby towns who added s so much of holiday cheer and christmas spirit to our pages thru their helpful advertisements we are confident that this evidence of your good will will bring return to you and we are happy to send these issues out cut to our distant friends in order that they may read your names and the greetings extended to the kiddies of the town and nearby points we extend a new year wish for your progress and while it may seem that the things we have in mind to do for you are impossible we know that as you too will keep up your interest in the fine way you have begun that we shall become better acquainted and that as the offer we made in regard to subscriptions during the christolas season is extended you may avail yourselves of the opportunity port unity to receive some form of benefit than the joy w know you do feel as you see your stories and poetry and d letters printed in our junior section we have in mind an all day picnic iben arthen the winter months are over so be on the lookout for particulars p artic ulars as we mrle the plan we are div givray M 1 thought 10 0 nw now 1 A new writer to us andrew jackson davis expresses these words of truth found in a recent issue issue of the aquarian age magazine systems i aize your daily habits of feeling and thinking so that healthfulness may I 1 be conceived and brought forth as the I 1 beginning of your everlasting salvation from discord disease and unrest we know of no better wish to include at this time in the form of a new year thought to extend to our i readers especially since it corresponds with our own ideas of how to live in order to be not only health ful but helpful members to our community with this thought coupled with our united love thoughts we close this our old year and enter upon the new which we trust will bring us into closer harm tony lony of thought word and deed to those who are good to me I 1 wn am good and to those who are not good to me I 1 ani am also good thus all get to be good to those who are arc sincere with nie me I 1 am sincere and to those who are riot not sincere I 1 am also sincere thus all get to td be sincere ethel ahel may cosa |