| Show THE TWO WINDOWS we came upon a fine bit of reading in the foreword of a book entitled equality by edward bellamy which is worth passing on to you as a thought for the new year it was found among papers left by this author and was written more than fifty years ago telescopic and microscopic are the two windows thru which man looks out the former opening on the infinite 1 the latter on the infinitesimal neither window should be obscured or ignored not the indian buddhist in ecstatic contemplation seeking to merge himself in god in disregard of his actual status as individual not the self seeker in the insanity of individualism concentrating his being in in microscopic activities equally microscopic whether they concern fagots fagons or empires since they are pursued in the spirit of individualism neither of these is the ideal man but rather he whose spirit dwells among the stars and in all time but whose hands are as deft with the most menial as with the mightiest tasks through which this soul of solidarity can find expression who turns his hands with equal readiness to the founding of empires and to the washing of beggars feet holding all tasks in equal hon honor or since since with him the infinite motive overshadows the deed itself let us start the new year with a determination to conquer over the not so pleasant experiences which may carry over into the new period of time let us know that by living one day at a time doing all that is possible to do with the equipment or the material we have at hand we shall be making progress whereas to allow discourage ment to gain headway will but retard and hamper us in all ways and above all let us try to see the good in every thing person and condition as of the present and life will take on new meaning not a bad idea to practice the suggestion of dr coue because there will be 0 occasion cession to think the world is getting worse instead of better and it may require a bit of psychology to pull through at af times we are happy to note that the holiday trade pleased our local merchants and we wonder if the bit of advertising they indulged in have something to do with it it was interesting to read of their advertised stock in each issue during the last month and it made one feel that 11 monticello is fast becoming an important center of activity which it is also blanding our nearest town to the south with its improved buildings and enterprising merchants who have modernized their business methods since our advent into this part of the state As for the non advertising merchant especially the kind hind who says 1 I dont need to advertise ever everyone knows im here an item credited to the gunnison colo news ghampion champion provides a good object lesson its the story of the farmer who was driving along a highway at a fair rate of speed with a truck following behind suddenly without extending a warning hand the farmer turned sharply into a side road result the truck collided with the farmers car and wrecked it why you give me a signal that you were going to turn demanded the irate truck driver you driven long enough to know that you ought to let people know what you are going to do why said the farmer in in a surprised tone 1 I thought everybody knew I 1 lived up that lane lahe As agriculture enters upon a new year resolved resolve d to face and master its problems it may look none achievement of the past with pardonable mounting pride that achievement is the constant growth in both membership and influence of the farmer owned farmer con trolled strolled troll ed agricultural marketing cooperatives they met the acid test of a ten year depression and came through with colors flying the great majority of farmers even when conditions were most adverse realized that cooperative marketing offered the best hope for a prosperous f future u the steady failure of one political farm relief scheme after another served to strengthen the farmers cfaith in the necessity of using his own abilities and resources to the utmost |
