THE BOANOKB-CHOW AM TJUULEb THUKSDAYi MAY 15. l13.
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Washington Post.
Why cannot towns and cities
be built away from the rivers,
seeing that recurrirg floods
bring to them such a train of
disasters? With the thousands
, of miles of railways, what need
is there longer to hug the narrow
stream line? Is it not feasible to
establish large granaries in the
lowland agricultural districts.and
bouse the working population out
of reach of danger? If there is
apparantly no possible means
preventing the floods, these ques
tions are suggestive of a possible
way out of the dangers and diffi
culties that are ever present
regards the greater part of our
massed population.
For there is no city of impor
tance in the country that is not
situated on coast line, lake bor
der, or river bank. And the
probability is that the tendency
of history to repeat itself is so
pronounced in this respect that
there never will be.
Civilization sprang up in the
arid countries, where the people
were perforce confined to the
river's edge. Before that time
the instincts of his thrifty sou!
led Lot to look with longing eye
upon the well-watered plains of
Jordan, and then part company
with Abraham. And still furth
er back, primitive man must have
crept along the course of the
turrent and lurked in the fring
ing willows, waiting for his prey
to come down to drink. Then
came the family groups, the
clans, and, finally, organized so
ciety.
So it was in this country. The
strings of towns and villages
that have been laid waste in Ohio
and Indiana are built up along
the course of the old Indian trails,
already long trodden when the
first settlers arrived. In the his
tory of the past there have been
important towns away from the
water. But the citv built upon
the hill was a military fortress,
an outpost on watch and guard
against invader. The fatlingsof
flock herded in the valleys below
Again it was thus with the pio
neers of America. The harder
natures took to the bills, carrv
ing with them the unyielding in
dividualism they will always re
tain. The meek spirit of com'
merce accepted the low place,
and still holds it doubtless wil
continue to hold it until the end
A practical view makes evident
that it must be this way, for
commerce, for transportation,for
the proper disposal of sewerage
where large numbers congregate
together. With the great ma
joriry it may even be more than
this. If, as scientists claim, sen
tient life first issued from the
water, there may be the instinct
to cling close to its source. The
river gods have been many, and
river worship is found in the
esrlier religions Of every country.
And even the Psalmist, in at
tempting to give voice to the full
ness of his religious aspirations,
had recourse to that incompar
able simile, "As the heart pant-
eth after the watet brooks," to
express the outreachings of his
soul's desire.
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ly Creed.
I count myself the faithful friend
Of every child of earth,
I dare not say of one who lives,
He has ignoble birth.
For on the brow of every one.
Though dark that brow may be,
I trace the light of life divine.
In low or high degree.
Christ said, ' 'Abide ye all in love,
That mandate I revere,
And trust that it may be my
fruide.
Through all my wanderings
here.
"All lovely things of good re
port" I seek, as flowers the sun,
But more I love the peace of
mind 1
That comes with duty done.
And when earth's children seek
my aid,
I hear love's high command,
And if within my power to bless.
I dare not stay my hand.
As wandering birds storm stayed
at night,
Oft in my home find reBt,
So would I greet each weary soul
As some dear angel-guest.
And though in deeds but ill ex
pressed. This purpose meets your view,
Know this. Beloved, in humble
trust
That duty I pursue.
By rules the unthinking world
holds good,
I pray you, judge me not,
For. reading oft love's higher law,
Those rules I soon forgot.
But ne'er by following base de
sires Do we that law fulfill;
Pure motives, wedded to pure
deeds
Bespeak th' obedient will.
I'd grant no armistice to wrong,
I'd parlev not with sin;
I say to every youthful heart
Let not the tempters in.
But,Oh; I judge not men by rank,
I see the balanced scale
Of justice, in the hands of God,
And know truth will prevail.
And looking back o'er aeons past,
As through a long dark night.
I read that what was once called
wrong,
Stands now revealed as right
Weldon A. Harding.
Ponder This.
"You'll be sorry some dav that
you didn't marry."
Well, i d rather not be mar
lied and sorry I wasn't than be
married and sorry I was. New
Orleans Times-Democrat.
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