Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 March 1918 — FLASHLIGHTS [ARTICLE]

FLASHLIGHTS

Too many people expect the will to be taken for the deed. It’s tfr& successful office boy who eventually becomes the successful merchant. You can’t make war and enjoy all the comforts and privileges of peace at the same time. There’s one comforting thought for next summer. They won’t have to close the factories for lack of ice. The man who is planning to tell his grandchildren all about the passing events of this war will have to possess some memory. What a different world it would be if there were only some way for the critics to give the benefit of their wisdom to the men in high places. 1 Conditions may be difficult and annoying, but this is no time to get mad. This Is a time when the country needs the best judgment of everybody. One may now get his next year’s auto license in peace and comfort, but we presume most of us will wait until the last day of the year and stand in line three hours and a half. Avoiding a rush has never been a popular American custom.