The Ogden standard. [volume], April 01, 1919, LAST EDITION - 3:30 P.M., Fashion Section, Image 21

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THE OCDEN STANDARD: OGDEN, UTAH, TUESDAY, APRIL T , 1919. I
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I MR iM, The story saith, "Man, in the beginning look well, and
I KP take good heed of the ending, be ye never so gay." pg II
' Once a year we play the fool in a harmless way
I B ' ' ' ' " ' fpk and flatter ourselves that
I -:.y,Bp' ' j Hundred and sixty-five
,t - 'ii-' ' ' - ' ' 'ntDv ZJTw n'om seriously consider-
H- g mS what Life means
' ' -jE EB what it exacts.
B U" y- ' It cannot be true, because millions and millions
I ;- ''r'b' !r-1 ' whose everyday life is spent making a spectacle of
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H '--S: ''JBF y very m tbe year is April Fool's day in this
B SHhB' ' j stead of safeguarding his best interests by main
taining a savings account, he throws his brains to Sn
Skinnem Oil, Inc., and sees Qr ; 'si 1
pocketbook and all skip round ffffl lVl " - v ''
the corner at the end of a string. fRj( I U Mr fs ?Kvis.
Old, old "joke," but daily born jggfgj PS 1
again. yW v -'''"SCsiiSW :
A famous astronomer study- qjj yyj A'' : I
mg the stars as he strolled 1 oTvjp. -,
along at night, stepped kerplunk into the river. fflsp U'd?
He failed to watch his earthly progress while he
mentally hibernated in the heavens. He might as jbraS 1
well have been blind. He has his counterpart in . -, a ' 'S??v6 I
the one who promises himself great things at some frj 1 '
future date, while he daily tramples under foot the $
only means of making his dreams come true. He ISp-P jiiA'
wears a tag on his back every day. It says: "I yf
am blind kick me." And he is blind, and every ''fW
day of his life is one round of vigorous kicks nvTTn
in the pocketbook and that's all that gets v'-'m1'' I
p) kicked; just the pocketbook, because I .Vr??
fgg there's nothing in it. Yet he would :.'.--.' V-Cv '- j
j strongly deny that the year is one chain A. -" ..; - 11 ?
f I 7 of three hundred and sixty-five April y 'HffiV'
mmam How sudden are the blows of fate! !
How true the words of Byron: llPSSl Vv$' ''' I
"Of all the horrid, hideous notes of wop, , "Ht 2p
Sadder than owl songs in thf.- midnight Mast, HuCilT!' v
Is that portontious phrase, 'I told you so.' " vMhk .
Life's prize April Fools are the ones who do 'J? '
not save. They insist that Life must give what
Life cannot give unless earned. : Cl
Life s ablest ally in the accomplishment of our ymS-y j
happiness is the savings account. You are in- :v Svi'
eluded in Life's grand scheme of good things. You
are the only one who would make you a beggar., y
Each to his taste, but, being beg- iffl L' 'i-HS I
-- gared, try, if you can, to win 'iWltv I
r r & happiness out of that crucible ; :f"'": K ifev'--f' "''"--
? 3S caned debt. 5
EUllb-v -pi Let April Fool's Day see you MwMMipf
yfu wsesi aci f yur 'kMMWh
vbBJAb open a savings account and prove 5x1'! '
that even on the day when you are privileged to he Wfs'
a little foolish, you can be truly wise. Ogdent
good banks invite you to open an account. 7;SV.
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