The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1882-12-15
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itisrvideut, We think, that there
is some rauSe-perhlps more than
ore-tbat Ietards the material i'm
provemeut OF the seetion emhra-
eng the towns OF Moss Point aud
Scranton; either the presence Of
some malignant spirit that stands
in ffont 0t the ear of progress aud
blocks itSwherlS, cor the absence OF
Some good spirit needed TO propeil
the ear up the easy grade which The
natural advantages Of the location
offer 10 It's advance. In Ihe one
case the evil spirit must be eNor'
cised or in the other the good spirit
evoked by "ofeliugs,' or if need
b. by "saerifces7 by The people.
Perhaps the evil spirit Gt it ex-
istsl takes tue form indicated by
thu phrase which heads this article.
That is to say too great an eager
ness to appropriate all advantages
without regard to the rights of 9th
ers. Perhaps the disposition can
be better Illustrated by the repetl-
ton OF an old aRecdote, familiar
doubtless, to all our readers. \
white man an Indian $50 the story
goes went hunting together, agree.
inc 10 divide the "Sp0ilS of the
chase All day they tramped over
hill aud valley, through briar aud
brake. and killed only u buzzard
aud turkey. At the close OF The
day they prepared to divide. Th'
white man then said to the Indian
"although l am your superior II
every respect, and could easily taxi
advantage OF yon, intend to d'
the iair thing in This matter | vii
therefore make you two PROPOSE
tious and You can take choice.
will take the turkey aud you cal
take buzzard. or you can take th'
I buzzard aud I'll take the turkey.
Now, we all know that buzzard i
not a tooihSomc bind, even whe'
stuffed with oysters or served wit
cranberry sauce, and it is not there
fore fair, that ina community whet
every member is by his iudividus
labor adding something to the as
gregate wealth, and by so niue
helping toadvauce its progress, tina
part only should feast on turke
aud the balance be forced to eG
buzzmd. Where there is diVisiO
of labor or capital thsre ought ais
to be u division of profit. Mului
torbearance and recognition by i
diyiduals of the rights OF others
the very foundation OF society;
Il savage state it is not recognIze
1t originated from the social al
commercial necessities OF mankin
which forced individuals to pa
with certain natural rights in c
change for the protection atiuId,
by the formation of cOmmuniti,
! Our Savior announced the sal
principal IN It's broadcSt and me
divine sense when he said: "N hj
!, soeyer We would that men Shou
do unto you do ye even SO III
them.' But perhaps after ai,, it
not the presence OF this evil spin
e but the absence Of the good spi
which causes the trouble. We no
it is the latter. At the same tin
J. however, it might be well enUu
2 for us collectively to build an alt
and each one place npon it some
his individual Selfshness, selt-c,
: ceit, conlrarlneSs, mpjudlces, p
u sonal animositieS, laziuesS, procr,
tinatiOn, stingiuess and n0nsen
and sacrifice them as a burnt off
u ing. Relieved OF these burdens
u might be able to push the ear of p
girss up the hill ourselvcS-aH OF
getting some OF the turkey as we
: vauced, and eating as little as y
" siblc of the buzzard.
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WHAT a change time works
: the popular feeling towards pub
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