The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-10
cC1,1r1 MT, NEr1Lz N q THURSDAY AUGUST TO. 1888

and the more desperate principles Of
socialism than any force that operate
in more recent times.
The drift Of the ages i toward the
relieving Of the distress of the masses.
the millions. There have arisen men
who POSSESSED enormous wealth. and
who have used that wealth for the pur-
pose Of healing the arrangements oi
classes, Of elevating the masses of their
kind All this might have been the
work Of Mr.. Gould. but nothing could
have been farther from hl- genlu--@o
far a. we know. Hi- life was the lie
of the successful business man, cen
tered uD~- self And the love OF coun-
try and humanity ia it. broader sense
are irreconcilable utterly with such
principle Of action. He lived thus Tor
himself and he died in himself, n his
v-;ll he left not a dime to the commu-
nity from vhich he drew it. 1t was
left to his offspring IN trust, for their
sole benefit.
SOLD HIS BODY.
Socond-is such a life worth living
physically? " hat shall 1t prone q man
if he gain the whole world snd forfeit
his life?
The nodern business world in Which
| Mr.. Gould moved was a great furnace
in which the nerves OF men are hufneo
up as fuel. He played at great games
on whose issue hung colossal fortunes
He paid the penalty in the nerve ten
SION and The ceaeale-s Grind Of his bodE
He lived the life Of a miserable slave
He was compelled to eat the coafseS
! f,ql. fhn -inrla~t fG0sl'. re '}at
money enough to get the delicacieS Q
the earth. but he sold his body, he soft
his appetite, lie sold his stomach, IL
.old hi. digestion, he sold his muscles
III. a,ce his head. his arms, his teet-
he sold his body for gold.
The commonest Worklnsnan ina
carries his ;}nil 10 his task ard ate hi
dinner with keen relish. WAS rlciler j
nhvsical attributes of life than was tii'
m,,lti,nillionaire no was mighty s'S
,>nv-or in the Stock Excha1tge lie w
mower tha, could be felt by he "oile,
;,1n-f,.ios. and vet }ioW tnlseIahie III
5 f,;,,,Y> when confronted with the pof
ers with which man mtsf oai'ie
' ,>a,,!rt. He had brought to his ic'
! The powers III the commences "'''
{ .o, Inn. He saw men WI
s had defad him hnln!sIeG and II H.
I, His word was the imperial edlct ~
i ,.,,,. a,,d effected thousands of lives "a
vet he sold Tie power Of his own being
! the process. A little raicrobe, ~ sini
q that = raaunifvine gia~@ mus; he ust
: 10 see it. came into his great palace II
! laid is little hand on his lung, at'd
; xas co,npelIed to follow. He was
y wreck physically at the very time "h'
!, man should be at the height ct !
'e phvsica! powers. What shall II pro
9. man if he gain the whole world b
= forfeit his life?
~ THE HEART OF LIFE.
Or Thlrd-Spirtt,ally Life Is 4 SPIRIT
"a reality. 1t is not found in matter.
al is not found in an analysis OF matter,
le the abundance OF the matter Whlci.
man NAV accumulate about his i1ers'
IN The things in this world that are "o
most in life are sometimes those VII
y. have no commercial rating, 10 comm
cial basis Of exchange.
Our life. is rich because Of It, 'n'
">' or;es. because OF the friends we II
made Of the hearts We have loved
Of that have loved Us III return, oi
he kindly deeds we have been able to