The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-07-26

tInlsn as the n;-ht is famous for its dars-
nose who move IN what is called high social
position. There are hundreds OF out and out
rakps In American society whose names are
mentioned among tho distinguished guests
at the great levees. They have annexed all
the known human vices and nre loncipy for
other worlds OF diaboiism TO conquer. Good
morals ara not necessary In many oil the OK
altef circles OF society.
Neither Is intelligence necessary. You find
IN that realm men who would not know an
| adverb from an adjective u they met IL n
hundred times day and who could not
write letter o o'acceptance or regrets without
the aid OF n secretary. They buy their libraries
| by the square yard. ONLY anxious TO have the
binding Russian. Their Ignorance IL post
lively sublime. making English grammar al
| most disreputable. and yet the finest parors
| open before them. Good morals and In
telligence are not necessary. but wealth or n
shQv OF wealth Is positively indispensable.
| It- docs not mako any difference how you
got your wealth II Won only get II. The best
way for you TO get into social position IL for
YOU TO buy large amount on credit. then
| put your property In your wife's name. have
a few preferred creditors and then make an
assignment. Then disappear from the COM
nunity until the breeze Is over AMI then
,ome back and start in the sane business.
DO you not see how beautifully tnat will put
r,,h ,.o,, ~ Il .x,.ir,, "a r,at.a 80, - .,t ia.
ingp How quickly II will get you irto high
social position What Il the use OF forry or
Atty yeurs OF hari work when you can By
tor,,na2 Az mr f,ian is whom ,o, r,.aiI,.
80 49, r,onay No., o,,i,, ,ha, iii Ia. 80,
L., o,s tha his,Lc- g., :, a, ~, Lasiar 80,
,v,I1 d,on
There are thousands today in that realm
who are anxious 10 keep In II. There ara
,eor ,hey will ,,iI or, ofit ami ,bere n re
cha,res goIng on every year and everv
,oon.b AMI everv bour which irvoIye heart
ireats th,t nre n svnr ronorteJ Uloh social
lie is const,n,lv In n an,,er nhont The dell.
cs,o oues,Ion as 20 ,,hom thav sball Iet In
snd ,yho,, ,bey ab,il nush on, ANA ,hs ba.-
,lo is Going on--oIar mirror ,p,,inst nier mir
ror chondeiIer AGAINST chnndelIer. wine co.,
lar aoaInst wine cellar. wardrobe agains,
,varJrohe e,nin, 20 AGAINST e,uioace. I'M
cer,ain,y and Irsecur;tv doninant In thn,
raaln wretcheinsss entbroned tortur, NJ "A
nrsm,pm and n Jfe not worth living.
iisa ~ sin n life NJ nride n IIfa ~ indui.
cence n life of rorldiness. n life devoted 10 the
world the resh and the devil IL a failure. n
dead failure an inflnIte failure I care not
how many nresents YOU sent 10 that cradle
or how many rarlands Won send 10 that
crave you na,d 10 nut rignt under the name
on the Tombstone this Inscription. "Bp,.er
for that man III lo Ind never bpon born
But I shall show Won n life that ia worth
liyIny. A young man saws; az am here. I
arn not res sible for ms ancestry. Others
decided that [ nm not rcsponsjbe for my
tsmperament God cave mo that, Bat hers
am. in the afternoon OF the nineteenth CEN
tury. nj twenty years OF age am here. and
I must take an account OF stock. Hero I
hnys "A body which Is a dIylnely constructed
engine. must put Il to the very best uses
and must allow nothing to damage this
rarest OF mnchinery. Two fee.. AMI they
mean lo,omotion, Two eyes an thcy mean
capacity 10 picS out my own way. Two
ears, and they nre telephones OF comnunIca-
ton with all the outside world, and they
mean capacity to catch sweetest music anl
the voices OF frien Ishlp-,hev,ry best music.
A tongue. with almost innnity OF artlcrla-
ton. Yes. hands with which to welcome or
resist or lift or smite or wave or bless--hand
10 help myself and help Others.
"Here Is world which. after GOOD years
OF battling with tempest ani accident. IL still
orander than nny architect. human or an
gelic. could have drafted. | have two lamps
70 light me-a golden lamp and a silver
Tampa golden lamp set on the sapphire
mnn.cl of the day. n silver lamp set on the
| let msutel OF the night. Yea, have that at
| twenty years OF age which deAes all IN
yentory OF yaluables-, soul with capacity to
choose or reject. TO rejoice or TO safer TO
7 s.S ,ac, lsavs IL IA I'm mortal. Confuclus saws
n ia Immortal. An old hook nmony the fam
ilv relies. n hook with leathern cover almost
worn out and pages almost obli,eratel by Oft
perusaI. ioins the other books I'm saving I
nm Immortal. I have eighty years for n
lifetime. sixty years vet to live. I may not
live an hour. but then I must Law out nv
mans in,ellivently and for n long lite. sixty
years added 10 ;ne twenty | hays already
ived-.hnt will bring me 70 e;yhtv. must
remen,brr that these eighty wears ara only n
br,ef nreiacc 10 the nys hundred thorsnnd A
millions of ouin.Illions o, wears which Will
he my chief residenco and existence. Now
understand nv opportunities and nv re-
snonsIbilIties
"It thers Is any being in the universe nil
wise and ali bensfcent who can helm n man
in suca a iuncture. / want him. Tho old
Lool; .ouna amony the family rallies tells me
there h a ,ioi. and that for the sake of His
Son. on. Jesus. He will Give help TO n man
| TO Him l appeal. God help me! Here I
have yst sixty vanrs TO do for myself nni 10
do For others, | must deyelop mis- boIy hy
nil industrIes. by All pymnastics. hy nll sun.