St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-17
HAPPINESS.
In his epitaph upon himself the poet
LIES Jest and all things show it.

1dy WfOLe.
Life's jest and all things show it.
thought Sc once, and now know it.
The question has recently been sub
mitted to number of people with
whose names the public are more OF less
familiar, "How to Be Happy. Though
Poor"
Strange as it may seem to some, not
one whose answer is recorded suggests
thought leading directly or indirectly to
repining or despair, nor do any agiee
with the poet quoted that existence is a
jest merely. On the other hand. the SEN
timent prevails that
Life is real, life is earnest i.
that its metes and bounds are within
the compass of the individual, ana not
altogether at the mercy of the ''slings
and arrows of outrageous fortune"
Marshall P. Wilder, who, if not the
most profound of philosophers. is SEN
sible man, writes that ian acquaintance
with adversely is the best thing in the
world for one. 1t makes man of him,
and is good thing all around" Every
father should make his son feel adver-
sity," he says, land in after life he Will
thank him for it," "Adversity," says
Anthony Comstock, lis the Furnishing
wheel that brightens character. To be
content with whatever lot we are placed
in is the acme of living, the goal of con-
tent"
"There are several ways" says Dr..
Chauncey NJ. Depew. "for man to feel
good in time of adversely; one way is to
look at those who are worse Off than he
is; the other way is to join CoXey's
army; there are TWO other ways 10 break
adversity's ravage S; one is to commit
suicide and the other is to cheerfully
and courageously do the best you can
and not cry. David Crockett, the famous
Kentucky hunter, said when he missed
a coon he always picked his flint and
tried again. In that way he always
ultimately got his breakfast"
Murat Halstead says: First, if you
are poor, do not know it. Take it for
granted you are rich; but do not spend
more than your income-as a rule
Work hard all the time you can. The
eight-hour-a-day theory of labor is a
public misfortune and private curse
lie who goes to bed weary every night
with good work is probably virtuous,
and ought to be happy; and if he is
thrifty. though he may have but little
money. he will not be poor. in the
midst of TolStoi's insane dissipation of
strength and fame he breaches with vio-
lence unseemly one idea that may be
useful-the beauty and happiness of the
simplification Of life. Simple lives, with
avoidance of Alterations and vaniiies-
lives of truth and labor-enrich poverty,
and there is happiness in health"
Mrs. Frank Leslie says love will
brighten every path, even if those who
Walk along it are weary and without
any treasure. DR.. Talmage, Francis
Murphy, Ballingt0n Booth, in a word
say that in the sincere desire for hap
piness become acquainted with the
Worlds Redeemer-learn to find joy in
practical self-denial, economy, honesty,
purity of heart and life, without which
there can be no happiness, and with
which there is no poverty.
Many others might be quoted. but
these suffice to show that the exponenis
of adversity-in the popular phrase sea
lamity howlers"-though they seem
sometimes to have the popular ear ana
sympathy TO the exclusion of all else,
are enemies of society, false and vicious
counselors, deformed and misleat ing
creatures of humanity, If truly they are
not more satanic than human. The COLI
tented mind is the producer of hap
| piness, and there is more reason why it
should reign in the poor mans cottage
! than in the rich mans mansion.