The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-14
F. G. W00TTEN, City Editor.
CAN A HAN BE HAPPY3

past, in perfect health, and have al
WAYS been so; haven't any serious
bad habits; haven't any skeleton in
my cubboard haven't any money
to worry over, but can make a COM
Portable living at congenial labor,
doing it when aud where | please,
with no one to command my time
or services except myself; have my
share OF good looks, good brains,
good friends, good social position,
and good times; have no one de-
pendent on me; have plenty to eat
and drink and wear and a living
place in swell neighborhood; can
belong to clubs if | want to; | live
in the city in winter and the coun-
try in the.summer; am on agreeable
terms with all womenkind; am not
in love; am disposed to take things
as they come and give them up as
they go; have never been called up
on to experience pain or grief; men
say they'd like to trade places with
me; women say, "You ought to be
perfectly happy" have secured
enough reputation at my work to
be lifted above the level of obscu-
rity; have Travelled some in this
country and abroad and have read
books; wake up some mornings
wondering what | can possibly find
to worry about during the day; am
on speaking terms with everybody
know. In fact ought to have a
satisfied soul, but | haven't
Everybody thinks | have, every
body says | have, but everybody
doesn't know what he is talking
about | feel DIS if ought to be
doing something more than | am
doing; that | am not using the pow
ers nature has endowed me with as
they should be used though | am
busy trying all the time. Now,
what is to be done? Should get
married and assume the response
bilities of a family with dll its joys
and cares? Should | accumulate
property and worry myself sick
when sustain a loss? Should |
ruin my health by dissipation and
gain sympathy? Should | make a
beast Of burden of myself, or be-
come the slave of some employer
who will pay me more tina n ! can
earn in my Independent position?
Should ! make myself unhappy
in my efforts to be happy? Or
but YOU eau see the limitless eX-
panse of these question. Doesn't
it resolve itself in this, that when a
human being has only imaginary
worries he is about as well satisfied
as human being can be? Would it
improve matters any to make the
worries real worries? How many
millionaires of your acquaintance
live in a serener atmosphere than |
do? How many of the great and
noble of the earth can truthfully
say of their condition what l say
truthfully Of nine? What is prac-
tical conteutment anyway? TO be
as contented as one can, and let it
90 at that2-New York Sun.
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dress
TExARKANA GAS & Il. LT Co.,
ll24 2lO State Line Avenue.
Smith Drug Co., desire us to pub.
lish the following extract from a
letter Of Chas. M. Gutfeld, of Reed
ley, Fresno Co., Cal as they handle
the remedy referred TO aud want
their customers to know what a
splendid medicine it is:
at is with pleasure | tell yon
that by one days use of Chamber
lain's Cough remedy was relieved
of very severe cold My head was
completely stopped up and I could
not sleep at night can recom-
mend this remedy" A cold nearly
alwaye starts in the head and after
wards extends to the throat and
lungs. BY using this remedy freely
as soon as the cold has been con-
tracted it will cure the cold at once
aud prevent it from extending TO
the lungs
Why suffer with Coughs, Colds,
and LaGrippe when Laxative Bro.
mo Qunlne will cure you. Does
not produce the ringing IN the head
Ike Sulphateot Quinine Put up
in tablets convenient for taking
Guaranteed TO cure or money re-
funded Price " cents. For sale
by w A Robinson 26 3m d&w
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w II Wells y will sell y u
shoes at rock bottom prices.