Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-09-18

1 rolled over on YOU
But whst YOU see In the matter OF HIGH
political pretermens YOU see in every com
munity in the struggle for what Is called
social position. Tens Of Thousands OF rs,o-
PIE trying 20 get into that realm. and they
are under terrific tension. What IL social
position IL Is difficult thing TO define.
oat we All know what IL Il. Good morals
and intelligence are not necessary. but
wealth. or show 81 wealth, 4 absolutely
t1oispcnsaole. There are men TODAY "a
notorious for their lihertinisrn as the niv6,
Is famous for its darkness who move in
~nSs Is called high social position. The-s
are hundreds OF out ana ont 49, a.
american society whose names ar men
TONED among the distinguished ruests n,
TIE great ievees. They have annexel al
- Nno"n vices and are longing for other
worlds 81 diSooliSm % conquer. Goo5
morals are not necessary in man ~ ~,
altei circles of society.
Neither l. intelligence necessary. vor
ma IN tnat realm men who would not know
an adNcrh from an adjective, ~ th.,, ~. :.
= hundred times in a dav. anl W., '.-,.,,s
nov write letter OF accordance o. -,.--s,,s
without the all o. n secretary Tho~ -.
their libraries ~ the squar,, va-i o-ir
@nNiNl> % nave the binding Russian. Their
ignorance = positively sublime. rnakinc
English grammar almost iisreru.aAle "A
-; the ine>t Varior- opea before fho--,
Good morals and fntc'lircn.a a., No. ,,e...s
Sarf. tut wealth or q snow OF wealth fs
HosiilNrly indispensable. Il does not make
any Hiterence how Won GOT your wealth. N
YOU only Got IL. The b.st way Tor vor -
ct into social position Is for vo. 10 hrx n
iar-e a'no0r- or credit. then mt D-o.,-
irnncriv n your wifc's name have n fav~
fVrlrrr'i creditors. and then make an -
= 'i,,en'- Then disappear from the COM
tnunitJ until the breeze j. over and como
ha * AM start in the same business 10
Non not see how beautifully that will NM
~. '-- ll" people who ara in competition
win yo1 anil irving - make an honest lfv-
i1c- How quickly Il viii 81 Won int, hf.-h
social positions What Is tie use - -osii~r-
Tory or n.ty yeas when vo1 can by two OF
i1ree bright strokes make q Great fortune,
Al. ny friends. when v1r really ,osa ,-o.,-
~ oley how luicSIv t1ev viii lct Won fr,-
PM tae higher y-u -e, the harier YOU will
There arr thousands TO-DAY IN t',.. -s,l..,
W1P are anxious O. keep in it. Their. Az.
thousands in th1t -ealn who ara no~,,o-,.
trr Tear tlry WIZ fal out % Il. aud .he-a
.rr c.AnS-s going on every va. and every
800 -. every Lour which involve heart
rrrANs That are never reported Hi-h ~,
"a. iiie j. constantly ia "a futtsr about tha
i-iirate question a. n whom they shall f,-
ID and whom they shall push orr ani mo
49, - -Nil- Un-lier mirror against yfar
mirror. chad aliar against rhan.iaffa- rri.,..
cellar against wine cellar. Wardrobe a..-f.,s.
wardrobe. e1uiua-e against i.lri-a-a H.,
'rrt AMY AMI Insecurity irmsnaut in ara.
RAIN Wrrtrhe'tne~s cuthr0nel. torture -
q Premium ani a life nos worth living
lie % sin. life @; pride a lie % IN
l4i-cncc. life % w1rldline-S a lifa a.
voted O. the world. the flesh and 49,. 4..--ff
= failure. a dead failure. an fnanit.
failure care not how many rr..ser.,-. -,
SEND . tl-i cradle or how many ca-i,nss
80 - 'o tnaS grave, - nes-i p rut
ti-nt under the naUc.ss-( "a. to-nl.s..,.-s
~ Il.>'fii tloa- Better for that man u he
nsi never beeJE born. -"
-. ~ si,}zd show y0n a lie that 4 worth
'7-.'-- young man SAYS. Il an here.
! an not Responsible Tor my ancestry.
Others decided shat I an not rs.sr..,r sfi.fS-
my ten norament. God gave. ma thai ne
here an infhe evening q the ninet..ar,tb
century. 20 twenty years Cf ace I ~,
mere. aud must take an account % s+n.t
tlc7r nave BODY. which Is a dlvineiv-1n-
r'rletel engine must rut IL T. th- very
leSt uses. and ! must allow NOTHING ~
damage this rarest % machinery. Two
Tex. and they mean loe0mutlon. Two
eyes and they mean capacity q pick out
ny own "Ay- Two ears. and they are tei-
rf'lyLf~ Qi communication with al IT,. ONT
side world, and thcy mean capacity 20
catch TIE sweetest music and the voices q
iriendsh iF'-;he very best music. A tongue.
Nitn almost inrnity 81 Ar;i-u alton -
hands with which - welcome or resist or
liis or smite or wave OF b.-ss-hands 10 .
hely myself aud help others
Here J. a world which after COCO years q q
battling with tempest and accident is ~tul /
Sran1er than any architect. human or an 4
Seie, could have drafted. I have two
lamps - light me-a golden ia-uu and "A .
silver lamps golden lamp st. On the i
sapphire mautcl % the day. silver lamp 4
So On the Jet ualtei u the night Yea + .
have that az twenty q age which dedes an /
inventory a valuables-a soul with capac- /
ny % choose or reject 10 rejoico or 20 I
amer. . love Or a. hate. Plato saws II Is I
- 70 ortai. Seneca saws IL j. immortal /
Conf1rlls says IL l. immortal An old 4
book among the family relies a book with
i''ithrrn cover almost wOra out and pages .
almost o1iit-ratet by Oft perasal, Joins the 4
9t-rr i-ooks n saying an immortal 4
save ei-'lty years for q lifetime. sixty years
; - u i've 1-av nct live an hour. bat
'nrn must lay out nay plans fnfelAgent!y
and Tor lo1c life. sixty years added
> the twenty / have already iived-that
= ~ trins ne 20 eighty. ! must remember
that these eighty years ar only a brief
preface % the Ave hundred thousand MILL
ons 81 quintnlOns % years which wilt b.,
ny chief residence and existence Now
understand my opportunities and my re-
possibilities. I. there j. anv being ia the
universe al wise and al bencGcent who can
help naa In such q iuncture, want him"
The young man enters life. He - buff
'esed, he J. tried he j. perplexed A grave
opens on this side and a grave opens on !
mat side. He falls. bat he rises again He
sets into hard battle, but ne gets the vic
tory The main coUrse Of his life = In the /
night direction He blesses everybody hs
~ - Ill - !