The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-20

He held BIS head Up and locked al nan
kind in the face IN fact from man
who was obviously oppressed with s>lch
u.nldity that Re couldn't use rs powers
even II ne knew them he was trans
formed into a strong, sslf-rehant person.
Atty. clearly sure q himself and MS OWN
abilities Hitherto re had been a failure,
but the formulation q his philosophy AMI
the Observance % its precep,s had MADE
him successful At last.
But whether successful CT otherwise.
Milford could not conform wholly 70 me
conyeuEionaitIeS. and ne spent much tinle
away from the haarts 81 men he Was
especially prone 10 90 this when be had
work 70 perform on his Library. and ne
cften spent days alone in a boat.
one day late in May. ISL, Gloucester
fishing dory. shaded with white canvas
awning. was observed 20 he Heating 81
anchor on the surface OF one % the bays
that indent Long Islands southern shore
Those who noted Il took brief interest IN
the little craft and promptly fixed their
minds IN other things. Next day the dory
was seen again. SIN tugging II The end
Of its anchor chain. now swung this Way
by a vagFant zephyr. now that way b.
the tidal current. Again there vas trans
lent interest and again forgetfulness-
But on the next day. or peTcuance the
day after that. boatman Towed out 10
he observed a white cross painted On the
bow. Then a mans body WAS seen lying
fan length on the bottom Further az
animation showed that the boats cargo
included pens. ink and paper. an ourit for
camping and a quantity Of food. Some OF
the paper bore handwriting every curve
and shading Of when betrayed = strong
Individuality.
News that he who had sailed IN the
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its way 10 New York. There x was NJ
once surmised that the man was Prentice
Milford. and this was confirmed By inves-
tigation- Later the body was lad away
near Sag Harbor.
DEXTER MARSHALL
Below viii he found some extracts from
Mr. Mulford's writings. from which hint
or two Of his teachings may be obtained;
Il should b. added that they cover the
widest possible range OF thought and hu-
man experience.
The basis for attracting the best OF al
the world can give TO YOU is 20 first sur
round. own and live in these things in
mind. Or what IS falsely called magma
ton. All so-calied imaginings are reali-
ties and forces of unseen element. Live
in mind in palace and gradually palatial
surroundings VIII grayitate 10 You. But
50 living in IS not pining or longing or
down IN the world calmly and persist
emily seeing yourself as up. II IS when
you are now compelled 70 eat from a tin
plate regarding that tin plate as only the
certain step 70 one Of silver. IL : not Of
envying and growing az other people who
have silver plates. That growing is just
so much capital stock taken from the
bank account OF mental force"
ANY persons good Will is n real. living
lAsSf frro~ al In
as that person thinks Of YOU IL has a
commercial value in dollars and cents III
VIII IS also an element sent from the per-
son that thinks ID ana works against you.
though that person never speaks or acts
with the body against you. This you can
only successfully oppose by putting ont
against il the thought element Of frieuGN-
ness The thought 81 good To others is
the stronger unseen element and can turn
tho bad (the weaker aside. II prevents
it from reaching or harmng you. Through
the working Of that same law il IS dan
gerous 10 make enemies no matter how
good or just the cause
There cannot be the highest health
and vigor without aspiration and purity
Of thought. Pure though. brings the
pure blood Impure thought. respondent.
hopeless, rcNiuinE fault-andiug. frctflII.
slande-ous thought. Is certain 10 make
the blood impure and I'll the system with
disease Without aspiration Your best
care fer the body VIII be relatively IF lit
tie help. You may as 10 earb and person
DC scrupuously clean YOU may pay the
utmost attention 10 diet; yet after all,
YOU are bat cleaning the outside Of yes
sci which within is ever filing up with
uncleanliuess,"
You can cultivate courage and in
crease Il IT every minute and hour of the
day. You can have the satisfaction OF
knowing that in everything YOU DO YOU
have accomplished two thingz-nameIy
the doing Of the thing itself and 10y the
manner Of its doing adding eternally n
yourself another atom Of the quality ~
courage. You can DO this ~ the cult
walton q Observation-Disclosures OF
speech. Of walk az writing. Il eating
deiioeraton in everything"