The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-12-24
LExINoToN INrRLLIoENoRR. SATURDAY. DECEMBER y. 1898


aloof from al Of then-
UrdsutAzd that tha grabbing spirit
10 a dissase. and the more smeeesxfsl
you are the more certain yoa sno
10 20 right o. 70 yOur OWE ruin
Hsring made his thou@ndA Why does
not tie gambler stop and make . safe
Investment Of What he has gained and
spend the rest Of his life IN quiet or less
Hazardous style Of ooeupationf he
reason Il he ean-ct stop Nothing but
death ever esres . eonArmtd gambler.
Or. Ksslsys gold cure rescued the
drunkard. and there are a~nti<obaoco
prspautIous that VIII arrest the ne
tim Of aieotips. and religion ~ ave
aryone exesPt ! gambler. The fast
he 10 irresponsible. Having got the
habit in him. he 10 no nore responsible
for keeping on than . man falling frcm
the roof Of 4 four-story house an stop
1t the window Of ths second story.
Here and there y-= ==- A. - =
stance where . GAMBLER has been re
ported or reports himself ss being cen
Tsrtsd. but IN that cass the man res
not fully under the heel Of the passion.
Horace walPols nys that . man
dropped down 81 the door Of . club
house in LondoG and wac carried IN.
and the gAmblsr began 10 bet whether
he was dead or rot and when II was
proposed 10 bleed him for his recovery
the gamblers obieeted that It would
ahset the fairness Of the bet What
noble nsa they must have beenl But
more and more ladies' Are becoming
gsnblsrA They bet a. the races and
have primes in social groups which are
notAing but the stakes Of gambling.
A good way for q lady to get Into TIE
gEnster's habit is BY beginning with
progressive eochre." That opens the
door In . faEhio1abls way. IN one Of
cur great eities inntAaons were seat
cut for srch . meeting a. the Gard IA
blsA fhs guests entered, and ~ down
and began. After awAfie the excite-
nsns ran high, AID lie lady who was
the hostess fAinted and fell under tbs
tAhle The guests srose. but some ens
said: Don't touch The BALL Let u
AniHA thu CANA She would have dons
90 herself and would wish Us, II ahs
SPOKE The game went on for % min
utes longer, and thsn = physeian was
called. After examinsaen o. the case
It was found that the hay had been
dead 20 mizutsk A De guests lift
their hands IN surprise I exolSim In
regard to them: What delicate and re-
fined and angelic wonAnhoodi
Again, IL you would Be master Of the
situation. never adjourn until to-mor-
row what you q do to-day. The dif-
ferenes between happy and Inspiring
work and ~veArying and exhaustng and
dispirittng work Is the differences be-
tween work behind yoa and work be-
fore you. Bot Always wait until you
feel like It. wait until circumstances
are more propltiouA wait Til next week
OF wait till next year, and the proba-
biHty Is the work will be only haltdons
or never done at all. Postponement Is
the curse OF . vast population. After
awhile all the things that ought TO
have been done previously win rusb in
upon you. and. II being too much for
your brain and nerves you viii Be . At
subject for paralysis or nervous pros-
tration- How many battles have been
lost because the general did not strike
quick enough, and the enemy had full
time 10 gather reinforcement You
intend some time TO write that impor-
tAnt letter. You intend some time 10
make that business call. You intend
some time TO finish that book. You In
tend some time to preach that sermon.
Where IL some tims7 What Is some
time? Does II walk or does II Goat
about your VIII II happen to come?
mol Some time IL never. There are
no strAgglers IN the days and months
aud years. II one day should refuse TO
keep step and become . strsgglsr, 81
would wreck the universe. Prompt
nessl Up to tlmsl TODAY Nowl
You Will get only what you win.
Again. II you would be master Of she
situation, and ! name IL last hecause Il
Ia the most important for you know
that which IL last mentioned IL aptto Be
best remembered, ] charge you get into
your heart and life. your conversation
and your manners, your body, mind
and soul, the near e,0Oo-year-old re-
hgion Of the Bible. Why 80? Because
the large majority Of people quit this
life before IS yeau Of age, and the pos
hbihty is that II you DO not take pos
session Of this religion. and religion
does not take possession Of you while
you are young, you win never come
into alliance. Mrs. Mckinley, the
mother Of our president said to me at
the white houss; Il am living on Dor.
rowed time, for l am over 50 yearn Of
age." Ny reply to her was the reply
] make to you; "All those who are
over IS years Of age ara living on Dor
rowed time, since the majority Of peo
pie 60 out Of the world before Is years
Of age"