Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-04
Encourage tho tenchcrs in our publ,o

Encourage the teachers in our public
schoois-occupation af,luous and poorly
compensated In all the cities when there
comes "a fit of economy on the part of Off
cials the first thing To do is always to cut
down teachers salaries To take 40 or 80
boys whose parents suppose them preco-
cious ana keep the parents from finding out
their mistake, to take an empty head and
Gil II. to meet the expectation Of parents
who think their children at Il years of age
ought to hn mathcmaticians and meta
physicians and ELECTRICIANS, 20 work sue
cs's>fully that great stuiiinR machine the
modern school system is IA very arduous
work Encourage them 10y the usefulness
and the cvcrlas,ingnesS ana the magnitude
of their occupation and when your chill
Grcn do wei compliment the instructor,
praise the teacher. thank the educator.
Encourage all inVaiids hy telling them
bow many YOU have known with the same
ailments who got well and not by telling
them of their sunken eye or asking them
whether the color Of their check is really
hectic or mentioning eases in which that
style of disease ended fatally or telling
them how badly they look Cheerful
words are more soothing than chloral.
more stimulating than cognac. more tonic
than hittcrs. Many an invalid has recov-
cred through the influence of cheerful sur
rouudinRs
Encourage all starting in life by your
self becoming reminiscent Established
merchants, by telling these young mer-
chants when You got your first customer,
and how you sat behind the counter eating
your luncheon. with one eye on the door
Established lawyers. encourage young law
yers by telling of the time when you broke
down in your first speech Established
ministers of the gospel, encourage young
ministers by mcrcilul examination of
Theological candidates. not walking around
with protiIndi;y and Observation-Disclosures
of manner as though YOU were one of the
eternal DEGREES Doctors established, by
telling young doctors how you yourself
once mistook the measles for scarlatina
And II you have nothing 10 say that is en-
couraging, man. put your teeth tightly
together and cover them with the curtain
Of your lip; compress your lips, and put
your hand over your mouth and keep still
Help the Needy.
A gentleman WIS passing along. cross
ing bridge in Germany. and Ind came
along with "A cage OF birds for sale The
stranger said, How much for those birds
and the cage The price was announced
the purchase was made. and the first thing
the stranger did was Ia open the door of
the cage, and the birds flew ont into the
sunlight and the forest. Some one who
snw the pur,h asr and the liberation said
What did you do that for Ah,' said
the stranger was "A captive myself
once, and ! know how good it is TO he
free. oh, ye who remember hardships
in early life but haze come beyond those
hardships, syInpathizc with those who are
in the struggle Free yourself. help Others
to get free Governor Alexander stephens
persisted in having business matters
brought to his bedside There YVES ON the
table petition for the pardon of distin-
guishcd criminal. the petition signed by
distinguished men There was also on
that table "A letter from n poor woman in
the pcnitcntiary. written and signed by
herself alone. Diving Alexander stephens
said: You think that b,-'aus, have been
i'll 50 many times and got well ! shall get
we'll now but you are mistaken: sha
not recover Where Is that letter by that
woman in the penitentiGry. | think she
has suffered enough A. near n can
tell she has no friends Bring me that
paper that | may sign her pardon" a
gentleman standing by. thinking this too
great responsibility for the sick man.
said: Governor. you are very sick now
Perhaps you had better wait TIL tomor
row. You may ftcl stronger. and you may
feel better Then the eye OF the old gov
crnor flashed, and he said, know what
/ am about !" Putting his signature TO
that pardon, he wrotc the last word he
ever wrote, for then the pen fcll from his
pale and rheumatic and dying hand for
ever On. my soul, how beautiful that
the closing hours Of life should be spent
in helping one vino had no helper
Encourage the troubled by thoughts II
release and reaSsocintion. Encourage the
aged by thoughts OF eternal juvcncsccncc
Encourage the herdsmGn amid the
troughs Of sin 10 20 back 10 the banquet
nj the fathers homestead Give Us tones
in the major key instead Of the minor
Give us Coronation instead Of Mo
mi. You have seta ears 81 arranged that
one err going down the hill rolled another
ear up the hill They nearly balanced
each other. And every man that finds life
up hin ought 10 bc h,lpcd hy those who
have passed the heights and ar descend
ing - the Vale Oh. let Us bear one an
others burdens