Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-01-13

notice that after man mas been b. ''a-
ing a violent TRADE against his fello"
men be is on his way down, and if he
live long enough he Will be asking you
for a quarter Of dollar to get drink
or a nights lodging. Behave Yourself
we'll, oh, young man, and you will find
life a pleasant thing to live and the
world full of friends and Gods bene-
diction everywhere about you.
Look Not For Luck.
Again, if you would be master Of tho
situation, expect nothing from good luck
or haphazard, or gaming adventures. In
thie time, when it is estimated that
gambling exchanges money TO the
amount Of about $50 600, coo day, this
remark may be useful. There come
times in many a mans life when he
hopes to get something for which he
does not give an equivalent, and there
are 30 kinds of gambling. Stand aloct
from all Of them. Understand that tbs
gambling spirit is a disease, and the
more successful you are the more GER
tain you are to go right on to your own
ruin. Having made his thousands, why
does not the gambler stop and make a
safe investment Of what he has gained
and spend the rest of bis life in quiet or
less hazardous style Of occupation, The
reason is he cannot stop. Nothing but
death ever cures a confirmed gambler.
DR.. Keeley's gold cure rescues the
drunkard, and there are antitohacco
preparations that will arrest the victim
OF nicotine, and religion can save any
one except gambler. The fact is be IS
irresponsible. Having got the habit in
him he is no more responsible fer keep
ing on than a man falling from the
roof Of a four story house can stop at
the window Of the second story. Here
and there you may find an instanco
where a gambler has been reported OF
reports himself as being converted, hut
in that case the man was not fully M
der the heel Of the passion. The real
gambler is through passenger 90 death
and perdition. The only use in refer
ring TO him is in the way oi preytu-
tion. He began by taking chances on a
bookcase or a sewing machine at a
church fair and ended by getting q f3T
pennies for his last valuable iu p1Vl-
brokers' shop. The OILY mar wso ga-l-
blcs successfully IS tie mon wLa -.sa7
so fearfully at the star thar ne is
gusted and quits Let him win at tie
start and win again, and it means fare-
we'll TO home and heaven Most norci-
less OF all hahitsl Horace Nalpole says
that man dropped down 1T the door
Of a clubhouse in Lond'n aud was car
ried in, and the gamblors Logan to let
whether he was dead or not. and when
1t wns proposed to bleCa MIN for his re-
covery the gamblers objected that 1t
would affect the fairness Of the bet.
What noble men they must have been
But more and more ladies are becoming
gamblers They bet at the races and
have prizes in social groups which are
nothing but the stakes Of gambling a
good way for a lady to get into the
Qamester's habit is by beginning with
"proQressiye euchre That opens the
door in a fashionable way. In one ot
our great cities invitations were sent
out for such meeting at the card tables.
| The guests entered and sat down and
began. After awhile the excitement ran
high, and the lady who was the hostess
tainted and fell under the table. The
guests arose. but some one said; Don I
touch the bell Let us finish the game.
| She would have done so herself and
would wish Us if she spoke. " The game
went on for 30 minutes longer, and then
a physician was called. After eXamina-
tion Of the case it was found that tbe
lady had been dead 20 minutes AS tie
guests lift their hands in surprise ex-
claim in regard to them, What delicate
and refined and angelic womanhoodl
Never ProcrastInate.
Again, if you would be master Of tho
situation, never adjourn until tomorrow
what you can do today. The difference
between happy and inspiring work and
wearying and exhausting aud dispirit-
ing work is the difference between work
behind you and work before You. But
always wait until you feel like it, wait
until circumstances are more propitious,
wait till next week, or wait till next
year, and the probability Is the work
will be only half done or never done at
all POstponement is the curse OF vast
population. A After awhile all the things
that ought to have been done previously
will rush in upon you, and, ii being too
much for your brain and nerves, you
| will be a fit subject for paralysis OF
nervous prostration. How many battles
have been lost because the general did
not strike quick enough and the enemy
had full time to gather reinforcement
You intend some time 70 write that I'M
portant letter. You intend some time to
make that business call. You intend
some time to finish that book. You in
tend some time to preach that sermon.
Where is some time: What Is some
| timer Does it walk or does it float acous
YOU? Will it happen to conner No.
Some time is never. There are no strag-
Qlers In the days and months and years
II one day should refuse 10 keep step
and become a strsggler, it would wreck
the universe. Promptnessl Up to timel
Today Now You will get only what
YOU win. There are accidents, like the
printers mistake, which caused Louis
Napoleon to be called Napoleon Ill -
A Partisan editor at the time that Louis
Napoleon by base strategy turned the
republic into monarchy wrote in de-
rision the word Napoleon, followed
BY three exclamation points These ex-
elamation points the printer mistook for
the letter "I'' three times written, aud
hence be was called Napoleon Ill. " But
promotions by accident are not TO be de-
pended on. Depend on getting nothing
except that which under God by your
own industry and good sense you
achiove
That was q good maxim of olden
time, "Gss thy spindle and distah
ready, and God will send thee fax. "
Especially do our young men need to
get ready, as within the past few
months the world has uniolded before