The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-11-02
OUR GIRLS AND BOYS AND TAXES,

IL lie taxes are lnueeu hlgn; ana, II
those laid on by the government were
the only ones we had to pay, we
might more easily discharge them;
but we have many others, and much
more grlevous to some of Us. We
are taxed twice a. much bY ouridIc
ness, three time, as much bv our
prize, and four times as much bv
our folly and from these take, the
commissioners cannot ease or deliver
us by allowing an abatement. How
ever, let Us hcarkcn to good advice,
and something may be done for IL.
1t would bc thought hard GOV
crnmcnt that should tax it, people
one-tcnth part of their time To be
employed in its service; but idlcnc,,
taxes many of II, much more; sIotn,
by bringing on diseases, absolutely
shortcns life. Sloth like rust, con-
sumcS faster than labor wears, while
the used key is alway, bright, Il,
poor Richard says. But do,t thou
love life, then do not 81 quandcr time,
for that Is the stuff lite i, made of.
If time be of all things the most
precious, wa ting time must be the
greatest prodigality; since "Lo-t
time is never found again. and
what We call time enough, always
proves little enough.
Let Us then be up and doing, and
doing to the purpose 50 by diligence
shall we do more with less perpleX-
ty. Sloth makes all things dit-
fcult, but industry all easy and he
that rises late, must trot all day, and
,hall scarce overtake his business at
night; while laziness travels SO
slowly that poverty soon overtakes
him. Drive thy business, let not
il drive thee.
So what signifies wishing and
hoping for better times: We may
make these times better, if we bestr
ourselves. He that hath a trade
hath an estate; and he that hath a
calling, hath an office OF profit and
honor. but then the trade must be
worked at and the calling well iol-
lowed or neither the estate nor the
office will enable us topay our taxes.
FIVE are industrious, we shall
never starve; Tor at the working
mans house hunger looks in, but
dares not enter. Nor will the bailiti
or the constable enter, for industry
pays debts, while despair increaseth
them. What though YOU have
found no treasure, nor has any rich
relation lett legacy. Diligence is
the mother of good luck, and God
gives all things to industry.
Labor disgraces no one; hence
honor to our girls and boys who see
fit TO busy themselves at our Shoe
Factory: and thrice honor to all who
toll there day after day and make
themselves master of their trade.
Does it not fill the hearts of all
our townspeople with gratitude and
good will when they hear the pat
tering of the feet of our girls and
boys as they pass over the pave
ments every morning to the factory.
Some weeks ago one of our boys
while in a store said, "The shoe fac
tory worked on me little like
printers ink. cannot endure it.
1t makes me sick and sore all over
my body with little pimples, and the
doctor said must quit the factory
on account of blood poison" But
l am happy to say that the indus
trions boy is made of fully as good
stuff as the doctor himself, for he is
back in the factory again.
One to-day is worth two tomor-
rows, never leave that till tomorrow
which you can do to-day. If you
were servant, would you not be
ashamed that a good master should
catch you idle? Are youthen your
own master? Be ashamed to catch
yourself idle, when there is so much
to be done for yourself, your father, !
your mother, your family, your coun-
try. Handle your tools without
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