The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-07-13
WE WORRY TOO MUCH
That Is What Philosopher Bill Arp
Has to Say.
Fretting shOrtens Life-Americans
Should Contrast Their Con-
ditiOn with That of
Other People.

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Trust in the Lord and do good.
Wait on the Lord"
Those are good sermons, and there
are others like them in David and
Solomon. A man can shorten his
life and wear himself out by borrow
ing trouble, and fretting and worry
ing about the iniquity of other peo-
pie. There is a sight of devilment
going on-more than ever before,
reckon-more war, famine, pestilence,
unrest and discomfort all over the
world, and here in our own blessed
land crime is on the increase in our
cities, and what with the negro and
the corruption of politics and the
strikes as sideshows there is enough
to run a worrying man crazy. OF
course we should feel concerned about
crime and do what we can to prevent
it, but worrying does not accomplish
anything. Let us preach and prac-
tice and be happy still. "Carpe diem"
enjoy the day, saith the poet Horace.
Why can't everybody in this country
be as contented and law-abiding as
our people here in north Georgia?
There are no murdL RS, no outrages,
no lynchings, no fights here in Bar
tow county. There are no divorces
nor burglaries, and no stealing of any
consequence. A good old ante-bellum
darby did come to see me the other
day to get me to sign his sons bond
and get him out of Jail. what is he
in there for?" saIu 1. well, boss,
and he find de basket at Jim house,
but he didn't md no corn. But Jim
amt 'cused of stealin' de basket"
1.-THE basket is to be the witness, I
reckon" said I. "Jes' so, boss-dat's
all-and de basket can't talk and tell
how it got dar."
was Illuminating how easy it is for
any well man to make fair living in
this region. During harvest good
worker, white or black, gets one dol
lar day, and at other times rs cents
a day, and there is demand for la
Dor. Uncle Sam is very old, but he
gets rs cents every day for working
around in the gardens. His four
girls cook and wash, and each makes
about two dollars a week. There is
about $12 week earned by that fam
lily, and they are always happy, and
don't give themselves any concern
about politics or social equality or
Bishop Turner or Booker Washington.
1t is the high-strung, lazy negroes
who are making all the fuss. Now,
Just contrast the condition of la
borers here and in other countries. In
India they are starving by the mil
lion. In the Philippines and South AZ
RIGA they are fighting and dying in
battle or from disease and pestilence
In Germany a peasant is rich if he
has two or three acres of land, and
his wife and daughters carry heavy
loads of vegetables on their backs to
while the sons are serving in
the army. In Italy the poor work
in malarial swamps or beg in Naples.
In Mexico the poems get 3. Il cents
day in Mexican silver, which is worth
about half as much as ours. In Eng
land the poor are kept alive by char
ity and in Ireland the peasantry lose
a crop about every third year and the
little children go hungry and in rags.
What is the matter with our people?
Why don't they quit fussing-quit en-
Tying the rich? Why not lift up their
voices and thank the Lord for His
mercy and goodness unto us? A dill
gent man or woman can live for five |
Dr. six months from good garden
and besides the garden the country
abounds in fruit. Peaches, apples, |
grapes. blackberries, dewberries and |
/ never saw the like. |
From our own garden we can have |
eight different vegetables every day, |
besides berries for a dessert. 1t makes |
ne proud to gather them and show
hem around to the family before
breakfast, for it is my garden. 1
dressed it like old Father Adam did |
Eden. I'm still the boy, / am the
nan with the hoe, and 1 don't esteem
t any hardship, either. Mr.. Mark
nam needn't preach his foolishness to
ne, nor do like the tone of that pic
urea pitiful man leaning on his hoe
md bemoaning his hard lot. Work,
abor, toll, sweat, is the common lot
md they are the happiest who do it.
solomon said the sleep of the laboring
nan is sweet. love to work with
.he hoe. l love to get all over in a
weat of perspiration. Itopens the pores
md saves medicine. love the smiles
If approval when 1 find a new blown
'ose and bring it to Mrs. Arp and hear
Ter say: isn't it beautiful" She
me gently yesterday for
hitting down her poke stock down NV