The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-11-14
ARP'S GOOD ADVICE
The Philosopher Says be Reconciled to
What You Can't Help

"Nil desperandum.' ~ "Carpe diem ;"
D5n't despair. Enjoy the day. Bsre-
conciled to what you caa lot help.
That's good advice and l wish taat we
could all take it. | Try to, but some
times it is hard work. When it rsined
all tie month Of June and We had 8
burriog sun all the nonth Of Septem-
Der, | couldn't "carpe diem" When |
ponder upon the cruel and useless
Philippine var ard the Porto Rico
steal and the Chinese mudile and all
the other devilmsnt that this admins
t1at;oI has brought cbout, / cast te
7ecoy ciled. When hear these McAin-
ley men shouting prosperity it makes
me hct under the collar. They remind
me Of gang of highway robbers who
murder helpless travellers and rob them
aud then 20 off and cry prosperity.
Manufacturers Of army and navy sup.
plies arc getting rich oa contract aud
armo officers in Manila and Pekin are
taking in the loot and CIV prosperity.
War always brings show Of property
but it is a. the cost Of blood aud tears
But still We li7e 10 hope that there
will come change. If Bryan is elec-
t. | knov therc will. AID if be is
not We will be no worse eff thao we are
nov. We can't be worsted, and so We
will try to be re,occiled. When l vas
a young man | was Democrat becau>e
my father was but cast my first vote
for ". W. Clayton, who was Whig. |
was college boy at Athens and Mr.
Clayton was SO kind to u, and We all
voted for him for State senator. l
knew Mr.. Clayt1n for many years and
always respected him, for hehad kind
heart and was gentleman After his
election he gave the college b,ysa party
one night and especia ly kind to me,
and l have pcver forsot.ea it.
How far that little candle throws its
bcsms
So shines good deed in a naughty
world.
Before the war, whea I was in my
prime Of manhood and had more vltsli-
ty than sense. was strong partisan
and really believe d that if my party
dido't succeed the country would be
ruined. My father used to laugh at
my zeal and say Goa, no my son, the
Country is safe; don't let the politicians
and the newspapers alarm you. What
a pity it is that when man has treas
ure6 up lot of wisdom and experience
he is cid enough to diesl What pity
it is tla: We pass the best portion OF
our lives in looking afar of for happi-
ness when really it is near BY and with
in our grasp. OF course, | get excited
now and then about politics. but fight
it CT. for realize that domestic is
TIE only bliss that has survived the
fall" The best things on earth are the
cheapest and most abundant. The joys
and comforts of home and tie freside
the showers and fruits, the ar and va
ter and sunshine, the garden, the birds
and the welcome visits Of kind friends
and nabors. Neither wealth nor fame
dor eff ce will compare with these. In
most cases Office means spoils; rewards
from the public crib Jadge Under
wood said that one time when he vas a
candidate and vas making a stump
speech and had closed sn eloquent par
agraph, long, lank countrynaa, who
was again him, exclaimed: Boys, he's
,st sideTipin around Euntin' the Or
lhrgrahy of little Office" The judge
studied politics as a science ald under
stood it. One dsy when ne were dis
,ussing the great steal OF Boss Tweed