The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-17
WHY DO YOU SEEK WEALTH?

The world is growing money-mad The insanity Of
greed for wealth is pervadng every class of society is
gradually eating away the bonds Of human fraternity
dwarfng the instinct of human love. It the money
made one brother rob another
Wall street the other day; is money madness-greed
for divdends-hat caused the conflict beaween soldiers
and citizens at Albany day before yesterday was gain
that caused enc real estate Oklahoma City to
shoot down another It the for dollar that
actuated Fat Grove to kdnap Eddie Cudahy and that
made somebody else to drown Willie Mccormick It was
the Of lucre that caused the soldiers the Philip
pines sacrifice the heroes when they
barered favors paltry sums; that made Neeey sell
the confidence of his country Cuba Oberlin
Carter tarnish the Of an American soldier It is
greed for pounds shngs pence that crushing lib
ery in South Africa It the insatiate love Of IN
necessary wealth that led that old farmer Of Reno county
INTO the trap Of a bunco a few days ago. Wealth
snder its various is heard everywhere. Introduce
friend a matron who has daughters and before she
win give him pleasant look she will drag you into cor
and you rich Sit railway car with your
book and you cant enjoy because everybody is chatter
ing about money friend calls your attention to some
body not to inform you some special endowment Of
genius virtue possessed by him. but to tell you how
money made in recent transaction If you seek
the cooperation some friend of yours to condemn
boodler is nine chances out Of ten that he viii say:
well you I would have done the same thing if we
his position" Girls pointed out in the street
and bah rooms and ct churches and when your in
terest ascertain her special talents graces or
virtues only find what her papas bank account is 1t
is awful this craze of wealth.
Happy is ne who delights poverty Joyful is the lie
Of who has no interest in wealth Pleasant will
be the days of him who seeks a poor mans funeral
Money is nothing but necessity. Cultivate simple
wants and make enough to supply them Education is
free your children and human accomplishments we're
so cheap so easily acquired Study the condi
ton OF the contented YOU win crave it, Assay the
Joy Of the who his own warm cottage by his
fire in the winter time under his mulberry in the summer
time and the palaces and Ivered servants YOU have
cured with gray hairs Indigestion Brghts disease
heart troubles shattered nerves. govt ana dyspepsia are
mere baubles His pipe gves him pleasure than your
perfumed cigar gives you No fantastic figures psrb
upon his bedpost to disturb his sleep His breakfast table
needs tonics yours does When he laughs Won can
only smile You may be able 80 to the theatre but he
sees more fun the bill boards You NAV have the
seek pleasure but you have lost the oapaciv
to enjoy it, he has the natural capacity not only to create
but TO enjoy pleasure Wealth is VIII O. the wisp It
aiidIes- nae me siren FIX reasonable limit your
necessities make enough to supply them-and stop Seek
That wealth. that needs stored in bank vautsthe
wealth Of the mnd-hat which you divide with your
friends every day without losing Direct your lust for galn
into the inviting mines Of poetry and literature In the
mad rush Of busy day Wichita the man who slowly
pods and mods his way to the city library is Infinitely
more happy than he who rusbe needless Of the presence
Of friends. to the banks It py-absoutey source
OF sadnesto watch the fierce and desperate struezle Of
men 10 become rieh-rather. wealthy It is pathetie
tragedy. one that win play in the pulpit in the universe
ties in society in the lodge room and even IN the bower
Of love.
carnegies resolve to die poor had its source in d.
vine inspiration No who nved in greed for thirty
could. Of himself have to Tie conclusion tha,
unnatural immense and unreasonable wealth was moon
ss'sat with complete happiness. Nature gave bur al