Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-21
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Written for the Times- Republican.

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Written for the Times Republican
Occasionally preacher takes q text
because of It's suggestiveness. not be-
cause it really is the subject on which
he proposed to preach, but 1t leads TO
other thoughts. This explanation Is
| necessary from what follows.
Perhaps others were not affected. but
the most impressive thing to the writer,
connected with all OF the ceremonies,
addresses, closing of schools, even the
circus failed to show at Webster City
and other places, was the stopping OF
the railroad trains on our big trunk
lines. Stopping for or 10 minutes. just
where they were, when the services at
the cemetery In Canton commenced.
Trains were stopped on high bridges. in
the woods, on our prairles surrounded
by rustling cornfields, in the midst of
the busy towns, anywhere and every
where they were when the hour arrived.
1t was most impressive object lesson.
far the American mind does not stop
railroad trains in imagination or reality,
for anything less than the funeral Ser
vices of nlartyred president.
So the text is. Stopping" 1t suggests
so much. Shall we begin at old age and
go back to youth. How many money
ge.ters should stop. Carnegie sets the
example of stopping his active business
life OF acquiring, to commence an squal-
~ busy life of spending for the pubic
good. But the world is full of men.
who will not and cannot stop business
life. Literally they die In the harness
We do not lave to go out of Iowa to
find men whose health and even wealth
| would be increased IL they stopped and
let younger men, frequently those of
their own family, take up the burdens
Of their business. Or to so from one ex-
IRENE to. another, let us use the social
life of some old women as an illusrra-
ton. You and I neignpor know them.
Society functions they must and will
control as long as the Almighty gives
them strength to dress, and ride, and
walk and talk. They too must die in
the harness. And strange it is no power
on earth can convince them thar any
one else is equal to the task Of manag
ing these necessary things OF our social
life.
An this suggests personal habits not
to say vices. Here is harsh saying
but probably one that can not be dis
puted, that in every town in these
United States with a population CT $50
inhabitants there is a man. now a mod
crate drinker. who will fill drunkards
grave. This is no temperance lecture,
but If any man in the world needs to
stop, it is your friend and mine with the
confirmed habit of drinking Intoxicating
liquors. He will read this and immedi-
ately apply it to our other neighbors.
He doesn't have to stop, he drinks no
more than is good for him. And for
you or the writer to personally suggest
that he stops, will make us an enemy
for life.
Now how easy 1t IL to go back to the
gentler sex. In an Iowa town today
there is refined, intellectual, Christian
good hearted woman that deserves the
title of lady, that is leading her hus-
band and family to the poor farm. as
certain and surely as tho the county
commissioners were acting on his case
today. He has an income varying from
$1,000 to 81, 500. She spending from $40
600 to $4,000 a year in receptions, dress
and travelling, and he can not stop"
her. In fact it is known that he makes
no effort to stop this extravaganza. The
reader must understand this woman is
spending all of this money because she
likes Ito keep up with the procession"
Entertaining has become mania
with her, and she is wilfully ignorant
of her husbands income. The writer
feels perfectly free in mentioning this
case, as this woman lives in the part of
the state. where few copies of the paper
are taken or read
Endless illustrations can be used. |
There's the young man, who is leading
the fast life. Nothing disreputable just
now. Only some out of date old codger
would object to a game of poker. Wine
parties do not prevent young man
from attending to business. Or when Il
resorts visited do not spoil man. oh
no. still he had better stop. Especially |
as his salary is only 500 month and
he is spending little more
One day in county seat, the writer
heard Of a young man who had been
elected treasurer of the county. Thoss
on the inside knew he was specializing
on the board of trade with the county |
funds Knew that IL a deal Went the
wrong way, his bondsmen would be
called upon. But it went the right way,
and SO the world never has heard of it. |
Still he had better stop.
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