Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-21

friends, TO back their own ideas, pollti-
| cal and phllanthroplcal, with their own
ample funds; but here the passion,
which is so Inherent In the British ma
| ture, for making out OF everything an
| opportunity for q commercial transac-
| tion--which. In It's proper place and
| within Its own limitations, Is so useful
| and admirable q contrlyance 20 help 20
drive the worlds great char cutting
machine-spares neither sex nor station
| In life. The simple creed OF the rich
and aristocratc for contributions,
small as well as great, towards their
schemes Is often quite laughabe, and
quite incommensurate with the result
| achieved.
II | have seemed TO blacken the pie
ture too much let me now rub out, as
artists do, the high lights to finish the
sketch Let me admit that an example
Of charity and interest In the welfare
OF others may well be accepted by us,
and should be given by those to whom
we look for leading; to those let me
add, on whom we have a claim for right
leading, or they are not fitted TO be set
on high.
Thoughts. as Carlyle has said, never
die; they change. They are born again,
old and yet young In new brains, en-
rlched with greater knowledge and with
wider views as their bulk rolls up along
the ages, the strong wind Of experience
winnowng the chan from the wheat.
Those who adopt the begging, or
honest. method Of obtaining money for
charitable purposes should remember
TO keep their tempers and refrain from
what retaliation they may spy Within
reach when they happen to meet with
q point blank refusal, they should also
tenderly abstain from Fostering people
In limited circumstances for sums
which. TO the latter. are larger than
the rich seem physically able TO con-
celve They should keep iigidly clear
Of fads, and, where they lend their
names. consider also that they are per-
sonally responsible for the proper use
and economical management OF money
irtrusted TO them by the public on the
faith Of their reputation for honesty
and ability.
As for the ways OF raising funds the
real name for which | have delcately
yelled under the classification OF "other
means" they are only too well known
to suffering public and II Ia as diff |
cult at the present day TO add TO their |
number as II would be TO the Chinese
10 Invent a new form Of torture. Many |
and busy are the brains which are con- |
ming this interesting and delicate ques- |
tlon-how far Is II possible to go In |
robbing good natured public? For |
charity, kind slrs! For the poOrl To |
teach, clothe and feed the hungry: to |
stamp out immortality. disease, Inn |
proper views on the 80 artlclesl to EN-
belllsh churches, open leading libraries.
gymnasiums-all these things we could |
do II You would only come to our ba-
gar, attend our concert, our meetingl |
Your presence and your name are
greatly valued but II you will iii your
pockets before you come and empty |
them before you leave we shall greatly
appreciate your kindness.
Why Is It that women. delicate I'm
mind. in habits, and not strong in
health. will prefer TO stand for hours
DAY after day smiling their best and
most justly famed company smile en-
turing rebuffs from the vulgar, iostlng
'rowd from the heat, STIFFNESS, fatigue,
and perhaps disappointment rather
han deprive themselves OF one dress
n order to give the money so saved.
lean and pure from faint OF traffic In
heir social Influence or personal repu-
alton, honorahly and honestly to the
DOOR?
These con atlons however deeply
hey may appeal TO the few. are quite
MT OF the range Of vision Of the many,
vh0 look upon bazaar as a great piece
II fun, as something TO do when they
re leading duh life in the country
. means OF advertising themselves.
4 making for themselves a position
bove that which they naturally adorn
iut the single-hearted worker, who for
heer love Of her kind gives up her
inc to the dry details OF a charitable
writes an inhnity of
I'LL letters on business matters, keeps
counts looks after the housekeeping
7 Homes" inspects and tastes the
God, investigates the condition OF The
edding-thls honest and humble crea-
1re signs. yes. | admit" she saws
II is all sad and bad. gut--you can.
OF get the money without t. There A,
IRE, come, let US try to think OF some
1lng really attractive and quite new
y, next year which will bring us in
least $500 clear and cost us little or
othing. For money I must have. or
he work will suffer. "-susat, Countess
Malmesbury In Chicago Times.