The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-23

not to be lost, and because the fragments
would feed His disciples several days,
and save the expense of buying other
food. Then, too, many other hungry peo-
pie might be fed with those fragments.
My father never allowed even a grain
of corn to be wasted. He said: There
is hungry chicken, or hog that needs
it. l rarely ever fail to pick up every
pin, or nail l find
A young man went to a merchant to
get work The merchant told him hS
had clerks enough. AS the young man
started away he picked up a pin lying
on the floor. The merchant saw it, and
called him back and said: 81 saw you
pick up a PIN why did you do it?'
Because said the young man, II want
to save all l can" Then" said the
merchant, you are the man l want /
will employ YOU ''Straws show which
way the wind blows" Little things show
the trend of our lives.
Wastefulness is a great sim God has
put enough in the world for the needs
of all to be supplied. But by the waste
sfulness of some, many suffer for tie
necessarics of life.
Because of much valuable tine wasted
thousands have to live on short rashers,
ill-furnished homes, and scanty clothing
Millions of dollars are wasted on sinful
pleasure. and useless luXuries. When
needed work has been DONE if there is
time for innocent pleasures. that is all
right. But to neglect work, and spend
money and time to indulge in sinful
pleasures, is all wrong
Ind cyin In nf HOY no
gum made and sold, the American peo-
pie spend about as much for that, as they
do for the support of the gospel. How
foolish how useless, how unrefined the
use of it is! 1t does no good; but it's
use is repulsive to the feelings of all re-
fined people. To sec a girl or woman
chewing gum is disgusting. 1t looks
like they were chewing a big quid of
tobacco. Millions of dollars are worse
than wasted on the use of tobacco. No
one is benefited by it, but thousands are
dwarfed, enfeebled, and ruined by it;
especially are boys ruined by cigarettes.
] know a day laborer who spent twenty
five cents a day of his wages for to-
bacco to smoke and chew, and nearly
that much for whiskey, and then COM
planned that he could not live on his
wages.
The liquor bill of the American people
is annually nine hundred millions of dol
lars. This vast amount is worse than
wasted. Those who make and sell in
toxicants make money by it. But the
curse of God rests on them, and all the
money made in that way. They lose their
happiness, their usefulness and their
souls; and money thus made usually
takes wings and flies away. And those
who buy and drink intoXicants usually
lose time, money, health, responsibility,
happiness, and heaven. and bring upon
themselves poverty, disgrace and ruin,
and drag those dependent upon them to
the same depths of degradation and
ruin.
Vast amounts of money are wasted On
other unnecessary things. Money is un-
usually plentiful this year. But instead
of using it wisely, many are spending ii
for things they could we'll do without.
Much money that might be wisely in-
vested, or laid away to supply future
needs, is now being foolishly spent.
Cod has given enough TO supply the
real needs of all his creatures. But
some, through physical or mental dis