The sea coast echo., 1904-12-10
apusH DON'T KNOCK"

Once upon a time as the old story
Goes says the Meridian Star, there was
q sign upon a door which read thus:
"Push--dou't knock"
What great thing the words of this
sion would be for motto for every one.
What grand old world this would be if
every man and woman would obey its
Injunction. --''Push don't knock"
This old sign was never meant to teach
or preach. 1t was only meant to guide
the hand, but in it there is sermon
so great that il put INTO practice by the
human race would revolutionize the
world and turn this dark and fallen
planet into paradise Of light and glory.
lis more than sermon. Il is chart
for the roughest pillows on the sea OF
life that can never fail. The wisdom OF
all the sages and philosophers in all the
ages OF man is searched in vain for wiser
words but never have come from a hu-
man brain more sagacious words than
these: "Push don't knock
There ae thousands OF men and wo-
men in the world today who are disheart-
ened, discouraged and weary with the
burden of life. The conditions that sur
round them are almost intoleiable, the
pathway is full of thorns and stony
places, the shadows of blighted hopes
fall everywhere, and the future is dark
and dreary. But a few kind words from
some warm, sympathetic heart would
cause sunshine to pierce the shadows.
The burden would become lighter. There
would be feeling of patient self-reli-
ance aroused, and far out in the dim
shadows of the future star OF hope
would rise and weary hearts and hands
and bruised feet would press On with re-
newed strength. "push--don't knock"
A poor working girl is striving pa
tiently and faithfully to make an honest
support. She is living a useful life, for
by the fruits of her toll something is
added to the comfort and happiness of
humanity, and she is living beautiful
life, because she is frightening a home
and making dear ones glad with what
she earns, or she is dividing her last
dollar with an unfortunate out OF work.
But there is the way OF an evil tongue
and in its whisper there is n crime that
is worse than murder. The beautiful
young life is blighted and blasted and
there is future OF gloom and heartache
for which death wonli be a mercy.
When hog gets hurt or gets fast in
the crack Of the fence the other hogs do
not show any signs of sympathy, but
They ieyour in the most aendish glee.
It's a matter to be deplored-a matter
pfhumiliation-that there are beings in
human form who are by nature no better
than the log, fhey are even worse, for
he evil tongue wags with the knowledge
That it is doing a work more cruel thRn
the assassin's knife could accomplish,
and it is doing 1t with no hope OF reward,
while the hog acts its part through ig-
norance and the cravings OF beastly
stomach.
"Pnsh-don'tknoGk," Do MOI act the
part Of one who shames the hog.
When man has the misfortune Of
business failure, or any disaster that
PLACES him on the down grade OF life,
were are always a set of men that are
ready to knock him farther down. These
are the men who, when the same mis-
fortune meets success and reaches a
position in life that they cannot hope to
MI, are ready to groyel like spaniels at
4 bis feet, 3 50 as !. sea y
"Push-don't knock; DON'T place
yourself in the category Of such despica-
elle things in human form as those that
s!e always ready to play the part Of the
bog or the spaniel.
"Pqsh=don't knock" Take your
place with the great army OF good men
and women VINO are striving to make the
World a brighter and better place in
winch to live. Reach a helping hand,
eoaa act OF Kindness, Of sympathy and
iOye for the unfortunate that are weary
F'n the journey of life; speak cheer
ing word 1t will do others good and it
WI 20 you good. 1t will enrich your