The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-02-25

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Thoughts and Dollars
You conquer fate by thought. The
consequences of thinking inevitably
follow Carlyle
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Our necessities in this life are food.
clothing, shelter, books, pictures, and
companionship; with enough time
left for embodiment of your real self.
Back of the concrete necessities is
The Dollar, to give the opportunity
as well as supply these wants.
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Until the necessities of life are as
, sured man is not Free SO that pri-
marily the Dollar stands for individ-
ual liberty-it stands for cause and
effect. Debt is one of the worst forms
OF tyranny. Macay emphasizes it thus:
The debtor is ever shamefaced dog.
With his creditors name on his
collar"
Money and personal property do not
go hand in hand. Most men of wealth
are enslaved to the requirements of
their possessions. They are slaves to
their fears. Success and freedom lie
largely in being conscious of your
mental powers, and that you can do
your work free of anxiety.
AS long as you worry and fear and
have ill health, success is not yours.
Rockefeller is willing to pay millions
for a new stomach. The soul should
have the mental attitude OF perfect
faith, in its drawing power. This is
the chain of cause and effect to sue
Observation-Disclosures - faith - re-
solve-the act. Strong desire is, the
great magnet. Following this will
arise from your subconscious mind
many suggestions of ways, means and
methods to carry out the desire.
When you have from many points
of view weighed, measured and con-
sidered the means and methods for
the landing of the desire-then affirm
that success therein is yours-with all
doubts eliminated. At the battle Of
Franklin, Tenn, in 1854, the left CEN
ter of the federal line of battle was
broken by charge of the confeder-
ates. General Wagner, riding back
to a reserve brigade, commanded by
Colonel Torrens, said to him: Our
lire is broken over there, colonel, can
you restore it?" This was the heroic
reply: Consider it done. general!
Yes! consider it DONE Leading a ter
rife charge he made his brave words
good in ten minutes.
Money in itself only mas a delegated
power. You direct and put on the
dollar its uses; the good or bad uses
depend upon the wisdom of the
thoughts back of it. In the hands of
some people dollars are worse than
useless, they are debasing and demon
alizing-with others they have ten
fold value. Fulton on his first trial
trip up the Hudson with his steam
boat only collected one fare of six dol
lars. he needed every cent of II for
fuel; enabling him to pull success out
OF threatened and predicted failure.
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DO not spend dollar unless you
think IL right: don't spend IL simply
10 please another. The element of
right lies in the spending of each dol
la. Dollars well spent bring back
blessings. Back OF success lies an
idea which commands your full SYM
patty and faith. Every dollar In your
possession Is the concrete representa-
ton OF your thoughts. These repre-
Bontativos sometimes stand for very
mean thoughta-then again they are
cod-llke. Most Of the fabulous rich
gentry possess only dlrty-hlood-dol-
lars. with lots OF hell-worry, and
trouble. l.. W. BlLLINGSLEf.
Lincoln, Neb,