The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-02-12

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,...o.,-,o The accuracy
For a rest tine library IS for
) review Of the
: daily sources Of CV-OH0f 1tS SOfs
better methods. az informG-
@"0-oN0~""""cS tiOn on the
enemies Of easy errors and the
friends Of foretHOught, to re-
dlsee mutually expensive mis-
takes Of mechanical, CONNER
eiGI and professional people.
Systematic reading
is a railroad which
takes you from any
where to better meth
DDS.
You can read systematically even
when you read the daily newspaper
IL you watch for a good idea 70 put 70
work in your regular employment
There is more pleasure in reading
TO a purpose than in reading TO kill
time or 10 feed our morbid curiosity.
While systematic reading may not
make US governor Of our state, It viii
help US to live better and save some
thing at the same time. We all need
more cOmmOn-sense for common sub
jects-we know we do.
A man started a jolly good time club,
which met for a banquet every few
weeks, and when I suggested that
they have up some useful subject to
swing around and have a good time
also, he replied that he was so tired
evenings that he could not think and
must have a laugh.
As did not invest five years time
on a medical course Of study for
nothing, I made up my mind to watch
this man and his club. In a little
while the man was so sick the insur-
ance companies told him they could
not pass him for a year, If ever again,
and the club went 10 pieces.
There is a great difference between
the enthusiasm Of earnestness and
the laughter Of fun. Enthusiasm for
while laughter alone leads to sick
ness and frequently moral poisoning
And about the reading OF books aud
newspapers or the attending Of amuse-
ments or entertainments at it to
know more and nail down the ideas
in a note book, then enjoy IL all you
can, but let the permanent benefit
precede the temporary pleasure part
Every person in this world needs
to gain in skill on something and
five minutes a day reading and think
ing to a purpOse-Or reading, think
ing, seeing and hearing TO know more
about the management of self-wiu
give rest. wisdom and viii power.
As individuals become interested
in and learn how TO better gather the
personally useful thoughts here and
there, and also learn how TO apply
them in the right way at the right
time, try TO record their experiences
and pass them along to you Suppose
you and 1 read a good idea to-day.
You remember it and use il, while
forget it. In a year we meet. and you
tell me how useful IL has been to you.
then recall my having read it and
your certifying to its value gets me TO
using il and my story OF IT all may get
others to using IL who might not
take any practical interest in It as a
bare statement
Ten years ago a man said TO me
that he should think that I would get
so many duplicated ideas and stories
from my research invitations I told
him that was just what I wanted If
twenty people told me that a certain
method had proven useful it was bet
ter than If nineteen told me. In some
cases I prefer to have a person GER
tify to some report on file 10 having
them report to me on some new sub
jet If some things are true, it is
tremendously important to have it
known as a fact and told to every
boy and girl the moment they reach
the age Of understanding