Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-14

o,1a,s oil doors king money II
! ono gathered ND all the sayings ABOUT
the glory and power Of soiu ne e1u'u
make n Htany longer than that "nion
| e. chanted I'm honor OF the Virgin lou
must be without a penny. II ohis ior
I a day or two. and try 10 1--we I'D 'ii's
world Of ours. to have any idea Oh INC
needs Of him whose purse j. empty.
invite those who love contrasts ana
unforeseen situations 10 attempt 10 i've
1 without money three days anu iai
/ from their friends and acquaintance
! i'm short. far from the society in whicn
they are somebody They VIII gam
more experience in forty-eight hours
| than in year otherwise. Alas ior
I some people, They have this expert
I ence thrust upon them, and when Neri-
! table ruin descends around their heaus
! IL Is useless TO remain i'll their own
country. among the companions OF
their youth. their former colleagues
even those indebted TO them. People
affect to know them no longer. with
what bitterness do they comment on
the creed OF money, With gold one
may have what he will; without it. i'm
possible to have anything. They De
come pariahs, lepers, whom ever one
shuns Flies swarm round ca4aVers'
men round gold. Take awayehe Soid,
nobody IS there. Oh il lns caused
tears to flow. this creed of Sain-bitter
tears. tears OF blood, even from those
very eyes which once aSored the gold
IN calf,
And. with ii all. tbs creed is false.
quite false. i shalllot advance TO the
attack with hacFieyed tales OF the
rich man astrayEn desert VINO can
not get even aElrop of water for his
gold. or the t.crepit millionaire who
would give l,sif he has TO buy from
stalwart fesow without cent his
twenty yes-s and his lusty health: no
more shapI attempt to prove that one
cannot by happiness. 50 many peo-
ple whonave money and so many more
who hive not would smile ut this truth
as tho hardest ridden of saws. But l
shall appeal TO the common experience
of elch OF YOU. to make you put your
finger on the clumsy lie hidden beneath
an axiom that all the world goes about
repeating.
Fill you- purse to the best of your
means anLilet us set out for one OF the
watering places of which there are 80
many-I mean some little town for
merly nsnown and full of simple folk.
respectfrland hospitable among whom
II was goYl to be. and cost little. Fame
with hea hundred trumpets has an
nounced them TO the world and shown
them hGt they can profit from their
situation their climate, their person
ality. You start out on the faith of
Dame 3unor. fattering yourself that
with yilr money you are going to find
q o,,ie.jpIace to rest and. far from the |
world III civilization and convention. |
weave bit OF poetry into the warp of
your inys.
The beginnng is good. Natures set |
ting and some patriarchal costumes, |
slow to disappear. delight you. But |
as THE passes the impression IS spoil |
ed. the revqse side Of things begins |
TO show. TlJ' which You thought was |
as tine antidIe as family heirlooms ia |
nauGht but triclery 10 mystify the |
credulous everything is labeled; all |
Is for sale. rom the earth TO the in
habitants. these primitives have he
tOIIlt IHt UlSl VI
ers. Given. our money. they have re-
solved the problem OF getting it with
the least Expense TO themselves. On |
oil sides ar nets and traps. like spider
webs. and the fly that this gentry lies
snugly I'm wait for IS you. This is
what twepy or thirty years of venali-
ty has dobe for n population once sim
pie and llonest, whose contact was
grateful i,daed to men worn by city |
life. Hoaemade bread has disappear
ed, butter comes from the dealer. they
know to an art how TO skim milk and
adulterate wine; they have all the vices
of dwelle-s in cities without their vir
tues
As YOU leave you count your money.
So much is wanting that you make
complaint. You are wrong. One never
paws too dear for the conviction that
there are things which money will not
buy
You have need in your house OF an
intelligent and competent servant. At
tenpt 10 find this rara avis. According
TO Tic principle that with money one
may get anything. you ought, as the
position YOU offer IS inferior. ordinary,
/
unsiiIled. average. excellent. superior
But al those who present themselves
for the vacant post are listed in the
last category and are fortified with
certificates TO support their preten-
sions. It is true that nine times out of
ten when put TO the test these experts
nre found totally wanting. Then why
lid they engage themselves with you?
They ought in truth TO reply as does
the cook in the comedy. who is dearly
paid and proves TO know nothing:
why did you hire out n Gordon bleu?
II ives TO get bigger commissions.
That is the great affair. You will
always find people who like to get big
wages. More rarely you find capabil-
~. And If you are looking for pro-
,itv the difficulty Increases. Mercena-
les may be had for the asking; faith
illness is another thing. Far he IL from