The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-03-24
Dignity OF Labor
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abcut it which, for want Of better
term, we call it dignity, There is
~ labor a certain independent de-
pcndence that carries with it the
idea that with it | can do all things,
Without it nothing The l.atins
have II Labor omnia yincit, and
peycr was anything more truly true
Iherc is an old and very common
saying that you cannot keep a
laborlng man down, and it is rife
viii much truth. Cincinnatus left
big pillow and led the Roman army
tosictory, aud then, not waiting
for The plaudits Of a nation. went
quietly back 10 hi, native fields
rankin pretended 10 bc nothing
hut a lahoring man History gives
him place IN science, discovery.
author-hip and .tutc-man.hip-
thesc departments have him az or
neal the head Of notable achieve.
merit. and yet be- had only one
iiic. In period oi eighty four
year, how could he accomplish .o
much Simply this Something
70 W and always doing it.
BIZ aside from the great men
and their work, it may l .lid.
with but few exceptions, that We
ares nation # laLorcrs, hand or
head, The loOOccnsu- report show,
that ~ ,073, 233 people follow some
s'rcinl occupation. ~ this vast
numbcr II lahorr p, IS9, l2j are
men: ,N33,G3O are women. and
|, 100, lis are children. - We
eec a study in figure. prove. inter.
r-iing and instructive. Further
rtuds shows this per cent. of
the hl,orcrs follow agriculture. %
per cfnt. are IN manufacturing and
b pr cent arr In the profession
Thse figures do not include The
Iouscwiyc- aud children who du
domesiic work at home, ur thu-,
people 81 wealth who DO mot live
lives of luxurious ease, bu, toll
with brain, thus having a hrriilg,
10 mankind that wealth 3. un "a.
cuse ior .loihiulnc,s The idlr
rich. as class, have presented 20.
difficult problem ior solution t- The
idle poor. Henry Water-m gained
frcsh shoulder strap. ly showing
his editorial pm M vigorously into
the -Four Hundred II New YORK
The idle rich and the idle por. The
laboring rich and laloriug poor
bring aloui wonderful, but diver
ecnt results
Take The history of the "lukr-
family ~ New York Tho father
!. s'yled MAX" by Mr.. puglalr
who Investigated the rr,orl. with
ihe-e results Max himself ua.
indolcpi. shi,l,s., ignorant ~,
family never 'ncd To build hum,.,
nescf attended .chuol. IN, family
trait VA idlrnr-, iguomuDy. val.
mriss. Of the 100 descendant,
Of Mas. ~ learned tml,,, tenn
leine leamci iu the State prison.
80 vcrc mupr,, 3uD dirl Doe Boo.
fancy Nhilc TOO were physically
wrecked hy their own wickoluc-,
sewn nnurlcvu, sixty lifelong
thieys thal ,pcnt ON an avymp h.
yan MI in hwlr,,nc.s, closing
the ncord with l3n criminals.
Vet Just one had man lreu OBJ.
'Iulc ianily
DFae another sharp linz. q lmr
showing What lalur intelligence
and ol|nemcutwill do. lohuaihau
Edwards VA. lvm 1908. graduated
At .sysntn, and vithal q learned
and plolound thinker IT, wa. lbr
lath1r Of ten children. tu di,J at
the tatly aw NJ 6hy.6,c. ut
i.io0 81 his ,lcsccndcui> vho,,
noAnls Aavc lccu tmccd, 2>j we've
ceil'11 graduate. 10 Of this mum.
ht heing college presidents, 80
proIes.ors In colleges, aud many
prineipals oi academies and high
schools. while q American aad
ioreien colleges and universities