Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-06

And hcncef0rth he d be SupcfStltiOuS
And admit the existence of luck"
Washington Star
Charles Edward Russell, whose arti-
Giles on SOLDIERS of the common good"
are now appearing in Everybody's
magazine. was discussing socialism.
and he told 4 story to illustrate his as
scrtion thai many who profess to be-
licve in it have neither understanding
nor sincerity.
Two casual acquaintance were dis
cussing politics. one announced that
he had turned socialist, y.
II don't know what a socialist is"
said the other.
"A socialist is one who believes in di-
viding up with the other fellow"
Does that mean that if You had two
farms you would give me One?''
'Sure | would
"And if you had two houscs?"
81 would give YOU one
"And il You had two shirts, what
would you do with them
"Al. Gwan. ycu know ! have two
shirts"
They met at their respective doors
when the postman came.
"Have you seen the new neighborS ."
WHISPERED the one in the crimson food
well. they say size is an awful gossip
do tell. exclaimed the one in the
blu" shawl. "And also hear that she
is a rubbcrneck."
I've heard it, 100 and they amt so
much"
"I1oW do you knOw?'
Because stood on my tub and peeped
through Il knothole in the fence and
saw that some of their wash had holes
in it. Then l listened on the porch the
other evening and heard her husband
talking loud in TIE kitchen. l believe
he drinks. oh, | tell you, this neigh
borhoOd has 10 room for gossips and
rubbrrnecks and | am going to tell her
so the first thing she knows"
"
81 was in Cincinnati and stone
broke" said the drummer to the group
around him in the hotel lobby. This,
WAS many years ago, before the wave,
of prosperity rolled my way. I was so
hard up that | couldn't buy myself a
cup of coffee. and | expected to have to
sleep on the grass in a public park.
Then came Il strange bit of good
fortune. | was wandering along the
street when | picked UP a greenback
lost by some one. 1t was n $1,000 bill
and Tor two or three minutes I could
scarcely get my breath. Here , the
end OF my Poverty and new start in
lie. AS soon as I could pull myself
together | started for n bank to get the
bill changed. / had scarcely taken ten
steps when man came along with
anxious face and asked:
My man. have you picked up 81 900
bll?"
Il have." I at once replied
why didn't you lie about ito" u,Icr-
led one of the group. with a gesture of
disgust.
81 couldn't do it," replied the drum
mcr. Il had promised my dying moth
e. never To tell n lie, and 1 held that
promise sacred. The bill was his. He
had dropped it while feeling in his vest
pocket"
Put of course he rewarded you?"
lie did. He was millionaire and
had just got n ton of coal at the
house. He gave me the job of carrying
III that coal. and when ! had swept ND
the dust and washed off the sidewalk
nc handed me over 30 cents and told me
that il was always honest and truth
ial | would make q success of life"
"Well?"
well. he was right. used that 50
cents to buy pork. Pork went up.
was honest and truthful. and today 1
am the head salesman of a New York
li"m that sells seventeen different kinds
OF fruit jams made Of apple cores AMI
Feelings. Truth and honesty always