Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-29
somerAiNa FOR NOTHING.

From The Farmer and breeder.
Says il distinguished ana honoraoI>
statesman The darkest hour in the
history OF any young man Is that IN
which he first consciously cherishes the
desire to get something for nothing.
Such . young man has set ms to"' on
a downward road. says j. Il. sumner
land. No human beinE-at least u"
one who has health and strength-has
any, right 10 want to get something ,or
nothing. He who cherishes such "a ne-
sire ia nourishlng In himself either 'He
pauper or the criminal habit OF m,itu.
He who. being able to support ht'i'ssil,
is willing to be supported oy ano.nvV
is In spirit n pauper. He VINO IL VIII
ing to get a living by any prac'ice, no
matter how legal 1t may be. which Goes
| not involve the rendering OF a just ana
full equivalent for what he receives.
Is at heart a criminal; all that he RACKS
IL either the opportunity or the cout-
age to make him a criminal us la..u
Here lies the greatest evil or Lotteries
and gambling. 1t Ia not so much that
men lost such or such sums Of money.
| That Is bad enough. Hut the worst eNtt
lies In the dctnoralizing and desraoihs
influence OF what Is done on men y
characters. 1t lies IN me rae. .nn.
gambling and lotteries cultivate IN mefS
a Willingness and a desire 10 ootaih
something for nothing. TO get Some
thing that is not rightly theirs; 10
gain possesslon OF money which u
have not earned. n for which they
render no just equivalent. Ihat sp!ti'
always and everywhere undermlnes 'he
Integrity n rotS the moral fiber OF
the man or woman who harbors H..
We often find success in we meas
ured by what men get or aoNumuia'e
without reference to the return thev
make to society. No standard or meas
ure could be more false. 1t Is ths
stand OF the robber. Are we TO car
thai a successful who. by his fnan
cial shrewdness. amasses millions aht
does nothing with his wealth to oene
1t the world: Rather should we car
his life a lamentable aud dissraceiu
failure.
Are we to call that man successful
who has found n lucrative sinecureZi
pla &c with a large pay but with NIUE
or nothing to do, and little or no service
to render to anybody? Rather Dug
we to pity any nan and pray Coo u
have mercy on his poor. poverty strick
en-. selfish soul who desires n suci
pauper place. A true man wants u
pay for all ne gets in this world: n
is not IL mendicant. h kind OF place
y real man seeks IS one of activity. o
influence. OF achievement. OF service
where he can be something better thar
a leech living on the blood OF other
He wants to do his proper part-hi
own, right strong part-in the world,
work. He wants to be OF some use. n
wants to lead In a%ssuaging the world
SORROWS. Fighting its wrongs anh bring
ing for humanity a better day. No on
who Is a man can for one b
willing to be a pauper or Il parasit
or q cipher. much less n robber.
The only rule Of action that is TO
a moment worthy of a true man Is no
to give as little as he can but a
much as he can: not to give merel
as much as he receives but more. IL
who Is really a mar desires to max
some positive contribution to tn
worlds advance. He is not content I
leave the world as good as he found it
he wants to leave 1t better than IL
found 1T.