Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-10-15
Look at the DOughnut
Not the Hole, Mn


we like in this world more
than another lit is the one who
looks on the bright side of
things, the optimist, the man
who believes that everything is
working for the glory of God,
the man who takes what comes
as something that is essential in
the making of character, or the
making of a people, and looks
forward to ultimate success.
That's what we call the right
kind of optimism, that's looking
at the doughnut and not the
hole. That's the kind of men
we like and the kind who will
ultimately succeed; the kind
who believe in this country, in
the constitution, in the laws in
the people, in the present econ
omic system, in labor organiza-
tions, in our order and the JUS
tice and rectitude of its aims.
1t will make men better and
make better men. Those who
look for trouble generally find
it, and those who shed good
cheer, hopefulness, love of home
and it's blessings, cheerfulness
and hopefulness around them,
generally live longest and get
more out of life while they do
i've.
All things are not as they
should be nor will they ever be
that way until the utopia dream
ed of by some has arrived. But
because there is wrong and in
Justice in the world is no rea-
son why we should go around
with a sour face and a misan-
thropic air all the time-a smile
or a word of encouragement
may be like the dollar that is
kept in circulation and pays
debts almost without end, but
boarded pays none. 1t is said
by those who ought to know
that smiles help the circulation
of the blood and also the diges-
ton and that frowns, ill-tem-
per and anger retard all the
functions of growth and assim-
ilation and even cause untimely
death. When we smile the
doughnut looks bigger and
when we frown the hole looks
bigger and when we frown the
looks bigger. Sunshine
helps trade and dark gloomy
days hurt it.
In a time of depression in
the business world like we are
passing through now, it is par
ticularly desirable that people
should look on the bright side
of things. The "panicy" days
will pass away before very long
no one needs to doubt that, be-
cause the stupendous resources
of this country, and the indom-
liable courage and pluck of its
people, will long allow it to be
Observation-Disclosures under the
guidance of the Hand Invisible
we are working out great prob
lens that no other people ever
worked out before.
We have in this country Offer
ed a refuge to the oppressed OF
all nations and they have come
here and they have been re.
ceived on an equality; they
have been given the opportuni.
ty at common schools to re.
ceive an education which shoulc
give them the further opportu.
nifty to go on climbing the lad
der of success. We have, OF
course, in the millions that
have come to us in recent wears
had test of our people. When
we go to the east side in New
York and see how those young
boys are learning American pa.
triotism and striving to become
good citizens, one must thank
God that we belong to nation
that offers to the world such al
opportunity for improvement as
this nation does. We have beer
going through the last two OF
three years what we might cal
a house cleaning. In the hurry
for dollar, in the thought thai
we were developing tremndou;
prosperity beyond that of al
the rest of the world, we were
or became, some of us, forgetfu
of the moral and economical
and municipal laws which mus