The Washington herald., 1909-08-08
COMPENSATION" PRIZE WINNERS.


TO some friend in the hope OF making an
Opumist out Of him To all such
want 10 say that there are stiIl good
many buttons on hand, and that IT will
be n pleasure TO me 10 send any one OF
you another one, IL It Is wanted. The
membership blank Is printed every sun
day. So that all YOU have 10 do is 10 an
Il IA, and the button Will be mailed TO
you
The membership in The Washington
Herald Optimist Club is large. and. as
you have probably noticed Il Is growing.
Many contributions have to be left our
every Sunday owing 10 lack of space.
but we have been allowed a little addi-
tional room recently, which we have
promptly utilized
Many contributions. too. arrive too late
to be printed At noon on Wednesday is
the limit OF time set for receiving selec-
tions-the only exceptions being those
sent in by out-of-town members, whose
contributions may be received up to the
time for going 70 press.
The value OF a smile" ought 70 prove
an attractive topic for next Sunday. Il
was suggested to me by one of the club
members. and you will appreciate that
the subject has rare possibilities. I want
!
come suggestions from YOU as 10 topics
to be discussed. I want the Sunday Op-
timist page 10 be an expression Of the
thoughts and Ideas Of all the members
and you are invited 10 take Just as much
Of an active part as you feel able TO-
The prizes for contributions on Com
pensaton' have been awarded, as fol-
lows:
The first prize Of s.. TO F. G. Rechten.
5l45 Mount Pleasant street northwest. FOR
this essay:
a just compensation Of reward awaits
every deed, every word. and every
thought. uttered or unexpressed. whteher
good or evil.
There Is great compensation in think
Ing. saying, and doing good thinking
well and saying right; all these help IN
making the most OF life The life that
now IS, is the index 10 the life 10 come.
BY giving thought Of the beauties OF
this life we can very materially AID In
making life happier, and incidentally
make the lives Of all others happier.
There is no end TO the possibilities to
each and every deed. thought and word.
To stop. 90 listen al times 70 Nnger
and see the beauty Of things has its com
pensation. A smile extended az the right
time may mean 10 dissipate gloom and
infuse sunshine 10 others There will
always be clouds. but there is also sun
shine in back OF every cloud We should
have courage for the great sorrows OF
life. patience for the small ones Time
Is a great blessing II properly used, fl can
and will eradicate sorrows and turn them
TO JOYS partial ones at least knowing
that every action influences the race for
all time. let us be up and doing" and
diffUse smiles, hopes. and joys and thus
appreciate more and more that life is
worth while. All is growing better day
by day; let us not hinder the progress OF
Joy by falling out OF line. There is good
in all; all has compensation.
Brethren, as much as IN US lies. let
us do good unto ALL and natural com
pensation viii surely follow as dawn fol-
lows darkness. The world is growing
better don't lag behind.
The second prize. g. to Gerald Leonard. /
HyattyvIlle, Nd. who contributes the fol- |
lowing:
Compensation is a reward for work
actually done. Accuracy and slowness /
commend more compensation than in
accuracy and speed. II is always the best
policy 10 take enough time 10 90 things /
well
Education. good character. environment. !
Willingness, steadiness, accuracy. strength. !
good habits. temperance. and honesty /
are the important elements that raise /
the standard OF value Of our compensa- |
uon; while ignorance. laziness. Incidence. /
lntemperance. inaccuracy. weakness. bad I
habits, and dishonesty are the detrimen- |
tai elements that lower the value OF our |
Lie Is simply preparation or training /
for the compensation Of eternity which I
Is unlike worldly compensation. as IL Is /
Just and impartial We may not get
what we earn In this world but we may
be happy and rest assured that we will 4
get our just deserts In the world beyond |
In life we prepare for death and the /
life beyond the grave. No man can earn /
greater compensation than the blessings !
Of eternity-life's compensation.
To Emma R. Crane. Langdon. D. c..
the third prize Of 81 for this poem:
Why give way TO selfish sorrow?
Life is fun OF joyous things;
Care may come. but Joy tomorrow,
Ger US spreads his radiant winds.
So the cheerful heart may borrow
Hope from all that round US springs. |
What though clouds are Ger US looming. |
Sunshine follows after rain:
flowers around us blooming.
Prove the storm was not in vain.
SO the heart the deepest gloom in,
Finds Joy amid IT'S pain
Let us then, no more repining.
Brood upon each present woe;
Still for US the sun Is shining.
Still for Us the streamlets flow.
Flowers life's rosy wreath entwining.
Still upon our pathway grow.
For the FIVE contributions below prizes
" 81 each:
Muffin gwinter stop en-
De chilly rain kin fall
An de tree kin keep a'monin'
As II scrapes agin de wall.
And the clouds kin keep a-clImbin'
Till dey fills de sky wifi gloom,
But when tbs time foh roses.
Why de roses gwnter bloom.
Trouble gwlnter find you
Tain no use to run,
3ut there's bound TO be some blessin's
When de trouble all is done.
IN de Joy is jes' as certain
An de day Of sorrows doom,
'on when it's time fob roses
Wy de roses gwinter bloom"
H. N. JOHNSON.
1916 Vermont avenue.
II has been said that those who need
monuments never ought 10 have them.
low true! For If one does his work
merely for the reward, how little real
Measure Is obtained.
We are told 10 recompense no man evil
or evil The God of wisdom will repay
III.
When the widow dropped her mite into
he box did she think OF the outcone7