The Washington herald., 1909-11-07

ment. is the force Of thought. Twenty
1--WE years ago this force was absolutely
unc1mprehended The popular attitude.
even among serious-minded people, was
1T does not matter what we think II We
only act right"
Now we know better. We realize that
what we think. that we are; that what
our thoughts picture to-day our bodies
will picture tomorrow, that the quality
OF our thoughts determines our sur
roundings. AMI that II we would improve
any condition, we must first improve the
thoughts that relate 10 Il. Thoughts Of
gloom attract disaster: those OF distrust
attract deceit, OF enmity, III Will, or pow
erty, lack; and OF weakness, III health.
Let US work on our thought, then. EX-
ciude al those that we consider unde-
sirable-not by resisting them, but by
substituting better ones. This is over
coming evil with good, as taught by
! Christ
The world IS full Of beauty n you will
I but look about YOU. All hearts are full
OF love ~ you but call II forth. and every
/ task Is full of music II you but strike the
proper KEY. To DO this is 90 be a true
optimist. And when We stop 10 think
/ how can We help but sing
Gods in His heaven,
AIS right with the world
! Ms. T. N. DAW son. Jr.
The Alton. cn5 P stTee-
How doth the little busy bee
/ Improve each shining hour.
/ And gather honey all the day
From every opening flower?
How sknlfully she builds her cell!
How neat she spreads the wax!
/ And labors hard 90 store II well
with the sweet food she makes.
In works OF labor or Of skill
I would be busy, too,
For Satan finds some mischief still
For idle hands 10 do.
In books. or work. or heslthful play
Let my first years be past,
That I may give for every day
Some good account al last.
Isaac watts.
ANNE FRANCIS GoLDsBoRoUGH.
1881 X street northwest
TRY thyself unwcaric5lv TIL thou find
est the highest thing thou art capable O
doing. faculties and outward circum
stances being both duly considered, an
then do IT, Nothing IS impossible 20 ia
man who can will.' W. IA. REED.
, IBIS Z street northwest
] What seems 70 be needed in the stud
OF every problem Of Importance is N
application OF the principle OF simu
tancity. which has always existed, bu
: which seems 90 have been discovered
! It's full effectiveness. by our own AK
When the minds OF men press toward
common point from every side at Oh
same moment 1t appears that their fore
rs Irresistible
Team work. in fine. is the CRY Of II
present. and Il must be more and moi
the cry Of the future. The great result
the results far surprising the strengt
OF the strongest man, can come on
!. from the power Of the mighty men WI
]. stand together. and II is their Joint 2
/, fort from which the thoughts that shall
+ mankind must proceed Instructive
r. the race IS everywhere recognizing tn
J. principle with a simultaneity which
u the first expression OF its spontaneo,
n energy.
II II Is the value OF conscious team wor
y to borrow the admirably graphic phral
s. OF the baseball field COR perhaps It IS Il
Z football field. which Is the lesson OF Of
Is era.-Wiiliam Dean Howeis.
a A c WOOD
p 81 C Street southeast.
How can we best accomplish improv
mcnt' Is the bugle call OF the opumis
4 10 the world. I heard Il and come 20 q
l. ranks. Optimism IN It's highest form
l. illustrated by the achievement OF Colur
bus.
Many roads lead to Washington, h
9, none is more American than the shoI
~ cut.
20 To find out which method viii be
y. stand the test OF time. let some go
ae ones he tried. Let prizes be offered nc
!, and then on different questions that
20 vite improvement and all good sUgge
. lions 10 be taken up by a committee
-, the Optimists Club on patents, who W
,o proceed TO obtain one and place it
- the market. Ten per cent OF the net
come to be devoted 10 the improveme
of the Optimists' institution; so per &C
TO the members of the association on [
patent roll, each receiving the quota
proportion to the points in their poss,
sion at the end of the previous year. Z
cording to awardings. and the other
per cent 10 prizes 20 be offered.
PAULINE NJ. F. sIRvEN1
1871 Vermont avenue.
AS to how will the Improvement
made?
True. that progress and improvem'
should be synonymous but the first 81
poses the second and not vice versa.
I. Judge the latter to be a visible eff
that at the same time it suPposes an