The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-07-25

every man lifting himself Up, because
the elevation OF the individual means the
elevation Of the masses. But ! do not
believe in a man lifting himself over the
PROSTATE form OF his fellow-man."
Cast not q shadow; encourage no strife;
Time to its close is fast speeding.
Harvest the Joy and the sunshine OF life,
And follow where conscience IS leading.
Arlington. Va
He who climbs above the cares OF the
world and turns his face to his God. has
found the sunny side Of life-
Fourteenth and Clifton streets
II one looks upon the bright side, It Is
sure 70 be the right side. At least, that's
how I've found It as I've jourheyed
through each day and It's queer how
shadows vanish and how easy tbs TO
Danish from a "sunny-side' sort OF ma
ture every doleful thing away"
Miss MARY !. JENNINGS.
Just 10 be happy-'tis fine thing 70 DO.
To look In the bright side, instead OF the
blue.
Sad or sunny musing is largely 20 the
choosing,
And just being happy is brave work and
true.
Just being happy helps other souls along.
Their burdens may be heavy, and they
not strong
Your own sky VIII Tighten. If other skies
you brighten
With heart full OF song
z2ia G street.
Be stu. sad heart. and cease repinIng;
Behind the clouds is the sun stul shining.
Thy fate is the common fate OF all
Into each life some rain must fan
And some days must be dark and dreary.
KATHERYN E. PHELPS.
1901 Fifteenth street northwest.
You near t'ias hoy laug,ilag1 Yru thins
he's all fun:
But the angels laugh. too, at the good
he has done;
The children laugh loud as they troop
% his call,
And the poor man that knows him
laughs louGest Of aH.-Holmes.
Mrs. ANNA J. DOGDAHN.
IS North Carolina avenue southeast
Be an optimist live on the sunny side
Of the street. Don't trouble trouble till
trouble troubles you" Suppress a ten
dency TO worry or take life too seriously.
and try 10 cultivate a taste for humor
and laughter
Cherish this as sacred wit;
Laugh q little bit
Little ills will sure betlde you.
Fortune may not sit beside you, z
Men may mock and fame deride YOU,
Z rQrre
II you laugh a little bit
Mrs ". F. HALLECK.
SS Maryland avenue northeast.
Sunshine has been called "the light
house OF the soul" AS the natural sun
Is 20 every part Of creation. giving
warmth. life. and perpetuity. so when the
sunshine OF Gods goodness, sweetness.
and tenderness pervades the human heart
tbs then that darkness and sadness. and
suffering and want are assisted. and flee
away. Those who would help 10 make
life happier and more as designed by a
wise Creator. must realize the vast in
eQualities that exist on every hand, en-
aiding some 20 live In luxury, while mil
lions are doomed 10 spend their existence
in the midst Of the most sad and unfor-
tunate conditions. Life should be q bless
ING 10 all. rather tnan deathlike strug-
gle for existence.
Selhshness. or rnaterialisn. however.
seems 10 have taken possession OF much
Of the human heart. so that where love
and human sympathy should exist an Ut
ter disregard for others lies enthroned.
This world OF ours Is filed with dark
scenes and passageways that have never
been explored. but are 20 lie found-not
in China. or darkest Africa-but here at
home where the hand OF the charitable
and kindly OF Gods angels may find
work and honor sufficient 10 merit pres
ent happiness and Gods eternal sunshine
Who, In the midst OF 50 much Of moral
and human sadness and degradation,
could rest satisfied and advocate the the
DRY OF pessimism. content TO let suffering
continue. when a helping hand. a littls
Of human sympathy and effort would tend
10 uplift and relieve thousands OF the IN
fortunate and distressed. America is full
OF coed and generous men and women,
than which no other country Of the cen
turtles possessed 30 many and 10 their
honor be Il said poverty and distress IS
being so largely overcome that as q peo-
pie VIC represent the best and most phil
anthropic the sun ever shone upon Be
one Of those who '1et a little sunshine
in where sadness or sorrow or want or
despair have blighted the fair face OF
nature. CHAUNCEY C. GRAHAM.
9ls Camh-;1ge place.
On the evening OF the fireworks display
this last Fourth OF July, my little girl
had her very first glimpse OF the gor-
geous spectacle from the roof OF one OF
THE high buildings in the city. Rockets
and flower pieces one after another were
fast following the balloons until the sky
was one vivid land mass OF flame. Clap
ping her hands together she cried, "Oh.
mother, Il is more beautiful than Il was"
1t seems 10 be the rule that all chill
dren are born with the phIlosophlc mind
and a latent love for the beautiful
hopeful outlook for the future. which Is
usually evinced when their little play
sand houses crumble away, they cheer
fully rebuild with renewed Joy and pleas
ure IN the building and on the compile
ton take no thought OF the morrow nor
contemplate the old mansions-but live
in the completion and fulhllment OF their
present tasks. AS this is true. each day
should bring forth some new joy, which
inevitably comes in the living we'll OF
the day, but when the day Is done ana
nothing has been done for others Il IS
indeed .7St one
There are sCrrows enough. we know.
when one stops 10 search them out but
there's always sunshine somewhere in the
world
Think OF the many blessings YOU have