The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-02
Heart to Heart
TuKS.
cREATEn.
By EDWIN A. NYE.
Copy. dghk 1908. BY Edwin A. Nye

IOpV.RNLs 1910. Op EQWM A. Nve
CHEATED!
Louis Hinton OF Elizabeth City. the
richest man In North Carolina. died .
few weeks ago.
Hinton. 1t is said. owned real estate
In almost every state OF the Union and
stocks and bonds in nearly every large
corporation in the country.
His wealth is roughly estimated al
100000, and 1t may be nearer S.
100000.
This rich man lived in his old farm.
house. which contained barely enough
furniture for actual needs, no carpets
and no curtains. Window panes were
lacking in half the windows.
Every morning before breakfast Hin.
ton washed his face In the horse
trough. his only basin.
When be drove to town in his rickety
buggy he carried his dinner In a tin
pan under the seat
Nor was his action eccentric. He
was merely out and out stingy. II
was thrift run to seed and resulting
in plain righteousness.
And there are others. They may not
wash their faces In the horse trough
and they may replace the broken panes
In their windows. and they may have
rich furniture and expensive rugs. but
In order to be absolutely rich they will
sacrifice things Of more value than
furniture or curtains.
Some OF these people that they may
get money they do not need will sac
ritice comfort. health. companionship
of family. friends. happiness.
Strange?
You smile at Louis Hinton carrying
his dinner under his old buggy seat or
at the niggardliness in tribes that dis
tinguished rhe late Russell Sage. but
many man anxious for surplus dol
lars will go further than that.
For the sake of money be cannot use
many man will sacrifice not only ma
terial things: he will blunt his con-
science and atrophy his soul.
1t is easy to be rich-if you will pay
the price.
The question is. Does it pay:
Does 1t pay to stunt oneself for the
sake of money one cannot use? Does
1t pay to rob oneself of spiritual things
for the sake of material things-mate-
rial things that one does not need?
IL so. then Louis Hinton was wise to
save the cost OF wash basin and live
on bare floors.
Ii SO. then he is also wise who denies
himself. let's 30 friendship. even hon.
or and self respect. In his chase after
extra dollars.
Some of these men are called great
flnanciers. They are not.
They do not get value received for
what they buy. They pay too much
for what they get. And they are cheat.
ed every day of their lives.
- - -
HIS BEST FRIEND.
II attn going TO lose all the friends
ever had. but Pittsburg will be clean
when get through"
These words. uttered by District At.
torney william A. Rlakely. ought to be
appropriately framed aud hung In the
office of every public prosecutor In the
land.
II shall do my duty it my best friend
deserts me-" That's the stun Of which
strong men are made.
1t hurts to lose ones friends.
1t hurts to the core to 6nd out that
your friends do not measure up to their
high calling of loyalty.
And it takes brave soul to go on
alone.
But what IL the towards of the com
munity are wrong and you are right:
Are such deserters worthy OF your
friendship? Is it not worth while to
have found them out?
But there are compensations.
Blakely of Pittsburg will find. as
Folk of Missouri found. that when the
high and mighty desert you the great
public will take you up.
That. after all. you are but exchang'
ing coterie Of pusillanimous people
pseudo friends. and gaining for your.
self far wider circle Of real and
worthy friends.
Indeed. one should count himself
fortunate when he loses q friend who
would keep him from doing his duty
and gains host OF friends who will
applaud his well doing.
And It Is cheering sign Of the times
that strong young men can now win q
reputation by doing right.
But. above all. 1t should be remem.
bered by every well intentioned man
that
ONES BEST FRIEND is HIM.
SELF.
You must live with yourself and dc
business with yourself AS LONG As
YOU ARE YOU
You cannot get away from yourself
not In an eternity.
You can fool your friends or the
public or your family part of the
time. but you cannot fool yourself all
Of the time. not II you try a thousand
years.
And ii you can win your own re
spect by listening to the monitor OF
conscience. why. ii doesn't matter. be
cause there is one friend who will
always stand by you-yourself.
II Blakely does his duty and cleans
Pittsburg he will have with him his
very best friend-himself.
Several of the postal clerks in thu
local post office have signified theil
intention of attending the state con