The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-07-28

"MiStaKeS III Lie EXpOSeu was tht
subject Of "a humorous, witty and con-
vincing lecture as presented by Col
onel Seeds. His jokes and stories
kent his audience rocking with mirth
as wave after wave of laughter swept
over the assemblage He goes on the
theory that man was made to laugh
and he keeps him at IL, but between
his Jokes, he intersperses truths that
grip and hold and give his hearers
something to take home with them
and think about, long after they have
forgotten his jokes and puns. AS a
humorist he knows how to entertain,
he never becomes monotonous and
tiresome but as he proceeds becomes
more interesting and funny. He eyi-
IDENTIFY saved his best stories for the
last,
Among his Introductory remarks, he
stated that he was farmer but aside
from that his other habits were good.
He said that he was proud OF his pro-
| fession, that he wasn't the kind of
farmer that lived in town and farmed
over the telephone, but that his wife
and family were on the farm, and that
was where he ought to be. OF all the
animals on the farm, the hen seemed
to interest him most. "The hen" said
he produced enough each year to
pay the public debt and the interest
besides" He said that the hen Is the
only animal on earth that could do
this and lay around besides. He spoke
| of the wonderful mechanism of the
hen ana OF the many things It can
do. why" he said, "it works in tie
garden all day, lays an egg and then
becomes rooster"
at is a difficult thing" said Colonel
Seeds, ito always say the right thing
at the right time How few people in
this world are really able to do
this. There are those who are abso.
lutely unable to say the proper thing
at the proper time A few people are
endowed with the ability but they are
very few" At this time he Illustrated
this assertion with a number of stor-
les that kept his hearers bowling
as they caught the points.
"The object of my talk" said the
speaker ''is not only to entertain YOU
with jokes and stories, but to give
you something that you may read be-
tween the lines, and find there a few
things that you may take home with
you, to brighten and help your lives.
If can make little sunshine fan
in some ones life or home. shall
feel that / have not lived in vain. [
would rather live in Marion, anyway.
than in Vain"
Everyone Makes Mistakes.
Speaking of mistakes. I never take
the platform. but what 1 dread making
mistakes. yet everyone makes mis-
takes every day of their lives. Some
men like to get chesty and blame all
the mistakes made in life on our old
father Adam and yet he never went
To the corner grocery and smoked a
pipe un.il midnight and told his wife
the Stagc-coach was late, nor took
company home To dsnner on ash-day.
Mistakes In Slife have caused more
| trouble than any thing in the world .
have watched mistakes bring prov-
haired mothers to the grave. hava
seen mistakes scatter families broad.
cast over the universe. The richer
men become the more mistakes they
make, The rich trade wives in some
states faster than men trade horses,
ana men like Corey and The Wander
bits establish a corrupt and vicious
example TO American manhood.
lie spoke of visiting the "Joliet'
Ipehltentiary and speaking for an hour
on the mistakes of life. "When I left"
said he, every man was under con
viction."
~ doa't believe in a religion tbot
i'aNes man feel mean to be good &"
i wouldn't give a cent for a religion
couldn't see"
Goa made man to laugh, not To
mourn"
i doat want to know any mans
mistakes in life unless IL makes ma
laugh"
IF we laughed more while we a,o
we would have less dyspepsia
"Show me the person that Iaucha
and | will show you the person with
tender heart"
SHOW mo man that laughs and [
VIII show YOU a man that weeps
easily"
Every one makes mistakes, but the
fellow that has fallen In love for tho
first time makes the most"
1.-THE world will give YOU what Won
want It you want sunshine you will
get It,"
Love Is no respector of persons wo
can not :ell when, or where or how wo
get It,"
Love Is the greatest thing in tbe
world. He who does not love his oc-
cupation is to be pitied."
Everything is due to the inrIuorc.
of mother and home. The man VIII
has the love Of good wife is q mil
ionairc"
"These and many Others were soma
of the things to be read between the
lines. They were truths and hit home.
although he did not keep his audience
sober for more than a moment at a
time.
Wednesday Evening.
Braying the warning of the element
iusr as he so often braves the war
ring of mems passions and designs in
me great political battles waged on
tho floor of the senate, Dolliver, Iowa