Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-08-25

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q don't know how it Il III you
nelghborhood, but in ours might,
tew Of the aristocratic millionaire
= have over two hundred dollars whei
9 IN comes to a show down.
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The people don't expect a $3.50
!. minister to preach a crack sermon
every time he gets up in the pulpit.
Therefore ! refuse to become weary
and downcast when my labcrs as
herein set down become flat and
lflabby.
Il Unless the law steps In and sup
lpresses agents another year will see
Ian the great common people entirely
stripped Of their savings Of a life=
thine.
Il know dozen fellows who Will
walk right over a ten dollar bill on
1.-the sidewalk and never see 1t, but let
somebodS drop an old shoe alongside
Of their path and they will see 1t the
darkest night on earth and immed-
lately stop to try 1t on. And they
always imagine IT fits. whether II
does or not.
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Ny friend, you are making a mis-
take in trying to knock old Atlas out
Of his job, He has carried the world
on his shoulders for a good manyl
years and his services have always
beensatlsfactory. Why not let him
continue In the work? Besides, the
weight of the world on your should
'ers is beginning to tell on your
health. You were not cut out for
such heavy work. 1t is very cred
table in you to take up this Job
unsolicited, but now that Atlas is
rested up again, don't you think you
had better resign? We all know that
the country Is in deplorable con-' ,
dition and mankind Is on the verge
81 moral, financial and POLITICAL
ruin, but you need the rest. Then
there is that lingering hope that
somewhere a Moses will rise up to
lead us out OF the wilderness, even
though you do retire to your tent for
d brief nap. Your own business needs
POUR attention. There are weeds in
your front yard and rubbish on your
doorstep. So. brother, the thing for
vou to do is to gently SGT the world
back on the shoulders Of Atlas and Z
,ray fervently that he may be given !,
Itrength to hold It awhile without :
our help.
Honesty is the best policy, but h
lid you ever notice that lot Of fell D
Ows do pretty well in spite Of It?
No man ever has too many friends y
ut a lot Of them have too many Of n
He kind. n
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There never was community that
ow every business institution in :,
idHt have few fellows who knew n
,wn should run, but they couldn't
lake living for themselves.
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We all love to meet modest man. fir
or instance, there Is the dear soul Xxi
no will admit to you that his mill oh
Onaire uncle way back East isn't liz
orth a penny over thirty-five thou ga
nd dollars. m,
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The other day heard young fell FIT
W say Of his fother, 1.-THE old man ks
SO. slow he's got way behind the sa'
ocession.'" Now ] will tell you why ire
E old man is behind. He has had to
'rk like slave for years to keep 3
J family from starving. His load
s gotten SO heavy he has made ALL
ed slow time. But when his load Yo
IS heaviest and the road toughest
8 same son never as much as Of
ed the old man a lift. He never
IN so much as kicked a stone out 7
the old mans way. He was busy !
ting stones in the old mans path airy
y ell the time. The old man toiled mes
until his back became bent and exp
muscles cramped AMI his bones Of
4. He couldn't make any time. seel
; kid laid in bed until he was cur
roughly rested and then got up Z
loafed and fished the whole day to
ough. He was the drag that held has
old man back. He struck his Abb
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