The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-14
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Keep on the safe side!" IL tho con.
servattVes' motto.

nentiy dead.
Keep on the safe sidel" is tho con.
servatives' motto.
Solomon & Co. have several. For
example:
"One crowded hour of glorious If,
Is worth a world without q name!"
Another: There Is a tide in the af-
fairs OF men which. taken at the flood
leads on to fortune. Omitted, oil tn.
voyage Of their life is bound in shat
lows and in miseries."
Or, that anecdote OF Queen Eliz.
abeth and her noble sutton:
"Faln would I climb, but that I fear
to fall." wrote his timid little lordship
on the great queens chamber window
pane with his diamond ring.
If thy heart fail thee, do not climb
at an" wrote the wise and royal vir-
gin beneath it: and. later, she had the
young gentleman's head chopped off.
But poetry and tradition are full of
boosts for gamblers: whereas the COM
ments on conservatives are seldom
complimentary.
He that locks his talent in a safe de-
post drawer locks up his soul along
with it.
But no key turns on the souls of
the Solomon folk.
They have put out their talent at
interest in the world, and the world
is theirs forever.
THE ROLL CALL.
Will any person in the audience who
wants something he has not, please
rise?
All are on their legs-even the con-
servatives.
Now let IS see what each Of YOU
desires.
The salaried men would like to ceas,
being other mems men.
Professional men would like a chance
to catch their breath.
Business men would like another
string to their bow.
Politicians would like to be able to
tell frankly where they got 1t.
Clergymen and philanthropists would
like means to do good.
Artists Of all kinds would like to
cultivate art instead of patrons.
Farmers would like security against
crops. IA markets, and murder
freight rates.
Capitalists. of course, would like a
good investment.
Poor men would like security from
the poor-house.
Idle men would like a spur in life.
Young men would like the sinews of
Old men would like an evening Of
peace.
Columbuses would like their caravels
and crews.
Rhodeses would like their Cape-to-
Cairo railways.
Solomons would like their temples.
The world is still unfinished, and
each OF us, In his own way and degree,
would like a han In the finishing.
IT appears, then. that the thing
which you all want, and have not, or
have not enough of. Is money.
For money means for EACH. ability
tn foEn VI {r no, L., 49, -
suited to him.
How, then, would you prefer to get
In the form Of wages, or of aims.
from others?
Or woul you rob or trick others out
Of money?
Or would you choose, diminishing no
ones possessions. to Increase the
wealth of all along with your own?
If SO, then but one course is open to
you.
You must pear a hand in finishing
the world.
Unwrap from it's napkin that talent
IN the safe deposit drawer.
Take the tide at its flood.
Climb, and do not fall.
open the door to opportunity.
Remember. that the most paltry way
to lose is-not to use!
But remember. too. that Solomon
looked before he leaped.
Study the situation we'll.
In the whirl Of excitement, keep your
head level.
Trust those who have proved them
selves trustworthy.
Listen most to those who talk lowest
and promise least.
But, having resolved what to do, be
prompt.
For he that fingers till tomorrow
buys dear what was cheap yesterday.
AS the audience r%etires, let each per-
son take a copy Of the verses which
will be handed to them, written 800
years ago..
Read it and lay it to heart.
He either fears his fate too much.
Or his desert is small.
Who dares not put it to the touch
To win or lose it all!
Copyrighted 1909, by Julian Hawthorne.)