The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-04

This ,earth..s a cinch," said Thomas
Edison, the wizard worker I'm electricity
In n recent interview. Mr. Edison
ought to know. for he has lived Sixty
four splendidly active years upon the.
earth to which he gives the embrace
Ing name, But observe that Mr.. Edi-
son. careful scientist that he is. adds
a condition. This earth Is n cinch," he
says. IF we take II right"
Mr.. Edison spoke OF the earth" aa
all of-us allude to life as the sum or
he includes. is good thing and pleas
ant. and adds the philosophers proviso
IF we take itright.'
Talking life right" mems. first: nor
being afraid OF 1T. The brave man or
battle. The soldier has no guarantee
that he wills return from the battle
alive. Be he hopes he will and mean
while Is PREPARED to make good fight
has the spirit of the good soldier A
woman who has learned much wisdom
IN lies school told me that she never
olinked at trouble but looked at it
squnrcly, for. she said ''the trouble that
is faced is half conquered" Troubles
are much like nettles. Handle them
with fearful tips OF fingers, and you
are surely hurt. Grasp and crush them
In firm palm and their sting is half
lost. u
Taking hfe right is also not expect
ing too much of IT, We must not mourn
too long when we find that It is not
a forest OF flowers peopled with good
fairies. They fare better who regard
II as The field on which good tight
Is TO he fought. or II workshop In
which every one can become skilled
mechanic Disappointment is the Bit
drink. That bitter essence is missing
from the draught If we do not ask too
much OF life. II we except mere men
and women to bic angels we have
n rrnl IT., ~, T .
We, expect the, way 10 success to be
without obstacles another drop Is In
stiiled IN the drnught II wo claim
mortals that suffering which Is our
growing pain. the cup Will be bitter In
/ d Iced sl MN
Taking life right includes seeing
the ability to see the smallness OF a
small thing and the magnitude Of a
serious problem Such clear vision
lie. 1t prevents n woman staying at
nome from a merry making because
n ner new gown is not finished. The
cie .ar eyed woman Will laugh, wear the
merry making The clear-eyed man
VIII not minimize crisis. He will
Know that II is crisis. and summon
Ing all his strength to meet 1t. Will
who was evictcd from his own. dis
mantled home. was summarized by tha
iaithfui old negro who was his com
nnhion IN misfortunes. THE Kunnel
kept on latin and putin everything
OFF. lie was Jes' nachally careless
Taking the right means contin-
uous enlargement OF our world. we
are taking wrong IL we permit our in
terests to narrow. We begin life In
n contracted sphere. Al the beginning
we are. chiefly concerned with the soft
ness OF our he'd. the. comfortable width
.ood, ~ life's end we ought to be
deeply concerned in securing all these
TO ever, me nrber of the huma race. !, M
No one takes life right who doesn't
mn Ike his motto. ~ shall do Instead ~
Icing done TO. There are persons who
look Upon life as a plastic thing which
they. can mould Into any form that
pieases them others think life Is n
high wind and they poor weather
.vanes whipped ruthlcssly bout by
blasts from every quarter. The first
is an active liver o,Ilife. the second n
passive cndnrer Of It. The last is tho
sort thatl whimpers about heing a poor
tool of Fate. Fate" Is n poor booga-
boo that has frightened ma lions and
individuals as storieH ahout the bad
man have .intlmtdntcd ,lnseasonably.
boisterous children. But a time comes
WHEN me sturdy minded child out
grows his horror OF the boogieman
and we "a generation OF grown ,ips
should have. outgrcwn our fear of that
other boogtcman Fate" Character Is
the chisel that can shape,it practically
at our will 1t is time to stop whim-
porinS IT Is In us. us In Edison. to
prove that this earth Is cinch"