The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
The Divine Yeast

Ragged as to clothes, but clean as to face, ten -year-old newsboy led a dog into the office of a loan agency at Kan sas City.
 Plainly the boy and the dog were chums of long standing and close fel- lowship
 Do youse lend money here?" he fal- tered when the clerk inquired what he wished. 'Cause if you do I'd like to borrow two bits on this here dog" There was gulp in the boys throat
 He hastened to recite the merits of the animal, Hes mighty good dog, he Is, and his names Rover. and"- the youngsters voice trailed off into a partially conquered sob.
 Don't worry, Rover" turning to h1s chum. I'll git you back ag'in. old boy. cause you an mes got to stick to- gether." There were tears in the blue eyes of the kid
 Said the clerk:
 When l told him we did not lend money on dogs the child appeared ac- tually relieved And when asked why he was In such dire need of 25. cents he stammered: s@
 Well. my sister she is seven years old. and this Is her birthday, and she is sick. and I thought I'd like to get her present, because we're poor, and she doesn't get presents like some little girls"
 Upon being questioned as to how he would be able to repay the loan and redeem his dog. he frightened
 Why, you see, I sell papers, and I'd ave paid you back real quick-oh in a day or two-and I'd ave come to see Rover till I could spare the money"
 Bravoi
 At an age when your boy and mine were being cudded by mother this coura geous child had gone up against the sharp corners of life. He knew very well he could not borrow a quarter without giving collateral security.
 He was willing!
 For the sake of the sick sister Rover would have been put In pawn, all right. much to the discomf1ture of the boy and the dog.
 Mark the child.
 Does it seem pitiful that youngster of ten years should know the stern give and take ways of calloused world?
 Yes, but there is in the boy the mak- ing of a man. He has two necessary ingredients of manhood--a tough finer and warm heart.
 The world is bigger than he-so pa . thetically bigger But it Is not likely to break him nor to crush out the di- wire yeast.
 A boy who will give up his all for a right sentiment has the soul stuff given the working of the divine yea st ito rise as high as he wants to go.
 The Great Secret
 Do you like the world In which you live? If you do, be herewith content.
 But if you do not like your world you can change it to suit you. Impossible? No. You can change your world by changing your thoughts. Where your thoughts are your world will be- You live in your thoughts. They encompass you. They make or unmake your life Let us begin by saying: You have body. You have a mind. But you are a soul. That Is to say your body always obeys your mind but your mind obeys your soul. Both body and mind are servants of your higher self.
 Do you see?
 It is easy for you to see, of course that your body obeys your mind. Your body responds to your mind as a big complex machine obeys the lever But using the same figure behind the lever of the machine Is the man. Be- hind your mind Is higher power that Is in you.
 How is that? Why. for instance, if you are thinking wrong thoughts. or Ddu tnOuSnlS, pr fnOTD1u thoughts, or mean or selfish thoughts, you can say to your mind:
 Stop! Stop and begin to think right thoughts. And your mind will obey. It Is true and the proof is the trial of 1t. Because you are set above your mind as its sovereign. You can make 1t obey It is your slave. Wh3tever you want to do or be. be liese that 1t Is possible and try. Keep n 10 In nd nd a as anything, you will do what you want to do or be what you want to be. It is the secret of the ages. Modern psychology has revealed 1t. The great men of the past learned the secret and thereby became great On one side, just how the power to do does Is yet a mystery. but on the practical sice 1t is as simple as A B c. By 1t you can win success. The df- vinity that is in you. if you will use 1t, will raise you above world of doubt or worry or meanness or selffshness and make you a world of content of usefulness, of satisfaction, of peace. It Is wonderful, It is true.