The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-08-03
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Never was 1t more needful to- have
positive convictions as to right and
wrong. and, hs wing them, to follow
the right.
The best way to learn how to talk
is to learn how to think. Even small
talk cannot b. much OF a success
without thought.
When wealthy people give way to
outbursts of l,assion it is called
nerves; when oor people do so it is
called ugly ter per.
The nonenti.y has neither friend
nor foe; the strong man makes enc
mics but he also makes friendships
that stand all testing and endure.
The people ,Tho never fail are the
people who never attempt much. But
If they do no. tail neither is it posi-
BILE for them t. meet with large sue
cess.
The man VII 0 minds his own busi-
ness avoids Itts Of trouble which
would surely come to him If he con-
cerned himself. with other peoples
affairs.
Many peopIa who profess willing
ness to die TO- their country would
probably be very anxious to live If
they were called upon to make the
sacrifice.
A woman acently shot her hus-
band because be was lazy. If such
punishment OF remedy becomes pop
ular what slaughter there will be
in some eoml lunities.
To artiflcial,y raise the price of ice
or milk in hot weather on the plea
of scarcity Of article is in'human be-
cause it means untold suffering and
death to multitudes Of babies. Men
who make abnormal profits on other
commodities that are not such neces-
sititse are humane by comparison.
The man who is getting grey with
work, and moi hing but work, Is not
master but slave. The one dmper-
ative thing for him to do is to break
the shackles by letting up on the
strain and tn is can best be done by
diverting the thought to other chan
nels, and in tle summertime, by get
ting face to lace with nature.
The busincs IS man who does not
advertise haj some compensattons.
He has plen ~ of time for medlta-
tation or to 90 fishing. He may Sit
by his store entrance and watch peo-
pie pass by to trade with his more
enterprising competitors. In truth
shere is no%hing to equal abstain
ence from advertising for giving the
merchant ample leisure.
In this &C country about 70 per cent
of the national income is spent in
warlike PREPARATIONS and the results
of war while but 80 per cent is spent
for all other purposes. If the fig
ures were reversed how much great
en- would b. the comfort and pros
perity of the people. And startling
as the figures are, they compare fav-
orably with those of other great ma
tions.
Men who cooperate with nature to
bring forth It's ts5Tesources for the ben
eft of hun anity, and the men who
with same purpose convert raw ma
terial into the finished article form
the backGne of the country and
promote its welfare and prosperity.
They, anG not Wall Street are the
real producers of legitimate wealth
and the ,scmfort and well-being Of
society.
Kansas is in the clutch Of the
grasshopre,s and there is a possi-
bility of q call on the old warming
out" law which requires every per-
son. from twelve to sixty years of
age to lea 7e his regular wo& and
fight grass hoppers. The Charlotte
Observer links "such a visitation
is calculated to start more people to
home seek ng in the South than all
the back home movements ever
launched"
King George of England will add
greatly to his popularity by allying
himself de .initely with the people IN
the matte of the Lords veto bill.
The striking political events OF thee
mast two years in Great Britain show
that mon%rchies must represent the
popular will if they are to sur
yive. In it's ability to do that. lies