The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-01-19

UdceuS ueFNSS- IL hnOchS TIE re-
sistance and the poise out of many a
traveller 1t makes for irritability and
peevishness.
By railway employees being cour-
teous to the irritable and nervous
traveller it will make the latter look
with far greater favor upon the rail
roads, and will go far in harmonizing
the present conflicting attitudes of rail
way managements and the popular
opinion which crystallizes itself in leg
lislation.
Thousands of years ago." said
James Russell Lowell, "a leaf fell on
the soft clay, and seemed to be lost.
But last summer geologist in his
ramblings broke off piece with his
hammer, and there lay the image of
the leaf, every line and every vein and
all the delicate tracery preserved in
the stone through those centuries. So
the words we speak and the things we
do today may seem to be lost, but in
the great final revealing the smallest
of them will appear"
Thus do acts of courtesy and soft
answers to irritable inquiries inscribe
their indelible records upon the minds
of the recipients.
For by thy words thou shalt be
justified and by thy words thou shalt
be condemned" wrote Matthew nearly
1000 years ago; and imbeded his state
ment lies the reason for the various
attitudes with which the public regards
its corporate servants.
The fighting editor the fighting par
son, the fighting railroad president.
the fighting this, that, and the other.
always found what they were looking
fora row. Things have changed
since then Nowadays, the thing for
a man to do who must fight, is to Join
the army. Business organizations of
today are not training schools for COM
bativeness.
Speaking in kindly tone of voice.
or going little out of ones way to do
someone favor are not signs of ser
Witty. Courtesy carries with it dig
nifty and a greatness which commands
respect and admiration Of all who be-
hold it,
Courtesy toward others begets cour-
tesy toward the giver. Through the
law of compensation, it begets some
thing far more valuable 1t develops
character, effective personality, poise,
balance, calmness, and lfpossession.
Every time you lose your temper
you lose a patron for the company
which employs you, and you injure
your digestion, nervous system, and
your entire physical and mental being.
Repeated offenses in time destroy the
and earning power of the
human machine.
Whatever pleases you most in 9th.
ers,' said Lord Chesterfield, will in
allibly please others in YOU"
The net worth of a man or a bust
less is the excess of assets over liza
'ilities. Courtesy is one of the great
est in either. It offsets many liabili-
les.
Courtesy cannot be acquired merely
Is a veneer to cover bad disposition
To be genuine, effective, and of value,
t must flow from the heart.
Finally. courtesy is largely a mat
er of habit. The repitition of any act
# life will in time develop a habit. Ac-
Iuiring the habit of courtesy is like
iequiring any other habit.
Where courtesy is lacking, it is a
natter of thoughtlessness, rather than
ignorance. There is a sharp and dis
met line of demarcation between cour-
esy and discourtesy. There is no
DOM for debate, quetsion, or quibble.
The courteous man is the thought
nl man. And it is only the thought
u man who gets on in the world.