Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-05
THE MAN WHO TALKS

It may be true that a man does nol know Of how little importance he is until he has attended suffraette con vent1on. but the high estimate comes when there is a burglar in the house or even & thief in the henpen It may
 be safe to say that underestfmatior
 appears to be a fault with both sexes
 on special occasions No woman ven
 lures to underestimate the man in the
 man can hold the women in low es-
 teem when he is in need of a good
 dinner, or g skiIlful nurse In the pres
 ence of our needs the sexes highly
 prize one another. It is only in mo-
 ments when spirit of independence
 takes the seat of reason that they are
 guilty of beIittline each other It has
 been shown at Washington that the
 man who doesn't defend even suffra-
 gettes is a low-down reprobate.
 !t was Charles Kingsley of the
 Church of England who left this mes =
 sage to the world of labor: Thank God
 every morning that you have some
 thing to do that day whicl: must be
 done whether you like it or not!'' At
 first glance many man will say this
 Is rank nonsense, but it isn't. Doing
 what we do not like to do well makes
 us feel the spirit of mastery as noth-
 ing else does. It Is strange that the
 truth that doing things we'll gives
 quality to life is not more generally
 recognized. We cannot do what we
 like in this world, but we can like to
 do what we must, and gain dignity and confidence and satisfaction in that
 way. The man who has nothing to do is losing ground, for he has no spur to ambition. likeness in 25o,00O years has never vet got one good thing to it's credit It is performance that counts for achievement, and how we do things either gives lustre to our character or tarnishes it.
 Most everybody thinks his own con- victions are of the utmost import ance, and it is necessary that he should, or he will not be likely to try to live up to them; and this is why we are likely to have slight regard for the opinions of others. But our con- vlctions are Eever so important that they should make us deaf to truth, or debar us from carefully considering the opposite opinions. Our own opinions arc apt to become befogged if we do not look out for them; and the op- posite opinion is needed to show that the spirit of truth is in them. The op- posite opinion is the vibrato and it is not safe to sheer it down; it often oPsns new vistas to the mind and leads to new and better paths. The claim that we need an eleventh com mandment-notA to take ourselves too seriously-is not joke, but precau- tionary warning. Most of us are in danger of doing this. The world moves because the opposite opinion will not let it rest.
 Did you over think that to be out against the negro because he IS black is an open criticism of God, who made him SO The negro is no more to blame for beirg black than you and I for being white, or the Indian for be- ing red. Of course, man in his sym biology has made black a sign of evil, or falsity; but God made the day white for work and pleasure. and the night black for sleep and rest The blackest night in the laboratory of na- ture is just as important as the bright ese day. Many black skins cover hon. est and deveut souls, and many WhiHR skins cover insincere and tFeacheFeus hearts. There's many "a nigger" iH a white skin. God chose & dark skinned race to bring immortality to light. There is nothing to shaw that the white race is in special faNer witA the are both whisa. The color line, and the race prs5Ndkcs arising therefrom, isn't natural, but devllisa- The scrip lures declare we are all of OFFS bloed and that we should be brethren.
 The yoAna fellow just about to gst out of his teens has reached 8 period in life where he may as well test his ability. You do not know how : We'll we suspected as much. and that is why this paragraph was written It is a simple test which win foreshadow your prospects in life. See if you can weather con nditfons with . smile which provoke others and If you can every week spend less than you earn and. see 8 surplus. If you can. you see a future before ycu if you live temperately, which is to foster good health and bid for 8 long life. There is one little motto it will do well to cherish and to heed: Look before you leap!" This applies to mat rimony as well as to everything else. Do not try to go it blind so long God has given you eyes to see with. It is not as easy as it looks on paper, is something which will not only test your mettle but prove it.
 have often wondered whether per- Versity is of willfulness. or of some mental lack or brainal imperfection. We know that boys and girls go wrong with the best of training and the best 1f examples always before them. Why 10 they do it? We know that some scholars can never learn to spell cor 'ect1y some words; and that others can never acquire certain mathematical l biIity-they fail as problem solvers only along certain lines. We have at ast come to regard this as the result ,f physical impairment from birth hereditary inability to do with the mind what others do readily. This being an explanation Of mental weak lesses. why should it not also apply 0 weakness of will or character? The greatest inheritance anyone can have s a perfect body. and there are doubt ess more imperfect bodies than we mink. and hereditary imperfection may account for much weakness and crime This is why we should not be too hard Ipon the erring.
 You want that boy or girl of yours 0 be better and to do better. They Ire worrying you and producing rest ess nights which in turn makes you irritable and this converts you into . continuous seold; and what can ., continuous scold accomplish? Stop where you are and calm down. Do lot let your nerves boss you-do not become a bunch of ugliness for it makes you bad example. These chil- l iren must live their lives and you can lot design the way of life for them l IT live it for them. You can teach i hem the principles of truth and honor | md teach them obedience and indus 1 ry so far as they are susceptible or 1