Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-10-09
DR.. Marden's
Uplift Talks
By ORRISON SWEET MARDEN
"SHE WUZ ALlUS kline TO
EV'RYBUDDlE."
by Mcclure Newspaper syndi

N a modest family burying ground
in Kentucky, on q rough stone, Is
q this inscription: Jane Laior: Died
August, 1s49. She WIZ allus kline to
ev'rybuddie."
Could anyone have a better cpl
taph?
One of the greatest helps to happ1-
ness, to the progress of all
Is the habit of kindness, OF the thought
fulness for others, of saying klnd
things to others and about them.
There is a blighting, killing influence
in an u~nappreciative atmosphere.
If you would be popular and attract
people to you you must cultivate a
broad generosity, a feeling OF good
cheer and good will towards every
body, and o must feel a real and
not a feigned interest in others wei
fare.
How many good things the spirit
of good will brings to us, and how
many unpleasant things it keeps away
from US!
II you form the habit Of saying
kindly things about others and look
1A6 " Tx OCSG Ia khSAy ySAA
will become related, through h law
OF attraction, to all kindly people Inc
to all good everywhere.
If we persist, in this habit it will
drive out all petty little ~jealousies, all
moroseness and gloom, envy and sell
tishness, everything that would Sc
riously mar u lives.
No efforts we may ever make can
bring such splendid returns as the
endeavor to scatter flowers as we go
along, to plant roses instead Of
thorns; no investment will pay such
fat dividends as the firm effort put
into kind words and kindly acts, the
effort to radiate a kindly spirit toward
every living creature.
If we cultivate a sunny, cheerful ex-
terror and a kindly smile, a cordial
amer towards everybody, we make
acquaintances and friendships easily.
l know a woman in New York who
is a dwarf and a cripple. but who a
such a sweet, open, beautiful nature
that everybody loves her. She is well
come everywhere, because she loves
everybody and feels Interested In
everyone. She Is poor, but she enters
into other lives with a heartiness n
unselish abandonment and an enthusi-
asm that ought to shame those OF US
who are physically normal and in a
better condition.
The people who envy her popularity,
her sunny nature, do not realize thai
their love of gossip and their disposi-
ton to pick flaws with others, to see
their weakness, their unfortunate or
ugly side, are really exhibiting a very
unlovely side of themselves, and that
this is the reason why they are SO very
unpopular.
Practice open-mindedness, holding a
charitable, magnanimous, liberal atti-
tude of mind toward everybody and
everything, and you will be surprised
to see how it will enlarge and enrich
your nature. There is nothing else
that will make you SO popular as this.
Everybody loves the open-minded,
large-hearted, maglanimous character,
just as he naturally despises the
small, narrow, stingy, mean soul who
sees everything through his selfish
| glasses.
Selfshness is one Of the most despic-
able qualities of human nature and Is
universally hated. The subtle, mysteri-
Gus something which we call magnet
ism, and which we cannot describe,
that something which everybody feels.
is due more to the one quality of unset
ishness and a large generosity than
to anything else. People may admire
you for your talents, but they will not
love you If you are always thinking of
and working for yourself.
So, II you would get on in the higher
sense, you must get rid of this great
enemy Of your advance. You must
take an unselfish, kindly interest in
others. Remember that whatever you
send out OF your nature will be reflect
od hack to YOU,