Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-02-16
The Home Circle
Thoughts from the Editorial Pen
Talk with the Young Men.
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Accidental greatness dies young,
and it knows no resurrection. 1t is
excited, boasting, egotistical and
tyrannical All the littleness of it's
common childhood is lost in the sha-
dow of its present brief loftiness. 1t
assassinates poverty, courts Godli-
ness under the sun and stabs it under
the moon, flatters knowledge to keep
secret its own ignorance
Character never dies; it is born to
live. Man makes his character and
his character preserves him. Little
promises, little debts, little words
and little acts are small in them
selves, but they are the very weights
we throw in the balance over against
a mans reputation. One noble deed
doesn't establish true nobility. No
man can be trusted with the cares
of a high station until he has proven
himself capable and honest in lower
ones. Better see him swim the brook
before you bid him try the river.
And yet some men begin to rise
only when Fate seeks to pull them
down. Difficulties awake them; and
what to others seems certain defeat,
is all thta nerves them to win the
battle. True bravery and true nobil-
ity ora chy ypoccun,;nu T+ L. Az
traitor who boasts of his loyalty, and
the villain who modifies his honesty!
Honor "vaunteth not ITSELF" looks
every man in the face, fearing none;
asking no advertising and cannot be
flattered.
Boys, remember these little things
and don't boast of your honesty
Boast not at all! And we think it
poor philosophy to lend man four
dollars by way of enticing him to
pay the one he already owes YOU
Weigh our promises we'll, and when
you have made them, keep them, no
matter what it costs. Judge others
by what they have done, not by what
they are going to do.
Don't keep your eyes on the stars
and stumble over nuggets.
Women is the most patient of al
mortals. She will toll and moiI, spin,
sew and cook she will nurse sick
children, and wait on her husband.
She will sacrifice all, surrender all,
forego all the ordinary pleasures and
pastimes Of life, and obey implicitly
the call of duty. In return she asks
and must have her husbands sympa
thy and love; without it the world
appears a blank A few words of
encouragement and sympathy from
the husband to the tired and dis
couraged wife will rest and encour-
age her more than anything else.
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You Cannot Purchase Happiness.
One cannot buy love for paltry
gold; neither can happiness be pu--
chased, as if it were a pleasant bev7
erage. You cannot put it on and lag
it off, as if it were a garment of bro
cade, decked with glittering gewgaws
and costly jewels. You cannot take
it on your plate at the banquet table
and eat in. Midnight revelry and dis
sipation say, Happiness does not
dwell with me-" Neither Is it found
in excitement, eXhilaration and In
worldly frivolity. Everything has
it's price. Wealth comes only by toll,
but people are miserably unhappy be-
cause gold dollars will not roll into
their Golfers without their earning
the gold. The vile and unworthy
pant for the respect of the virtuous
when they do not deserve it. The
indolent invalid wants health with
out strict temperance in all things.
What a happy world this might be
if everyone were willing to pay
quid pro quo-a fair equivalent-for
every good thing received. People
do have all they pay for. For this
reason nothing but bitter complaints
and murmurings bubble up from un-
happy hearts. People pay the price
of unhappiness. And they receive
a full equivalent.