Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-05-15
THE MAN WHO TALKS

last thing to do is to venture to crit
icise. What is knocking? Assertin,
the truth or finding fault? The trutl
has never been popular. When the,
| approach the truth the editors, preach
ers and the political speakers all hay
| to soft-pedal not because they wisl
| to, but because the naked truth is wha
nobody appears to desire. The truth
| to suit, has to be dressed up to pleas,
I the public taste like the dummy in
| haberdasher' show window Bill,
| Sunday does not increase his popular
/ ity when he tells the ministers adorn.
| ing his platform that all of them IaiC
away in the cemetery would not b,
worth two respectable gravestones-
he is simply tolerated by them for the
good he is doing. The people force
| most public speakers into a cemetery
silence upon most vital points. To be
nice, man must make rose bushes
without thorns, and it is far from beina
an easy or satisfying task.
"
IL may be true that figures do not
lie but when liar arranges them
they look as if they were strageHne
long ways from the truth, very often
The figure IS of itself gives no sign
of being hoodoo; but the world SAYS
it is, although this government started
out with IS states, with 10 stars on
it's flag and on it's coins; and has -four
ished beyond comparison. Still there
are Americans who would regard a
mansion prepared for them in the skies
as anything but heavenly if it was No.
12. To all Americans 10 ought TO look
inviting. BY the rules of men odd
numbers were made unlucky in the
game of toss and take: odds YOU lose
even win!" Man has always been
able to queer the truth If figures
never lie it is curious bank commits
sioners find banks have a dependable
S11rnlnS long after ha1- .
F1gures surely can make things look
long that are short. There has to be
an honest man back of figures to keep
them true. A rogue can make 80
cents look like $50 without any pre-
tense whatever of being a genius,
You have doubtless heard men ask:
II there is a God, why does he not
put an end to the horrors of war? Why
doesn't he strike dead the few that
the many may be saved from sIaugh-
ter?" cannot help asking myself why
men do not remember the angelic an
them, ION earth, peace! Good will to
men!" This is the wish of heaven,
War is representative of the wilfuIness
of men. Almighty God is not DESTROY
ing men. The leaders of men are
destroying men by leading them away
from the light and the truth. We
nave Divine authority for the state
peace! Love is happiness! What hate
Is tragedy discloses to communities
and war illustrates to nations. God
never appointed one man to tyranize
over another, but showed Himself to
us as our Heavenly Father and assured
US we were brethren and sisters, be-
cause we were all of one blood and
from one source. Man rejects the
truth and because of selfshness and
greco exeeIS the beasts in ferocity and
cruelty.
1t appears to be fact that per-
son Nho does not know how to use
well is untitled to use Others
Wen: The person who constantly
thinks of himsef as a miserable sinner
instead of a son of God-who thinks
ne was born under an unIucky star
instead of heir to every heavenly bliss:
who gets to thinking I can't instead
If I can: is engaged in creating for
llmself a depressing atmosphere
which is the cause of irritating med
tatlons and a mental condition which
gives rise to doubt and fear and sus-
'lclon, which bring him into disesteem
Ind make enemies for him instead Of |
riends. This is self-abuse throueb |
ignorance of the power of the mind |
lpon us for veal or for woe. Heaven
mowers its blessings upon us to make |
is cheerful. but we close our ewes and |
lect to be blind and walIow in our |
'Wn mistakes and grouchiness. He
VINO treats himself well is always in
, mood to treat others well.
Those who have their minds set
Ipon saving something for a rainy
ay, often fail because of the dis
ance OF their focus. Concentrating
er than to fix our minds and efforts
pom the by and by. Why isn't it lust |
s well to save something for a sunny
ay? Money is good to have. but if |
an dispel neither gloom nor misery,
. sunny day offers larger opportuni-
les Tor gIadness than a rainy day.
Age and decreptitude have LOST their
cart for most of the things money
an buy and they have more of the
ftiicttons money cannot even soothe
nan they have any use for Easy
treet looks nice to the less fortu-
ate, but disease and the Cleaner
caps a harvest there, Just as regu
arly as he does anywhere else. Mo6ev
good to have in age: but it is bet
ar to have in the prime of life wher,
ne current is on the flood and one
cells equal to anything inviting that
lay turn up.
ais it is no joke: when a young
ian comes to me for advice, I first
nd out what he wants and then 7
i've 1t to him, and he always comes
the conclusion he and 1 are the
NO smartest men on EARTH This
institutes the art of winning friendsA
nd keeping in with them; and it is
ne or the goo-goo tricks of life. We
Il like to be done, and well donei
his Is what made Barnum say: ''The
eople like to be humbugged," and
some keen, observing bus
less man to declare: "a sucker is
orn every minute!' We ask for things
e don't want, and are angry when
e get them. The man who calls on
on for advice would like to have YOU
raise his judgment; and the friend
no invites you to critfcise his literary
ork Will be pleased if you say Won
eel incompetent to do it. What a
ad habit it is to be a fisher for. COM
l1ments and how Disappointing a
ract1ce. There is nothing surer of :
ringing condemnation than frankness
We have lost our warbling tenants OF (
lie bird house in the Sheldon pear
ZEE. Two happy bluebirds took it on
lie Thursday following Easter Monday | |
nd before night a pair of audacious |
ngllsh sparrows appeared to dispute
leir right to it. The bluebirds are ;
1iet peace-loving birds, but they in :
dignified and persistent way stood
Y their home for 10 days before thew !
l1t. The sparrows know the value OF
'ganization and one rainy day five of