The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-16
HOME CIRCLE COLUMN.
POLITEN ESS PAYS.

pess, the ready sacrifice are not OF tn
exterior alone.
A good manner, like the good nature
that is part of it, is not thing t,
be thrown off and on with dress coat
1t is Of the man as the aroma is of tn,
rose, says the Quincy Journal.
The polite man is at tremendous
advantage. He can win favor and for
tune under circumstances where the
loose-mannered and sloveniy-spirited i.
left to grumble in failure. 1t is mo-
altogether because of his politness
1t is chiefly because of the sterling
character that lies back of it AMI give.
it birth.
Politeness is good capital in any
business. A Cleveland street car con
ductor has proved it SO and So has
every other man who ever made gooC
manners part Of his equipment.
This conductor gave little better
service than he was supposed to be
paid for. He was careful of the com
fort and safety of the children, the
ladies, the old men and the cripples
who rode on his car. He met queru
!ous complaints with pleasant smiles
and kindly words.
de collected no more fares for the
company than any other conductor
He was no more efficient and faithful
in other respects than perhaps hun
dreds of his fellows.
But, somehow, that one advantage
was sufficient. In his kindness to his
passengers he was rnconsciously kind
TO himself. He came to be selected
for special runs where courtesy WAS Of
special Importance. And now he has
been made dispatcher.
He has won his way to a good place
by his politeness. just as millions Of
other men have done in other lines be-
fore him and as millions more will dc
in time to come.
Politeness pays.
1t attracts friends and good fortune
1t is well-spring of we'll wishes.
1t creates about man an atmos
phere in which luck" loves to linger
Most OF us seem to think the WORLD
owes US much and that we owe the
world nothing. We seem to be on our
guard against giving any more in ser,
vice than we are actually paid for
Even our smiles we reserve unless we
see chance TO coin them into ready
cash. We 60 through life grabbing
and grumbling, giving nothing to EN-.
ployer or public, but what is specific.
ally called for in the contract.
And there is where we make seri.
Gus mistake. Only as we give do we
grow. Only as we lift others do we
lift ourselves. Only as we bring Joy
into life do we really live.
There is no true woman but will re
pay her husband over and over again
for kind, thoughtful treatment. He il
ready to call her childish, and she may
seem so to him, but one thing is sure
Il woman never forgets. All little
deeds of love or thoughtfulness sown b!
his hand yield certain and abundant
harvest. She may love her home bet
ter than any other spot on earth, ye
| she sometimes gets SO weary OF the
daily routine OF never-ending duties
that fall to her lot that she canno
help an occasional feeling Of envy foI
those who have more time for recrea
ton, for going abroad, for all the littl,
things dear to the heart OF every wo
man, but which the stern hand OF dut,
dehars her from enjoying. Still, fo
all that, she would not for the Who'll,
world exchange pleaces even il sh,
could. with any woman, leaving he
home and John-dear old John--as tn,
price OF her freedom from care. |
your wife has been a faithful and tru,
wife to you tell her SO.
Appreciate your mother while yol
have her. 1t Is the almost universe
testimony of young women who hav,
lost mother that they did not realize
what she was to them until after heI
exit from this life. Indeed, mother il
in the appreciation Of many younl
lady hindrance. The maternal in
spection is often considered an obsta
Gle. Mother has so many notions abou
that which is proper and that which il
improper. 1t is astounding how muci
more many girls know at eighteen thar
their mothers at forty-tive.
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