Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 191?-19??, 1915-12-23

imagine LndL lie l6uOuS SloSD Va
Gold and Crown OF Thorns" speech by
William Jennings Bryan, that gave
him the nomination for the Presi-
dency, was the speech of moment?
Do you believe that George Wash
ington was chosen Commander Of the
Continental army for :ny other reason
than that he was the best equipped
man in America for the position?
One of the worlds greatest con-
structive geniuses and Captain of
Industry, is a North Carolina man
named J. B. Duke, Ex-President of the
American Tobacco Company. 1t is
related of Mr.. Duke that at one time
the son of prominent banker in New
York had his eye on Mr.. Dukes job
Mr.. Duke went to this prominent bank
ing house and this conversation took
place: "Mr. Banker, as you know, on
tomorrow the directors of the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company will elect a
President. At present, I hold that
position, and I hold it because I am
the fttest man in the world for the
Job. I bid you good day" At the
meeting next day there was no other
name mentioned than that OF Mr..
Duke. Why? Because the directors
knew that Mr. Duke knew more about
the tobacco business than any other
nan in the world.
The most beloved man that North
arolina has produced was Chas. B.
4ycock, the Educational Governor. Do
you suppose he received this title by
Il hoI I{.UiT
breathing and dreaming education all
MS life. He loved the work Of educa-
| ton and his splendid ability as a
| speaker enabled him to do a greater
| .ervice by being prepared. Don't un-
| lerstand from these remarks that
! ecommend you to work yourselves
| 20 death. No, learn how to work ef-
| dciently and how to play joyously
AL work and no play makes Jack q
dull boy" And it is just as import.
ant for you to learn how to Elay a.
to know how to work.
In your Individual preparation there
are many valuable lessons to be learn
ed Many Of these lessons are not IL
the books. On the play ground yol
observe the best runners, the bes
jumpers, the best pitchers and thu
best catchers. You see men that ar
SLOW and men that are fast, men will
good eyes and men that can't see
Joke; men that are kind and men tina
are rude, men that everybody like
and men that nobody likes. This b
1.-THE sort of world that yon have to liz
in, boys, SO why not prepare accord
1Lgfy? Don't be the man who can't Sc
a joke, and don't be the fellow tha
tnobody likes. Josh Billings says: 81
man that can't 1aff is to be pitied, an
a man that can laff and won't is
be stunned like a bear trap that
| sot''
fear that I have about exhauste
myself on the subject of preparedness
but, as you boys look good natured,
want to talk to you awhile on the sub
| ject Of unpreparedness.
There was darky preacher one
; that began his discourse about as FOL
lows:
: Brethren and sisters, I has a mes
sage for you today, and wants you q
. to listen. Firstly, / shall take my tex
t Secondly, I shall depart from
Thirdly, I shall never return to 1t"
= This subject of unpreparedness 70
: can apply to your personal selves, bu
just at this moment there is much b.
y ing said of our nations unpreparet
< ness. Lack of preparedness is 4
). longer a jest. The events of the pa
S year have brought home to every ina
s the utter weakness of this great n,
l, ton to guard itself against a sudde
e attack.
g I do not believe that this natie
y ought to prepare for the purpose
a making war, but it ought to prepal
J. for Defense
u In our feeling of good will to 9