The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-12-22
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Dumps and Pleasant Odors) ,
There is a certain vaudeville skit
that is absurdly amusing, but alb
surdly true. It is mock circus. One
of the attractions is a patent fly
catcher, and with all the pomp and
ceremony of the usual circus barker
the merits of this invention are ex-
tolled.
! Attracted by the pleasant odor
coming from an open door with the
word WELCOME" overhead, the fly
walks in. The surroundings are in
viting. He enjoys himself immense
~, and proceeds to explore the place.
Suddenly he finds himself on cozy
balcony. Attendants are there to
wait on him, cool breezes are blow
ing and refreshments are his for the
taking. He rest awhile Proceeding
further he finds himself on a higher
balcony, with more attractions and
has another siesta. Exploring still
further, he finds another open door,
with another open door, with an in
with an inviting sign ovehead, ven
lures out, only to find no balcony and
plunges to his death. Absurd, you
say-yes. But true of many people
in real life
A certain music master had in his
choir promoter. He induced the
musician to invest about three hun
dred dollars in a certain chewing gum
proposition that promised large re-
turns. The music master doubled his
money in three months and was de-
lighted with the new way of getting
rich quick. The fly had found cozy
balcony and liked it.
Along came another proposition by
the same man, that promised even
bigger returns, but entailed more
money. He was leading his victim
to higher balcony, and he, poor lit
tie fly, didn't know it.
The music master consulted his
banker, who advised him to keep his
profits and stay out. tsYou will get
the speculative fever and lose in the
end," said the bank man; but the lit
tie fly knew better; he had tried one
resting place and liked it, and would
try another. He put practically all
his savings in the new proposition,
and inside of three months the pro-
moter was among the missing, leav-
ing a deserted office and a bale of
stock certificates as his legacy who
had come into his trap. The poorer
but wiser music master got a bad
bump and hasn't recovered from it
yet
It's the same old story-you can't
beat the game. You may think your
self very smart; have perfect faith
in your man and he in himself. but
beware enticing odors and pleasant
balconies surely lead some
where, and that somewhere is down!
For simon-pure protection, safety.
sureness, worry-less-ness, you can't
beat the savings banks. It invites
you into no cooling Railways, on no
restful balconies, makes no alluring
promises of big returns, but sticks
to the old and tried proposition that
twice two makes FOUR" and works
on the theory that "every little bit
added to what you have makes Just
a little bit more" It pays you no
large dividends, but the money isl
green, and just as surely as Fourth
of July and New Years rolls around
you get your interest.
However alluring other proposi-
tions may be-, remember, the safe
road is the sure road, and the sure
road is the safe road. It may take a
little longer to get there, but you are
sure of where you're going. It's not
the beginning that counts-it's the
end. ....
The story of the fly trap is but
the brilliant conception of an i'm
aginative mind run riot; but it is
horribly true. Many man loses a
fortune as the fly in the trap !! es
its life-frst the pleasant invitation:
the restful experiences; the desire
for more pleasant experiences and,
lurd onward and onward, the plunge!
Humanity may have more sense than
the fly, but it often acts as If it
didn't. y II ~ -@@sa s..,., ;,