The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-11-29

ing for beautiful things, and he finds a
lot of them. The pesslmist warps his
mind, produces bad effect on his mind,
while his influence on others is very de-
pressing. The optomist gets up in the
morning feeling like lark, full of joy
and gladness and his face all radiant
with sunshine and smiles on his lips and
cheerful words for all. He counts it a
privilege to live and he is glad he can
make life pleasant for others. He is
the happier of the two by far and does
more good in the world.
Some one has defined happiness as a
mosaic composed of very small gems.
Each OF them, by its self, may be of
very little value, but taken together,
arranged and set, they form a beauti-
ful and valuable whole. If you think
you can hnd happiness by getting away
from yourself, and out of your natural
surroundings, you will be greatly disap-
pointed. You'll meyer get it that way.
The best way to be happy, and the
quickest way to find it, is by making
somebody else happy.
We hear a song and it enchants US,
we carry it with US, we see beauty and
it stays with US, so that we carry it
about, or else these do not exist for US
at all. How shall we approach Thanks
giving. Let US enjoy and give an OPTIC
mistic Thanksgiving. We can if we
will.
That was the kind Nehemiah of ole
had when he said, ''eat the fat anC
drink the sweets, but send portions tc
hose who have none" That is tbs
secret of joyous Thanksgiving. Tner
will 1t be true as Nehemiah said, "tht
JOY of5the Lord is your strength
The best way in the world to keep the
heart bright and happy is to have feel
ings of thankfulness. Florence Night
iugale tells US, in her notes on nursing
that patients in hospitals turned toward
the light.
IL AZ SOAl NA4e2S ilCNCA SlhlAlDAIcS ~
rather finds occasions to praise, has &
power that surely attracts others. Il
can't help it. nor can we easily repe
this power. We don't want to, for it i!
agreeable, indeed it is sweet, to be thu:
attracted. It's easy to grumble, bu
its a very distastefui habit 1t il
pleasant to praise and the habit il
catching, for we all want to be happy
Naturally we all feel more or less de
pressed now, for times are hard. Many
are the demands on our stime and be
nevolence. but the spirit of sacrifice il
demanded of us now. The exigencie
of the war have developed this. Wit
would be shirker, and who has any
respect for one. We are apt to apply
this term to the boys who refuse to dC
their bit in the war, or wh) try t
evade the service. If one of the boy!
in the community played the role Of I
shirker, he would be despised 1t woulC
be ar opprobrious epithet He would
be branded.
But shirkers may be found in Other
phases of life. Here are those who
have plenty ofmoney tolve on and some
to lay away, they hear the appeals il
behalf OF the starving millions in the
war zone, but they give but a mite tc
What they can and should give. They
give pennies where they should give
dollars yet nobody charges them with
being shirkers. When in reality they
are as guilty as the boy who shirks his
duty to his country.
Could they hear the cry of widows,
whose husbands gave up their lives in
defense of their rights and homes, of
children who are furnishing FIR food;
could they hear the vail of distress
that fills the ancient land and see the
hords of old and young, women and
children driven like so many cattle to
the shambies; could they but see these
helpless sufferers fall by the road, from
sheer exhaustion, only TO be ruthlessly
murdered by tiendish prosecutors.
Surely they would say as long as have
dollar III divide it with these suf-
rerers who for conscience sake are
treated thus. The spirit of sacrifice is
the spirit Of Jesus. who gave all for a
lost VOL i'd.
| Just now strong appeal is made in
behalf of the starving of Armenia ana
Syria, of whom there are shout $780,
! 0QC 400,0 0chlldren are helpless or
phans. Seventeen cents a day will
keep one from horrible death. The
committee in charge OF this work which
is endorsed toe, and commended by
President Wilson, asks our toWnto raise
S425. a little concentrated action can
easily accomplish it. This will be our
opportunity which will enable them to
carry the millions OF sufferers through
the winter. 1t amounts to about 20
cents for each man woman and child
in our town. Shall we do our bit?
JOANNES.
TharKSpiyine.t