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lquired who the young man was, an
when Informed that it was young Philli
Armour the fellow nearly had a fiji
Invent to the corner, had beer and wen
home wiser, and perhaps better man
and they are all alike. z, :
= Such men as Lincoln, Lee, Grant AM
Wilson % not ask for or take advice
They were good listeners, were. courte
GUS, kind and appreciative, took .fote Of
expression of kindly interest, but never
advice; they thought for themselves and
acted on the dictations of their own con-
science and seldom went astray. Now
do not think that advice has no place
| in our lives, for it has when properly
p aced. A parent will take council and
give advice to his child-this is advice
| backed by authority of kind that pro
| duces good results.
And many a child has come to grief
by not needing it. There is no affection
so close, no tie so binding as that
which should exist between parents and
children and we do not do enough of it
Mother make your daughter your COM
panlon, father make your boy your
chum, then you both win; then and
only then will they come to you for the
comfort that is derived from close CO
operation of thought, word and deeds
This is what makes the sum total of
the much talked of happy family.
The Kaiser's sister is the wife of the
dethroned Car of Russia and under the
kaiser's influence and advice, Russia
has come into the deplorable condition she
is today and advice did it. To his Of
ficers the Kaiser's never gives advice, he
knows better, he is too foxy for that.
He gives commands. No military or
no government. No one in
authority takes advice, as a ground for
action. For consideration or comarison
It may be all right, but for a decision,
hardly ever.
If all these advisers will spent lust
me half the time and energy they exert
n distributing advice and apply it to the
york God has given us to do, don't you
Ecw we do not want nor do we need
ny other advice for this is the time
f giving and receiving, and it is the
reatest pleasure of living to give, not
it and always at it, and that's what
le country needs today, not advice I
There is no man living who can not
D something that no one can do but "
mself, it is a part of Gods plan and
, wants it done now. God does not
is the accepted time,
It busy. It is not advice, it is a COM
and with penalty attached for re-
sal or neglect. Christ never gave ad-
&c, his entreaties are all positive asser- IL
ons, given to be beneficial and uplift-
g and our disregard of them made Him
e Man of Sorrow.
10 give ourselves a reasonable pros
ct for success we must realize what we
pc to achieve, and then make most w
our opportunities. In the excitement -
the struggle it is we'll to weigh scru-
iOuS-y Iuc OUJ0CG Ill view TO dS 4
tie risk as possible, and count the
It with care, and when the mind is
re made up there must be no looking
*. You must spare yourself no la
:, nor shrink from threatened danger.
is all part of the war and a result
bad advise. Napoleon was a great
Illus, but he was not hero and what
ONE of all his victories?
they passed away like the smoke of
guns and he left France weaker,
'rer and smaller than he found her
surer and more glorious title to fame
hat of those who are remembered for
ne act of justice or self devotion.
ese are the glories of history, and our
IS ait the front are building up
nument of noble and heroic deeds
t will live in history till the end of
e, and our noble women, God bless
M, are strong factor in bringing