The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-15

President Wilson to the congress on
; Monday, and l believe that it is the
forerunner OF world peace, and
pray that nay be right.
Il .
These are trying times through
which we are passing The world is
galley 2-idler. 5letaoi nh
changing, and you find the transitions
taking place so rapidly that you can
scarcely keep pace with them. 1t has
been so long since We licked England
and Mexico that We had almost for
gotten what ris. That little skirm-
ish we had with Spain could scarcely
be counted. We were growing fich
and about all We were thinking about
was growing richer. But when we
: did get into war We proved to the
world that We could get busy along
that line as we'll, and l believe that
history will bear out the statement
that We got ourselves together as
quick. if not quicker than was ever
done by any nation in the worlds
history, even those that gave more at
tention to military than we ever
dreamed Of giving to the subject.
True, there We're mistakes, and some
money sharks made money out OF
it, but that was unavoidable, reckon.
And it will be adjusted very soon.
But what l wanted to say. and what
| started out to say, is that these are
times when we must all stick to-
gether and help each other, every one
doing his part willingly and gladly,
and even little more than his part.
whether it is part of his task or
not, and the rich must not oppress
the poor and the poor must help the
rich. In other words, these times de-
mand the heartiest cooperation of all
our people of whatever place or po-
sition, and no one should be afraid
that maybe he will do little more
than his part of the job.
And that reminds me OF a poem I
read the other day which comes in
pretty we'll here. and expresses the
idea | have in mind much more clear
ly and certainly more beautifully
than | can, and l am going to quote
it though [ have heard that there
were some few OF my admirers WHO
did not like for me to quote little bits
of verse. But here goes. They can
skip this if they have enough with
out it:
Not His Job.
I'm not supposed to do that" said he
When an extra task he chanced to see,
That's not my job, and it's not my
care,
So I'll pass it by and leave it there"
And the boss who gave him his week
ly pay
Lost more than his wages on him that
day.
I'm not supposed to do that" ne said,
That duty belongs to Jim or Fred
So little task that was in his way
That he could have handled without
| delay
Was left unfinished: the way was
! paved
, For a heavy loss he could have saved.
And time went on and he kept his
place
But he never altered his easy pace,
And folks remarked on how well he
| knew
. The line of the task he was hired to
| do;
For never once was he known to turn
His hands to things not of his con-
Germ.
| But there in his foolish rut he stayed
! And for all he did was faily paid,
! But he was never worth a dollar or
more
! Than he got for his toll when the
week was Ger:
| For he knew too we'll when his work
! was through
And he's done all he was hired to DO.
II you want to grow in this world.
Young man.
You must do every day. all the work
you can
If you find task, though it's not
your Bit
And it should be done, take care OF it;
And you'll never conquer or rise lf
you