The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-09-19

Saving. Thrift means 50 much and
comprises so many good qualities that
it can hardly be spoken Of as a sin
gle attribute. With each individual
working for his betterment in this
way, he is directly steadyng the
sorely tried nerves of his country. He
is infusing that great force and ire
sistible power into the veins of his
beloved land that results in Suprem-
acy and Resistance.
Surely, what nation is more de-
serving of whole-hearted support from
its people than America? Her fore
fathers worked with honest heart, sto-
icism and thrifty courage to give to
us this land of great oromise-a young
virile nation, founded on the principle
of self-sacrifice. Shall we of today do
less than the fathers of the landewliose
possession we now enjoy the land
that has developed SO amazingly and
given us so much?
Shall we bring discredit on the
greatest heritage a people ever knew,
by lack of sympathy and accord with
our country, by selfish contention, by
GiSrngarding every element of Thrift
and for the furtheranre of our own
desires. show lack Of interes. in her
welfare?
Il we are a people of such propen-
sites, then we must expect to belong
to a weak nation whose resources can
never be concentrated to resist evil.
Aud Individually we shall always he
contending and building on the shoals
only to come down in wreckage.
Shall we, as Lloyd George exhorted
the people of Britain, pull together"
for our country? do not believe that
there is a single American heart that
does not beat the faster with pride,
when thinking of the dignity and po-
sition his country holds among ma
tons of the earth.
/ do not believe that a country of
such rare talents, and so generous in
the giving of these talents, will go
unappreciated and unchampioned save
by a few careless and unconscionable
thinkers and irresponsible livers who
could have no patriotism or feeling
for any country save as desirable
mart in which to exploit their wares.
The principle of Thrift does not in
clude miserliness or selfish boarding,
which is incompatible with the right
spirit of sane living and wise spending.
1t does not mean to add to our own
Finterest at the sacrifice of hurt Of
others of our country.
When the country is distressed and
the nations leaders are involved in
solving difficult problems that cannot
be solved in a month or year, it is
at such a time that certain element
seems to come forward and seek to
undermine the nations health. 1t is
then that the people, to save their
own and the nations future, should
realize the wisdom of thrift and the
conservation of their finances.
Our Government is holding to all
earnest-minded and far-seeing Amer
leans, the best means whereby sub
stantial living basis is assured. Many
Americans want to get rich too quick
and often pursue a will-o'-the-wisp
investment that leads to the quagmire
of failure instead of being secure in
GovRnment investments, which will
flourish as long as the good old Red
White and Blue flies for Freedom
and judging from the caliber of the
young blood of our country, that
means forever.
We should all help STEADY the
ship. We cannot get far as individ-
uals, but working together we can
weather the gales. We should prac-
tice sane, wholesome thinking. We
should make our Judgment, our acts,
ourselves more valuable to our conu-
try by instilling thrift into all our en-
deavors.
Wisdom suggests saving.
The Americans All Investment is
in 500 and $1,000 War Savings Ger
tifcates, and War Savings Stamps
and Thrift Stamps.