The Big Sandy news., 1919-07-04
Tn. Ednor, Adx,n,a a..

r. The Editors Advantage.
Did you ever stop to think OF how
many more vhncks the editor gets mt
his victim than any other business
man in town does? With the editor
the whacking process lasts from the
cradle to the grave. When person
Is born even before the preacher gets
a chance to baptize him. the editor
has congratulated the happy parents
and has specified in eItrnvagant
phrases the weight, sex and pedigree
OF the new arrival. At the christening
the editor often manages 20 squeeze
out personal item OF interest to his
renders. which is far better than the
preacher can do, for he has TO charge
up his labors to the Lord, who is far
harder TO get cnsh out OF even than a
subscriber When the victim Erndu-
ates from the town High School the
editor generally expects 10 reap about
a column OF good reading matter and
often prints picture, Then II tho
victim gets married, the preacher
gets fye dollars and the editor gets
twenty five dollars worth OF surprise
for his readers. When Mr. Victim gets
sick the doctor gets a faint chance OF
some day collecting bill against him,
but the editor has some cash news
every day, telling the patients many
friends how he Is getting along And
then IL he dies. the editor gets the
most valuable news OF NIL Not that
he Is ever glad OF the misfortune, but
the news is worth money 10 him just
the same. Maybe the undertaken gets
little more than the edior, but IL Is
the only chance he has had nj the
victim during his whole career, while
the editor has been pulling something
out OF him all along the line.
Not 50 much in the putting on OF
airs or nne and costly apparel, be-
speaks the lady or the gentleman. as
does politeness and good manners.
Sunshine in the face. sunshine In
the heart and sunshine In our homes
II we would be healthy and happy,
Catch the sunshine In all the living
rooms, roll up the shades and let the
flowers and tho children-those denrer
human fowers-bask in the sunshine,
the life OF the world. that is now in
the spring time calling the grass. the
wild flowers and all vegetation from
their damp, cold beds to answer to It's
greeting The trailing arbutus, that
sweetest flower OF the New England
springtfme. is now peeping out from
beneath its covering OF green leaves;
TO greet its warm smiles the sweet
song birds trill forth their sweetest
melodies at sunrise. And In the win
ter how we welcome the sunshiny
days. II changes our gloom to glad
ness Then let us gather In ali We
can, that when the dark days come We
can still have Its beams radiate our
faces. purify your hearts and glorify
our own lives and also the lives OF
others. Let us daily sing the bright
song of sunshine-Aunt Prue.
| Keep in good heart--though adverse
winds blow and n chilly atmosphere
prevails. True the way is rough-ex-
ceedingly rough and the winde are
keen and pierce us through and make
us shrink from duty. But hesitate
not face the blast firmly, determined
Iy. good natursdly and hopefully. and
whom the better days dawn, when the
clouds have dispersed and oil is sun
shine, how sweet and satisfactory will
be the rest In the MONDAY OF life
knowing our work is done and thai
labor has not been in vain.
Here 10 rule for those who would
be happy instead Of miserable: For
get self entirely. think Of what othert
think and want strive TO mako then
happy and do not worry over vhat
| MANILA think and say.
Have you received good turn
Forget It not. Have you done one
Remember II not.
There is many a good wife wht
can't sing. play the piano or dance
well.
Three things to cultivate-goot
books. good friends and good humor
40 YEARS TO PREPARE,
40 MINUTES TO SIGN