The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-09-14
"eo GETTERs"

their real value.
Time: six A. M. Wednesday.
Place: Eight miles from Vile
Platte on a public highway
Characters: A farmer and his two
sons sitting on a wagon load of cot
ton. and a member Of the chamber Oh
commerce standing by his thVVer
pumping a flat.
Farmer Whoa! Hello, Mr.. Mem
her. what's the matter?
Member. Nothing much. Where are
@ou going with your cotton?
Farmer am going to gin TINS
bale in Vile Platte.
Member-It seems that you go con-
siderably out of the way to gin your
cotton.
Earmer-Yes, but prices are so
good that all of US around here nave
been hauling there this year.
Memter-weil, do you intend to
sell today?
Earmer-Yes. These boys need
few things. The folks need winter
clothes and provisions, 50 | am going
to buy all need while in town.
ANOTHER
naember-WeT, Mr.. Farmer
how are the crops this year?
Farmer-Pretty good. Can't kick
much My crop cost me only SIX
cents a pound this year. plunged
nretty deep in debt two years ago.
won know, but in spite OF young
croD and boil weevils, l intend 10 pay
s,toras on my debts and chop OIL
ahout Ok per cent of the capital, ana
en-, have some to raise my crop on a
cash basis next year. II the present
price of cotton keeps up.
AND ANOTHER
Merchant-Since we have Deen
boosting the town, cutting down
nrioes on merchandise, and paying
top-urices for crops, business is on
a boom.
Member-Is that so!
Merchant-Yes, indeed. The tlrst
customer who came in Saturday pald
me $4,000, and business continued
All day long. 1t was without doubt the
baat dax / have ever had since in ous-
mess. ,,ruz,,,v-fu Js5yff5Cri0
TSrinted on ITS billheads: MAN is
dust Dust settles. Be man."
If there is anything wrong in your
business, always search until you
find the cause that makes things hap
Den. Pats alarm clock stopped. he
shook it, but no use. At last he TOOK
The back off. and a dead roach drop |!
ned out. "Begorra." says Pat, sure
IT won't run, the engineer is dead.
Humor is an indispensable business
asset. 1t gives address everywhere.
1t makes a person alert, quick to OBJ
serve. keen in intuition, an interested !
listener. There is no element OF tenn
perament so essential to business
success as a we'll balanced sense or
hunoor. Acts of humor have carried
people over places where the combin-
ed wisdom of sages would have failed. !
"A humorous, quick witted bank cash.
Ter. saved a run on his bank, by send |
ing for loan Of 100000 in one dol
sar bills. He piled them up in front
of the paying cage and covered them
over with tens, twenties, fifties and
hundreds. When the bank opened he
stood there smiling ready to pay off;
and when the depositors saw the
mountain of bills they turned around
and went home. Mirth is sword,
humOr, is it's edge, and wit its point.
With 1t a person can cut his way in
immortal memory. The cook may
Ae so crosseyed that when she weeps
she tears run down her back, even so,
you can be cheerful and thankful that |
YOU are not the cook. Aerate your
senses with the oxygen of fun and !
pleasant ideas. Don't let people see
eagle talons in the corner Of your
eyes, but a merry twinkle of the hap |
py thoughts behind your eyes. Guilt !
vate your eyes to laugh. Cultivate |
your mouth to smile. Oil your tongue
with happy cheer. Think of humor
Study it. Apply it now |
and then. It will work wonders. 1t /
will work miracles. And never doubt !
such miracles. You may be nearer
one than you think. An old hen-peck-
ed husband did not believe in the
miracle OF the telephone. One day
when he was in a neighboring town,
friend asked him if he would be con-
Vinced IL he could talk to his wife ten
miles away, hear and know it was
her voice. They called up central at
his home town and sent for the old
mans wife. Soon all was ready, and s
ne old man adjusted himself after
ooking around to make sure that
here was no trick in it, then he care
uliy placed the receiver to his ear
lust as he was going to speak, from