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THURSDAY, MAY 10. 1923
MONEY-MAKING TALENT
wise individuals will tell you that if you want to
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make money go where the money is. and such was
advice, hut the success of some of our wealthiest
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does not confirm the advice. The man who can
men
himself, from whatever source it may comm¬
the money to country,
and from every corner of the world or at least the
successful man, so far as money goes. It is not so
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difficult to make money, if that is ail you want,
of honor does not enter into the proposition. It is
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also easy for those who have a talent for getting money to
succeed, and they do it in spite of themselves and everybody
else. God gave men certain talents. To some he gave one
talent, to others two, and to others three or more, and if
those who possess such gifts are careful to cultivate them
they will succeed in making money, and in making it easily.
If they have a talent for something else they will develop
that talent and succeed in it, often to the sacrifice of all
things else.
Some men are great inventors but they are unable to
protect themselves in the marketing of their services, and
consequently die poor. They had the talent for developing
something that would be of service to man; some mecha¬
nism of great value, but they lacked the money talent and
so were unable to get the benefit of their thought and labor.
'Xhe man with the money-making talent took hold of the
poor fellow’s invention and turned it into a great money
getting proposition, while the man who labored and studied
to produce the device got little or nothing for his time
and trouble.
Almost any man can tell of certain persons within his
range of acquaintances, who have contributed valuable in¬
ventions and discoveries to the world and died in poverty
and distress, simply because they lacked the one essential
talent that makes men "great” in the estimation of the
world today. A man now' days is measured by the amount
of property he has or controls. He may be the brightest
scholar, the greatest mathematician, the greatest chemist,
the greatest inventor, the greatest mechanic in his city in¬
state, but if he lacks money he is considered a down-and
outer, and even his best friends look upon him with critical
pity. The man would have been rich had he possessed a
money-making talent to go along with the talent of genius.
It is really too bad, when you look at it from one angle
that all have not the money-making talent; but from an¬
other point of view too liberal distribution of the money¬
making talent would upset the whole economic system. If
every man was a millionaire this would he a dreadful world.
They would all he too lazy to eat and with no one to feed
hem. There would he no stimulus to labor and in a short
i,me the whole bunch would die of starvation; for there
would be no one to produce the necessities of life, and, in
fact, it would be a very gloomy world indeed. All million¬
aires. What a deplorable condition. No one to look up to
or to look down upon; no one to act as servant or to per¬
form any kind of menial labor. Poor millionaries. What
hard time you would have, blacking your own shoes, mak¬
ing your own beds and hoeing your own gardens, sprinkling
the lawn and running the mower. Some prospect, isnt It?
However, almost every man and woman in the country
has a desire to become wealthy. It is not necessary to
chase a rainbow. You must have the talent for making
money or a line of wealthy ancestry. If you go it alone
set your wits to work and bring the money from every
quarter. John Wannamaker worked upon this line and was
a succuss, and so have been many others.
President Hopkins, of Dartmouth college, expresses
the opinon that: "Too many men are going to college.” He
says college education should be reserved for men worthv
of it. for material worth educating for a “brain aristocra¬
cy." President Hopkins may be right in a way, but it
the opinion of many others that a college education is to he
desired and encouraged. The inferior mind, the careless
and indolent youths, may be awakened to a sense of their
responsibility in life if given college educations, without
which they would be entirely useless, but with which they
may fit in somewehere and not become, as they otherwise
might, a burden upon society. It is difficult to decide what
the future of any boy or girl may be. Bright students be¬
come dull men, and dull scholars frequently make bright
business and professional men and women. Minds do not
develop at any stated period, but when that development
conus an education is of inestimable value, and who sliaU
say that this or that youth will not be successful. The lives
of great men reveal surprising facts in the development of
brain matter. What we need is more colleges, more schools,
better teachers and every encouragement in educational
line*. The more highly men are educated-the. better they are
qualified to perform the duties of their occupations. This
is an age of invention and progress, and as. the years go bv
labor-saving machinery will do the work of many men. and
skilled mechanics will be more in demand. Common labor
will not meet the requirements of the standard of efficiency
that the next generation will require. On the other hand
educated men and women at* better citizens, and the bet¬
ter the citizenship the better the government. A brain
aristocracy may be preferable to a brainless one, but if we
are to have any form of aristoracy here in America let it
l>e a national one, with every American citizen educated
and capable of performing his or her part in the affairs of
the government. The school house is the safeguard of the
nation, whether it be the little one under the hill or the
college with its faculty of trained educators. Let every
American citizen have the benefit of a course of study it
as many of these institutions of learning as his condition
or resources will permit. Good government, good citizen¬
ship and nation progress demand the best there is in men,
and that can be developed only by education and vocational
tiaining. ,
A Panama hat of the finest quality requires six weeks
to make.
Hez Heck says: "The old ntare’s spavins wasn't half so
aggravatin’ as a blow-out is now.
Nothing calls for ingenuity so much as sitting down
on a boil without unnecessarily disturbing it.
THK COVINGTON NEWS, COVINGTON, uncmGIA
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! YOUR OWN TOWN
What do you know about your own town? Have
1 dances are as good as they might be, as well kept in as accord they
should be. and that the lawns and shrubbery are
with the size and artistic beauty of the residences? Have
walked down the principal business streets and com¬
vou
pared the stores and shops with those of other communities?
Are they up-to-date, enterprising and thrifty as they should
be? Have you visited the poorer sections of your town and
looked over the conditions existing there with an idea of
suggesting improvements? If you have not already done
so, it will interest you to go through the poorer sections of
y l)ur town and note the conditions of the streets, the dwell¬
ing of the people, the sanitation, the condition of the side¬
walks, the care of the lawns, and in fact every feature of
that section of the town you call your own.
In every town there is a section that is not as well kept
as some other devoted to the homes of the wealthier classes.
The wealthy live in good homes, some of which are elegant,
carefully maintained, and the surrounding beautiful exam¬
ples of the landscape gardener's art. These are the homes
of the rich and the well-to-do. This is the section of the
town into which you take your friends, when they come to
visit you. You want to show them the beauties of your
city, and usually they appreciate your loyalty and your de¬
sire to make their stay with you as pleasant as possible.
You may or you may not be financially interested in these
beautiful residences that adorn your home town, but you
take pride in the fact that they are there and are an as¬
set worth;- of notice. You may make excuses for the shabby
appearance of the homes in the so-called poorer sections;
but did it e\or occur to you that your duty as a citizen de¬
mands that you use your influence to make these homes
better? Did it ever occur to you that your visiting friend
would take note of the fact that your home town was
pretty much the same as many other towns, and that the
poorer sections were no better than the poorer sections of
RAILROAD MANAGE
MENT DESIRES GOOD
WILL OF PUBLIC
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the railways, is discussed in interest¬
ing fashion in a statement by Presi¬
dent \V. A. Winburn, of the Central of
Georgia Railway. He says that the
roads during three recent months car¬
ried the greatest tonnage in their his¬
tory for any correseponding period,
and that they are spending more than
a billion for equipment and other facil¬
ities during 1923. The railroads have
pledged themselves to place their loco¬
motives and cars in good repair, to
move their cars faster and further and
to operate as efficiently as possible, so
that reviving business may not be
halted by any fault of theirs.
In return Mr. Winburn asks the co¬
operation of the public by certain sim¬
ple and practicable measures, such as
loading equipment to full capacity;
restricting so far as possible recori
signment of traffic and “order-notify”
shipments; prompt unloading of cars;
increased storage facilities; not order¬
ing cars beyond ability to load daily;
and advance coal storage and building
•programs during the summer months.
The Central’s president declares that
the railways seek and need the good
will of the people, and asks the public
to have faith in railway management,
which is endeavoring to enhance Amer¬
ica’s material prosperity.
some other towns with which he is familiar? Here is a tip
for the civic improvement societies, for the town fathers,
for the entire body politic of your community. Here is a
l.ne of duty that most of us have neglected, and that is to
make the so-called poorer sections better, to create a senti¬
ment that will cause the poorer residents to beautify their
homes; to cause the landlords to paint, paper and tidy up
their renting property, to make the lawns attractive; to
make the homes inviting; to lessen the difference in living
eonditons and make the homes of the poorer people of your
community as attractive as possible; so that when your
friend comes to make you a visit you may show him a town
that is prosperous, progressive and happy. If he finds the
poorer sections better than those of other towns he knows
of he goes away with a new idea and a better feeling for
your community. If he finds the poorer sections well kept,
w-ell painted and neat he remarks about it and he goes
away pleased that he has found you living in a community
that has the home spirit, the thrift spirit, the general air of
community brotherhood, and he feels that your community
is really a very good one in which to live. He is pleased
with the tidy homes, the well-kept streets, the high quality
of the citizenship, the interest of property Owners in their
holdings, the fine sewerage system, the fire department, the
water supply and the general aspect of thrift. This is what
makes a town grow into a city and a city become great.
VACATION
You need a vacation, and so does your wife. You have
both toiled and struggled for many months, going through
the same routine day after day. and month after month
You need a change of scene, a little of the out door life as
carefree as is possible in your circumstances. If you
have children they too need a change. It will put new life
into them and fill their minds with new ideas and give
them something to remember and think about for many
years to come.
Pew people take the necessary time for recreation.
They seem to think they cannot get away. They think
that certain elements are depending upon them and that
the world would cease to move in its customary orbit if
they failed to perform their daily task. ,
The tnait with pale cheeks and sunken eye, bending
over a set of books in a stuffy office, needs to get out into
the fresh air and sunlight. He needs to drop his cares
and breathe the pure air of the mountains and the forests
lie needs to change bis diet. In fact lie needs a week ■ i
two or more of real roughing it in the wilds to put a new
spring into his heel, a new zest into his body and new blood
into his veins. He needs to get out into the open. He may
not like to hunt or fish, but there are many things that he
does like or may learn to like in the open air and sunshine.
He may climb mountains, fill his lungs with the health
giving ozone of the high altitude, or he may chase a ball
over the golf grounds, lie may like boating, canoeing and
fiishing. He may enjoy the seclusion of the forest and the
babbling brook, the rushing torrent or the secluded pool
where he may lie beneath the shade of mighty trees and
cast a hook over the sedgy )Kinks and wait for the Lite of
the festive trout, and incidentally the mosquito. He may
feel his nerves tingle with a new sensation when some
hungry denizen, of the cool and deep waters runs away
with his bait and fixes the cruel barb in the tender flesh o
its mouth. What a sensation? It must be realized in order
tt gain any knowledge of its reality, and once experienced
will never be forgotten. The man becomes a changed be
ing. All his nerves tingle with excitement and a new lit*
permeates his whole being. He is back to nature, follow¬
ing the instincts of his cave-dwelling ancestry; but it is the
experience that he needs. It is the experience that his
wife and children need to restore them to health and vi#>>\
If th seekers after sport in the fewest primeval have pro
vided themselves with the necessary equipment for an
outing in the forest the frying pan is soon ready and the
fish are soon sizzing in a hot bath of pork fat. and then,
when nicely browned, they are eaten with a relish that is
unknown to any indoor meal. Hungry; well, that is stat
ing it mildly. They are ravenous, and strange to say, the
weak stomach of the overworked office man functions with
•t new sensation. It has found whai it requires and digests
it without a dyspeptic pang.
A few weeks of this kind of life and the family return
with sunburned and tanned skins, but with a renewed en¬
ergy that brightens their lives until another vacation
period, and then, oh, boy, we must go again and enjoy the
beauties of nature, the open air and sunlight that makes
life worth living. There is nothing like, and the whole
family should enjoy the blessed privilege of rest and recrea¬
tion under the blue canopy of heaven, far from the noise
and dust of the city. The change will do them all good.
They may return tired and with sore muscles, because of
the unaccustomed exercises, but they soon recover and are
happy in the enjoyment of renewed health and vigor.
Pity kills people quicker than abuse.
COUNTY’S
PLANS ARE CREATING
MUCH INTEREST
Atlanta, Ga., May 10.—Agricultural
development agents here and in other
sections of the state and the south are
intensely interested in a plan inaugu¬
rated in Wilkes county for bringing
new settlers to that section of the state.
The Kiwanis club at Washington,
Ga., is co-operating with the Rogers
Realty and Trust Company, of Atlanta,
which has already begun an extensive
campaign which is expected to result
in many new settlers.
The plan of the Rogers Realty com¬
pany, in xVtlanta, of which Ben R.
Padgett is general manager, is regard¬
ed as one of the best yet made, ac¬
cording to many men who have had
experience in development work.
Among the connections of the Atlanta
company is one with a large develop¬
ment company in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Ohio company has a large field
force and Us plan is, first, to send out
several field men into different sections
of the country to ascertain in which
sections the best settlers may be ob¬
tained. This section is “salted down”
with advertising matter, in this in¬
stance of Wilkes county, setting forth
in the most attractive way the advan¬
tages of the county as a place in which
to live and as a farming country. The
Rogers company has already been giv¬
en options on 10,000 acres of Wilke's
county lands, and other options will
follow.
The railroads and other interests
reaching Wilkes county are co-operat¬
ing with the Rogers company in its
plan for sending settlers to Wilkes
county and the big movement under
way has attracted unusual attention
in real estate and development circles
here.
SALEM’S CLUB.
Salem ladies held their regular meet¬
ing with Mrs. Frank Baggett Friday,
May 4, 1923.
Quite a large crowd was present con¬
sidering the bad weather. Kaeh one
had some fancy work to do.
Mrs. Candler Almand gave a demon¬
stration on corn muffins. Miss Letha
Cowan demonstrated on sour milk bis¬
cuits. Both were delicious.
Everybody spent an enjoyable after
noon. Next meeting will be with Mrs.
Lewis Almand May 18th.
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