Boys, you will get out of life just what you put into it. A smile and a kind word will be repaid in kind. A sullen and grouchy disposition reaps similar fruits through life. Labor diligently with your studies; and play just as hard after school sessions. Many a man owes his success in life to the companions of his school days. Learn to lead clean and wholesome lives. Become thoroughly imbued with the love of country. Always salute her glorious flag, which ever waves for freedom and liberty. And strive to live all your days that they will end in peace and happiness.
VOTES FOR WOMEN
The persistence with which the women of the civilized world have advocated "Woman-Suffrage" has at last borne fruit. The phrase "Votes for Women" has become a general topic of conversation wherever men and women congregate, and has also become one of the leading political questions of the day. Professional politicians and the bosses are alike filled with fear and unrest, as they realize that women are in earnest and demand, not a privilege, but a right. It was Abraham Lincoln who said that no man was good enough to govern another man without that other man's consent. The women of this country say that no man is good enough to govern a woman without that woman's consent. They ask that they be given representation in the government on the same basis as the men.
"Votes for Women" means better laws, better education, and a better country in which to live. Victory is already close at hand. The fight, for fight it is, is almost won, and soon "Votes for Women" will no longer be a dream and a hope, but an accomplished fact!
LINCOLN
Lincoln's power lay in his common sense and clear judgment. He was unquestionably inspired. He was not a creature of circumstances, but surely one of God's elect. Studying his life, we see little amid his early surroundings to assist or guide him, save light from heaven. Yet he reached manhood strong and brave, overcame every obstacle, and so controlled his natural feelings and tendencies toward visionary dreams, that he developed all his faculties for the practical uses of everyday life. Fearless in his convictions, he zealously urged them upon his fellow men with the gifted powers of an orator. He reached the place of eminence for which he was destined, despite the bitterest opposition, because he was thoroughly equipped for every emergency. What was the secret of this man's greatness? It was inspiration from God.