Dread not the winter whither thou mayest go, But when it comes, be thankful for the snow. Onward and upward. Look and smile and pray; Live day by day.

It is my joy in life to find
At every turning of the road,
The strong arm of a comrade kind
To help me onward with my load;
And since I have no gold to give,

And love alone must make amends,
My only prayer is, while I live—
"God make me worthy of my friends.”

F. D. SHERMAN.

BE STRONG

Be Strong!

We are not here to play, to dream, to drift.

We have hard work to do, and loads to lift. Shun not the struggle; face it. 'Tis God's gift.

Be Strong!

Say not the days are evil-Who's to blame?
And fold the hands and acquiesce-O shame!
Stand up, speak out, and bravely, in God's name.

Be Strong!

It matters not how deep intrenched the wrong,

How hard the battle goes, the day how long, Faint not, fight on! Tomorrow comes the song!

MALTBIE D. BABCOCK.

From Thoughts for Every-Day Living: Copyright 1901 by Charles Scribner's Sons.

SAY

SOMETHING

GOOD

PICK out the folks you like the least and watch 'em for a while;

They never waste a kindly word, they never waste a smile;

They criticise their fellow men at every chance they get,

They never found a human just to suit their fancy yet.

From them I guess you'd learn some things, if they were pointed out

Some things what every one of us should know a lot about,

When some one "knocks" a brother, pass around the loving cup

Say something good about him if you have to make it up.

It's safe to say that every man God made holds trace of good

That he would fain exhibit to his fellows if he could:

The kindly deeds in many a soul are hibernating there,

Awaiting the encouragement of other souls that dare

To show the best that's in them; and a universal

move

Would start the whole world running in a hopeful, helpful groove.

Say something sweet to paralyze the "knocker” on the spot

Speak kindly of his victim if you know the man

or not.

The eyes that peek and peer to find the worst a brother holds,

The tongue that speaks in bitterness, that frets and fumes and scolds;

The hands that bruise the fallen, though their strength was made to raise

The weaklings who have stumbled at the parting of the ways

All these should be forgiven, for they "know not what they do;"

Their hindrance makes a greater work for wiser ones like you,

So, when they scourge a wretched one who's drained sin's bitter cup,

Say something good about him if you have to make it up.

BALTIMORE "AMERICAN."

CLEAR THE
THE WAY

WORLD is doin' mighty well,
An' I reckon she'd do better
Ef day by day

We'd clear the way,

An' only let her!

ATLANTA "CONSTITUTION."

CHEERFULNESS

IF you'll sing a song as you go along,
In the face of the real or fancied wrong,
In spite of the doubt, if you'll fight it out,
And show a heart that is brave and stout;
If you'll laugh at the jeers and refuse the tears,
You'll force the ever-reluctant cheers

That the world denies when a coward cries,

To give the man who bravely tries.

And you'll win success with a little song—
If you'll sing a song as you go along!

If you'll sing a song as you trudge along,
You'll see that the singing will make you strong.
And the heavy load and the rugged road

And the sting and the stripe of the tortuous goad
Will soar with the note that you set afloat;
That the beam will change to a trifling mote;
That the world is bad when you are sad,

And bright and beautiful when glad,
That all you need is a little song—

If you sing the song as you trudge along!

R. MCLAIN FIELDS ("THE BROWN BOOK").

It's part of my religion to look well after the cheerfulness of life, and let the dismals shift for themselves, believing, with good Sir Thomas More, that it is wise to be "merrie in God."

L. M. ALCOTT.

Now don't forget, when things go wrong,
To try the magic of a song.

A cheerful heart, and smiling face
Pour sunshine in the darkest place.

BE CHEERFUL

BE cheerful.

Give this lonesome world a smile.
We stay at longest but a little while.
Hasten we must, or we shall lose the chance
To give the gentle word, the kindly glance.
Be sweet and tender-that is doing good;
'Tis doing what no other kind deed could.

JOYOUSNESS is nature's garb of health.

LAMARTINE.

THANK God for the man who is cheerful

In spite of life's troubles, I say;