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Show THE TJME TO RETIRE LIFE SHOULD NCT EE ALL A MONOTONOUS GRIND. Many Things of More Importance Than the Piling Up of Dollars-Europeans Dollars-Europeans Recognize There Is a Time for Well-Earned Repose. Why do men toil on and on, long after they have attained a competency sufficient to maintain themselves and families in comfort and even to indulge in-dulge in those luxuries necessary to complete satisfaction? Who heap up riche3 to bo a cause for dissension after their death, and of envy, Jealousy, Jeal-ousy, and hypocrisy while they live? Why not, after having acquired such a competency, retire from business and leave the field to others who still need it? It is more real good to a man to give him a chance to earn his living than to bequeath wealth to him. There Is a need in the world of men yet in strength and vigor of mind and body who will devote themselves to culture and the refining arts, to the progress of education and philanthropy. Men have little time to bestow on these subjects while engaged in hustling for their dollars. These things are important im-portant factors of life and cannot be brought near to the highest ideals, without time and thought bestowed. The man who has been able to acquire a comfortable fortune before old age will be possessed of certain sterling qualities needed in the pursuit of ethical ethi-cal objects. Why should a man deprive himself of all enjoyment of society, of literature, litera-ture, of travel, or of some hobby dear to his heart, just for a weary round of monotonous work.' Many a man grown old and gray in work has scarcely taken time to become acquainted ac-quainted with his own family. The story told of the little girl who asked her mother who that man was who came there Sundays contains more of truth than of fiction. In many families fami-lies the father sees the little ones but a brief half hour at the evening meal time, or maybe only when asleep In their beds. They are not risen when he leaves the home for his place ot business. A little less of hustle and a little more intimate knowledge ot home and family interests would tend more to the best welfare of all. While money is important, It is not the solitary soli-tary factor of our lives, nor is it the most important one. The welfare of the world In general would be better subserved if a man only knew when he was rich enough. The European in his own country usually knows when to retire from business and give himself to the enjoyment en-joyment of a well-earned competency while he is yet able physically and mentally to do so. The American alone knows no time to cease the strife, and he alone seems unable to acquire a leisurely repose. Milwaukee Milwau-kee Journal. |