Show r habit Is one ot or the hardest things hi ings in the world to aver aver come it is therefore necessary that young people she sha uld begin early in in life to form s uch such habits that they would not care nor have any necessity to over come many people get started on the wrong road just because of some little simple llad bad habit some men are slaves to the lie sino smoking klug and drinking habit others have a habit of not paying their honest debts still others have a habit laabi t of finding fault wit with li everyone but themselves all or of which ire are unprofitable and ought to be oen ov elcome come one of the common habits of mankind is iq that of continually making good resolutions but never show their faith falth by their works on this subject we ve clip the following from colliers weekley shieh il II lu strates our point the end of the good resolutions made on january usually sets in about this time just as well perhaps haps for at the best they are frozen and devices to attain up j tightness it may be the third week in n january it may be february but sure to go by the board at last A very lifelike document Is the dairy dalry of the crusty old dr johnson we select a few jottings cottings jot tings resolved to rise as early I 1 ks I 1 can 1 I ga sly ily purpose is to regulate my sleep 1764 My purpose is from this if ire to ne iise i ise early 17 1764 d ga september I 1 resolve to rise early not later than six it if I 1 can I 1 hope sooner but as soon as I 1 can 1765 my aly resolution I 1 purpose to rise at eight because though I 1 shall not yet rise early it will be much earlier than I 1 now rise for I 1 often lie till two 1769 1 I purpose and hope to rise early in the morning at eight and by degrees at six 1772 1 I hope to rise by degrees more earl early in the morning 1774 1 I hope to rise at eight evidently no lack of good resolutions yet only a few years before his death we find him writing 1 I have spent about fifty five years in resolving haing from the earl blest time almost I 1 aln yin remember leen forming schemes of a better life I 1 have done nothing my life has from my earliest years been wasted was in a morning bed Few would agree with dr johnsons estimate of his life but we may concede that his resolutions were not of great assistance |