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Show f 1 MAKING MEN: i j America is a great country of natural resources. . J We have rich agricultural lands, wonderful mines and a great variety of manufacturing industries. ! And we have expended, great effort in bringing these I ! I things up t otheir present state of development. In- I ; I deed, the entire thought of men seems tohave been . j I : in the direction of development of the natural re- I sources of the country to produce wealth. In all . I : the struggle, we have not only made great strides I t I in scientific and physical matters, but we have out- ! stripped all the older nations, and stand in a class j ; i by ourselves among the nations of the world. This I I is very gratifying to our pational vanity, but we forget that there is probably no other country on I the globe that has the natural resources with which J i America was endowed, and that when these re's re-'s 1 sources are exhausted there is no other country to I which we can turn for something new. ; There is one resource, however, that remains j always. We always have men with us to be devel- oped and trained. While we are looking out f oi the j physical prizes in the way of great crops and pro- ! I duclive mines, the greatest prize of all should not be l overlooked. The human being should receive some of the consideration of the great progressive Amer I 'i ican people, for in the development of the human , being, bringing him up to a high state of perfec- f lion, lies a great portion of the foundation of na- ' i tional prosperity and greatness. In this commer- ! : i cial age, the most inspiring thought which has been ; expressed lately is that it is the man that counts. Whereas we have fought for supremacy in other matters, we have not given the greatest asset of any nation the thought and consideration which it deserves. We must make men. And the way to make men, the way to teach men to live among : their fellows, is to teach them to live as our Savior 'y taught. And the best way to teach others to live is ? j to follow the precepts of our Lord and teach others by our own example. ' ; j We are anxiously awaiting the flotation of a ' new $500,000,000 stock corporation," incorporated ! ii. l -v t i : i i ! uiiuiT uit; ia! l .M'v iiitm'j, n i ii a u ra i aiiu j carry on the first great Transcontinental Airship ; Koute, Xew York to San Francisco in ten hours. We want to buy some of the stock at bargain i prices. i m I ( And it is not premature to suggest that now is I I the time to begin your Christmas shopping and I i avoid the rush. I j The Baconian theory that "reading maketh a I full man" was all right in Bacon's time, but beer maketh a full man in this day and age of the world. I It's pretty hard to make the football player I believe that his efforts on the gridiron are -really ' f of no importance whatever. 1 j ' The public men who are saying nothing and I ; , sawing wood will probably not feel the need of a I i ; coal supply this winter that is, if they are indus- ; trious at their work. I The Illinois Probihitionists have chosen the I ; camel as their emblem, probably because the patient j camel can go a long time between drinks. 1 ; The fashion journals say that checks are to be ' : popular this fall and winter. They always were pop- ! ' t ; ular with us. the larger the check ihe better pro- I vided the banks would cash them. . T I ' It is said that the true nature of a man is I f,; brought to the surface by intoxication. If men i i ' t v. : ' I -understood this, mighty few of them would get drunk and give themselves away. j ! If you can make a man think, it is a better ; . ; work than giving him your own thoughts to cogi- ; ; tate over. I ' I ; : ! ' . ' |