. Something To Think
About
Mr. Botz, The Boss
By Bruno- Lessing
This Is si sort of continuation of
he previous article in this column
the little boy who ran away
roia school because Mr. Hot*, his
•acher, was so strict. Wherever he
rent and whatever he did, he ai
rays found a Mr. Botx in charge.
Because the Mr. Botzes of lift*,
rho are entrusted with the rc
ponslbility of “bossing” other peo
Je, must be strict and impartial
nd Impersonal. Otherwise, they
ise their jobs and are replaced by
%her Mr. Botzes.
To carry favor with the particu
tr Mr. Botz whom you happen to
e working for is a waste o£ time,
n the long run you will be judged
y whatever merit you possess.
In that other article the writer
ried to make it clear that ali the
Jr. Botzes and Mrs. Botzes and
r^ILss Botzes belong .o the same
tmilly. They are the "bosses.” Wc
11 must work for them.
Some boss our daily work. Some
ass our Income, Some boss our
eaitn. Some boss our ambition or
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our hopes or our domestic trials
and tribulations.
This article is devoted to the
BIC1 Mr, Botz, the head and found
er of the Botz family, who is our
most tyrannical and most exacting
boss. He bosses our habits and the
various inclinations of our nature.
“To thine own self be true,’’ is a
splendid adage. If only we knew
how to go about it. If only we
knew our own selves. If only we
knew what, the truth was.
Mr. Botz typifies "setf.’’ He Is
our boss. He is a terrible tyrant.
It is hard to get away from him.
And yet—it is possible. That is, it
is possible to a certain extent.
The more we learn to control
ourselves, our appetites, our habits
and our selfish inclinations, the
more independent v.c are of Mr,
Botz.
The Catholic church, in its teach
ings. lays great stress upon the sin
of gluttony. In some form or oth
er we all are gluttons at heart.
Where this weakness manifests it
self In the majority In the form ol
over-eating or over-drinking, It
shows itself in the minority in the
form of ambition, of cupidity, or
abuse of power.
Gluttony is a sort of brother-in
law of Mr. Botz, He is our boss as
long as we are working for him. And
he certainly is a tyrant.
It is the sad fate of youth to ac
quire habits which, It thinks, are
easy to abandon. But Mr. Botz is
! the father of the Old Man of the
j Sea. When he once gets on your
' back he is hard to get rid of.
It is in h s capacity of boss of
! one's personal habits that Mrv Botz
is most tyrannical. Therefore, if
you have any yearning for complete
independence lose r.o t.me In free
: ing yourself from h‘ s domination.
If you have bad habits, he gets
worse as file years roll along,
j So live, as Bryant says, that
: when the ruirmens emirs to join
' the big parade, vou fall in line
I tranquilly and of your own free
| Will. (Although that wasn't ex
actly the way Bryant said it.)
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MAYOR ARRESTED IN DRIVE
ON COLORADO'S OPEN BARS
Lcadsville, Colo., Dec. 17,— Fed
! eral officers, armed with bench war
rants, came to Leadsville today to
arrest more than a score of per
sons indicted by the federal grand
; jury at Pubelo, in connection with
! the alleged wide open operation of
saloons and other liquor dispensing
establishments here. Mayor R. J.
McDonald was one of the first to
, be arrested.
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SUICIDE DEATHS
AMONG DOCTORS
! RUN VERY HIGH
i —
j Availability Of Means For Self- '
Destruction One Of Causes
For The High Rate.
I _
j London.—Declaring that physl
j elans are more susceptible to sui
1 cide than any other group of men
! because instruments to bring a
quickened to their existence are
! always at hand, Dr. E. Graham Lit
I tie, M. P., has started a heated con
| troversy by a recent speech in
j which he called attention to an
! "appalling number of deaths”
I among doctors from alcohol and
i suicide.
Many prominent British doctors
are prepared to dispute the state
i ments of Dr. Little, although others
second them vigorously. The pass
age in Dr. Little's speech which
has caused the greatest controversy
was one where he declared that the I
doctor's consulting room, “far from1
being a gold mine. is often the
shortest route to the cemetery.”
After telling his listeners of many
, cases where physicians had met
premature death by over drinking.
1 Dr. Little said:
“The doctor, especially the doc
tor practicing in industrial areas.
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is a very much overworked man.
He Is often obliged to force himself
to the utmost to get the last ounce
of his strength, and the peg of
whisky is the quickest and most ef
fective, means of getting that last
ounce of energy out of himself.
'‘The doctor also, in poor and
slum districts, is usually isolated
and lonely, as well as a tired man.
He is largely cut off from fellow
ship with his equals. He cannot
mix with his patients as men in
better environments may do, and
moderate but continuous drinking,'
rather than occasional excesses,
constitutes the worst type of al
coholism—that of the secret drink
er.
"The drabness of life under these
circumstances is again a compell
ing factor in producing alcoholic
habits,” Dr. Little continued. “The
insistence and rush of his profes-,
sionai calls, too, frequently prevent
him from having any other inter
est in life, and he is much too apt
to cut himself off from proper rec
reation and unrest.”
Dealing with his charges of a
high suicide rate amongst physi
cians, Dr. Little continued:
"The prevalence of suicide may
perhaps be explained by a number
of considerations. The doctor who
thinks he is attached by a fatal
disease may yield to a temptation
to end his troubles, which is not
present to other persons similarly
affected, and the transitory or even
momentary depression of a tired
man may thus precipitate a fatal
issue which so simple a measure as
a good night’s rest would avoid.
The means of terminating his ex
istence are always at hand in the
drugs he handles.”
On the subject of the medical
profession as a career, Dr. Little
was frankly pessimistic.
‘‘It is probably true to say that
the calling has never been so anx
ious a one as it is today," he declar
ed.
“The profession is greatly over
crowded, as may be gauged from
the simple statement that the
number of medical practioners in
Great Britain has more than dou
bled during the last fifty years
while the general population dur
ing that period has not increased
by so much as one-fifth. Far from
being the gold mine which popular
imagination so fantastically ima
gines it to be, the consulting room
of a doctor is much more often
the shortest route to the cemetery."
The quality of the Canadian
wheat crop is lower, a government
report reveals. It may be that the
quality is trying to get down to the
prloe.—Topeka State Journal.
TRY STAR WANT ADS.
“A Puzzle.”
(By Lloyd Mauney.)
I've often wondered why some
folks
Can t take and give their share
of jokes.
And why some people as you and
* me
Never help those folks to see,
The little jest wrapped inside
That fills us all with joy and
pride
And helps to make the sunshine
grow
That fills and thrills the very
soul.
I've often heard some folks say
“Why must we act in a foolish
way,
Why can’t we keep our share of
joy
And help ourselves to thus cm- j
ploy,
The thrills of life that come to us
Without us raising such a fuss,
What’s the use to joke and shout
When I for one can do without?
I’ve often found it to be the case
That just such people lose the
race.
And never find the joy in life
But only taste the fruits of strife,
They only plan for their own good
And lose the charm of pure man
hood,
! For never was there mortal found
Who thrived and lived with Just
a frown.
I've often seen the trails of wot
That follow up the despairing
soul,
And I’ve always found that this be
true
What you give will come to you,
For after all we have our share
Of pain and woe and joy to bear,
And each must conquer with a
smile
That helps to make our life
worthwhile.
ASHEVILLE LAYS CLAIM
TO 47,600 POPULATION
Asheville.—City of Asheville, ex
clusive of its suburbs, has a popu
lation of 47,600, according to pre
liminary estimates made by the
Commercial Service Co., Inc., pub
lishers and compilers of the city di
rector.
The territory known as greater
Asheville lias approximately 73,000
inhabitants. This includes South
Woolsey, Grace, Chunns Cove.
Richmond Hill, Kenilworth, Vernon
Hill, Lake View Park, and portions
of Blltmore Forest, Haw Creek and
Fairview road.
Starting To-Night—Special Sale
ODD CHAIRS
TABLES —MIRRORS— CONSOLE SETS —ETC.
We start a Special Sale tonight and continue until Christmas on our entire stock
of Odd Pieces of Furniture. Prices are now within reach of all. Be sure to come
tonight and you get first choice.
THE PARAGON DEPARTMENT STORE
$13.50 Boudoir Chairs
NOW PRICED
~f $9.95
1
Just six in the lot and they are
just as pretty as can be.
Will make an ideal gift—one
that is sure to please.
ONE
$32.50 CONSOLE SEJ
$1950
Table and Mirror com
plete. Excellent quality
and a rare bargain—
$ 17-50
One $27.50 Console Set
This set reduced exactly
ten dollars. A real value
for some one.
MAGAZINE HOLDERS
$1.00 to $3-95
Large assortment just re
ceived. Various styles and
colors.
— BED LIGHTS —
$100
Colors o f
* ose and
pink. Com
plete with
cord and
socket.
Around a dozen of these pret
ty spot Chairs and the price
is almost half. Various styles
and kinds. Some are uphol
stered and others plain. See
these for real values.
$22.50 CHAIRS
NOW
$15.00
If you’ll drop down to our
Basement floor we will
show you a real chair val
ue. Quality and style go
hand in hand in this lot. .
THREE $10.00 TAPESTRIES
to be closed <|!C QC
out at ....
DOLL CARRIAGES
$2.95
Marked down for quick clear
ance. No sir, we don’t want to
carry them ove1’
BRIDGE LAMPS
Sturdy wrought iron stands. Neat
floral design QC
shades.. ■
THE
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