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THE MONEY-MAKERS. 
meet with, useless idlers in (he world, adding 
nothing to the welfare of society, and a burden 
to those who are compelled to endure their pres- 
ence. But idleness never leads to prosperity. 
“ The idle soul shall suffer hunger,” said he who 
knew the value of labor and the luxury of ease. 
“ lie becometh poor that dealeth with a slack 
hand ; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.” 
Idleness deserves no long record. Those who 
spend their lives, be they long or short, in good 
deeds, — those who are a blessing to the world, and 
whose loss is deeply felt when God takes them 
home to that rest that remaineth for his people, — 
are the men who make long and bright chapters 
in the world’s history. The Earl of Stirling 
once said, “ Men should strive to live well, not to 
live long ; ” and doubtless the reader recalls the 
oft-quoted lines of Young, — 
“That life is long which answers life's great end; 
The time that bears no fruit deserves no name; 
The man of wisdom is the man of years." 
Lives of usefulness are always honored. We 
love to read of those who have been benefactors 
to the human race, and whose names shine brill- 
