Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1890 — A LEVEL HEAD. [ARTICLE]

A LEVEL HEAD.

Tho Advantage of Presence of Mind In id Emergi ncy. During the late strike on the New York Central Bailroad, tbe militia were ordered to be in readiness in case of a riot, but they were not called out. In an interview Gov. Hill said the troops were not to be called upon except in case of an emergency. The emergency had not arisen, therefore they would not be ordered out. He remarked that this was the first great strike with which he had had experience, and he did not propose to lose his head; the only point at which there had then been any serious trouble was at Syracuse, and there a deputy sheriff had lost hi* head and precipitated an encounter. The strike continued several weeks, and there was riotous action at various points along the road, but the civil authorities were able to cope with it without calling on the militia. The to it of a man's real ability cemes when an emergency arises which makes a hasty call on his good judgment and discre- 1 tlon. The man who retains his presence of mind, maintains his equipoise and exercises sound discretion at such critical junctures, is to be relied on and will be put to the front. Men with level heads have the staying qualities which do not, falter in the face of danger. Otis A. Cole, of Kinsman, 0.. June 10, 1890, writes: “In the fall ofTBBB I was feeling very ill. I consulted a doctor and he said I had Bright’s disease of the kidneys and that he would not stand in my shoes for the State of Ohio.” But he did not lose courage or give up; he says: “X saw the testimonial of Mr. John Coleman. 100 Gregory St, New Haven, Conn., and I wroi eto him. In due time I received an answer, stating that the testimonial be gave was genuine and not overdrawn in any particular. I took a good many bottles of Warner's Safe Cure; have not taken any for one year.” Gov. Hill is accounted a very successful man; he Is cool and calculating and belongs to the class that do not lose their heads when emergencies arise.