Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 August 1891 — Self-Sacrifice. [ARTICLE]

Self-Sacrifice.

It is useless to t alk of sacrificing self to others unless there is something in self that others need. It is the full and rich life, not the poor and empty one, that can fill and enrich others. " True benevolence, then, must obtain that which it would give. To acquire honorably money or leisare or power, to cultivate health and happiness, to gain wisdom and knowledge, to develop in-' jterest in human affairs, to cherish just principle? and generous impulses— j .these things are essential if we would •pour out blessings and benefits upon» pur fellow-men, while at the same time they ennoble and gladden our own lives. We are all influencing others in thef direction in which we ourselves are tending. The standard of illuminating effi-! cienoy known as the candle power means the light of a sperm candle, seven-eighths of an inch in diameter,' burning at the rate of 120 grains per hour. i Edward Bellamy has developed into a , full-fledged “practical” politician. It won't be a great while now until Edward Bellamy will be looking backward to see his future.