Rensselaer Union and Jasper Republican, Volume 8, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 February 1876 — Getting along. [ARTICLE]

Getting along.

Thebe are different ways of getting along, as progress is sometimes called in this world. It does not always makiug a luge sum of money, or being a great man for people to look, at with wonder. Leaving off a bad habit for a goad one is getting along; to bo-clean and tidy, instead of dirty ana disorderly, is-getting along; to be careful and swing, instead of thoughtless and extravagant, is getting along; to be active and industrious,instead of idle and lazy, Is getting along; to work as diligently in the mas tot’s absence as in his presence is getting along; in short, when we see anyone property attentive to his duties, per?evering through difficulties to gain such knowledge as wifi be of use to himself and others, offering good example to his relatives and acquaintances, we may be sure that he is getting along in the world. Money is a very useful article in its way, but tt is possible to get along with but small means; for it Is a great mistake to suppose that we moat wait for a great deal of money before we can do anything. Perseverance is often better than a fail puree, Many people fall behind, or miss the way altogether, because they do not perceive the simple and abundant means 01 getting along which surround them on every side; ana tt rare often happens that these means are aide which can he had for. the taking, but which money could not purchase. Those who really wish to get along in the world, In every sense of the word, must have a large stock of patience and perseverance, of hopeful Snfo and coafldence In God; he willing to leartf and profit by tire experience whkh may be learned every day from nearly every’ per son with whom they come in contact; and above all a disposition not easily cast down by difficulties and disappointments. —The Young Crueader. A recent number of the Ftnmdat Chronicle gives a list of the railroads that have defaulted In the interest of their bonds since the panic of Sept, lerra, together with the amount of foebr bonds outstanding, respectively. There are 194 defaulting roads, and the bonds on which they hive defaulted unodut in tho gate to $782,967,665. Thelwg<*t proportion, $282,366,701, was defaulted on In 1874; the next largest proportion, *l6o,233,000, in 1873; foe aniountdefautted in 1875 was $140,448,000. Of jhjt tottd amount of bonds defaulted-ofi, $333,045,000 is In default still. According to Poor's Manual foe entire hooded debtol the railroads in the United States to ..$%» 000,000,000; so that about thirty-mue per cent, of this is now in default.