Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-19
MANLINESS-PART III.

MANLINESS-PARTI
Be strong, therefore, and show myself man.
Il Kings II, 2.
A man must not only show his strength
by his industry, his perseverance, and his
self-reliance, not only be the master of
himself, but he must possess manly char
acter. Character is the glory of life" It
is not alone to do great work, but to be
great that sgives the world assurance of a
man. It is the character he has built up
with the appliances and materials he has
had to work with. Richter said, 81 have
made of myself as much as could be made
of the stuff, and no man should require
more" This is the secret in the work of
forming character to do the best that can
be done with the material.
knowledge is indispensable to character.
By knowledge is meant mental strength,
acquired by the use of judgment and OBJ
servation, joined with literary culture.
Carlyle said, sit is not by books alone, nor
by books chiefly, that man becomes in
all parts man. sit is not how much a
man may know that is of so much
Importance, as the end and purpose for
which he knows it," says another writer.
To be we'll equipped man, one must be
and do himself, as well as read what other
men have been and done. To have high
thoughts with no subsequent high acts is
to stop half way and lose the whole. Book
learning may make man pedant, but
actual knowledge and experience will
make him man. The backbone of char
acter is integrity. There can be but one
rule of conduct in this matter, and
that is perfect truth in word and deed.
That man could resort to evasions and
lies for any purpose is impossible. A
mans word should be, and is, as good as
gold. He is a poltroon and trickster who
resorts to lying for success. The motto
ALWAYS endeavor to be really what you
would wish to appear is the law for men.
While integrity and virtue are the strength
and glory of character, are the insignia of
manhood, courtesy, gentleness and kind
ness are its ornaments. The little acts of
every day, which in themselves seem so
little, but which become so much by repe-
tition and accumulation, determine
mans character. Respect for age and
superiority, gentleness towards weakness
and infrmity, courtesy towards all are the
manners of men. Grufness is considered
by many mark of superiority, whereas
it usually has an opposite meaning.
The true golden rule of
manness is, 'In all things
whatsoever ye would that men
should do unto you, do ye even so unto
Them" No person likes to have his nose
pulled, or his self respect wounded, even if
he receives favor at the same time. And
1t is in this very act of confessing favor
that man betrays himself. The hearty
frankness of true gentleman is in strik-
ing contrast with the grudging disagree
able manner of boor.
To do unto others as We would have 9TH
ers do unto you, means to have respect to
others opinions. Why should one mans
| opinions be worth SO much more than an
others? Why should any one be denied the
privilege of thinking for himself? Dog
matism is characteristic of weak minds,
| and is only an advanced form of puppyism.
In the eyes of a true man all hui
mainly is sacred, and in him
all the weak and distressed find a friend.
His strength proves staff for all in need.
Perhaps in no one way does a man show
his real self more clearly than in his treat
ment of his employees. No one, who has
Travelled by boat or rail, but has noticed
the arrogant, domineering spirit of many
officials. Clothed with little brief author
ity, they buster and treat all beneath them
| like slaves. Why the foremen of depart
ments, or statesmen in stores, or chiefs of
official bureaus, should think it necessary
to browbeat and bully under clerks and
cash boys, is a conundrum. It proves one
thing-the meanness and inferiority of
themselves. A mans true character is
best known by his employees, because they
are In position to see him without a
| mask. No person possesses the least
claim to manliness who is not gentle and
brave. He is only snob who insults those
who cannot resist, and coward who tyran-
nizes over those weaker than himself. Thus
| does Fuller sum up man, 'chaste in his
life, just in his dealings, true of his word
| merciful to those that were under him, and
hating nothing so much as idleness; in
matters especially of moment, he was never
wont to rely on other mems care, always
contemning danger, and refusing no toll
he was wont himself to be one, whoever
was second, at every turn where courage,
skill, or industry was to be Employed
WOM4N SUFFR4GE
The constitutional amendment in Ne
braska, at the late election in that state.