Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-25

international eXpositions and CONNER"
clal transactions are bringing ABOUT q
better understanding and warmer sym
patty throughout the world. The great
christian principle of arbitration that has
been so successfully operated several
times among the nations will become
more and more popular until finally 1t
will take the place of war.
How grand and tender the words and
signs OF deep sympathy manifested to-
wards Germany in her sore affilction.
Our own president, in behalf OF the
American people. teiegraphs respectful
sympathy to the German nation In the
loss of their late emperor, who. he said,
lat last yielded to death with such lofty
courage aud calm resignation to the di-
vine decree" The president certainly
voiced the sentiment of the American
people, for here the German ma
ton is respected and the German
people welcome. But not only from
America and England have these mes
sages of sympathy gone, but also the
French people Join the nations in their
condolen ces Those who were so lately
subdued by the German army deplore the
death of Emperor Frederick and pay a
trloutc 70 us manIy quu'oS IA" as
peace loving ulsposilloh surrey YER
many VIII ieei exceedingly tenuer 10,
wards the nations VINO nave mah'ies'eu
such klnu anu tehueF symph'hy l" he' u"
her SAD bereavement
Another lesson we eau learn lrou' 'i's
suoJect is lhe reward oil many cnalao
Ter good character Is not uePehuen'
upon wealth. or lame OF positiou, out 10
Tue result Oh riSnl u"'ns anu Iish' 'nlnA
ing emperor rreuerich was no' S'ea'
man merely because OF MS nirIh anu po.
sltion' bnt ne was great tesaroIess Oh
them' FROM earliest NE there had oeen
cultivated III MN lhose prlncipies ol oocu'
renee, stuuioushess' temperance kihuhess
ana 'ne IKE that are III themselves the
foundation OF true character. character
Is not maze at bouhd' nut Is virtue Oh
$40" CROWN. IL grows every hour. we
are constantly gathering tue ma'eriai
mat makes our character. slowly ana
surely your character building Is going
up Character IS not necessarily "hat
people thlhS you are OF "h"t you WOMB
ike 10 ne' nut IL is "hat you are ne
great mission OF our sch"ols ana cherches
Is TO ne Up IN the formation OF Character
II they ia'i TO develop IN any one Hght
CHARACTER IL IS not lhelr tault. Out the
ianlt OF the material Win which they
have TO work Every individual Is
character builder and theV are responsi>
hle Tor the material that goes INTO thelr
character puiillng. ION nave no nght
10 drlft with the tide, but every interest
demands that you cultivate the elements
OF character That IL in you. Character
aoldeth forever, ana Is the only thing you
can take with you into eternity. There
have been princes who possessed natural
Abilities and had every opportunity to be
great anc yet In manhood were unht TO
ut upon throne. They discarded the
that make true character and
wandered to depraved taste. they
lived to crafty their appetites and pas
hons and like Esaw, traded OFT their man
hood for sensual qualification. Whenever
prince loves the gaming table and drink
ng hall, the prize ring and race course
more than he loves his own character
he Is untit and unsafe to sit upon a
hrone Frederick was mau of true
he was model prince and a
worthy emperor, so say all the nations of
he world. Oh, men and women let us l
make OF ourselves the most we can out OF
he material nature and opportunity has
,iven us. >
Let us remember that while we can