The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1893-12-01
wAxTED-A MAN.

1t is said that Diogenes, Mt one time was
seen walking the streets Of Athens with
lighted lantern in his hand When asked
what he was doing, Inc said he was looking
for man. by this | understand the old
| Cynic to mean that he hal not been able TO
| find, i'll the Hub Of Greece, one that was a
model man in every respect. lie had found
many two-legge1 animaAs belonging TO the
genos anthrnpos, but they were not andres.
as AenophGn is wont to rail- his soldiers.
! As walk the streets of Albany, on my
way 10 the postoihce or elsewhere. q stray
| thought often fits across my wandering
| imagination that the old Greek might be
unable TO find his model in the city of Al
! bany. unless he went into counting rooms
of tho merchants. the Offices Of the lawyers
and doctors. the sanetums of preachers, the
| domicils Of the students of the college, or
scme other place, whose inmates were de-
voting their time and energies TO the ne
somplishment Of soma noble and praise
worthy purpose. lie certainly could not
| fiEd them among the street loungers, who
are found ia front Of saloons or at the corn
ers Of the streets, sometimes apparently
holding up the sides of the houses or some
| thing else. And aIa not at all sure that
he would find hia..s..e 81 in Ass n. G, A.
rooms, at -eertalusy =, s1,en slse reading
room is saonnrbliaed bya few souHg men
who seldom, if overlook at a paper or mag
azine, but play orokinole with hands, feet
and what Cicero calls strong sides. Croki-
mole is the height Of their ambition Chess
and checkers are two dull for them or per
| hapS do not give them an opportunity Of
showing the capacity of their lungs.
| am not finding fault with the game 81
crokinole, but with the monopoly Of it 10y "a
/ few uprorious young men who seem TO have
10 talent for anything else. But perhaps
| they will say: We are members Of the
association. pay oar dues, ana can play
erokinole If Ne wish. Nobody disputes
their right 10 play IN the room ~ apart for
| that purposa But where do they get the
right 10 bring all their fixtures into the
reading room and annoy thoGc who wish 10
read the papers and magazines: Perhaps
! they think the reader Viii be interested in
their conversation. \ few specimens vail
show the profundity Of their reInATss IN the
course 4 their playing Is well as thcsr
| knowledge of the principles 81 the English
| language: You can't make them shots
| ike DO Il will spank yoa fellows from
one end Of the North Pole 10 the other. #
ever 20. shot nj yoa. I never knew te-
lore filat tle North fulfs s1s4s tRa ends. bu1
| ! suppose II must l.. an established fact
such proficient crcekino.e player ought 20
know,
Just here several questions suggest them
! selves. Where DO ;sese soung uen who
| seem 10 have nothing to do bg, p!ay croAI
mole get iheir mental discipline, Hos DO
/ they get % much time 10 spend on ;Eeir
| fayori'e game 10 they think the time thus
spent will prepare them 10 s4lake their mark
IN the commercial or professional world in
| this las; decade # t5e nineteenth century.
am q; 3 loss 10 kn5w wh1. the alta in life
of such Young men is TheY DO nos sssefn
10 have any employment. They evidently
/ have - taste toT rca3lrs. a-gr language
shows ;h2s their education IS limited !
wonder haa much 1AeF kno@ 4lg4t v-.las
| IL taking place ia the world ! quest asa L
/ ihey know wisettsg ;.ge grand oil ssaa y 81.
/ + Gladstone. i, Prime Minister II TURKEY
~ private ss--rc;szrs of the Saliaa- Juals-
Ing from their know 5s7 ~ Il the dimensions
/ Il tie North Pole. ! ara Eas sure tina. Their
know Whether the Samoan islAl.3. ars "a
I puer, SssInd CT IL tse Bay q Egaiy one
/ thing ! 10 Eno1 il sas IN gl5e.r place, I
| would esl;sr Alis4ny College u ouse aud
aim a; something higher than proslliessry
[ IA playing crpkiEole Then an o-r.zssogl4I
/ game would 5.e relaxation 10 tlsear ;lrei
/ brains PHlLss ANaR1X.