The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-02-28

duA IL CcAge III CA4AA 0n u'LleesS 49, =
years.
SIDE OBSERVATIONS.
Nou1ish kindly feelings; look ol
i the bright side Of things. and the
4 best side Of people. thinks happy
|thoughts; smile whenever you can
lspsak gently; find pleasant things t
|.say, for they make the music Of th'
world. These things are not writer
among the recipes for improving tht
complexion, but they will help K
make the face fair. It may be ques
toned if any person can be said to bt
truly unhappy while mentally occu'
i pied to the full measure Of his capa
city. It is impossible but that ht
should take a,certain amount Of in
terest in his work; and this furnishes
an object in life and keeps away
many Of the thoughts and fancies
that grow into dissatisfied longings
and rebellious ripenings.
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Every man, every woman, every
child, has some talent, some power,
some opportunity Of getting good
and doing good. Each day offers
some occasion for using this talent
AS we use it, it gradually im-
proves, becomes native to the char
acter. As;we neglect it, it dwindles,
withers and disappears. This is the
stern but benign law BY which we
live. This makes chara real and
Eend yt u a do 8 BUR sd dnty ii 81 otr tr
shop or our kitchen, ii the market,
the street, the office, the school, the
home just as faithfully as if we stood
in the from rank of some: great bat
tie, and knew that victory for man
kind depended on our bravery,
strength and skill. When we do
that, the humblest of us will be serv-
ing in that great army which achieves
the welfare of the world.
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The courage of high eadeavor is
not the courage of endurance; the zen
thusiasm that laughs at obstacles and
diffc ulties is very different from the
experience which realizes them; the
which has no thought
of limitations isi quite unlike the
humility which has found and ac:,.
cepted them, the hopefulness which
has never been crushed scarcely re-
sembles the modest hope which may
spring up after failure or disappoint-
ment, content to strive for small
things when great ones. are impossi--s
ble. The wisdom with which we try
toaccomplish our desires will to a
great degree determine the benefit
and pleasure to be derived from them.
Sometimes we wonder how it is that,
while really wishing to help others
our efforts yet seem futile. We have
tried to do good and signally failed I
and we are naturally and sadly dis
heartened. In nine cases out of ten
perhaps it is owing to our own lack
Of judgment. We have not learned
the way to do good effectually; nor
do we show others the way to become
or to do what we SO strongly advise.
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Let no man marvel that our very
virtue may be the means by which
our prejudices grow. Sincerity is an
excellent virtue. but sincerely has
often added fresh and fatal zest to
prosecuting spirit. A guileless man
is the very man who may hug his
prejudice the closer precisely because |.
he is guileless. A man of guile has
no strong convictions; it would not /
answer to his role to be greatly in
he must be prepared to shift
his ground as occasion arises; but
and sincerity cling to
their convictions, and thus are in
danger of giving greater tenacity to
The power Of prejudice. Sincere
minded men are often obstinate. De-
vout minds are often timid; and tim
idity has strong and tenacious hold
upon its prepossessions; it fears
change and has q prejudice in favor
Of what is old and accepted.
Casual OBSERVER