Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-06-06

cnance FOR everybody and there's
always room at the top"
.. ri "CHARACTER"
Was the subject of an essay exceed
ingly we'll delivered by Genieyeye P.
Searle:
vThe sun set; but set not on his
hope:
Stars rose; his faith was earlier up:
| Fixed on the enormous galaxy,
Deeper and older seemed his eve:
And matched his sufferance sublime
The taciturnity of time.
He spoke, and words more soft than
rain ~ tr.' =.
Brought the age of gold again:
His action won such reverence sweet.
AS hid all measure of the feat.''
Character is natures MASTERPIECES
the noblest POSSESSION man may claim.
1t is the crown and glory of life, pre-
senting to the world a we'll rounded
development of all the noblest traits
of the human mind. 1t exercises a far
greater and more enduring influence
than either wealth or knowledge, for
it may be clearly seen that wealth and
ease are not essential to the highest
development attainable, or the world
would not be so deeply indebted to
those who have come from the hum
bier ranks. Look back over the an
nails of history, and it will be found
that the greatest characters came, not
from homes of peace and plenty, but
rather of hardship, privation and
want
A life of peace and luxuriance does
not require men to overcome difficult
ties, nor does it arouse that conscious
ness of power which is so essential to
sound discipline. It is not facility and
ease, but effort and difficulty that
makes men. To me the words of
Burke, HE that wrestles with us
strengthens our nerves and sharpens
our skill; our antagonist is thus our
helper
1t is in misfortune and adversely
that the worth and sterling qualities
of the upright man glow with the
greatest brilliancy. In their most vic
torious campaigns, the Romans began,
almost invariably with defeats: the
military genius which made Yelling
ton so great, was perfected by en-
counters with hardships apparently
of an overwhelming nature, but which
merely served to nerve his resolution
and to bring out more clearly his great
abilities as man and a general. The
skilful mariner received his most val
liable experiences amidst the storms
and tempests which train him to self
reliance, courage and the highest dis
cipline of character.
Nor is knowledge the all important
' thing to strive for in life. Not how
much man may know, but the end
and purpose for which he has acquir-
ed his education is the chief con-
sideraton. The object of an ed
ucation should be to improve our char
acter, to make us better and to dis
close the hidden secrets of the universe
that we may appreciate more fully the
: many beauties in the natural world
about us.
"Habit is a fundamental property
Of all NATTER" and our character is
moulded and fashioned by the habits
we form. 1t is economy to form habits
of the right kind, for can we not
readily see what burden it would
be to the mind if it had to be consult
ed every time we take a step or moved
finger? Everything done, whether
good or bad, makes it easier to do the
same thing again, the oftener it is re-
peated the easier it becomes. When
ever formed habit acts unconsciously
and without effort, it is only when we
struggle against it that we learn how
powerful it has grown. The habit at
first seems no stronger than a spiders
web, but in time it fastens us with a
chain of steel. Every action we per-
form, every word we speak, whether
good or bad, constitutes a link in the
chain which shall bind all our future
life4 Thus it is evident that, through
habit we lose a part of our free az
tivity and individuality as we grow
older. The trifling events of life taken
by themselves often seem insignifi-
cant, like rain that falls drop by drop:
yet collected, these drops form the
mighty torrent, which sweeps along
with such resistless force. Then let us
realize that, if we wish to make sue
cess of life, now is the time to Law it's
foundation. AS young people we are
determining, by our thoughts, words,
and actions, the character and destiny
not only Of ourselves, but also of
those with whom we come in contact.
Our character of tomorrow will be the
sum Of the habits we form today.
We cannot too strongly urge the
choosing Of high ideals, for to a large
extent, our lives are moulded after
the pattern Of the ideals of our youth.
That which we admire enters into the
texture Of our nature, and the tend
ency is to become like it, yet there is
little danger Of too much hero worship
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