The independent., 1905-08-24
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the man who in pride intellect denies the most substantial
truths scoe and carping critic; the man VINO
surende his sensual folly and shuts down iron wall
between himself and his better the who unwilling
work that he may live and who seeks live b the work o.
others the who being constantly offended by little things
and and himself because all and all con-
don ordered suit his conveniencesa such are led
asray false ideal Of efne and are lost love- and none
Of us in our right senses change places with any Of these
miserable beings who wandered the dark and desparng
galleries that lead inevitably downward to the Abyss
The richest man. therefore, the who responds to the
call of duty the lure of sehne Some there
will always respond the call Of duty though It lead 70
martyrdom Even in public fealhough rareywe ind lcn
men Although wrong be forever the throne Lowell has
said this undismayed though he look into the future and
find be bghted by ngratitude by con-
tempt bv vfcaon misunderstanding he will prefer to be
of those who wish to up right the wrongs Of the
oppressed rather than Of that mighty successful maddng crowd
who sweep onward in spite Of and pesenc in spite OF the
DID, feeble hungry the lame the halt and the blind who are
crushed by their gded caos or their horses hoo who sweep
onward regardless the human and blood and Of
the cost their higher selves to their own happiness as
well as to the happiness of their fellow men,
The who strives do his duty by the disinhered must
always suffer from the hate mokery and defiance OF the crowd
but the spiritual gain to himself is mighty compensation Of
such the historian, Buckle has said with great force and
beauty:
aNo for rewards which in other pursuits the
energy would have earned for him the sweets OF popular
applause not for him the luxury Of power not for him share N
councils Of his country for him conspicuous and honored
place before the public eye Albeit conscious OF what he could d
he compete the contests he cannot hope win the
prize he enjoy the excitement of the struggle 10
him the closed His lies within himself and
he little for the sympathy Of his
for such honors they able to bestow
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The professional autoists sacrificing their lives and limbs
find just how fast the automobile 60 And when these
martyrs have discovered the secret will invent
speeder machine for ocomoton and the teeth
eyes, bs will hear with envy Of the slaughter the
young who prope themselves mile in twenty seconds
Baron Rosen the Russian ambassador said have protested
president against the kodak end declaring that their
penence would be permitted of the European countries
be called Baron Rosens attention that the European
country of Russia the visitor is apt to be moeed by the
bomb fend than by the kodak fend.
writer by the of Henry G. Stokes declares that you
still get there without pull and cites the example OF Paul
Morton who he remarks twas Office boy railroad freight
oce Nebraskans will recall that his distinguished father who
became secretary of the INTERIOR had quite pull with the rail
ways.
Silk gowns for judges coming and into
The demand for silk gowns keeps pace with the increase the
supply Of corrupt judges.
Roosevelt has asked the penip0entarieS