The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-06-14

"a In Tkaa srenaous struggle Th@s
Mnkes the Man.


erty has been great man developer.
Had every human being been born
with n silver spoon In his mouth-had
there been no necessity put upon him
to work the race would still be- In its
infancy. Had everybody in this coun.
try been born wealthy ours would be
one of the dark ages The vast re
sources Of our land would still be un'
developed, the gold would still be I'm |
the mines and our great cities would
still be In the forest and the quarry |
Civilization owes more to the perpetual
struggle OF man to get away from pow
erty than to anything else.
II IN not poverty Itself. but the effort
to get away from II, that makes the
man. We are 10 constituted that we
make our greatest efforts and do our
best work while struggling TO attain
that which the heart longs for. II Is
practically impossible for most people
to make their utmost exerti0ns With
out imperative necessity for II. II IL
the constant necessity 10 improve bis
condition that has urged man onward
and developed the stamina and sterling
character OF the whole race.
A youth born and bred In the midst
OF luxury, who has always leaned upon
others, who has never been obliged to
fght his way up to his own loaf and
who has been coddlcd from his infancy,
rarely develops great stamina or stay.
ing power. He Is like the weak sapling
In the forest compared with the giant
oak which has fought every inch OF It's
way up from the acorn by struggling
with storms and teinpests. Power IL
the result Of force overcome. The
giant La made strong In wrestling with
difficulties. II In impossible for one
who does not have to struggle and to
Hght obstacles to develop fber or STAN.
ina. ITO live without trial in to die
but half man"
Strength OF character Is thing which
must be wrung out OF obstacles over.
come. Life IL a great gymnasium. and
no man who sits in chair and watches
the parallel bars and other apparatus
ever develops muscles or endurance.
A father by exercising for his son
while he sits down will never develop
his muscle. The son will be a weak.
| ling until he uses the dumbbelis and
pulley weights himself How many ia.
Tiers try to do the exercises for their
boys while they sit on soft benches or
easy chairs. watching the process! And
still those fathers wonder that their
boys come out of the gymnasium weak
with as soft and fabby muscles as
they had when they entered.
! The boy who is conscious that he has
fortune awaiting him says to him
self: What is the use Of getting VI
early In the morning and working ones
life outi have money enough com
ing to me to take care of me as lont
as I live" SO he turns over and take
another nap. while the boy who ha
nothing In the world but his own sci
to depend upon feels the spur of ne
cessity forcing him out Of bed in tn
. morning. He knows there is no othe
way open for him but the way q
struggle. He has nobody TO lean oil
nobody TO help him He knows that
Is a question OF either being nobod
or getting up and hustling for dear life
Thus shrewd nature In making ma
get that which he wants most by th
way OF necessity brings about he
great ends OF civilization and charaC
ter development Of the race. The NOR
, ey, the property, the position, are sma
things In comparison with the man sh
Is after.--Success.
Professional Women Taieves.
The ingenuity displayed by profes
stolen jewels on their persons make
1t imperative that the women searcher
employed in police stations be alert ant
intelligent. An important duty of
searcher Is to examine the mouth Of
prisoner. The other day, after this ha,
, been done and the thief even made /
raise her tongue. a valuable ring wa
seen TO drop from her lips while sh
was asleep. Women who wear pom
padours frequently use them as hidln
places for jewelry, while the lining o
jackets and shoes is popular plac
e for concealment Needless to say, tn
position of searcher is not an altogethe
. agreeable one, and perhaps the dut
abe dislikes most, owing to its me
notony, is that Of sitting up with pris
> oners whom It is deemed expedlent t
watch. Women prisoners when once In
l. side the station are said to be rarel
violent. For instance, the genuine pre-
v fessional pickpocket seldom gives tn
slightest trouble. She knows she
caught and makes the best Of ba'
" Job. But" observed one searcher, "
drop of drink do change some Of 'er
a wonderful. New York Tribune.
n Do You Get Up EaRlyH