The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-12-16

High school held Alny, hos 1863 by y,
II. Koepsei
"The lives Oh grent mon nll
REMIND ms
We may make oar lives sublime.
And departing leave behind ISL
Footprints on DE snndao 81 tune.
Could auy onehecosne eublifae II hn.
always thoughtupoum uudHneth things
or II he never Thought at au2 III be-
never pvt his miud into an attltude
to gain ideas, which ARE to grow 49,
70 thoughts, and these thoughts TO
form the character which Is suhllmc?
.Liie IS Real and Life s. Earnest
that gives tous t~bspr3eess by which
the lofty character may be formed
yea not may but must pc formed 81
any foot prints are to mark enr
places 'in the sands % time.
For every life which God causes to
be brought iato This world Is with d
wen defined purpose, Tnerc 81 no
aimlessness IN ones hirta but there
Is to be unl0lded a destiny 10 each
life which viii he toy She eNaltation
o I character constructed through
habits formed by th & acts which
make up the sum % human HE.
These are the elements whieh made
possible in a partlcsilae sense the
glory and greatn Of Ancient
Greece. Tho meuand Women inpasf
ages who attained to reaown aud
character leaving ana nndllng in-
nuence upon the peoples 30 succeed
ing centuries, arrived % their des
tiny not by chance or inexpilcable
favor but through well kaoVu ehan-
nels These were drst un act this
repeated formed n habit, continued
habit buiIt up@ character, and
character made ppssioie the desdny,
cherished by AN lovers 90 trutu and
seaTchers { r facts Demostheie
counted as the greatest orator 90 al
ages, hogan lie with au impsdhment
in his speech. His stNls was weak.
his language verbose. Wiieace this
name then OF imperi-l ihle iime2 60
ing 10 the shore uf hp forced
a pebble into his mouth This was
an net. lie spoke. ne repeated the
act agaiu and aealp This s habit
The sufferer bees no. 3 lean oi ready
utteranee. l.. {. he liad The c%haracter
OF oratory and this nude his destiny
certain. Cicero. the elequnnt Roman
and Julius taesar, the soldier, states
man and orator followed tha orator
zeal ideal setby Demosthenes though
they did not eqnal hm. Geriaau,
English and ar9eficau pubic speak-
ers OF note rend and rereni orations
Of Demosthenes 70 gain Inspiration
andideals.
Who Rre the people tltt are hl9ed
into the THRILLING pleasures ol s1uud
In muslc-form9 The ones who pos
sess the soul Of harmony. Those
who do not cultivate the rehning
elements n or posses the taste oi
hne-nrts gain no teucht from master
compositions. Yet the ia un-
talented can enjoy tine high 81 art
IN music ana painting ii eur and eye
are cultivated by rep ated exertion
But people must get awny from talk
ing about aud t0iling iDr thugs 10
eat and TO wear. Iremrmber "a d
Incident-In the midst 81 The sub.
lime strains 81 the Messiah "a veica
bawled out 1--WE ify our IL lard
IL wa bnt un observation, an act
when eyes discovered stenn Hitias a
tea kettle lid The eyes starred over
and over again. Tho watghhd habit
had been and was befug cultivated
c%haracter was the gainel hy this
process. The mental ~facuities we're
called iatomotlon aud wh.ts wus thc
result2 The wherls or Industry 50
long driven hy wlal. Wstler sRh
animal force wherc hirues % tne
NtffitM ftENftf HftNtHA NNtHfn WWN
dronghts amy lUnger asilyea Tue
hum oi machinery, the gobtrarS
winds could 40 l0ueer bar she prq.
gFess OF ocean steamers wniie 90.
bsuds Of steel the patatini trlns ear
~ passengegsAt the eAillerius rate
otS0mi an hour nanfe = ass
secuted wsthuai udganeeiu ciyillSt
tinn2 james WAITE
For aunareas, SEES thousands 8
years the lightning nastei tnreugit
uImbus clouds, 90 stnrte tne eye,
while thunders lfulel inrh uleir
noies vi terror 20 ni-bttptl super
stitlous To thtm Cheese mary leuus
and Sublime pheHomrua Wpn but
spectrrs ol destruction iastead Of
b%enenclent energies revealed ha tho
nranfar An "a a. D. gF g~NfaarvuHtnu