Devils Lake weekly world., 1912-12-06

thought.
Ever since the forbidden fruit was
eaten Ill the Garden of Eden, man has
done battle with sin. 1t has been and
still is great struggle, the gods of
war favoring sometimes one side and
sometimes the other, but it would seem
to be within the power of the present
age to conquer; it depends upon the
will of each one and the united efforts
of all. It is impossible for us at this
time to lay down any instructions
which will be sure guide under all
circumstances for there are too many
conditions to be considered, which vary
with different surroundings, but in de.
termining what the individual will do,
it may be said that heredity and envir-
onment will generally control this con.
duct. That is hardly a fair condition.
for the babe is born into this world
without any power to choose for him.
self and continues along the path of
life, depending entirely upon the guild.
ancc Of others, until heacquires the
power to exercise his own discretion.
His after life will depend, TO a large
extent, upon the character of his early
training. This leads us to say that the
home is most important factor in de.
termining the welfare of the individual
the, community, yes, and of the nation.
The American child may be said to
be composite. ga great many con,
fluent streams mingle in his blood. The
stimulating quality OF our atmosphere.
affecting fathers and mothers, no DOUBT
influences the temperament and dispo
sltion of our boys and girls. The indi-
vidual home stamps the individual
child.' As a whole our children are
Quick to learn, receptive, original and
clever. They are susceptible to good
influences and retentive of good impres
sions." They may be wilful, but stthe
will is regal quality, lacking which a
human being is fabby, weak and
helpless creature at the mercy Of cir.
eumstances and predestined to failurcn
We are happy to observe that the old
nrocess of breaking a ehild's will is
fast becoming obsolete.
The present age is one of splend;d
opportunities and with great battles
to be fought. "For the WRONGS to he
resisted and the rights to be assisted
the rising generation will need Arm
convictions and indomitable Wills >,
But give him fair play and we need
fear little for the coming woman or
man. "
The parents are responsible for tho
proper rearing of their children and
they should be taught "reyerence for
authority, Difference to the opinions NJ
Others, love of justive, and scrupulons
honesty" It is also one of the in.
herited rights Of child, a right which
mas GO come down through all the ages of
intelligence, that he be "brousht into
close contact with heaven and be IN
vital touch with the great All.Fathe, y,
Another factor which enters into tha
success OF mankind is work. In order
that the world may progress. it re-
qu1res constant work to resist the rorc.
cs which are working for disorder and
destruction. wv "Au
All persons are not adapted to the
same kind of work, but the services of
al a! are required. In making his selec-
ton, the individual should choose
some kind of honest and useful work
whlch ne can cheerfully do. If II il
honest work, emo man minds. or ouoht
to mind, it being hard, if it only comes
to something; but when he works hard
and 1t comes to nothing, that ia the
cruel thing for the worker" Yet how
many Of us ask ourselves whether our
work is coming to something vr not9
Men toll on from day to day without
definite purpose and without propcr
consideration of the results to he had
and without thought other than some
selhsh motive to satisfy and when he is
all through and is called to the oreat
Beyond, his whole work has been vast.
ed' so far as the progress of the world
IS concerned.
VI all wastes that of labor is the
greatest. It would indeed be well il it
could be so arranged that every Dor
son might be able to choose a wise
work to do, some work to do that will
count in furthering the interests Of
humanity. BY work 1 do not include
only manual labor, but every kind Of
useful engagement. Every person
should be engaged at some kind of
work. "1dleness begets idleness." The
greater part Of sugering and crime
which exists at the present time arise,
from people not understanding that
from nothing nothing can be produced.
and in trying to get something for no.
thing, hoping in some way to ssfecd
where they have not furrowed. and
be warm where they lave no oven.n
1.-The law OF nature is that a certain
Quantity of work is necessary to pre-
duce q certain quantity Of good. Of
any kind whatever. II you want
knowledge, you must toll for it: If
food, you must toll for it; and if
pleasure, you must toll for it," Many
men "do not acknowledge this law, or
strive to evade it, hoping to get thei.
knowledge and food, and pleasure for
nothing; and in this effort they either
fail of getting them, and they remain
ignorant and miserable; or they OBJ:
tain them by making other men work
for their benefit" without paying; and
then they are worse than robbers.
believe that the world is progressing
but it seems to me that to increase the
happiness of mankind, we should look
with less Indifference upon dishonesty
and cruelty in the pursuit of wealth.
BE that as it may, + must safely say
that whoever is disposed, and so many
are, to give themselves up to ease and
seif-indulgence, whoever thinks shat
everything that costs them any trouble
reason for putting work aside, should
remember that not by such faint-hcart-
ed, idle carelessness can God or man