The Colorado statesman., 1913-05-31
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Velopment, II all parties concerned
are sufficiently in earnest to appre-
ciate its Importance. All things, how
ever small the beginning, attain a
stage of magnitude when the forces,
backing them, have in view a def
mite purpose; and, although obstacles
apparently insurmountable may con-
front advancement, they disappear in
the face of a solid stand. Determine
,tion relieves the pressure of OBJ
struction and lightens the weight of
burdens. The obligations, resting up
on the shoulders of each individual,
become easier to perform when we
labor in spirit of union. 1t is only
when our divided ranks are assailed,
that we feel the damage most. De-
feat does not discourage efforts in
the pursuit of honorable ends. We
often invite the inconvenience by
which our walks, are hindered, be-
cause we are too prone to surrender
DO despair. Nothing reaches great
proportions without the trouble of
cultivation; and whatever attracts the
attention or wins the consideration
of mankind has won it through pains
and perils. There is no royal road to
the attainment of success, either by
races or by nations; and the monu-
ments of greatness which commemo-
rate the deeds of people were plant
ed by the tolls and privations of those
whose names are revered by posterity.
The grandeur of the past serves to
kindle aspiration in things of the pres
ent age; and the remarkable achieve
ments of earlier days have ever set a
worthy example for succeeding gener-
ations to initiate. But, the mighty
deeds which have merited the ap-
plause of ages, were not the accom-
plishments of single actions, but, the
results of bond of union upon which
all progress leans. The stability of
governments, the prosperity of ma
tions, the maintenance of authority
are all due to a concert of actions by
which conduct is regulated and per-
sonal rights secured The world, as it
grows in age, increases in fame; but,
its conquest is the outcome of what
men accomplished in numbers. Sin
cere devotion to the needs of the hour.
renders activity in human ranks and
the awakening of dormant energy is
the kindling of ambition. Protection
against encroachment follows in the
wake of union, and battles the fulfill
ment of base designs. The aims of
avarice are checkmated when pitted
against it's strength; and is sufficiently
able to guarantee its safety in times
of tribulations. In our worldly COM
bat, the strong dominate the weak.
to icta
scious of it's might; and if arrayed
against that which is powerless to
withstand it's demands, is arrogant
to the extreme. All classes of men.
irrespective of racial connection, seek
to prey upon helpless conditions, and
are more active in the game of spoila-
tion than the process of elevation;
hence the necessity, duty and wisdom
of action in common cause for the
promotion of a common end. Expert
ence is the sternest of teachers; and
whatever is gained thereby remains
stamped indelibly upon the memory,
nor is time able to erase it's effects.
There is ever an advantage to be
gained by those who walk together in
brotherhood to rise above the COM
in our daily strifes.
By intelligence, industry and in
tegrity you may become worthy of the
best that the world has to give, and
then you will be as great in hut
as in palace.-The Torch Light
There have been a great many ne
groes in the past so years who neglect
ed to protect their rights in their in
ventions, and have died poor and un-
known. The story is often told of one
such New Yorker who invented many
of the earlier railroad car appliances
while employed by certain railroad,
but, failing to protect any of them, was
defrauded of his rights and died in
poverty. Such negro inventions
should be careful to patent their work
1t is not possible to estimate their val
ue until the demand for them has been
measured. Some of the simplest in
ventions like the bread-saving knife
and the hook and eyes for dresses,
have been the most useful and profit
able.-New York Age.
The Ninth Cavalry did the work in
demonstrating to the world, and es-
pecially the United States, that the
negro will do the same thing over
again for the dear old U. S. A. if the
eagle screams and the bugle calls
The Weekly Reporter.
The German standard of light meas
urement is nine-tenths that of the in
ternational candlepower.
A colored minister of Richmond,
Va, has invented a whistling piano,
the keyboard of which is arranged on
a scale somewhat different from that
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