The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-16

the engineer in travel, to the physi-
clan In sickness and to the guardian
OF the government at night. II these
were not loyal to their trust would we
NOT be in perpetual fear and terror?
Not failure but low aim is crime,''
so If we do not reach the top of the
ladder OF success, there can be no
failure for the courageous, honest
and loyal worker: the star of duty
will lead us on as surely as ever the
wonderful star led the magi of the
east keeping honesty and loyalty as
our guides.
HE fails not, who makes truth his
cause
Nor bends to win the crowds an
plause."
The second essay under this topic
was written by Thomas F. Real on
Heroes"
Heroes, a
Lives of great men inspire us to
make our lives sublime. All along
the track Of centuries heroes have
shed their radiance around and illum.
ined the corridors of time. In bygone
ages the tabled gods were all heroes
who, having rendered some signal SER
vice to mankind. Were deified by their
grateful admirers.
In the first ages Of christianity it
Was common spectacle to see the
martyrs expiring under torments or
torn to pieces by the wild beasts of
the arena, in order to testify their
allegiance to their faith. See the sol
der on the battle field, the tide Of
war rolls on, but he falters not: his
life ic oh onrf,,l1,, r;a
altar of his country,
ION fame's eternal camping ground
Their silent tents are spread"
But all heroes are not on the battle
field. Many a christian wears the
martyrs crown, who has never seen
the ,blood-stained arena, and many a
man Or woman in daily life fights
battles as fierce as any fought.
Most men wish to be heroes, wheth-
er they acknowledge it or not. With
out courage, the soldier is of little
worth; without true manliness the in
dividual in daily life is a coward. But
what is true manliness? It is that
quality which renders a man stead
fast, courageous, ready to do what is
right. because it is right: who does
not finch before difficulties. Manli-
ness is the very essence, the very
makeup of a man.
When the long list of heroes is pro-
claimed to the world, that of Presi.
dent Wilson will stand pre-eminent
"as man Of peace" He has often
been compared to Washington and
Lincoln, and truly he will deserve the
nations honor, if he is able to keep
the United States free from the say.
age warfare which is now devastating
the entire world.
But alas! for the world: despite all
its attainments of literature. science
and craftsmanship, contrary to all the
principles of brotherly love set forth
in the peace conference, at The
Hague, the fiends of war almost en-
circle the globe. The battle drums
are rolling, and the passions Of hate
burning as fiercely as they did in the
DAYS of Attila and the savage Goths.
The United States Of America, the
land of PROMISE" seems to be the
only ark where the dove of peace"
can find a refuge.
Truly. in the words of Canon Shee-
han, ut will be great day for hui
mainly, when from pole to pole the
common brotherhood of the race is
proclaimed, and all the worlds weap-
ons are piled at the foot of the cross"
when the war-drllms throb no longer
and the battle-flags are furled.
In the parliament of men. the Fedora
ton of the World
Max Veith wrote the third of the
essays under this head:
Twist We, Irvine ye! even so:
Mingle human bliss with woe"
Life is a grand drama: the actors
come on the stage, pass by and dis
appear; God alone remains. Mans
life is a catalogue of plots. He is
enacting dramas, living
tragedies, realizing joys, and endur- |
ing sorrows, thus moulding his char |
acter.
Men have always regarded their !
own epoch much as they would their !
own handiwork, all other ages are |
counted as naught, until time, the /
great destroyer of prejudice becomes
the only test of true greatness. But |
a wonderful chain extends through |
the course of CENTURIES" golden
chain suspended by the hand of the
eternal" of which the first link was
forced when Adam and Eve, hand in
hand, stood outside the gates of Eden
This perpetual interplay goes on
without haste-without rest, never
ceasing, weaving.
cat the whirling loom of time"
Prehistoric man passes on and is
succeeded by the great empires of
paganism all striving for the mastery.
The earth successfully becomes a
footstoof for Xerxes, an Alexander,
a Caesar, only to furl their battle flags
and make room for another-whilst
the world cries out, "The king is
dead."-"Hail to the king"
The temple of Janus has closed its
e.-ruo nrr,rru aara,o i.