The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-06-16
THE OPTIMISTIC PESSIMIST

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Turkish women are taking to modified athletics in an increasing degree
says a Associated Press letter from Constantfnople. Now who'll say the
world don't move forward. Two Constantinople girls took a S5mne walk
after all.
aaua
If the framing of the draft law had been half as troublesome to con-
gress as is the passing of bonus legislation the United States would not have
had n men over there" by this time
Russia is a demonstration of the fact that the words red and rosy"
are not synonyms. 1t is denied however that a Russian Red turns white
by comparison when he bushes, n don't they blush?
uaaa
One OF the recent Paris fashions is reported to be a wrist pendant which
gives a perfectly glorious opportunity to display a beautiful wrist Even if the
wrist isn't beautiful the girls will like the pendants.
aauu
Now it is inquired what became of all the feminine browning glory"
when bobbing came into fashion. No striking declines in the prices of
switches and other accessories to the couture have been reported. But the
girls, themselves, know and there really are some secrets they ear keep.
aaau
1t may be good business to put up a good front" but carried to the ex
IRENE of wihul deceit it becomes a fault instead OF a virtue.
Here's one from the Remington. \ Va Booster which is applicable to man.
communities:
The poor editor is holding his head. A merchant has just been
in and told him to raisell with the mailorder houses. The lei
chant does not believe in advertising, and uses stationery furnish
ed by an axle grease concern. No wonder the poor editor is holding
his head.
1t has been remarked that it is 1I that when a special law enforce
ment officer is named news of his appointment is broadcast 81 offenders may
be ready for him.. Nothing at all strange about it. the public wants to know
and Sc is informed.
is there for all except the physically or mentally helpless and to that
class to a limited extent if they seek it.
Opportunity is said to knock at least once at each mans door
and here the word chance is used as a synonym of opportunity.
Chance, however, is something for each person to go after, to seek
and to capture. He who waits for opportunity to come a knocking
at the door may waste much valuable time.
Two brothers are left ~fatherless while still in school One takes
the first place that offers itself to carr a living. the other brother
works at what he can find to do in odd hours and finishes his school
course, may even continue his struggle on through college o some
institution for technical training. Twenty years later the boy who
dug on persistently and with a purpose is something of a figure in
the world, the other is in the day laborer class and whnes that he
never had a chance. How about the brother who is a success? He
had no chance either or no greater chance than the one who failed
until he made the chance.
In this life there is an immense quantity of raw material wait
inn to HI napu ot1ro1i into bopooc Tho yuno1 or tbo boI # he
sheep does not turn itself into a suit of clothes for some man to wear.
Some one has to shear the sheep, treat the wool and weave it into
cloth, cut the cloth and make it into the suit. Some one has to take
the raw material that abounds everywhere from which chances can
be made and turn it into the finished article.
A thousand examples might be found of men who had no chance
until they made one for themselves and the thousands who have
not sought to make or find their chances.
Race or creed may prove a handicap, but to the man or woman
of will and determination such handicaps are not insurmomtable.
Numerous instances can be found where men have had their all taken
from them by some misfortune but have made for themselves an
other success in life. They make their chance and so may any one
except the 'whiner."