The Herald
D. E. ST1TT, Editor.
Entered as second-clas. matter September 8, 1908,
at the poet office at Monmouth. Oregon, under the
Act of March S, 1879.
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FRIDAY, NOV. 26,1909.
ACTIVITY NECESSARY
Of necessity where there is
life there must be action to pre
serve and stimulate that life and
keep it healthy, otherwise it be
comes stagnant, droops and dies.
This is true of both physical
and business life, and if we look
into the spiritual realm, we, find
the same law applies there.
Nothing thrives on inactivity.
That which becomes inactive
degenerates, whether it is mind
body, or business. For instance,
consider some gigantic business
proposition for a moment, and
determine what the consequen
ces would be provided a cessa
tion of uctivity obtained and con
tinued. In this country there is such
institution known as the Stand
ard Oil Company; it has readied
out and controls the Petroleum
business in all its ramifications,
until its influence is world-wide,
and its power is felt among ev
ery civilized people, and not on
ly that, but its surplus cash has
sought out and entered into other
fields of business, where it is
making the weight of its influ
ence felt in no uncertain way.
Hut, suppose inactivity was to
became a settled condition with
this company, how long would
it retain its present formidable
condition.
There are other things to be
considered, and soon new oil
fields would be discovered; these
would quickly place their prod
ucts upon the market, and after
awhile these new industries
would rise in importance and
power to the extent of superced
ing that which had been reared
before. It is activity that starts
ventures; it is attendant activity
which prolongs their existei.ee,
and causes them to grow and
develop, and necessity steps in
as a nursing mother, in many
instances, to whom credit must
be given for the increased devel
opment, because of the fact that
in the struggle to overcome im
pediments which blocked the
way, or threatened disaster, new
conditions obtained, new ideas
presented further advancement,
progress resulted and victory
crowned the effort, because of
the struggle which necessity
forced upon the mover.
In the physical structure or
gans that are not used degener
ate and become useless; in the
animal kingdom there are para
sites that become entirely depend
ent, which once led active, in
dependent existence. When we
consider the mental faculties, we
find that the brightest minds
will degenerate and become use
less by continued inactivity.
So we find that activity is nec
essary to advancement, and as
we pry more and more into the
secrets of creation we begin to
see the wisdom in the decree
that necessitated ' the human
family to live by the sweat of
the brow.
Young man, young woman,
take courage. You are reaching
out, perhaps, for an education,'
but let your motto be, "Onward
and Upward," the summit of
perfection lies beyond; there is
no place where you can Btop and
say, "It is enough, I will rest
here." If you do the retrograde
movement sets in and the talents
you are in possession of become
useless, and you lose that you
have achieved. Older persons
who have began mental or phys
ical retrogression can by launch
ing out into the fields of activity,
by well directed efforts regain
that which they have lost and
push on-to fill out the measure
of their creation.
This week we published an
article from the Valley Record
which rather indicates that the
Oregon Agricultural College is
reaching out to supply training
such as is found in a State Nor
mal school, apparently for the
purpose of getting hold on con
ditions which will place her in
line to secure the State Normal
patronage when the present tan
gle is straightened out. In oth
er words she appears to be set
ting her net to catch the State
Normal school. The state shoud
have one such school, and as
Monmouth has the oldest and
best claim to such institution, it
should be kept at its old loca
tion, and citizens of this locality
should be alive to their immedi
ate interests and not let this in
stitution slip away without an
effort to retain it. ,
CHRISTMAS GOODS
have already begun to
arrive at the Monmouth
FMITUB
STOKE
Patrons of the Herald can do
much to smooth our way just
now by handing us a year's sub
scription. Our expenses have
been very heavy during the last
ten weeks and they still keep
piling up. There is a large
number of subscribers whose
subscription expired since Sep
tember 3rd, and we will esteem
it a great favor if each will hand
us a dollar for another subscrip
tion. We can get up a much
better paper when we are not
crowded to meet expenses, than
we can when conditions are otherwise.
Executor's Notice.
Notice is hereby given, that the un
dersigned has been duly appointed by
the Hon. County Court of the State of
Oregon, for the County of Polk, Ex
ecutor of the estate of Mary Jane Wol
verton, deceased. All persons having
claims against the said estate are here
by notified to present the same duly
verified, together with the proper
vouchers therefor, to the undersigned
at h s residence in the City of Mon
mouth, in said Polk County, within six
months from the date of this notice.
Dated and first published October, 29,
1909. 0. A. Wolverton, Executor
of the estate of Mary Jane Wolverton,
deceased. 5-t
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