The Herald
D. E. STITT, Editor.
Entered u second-clus matter September 8. 1906.
at the post office at Monmouth, Oregon, under the
Act of March S, 1879.
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FRIDAY, DEC. 10, 1909.
ARE WE ARBITERS OF SELF
This question presents itself
for our careful consideration:
Are we the arbiters of our own
lives? that is, have we the right
of choice ami the power to direct
our course with the promise of
success?
We believe we have, and it
should be profitable to canvass
this subject for awhile with the
object in view that some stran
ded life be moved out of the rut
where it is now reposing, and
started on the upward grade.
We are told that the ancient
Slavs were want to place some
living creature under the corner
stone when they reared any im
portant building, and we pre
sume that their idea was that it
would impart life to the inani
mate structure, make it more en
during and enlarge its usefulness
by the life thus supposed to have
been imparted to it.
We now have outlived and
outgrown superstitions of such
character, but we catch the
thought, and, taking a broader
view, we comprehend it better,
and understand that institutions
are reared, grow and endure ac
cording to the energy and vitali
ty with which their projectors
and perpetuators endow them.
All persons are builders on the
altar of life upon which we rear
our structures, and that which
we build will be a reflex of the
builder, and will stand to con
front us at the portal of eternity,
monuments to recommend us or
condemn us to the Master build
er. Galileo made the discovery
that the earth is round and that
it revolves upon its axis. The
energy and research he put forth
led him to attain to this knowl
edge, and although an ignorant,
ruling power denied the truth of
his claim and put him to death,
yet his memory lives, the earth
revolves, and the world still
moves on.
Christopher Columbus dis
covered a new continent, which
stands as a monument to his in
telligence and energy, but sup
pose that Columbus, when he
had conceived the idea of sailing
around the earth, had conclud
ed that he was too poor to make
the effort, what would have been
the result? lie would doubtless
have lived and died in obscurity
and the world would never have
heard of him.
Now the question presents it
self to each individual: "What
are you going to do under these
premises?" We are here; we
had no choice in the mutter of
our coming, neither had we
choice of place nor time of mak
ing our debut upon the scene,
but we have choice as to what
manner of person we shall be,
the character we shall cultivate,
the intelligence we shall devel
op, and our worth as a citizen in
the community in which we live.
By proper effort ai.d energy we
can reach out and partake of
that intelligence wheh is invit
ing us upward, we can make our
selves useful and become respec
ted, or without effort we can
drift with time's flight and be
come a wreck on her bosom.
We are our own arbiters; we
have our agency; if we build
well and intelligently, we shall
have reward, but if we are care
less and indifferent as to the
course we pursue and the effort
we put forh we shall suffer loss
and come under condemnation
for abuse of the talents with
which we have been endowed.
He who created us has circum
scribed our possibilities only by
his own omniscience, then why
not enter and occupy when so
great opportunity is yours.
The proposition to change the
charter, of Monmouth, is one
that should interest every voter
and property owner in town,
The legislative power should be
vested in the citizens of the
town, who should also be alive
to their needs and requirements
and the progress of the place.
Under Democratic government,
the majority rules, and you can
safely trust the majority. This
does not imply that a minority
is always in the wrong, but that
the majority will prevent any
rash legislation by holding it in
abeyance until its merits or de
merits are understood. It is
when the majority trust in a few
leaders without exercising their
privilege to scrutinize the pro
ceedings of those who lead, that
calamity is apt to be brought
about to the detriment of the in
terests of the many.
Now comes-the news that Cap
tain Palmer E. Pierce, who is
president of the international
Athletic Association, is moving
to revise football. When taking
into consideration the large
number of mangled and slain
victims of that sport, we have
come to the conclusion that it is
not revision that is so much
needed, but that reformation
should be the goal of attainment.
Yes, reformation is the better
word to express what is needed.
Same Old Story
The Oregonian says prohibition
is ineffective in Linn county; but
that is the same old story. The
murder law is ineffective down
in Portland, but it is the same
old story; so is the law against
the fast driving of automobiles,
but it is the same old story. As
a matter of fact prohibition is a
splendid thing for Linn county,
regardless of the lies of the
Oregonian. It has wonderfully
decreased drunkennoss, and it is
doubtful if more than a fifth as
much liquor is drunk in the
county as during the open saloon
days. There is an immense dif
ference between the town with
the wide open saloon, with its
front door crowd and the saloon
less city. Of course liquor is
drunk" some under prohibition;
but ft makes a different condition
of affairs. Men who formerly
spent all their money for liquor
now have it for their families,
and, it is. only a few who continue
to hunt for it compared to the
farmer crowds.
As a matter of fact prohibition
is effective, the same as other
laws are effective, though con
tinually broken. The liquor bus
iness is an infamous traffic, caus
ing misery, degradation and most
of the crimes of the world, and it
should be prohibited, even if it is
not entirely stopped, nor stopped
more than other misdemeanors
and crimes of the world. Albany
Democrat
A Gra.t Walker.
On July 12. 1809. the Newmarket
belli rang a peal In honor of Captain
Barclay's completed walk of a mile In
each of 1.000 successive hours. In his
first week of It he had averaged less
than fifteen minutes for each mil
and in the last week more than twenty-one,
and his weight had gone down
from thirteen stone four pounds to
eleven stone. But on July 17 be join
ed the Walcheren exeUitiou in perfect
health as ald-de-canip to the Marquis
of Huntly. Captain Barclay, who was
a Barclay of Ury and unsuccessfully
claimed three Scottish earldoms, bad
performed wonderful feats before the
Newmarket walk. In 1801 be walked
110 miles In nineteen hours In a mud
dy park. In 1808 he rose fine morn
lnp at 5. walked thirty miles grouse
shooting, dined at 5 p. m.. walked
sixty miles to his house at Ury in
eleven hours, did some business and
walked sixteen miles to dance at a
ball, walked home by 7 a. m. and spent
the day partridge shooting in all 130
miles without sleep for two nights
and three days. At twenty be could
lift half a ton. St James' Gazette.
Church Directory.
Evangelical Church
L. C. Hoover, Pastor
Morning service at 11 :00 o'clock
Evening service at 7:00 o'clock
Sunday School at 10:00 a. m.
Y. P. A. Meeting at 6.30 p. m.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday evening.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
W. A. Wood, Pastor.
Morning Service at 11. a. m.
Evening Service at 7:00 p. m.
Sunday School 9:45 a. m.
Y. P. S. C. E. 6:30 p. m.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday 7:30 p. m.
W. C. T. U.
Local Union meets every sec
ond and fourth Friday in the E
Aangelical church at 2:30 p. m.
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