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Show If THE MODEL I YOUNG MAN H Wr : Tho M. I. A. of tlio First Ward hntl ID. nn part of Its preliminary program at HR. H Its last meeting tho following article. HZ' b It was written by one of the lady Hi.' members and will indlcato tho Ideal Hfj' ' of at least ono young lady. At n Ml ,j future meeting u young man will read KW a. paper on "Tho Ideal Young Lady." B ' The artlclo follows: f ; "Wo girls cannot pluco our Ideal of Ml- manhood at tho standard of perfec- MB ;, tlon, becauso tho best young mini on ,'.. earth Is mortal. In fact, wo do not J A dcslro tho acquatntanco of uu abso- MM Ml lutely perfect being, slnco being mor- fjh, tals ourselves wo would bo so much H W ,n tno Bnn(low' To young man wo all JjJb admire is ho who can claim good JMh health, sound principles, who Is re- fi.TJ spcctful,of sacred things, temperate HBfliB In his habits, not afraid to work k3!' and work hard, nnd who can faco tho fill world with a determination to sue- BJ M DrcsB is a pretty accurate reflection f.hij ' n man's character, and very often iS ho Is judged, to ii certain extent, by f tho tasto which ho shows in his LHIu clothes. Asldo from tho aspect of K moro appearance neatness In dress HJr communicates n sonso of neatness to S.7J Uie body, and in turn this bciibo of Hy ncatnoBs of person Is extended to the RYU work In hand. As wo feel, so un- ho questionably do wo work. Wo nil have RrH nn lnncr consciousness that a young J man who keeps himself looking neat BfHl and clean Is moro worthy of our con- jf fldonco than ho who Ib regardless of : V his appearance and looks soiled and kJ shabby. Neatness always attracts, ' MMmtm Just as shabblncss lnvcrlnbly repulses. ' S Our Ideal of physical manhood Is ! Mm about six feet tall, has broad Bhoul- ' MMWhs dors, strong, ngllo limbs, a kind yet HI ! - commanding faco, a gentleness ol J i nner, llfcod by tho child but worthy B ', at attention in tho business world of h his follows. Mf Longfellow doscrlboB him In verse QJ Tho Smith! MS A mighty man Is he, JH With strong and slnowy hands; JH Tho muscles of his brawny armu HfH Are strong us Iron bands. JH This signifies tho athlete tho all- JJ round athlete; a perfect typo of phy- WB steal manhood. Bji'J To copo successfully with tho af- JjTj fairs of life, to understand and Intcr- jv! pret man and his works, to appreciate jli fully this beautiful world, n man JfJ needs an education an education In- W eluding ovory phaso of Ilfo possible to I study; not tho intoxicating, .dangcr- MMWu ous sip, but tho dcop draught which Fro sobers him again. As often said, a PL Uttlo education Is a dangerous thing, f and when a boy goes about "puffed fj up" oror his llttlo Btoro of knowledge Jfj ho needs to bo pitied by every living thing in tho universe. I If ho Is waked up and hus ambition MMmuf ha will venturo into and aounder jLJi dceop In tho Acids or learning; Ills W interest will bo kept allvo and ho will fjj think, study, ponder over tho prob- J j lems and beauties of llfo till ho loves g It all, for understanding, he could not ( hato. Ho must not bo learned on one f subject and one subject only, for thus J his vIowb aro narrowed till ho bc- a comes a fanatic. Fanatics inovo the Ji world, but wo aro glad to huvo only Jf ' a fow. To be perfect a man must J' . know nil about ono thing nnd n little MM' about all things. Therefore, n strict Jj; education, whether received In the tv schools of books or of experience, Ib , absolutely essential. ti Tho first thing n man should study, Jt. nnd with nil tho earnestness of his I I soul, Ib himBclf. Every man In this ' world Is created differently; no two MMl are nllko. Therefore, tho nature, tho I'i thoughts, tho character, tho capacity jj, of ono man Is entirely unllko that or jjj. another. What ono man can undcr- jjl; stand another cannot. Tho success of iHt. ono mnn lmllmtnii nnlhlnn in m.1.11... J What ono is cupablo or doing Ib bo- Jj; yond tho power or .another. Hcnco, J It Ib important that, first or nil, a jjh young man should look Into hlmscir, i find out what has been given him nnd j;: come to n clear understanding or jfj what ho can do. - ! It Ib ono or tho" most pitiable Hlghts Imaginable to bco, as ouo doos so constantly, so many young men floun-dorlng floun-dorlng nnd fluttering rrom ono phaso of llfo to another, unnblo to faston m. upon any special thing, simply be- Hu causo n knowlcdgo or themselves Is K nbsont. Tho result Is that wo seo so B, many round inon trying to fit them- selves Into squaro holes. j; Careful observation will reveal tho j, young man's capacities to him, nnd j! sooner or later he will find that pnr- uj tlcular position ho Is best fitted to jl occupy and fill. Ho should have nm- U b tlons, great ambitious to All that ft placo with honor, to do IiIb best and H-i mako tho position worthy of hlniBelf. H For an energetic young man obstacles ;' will disappear and honestly loving his B work, ho will rollow his ambition with ' judgmont and climb to achlevomcut K so that ho can look back on h'ls llfo V nnd call It a success, because he at- tatned to tho shining goal or his am-l am-l bltlons. Hi Many young men nro nBlnimed to , tako an Interest in tho home, consider p homo amusements vague and dull, and fyj think It very babyUh to spend nn m. evening nt home, Thoy prefer the V street corner. If ono of these young r mon would take an IntcreHt In his k home, would try to mnke It Ideal, it KU would bo morally uplifting to him; Hj; ho would lovo his homo and family nnd bo moro gentle. Frco from street gossip, ho could think or tho things thnt would educate him and better his condition. A young mnn who lins tho good heart to vlBlt tho old man's hut, to brighten the sick man's lire, who has courtesy enough to help a poor widow or any ono really In need, not only benefits humanity, but gulus really lasting Joy ror himself. A strict moral standard and cou-rago cou-rago to Bland by it brings u young man to quick recognition by his fellows. fel-lows. Sonio may taunt hlin, aay that he Is tied to his mother's apron strings, but In the end they will re-Bpcct re-Bpcct lilm, will not bo afraid to con-fldo con-fldo In him and take his judgment as law. Tho law laid down by Emerson, "Trust thysolf; let not your lire bo nn echo but your own deep thoughts," Is a brilliant light to encourage a man to llvo ns his conscience tells him to. Social Intercourse with mankind Is part or n man's education. Without soclnl lite a man becomes sordid and grouchy. Ho commences to think that ho Hvcb ror hlmscir only. Then his Bcir-rcspcct Ib likely to disappear. Subsequently llfo loses Its meaning nnd Ib a bore. When mingling with triiBtcd friends ho may expound his views nnd learn their good points and their flaws, where, If ho thought nl-ways nl-ways alone, ho would think himself always In tho right. There Is one great essential or llfo without which success cannot be achieved, and that Ib tho necessity or n Arm faith, an absolute belief thnt a wlso God rules over this unlverso and over tho destiny of every living man, woman nnd child. Thnt thoro Is a ) great creator no ono enn doubt; cv-t cv-t orythiut,' in nature points to thnt out j fact; and tho young man wlto refuse . to bcllovo In tho existence of u God . makes the greatest and most momeu-- momeu-- touB mlstnkc of his life. Without thnt l fnlth, without that absolute couvlc-. couvlc-. tlon, ho Ib not only hindered or crlp-' crlp-' pled In whntover ho undertakes, but I ho Ib simply helpless. On tills point p ho cannot afford to err; ho cannot allow himself to doubt It oven ror a ; single omnicut. This much Is absolute. abso-lute. With this absolute faith In tho existence exis-tence of a God, and In prajer, only one moro thing Is needed to complete tho fundamental basis of religion nn honest effort to llvo according to his conscience and to tho best and truost that Is within him. lloro Is James Whitcomb Itlley's estimate of tho kind of man for you for mo; Our Kind of .Uan. Tho kind of man ror you and mo! Mo races tho world unflinchingly, And smiles ns long as tho wrong resists, re-sists, With n knuckled fnlth and a rorco like fists. Ho lives tho llfo ho Is preaching of, And ho loves whero moot Is tho need or love; His voice Is clear to tho dear mnn'B cars, And his rnco sublime through the blind man's tears. Tho light shines out whero tho clouds wero dim, And tho widow's prayer goeB up to him. The kind or man ror mo nnd you I However llttlo or worth wo do, Ho credits lull, and abides In trust That tlmo will tench us how more Is Just. Ho walks about and ho meets nil kinds Or querulous and uncnBy minds, And, Bympnthlzlug, ho shnrcB tho pain Of the doubts that rack us, heart and brain; And knowing this iib wo grasp his hand, We nro surely coming to understand. He looks on sin with pitying eyes-Ken eyes-Ken as tho Lord since Paradise Klso Bhould wo rend, Though our sins should glow Ah Bcnrlet, they shall be whlto as snow! And feeling still that the bad uro as good as the good aro bad, Ho BtrlkeB straight out for the Itlght. nnd ho Ib tho kind or man ror you and mo! " |