Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-01-12
Ft,ora The In2iaaa fmericrR.
STRIVE 10 RE DsfE.TCzESG.

STRIVE 10 Tss; SOMETHING.
By JA4zs EARIDEH.
| Ev7rv man should >trive 10 BE something.
| Whatever may b. biz situation il Hfs every
man las il in Iii. power % b, usofui and honor
liable. He should strive to roll on the wheel 81
Improvement. Let Ism not bo discouraged n.
tho trials and Jill :ulties which 50 oiloa impede
his pro1rcsa. in order u arI.ye II usefulness,
cntncncc, or honor, we should set our Nic" as
high as there is anv possibility Of reaching. b
Industry and close application we u7y arrive III
alnio=: any point Of excellence ~lieh desire
10 attain. In tho history of Mr.. Calhoun wo
have a striking example and one worthy Of imi-
tntion lie aud some Of his fc,iotF stliauls met
together ono evening. 10 tell TO oach other their
IcHtcuatious for tho iuture-wnat stations they de-
signed to fill when they should haFo completed
their college course. Some intended 10 be miais-
tors. Sono doctors. or lawyers, nocnanies aer-
chants &c, &c When Mr.. Calhoun turn came
- apcal lie rose md said that he intended Ia h~
Ia professor Of politics. aud if he should be sue
iccssful ho would Tot stop short IF being Prass-
don't Of the United States. lis companions
wcro astonishcd. He set his aim as high he
thought there was any possibility Of attaining;
and We inst c has not been much di~appoin-
ted rs ho has already been as high rs to wee
presidency. And Why did lot lis companions
reach tho cn.trcnco Of fame lie di1!-SimpIv
because ,hcy did not !cso.>o 70 DO /, nor cXcr-
ciso that perseverance necessary ID carry ont
sach .Ut:on.
In order 10 become men or honor end rcnown
we must abandon All whimsical notions for SCUM
der thoughts, aua Apply or powers ot mind t.
ON. rr~-r.i<. r,,frsi:,s Oa7 II ,aa orc.tss, ,Yri
tars of The age has said ;.sattle. &c l}salin moral
ana intellectual 81 cyorv .:3a:>i .al mas. II chef
ly his own work Then, if It's be trao, We
should not waste car precious :lne and aaaso onr
onu1rtunilics rs 10 the majority of the vaata IL
l56 present lav. We mast realize tho value OF
tins urrfI0us ~ Il Of tfn1o al tie trqta1 rsf
ms 10 s9and It ina prafi;ab'a manner. YoHe7
naaa should mover allow themselves. wsaa uaqr.
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ssa ,--tfi:f.y t,f...a er t.uy 9a.a ,,oar.oF ,4b.
liz; ~ ,i,.,,s o,r,.,s.,,,l.t-,s !. j. = ltrra
gt;.l t.,3. ,yi,r = ls.,t,-r..r s.ns-r. az l.ra.t
r. rir-ai rr.,.,,.ti,u a,,l 5-e. character ,b..,
r,, nas,ras ~ Ne would n. men IF L.,9y.io ~,
ma r MN, :. Etl sta,,fiss, l., commemorative
we anus. cs,tiva.a all ezaana a4r ia;alee.: bar
.o.fo, ~ 4aa, ,,f.fa.lt industry ana p.rsc-
,--st.... Loot ia Domestic mos -hs,g oroat
WORK dI8 a5.,.e... sf III industrious ..at r--
,i,ar lo-te.1 al. r.4tzf.,i...7 r., Il s..taf medic.
-st. I IA, Il, ff., .ery rr "...s VI rs-,, IL
All ,ye ;.eu be q -...4-..- 4 Is ~.-ltsaa.s reafl
n s.Yl,aY In lifr. ,yt.ica VII cxalt oar ,asfla- an
mon of worth end ha,orl THIS has hccn done
bv anon Of former DAVIS when opportunities vora
limited b,i! in thesc latter davs We have decided
aixan.4na4 Almost every moons have been
calp',-c1 Is reuaer the requirement or kno"ieig.
v;laia tie reach Of all. A.. crttslals l,a.v-
lal - Il a.a,-s9- II i-..---ner Is na. t@,. con-
iit59a Of nsn r.ssa let,,r IN m e,ers,n4 station
sa, ,-rsyelqs., "A, -,4r.re ,lafqrrc ta, cIyili-
le4 and lrsi..r ieteI soc atv1 S4-.y q man can
mot osioy lln.aeff to- fatI Ills arln- an3 girc M
x.- Il. make nav mcguire f,}ss..s ~ iaat, r ".
r,r Il ha av,r uTgcs ~, -8 resorts 10 q 3s, eeqt
N society e, : frr-<er r.ia~4 II 5-rrzjiaa
Wi ms ~-a .i.a - t.se height Which aa 'n54s: