Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-12-28

0mclal Paper Of the City.
A Successful Man and HE 0ur.
rsaa1iOas.
In cid moaarchical countries, where titles
usurp merit. and the man is famous on the
same principal a. . potato. because tbs val
cable part 10 under ground, hereditary
wealth keeps up . race Of drsnss, Who
would never rise above paupsrs il their own
sxsrtions had to build their own fortunes
There, 10 be born With . silver spoon in their
mouths, gives them . place above their fsl
lows, and 10 do nothing useful either for
themselves or their fellow men, seems 10 be
the passport to what is called good socie.
~" Even there, some few, by perseverance,
and energy, aecumu ulats great wealth, and
gather round them the luxuriss Of life, and
live in splendid style buttean never enter
the charmed circle Of the favored few, who
have descended frem the: bold advsntursr.
the unscrupulous soldier and the minions
Of . mightsr rebber, called hero or .
king.
Even in France, under the consulate, it
was the favorite boast of the great Napoleon
tha. every one Of his soldiers bore in his
knspsack . Marahall's baton. That, which
in the Frsncbman, VAS . mere metaphor,
is. in our Republic, . plain fact, ard the
humblest boy, who runs about hatless and
shoslsss, has the chances Of becoming enc
Of our great ones. 1t only requires the en-
srgy and the virtue, and he will ,ise, held
down by no trammels Of birth or accident
Of name.
To an energetic man in our cesntry, il 10
but necessary to deserve success aud it v III
assuredly fellsw. Honorabls dealings, in
dustrious application, and answering per.
severance. succeed in building up cslessal
fortunes. more honorable 10 their possess
ors than all the hereditary titles Of . duke
or peer. The one golden rule is that -
facstiously given by Charles Lamb. "Yeu'll
get fat on rock il you'll stick 70 il, muscle
dses.
Among the many honorable examples sf
perseverance, and honorable trading. leading
- prineely independence, few srs more mark
d than the career Of DR.. J. II. Sohsaek, sf
Philadelphia. For thirty ysars be has been
engaged in the manufacture Of these wsrld-
renowned specifics, the Seawssd Tonic.
Pulnonio Syrup, and his Mandrake Pills.
Knowing the intrinsic value Of these
medicinal preparations, snd having conf.
dsnce in their value, he spared no sxertions
10 get them into the worlds market.
Az first totally unknown the struggle to
introduce them was an ardueus one. and
less energetic man would have given up in
despair, but knowing that be possessed what
must be appreciated when fully known, fer
twenty-five years he kept them before the
public, literally srpsnding large sums in
pushing them BY means Of Advertising, un-
I'll they became, in every quarter of this
immense continent, "a household word" !"
and their names, as we'll a. the article.
themselves, might, without pun, be said
TO DO in every cnss mouth. About eight
years ago the long look cd for reward began
10 assume gigantic proportions, and now
finds himself in possession Of . mag
nidccnt fortune, with tho inclina.ions
and tastes 70 enjoy its advantages and
extend the hospitali.ies within its power,
a,quaintances. .
Looking back, over space Of thirty
ys,rs, to the humble period, when the Tenic
was prepared in solitary barrel. and hew
gazing upon the magnificent nanulsctory, j,
where it and the other articles are made in
almost endless quantities, he may we'll feel
proud Of tho results Of pers evsrance and
fair trading.
As the leading tonic Of the day. the Sea
weed stand. without q rival. The large
building, which. even now, in architectural
beauty and attraction equals any thing
else in the city Of brOtherly love, has be-
come too confaed, and the next spring will
sss erected on Market street . marble
building for the carrying on Of his i'm
msnse trade, cclipsing in magni6csncs all
other storse.
In his labratcry every improvement
known to modern science is employed, and
the steam machine, with eccentric drum.
for the exclusive manufacture OF the Man.
drake Pills is . curiosity Of mechanical d. 4
tsrity for tightening the labor Of man. Ills
associate in this vast business has for years
been Mr. Z. s. wyckoG, and few men have
been connected in busins's 20 thoroughly ,
awake to the interests OF beth.
In giving the history Of fortune thus
successfully built up, Il will not BE- cut Of
place to inquire into the manner sf using
% great au estate whether the lsng years
Of accumulation have dried up The higher
qualities Of the mind, er whether . libera
employ msnt Of the gifts Of Fortune, show
that the blind Goddess has for once bs.
stswsd il where il will b wssthily ussd.-
Dr.. Schsnck has, at Scheask's Station, 16
miles from Philadelphia, built himself Z
country rssldsncs Of summer retreat, which
he hes surrounded aud filled witk1ll the
luxuriss Of art and nature which make The
chief blessings Of life. Il 10 sss Of the
finest residsucss near the Delaware; erect.
ed .. cost Of 81, 900. and lsrrsundsd BY
. farm Of soas 800 acres in . nasnincsa
state Of cultivation. The situation 10 pic
turesqus, the location hsalty. and here tht
successful man Of business, in the bosom o
an amiabls family. enjoys his stism cs~
diSnitase. proudly conscious that he ows'
oil 10 his own energies. The whole plae'
reveals the man Of wealth, re6aed BY col
turs and fine taste. Conservaterles. II
which are treasured oil the raritiss .
Flers, both Of temperate and tssrid ssnss
agardsn which Adam, 10 his innscsnc.
might have coveted barns. stables, bald
ings, and agricultural machinery Of th,
most approved style, One horses, uusxesp
tisnabls carriages. and stock Of the nee
expensive breeds. the whsls supsrintsnds'