The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-30
1 SucoOssful Man and His Surroundings.

PART u under ground, hereditary wealth. Keeps
up race of drones, who would never rise above /
paupers II their own exertions had 10 build /
their own fortunes There, to be born with
silver spoon In their mouths gives them place |
above their fellows, and to do nothing useful |
either for themselves or their fellow-men seems
TO be the passport to what Is called ''good so |
ciety.r Even there, some few, by perseverance
and energy, accumulate great wealth, and
gather round them the luxuries Of life, and live
IN splendid style, but can never enter the
charmed circle of the favored few, who have
descended from the bold adventurer the I'm.
scrupulous colder, and the minions of a
mightier robber, called hero or king.
Even In France, under the Consulate, 1t was
the favoritc boast of the great Napoleon that
every one of his soldiers bore in his knapsack
q marshals baton. That which in the French.
man was nero metaphor is in our Republic
plain fact; aud the humblest boy. who runs
about hatlees and shoeless, has the chance of
becoming one of our great ones. 1t only re.
quires energy and virtue and he will rise, held
down by no trammels of birth or accident of
name.
To an energetic man, In our country, 1t Is but
necessary to deserve success, and 1t will assu-
redly follow. Honorable dealings, industrlou
application, and unswerving perseverance
succeed IN building up colossal fortunes, NOR
honorable to their possessors than all the
hereditary titles of q duke or peer. The one
golden rule is that SO fa,etiously given by
Charles Lamb, You'll get tat on rock IT you'll
stick to IL; mussel does"
Among the many honorable examples
perseverance and honorable ira ding, leading to
princely independence, few are more marked
than the career of Dr.. j. H. Schenck, of Phila.
Aal lDhi Ror 40 IA
In the manufacture of these world-renowned
specifics, the seaweed Tonic, Pulmonic Syrup,
and hi, Mandrake Pills. Knowing the intrinsic
value OF these medicinal preparations, and
having confidence In their value. be spared no
exertions to get them into the worlds market.
At 6rst totally unknown, the struggle to intro
auoe them was arduous one, and g less
energetic man would have given up in despair;
bit knowing that he possessed what must be
appreciated when fully known, for twenty-five
yef he kept them before the public, literally
ey ending large susm in pushing them by means
o advertising, until they became in every
Iarter OF this immense continent "a household
ord,n and their names, as well as the articles
themselves, might, without a pun, be said 10 be
In everybody's mouth. About eight years ago
the long looked-for reward began to assume
gigantic proportions, and now he finds himself
In possession of magnificent fortune, with the
ineliDatiOns and taste to enjoy its advantages
and extend the hospitalities within its power to
numerous circle of nrm friends and &C
quaintanCes.
Looking back, over space OF thirty years, to
the humble period when the Seaweed Tonic was
prepared in solitary barrel, and now gazing
upon the magnificent mandatory where it
and the other articles are made in almost end
less quantities, he may well feel proud OF the
results of perseverance and fair trading.
As the leading tonic of the day the SeaWeed
stands without rival. The large building
which, even now, in architectural beauty and
attraction equals anything else in the city OF
Brotherly Love, has become too confined, and
the next spring will see erected on the northeast
corner of Sixth and Arch streets marble
building tor the carrying on OF his immense
trade, eolipsing in magni6cence all other stores.
In his laboratory every Improvement known
to modern science is employed, aud the steam
machine with eccentric drum, for the exclusive
manufacture of the Mandrake tills, is a curiosity
of mechanical dexterity for tightening the labor
of man.
Inquire into the manner of using so great an
estate; whether the long years OF accumulation
have dried up the higher Qualities OF the mind
or whether a liberal employment of the gifts OF
fortune show that the blind goddess has tor
once bestowed 1t where II Will be worthily used.
DR.: Schenck has at Schencks Station, fifteen
miles from Philadelphia, and on the railroad
leading from Philadelphia to New York, built
himself q country residence OF summer retreati
which he has surrounded and filled with all
the luxures of ar. and nature which make
the chief blessings of life. II Is one OF the
finest residences near the Delaware, erected at
a cost of $50, 900, and surrounded by farm
cultivation. The situation Is picturesque, the
location healthy, and here the successful
man of business, in the bosom of an amiable
family, enjoys his Otiunl cum digRttdte, proudly
conscious that he owes all to his own energies.
The whole place reveals the man OF wealth,
refined by culture and fine taste. ConserVato.
ries, in which are treasured all the varieties oil
Flora, both of temperate and terrid zones; q
garden which Adam, in his innocence, might
have coveted; barns, stables, buildings, and
agricultural machinery Of the most approved
style, fine horses, unexceptionable carriages
whole superintended by the beat gardener
che best cOachmah, and the best farming steward
in the United States. The farm Is within rin(
fence, and the different lots are separated b.
the most approved fences. Hhe whole is 81
beautifully titled and free from weed as to III
care. On the river hard by rides like swan
splendid yacht, Of which he is himself captain
and can steer to miracle, On the low portion
of the ground he contemplates making prlvat
6sh-pond, which will add much to the attraC
tiveness OF the place.
Having paid attention to the surroundings, "
will enter the house, where the host and hi
lady, VITA one amiable daughter and two son'
are prepared to give US aplan, straightforward
upsophistcated welcome. An old-fashone
quilting is taking place-for you must remembt
these are none of your new-fangled folks, wb
ape the manners OF aristocrahc absurdity, b'
the genuine old Eastern stripe, who make yo
xt home in a minute and by their ease an
heartiness remove the stranger" feeling at
word Within taste reigns supreme; an
without mere ostentatious display, ever
thing is OF the choicest aud most cost
eharacter-caryed furniture, plate-ga'
richly chased sets of rarest plate, pictur
by t6e old AID modern masters, a libra
OF books gorgeous in true calf ana TURK
morocco all arranged with an exquis