The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-06-29

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PRINTING OF ALL KINDS.
: From Visiting Card TO q Mammoth Poste
work duplicated.
ORDERS SOLICITED.
!. not accept it which prevented hi.
return to . third term.--IState Regis
ter.
, succnssrul MEN.
ii A few days since the head of one
, ofour most prominent banking firms
, proceeded to Washington. He was
, accompanied by an amanuensis, who
, | wrote ip shorthand as he opened let.
ters and dictated to him. When
halfof the journey was accomplished,
| the stenographer returned to New
| York to write out in full and dispatch
the answers to correspondents. and
the banker was joined by second,
to whom he dictated during the re-
. mainder Of the trip. But . few years
ago, this now millionaire, whose
name is familiar to every one, was q
poor farmers boy. He began life
with no rich or Influential friends to
aid him, but was wholly dependent
| upon his own exertions. He, how
lever, possessed = stout heart and .
| resolute purpose, and determined to
improve euery moment. The incident
We have recorded above was result
| of this determination adhered to, and
reveals the secret Of his great success.
Though he has hundreds Of subordi
mates to do his bidding, and could
devote himself wholly TO ease and
enjoyment, he yet lsbors constantly,
not permitting even hours Of travel
to pass unimproved. And what 10
true of this individual, will be found
to be true to all successful selEmade
men. They have begun their careers
with keen realisation of the i'm
portance Of time, and of ths necessity
of making every moment tell, If fthey
would achieve prosperity and emi-
nence. Those who wait upon luck,
or q stroke of good fortune, to carry
them forward, will never make prog
rees, however great may be their
abilities. "The Creator gives
brains," declared Montesquieu, 'sbut
he does not guaratee them"
There is . story told of landhold-'
or, who, unable to make living from
bis farm, and steadily running be.
hindhand, leased half Of il to peas-
ant for period Of years. At tho
end Of the time, the tenant came to
him with an offer to purchase. Great
~ surprised, the owner replied
"This Is exceedingly strange pray
tell me how it happens that, while
could not live upon twice as much
land, for which paid no rent, yoa
are regularly paying metwo hundred
. year for your farm. The peasant
replied "The reason is plain-you
sat still, and said, go;; ] got up, and
said, come you lay in bed and Oh.
ioyed your estate | rose in the NOR
ming, and minded my business
There is very much sound sense IN
this homely response. While the
great mass of humanity take the
world easy, and wonder Ut the same
time why more agrist does not come
to their mil" few arc at work early
and late, improving every moment,
and they ultimately achieve financial
success.
The same is true Of those engaged
ia other than strictly business pur-
suits. No matter what may be theiT.
surroundings, their advantages or
disadvantages of birth, they arc tho
successful men who look upon time
as precious, and permit NO odd mo-
ments to 60 TO waste. Eihu Burfitt
while pursuing the avocation Of o
blacksmith, mastered eighteen Ian
guages and twenty-two European
dialects. Hale wrote his Contemplu-
tions while travelling on his circuit.
Samuel Smiles tells no that one Of his
friends, an eminent gentleman Of
London, learned Latin and French
while s'running bundles" rs an errand
boy in Manchester. Dr.. Mason
Good, he adds, translated "Lucre.
thus" while riding about the streets
Of London on professional visits. Dr.
Darwin composed nearly all his.
works in the same way, while driv-
ing about in his sulky from house to
house in the country-writing down
his thoughts on little scraps Of paper,
which he cafrlsA about with him for
the purpose. Or. Burney learned
French and italian while proceeding
from one musical pupil TO another in
the course of his profession, Kirk
White acquired q knowledge of
Greek while walking TO and from q
lawyers Office. Daguesseau, one Of
the great chanceilors Of France,
wrote . bulky and able volume in
the successive intervals Of waiting
for dinner; and Madame De Genlis
| composed several of her charn ing
| volumes while waiting for the
| Princess to- whom she give hep
daily lessons. Stephenson taught
himself arithmetic and mensuratiop
while working AZ an engine-man
during the night-shifts. Watt taught
himself chemistry and mechanics
while Whrking at his trade OF
mathemat atioalinstrument maker, at
the sametime that no was learning
German from o Swiss dyer.
And 90 We might 60 on, were 1t
necessary, enumcrating instances OF
what individuals have achieved ~
| employing all their time. Generally
| speaking, the difference between
those who succeed and those who do
not succeed, may alone be said to
represent the difference between
those who improve odd moments and
thse who do not.--Hearth and Home.
i The Keosauqua Republican, pub
lished at the homo Of Judge knapp
4 is responsible for the following:
II How we found out who was th'
| Democratic nominee for Governor
On Thursday morning last, II
passing down street to our ONCE W.
overlook our fellow townsman
|, Judge j. G. Knapp, and KNOWN,