The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-11-26
Ways to Success.

Over fifty years ago. youth, working
on farm, asked his father to give him
money enough to buy him a gun. The
old man could not spare it, but the boy,
nothing daunted found an old piece OF
iron about the place. and in the course OF
| time contrIved to make a gun barrel out
| of it. with The very meager facilities at
| forded by a country blacksmith's shop.
| He had not the materials to make a lock
and stock, so he walked to the nearest
town and traded for the necessary at
tachments, and was encouraged by the
smith for having made so good shooter ;
this gave him the ambition to make an
other, so he went to cutting out grind
stones from the native rock to raise the
money for gun materials; in a short time
there was a considerable demand for
guns of his make. During the French
war with Prussia, he was called upon to
furnish guns for the army, and in less
than eight months he made and deliver
ed to the Government of France rifles of
particular pattern, costing five millions
of dollars, which amount was duly paid.
The same man furnishes rifles now for
the United States, South America, Rome,
Spain, Egypt and Japan. The farmers
boy who wanted gun is Eliphalet REM
in gton, of lion, New York His manu-
factory covers four acres of ground, and
he employs twelve hundred men. Not
satisfied with this achievement, he has
recently completed a sewing machine,
which is reported to represent the latest
and most perfect advance in the improve
ments of this important adjunct of do
mestic economy. This is the type of a
boy who, when there is not way, makes
a way for himself.
Many youth would have sat down and
pouted, thinking over what hard thing
it was that he could not get gun, with
hard thoughts against the father for be-
ing so stingy. Not so with young Rem
ington. He wanted gun, and was de
termined to have it the very necessities
of his situation stimulated him to the
exercise and consequent development of
his powers of planning and devising in
other words, of thinking for himself.
And such are they the world over, who
achieve noted success. Those who think
for themselves, plan for themselves, and
upon themselves lean. So it was with
Fitch, and Goodyear, and Howe. Their
early history was the history of strug
gle with privation, and want and Htiga-
ton, and almost despair; and the i'm
mortal Moore must be added to the list
owing all to their patience, and courage,
and indomitable persistence. If young
heInlnSIOu nau Deon sup ppAlSu VIII d gun
he would have gone a-gunning, and
fallen gradually into kind of idle, loaf
ing, aimless life, a burden to himself and
a benefit to nobody. The very necessity
of effort has been the making of many
while many more, who have had their
wants gratifed with the asking have
sunk into insignifcance, and their name
and memory have long since perished
from the earth.
Some have been heard to express a
wonder that the human family should be
permitted by Infinite Benevolence to
struggle against poverty and want. But
as the human mind is constituted, it is
better to struggle than to idle, better to
work than to wait; better to lean on
ones self than on another. 1t is the
men who, as boys, struggled for a foot
hold in the world, who now WELD the
worlds destinies, and do the most to
mold it's history.-HaHs JounaIof Health.