Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-01-20

ADDRESS or RET w. H. DILL.
The following address was delivered
before the Clearlicld County Teachers
Institute, on Thursday evening De
ccmber 3lst, 1874,
appreciate the compliment con.
furred in an invitation to address an
audience OF this kind, and promse
that II brcvity is a con,mcndablc quail.
ity my remarks shall have at least one
merit. SO many good things have
been said and SO many bright and
sparkling words have boen uttered
that one is at q loss for II srbjcct. TO
know how to say u few words on an
occasion of this kind aud to Say them
well is an accomplishment greatly to
be desired. This has been gracefully
illustrated by an effort much admired
an evening ago, and now il remains
for me to fill my engagement with the
worthy Superintendent of Common
Schools OF this county. A lhcme up.
on which TO speak has been tho ques.
tion. have Travelled through the
past, tarried few moments in the
dark ages, aud cndcavored to find
light among these tempesluous times.
| have came back to our own lime,
looked up into the heavens, surveyed
the starry sky and revolving planets,
in hopc OF finding some constellation
bright enough TO emit showers OF
thought but all in vain, and 90 come
TO you with plain aud practical sub
iect and 1t Is, "How TO Succeed, or
the Way to Success =
There are many standards Of sue
cess in the world. One considers the
attainment Of wealth the acme of hu.
man aspiration; another, charmed by
the breath o. fame, looks on her proud
citadel and il he secs his namc writ
ten there thinks the work of life ac-
complishcd another aims at position
in society, feels happy when he walks
in what he calls the best circles and
is admired and courled by people OF
wealth and fashion. Success is not
confined TO any one particular field OF
activity. II 10 defined to he the ia
vorable or prosperous termination OF
anything attempted Tho attainment
of - proposed object; prosperous is
sue. That person then succeeds who
best subseryes the purposes Of his be-
ing in the station IN lite which no Is
called to filI, or reaches tho highest
grade OF perfection in that depart
menl. consider two things as es.
sential TO success, brains and applica.
tion, rather capacity and application
or energy. One would not expect
man TO succeed II he had no ability
aud hence there must be somc springs
in every man whose streams invigo-
rate all his efforts aud bear him on
ward to the goal Of his ambition In
tcllcct only will not win genius sep.
araled from industry only dazzlcs for
brief time Where great intellcci
and billant genius associated with in.
tense application might achieve go-
rions destiny without this latter quail
ity, they remain in comparative oh
security, and moderate abilities com.
bined with tho moro acute customs 0.
the ploddcr carry of the prize and
shine with brightest luslrc in the
worlds great avenue Of action and
duty.
All cannot have the same abilities,
and are not expected to ill the same
stations in lite, but every one can be a
success il ho improves the talents
committed to his care and determines
TO be an active and useful citizen OF
the busy world, Hence the disLribu-
tion OF qualities essential TO success.
They arc soon exhibited The polili.
clan must have those talents which
cause him TO DO verscd in affairs OF
statc,and possessed OF shrewdness and
tact, The business man those which
teach him to know the laws OF trade
and adapt himself 10 its over-varying
rules. The professional man in law,
medicine or ethics, those which ena
bic him 10 master the principles rola.
ting to his great calling In all these
departments failure will result with
out application or energy. Whatever
field OF activity Is entered there must
be concentration of all the energies
upon the contemplated object. Dream.
ing will not bring success castle.
bnllding will not secure the longed for
prize. Many man with fair abili-
ties spends the golden hours chasing
glittering vanities. He builds collos-
sal pyramids of success, and when his
eyes urc opened he sees only the crea.
ton OF his own fancy and the ruins
of wasted life. Many one who
idly dreams of iamo or amasscs a
splendid fortune, finds the precious
moments Of life lost forever and 9th.
ers more worthy than he enjoying the
fruits of success, Those who sit down
and wait for success arc splendid fail.
ures. "Fortunc is lazy Goddess I;
she will never como TO them" ..
The best men Of the milton are the
hardest workers; those who never
stop when the mark Of ambition has
been reached, and they could rest and
enjoy leisure, they work on grasping
new fields of new duty, enjoying new
realms Of pleasure until the end comes
and the crown aud the shouts OF Clio.
ry Thcy do not ask the boon Of for
tune they win success they do not
apologize for their existence, they
think for themselves, count one in the
busy world aud the masses of the pco.
pie yield to them the homage they
have earned.
History furnishes US glorious or il.
lustrious examples to fire our ambl.
tion and inspire our hopes, Those
have been the best monarchs and
rulers in all the nations and ages OF
the past, who comprehcndcd the stu.
alton themselves, who did not trust
to titles or hereditary greatness but
who mastered the principles Of gov.
ernment, Of finance, and all the intri-
cate affairs of State, aud themselves
knew how TO direct the helm and rule
the nation Russa's proud Emperor
was never moro distinguished than
when lie assumed the humble garb Of
peasant, and spent time enough to
become n master mechanic, The fruits
OF his energy were seen in renewed al.
lcgiancc throughout the realm, ,increns.
cd activity in every department of in.
dustry and navy that commanded
tho respect and admiration of the
world. Oliver Cromwell bent all his
energies to achieve success. His nd
ministration was called tho ''iron
rule ! but with some exceptions he
was one Of tho best sovcrcigns of old
England's line. The great Napoleon,
the man Of cuglc eye and daring
heart, thought no labor severe, no
toll useless, so that he might be firm
lv scnted on The imperiI thrnno of