Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-06-24
TIE Elements Of Success--Hiats to
Teang len.

There are throughout the country
thousands Of young men who are JUST
beginning business life. They have got
| through their school days and have ar.
rived :: that period when the depend.
epce of the youth mergcs into the indie
penGeuce of the man. The next nye
wears will determine what they are Ike.
| Nv 70 be liz the mature and ripened days
| ia store for them. Fortunate circum-
stances may lift some above the plane
OF their individual exertions, but the
ninety and nine out OF q hundred VIII
be what they make themselves. II they
start out determined 70 win distinction
in any branch Of business the chances
are in their favor that they will, sooner
or later, win ii. IL they start life with
the spirit Of Indifference they viii drift
along with the tide, may secure enough
TO eat and drink and TO clothe them
selves, but old age viii oyertskc them
not far In advance OF the spot where
they started.
Therefore, II is all important that the
young man should start right, and when
certain on this point should throw his
whole soul into the business he has
chosen. Success IL the result OF energy,
an intelligent appreciation OF life's 0p.
portunities and business courage. The
Young man who has these elements 10
rely sp0n will seldom fail 70 achieve
what he set out 70 obtain, IL he seek
wealth, IL viii come 10 MIN; IL fame, he
will secure IL; II power, 1t will be given
90 him. The degree Of his reward will
be In proportion 70 his deserts as q man.
There may be exceptions TO this, but
will az 81 tai III
to no fault Of the man, but rather 10
those misfortunes which come like sud-
den storms, giving no warning Of their
approach and destroying Ia an hour the
patient WORK Of lifetime. Respecta-
bility and honor come from the man and
not the trade he follows. One business
IL as honorable as another IL IL IL iegiti-
mate. This should be borne in mind by
all young men who are about 10 start out
into active business life.
Personal integrity should be the corner
stone OF character. Without II, the most
brilliant attainments will fail to reach
success. The world stands In need OF
upright men, men who can be relied
npon, whose word IL ~ good as bond,
who are proof against the conupting In
fiucnecs which besct the business man
everywhere. No matter how strong the
temptation, young men often make a
mistake In the choice Of an occupation.
Through false notions Of respectability
they enter upon professions or trades for
which they have no adaptibility. They
seek 10 become lawyers, doctors, preach.
ers, and are voted failures by all who
come In contact with them. They might
have made good merchants or excellent
mechanics, but they started wrong, and
keep wrong all their lives.
Start rights This IL all important. A
good blacksmith Is hundred. fold more
valuable TO community than poor doc.
tor, lawyer or preacher. lie will make a
fortune at his anvil while these profes-
aional moths are starving to death.
The young beginner should cling To
honest principles as to the rock Of safe
". To let go this rock is TO drift TO Ger.
tain destruction. The ship which breaks
from It's ploorIngs ON lee shore Is nc
more certain Of destruction than the
young man who breaks away from hon
est principles. Honesty first, industry
and intelligence second, are the elements
which we commend rs the only reliable
groundwork for human succcss.--hieDub
tic Magazine.