Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-02-27

What Makes tho DIEereacs!
Some persons often express sur
prise that their neighbors are en-.
abled to succeed better than they
10. Smith complains that be works
as many hours in the day, and as
many days in the year "a Jones
does, but somehow things don't
seem to get ahead with him, while
Jones evidently Keeps his farm and
buildings in as good condition, and
saves money every year.
five will observe these two men
q single day, We shall doubtless be
able TO discover the screw that il
loose, for certainly there must be
something wrong somewhere.
If We visit Jones' Toulouse, we
find everything in good order aud
in its proper place. When he is
ready to commence his days work,
he can lay his hand at once upon
axe, shovel or hoe.
Smith has no tool. house; when he
wants anything, he tries to remem.
Der where he left it when he last
used it, and the half hours he spends
in this way, amount to many full
days in the course of the year; and
beside, there is u great difference in
the condition Of the tools when
found. One set is bright and sharp
the other rusty and dull. With
his sharp axe, Jones will fell giant
of the forest in much less time than
Smith can with his dull one, aud
with the expenditure OF much less
strength.
Jones makes intelligent observa-
tions of the weather. lift promises
to be dry, he plows low lands, and
if wet, he makes calculations accord
ingly. He determines what crop to
plant or SOW with judgment, and
after mature deliberations; he never
makes move for which he cannot
give reason.
Smith works mechanically aud
with little judgment. He plants
and sows without regard to present
state ofthe market or the prospects
for future demand, wonders how it
is that some folks are always lucky.
He is believer in fate or fortune,
while Jones works in the belief that
Providence helps those that help
themselves.
Has Jones u quantity Of fruit to
prepare for market, he selects the
choicest and ships. that by itself and
the less desirable in another lot af.
ter rejecting entirely the poorest.
In this way he receives quite rs
large Il price for his second rate as
Smith does for any, while his best
being extra, bring the highest rate
the market commands. He has
learned by experience that a few
small, inferior apples in a barrel
give bad repute to the rest, and
that it is more profitable to feed
them to stock or even to throw
them away, than to Use them to hell
ill the barrel, and it is the same
with everything. Jones finds the
time spent in keeping things nea,
and in order most profitably employ
ed. Smith thinks it time wasted
The result is, everything about the
one place is attractive and pleasant
while the other is slovenly and neg
lected. The neighbors see why it il
that Jones is successful, while Smith
with as good advantages, accom-
plishes 40 little with much more Ia
OUr.
1t is not the horse that takes til,
most steps that travels furthest in {
day, nor the man who labors thu
most hours that accomplishes tn
greatest amount of work. A littl,
energy properly directed often at
tains results sought in vain b.
muscle without mind, and a LITTLE
judicious planning is of moro rea
service in overcoming obstacles t
success, than the mere worker la
any idea of. When Intelligence an
, physical force come in competitio
it is easy to predict which will viii
, "See here, Gasby,r said one oil
crony to another the other day, q
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