The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-01-10
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- mana hAPC.
"werh q the weapon sf honor. and vho ,..h. N
vsspoh M never succeed --lIk. Marvel.
We were once asked how We woul
spell The word LUCK without using IN
letter L. Asa matter Of course -
,mmcnla'eiy gave II up and inquire
now y could be done, and received 70
"u1 trouble The following answer
\" Spell Il work." Work il the secret o
success, aud success is commonly called
oy me people Of to-day. Luck.
20 where you may. and find 4 ma,
VINO mas made fortune By himself Al.
you will hear him spoken of as \ luck,
man; yet II you will inquire into nj
lIfe you will find that he 4 man ar ~
dustry, that has spent his life nj hare
work, either physical or mental labor
ana that he Is now engaged at the hard
estof work that Of watching his debtor,
ana servants, Keeping his hooks III order
snd watching, the markets, SO as q
Know just when and where 10 nut nj,
merchandisc on the market. so as ~
BRING the greatest returns. Perhap,
there may be some who will not believe
wnat mas been said. II is an old saving
"n'cn says that seeing is believing =
Le. mem see for themselves, and be
satisfied. Take for example Americas
greatest merchant, a. 4. Stewart. When
ne nrst arrived on American soil he had
no fortune. but his life. heath and
strength; but these were sufficient. for
WIN them he hcwcd path 10 riches.
Isnie ann honor, aud all this he aconired
Dy persistent hard work, and 70 his
dying day he was ever engaged in his
usual occupation, that Of merchant
though IN his latter life he did not attend
70 waiting on customers himself. vet hel
iad much harder work 10 perform
iat 81 Watching his clerks and salesmenl
ma ~ seeing that everything about his
was in complete workinc
'rder. Nor Il his example an excentionll
y - ne RUE. Next take 4 glimpse at the.
''e OF Coinodore Vanderbuilf. or ask
commonly called "CorniIia the boat
nan. lie lead q constant life OF hardli
work from the time he vas twelve,
ear. old until after fifty. From thel,
lme ne gathered his young companionsl |,
ogetl!er. and did his job or work which,
4 hah TO DO before lie could get enougbls
money 10 buy boat. from that time heh
'as always actively engaged in some oc \,
npation Amer he had bought his boat. h
= was ever afterwards out on his own,o
esourccs. and from that time hels
ven life of hardships as well A. hard'T
orK. work was his weapon protcan III
nm whi.h he hewed his path 10 riches. ~
onor aud fame. =
And yon. dear reader. can make your'o
Ie a. much honorcd and gain AZ much y
'nown as Alexander the Great. or Na-Iw
'ifon. u you will simply set 10 your;u
- WIN rs much zeal as they did, andtr
'ck 70 Il with the same perseverance,
At they did. Read the lives or thcsc :,
20 great men and you will find thatse
cy were never idle: Alexander was -
ntinually thinking Of some new CON :.
rest that he would be able to makcIns
hen ms present expedition shouldln,
,se; Napoleon was nut little different i \. !.
was always preparing for some newInr
'ergcncy; giving orders 10 his mar -.
MS or entertaining some edistinguisbedl,v o.
rson. and when his time was not en- ~
,ycd ~ others, he employed II him wl
J Dy donning q disguise and wa,kinyl,;, 4,
q eating with the common soldiers os
ing this 10 find out their eentimentsr,.
'cernlng his actions and those Of hislm,
'rers, always watching TINT his orders Z
re executed with dispatch. There Is Il :
secret Of his success. He did everyIsn
ng quick and did IL well. Truly. ~
TX = the weapon Of honor. and who .
ks that weapon will never succeed. +.
AspER, lND., Jan 0sh. 1879.