The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-01-05


The Elements Of Success.
1t has been justly said that "h'
who has an object In view at th,
beginning Of the year, will have al
object to view at the close of th,
year." We note, then, as q first ele
ment Of success, fredaess Of par
pose. We must have a purpose il
life, fixed object, plan to be work
ed out day By day, as We 60 onward
in life's journey. Keep in mind the
old and true adge, IA rolling stone
gathers no moss" and so the vacil
lating and ever-changing fail, and
Of course, to accumulate property OF
lay up q competency against rainy
day. Take hold ofyour farm, friend,
as if it were your all and only hope.
Bend all the energies Of your vigor.
GUS mind and body to make it pay.
If you do not succeed as well as you
wish this year, resolve to do better
next year. You can if you win take
to your work that resolution and
fixedness Of purpose that all who
are anywhere successful must in
woke. Only thus can you hope to
accumulate property, secure q good
home for your family, or provide
needed comforts for that hour when
the evening shadows steal athwart
LIES uncertain pathway.
We mention as the second princi-
pie Of success, perseverance in 40
ton. Wemust not only have a fired
object in view, but we must perse-
we're in the pursuit of that object.
Perseverance is the motto Of the
successful man. If you make farm
ing your vocation, you must follow
it up in the face Of all difficulties
with unflinching tenacity. Cling to
it as resolntely in shadow as in SUM-
shine, assured that your reward win
come az certainly as the night fol-
lows the day.
Another element in the way Of
success is prudence. "Caution is the
parent Of safety" While you toll
with energy and perseverance, toll
with prudent caution also. Make
calculation as to the chances of fail.
re and success at each particular
hncture. It's the prudent general
THAT wins the battle, and it is the
cautious farmer that accumulates
wealth.
Next among the agents of success
we place tkoroagkaess Of work.
"What is worth doing at all is worth
doing WE'LL" Too many farmers per.
form their work in such hasty and
imperfect way as TO make the result
anything but satisfactory and profit
able. You win never accomplish all
You might even though You have
fixedness Of purpose, perseverance,
and prudence, without you are
thorough in the execution of your
work. Thoroughness pays better no
whore than upon the farm.
Last, but not least, learn to SAGE
what you have once made your own.
Saving is the key that locks the door
to the treasury. Having followed
your chosen calling with prudent
and persevering tenacity, having by
active and thorough labor secured
the prize, learn to hold it with leak
less grasp. Guard the little odds
and ends, and the great ones too,
with eternal vigilance, lest drop by
drop, grain by grain, penny By PEN
ny, they escape through your toll
worn hands and are lost forever
There is moro skin displayed in saw
ing than making. Many farmers
know how to make that do not know
how to save. This lesson must be
learned, or you will remain poor as
long as you live.
The above, which are surely some
Of the more necessary elements OF
success in industrial life, have mark