, 1884-08-02

f.,trraannoflenfo of tho tf = E'4DBOUligf
mo benedtn III tho rpplles [ have re-
coired nom lcadine men of our
country 10 tho question, "Whit, In
N,onr ohsprvttlon. have been the
chief rnuses OF the numerous failures
IN lIfe Of business and professional
men qii Governor st. John answers,
Hfdlenss. intemperancp.n Alex m
dor III. Stepans, answer. "Wint Of
punctulllty, honesty anil truth"
Hon. Dlrwin II. James. answer,
sIncorrect views Of tine great end
und aim Of life. Men are not con-
tented 10 live plain lives Of integrity
and uprirhtness. They want Ia gat
ahead TOO fnst and are led into
fomptation. President Blrtlett, Of
Dartmouth College, names a. causes
of failure. WL1ck Of principle, Of
ixed purpose Of perseverance,"
President Elliot. OF Harvard. re-
niles. WStupidltv, laziness, rashness
and tlishonestv.5 Dr. nj. NJ. Dcx-
ter. Of the Ooaqte0afi0ndiisi, an
swers, "tst, want Of thoroughness Of
preparation. 2nd, want OF fixed
ness OF purpose. Sd, want of faith
IN the inevitable triumph OF right
nnd truth.n AnOthOny COmstOck's
answers are, "UnhOly living and
dishonest practices, lust and intem-
peranee, living bcyOndolc's means.n
Mr.. II. y. Simmons, Of the Ameri-
can tract society, replies "Fast living,
mental, spiritual and bodily; lack Of
attention to the details Of business; "
General q. Howard answers IN sub
stance, "Breaking the divine laws OF
the body by vice. those OF the MIND
by oVerwork or idlcnessi ana those
OF the heart by making an idol OF
self Prof Homer B. Spngue, OF
Boston, answers, list Ill health,
2nd, mistake IN the choice OF
cmpl0yment 3D. lack OF per-
slstent and pr0tr1eted enOrt'
4th, low Ideal, making, sue
cess TO consist IN personal ag-
Braui1emehti ratnet lnah IN tle
training ana development OF a true
ana noble char.ctekr, Df' Lyman
AoDott answers, Inc eoiholileu
spirit oi laziness ana sell-coneeit
that makes a man uhWlillhg 70 40
anything unless ne can cnoose JUST
what 70 dO."' ntr. a. w. ienneyi, Oi
brooklyhi repues, Outslue OF IL,
temperance, hlure 10 grasp anu
hOldi scattering 100 muchi want OF
integrity and promptness, Wllling-
ness TO achieve success by earning II
IN the Old-fashioned way" The At
telney General Of a nelghboring
State replies, Living beyond IN
come, and speculating with Borrowed
funds; unwilllngncss to begin at the
foot OF the ladder aud work up.
Young men want to be masters at
the start, and assume TO know be-
fore they have learned" Another
reason In the same line: "Desiring
the success Tint another man has
without being willing to work as
that man does. Givingmoney-inak-
ing a first place and rlght-doing a
second Place"
Judge IOurgee, author OF "a FOOLS
Ernnd," considers the frequent
cause OF business collapse 10 be
''rrying 10 carry too big n load"
As to Others he says: 81 don't know
about a professional mans falling, II
he works, keeps sober and sleeps at
home. Lawyers, ministers and doc
tors livgOn the sins OF the people,
and, OF course, grow fat under rea-
sonable exertiOn, unless the COM
petition Is too great. It requires real
genius to fail in either Of these walks
OF life" Hon. Joseph Medill, eX-
Mayor OF Chicago, answers; "LiquOr
drinking, gambling, reckless specu-
latiOn, dishonesty, tricky conduct,
cheating, idlencss, shirking hard
work, frivolous reading, lack Of man
lOOd In tho hutfln of life failure To
improve opportunities"
Among the causes Of failures given
by my correspondents many may he
cins tied under the gener ! fault OF
waverlng, such as "wavering pur-
pose" "nOn-stick-to-it-inveness,"
failure to grasp and hold" "scat-
tering too much trying to do too