The Arizona sentinel., 1888-08-18
SUCCESS IN LIFE.
The Filthy Instruction Given to Young Men
 by Chauncey M. Depew.

The Filthy Instruction Given to Young Mer by Chauncey M. Depew.
 More interesting than any novel is the story of a successful life. There is
 perpetual charm in the narration oi
 the methods by which men have climb
 ed to wealth and power. And it be-
 comes doubly interesting when we can
 hear from the lips of successful man
 the means by which he himself became
 successful.
 That thoroughly equipped man of
 the world and accomplished gentle
 man, Chauncey Depew, had occasion
 to stop at an institution of learning to
 deliver lecture to young men. He
 told them how to achieve success in
 life, and, after enlarging upon many of
 the well-worn maxims which time
 has proved true, he cOncen-
 trated them all in the one home-
 ly, but expressive, phrase of Dig,
 stick, save" Work earnestly, stick to
 your business and be economical. The
 old Latin maxim had it that economy
 is wealth, and time has given it proof.
 It is by what men save, not by what
 they earn, that they grow rich. A man
 may be poor on ten thousand dollars a
 year, for he may live beyond his in- come. He may be rich on one thou
 sand dollars year, for he may live far within his income. Every man is poor who spends more than he has; no man is poor who spends less. A man with large income may so manage it that terror and shame haunt his door continually. A man with small in- come may manage so well that he pur- chases the blessing of riches-safety and respect.
 If any words ought ever to be burned into the very souls of young men they are these: Save your money and be- ware of debt" A debtor is a bondman, coward. Edmund Burke, in one of his great orations, speaks of the dread ful power every creditor has over his debtor. A man in debt is only half a man. Nay, more than that, the debtors road is the highway to fraud, swindling and crime. Saving, economy, keeps one from debt and dishonor and puts him on the road to wealth.
 To ''stick" is to have definite end in life; having set out upon road, to continue patiently in it until the end is arrived at. Some one asked Newton how he accomplished so much, and his reply was: By always intending my mind" - that is, by always fixing his mind on the thing that he had to do. The finest epithet | for genius is that which he applied. | Genius" said he, lis patience. He | who would succeed in life must early discern his object, and toward that object must habitually direct his pow CTS. Fixity of purpose will overcoE-e any obstacle. And this in any and every line of life. In the trades, in business, in the professions. If man is carpenter or a bricklayer, why should he not aim to be the best work man in his line? If a lawyer, or doc tor, or preacher, why not work to reach the higher ranks of those pro- fessions?
 This can be accomplished only by hard, untiring work. Nothing in life that is worth any thing can be achieved without effort. Every hair casts shadow" says an old writer, and each object under the sun has its difficulties. The curse of modern life is the haste to be rich. Men see the comforts, the pleasures, the delights that wealth seems to bring, and in their eagerness to partake of them try to take short cuts and devious ways to obtain riches. Never was any proverb truer as re- spects wealth than the homely one that the longest way round is the shortest way home" The short cuts almost invariably lead through bogs and mo- -asses that sooner or later involve the lnlucky adventurer in inextricable difficulties. The long, hard way is the pest way, whether the young man seeks wealth, honor or fame, and they l ,an all be achieved by any youth of ; air ability if he will but constantly 'ear in mind this pithy instruction of l he accomplished man of the world: Dig, stick, save. Chicago Herald. l