Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1891-10-27
MISCELLANEOUS.
Charles eroadwaY Rouss
ny 4. W. nAwKs.
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'.It is not birth nor kith nor clan;
But the get up and get that makes the man. "
great big sermon might be preached from
that tcxt.
On every page OF history is life-stury PROV
ing how true it is. A thousand young men
start at the top of the ladder and fall down
very unanimously.
One young man starts at the foot of the lad
der, keeps on climbing. keeps inchIng, and by
and by he gets there.
Stonewail jackson. poor boy, working his
way with compass and chain After awhile a
leader among men; never defeated dying In his
greatness, but living forever In the hearts of
the people.
just after the war two Chaplains, one Fed
eral and the other u Confederate, occupied ad-
Joining seats in railroad car. Naturally they
talked of the war.
The Confederate Chaplain mentioned Stone
wall Jackson as the great Christian warrior.
safe now in heaven. But the Federal Chap
lain doubted, as he said, If man who fought
to destroy the best government the world ever
saw, and who fought for slavery, could not 20
to Heaven.
just then private in the Federal army, who
overheard the conversation, leaned forward
aud said:
{" amt in this conversation. but am com
ingin. know Gen. Jackson went to Heaven. u
z" What do you know about it?"
Lots. fit against him. He started for
Heaven, and know mighty well that when he
started for place he got there
After all isn't tlIsit the secret of success?
To choose goal. To start right for it. To
turn neither to the right nor the left To Keep
on straight on. right on until you get there
Obstacles become helps.
Difficulties sters.
Failures lead to success
The Stonewall jackson of Broadway. New
York, has his picture to-day right at the head
of this column. The story of his life reads like
fairy tale. 1t has in it oil the elements of
romance.
If Charles Dickens had known Chas. Rouss
he wonld have put him in book.
So much the worse for Dickens.
Say, a million dollars is a heap of money!
One dollar is q heap of money sometimes. But
take one dollar bill, stretch it out before Won.
1t covers a small space. but just put one mil
lion of them end to end, aud they will reach
way out of sight. Pile up a million silver dol
lars one above the other aud you can't see the
top of the pile
Somebody says: "It takes money to make
money" just put one more word in there and
we will have the Rouss version.
1t takes money-maker to make MONEY!"
Charles Broadway Rouss was born in Wood
boro, Nd, in 1885. without cent In pocket"
When very young he moved to Virginia. tax
ing his father and mother with him. From his
very babyhood he has been remarkable for his
pluck, perseverance and push
In Winchester, Va, down in the very heart
of Gods country, the boy grew up to be man
A worker from Workersyllle. Werk Township.
Work county, and IN a continual state of work.
Like the true man that he was, and is, he an
swered his country's call and helped
"To make the story
OF the glory,
OF those who wore the gray"
AS boy stood in front OF the Taylor Hotel
In Winchester. and saw Mr.. Rouss giving a
piece of tobacco TO every hero in gray as regi-
meut after regiment went by. He could have
sold that tobacco for big money. But thatto-
bacco was not for sale.
Deep down in the heart OF this money-makcr
is love for his home land, for his home peo-
pie, greater than love of self or pelf
The cruel war was over, and in the land
where we were dreaming" the young man
woke the morning after Appomattox, and
found himself nat on his back with lots OF good
company.
He had quarter of a million four per cent.
bonds, Confederate, to star1 life on. With
this capital he naturally went to farming down
in Jefferson county, W. Va, at his father'a
farm, Shannon Hill.
But the fence around the farm couldn't hold
him I'M it takes stone wall to hold him.
In March, 1865, he went to New York. His
capital was nothing, minus s1I 600 back debts.
He went TO work, worked IA hours day, get
ting up two hours before day to do SO. OF
course he succeeded.
Then in 1875 the panic came along and swept
away his hard earned fortune and left him
$4,000 in debt. How many men wonld have
thrown up the sponge.
Gone down 10 the old home; looked down
into the sweet face of the shenandoah-the
laughing daughter of the stars-apd said.
g give ups it's no use; here let me lnd rest
and peace at home"
But to return to our text: .fIts the git up
and git that makes the man."
As somebody said, "a man should be like a
feather bed. as soon as he is knocked down in
one place, jump up right away quick In an
other"
Charles Broadway Rouss is a financial feath.
er bed.
What did he do7
Flat on his back he looked up. He got mp.
ne went at it again. Thirteen years afterward
We find him experimenting the erection Of &
million dollar store on Broadway. Twas prout
to shake him by the hand the other day. d,
is one of us; avallsy boy from old Virginia
God bless her. When he reads this he win say
amen And If he happens to hear just then o
come good cause down home" away will %
| check to aid it in the next mail
But that Is another story am not talking
of his heart now, but of his head
Stand right here as the crowd moves by aud
take look at this big building with Cbarlel
Broadway Rouss in great letters running dowr
the side.
Your neck aches as you try to see the top.
1t is 13 stories high.
Spread the floors out on level and they
| would cover five acre field.
IN this great building are packed more goods
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