Telegram-herald., 1891-04-18

position, and when I had an of1ce n
the Public Ledger building, l belieye !
said % myself that sometime | viii own
that paper Ar any rate directed my
work N sach . way that. when tbs
time came that was able 70 buy Il
was also able 70 manage IL nightly.
Theirs - little use IN procuring ValDa-
bic property unless you have trained
yourself 10 use II IN q proper manner.
The changes that ! made IN tie Ledger
at first had the effect Of decreasing its
circulation; but. before long, it increased
again. until II greatly surpassed what IL
had ever been before. | have always
believed that IL is possible 70 unite sue
cess In business with strict moral integ-
rity. l am aware that many people
think that the ethics of business, or Of
politics, are quite distinct. and that 3
man may do things IN his public EN-
ployment which he viii not think is
right 70 do in his domestic or private
life. do not agree with this view, and
= the record Of my life has any value.
IL Is in showing that az least II Is lot
necessary 10 success IN business that a
man should indulge ia sharp" prac-
tees. But. even If il were necessary,
still il would not follow that il is worth
while. There are higher satisfactions
tiAn the mere getting of money, and
riches cannot compensate man for the
consciousness OF having lived a dishon-
orable and selfish life.
Speaking of selnshness leads one TO
speak of generosity. think the habit
OF generosity may be cultivated like
other habits And have felt that IL IS
q great mistake to put off being gen.
erous until after you are dead In the
first place, you lose the pleasure of wit
Messing the good that you may do; and,
again, no one can administer your gifts
for you as well as you can do 1t for
yourself II is great pleasure 10 be
brought into personal relations OF that
kind, and to make people feel that you
are not philanthropist in the abstract.
but that you are interested in them per-
sonally, and care for their welfare. In
that way you benefit them not merely
in natural way, but you mako them
feel that men are really brothers, and
that they were made 70 help one an
other. That feeling is not only agreea-
bic in itself, but it will be apt to
prompt them 10 carry out the principle
themselves. Put yourself into all you
do and let others feel that you are
there. Do not contribute TO charita-
BILE fund, but go yourself and help. 1t
mar seem an Inconvenience at first, but
tg,e 1ar ut
any inconvenience.
Perhaps l ought to say word about
the companions a young man should
choose for himself in life. You should
try 10 make companions Of the best
people you can become acquainted with.
In order to do this you must have some
thu ;, in yourself that may be return
To them for what they give you. 1t is
not necessary for this purpose 10 be O
genius or to have a remarkable intellect
or extraordinary erudition. But be
yourself and be a man, and learn to
think of others before yourself and you
will have friends enough and of the
best. To be intimate with the magnan-
imous and the noble aids to form those
qualities in oneself. A man is known
by the company he keeps. and those
who know what friends you have will
be able to form very correct guess of
what you yourself are. You should see
to it that this estimate be as high as
your opportunities may secure.
But perhaps l cannot better sum up
my advice TO young people than to say
that have derived, and still find, the
greatest pleasure in my life in doing
good to others. Dogood constantly, pa.
tiently and WISELY. and you will never
have cause r. ~ that your life was not
worth LIZ Il.
GEORGr w CmIDa