Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-12-10

ing more sorrow than all other
evils combined"
The drink habit is gradually
losing it's respectability and the
time ls not far distant when social
and business ostracism will be
placed upon it. Likewise tobacco
is gradually dropping into. dis
favor and is being regarded a use
less and uncleanly habit.
He then dwelt on the subject of
industry and insisted that loafers
were an abomination. He also
dwelt upon the subject of debt,
that young man when
ever he started out in life should
make up mis- mind to keep out of
debt, that nothing pulled a young
man down 80 as being in debt and
that they would gee Into the habit
of being dead beats He said that
no man who did not pay his deb.s
whenever he could was a gentle
man. He also thought that the
h, bit OF method should be largely
prac.iced. He favored method in
every detail of life.
The speaker also insisted that
procrastination, cowardice and lack
of the courage OF ones convictions
was a great drawback to ones
success. 1T takes courage to say
No; any coward can say Yes.
Courage is fear to do wrong, COW.
ardice is fear to do right"
The lecturer thought that per.
sistence was one of the strongest
elements of success. Stick to one
thing, keep pegging away, resist
temptation, but stick to your bust
ness. "Choose your avocation
carefully, fix your aim definitely
and do not allow yourself to be
turned aside from its attainment.
Make up your mind to rely upon
your own efforts" 1t is not bril-.
liant talent, or genius, nor cir
cumstance, but persistence, deter.
mination to succeed, which wins
in this life. Senator Ingalls, in q
recent address makes the some.
what original declaration that man.
kind is divided into two grand
classes-one named Eli, who gets
there, and Dennis, who gets left
Let me exhort you that In the
worlds broad field of battle you
be an Eli and not q Dennis.
Don't run for office. 1t is empty
unsatlsfying, disappointing and
wrecks many a young man o
promise.
The speaker dwelt at scme
length in strong terms on the
questions of gambling and specu
lation. He said that under nc
circumstances should young mar
gamble, that more young me1
were ruined by gambling ano
whisky drinking than in any Other
way.
In closing his address the lee
turer said: Thus I have endeav
ored to point out some of the con
ditions of success, adaptation
preparation, character, habit
method, courage, persistence anc
noble conception OF life's rea
purpose. Let me hope something
has been SAID that will be utilized
for the benefit OF each indivldus
life here to night. x X X !
In no land beneath the sun, in thit
or any other age, have the posi-
bilities of success been comparable
to those afforded by America to-
day. And of all this land there il
no goodller heritage than our owr
State of Missouri. x x X And
now, with all these auspicious cir
cumstances, with these implements
of success all about you, ri b op
portunities SO phenomenal, let us
hope that every young man here
will be inspired by an ambition to
make himself a pride and honor tC
this State, worthy of the ancesto,
who has left US such legacy, and
to fulfill in his day the conditions
which will transmit his Influences
and his memory in affection and
in honor to the generations which
are to come