Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-07-09

treas Oh Tho fed OF battle, wLcro tho
clash of arms and the roar OF cannon
serve 20 pncify his suGarinEs.
II 10 not always sue groat, boister-
Il people who arc imbueL with
courage. People OF shri0k:ng nerves,
or weak aud ,!mid woInens ars o.tou
~ courageous and Their nsrvea
more steady when the Gupremo 40
men arrives.
Miss Nett;s S. Drown read tho
following essay:
ENEEoT Az AN ELEMENT OF SUCCESS.
1t is n Spanish maxim that he who
ioacth wealth., loseth muDh; he VINO
lose,h a friend, luseth more; but he
Who lo=eth hissner!ies lossth al.
fhe ionGe. We live the moro We are
certuin that the great d.iferono. ba-
tween me1--be,weCn the feeble nnd
the powerful, the great and the. insi.
gniicant, is energy: inv;neiG!o deter
nIinatioI-a purpose fixed. That
quality will do anything that can bo
dore; and 10 EIlentI, M circumstSucca
no opportunities, will mako us PEREZ.
without it.
Never suffer energies u liu inac.i?e.
There is no genius like the genus G!
energy md industry. The tradltioua
current among young rcrscns that
great characters have wrought their
grc:tnces by 40 inspiration, grow out
uf II sad miztak.. No ri"n!s ere e for
midable rs those euipest, determiued
minns, which reckon tho vn!uo Of
houra and achieve em;neLce by per-
E;s;en! application.
Inc difference between children
eoHs's;s cot SO much in talent rs in
enrrgy. Provided .!,s Ounce hs,,
pessis;ency and application, Lo would
ineTitably Load tho c,ecere. child
without thcso qualities. James G.
Blnino vas nut clever atEvhoul, il WAC
other 9uniilies shat placed him go far
ahead CT h;s companions. IL il
energy that explains how tho posi:inn
OF boya ut school ia often revs.scd in
n!:eT 'ifo. 1t Is curious 20 note how
st>sne who were then 81 clover have
since become commonplace, " hi!o
other, dull Eoys, ot whom nu,bine
VIVA expected, SLOW in their faculties,
hnt sure ia their pnce, have assumed
tho position OF lenders Ct uen.
The tortoise on the RICH, road will
teat q racer in the wrong. II matters
not II youth DO slow, il no DO dill
gent. Gnickoess Of par,s may even
prove a defect, as the boy who lrnrns
readily will often for get quito as
IoadIiy; because no finds no need OF
c~nltival'ng tina; quality OF application
and perseverance which III. s!oger
youth is compelled 10 exercise, and
which proves so valuable M olcnen.
in tho formation Of ovcry character.
The highsgt culture is no: obtained
from teachers, 50 much as from our
" diligont self education after we
nro grown.
Parents need not DO in too grent
haste TO SEQ their rbildrpn's t~alsnts
forced into bloom. Let them watch
and wait patiently for good osnu,pio
and Quot trimming 10 do lhcir work.
ts. them see TO it that thu youth 10
cat Fairly on the path OF se!t.cnlture,
carefully train his bab:ts Of npplica.
ton md perseverance; md ns he
vs. older, no will be enabled u
cultivate himself.
rs who has heart has everything.
II is astonishing bow much may In nc.
coDplishod in self.culture by tho enor.
getio and The persevering, who aro
careful To arail themselves Of on
poFtunitics, md use up the fragmcnts
OF epnrc tino which the dl permit
to run to waste. IN study 40 in busi-
nces oncrey Ia n great thing. We
must not only strike tho iron whilo
1t Is hot, but strike IL until il 10 nado
hot.
Energy will also mnko iricnde.
Who will not beiriena tho energetic
youth, tho fearless mnn OF industry
Hcueo. in iustry will procure friends
in any community and my part o,
The civilized world. IL Ia IN honor OF
Columbus energy OF four bundtod
years ngI, that tho great Fair at
Chicago is now in progress. II you
nsk the mtn OF busincss and influence
who shall havo thcii confidence nud
support, they will toll you, tho mon !
who fa|tor not by tho wny.side, who
toll on IN their & llirgs against every
barrier. whose eyes arc fixed upward. |
These arc tho mon TO whom they
give their confidence. But they shun |
tho lazy, tho indo!ent, tho fearful, |
H. IY-- $50 II