The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-09
Prof Handy's Lec,urs.


Prof. Levin Irving Handy. the we'll
known lecturer who opened the win
terra course ct the State Normall
School In West Chester, Pa, on Friday
night, made such an address before
the people assembled there that hard
ly one OF his suditors could help being
pleased and benefited. To the young.
en- persons who sat beneath the spell
OF his oratory. 1t seemed like such a
speech ~ great general would make
before q battle in which his men were
to earn victory by their exertions, end
scarcely q youth heard him but felt
like gathering his energies togetherl
and taking fresh start In the direc.
ton OF. suocessfuI life. His subject
was The Road to Victory
The fast question which IL asked
at babybood, ts the all important one,
sShall liver and tho answer tol
this In most cases means q mighty
struggle, long continued and weari-
acme. but none the less interesting.
It ID right to live. and 1t IL right to-
prosper, but being good lie not the
only essential condition. Children
are sometimes taught that the good
boy gets an orange, and the bad boy
gets bis leg broken, or is spanked. but
experiences pToves that the good boy,
also has his leg broken sometimes.
and that the bad boy gets his orange
and sucks the last sweet drop OF juice.
Goodness aiono Is not sufficient to
carry person through the world to
material prosperity. He must fight.
and fight we'll.
Day after day the newspapers are
filled with pathetic stories OF crime
and broken faith and rascality Of va
rious sorts, but to the eye OF the lee.
turer, there fe no story so full OF pa
thos US that recorded In q bill for a
Sheriffs sale. 1t means blighted
hopes, grief, sorrow and ruin.
HUGS THE pELusIoT.
An errand boy In a great store may
be told that forty years ago the pro-
pristor OF that same store was an err
rand boy aud that II the little fellow
will DO good he may become the pro-
the deiusion to his bosom. but some
day wakes to find that he 10 without
foundation. He cannot become the
proprietor. For q young man with
out capital there Ia on endless strug.
gle ahead, and he finds every avenue
OF business crowded unless he can do
something no other young man can
do.
DIFFICULT TO ENTER.
DIE. E. White. the noted instructor,
had son who wanted to learn the
hardware business. and the father
went to a leading hardware merchant
in Cincinnati to try to secure place
for him. He found that there was n
long list OF boys awstting vacancy
and that some Of these were willing to
pay. for the privilege of learning.
"When carry my baby boy In my
% 81 - Zen nd tbir, lr
OF him as a white feather dropped
! from the wings OF love and caught In
the lap of motherhood, l feel that
there are great possibilities In him. and
| that he must succeed. One word i
| whisper In his ear, with the hope that
it will inspire him. and that word is
\ Skill"
ROOM FOR THIS KIND.
Numerous instances of boys who
have made their own way because
they surpassed oil their competitors
| In some special line were quoted. One
Is at bethlehem. He works with hle
| father and elder brother beside great
caldron In which Beesemer steel is
made. He gets $4,000 q year because
he knows just at what moment &c
pour of the monlten metal and make
the best steel. His father and brother
| WIZ WIN WIN MIN Stt ~ q aaJ
but his income 10 the greatest because
his sklll Is superior.
| A boy in Philadelphia some year.
ago went up into Remington anc
worked 10 q carpet mill, and having
special agreement with the firm, b,
WIS allowed to work in every depart
ment OF the great plant. He stuck tt
IL because he knew that not another
lAmerican bred boy in the city. wal
familiar With the process OF making 1
yard OF carpet. He learned that ant
now Is independent
Another chap who lived In the coun
try give up n position In store ant
went to the city to try to secure bet
! ter position. He searched long apt
well, but without much success a
fret. After a long time he secured
position as salesman at the lace ant
button counter OF dry goods house
lie studied buttons, and in the cours
or time knew more about them thai
! any one else in the establishment. ID
kept Ola learning until there were oni.
a few men In the country who knew
more. Then salesman who had tn
largest button trade In the countr,
went on a spree. and the young clerl
was given his position. with the result
that prosperity followed him.
A carpenter who wanted to inven
an auger which would bore smoot
hole. took a micr osoope and placed |
where he could see a Zee at work
Then he made an auger like that whic
3 the bee used, and his fortune wa
: made.
All these instances had come directl
I within the lecturers own ecope OF OF
4 servatlon. and from these and man
other facts he has deducted the priI
q ciple that skill 10 preeminant In secur
: ing worldly prosperity.
Perseverance is another essentia
: quality. II Is not the man who get
at thing with vigor. but he VIII
keeps on at IL, that makes the SUCCESS
iul person. II man 10 working TO
$500 year and earning $1,000 he
happy. because he lays the other $50
up TO the promotion account. a.
must express his desires. curtail hi
expenses. and walt until the promo
ton comes.
He should not go to the battle alone
for the bachelors are not the Kind o
men who are happiest and who do tn
world most good. He should be edu
Gated. 1t makes no difference IL he /
20 or 20 years OF age before he quit
school. He should read perslstently
not light, easy reading, but hard works
and those which are above him. II
should he happy and enjoy the beaut
fui 10 life.sn last and most i'm portan
of all, he should be honorable.