Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-06-19
WAYS TO SUCCESS.

on farm, asked his father to giv'
him money enough 10 buy CUR
The cd man could not spare it
but the boy, nothing daunted
found an old piece of iron about
| the place and in course Of time con
trived to make a gnn.barrel out oil
it, with the very meager facilities
afforded by a country bIacksmitb''
shop. He had not the materials tC
make lock and stock, so he walk
ed to the nearest town and "trad
ed" for the necessary attachments
and wus encouraged by Mr.. Smith
Tor having made so good a shoot
this gave HIM The ambition t.
make another, 50 he went to cut
ting ont grindstOneS fr ON the ma.
tive rock to raise the money tor
gun material; IN a short time there
was a considerable demand for
guns OF this make.
Daring the French war with
Prussia he was called upon to
furnish guns for the army, and in
less than eight months he made
and delivered to the government oil
France rifles ofa particular pattern,
costing FIVE millions of dollars
which WAS duly paid. Tie
same man furnished rifles for th-
United States; and South Amer Ca
Spain, Egypt, aud Japan. The
farmers boy who waited gun Is
now Ehpbalet Remington, OF Hon,
New YORK. HIS mauufactOrl
covers four acres of ground, and he
employs twelve hundred men. y 1t
satisfied with this achievement, he
has recently completed sewing
machine, which is reported 10 re
present the latest and most per.
feet advance improvements OF this
important adjunct of domestic
economy. Tnis is type of ! bJl
who, when there Is not way.
makes a way tor himself. VI my
youth wonld have sat down and
"pouted," thinking over what a
hard thing it vas that he could no.
get a gun, with hard thoughts
against the father for being so
stingy,
Not so with Remington; he want
ed a gun and was determined to
have il; the very necessities OF his
situation him to the exercise aud
subsequent development of the
powers of planning and devislug,
10 other words, of thinking for
himself. Aud such are they, the
world oGer, who achieve noted
success. Those who think for
themselves and upon themselves
learn. SO 1t was with Fitch, and
GoOdl ear and Howe. Their early
history was the history of a strOg
gle with privatiOn and want, aud
imprisonment, and almost despa r;
aud the immortal Morse must be
added to the list, owing all to tier
patience and cOurag3 and indomi.
table persistence.
Ifyoung Remington had been
supplied with gun he would
have gone a guunlug," and fallen
gradually iuto kind of ideal, loaf
Ing, aimless life burden to him
self ard a benefit to nobody. IT, Q
very necessity of effort has been
the making of many; while more.
who have had their wants gratitied
with the asking have sunk into
insigniicance, and their name and
memory have long since perished
from the earth.
Some have been heard TO EXPIRE. 8
a wonder that the hnman family
should be permitted by Infinite
Benevolence to struggle against
poverty and want. But as the
human mind is constituted, 1t is
better to lean on ones self than on
another. 1t is the men who, as
boys, struggle for foot-hOld in
the world, who now WELD the
worlds destinles. 1t Is not the
uen who have inherited crowns
but those who have made crOwl
for themselves and have place d
them on their own heads that have
done the most in mOlding the
worlds history.
Many a school child has MARI d
its destiny, has been spoiled for all
useful purposes in being helped
too much in getting his lessons.
Much may be done in teaching
children to cherish self reliance,
determination and Independence.
More should be done than now is
to inspire children with an ambit-
lou to 6nd out ways OF doing
things for themselves. 1t is better
to study out a rule in arithmetic or
grammer, it would be a saving OF
time IN the end, eveu 1t it took a