The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-06

speaking generally, that young men
starting out in life are much more
nearly equal in capacity than is gen.
orally supposed have little faith in
the thing called genius. 1 think any
young man can attain success, and
great success, by good, hard, studious
labor, not intermittent labor, but con-
slant, conscientious effort. The men
who have achieved success are the men
who have worked, read, thought more
than was absolutely necessary, who
have not been content with knowledge
sufficient for the present need. but who
have sought additional knowledge and
stored il away for the emergency re-
serve. 1t is the superfiuous labor that
equipS man for everything that
counts most in life. There would be
fewer wasted opportunities if there was
more real ability to grasp them when
they present themselves. / began life
as telegraph operator. 1 believe | was
proficient in my line of work. but
good telegraph operator. l wanted to
be good citizen. and | qualified myself
for that position by doing what / have
called superfiuouS work. / advise every
young man to do the same. Good citi
zensnip is a duty that requires a care
full study of general politics. | do not
believe in young man taking up pol
ton that accompanies the ordinary
business of life. If the community
needs man TO take a public part in
its political life, it will call him. There
is no such thing as making an oppor
Observation-Disclosures make the oppor-
tunity. The great thing is to be ready
for the opportunity"
His Wife Helps Him.
Like every man who understands the
psychology of social life, Senator Davis
acknowledges the great debt he owes
to his friendships with women. AL
though all women interest, it has been
chiefly women of the old French salon
type, women of great subtlety of
thought and feeling and high accom-
plishments that have won and held his
friendship. In Mrs. Davis he realizes
these graces of mind in the fullest, and
to his constant and sympathetic asso-
citation with her for the past nineteen
years he attributes large measure of
his success. Their married life has
been period of radiant happiness, Mr.
Davis devoting all his talent. his as
pirations. his constant thought to the
wife who has entered into the most mi
mute details of his daily life. She is
the one subject upon which this calm,
logical man becomes unreserved1y en-
thuSiastic, upon which he speaks with
an impulsive vigor that one would
hardly ascribe torone of his conserva-
tive temperament. His descriptions
are eulogistic-
"A woman of brilliant beauty. of ire
mendous magnetism and unbounded
tact. her influence in, my life has been
immeasurable- Exceedingly fond of
society and possessed of many social
gifts, she has relieved me of the tax of
social duties in a degree which I cannot
describe. frequently when L am wear
led or busy she has kept people from
disturbing me with a supreme tact that
has sent them away pleased and salts
fled without realizing that they had
been clevefly defeated of their purpose
to interview me- She never forgets a
face. and people who have met her az
a crowded reception are often surprised
to find her according them recognition
years later
Mrs. Davis is a woman of great ply
steal strength and enjoys all outdoor
sports. She is skilled horsewoman, a
good sailor and an excellent swimmer.
In person she is above the medium
height with a magnificent physique. a
beautifully poised head, crowned with
glorious brown hair, a brilliant COM
plexion and expressive eyes.
Anxious to keep pace with her gifted
husband. she devotes part of her day
to an earnest study of history. She is
an accomplished linguist, and when
Mr.. Davis became the head of the com
mittee on foreign affairs her linguistic
accomplishments did her good service.
While in Paris with Mr.. Davis the ex-
Empress Eugene. who was stopping at
the same hotel, became interested in