The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-01-26
SUGGESTIONS TO
YOUNG MEN.
Three Rules---Honesty Sobriety--.
Industry.

4uuy ot1ys
THE AMERICAN BOY MUST
HUSTLE.
tChauncey NJ. Depew iu Penny Magazine)
The following taken from an article
contributed by Mr.. Dapew to the Penny
Magazine, should be of great interest
to all young men who wish to make
the right kind of success:
With the skill required in every pur
suit in our day, the youth who begins
life without education or training or
careful apprenticeship is SO handicap
ped that he must possess great natural
gifts to get on at all, and great natural
gifts are no; common. The inspiration
Of all American life is the example in
every community OF the sci: made iren.
The heads of every department In the
corporations and the leaders in every
kind OF business and in the professions
have all, as rule, come from the bot
tom. The rule that accumulated
wealth is dissipa in the second or
third generation is so well fixed that
the number OF young men who have
inherited business and who success
fully continue it IS almost lnfinltesimal
in comparison with the great mass OF
successful men.
For young Americans the future is
full of hope. With the adjustment of
our currency to the standard of the
commercial nations of the world we
shall enter upon an era of great pros
perity. When the speculative element
| of legislation interfering with the inn
mutable laws of trade and commerce is
taken out of the business of a country
like ours, the chance of every young
man who has no capital but his brains,
character and industry is emo. mously
improved. Our country Is as yet only
partially developed. The newer States
present numberless opportunities.
Thousands OF young men are to see
those opportunities, avail themselves OF
them, and become leaders IN the growth
of the Western, the Southern, the min
ing and the Pacific States. The pro-
blems of government for Cuba, Porto
Rico, Hawaii and the Philippines will
surely be solved by American genius
for affairs. American energy and thrift
have in these possessions a very wide
field for achievement.
One OF the qualifications which will
enormously help young men who have
the courage to venture across the seas
Is the acquiring of an easy familiarity
with the Spanish language. That
language is, and will continue to be fo1
long time, the ordinary tongue of all
these island territories, except Hawaii
The young man who can speak it flu
emily and has our national faculty for
adaptation, and for affairs, will fad
| that he is wanted in the railways, in the
electric lighting plants, in the factories,
will be promoted by American capital
and which Will require great numbers
of intelligent and trustworthy men.
| The common rules for success can
not be too often enforced. Honesty
sobriety and industry are the founda-
tons. Given these, the motive power
which elevates a young man constant
ly to higher positions, better salaries
and larger responsibilities is the cheer
full readiness to do not only his work,
but any other which must be done be-
fore the day closes. am now special
~ speaking to young men in the count
ing rooms and in professional Offices
They must not keep their eyes riveted
upon the c!ocl SO that they can drop
IL cir work and run the moment the
hour for closing arrives. 1t a young
mau gets the reputation with the SUI
perintendent OF his department of be-
ing the one man upon whom the STU
perlntendent CAN rely to complete the
work OF another who has been sudden
ly disabled, Or to stay overtime without
complaint in order to clean up a speci-
ally heavy and important order, Or to
be useful IL some other work than that
in which he is engaged and for which
he is paid, bis rise will be rapid. He
may not become partner and marry
the propr1etor's daughter right away,
but he is certain to secure permanent
and profitable place In the service OF
the firm or cooperation with brilliant
prospects Of being at soma time at its
head.
Avoid debt. Meyer bet or gamble.
If your friend wants assistance, loan
him what you can spare and are willing
to lose if he tails, but do not indorse
MS note. This latter easy method OF
assisting by your credit your relative
or your friend has resulted in ruin to
multitudes and the closing of many
promising careers. Do not let politi-s
or pleasure interfere with your bust
ness, and meyer make either a business.
"All things come to him who waits, u
is a proverb OF the Far East, where no
note is taken of time. With us time
and Its wise use Is an essential element
of success. The Asiastic may idly
dream by the roadside of the Genli
who are to bring him fame and fortune.