Evening journal., 1900-11-26
A Fable FOR
THOSE WHO WORK

Ii was a fair field 10 LOOK upon. En-
thueiasm threw his very soul into his !
views as he talked OF it-and his !
strongest adjectives. Willingness said !
less. but the mere way in which ne
stripped of his coat spoke volumes as
Ito his opinion.
Side by side they started inl
upon their tasks. The fur
rows grew with tho hours, and when at
noon they rested together under the
shadow OF a great elm. il seemed that
no beginning could have been more
propitious.
Evening found them tired, but If the
talk now touched upon unseen boulders
that turned the edge of the plow. or
buried roots tenaciously holding
out against eviction, yet was Willing
ness none the less eager, Enthusiasm
lstill hopeful.
AS the days passed and the weeks
grew into months, came q change It
was not that effort was relaxed, but
rather that attainment seemed to come
but little nearer in spite Of effort.
Work was done. that was undeninble.
but progress had grown very slowly;
results seemed to havebeen minimlzed.
! IL was not the cause that was to be
found fault with; Il was rather the re-
lsult which was fearfully inadequate to
the cause.
Encouragement came and looked
over the fence. at first silently. then
protesting much. What's the use? ~
was the burden Of all he said. On
certain day stood one beside him who
cried Coward" and clambored over
into tho field.
The newcomer did not himself work,
but. standing by, he directed the ef-
forts Of the others. Now they strove
side by side, and with this new inspi-
ration seemed to come new strength.
Skill made fruitful all that willing
ness took up Enthusiasm found his
lexertions bringing forth far beyond
even his expectations.
Then came the day when the last car
was reaped, the last sheaf garnered
Cowardice had long ago sought other
workers, and in his place now stood
Public Opinion. who NODDED approv-
ingly and said: THE Field of Oppor-
tunity has been formed into the Field
of Success"
Then the two turned to the speaker
and said. "Who is this who has so
quietly helped us all these months?
We do not know even his name" And
the answer came: 1T was Exper-
ience."
Many young man enters upon his
life work enthusiastic and willing, yet
finds his efforts productive of an ad-
vance so slight as to be out Of al prop n
proportion to the labor He wants to
| get ahead he wants to "lay by for a
rainy day" but his best work seems
futile. It IS for such as he that life
insurance can do most A soundly
managed company receives his saw
ings, stimulates him to full and con-
tinued effort and dispels the occasion
| al promptings Of discouragement. Such
a company Is The Mutual Life OF New
York. In the ranks OF it- insured it
numbers more young men than does
any of its contemporaries, because
it offers TO the American young man
I the greatest return upon his invest
ment, and the most unimpeachable Sc
curty
ROBERT DUNLAP'S INSURANCE..
The Dunlap Hat" Is known far and
wide. The manufacturer was well
known and respected in this city.
While Mr.. Dunlap was building up his
/ business he considered the question OF
providing for the future through life
insurance. His final selection Of The
| Mutual Life Of New York In which to
make his investment proved to be a
wise one, as the results on his policies
will show.
Four policies were issued to Mr..
Dunlap by The Mutual Life. aggregat-
ing $4,000. The amount Of the claim
paid by the company to the heirs was
S45,lS9; and If the insured had allow
ed all dividends to accumulate the sum
paid would have been increased to
S4747l99 Two policies OF $1,000 each
were obtained by Mr.. Dunlap in 1863.
The dividends upon these amount to
S7,939.90, from which S1.971.90 had
been surrendered toward the payment
OF premiums leaving a balance of So
see; this being added TO the original
insurance upon these policies made the
total sum S15,966.
In 1870 Mr.. Dunlap obtained another
policy OF $4,000. on which were de-
clared dividends amounting to So 1897
09. OF this sum S361.O9 was used to
pay premiums, leaving a balance of
S5,OS6, or a total Of S15.O36.
The last policy issued to Mr.. DUNLAP
was in 1874. for $4,000 The dividends
en- this amount to S4,l37, making Sl4-
lSf as a death claim, or S45,1S9 on all
four policies.