Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-09-08

81 the firm. | mention him as an illus-
Iation OF the fact that merit must sooH-
~ laitr be recognized. lie II ~ pres,
eht noidlng prominent and Weil-pdld
poSi'ion. ms duplicate can De louhd ~
any mouse where there are NUMBER oi
employees This class of man never
STUDIES the clock on the office or ware
mouse wall. The first and last desire i
70 90 good work. not with the idea that
thc employers eye is always on me
workman. although that may be the case.
put because doing good work Is IN HiH'
WIN the life principles Of the man WI"
IS determined 10 make success Of life,
Neither have ! any patience win lhe
| suggestion that times are harder no"
tnan when such and such on" was a
poy' u times have changed IN one re
spect they have in another. When whs
b"y II might have been easier 70 Az
pulfc fortune without college "du-
cation, or an education of any KIND, Tor
the splendid educational system now IN
vogue IN this country had not then been
established, and learned youths i-efe
rarcr than they are now III these times
OF the public school. the high school and
the college.
But if the way to success has been
made narrower and less easy TO travel
through the increased competition ana
tht greater number Of travellers who are
pushlng and jostling each other IN the
race Tor wealth. the competitors have
been enabled 10 make the start far bet
ter equipped than they were in the days
that 50 many young men are IN the hdhit
" I'ifI iIllI 10 as easier ilIDi llldu tli'
present for the ambitious one seeking
wealth. knowledge today Is more val
uablc than it was in my day of begin
nlng, but as 1t IS far easier To acquire IL
than then conditions i'm the general
StIuRgl" ot life are about fquHlIcj. @S
they always will be-
There were young men aplcnty in the
days Of my youth who talked In the
same strain as he OF today who bewais
the fact that the avenue to success is
not quite the same as - years ago. These
are the men who seek an excuse Tor
their own want OF energy or pcrSiSt"HCy.
They have been prominent in AN ages.
ana they viii continue to occupy the in
significant position they have always OC-
cupitd on the ladder that 50 many climb
with seeming ease. They are the rank
and file nf humanity. They may not ~
content with their lot. On the contrary
they are forever bcmoaning their fate.
and wishing for what they have not the
courage ana industry To win. They see
others sprnginE out ~ the ranks ana
taking hunured ana enyied positions but
they fail 10 see. or fail To admit that
they Se". that these get there only hy
their own pluck. integrity and industry.
These three qualities are not rare in
the trio Of gifts Is given to but a few
II IS true that some are fainter hearted
BY nature than others. but integrity and
industry, both essentials To success all
men may boast of II they will. Young
men who wish TO succeed should value
their reputation for truth ANA honesty
LhuF" All things Bewar. Ot the tricki-
ness that is gloSsed over by those VINO
should know better under the term
sindrtnrs- IN. smart young man who
Is smart II the sense ui getting the best
~ hiS follows IN manner that VIII not
stand thr light is ne man VINO later III
life wears traycd trousers and a battered
DERBY ana hauntS The establishment with
thr Sawdust carpet on the floor.
am not preaching. These things are
ana always have been aS und-niabI- aS
daylight " AL who 90 not look at lIfr
through tn. Smok+-diinmed glasses or
pbNttn1ry. The failure ;o benefit bv them
arises through the Incidence that prefers
To hnd m rXCuS. for failure I'm ,xtrau-
euus circumstances rather than III inhrr-
Inv weakness ann neglect ": 0ppDrtuHi-
! am sometimes asked my views un
marriage. | firmly believe thar no harI-
pier thing can befall young man than
an early marriage provided NJ course.
thdt he picks suitable h-lnmeet Thr
danger line between youth AHA manhood
iS safely passed by the young man who
marrirs His ambitions are hrlp,d by a
realization that tho one he loves is L. b..
benefited by his success or injured ht his
fIHuTr- Man is Sn peculiarly constituted
,hhat hr works best when he knows that
the nest al home is the center around
which his ambitions circulate II n. is
rightly constituted he begins LIE with
the object u one day marrying ANA es-
tdh.lshinE home. even though he may
not have chosen TIN. pu- whom I'LL v.iiI
make queen of that home.
/ do Not want il To- be- understood ,.s
course. that favor boy and girl mar
rlaEe> On inadequate means. but do
ihlnk lhdf the young man VINO ~ in N
Cript M a fair salary, with ,xpecta-
tions ana confidence In his own ability
70 continue The climb as steadily as he
assisted in the battle OF life bv rrarrvlnr
4 good lovins girl. who has wifely quai-
ltleS. and nn whom ms affections are |
such 4 marriage gives 4 y0lIn.
man added zest for the fight ~ lirt
spurs him on when his ambition would |
perhaps nag from want Of a strong mo-
tive. aud Is an anchor that kerus him |
steady when adverse winds blow ana his |
very best qualities ana strongest facuI- |
Ties are needed 10 overcome obstacles.