The St. Louis Republic., 1901-02-24

Clothes Aon't mako the man, bat
good clothes have rot many . MaA .
good job.
"A lad nan with cosA manners
sften outaoes . good man with bad
manners.
Young man, n yoa have p25 In
your pocket and you are looking for
. situation, spend $40 for . suit OF
clothes, - for new shoes, aaA the ball
ance for . shave and . hair cut. Then
walk to ths place whore yeas heDe te
get the Job.
Now, a. to Q college education. The
college man win not subordinate his educa-
ton to experience. He will not look at the
practical side OF life He wants and thinks
he ought to have high rate Of pay a* the
start because he considers his education
worth something in dollars and esnta.
MANY people depend too much upon
others. They are original enough to ask
themselves important questions. but instead
OF thinking out the answer look to others
to answer the question that suggested itself
to their own minds
Give me the young man with some
speciality. I want him to have his mind
concentrated upon one thing.
''Mr. Joseph Pulitzer hit the nan sQusre-
~ on the head once when . young man
approached him and asked for Job. Have
you got one idear asked Mr.. Pulitzer.
Yes said the young man I've got
several IDEAS
well want q man with one idea rs-
piled Mr.. Pulitzer. See that crowd Of peo-
pie out there7 They are all about the same
height. Let . fellow eight feet tall come
along and mark you how striking he will
appear in that crowd. @
That's what I waAt-a brand new
fdes that Il conspicaeus-aaA Just
ono 1dea.'
Don't confound notoriety Win success.
the most-talked-of men and women are In
their real lives utter failures. What Is the
use OF being . hero In the world at large
II every time you look In the glass you see
. no account'f
How much havs you heard Of sotors
and aotressesf They are never burdensd
with financial means
''Notoriety and publicity are the accidents
Of certain kinds Of human activity.
Most men who succeed In this world
make their own opportunitisA
Don't try 10 reprsss you1 restless
boys, but STIR ~ the quiet, easy-go.
Ing enes that people admire ~ goea
boys.
"An nishman said to me- once ShsA I
would 20 on for some years until got to be
. conductor and that then would be salts
ned.
mo- said Z I win nsvsr b satisned
until become president Of railroad
Il was then Q nagman. That Irishnan
has been . number Of years In my employ.
young men do not seem willing 10 de-
vote their time to acquire their business.
An English engineer said to me rscsntlyi
"'Can you tell me Of . man whom can
depend absolutely uponf He can have any
salary
-TfI knew that man. sspiisd. Z would
employ him myself
1T ID the pressure Of affairS that pushes
men on and pushes che country on.
Men frequently say that you get lost In
the shufn& No one gets lost Somebody II
always watching him.
II I had Q superintendent Of . depa<t-
ment who did not know just the man to
succeed every man under him would dis
charge him. We know the men in our large
ity and railroad practice.
when . man stops to think about his
finances his mind goes to the vanderbilts
and 0oulds and AstorA and when he thinks
about success he looks at the few men at
the top.
'Don,t insist toe nueA upon youF
own defects and AeAciencies. Find
out what capacity yea have ana push
for All you're worth and yoo VIII be
successful In that thing for. which
you have capacity"
Mr.. vreeland made reference to the club
now maintained by the Metropolitan Com
pany, and gave some hints to conductors
and motormen He said that the company
vas carefully Watching the men who at
tended the club. and used the books in the |
library. and thess men would obtain prefer |
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