The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-16
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DETERMINATION MEANS SUCCESS.

DETERMINATION MEANS Slttf,SS.
In this rich land, where the avenues
of wealth and fame are thrown wide
open to every one. and where even
the humblest may achieve eminence.
there are in every community, scores
of young men who are not making
the most of their opportunities.
Judging from their actions. they are
waiting for the mails TO bring them
n letter announcing that some rela-
tive or friend has died and left them
a legacy. or they are depending upon
the influence of others 10 help them
through the world. Without any
preparation for the duties of life they
are apparently Just waiting for
''somethin' to turn up" which may
perhaps bring to them "a support
through life. or it may be that they
are, TO use their own expression. Civ
ing on the old man.
1t is to Just such young men a.
these that we desire to talk. and in
the beginning let the thought d. in
delibly impressed on their minds
that every man is the architect of
his own fortune and no success Is
permanent or valuable except that
which is achieved by ones own
efforts.
Were we called upon to draw a pen
picture of the young man for whom
these lines We're especially intended.
We would part his hair in the middle
and put a cigarette. home made or
store bought. in his mouth. Then
W. would set him up on "A dry goods
box IN front of some store. in COM
pany with Others OF the same pat
tern. and inform him that he was
too good TO do a hard days work.
that his father could support bim.
and that his chief aim in life was the
pursuit of happiness by the narrow
guage route OF drunkenness. gamh-
ling, cigarette smoking and sporting
life in general.
The picture may seem to be over
drawn, but We have seen living Illus
trations OF it right here in Virginia
and wondered if these were specimens
oi what some one has termed 1.-THE
hope of the nation"
Yes, these are the poor fellows
that we want to reach and by some
means instill into them the feelings
OF necessity for work. Too often
parents encourage their boys to lead
lazy, loafng sort of life and think
they are hefriending their ofisprincs.
Every man ought to work. Idleness
leads to wrong doing, and Outlines
wrong doing leads to the peniten-
tiary or the gallows.
The principal characters in bust
ness life today got there" by max
ing an effort. Charles Schwab. the
President of the Great Steel Trust
was once only day laborer. but he
was not ashamed to work. He met
with many difficulties, but he over
came difficulties by using energy.
He had many stumbling blocks |
thrown in his pathway but he used
them for stepping stones.
The world is full OF golden oppor-
tunities for young men, but these
golden opportunities are not handed
out on plates of silver. Man must
work il he ever expects to succeed
You cannot keep a determined man
from success. Take away his money
and he will make spurs of his power |
ty to urge him on; cripple him, and
he writes the "Waverly Novels" lock |
him in a dungeon, and he composes
the immortal Pilgrims Progress"
put him in a cradle in log cabin of
an American wilderness, and within
a lew years you will find him at the
Capitol, as the President Of the great |
est nation on the globe.
The whole of success of life denepds
to a large extent upon determina-
ton. WHISKY washy doesn't
go nowadays, but "git up and ritv
has the right of way.
Crawl dowh off that dry goods box
young man, shake out the kinks in
your lazy legs, pull down your hat
bite your lips and launch out into
the great whirlpool of life determined
to succeed. Couple your determine
ton with grit and gumption and not
even Wall Street with its great army
OF money kings can keep you down.
for these elements OF character are
bound to produce success.
Emperor William has undertaken
the ..ardest job of his life-he is try