The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-29

partments Of the worlds activities.
Prominent lawyers, ministers, physi-
clans, merchants, railway and other
oficils ARE dropping out. Some because
they were wise enough to seek rest,
some because the death angel has
knocked at the door. These vacancies
are splendid opportunities for young
people. But mark this, it will be the
thoroughly equipped young man or
young woman who secures such oppor.
tunities. o be not satisfied with less
than the best!
Second, some people fail in life be-
cause they do not cultivate thorough.
ness in what they undertake. There are
people whose only thought when there
is anything to do is simply to get it
done without regard to the'.way it is
done. Such people ara doomed to fail.
ure. 1t is an old but wise saying that
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doing well.' If task does uotI merit
sufficient care to be done thoroughly it
is sin and crime to waste the time in
doing it at all. Is it worth your effort
to be thorough? Yes, tor the following
reasons: 1. Thoroughness in even the
most humble duties is essential '.abso-
lutely as a preparation for competent
discharge of higher duties. The MEM
Der of the House of Commons who
sneeringly remarked to an opponent,
"You BACKED my fathers boots," re-
ceived an answer that may we'll haye
been given with honest pride, "Yes,and
l did it WE'LL" Far from disqualifying
him, the humble work thoroughly done
qualified him for the higher service. 2.
Thoroughness consists in giving atten.
ton to trities, and perfection is made up
of tritles. The imperfection of little
things is sometimes overlooked. A
gentleman engaged an artist to execute
a piece of sculpture. Visiting his studio
after an absence of several weeks it
seemed to him that the artist had made
but little progress. "What have you
been doing?" asked the gentleman of
the artist. working on this figure, y
was the reply. "But see nothing done
since my last visit" "Why," answered
the artist, ~ have brought out this
muscle. l have modified this part of
the ear, have slightly changed the ex-
preston of the lip" "But these are
trifes," said the gentleman. "True'
sir" said the artist, "but perfection is
made up of trifies." 3. Thoroughness
is direct contribution to success in
life. Upwards of thirty years ago, when
David Moydole was roadside black
smith at N orwich, New York, six carpen-
tiers came to the village from the next
county to work upon new church
One of them having left his hammer al
hcme came to the blacksmith to get one
made. make me good one," sale
the carpenter, "as good one as yot
know how" "But," said the youns
blacksmith, "who had some notion o
what good hammer ought to be
perhaps you don't want to pay for a
good hammer as can make" eyes
l do; want good one." And so Davit
Maydole made good hammer, one tina
perfectly suited the carpenter. Thu
next day the mans four companion
came and each of them wanted just sucf
a hammer. When they were done tn
employer came and ordered two more
Next the store-keeper of the villag
ordered two dozen, which were Dough
by New York hardware merchant
This merchant left standing order TO
as many hammers as David Maydol,
could make. That was the making o
that blacksmith. To-day he has unde
his employ hundreds Of men. He ha
established reputation for thorough
ness. He has made fortune and ha
had an honorable career and finds it il
worth while to be thorough in every
thing that he undertakes.
Third, some people fail in life be
cause they are unwilling to pay the prize
of success, which is hard work.
Whenever and wherever you find (.
person who has attained success iii lif'
you may put it down as certain ane
sure that that person is hard worker
Genuine success is never reached by
those lazy and INDECENT natures wht
are constantly seeking easy and slip