The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-09-20
FIELD. ELEMENTS OFSUCCESS
Written in Answer to a Series of Questions by Dr..
Newell Dwight Hills.
ICE FOR THE GOOD OF AMBITIOUS YOUTH
One Who Has Succeeded, Points Out The Path For
Those Who Would Succeed.

Is soon inclined to habits OF extrav-
lgance and wastelulness gets some
how lmbned with the idea that, ir-
Of what he earns, he must
indulge in habits corresponding 10
those OF some other young maa simply
because be INDUCES, or imagines be
can not be manly without. The five, /
ten or fifteen cents day that is
while a mere trihe ar
paTently If saved would in few
years amout to thousands Of dollars
and 60 far towards establishing the
foundation of Q future career. Too
few realize that 10 order to acquire |
the dolllrs one must take care Of the
nickels Careful saving and careful
spending invariably promote success.
1t has been we'll said that cit is not
what man earns hut what he saves
that makes him rich. !" John Jacob
Astor said that the savings of the
first thousand dollars cost him the
hardest struggle. AS a rule people
do not know how to save. I deem it
Of the highest Importance therefore
to impress upon every young man the
duty OF beginning to save from the
moment he commences to earn, be it
ever 50 little; habit so formed in
early life will prove OF incalculable
benefit to him in after years, not only
in the amount acquired, but through
the EXCISE OF economy in small affairs
he will grow in knowledge and fitness
for larger duties that may devolve
upon him. 1t goes without saying
that man who is not competent to
manage we'll small income or run
successfully a large business, 1t mat
ters not what mans income is, reck-
less extravaganza and waste will sooner
or latter bring him to ruin
A young man should aim to be man
ly and self-reliant; make good use of
all the spare moments; read only
wholesome books; study TO advance
his own interests as well as those of
his employer 10 every possible way.
AS rule the young man of high
principles and fair ability, who saves
his money and keeps bis habits G cd,
becomes valuable in any concern; but
as volumes have been written upon
this subject, II is not possible in a
letter to cover it all BY following
out these suggestions, however, aim
ing constantly to prepare himself fol
a higher place instead Of waiting foI
something to turn up, every young
man will succeed to more or less de-
. gree. would not have them believe
J however, that success consists solely
in the acquisition Of wealth-far from
it--as that idea is much too prevalen
already. The haste to become rlct
at the expense Of character prevails
: to an alarming extent and cannot b.
too severely denounced What i
| needed today more than anything els,
is to instil in the minds of our youDl
! the desire above all to build up
] character that will win the respect 0
e all with whom they may come 10 con
r tact, and which is vastly more i'm
T portaut than a great fortune. | quot
: from the will of a senator, who dieI
< recently on this question the follow
!. ing; II hope my sons will defer +
4 and condde in my executors AM
: trustees, and, abive all, that the
r may realize early in life that the onl
: one thing more diiiicult TO build u
: than an independent torture, an
/, more easily lost, is character, an
, that the only safeguards Of characte
S are the ten commandments ant
/. ChriSt's Sermon o. the Mount. "
0 In answer 10 your second question
"What in your observation have bee
+ the chief causes Of the numerou
t failures in business life?n would say
d i tile elements herein outlined pre-
il II ote success, the Logical concusio
d would be that disregard OF ther
g foIebades failure. The man who
it characterized by want of fofethoughl
i idleness, carelessness or general shit
a lrssn'ss cannot expect To succeed
g Tier are other causes however, sue
u as extravaganza in living, or ligin