The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-09


q and observation haveI helped me to
q see some things that simple intslli-
4 pepce does not observe. There ore
4 two words which cover three worlds,
success and failure, God has endow-
ed you with violition, and that means
1 choice, and choice means, simply, I'll
take this, you may have that. Choice
means also two or more things are
offered. If there was only one thing
in sight then it's Hobson's choice.
If one is-a good thing and the other
bad, then choose tho good. If both
are good, then take the gooder. IF
both are bad then take neither. Not
like one Of tho candidates for gover+
nor Of Georgia said the other, day !:
"Of two evils, I never take the great
er." That's politics, pure and sim
ple, and the devil is running that
whole business.
Real success has it's foundations
Just like the houses We live in, and
the very basis Of success is good char
acter. AS sure as that the constitu-
ton follows the flag, so good character
must lead the way in all successful
undertakings. The young man who
thinks no must drink whiskey and
"cuss" to help you make man Of
himself is fool to begin with. IF I
were running saloon I would want q
decent, sober barkeeper.
was not long finding place of
trust and honor for young man Of
my town, some time ago, when said
to leading railroad official with whom
I wanted TO place him, "that he was
not only bright and efficient and trust
worthy, but that he was as clean in
bis life as his sweet Chri stian mother.
He has never touched whiskey, vino
or beer, swore an oath or handled
deck Of cards. "Send him to me-,
said the official, and that young man
has been promoted the third time in
twelve months, and dare say, will
yet be president Of that great railroad
system. It pays to be decent, it never
pays to be otherwise. The boy who
knows how to be gentleman, and
knows how to keep from being dog,
is in possession of the knowledge
which makes him master Of the situa-
tioD.
No use talking, young man, about
your having self control and will
power. The way to keep clean is not
to rub up against the things that will
"smut you. I don't care how much
you may boast Of will power, whiskey
will make you drunk.
Again, God nor man can ever help
you to be somebody, until you make
up your mind that you will be o. die,
dc or die. @
This message to you, young man, was
inspired by notice Of that greatest
living pianist, Paderewski, which I
saw in the Kansas City. Journal Of
yesterday. The article was headed,
"Paderewski's Success Achieved
Through Much Hard Work" ," His
recital is to occur here in Convention
hall, March 18th. I quote from the
e. 4 y d. D. e. g.
notice as follows:
"Paderewski has simply come to be
the dominant figure in the world Of
music, a dominancy acquired by years
of patient struggle and stoical endur-.
ance Of poverty and privation. The.
success achieved by Paderewski is not
the result Of chance, but the outcome
of sweat and suffering, heart burnings
and humiliations."
The press has given to the world
tho story Of his life; how at 19 years
of age, he aoftened the stingiof pow
erty by marrying q girl equally as
poor. It is now almost impossible to
estimate Paderewaki's wealth. His
first tour Of America netted him s103,-
600; his second s1s1 900. This is the
fifth, and each succeeding one has
marked a financial gain over the pre-
ceding one. When it is considered
that in all the European countries
Paderewski is equally favorite, IL
will be seen that his ten years Of sac-
cess have nettea fGim millions. Even
with all his immense charities and
open handed generosity, he has not
been able to despatch all his wealth.
He has magnificent home in Poland
and Switzerland and princely apart
ments in Paris. The newspapers no
longer busy themselves with his fame
oolored hair ormelancholy eyes or how
ne appears on the stage, or, how ho