Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-05-21

houses in ST. Louis were closed in a
single night
Once Of the principal gambling pro-
motors was convicted and sentenced
to the penitentiary. He was pardon
ed by Gov. Crittenden on the day Of
his arrival at the State prison, and
Mr.. Simmons promptly resigned as o
member Of the st. Louis board.
Two years ago Mr.. Simmons retired
from active control of the Simmons
Hardware Co. and the presidency is
now held by his eldest son.
The family lives in al elegant home
in Westmoreland place.
The Post-Dispatch and New York
World asked Mr.. Simmons to write an
article on his secret Of success, to be
used In a series Of similar articles
gathered for these papers by the Rev.
Newell Dwight Hills. Mr.. Simmons
writes as follows:
You ask me to give you a statement
as to what, in my opinion, are the
virtues that make success In CONNER
cial life and the faults and vices lead
ing to life failures.
To the first l would reply:
Honesty and truth in the most
minute matters are the first, absolute
and essential groundwork of every
successful career.
so these must be added many 9TH
ers that are in a sense embraced in
these two and yet so separate that
many think them entirely different.
Young men starting out in CONNER
cial life should know at the outset Of
their career that it is utterly impOs-
sible to successfully establish and
conduct any large business unless
founded on the strictest construction
Of rigid honesty and absolute truth
fulness.
l think the ''old saw in our copy
books which reads honesty is the
best policy" is a very injurious one,
and should never have been written.
1t has done much harm. Children
should be taught early to be honest
because 1t is right, to be truthful be-
cause it is wrong to be u%ntruthful.
Surround a boy with an atmosphere
of honesty and truth, where nothing
less than that is eyer thoughto Of, much
less uttered, and he is a stranger to.
anything dishonest or untruthful.
SEArSEss, KINDNESS, PoLTTENEss.
Other Qualities necessary to succeed
are neatness, promptnesS, gentleness,
kindness, being quick to perceive and
prompt to act.
Personal appearance, so far as neat
ness is concerned, has much TODD with
commercial success and especially in
getting a start. / have often told boys
or young men who impressed me
fayorably when applying for a posi-
ton 10 come back again, because /
wanted to e how they appeared on
their second visit, and then again put
them OF to a third call for the same
purpose. On their first appearance
they are almost invariably neat and
tidy, on their second generally not
quite so neat, and on the third fire.
9uently very untidy, clearly showing
that they are naturally not neat. This
ended the matter as far as |
was concerned.
Hence, | say, young men, be neat
and clean, and IL you cannot keep
keep as clean as you can. 1t is
often an important factor in your
lives. The lack OF neatneSs and clean
illness has often prevented a young
man from obtaining the position he
anxiously sought.
l regard promptneSs as absolutely
essential to commercial success,
promptneSs in every obligation OF life.
This is largely, IL not wholly, a matter
Of habit, and the lack Of promptness
regard as a very bad habit and one
that often contributes much to fail
ire have often noticed in church
that those who are prompt 10 their
pews this Sunday will be there prompt.
next Sunday, and % on through the
rear, and those who we're tardy last
are again late this Sunday. 1t
SAL habit. / therefore say emphat-
cafiy TO men, be prompt in all you do
I you would be successful in business
ife. Prompt 70 arise, prompt 70 your 4,
Meals prompt to your place Of bust
less prompt to reply to questions /
md prompt to do your duty in that ,
tate Of life to which it has pleased i
;od 10 call you.
CULTIVATE GESTLESEss. |
Next, | say, be gentle. Cultivate it;
~ 10 become 20. You can do IL 81 ]
OF try faithfully and steadfastly. {
Almost every American boy Of right i,
IDEAS wants to be considered a gentle Z
nan and always resents II he is told
e Is not gentleman; but many, yes, c
las. too many, forget that 10 be ala
entieman M must be gentle; that IL
) impossible 10 be a gentleman unless a
is gentle. {
! Sas impressed with the Ignorance 4
I boys on this subject by a little cir s
umstance that happened not long Z
lnce in my store. A boy Of about II v
ears Of age vas answering the tele. v
hone 10 q most unpleasant ''sing- :
hrough-the-nose" sort Of way. max