Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-19

WIZ struggles ana COnQuSIS. Fame,
honor, wealth and power are the laurels
which Success bestows.
The present century is replete with
examples of young men, who, alone and
unaided, have risen TO
! |: { ].
I@5SA the very highest PIN
Ia nacle of success in their
ITSA chosen callings. Here
E@& "a we have the striking
~ - example of the presi-
| IANG ~ dent of the largest
VgE%tY manufacturing corpora
S@aw.s5eV ton in the world, rising
to this position from one
of the lowest places in
the Company's service. Again, - the
young man who came to this country
over thirty years ago, penniless and
friendless, and who, during the first two
years, earned only 5000, working beside
a tank foul with the smell of OIL but
to-day, there is scarcely drop of oil
consumed in this country which has not
been purchased from his stupendous
organization, the Standard Oil Company.
In another walk of life, we see at the
head of great college, a man who
chopped wood to pay his way through
school.
The great captains of industry of to-
day were the poor boys of thirty years
ago. 1t was not a wealthy parent nor an
influential friend who started these men
on the road to fortune; they made their
own opportunities they fought their own
battles; they have won.
What is the secret of their success /?
What is that irresistible force which has
enabled them to overcome all obstacles,
to surpaSS their fellow-men? Every am
bilious young man is searching for this
secret. He believes that honesty, So
briefly, perseverance, and determination
are essentials III the foundation on which
to build successful career, and yet he
realizes that he must possess something
more than these mere prerequisites if he
would achieve conspicuous success.
Those who have studied the lives of
| successful men will tell you that they ali
possessed a certain force of character
the power to mould the opinions and
direct the actions of others. John D.
Rockefeller has often said that he at
tributes his success largely to his ability
to influence and control the minds of
men. How to acquire that power is told
by Mr.. Edward Box in his Lecture, sKevs
to Success, the most inspiring address to
young men ever heard from an American
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advice. He tells young men Just how
they can develop those qualities indis-
pensable to success, and win both money
and power. Every word is suggestive
and inspiring.
The Publishers of this Lecture, John
! D. Morris and Company, 1908 Chestnut
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that every ambitious young man should
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