Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-16
WHEN is SUCCESS A FAILURE


WHEN is SUCCESS A FAILURE?
When You do not oNertop Nonr voca-
lirn. when NoH are not greater a
Aan than a lawyer. merchant, 4
fhvsician or a scientist.
When you are no cleaner. line
larger man ON account of Your lit'-
work.
When you have lost on Your Way up
- your fortune Your selfrespect, YOU
courage. Your self-con,rol. or any
other quality of lanhood
When ii has m,.de conscience an acs
Guser. and shut he sunlight out o.
your life.
When III" attainment OF Your ambi-
ton has bli@htea the aspirations an I
crushed the hopes of O. hers.
When Your hiehest brain cells have
l,aen crowded out of busin"ss by creed.
When all synpafhy has been crush
cd out of your nature by your selfish
devotion TO Your avocatiof.
Whom yon plead hat You never had
time to cultivate vonr friendships. pe-
likeness OF good manners.
When you have lived a double life
and practieed double dealing.
When it brings YOU no message OF
culture. education. travel or of oppof'
trnities To help others.
Nhen il dWarfs. cramps or inter
trres With anathcr's rigi :: when II
kinds you TO tho interest OF the maa
a the other end of 1he bargain.
When there is dishonest or a de-
ceitful dollar in Your possession: Whe2
your fortune spells the ruin OF widows
and orphans, or the crushing OF iha
opportunities Of others.
When the hunger for more money,
loro land. more houses and bonds has
erown to he your dominant passion,
When il has dwarfed you mentally
and morally. and robbed Non OF tn
81 slontanei1y and enthusiasm Of youth.
When i; has made you physical
Wreck-a victim of '.neryes and
moods
;.rd made YOU a traitor TO all Your
highest and noblest impulses.
When it has hardened YOU to ;he
needs and sutfcrin2s of others, and
made YOU a scorner of the poor ana
fortunate.
When YOU rob those who work TO
YOU of what is justly their due and
then pose as philanthropist by CON
II ibuin& a small fraction of your un-
jest gains to some charity or to the
endowment of some public institution.
I When the world is not the better
and richer for your life: when yo'l
lave boarded every dollar you have
made and have refused to help your
less fortunate fellowmen.
When you have used q hers as step
Ping stones to fortune and ignored
thor existence when your selfish end
were attained.
When in your climb 10 power You
have trampIed on duty. friendship,
love, honor. patriotism and all th
most sacred feelings of humanity.
! When your example has dragged
others down: whom your injustice an!
tyranny have driven men and women
u desperation, and destroyed their
7 faith in God and man.
When your absorption in your work
has made YOU practically a stranger
to your family
When your children do lot look up
on you as their best friend next t
their mother
When he nervous irritability "n@en
dered by constant work without any
relaxation, has made YOU a brute il
your home and a nuisance to th0s
who work for YOU
When your greed for money ha>
darkened and cranped your wife,s If.
and deprived her of needed rest ane
recreation. or amusement of any kline
When your narrow spirit makes yoi
CRY out. What was good enough To-
lie is good enough for my children,
ard you refuse to give them the edu
cation they crave. and which you ca,
amply afford.
When you have met your children
caresses wi repulses. and have dc
ried them the help Of your compa,
ienship and loving encouragement