The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-08

this man OF God has done. And wonder
what they think about him praying TO
God In his time OF trouble. Something for
them TO ponder over. Don't ever forget,
young man, that there's God behind ev-
cry good undertaking, be IL great or small
and the man who recognizes that power
will find himself more in accord with the
work or this world.
Whenever a pesimist tries TO discourage
you I'm any undertaking, always remem-
ber that as a rule they are.an insincere
and selfish lot OF folks When everything
moves along smoothly they are content
enough with this world but when things
jar a little and chafe, then they begin TO
whimper and cry sout about fate and the
grinding condition OF this life.
'You'll never be troubled very much with
their notions II you will always bear In
mind that most all pessimists would be-
come optimists II you could only give
them one more stomach and throw in
gizzard.
I never knew OF pessimist ever pro-
ducing much for the good OF this old
world. II Charles Goodyear had been OF
that kind OF a makeup, we would more
than likely be going round still with wet
fleets every time there's a spell OF wet
weather. He would probably have worked
one year In his endeavor to discover the
process by which crude rubber could be
vulcanlzed and thereby made OF CONNER
cial value, and then have given 1t up in
despair.
But he believed any great blessing was
worth a lifetime OF labor and patience IL
need be, and so he kept at work until
people look upon him as a harmless lu-
matte. and accused him OF neglecting his
family because they many times knew
what extreme want was. But he worked
on, and after ten years OF comparative
failure. he at last made the discovery that
has proven so much OF a blessing to hu-
manity throughout the world, thereby
giving us preventative against sickness
that has proven more substantial than all
OF the mind cures and Christian Science
safeguards that have ever been invented.
The Banigans and others could make
millions OF dollars by the use OF his in
vention, but they had no hand in the Gre
ating OF II.
What could our great Franklin have ac-
complished with pessimistio nature tied
10 him? He was the grandest example of
patience as developed through a conf
dence i'm the divine plan OF the universe
that we find anywhere
II ELI Whitney had been a pessimist we
might be paying forty cents a yard today
for cotton cloth instead of ten cents But
he was an optimist, and that enabled
him 10 produce the cotton gin. which was
the main factor that paid off the indebt-
edness OF the Southern states. and gave
millions OF wealth to our nation He never
as a boy was ever found whining about
the condition OF things. He accepted all
conditions and made the most of them.
Fulton might have completed his steam
boat IL he had been n pessimist. but n Is
more than likely that another man would
have received the honors that were his.
He had the right kind OF courage and
succeeded
The poor women who earn their living
by the use of the needle might still he
working under the old style by the mid
night oil, if Elias Howe had not posses-
sed the right kind OF determination 10
back up his genius when he invented the
sewing machine. He must have had his
patience tried some when the poor women
that tried TO help cried out against his
invention because they thought IL would
deprive them or work. Poor del,tded
mortals! But his courage pushed Il. fin
ally. TO the front. and now we all know
what blessing II was and Is.
How much OF pessimist can a man be
after reading about Alvan Clark. OF Cam
bridge Mass, who revolutionized the
process of manufacturing lenses for
great telescopes. so that you can see
stars 10 beat all. Why. the one for the
Spence Observatory at Los Angeles.
California, required two years OF gridins
and polishing before Il was complete
and its 81 was forty -one inches. What
an example % patience and confidence.
Could Richard NJ. Hoe have been n pes-
simist. who nearly despared before ne
succeeded In completing his printing
press that now supplies thousands ~
people with the daily news an In the
same hour. turning them or like leaves
blown from an autumnal forest?
IL was sthe master mind of an optimist
who invented the air brake for the raIi-
roads 80 that we might ride as fast as
We want TO and yet be reasonably safe
because the train can he stopped so soon
This In some ways n n greater blessing
10 mankind than we give Il credit for
every year. Mr.. Westinghouse never
grumbied at fate. hut kept busy with
matters that he had In hand and let fate
take care OF itself
Mr. Philip Armour with his ive
brothers would long since have thrown
overheard their packing business n they
had been bred-in-the- bone pesslmists
But they weren't. and they are still az
the old stand. putting up into tin cans
meat eftet4si.-fer the millions
Probobly ~ Horace r.. O.affin. OF New
York. had had a narrow conception OF
lfe he would have stuck 10 measuring
of cloth by tho yard down I'm Milford.
Mass all Of his life. but e didn't have
n narrow idea OF things When n school
boy he told his teacher that he wanted
90 be merchant and therefore. he