The progress., 1904-12-24
after having

cia, where men who seek to rise are cut
down and trampled upon and womer
given education only upon their con.
senting to life Of degradation"
The study of his life should be ar
inspiration to every young man and
woman in America.
"Lord help me to take fewer things
into my hand and to do them WE'LL" Is
a prayer recommended by Paxton Hood
to an overworked man. It is = prayer
that many Of US need to repeat. Most
of ug undertake to do too many things
The failure Of the average man and
woman is due not to lack Of ability,
but to lack Of concentration.
Energy and ability are not enough;
they must be concentrated on some
steady, unwavering aim, or the possess
or may not make even living.
A Harvard Failure.
A young man who gave promise Of
q brilliant future was graduated with
honors from Harvard college. He was
handsome, agreeable, magnetic. full OF
vigor and vitality. On leaving college
he first tried his hand at literary and
editorial work. After a short trial he
abandoned it for the teaching profess
sion. He tired of this and became q
superintendent Of schools. This was
given up in favor of the management
of the advertising of publication. He
next became interested in mining, and
offnr ho mao r{od ~ that triad cov,n a
thing else. He has passed IL years In
this way, going from one thing to an
other, never focusing on one thing long
enough to succeed in It. At the present
time he has no settled pursuit. no sure
position or salary, and is often hard
pushed to pay his weekly bills.
1T 6 the man who carefully ad-
vances step by STEP" says Alexander G.
Bell, with his mind becoming wider
and XaGer, and progressively better
able to grasp any theme or situation
persevering in what he knows to be
practical, and concentrating his
thought upon it-who is bound to sue
coed in the greatest degree"
It was making specially Of one sub
ject that raised William Mckinley to
the presidency of the United States.
When he was elected to congress Pres
ident Hayes said to him: You must
not make a speech on every question
or bill introduced; you must confine
to one special thing. Why
not take up the subject Of the tariff?"
With these words ringing in his ears
Mckinley began to study the tariff Ques-
tion, and soon became the foremost
on it. The day on which the
tariff bill was passed must
always stand as the supreme moment
Of Mr.. McKinley's congressional ca
reer.
Broad Education Necessary.
1t Is an erroneous idea to think that
the specialist must be narrow or one
sided. On the contrary, he should have
the broadest possible education, but he
cannot afford to dabble In many things
outside of his particular field and still
hope to achieve important work.
''Mr. A. often laughs at me-" said
young American chemist, because
have but one idea. He talks about
everything. aims to excel in many
things. but I have learned that IL
ever wish to make a breach l must
play my guns continually upon one
point"
This man, when an obscure school,
master. used to study by the light of
,ine knot in log cabin. Not many
7ears later he was performing expert
nents in electro-magnetism before
English scientists. and subsequently he
vas at the head Of one of the largest
scientific institutes of this country. He
vas none other than the late Prof.
Henry. Of the Smithsonian Institute,
The whole secret Of achievement In
my line Of work is epitomized In one
erse sentence in the scriptures-"He
lid 1t with all his heart, and pros
'ered." oRIsoN SWEET MARDEN.