Bisbee daily review., 1905-12-21
WORLD FAME ATTAINED
 BY PERSISTENCE
MEN WITHOUT BRILLtANCE ARE SUCCESSFUL BY STICK
 ING AT IT.

tANl FN Aa'
 Arago. the great French astromo- xser. tells us that he became so dis co1raged in the study of mathematics that he almost resolved to abandon his effort. He was just about 10 give up when he happened to notice some thine written or printed under The paper binding of his book. He nn- rolled the leaf and found that It vas d'Alemkert. The letter said: Go on sir. 20 on, The difficulties that won meet win resolve themselves as YOU advance. Persevere, ani tbe light will dawn and shine with inr creasing eleaTness upon your patn. This striking passage made an im- pression upon the young mathemau- clans mind which he never forgot. It was a perpetual spur to his ambi- tion. and came to him just Ia the nick of time. He resolved then and there that he would surmoant every difficulty. that he would become great mathematician himself. He frightened his grip and urged himself on until fame took him up and tolu the world the story of one or me greatest astronomers of his time.
 General Wilson told the writer
  that he was invited to dine at the White House only ten days before Lincoln's assassination, and in the evening they occupied a box at the theater MT Lincoln. as usual, paid but very little attention to the play, as he said he went to the theater to get rid of the office seekers for a few hours Arousing himself on this occasion from an apparent nap. ne slapped General Wilson on the shoui- der and said T want 10 tell you a story about General Granf and the mule When Grant was 4 younSstef the circus came to town and ne went to inc tanner and asged him for ticket. The hard-headed tanner re fused him. so GranY doing the MSt best thing (as l diff mysefl craAe6 under the tent Dhe ringmastz$had an ugly mule, and offered a Hze of a dollar to any boy who e~d. ridf the animal round the H withor being thrown of. QuAh numb
 Finally. young Gra~ventured Itj g-o,r bahind tb.. seatsv where he as ! viewing the show. and said to the . rin.rrnastar. I'd Ike to try that Idle- , ,Au' right said the ringI1asteI and i Grant got on md rode nearly ound 1 inc ring. but was finally thropl over . the animaFg head. The boy got up, threw of lis coat. and said. Let me . ,ry that asliz' This time r got on . : with his back toward the he'd of the | animal and clun4 with all is migs~
 in inc yaf and ib spite of. Il the an |. inai co6ld do, feld on ay won the dolIarI Now Isaid Lin6ln, Grant
 will do the safme at Rit mond. He | will hang on. He will nster give up.
 He will try again and sg:in, until he l. succeeds
 Rapsing on kls op of Grants I ! sttfog points. He did lot know how i N let go. Hel would keep pegging. .keles. un khed.
 The race sbdder. I have
 mind s, brilliant gradn-
 les of Ia years before a~ai5o pro at deal and of ::::'::: $: .::::, :::; ::;:: $: ]: cause u lack stcEiH% qualities. They were good scholars. Nsnd sthey imagined because they ranSSd hlsn in college~fhat they would TansN2a agh in life, without great effort. But t6ssSs lack the hanging-on quality. They dpaN not realize that tn practical life tkc race is to the plodder, and not nec- Asssrily to the swift. That is why
 many brilliant class leaders are Appointments to their friends The %lain is no stronger than its weakest link, and lack of perseverance, isi d fatal deficiency that nothing else will supply. -.rs t- .--- 1 Perhaps the greatest secret of sue cess is due to these sticking qualities. Grip conquers the WorId-the- faculty 1 of sticking and hanging on when everybody else lets go. It. is the five !, minutes more which wins the battle the dogged perseverance, the deter mination of never giving up until death or victory comes