Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-08-29
(By John A. Howland)


tone, has asked me where, out of
the myriad callings In which men
start out with ambition to an end
that shall betray them at the last
where is that definite one line in
which ambition may expend itself to
the md of full and ripened life of
satisfied contentment with its ac-
complished success?
There Is no one such infalllble
line of endeavor for any one in
dlvldual ever born and. trained to
civilized lifel Burdette, the humor-
ist, years ago explained why this
statement is true and his explanation
is as good as any other | ever heard
or read:
God allows sin and discomfort to
rule the world in order to keep the
angels from wanting TO emigrate"
IL is one OF the ironles of fate that
II is the young and untried man who
is charged with choosing or accep-
ting his occupation in life, virtually
that he may discover at the end
whether he likes It or not" Ask
the first mature man you meet who
has a son In school--ask him II he is
intending to have his son grow up
20 the profession or trade or busi-
ness which he himself has followed
all his life.
this Is one OF the supreme tests
of the mature mans real sails |
faction with himself and with his
calling In life. IL is remarkable |
how few men there are In any walk |
OF life who are willing TO say that |
they would choose for an only son
that path by which they have
reached either failure or worldly |
success. or II the father be willing
TO make this choice for HIS son, how
many sons there are who refuse to
accept Il.
Ordinarily that man who has
made much money In business would
thtti MS oon iol bho VI Nht NV
feSsions. That men swho has strug-
gled through a profession which has
doled his living out to him ls most
likely to choose business career
for his son. which is one OF the great
forces that tend TO keep
the equilibrium OF the world Seek
la a, 0or tha ca,sa 90 thIa layaltpa, In
iiuence II will be found always In
that one 'word-disconten In
some way something has not salts
ned ambition. Ways 10 II. means TO
he end. success or failure-some-
hing has been lacking,
"What am | going TO dor" Is that
Inevitable question which comes to
he young man In any position In
ife. II a dead father shall have
eft him siO0.OOO,0O0 as legacy
10 must ask what he IL going To do
With g. II n father shall have LIT
lin penniless he must AK himself
low he shall acquire at least n ,
VI HlNufl must w hi' .
passport IN the world.
But when the question Is asked by
he young man who has everything
O gain, he must ask the further
question. what have | 10 do II
Vith9" A man with a wood chop I,
'er's AK asking whether he should
mt wood or sink a shaft to coal :
led 600 feet below him would he
fool II he should have only a
lick and attempt 20 become a wood
hopper. society would put him In
madhouse.
l am chary always In referring o.
he young man TO some OF those old, :,
asic truths of right living, the a
urslng OF ideals and holding fast q
y them though the heavens fall \
lost OF them have fallen into dis !.
epute because OF having fallen into =,
isuso and because of didaetle aud -
ypooritical pratings by the man b,
'ho breaches one thing aud who n,
oes another But / had that rare y
not long ago OF talking .,
nth a business man who had Just N,
rawn checks for $4,000 In pay .,
lent OF outlawed debts which the n,
.w said he dldn't owe. aud Il am
Judge OF men 100000 or $500.
10000 would not have bought the
lok that was ia that mans face NJ
r taken the ltght from his clear y
ray eye Here was man. too.
no, failing once In his business A.,
fe, would have his son pursue that ot
ne OF work 20 which he had lent "a
Ignity aud honor by one individual
4 OF honestyl Would you ask =
hys
/ have told that young man who