The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-07

the of mountains rivers and plains might have to
be overcome he made his mind to follow that line
with ties of wood and rails Steel and believing
ticay as he does in the power of mind over matter he
had not hestated to make the announcement which
had given his hosts visions of asylum. at best
santarium
This man. who destined for either. born
in Rochester, N Y. forty years last fall He
arrived with gold spoon his mouth in his veins
the sort of blood worth boasting-it may be blue for
all you 1 know-for his family bore good and
strong branches. His paternal grandfather Hambin
Stilwel. big in Rochester in his day. and
DIR. Arthur T. Person. who succeeded Spurgeon in
London. was uncle on his mothers side.
1t was for him the baby boy named. And it was
when this boy had reached the place where knee pants
and trousers meet-in other words, when he IA
that his father got caught in some financial storm ana
had his pockets turned inside by the wind.
Arthur. who had been a delicate child and lad got
his teaching from tutor, saw it time for him to
be up and doing SO he invested in small printing
press and business. solicited orders for
letter and the like during the day and set up the
type and the press evenings and before long ne
was clearing SIS week.
years previous to this his Grandfather stilwen
had day asked him the inevitable What are you
going to do when grow to be a MANI" and Arthur
without moments hesitation, had answered:
I'm going out West to build big railroad
So he his mind something bigger than
print shop but Necessity, who has NUMBER OF emil
dren besides Invention. changed his plans temporarily
and he fell in with good grace.
This good grace combined with energy plus. helped
him along well that it only little while until
he asked go the road for large stationery
house and he travelled through the East for several
girls in Virginia when he was 49, ,,
he in Kansas City, which then showed
signs the big boom" that along on schedule
time. and it hve-year setback running print,
might running yet but for an attack OF
typhoid fever. doctors advised change ana ne
went to Chicago, where introduced photo engrav-
ing the West later set sail ON the sea of life
For a few years it looked else would
have him over policy and pre- NIL UNI pat
he like rocket his new hne he m
vented of policies that still IN general use
and showed aptitude the business that before
left Is. he had been offered salaries in hVe
ngures.
company because of the crooked methods which then
obtained dealings and which have become mat
public record within the last few years The
speechless when this young man told him
he couldn't with them unless they cut out certain
But get along without YOU my young man.
said this Eminent Being when he came to- ~
"Of which 1 well aware" answered young Still
we'll But you will not be able to get along always
without making changes in these matters.
And today the Eminent Being probably wishes he
needed the advice of the youth
the youth had saved few thousands-some
twenty, believeand again he headed Westward.
this time to build his railroad!
And he had made investment in faith After SUI
with af1ict1on of the spine said
ncurabe he had, at the instance of friend.
the healer announcing his arrival that he
hadn't the least faith in him. but saying he willing
give anything trial The Scientist treated him in
accordance with the laws in that belief and completely
cured him Since then he has been a well man and an
ardent Christian Scientist.
1 in the beginning. he actually o
have resolved his religious belief into working
mula that fits his every move and method and mixes
with finance smoothly sugar mets in coffee And
pleasing the most radically orthodox among the
many strong-m minded men with whom he comes
tact it possesses positive fascination and leaves
deep lasting impress that compes thoughtful respect and
admiration.