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into line and rlderless but determined
 charged over the field, over the mules,
 through the fence, and the Federal
 troops were astonished few moments
 later to see bearing in perfect for
 nation more than regiment of rider
 less cavalry horses in charge in the
 line of battle. The enemy seeing them
 advancing mistook them for real caval-
 ry and fled in utter confusion. The
 well trained habit of these dumb an,
 finals had won the day and renewed
 the courage of the fighting men.
 At Marengo Napoleon ordered a
 drummer boy to beat the retreat. The
 gamin replied, Sire. do not know how
 to beat the retreat, DesaiX never
 taught me, but can beat the charge,
 beat it at the Pyramids, beat the
 old charge at Mt Tabor, and beat it
 at Lodi. can beat charge that will
 make the dead fall into line. "Then
 beat it then," and the real victor of
 Marengo was not Napoleon Boneparte
 but the drummer boy of Paris who
 had never learned the retreat.
 Another thing, my friends, don't
 trust to luck. This fellow is the most
 deceitful, most alluring, most disap-
 pointing scoundrel that ever made the
 acquaintance of humanity. Pluck is
 the fellow you want to know. He
 never fails if his good freind, Judg-
 ment, also stands near to direct his
 course. Never depend on genius. Pre-
 paration is what counts. Be master
 of detail, never above it. The real
 conquerer of Napoleon was not Well
 lington and Bleucher, but Baron Stein,
 the Chancellor of Prussia. When Ma
 poleon saw that this man was his
 enemy and was trying to unite Flu
 rope against him he demanded of Will
 fam that he dismiss him. The weak
 monarch of the Fatherland complied
 and Stein fearing assassination took
 refuge at the capital of Russia and it
 was from him that Alexander received
 his inspiration. Pluckily planning a coalition this German patriot exile used his great mind to accomplish what the politics and military of Europe failed to do. In the end he succeeded, and Napoleon Bonaparte died a prisoner at St Helena, as he said himself, a vic tim to Stein's indomitable will. Peace restored, his monarch replaced him in charge of the Chancellorship and under his direction the German School Sys- tenn was founded in cooperation with Baron Hardenburgh, as we'll as the University of Berlin, the largest edu- cational institution in the world.
 Never be ashamed of honest work. There is no degree of dignity in honest labor. All is honorable if it is honest. Therefore never look down on any man or woman whose employment does not happen to please you to adopt as means of making a livelihood. But for the thief, the gambler. the cheat. and the outcast have contempt, and pity, and sorrow. Never feel disposed to shun an honest man if poorly dressed. He is far above the gilded gambler wearing good clothes. Abraham Lin coin once wore a ragged coat. and He who died on Calvary was also poor. Wealth is pleasant if used to uplift hu- manity, and it's possessor is blessing to this world if he only remembers that God only used one kind of cay when he made mankind.
 The time has passed when success is measured alone by the amount offs worldly possessions one may accumu- 1 late. The day of political plumber is over. The great American people have had moral awakening and men ar e beginning to remember the command ment, Thou shalt not steal' The great President at Washington has shown that public office is a public trust, and that honesty and integrity are expected of every servant of the people as well as every man in private and business life And we are begin ming to realize that real success con- sists in living an upright life in any community where we make our homes, in being good citizen, developing and protecting good character that stands like stone wall behind good repu- tation. and in learning the great lesson in life that our brother has rights that we are not only bound to respect, but that it is our duty to respect, and if we find him weak, or ill, or disheartened, to speak kindly words and help him in sensible way to help himself
 But don't, my young friends, make the mistake that so often is made in thinking that indiscriminate charity is t he way to help mankind. Unthink- ing philanthroplsts both public and pri- vate have done more damage than good by the foolish use of aid. Help a man who is down to get up, carry a man who is i'll over his troubles, help him to help himself, but don't destroy his self respect, by giving him something for nothing. You do him an irreparable injury and leave him victim of kind ness, with ambition destroyed, self respect undermined, and independence of thought and action forever banlshed. But the man who helps another to help himself passes on the good work to oth- | CTS and makes the man and world both 1 better at the same time and in the same act. If you are charitable in any, thing be so in your judgment of other mems actions and weaknesses. You nave duty to perform to mankind hat no act of yours can shift. If you cannot approve of mans act, be care tul ere you say an unkind word, and ct his conduct measure up to this standard, ere you pass your critlclslng word.
 1st. Is it kind? End. Is it neces- iary? 3rd. Is it true?
 And in conclusion, go out into the