The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-06-23

rive at the very moment the Little
Colonelr had banked upon.
II is we'll known truism that has
been elevated to the dignity OF a
maxim. that what can be done at any
time Will be done at no time. The
lfact OF the matter Is that those who
do the really big things in this world
do not stand shiverlng on the bank,
thinking of the cold and dreadIng the
danger. They plunge boldly In and
scramble through as best they may /.
iThe fellow who is perbetualiy calcu-
lating risks and adjusting nice
chances is the same fellow who Is
busy proving to himself that 81 and
81 Is o., while the bold operator
doesn't stop to figure how much II
makes, but grandly pockets the en-
tire 81.
Candidates will find that they have
no time 10 worry; work is now the
proposition with them. A man can
walt and doubt and hesitate and con-.
suit his brother and his uncle and mis-
cousins and his particular friends
until one day he finds that he has
lost 30 much time in consulting these
eminent authorities that the contest
is over and he has no time left toI
follow the excellent advice which they
so cheerfuily gave him. In nine cases
out OF ten, the same amount OF en-
ergy burned mp In postponing a task,
would have accomplished II In thel
first place.
Postponed Tasks Disagreeable.
Everyone knows how much harder
and disagreeable II Is to do the work
that has been put on what would
have been done al the time with pleas
ure, and even with enthusiasm. be-
comes a positive drudgery after It has
been delayed for days or weeks. Do
ing deed is like sowing seed. ri
not done exactly at the right time
the crop will be forever out Of sea-
son, or. more likely. there will never
be any crop at all. aa
Some one who evidently wrote |
from the bitterness OF experience has
well said the whole summer oil
eternity will not be long enough toll
bring TO maturity the fruit OF a de-
layed action" II a star, or planet |
were delayed one instant in It's nat
ural course, II might throw the whoIe
universe out OF harmony. All or
which IL worth considerable thought |
OF candidates who have determined
TO win prize. OF get in on this
weeks bonus. .t..
The man who acts promptly. |
though he makes a mistake, will |
eventually succeed where the pro-
crastinator fails. even though the lat
Ter have the better judgment There
Is no moment like the present. There
is no instant force and energy, gave
IN the present moment. The man
who will not execute his resolutionsi
while they are fresh upon him cam
have but little hope for them after
ward They will be dlssipated; LOST
In the hurry and scurry OF fresher
and more pressing opportunities.
"DO IL Now"
with apologies TO the man whoI
wrote Hustle and Grin" for a pub
lication called Common Sense. the
contest man wants to crib enough OF
the poem 20 infict on his readers.
with change OF two to make IL Mt
the contest proposition. Which
would make II read something like
this:
Sigh, and you attain nothing,
Work. and the prize Is won;
For a nervy man /
With backbone can
by nothing be outdone. /
Hustle. and fortune awaits you,
Shirk. and defeat Is sure,
For the scarlet and steel
or an automobile
Escape chaps who can't endure"
Which the contest man Is willing
TO agree is more truth than poetry
So it's mp 10 contestants to absorb
the truth. The contest man has tried
to explain that perseverance Is a
most desirable element in the con
test business. He has likewise and
also. Finished this days sermon OBJ
serve Il,
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