The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

SAVIOR. where VITA shan ys 5s saitsdss
We cannot I've On past honor any mora
than ne can I've On last weeks food. We
must strive 4cr cur own pre-eIine1ce
and distinction as FAR as We are able we
must see Tor Our oqn power ard guidance
as standing Fl vital relation 10 God ard
man Then l0ok te our children reaching
out OF our best FOR something better n
them This Is the lie, .he fire. TIE anabi-
tion. The light OF man. for instead OF tia
fathers should be the children
Us Earsl@ sszzst
II was necessary for TIE world that
arts should Se invented ana improved,
hooks written and transmitted 70 POS
teritv. nations conquered ana civilized
Nov since the proper and genius motives
70 these and the ike great actions Torld
only influence virtuous minds. theTe
would be but small improvements n the
world were there not some common prin-
cipie OF action working equally with al
men And such q principle Is ambition
or q desire Of fame, By which great en-
do-ments are not suffered 70 be Idle ard
useless 70 the public We may further
observe that men OF the greatest abilities
are most fred with ambition, and that,
on the contrary. mean and narrow minds
are the least aetrated by f.
CATHERINE CUSEo.
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The words and experiences Of tha iIIus-
;rioas men and women OF ancient and
modern times prove that ambition was
the magnet that drew ont al the necez-
sary attributes OF the mind and body
that made them happy and great II the5r
chosen life work Alexandra, the coE-
oueror OF the world, claimed that sn1bi-
ton was the parent Of his success. De-
nothenes. the greatest OF al orators. Es5o
had 70 speak with the pebbles in his
mouth Is he stood by the ripping waters
20 try 70 overcome the inpediment n his
speech from childhood, which the world
thought vas 4 life afIliction. said
the word ambition car conquer L FOR
hirn IN this great age and tine, John
.. Rockefeller, the wizard cf finance,
Is IN the public eye OF al the world
Listen what he says. The nan who
starts out simply With the idea OF getting
rich won't succeed. You must have
large ambition There IS no mystery II
business SUCCESS" Therefore. let all true
optinists keep all the time this essential
attribute before the boys and girls of
to-day, who soon VIII be carrying this
world for the good or bad OF al mankind
that ambition Eill preach them on me
.sp round OF the ladder o. happiness.
wealth. and fame. and leave behind sn
h0nored name. O. B WEATLEX-
go street socfAssst-
Ambition is the motive power of Ire. Il
incites Us 70 action; II paints u glowing,
lur5d colors the picture o. success; z en-
ables rs 70 tread along the hot AID dusty
paths OF life without nsurmuriag. and. to-
patiently. II wea-ily. scale the dizzy, stony
mountain heights. Tor ever before Us
shines the goal Of our desires. Ike the
Lorlei Of old, turing Us. forcing Us on
And yet Fl the very fascination OF aBlbi-
tions dreams lies the peril, for aubi-
ton unrestTained Is as dangerous 70 hu-
nsnit~ as is the engine tha1 rushes madly
on without the guiding hand OF the en-
gineer- Stronger even than ambition Itself
should be the steady brain. the tender
heart behind that controls. but are not
controlled. for bounGless ambition lacking
poise and feeling has ever reached th9
pinnacle OF success only BY leaving II It's
wake z river Ct blood and tesrs.
At the door OF ambition lie many bless-
tnCs and many cursss. Tine and time
again Il has changed the map of the
world: Il has sent the light q Christian
fty into the darkest Of heathsn lands; 4
has raised the lowIiest frcm the cutters
OF life into the high places: & has made
monarchs and deThroned monarchs. Il has
given Us or grtat paintings. our iuven-
tons. our literature. our rare and hesuti-
ful melodies. But the sad side of the
picture - that 4 has also Eiven as or
--s-
and thieves and beggars. and 10 often
ambiuon-s scepter has swayed over the
! broken hearts Of women. the cries q
children, and the great sssthing mass OF
crushed and bleeding humanity.
Ambition Is Ike a strong and powerful
poison. There ars times and conditions
when 4 sets as 4 great stiruIsnt. bring
I inz health and renewed vigor- There ara
other cases where It's very presence leads
on only to death and destruction.
Il z BAILEY.
Tzz c0sunsa nd aozhzz&
A strange picture We make OF our way
20 our ehimeras. ceaSeiessiy marching,
grudginE ourselves ths tine for rest. IN
/ cefatsgable. adventurous pioneers L Is
Z true that we shall never reach the goal
/ Il IS even more than probable that there
I IS no such place. And II Es lived for
/ centuries and we're endowed with the
powers OF a god. ne should find ourselves
NOT much nearer Whist We wanted az the
end On. toiiing hands es mortals. Oh.
uRwearied feet, travelling ye know not
whittier. Soon. soon Il scans 70 YOU y0u
must come forth On sCrue conspicuous
| hilltop. and but a little way further,
against the setting sun, descry the spires
OF e Dorado Little DO ye know your
own blesssdDess. for 20 travel hopefully
/ Il better thing than 20 arrive. ana the
true success Is 20 lsbor-Robert Louis
Stevenson Mz pamela TAILOR GORE
1skazs PARK
n TIE HNYOTENTC