The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-03-17

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that IS fail Of optimism. II L con-
stantiy bidding US 20 ahead it
knows no obstacle Il brooks no
fatluresit carries with II the alb
solate guarantee Of speess:
Permit me 70 quote iron, AM adyer-
tisehent recently clipped rom a
dairy paper The Wanamaker
cuisines has grown Tor, fiEty years,
ald today BY right mot lnerely at
discovery, but OF service, is a force
of great activity and originality IN Il
world commerce. This business has
Grown from store family 81 two
partners and three employees s-fton
one days business .a1nopHting to
S24.67, Of which S24,eQgwa e2pedl7
ed for advertising from a stock OF
few hundred dollars worth of
cl9thing stoeks-from a mustard
seed OF mutality: The business has
grown to sore family whose cea5
81 reaches a maximum of over 155s.
600 to a days business feqlArilg.
over $4,000 deliveries. to stocks to.I
falling over fourteen million dollars
Ito a wide spreading tree OF mutual
BENEFITS. The purpose grew out fotI
i boys VISION otsa different bust-i
ness from any that existed; OF al
higher motive than that OF mere
cash profit; OF an dtNacinlatlngI
;ystem; OF accuracy in word and
print" This advertisement bears
put the statement that the chrner-
stone of business success ia traith.
Now, what is the relation OF char.
lcter to business? Do you know
hat tits possible to measure d mans
,hafacter by his business: Do youl
tnow that every man who cohducts
! business leaves to a greater or
ess extent according to his ability
the imprint of his character upon
i? What is character, any how?
Character and reputation are some
lines thought to be synonymous.
There is vast adherence, however,
,etween the two. Reputation ISL
What men think you are. A mans
lie lives may be good, he may
pe we'll thought Of, iaw-abidingi
itizen, and YET be absolutely lack
ing in character. You know men OF
lhom If. | should ask you your
plnton, you, would say: 'Rebnta-I
ion is good, butI realty can notsssy
nything about them. 9but''-antl
here you stop, you can not go be-
'ond that 'but;" YOU don't Know,
nut You have your private opinion,
Character istspot what men think
-ouS are, hut ,what you Eealy are.
}hafacter is not the'a product OF
thcfs; opinions 81 YOU oh. no,
GU can no; get 1t that way; heithqri
an you buy it with all the gold and
liver offthe world. CharactersSare !
Juilt individually, each hys himself
nd each for himself. Now, since
te must all be builders, let.as take
took OF our ABILITIES, Of our desires,
+ our plans. Possibly we may
ave a vision in our minds eye OF
nu6.e character Of the past, or Of
he present, and we desire TO emu
tie the example he has set. In or
Ter that we may see how important
his charac;er.building is, we Will
make comparisons.
Possny one or more of the younsl
nen before me may decide that their
'ocation in life is to he an archi-
ect. You zee great Things in store
or yourself in the future, possibly
.ou have looked around the campus
,ere. and as you have thought OIL
he needs of West virginia Wesley |
n, you have planned building I'M
orr own mind, and you have
hought in the future, that somehow
.ou might in some way see that
iream realized. You have even SCI
lected the SPOT, and you can. see that
3uliding sitting wight there Will
zou pardon me If ,dtgress for p
moment here, and tell you that 1t is
possible to make that dream come
true? DR.. Doney has had dream
jim fact, several Of them-and they
ire all going to be realized Why
10 | say that? Because he has the
power within himself to bring toI
PASS that which he desires, we
must answer our own prayers-hyI
work A humely illustration will
serve to bring cut my point. You
have all heard the story of the old
solored man, who said he sure never
lid have much luck. when he prayed
to the Lord to send him chicken,