The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-06-05
THE SUCCESSFUL MAN
Being an Grafton Delivered in the
Annual 0ratorical Contest n.
Carltoi,-The Author, K0ssuth.
Blomeyer. Won First Prize.


how noble in reason; how infinite in
faculty! in form and moving, how ex-
press and admirable in apprehen-
sion, how like god! the beauty Of
the world! the paragon of animals!"
Thus Shakespear portrays the high
worth of man. And when we recall
the great achievements man has
brought about and consider the mar
velous accomplishments of the recent
past, we, too, must say with the poet
that man is indeed similar to god.
For what would be great in this
world without man?
Different desires and different
ideals have dwelled in the various
mindG of these wonderful beinCs--men.
Yet in each real man we find a crav-
ing, a striving to rise up in this world,
to be successful man. However this
is the very pathway upon which so
many stumble, fall, and never rise.
Ask some people what is the one
thing that spells success and. they
will tell you environment. He who is
born in ease and comfort, and has
inherited the great advantages. But
it is recognized by many that our en-
vironment is largely what we make
it. No law of heredity determines
whether n man shall be small or
great. We have the opportunity TO
turn Cur stumbling blocks into step
ping stones. George Stevenson
could neither read nor write at the
age Of twenty, but with his name we
associate the development Of our
great railroad system. John Har-
ward was considered young lad of
no promie, yet he founded the great
college that bears his name. Other
great mer have fought their way I'M
der unfuvorable circumstances and
have won out. Thus environment
does not determine success OF failure.
Natural ingenuity is a ~reat thing,
but this alone can never take n man
to the heights of true greatness.
Men have lived who have possessed
this power, vet the world never knew
it. They failed to develope their tai
ent. What good can come from nat
ural powers if they are not develop
ed? Many men who are gifted trust
their ingenuity to carry them through
and are sorely disappointed.
Some men have tried TO obtain sue
cess by Filing up an enormous sum
Of hard silver and gold, and thus en-
able them To live in ease and COM
fort Rls ;s man with opIv lux,rv
81 man of real worth - Shoy mo ono
man wb1sr nam, has livnd tbrouch
history because he was a man of
riches mis- noyvof. oF ,rcur.I,Iotinr
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success Eut tho .,ost mai,ritv nj
mo ricbcst mon have ohtoincd tbeir
nosscssions nj tho avncrsn Of their
weaker brothers nave tramnIcd
roI,~b.ghod ovnr thoir follow. mon Is
n man considered oreal who ,,,mnIos
down the rights If soociotv to salts
fv his creed for gold9 Ne.a,. in the
annals of history has none alone
made n man grnot
Tct ms now Consider what ore somc
of inc outstanding nlomarts of tbat
higher plain Of trie greatness
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The man man who I hreets % tbis nr;ncinic
Vii hn - e";I,'ro tba ,o o"'S 'I i.aIp
II has n b;gb onnortunitv for e,ccei"
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qo,.vic , ro"dorod " pnc J" IN 10 nS;d dI
a,,o, c,,o,'h"ro. ",artTad H. wy "i,GI h'
b;s rou' at az nr;nt;n,r ana go ~
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iii ny ,,,;ttorimm ; - ~ vs. ,,,t ;
verse, Samuel +, r, Morse made il
possible nv a few clicks of nm instru-
ment to sound n message to the four
corners of the world, Thus he is
cxtolled for service rcrdered' What
made Abraham Lincoln the man he
was? The great sacrifices he made
for the sake Of his dear did rountrv
The greatest mon II historV have
chosen n life work through which thev
could best serve their countrv and
society.
Eniciencv Is the great word of the
twentieth century, Through il have
many great things been accomnlisbed
By efficiency the famous WRIGHT bro.
theirs. in mimicry of the mythical
Mercuriuy winged sandols on which
they assembled to the clouds and inter
mingled with the inhabitants of the
heavens. Through efficiency Edison
invented a machine that words take
up and re-echo the words Of man. Be
nothing short of the best. If the cal
ling is to high place in life or on
the lower levels, be second to no one.
True success lies in acting we'll your
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