The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1915-03-11
APPLICATION AND
ENERGY WILL WIN
Bad Luck Comes From
One Failing in Doing
His Duty
Commissioner Peck Tells
About Successes
and Failures
(By T. F. Peck J

leCt, want OF energy ana sllpsDo'
methods in farming, / have jus
had a man inquiring about stool
food that will make his stock fatten
He feeds and waters his stock jus
when he feels like it, feeds just wha
happens to be handlest, in filthy
feed boxes and his stalls are neg
lected and filthy. No stock pow
ders will do what he wants while ht
feeds and cares for his stock as ht
is now doing.
We also have people looking fol
corn and other field seeds that will
make abnormal yields. Such PEG
pie will be doomed to disappoint-
ment until they are willing to dc
their part in the preparation and
cultivation of the soil.
Much has been accomplished in
improving varieties Of seed for vari.
GUS crop. Such seed planted in a
well prepared soil With proper cult.
walton W Il produce better crops
than poor seed with the same prep.
aration and cultivation, but the per-
son will be doomed to 1isappoint
ment who is looking for something
that will give them satisfactory re-
suits without intelligent effort to do
their part.
| hear men talking about their
bad luck, and contrast the differ
euce in Their fortunes with others
who started life under less favorable
conditions. They attribute it all to
bad luck, But if you will inyesti
gate his record, the one complein
ing is the one who failed to do his
part when it should have been done.
In many cases young men of inHu-
entail families expect that influence
to carry them over rough places.
Family il fluence will no doubt at
ford opportunities, but will not do
the mart that the individual alone
can DO.
The man who shirks his individ.
ual responsibility or fails to do the
best of his ability the tasks assigned
to him will not make any marked
success III life.
People who do things worth while,
who employ Others to serve them,
have methods of finding out their
most va uable, dependable and pro
cu.t.,r 'np.oStes, and it stands to
...a $50 I..t viii pr mote tn
4 -.rl - att y may have their
s.''c.o va broader field
Our lftator has given US intelli
Z ncf; lie has given W. health; he
has filed the way with unlimiL q
oppulrunti, $. Nothing has bten
left undone by an All Wise
Providence for our happiness
and prosperity, if we will do our
part. We may attribute varied
fortunes and circumstance of our
people, and the success or failure on
our part OF that of our ancestors, to
the way in which We have discharg
.d our Legations, in doing our
part 49,
lain 1T III fail because we de-
cline to do the the things within
our reach and aspire to something
.hat we think ia more to our liking
cous' qu' nee we mark time
while Others are moving on and tax.
rg opportunities that will not re
urn. /
Mountains are scaled only by a
.Dilsome journey. Those who
mount their towt ring SUBMITS and
ook upon the grandeur and m jestv
lnfolu,d by the broader range of
,ision are reaping their reward for
heir labor. If we would succeed
We must make up our minds to do
veil the things within our reach.
Zach successful accomplishment
US one round high on the
ADDER of our ambition, the topmost
.ound of which we may hope /
o reach if we are willing
o plant our feet firmly by
uccessful accomplishments on :
ach round as we mount upward to
mr. arnhition'a coal.