El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-08
Handicaps Are Aid To Success
Men Who Have Become Great In
Tartably OYereame Great Dir
ficulties; Hustle Is the
Best Asset.
By Madison {. Peters.

XToUR destiny does not depend so
much upon your environments as
upon yourself
Many a young man imagines II he
had only been blessed with the sur
rOundings OF wealth and the benefits Of
culture he would have been some
body; but compelled TO toll for his
daily bread. he cannot be other than
what fate decreed-a poor, unknown
man.
No my boy, if you are a real man. if
you realize the possibilities Of your al
most Infinitely endowed manhood. If
YOU are not satisfied with your condi-
ton. If YOU grasp the fact that to you
nave been given powers by which you
may over come every obstacle and that
you have wings strong enough to bear
you far above your surroundings and
you are willing to put forth your
mighty strength, you need not remain
where YOU are: but IL YOU do. don't
blame Fate; blame YOURSELF
Some Of Those Who Have Risen.
CaH the roll Of some familiar famous
Americans: they were the sons OF poor
and obscure parents:
benjamin Franklin rose from penny
roll eaten in the streets Of Philadelphia
, to worldwide fame as scientist and
statesman.
Patrick Henry. from bartender to or
ator Of the Revolution
Stephen Girard. from cabin boy to
founder OF a great college.
Henry Wilson from cobbler's bench
to the vice presidency.
Orlando B. Potter. the penniless boy,
became the author Of our national
banking system.
August Belmont worked Up from er-
rand boy to great financier-
Thomas Edison, from newsboy to the
worlds greatest inventor.
Peter Goelet. from inn manager to
founder Of a famous fortune
Jay Gould as a boy once sat weeping
by the roadside because he had nothing
to eat
John Jacob Astor bartered cheap
back
Horace B. Clanin rose from country
storekeeper to dry goods king.
William Rhinelander. from crockery
shop to founder OF a famous family.
William r. Havemeyer, from sugar
washer to sugar king
Cottage Contributes More Than Caste.
The cottage has contributed more
than the caste to the making OF man
hood.
Poverty. instead Of pinching. dwarf
ing and shutting a man up. rather en-
larEes. ennobles him and sets him free.
The country has given birth to more
great men than the city. and the Uni
the best scholars.
Born in hangers OF poverty and era
died in obscurity were the worlds seers
and sages-
Columbus was the son Of weaver
and q weaver himself
Mahomet. who changed the face OF
empires was camel driver
Copernicus. who introduced the mod
ern system OF astronomy, was a bakers
son.
Stephenson. inventor OF the Iocomo-
tive. and Watt perfectOr OF the steam
engine, were both OF poor and humble
origin.
Shakspere was the son OF a wool
carder and Burns was a plowman-
You have no right TO be discouraged
on account OF adverse circumstances
or feeble abilities. The giant oak in
the forest was once an acorn. kicked
about by the feet OF passing swine
Being Handicapped m Advantage
One of the winning forces in life con-
sists of being handicapped
Genius has rocked her biggest chill
dren in the cradle OF hardship
1t seems that an essential condition
OF success is the necessity Of working
hard and farinS meanly.
Those who begin With fortunes gen
orally lose them; those who begin life
on clutches will always limp
Let no vision haunt you Of some old
uncle or aunt or some unheard Of rela-
tive conveniently dying and leaving
YOU a trifIe Of $4,000. with which you
NAV earn 500, 600.
Grapple like n man and you viii be
4 man All things come to him-not
who waits, but who hustles while he
waits.
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