El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30

dine that viii make Us dream dreams
and see visions OF our high. noble,
splendid selves pursued BY = mahg-
uant fate from the cradle
We all like 10 think il we had been
less honest. less faithful. less con
scientious. we should have succeeded
better and that we have failed solely
because Of our virtue-but We haven't
We fail when we are too stubborn
or rigid TO adapt ourselves TO new
conditions, we fail because We are
too indolent TO bear the heat and bur
den OF the day-and cut work for
play We fail when we permit our
private concerns 10 fntrude on our
own precious ego crowds ont every
ones else. And we fail. when we are
untrue to our overwhelming intuitive
convictions
Take the case Of Woolworth. found
er Of that endless chain Of five and
ten cent stores. who died a few days
ago, leaving one OF the substantial
fortunes Of the country He took ad-
vantage OF that strong desire in ev-
eryone to get something cheap he
was the clerk in a village store. and
he saw the speed with which the bar
gain counter was emptied every time
il was piled with cheap merchandise
Nine clerks out OF ten would not
have had the vision TO see IN this con-
slant sweeping clean Of the bargain
counter LAE germ ALNLA " AAAAA q nus e
fortune could be developed But Wool
worth did-and made himself a multi
millionaire He saw that shop COM
posed exclusively Of bargains would
attract women-the bargain hunting
sex
No One Else Saw idea
He confided his idea to innumer-
able people, small capitalists who
boosted the couple Of hundred dollars
that would make tryout possible,
but none Of them saw It They all
belonged TO the safe and sane family
.of ultraconservatives- And they
frankly told WOODWORK that he wa
-'nutty" or whatever the slang equiva
lent happened TO be in the year 1879.
But that did not discourage Wool
worth; he had been at home when
fate knocked in the first place and
told him to take advantage Of the bar
gain hunting instinct in womankind.
So he began 10 save. a penny at
time, to carry out his great idea
And when he saved he did IL sanely
and intelligently; he did not starve
himself, but he stoically denied him
self everything not absolutely neces-
sary. He did not save and scrOoge
one day. or a week or month. then |
blow 1t all in" the moment a Feck- |
less impulse possessed him
He patiently saved his pennies, one
by one. TO try out the scheme to which I
no one would listen And he said IN /
after life that the most difficult thing |
in the upbuildinE Of the colossal for /
tune he amassed was the saving OF I
that first $50. penny BY penny.
This gave him the chance TO back /
his own hand. in very small way, ]
but he Won-won beyond the widest 3
visions that ever came to him, when ]
as a green country boy, just from the !
farm, he entered the village dry goods I
store. and on a salary Of $3.50 a week I
led the Girl who HnIman him ma ACe D
his fortune.
only please don't do that now. 80 .
years ago one could buy more meat !
potatoes and shoes for $3.50 than one /
can buy today.
But please do model yourself after /
WoolWorth TO this extent: When You l
have an idea for which there is a /
great basic reason, like the bargain I
hunting instinct in women, do not /
allow family or friends to wet
blanket IT.
If fate knocks at your door with a {
nugget and you see the way to mint {
It into gold. hang on TO It ike LIE /
preserver in a shipwreck- And save
your pennies TO carry it out. 900. II I
the money is not forthcoming from I
hopeful friends.
Omar the tentmaker said T. all when ]
he sang i myself am Heavel and I
He'll" And there you are with yorr I
destiny in the hollow OF your hand. /
choose? It is I'D 70 you. not to the !
greasy looking lady wlo claims to 1
be the seventh daughter Il sew /
enth SON
Has it never occurred to you that II !
these fortune telling people were ca ]
pable Of doing what they claim. Why I
are they open TO The arrows Of sick /
ness. poverty and death. the same as /
the rest Of us2 And why Z The 'un- /
known" is an open book TO them. as
they claim, why don't they sometimes !
anticipate a good wall street Tip. play /
fl to the limit and Tive happily ever I
after"
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