The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-18

""J uP eihVubu lIibl SciOOi anu Sol-
lege until in 1899 he took his A. L. de.
gree from Union College, Nebraska,
and struck out in the world FOR a
place. At Battle Creek he found job
Of learning linotype at the remark
able figure, in these days of II. c. L.,
OF two and three-quarter dollars per
week.
The Training Of Poverty and Toll.
Some one congratulating Don Cam
eron, senior, the illustrious senator
from Pennsylvania of the civil war
period, upon the marvellous success ot
his son, whom he lived to see sue.
ceed him to the United States senate.
and made the second effort which
brought this reply;
while take just pride in the life
and progress OF my son, Donald, still
fear often for his true success
since l know that he has never known
the blessings Of poverty"
He was right. No wealth or training
can take the place Of stern necessity
The pampered sons and daughters OF
the rich are to be pitied more than to
be enyied. The story OF Washington
the widows son, of Jackson the or
phan outcast and OF Lincoln, the
child OF want and sorrow, declare and
prove this. An illustriouS American
telling the story OF Lincoln says OF
the appearance OF the stepmother in
the Lincoln home:
She brought provisions. dishes
cloth for clothing, needles to sew with
scissors TO cut. she WAS a good cook
And best OF all had three books. I'll
o this time Abe (about eight had ney
n worn shoes or cap. She made him
noccasinS, and also a coon-Skin car
With a dangling tail. She taught Abe
ind Sarah TO read, their own mother
having taught them the alphabet. She
told them Of Washington, and Jeffer
son. Of the great outside world, OF
towns and cities, of the capitol al
Washington and of the government
VI the United States. And they learn
NJ to repeat the names of these stateS
md write the names out with a burn
sick on slab And little Abe Lin
'o'n and his sister Sarah were happy
Is it not a pity that every boy on.
~iil in America might not read thps
lords and understand them?
Young Johnson found that by rlt
rg his meals TO two a day he COW.
,nv for his room and board and hap'
'cn cents left at the end OF the wecf
''Or two years in this biggest printer,
y Michigan nc made the Mergenthal
Ne his pet, books his companions, aN'
opt before him just ono aim: "Ever-
- 7 must beat my own record" sal
VI. Johnson:
Il do not know where I found IN
nth or the spirit unless il earn
ON my patient, ever toiling mothe'
ut in that printshop there stood on
'efore my eyes the words: Suffer nov
hat tomorrow may be all that yol
yish.'"
There as a lad he learned the thin
nat has been the very keystone OF h.
wonderful success; "lf there arc Nv
hs to do, do the mean and hard joi
lrst."
or to the Land of Promise.
1t the end OF two years the boss sai
Johnson, you have moved up from a
prenticed printer at s2.75 per Wee.
the best paid man in the shop; wi
you want to leave me?" The rep
s, a friend Mr.. II. G. Spauldi'
Is me Of the need OF a modern sh,
Beaumont, Texas, and as 7 am i
"ested in having shop OF nay oY
u also in oil, had better go" l.
mt, and in a little while learning q"
paper and printery which had gon
the wall in Durant, Oklahoma, l.
rned his back upon six thousaT
lar q year position in Houstol
nxas, 10 buy what seemed a lot {
INK In Durant. Destiny with 4 bi
tick lies in wait just around the COZ
cr for every man, but too many me
i'll not let it hit them. johnson &c
waited but not in Durant, wither II
arted. He had been reading about
! Michigan, he was In the midst q
y at Beaumont and he was ful {
e should be the master. In order 70
'stiny to hit a man, the man mus
t ready for that hit through ycar
training. Johnson in getting bac
beaumont stopped off q train !
rlmore. His foot felt something [
dnge texture under II and lookin
'wn he saw It was rock or natur
phalt. Where did this come from
iked the Beaumont printer. "Wha;
at stun," said u native with q tire
%" "the hills and hollers all abou
re are just stacked with that stuff.
Ihat stuff I knew was the very bas
petroleum.. where asphalt was, pe
ro!eum could not be far away; an,
ght there and then 1 said, her
nd no other place shall be my home.
aid Mr.. johnson. In q few day
rough the encouragement Of Mr.
pauldlng he had been placed at tn
cad of the Ardmore Commercial Clul
new business blossomed out OF
Washington street in Ardmore and tn
'ealms OF unadulterated democrac!
lere amazed, outraged and speeches
hat mild hammered young man ha'
1T up republican newspaper in th'
metropolis of southern Oklahoma.
Standing by His Guns.
Henry Watterson has said that if thu
iorld wishes to see the best exhibi
on Of unadultered grit and uncon
minated courage let it take its eye
I the fields of blood and look upol
few thousands OF Vermont demo
ats or of Texas republicans WHIT
ave year after year come up bedor
militant and overwhelming foe. t
wiped from the face OF the politi
NJ earth, only phoenix like to ap