Evening star., 1924-03-16
WHAT IS SUCCESS?
WHICH JOB is BEST?

of stenographers is usually the most
efficient. while the prettiest is usual
ly the least efficient. This case was
no exception. However. the girl was
quick enough to realize that the.
young man had possibilities and was
a good catch" She thereupon set
out to catch him and succeeded. They
had a simple wedding and started
housekeeping in a modest way. =,
Questionable Investments. -
| AT first she was satisfied with what t
he could easily afford. However, in a.,
short time she wanted more and
| more. She had always dressed at
tractively. She knew clothes--but
| unfortunately this was about all she.
did know. She had few other in-t
terests. Thus she bought more andE
| more expensive clothes. Finding that
they did not satisfy. she bought ex-
pensive furniture for the house. Then.
| the house in which they lived did not
suit her. and she insisted that her.
husband buy, on time, larger house,
| in more fashionable neighborhood
| This soon caused him to spend his
entire salary and run into debt.
The first show down" came when
the head of the concern decided to-
sell an interest in the business tos
four of his department heads, includ-
| ing this young man. To the en-
| ployer's great disappointment, the
young man had no money with which
to seize the opportunity. Further,
when he went to his bank to borrow, ;,
the bank Informed him that his ac-
| count did not warrant loan. More.
over, the bank president knew that
he owed bills and was living beyond
his means. The bank president had a
wife and daughters, and he had often7
heard the young couple talked over.
at the breakfast table.
Domestic Assets.
The credit and success of a man
| have often been ruined by the ex-
travagance of his wife. On the other.
hand, the reverse is more often true,
Many a young man owes his success
to an economical wife, and the fact
that the bankers wife knows she is
economical is a help to him. Hence
the loans of many town banks are
determined by the family gossip and
by the remarks consciously or un-.
consciously dropped by the bankers.
Wife and children. Women often have
far more to do with determining.
credits than have Dun or Bradstreet-.
Hence, when selecting associates, re-
member that the wife is the most
important associate of all.
Fortunately, most women are real
helpers. The great majority of women;
are making their husbands success,
full. A wife can make or break a man..
Most successful men owe their sue
cess to their wives. Statistics would
surely show that mans wife is II.
| most important factor in his success,
and the next factor is a good family
of children. Moreover, statistics
would probably show that the women
| who have been the most helpful to-
. their husbands are those who have
i'stayed at home and made real wivess
Nothing spurs a man on to success
! more than a family of good children
1t may be difficult to rate statistically
! the true success of man, but it is,
not so difficult with women. There
are, of course, exceptions to every
rule, but as rule, the success of a,
| woman is often measured by the
number of good boys and girls she
rears to manhood and womanhood. y
Copyright, 1923. Fleming h. Revell Company
Published in this newspaper by arrangement
with Babson Institute. Babson Park, Mass. j.