Keys To Success

Agesiang, king of Sparta, b.eing asked what things he thought jnost proper for boys to learn, very appropriatelv replied, "ïbose things which they shoukl praolice when they becoine tnen." The world-remwned Rothsohüds ascribe their suocess to the ibllowing rules : 13e an off-handed man - make a bargain at onoe ; never have anyfhing to do with an uuhicky man or plan ; ba outiouB and bold. David Ricarde, the celebrated political economist, had what he called bis own three golden rules, tha observance of which ho qsed to press on his fnends. They were : ííoeo.r to refuse an option when you can get it ; cut short your lossea ; let your profits; run on. Stephe.o Q-:.rard,, the Philadelphia milüouaire, wheti recuestad to furnish incidents of bis life, replied: My aetiong must rnake my life. John Jacob Astor's fundumental maxim was : Tako care of the cents - the dollars will take care of themselves. John Fredly's never-varying motto was : ''Sel,f dopendence and soif-reliaoce." Nioholas Longworth, oí Cinoinnati, who paid the largest tax (2t,000) of any man in AmerioBj said : "I have al.ways had these tliings bafor rno . ]Jo what you undertako tboroughlv ; be faithful in all aocepted trusts." P. T. Uarnum, tlio noted exhibito'.1, aaoribed hiü success in aceumulating $1,000,000 in ten yenrs to the unlimited use of printers' ink. Rnbert Bonner, who has made a fortuno in four years out of the New Yor-k. Ledg.tr, attributes his sucnoss ontirely to "persistent, repeateá and generous ad.yertisiug." '-Mi'. Speaker," siiid John ■Randolph, "I have found the philosophcr's stooe ; it is, 'Pay as yoü go.' " Savin was late'y aked to conlribute to foi,eign iiiissions. " Jot on any account," said he. " Why not! " asked the eollector, " the object is laudable." "N it isn't," replied Savin, "not half so rnau.y people go to the devil now as ough.t to," - MM-44 - #-fr-- Atnong the clap-trap gtoniea which the abolition press have pat forth sinoe the eleetion, is that f a -soi'lier who went to the polls and voted, with this rem:!rk : ' I voto ns ï fought." Wouldn't it be a good idea for the Loyal Leaguers and their aclherents,, tü "fight as they havo vöted." A St. Louis paper says : "Tbexe ,are lot lesa than 200,000 f erso-js iu Missouri this day who are jittle better than paúperí, uot knowing wheie tp gctfood ;o luaiiit&in (.hum through the winter." Be not tfiroütod at a jevSÍ. If one .hrovv si.ilt at thee thou wilt receive uo larin, inileca thou hitst sore jiluces. '