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Show Self-made Men. One of our exchanges, in speaking ot the risu o( men to prominent positions posi-tions in public Wle, individuals whe have made ihuir marks in the world, ndvuucta some lJwua that may prove profitable to many of our youthful readers, if they will but read and digest them. It says: Some of the finest men in our land are those who, in common parlance, are termed "sell made" thin is, men woo have risen to good po&itious by their own unaided euargioe. But it u u iruib wnicn is sometimes overlooked that, whatever ttiere is valuable or ex cellbul about a man Comes primarily from hia own capacity, energy and industry. The mosi abundant advantage ad-vantage aud the most generous education edu-cation can never supply the lack ol brains, or implant innate power, or crnnoul perseverance. If they could, there might be somejustice in regard iug the academy or university as the ruviviil ot sell education, and in diHii.-guisfjiug rigidly. between the self-made self-made man aud Hie college-made man. : iim a dunce ia a dunce all the world over; and uuieea a man has ability or untiring encigy, which isau excellent substitute, he can never rise from the ranks. Thus, if a man is to become a superior mechanic or merchant or physician or artist, he must bo self-made, self-made, whatever be his advantages of trainiug or instruction. The force to overcome obstacles and the courage to lace difficulty, the ability to form wise plans and the energy lo execute ttiem, the patience to wait tor success, suc-cess, and the industry to secure it, must all come from within. Wilbouti theite, it, ia ot no avail that tha boy be placed iu the best mercantile bouse, that the apprentice be trained by the moat skilllul artisan, that the medical otudeul ho prepared by the nioBt learntd professors. It will all end in disappointment and failure, if he put not tns own shoulder to the wheel and work his way upward and onward. |