im, and give him great pleasure and delight. When a man knows his work
and does it with the enthusiasm of Nehemiah, it gives him joy and
enables him to exert a good influence. "That man is blest who does his
best and leaves the rest."

The world owes no man a living, but every man owes the world an honest
effort to make at least his own living.

SAVE THE BOY; SAVE THE GIRL!

Save them from bad habits and evil associations. Save them for useful
careers, happy homes and a glorious inheritance.

"If a blessing you have known,
'Twas not given for you alone,
Pass it on.
Let it travel down the years,
Let it dry another's tears,
Till in heaven the deed appears,
Pass it on."

Greatness: Goodness is the basis of that service that leads to
greatness. The keynote of that service is found in the words: "The Son
of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister; and to give his
life for many." The cross is the symbol of a service that is faithful,
even unto death.

"So live that every thought and deed may hold within itself the seed of
future good and future need."

Undertake great things for God and His glory and expect great things
from Him.

"Never trouble trouble
Until trouble troubles you."

Prudent, hopeful and enthusiastic are those who make the "desert to
rejoice and blossom as the rose."

Habits: A habit is a cable; we spin a thread of it every day, and at
last we cannot break it.

Thoughts leave an ineffaceable trace on the brain or memory.

"Sow a thought and you reap an act,
Sow an act and you reap a habit,
Sow a habit and you reap a character,
Sow a character and you reap a destiny."

A pretty oak tree is a beautiful emblem of the strength, beauty and
eminent usefulness of an intelligent and noble man. Train the head, the
heart and hand, and thus develop that strength and beauty of character,
that fits one for the most eminent usefulness.

A single aim means undivided attention and interest. Concentrate your
faculties on the particular work of each day, that later you may be able
to give your undivided attention to your chosen employment. All great
achievements have been won by those who have had a single aim. "Consider
the postage stamp, my son; its usefulness consists in sticking to one
thing, until it gets there."--Josh Billings.

Concentrate your energies and be master of your work. The world crowns
h