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cheeks, and eyes wet with tears, when 

 the watch was presented in these words: — 



. Bro. France, take this beautiful token 

 of our appreciation; wear it next your 

 heart; and may that heart long- beat as 

 faithfully and steadily as the little balance 

 wheel inside; may your face ever be as 

 bright and shining as this beautiful case; 

 and may your days be as full of "good 

 ■works." 



There was a pause of a few moments 

 that Mr. France might respond, but he 

 had been too deeply touched — was so 

 completely overcome as to be unable to 

 utter a single word — and when the speak- 

 er saw the situation he continued: — 



Bro. France, we have tried to fill your 

 cup of happiness to the brim; now we 

 wish to make it overflow. Away in that 

 far Western home of yours is a loved one 

 who, with bright brain and nimble fingers, 

 looks well to the ways of her household. 

 And we have been led to believe, that 

 were it not for those nimble fingers, and 

 the wise guidance of affairs in your ab- 



sence, it would be impossible for you to 

 properly fulfill the duties of the office that 

 you now hold. In view of this we esteem 

 it a rare pleasure to also remember that 

 faithful helpmate of yours — your wife. 

 We have, for her, a dozen solid silver tea- 

 spoons. On the top of the handle, in old 

 English script, we have had engraved the 

 letter F. On the underside of the handle, 

 in smaller script, are the letters N. B. K. 

 A. Take them to Mrs. France, and pre- 

 sent them with the compliments of the 

 National Association. Tell her not to 

 "keep them just for company." Have her 

 use them every day, just as you do your 

 watch, and, when your hand supports one 

 of these, so easily, so lightly, remember 

 that, in a like manner, back of you stands 

 the whole National Association, and that 

 it can and will support you just as firmly 

 as your hand can support one of these 

 little spoons. 



At the close of the presentation, the 

 speaker moved an adjournment, when 

 the members at once crowded around 

 Mr. France and showered upon him their 

 heartiest congratulations. 



EXTRACTED DEPARTMENT. 



LLLMLNT5 OF 5UCCLSS. 



What Constitutes Success, and How it 

 May Be Attained. 



We hear 3 great deal about success, 

 but who can give an accurate definition? 

 What would be success for one man, 

 would be failure for another. Is there a 

 definition that will apply to all men ? I 

 came across one the other day in the 

 National Home Journal that pleased me 

 greatly, as 1 think it comes pretty near 

 to filling the bill. Here it is: 



"Success is the attainment and preser- 

 vation of a practicable and legitimate 

 ideal." 



It was written by Arthur F. Sheldon, 

 who goes on and enlarges upon this idea, 

 pointing out most clearly the elements of 

 success, and showing how deficient ele- 

 ments may be strengthened; in fact, I 



think it worth while to copy some of the 

 paragraphs. Among other things he 

 says: — 



In the end success includes the attain- 

 ment of health, long life, money and honor. 

 When we get down to the last analysis 

 we find that these are the four things we 

 are all striving for. Health is the first 

 thought in the minds of the great major- 

 ity of people. This is proved by the fact 

 that whenever people meet, the first ques- 

 tion is "How are you ?" This question 

 has been asked so often that it now 

 springs to the lips almost unconsciously; 

 nevertheless it is the result of a deep 

 feeling of anxiety in the human family 

 over this question of health. 



Then again, every one wants long life. 

 It is not enough that we should simply 

 enjoy good health for a few years. We 

 should aim to live to a ripe old age. 



Money is absolutely necessary to the 

 accomplishment of any "practicable and 

 legitimate ideal." It is no disgrace to be 

 poor, but mighty inconvenient. Money- 

 madness — the mere piling up of wealtfi— • 



