Chapter XV: Book THREE: Encyclopedic Biographies, (8)

Arbitration, _see Methods_.

“Aristocracy,” _see Success Ideals_.

Art, _see Careers_.

Artist, _see Careers_.

Association, with able men, _Borden_, 451

Attention, _see Success Qualities_.

Authors, biographies of, _see Careers_.

Automatic gun, _see Achievements_.

Bad habits, _see Dangers_.

Banking, _see Careers_.

Bar, _see Careers_.

Battle-ships, _see Achievements_.

Beginning at the bottom, _see Start in Life_.

“Ben Hur,” _see Achievements_.

=Bent:=
Art must be inborn, _Gibson_, 343
Boyhood sketches, _Opper_, 354
Leaning toward business, _Field_, 82
Fitted for railroading, _Vanderbilt_, 141
Inclination for mechanics, _Vanderbilt_, 139
Invention born in a man, _Edison_, 27
Mechanics, natural to, _Clowry_, 146
Natural bent for singing, _Nordica_, 543
School-boy sketches, _Remington_, 328
Talent must be cultivated, _Shrady_, 370

Best, _see Methods_.

Blacksmith, _see Careers_.

Blindness, _see Obstacles_.

Books, _see Reading_.

Bottom of the ladder, _see Start in life_.

British Government, _see Fame_.

“Broncho Buster,” _see Achievements_.

Busts, _see Achievements_.

Business ability, _see Success Qualities_.

Canada, opportunity in, _see Opportunity_.

Canadian Pacific R. R., _see Achievements_.

Canadians, biographies of, _see Careers_.

Canniness, _see Success Qualities_.

=Careers:=
Actors, biographies of, 677
Actresses, biographies of, 681
Amusements, _Wilder_, 373
Art, _Ruckstuhl_, 364
Artist, _Opper_, 354
Authors, biographies of, 702
Banking, _Gage_, 133, 135
Bar, called to, _Borden_, 450
Blacksmith, _Collyer_, 442
Canadians, biographies of, 687, 700, 716
Cartoonists, biographies of, 691
Choice of, _Abbey_, 314, 315
Choosing a career, _Herreshoff_, 534
Commerce, _Field_, 83
Commercial, mechanical or scientific pursuits in Canada,
_London_, 483
Could succeed at anything, _Maxim_, 38
Decorators, biographies of, 690
Divines, biographies of, 714
Editors, biographies of, 660
Educators, biographies of, 656
Explorers, biographies of, 652
Farm, _Van Horne_, 496
Farmer in politics, simplicity, sense, _Borden_, 452
Father was a farmer, _Burroughs_, 405
Farmers, scientific, _Loudon_, 484
Finance, _Burroughs_, 408
Financiers, biographies of, 638
“Finding one’s self,” _Shrady_, 366
Humorists, biographies of, 693
Illustrators, biographies of, 690
Illustrating for girls, _Stephens_, 323, 324
Industrial leaders, biographies of, 620
Inventors, biographies of, 633
Journalism, _Conwell_, 429
Journalists, biographies of, 695
Jurists, biographies of, 644
Law, keep out of, _Platt_, 232
Law, _Borden_, 451
Law, _Dolliver_, 220
Law office politics, _Parent_, 464
Lawyers, biographies of, 644
Lawyer, orator, _Gunsaulus_, 433
Lecturing, _Conwell_, 431
Lecturers, biographies of, 683
Literature, _Riley_, 258, 259, 260
Manufacturers, biographies of, 624
Mechanics and R. R. finance, _Vanderbilt_, 139, 140, 141
Merchants, biographies of, 636
Ministry, _Gunsaulus_, 434
Music as a vocation, _Nordica_, 543
Musicians, biographies of, 670
Novelists, biographies of, 704
Orators, biographies of, 668
Oratory, _Depew_, 217
Organizers, biographies of, 683
Painting, _Shrady_, 366
Philanthropists, biographies of, 712
Poets, biographies of, 697
Political field, _Depew_, 214
Political leaders, biographies of, 641
Political life in Canada, _Blair_, 477
Politics, _Depew_, 211
Politics, _Dolliver_, 221
Politics, _Jones_, 508
Politics, public utilities, _Jones_, 509
Politics, young men in, _Roosevelt_, 174
Practice of law, _Conwell_, 428
Preacher, merchant, lawyer, politician, doctor, _Gunsaulus_, 433
Preparation, _Depew_, 210
Preparation, _Howells_, 286
Private secretary, _Gould_, 417
Publishers, biographies of, 663
Railroad business, _Van Horne_, 493
Railroad official, _Depew_, 212
Reformers, biographies of, 708
Sailors, biographies of, 648
Sculptor, poet, artist, _Ruckstuhl_, 358
Sculptors, biographies of, 690
Singers, biographies of, 674
Soldiers, biographies of, 648
Statesmen, biographies of, 617
Stick to your calling, _Vreeland_, 162
Teacher, instructor, _Borden_, 450
Telegraphy, _Carnegie_, 54, 55, 57
Telegraphy, _Edison_, 21, 23, 24
Telegraphy, learning, _Clowry_, 145, 146, 147
Train despatcher, _Van Horne_, 487
Transportation, leaders, biographies of, 629
Travellers, biographies of, 652
Treasury, _Burroughs_, 408
United States Army, _Miles_, 193
Writing for children, _Keller_, 393
Writers, biographies of, 695
Writers, suggestions to, _Wilcox_, 276, 281

Cartoonists, biographies of, _see Careers_.

Change, _see Recreation_.

Character, _see Success Ideals_.

Character, _see Success Qualities_.

Chinese Medal, _see Anecdotes_.

Civil service, _see Careers_.

Civil War, _Conwell_, 427

Clerking, _see Start in life_.

Colleges, _see Education_.

Common school, _see Education_.

Commerce, _see Careers_.

Common sense, _see Success Qualities_.

Compositor, _see Start in life_.

Conceit, _see Dangers_.

Concentration, _see Success Qualities._

Concentration of business, _see Dangers_.

Conservatism, _see Success Qualities_.

Consistency, _see Success Qualities_.

Content, _see Success Ideals_.

Contentment, _see Success Ideals_.

Convictions, _see Success Qualities_.

Copying records, _see Start in life_.

Cordiality, _see Success Qualities_.

Corresponding with papers, _see Start in life_.

Country school teacher, _see Start in life_.

Courage, _see Success Qualities_.

Crippled, _see Obstacles_.

Cuba, opportunity in, _see Opportunity_.

Culture, _see Success Ideals_.

=Dangers:=
Conceit, _Davenport_, 339
Concentration of business, _Jones_, 508
Content in idleness, _Choate_, 204
Expensive habits, smoking, _Mills_, 120
Hurry, haste, _Loudon_, 481
Idleness, _Gould_, 417
Idleness, _Mills_, 117
Indulgence, _Herreshoff_, 534
Inexperience, lack of tact, _Mills_, 123
Luxuries, wealth, power, _Burroughs_, 410
Over-estimate of ability, inaction, _Choate_, 202
Overwork, _Markham_, 269
Ruts, _Strauss_, 423
Salary, _Van Horne_, 493
Weak points, _Herreshoff_, 538

Dauntlessness, _see Success Qualities_.

Deafness, _see Obstacle_.

Decision, _see Turning Point_.

Decision, _see Success Qualities_.

Deliberation, _see Success Qualities_.

Determination, _see Success Qualities_.

Devotion, _see Success Qualities_.

Dignity, _see Success Qualities_.

Discipline, see _Success Qualities_.

Discipline, _see Methods_.

Discouragement, _see Failure_.

Dispatcher, _see Careers_.

Divines, biographies of, _see Careers_.

Doctor, _see Careers_.

Doing good, _see Success Ideals_.

Drink, _see Health_.

Drug-store, retail, _see Start in life_.

Dutch parentage, _see Heredity_.

Early poverty, _see Start in life_.

Early rising, _see Methods_.

Early training, _see Methods_.

Earnestness, see _Success Qualities_.

Earning his way, _see Start in life_.

Economy, see _Success Qualities_.

Economy, _see Methods_.

Editors, biographies of, _see Careers_.

Educators, biographies of, _see Careers_.

Education, _see Success Ideals_.

Education, contentment, _Keller_, 401

=Education:=
A careless student, _Wallace_, 297
Advantage of, _Platt_, 227
Advice how to obtain, _Conwell_, 430
College an advantage, _Riley_, 260
College discipline inadequate, _Herreshoff_, 535
College not necessary, _Field_, 90
College men in demand, _Schurman_, 250
College not necessary, _Gompers_, 167
College profitable, _Platt_, 227
College practical, _Roosevelt_, 175
College _vs._ home, _Gage_, 135
Common school sufficient, _Clowry_, 151
Cut short, _Armour_, 514
Education for women, _H. Gould_, 417
Effects of, _Keller_, 398
Elementary education, _Schurman_, 245
High school sufficient, _Field_, 82
Home study in art, _Opper_, 355
Of artists, _Abbey_, 319
Of the blind and deaf, _Keller_, 397
Necessary for soldiers, _Miles_, 192
Reading my college course, _Collyer_, 443
Self-culture, example of, _Howells_, 283
Self-culture in art, _Gibson_, 344
Self-culture in art, _Shrady_, 367
Student life in Paris, _Ruckstuhl_, 361
Teaching of drawing, _Gibson_, 345
Training in music, _Nordica_, 545
Value of, _Gage_, 136
Village school, _Opper_, 354

Effort, _see Success Qualities_.

Eight-hour work day, _see Work_.

Energy, _see Success Qualities_.

Enterprise, _see Success Qualities_.

Enthusiasm, _see Success Qualities_.

Essays, _see Reading_.

Evening study, _see Reading_.

“Evening,” statue, _Ruckstuhl_, 362

Example, _see Success Ideals_.

Executive ability, _see Success Qualities_.

Exercise, _see Health_.

Experience, _see Methods_.

Explorers, biographies of, _see Careers_.

=Failure:=
Began life with, _Parent_, 464
Discouragement, _Ruckstuhl_, 363
Justify failure, _Choate_, 201
“What a failure I am,” _Davenport_, 338

Fame, _see Success Ideals_.

Farming, _see Careers_.

Farmer’s boy, _see Start in life_.

Farming conditions, _see Start in life_.

Fidelity, _see Success Qualities_.

Finance, _see Careers_.

Financiers, biographies of, _see Careers_.

Flying machines, _see Achievements_.

“Force,” statue, _Ruckstuhl_, 362

Forceful, _see Success Qualities_.

Foresight, _see Success Qualities_.

Frankness, _see Success Qualities_.

Freedom, _see Success Ideals_.

French descent, _see Heredity_.

French Huguenots, _see Heredity_.

Friends, _Keller_, 400

Frugality, _see Success Qualities_.

Gameness, _see Success Qualities_.

Gas machine, _see Achievements_.

Genius, _see Success Qualities_.

Gift, _see Bent_.

Goethe, bust, _Ruckstuhl_, 364

Golden Mean, _see Success Ideals_.

Golden Rule, _see Methods_.

Good habits, _see Success Qualities_.

Good judgment, _see Success Qualities_.

Grocery clerk, _see Start in life_.

Habit, _see Methods_.

Habits, _see Health_.

Happiness, _see Success Ideals_.

Hard work, _see Success Qualities_.

“Hartranft,” statue, _Ruckstuhl_, 364

Haste, _see Dangers_.

=Health:=
A prime requisite, _Roosevelt_, 181
Good habits, _Sage_, 130
Habits, _Platt_, 233
Keeping healthy, _Edison_, 34
Large and strong, _Maxim_, 40
Methods of securing, _Smith_, 456
Powerful physique, _Nordica_, 555

Heeding advice, _see Success Qualities_.

=Heredity:=
American stock, _Platt_, 226
Chip of the old block, _Vanderbilt_, 142
Dutch parentage, _Edison_, 19
French descent, _Parent_, 465
Heir to Vanderbilt millions, _Vanderbilt_, 138
Inheritance, _Wanamaker_, 93
New England annals, _Choate_, 203
New England stock, _Nordica_, 542
New England stock, French Huguenots, _Depew_, 209
Patriot and fighter by inheritance, _Pingree_, 77
Scotch blood, _Loudon_, 479
Scotch ancestors, _Armour_, 512
Scottish ancestors, _Carnegie_, 52
Spanish ancestors, _Sousa_, 385
Swiss ancestors, _Keller_, 395
Training, teaching, _Armour_, 524
United States stock, _Borden_, 449

“High Noon,” poem, _Wilcox_, 274

High school, _see Education_.

High thinking, _see Success Ideals_.

Home, _see Success Ideal_s.

Homestead Steel Works, _see Achievements_.

Home study, _see Education_.

Home study, _see Reading_.

Honesty, _see Success Qualities_.

Hours of work, _see Work_.

Humor, _see Success Qualities_.

Humorists, biographies of, _see Careers_.

Hurry, _see Dangers_.

Idleness, see _Dangers_.

“Ike Walton’s Prayer,” _see Success Ideals_.

Illustrating, _see Careers_.

Illustrators, biographies of, _see Careers_.

Imagination, _see Success Qualities_.

Inaction, _see Dangers_.

Inclination, _see Bent_.

Income, _see Success Ideals_.

Independence, _see Success Qualities_.

Individuality, _see Success Qualities_.

Indulgence, _see Dangers_.

Industry, _see Success Qualities_.

Inexperience, _see Dangers_.

=Influence:=
Civilizing “bad men,” _Roosevelt_, 184
In literature, _Wilcox_, 279
Mme Maretzek, Brignola, _Nordica_, 546
Young women who become wives, _Loudon_, 481

Inheritance, _see Heredity_.

Initiative, _see Success Qualities_.

Inspiration, _see Success Qualities_.

Instructor, _see Careers_.

Integrity, _see Success Qualities_.

Intellect, _see Success Qualities_.

Interest, _see Success Qualities_.

Inventors, biographies of, _see Careers_.

Janitor, _see Start in life_.

“Joe Jefferson’s Life,” _see Anecdotes_.

Journalism, _see Careers_.

Journalists, biographies of, _see Careers_.

Jurists, biographies of, _see Careers_.

Justice, _see Success Qualities_.

Keystone Bridge Works, _see Achievements_.

Knowledge of different sections, _Smith_, 459

Knowledge, _see Success Qualities_.

“Laugh and the World Laughs,” poem, _Wilcox_, 273

Law, _see Careers_.

Laws, _see Achievements_.

Lawyers biographies of, _see Careers_.

Leaders, _Herreshoff_, 537

Leaders, industrial, biographies of, _see Careers_.

Leaders, political, biographies of, _see Careers_.

Leaders, transportation, biographies of, _see Careers_.

Leadership, _see Success Qualities_.

Leaning, _see Bent_.

Lecturing, _see Careers_.

Lecturers, biographies of, _see Careers_.

Leisure time, _Opper_, 355

Libraries, _see Reading_.

Liquors, _see Health_.

Literature, influence of, _see Influence_.

Literature, _see Careers_.

Love for humanity, _Strauss_, 423

Love your work, _see Success Qualities_.

Loyalty, _see Success Qualities_.

=Luck:=
No such thing, _Sage_, 127
Of preparation, _Choate_, 199

Luxuries, _see Dangers_.

Macaulay, bust, _Ruckstuhl_, 364

“Man with the Hoe,” poem, _see Work_.

Manhood, _see Success Qualities_.

Manliness, _see Success Qualities_.

Manufactures, biographies of, _see Careers_.

Mathematics, _see Reading_.

“Mayday Morn,” painting, _Abbey_, 317

Mayoralty of Detroit, _see Achievements_.

Mechanics, _see Bent_.

Mechanics, _see Career_s.

Memory, _see Mother_.

Memory, _see Success Qualities_.

Merchant, _see Careers_.

Merchants, biographies of, _see Careers_.

Mercury, statue, _Ruckstuhl_, 364

Merit, _see Success Qualities_.

Messenger boy, _see Start in life_.

=Methods:=
American methods, _Lipton_, 111
Apprentice system, _Herreshoff_, 535
Arbitration, _Gompers_, 171
Artists sketches, _Opper_, 357
Best known methods, _Armour_, 520
Clerical work overtime, _Vreeland_, 155
Combine books and observation, _Lipton_, 116
“Early rising,” _Armour_, 511
Early training, _Gunsaulus_, 439
Economy, discipline, system, _Armour_, 513
Edison’s day’s work, _Edison_, 33
Experience, _Wanamaker_, 103
Develop ability, _Herreshoff_, 536
Doing my best, _Clowry_, 147
Getting work before public, _Wilcox_, 277
Golden Rule, _Jones_, 505
Habit of thrift, _Mills_, 119
Habit of studying and thinking, _Gompers_, 167
High-priced men and one-man power, _Vreeland_, 162
I always carry a sketch-book, _Opper_, 357
Imitating writings of others, _Howells_, 286
In authorship, _Wilcox_, 281
In building career, _Loudon_, 480
I never worried, _Pingree_, 75
I never mapped out my life, _Pingree_, 74
I perform more services than allotted, _Clowry_, 149
I work methodically, _Opper_, 354
Literary methods, _Wilcox_, 275
Of a bandmaster, _Sousa_, 387
Of a general, _Miles_, 190
Of a merchant, _Field_, 86
Of a governor with petitioners, _Pingree_, 72
Of an artist, _Remington_, 330
Of an inventor, _Maxim_, 50
Of a sculptor, _Ruckstuhl_, 364
Of a writer, _Harrison_, 307
Of a writer, _Howell_, 289
Of composition, _Sousa_, 389
Of daily work, _Edison_, 33
Of daily work, _Parent_, 461
Of drawing cartoons, _Opper_, 354
Of early training, _Depew_, 209
Of inventing, _Edison_, 28
Of naturalist, _Burroughs_, 411
Of nature study, _Burroughs_, 409
Of railroad men, _Vanderbilt_, 141
Of promotion, _Carnegie_, 65
Of rehearsal, _Mansfield_, 382
Of the rising man, _Carnegie_, 59
Of sculpturing horses, _Shrady_, 370
Of successful men, _Gage_, 135
Preparation, _Vanderbilt_, 143
Preparation for practical pursuits, _Loudon_, 483
Rise early, _Armour_, 522
Route to success, _Pingree_, 75
Sacrifices, _Dolliver_, 220
“Save early, invest securely,” _Carnegie_, 62
Science of achievement, _Lipton_, 12
Studied to win promotion, _Armour_, 513
The true bosses, _Carnegie_, 69
To get to the top, _Maxim_, 41
To induce saving, _Carnegie_, 65
To win promotion, _Carnegie_, 60
“You strive,” _Ruckstuhl_, 365

Metropolitan Street Railway System, _see Achievements_.

Mind stuff, _see Reading_.

Ministry, _see Careers_.

Minneapolis Tribune, _see Achievements_.

Misfortune, _see Obstacles_.

Modesty, _see Success Qualities_.

Money, _see Wealth_.

=Mother:=
Early teaching, _Platt_, 227
Home manager, _Stephens_, 324
Influence of, _Herreshoff_, 534
Influence of mother, _Markham_, 267
Interest and care of, _Field_, 82
Memory of home, _Johnson_, 234
Select a good mother, _Herreshoff_, 533
Should study each child, _Herreshoff_, 538
Strict, but very tender, _Platt_, 226
Tribute to, _Herreshoff_, 539

“Mr. Dinkelspiel,” _see Achievements_.

Musicians, biographies of, _see Careers_.

Nature, love of, _Burroughs_, 410

Nature study, _Burroughs_, 409

New England stock, _see Heredity_.

Newsboy, _see Start in life_.

New York, alone in, _see Start in life_.

New York University, _Gould_, 419

New York University, _Conwell_, 431

Night study, _see Reading_.

Novelists, biographies of, _see Careers_.

Observation, _see Success Qualities_.

=Obstacles:=
Blindness, _Herreshoff_, 539
Cost of distinction, _Nordica_, 557
Crippled, _Wilder_, 373
Deaf, dumb and blind, _Keller_, 396
Delicate health, _Roosevelt_, 181
Disappointment, _Davenport_, 336
Fire of 1871, _Field_, 86
Glorious to be barred, _Riley_, 259
Misfortune, advantage of, _Conwell_, 426
Telegraph was new, _Clowry_, 147

Ohio, iron bridge across, _see Achievements_.

Ohio Wesleyan Seminary, _Gunsaulus_, 434

Operas and marches, _see Achievements_.

=Opportunity:=
A chance for all, _Carnegie_, 58
American new possessions, _Depew_, 216
Ample, _Jones_, 509
Better, larger, _Armour_, 512
Better than ever, _Herreshoff_, 537
Chances of rising, _Herreshoff_, 537
Come to all, _Choate_, 200
Come to every one, _Strauss_, 423
Commercial better than ever, _Clowry_, 151
Commercial life heavily handicapped, _Jones_, 508
Conditions more favorable, _Wanamaker_, 105
Could start anew and win, _Lipton_, 111
Countless things to do, _Lipton_, 115
East and West, _Sage_, 128
Everyone has good chance, _Sage_, 127
Everything open to youth, _Howells_, 283
For art study in America, _Gibson_, 351, 352
For young preacher, _Gunsaulus_, 439
For country boys, _Sage_, 129
For great American women singers, _Nordica_, 556
For young men, _Dolliver_, 222
Great Britain _vs._ America, _Lipton_, 114
Greater than ever before, _Armour_, 527
Improved by education, _Roosevelt_, 177
In Canada, _Borden_, 448
In Canada, _Loudon_, 482
In Canada, _Smith_, 456
In Canadian Northwest, _Blair_, 474
In Canada for young men, _Blair_, 473
In Cuba, _Van Horne_, 496
Increased a thousandfold, _Mills_, 120, 121
In realm of electricity, _Edison_, 30
In towns and cities, _Roosevelt_, 175
In Quebec, _Parent_, 466
In Quebec, Ontario, and Northwest, _Van Horne_, 492
Less than formerly, _Pingree_, 76
Make opportunity, _Herreshoff_, 536
Merit quickly rewarded, _Clowry_, 148
More than in past, _Depew_, 207
More things to do, _Depew_, 208
Moving grain and cattle, _Armour_, 517
New industries, broader fields, _Sage_, 128
No time like present, _Mills_, 118
Of a small church, _Gunsaulus_, 435
Of becoming proprietor, _Herreshoff_, 538
Our new possessions, _Gunsaulus_, 439
Plentiful, _Depew_, 208
Right men in demand, _Carnegie_, 59
Seizing opportunities, _Wanamaker_, 98
To convey water, _Armour_, 517
To create, to develop, _Van Horne_, 488
To rise quickly, _Carnegie_, 52
We are what we choose, _Gunsaulus_, 435

Ontario, opportunity in, _see Opportunity_.

Orators, biographies of, _see Careers_.

Oratory, _see Careers_.

Organizers, biographies of, _see Careers_.

Out-of-doors, _see Recreation_.

Overwork, _see Dangers_.

Painstaking, _see Success Qualities_.

Painting, _see Careers_.

Painting, _see Recreation_.

Paris, _Nordica_, 551

Partnership, _see Achievements_.

Patience, _see Success Qualities_.

Patriotism, _Gould_, 416

Peace, _see Success Ideals_.

Peace of Mind, _Burroughs_, 410

Perseverance, _see Success Qualities_.

Persistence, _see Success Qualities_.

Philanthropists, biographies of, _see Careers_.

Philosophy, _see Success Qualities_.

Photograph supply store, _see Start in life_.

Physical strength, _see Success Qualities_.

Physique, _see Health_.

Poems, _see Achievements_.

Poetry, _see Reading_.

Poets, biographies of, _see Careers_.

Poets, _see Careers_.

Political honors, _see Achievements_.

Politics, _see Careers_.

Poverty, _see Success Qualities_.

=Poverty:=
An incentive, _Choate_, 203
Purpose through poverty, _Choate_, 202
Want urges to effort, _Edison_, 26

Position, _see Success Ideals_.

Power, _see Dangers_.

Preachers, _see Careers_.

Preparation, _see Careers_.

Preparation, _see Method_.

Principles, _see Success Qualities_.

Printer’s devil, _see Start in Life_.

Printing office, _see Start in Life_.

Progress, _Parent_, 468

Promotion, _Carnegie_, 58

Promptness, _see Success Qualities_.

Public service, _see Success Ideals_.

Publishers, biographies of, _see Careers_.

“Puck,” _see Achievements_.

Punctuality, _see Success Qualities_.

Purpose, _see Success Qualities_.

Push, _see Success Qualities_.

Quebec, opportunity in, _see Opportunity_.

Rapid-fire gun, _see Achievements_.

=Reading:=
A great advantage, _Platt_, 228
Always carried a book, _Conwell_, 427
Books and the maiden, _Collyer_, 442
Col. Anderson’s library, _Carnegie_, 53
“Congressional Record,” _Dolliver_, 219
Evening study, _Wallace_, 301
Home study, _Clowry_, 148
I devoured poetry, _Markham_, 268
I loved to read, _Wallace_, 298
I made use of books, _Field_, 82
Influence of, _Armour_, 513
Many hours with great authors, _Gage_, 132
Mathematics, _Edison_, 19
“Progress and Poverty,” _Johnson_, 238
Read because I wanted to read, _Howells_, 293
Reading constantly, _Howells_, 284
Scientific books, _Edison_, 23
Study nights, _Gunsaulus_, 434
Study all the time, _Conwell_, 431
Taste ran to essays, _Burroughs_, 407
Tried to read entire free library, _Edison_, 19
Uses mind-stuff, _Howells_, 288

=Recreation:=
Change or recreation, _Herreshoff_, 535
In painting pictures, _Van Horne_, 495
Out-of-doors, _Roosevelt_, 176
Yachting, _Lipton_, 116

Reformers, biographies of, _see Careers_.

Retire early, _see Health_.

Riches, _see Wealth_.

Rising in the world, _see Opportunity_.

Ruts, _see Dangers_.

Sacrifice, see _Success Qualities_.

Sailors, biographies of, _see Careers_.

Salary, _see Dangers_.

Saving, _see Methods_.

Saving, _see Success Qualities_.

Scholarship, _see Achievements_.

School days, _see Education_.

Sculptor, _see Careers_.

Seclusion, _Burroughs_, 410

Secretary, _see Careers_.

Self-confidence, _see Success Qualities_.

Self-culture, _see Education_.

Self-denial, _see Success Qualities_.

Self-help, _see Success Qualities_.

Self-reliance, _see Success Qualities_.

Self-respect, _see Success Qualities_.

Scotch blood, _see Heredity_.

Sentiment, _see Success Qualities_.

Shoe factory, _see Start in Life_.

Shoveling gravel, _see Start in Life_.

Shrewdness, _see Success Qualities_.

Simple life, _see Success Ideals_.

Simplicity, _see Success Ideals_.

Sincerity, _see Success Qualities_.

Singers, biographies of, _see Careers_.

Sleeping-car industry, _Carnegie_, 60

Smokeless powder, _see Achievements_.

Smoking, _see Health_.

Smoking, _see Dangers_.

Society, _Gould_, 418

Soldiers, biographies of, _see Careers_.

“Solon,” bust, _Ruckstuhl_, 364

Spanish ancestors, _see Heredity_.

=Start in Life:=
A little barren hut, _Jones_, 501
Alone in N. Y., _Lipton_, 110
A newsboy, _Edison_, 20
A printer’s devil, _Opper_, 355
As a clerk, _Field_, 83
Begin at the bottom, _Vanderbilt_, 139
Bottom of the ladder, _Mills_, 122
Capital twenty dollars, _Collyer_, 444
Cattle range and farm, _Markham_, 268
Clerk, _Mansfield_, 381
Clerk in store, _Schurman_, 246
Compositor in N. Y., _Opper_, 355
Copying records, _Wallace_, 300
Corresponding with papers, _Howells_, 287
Country school teacher, _Dolliver_, 220
Depended early upon self, _Mills_, 119
Dollar and a half a week, _Wanamaker_, 93
Early poverty, _Jones_, 502
Earned his own way, _Depew_, 208
Farm boy at seventeen, _Pingree_, 72
Farmer’s boy, _Burroughs_, 405
Farmer’s boy, _Field_, 81
Farmer’s boy, _Schurman_, 244
Farming conditions, _Field_, 81
Farming, studying, teaching, _Burroughs_, 408
Grocery clerk, _Sage_, 126
Introduced to the broom, _Carnegie_, 56
I used to get my own meals, _Clowry_, 146
Janitor, _Gage_, 132
Messenger boy, _Clowry_, 145
Nordica’s first tour, _Nordica_, 549
On the farm, _Conwell_, 426
Photograph supply store, _Ruckstuhl_, 359
Printing office, _Davenport_, 337
Retail drug store, _Platt_, 229
Rich men’s sons, _Carnegie_, 69
Shoe factory, _Pingree_, 73
Shoveling gravel, _Vreeland_, 154
The farm, _Armour_, 514
Thirty dollars a year, _Schurman_, 245
Utility boy on railroad, _Van Horne_, 487
Young men without capital, _Carnegie_, 51, 52

Statesmen, biographies of, _see Careers_.

Statues, _see Achievements_.

Steam motors, _see Achievements_.

Steel works, _see Achievements_.

Stick-to-a-tiveness, _see Success Qualities_.

Stores, _see Achievements_.

Storey Farm, Oil Creek, Pa., _Carnegie_, 63

Strict attention, _see Success Qualities_.

Submarine cable device, _see Achievements_.

“Suburban resident,” _see Achievements_.

Success, _see Success Ideals_.

Success, _Blair_, 473

Success, _Mansfield_, 380

=Success Ideals:=
Achievement, contentment, wealth and power, _Van Horne_, 485
A comfortable home, _Blair_, 475
An ideal example, _Burroughs_, 404
Broaden and enjoy life, _Burroughs_, 410
Character, _Blair_, 476
Content, _Burroughs_, 405
Cultivation, mind and heart, _Jones_, 509
Doing good, _Depew_, 218
Education before wealth, _Keller_, 401
Fame, position, income, _Choate_, 199
Final aristocracy, _Carnegie_, 66
Freedom and peace, _Burroughs_, 405
Golden mean, _Burroughs_, 412
Great men need little money, _Burroughs_, 403
Happiness, _Choate_, 204, 205
Happiness, _Howells_, 294, 295
High thinking, _Burroughs_, 407
“Ike Walton’s Prayer,” _Riley_, 253, 254
Material success, _Depew_, 216
Money making not a success, _Dolliver_, 223
Not high enough, _Gunsaulus_, 438
Of a minister, _Gunsaulus_, 436
Public service, _Field_, 91
Simplicity, unconventionality, _Blair_, 477
Something for others, _Armour_, 527
“The Creed,” poem, _Wilcox_, 274
The Simple Life, _Burroughs_, 410
To do everything, _H. Gould_, 415
Usefulness to others, _Jones_, 510
Usefulness to society, _Van Horne_, 486
Wealth a false ideal, _Parent_, 467
Wider and greater, _Field_, 89

=Success Qualities:=
Ability, energy, will, ambition, _Borden_, 447
Adaptability, attention, _Platt_, 231
Ambition, _Sage_, 127
Ambition, _Vanderbilt_, 143
Application, _Armour_, 522
Application, concentration, _Edison_, 29
Application, honesty, _Conwell_, 431
Attention, deliberate, consistent, _Strauss_, 425
Attention, will, stick, energy, industry, _Strauss_, 424
Canniness, energy, conservatism, sentiment, _Parent_, 469
Character, _Miles_, 192
Common sense, _Gunsaulus_, 436
Common sense, _Roosevelt_, 178
Concentration, _Edison_, 29
Concentration of thought, _Wanamaker_, 104
Consistency, honesty, hard work, _Depew_, 215
Convictions, desire to achieve, _Gunsaulus_, 435
Convictions, character, _Jones_, 508
Convictions, work, public favor, _Gunsaulus_, 433
Cordiality, dignity, _Borden_, 453
Courage, honesty, _Roosevelt_, 177
Courage, _Miles_, 194
Courage, energy, ambition, _Smith_, 459
Courage our national virtue, _Miles_, 194
Dauntlessness, loyal, _Miles_, 191
Decision, independence, _Mills_, 120
Determination, application, _Stephens_, 324
Determination, _Opper_, 353
Determination, ambition, _Opper_, 354
Devotion, _Gompers_, 171
Devotion, time, thought, energy, _Nordica_, 543
Dignity, self-reliance, self-respect, _Borden_, 450
Discipline, _Strauss_, 423
Earnestness, honesty, _Lipton_, 113
Economy, _Parent_, 461
Economy, _Strauss_, 422
Effort, economy, common-sense, _Wanamaker_, 107
Energy, work hard, _Gunsaulus_, 439
Enthusiasm, interest, _Van Horne_, 494
Executive ability, _Herreshoff_, 537
Fidelity, loyalty, manhood, _Platt_, 232
Foresight, _Roosevelt_, 176
Frankness, honesty, energy, perseverance, _Pingree_, 77
Frugality, honesty, energy, integrity, _Field_, 89
Gameness, integrity, forceful character, _Roosevelt_, 186
Genius, devotion, application, _Collyer_, 445
Good judgment, _Field_, 87
Good habits, perseverance, _Wilcox_, 281
Hard work, _Gunsaulus_, 433
Heeding advice, thought, memory, observation, _Herreshoff_, 540
Honest dealing, adaptability, strict attention, _Platt_, 231
Honesty, _Field_, 91
Honesty, courage, _Roosevelt_, 177
Honesty, industry and thrift, _Parent_, 466
Honesty, _Lipton_, 113
Honesty, _Sage_, 129
Humility, _Mills_, 122
Humor, shrewdness, patience, _Loudon_, 479
Imagination, _Ruckstuhl_, 365
Imagination, philosophy, _Loudon_, 484
Independence, interest, concentration, inspiration, _Van Horne_, 493
Individuality, _Gibson_, 346, 347
Individuality, energy, will, perseverance, _Pingree_, 77
Initiative, justice, _Van Horne_, 486
Inspiration, _Ruckstuhl_, 362
Integrity, energy, business ability, _Armour_, 520
Intellect, energy, ambition, _Maxim_, 37
I would stick to it, _Conwell_, 427
Knowledge, convictions, attention to details, _Borden_, 452
Leadership, _Gunsaulus_, 440
Love your work, _Mansfield_, 380
Loyalty, _Gompers_, 172
Manhood, _Platt_, 232
Manliness, persistency, willingness to work, _Jones_, 501
Merit, _Herreshoff_, 538
Modesty, _Armour_, 512
Modesty, _Gould_, 416
Painstaking, energy, _Mansfield_, 381
Painstaking, _Abbey_, 318
Patience, perseverance, fidelity, _Keller_, 400
Perseverance, _Gage_, 134
Persistence, _Riley_, 258
Persistence and hard work, _Sousa_, 388
Physical strength, _Depew_, 210
Poverty, work, _Jones_, 510
Principles, health, ambition, _Field_, 84
Prompt, bright, willing, accommodating, _Wanamaker_, 94
Punctuality, _Parent_, 463
Purpose, _Choate_, 202
Purpose, energy, determination, concentration, will, _Borden_, 448
Push, _Wanamaker_, 106
Sacrifice, devotion, _Gompers_, 171
Saving, _Carnegie_, 62
Saving money, thrift, _Carnegie_, 69
Self-confidence, _Ruckstuhl_, 361
Self-denial, industry, economy, attention, purpose,
_Herreshoff_, 533
Self-help, recreation, very best work, _Herreshoff_, 534
Self-respect, _Strauss_, 422
Sincerity, energy, purpose, perseverance, _Pingree_, 77
System, _Armour_, 518
System, good measure, _Armour_, 519
Talent, persistence, energy, enthusiasm, determination, toil,
_Riley_, 258
Temperament, energy, _Herreshoff_, 535
Thoroughness, _Maxim_, 41
Thrift, _Carnegie_, 69
Thrift applied to saving, _Lipton_, 115
Thrift, hard work, _Carnegie_, 67
Truth, _Armour_, 520
Versatility, _Roosevelt_, 176
Vigilance, _Parent_, 465
Wide awake, attention to duty, integrity, _Strauss_, 424
Will, character, determination, _Nordica_, 542
Will power, _Wilcox_, 282
Willingness, _Vreeland_, 156
Work, _Abbey_, 319
Zeal, determination, enterprise, _Loudon_, 482

Swiss ancestors, _see Heredity_.

System, _see Success Qualities_.

System, _see Methods_.

Tact, lack of, _see Dangers_.

Talent, _see Bent_.

Talent, _see Success Qualities_.

Teacher, _see Careers_.

Telegraphic recorder, _see Achievements_.

Telegraphy, _see Careers_.

Temperament, _see Success Qualities_.

Temple College, _Conwell_, 430

“The Birth of the Opal,” poem, _Wilcox_, 274

“The Creed,” poem, _see Success Qualities_.

“The Empty Saddle,” statue, _Shrady_, 369

“The Fair God,” _see Achievements_.

“The Two Glasses,” poem, _Wilcox_, 274

Thoroughness, _see Success Qualities_.

Thought, _see Success Qualities_.

Thrift, _see Success Qualities_.

Time, _see Success Qualities_.

Titles, _see Achievements_.

“To an Astrologer,” poem, _Wilcox_, 274

Toil, see _Success Qualities_.

Treasury, _see Careers_.

Truth, _see Success Qualities_.

=Turning Points:=
A fortunate misfortune, _Johnson_, 236
Decision to be a sculptor, _Ruckstuhl_, 360
Decision to go to college, _Schurman_, 246
Entered telegraph office, _Carnegie_, 54
I began to save, _Armour_, 520
I determined to start for Chicago, _Gage_, 133
I must go to America, _Collyer_, 444
I sold my country store, _Sage_, 127
I went West to Chicago, _Field_, 83
Law case, _Conwell_, 429
Making the first note, _Carnegie_, 62
Saving the first five thousand dollars, _Field_, 87
Starting grocery store, _Lipton_, 111
Threw down my pitch-fork, _Armour_, 515

Unconventionality, _see Success Ideals_.

United States Army, _see Careers_.

United States Express Co, _see Achievements_.

United States stock, _see Heredity_.

Upper Union Rolling Mills, _see Achievements_.

Usefulness to others, _see Success Ideals_.

Usefulness to society, _see Success Ideals_.

Utility boy, _see Start in Life_.

Vacation, _Van Horne_, 494

Vanderbilt millions, _see Heredity_.

Vanderbilt system, _see Achievements_.

Versatility, _see Success Qualities_.

“Victory,” statue, _Ruckstuhl_, 364

Victories, _see Achievements_.

Vigilance, _see Success Qualities_.

Vigor, _see Health_.

Vitality, _see Health_.

Walking, _see Health_.

Want, _see Poverty_.

Weak points, _see Dangers_.

=Wealth:=
A sacred trust, _Carnegie_, 67
Benefactor to mankind, _Mills_, 118
Money his servant, _Jones_, 510
Never disturbs me, _Burroughs_, 403
Responsibility of, _Mills_, 123
Rich without money, _Burroughs_, 412
Slaves of wealth, _Jones_, 510

Wealth, _see Success Ideals_.

West, _Conwell_, 427

“Wherever you are,” poem, _Wilcox_, 274

Wide awake, _see Success Qualities_.

Will, _see Success Qualities_.

Willingness, _see Success Qualities_.

Will power, _see Success Qualities_.

“Wisdom,” statue, _Ruckstuhl_, 362

Wives, influence of, _see Influence_.

“Woody Crest,” _Gould_, 415

Women, education for, _see Education_.

=Work:=
Ability to work hard, _Roosevelt_, 176
Eight-hour work day, _Gompers_, 170
Heart and soul in, _Lipton_, 113
I like it, _Edison_, 27, 29
I must work and perfect myself, _Nordica_, 545
Influence of, _Markham_, 269
Keynote of success, _Mills_, 117
Let the work show, _Herreshoff_, 532
Literary life means work, _Riley_, 260
Love your work, _Mansfield_, 380
Making a great voice, _Nordica_, 542
“Man with the Hoe,” _Markham_, 264
Moderate number of hours, _Depew_, 214
Nobility of work, _Collyer_, 445
Record of steady work, _Abbey_, 317
Short hours, _Field_, 88
Twenty hours a day, _Edison_, 27
Work all the time, _Gibson_, 349
Work hard on long lines, _Collyer_, 445
Work incessantly, _Gibson_, 349
“Work is to my taste,” _Vanderbilt_, 140
Work long time without sleep, _Wanamaker_, 105
Working hours, _Gunsaulus_, 438

Work, _see Success Qualities_.

Work hard, _see Success Qualities_.

Writers, biographies of, _see Careers_.

Yachting, _see Recreation_.

Yale College, _Conwell_, 427

Young men, _see Start in life_.

Zeal, _see Success Qualities_.

FOOTNOTE:

[B] For Biographical Index see page 724.

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Transcriber’s note:

Obvious punctuation errors were corrected.

Varied hyphenation was retained.

Many minor variations in capitalization, punctuation, etc., were noted between the table of Contents and the Chapter Headings themselves. These were retained as printed.

Page 449, “opinons” changed to “opinions” (opinions of right)

Page 465, “adminstrator” changed to “administrator” (as a public administrator)

Page 504, “busines” changed to “business” (As our business increased)

Page 507, “faithfuly” changed to “faithfully” (faithfully serve the)

Page 574, as this error is on a plate, the correction will only appear in the text version. “MacCracken” changed to “McCracken” (H. M. McCracken)

Page 579, as this error is on a plate, the correction will only appear in the text version. “Calve” changed to “Calvé” (Emma Calvé.)

Page 583, as this error is on a plate, the correction will only appear in the text version. “Menté” changed to “Mente” (Charles Mente)

Page 617, article on William Boyd Allison states that he served in Dubuque, Ohio. Actually he was in Dubuque, Iowa. The text has been preserved as printed but the error is noted here.

Page 623, “1862” changed to “1882” (in 1882 he graduated at the)

Page 643, “Brownville” changed to “Brownsville” (town of Brownsville, Tenn.)

Page 644, “RENE” changed to “RENÉ” (FREDERICK RENÉ COUDERT.)

Page 650, “WINFIED” changed to “WINFIELD” (WINFIELD SCOTT SCHLEY.)

Page 660, typeface smudged, word “as” assumed (called as the chair of)

Page 671, “Brussels” changed to “Brünn” (born in Brünn, Austria)

Page 674, “CALVE” changed to “CALVÉ” (EMMA CALVÉ.)

Page 685, “emeritns” changed to “emeritus” (emeritus professor and)

Page 719, “establismhent” changed to “establishment” (establishment. In 1887 he had)

Page 723, “unversities” changed to “universities” (five Canadian universities)

Page 724, “Romanzo” changed to “Romanza” (Chaffee, Adna Romanza)

Page 724, “DeKoven” changed to “De Koven” (De Koven, Henry L.)

Page 724, “DeLessan” changed to “De Lessan” (De Lussan, Zelie)

Page 724, twice, “Reszké” changed to “Reszke” to match text usage (De Reszke, Edouard) (De Reszke, Jean)

Page 724, “DeL.” changed to “de L.” (St. George de L.)

Page 725, “LeGallienne” changed to “Le Gallienne” (Le Gallienne, Richard)

Page 725, “De Lancey” changed to “De Lancy” (Melvin De Lancy)

Page 725, “Menté” changed to “Mente” (Mente, Charles)

Page 727, “contain” changed to “contains” (which it contains)

Page 732, twice, “Kellar” changed to “Keller” (Effects of, _Keller_) (blind and deaf, _Keller_)

Page 739, “Stick-to-a-tive-ness” changed to “Stick-to-a-tiveness”

Page 741, “Qaulities” changed to “Qualities” (Thoroughness, _see Success Qualities_)