Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 April 1917 — MERIT [ARTICLE]

MERIT

By GEORGE MATTHEW ADAMS.

Merit does find its true reward. In the final summing up. people pass for what they actually are. The gauge of Merit works straight and sound. Luck and Chance are the mere teasers of Fate. Merit nothing beneath you. Do more than is expected of you. Do each task better than people think you can. Believe all things are possible with you and you cannot fail to Merit big. It Is better to aim for Perfection and iniss it, than to aim at Imperfection and hit it. Merit nothing beneath you. Be not troubled over the accidents of Destiny. The rule of Merit will safely guide you into the wide way of Winning. True Merit is the rule and not the exception. of pages of History illustrate this truth. Merit nothing beneath you. Whatever you Merit and are worthy to receive, you will get. Concentrate 7'o’ir thoughts for tfie purpose of elevating your Aims and Ideals, for these are they that lead you on and up.