1。Hekeepsongoingonsouthandgrowinggreater。
2。Heovercomeshisobstaclesanddevelopshispower。
3。Heblessesthevalley，butthevalleydoesnotblesshim。
GoOnSouthandGrowGreaterYounevermeettheMississippiafterhestartssouth，butwhatheisgoingonsouthandgrowinggreater。Younevermeethimbutwhathesays，"Excuseme，butImustgoonsouth。"
TheMississippigetstoSt。PaulandMinneapolis。Heisagreatrivernow——themostsuccessfulriverinthestate。Buthedoesnotretireuponhislaurels。Hegoesonsouthandgrowsgreater。HegoesonsouthtoSt。Louis。Heisawonderfulrivernow。Buthedoesnotstop。Hegoesonsouthandgrowsgreater。
Everywhereyoumeethimheisgoingonsouthandgrowinggreater。
DoyouknowwhytheMississippigoesonsouth？TocontinuetobetheMississippi。Ifheshouldstopandstagnate，hewouldnotbetheMississippi，river。hewouldbecomeastagnant，poisonouspond。
Aslongaspeoplekeepongoingsouth，theykeeponliving。Whentheystopandstagnate，theydie。
ThatiswhyIammakingitthesloganofmylife——GOONSOUTHAND
GROWGREATER！IhopeIcanmakeyourememberthatandsayitovereachday。IwishIcouldwriteitoverthepulpits，overtheschoolrooms，overthebusinesshousesandhomes——GOONSOUTHAND
GROWGREATER。Forthisislife，andthereisnoother。Thisiseducation——andreligion。Andtheonlybusinessoflife。
YouandIstartwell。Wegoonsouthalittleways，andthenweretire。Evenyoungpeopleastheystartsouthandmakesomelittleknee-pantsachievement，somekindergartentouchdown，succumbtotheirpressnotices。Theirfriendscrowdaroundthemtocongratulatethem。"Imustcongratulateyouuponyoursuccess。Youhavearrived。"
Somanyofthoseyounggoslingsbelievethat。Theyquitandgetcanned。TheythinktheyhavegottentotheGulfofMexicowhentheyhavenotgottenoutofthewoodsofMinnesota。Goonsouth！
Wecanprotectourselvesfairlywellfromourenemies，butheavendeliverusfromourfoolfriends。
Successissohardtoendure。Wecanenduretendefeatsbetterthanonevictory。Successgoestotheheadanddefeatgoesto"defeet。"
Itmakesthemworkharder。
ThePlagueofIncompetentsCivilizationismostlyaconspiracytokeepusfromgoingveryfarsouth。
Theonewhokeepsongoingsouthdefiescustomandbecomesunorthodox。
Butcontentmentwithpresentachievementisthedamnationoftherace。
Themassofthehumanfamilynevergoonsouthfarenoughtobecomegoodservants，workmenorartists。Theyoungpeoplegetasmatteringandsqueezeintothebottompositionandnevergoonsouthtoefficiencyandpromotion。Theywonderwhytheirgeniusisnotrecognized。Theydonotmakeitvisible。
Nineoutoftenstenographerswhoapplyforpositionscanwriteafewshorthandcharactersandirritateatypewriterkeyboard。Theythinkthatisbeingastenographer，whenitismerelyasymptomofastenographer。Theymanglethelanguage，grammar，spelling，capitalizationandpunctuation。Theireyesareontheclock，theirmindsonthemovies。
Nineoutoftenworkmencannotbetrustedtodowhattheyadvertisetodo，becausetheyhavenevergonesouthfarenoughtobecomeefficient。Manyaprofessionalmanisinthesameclass。
Halfofourlifeisspentingettingcompetentstorepairthebotchworkofincompetents。
Nomatterhowwellequippedyouare，youareneversafeinyourjobifyouarecontentedtodotodayjustwhatyoudidyesterday。
Contentedtothinktodaywhatyouthoughtyesterday。
Youmustgoonsouthtobesafe。
Iusedtoknowaviolinistwhowouldsay，"IfIwerenotagenius，Icouldnotplaysowellwithsuchlittlepractice。"Thepoorfellowdidnotknowhowpoorafiddlerhereallywas。WelldidStricklandGillilan，America’sgreatpoet-humorist，say，"EgotismistheopiatethatNatureadministerstodeadenthepainsofmediocrity。
ThisIsOurBestDayJustbecauseourhairgetsfrostyorbeginstoruboffinspots，wearesopronetosay，"Iamagingrapidly。"Itpaystoadvertise。Wealwaysgetresults。Seetheoneshrivelwhogoesaroundfront-paginghisage。Ageisnotyears;ageisgrunts。
Wesay，"I’veseenmybestdays。"Andtheundertakergoesandgreaseshisbuggy。Hebelievesin"preparedness。"
Goonsouth！Wehavenotseenourbestdays。Thisisthebestdaysofar，andtomorrowisgoingtobebetteronsouth。
WeareonlychildreninGod’sgreatkindergarten，playingwithourA-B-C’s。Idonotutterthatasabitofsentiment，butasthegreatfundamentalofourlife。Ihopetheoldestinyearsseesthatbest。Ihopehesays，"Iamjustbeginning。Justbeginningtounderstand。Justbeginningtoknowaboutlife。"
Wearenotgoingonsouthtooldage，wearegoingonsouthtoeternalyouth。Itistheonewhostopswho"agesrapidly。"Eachdaybringsusalargervision。Infinity，Eternity，Omnipotence，Omniscienceareallonsouth。
Wehaveleftnothingbehindbutthehusks。Iwouldnottradethismomentforalltheyearsbeforeit。Ihavetheirfootingsatcompoundinterest！Theyaredead。Thisislife。
BirthdaysandHeadmarksYesterdayIhadabirthday。Ilookedintheglassandcommunedwithmyfeatures。Isawsomegrayhairscoming。Hurrah！
Youknowwhatgrayhairsare？Didyouevergetaheadmarkinschool？
Grayhairsaresilverheadmarksinoureducationaswegoonsouth。
Youchildrencheerup。Yourblackhairandauburnhairandtheotherfirstreaderhairwillpassandyou’llgetpromotedasyougoonsouth。
Don’tworryaboutgrayhairorbaldness。Onlyworryaboutthelocationofyourgrayhairorbaldness。Iftheygetontheinsideofthehead，worry。Doyouknowwhycorporationssometimessaytheydonotwanttoemploygray-headedmen？Theyhavefoundthatsomanyofthemhavequitgoingonsouthandhavegottengrayontheinside——orbald。
ThesesamecorporationssendoutPinkertonsandpayanypriceforgray-headedmen——grayontheoutsideandgreenontheinside。Theyarethemostvaluable，fortheyhavethevisionandwisdomofmanyyearsandtheenthusiasmand"pep"andcourageofyouth。
Thepreacher，theteacher——everyonewhogetsputontheretiredlist，retireshimself。Hequitsgoingonsouth。
Themostwonderfulpersonintheworldistheonewhohaslivedyearsandyearsonearthandhasperhapsgottengrayontheoutside，buthaskeptyoungandfreshontheinside。Putthatpersoninthepulpit，intheschoolroom，intheoffice，behindtheticket-windoworonthebench——orunderthehod——andyoufindthewholeworldgoingtothatpersonfordirection，advice，vision，help，sympathy，love。
IamhappytodayasIlookbackovermylife。Ihavebeentryingtolectureagoodwhile。Iamalmostashamedtotellyouhowlong，forIoughttoknowmoreaboutitbythistime。Butwhenanybodysays，"Iheardyoulecturetwentyyearsagooverat————"Istophim。
"Pleasedon’tthrowituptomenow。Iamjustasashamedofitasyouare。Iamtryingtodobetternow。"
O，Iwanttoforgetallthepast，saveitslessons。Iamjustbeginningtolive。Ifanybodywantstobemybestfriend，lethimcometomeandtellmehowtoimprove——whattodoandwhatnottodo。Tellmehowtogiveabetterlecture。
Yearsagoabureaurepresentativewhobookedmetoldmemylecturesweregoodenough。ItoldhimIwantedtogetbetterlectures，forIwassodissatisfiedwithwhatlittleIknew。HetoldmeIcouldnevergetanybetter。Ihadreachedmylimit。Thoselectureswerethe"limit。"IshiverasIthinkwhatIwassayingthen。Iwanttogoonsouthshiveringaboutyesterday。TheseyearsIhavenoticedthepeopleontheplatformwhowerecontentedwiththeirofferings，werenottryingtoimprovethem，andwerelostinadmirationofwhattheyweredoing，didnotstaylongontheplatform。Ihavewatchedthemcomeandgo，comeandgo。Ihaveheardtheirfierceinvectivesagainstthebureausandungratefulaudiencesthatwere"prejudiced"againstthem。
Birthdaysarenotannualaffairs。Birthdaysarethedayswhenwehaveanewbirth。Thedayswhenwegoonsouthtolargervisions。
IwishIcouldhaveabirthdayeveryminute！
Somepeopleseemtostringouttonearahundredyearswithmightyfewbirthdays。SomepeoplespinuptoMethuselahsinafewyears。
FromwhatIcanlearnofMethuselah，henevergrewpastcopper-toedboots。Hejusthibernatedand"chawedon。"
Themorebirthdayswehave，thenearerweapproacheternalyouth！
Bernhardt，DavisandEdisonThespectacleofSarahBernhardt，pastseventy，thrillingandgrippingaudienceswiththefireandbrilliancyofyouth，isinspiring。Noobstaclecandaunther。Losingalegdoesnotendheracting，forsheremainsthe"DivineSarah"withnocripplingofherwork。Shelooksyoungerthanmanywomenofhalfheryears。"Theyearsarenothingtome。"
SenatorHenryGassawayDavis，WestVirginia’sGrandOldMan，atninety-twowasworkingashardandhopefullyasanymanofthemultitudesinhisemploy。HewasanardentOddFellow，andonedayatninety-two——justashorttimebeforehispassing——hewentouttotheOddFellows’HomenearElkins，wherehelived。Ontheporchofthehomewasarowofoldmeninmates。Thesenatorshookhandswiththesemenandonebyonetheyrosefromthebenchtoreturnhisheartygreetings。
Thelastmanonthebenchdidnotrise。Hehelplesslylookedupatthesenatorandsaid，"Senator，you’llhavetoexcusemefromgettingup。I’mtooold。WhenyougetasoldasIam，you’llnotgetup，either。"
"That’sallright。But，myman，howoldareyou？"
"Senator，I’moldinbodyandoldinspirit。I’mpastsixty。"
"Myboy，"laughedSenatorDavis，"IwasanOddFellowbeforeyouwereborn。"
Thesenatoratninety-twowasyoungerthantheman"pastsixty，"
becausehewasgoingonsouth。
WhenIwasalittleboyIsawthembringthefirstphonographthatMr。EdisoninventedintothemeetingatLakeside，Ohio。Thepeoplecheeredwhentheyheardittalk。
Youwouldlaughatittoday。Ithadatinfoilcylinder，itscreechedandstuttered。Youwouldnothaveitinyourbarntodaytoplaytoyourford！
Butthepeoplesaid，"Mr。Edisonhassucceeded。"TherewasonemanwhodidnotbelievethatMr。Edisonhadsucceeded。HisnamewasThomasAlvaEdison。HehadgottentoSt。Paul，andhewentonsouth。Amillionpeoplewouldhavestoppedthereandsaid，"Ihavearrived。"Theywouldhaveputintheirtimelitigatingfortheirrightswithotherpeoplewhowouldhavegoneonsouthwiththephonographidea。
Mr。Edisonhassaidthathisgeniusismainlyhisabilitytokeeponsouth。Ayoungladysucceededingettingintohislaboratorytheotherday，andshewrotemethatthegreatinventorshowedheroneinvention。"ImadeoverseventhousandexperimentsandfailedbeforeIhituponthat。"
"Whymakesomanyexperiments？"
"Iknowmorethanseventhousandwaysnowthatwon’twork。"
IdoubtiftherearetenmeninAmericawhocouldgoonsouthinthefaceofseventhousandfailures。Todayhebringsforthadiamond-pointedphonograph。IamsureifwecouldbringMr。Edisontothisplatformandaskhim，"Haveyousucceeded？"hewouldsaywhathehassaidtoreportersandwhathesaidtotheyounglady，"Ihavenotsucceeded。Iamsucceeding。AllIhavedoneonlyshowsmehowmuchthereisyettodo。"
Thatissuccesssupreme。Not"succeeded"but"succeeding。"
Whatadifferencebetween"ed"and"ing"！Thedifferencebetweendeathandlife。Areyou"ed-ing"or"ing-ing"？
MosesBeginsatEightyMoses，thegreatHebrewlaw-giver，waseightyyearsoldbeforehestartedsouth。Ittookhimeightyyearstogetready。MosesdidnotevengetonthebackpageoftheEgyptiannewspaperstillhewaseighty。Hewentonsouthintotheextraeditionsafterthat！
IfMoseshadretiredatseventy-nine，we’dneverhaveheardofhim。
IfMoseshadretiredtoacheckerboardinthegrocerystoreortopitchinghorseshoesupthealleyandtalkingabout"therwinteroffifty-four，"hewouldhavebecometheseventeenthmummyonthethirty-ninthrowinthegreenpickle-jar！
ImagineMoseslivingtodayamidstthedinofthehighschoolorationson"TheAgeoftheYoungMan"andtheOstlerideathatyouaregoingdownhillatfifty。ImagineMoseslivingon"borrowedtime"whenhebecomestheleaderoftheIsraelitehost。
Iwouldseehisscandalizedfriendsgatheraroundhim。"Moses！Moses！
whatisthiswehear？YougoingtoleadtheIsraelitestothePromisedLand？
Why，Moses，youareanoldman。Whydon’tyouactlikeanoldman？
Youareliabletodropoffanyminute。Hereisapairofslippers。
Andkeepoutofthenightair。Itissohardonoldfolks。"
IthinkIwouldhearMosessay，"No，no，Iamjustbeginningtoseewhattodo。Watchthingshappenfromnowon。ChildrenofIsrael，forward，march！"
IseeMosesateightystartingfortheWildernesssofastAaroncanhardlykeepup。Mosesiseighty-fiveandbusierandmoreenthusiasticthanever。Thepeoplesay，"Isn’tMosesdead？""No。"
"Well，heoughttobedead，forheisoldenough。"
TheyappointacommitteetoburyMoses。YoucannotdoanythinginAmericawithoutacommittee。ThecommitteegetsouttheinvitationsandmakesallthearrangementsforagorgeousfuneralnextThursday。Theygetreadytheresolutionsofrespect——
"Whereas，——Whereas，——Resolved，——Resolved。"
ThenIseethecommitteewaitingonMoses。Thatiswhatacommitteedoes——it"waits"onsomethingorother。AndthiscommitteegoesuptoGeneralMoses’privateoffice。Itishisbusyday。Theyhavetostandinlineandwaittheirturn。WhentheygetuptoMoses’desk，thegreatprophetsays，"Boys，whatisit？Cutitshort，I’mbusy。"
Thecommitteebeginstoweep。"GeneralMoses，youareaveryoldman。Youareeighty-fiveyearsoldandfullofhonors。Wearethecommitteedulyauthorizedtogiveyougorgeousburial。ThefuneralistobenextThursday。Kindlydie。"
IseeMoseslookoverhisappointments。"NextThursday？
Why，boys，everyhouristakennextThursday。IsimplycannotattendmyfuneralnextThursday。"
TheycannotburyMoses。Hecannotattend。Youcannotburyanybodywhoistoobusytoattendhisownfuneral！Youcannotburyanybodyuntilheconsents。Itisbadmanners！Thecommitteeissomortified，foralltheinvitationsareout。Itwaits。
Mosesiseighty-sixandthecommittee’phonesover，"Moses，canyouattendnextThursday？"AndMosessays，"No，boys，you’lljusthavetoholdthatfuneraluntilIgetthisworkpushedoffsoIcanattendit。Ihaven’teventimetothinkaboutgettingold。"
Thecommitteewaits。Mosesisninetyandrushedmorethanever。
Heisdoingtenmen’sworkandhisfriendsallsayheiskillinghimself。Buthemakesthecommitteewait。
Mosesisninety-fiveandburningthecandleatbothends。
Heisahundred。Andthecommitteedies！
Mosesgoesrightonshouting，"Onward！"Heisahundredandten。Heisahundredandtwenty。EventhenIread，"Hiseyewasnotdim，norhisnaturalforceabated。"Hehadnottimetostopandabate。
SoGodburiedhim。Thecommitteewasdead。O，friends，thisisnotirreverence。Itisjoyfulreverence。Itisthemessagetoallofus，Goonsouthtothegreaterthings，andgetsoenthusedandabsorbedinourgoingthatwe’llfoolthe"committee。"
AllthemultitudesoftheChildrenofIsraeldiedintheWilderness。
Theywereafraidtogoonsouth。Onlytwoofthemwentonsouth——
JoshuaandCaleb。Theyputthegiantsoutofbusiness。
TheIndiansonceownedAmerica。Buttheyfailedtogoonsouth。
SoanothercropofAmericanscameintothelimelight。IfwemodernAmericansdonotgoonsouthwewilljointheIndians，theaukandthedodo。
The"SobSquad"
Iamsosorryforthefolkswhoquit，retire，"getontheshelf"orliveon"borrowedtime。"
Theygenerallyjointhe"sobsquad。"
Theygenerallydiscovertheworldis"goingtothedogs。"Theycryonmyshoulder，nomatterhowgoodclothesIwear。
Theytellmenobodyusesthemright。Thepersongoingonsouthhasnottimetolookbackandseehowanybodyuseshim。
Theysaynobodylovesthem。Whichisoftenafact。Nobodylovestheclockthatrunsdown。
Theysay，"Onlyafewmoredaysoftrouble，onlyafewmoretribulations，andI’llbeinthatbrightandhappyland。"Whatwilltheydowiththemwhentheygetthemthere？Theywouldbedillpicklesintheheavenlypreserve-jar。
Theysay，"IwishIwereachildagain。IwashappywhenIwasachildandI’mnothappynow。Themwasthebestdaysofmylifechildhood’spalmydays。"
Wakeup！Yourclockhasrundown。Anybodywhowantstobeachildagainisconfessinghehaslosthismemory。Anybodywhocanrememberthehorrorsofchildhoodcouldnotbehiredtoliveitoveragain。
Ifthereisanybodywhodoesnothaveagoodtime，ifthereisanybodywhogetsshortchangedregularly，itisachild。Iamsosorryforachild。Hurryupandgoonsouth。Itisbetteronsouth。
Waitingtillthe"SecondTable"
IwishIcouldforgetmanyofmychildhoodmemories。Irememberthepalmydays。Andthepalm！
IoftenwonderhowIeverlivedthrumychildhood。Iwouldnottakemychanceslivingitthruagain。Iamnotungratefultomyparents。
Ihadadvantages。IwasborninaparsonageandwasrearedinthenurtureandadmirationoftheLord。IamnotjustsureIquotedthatcorrectly，butIknowIwasrearedinaparsonage。AboutallIinheritedwasaGodlyexampleandalargeappetite。Thatwasaboutalltherewastoinherit。IcannotrememberwhenIwasnothungry。IusedtogoaroundfeelingliketheMammothCave，neverthorolyexplored。
Ineversitdownas"company"atadinnerandseesomelittlechildrengoingsadlyintothenextroomto"waittillthesecondtable"
thatmyheartdoesnotgoouttothem。IrememberwhenIdidthat。
Icanonlyrememberaboutfourbigmealsinayear。Thatwas"quart’lymeetingday。"Wealwayshadabigdinneron"quart’lymeetingday。"ElderBerrywouldstayfordinner。HisnamewasBerry，butbeing"presidingelder，"wecalledhimElderBerry。
ElderBerryalwaysstayedfordinner。HewasoneoftheeasiestmentogettostayfordinnerIeversaw。
Motherwouldstayhomefrom"quart’lymeeting"togetthebigdinnerready。Shewouldcookupaboutallthe"brethren"broughtinatthelastdonation。Wehadoneofthosestretchabletables，andmotherwouldstretchitclearacrosstheroomandputontwotable-cloths。Shewouldlapthemoverinthemiddle，wheretheholewas。
Iwouldwatchhergetthebigdinnerready。Iwouldlookoverthelongtableandviewthe"promisedland。"Iwouldseehersetonthejelly。Wehadsomuchjelly——redjelly，andwhitejelly，andbluejelly。Idon’tjustrememberiftheyhadbluejelly，butiftheyhaditwehaditonthattable。Allthejellythatever"jelled"
wasrepresented。Ididn’tknowwehadsomuchjellytill"quart’lymeeting"day。Iwouldwatchthejellytremble。Didyoueverseejellytremble？Iusedtothinkitoughttotremble，forElderBerrywascomingfordinner。
Iwouldseemotherputonthetallestpileofmashedpotatoesyoueversaw。Shewouldmakeahollowinthetopandfillitwithbutter。Iwouldseethebuttermeltandrundownthesides，andI
wouldsay，"Hurry，mother，itisgoingtospill！"O，howIwantedtospillit！Icouldhardlyholdoutfaithful。
AndthenElderBerrywouldsitdownatthetable，attheendnearestthefriedchicken。The"company"wouldsitdown。Iusedtowonderwhywenevercouldhaveabigdinnerbutwhatalotof"company"hadtocomeandgobbleitup。Theywouldfillthetableandfatherwouldsitdowninthelastseat。Therewasnoplaceformetosit。Fatherwouldsay，"Yougointothenextroom，myboy，andwait。There’snoroomforyouatthetable。"
Thehungriestoneofthatassemblagewouldhavetogointhenextroomandhearthebigdinner。DidyoueverhearabigdinnerwhenyoufeltliketheMammothCave？IusedtothinkasIwouldsitinthenextroomthatheavenwouldbeaplacewhereeverybodywouldeatatthefirsttable。
Iwouldwatchthemthruthekey-hole。Itwasgoingsofast。Therewasonlyonepieceofchickenleft。Itwastheneck。O，Lord，sparetheneck！AndIwouldhearthemsay，"ElderBerry，maywehelpyoutoanotherpieceofthechicken？"
AndElderBerrywouldtaketheneck！
Manyatimeafterthat，ElderBerrywouldcomeintotheroomwhereIwasstarving。Hewouldsay，"BrotherParlette，isthisyourboy？"HewouldcomeovertotheremainsofBrotherParlette’sboy。
Hewouldoftenputhishandinbenedictionuponmyhead。
Myheadwasnottheplacethatneededthebenediction。
Hewouldsay，"Myboy，Iwantyoutohaveagoodtimenow。"Now！
Whenallthechickenwasgoneandhehadtakentheneck！"Myboy，youareseeingthebestdaysofyourliferightnowasachild。"
Thedearoldliar！Iwasseeingtheworstdaysofmylife。Ifthereisanybodyshortchanged——ifthereisanybodywhodoesn’thaveagoodtime，it’sachild。Lifehasbeengettingbettereversince，andtodayisthebestdayofall。Goonsouth！
It’sBetteronSouthSeeingyourbestdaysasachild？No！Youareseeingyourworstdays。Ofcourse，youcanbehappyasachild。Aboycanbehappywithfuzzonhisupperlip，buthe’llbehappierwhenhislipfeelsmorelikeminelikeapieceofsandpaper。Therearechaptersofhappinessundreamedofinhisphilosophy。
Achildcanbefullofhappinessandonlyholdapint。Butafterwhilethesamechildwillholdaquart。
IthinkIholdagallonnow。AndIseepeopleintheaudiencewhomustholdabarrel！Goonsouth。Ofcourse，Idonotmeancircumference。Buteveryyearwegosouthincreasesourcapacityforjoy。Ourlifeisonecontinualunfoldingaswegosouth。
Afterwhilethisoldworldgetstoosmallforusandwegoonsouthintoalargerone。
Sowecannotgrowold。Ourlifeneverstops。Itgoesonandonforever。Anythingthatdoesnotstopcannotgrowoldorhaveage。
Materialthingswillgrowold。Thisstagewillgrowoldandstop。
Thishallwillgrowoldandstop。Thishouseweliveinwillgrowoldandstop。Thisfleshandbloodhouseweliveinwillgrowoldandstop。Thislectureevenwillgrowold——andstop！ButyouandI
willnevergrowold，forGodcannotgrowold。YouandIwillgoonlivingaslongasGodlives。
IamnotworriedtodayoverwhatIdonotknow。Iusedtobeworried。Iusedtosay，"Ihavenottimetoansweryounow！"Buttodayitissucharelieftolookpeopleinthefaceandsay，"Idonotknow。"
AndIhavetosaythattomanyquestions，"Idonotknow。"IoftenthinkifpeopleinanaudienceonlyknewhowlittleIknow，theywouldnotstaytohearme。
ButsomedayIshallknow！Ipatientlywaitfortheanswer。EverydaybringstheanswertosomethingIcouldnotansweryesterday。
Itwilltakeaneternitytoknowaninfinity！
Whatawonderfulhappinesstogoonsouthtoit！
OvercomingObstaclesDevelopsPowerAstheMississippiRivergoesonsouthhefindsobstaclesalongtheway。YouandIfindobstaclesalongourwaysouth。Whatshallwedo？
GotoKeokuk，Iowa，foryouranswer。
Theyhavebuiltagreatconcreteobstacleclearacrossthepathoftheriver。Itismanyfeethigh，andmany，manyfeetlong。Therivercannotgoonsouth。Watchhim。Heriseshigherthantheobstacleandsweepsoveritonsouth。
OverthegreatpowerdamatKeokuksweepstheMississippi。Andthenyouseethestruggleofovercomingtheobstacledevelopslightandpowertovitalizethevalley。Ahundredtownsandcitiesradiatethelightandpowerfromthestruggle。ThegreatcityofSt。Louis，manymilesaway，throbswiththevictory。
Sothatiswhytheyspentthemillionstobuildtheobstacle——togetthelightandthepower。Thelightandthepowerwerelatentintheriver，butittooktheobstacleandtheovercomingtodevelopitandmakeituseful。
ThatisexactlywhathappenswhenyouandIovercomeourobstacles。
Wedevelopourlightandpower。Weareriversoflightandpower，butitisalllatentanddoesnogooduntilweovercomeobstaclesaswegoonsouth。
Obstaclesarethepowerstationsonourwaysouth！
Andwherethemostobstaclesare，thereyoufindthemostpowertobedeveloped。Somanyofusdonotunderstandthat。Welooksouthwardandweseetheobstaclesintheroad。"Iamsounfortunate。Icoulddothesegreatthings，butalas！Ihavesomanyobstaclesintheway。"
ThankGod！YouareblessedofProvidence。Theydonotwastetheobstacles。Thepresenceoftheobstaclesmeansthatthereisalotoflightandpowerinyoutobedeveloped。Ifyouseenoobstacles，youareconfessingtoblindness。
Ihearpeoplesaying，"IhopethetimemayspeedilycomewhenI
shallhavenomoreobstaclestoovercome！"Whenthattimecomes，ringupthehearse，foryouwillbea"deadone。"
Lifeisgoingonsouth，andovercomingtheobstacles。Deathismerelyquitting。
Thefactthatwearenotburiedisnoproofthatwearealive。Goalongthestreetinalmostanytownandseethedeadones。Theretheyaredecoratingthehitching-racksandfestooningthestoreboxes。Theretheyareblockingtrafficatthepostofficeanddepot。Theretheyareinthehotelwarmingthechairsandmakingtheguestsstandup。Theretheyare——rowsofretiredfarmerswhohavequitworkandmovedtotowntoblockimprovementsanddie。Buttheywillneverneedanythingmorethanburying。
Fortheyaredeadfromtheearsup。Theyhavenotthoughtanewthoughtthepastmonth。Sometimestheysitandthink，butgenerallytheyjustsit。Theyhavenotgonesouthaninchthepastyear。
Usuallythedeadestloaferismarriedtothelivestwoman。Naturetriestomaintainanequilibrium。
Theyblockthewheelsofprogressandgetinthewayofthepeopletryingtogoonsouth。Theysayofthepeopletryingtodothings。
"Aw，he’salwaystryin’torunthings。"
Theydonotjoinintopromotethechurchesandschoolsandbigbrothermovements。Theygrowlatthelyceumcoursesandchautauquas，becausethey"takemoneyoutatown。"Theydonottakeanyoftheirmoney"outatown。"RinglingandBarnum&Baileygettheirs。
IdonotsmileasIrefertothedead。Iweep。IwishIcouldsquirtsome"pep"intothemandstartthemonsouth。
Butallthislecturehasbeendiscussingthis，soIhurryontothelastglimpseofthebookintherunningbrook。
GoonSouthFromPrincipleHerewecometothemostwonderfulanddifficultthinginlife。Itisthesupremetestofcharacter。Thatis，Whygoonsouth？Notforblessingnorcursing，notforpopularitynorforselfishends，notforanythingoutside，butforthehappinessthatcomesfromwithin。
TheMississippiblessesthevalleyeverydayashegoesonsouthandovercomes。Butthevalleydoesnotblesstheriverinreturn。
Thevalleythrowsitsjunkbackupontheriver。Thevalleypoursitsfoul，muddy，poisonousstreamsbackupontheMississippitodefilehim。TheMississippimakesSt。PaulandMinneapolisaboutalltheprosperitytheyhave，givesthempowertoturntheirmills。
ButtheTwinCitiesmerelythrowtheirwastebackupontheirbenefactor。
TheMississippidoesnotresign。Hedoesnottellataleofwoe。Hedoesnotsay，"Iamnotappreciated。Mygeniusisnotunderstood。
Iamnotgoingastepfarthersouth。IamgoingrightbacktoLakeItasca。"No，hedoesnotevengotolivewithhisfather-in-law。
Hesays，"Thankyou。Everylittlehelps，senditallalong。"GoafewmilesbelowtheTwinCitiesandseehow，bysomemysteriousalchemyofNature，theMississippihastakenoverallthepoisonandthedefilement，hehaspurifieditandclarifiedit，andhasmadeitapartofhimself。Andheisgreaterandfarthersouth！
Hefattensuponbumps。Kickhim，andyoupushhimfarthersouth。
"Handhimalemon，"andhemakeslemonade。
CivilizationconspirestodefeattheMississippi。Chicago’sdrainagecanalpolluteshim。Theflat，lazyPlatte，threemileswideandthreeinchesdeep;thepeevish，destructiveKaw，andallthosestreamsthatunitetoformthetreacherous，sinful，irresponsiblelowerMissouri;thebig，muddyOhio，theArkansas，theRed，theblackandthebluefloods——allthesepourintotheMississippi。
DaybydaytheFatherofWatersgoesonsouth，takingthemoverandpurifyingthemandmakingthemapartofhimself。Nothingcandiscourage，divertnordefilehim。Nomatterhowpoisonoushebecomes，hegoesafewmilesonsouthandheisallpureagain。
Wonderfulthebookintherunningbrook！Weletourlifestreambecomepoisonedbybittermemoriesandbitterregrets。Wecarryalongsuchaheartfulloftheinjuriesthatotherpeoplehavedoneus，thatsometimeswearebanktobankfullofpoisonandamenacetothosearoundus。Wesay，"Icanforgive，butIcannotforget。"
Oh，forgetit！Dropitall。Purifyyourlifeandgoonsouthallsweetagain。Weforgetwhatweoughttorememberandrememberwhatweoughttoforget。Weneedschoolsofmemory，butweneedschoolsofforgettery，evenmore。
Asyougoonsouthandblessyourvalley，doyounoticethevalleydoesnotblessyouverymuch？Haveyousadlynotedthatthepeopleyouhelpthemostoftenaretheleastgratefulinreturn？
Don’twaittobethanked。Hurryontoavoidthekick！Dogoodtoothersbecausethatisthewaytobehappy，butdonotwaitforareceiptforyourgoodness;youwillneedapoulticeeverytimeyouwait。Iknow，forIhavewaited！
Wegetsodiscouraged。Wesay，"Ihavegonefarenoughsouth。"
Thereisnobodywhodoesnothavethattomeet。Thepreacher，theteacher，theeditor，themaninoffice，thebusinessman，thefatherandmother——everyonewhotriestocarryontheworkofthechurch，theschool，thelyceumandchautauqua，theworkthatmakesforabettercommunity，getsdiscouragedattimes。
Wefailtoseewhatwearedoingorwhywearedoingit。Sometimeswesitdowncompletelydiscouragedandsay，"I’mdone。I’mgoingtoquit。Ihavedonemyshare。NobodyappreciateswhatIdo。Letsomebodyelsedoitawhile。"
Stop！Youarenotsayingthat。Theeviloneiswhisperingthatintoyourheart。Hisbusinessistostopyoufromgoingsouth。Hismostsuccessfultoolisdiscouragement，whichisawedge，andifhecangetthesharpedgestartedintoyourthought，heisgoingtodriveitdeeper。
Youdonotgosouthandovercomeyourobstaclesandblessthevalleyforpraiseorblame，forappreciationorlackofit。Youdoittolive。Youdoittoremainalivingriverandnotastagnant，unhappypondorswamp。
YOUARESAVINGYOURSELFBYSAVINGOTHERS。GOONSOUTH！
Almosteverybodyisdeceived。Weworkfrommixedmotives。Wefoolourselvesthatweareworkingtodogood，whenaswedothegood，ifwearenotpraisedorthankedforit，ifpeopledonotpresentusamedalorresolutions，wewanttoquit。Thatiswhytherearesomanydisappointedanddisgruntledpeopleintheworld。Theyworkedforoutsidethanksinsteadofinsidethanks。Theyweretryingtobepersonalsaviours。Theysaythisisanungratefulworld。
O，howeasyitistosaythesethings，andhowharditistodothem！
ReachingtheGulfButbecausetheMississippidoesthesethings，onedaythetrainI
wasridingstoppedinLouisiana。Wehadcometoariversogreatsciencehasnotyetbeenabletoputabridgeacrossit。
Iwatchedthempilethesteeltrainuponaferry-boat。Iwatchedtheboatcrossingarivermorethanamilewide。Standingupontheferry-boat，IcouldlookdownintothelordlyriverandthenfarnorthperhapsfifteenhundredmilestothelittlestrugglingstreamletstartingsouthwardthrutheforestsofMinnesota，therewritingthefirstchapterofthiswonderfulbookintherunningbrook。
IthankGodthatIhadgonealittlefarthersouthwardinmyownlife。FatherofWaters，youhavefoughtagoodfight。Youareconqueringgloriously。Youbearuponyourbosomthecommerceofmanynations。Iknowwhy。Isawyouborn，sawyourstruggles，sawyougetintherightchannel，sawyoulearnthelessonsofyourknocks，andsawthatyouneverstoppedgoingsouthward。
Andmaywereaditintoourownlives。Maywegetthevisionofwhichwaytogo，andthenkeepongoingsouth——onandon，overcoming，gettingthelessonsofthebumps，thestrengthfromthestruggleandthusmakingitapartofourselves，andthusgrowinggreater。
GoonSouthForever！
Whereshallwestopgoingsouth？AttheGulfofMexico？
TheMississippiknowsnothingaboutthegulf。Hegoesonsouthuntilhereachesthegulf。Thenhepushesrightonintothegulfasthonothinghadhappened。Sohepusheshisphysicalbanksonsouthmanymilesrightoutintothegulf。
Andwhenhecomestotheendofhisphysicalbanks，hepushesonsouthintothegulf，andgoesonsouthroundandroundtheglobe。
WhenyouandIcometoourGulfofMexico，wemustpushrightonsouth。Sowepushourphysicalbanksyearsfartherintothegulf。
Andwhenphysicalbanksfail，wegoonsouthbeyondthismerehusk，intothegreatGulfoftheBeyond，togoonsouthunfoldingthrueternity。
WENEVERSTOPGOINGSOUTH。
ChapterX
GoingUpLife’sMountainTheDefeatsthatareVictoriesHOWoftenwesay，"IwishIhadamillion！"Perhapsitisablessingthatwehavenotthemillion。Perhapsitwouldmakeuslazy，selfishandunhappy。Perhapswewouldgoaroundgivingittootherpeopletomakethemlazy，selfishandunhappy。
O，theproblemisnothowtogetmoney，buthowtogetridofmoneywiththeleastinjurytotherace！
Perhapsgettingthemillionwouldcompletelyspoilus。Lookatthewildcatandthenlookatthetabbycat。Thewildcatsupportsitselfandthetabbycathasitsmillion。Sothetabbycathastobedoctoredbyspecialists。
Iftheburdenwereliftedfrommostofuswewouldgotowreck。
Necessityistheballastinourlifevoyage。
Whenyouheartheoratorspeakandyounotetheeaseandpowerofhiswork，doyouthinkoftheyearsofstrugglehespentinpreparing？Doyoueverthinkofthetimesthatoratortriedtospeakwhenhefailedandwentbacktohisroomindisgrace，mortifiedandbroken-hearted？Thruitalltherecamethediscipline，experienceandgrimresolvethatmadehimsucceed。
Whenyouhearthemusicianandnotetheeaseandgraceoftheperformance，doyouthinkoftheyearsofstruggleandovercomingnecessarytoproducethatfinishandgrace？Thatisthestoryoftheactor，theauthorandeveryotheroneofattainment。
Doyounotethatthetropics，thecountrieswiththebalmiestclimates，producetheweakestpeoples？Doyounotethattheconqueringracesarethosethatstrugglewithbothheatandcold？
ThetropicsarethegeographicalGussielands。
Doyounotethatpeoplegrowmoreinleanyearsthaninfatyears？
Cropfailuresandbusinessstringenciesarenotcalamities，butblessingsindisguise。Peoplegotothedevilwithfullpockets;
theyturntoGodwhenhungerhitsthem。"IsnotthisBabylonthatIhavebuilded？"saystheBelshazzarofmaterialprosperityashedrinkstohisgods。ThenmustcometheNeedfulandNeedlessKnockshandwritinguponthewalltosavehim。
Youhavetoshootmanymen’seyesoutbeforetheycansee。Youhavetocracktheirheadsbeforetheycanthink，knockthemdownbeforetheycanstand，breaktheirheartsbeforetheycansing，andbankruptthembeforetheycanberich。
DoyourememberthattheyhadtolockJohnBunyaninBedfordjailbeforehewouldwritehisimmortal"Pilgrim’sProgress"？Itmaybethatsomeofuswillhavetogotojailtodoourbestwork。
Doyourememberthatonemusicianbecamedeafbeforehewrotemusictheworldwillalwayshear？Doyourememberthatoneauthorbecameblindbeforewriting"ParadiseLost"theworldwillalwaysread？
DoyourememberthatSaulofTarsuswouldhaveneverbeenrememberedhadhelivedthelifeofluxuryplannedforhim？Hehadtobeblindedbeforehecouldseethewaytorealsuccess。HehadtobescourgedandfetteredtobecometheApostletotheGentiles。
He，too，hadtobesenttoprisontowritehisimmortalmessagestohumanity。Whatthrone-roomsaresomeprisons！Andwhatprisonsaresomethrone-rooms！
Doyounotseeallaroundyouthatsuccessiseverthephoenixrisingfromtheashesofdefeat？
Then，children，whenyoustandintherowofgraduatesoncommencementdaywithyourdiplomasinyourhands，andwhenyourrelativesandfriendssay，"Successtoyou！"Ishalltakeyourhandandsay，"Defeattoyou！Andstrugglestoyou！Andbumpstoyou！"
Forthatistheonlywaytosay，"Successtoyou！"
GoUptheMountainOUNIVERSITYOFHARDKNOCKS，welearntoloveyoumorewitheachpassingyear。Welearnthatyouarecruelonlytobekind。Welearnthatyouaresavingusfromourselves。ButO，howmostofusmustbebumpedtoseethis！
IknownobetterwaytoclosethislecturethantotellyouofagreatbumpthatstruckmeonemorninginLosAngeles。Itseemedasthotwelveyearsofmylifehaddroppedoutofit，andhadbeenlost。
Wereyoueverbumpedsohardyouwerenumb？Iwasnumb。IwonderedwhyIwasliving。IthoughtIhadnothingmoretolivefor。Whenadogiswoundedhecrawlsawayalonetolickhiswounds。Ifeltlikethewoundeddog。Iwantedtocrawlawaytolickmywounds。
ThatiswhyIclimbedMountLowethatday。Iwantedtogetalone。
ItisawonderfulexperiencetoclimbMountLowe。ThetouristsgouphalfamileintoRubioCanyon，totheengineeringmiracle，thetriangularcarthathoiststhemoutofthehungrychasmthirty-fivehundredfeetupthesideofagranitecliff，tothetopofEchoMountain。
HeretheyfindthatEchoMountainisbutashelfonthesideofMountLowe。Heretheytakeanelectriccarthatwindsfivemilesontowardsthesky。Thereishardlyastraightrailinthetrack。
Everyminuteanewthrill，andnotwothrillsalike。Fivemilesofwindingandsquirming，twistingandducking，dodgingandsummersaulting。
Thereareplaceswherethetouristwantstograsphisseatandlift。Thereisawoodenshelfnailedtothesideoftheperpendicularrockwallwherehislifedependsuponthehonestyofthemanwhodrovethenails。Hemaywonderifthemanwasworkingbythedayorbythejob！
Helooksovertheedgeoftheshelfdownward，andthenturnstotheothersidetolookatthefaceoftheclifftheyarehugging，anddiscoversthereisnoplacetoresign！
Thecarisfivethousandfeethighwhereitstopsonthatlastshelf，AlpineTavern。Onecannotridefartherupward。Thisisnotthesummit，butjustwheresciencesurrenders。ThereisalittletrailthatwindsupwardfromAlpineTaverntothesummit。Itisthreemileslongandriseselevenhundredfeet。
TogoupthatlastelevenhundredfeetandstandupontheflatrockatthesummitofMountLoweistogetapicturesowonderfulitcannotbedescribedwiththispoorhumanvocabulary。Itmustbelived。Onapure，cleardayonelooksdownthissixty-onehundredfeet，morethanamile，intotheorangebeltofSouthernCalifornia。
Itspreadsoutbelowinonegreatmosaicofturquoiseandamberandemerald，wherethemilesseemlikeinches，andwherehisfield-glasssweepsonepanoramicpictureofahundredmilesormore。
JustbelowisPasadenaandLosAngeles。TothewestwardperhapsfortymilesisthebluestretchofthePacificOcean，onwestwardthefaintoutlinesofCatalinaIslands。Theoceanseemssocloseonecouldthrowapebbleoverintoit。Howamountaindoesreducedistances。Youthrowthepebbleanditfallsuponyourtoes！
AndMountLoweisbutashelfonthesideofthehigherSierras。
Thegranitemountainsrisehighertothenorthward，andtotheeastrises"OldBaldy，"twelvethousandfeethighandsnoweternallyonhishead。
Thisisoneoftheworkshopsoftheinfinite！
AllaloneIscrambledupthatthree-miletrailtothesummit。AllaloneIstoodupontheflatrockatthesummitandlookeddownintotheswimmingdistances。IdidnotknowwhyIhadstruggledupintothatmountainsanctuary，forIwasnotsearchingforsublimity。I
wassearchingforrelief。Iwasheartsick。
Isawcloudsdowninthevalleybelowme。Ihadneverbeforelookeddownuponclouds。Ithoughtofthecloudthathadcoveredmeinthevalleybelow，anddullywatchedthecloudsspreadwiderandblacker。
Afterwhilethevalleywasallhiddenbytheclouds。Iknewrainmustbefallingdownthere。Thepeoplemustbesaying，"Thesundoesn’tshine。Theskyisallgone。"ButIsawthetruth——thesunwasshining。Theskywasinplace。Acloudhadcovereddownoverthatfirstmile。Thesunwasshininguponme，theskywasallblueoverme，andthereweremillionsofmilesofsunshineaboveme。I
couldseeallthisbecauseIhadgoneabovethevalley。Icouldseeabovetheclouds。
Agreatlightseemedtobreakovermystormsweptsoul。Iamunderthecloudsoftroubletoday，BUTTHESUNISSHINING！
Imustgoonupthemountaintoseeit。
Theyearshavebeenpassing，thestormcloudshavemanytimeshiddenmysun。ButIhavealwaysfoundthesunshiningabovethem。Nomatterhowblackandsunlesstoday，whenIhavestruggledonupthemountainpath，IhavegottenabovethecloudsandfoundthesunforevershiningandGodforeverinHisheavens。
EachdayasIgoupthemountainIgetalargervision。Themilesthatseemsogreatdowninthevalley，seemsosmallasIlookdownuponthemfromhigherup。EachdayasIlookbackIseemoreclearlytheplanofahumanlife。Therocks，thecurvesandthestrugglesfitintoadivineengineeringplantosoftenthesteepnessoftheascent。Thebumpsarelifts。Thethingsthatseemsoimportantdowninthesmudgy，stormsweptvalley，seemsounimportantaswegohigherupthemountaintomoreimportantthings。
TodayIlookbacktothebumpthatsentmeupMountLowe。IdidnotseehowIcouldlivepastthatbump。TheyearshavepassedandInowknowitwasoneofthegreatestblessingsofmylife。Itclosedonegate，butitopenedanothergatetoabetterpathwayupthemountain。
LatethatdayIwasclamberingdownthesideofMountLowe。DowninthevalleybelowmeIsawshadows。ThenIlookedoverintothesouthwestandIcouldseethesungoingdown。IcouldseehimsinklowerandloweruntilhisredlipskissedthecheekofthePacific。
Thegloryofthesunsetfilledseaandskywithflamesofgoldandfountainsofrainbows。Suchasunsetfromthemountain-sideisapromiseofheaven。
Theshadowsofsunsetwidenedoverthevalley。Presentlyallthevalleywasblackwiththeshadow。Itwasnightdownthere。Thepeopleweresaying，"Thesundoesn’tshine。"ButitwasnotnightwhereIstood。Iwasfartherupthemountain。Iturnedandlookeduptothesummit。ThebeamsofthesettingsunwereyetgildingMountLowe’ssummit。Itwasnightdowninthevalley，butitwasdayonthemountaintop！
Goonsouth！
Thatmeans，goonup！
Childofhumanity，areyouinthestorm？Goonupward。Areyouinthenight？Goonupward。
Forthepeaceandthelightarealwaysabovethestormandthenight，andalwaysinourreach。
Iamgoingonupward。Takemyhandandletusgotogether。MountLoweshowedthewaythatdarkday。ThereIheardthe"sermonsinstones。"
Somedaymynightwillcome。Itwillspreadoverallthisvalleyofmaterialthingswherethestormshaveraged。
ButIshallbeonthemountaintop。Ishalllookdownuponthenight，asIamlearningtoclimbandlookdownuponthestorms。I
shallbeinthenewdayofthemountain-top，foreverabovethenight。
Ishallfindthismountain-topjustanothershelfonthesideoftheMountainofInfiniteUnfolding。Ishallhaverisenperhapsonlythefirstmile。Ishallhavemillionsofmilesyettorise。
ThiswillbeanotherCommencementDayandMaster’sDegree。Infinitethenumberonup。"Eyehathnotseennorearheard，neitherhaveenteredintotheheartofman，thethingswhichGodhathpreparedforthemthatloveHim。"
Wearenotgrowingold。WearegoinguptoEternalLife。
RejoiceandGoUpward！
ANOTHERBEGINNING
TheBigBusinessofLifeTurningworkIntoPlayByRalphParletteThisbookprovesthattherealbigbusinessisthatofgettingourhappinessnowinourwork，andnottomorrowforourwork。
JudgeBenB。Lindsey，thekids’Judge，says：
"Itisagreatbigboostforeverybodywhowillreadit。Peopleoughttobuythembythegrossandsendthemtotheirfriends。"
Dr。J。G。Crabbe，PresidentoftheStateTeachersCollege，Greeley，Colo。，says：
"TheBigBusinessofLifeisarealjoytoread。Itisbigandoughttobereadtodayandtomorrowandforevermoreeverywhere。Itistruly`ABookofRejoicing’。"
TheAugsbergTeacher，aMagazineforTeachers，says：
"InTheBigBusinessofLifewehavethepracticalphilosophythatitiseveryone’sbusinesstoabolishworkandturnthisworldintoaplayground。Whowillnotconfessthatmanymortalstaketheirworktooseriously，andthattothemitisajoyless，cheerlessthing？Tobeabletofindhappiness，andtofinditwhenwearebendingtoourdutiesistopossessthesecretoflivingtothefull。Andhappinessistobesoughtwithin，andnotamongthethingsthatlieatourfeet。Thebookbeforeusiswholesomeandvivacious。Itprovokesmanyasmile，andbeneatheachoneisabitofwisdomitwoulddousaworldofgoodtolearn。Itrecallsthesayingofthewiseman`Amerryheartdoethgoodlikeamedicine’。"
ManywhohavereadTheBigBusinessofLifewriteusthattheythinkitisevenbetterthan"TheUniversityofHardKnocks，"which，theyadd，ismightyhardtobeat。
It’sUpToYou！
AreYouShakingUporRattlingDown？
GoOnSouth！
TheBestisYettoComeTheSalvationofaSuckerYouCan’tGetSomethingforNothingThesebookletsbyRalphParletteareshortstoriesadaptedfromchaptersin"TheUniversityofHardKnocks。"
JohnC。Carroll，PresidentoftheHydeParkStateBankofChicago，bought1000copiesofthebooklet"It’sUptoYou！"andofithesays。"Parlette’sBeansandNutsisjustasgoodastheMessagetoGarciaandwillbehandedaroundjustusmuch。Ihavehandedthebooktobusinessmen，toyoungfellows，bondsalesmenandsuch，toourownvicepresident，andtheyallwantanothercopytosendtosomefriend。Iwouldratherbeauthorofitthanpresidentofthebank。"
Employersineverylineofbusinessarebuyingquantitiesof"It’sUptoYou！"fortheirworkers。
WilliamJenningsBryansaysofthebooklet"GoOnSouth"："Itisoneofthegreatstoriesoftheday。"
CharlesGrilkofDavenport，says："MytwochildrenandIreadtheMississippiRiverstorytogetherandwewerethorolydelighted。"
Instructustosendoneofthesebookletstoyourfriends。Itwilldelightthemmorethananysmallpresentyoucanmake。