And here's a tip to you, young man, who reads these lines, get a golden girl like I have described; a girl of pure gold and not glittering tinsel; a sweet, natural, sensible girl, that will do team work and be a helpmate to you and not a drawback and money spender. Daddy knows these things; he's been around the world. He is endowed with an ability to observe, analyze and benefit. He's had experience, he's seen the world from cottage to castle, and these things he tells you because of his love for you and because he wants you to have such a home life as he has. And these truths, these hopes, are from the very bottom of his heart to his daughters Mary Elizabeth and Nancy Lou and all the other girls who have read these lines. POISE A Necessity to the Person Who Accomplishes There are men who cannot be kept down by circumstances or obstacles. These men progress with confidence in their hearts and smiles on their faces. They do not lie in wait for the band wagon or favorable winds; they make things happen. They are, of course, alert and alive to favorable opportunity and helpful influences when they come their way. These men are men of good health. They are out of doors much, they carry their heads high and breathe in good air deeply. They greet friends with a smile and put meaning and feeling into every hand clasp. Let's you and I follow their trail, for it leads out on to the big road. Do not fear being misunderstood, right will finally come in to its own. We will keep our minds off our enemies, and keep our thoughts on our purpose; we will make up our minds what we want to do. We will mark a straight line on the log and hew to that line. Fear is the dope drug that kills initiative, hate the poison that shatters clear thinking. Hate and fear are iron ore in our life's vessel, it deflects the compass and prevents our holding to the course. There are splendid worth-while things for us to do and with continuity of action and singleness of purpose the days will pass by, as we are seizing opportunity and making use of the things required for the fulfillment of our desires. We are like the coral insect that takes from the running tide the material to build a solid fortress. Our running tide is the gliding golden days. Let's waste no time in trying to make friends or in seeking to attach ourselves to others. True friends are not caught by pursuit; they come to us, they happen through circumstances we do not create. Self-reliance is ours and we must first use it for our own betterment. We will then have a surplus of energy to allow us to help others. Solitude beats society, relaxation beats conventional function, and foolish so-called pleasures. Our energy hours must be devoted to our purpose and ideals. Atween times we must rest, relax and recuperate the waste that strenuosity makes. Breathe good air, bask in the sunshine, see nature and say to yourself, "All these treasures are for me, all these things I am part of."