h deeper," said a member of the Old Guard to the surgeon
probing his wound, "and you will find the Emperor,"--meaning his heart.
By the marvelous power of concentrated purpose Napoleon had left his
name on the very stones of the capital, had burned it indelibly into
the heart of every Frenchman, and had left it written in living letters
all over Europe. France to-day has not shaken off the spell of that
name. In the fair city on the Seine the mystic "N" confronts you
everywhere.

Oh, the power of a great purpose to work miracles! It has changed the
face of the world. Napoleon knew that there were plenty of great men
in France, but they did not know the might of the unwavering aim by
which he was changing the destinies of Europe. He saw that what was
called the "balance of power" was only an idle dream; that, unless some
master-mind could be found which was a match for events, the millions
would rule in anarchy. His iron will grasped the situation; and like
William Pitt, he did not loiter around balancing the probabilities of
failure or success, or dally with his purpose. There was no turning to
the right nor to the left; no dreaming away time, nor building
air-castles; but one look and purpose, forward, upward and onward,
straight to his goal. His great success in war was due largely to his
definiteness of aim. He always hit the bull's-eye. He was like a
great burning-glass, concentrating the rays of the sun upon a single
spot; he burned a hole wherever he went. After finding the weak place
in the enemy's ranks, he would mass his men and hurl them like an
avalanche upon the critical point, crowding volley upon volley, charge
upon charge, till he made a breach. What a lesson of the power
concentration there is in this man's life!

To succeed to-day a man must concentrate all the faculties of his mind
upon one unwavering aim, and have a tenacity of purpose which means
death or victory. Every other inclination which tempts him from his
aim must be suppressed.

A man may starve on a dozen half-learned trades or occupations; he may
grow rich and famous upon one trade thoroughly mastered, even though it
be the humblest.

Even Gladstone, with his ponderous yet active brain, said he could not
do two things at once; he threw his entire strength upon whatever he
did. The intensest energy characterized everything he undertook, even
his recreation. If such concentration of energy is necessary for the
success of