One does not have long to seek for the secret of success, for investigation into the record of most prosperous men shows that industry and capability are the qualities upon which they have built their advancement. Perseverance and diligence are current coin in the realm of industry. Henri Pernot has never held to any false standards of life and from the outset of his career has recognized that his progress has been dependent upon his own labor. He has therefore closely applied himself to any task which he has undertaken and today he occupies a most creditable position in financial circles as the cashier of the First State Bank in Bonanza, Sebastian county. He is a native of Van Buren, Arkansas, born in 1893, and is a son of Sidney and Mary (Lacy) Pernot. His father, also a native of the city of Van Buren. is a son of the distinguished physician and surgeon, Dr. Henri Charles Pernot, who came from Paris, France, in 1847, and located in Van Buren. He, in turn, was a son of Denis Etienne Pernot, professor of rhetoric and philosophy and inspector of colleges of the Royal University of France, and a grandson of the Countess De Monthule.