The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-06-28
The WAY 70 FORTUNE
Is Open Only to tho Bold, tho Energetic
and the Industrious. f

and the Industrious.
The bold and enterprising man, read,
to take advantage Of any promising op
portunity to improve his fortune, ener
getically working to find that opport,i
nifty, and Micawber, waiting for some
thing to turn up" are alike convinced
that
There is tide In the affairs OF men
| Which taken at its flood, leads IN to fortune
Omitted, all the voyage Of their life
| Is bound In shadows and In miseries o
| One with this faith in his heart works
| cheerily. hoping for the tide to come
and prepared, when 1t does, come to
make the best possible use OF IL. The
other sits idly, awaiting the tide, but
expecting that when it comes it shall
float him on to fortune without efy-rt on
his part But there are two elements
that must meet in successful endeavor
of any kind-which is what is meant by
fortune. The one is the man; the other
the opportunity. Good men fail for want
OF opportunity; opportunities pass by
never to return for want of good men to
utilize them. They useful lesson of the
poetic thought is that men should be
prepared to take advantage of the tides
that come to them. The can not be
thus prepared If they are mere
idlers. Preparation for successful work
of any kind comes by faithful
labor, which develops not only skill of
hand, but habits of industry, self-confi-
dence, the ability to do things instinct
lively the right way, as well as to deter
mine problems by thinking. To those,
therefore, who would succeed, whether
they have faith in tides or not, the ad-
monition comes to be prepared to i'm
prove opportunities. Make the oppor-
tunities themselves, if that be possible,
but be sure that you are prepared to
make good use of them whether they
are gifts of fortune or are wrought out
by patient endeavor. A financial panic
wrecks firms that have not their re-
sources well in hand, closes mills and
stagnates business, but those who are
ready for the oppor tunity with money
capital or with the reputa tion and skill
to command help, may, in the reaction
that follows panic, win fortune. The
history of every widespread business
depression has in it this lesson: The un-
ready lose fortunes that are picked up
by those prepared to take advantage of
business conditions favorable to tho
making of large profits For the people
must be clothed and fed, and only for
short time can the demand for the nee
of life be curtailed. The mills
that are closed by the shock of panic
may be bought or leased at much less
than their value labor is cheap because
there are so many unemployed, and
the price of products inevitably rises as
q result of depleted market. Those
who arc ready to take advantage of the
favorable conditions may win fortune
in the first few months of revival of
trade; but they must be ready with some
kind of resources-it may be capital, it |
may be business skill and credit, or it |
by others who supply the capital. Their
,ide comes to them in the ebb of one
hat has overwhelmed others. There |
s scarcely manufacturing community |
hat has not it's example of skilled |
who has risen to fortune by
tarting the right enterprise at the
light time.
Always. however, it will be found that
he man and the opportunity have met
Fortune is seldom If ever thrust upon
my one. The man who wins her favors
must have some qualities that make
lin deserving. He may be morally
'ad, INSCRIPTIONS, unjust, and in that
ense undeserving; but If the secrets of
is success are disclosed he will be
ound to possess some good quality that
as helped him to win fortunes favor
nergy, industry. boldness, skill or high
Intelligence. There is no tide to lead
N to fortune the lazy or the Indifferent,
ut there is one that may be used to
remote the interests of jealous, indus
rious, skillful and intelligent workers,
nd it returns to these day by day,
lonth after month, as do the tides of
cean. Baltimore Sun.