The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-08-22
TURNING OF THE TIDE.


There is a tide in the affairs of men-which,
taken at the flood, leads men to fortune"
Many of us can look back upon our
own history and plainly see where, at
one time in our existence, there was a
turn of the tide, which could have
tioated us into place of security and
prosperity. 1t may have been trit1lng
circumstance, but to us it meant the
turn of the tide, which held in its roll
ing waves our whole future. l have
known men who have been cut off by |
this tide and who were left standing
on rock. the tide rising higher and
higher, yet it never crept over the top |
of their coat buttons for they were
safely standing on this rock of security.
There have been others who were
swallowed up by this tide and forever
buried in watery grave. A gentle
man once told me that for many years
he was kept busy picking up rags for
living, but at last he struck OIL it was
the turning of his tide and today he is
wealthy and respectable merchant.
This chance comes to all who wait and
who are ever ready to grasp the oppOr-
tunity when it presents itself. You
may chance to meet an old friend
some day who may secure you posi-
ton, just suited for you, or you might
perchance be in the country aud there
meet the young lady heiress who will
make you happy; or you may buy
stocks and bonds, and, if lucky, the tide
has turned in your favor. But always
remember when the welcome waters
close around you it is your chance to
make a fortune. Still, it will not last
always, so be thoughtful. Be prepared
for the ebbing tide; if you are not, you
NAV have the misfortune to look back
, some day at the chance of lifetime
which you let slip by, and you will
: be reminded of Shakespeare's words,
Sorrows and troubles come in bat
7 talions." This law, this revolution of
tides might be strongly illustrated IN
many ways. Some years ago visited
t Monte Carlo. l was not there as
moralist, philosopher or to risk dollars
l and cents on the green cloth. l hao
3 heard of this gambling and summer re-
S sort for many years as "green retreat,
;, which means, we are green if we trust
: in the croupier. Tourists came by wave
S beaten rocks to this resort for rest anC
e peace. Yet the history of sin, misery
/, and tragedies which this place coult
| unfold, would relegate Chinatown, th'
n Bowery or the levee into the shade. Th'
j. Prince of Monaco is WhOleSOled, gra.
S haired rascal who spends his ill-gottel
1t gains in building cathedral at Monaco
r. He also put in some Of his leisure mo
n ments in inventing deep sea dredgln!
,r apparatus, which he offered to tn
e Panama Canal directors, but DeLesSepp
% would not buy it. 1t is curious, yet
Te fact, that in these marble saloons on
l. can meet persons from all parts OF tn
Is world, and it is there we can watch tn
It, state of the tide. With some it is hig
I'd with others very low. A person VIII
es has run of luck at the gaming tabl
he rises with his pockets bulging wit
ly coin and bills. Another, who has riske
his last dollar and lost, suddenly disal
IN pears from the scene only to be late
m found dead on the terrace. Report
he have it that the officials Of this resol
1e are continually on the lookout f(
of those who commit suicide and in
er mediately fill the pockets of the dea
en- with money, so it will not appear thu
ID, the act was committed because {
d. loss at the table. If true, friends ma
he claim a right to the funds and I'll
al chances of getting it are much bett
mt than from some of our life insuran
ny companies. Some people who have
ch system, speak of going there to bres
no the bank, but banks are seldom broke
,,o n~ except occasionally by the cashier
,se president. 1t is as foolish to ente
,n- tain such ideas as was Miss Partin
/ ton who tried to sweep back the ocea
- One thing is certain, a bank with
ed its resources will not fight against t
J. tide, and this applies to all the ban