Milford chronicle., 1907-01-04

Then because he made a fool out of
himself at first he will keep on and on
pouring his money into that hole in or
der to get back the money he has in
vested
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Baker Was Not Good Editor.
What is true in reference to wild
cat mining or land or stock specula-
ton is true i'll reference to business.
Here, for instance, is a man who was
a famous baker. By his ovens he made
not only thousands but hundreds of
thousands Of dollars. He lived in one
of the largest cities in the United
States. He simply honeycombed the
town with his bakery stores. He cook
ed bread and pies and cakes for thou
sands upon thousands Of daily Gus
toners. But after this man had made
a fortune as a baker he decided he
would make another fortune as an ed |
itor. He bought one of the great dali |
lies Of that city. As a newspaper man
lie was a dead failure. What he cook |
ed in his oven was eaten up by his
printing presses. Today that once great
baker has lost his newspapers and lost
his bakeries because he would persist
in investing in a business he knew
nothing about. What is the practical
deduction? Today those deserted farm
lands of the California mesa cry out:
Merchants, stick to your counters.
Doctors, stick to your patients. Law
yerS, stick to your briefs Ministers,
stick to your pulpits Men and wo-
men, do not go foraging in financial
fields you know nothing about or you {
will get stung. If as a financial lamb I
you have once been heeced, then do not ;
continue to heed and obey the voice Of ]
the same shearer. Let go. Let go that
foolish investment Let go. When you
have uselessly sacrificed your money, 1
let go. Do not continue to sacrifice L
the remainder. Let go. Let 60" a
But my theme teaches another prac- 0
teal lesson. 1 would have the young a
men encamp with us upon those de- b
serted California farm lands as well az p
he older men. would especially have G.
he young man view those deserted Of
ields who against his better judgment al
s being forced or is forcing himself d.
ntO line Of work for which he is not m
dapted with a reverence for the wish Iii
s of his father and mother that does Ia
he boy credit, but is fatal to his pros Ii
ects in life Come young man, tell he
lie the ambition of your life What do ca
on intend to be? "Oh," you say, Il III
ant TO be a railroad man, or l want Ia
} be doctor, or / want to be q lawyer IN
= a civil engineer, or I want to be a WI
musician or an artist, but l cannot.
GU know father has set his heart on
y being a business man. We live in ce
small town in a western state. He 70
arted in business there thirty years wi
20. By frugality and industry he has dr.
e largest store in all that region. MI
n his only boy, and he wants me to Of
rry the business on after he is dead ov'
Id come into the store and help him wi
w that he is growing old. But I are
tie business. Yes, hate it, But 1 10!
ppose I will have to do it to please col
m. Besides, if I do not go into his so
)re all the lifetime work of my IA of
er will be thrown away" Ow
Follow Your Instinct. WI
What, have you no inclination to be WIRE
business man? "AhsoIu+olv nona you
desire is to be a railroad man. The the
er day I was on the outskirts Of Los tne
geles, and there saw a back yard go,
ed with a miniature railroad track anu
ere little boy not more than eight "oL
IFS Of age out of wood had built a
ole railroad system. He had his ~
1ges and tunnels and switching -
cks and freight cars and passenger S
ms and depots and car sheds. All - ,n.
Sc he had made with his own pen -
fe. This little fellow said he was No.
president Of the railroad system Inn