Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-11-17
GET TING A START
 By NATHANIEL C. FOWLER, Jr.
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Progression s marching road is sell dom straight It runs along the high ways and into the byways, over the valley, the hills, and the mountains.
 There is no royal road to success. no easy way of accomplishment, not withstanding that Royal Roads and Easy Ways" abound in half the spell binding ha.angues which irresponsible writers and takers hurl upon their young victims, who, with bated breath, drink in the words which seem to pro- claim the doctrine of Something for Nothing or Much for Little"
 I recall an incident: A friend of mine, well grounded in experience, started an enterprise under new en- vironment. His apparent immediate success was remarkable. The business paid at the start. He was elated. His friends congratulated him. His small capital appeared to be sufficient. Business rolled in and profits seemed assured. This condition continued for many months. Then he struck a dead center Business dropped off. Profits no longer appeared on the bal ance sheet. To use the language of the streets, he was up against it" and 'up against it. hard. He perse- vered and won, but for nearly year his nose was at the grindstone. He worked day and night Every week ob- stacles presented themselves which appeared to be almost insurmountable. In the end, however, his perseverance, combined with ability and experience, conquered, as is usually the case.
 Comparatively few men succeed ness houses pay continuous profit. Like our highways, the business road is not constantly smooth, and it is seldom straight. Gold-tipped pros poets may be leaden underneath, and the sky IS not often clear for more than a few days at time. It is sure l to be cloudy, it is sure to rain. The glorious encouragement of the sun is not to be wholly depended upon. A dark day is coming.
 l Success depends not only upon cap- ital, experience and ability, but upon an appreciation of possible, if not probabIes oiiis-c.ster-
 The good trade of today 22ev. not be duplicated tomorrow.
 The best of goods do not sell con tinually, and there Is little profit which does not fluctuate.
 Even the strongest municipal bond may be worth more today than it will be tomorrow.
 Nothing in business appears to be standard and sure.
 Every road either has snag in the middle of it. or there are snags be- side it which the storm will drive into the center.
 Expect difficulties. Anticipate snags, even when you appear to sail on the flood tide of success.
 Many a yachtsman has started out on calm morning and been wrecked by the afternoon storm, even during a season of good weather.
 Reef before the hurricane strikes Be ready to meet the wind and storm. Make haste slowly" See that your anchor is ready for heaving, that your lines are strong enough to hold Be prepared for wind and wave. If they don't come you are fortunate. If they do come your preparation may enable you to ride them and make a safe harbor.
 Recognize the fact that there is such thing as a snag, even when you do not see it. It is there, or may be. Ard, if it is there, do not be dscour- aged Do not sit back and vail in listless tone, Just my luck. l might have known it.' Tackle that snag with a mighty determination to wrest it from your path and annihilate it. Then, when it has ceased to be, march on to the next obstruction, fortified by the consciousness of your power to handle what is to come, as well as that which has been.