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Show f- 11 I BASP WEAKEST TODAY 3"il F0RTU1E TROUL TBIFLES 95c j ' 1 MONG the many wise and cxcel- 'J I A lent utterances of Dr. Samuel : fi Jonnsn it would be difficult to -xg ( find better than this: dljJj ? "To improve the golden moment of zl j. opportunity and catch the good that Is Within our reach Is the great art of lt& ' success of every young man, j-toS trhethcr lie be borne with a silver Itf? fPcon In his mouth or a wooden one, i fronds on his ability to see and seize livery opportunity, great or small, that i eg ionfronts him. TH f Critical moments, freighted with op-JWunity, op-JWunity, constantly confront us all ttm ( through life. As Victor Hugo aptly 'Ss I "Dressed It: "Heaven on occasion half opensfclts ' lms 10 U2' and tnat ,s the great mo- tit'1 ' irIC0?nJze' to sel!5C and turn ff ; Wnt tnat Heaven-born moment Is ,slT i for t31? ?l once uno'1 vantage ground ,,Ialn,nS e victory of life. "1 l not lack of opporunlty, but S!Cl 0C 11 or 'nablllty to see it, that 9 ', S5 manj' failures In life. Thou- lm ' m ,.m0f men ,mvc m'aae fortunes out )M ,:trlne!i which others passed by. As i ' to Jlee, 8lps hony frort thc some ' : from whch the spider takes ( tui. 5' E aome mcn wln wrcsl for--S2 ! iC 'e Irom the commonest and meanest tftf ' ZJH' s scraps oC leather, cotton PSt SpS e at'' 1,ron mnss from wh,ch iAfl smern get only poverty and failure. fPillsbury's Start in Flour, ( hS w,He men o the city shook their ' bhl an,d. 0Penly expressed their sym-u-'ChVn r.llh, tne youn& Eastern man fWf' kn?larl,ef A- Plsbury. the flour vS In Min 11,8 ,lrst business venture !m third ln"cai)olls- He had bought a for Snfi1?, beei1 steadily losing money A on , thr ? rn,m(: ald Ava3 opposed to be JM 'Sid Mi, !"? youne PHIsbury, who nr-'iBSSei,," nr-'iBSSei,," olher m,1,s 1,1 a"d ea "8 cpuld produce and se. fclsco P.u0flt why noL this one. He wKma at the secret ot maki"t wPauStv nr dePcnds Qa much on thc WW nufao?Lthe n,achlnery used in It '2r W al on U'e Quality of th. FM- of th6 rnm that tlme the raachlner Aim . iat ml" received his constant care HOUR OF OPFOBTTJNITT (; By Dr. Orison Swett Marden. ( and attention, with the result that he was soon producing the best flour that was ever put on the maiket. Such a demand was there for "Pillsbury flour" that the mill was kept running night and' day and at thc end of the first year the young manufacturer' share of the profits was $0000. The wise men who at the outset had predicted his ruin now declared him a wizard. He was nothing of the kind, only a wide-awake young man who saw an opportunity, seized it, and made thc most of It. Lack of opportunity Is ever the excuse ex-cuse of the weak and vacillating, the lazy and the voluntarily Ignorant. Thc joung man with a sound mind and a healthy body who cries " I liave no chance; there are no opportunities," in this land of opportunity, In this era of unparalleled development, must be indeed a hopeless pessimist. Schwab as Stake Driver. "When Charles Sumner entered the United States Senate it was said that all of the great questions had been practically settled, and it seemed as- l: he would not have an opportunity tc show what he was made of. But certain cer-tain It Is that he saw his opportuni ties, and that all the great question were not settled. The chances today are Immeasurably creator in every department depart-ment of life than they, were then. Neve before In thc history of the world wen .uch opportunities opun to ability ani pc-rstetent effort tip now. When Charles M. Schwab was wort-lng wort-lng as a day laborer for the Carnegl Steel company he did not bemoan hi hard luck and cry, "There Is no chanc for a poor day laborer In this gre ;oneom." No, what he Mild was: "Tf set a chance I mean to be the pres: lent of this concern some day. I wl. show my employer I am anxious t .am promotion, I am going to do mo 'han I am tfald for more than Is e jected of me." He had no faith in t': heory that great combination;? wc letrlmc-ntnl to a young man's futui mt he had faith In hlmeelf. He f hat with determination, hard work ai persistency that never lets go, 1 ould become a factor In the worl driving ytakes In a company with oth aborers at $1 a day would not sec nuch of a chance to most young me et It was in this Schwab iw his o-' ortun!ty. He had no advantages ducatlon or environment, no "pull," ne to boost him; yet at 39 he v euldent of the United State.? Si' orporatlon, with, the largest sala; B DEMAND FOR THOSE WHO ARE FIT. $ probably, ever paid to any man In thc world. The opportunity Is In the man far more than the place or surroundings. Life pulyates with chances for every one of us. They may not be great or dramatic, but they arc important to him who would get on in the world and make the most of himself. Every lesson les-son In school or college is an opportunity opportu-nity for the youth who Is In earnest. Every examination is a chance In life. Every business 'transaction Is an opportunityan op-portunityan opportunity to be polite, an opportunity to be manly, an opportunity oppor-tunity to be honeyt, an opportunity to make friends. Every proof of confidence confi-dence in you is a great opportunity. Every responsibility thrust upon your honor and strength Is priceless. Existence Exist-ence Is the privilege of effort, and when that privilege is met like a man, opportunities op-portunities to succeed along the line of jour aptitude, whatever it may be, will come faster than you can use them. Opportunities in Little Things. Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. opportu-nities. Seize common occasions and .nalce them great. Every day Is full of these. Larger opportunities come only to those who keep their eyes open for .ho smaller ones that are constantly presenting themselves. Some people cannot see opportunity mywhere. They would pass through a jold mine without noticing anything jreclous or worthy of their attention, "jthers will And opportunities in tht nost barren and out-of-the-way plnces 7att 6aw an opportunity in an ole yringc urcd to Inject the arteries pre-lous pre-lous to dissection. Bunyan found op 'ortunlty In Bedford Jail to write ih eatost allegory of the world, on tlv ntwlsted' paper that had been uwd'U jrk his bottles of milk. Michael An elo found a piece of discarded Carrara inrblo among waste rubbish, beside i ? .reet In Florence, which some unsklll il workman had cut, hacked, spoile id thrown away. No doubt mar. tlsts had noticed the fine quality c la marble and regretted that It shou. tve been spoiled. But Michael Ange . I 111 saw an angel in the ruin, and wit chisel and mallet he called out fro one of .the finest pieces of statuai Italy, his young David. An obsor g barber In Newark, N. J., thoug could muke an Improvement i ears for cutting hair, invented ell rs and became rich. A Maine nu 's called 'In from the hayfleld ' l uh clothes for his Invalid wife. I d never realized what It was ash before. Finding tho method slo and laborious, he Invented the washing machine and made a fortune. Professions and Trades Multiplied. Opportunities? To the .young man with open eyes and ears, who Is alive to the possibilities of the twentieth century, cen-tury, they are everywhere. Avenues greater in number, wid&r In extent, easier of access than ever before existed, ex-isted, stand open to the sober, frugal, energetic und able mechanic, to the educated ed-ucated youth, to thc office-boy, and to the clerk avenues through which they can reap greater successes than ever before within the reach of these classes in the history of the world. A short time ago there were only three or four recognized professions now there are fifty. And of trades, where there was one, there are a hundred. Bestir yourselves, young men who cry "No chance!" Wake up to your opportunities, which are everywhere. All doors of service are open wide for you. The world looks to you to be ready to take the places of the men who made the nineteenth century the greatest in achievement of all the ages Thc east and west, the north and the south call to you. In agriculture, In mechanics, in business, In science. In inventions. In surgery, In law in all tlic higher walks of life alike greater work remains to be done than has ever yet been accomplished. accom-plished. Capable Men "Wanted. The young farmer, eager to improvc-the improvc-the chances opened up to him by the appliance of Improved' methods in the cultivation of his farm, who knows how to mix brains with the soil, will make one acre yield more than his grandfather grandfa-ther and could get from several. The unpredecenteel expansion of our trad-interests trad-interests at home and abroad has opened to young men who have, thc right qualifications, who are" quick to see and seize opportunities, a field o successful effort such as tho commercial commer-cial world has never before presented. Speaking on this subject in an address to 0s gathering of bank clerks in the city of Denver, delivered when ho was Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Gage ! reported to have said: "If 1 knew that you were capable, I could take twentj young men from among you and place them in positions In various parts of the country which would pay $25,000 a year." Mr. Gage was In a position tc 'mow whereof he spoke. John - D Rockefeller Is also quoted as oaylnr hat he would Vgladly pny a salary o' 1.000,000 a year to any man who coulc" elieve.'hlm of even a part of thc care nd responsibility that his posltlor places upon him." The oppo, eunltles in other fields ar s great, if not greater. Dr. Lorenz ha "cently given us a glimpse of the pos 'bllltles of surgery. Marconi's wlrelcs legrnph and the harnessing of NIaga i are but hints of the marvels yet U accomplished by electricity. Th reat bridges that are being construct-1 construct-1 by modern travel, thc huge- modern miners, like floating palaces, that an lng Improved every year so as to Idge the distance between us and ev-y ev-y known point of thc world all thes ilngs but point to the possibilities oi e future, which Is calling to every Tin -who has ears to hear, "Come up ! Igher!" ortunately, there is a great army of I lectrlcians, of engineers, of scholars, of artists, of authors and of poets who are heedful of this cry. They are finding find-ing opportunities thick as thistles for doing something nobler than merely becoming be-coming rich. Be on tho alert for opportunities and you will find them crowd upon you. Seizing one and turning It to account will bring you a dozen others. Study the life of any successful man, In whatever what-ever walk of life, and S'ou will find that thc secret of his success lay in hl6 readiness readi-ness to seize the seemingly Insignificant opportunities that come almost unsought un-sought Into every life. Riso of Prof. Sargent. Working his way through college, Prof. Dudley A. Sargent found the opportunity op-portunity that ultimately led to his appointment ap-pointment to the directorship of the gymnasium at Harvard university. In his year at Boweloln college he wa3 given charge of the gymnasium at a salary of $5 a week. The gymnasium apparatus was heavy and cumbersome and needed to be renewed, but the college col-lege could not afford to do 30. Young Sargent, however, who was an enthusiast enthu-siast In his work, began at once In his spare, moments to remodel or modify old pieces of apparatus and to Invent t new ones. The excellent work he did iuring his first year In the -Bowdoin jymuasium attracted the attention of Tale university, and he was Invited to .ransfer his services to that Institution at a salary of $60 a week. From that .ie worked his way steadily onward to .ils present position as a distinguished nventor of gymnastic apparatus and .he most eminent Instructor In his department de-partment In this country. Scores of Instances occur to me of nen who became eminently successful .n as many diflc-rent fields by seeing ind seizing opportunities that others .vould have passed by as of no account, ..pace, however, forbids more than on jther Illustration. Samuel M. Jones ("Golden Rule Jones";, who has twice be-n electee. .Mayor of Toledo, O., saw his opportunity opportu-nity In the oil regions of Pennsylvania There could hardly be a more discouraging discour-aging outlook than his when .it the ago of IS, without any advantages of edu-atlon edu-atlon or training in any calling, for ne was a child of poverty, he landed in ritusville with but 15 cents in his pocket pock-et and with not a friend in the State. At the end of three days, living, Heaven only knows how, he succeeded In flnd-ng flnd-ng some humble work In the oil fields. ;ie liked the business and worked at 11 mill he himself became an oil pro-iucer, pro-iucer, not only in Pennsylvania, bu. .tlso In West Virginia and Ohio. He In-ented In-ented Improved oil-well appliances and established In Toledo the famous Acme -uckcr rod factory, which is conducted in the principle of the printed legend posted on Its walls: "Whatever ye would that mcn should do unto you do ye also unto them," Deaf, Dumb and Blind Marvel. No, there are no failures In this land' because of lack of opportunity to win. The lack is In the man, nine times out of ten, not outside of him. Thc worl Is all gates, all opportunities to hi' who will open his eyes to see them, wlu will use hands and feet and brain t utilize them. They axe lying at youi fett. You need not necessarily go awaj from home to find them. Use those" within your reach; you will find them stepping-stones to greater ones. When a deaf and dumb and blind Helen Keller Kel-ler can get a college education and make herself a marvel to scholars and psychologists; when a Freel Douglass, a poor slave boy, could find opportunities to educate himself, to become an editor, edi-tor, a great orator, the peer of statesmen states-men and thinkers the world over, who will be ignoble enough to say: "I have no opportunity. The great prizes of life are all gone. There arc no chances now except for the rich." Out with such pessimism. This Is the golden age of opportunity, and Unto him that works and feels he works Tho same grand year Is ever at tho doore. ORISON SWETT MARDEN, Editor Success Magazine, Author of "Pushing to the Front," "Rising In the World, or architect of Fate," Etc. Kindly "Dogs of "War." The latest movement of thc Russians to provide further aid for their wounded, which Is badly needed, Is tho utilisation of dogs. Thc German Emperor has presented three Scotch sheep dogs which have been trained in ambulance wo-k to the Russian Dog Breeders' association, and after they have bcr-n tested they will Le sent to the Far Ea3t, It Is also intended by thc. association to tench a number of animals to be of assistance, as-sistance, cither by remaining at tho p1jo of a wounded mun when they havo found him and attracting the attention of the ambulance by barking, or by going silently silent-ly in search of the ambulance corps and conducting it to thc spot where tho wounded man Is lying. Each animal Ih to carry a wnllot strapped on his back containing bandages, restoratives and writer, thus following the old custom of thc hospice at St. Bernard. |
