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Show themselves In the world. Incidentally I myself gained from tho episodo a cheer-log cheer-log thought and lots of encouragement There Is a certain young man I know who two years ago bad worked himself up to a position la a large mcncantllo Arm which paid him $150 a month. Ho had bold the position nbout three years, but during that time bad lived almost op to bU salary, saving not more than $10 to $13 a month. Two years ago bo was threatened with tuberculosis, and la consequence con-sequence took a great deal more sick leavo than any other employe. Tbe firm was sympathetic, but business was business, nnd eventually they were compelled to reluctantly discharge him. Ho was ali In, down and out, and I have nover seea a moro complete cumo of hopeless discouragement discour-agement With but a few hundred dollars dol-lars la buuk, ho could seo uothlng uhcad of blm. Today two ycara aXterwurds 1 received a letter from hlin. Ho enclosed a check for one-third of tho comparatively small amount of money I had loaned him, aod stated that he was doing the Bame thing with tho three other men who enrao to his assistance at tbo time bo lost his position. Ou borrowed capital be bad gono to a Western city and started a truck farm about a dozen miles from Ita outskirts. With tho personal assistance of a brother of his. who had previously learned farming at home, he bod umdo sufficient to pay back oue-tblrd of his total Indebtedness. More than that bo wrote, ho was lo excellent health and would not go back to his old posltloo for double the money. All of which goes to show thot whea a mau Is koocked off bis feet ho Isu't down and out UDless he U willing to bo." Good Luck in Disguise TTW PECULIAR cuho of good luck la dlsguUo camo to my notice tbo other J U duy," remarked a well-known business busi-ness man lo New York receully, "und I cannot help but thluk that the same thlug must occur with many youog mea who aro Just beginning to make a placo for |