The lot of the man who has attained to a high position and then fails in his effort to maintain it, is worse than the lot of the man who walks in the humbler paths of life, doing good where he can, making friends through his own worth and measuring success by his ability to be of use to the world, which is, after all, the only true measure of success. The man who has succeeded financially, or has had honors heaped upon him and fails to maintain his position, is not at home anywhere, especially if he has led a life of selfishness. Those in his former class lose interest in him and he has usually no desire to use his ability to aid the less fortunate and thus endear himself to them. There are cases, however, where the loss of fortune is a boon, resulting in a gain of intelligence, wisdom and sympathy and making a useful citizen out of one who, during prosperity, was of little use to others. True success must be based upon service, just as the permanency of a business is based upon the service it gives the public. Success so built may result in a high rating financially as well as in fundamentals of citizenship. 