Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-12-15
Pen Picture Of Haeimbsld.

through the n edium OF the press, has be |
come . household word in every TO xnship |
in the United States.
AZ the public is always more or less in
tsrssted in men who have, by Clint Of ensr-
~, enterprise, boldness and honorable deal
inu, risen frsm ordinary to extraordinary
positions in life, pen picture Of this most
suscessful merchant and accomplished gen. |
tlsmau may net be unintsrsstiDg. II ycu |
have time, GENE with us = few moments,
while we in.rcdu cs gu TO the man who has
made himself very wealthy through the me
dun Of ths press, and by the discovery OF
a remedial agent ter certain diseases some |
what prevalent Ia America.
Leaving our Office in New York, en- Print
lug House Square. whore the busy hum Of
machinery il heard night and day, about
hslf-past Two 10 the afternoon, We lsisursly
sannter up Broadway, that great artery Of
LIE, ill we have passed Canal street, on our
way TO Grace Church. On the right hand
side 40 70 are going up, . beautiful drug
store attracts our attention. OF course we
will stop for a moment and lcoA at 1t. for
on all the a usrican con,insnt there is not
another like it. Beautiful, filed with every
thing to please the eye, arranged by the
hand Of taste and genius, the s,ers is .
model in every respect. 1t is wide, over
200 feet deep, and titled with the choices,
articles Pharmacy can demand. AZ others
are constantly entering, We will do the
same. Cone with Us. II ON the front door
back towards the centre Of the establish
msnt, in what is called the "psrlor," leav-
ing those whe wish TO make purchases BY
the counters, whore they can b waited
upon, fer we are looking for the man who.
IN few years has erected this monument
to enterprise, liberaity aud well doing.
1t 10 nearly three o clock 10 the afternoon.
Wh,ch one l. HELxBoID?" Which do you
think 7 IL 10 not that tall man. II is net
that portly man. Nor 10 it that earnest,
iron-lseking man. who 10 porting over the
led gers and private cash book. Wei. rhieh
10 tAs sns ?" Il 10 that little bit Of fsl-
lew about Eve feet six inches in height,
dark brown hair, heavy eyebrows, full
whiskers, cut rather o!sss; dressed % If
Just taken from bandbox. II 10 that man
Who 10 fitting on an elegant pair Of kid
gloves, but while doing - 10 continually
walking about. frem this desk to that me !;
ffem this man 10 that one; giving IN order
70 that, . word Of encouragement 10 this
man o. that one; Looking With an eye quick
- . eat On every thing going on from one
end Of the establishment 70 the other.
Ia drsss be 10 faultless. A frat -olass
business suit, the wbitest Of shirts, elegant
wristbands, hair neither too smseth nsr TOO
rsugh-ths dress. in all respects, indicating
. business man of taste, wealth and prom
inenss. He walks 10 this man on the right,
locks over his shoulder ct some work he 10
doing. nsds apprsvipsly then to his cash
book makes few inquiries, says that 10
right then asks the cashier Of the concern
enc or TIVE questions. node approvingly !;
takes in the entire store at . glance; says
very politely to those in charge, /" Good
day, gentleman" He passes out, nsds 10
ths acquaintsncss. shakes hands with that
one, aud with kind word to all passes out
to his private carriage, waiting before the
door, and, if the weather be pleasant, with
enc or two friends, is off for drive throug
Central Park, and up the Bloomingdas
| road, behind his elegant horses. Few men
in Now York drive so iinea team - does
lleimboid. From IN 20 to six o'clock, with
| a friend or two from different parts Of the
l couatry, he is on the road, ~ are thou.
! sands Of other business men OF the great
| city gathering health, fresh cir and strength
| for the morrow. ASK o c ock We find him
! At his elegant residence On Fourteenth It,;
| ready for dinner. And there are always,
| At his well furnished table, two or three
| ex "a plates and extra chairs for such friends
| as he may invite 10 his house, for Eelmbeld
| believes that ii is not coed for man Is eat
! alone. And though he has Ut his home
| one Of the most beautiful women Of the
| land fer . wife, and q family Of three little
children, he still delights in extending the
most generous hospitality 10 those who are
| always welt ONE when invited.
| IIslmbold lives well This We know, for
| eftsn have We dinsd from his we'll filled t..
| bls, laughed at his Jokes, and listened to
l his experiences In HE.
AZ . business man lIelmbold IL . success.
l A. merchant he 10 = prominence. AZ a
druggist he is equal to cut-glass. AZ .
| sharp. shrsva. sntsrprising man Of the
| ~orid he is nothing short of enthusiasm.
While as n bold operator and advertiser he
has no equals in tho country. Hs does
business on a large scale. Lives like u
| arince. Pays his advertising bills with a
| LIBERAL hand and promptly. Pays large
salaries to those in his employ, and airs,
| apparently, not 80 much to accumulate
money, as TO spend it fer the benet. of
printers. His expenses for advertising ar
$500 900 per year. A one or a ten Thousand
lollar order to some newspaper 10 nothing
or him, providing the paper is Of sufficient
| Importance for him to use. In the evening
| you will find him ana his v lfe, and perhaps
,ns or two fr ends, occupying private box
| or reserved seats ct ono Of the Operas or
| Theatres or =. home. if the weather 10
..t, r. -. -
in . social game of euchrs. or something 81
that kind or .. the home Of ssmc Of his
| friends, the business men Of New York
Whom Z o'clock in the morning cem Is,
you inquire for uslmbold and you will find
that he 10 down town. lie must have read
something about. the early bird catching the
worm, for certainly We knew No earlier bird
ameng the businsss men Of New York
tns . this same little druggist His beautiful
pslaes Of stsre 10 kept open day and light
fer the aceommodsiisn Of the public, and
early in the morning, before the rest Of the
family 10 ap, Hslmbold has walked to his
| tore, locked over he establishment, gained
| an appetite fer breakfast and returned
lsrs akiass over. the morning papers looked
1t. romp With his family, the carriage 10
l brought - the dser and down he gees to
his place Of business, reaching there at ton
! o'clock. and from that time till three in the
afternoon he 10 NEST industriously engaged
dictatiug answers 70 hundreds Of letters,
giving orders about his business, forming
the acquaintance Of strangers, chatting
sith friends who drop in for moment, ard
comparing himself with the air Of man
With oil the business on hand he can
| positively attsndtc
Hslmbold 10 nervous, quick, restless,
ambitisss man. He undsrstands the art
| Of advertising TO perfection. He believes
with Us that money judiciously expended
n printers ink brings larger return than
any ether invsstmsnt.
An idea comes to him one minute and 10
actsd on tho next. What he does be dies
| quickly and thoroughly.
While other men would he cAnvassine.
debating o. arguing the prspriety Of doing
this or that, he has accepted or rejected the
proposition almost bsfers it il made 10
him. lie acts At once and with energy
A little hint yen may drop he will seizs
and magnify to scmsthing Of importance
Some little idea that another man would
have no faith 10, or think unworthy q
thought. he will seize, tnrn to advantage,
and make thousands Of dollars therefrom.
He began life with little or no capital,
but, conf dent the 70 NEEDY be had discovered