The Somerset reporter., 1890-02-06
Business is Business.

There lives 10 The city u New York a
man Who has accumulated quite a for
tune ny Simply advising people what 70 do
There Away. Will De a Isrge number Of
persons who are unable " rely on their
own judgment; others come " conclu-
sion with ease and certainty.
young man had accumulated
thousand dollars and wa debating
whether he should buy ANAL candy
st re With Il, or whether he should lend
it on q mortgage. This latter he knew
was the secure way the other promised
great profits. In this perplerity ne saw
su advertisement Advice given ~
those going into business"
After stating his case. the councillor
said Ny Zee will De FIVE dollars 10 ad-
vance.
When thi- wa paid he asked
DO you understand the candy busi-
nese;
NO did not think IL vas necessary
expect ~ supervise i merely"
"Then you vii. iose 81 you money q
three months
You think / had better lend the money
on the mortgsges
Il do not "a that What i your bust
hess that i, what do you perfectly Tn
der-.an1:
Il know tae pickle business through
and through | can make pickles Of all
kind, but DO not ike it.
Never mind what you Ike. 70 and
&c, -uall place and make pickles; 20
from hotel % hotel restaurant ~ fe-tsu-
rant and sell them. IL Ten years come
back and see me; you Will have SO 80
al least"
A. the yorng man was going away he
was called back.
Here is a card want you 70 put !;
where sou can see it bundred times
day These were the word On the card
Business IS business. Men don't do
what they Ike. they DO what they can.
The card had strange facination for
him; he read il with care. a. he walked
along the stree. A. he studied ii, new
light seemed ~ enter his mind.
He found dingy easement, and began
TO arrange for his operations. of coCr-e
vinegar must De- got. several barrels "
1t SOM was cb.red him a. ten cents 4
gallon. some more Va. shown a. five
cents. Which shall / take lie
thought Of the words Oh his card. lie
seemed TO see people testing his pickles.
and, no, liking them. depart without buy
ing. They will know good vinegar
thought he and 50 he bought the honest
stut
In few days several tubs Of materials
were ready, and be knew he must market
them. Now greatly dreaded 70 face
strange people, and push his good, upon
their notice. He never had courage when
boy and now H. young man he felt
more timid it seemed Lut he thought Of
the wards Of the card, aud entered res
taurant- The evident manager was
blooming young woman. and the pickle
dealer was more afraid Of women than
men. But business i business repeat
ed itself over and over in his mind.
The answer to his statement Was that
his pickle would De tried, and IL found
all right would be purchased
Glad | got ihst good vinegar. thought
the young mau aud he began 70 fee. that
there Wa certain power 10 the maxim
his adviser had given H began to feel
courage he had never expected in Meet
Ing people, and trying 10 sell his goods 10
them.
Calling g. a store 10 ge. 4 possible, su
order for pickles IL bottles, he was quick
- ana Td7eiy ss-tt =-s:a. ''n4a'. nan. -
see any such stuff Noticing the utter
ii>may on the young mans face, the mer-
chant said. short and sharp. Don't you
know enough of business TO put up your
goods attractiyely:
As ne retreated. rutiled and dishesrt-
eued. the maxim repeated itself over and /
over with this additional sentence. 1t is
business to put up goods attractively.'
He sought out photographer. and had
some handsomely colored labels printed,
They Will buy the bottles. said friend.
Just for the picture you have on them"
When he had gained sufficient courage
he sought out again the merchant who
had rebufed him. Il have come TO make
you presen. of bottle Of tue pickles.
Why do You make HE a present Of
them"
Because you gave me advice that is
worth great desl.
The morning Of one Fourth of July
came, and he poudered whether to go to
his store or not. All ST once he thought.
people going on picnics will want pickles
it was the magic words on the little card
that ran through his mind He found, as
he had thought. large number Of buyers
waiting for MIN.
The little card vas consulted in all
sorts of weather. II q man ma e prop
osition 20 him of any kind. and he was in
doubt, he would go ard look at the words
though he knew them by heart already.
suade him to buy his stock.
People" said he, who buy pickles al
nays buy cheese; you will do 8 Dig
trade 1t was a temptation. He went
and locked at the words and studied them
utently, trying 10 think out their applica-
ton to the case in hand. Men do what
they can, he reflected. Il would like to
sell cheese, but l know can sell
pickles" then he returned. Now he was
resoluie and trm. although ny nature ess-
lily bent and swsyed by the words Of
Others.
Business is business, he said Il am
in the pickle business il | cannot make
money IN this | shsll quit aud go int
something else but ! will not have two
kinds on my hands.
Ii was turning point; after this be
could refuse all influence to go into some
thing that seemed al the time more lucrs-
tive. He was not only industrious, it Is
plain. he had a liked principle of seton.
OF course he was successful, all men
who put industry and mind 10 their work
are bound to be successful. When the
ten Years We're up of course he had the
ten thousand dollars. aud more. too.
Treasure Yrart.