The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1894-09-13

to work. He did il successfully anC
cleared $4,000, with some of which h,
settled up his fathers bankrupt business
Afterward he fancied the sleeping cal
business, and actually, in 1861, got pos
session of the whole concern, patents ant
all, for $4,000. So much for the enter
prise of man whose early education con
sisted in watching the saw and plane and
mayhap, handing tools to workmen.
G. =. Huntington worked as a boy
at different things, but the thingof which
he is proudest is that he saved $S4 the
first year of his errand running, and that
he put the money at interest. at isn't
what a man earns, it is what he saves, "
he has said many, many times.
James X. Keene came very near being
an Office boy. Perhaps he really was one.
He was born in England, and came to
this country and went to Californis when
lad. He wanted to read law, and to do
this he "clerked" in law office, no doubt
acting as errand lad many q time. After
graduating he wrote newspaper articles
to support himself, finding that profess
sion very kind to him. He made friends,
and soon got case or two at law of his
own. His after history and his great
wheat deals with the Goulds, his wonder
full turf intesests, and his delightful per-
sonality, with the social position OF his
family, all combine to make him as great
man as ever rose above officeboydom.
George w. Childs was an Office boy in
Baltimore, and when he at length got
control of the newspaper where he made
his fortune, he had worked at almost
every branch of every trade where boy
could be useful. HetoO, saved his money.
1t was only in later days, when he be-
came very rich, that he allowed himself
the luxury of giving.
GENEROUS MR. CHILDs.
One of Mr.. Childs' prettiest customs
was the presentation to each lady who
called upon him of beautiful tea cup
and saucer of costliest make This little
custom, ii ia said, occurred to Mr.. Childs
one day in telling some stories of his
early struggles. "That dear lady gave
me cup of coffee out of her best cup"
he said in winding up his story. And
then, as the thought occurred to him, he
added, "And l declare that from this
time forward shall give nice cup and
saucer to every woman who steps into
my Office"
James Everard, now many times mil.
lionaire, had a pitiful struggle. At the
age of s, with money sorely needed at
home, he went to work for stereotyper
at the corner of Nassau and Fulton
streets, and for a long time the child ran
errands and assisted with the hot caul.
drons, doing all that his tiny strength
would permit. Did he save his money?
No. He hardly had the opportunity to
save. But he worked hard, learned
much and watched his chance for some
thing better. His business now employs
many small boy, but surely none can
rise higher in the branch of business
than has this enterprising man, who be-
gan in the very humbest way-at 8.
John ID. Rockefeller aud his brother
William had early struggles. When
John, now the weather. of the two, mar.
ried, he waa only book-keeper having
risen to that degree by long, hard work.
And 5. V. White, while never an Office |
boy, was farmers boy, running errands |
and "doing chores" until he was n man
But the list might be greatly length.
ened. These are hut representatives |
All are now living except Geo. w. Childs,
but if one were to go back to the de.
parted millionaires-those who left for.
tunes behind for their sons and daugh-
ters--one might tell over again the story
of the Office boy who persevered, saved
money and became millionaire.
The secret of their great success lies in
this or that, according to the judgment
Of the narrator. But all agree that two
things must be present for permanent
and frugality. After
that come opportunity, personal favor