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The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-01-02

progress made and the manner in which
the work is being done.
One of the largest ship hospitals is
just above Pike street, and below ii is
the quaint little floating Seamans s
chapel of the Episcopal church, and on
bright Sundays after service favorite
spot of the worshipers for a quiet pipe
and an ALMOST solemn conclave is on
the drydock. under the shadow of one
of the big boats that tower above
them into the air and toward the blue
sky. On other days they crowd around
the doorways of the smithy on the 9TH
er side of the street, where they make a
picturesque contrast with their sea dog
"togs" to the sweating toilers whose
faces and arms glisten in the light OF
the forge as bolt. plate and cleat are
fashioned to supply some missing part
It is probably asking too much of the
average sailor, but If he knew the lines
he would certainly quote
Oh. happy ship.
To rise and dip.
With the blue crystal at thy lip,
Oh, happy crew.
My heart with you
Sails and sails and sings anew,
as he thinks of his pet ship restored to
her element and once more free to move
in it. with her own grace and beauty.
This anxiety, too, would undoubtedly
be shared by her owners but for the
different and unsentimental reason
that for each ton Of registered meas
urement their vessel has they are
compelled to pay 1e cents a day as long
as she is on the drydock in addition to
the cost of the repairs. whatever they
may chance to be. The former charge
was 10 cents a day. but the spirit of
trusts which is abroad pervaded the
drydock owners, and by combining they
have recently fixed and kept the rate
at the figure named. In this connec-
ton it is interesting to know that by
the pumping machinery now in use
it only requires the labor of eight men
to raise the large sized iron boats such
as those that have been mentioned All
ship hospitals" therefore, like most of
their landlubber counterparts, are lux
uries and may be INDUCED in only in
case Of necessity and when recovery
means further usefulness and activity.
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who cannot command the markets for
lowest prices, best assortments and best
facilities of service. The small shop
keeper has his place the same as the
small private school, but the communi-
ty is not sympathizing with the horse
dealers when the cars adopt electricity
for quicker travel.
THE lack of success or the limited
success in small storekeeping is because
of the imperfect conditions under which
they are organized. Some people are
quick to ascribe failure to prosperous
neighbors, and there are always some
persons ready to even send flowers to
condemned criminals. Many a store
keeper whose business has succumbed
to dry rot has nailed himself to his
counter as a martyr to rivalry in trade
when his failure came from want of
capacity. Instead of storekeeping, his
education and trade had only fitted him
for boiler making or farming, in which
he had been a success"
l suggested that men did not have
the same difficulty making storekeeping
profitable before the great combination
stores developed.
That is a mistake" said Mr.. Wana-
who had no aptitude for the business
undertook to keep store and became
barnacles. Ninety-six per cent of them
failed. A woman whose husband work
ed in factory somewhere saved a lit
tie money and they moved into a store
building and she began to sell candy
and newspapers. She had an uncle,
perhaps. who was worth some money,
and after a time she borrowed 81, 900
from him and opened a dry goods
store. She bought on credit The busi-
ness was not successful, and IN little
while she closed the shop. Her cred
itors had to take 10 cents on the dollar
Her uncle lost his $1,000. That is one
of thousands of cases in which men and
women have thought that to keep store
it was only necessary to buy something
and sell it again. That is not all that
is necessary. So many things enter in
to storekeeping that it has become a
science.
There are different ways of keeping
a store today. The merchant who can
buy for cash and buy in large quanti-
ties can buy cheaper than the man of
small capital whose credit is poor
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make them seem different from what
they are: to hypnotic the public. He
would have TO sell on a reasonable mar
gin of profit, and he would have to
make the public understand that he was
serving it. That is one of the secrets
of success in storekeeping-to make the
people who deal with you understand
that you are public servant"
But this young business man would
have none of the advantages which
trade give YOU"
That is true. A manufacturer who
gives 80 off to the trade may say TO me.
III give you 80 of and 10 and 10 if you
Will buy certain amount OF my goods
Now 10 and 10 is as good profit as we
want The small store must depend on
other things than low prices for sue
cess. The convenience OF the small
store helps its trade. Then the small
storekeeper can help his business by a
personal acquaintance with his Gus
toners. People like TO trade where they
are known. A thousand customers will
support good store. and man can
know 1,000 people. In big store. OF
course. that is impossible. We have
had as many as 10000 people in this
store in one day. In the New York
store we have had as many as $4,000.
Another thing the small storekeeper
must often do is TO give credit. We
do not give credit. We allow people.
for convenience. TO send in checks at
the end of the month. 70 their checks
do not come in by the 10th, we send
them another statement. If they do not
come in by the 18th, we put the bin in
the hands of one of our collectors. be-
cause we dc a cash business and sell
goods on cash basis.
But with all these limitations. is not
the small storekeeper under many dis
advantages %
''Yes. but he has advantages too. And
there is one thing to which l want to
direct your attention. While this ousi-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-01-02
Street Railway Ownership

Municipal ownershlp q street rsil-
way properties is making such strides
in Great Britain that 81 seens only =
question 81 tine when ownership -
private corporations viii b. a thing %.
the past In Blackpooi. Hsddersnfid
Hull. Leeds Tgym0gth. shsfneid ant
Glasgow al the street car lines are
operated - the city authorities iE $
othef cities lneiBding Bifrni nEharr
Liverpool Aianchester. Edlshurgh <na
Loudon TIE municipalities oWn or 0psr-
ate a part - the lines within their i'm
IT, In Cardiff and sgBthsfnpfpn ths
chance 90 municipal Ownership uia
PROBABLY pc completed before the end
of the presant year. n various 0fhs-
cities TIE street railway tracks bsicHz
90 the municipality and ara isss~d 'Ds
- much per rllie. Hsth 9~rcsntaxs 60
gross eaTninEs n ~ q cardinal fsAtDTs
oi British street raiizay grants that r.
charters are ever sEtsaesa 5eyoss 2
years.
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than others, just as human beings differ
one from another, and a stout old
triple plated warrior who has turned to
commerce, as the Labrador did, will
find that his treble coat of armor has
worn his strength away so that his con-
valescence is more tardy than that Of
the smooth built merchant boat, which
was adapted to business from the start
and has known no other calling.
This likening of a boat in need of re-
pair to a creature in need of care and
nursing is not strained. for it is almost
proverbial that not only do the captains
of ships form an affectionate attach
ment for them. but the crews also love
them as though their crafts lived and
appreciated the affectionate care that
is lavished on them with unstinting
hands, and while their boat is under
going repairs there is scarcely an hour
of the day that one or more of the men
do not find time to take at least an
hour or two to visit the dock and watch
with almost proprietary interest the
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-01-02
SHIP HOSPITALS.
Scenes Along the Water Front Of
a Great City.

ers the wound as fast as skillful and
willing hands can take it off. StayinSs
are meanwhile run up alongside the
part to be repaired, fires are built under
rats filled with pitch, and then ham,
mers and mallets vie with each other in
the effort to put the invalid in proper
condition for the business of life.
Just how rapidly this is accomplished
may be judged from the fact that if the
repairs are not of serious nature such
boats as the Priscilla and Puritan could
be placed in the drydock on the morn
ing of one day and overhauled, repaired
and put back in the water ready to
make their regular trips on the follow
ing afternoon. OF course, the length OF
time necessary for the recovery OF the
patient is determined by the character
of the injury to be treated, but even
the entire resheathing of large ship
occupies but the short space of two
days. Some cases are more difficult
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-01-02
The Moltke Of TODAY.

OF the three gree: men who helped 10
rear the German empire only one IL nov
alive. Wilhelm has eventually succeed
ed his grandfather Who has succeed.
ed Moltke? Few persons in this coun-
try. we believe. could answer the aues-
tion, SAYS London Black and White.
Yet every German who studies his
Brockhaus must know and at the out
break OF the next German war the en-
tire world would know. that il is the
Graf Won Walderses. General OberEt
der KavaIiere,' the latter title being
without an exact English equivalent.
but IL may be interpreted IA general In
chief OF the cavalry. After Ions AMI
brilliant service dating back % 1880.
Count Won Waldersee was. on the acccs-
sion OF the present emperor. appointed
10 fill the place OF the late renowned
strategist.
The key TO unlock his lips 10 the mag
ic word ''Moltke" Talk of him and you
will draw from the count his admlra-
ton for the memory and illustrious tai
ent of his chief and teacher OF the art
OF war. Modest as he is OF his own
achievements. the counts face lights
up with proud smile as he tells you
nov &btAht dbtiffidAFl hAa @Ai&tSkttai
ability and specially prepared him 20
succeed TO his appointment. His ac-
acknowledgement OF what he owes 10 the
military skill OF Prince Charles. 10
whom he was adjutant in 1855. is equal
~ unstiuted. while there is little DOUBT.
though he would be the last 20 tell you.
that the present excellence of the Ger
man cavalry IL greatly due 20 his own
efforts as commander Of this partieu'
lar branch OF the service ever since
the FrancO-GeTman War.
During the war. besides helping %
mobilize the troops. he was appointed
chief Of the staff OF the governor of
Paris. and in this capacity he was de-
puted on the highly important and del
icate mission OF demanding the FIRST in-
staliment Of the var indemnity. Ills
personal account OF how this vas sc-
complished Is highly graphic A. his
back M0ltks was ready with bis cannon
20 open nrc at the least symptom o.
evasion or delay And yet everything
had 70 be arranged with politsneEs AM
sangfroid when be finally emerged
from the meeting with The French pien-
lpotentiaries with a check for 0.oqS.vf3
francs IN hts pocket. he describes hos
he felt weight on his mind as he real
lied that no. further blood need be shs4
and that the fsthsrland had won its
earnest Of the substantial fruits % q
victory which bad already coat u -
many thousand brave lives
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boak. Sir Waiter There - but ore 30
said the dying nan. and LOckhart
brought him the Bible The great ag-
thor had gained fame and riches from
his books. but his judgment vas ss NE
vas eo5!Hs away. that the Bale vas
the one bork
The Westminster Confession Vas
TIE rEsuls % about i've years iabor q
an assembly . men chosen sa1 sum
Esons6 by ths English parliament In
suhstsrce says The CouxTe "a tlorzl-
ist II stood foT mere than 80 years as
representing the belief * CoEzres2-
tienalists- We qBsstlon u Eny CongTs-
SzeGoEsl minister EcE lntell4.s1i.Y
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-01-02
The Science Of
Keeping a Store.
John Wanamaker, the Prince of Retail
Merchants. Explains How to
Succeed In Business.

Philadelphia, Dec. 3o-"Keeping store
is a science" said the Hon. John Wan
amaker That is the reason only per
cent of the men who go into business
succeed in it," Mr.. wanamaker ought
to know, because he started with
nothing and has made himself mil
lionaire 1t is because he is a repre-
sentative self made man that came to
Philadelphia for the express purpose of
asking him about the big store-the de-
partment store. as it is called-and its
influence on the retail trade. Mr.. Wan
amaker has been small storekeeper.
He is one of the most important and
influential business men in big city
today. He has been a part of the de-
velopment of the new trade conditions,
and he can compare them with the old
conditions more successfully than most
men. Theorists know all about the de-
partment store and the way it has de-
moralized the retail trade. Mr.. Wana-
maker does not have to theorize on the
subject. He has been and is part of
the great trade movement.
sat for more than an hour at little
table opposite this self made million
aire and proposed to him the theories
OF thinkers, ana ne dHSNtIco
I'm the first place" he said, what do
you call a department store?"
"A store in which they sell everything
from diamonds to coal,' 1 replied.
1T is hard to draw the line between
the department store and the general
store said Mr.. Wanamaker. Down
the street here is the biggest jewelry
store in Philadelphia-Bailey, Banks &
BiddIe. They sell stationery. and glass
and other things besides jewelry. 1 be-
lieve they have 18 departments. Yet you
would not call that department store
My stores in New York and Philadel-
phia / do not call department stores.
They are general stores. And the gen.
eraI store, as 1 understand it. is one in
which a great many things are sold. but
each one is handled with as much care
and thoroughness as though that was
the only thing in which the store dealt.
/ believe that a store of that kind,
which sells goods at a reasonable mar
gin of profit, benefits the people"
But how about the small shopkeeper
whom it hurts?"
why not ask about the hundred peo-
pie that are hurt by one shopkeeper
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-01-02
BISMARCK
AND HIS DOGS.

In Germany. as on the continent gen.
orally, the dogs used for hunting large
game. the bear included. are varieties
of the German. or Ulmer. mastir. or
''dogge." and very noble animals they
are. albeit OF mixed parentage. and IL
is now over 50 years ago that he- mai
esty the queen accepted from the Duke
of Buccieugh Saxon boar dog called
Nelson and imported by Lord John Scott
from Saxony by that name And in q
fine painting by Morley OF a group Of
the queens dogs Nelson appears as
rough coated. badly cropped mastifr Of
such proportions that a Scotch terrier
in the same picture looks as IL II were
altogether no larger than Nelson's head.
This fine animal was the contempo-
rary OF young Bismarck's irst hound.
the terror OF the peGsantry around
kniephof. where the parents lived This
dog accompanied his young master to
the University OF Got;ingen. where. we
are told, he speedily made his mark.
Once. when Bismarck was summoned
to appear before the rector for throw
ing bottle out of his window. he took
his enormous hound with him. TO the
great dismay of the reverend dignitsry.
who promptly found refuge behind
high backed chair. where he remained
until the hound had been sent out OF
the room.
Bismarck was fined thalers for
bringing this terrific beast" into the
rector's sanctum. in addition 20 the
punishment meted ont sor throwing the
bottle.
And for the sixty odd years that have
elapsed since then Bismarck has never
been without one or more of these huge
crossbred mastifs as his companion or
guard. As a law student and official az
Berlin during his travels In many
lands. throughout his diplomatic career
at Frankfort. ST. Petersburg, Paris and
elsewhere. as well as at varzin and
Friedrichsruh bismarck has always
had the companionship Of one or more
OF his favorite dogs. Probably the one
20 which he was most attached was
Sultan. who died at Varzin in lSE.
Tyras. the famous dog Of the empire.
which was of unusual size and OF the
slate color most popular In Germany.
was then quite a young dog. and IL was
the constant companion OF its Illus
trious owner till the time 81 its death.
sharing his walks. mis- rides. his bust
ness and his meals and keeping guard
in his bedroom at night.
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the choice that he would have IL he
went to the manufacturer. but he pays
the profits of the jobber. the wholesaler
and the manufacturers agent-three
profits which must be added to the re-
tail price of his goods
But is not the great merchant who
goes direct to the manufacturer driv-
ing. the three middlemen out Of busi-
ness?" I asked.
Don't you think your sympathy Is
misplaced? You did not come to Phil
adelphia in a wagon. You came by the
Pennsylvania railroad. But if men
travelled by wagon. think how it would
help the livery business and the horse
trade. Something is due to the comfort
and convenience of the man who trav-
els. and we justify the railroad further
by saying that if il drives out the
stagecoach it gives employment to an
army OF men who are building cars and
locomotives. keeping tracks in repair
and running trains"
But the man who drove the stage
coach was independent-he was work.
ing for himself. Don't you think he was
better OFF than the man who runs a
train or the man who works here for
you and is merely salaried employer"
No The young man of today is bet
ter educated and has better opportuni-
ties than the young man of so years
ago. Here. for example, we have excel
lent schools for our young men, where
they are taught a great deal that is
valuable about bookkeeping and other
things"
But could one of these young men,
after he had saved, say, $1,000. go out
and establish himself in business in op-
position to you with any hope Of sue
cess2"
THAT depends on what he tried to do
and how capable he was. OF course he
could not establish store like this
except by many years Of hard la
Dor and accumulated capital, but there
is no reason why ne should not be
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-01-02
BABES IN CHILKAT PASS,


noted Alaska mi
New
be
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-01-02

70 print a thunderstorm or 10 photo
graph an emotion Of the soul. The whole
man breaches Tongue. eyes, hands.
heaving breast and glowing cheeks are
all taxed and made 20 contribute to-
ward the finished whole"
Emerson said. We do no; count a
mans years till he has nothing else 70
count" whereupon The Observer says.
The dead liIe-ihat indefinite NERD
isn-hss no terross FOR the Individual
who keeps growing IN s-Eee and in all
other good mental md raoral respects -
Bring me the book" said SIR walter
Scott To his son-in-lzw. LOckhzrs As he
lay feeble and near TO dsatS What
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-01-02
The Antiquity Of Gold.

Gold was probably the first metal OBJ
served and collected. because of the in
stinctives understanding of its intrinsic
value. About il superstitions grew. re-
ligious and ceremoniouS rites, and
strange crimes were committed for its
possession in the days when it was be-
lieved that it was of such stuff that the
sun itself was made and the halls OF
Valhalla paved. Rock paintings and
carvings Of Egyptian tombs earlier than
the days of Joseph indicate the opera
ton of washing auTiferous sand and
subsequent melting in furnaces by the
aid of blowpipes. Less than 20 years
ago the old mines of Nubia. so graphic
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-01-02

90 ehnaFs. Arsosx 'hs iD1ssrs usrs
uros~ssors. rtueenss tczehsrs Gztbers.
sourra7.sts actors zn1 s,nssFr
Dr ~ = iszrGg-u- rstFr4a Sa4s-
Esorary . fhs ArzsTican hoarf. - ss-
eert letter states fhat +fes eriv enAHfs
IN Ms r.sssloraarg career fer i1fs~ 5ssfs
.ss t.sen a change q zusszacFss
VITA a. bsgsnnsEE p fas e~-~ TSsr.
m ChrsxtAzs Register ssTs th~ st-
liar. n.a aar~ar iH ns@ eF~ss y
aEI br a family lezrs.Ri = rslx2o1z
efhifs and fh-osozT
gs - PROPOSED % kcld a. s1nibi'aas =
csrlss-ka art ia Para tuT.nx re Ts~r
100.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-01-02

Christ. He pointed to the fairest flower
before them and reverently answered.
What the sun is 10 that flower, Chris;
Is to my soul
Professor e J. Conklin. in claiming
that evolution has been fully establish
ed. said. 1T is no more atheistic 10
hold that species came originally sc-
cording 10 the law OF evolution than
that individuals came into the world
according 10 law Of development"
In speaking OF the preaching Of the
famous Welsh preacher. John Evans.
Rev. Edwin Thomas said: TO give
full description of his manner in preach
ing a Welsh sermon is as impossible a.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-01-02

adopts the Confession az expressing his
faith"
Rev. Cyrus Harrisn. y. p. IN an
EWerlnE the chzFEe fAzt fss Aoris-Ds
have hsea converted 20 Christianity.
says. There - NJ missionary sac.~ty iu
al Chfisfsu1orn hat has se-.i a s.nEis
Missionary % Ire Nossszas in TgTkrE.
If - stated that The 4ornio-E have
80 missionaries and that frsy sEe
pushing sfseit SoTk asrons fas igoerAng
Elfh great rslrrTy ard t5ey are tsc1n3
e. zain political cenrTpi ~ I-Ssh.
Parss hnx "a ssTiufhs far TIE s9yus-
ssss. whsch lest year is&Esc = - f~r-
s0az O. Aso-a L-1s 3sxs sszs-en aid
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-01-02

ness has been growing other great
stores have grown up in this city. and
the number of small stores has increas-
ed as WELL
Have the small stores increased in
proportion to the increase in popula-
tion?"
Their increase has been greater pro-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-01-02
Work Of Water Hyscinth&

Whsa q rivsr steamer us1s> rS~ss
os - rniss had hesa ineSpiiesslY rs-
dueed 90 * miles Eas hzgisd - on m
wsys A. 1zrsssrvllls. Pa. g "a fs'ss1
that tne Nho.s IoHeT paTt u ~ sg,l
Naa covered sin ustsf By&flntns A
~ hsruarlss ha9 g1vea SurseisDi -
porzualty f1r the Nafsr plsnfs 20 t&ks
roo. on she ship-s bottom snf fsey hs1
srreas zith ihslr seated rsDlelfy.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-01-02

Then the great merchant goes to Lii
moges and picks out the blanks for his
sets Of china and orders the decoration
of them. He picks out the blanks of
glass and chooses the cutting which ne
thinks will please his trade. II he
wants Japanese goods. he sends a man
to Japan, he imports them in such
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-01-02

1t is now stated that the Old Testa-
mesrt is used in China by imperial de-
cree as textbook in the rigid eXami-
nation OF Chinese students. The states
men Of that country. her scholars and
her students are said TO be studying the
Bible because il is the classic of Chris
tian countries.
Rev. B. Fay Mills urged the over
throw Of the belief in the possible and
certain eternity OF what we now call
>vil. He believes that the modern view
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-01-02
RELIGIOUS INTERESTS.

of hell is keeping millions OF people in
spiritual bondage. We are told" he
says, that we must not give up the
thought OF the existence OF he'll for fear
we shall encourage men TO live in sin.
Hear me. the fear of hell never saved q
man from sin. We are saved by hope"
Among the many beautiful stories re-
corded OF Tennyson the following de-
serves special mention; He was walk
ing one day in his garden and was ask
ed by a friend what he thought OF
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-01-02

successful in a small store if he went
about it in the right way He would
have to have the right principles,
though, if he expected to make his busi-
ness profitable. He would have to avoid
the temptation to which so many store
keepers yield, to varnish his goods, to
put them in a certain light so as to
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-01-02

Several friends OF the late Rev VIII
liam :. LanCford who have been asso-
ciated with him in Christian work in
New York have. as a token OF respect 20
his memory. presented the sum OF $50.
0o9 TO his widow.
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quantities as bring the freight rates to
the lowest point, he hauls them from
the railroad station in his own wagon,
and he sells them by the piece at less
than their wholesale price in New York.
The small merchant goes to a jobber
and orders dozen sets or more of what
he finds in stock. He not only has not
The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-01-02
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