The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-05-29
THE SECRETS OF SUCCESS
Examples Which Go to Show That
Courtesy Paws,

gentlemen's furnishing house in St.
L: uis, and asked to see certain style
of collars. The lordly clerk behind the
counter looked at him ind.fsrently, and
draWled: ''Havsn't got any; they're
Gu. of style, anyhow The Would-be
customer turned on bis heel and sought
another store, where he made known
mis- wants in the same language, the alert
clerk replied, courteously: I'm afraid
We are cut Of those, but I'll see" He
came back minute lister TO the ycuog
uan, bringing with him several styles
of collars, and said: I'm sorry, but
ne are entirely out of those. Perhaps
you could wear some of these" The
Joupg man decided that he could, and
bought dozen. Meanwhile the clerk
called his attention to ties, ha dker-
chiefs, and hose that were ''jass in,
and, while it had not occurrel to the
purchaser that he needed shese things,
be bought several, also shirts aud uu-
derwear which he had forgotten that he
wanted till the shreWd and gentleman
ly CLERK called the fact 70 his mind.
The itn was richer b. $40 when the
clerk bowed the young man Out; and
that store secured the steady patronage
OF a good customer, Who, had the coun-
ter been in charge Of different man,
would have gone 10 the first firm.
A man went Out to take the CEN
sus. He had never worked for the
government before or worn badge,
and the weight Of it. the importance
of it, worried aim, and he wanted,
everybody to knoa about it. h found,
however, that the masses" oldn't ca,e
WHO he vas OF what he represented.
When he threatened icsse females Ri,h
the penitentisry, told them I'M Dressive.
ly that he was government Off
cisl," aud requested them to look upon
his insignia of Office, they set the deg
on him, attacked him with broom, or
requested him to wait onlil the ould
mon gifts home," which he declined to
do. Now, any one is aware that rsfus
ing to answer the census msn is very
sinister crime, but the federal officers
looked ovsr the report which the
young man brought in from tene-
ment district containing q wonderfully
mixed population, ana quietly sent an
other man over the same. route. Tits
sWeet-tempsred genius ususlIy appear
ed at the caok door, being aware that
its generally vezes woman to be cslI-
ed away from her work TO answer
foolish questions, but he was also
quick to recognlzs places where it
would be an objectionable sin to enter.
by the rear door.
This census taker was sunshine it.
self. Ususlly he had asked half doz-
en- questions and got the answers re-
coroed before the victim discovered who
Whe was, as he had carefully conceal
ed his bsdge and buried the fact that
he was ''govsrnmsnt official" He
was tactful with all men and women.
He recognized an educated person,
watevsr the surroundings, and did not
as in so many words if such one could
read and write. Neither did he find it
advisable to Inquire OF red-headed
IRISH woman whether she was white or
colored. He made love to the little
children, complimented the mothers,
and pstted the dogs. When the cen.
sus was finished, net man, woman or
child had ESCAPED him. An assess or
went out 10 assess taxes. He worked
hard all day, and brought in rep ,rts
from forty families, which he ha1 se-
cured through much tribulation, and
with the firm conviction that these Eco.
pie had hopelessly peri 1red them selves.
There was another assess or who worked
three hours, and secured honest reports
from eighty eight families; and, when
he lifted his hat and said God mora.
ing," people were sorry he couldn't
stay longer, and it WAS sll because Of
the difference between the two man.
There wac an express agent who
called lad9's attention to the fact
that he understood his business" be.
Cause she insisted there was an ex.
press cfic, at place of which the
agent had never heard, and he hadn't
the grace to alolog'z, after finding
that tie lady was right. There was
another man, in the same Office, who
received wrap which a helpless
woman brought in hanging over her
arm because she couldn's make a
package to save her life" and fold I'd it,
tied it, and sealed it, smiling like an
angel all the while, whatever he thought
and-but why multiply instar $. !
There is rule that still holds good in
public and private life ''The more ex
alted 8 mans position, the more
courteous is his manner" His posi- |
ton is the result of courtesy.