The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-30
LOOKING FOR WORK
An American Mark Tapley Foot
Loose in Chicago.
HAS BEEN A UNIVERSITY PREx
Head of the u. S. Weather Bureau
and of n University of Mich
igan Department..
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chicago, May 30.-The most optimistic
man In the world has registered at a
small West Side hotel and is looking for
work And it is a very small hotel
The optimistic man has been president
OF state university, he has been chief of
the United States weather bureau and head
OF the astronomical department Of the
University of Michigan, and lately he has
been working in lumber camp, and again
IN a ship yard but it might have been
worse.
Now, being more than so years old, and
with his course run in his chosen profess
sion, this American Mark Tapley is trying
to begin business career. That is his
work and trying to sell mining Stock. -
Mark W: Harrington is the optimistic
man. For twelve years he was an in
structor in the University of Michigan
and was head Of the department of as
tronomy when he left. From this posi-
t1on he was appointed to that of chief Of
the weather bureau, where he served un-
TIL President Cleveland's election. Then
he was elected president of the Washing
ton state university at Seattle, where he
served until 1897.
Since then has has been browsing as
ne says. He was removed from his posi-
ton at the Washington state university
after an election in the state. That closed
his career as an educator.
Soon he needed money and went into a
lumber camp to earn It, He worked there
until his health gave out. Then he went
to hospital.
After he had regained bis health he
tried his luck again in ship yard. At
the manual tasks of common laborer he
worked until beam fell on him. Then
he went back to the hospital
At various occupations he tried his luck
and now he Is in Chicago looking for
work and for persons who want to buy
mining stock
mistic disposition he said to-day. 80
it does not matter. Otherwise I might
not have been able to stand it.. But 1t
might have been worse.''
The optimistic man does not drink. He
smokes a pipe, because it is economical
He secured his academic education at
northwestern university and finished at
the University Of Michigan. He speaks a
number of languages and reads even
more. - =
The universities don't want man who
Is over SO years DID," he said, in ex-
planning why he does not try to secure a
position in some school, "In fact, no one
seems to want man over 5O.''
During his service as head of the
weather bureau MT. Harrington was sent
to Hamburg as the official representative
of the United States to the congress of
meteorologists. His favorite language is
Spanish. He would rather talk about
languages than about his hard luck, .
which he never calls hard luck.
There is no reason why a man of so
cannot succeed" he says. $50 am just
starting in business
Mr.. Harrington has son who is one of
the experts in the American museum of
natural history in New York. The son s
reputation has been made as student of
the American Indian, and the optimist Is
as proud of his sons success as he is
confident that he himself will succeed
in BUSINESS 7s7. s-. -