Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-18

some bumps on log und don't hat no
philosophy, und so you vhas poor
man all der time.''
It seems dot way to me, but. can't
tell vhas Thinking it oafer When Mr..
Voglestein goes on NIT:
"Do you pellet Mr.. Rockefeller vhas
czech because he goes out in der morn
ing und pumps oop kerosene oil all day
for $3.50? Not any. He vhas a good
pumper, but he pumps nit his brains
instead Of his hands. He has some phi
losophy. He says if he pumps oop ker-
osene all day dot vhas $3.50, but if he
pumps oop der price a cent a gallon
dot vhas 81, 100000. Dot settles it, unG
der price goes oop.' -
"But I don't hat some kerosene to
pump" says. ss ..--,,z.
'Dot>vhas no deeference. You put
cement patch on a shoe for 10 cents.
Suppose you put der price oop to 20?
Dot means you get shust as meoch- for
fife patches ash for ten, und you safe
one-half on work und material. Dot
vhas philosophy, und if you hat some
prains you Will know it." %
"But der public won't stand for
twenty cent patches.
because why? Pecause der public
don't hat philosophy der same ash
you. You must educate der public COP
to her. Can't anybody see dot lemons
at 20 cents a dozen yhas peter ash
lemons at 10? You simply hat to say
twice ten vhas twenty, und 20 cents
vhas twice ash good ash 1O.''
make ready to put q lift, on a
heel und can't figure him out, und in
leetle time Mr.. Vogelsteing keeps on:
''Take der case of some railroad pres
1dent. When some money vhas to be
safed does he go on a train ash brake
man und safe $40 a month und show
dot money to der directors und brag
oafer her? Of course not. He goes Ply
philosophy. He says to himself: Here
vhas 10000 men. If I cut der wages
of each man down 10 per cent dot
makes $4,000 year for our pocket
Und he shust writes a leetle order, und
it vhas done. Dot vhas prains, Hans;
dot vhas philosophy, und you can see
why you vhas always poor man.
s'But if [ hat no mans how can cut
wages DOWN. ask.
"Cut down your own. If you figure
dot you vhas a dollar a day den, take
feefty cent off. Dot alone makes you
So per week. If you take feefty cents
day off your wages und do twice ash
mooch work ash now it vhas So a week
for you. Any fool can figure dot out"
I go ahead nit dot lift und can't see
how it vhas, und Mr. Voglestein walks
around und smiles und chuckles und
Tn TON inn 10
says:
'"Take my case again, Hans. l like
to go half mile on der street car der
odder day, but it vhas fife cents. Dot
street car line vhas four miles long. 1t
vhas fife cents for four mile or half a
mile My philosophy tells me dot deere
vhas eight half miles in four miles. [
therefore walk oop to der end of dot
line und ride four miles for fife cents.
und safe fifteen cents. 1t vhas only a
trife, but it shows you how philosophy
works Take anodder case. Last spring
! I like some strawberries. Der price
| vhas feefty cents a box. Do l rush
right out und puy some und eat 'em
oop? Not mooch! My philosophy tells
me to wait for awhile, und I wait, und
yesterday / buy bananas at feefteen
for a quarter. Ply golly, Hans, I wish
you vhas a philosopher, but 1 am
afraid you vhas too old to learn"
A man comes in to see about half
soles on his shoes und goes out again,
and Mr. Vogelstein stands oop nit his
thumbs in der armholes of his vest und
says:
"Hans, do [ look like some spring
chickens? You bet I don't. You know
Kloppenheimer, of course vhell, three
wears ago he likes to sell me a dog for
9z5. Do I buy MIN |: NoU Oh ner NE.
1 shust sit down und figure dot Klop-
penheimer vhas an old man und hat
consumption und vhas dead Ply und
by, und When he vhas dead dot dog
vhas only $40. Did you see ply der pa
pers dot he died hast week? Yes, sir;
he vhas dead man, und his widow
comes oafer to me und says dot dog
vhas only fife dollar. Ply some philoso-
ply safe shust $40"
.'But yen wait three years. says.
J ..Det Was So. But listen to me. In