The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-09-09


WAS WORTH 80"
some bumps on log und don't haf no
philosophy, und so you vhas poor
man all der time"
1t 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
reech because he goes out in der morn
ing und pumps oop kerosene oil all day
for $3.50? Not any. He vhas 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 $1,5O0,O00. Dot settles it. und
der price goes oop."
"But cont haf some kerosene to
pump" says.
dot vhas no deeference. You put
cement patch on shoe for 10 cents.
Suppose you put der price oop to 90?
Dot means you get shust as mooch for
fife patches ash for ten, und you safe
one-half on work und material. Dot
vhas philosophy, und If you haf some
prains you vhill know it."
'fBut der public won't stand for
twenty cent patches"
"Pecause why? Pecause der public
don't haf philosophy der same ash
you. You must educate der pubic oop
to her. Can't anybody see DOT lemons
at 90 cents a dozen vhas peter ash
lemons at 10? You simply haf to say
twice ten vhas twenty, und 20 cents
vhas twice ash good ash TO-"
I make ready to put a lift On a
heel und can't figure him out, und in
leetIe time Mr.. Yogelstein keeps on:
''Take der case of some railroad pres
ident. When some money vhas to be
safed does he go, on train ash brake
man und safe $40 month und show
dot money to der directocs und brag
oafer her? of course not He goes py
philosophy. He says to himself: Here
yhas 10000 men. If cut der wages
of each man down 10 per cent dot
makes $4,000 year for our pocket
Und he shust writes leetle order, und
it vhas done. Dot vhas prains, Hans;
dot vhas philosophy, und you can see
why you vhas always poor man."
'eBut If haf no mans how can cut
wages down." I ask.
"Cut down your own. If you figure
dot you vhas dollar a day den take
feefty cent of. Dot alone makes you
So per week. If you take feefty cents
8 day of your wages und do twice ash
mooch work ash now it vhas $6 week
for you. Any fool can figure dot out"
20 ahead NIT dot lift und can't see
how it yhas, und Mr.. Voglestein walks
around und smiles ind chuckles und
vhas proud mans. In ten minutes he
says:
Take my case again, Hans. I like
to 20 half mile on der street car der
odder day, but it ,yhas fife cents. Dot
street car line vhas four miles long. 1t
vhas fife cents for four mile or half
mile My philosophy tells me dot dere
yhas 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
triie, but it shows you how philosophy
works. Take anodder case. Last spring
I like some strawberries. Der price
vhas feefty cents box. Do I rush
right out und puy some und eat 'em
oop? Not nooch! My philosophy tells
me to wait for awhile, und wait. und
yesterday I buy bananas at feefteen
for a quarter. Ply golly, Hans, l 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 I look like some spring
chickens? You bet don't. You know
kloppenheimer, of course. Ehcll, three
years ago he likes to sell me dog for