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pear poor, for money makes itself
heard, but when poverty speaks no one
listens.
There Is no progress without work;
men have discovered how to make pot
ted chicken without fowls. and they
have made the oleomargarine smell Of
the clover; but not one of the boys has
been able to discover substitute for
work. If you. find you've hired the
wrong man you can't get rid of him
too quickly. Pay him an extra month,
but don't let him stay another day. A
discharged servant is a center of sore
ness. There are no exceptions to this
rule, because there are no exceptions to
human nature. It's a good thing to be
a scholar, but it's better TO be clear
man. Graduate with sound conscience
and it won't much matter If there are
n few holes in your Latin. College
doesn't make fools or bright men. 1t
only develops them. A fool will be
fool whether he goes to college or not,
though he'll probably turn out a differ
ent sort of a fool. A clever boy viii
succeed anyhow but a fellow with
science will fight the best, providing
he's kept his muscle hard. i always
make 1t a rule TO employ brains, and
I've learned that the better trained
they are the faster they fnd reasons
for getting their salaries raised. OF
course. it's good business where fell
low hasn't much behind his forehead to
throw out his chest and attract atten-
ton to his shirt front, but the men
who are worth meeting have no be
ware of the dog" sign around their
premises. Superiority is courtesy with
out condescension, affabiiity without
familiarity, wisdom without affectation.
1t weighs sixteen ounces TO the pound
without the covering. and 1t doesn't
need a four-colored label to make it go.
Always be shy of the man who is too
an1iable; the bunko men aren't all at
the racecourse and they don't all op-
crate with the thimble and the little
elusive pea. II YOU find a man is not
honest you must be armed to meet
him, but never on his own ground.
Make him be honest with you If you
can, but on no account let him make
YOU dishonest with him. Some men
learn the value OF truth by going to
Sunday-school, and others by having
to do business with liars. I'm always q
little suspicious of a critter that stands
too quiet under the whip. for I know
it's not meekness, but mearness, that
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ments are made In the back parIor
when the gas Is 30 low that q fellow
really doesn't get q square lock Rt
what he is taking.
To marry for money or 70 marry
without money Is q crime. There's no
real objection 20 marrying q woman
with fortune. but there IL to marry
ing a woman for q fortune. While you
are at 1t there's nothing like picking
out a good looking wife, because even
the handsomest woman looks plain
sometimes. so you get a little pleasant
variety. but a plain one can only vary
by looking worse than usual and there's
no pleasure in that variety. OF course
beauty Is only skin deep, but that's
deep enough TO satisfy any one man.
Then, too. II fellows bound to marry
a fool and a lot OF men have to II
they're going to hitch up into a we'll
matched pair, there's nothing like pick
ing one; it's less regret.
Be particular in your dress. or course
clothes don't make the man, but they
make all OF him except his hands and
face, and that's a pretty considerable
area OF the human animal A dirty
shirt may hide pure heart, but it sell
dom covers a clean skin. We know
that appearances are deceitful, but 50
long as they are there's nothing like
having them deceive for US instead OF
against US I've seen a 10-cent shave
and a scent bootshine get a $1,000 job.
In this world it isn't enough to be all
right, you've got to look all right as
well. because two-thirds Of success Is
making people think you're all right
Never get the name OF drinker. Peo-
pie have seen four and four make eight,
and the young man and the small bot
tie make a d-n fool 50 often that they
are hard to convince that the combin9-
tion can work out any other way.
Whatever may be your success never
lose sight Of your own faults. Authority
swells up some fellows 80 that they
can't see their own corns. but a wise
man is not only able TO attend to his
own corns, but he carefully avoids
treading on his neighbOrs- It's a good
thing to step back from yourself and
see how you look. Then deduct 50 per
cent for faults that you missed in your
investments and add so per cent to
your estimate of your neighbor for
virtues that you can't see and you'll
have a pretty accurate result, which
you are not bound to publish.
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Among the unslated candidates for
the oflce was a San Francisco lawyer.
He had not six delegates in a conven-
ton numbering 900, and had therefore
practically no chance. He was slightly
acquainted with the gentleman who
had vainly spoken in behalf Of the NOM
inatiOn Of Dimond. and after the con-
vention had nominated a candidate for
Governor and the principal Offices the
sspirant for Attorney General sought
General Dimond's friend and requested
him 10 make a speech placing him in
nomination. I don't think I can do
that, was the reply. I came here for
only one purpose-uo speak in behalf
OF my friend, General Dimond. 1 had
not intended 20 participate further in
the proceedings Of the convention. or
indeed. 20 attend this evening at all.
Besides, / am not an elected delegate
! AOld proxy from Mr.. Higgins, and
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message and the proposed attack was
abandoned. although Sherman, as d.
rected. kept up a heavy cannonading,
in order to deceive Bragg. The boy
noticed as he was passing through
the Confederate lines that Bragg was
weakening his right in order to march
his forces to the left to resist the sup
posed attack of Sherman. He report
ed this fact to Sherman, who there
upon with Sheridan made an attack
upon Bragg's weakened left, and then
came that celebrated attack upon the
rifle pits, which ended when the sun
went down with our flag floating upon
the heights of Missionary Ridge.
Gentlemen of the convention. while
in the history of our war the names
of the generals who commanded great
movements, and of the heroes who eX-
ecuted them will go down to posterity,
there Is another book, not written by
man. in which the name of that Is
yesr-old boy will be written in letters
of light.
He fought through the war and re-
mained in the service until mustered
out when peace was declared. Dur
ing the last six months of his service
he carried a volume of Blackstone in
his knapsack and thus began the
study of law. After peace was de-
clared he continued his studies. He.
was admitted in Iowa. He has prac-
ticed, for twelve years in San Fran
cisco. He has established an honored
position a the bar OF California.
&c entlemen, 1 present to you for thG
office Of Attorney General, not in the
name OF any slate or combination. but
| present to you in the name of the SOL
diers of this republic, hitherto neglected
in this Republican convention;. 1 pre-
sent to you in the name of those who
unveiled the current of the Mississippi,
who battled above the clouds at Look
out Mountain. who sang the song of
triumph from Atlanta to the sea, who
carried our banner, blood-spotted and
bullet-shredded, but flying still tri-
umphant over all this land. l present
TO you now for nomination the un-
starred. unepauletted hero of Mission
ary Ridge"
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dRll Higgins was the Republican boss
in Caufornis for many years and he
was = saEacious. clear-headed man.
He understood the necessity of putting
gp clean men 10 run for Office. On one
occasion he stood out against the sOlici-
tstions and remonstrances Of a great
railroad corporation. which insisted
upon the nomination Of a certain law
yer for the Supreme bench. The peo-
pie viii beat him and he viii hurt the
ticket. said Higgins. Ills record will
not bear the light"
Yet Higgins was not disdainful Of the
services Of discredited men. nor un-
grateful for such services when per-
formed. on one occasion he had named
for a clerkship in q public Office a GER
tain discredited wsrdh eler. Other
members of the committee remonstrat-
&c against the appointment Why"
said Higgins. the man can do no harm
in that place. 1t is not possible for
him 10 steal a cent He can perform
its duties perfectly and he needs the
position" But. Mr.. Higgins" said one
of the committee. the man is a scoun-
dreI." Yes. I know" rejoined the boss,
hut he is our scoundreI and has got
10 be taken care Of"
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thought that possibly selec-
ton of few of the trenchant
and amusing remarks that brighten
the pages of this very up-to-date
work might prove interesting to you.
A business mans conversation should
be regulated by simple rules-have
something to say, say it, then stop
talking. Give fools the first and women
the last word, and bear in mind that it's
easier to look wise than 10 talk wis
dom. A fellow and his business should
be bosom friends In the office and
strangers out Of 1t. A clear mind Is one
that is swept clean of business at 6
o'clock every night and not opened up
again till the shutters are taken down
next morning.
II you wish to be successful in busi-
ness you must know your goods from
A to z. You must know em like n
young mother knows baby talk, and
be as proud of 'em as the young faith
er OF a twelve-pound child, without
really thinking that you've added your
pounds. You've got to have the scent
of a bloodhound for an order and the
grip of bulldog on customer. You've
got to feel the same personal solicit
tude over an order that strays to
competitor as parson over a back
slider and hold services to bring 1t back
to the fold. Nothing earns better in
terest than knowledge of your bust
ness. I'm not one of those who be-
lieve that a half knowledge OF q sub
ject il useless, but do believe that
when a fellow has that half he finds
it's the other half which would really
come In handy.
/ don't know anything that q young
business man ought to keep more to
himself than his dislikes, unless It's his
likes. It's generally expensive to have
either. but it's bankruptcy to tell about
them. It's all right to say nothing
about the dead but good. but it's far
better to apply the rule to the living.
Consider carefully before you say a
hard word to- a man, but never let a
chance to say good word go by.
Praise judlciously bestowed is like
money well invested-the interest is
sure. In all your dealings remember
that to-day is your opportunity: to-
morrow some other fellows. Never ap-
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Higgins never broke promise. and
II is recorded Of him that never but
once did he fail 10 deliver the goods, %
and that was because the scepter was
twisted from his hand and the slate
smashed by an accident. II was in the
summer Of 1856. The Republican State
Convention met at Los Angeles TO NOM
mate a State ticket. There were four
candidates for the nomination for Gov
ernor. one Of these. General ". H
Dimond Of San Francisco, a Civil War
veteran, was supported by Higgins. but
he was unable 10 obtain many OF the
country delegates. General Dimond had
a warm personal friend who often took
the stump for the Republican ticket.
but who never participated otherwise
IN politics. and who had not been for
many years a member Of a convention
General Dimond greatly desired that
this gentleman should make a speech
10 the convention seconding his NOM
ination, and upon his consent 10 do so
Boss Higgins provided him with a
proxy.
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The convention, consisting OF more
than 500 members, assembled at Los
Angeles. A protracted fight was made
oyer the nomination for Governor, and
nominating and seconding speeches,
including one from General Dimond's
friend, were made. But the railroad in
huence was against the general, and at
last he was compelled to withdraw and
a compromise candidate received the
nomination. Higgins arranged the
deal" and as q part OF the arrange
ment IL was agreed that all the rest Of
the Higgins slate" should go through.
and a politician from Central CaIifor-
nia was slated for the nomination for
Attorney General
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"The Republican candidate for Presi.
dent said a strenuous orator, lis un-
worthy of the support Of an honest
man. During the war he was appointed
Military Governor of the city of Mo-
bile. That gem Of Alabama lay pros
trate and demonstrating in his ra-
pacious grasp. Not satisfied with ordi-
nary plunder. he organized the Credit
Mobile and mortgaged the revenues Of
the fair city for generations. And, after
all, he lacked the business ability to
reap the fruits of his villainy, for he
sold the entire Credit Mobile to a Mas
sachusetts Congressman for $929
But there Is a darker page in the
history Of this Republican rascal. He
was welcomed as brother to the house
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There is. my friends" said the orator
Of the evening. mo end to the rapacity
of the plutocrats- One OF them, Mr.
d. o. Mills, fiaunts In public places the
wealth he acquired from the estate Of
his dead friend Ralston. I notice that
he has recently purchased the Roman
Catholic cathedral in Los Angeles and
has placed over the main door OF the
home OF God his own initials, ID. o.
M"
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The story was simple one, simply
told. There was no ornateness and no
attempt at oratery. 1t was not an in
credible story. for there were many
such instances of unrewarded and un-
recorded heroism during our Civil War.
The personality of the speaker had lit
tie to do with the narration. He was
behind his theme and not in front of it,
1t was the deus ex machina that ruled
the hour. The stone was rolled from
the seDulcher of the past and the pas
sionate patriotism of the Civil War,
dormant for twenty years arose with
the song of battle upon it's lips. The
members of the convention shouted
and waved their hats and stood up on
their seats and shouted again. The
''slate" was smashed into fragments.
A few lieutenants of the boss" who
attempted to reason with the excited
delegates were cried Gown. The roll
was called. The first county on the list
was Alameda-a slate county with it's
100 delegates. supposed TO be in the
pocket of the boss But when itu
long, lean chairman arose and cast it's
vote solid for ''the unepauletted zero of
Missionary Ridge" the cheering was re-
sumed, and when the roll call was fin
ished the candidate for Attorney Cen
eral, who fifteen minutes before could
count but six delegates for his sup
porters, was practically the unanimous
choice of 500.
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''Mr. Blaine" said a satirical speaker,
was so fond of marrying the mother
of his first born that he married her
twice.
That" rejoined his opponent, 'fs the
difference between the Presidential can
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truth. When you say to a man, It's
Up 20 you now" you challenge irreso-
luton, vacillation, laziness and the dis
position so native 10 US all to shift
responsibility and initiative upon the
shoulders Of some one else. The phrase
sets up an ideal Of prompt and swift
action. II intimstes that there comes
. moment in the affairs Of nations or
in the life Of an individual when
To doubt would be disloyalty.
TO fslter would be 70 sin
All the preliminaries being attended
10. sufficient time having been given
TO aeliberatiOn, friends and fellow
workers having done all they can. il
becomes the duty Of the man himself to
strike, TO strike hard and at once.
There have always been those who
evaoed this challenge by holding fate
and their environments responsible for
their personal careers They never will
admit that anything is up to them
II might be up 10 them under other
circumstances. The woman chafng In
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HECO1AEC77ONs A>z3 KEEZE ZECZZQAls 0F1sSar


didates. Nj Cleveland never married
the mother of his first born at ALL"
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Il had always thought" said General
w. H. L. Barnes after the convention
adjourned, that Grant and Sherman
had something to do with the battle of
Missionary Ridge, but I am satisfied
now it was our nominee for Attorney
General"
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q 4.
Z; 4s.s: K. ss' ps;. !; 1s: s:.s s'';si ss5
<zz4f1a@Szzszxz8 few conventions II
any party OF late years IN which the
slate" that is 10 say. the nominations
have not been arranged in private
room by the boss" and his assista nts-
IL is said that II New York. long b.
fore the war. when the Whig party
was ruled by the Albany regency. sim
flar potentially IN Democratic circles
was accorded 70 Dean Richmond II
iss related OF the latter that on one
occasion in arranging the slate ne
had somehow omitted TO name can
didate for Superintendent of Public In
struction. The work OF the convention
wss about over and Dean Rlchmono
and his Ca b net were enjoying a fe y
bottles of champagne when hench-
man rushed I'm and exclaimed, Mr..
Richmond, there is no one named for
School Superintendent Who is il d
he2" "Oh. we'll" exclaimed the Demo-
cratic leader. we are al TOO busy now
for a conference. Just Jet the conven-
tion nominate him.
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There was politics in the land in
those days. In Southern California
even the excitement OF a boom could
not silence the voice Of the spelibinder
MY friends" said Democratic speak
er, you should all vote for that
gr-r-reat statesman, Grover Cleveland,
not merely because you will continue
him in place, but you will also retain
in the White House that brilliant lady,
Mrs. Cleveland. and whatever partisan
malice may say against Grover, we all
know that there are no flies on
frankie"
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Y Dear Son: Having just
read a remarkably clever
book by G. w. Lorimer. I
thought that possibly a selec-
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Some question as to the truth of the
story was made by the opposition pa
pers, but the Grand Army officers in
vestigated it and indorsed it. The can
didate thus nominated suffered defeat
at the polls with the rest Of the ticket;
but at the next State convention he
was again selected as a candidate. ION
the ghost Of nominating speech" as
was said. and was elected and served
with credit for four years.
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SZAaGPEDNG q CON1EN7zL2H.

Copyright. 1904 by Thomas Fitch.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-07

HERE is one more
popular phrase Of
the day on which I
would like to expa-
tiate this Sunday
morning. 1t is rath-
er slangy. but at the
heart Of Il is q great
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ING CAUCUS has
nearly always reisne1
il modern politics.
Not always corruptly
and not often unwise-'
~. but he ha- ruled
There have beer but
few Conventions -
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-10
Stoned While at Work by Ma.
licious Hoodlums
sNOwBALLs CARRIED STONES
Six sehoolboys Arrested and Held In
Chicago When the Old Man Died
From His Wounds in a Few
Minutes.

Chicago. Dec. Six schoolboys,
none more than II years OF age. were
held at the police station awaiting the
coroner's verdict, on the sudden death
OF Rabbi Abraham Click.
Click was killing chickens for David
Levy In the rear of the latter's store
when crowd of boys made him the
target of volley OF snowballs, some OF
which. Il Is said. contained stones, to
give weight and accuracy
One SNOWFALL struck Click on the
back Of the head, making a small
wound. Trembling with excitement, the
rabbi ran four blocks to the police
station. where he was advised to se-
cure warrants.
Click hurried from the police station
to Levys store. At the door he threw
up his hands and fell, dying In a few
minutes The arrest of the boys fol-
lowed
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-10
Fourteen Men Working to Estab.
lish Nine Points Of the
Law.
AN INJUNCTION TAKES TINE
Carpenters Work Overtime to Build
Foundation for a House and a
Damage Suit in the EearIy
Morning.

This morning at o'clock. Mr.. Mar.
iingovich, clamorously asked to see DR.
Tuttle, and, In company with Officer
Oberg and a representative of the AS.
torian. went to that gentleman's Office
1t seems that Maringovich had leased
some property from Masonic Land &
Building Association on Commercial
street, adjoining the Steamboat Ex.
change. He had purchased building
from the Sisters and LET a contract tc
L. Lebak to move the house on the loi
he had leased.
The o. r. & N. Co. also claim titIt
to the property, and, learning that Mar.
ingovich had leased the property AM
was about to move house on 1t, they
kept quiet until after midnight, wher
two loads Of lumber were hauled to the
place and force of about dozen men
put at work erecting a building there
on.
At an early hour this morning, the
foundation had been put In and the
building partly raised. thereby prevent
ing Maringovich from having his house
on the property. A contract has been
awarded to L. Lebak to move the house
on the lot, and 1t had been partly moved
and would have been completed this
morning.
Possession is nine points in law, and
the o. r. & N. Co. are in possession.
Maringovich has a house, but no place
to put It. 1t is understood that Judge
Bowlby represents the Masonic Land
& Building Association. and Fulton
Bros. the o. R. & N. Co.
Just what steps will be taken today
in the matter is not known, but 1t is
presumed the court will be appealed to
to settle the difficulty. The property
claimed by the company stands In the
same situation as the Logan property,
and the Prael & Eigner Transfer Com
pany, before the matter was settled.
Judge Bowlby was seen at $3.50 this
by officer Oberg and the AS
torian representative. and stated that
he did not know what could be done in
the matter, except to go there and noti-
fly the carpenters to quit.
Then. upon consideration, the Judge
said he would attend to the matter in
the morning, meanwhile IA carpenters
and laborers are working to establish
the o. r. & N. title.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-10
CANADIAN PACIFIC CONTROLS
Business Men of 5ritiah Columbia
Town Are Victims OF a Railroad
peal-Mueh Excitement
Over II.

Victoria, B. c.. Dec. st. W. Pat
erson, M. p. p, announced to the VIC
toria board of trade at its meeting last
evening that he had the best authority
for telling them that the Great North
ern Railway Company had decided to
withdraw from this city and would
abandon all their interests here within
a few months. Also that the Canadian
Pacific Railway Company Is now ne
gotiating with the Alaska Steamship
Company Of Seattle for the withdrawal
of the steamer Thatom from the Vic
toria- Seattle route. on which II phys
In opposition to the steamer Princess
Beatrice, operated by the Canadian
Pacific Railway Company. This would
as Mr.. Paterson pointed out, give the
Canadian Pacific Company complete
of the freight and passenger
traffic to and from Victoria. The an
nouncement made a profound impress
sion on the members Of the board,
many of whom are inclined to take the
matter most seriously as shutting out
this city from healthy competition
hitherto enjoyed, owing to the exist
ence Of other routes than that of the
Pacific Railway Company,
Mr.. Paterson insists that there is no
doubt about the correctness of his
statement, Some leading business men
who were seen tonight on the question
view It with something like alarm. On
the other hand the Canadian Pacific
Company is spending huge
sums here on Improvements Of various
kinds and the city council and citizens
have the assurance of the company's
business on the Pacific coast. neverthe-
tess there Is something very like con-
sternation among the business. COM
munlty OF Victoria