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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-23
THE ROADS TO SUCCESS.
Three Men Who Took Their Custom.
ers Away from Employers.

Three Men Who Took Their Custom
ers Away from Employers.
There are many roads to success .
said the lean and hungry Cassius.
"The longer live the less l believe in
a simon pure gilt edge rise.
''You look at this man and that, say
ing how beautifully he has succeeded
by his own pure efforts. It's a mira
Gle and an admiration until you find
out all the circumstances. You don't
need a legislative inquiry to establish
the fact that success is mostly lovely
damsel down. to the waist, but she
terminates in a scaly fish tail COM
pound Of rebates, ingratitude, and CHI
cane.
GIVE an instance? A hundred if
you like, but l am thinking just now
Of three similar cases, where employees
have become employers.
"Not long ago there was an oculist
working for a Maiden lane firm; he
examined eyes and fitted glasses at a
medium stipend, with the prospect of
being hired man all his life. He
was enamored Of the fish tail lady. He
determined to WOO and win her at any
cost.
His device was merely to copy his
firms prescriptions in private note
book. At the end Of three years he
had a thousand names and addresses.
Then he quit, hired a little Office up
town, and wrote to the thousand GUS
toners that DR.. Jones had moved his
shop and would gladly prescribe for
them at the old rates.
"The customers were agreeable. The
old firm has lost most Of it's business,
and DR.. Jones rides in a forty-horse
power car.
"The second case refers to law stu
dent, who worked his way up in the
same firm from Office boy to admitted
attorney. He owed everything to his
employers.
"Soon after being admitted to the
bar he left the shop and put up his
own single. He Immediately began
to fish for the clients of the old firm,
whom he had known for years.
''For the sake Of appearances he does
this on the quiet, and for the sake Of
superior inducements he cuts rates in
way that would give his old employ
ers heart disease. These rising young
men have no sympathy with the union
schedule.
''Then there Is the eminent and
wealthy wholesale chemist, who was
an Office boy fifteen years ago. They
thought he was a fool because he didn't
empty the waste paper basket prompt
ly, and used to practice writing by
copying the names on old envelopes.
But in fact, he was developing a
gold mine from that waste paper bas-
ket. He got hundreds Of choice adj
dresses. He set up for himself in a
small way, and induced the old custom
ers to trade with him. To-day he is
happily welded to success and has q
large family of little successes.
Nov, you might say that all these
cases merely indicate the first step; it
took merit to go on. might answer
that the men who who take such first
steps probably repeat the trick at every
part of the stairway. WISH" conclud-
ed the lean and hungry Cassius, chat
certain of my own past approaches to
the fishtail damsel had been more re-
fined and in keeping with dignity
Washington Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-23

Cardinal Gibbons declares that the
man who waters stock is a swindler.
But the man who does the watering
will probably excuse himself on the
ground that if he didn't get the money
from the man who buys the water
some gold-brick seller might take it
and use it for base purpose.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-23

Some Of the freshmen at Northwest
ern University are reported to be very
poor spoilers. But it is probable that
they all expect when they get through
to employ stenographers who will be
able to make necessary corrections.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-23
He Bit.

He Cat the window)-1t's very cheer
full within, but awfully disagreeable
without. She (coyly)-Without what
He Gnspired)-Why, without you, dar-
ling.
And a few weeks later a furniture
installment house was called upon to
open a new account.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-23
UP to Him.

The Fiance-But you admitted to
my sister yesterday that you were In
the wrong.
The Fiancee-Suppose did?
The Fiance-Well, then, why won't
you MAKE up with me?
The Fiancee-I will as soon as you
pologiZe.-Philadelp Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-23

Editor Stead estimates that the set
Element of Russia's internal troubles
will cost the nation 100000 lives,
which is very conservative, consider
ing the fact that Mr.. Stead could have
said 1OOOOO,OOO just as easily.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-23
Tho Difference of Years

II don't see why it should surprise
you to find that love you," said the
elderly gallant.
but, really, Mr.. Oldbeau," replied
the fair girl, II always thought you
were an old woman hater."
"Ah! but 1 am not young woman
hater."- Philadelphia Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-23

1t is evident that the car intends
to keep Poland for the purpose Of hav-
ing something to kick when he feels
the necessity Of giving expression to
his feelings
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-23
Loud Report.

Ida-It was her first beau and the
first time she was ever kissed.
Erma-Gracious! And did she keep
the kiss a secret?
Ida-I should say not! She opened
the window so you could hear the
smack q square.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-23

Accurate satisfies, if obtainable, IN
doubleday would show frightful in
crease in the vice Of profanity among
the voters Of this country since the
Australian ballot came into general
use
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-23

Swallows and house martins build
by sticking together pellets of pre-
pared road mud. Most of the material
is obtained from the drying puddles OH
the high roads. If not mixed with
anything else the tendency Of these
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-23

When Maine its wisdom
the
the commercial field Flint
sending them Of the where practically
exhibition purposes
the
call his neighbor
pupnes captivity safely Gagged in tnned
he raised quite
apples young
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-23
One Mans Theory.

Peckem-Marriag undoubtedly de-
stroys the imagination.
Singleton-What's the explanation
Peckem-While still single young
man imagines he would be better sat-
isfed if he had wife, but after mar
riage he knows better.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-23
No Call for Fussiness.

"Yes, Mr.. Chaffy asked me to go for
a ride in his new autymoble to-mor-
rer."
why, you amt never been inter
dooced to i'm, have you"
mo, amt. But there's no use fuss
in over little thing like that when
you get chance at a ride in a new
auto. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-23
Our ChangeabIe Weather.

l do not have to travel, for the Their
mometric range
Is sure in time I'd bring me the desired
climatic change.
The pace is swift enough to the most I'M
restful soul;
One day we're at the tropics and the
next we're at the pole.
Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-23

Mr.. Olney probably feels that the
public can say no meaner things about
him than the women have about his
former chief.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-23

Poor General Stoessel, with his
stroke Of paralysis, has no end Of mis-
fortunes, it seems. There is nothing
that fails so much as failure.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-23
The Worst Yet.

Although it makes me mad when men
Talk "shop," it makes me hopping
To be among the women when
They start in talking shopping.
philadelphia Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-23

The car is handing out pardons as
freely as candidate gives away cleo
ton cigars. And his object Isl the
same-to win popular favor
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-23

'N1r. Rockefeller has the greatest
mind in America" says a Cleveland
pastor. Also the greatest bank ac-
count.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-23

AS for the life insurance president,
you don't have to ask where they got
1t.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-23

Half the trouble in Russia has been
that they won't allow the editors to
run the country.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-23
Satisfied.

Cant see why you're so smitten
with her."
"Why, because she's so deucedly
pretty"
"Beauty's only skin deep"
"Well, great Scott! I'm no cannibal
That's deep enough for me.'-Cleye,
land Leader.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-23

Won't the John Hancocks" on that
new Russian constitution snow up
some fierce spelling?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-23

What a lot Of time is wasted in
growing upI
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-23

1t takes a born diplomat to disguise
the interest he feels in himself
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-23
One View of 1t.

Money don't make happiness,
Nor cure our human ills.
But-bless your SOUL
From pole to pole,
1t sure does pay the bills!
Atlanta Constitution.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-06
Believed Man Operated Here Tn.
der Another Name.
TAKEN ON A SERIOUS CHARGE
Alleged That He Had Goods Consign-
ed to Him Here and Then Trans.
shipped Them to Another Name in
Observation-Disclosures Act.

The arrest yesterday i'll Norfolk OF
q man giving his name rs "A. Donald
son. On .ho charge of using the mails
for fraudulent purposes created much
interest in Hampton. Here it is
thought that The man is the same who
operated in Hampton under the name
: OF II. d. Wortington and later in
I Phcebu3 as donaldson & Company
According TO the authorities the man
Z came here and sent out letters 10 Il
. number Of wholesale firms ordering
( goods under The name of-thc III ID.
! Wcrthington Wholesale Grocery Com
Iaty." The authorities say that III
T several instances the goods were ship
ped to Hampton and that the saiiic
!. man consigned them to Norfolk under
4 his'-own name. This has hccn gciiig
ON for several weeks Sometime
back the daily papers told of tho dis
appearance of II. ID. Worthington and
+ 1t was thought that lie had left this
section. It is said he went to Phoe
80 D. t,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-06
BRAMBLETON WON
FROM ARTILLERfSTS
Exciting Game on Old Point Diamond
Yesterday Afternoon Won by
Visitors.

The Fort Monroe Artillery School
baseball nine was defeated in an eX-
citing game on the fort diamond by
the Bramblcton nine yesterday after
noon by the score OF TO &. The
game for five innings locked like 1t
belonged 10 the Artillcrists as up to
that inning the visitors were unable
to score. In the sixth several errors
and good hitting gave the Drambleton
club five runs and two more runs were
added in the other innings.
The game was witnessed by a large
crowd.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-06
Death Of a Little Boy.

Norman Montgomery Nichols, whose
Illness wa; mentioned i'll the Daily
Press Of yesterday, died i'll the home
CT his parents, in Holly street, nj 3
O'clock yesterday morning. Funeral
services were held at . O'Clock yesirr
day AFTERNOON ai,d the in;crmcnt wa
made in ST. Johns cemetery. Rev. J."
,Rcycrdy Estill conducted the services
Death was due to meningitis followin.
typhoid fever.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-06
bus and started business under the
name CT Donaldson & Company.

The rumor has it that the firm would
order the goods sent to Hampton ?r
Old Point. When the goods reached
Old Point Or Hampton the firm would
simply pay the freight and then ship
the goods to Norfolk, sometimes using
the name of Fl. ID. Worthington, other
times using Donaldson e Company.
Complaint was made to the post.
Office department that the concern was
using the mails for securing goods
fraudulcntly and Postonicc Inspector
Bulla was put on the case to trace II
UP. 1t is claimed that Mr. Bulla
found Mr.. Donaldson in Norfolk yes
tcrday in the act of accepting goods
consigned To his firm and arrested
linn
Wortlington is tall man, probably
% years OLD, and has birth mark
of Il strawberry OH his cheek IIo
dressed well when in Hampton ana
for some time had room III kin,
street upon which he had Il sign
reading the II. D. Worthngton Whole
sale Grocery Company"
When Worillington first began bust,
ness i'll Hampton Il number of promi-
ncnt business men and the banks were
requested TO furnish information coll
corning him by many Of the larger
wholesale firms.
! 1t in said that the firm has received
Il srent amount of goods and that
most nf it has been sent to Norfolk.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-06
Snraired He Ankle.

Mr.. Thomas Forsythc, willie at work
ut his homo in East Hampton yestcr-
day, fell from his porch and received
IL ..evcrc aprain of his ankle.
.l3tsEsa IL baI 9fIS;sr9alf
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-06
DcS;h at the Homo.

Mr. Herman iIciman, 20 years o.,
died i'll the hospital at the National ljol.
dicrs Home at AS o'clock yesterday
afternoon. He served with Company
/, Fourth New York cavalry. during
the Civil war.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-06

Budweiser, Holster, IIofbraush, Old
Dominion beer always on hand and
cold. GEO. Il. WOOD. II
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-06

/ Fresh lol turnip. kulc and spinach
:, seed GEO. r. WOOD. II
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-06

,othcr Hampton news page six.)
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-09-01
BALLAD OF TaE TELEPHONE.

Last night when all was stin sat DER pipe
aud cigarette
And dreamed old dreams of days gone by
when you and first met
Within the fading amber wreath, within the
curling blue,
saw one form. saw one face-and may |
say twas your
Aud lulled to rest may have slept, SO soothed
by friendly smoke
The telephone began 70 ring and then Il loud
ly spoke.
1t said 20 man of little sense, sad babbler all
the day,
And should you talk forever so, no sense
you'd ever say.
q man of idle jabbering tongue, o man of
little wit
I'm sick OF you and al your fuss. 1 wish TO
rest bit.
You stani all day and ring ana riug my tired
metal bell
And when you die the telephone will ring
your funeral knell.
HoI talked to her an hour this eve and ir
you said one word
With any sense i'm it at all--'twas one I never
heard"
I said: 20 gracious telephone. kind messep-
ger of men,
II have talked too much through Won IL
surely is no sin.
For i'm my ear you whisper soft her words so
sweet and low.
And moments that would idly drag. you make
them swiftly go.
And 'tis an honor, too, I say, you grumbliug
old machine.
When o'er the line you carry clear the mes
sage of my queen"
The telephone it rang again, it tinkled loud
and long,
And in my dream talked to you-so ends this
simple song.
But may say TO you, my queen. when next
we meet alone
The many things I dared to say DER dream
lands telcphoneT &
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-09-01
DOWN WITH THE MACHINE
Petersburg Iudex-Appeai.)

NAONOAsouAS Auu1N-Appc0l)
We would not have any reader in
fer from the caption of this article
that We mean to attack anybodY's
political machine, or 20 charge that
nybody in Virginia has a political
machine. On the contrary, quite
the reverse. Our purpose is TO dep.
recate the continuance in the Demo.
cratic party of the insolent, unjust
and idiotic cry, raised in every poIit-
ical campaign in this State, that
there is machine organized in hos
tility to the rights of the majority
of the people, and that under it's
operation all sorts of corruption, IN
justice and fraud are perpetrated.
OF late years this has become fav-
orite weapon of political warfare on
the part of the holier-than thou fac
tions of outs unscrupulously eager to
get In, and the consequence is that
they have cried machine aud fraud
80 long and Justify that great
many good and honest people have
taken them seriously and honestly
believe that Virginia politics is q
synonym for the foulest corruption,
and that this is a boss-ridden State
where elections are conducted under
the auspices of a machine and in de-
tiance of the peoples will. 4
1t is high time to cease these
scandalous reflections upon the in
tegrity and purity of Virginia voters
and public men. There is no State
in the Union where politics is clean
er and where public men are
more distinguished for honesty of
conduct and probity of character
than Virginia. Our recent primary
has been an emphatic refntation by
the people themselves of the dis
graceful charges made for political
effect, and the man who hereafter
repeats them should be made an OBJ
lect of public scorn and reprobation.
Down with the cry of machine poll
tics and false charges of corruption
aud fraud against our public meul
The man that makes these charges
should be made to prove them or be
branded as slanderer of the people
Of Virginia.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-09-01

passed. The formative days of the
Republic gave occasion for great de-
bates and the like, but in these days,
1t Is just to administer the Govern
ment which the forefathers estab-
lished. 1t requires men Of fore
sight and wisdom, men of keen bust.
ness j1dgment, rather than men of
rloqHence su0 theorists. You never
heard Senator Aldrich make a big
speech in your life, and Allison and
-Cockrell have never esssyed to ora
tory. Another point, and one 30
generally overlooked, is that a mans
usefulness iD the Senate is measured
mainly by the committee assign
ments he has, and these go by length
of service. Senator Martin has got
ten as good ones as are held by any
Democrat, aud he MAKES the best of
use of them. Here in Washington,
where men are estimated at their true
worth, where their record is matter
OF every day knowledge, Senator Mar
tin is regarded as being one of the
most earnest, able and conscientious
men In the Senate. He is not of.the
dress parade type, but an earnest
WORKER who does things"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-09-01
CORN Is KING.

The July crop report shows an in
crease of 2,0S0,000 in corn acreage,
bringing the total acreage at this
date up to 94,O11,0OO. This, with
the exception of 1901, is the largest
acreage on record. Under usual con-
ditions, it means a yield of 2,5O0,-
100000 bushels, and value to the
farmers of 81, l,000,000,0OO.
The July report shows that while
the older States of the corn belt-Il-
linois, Nebraska and Iowa-are more
than holding their own, the newer
sections, like Oklahoma, Indian Ter
ritory and South Dakota, and the
Southern States, like Texas and
South Carolina, are increasing their
area.
In fact, our corn belt is gaining
length and width and quality of pro-
duct, while the corn belts ia other
countries are doing none of these
things. Inter Ocean.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-09-01
PERSONS YOU OUGHT TO KNOW.

Do you have trouble in remember
ing names and faces? It is an afflic-
ton, for many men and women are
sensitive. If these sensitive persons
have once been presented to you, they
expect you to remem Der them forever
thereafter, and if you do not, they
take offense. When they speak to
you they give you sort of challenge.
They scorn to give you any cue.
They look you in the eye and seem to
say, 'Now who am i? Fail at your
peril to recall my face and name and
the circumstances under which met
you'll" If you are embarrassed, they
-revel in it, and if your memory
"throws you down. they never for
give you.
What a terror this must be to the
politicianI
But there are honorable exceptions.
Every now aud then a bright-faced
fellow comes along and offers you
his hand, and the moment he sees
that you do not recognize him, gives
you his name in the gracious sort of
way and makes you feel so comforta-
BILE that your inclination is to embrace
him. You are not apt to forget him
after that, and every time you think
of him it is with scene of kindliness
akin to gratitude. STONES my dear
sir, Tom Jones, of JonesVille. Met
you at the White last summer"
Bless your heart, Tom Jones, of
Jonesyille. How did we ever forget
one SO thoughtful and agreeable?
We folks with poor memory wish our
chance acquaintances were all like
you.-Times Dispatch.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-09-01
THE PRIMARY AFrERMATH.

The political strife Is now over,
fear the candidates wiz not be i'm clover.
They have yet TO win i'm the fight
And will need TO work with all their might.
ana as we bow TO our party's win
Let MS of the past be still.
Remember only duty's claim,
Strive 10 win with might and main
Stand 20 those we have. II we wished the
| other.
Ana slash away at our Republican brother.
30 keep step to the music of union, E.
The music your forefathers trod;
North and South, East and West. all un-
furling
one Banner alone over the sod;
One voice from Virginia swelling
In glorious anthems TO Liberty's God.
1t is too late to review the past votes
OF Martin or his record. Yet it seems to
me that as we are a world power now
and need large and strong navy he
should be praised for voting for the bill
that gave to Virginia citizens work and
pay sufficient to support thousands Of
them, and which put millions of dollars
in the pockets of the people.
To my humble mind it appears as if
our representatives i'm both Houses of
Congress should so cast their votes that
the necessary power be given the Gov.
ernment to uphold it's dignity and resist
attack, more particularly when thou
sands of the. States citizens will receive
pay for honest work done.
There are, doubtless, men i'm Congress
now who talk free silver, who save the
most of their pay. They go to Congress
to save and loan out their money at 10
and IL per cent; and yet it might be
possible that if they found it necessary
to keep the gold standard their votes
might be recorded in different manner
than are now recorded.
AS to the primary plan for Senator. It
is good Democratic doctrine that Sena.
tors represent the States, and the time
Will never come when the Senate will
vote for the popular election of Senators,
Nor will ever enough of the Legislatures
OF the States vote to destroy their rep
resentation, or break down the wise bul-
walk our ancestors, who framed the
Constitution, formed for our safety. So
why keep up the clamor?
lheard OF n man who was an atheist and
acknowledged no God. lie was sick and
had over his head at his bed motto
which read; "God is nowhere" A little
boy came in and said: "You will get
well; and on being asked the reason
said: "fou have a motto, God is now
here and He will make you well lie
did get well and changed his motto to
God is now here" am of opinion the
advocates of the primary plan have had
as their motto: II am now here" and
will find out that thcpeople have changed
it to one that can be read: III am no.
where"
The people OF Virginia can always find
good, true, able men TO nominate for
every office, and can do IL in regular con-
vention after consultation. No primary
is needed. My opinion is that a conven-
tion could name n candidate for the
Legislature in our district, and that the
chances OF his election would be better if
he was SO named.
SO say we all in FARNuAM.