The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-03-01

Even James J. Hill could not. He
was working ia an inn in a little ham
let up in Canada, when he read la a
stray newspaper that there were
splendid chances Cor q young man out
vest His capital consisted Of his
coming weeks wages. Borrowing $40
from friend, he started west. The
$4,000 #hich he afterward returned
represented The rate Of interest, with
which he always repaid kindnesses.
When he reached st. Paul he got
wages no larger while he was ia .'roust-
about on the wharf, When he soon
after got 70 be shipping clerkhe saved
little money with which ha set up
business for himself. Y
Perhaps one Of the secrets Of the
way in which the bupiness prospered
was that back Of il was high hope
the hope Of having beautiful and vim.
some Mary Mahegan for his bride.
At any rate, out Of the first earnings
Of the little business Mr.. Hill fur
nished the money to send the girl TO
an eastern boarding school and to
equip the home in which they after
ward set up housekeeping.
Mr.. Carnegie tells the story Of the
first money-which came into his pos
session over and above the salary Of
$25sa. month which he was earning as
atelegraph operator. 5sss
"One day Mr.. Scott (the superin-
tendent of his branch division) who
was one Of the kindest Of ran and
had taken great fancy to me, asked
if had or could find.s50O to invest.
I answered promptly:
.".Yes, sir, / think I Ican.'
VERY WE'LL he said, get it. A
man has, just died who owns ten shares.
in the Adams Express compa which.
I want you to buy. It will cust you,
$50 for each share. y,
"The matter was laid before tho.
council,o Of three at home that night
and the oracle (his mother) spoke. 1T:
must ke done. We will mortgage our
hNme. I will take the steamer for.
Ohio tomorrow and see uncle aud ask
him TO arrange it, I am sure he can 4.
OF course the visit was successful -
when did she ever fail2 IS n ss
The money was procured; paid
over; ten shares of Adams Express
company stock were mine, bntino one.
knew that our little home was raors-.
gagged TO give our. boy start. 81.
Adams Express then paid month.
" dividends Of one Eer cent. and the.
frat check arrived. The next day.
being Sunday, We boy ys--myself and
my ever constant companions--took.
sNai sU SUI Uuday afternoon stroll In
the country, ,And, sitting down III the
svoods, i showed them the oheok. say lJs.
ing, Eureka, I have found il. S3
nj 5sSfs Here vas somsfhing new to :allof
us, Cor none Of ns had ever 5Tsceivsd{
anything nut tuii. ii ,iS.s return
{ e Il. i
and new.
Some of the boyssaho had metsin
the 3gs0vesto % wonder .at the SIO check
ss n y indigpe md clever COM. M
panions 1le called sllen Here. after:
wards his part ii his famou ustcom-
PAM.
I'D the boy Samuel Y Aliertons
working as farm hand the owner
ship. .ofs { arm eprasented the sum
total ofs human de elights. ext best.
In the line of covered posi- on ~ asi
the rental of a farm with thes horses
and simEl lement tes ID run i For these
HE hoasde 4 as 9th srsb ys will for gnns
and b fshiDg tack ,he esc Saaysiingss
were inyeste din eqni nipment and the ren-1
talof one f af her 1nsii lies
was reed 81 To bn he Sosltrig q ght.
81 y ssasF Fj;pst 100 M had gobs5
ton toge ethefs anS VIII Il which paid
lthesrer tai son nWly W iirst u arm s sTts KEPT
gEowing Bel Turned oYer
u and e oys 81 q opersy il III spite
ofs fast that Friends at I'll warned
mo- Y ass embar B kipg opa 100 oliah sen.3
i Ehat he would DON y, psl i sucs ass m ssass