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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-12
what Dreams Arc Made of.
Cincinnati Inquirer.

Secretary wilson's agricultural report
will make good reading for the farmer
these long winter evenings. He can go 10
bed and dream that he is rich and growing
richer, and that there is nothing in the way
Of making a plutocrat Of him. He can wake
up in the morning and feed the stock ana
grub briars till night comes again. Then
he can read and dream some more. And
SO on, world without end"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-12

The Kinkaid act may be breeder OF
land frauds, but SO is every act of con-
gress that has opened the public domain
for homestead settlers. 1t is the oppor.
tunity that makes the thief, but that
should not initiate against the oppor-
tunity.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-12
"The Empty Pork Bari"

New York Tribune.
Speaker Cannon has already intma'eo
that for the present the country will have
to get along with the federal buildings
now in use. The pork barrel will con-
tain small consolation next year for new
representatives who are CALAMITY standing
'for the fiag-and an appropriation
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-12

Polish aspirations do not extend to
national freedom, says a distinguished
native OF that province; but Poland
would take bigger and deeper breath
should it receive autonomy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-12

Count ,Witte will make a mistake II
he tries to be a liberal bureaucrat. He
must get on one side of the question
or the other, as there is no time for
trimming when. the fires begin to
burn ~
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-12
WHEN OUT OF TOWN.

Subscribers leaving the city TEN.
pOrarily should have The Bee
mailed to them. II IL better than
n daily letter from home. Adj
dress will be changed as often as
requested.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-12

With the appointment of the COM
mittees, members of the Fifty ninth con-
gress can begin to test the harness but
the real pull will not begin until after
the new year.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-12

Race prejudice seems to be the sheet
anchor Of Emperor Francis Joseph in
the storm in Hungary. 1t has saved
many worse monarchs.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-12
ncehu EnIIn,y Words.

st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Secretary Hitchcocks voice is for war
on all kinds of land frauds, and he has
made an uneaualed record In fighting them
effectively.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-12

One would think that there were so
few democrats in congress that they
could at least preserve the peace amorg
themselves: but Florida and Mississippi
never DID fraternize too we'll
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-12

This indicates that the railroads regard
the propaganda as good investment
from, which they feel sure Of getting
their money back.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-12
List TO This sconer.

Portland Oregonlah'
This is the time of year when all the
great railroad systems abolish the pass
system For a few days
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-12
The Limit of Autocracy

Minneapolis Journal.
The Warsaw Zapadujoolos has suspended
publication. How are the people who have
depended on it so long going to get on with
out their Zapadnyjoolos?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-12

The seed corn specials are again be
ginning TO make their tours in the in
terest of educating the farmer mp to in
creasing the maximum Of his crops
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-12
Every DaY q Busy one.
Indlanapolls NeWs.

Secretary Hitchcock doesn't attract the
spot light very often. but every once in a
while something crops out which makes
It pretty certain that he is getting i good
deal Of wood sawed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-12
sTATEN5ENT or cIRCTJLATIoN.

State of Nebraska, Douglas County, IS:
G. c. Rosewater, secretary OF The Bee
Publishing Company. being duly sworn;
says that the actual number OF fun and
complete copies OF This Daily, Morning,
Eve'sng and Sunday Zee printed during
the month of November, 1905, was as roll
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-12

Speaker Cannon proves to be a real
"standpatter" when it comes to select
ing committee chairmen.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-12

Secretary.
Subscribed in my presence and sworn to
before me this LIST day of December. 1905.
(SeaD M B. HUNGATE.
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-12

How a franchise grew in value from
5000 to Sl2r5O0,O00 is a question that is be-
ing investigated by the New York city
authorities. The franchise in question is
the old burglar alarm grant of the Mer-
camille Electric company, now owned by
the United States Independent Telephone
company, which is seeking TO gain an
entrance to New York city 1t was
granted to the Mercantile Electric company
by the old Board of Electric Control to
enable the Mercantile Safe Deposit COM
pany TO perfect a burglar alarm system.
Not long ago the city authorities were in
formed from supposedly authoritative
sources that the Mercantile Trust COM
pany had disposed Of the Mercantile Elec-
trio company for 5000 to the New York
Independent Telephone company. which in
turn is owned by the United States indie
pendent company.
Then they received bankers cireula tors
announcing that the United States COM
pany was floating a S25. 900 bond issue,
largely on the strength of this franchise,
which the company valued at sl2.5OO,OOO.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-12

The right OF a theater manager TO re-
fuse tickets sold by a sidewalk Spectator
was upheld by the court OF appeals. The
action was brought by William II. Coils
ton, a ticket SPECTATOR, against Albert
Hayman & Co.. who conduct the Knicker-
booker theater in New York The opinion
held that the prOprietors OF a theateT have
right to refuse tickets obtained through
a Spectator in cases where they gave
such a warning as this company did
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-31

presently flnds himself distanced by some one
to whom industry Is as the breath OF life.
It must not be supposed. either, tina the
foregcingis true only among the loWerranks
nor IN business life. The world Is full OF men
OF unusual a~bility-nrtlsts writer's lawyers,
other professional men-who might be
leaders in their line IL they were Industrious.
Some of$these are. Of course, merely lazy.
Others neglectedsto cultivate industry In the
days when they were sta rting to climb. Thu
3habit{ot W astingEtime is8strong upon them.
do work that would bring them
fame and fortune But ~theysdon't do It.
That's, the difference. Some one else has less
ability, but they do the work. and they sue!
coed. All men who earnestly want to sue
coed, no matter what their Inc, no matter
how loWly OF how high the position they
start In, are not Justified In expecting or hop
ing for any success worthy OF the name II
they fail to- train h emselves to be industrious
as they develop,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-31
By Norrnan Norris.

EHE
There are ], aa:sai!dS al. men daily fooling
henselVees Ii this kind Of 7iliscsophy, md
failing because Of it. They refuse to believe
that 1t is necessary to be Industrious n their
first small positions. They "lay back
then. saving their energy, possibly, or possi-
bly, merely giving way to. the inclination to.
be lazy. Finally. II they are fortunate, they
sc neutrality-suspicious. into the positions where
their effortsawill really count" And2then
they wonderfully they are unable to be as
Industrious as they want to, and6they stand
still or drop back into the ranks, while the
man who&was Industrious from the begin
ming, tho fellow who made a habit of indus
try, goes on and leaves them behind.
The mi animal is above all the adaptive,
the easilytrained of all creation.But training
1t must AVE when 1t is TODD anything that
Is fullSof rare effort. a child who is not
tra1ncd&t to eat with a fork Wilt selits primi-5
tive food handlers. The brain that Is not
trained to study is lost when confronted
with o problem that requires considerable
applied thought, And the man who has
2notSStrnlned himself we'll In the habit OF In
dustry from the beginning Is lost when he
gets Into a place where great industry ls
necessary to his advancement and success.
Undertaking of keeping busy that a man
gets when lie is at the foot of tho ladder
stands by him and shoulders him on and on
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-31
No REAL Money.Is Needed.
7orm Habit OF Industry il You Would Succeed.


= tof the first forms in (which advice
con how to succeed was first given to
the world contained the advice to be
NJ Industrious. Ever since then when
ever that was, a,ssSS - advisers have
silA.rped on the nslls;:5sHOtf OF Sc%ultivating the
IspiElt 6 thEsMt;$:Si;s. + success IS to be hoped
I35fr..;Slzii4 ie advice has grown stale and bald
zen usage. And yet 1t remains, rs
II. has salways been; one Of the best pieces Of
that 3can8b given the young man who
has his climb TO the top before him. It is the
on " the foundation for sue
cess IN any line of e%ndeavor3 must tbe begun.
Without 1t there Is no beginning, without.a
beginning Their, never Is an end. The young
rnan&who begins to cultivate Industry In the
early stag s OF his care or IS building wellfor
the days that are to come. He Is taxi the
stepssto compelisuccess to come to him.
The clerk at his desls, >the salesman at the
counter. orthe mechanic at his lathe listens
IL. this advice and wonders II it's n for
him. From his point5of viewdndustry on his
part is nptFto look like q waste OF effort. He
has his ownslittle routine ofwork to do, there
Is SO much work to be done In his daily
duties. These dutlesHfare OF such nature
that heEdoesn't need to bestir himself par,
fast to complete them In the day.
should he be any more Industrious than
he IS? When he getssa promotion, where he
will have a chance to make his efforts count,
then is when hekwlllf begin to get reallyln-f
E sss5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-31
BY Julius ID. Holland.

1!cu! loNH WORK NJ small towns alone, aEu tHlS
gives them much practical experiencein in the
delicate art of selling goods ongthe road.
was working in the stock room OF the
house SI am with now said one Of the best
hat statesmen in the business, when the old
man asked me one sdayf1f I would like to go
on the road. i thought he was Joking, but
he explained that he wanted me to go on
the road as q helper. not as q salesman. So
= hailed the offer with JOY. and started out
the next week as nspnclser to our best sales
man. 8gsA * ssSs
I'VE Travelled from here to New Orleans,
overt to Los Angeles, and up to Portland.
we came back t~hroughithc middle west
and i certainly had q different idea OF this
country when I returned home, The second
year that T went out my boss was taken Ill
in Kansas City, and the firm telegraphed for
me to make eighteen more towns which we
had scheduled. I was nervous. but l did the
trick, and luckily secured $500 more business
my boss had3the season before. This
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-31
Sample Man Has Excellent Chances.

pleased the old man, and the next season
he sent me out with q line q: nay own. 3 That
was my start, and I've been Withsthe firm!
ever since" :a s
II left home whenlI was 49," said another
salesman, who handles clothing, and II
3.bummed around the country doing odd
Jobs. Finally secured a Job ata hotel IN
sanSFranciscoS as porter. One day atravel-
ing man who stood watching mo handle
trunks asked me IL I would like q position
as packer. His assistant had quit In a ft
Of anger and the travelling man wanted a
Shelpertin q hurry.
MItcoK8 the Job immediatelyan d he bought
me q new outfit. 'Well,tI staid with that man
for two years and no taught mo all that I
know about the clothing business. That Is
certainly the best way for a young man to
learn the business"
Notwithstanding men; could tell q SINH
lar tale Of starting out as packers, andsthe
young ma who has an Intense desire to leave
the family hearth and who cannot afford q
private car would profit by starting out as q
travelling mans assistant $gs.. A
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-31
How g Figure Profit Correctly.

STo.fgureBthe profit on n article correct
&Sly; Subtract the cost from he selling price,
the difference, OF course. being the profit
Divide the latter (declmally) by tho selling
price. and the result will be the true profit
thug. Cost So, selling price SO. profit SS3,ssand
IS Is containedln So 1915 times. showing the
profit In this instance I o be 37hj per cent
For he benefit otthose who did not read tn,
former article on this subject i will repea
the table by which goods can readily b,
marked at any OF the percentages commontt
business:
To make . pront OF 10 20 per cent. add 20 per cent
TO cost. a5a8Sf2 E$5
TO make a pront Of 20 per cent. add % per cent
10 make Z pront Of rs percent. add 80 10 per cen
to cost.
TO make 4 pIont OF 80 1-3 per cent, add 20 per cent
to cost.
10 make a profit 90. ner. cent add 100 per cen.
to costs
The highest profit that really can be made
IN business Is 100 per cent,.sand this can&be
done only when 9 get something for moth
ting, and. having sold 1t for something, the
entire transactionis profit; In allother cases
the8ssale being 100 per cent. and the cost
something, the profit Is less than 100 per
cent. An article costing 10 cents and selling
$for3S1 pays a profit OF 90 per cent, 10 per cent
being the cost and 90 per cent the profit.
Figure your profits according to the above
table, then try!f you can figure yOurselfsout
OF anything.
AS to the methods OF proof submitted by
me in these articles from time to timc,I
have th!sIto say Captious criticism doesn't
amount to anything. The man who Is con-
jstantly looking for an argument. and trying
to frame up 8lmpossibilities TO prove his case,
only Injuries himself. I can say for&those
rules that 7 recently made an Inventory,
amounting to over s3.o0o.0Oo. and consisting;
OF over 10000 hard extensions and1 600 pages
of footing. 1 think l can figure as quickly
and correctly as the next man. but I was glad
to use those rules. proving any5extension Or
footing I$was afraid OF by their aid. i vas
rewarded for my ork by a fine present from
the general manager, In addition to my resll.
lar compensation. he saying at the same
time, 1T would not believe 1t possible, but
Il have had your8work carefully examined
and have not found a single error or
course, I was trying to use those rules, nat
them,
The following table shows the !mmenseed-
vantage OF quick sales. It Is based on the
careers OF four. 800 bills invested in business.
for the term of ten years at g rroft5of &C! per
cent, and turned over with their respective
5profts al various intervals. The difference
In earning poweri Is almost incredible, but can
be ea sily verified;
500 turned every two years at 20 per
cent profit, for ten years y. ..,,...... B05,1S
500 turned every yeur at 20 per cent
s ap5ot earn aea t Every sya Il. month. al x. per - -
8 cent profit, orteny years ...,..,...,.. 10, S44.l8
800 turned every three months at 20 per-
cent profit, Tor ten years ..,....,,, S0l.7b2.5 80
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-31

more elaborate scale than IS the averagepri-4
vate bank. The minimum Of capital and tho
ridiculous ease with whichS6the dishonest
~scl,elner may embark inSthis;buslness is SUR
prising, even shocking. Capital enough to-
pay for office furnishings. rentSand printing!;
this is practically all that As necessary to
start a private bank. II therelis a9little sur
plus left over to 4. make a showing With 80
much the better for tho swlndler, ut this
Us not really$necessary. When people come,
to a bank to deposit money theyEhaVeSalready
made up tneir minds that the institutions
safe. @A5stacls OF in the Greceiyer's
cage will assure them, but they 5wilIMleav
their money w%ithout,it, and this IS fthe:;chiet
aim Of the5bnnk promoter. sss@
Cheaper Than Starting Grocery.
AT the detective headquarters throughout
the country Gamble found recordsEof banks
.startedion less money thanlit would REQUIRE
TO open "a first class grocery store or aloon
Generally the people Observation-Disclosures
iswindlers are OF the poor foreign class,Sthe
banks being located in the foreign quarters
and often run by foreigners. In these In
stances the 5'tfpresidentn Isl invariably g
countrymanSof the people he robs..s 3 sS d
The man thus starting O. bank has many
advantages to aid him Is his nefarlous prof.
ect.3 In the. first place his acquaintanceship
among the people Of the foreign quarter8iss
sure to. be large. He speaks St~he8tongue Of
the old country3nnd easily gets the confidence
OF the people whom he is to 5vlctimize.$ He
gets deposits easier than does the man who
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-31
By H. I'd. McNellis.

goes into the business downtown and while
the deposits are possibly not 80 large, he gets
more {ofSthem and needs less, capitalize start
with The foreigner usually Is inclined to
keep his money about him. but swhe n once
his own people begin to deposit ina bank he
Is apt to follow like sheep following q leader.
5Hegis suspicious OF the American bank"
but trusts the bank OF lls oWnfc1ass im-
pllcitly.
Promise High Interest Rates.
g7TheSSequlpment of these banks usually is
rldiculonsly5 cheap and small. Five hundred
dollars Bsoften q n exec ssiye estimateS5of Its
value There Is a big iron safo,,Hin plain
sightso 81 everybodyenteringt the doors /. q brass
rail-, a %teller.,s Imposing Sdesk,Ea few chairs,
tables andFa glittering gdisplayo Of Gilt, seals
and stationery. SSgss.saE |.
The depositor usually Is promisedla higher
rate Of interest than would be giyensat any
responsible institution, but It Is not3this that
attracts the ignorant and Observation-Disclosures
that make the life OF the promoter one Of
riches and ease. The Idea Of finding ssec
for their accumulated savings with one OF,
their. own kind Is the loadstone that brings.
the savings out Of stockings andsfromfunder
BEDS and brings it to the safe oflthe private
bank. Some such private banks, run in the
foreign quarter, are entirely honest and re-,
ssponsible, yet the fact remains that IL Is
among this CLASSIC Of people that the princi-
pal sufferers from dishonest bankers are to
be found. SGjfS
When the denosfts hay We rea ohed mr. mount
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-31
BY 10. p. Brand,

/" Ny object In desiring toychange my posi-.
ton Is that I do not feel that lam being
treated falrlyiher I have to work from 8to
20. with no holidays anI no possible chance
for an increase in salary, They seem to
think that i am q mere machine, with no
feeling Whatever. It As net SCI much the
workout Mr. Jones shows me little respect
and I do not desire to remalnlonger In such
q place, IIeS4gdoes not regard the presence
Of ladies. He pays no attentionrIneyer adj
dresses a kind word or q smile to any Of
his employees, sits An his alitrtSleeves, and
uses the cuspidor frequently.
"If you have anything to orerlI would
appreciate an answer"
The Answer She Received.
The letters were mailed. Saturday after
noon. Monday morning Miss Smith, with
her p%ompadour atrlAe, more e Effectively ar
ranged and her pspercuffs n bit more coquet-
tishly set over her shapely arms, took her
poslilon--three minutes ahead of time.
Jones arrived and, with a short nod, went
to his desk and began opening the mall, Ten
minutes later he opened aletter and'suddenly
sat up straight, reading, then he exploded
with lapgfter.
Miss smith," he called. g Pleasetaked tc-
tatlon,"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-31

~ comes a3titnei! n the life OF every
young man withSred blood in his veins
when he Is filled with q strong desire
- to get out Of his present occupation or
environment and see the country-tour
the other parts Of his United States.
Perhaps he has been reading 81 story OF ads
venture; perhaps the. boss has Just finished
haired office st~enographer has been telling
him that he can be onlysone OF her m
brothers-anyway. one reason or another
prompts the average young man at a certain
period OF his youth to leave home.
That this desire Is, q natural and beneficial
one was amply demonstrated once by o.
writer, who told how he toured the c country
when young, and what strong, success win
Ming traits OF character such o trip brought
out, lie Erode the bumpers on freight
trains In the majority ofcnses. and generally
had q hard time oft.
How to Travel Comfortably.
This is the dangerous way In which many
young men get around the country, butthere
Is a way ~of.traYeling without cost which.
leaves thiscommon method far behind and at
Inc same time starts onegi In that most lucra-
tive OF careers-selllng goods on the road.
This Job is that of packer and assistant to a
travelling man., q position which hundredsoc
young men all over the country arc holding.
livery travelling salesman who handles
clothing, hats, or other bulky goods calling
for many kinds Of samples enlists the sery-
ices OF a packer or sanple man, This always
Is some bright youtlpwho Is either anxious to-
learn5the business or see the country. or both.
Ills duties are to pack and unpack all goods
to attend to the checking of trunks and ya-s
Uses, and to arrange forthe1 transportation-
things which saw all Of the travelling mans
energies for the selling sofsthe goods.
B These positions pay IS or $l0,a week andalls
hotel expenses. enabling aryouth to learnthe9
business and. to fulfill his inherent, natural
desire to SEQ the country. Every hotel keeper
around the country, every . baggage smash-
err and every eXpressman Is familiar with
these young assistant OF the travelling man,
and tho tact and diplomacy With which soma
OF them smooth out travelling difficulties
stand themin good steadlaterto on In life,
Good Chance to Rise,
Many OF the best salesmenSon3t the goadlr re-
ceIyed their early experiences In this man
tner, and the Z, old man back in the whole
sale house always has his eye on the young
assistants. They are the first to be given a
trial if a new man is needed, and in ninety
nine cases out of a hundred they make q sue
cess OF selling goods fromIthe start, In fact,
the good natured travelling man often allows
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-31

T"-ST. ~ FVo4 0F1 HtI11-
i he never gets to where the tor. mayb be seen.
Many Failures Through Habit.
One does not have to search far before he
can find startling examples of this truth.
Every large commercial Institution has It's
specimen Of the noncompetent who is a fail
5ureb because OF hlsslack Of the ability to bel
Industrious, Probably5tho greatest for
the condition of these men is the small {" snap
job The man who has put In two or three
years at a snap ana who hastfallen into
the spirit ne 5sSto the proper anprecia-5
tion of said snap andsathat he has a hard
time to get alongawhen he gets away from
the snap and has to- work hard and accept.
responsibility. The oldsllabits Of sitting with
empty hands and brain cling to him, andiheS