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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-27

~~HE real reason for most of the failures
and half successes Is the innate hard
headedness Of humanity. Young peo-
] pie refuse to be told or to profit by
the lessons of those who have gone
over the trail ahead of them. The founda-
tion principles Of life-succcss are the same
today as they always were, the only change
being in outward form.
we SO often hear old people say, !" II I
only had my life to live over gain; how
differently would do" They realize that
If they could start afresh and profit by, their
own experience they could win where they
have lost. And yet, had they been willing
to learn from the experience of others H.
in other words, they could have accepted
on faith that which they afterward proved
through long years OF disappointment and
failure to be true. their lives migat have re-
cord ed. "a far different story
One Principle in Success.
Every young man thinks he knows more
than his father. ard be may about trivial
up 10 date, accessories of civilized life, but
not aboutsthe great principles whics. govern
successful; living.
We hear7T.uch OF making fortunes 81 mod
ern ways forgetting that man has siwsys
made mcG7ey In ways modern 10 his z &c and
time. 1f,the r.;eihods'ot successful rasn are
studied 1t will DE see., tha: he same founda-
ton principles have been il contro! through
lout the ages,
"A man SHOULD first overcome ths !caa ina,
he deserves success: thar his Temperance,
Observation-Disclosures. etc, will command thei-
reward. Success IS not award for the de-
serving It Is q condition. not thing. endi:
Is to be created b. adherence 10 tabiished
principles The man who STUN bles on 10 a
fortune has yet 20 prove his claim TO being
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-27

Sanitation Laws In Some States.
In few places the duty of this othcial IN
this respect has been put into rule End law.
But the drift OF tho superintendent mission
in this regard Is too plain to be mistaken.
One OF these days 1t is possible that when
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-27

"a NY ONE can make hammock a 1good
~ as can be bought, and that q a cost
~ so small that every member Of the
family can possess one providing
Isl there are places TO hang them. 4
: The materials required are Il needle about
Z Inches long and with a biz eye an ironring
for each end Of the hammock, two lons
smooth sticks on which TO knit tho ham-.
mock, and two pounds Of strong hemp cord
or Irvine. The twine may be colorcd IN any
color or combination Of colors desired. a
Roman stripe at each end Of the hammock
makes pretty effect. The cost Of the ma
terials should not exceed % cents.
Details of Making Process,
A hammock As inches wide will not he too
large for solid comfort To knit It first
thread the big needle, and holding It IN
the left hand. hold the cord In place with.
the thumb until you have looped the cord
over the tongue, then pass the cord under
the needle to the orVosite side aud eaten y
over the tongue Repeat this operation un-
til the needle Is full
Cut u two gard length Of cord and make
loop and fasten to the door knob or 10
some other convenient place. Tie the cord
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-27
onr Success Germ Then Work to Cultivate 1t.

failed at blacksmIthing. There's seemed moth
ing In lifc for him. But his failures were his
good angels In disguise. They turned him
to the work he secretly loved, the mastery
of languages. and at last he became glgan-
tic SUCCESS. Oftengthe direst failure in ynri-
Gus Undertakings forms the richest soil In
which the success germ may grow
Carlyle said. Man, know thy work. then
do It," which is but another way of saying.
!. Locate your succesg germ. then cultivate
IT," ss1s.sEs, ssssE EEsg ~ " lE1
Thomas A. Edison sspcccss us a telegraph
operator did notdeterhimfro following his
natural bent during his spare hours. until
the time camc when his spare time work a b.
sorbed his whole life and arrested the atten-
ton OF the world.
Field Poor Salesman.
Marshall Field could not go into his own
store and sell goods as we'll as his least
competent salesman. though his great abll-
5lty as a far sighted business man has made
him n leading merchant.
81 George NJ. Pullman did considerable OK
perImenting In various lines before his SIC
cess germ had an opportunity 10 develop.
He failed In mining enterprises, and ~ bust.
.pess; but his original mind got 10 Work on
the problem Of raising buildings without
disturbing tho occupants,> also on providing
companies With sleeping
cars, and his gigantic fortune was made
Truth is the same yesterday, today. and
forever" The man who has succeeded
since the world began Is the one who has llrst
determined his natural bent. his strongest
inclination, and then followed It. Proht
by the wasted years Of other men. thus OBJ
waiting the necessity OF wasting your own
best years in needless experiment and start
at once In your own line
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-27
Hard Work Brings Raise,

DO not be afraid Of doing more work than
you are paid for The employer must make
some profit. out OF you. Compel your en-
.ployer by the large amount and the excel
lency Of work done to realize that you are
worth more money, Sooner or later his con-
science will smte him, and he Will give you
a raise. outstanding that you re rem
dering acceptable services, and. as you may
think, are almost Indispensable to your house.,
do not think. or at least do not show. that
you know more than your boss''i ~ other
words. do not rise over the heads q your
ofl,c.al superiors. Confidence In your own
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-27
Once Considered Handicap.

recall the story Of the eastern manulac'
tory which twenty-five years ago broushN
into Its general offices a, young man at whom
all the other employees in the oIlice smiled
anus eddy and commiseratngiy, He was the
first college graduate" OF the establish
ment, and the idea that education meant
anything to man not entering profession
could not be considered seriously. BY con-
cesson on the part of the manager the young
fellow was to be allowed to earn 81 a week
through the busy season. !,
Ignorance of the routine Of business caused
him to blunder. but 1t was noticeable that ne
took discipline and office derision alike gooa
naturally; lso that he never made the same
mistake twice, The season ran through at
81 u week. and the young man began to won
der why he had not been let out Other sea-
sons came, promotion and Increase IN salary
followed, and in the following year the man
ager of the factory took In Two more gradu-
u,es OF the local college, Last year the same
manufacturing establishment hired nifty col
lego graduates to III vacancies.
Twenty-Five years ago only 80 per cent OF
the college graduates of the country entered
business life and when one OF them made 4
marked success he was the object of con-
CALCULATIONS al having overcome the handl-
cap OF n college training. To-day GO per cent
OF those receiving degrees from colleges ems
ter business life. some concerns having es-
tabiishe the precedent OF receiving only COLI
lege bred men.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-27
By II. p. Plotz.

worthy stenographer or private secretary be-
comes tho oonhdnnt OF his employer, Busl-
ness and personal secrets Of the latter are
often revealed to the trusted assistant Whlch
are withheld even from the employers Wis VIE
or business associate. The correspondence
OF a business house systematically ioiioWeu
for length OF time reveals the character
and methods Of the house. and the kno Wedge
and training gained by the employer durlng
many years OF activity In his Inc datly
trickles through the typewriter'a hngers anu
cannot but leave an impression Y pom t'ip
stenographer's mind. The Influence O. IN
energetic and rcsourceful business man, VINO
arouscs his admiration. will predolninateln
the making UP OF a young man forfeiture me-
and 1t is fortune TO any young man to have
such valuable training
Must Use Judgm emit.
IL OF course goes without saying that q
stenographl, position like that has Its trials
and POPULATIONS. The rapid and incoherent
dictator Is responsible for some of them, as
is the one who changes his letters three :
four times. A. business man who must have
Il his letters rewritten at least twice, and DOS
slbly half dozen times, is not a source OF
pleasure to the stenographer. The pune
tilious man at the desk who insists that his
grammar and dlctation Is correct. even when
not In accordance with conventional usage.
also contributes to the disturbance Off ste
nographer's mind. TIE stenographer, how
ever, should not follow notes bllndly, His
knowledge of the subject and OF what Is
grammntically and rhctorically correct
should help him over the rough places. DO
not hesitate to reconstruct and rearrange
the matter If thereby II will gain In conclse-
ness and clearness, The employer may at
sumptuousness. but II he does not say any
thing do not take that rs n signal that you
know nore than he or that you have n
license TO edit everything, Letters, ms rule.
bear a stamp Of Individuality we'll dscerna-
Bile to a business mans correspondents. and
their reconstruction to any great extent IL
apt to destroy their force upon the reader.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-27

Today one Of the most important offices
of the superintendent Of an institution or OF
a department in, It is that which concerns
itself with the material best interests Of tho
worker
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-27
MI cd er- II

a AA ~ 0hFV "a e = &aGH
hvsg TIE employee In many Of the greater
institutions In the Industrial utld COM
fncrcnl world has come In for new
u recognition on tho part of his employ
hG ers. 84H
with theirs radcaltdcpnrture in business
methods, resulting in the great consollda-
lions which seemed to remove the ctnploye
far from his employer, the average ,efnploye
felt the estrangeinent III q double sense
Not only was he made a mere producing
integcr In the great business machine, but
In a certain social sense, he hungered for
recognition by nainc coupled, perhaps,
with '',good morning when he might pass
the ,man.ior whom his best efforts at labor
were expanded. In such great plants, where
only an official acquaintance with some
arbitrary, cold bloodcd sublieutenant far
down the execuu tive line became possible
to the worker, disaffectons and mdsun'
derstandinEs of,thcpowers that be were tho
consequences.
WouldFKcep Employees Healthy
When the cxlgencies of business made
neccssaryfthe crowdi1,g of workers into man
ufacturing Nplunts 1t came home first to the
homogeneous OF such industries that 1t was
worth while for the concern to have a res
gard for the health ofdts employees. Drink
Ing water having been discovered to bio tho
source Of many of the Ills Of man, the sanl-
tary drinklng.fountain withits spring water
and germess ice, became an innovation
which might have shocked the close con-
servatism Of another generation. Elaborate,
sanitary toilet rooms, with sanitary soaps
and towels, followed the. water fountain.
Light and ventilation huveibecn even state
concern in such cases where the individual
house has notiregardcd It. 81
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-27
By y. How ard.

college training. And even In measure OF
success, based upon tlgurative potential
capital. the limit Of the non-college man
was $4,000. as against the $4,000 and UP OF
the college product.
But education us it appeals to the business
world will be of value only when the man
possessing 1t, can put 1t to USE In this way
the cducationof the night school. the work
shop. and the student lamp In spare mo-
Hents frequently seems more practical IN
value than any other. The reason for this
Is that the man who gets his education IN
this manner necessarily miuges with It a
large percentage of practical experience Of
men and things, The college man. new In
the business world, may be without most OF
this in the beginning, But While with the
self-cducatcd man his experiences may have
come by the repeated hard knocks Of years
the college man may be In receptive con-
dition that will make capital Of his expe-
rences with Ave times the case and en-
phasis.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-27
Money LIE nding Biz Departure.

sI = Z. j ~ III %
Perhaps no feature OF this modern move
mont recognizing the social claims OF an
employee Is as vital as this money lending
idea. Ii cannot be rcgrrded as in any way
encouraging tho habit OF debt for the r q
son that m cnlploye chroncaliy askihs TOT
LA ne would he placing himself in an en-
.yiablc position with his manager But "here
Inc loan be d necessity and where otherwise
4 'loain shark might be tho only recourse IN
m emergency. tho cmployd finds h his
or ready TO advance him ! nc money !, necoeo
nj J, minimum rate OF Interest, while &C
cnrdinrI ! Ens his needs seem logical and In
cyitnble, tho situation may suggest q better '',
salary. X,
The hollowness OF the old "modcl city"
has been shown up time hnd ag1in In Indus
trial history but IN Il strictly business
way, the modern Industrial and CONNER
cial insttution may find a good deal Of ma
teria Interest In favor OF a personal touch
with Its employees.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-27
e educated w Or ker III

v nointinr 10 the successes of men who
J have made marks in the worlds work
IN without having had any particular
L~< training IN the schools the world at
one time was df posed TO conSderthe
collie go man as an mpracticab!e proposi,s.lo,h'
For two reasons the idea was nosufu.
ing the successful man who was
education, who could have'sald tha' ,!s
c.ss might not have been ten fold nag ne ~.
.ai,,od ;ts advantages? Or granting that
~ ,,,,o,,,on is possible OF demonstration
,,,ho is # who has passed upon the schooaAtasF4s
~, ~ the man without the degree fs-ssssaS'sf
mhora Is a school Of human nature. COLI COLI
,ooa ~ experience, and a university OF ac-
nun,ished results that may equal ana oileh
eYcei the dogmatsm that frequently 'alhss
/. stereotyped book education
setf-Educated: Now Superintendent
b,,,c IN mind a man who Is genera supe'-
trtonaent of one of the greatest meta nc.
ufocturing plants in the United Slhles' ~
Was never in school after his teh'h SeAt,
Va, today he is one OF the Wor'u reeosniNeo
o,tnor,ties in his important branch Of man
esat,,r,rg draws salary of $4,000
,,aar and aside from this is equipped TOT
,a,d;rg his own socially with the prlghtest
stars of the university world
N,ph, study made him the scholar that le
60 He speaks and writes Blk languages
and in, tho plants OF his concern ne Is capa-
n,o ~ conyersng with almost any workman
In that MANS own tongue, But WINE VIC 10
mo nolished, well read man OF the drawing
rno,n and club beyond possible chailetsc l'o
r,oves among his men Or all nnllohah''e' aHu
conditions, carrying With him thhl ssto,s
kind personality which has given nm a ho1o
unon his employees such as has lnade even
tt1,lAT ~ II
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-27
Education Leads to Success,

Without a doubt educationus more essen
: tial to success IN business today than ever It
was before ! recall table Of possibilities
recently compiled by n university professor
comparing the educated man with The man
who is without its advantages, A hundred
men In active businesses In period OF four
years contributed the sum of their obserya-
-t!ons. AS T. chief result Of the statistics I,
was shown that 90 per Gent OF the college
graduates succeeded as against 10 per cent
Of those who were noticeably short OF q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-27

~ Y pointing TO the successes Of men "he
have made marks in the worlds work
IN without having had any particular
L-./ training IN the schools the world az
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-27

iistcd whereby as It was n great ma q lived.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-27
B11siness House Watches Workers Ne

Ing to the condition or the family, the supcrit,.
tcndcnt discovered that there was scarcely
funds With which 10 bury he man respect
ably. There were two children and the widow
8left. The widow was sent for, questioned and
Il sized up" after which The suggestion was
made that shc might be able to TO Into some
little business with profit. Hereby was no
idiNicultyof money. But he house openedth
siittle millinery and dress goods shopSin a
likely nelghborhood topk liz NOR tga &c upon
IT, and within SIX nonths hns received q ma.
tcrial repayment upon the amount loaned,
While resting under tho consciousness ha I
the widow and children Of an old ernploye
arc sclf-supporting
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-27

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-17
FOR ALIENATION.
Atty. r. M. Taft Sues a Lumber CIeri
for $4,000.

Burlington. VT, April lG-SOciety circles
OF this city are stirred to an unusual
extent by the announcement that Atty.
Russell w. Taft. only son of the late
Russell S. Taft. chief judge of the su-
preme court Of Vermont, has brought
suit for 5000 against Charles r. Walker
for the alleged alienation of the affcc-
lions of his wife. The case is returnable
at the September term of Cnittenden
employ of local lumber dealer. In con-
nectiOn with the suit Mrs. Taft has sued
for Il divorce on the ground of intoerahle
severity.
Russell Taft and Miss Winona Brig-
ham, daughter of Il Methodist clergyman
Of the little town of Underhill. a short
distance from this city, We're married on
Thanksgiving Day, 1901, in the parlors of
the Burlington Methodist church. The
father of the bride. assisted by the local
pastor. performed the ceremony IN the
and a few relatives, including the veneer
able Judge Taft, father of the groom.
Miss Brigham was the accomplished
and pretty official secretary of the state
railroad commission of which Hon. D. ].
Foster of this city, now congressman,
was chairman. Young Taft was then n
law student. and had graduated from the
University of Vermont with honors He
was then 20 years old and his bride was
about the same age.
They were happy for Il time but trou-
hle came. and with it a knowledge that
all was not compatible between them.
Then a little daughter arrived. but this
did not serve to bring the couple to-
gcther and the end came q little while
ago when Mrs. Taft went to her fathers
homo with her child.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-17
THE STOCK MARKET.
Saturdays Opening Was Upward
Though Little Change Took Place.

New York, April 16.-Opening prices
of stocks. Saturday moved up strongly
at some points, but the general level OF
the market was little changed from Fri
day night, handful Of stocks showing
concessions on realizing. Smelling ran
off IL and Locomotive y. The Trading
in the trarscontinental group was large
and excited. There were running sales
of 800 shares Of st. Paul at 1876 to 1856 rs.
compared with 1874 Friday night. and
$500 shares Of Union Pacific at 1861
and 1861, compared with 1876 Friday
night. New York Central and Illinois
Central rose about a point on large
transactions. There were large frac-
tional gains also in quite a number of
stocks.
The tone was animated and bouyant
until heavy offerings Of the speculative
favorites caused an abrupt check to
the rise. New York Central was car
ried a point below Friday night and
Illinois Central as much. Prices were
carried under Friday night on the re-
action in most instances. The trading
Immediately relapsed into dulness at
the reaction.
Near the close Atlantic Coast Line
was rushed up 81 and lifted Louis
willie & Nashville IL in sympathy. St
Paul and Union Pacific rallied to the
best in sympathy. but the general re-
Spouse was languid. Prices sold off
sharply after the appearance of the
bank statement. Union Pacific fell
below Friday night. st. Paul lost its
gain and Atlantic Coast Line reacted
az. The closing was active and weak
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-17
SUPREME COURT
Will Convene In Lewiston, Tuesday,
The Docket.

Lewiston. Me-. April 16.-The April
term Of the supreme court will convene.
Tuesday. Judge Albert NJ. Spear of Gar
diner. will preside. This will be Judge
Spears second term here, his first being
two years ago at the present term. soon
after his appointment to the bench.
The docket has been considerably cut
down. both civil and criminal, Judge Saw
age at the January term having insisted
upon a disposition of all the old cases
possible on the civil list, while with the
new county attorney he went over the
criminal docket carefully and mol pressed
all cases that were so old that they could
not be tried with any probability of a
conviction, and placed a great many 9TH
ers on the special docket where they can
be taken up at any time
In spite of the generous wedding ont
however. there are still POI cases on the
continued civil docket and l13 on the
criminal, with 90 on the equity docket
So far as known there are no cases of
great public Importance on either the
civil or criminal side of the docket.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-17
A CONFESSION.
Virgil Beckett Killed His Cousin BY a
Fatal Mistake.

Thomaston. Me-. April 16.-Virgil
Beckett of Friendship. aged IA. was held
for the September grand jury, Satur.
day afternoon. on the charge of shoot
ing his cousin. Harry J. Hussey, aged
Is. The tragedy took place in Friend
ship two weeks ago. while the boys
were cunning at Bartlett's point
Beckett WAS in pursuit of a crow,
which lit in thick underbrush near the
river. Presently black object raised
itself. and the boy fired at it with a
shotgun. -. 20,
Running to pick up the bird Beckett
was Mortified to find Hussey lying on
the ground. dying. '''...i"
With an idea Of producing the belief
that Hussey shot himself by accident,
Beckett discharged his cousins gun.
and left the weapon where it would
look AS though the victim had met with
a fatal accident. This explanation was
accepted until the coroner's jury found
that the shot had been fired from the
woods. taking effect on the back OF
Hussey's head.
A week later Beckett confessed to his
grandmother. Saturdays trial before
Judge Linscott resulted. The Judge ex-
pressed the opinion that the shooting
was entirely accidental.
Hussey's father asked to have the law
take its course. If there was sufficient
evidences to mold Beckett. Bail was
given. ~ ..;
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-17
MABEL WALKERS ROMANCE.
Recently Married to Joseph e. Grund,
Of Meirose, Mass.

Damariscotta, Me-. April 16.-Miss
Mabel Walker. who figured so conspic-
uously in the newspapers as a much
wanted witness at the Tucker murder
trial at Cambridge, Mass. recently.
has afforded quiet Damariscotta a new
sensation.
Just one week ago Saturday, quite
unexpectedly to the village folk. Jo-
seph Il. Grundy Of Melr6se, Mass. who
has spent his suniIfier vacations in this
town, arrived on the evening train
from Boston. He went directly to the
home of Miss Walker, and few mo-
merits later both of them left the home
Tor the parsonage Of the Episcopal
minister. 80
Mr.. Grundy had brought with him a
marriage license from the city clerk OF
Melrcse, Mass, where he lives, and
when the clergyman was about to per-
form the ceremony, he discovered that
Miss Walker had no marriage license
AS Miss Walker is still minor, the
clergyman deemed il best to procure
license before he performed the GER
emory.
No license could be secured until
Monday, and before office hours that
day arrived. there was another devei-
| opmeht. But as soon as the marriage
| license was procured a justice of the
peace, friend OF the family, was pro-
cured and he went to the Carnage
household and performed the cere-
| mony.
Mr.. Grundy remained in town until
Monday evening, when he returned tC