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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18

Is his who has patience and industry, !" (" Bet
ter to go to bed supperleas than to rise in
debt Such are specimens OF the proverblali
philosophy embodying the boarded experl-
ences Of many generations, as to the best
means OF getting on In the world. They were
current In peoples mouths long before books
were printed, and, like other popular prov
cribs, they were the first codes OF popular
morals. Moreover, they have stood the test
OF time. and the experience OF every. day still
bears witness to their accuracy. force, and
soundness.
Worldly success. measured by the accumu-.
lation OF money. is no doubt a dazzling thing,
and all men are naturally more or less tho
admirers OF worldly success, but though men
OF sharp, dexterous. and Inscriptions habits.
ever on the watch to push opportunities, may.
get on In the world. yet 1t Is quite possible
that they do not possess the slightest eleva-
tion OF character, nor particle of real good
ness. Riches are no proof of moral worth,
and their glitter often serves only to draw
attention to the worthlessness OF their pos
SCISSOR. as the light of the glow worm re-
veals the grub.
Power of Money Overestimated.
The power OF money Is. on the whole, over
estimated. The greatest things which have
been done for the world have not been nc
complished by rich men, but by men gener-
ally OF small means. Christianity was propa-
gated over half the world by mon of the
poorest class. And the greatest thinkers, dis
coverers. inventors. artists. and authors have
been men OF moderate wealth, many OF them
little raised above the conditions OF manual
labor in point OF worldly circumstances.
The making of a fortune enables some peo-
pie to enter society,"" as 1t is called. but
to be esteemed here they must possess quail
ties OF mind. manners. or heart. else they are
merely rich people. nothing more. There
are men in society now as rich as Croesus
who have no consideration shown them, and
elicit no respect. Why7 They are but money
bags; their only power is their money. The
men OF mark in society-the guides and rul-
ers of oplnion-the really successful and USE
full men-are not necessarily rich men. but
men Of sterling character. OF disciplined ex-
perience, and of moral excellence. The poor
man in the Joy OF cultivated nature OF
opportunities used and not abused. OF life
spent to the best Of his means and ability
can look down without the slightest feeling
OF envy upon the person OF mere worldly
success-the mere man OF money.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18
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Only Way to hake Money.
treet Fairs Bring In Easy Money.

HERE are two elements that make a
successful season for a travelling street
carnival company: a business manager
who has plenty OF grit and persever-
ance. and good weather. Without the
first even the best OF shows on the road Will
break up In q week; without the second even
the business managers efforts will be un-
availing. If, however, nature Is kind on the
ono hand and the manager is keenly alive
to his interests on the other, tho carnival
company Is one Of the best devices yet in-
vented for lawfully parting. the American
people and their well filed purses.
TO I'LL successfully the position OF manager.
OF a carnival company man must be q
sharp student OF human nature The car
nival manager must be one OF the best
buffers in tho business; he deals with the
Individual showmen on the one hand and the
public on tho other. Flo gathers ten or df-
teen separate attractions and unites them
under one name; he contracts for one week
stands months and sometimes even years
before his company 10 to appear. He IL the
first man on the spot whom the shows ar s
rive. and the last to leave when the tents are
put back into the oars. His duties are mani.
fold, hut his rewards are in proportion.
Fortunes Made In the Business.
Ten years ago I1ansan bought an interest
in O merry-go-round for $780, The money
came in SO rapidly that he was soon the owner
Of several. When street fairs took q hold on
the public mind he turned his attention to
midway attractions. His ventures were sue
cessful, and a few years later saw him in the
possession Of q comfortable fortune. Today
he Is the owner OF seven large carnival. COM
panles all OF them we'll equipped and paying
propositions, Attic same time he manufac-a
lures merry-go-roundsa and organs not mere
" for his own use but for Their carnival COM
8panles. II. 9
The manager OF q carnival company often,
owns little Of the property. He makes agree
3ments with smaller showmen to take them
on the road, and they bind themselves by
contract to stay with him for a summer. He
secures the engag ements. and after the elbows
have = come on at their own expense he
pays all the railroad faro and provides trans
,portation facilities.
! Ten to twenty shows constitutes company,
After the local interests for which a carnival
Is held TO have taken their Is to 20 per cent Of
the gross proceeds, the manager takes half
OF the remand der, and the owners OF the sepa-s
rate shows get what Ia left The manager
furnishes the band, and often hires one or
two companies OF acrobats and free street
performers, who draw the crowd. Perhaps
he has one or two big attractions, oonstitut-
Ing the features Of the carnival, such as n
high diver or the loop-t he-loop. He must
also foot the advertising bills, ,3l:s
y 5Sig =
Salaries Are Not High, ss
In spite OF all the btllst that have 70 be paid
before he earns anything, the carnival man
10 still ahead Of the circus man, One reason
Is that while hts carnival often draws Just
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I
that an admission fee of1ocentswasch charged
they paid, The big grand stand could scarce
~ hold all who came.
Don't Take Much Capital.
The smaller attractions that make UP the
company rarely represent big Investments
4 A canvas front. costing from $50 to $780, or a
wooden front, costing from 500 up. Is the
biggest item OF expense. Tho tent comes
next. so that a well equipped show is worth
from $500 to 81 900. In the so-called electric
theaters. or moving picture exhibitions. the
machines cost about 5000. while Aims run
from $40 up. "A theater OF this kind rarely
has more than half q dozen Aims, VI ich are
shown hundreds Of times a day. In avaude-f
VILE show the wages OF tho performers are
the only Items Of expense to be considered
outside OF the front and tent Dog and pony
shows easily pay for themselves. II Ger
man Village is connected with company It
makes expenses by selling beer In small
glasses at q good price. "a Fsrris wheel. car
Tying about twenty-four people on trip.
easily pays for itself. 4;
a man who has been In the carnival bust
ness some time says that the biggest money
Z makers are the old time nerry-go-rounds
Carrying from thirty to fifty people on a
"trip. the merry-go-round runs all day and
4 far into the night. Hundreds OF dollars have
+ been collected between sunrise and sunset
on the nickel O ride plan
a feature that has proved a paying PROPOSE
ton to one manager and which still attracts
\ great deal Of interest In Dmal ler5towns is
tha touring automobile. which q carries q
crowd OF people around few blocks at 10
cents q ride. This Is still good attraction
~ rural districts. and even in cities, where
hou
the people patroMza the touring car, 81 A # "a
80,
Concessions Are Profitable.
The manager of a carnival company also
has source Of income In the concessions
4 that he gives. Popcorn stands, lemonade
ana cider oths. and Ice cream tents are to-
\ 20 found with every carnival. Most OF these
4 travel with the company and pay the man
ager p sum like $40 week for the right
to place their. stands in favored parts OF the
carnival grounds. Such men pay all their
own expenses and have no other connectiong
with the company. sssS
4 Every year sees new! fea lures added to the
carnival companies, It Is interesting to note
In this come ction that although many differ
sent kinds OF exhibitions are given In one
company, oriental dance shows and snake
eaters are COINS out OF business, Formerly
the rule. the oriental dance 10 now the exc.
soeption, and few good companies have thean.
Public opinion haa also demned the snake
eater to oblivion, for even people who are
ready deliberate fakes Of all kinds can md
nothing Instructive or entertaining IN the
snake eater, NJ NJ ~ MI
After these numerous attractions have
lheen put together Into one company by the
manager he 10 ready 70 take In the money
which the people for lies around have been
y!ns up{ for him for week
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18
Sldastsr Ones Of Ia Li,.l, Things.


= The mastery OF oneself In little things Is
mastery Of oneself In big,' said Viscount
Hayash1. the Japanese Ambassador, In a
little speech some time ago.
!. a man who does not misspend 2 cents
won't make much OF q fool OF himself with
4 q thousand dollars. = said Andrew Carnegie,
q But cents Il not worth thinking about.
objected his friend. i.
That's where you make the mistake ( res
torted Carnegie. II . man thinks over his
i little actions he won't neglect the big ones.
It lis Just In the neglect OF little things, per-
aisted In for q long time. that q man ao-
{ quires q habit that spolls him when he comes
3 to- big ones. should they ever arrive. Along
course OF mtsmanag!ng petty anairs renders
8 man incapable OF snythins but misman-
asemsnt He has become something that
can't be changed In q hurry. a3s
"a = have noticed It myself. He certainly does
not change. although he Is always natter-l
ing himself that some day or another you
will hardly know him.
All, onaieur, = Ioubet, the Frenc CHI pres
lident 10 said to have remarked to one Of these
n false heroes, 3'' how great many people t,at-
Y ter themselves they might be In positions
that never occur TO Them and what towards
they. are IN the little matters that do oceur,'.s
NJ Ioubst has q happy knack Of making
sensible ysms4ks ,Sass9 81 Is
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18
Many Kinds Of Wood Used.

White oak Is the best material for cross
ties. but other varieties OF hardwood trees
are available. Yellow oak, burr oak chest
nut. chinquepin. even locust, IRE suitable,
while in the south tho evergreens, pine and
cypress, are largely used.
Some OF these woods must be chemically
treated to retard decay. OF course this adds
to the price the consumer must pay. Trans
.poTtation facilities also are sometimes lack,
ing. necessitating extra expenditure in that,
direction. AS a consequence our railroads
must reckon upon a constant heavy drain
on their finances from their bureaus OF.
maintenance, due to the replacing of worm
out ties. Incidentally. the section bosses
are as a.rule provided with fuel from this
source.
great railroad system whose trunk and
auxiliary lines band the continent decided
to purchase large tracts OF timber and waste
land as reserves for the future. 5.ner for
ester Will set out several million saplngs In
the spring, from which they anticipate great
results later. In view OF the fact that the
supply is rapidly lessening in the face of an
unprecedented demand. due to the inroads
OF the numerous interurban railways and
branch extensions. their action shows fore-
sight. Other roads have followed suit on a
lesser scale. Now much of the available
ttimber'lands is,under railroad control.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18
Dealer Needs Dig Capital.

The dealer in crossties requires consider
able capital in order to embark on success
full business career. He must buy ties wher-
ever and Of whomsoever he can secure them;
must buy them from farmers. who addsto
their incomes by cutting and trimming the
logs at odd times; must buy the timber as it
stands: must secure leaseholds and conces-
sions on tracts OF scrub growth wherever he
can profitabIy work the same. The cost Of
an oak tie will average SO cents. cut and
on the premises where grown.
Then by adding cents for transportation,
and incidental charges.we have a
total OF 81 cents. original cost to dealer
His money will be tied up for one year. on
the average. before he can make final dis
position OF his ties-that Is. from the timo of
purchase to the time of sale. At per cent
the interest on his investment will add .
cents to the cost of each tie, making the cost
price per tie 43 cents. He must receive so
cents each in order to realize a decent profit.
The railroads pay from SO to GO cents each
for their ties.
The pine tie is Slightly cheaper originally.
but it.must be soaked in chemicals to prevent
Its dissolution, and in consequence will cost
about the same amount.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18
Spectator Needs Much Money.

f The Spectator must needs have good back
Ing in order to hold his purchases until the
price advances Therefore the young man
short on scrip had better beware OF the bust
ness. tits. like literature. a good walking
stick, but a poor crutch.
Many firms in backwoods towns, besides
dealing in general merchandise, make good
annual commission from the purchase OF
crossties. The needy farmer may sacrifice
his labor of days. when the groceries run
low. for replenishing of the larder, or the
INDECENT upster. when his score atthe tavern
runs too high, may get out a few dozen ties
for his modicum OF cheering sumulant. The
toll from these sources naturally is consider
able. and the.hrrns possessing these advan-
tages reap good profits.
One young man of my acquaintance COM
b.nes the duties OF pilotiwith that OF crosstie
puryeyor. His earnings as steersman OF the
packet are So a day and his income from his
tie business IS nearly double that amount.
He saved his wages and went into partner
ship with another young man who was short
on capital but long on tie sense Their sue
cess has been only one instance Of many
which have come under my observation. So
that. II q man be determined to succeed, ag-
excessively optimistic, and thoroughly yersed
in the business, he has good chances In the
crnxsus Industry. "A
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18
Chance for Big Profits.

A careful man. with $4,000 capital. a thor
ough knowledge OF business methods, and q
understanding Of thee crosstie In
dustry. gathered from personal experience
and observation. ought to clear $1,000 or
$4,000 a season, with his earnings constantly
growing as he Increases lis investment.
Should he become crosstie purveyory for n
railroad his income will OF course greatly
increase. Some roads maintain high sail
aired man in this place. It pays, as a good
man will save his salary several times in a
year by good strokes Of business. such as
by buying when the price has receded or by
obtaining valuable timber concessions where
1t will pay the road to get out its own ties.
Along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers are
many centersof the industry. The Red river
also has Its scores OF trading firms clustered.
along its banks in order to be near the sources
OF supply and n ready means OF transporta-
ton. Some firms maintain tugs to pull their
timber RATS and barges out of the tributary
streams and bayous and down or up to the
shipping point The tugs pick up consider
able money in commissions.
The young man without capital will find
the crosstie business an uninviting one. II
he can get position with some firm In the
business and learn it from the ground up he
will be able to make a living. at 1t even with
but little ready money. Many such small;
beginners have attained to large and pros
porous incomes. but all have had hard sled
ding.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18
Bere,io,a,s Advice to Sailor.

II a man makes up his mind that he will
be a bit more economical. a bit less lazy. a
bit more temperate. there is no excuse for
him II no does not begin at once. He Will
find opportunities pretty well every day OF
his life. and II he does not seize on them he
has disagreeable feeling that, after all.
he did not mean to do anything OF the kind.
It Is extremely painful, that feehng-not OF
all conducive to elf-admiratton.
!. A sailor once consulted Lord Charles Beres-
ford as TO whether he thought he ought to
save some OF his money.
Certainly!" said Lord Charles. How
,nuci, do you earn7 Well. try and save six
pence a day.
s!xpence day. The man tried u for
fortnight, and discovered that of the end OF
the time he had saved only four sixpences!
II was too annoying to admit that he could
not save sixpencs q day. 80 he announced
his Intention OF saving at least edghteenpence
d day. He never put by anything Afterwards.
but his pride was saved. It was something
no one need be ashamed OF. not saving
eighteenpence a day out OF such wages as he
received!
That Is how we. In the Chinese slang. save
our faces. and become such dead failures In
many respects without admitting It svento
ourselves
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18
How Little Things ar. Hard.

&
He Is Ike the man who waited on Henry
Irving TO request a small loan on the ground
that he was an actor whom adverse fate had
dealt hardly with. He had been out OF an
engagement for years. he declared. 1fihe
could only get a chance!
sorry-sorry!' exclaimed Irving. What
kind OF q part do you seek q
Well. Hamlet. or Macbeth. or King.Lear.''
suggested the forlorn one.
Nothing lower do-ehr. asked Irving.
sarcastically. IS
well. did carry banner once in pan
tonime." replied the visitor. :. but hadn't
the soul for It. Sir Henry. No. str. I've a soul
for big things!"
The big things never came his way. and the
" soul q had to remain In obscurity. consol-
Ing itself as well as It might on borrowed
sh!llings and whisky.
1.-THE fellow did not even carry the banner
properly" Sir Henry said Inquired about
him. He tripped up some OF the other per-
formers with itr'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18
Salari . : Are Not High

before he earns anything, the carnival man
ID stlll ahead Of the circus man, One reaso
Is that while his carnival often draws just
az large q crowd a. q circus, he does not have
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18
Hin. from Baron Roth child.

~. /" The habit OF thrusting aside the little
opportunities wrecks more lives than big
dlsasters." said one Of the hilds. and
I firmly believe that he was right. 1t Is q
habit. and fatal one. II one only fools
oneself into It till It becomes incorrigible.
But 1t IL hard sometimes to see that one
has contracted It. It Is like some OF the
complaints that the sufferer does not reo-
ognixe. he has.
"A friend OF mine who wished to learn
French lamented to me the fact that II was
impossible. as he could only give one hour
at night to It; and what's the good OF an
hour q, he asked. II he had had three hours
1 he would have given them.
Surely an hour Is better than nothing. He
devotes 1t assiduously enough to billiards.
With him an hour for study Is :. no use. =
9 In a day he. loses not one hour. but hours.
He has really persuaded himseh that I" frag-
iments !" OF time are no good. He can do
nothing unless At Is on q big scale. AS q
matter OF fact, he has really not mastered
himself TO the extent OF devoting an hour to
5 that study. IS 81 w i5S
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18
Little Things Hard to Do;
How We Excuse Ourselves.
BY Il. q. Minnick.

OF the years I shall have added TO my active
existencel Six Is the hour-9l"
He was quite enthusiastio about Il, and
even tried to convert me to follow the slorl-
Gus example he was about to set. met him
few days later. and asked him how tho
great reformation was going on. He In
formed mo that he had had to postpone II a.
he had not felt well lately.
He has never been well since!
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to the carnival grounds. and when they found
that an admission fee of 10 centswasc harsed
they paid The big grand stand could scarce
5ly hold all who came.
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18
Easy 20 Be Heroes in Big rhins,

The truth Is that. with all our failures. y.
console ourselves with the delusion TINT Il
only we once made up our minds to 1t we
could be really heroic. Nothing else Will
satisfy most people. But they put OF maxi
Ing the experiment.
The people who nntter themselves l4ey are
only 1T for big things " generally are mice,
They run away from the little things and pre-
tend It was because they were too small for;
them to bother about
Sisters aud brethren" said spurgson,
cont DO bamboozled into thinking that
there are many things you can finish before
you begin them
The man and the woman who think that
they are going to make a complete change,
and that nothing else 10 worth bothering
about. in ninety-nine case0 out OF q hundred
never bother about that. My acquaintance
with the collar will change nothing. He Is
mouse who likes to dream that he might be
a man. but who Is horribly afraid to test the
matter in even the smallest way. lest he
should dnd himself out.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-06
]. B. llTTlEFIEL0 TAKES
FATHERS FORMER PLACE

The vacancy caused by the death of
Hon. George A. Littleheld, who had been
secretary OF the association for the past
l2 years. was filed Thursday evening by
the Rhode Island Business Mems associa-
ton, which chose the late secretary's son,
James b. Littleheld. as secretary for the
remainder OF the year The following
resolutions on the death Of Mr.. Littleheld
were unanimously adopted:
Resolved. That I'm the death OF our late
secretary. Mr.. George A. Blttleheld. this
association has met with an irreparable
loss. our success Is. In a large degree,
due TO his intelligent management AL
ways courteous and obliging. a man who
invariably considered the rights and feel
inss Of other persons he was a true gem
tleman We desire TO extend 20 the fam
lily OF our late associate our most heart
felt sympathy"
The following members were elected:
Charles r. Stark Narragansett Broom
company. l.. f. Pease company, Inc: IT.
NJ Ballou company, Globe steam Boiler
and Iron works. A T. Scnttergood com
pany. n. n. Horton company.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-06
HANDSOME TIM
CONGRATULATED
BY HESS|ANS

Tim" Molloy. the "Brayton- Democrat
in the board Of canva ssers and registra-
ton. Tom" Dorney and three other Hes
slams held a conference on Westminster
street near Dorrance street this after
noon, and discussed the result OF the
First ward caucus.
All were highly elated over their First
ward victory: and Molloy was warmly
congratulated by his associate Hessians
on the satisfactory performance OF his
duties.
AS all his acquaintances know, Tim"
Is called handsome young man. and
many OF the young ladies passing this
afternoon who noticed his satisfied smile
seemed 10 be especially impressed.
A First ward Hessan and a Republi-
can passed by, and the former was heard
TO say TO his friend:
How could we lose? OF course. we
knew the whole thing would be shown
up at the hearing; but we had no doubt
of the result. That was a foregone con-
cusicn. well understood In advance.
"Molloy is a good young man. and
can be trusted