The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-09-21
"HOW 10 Make a MilliOn"

Copyright 1907 BY Henry q Pagani)
A face enough like Blsmarcks TO
make the resemblance startling, a
slender. wiry, boyish figure topped by
. white head. a manner self-assured,
vet never coarseiy aggressive. There
in q nutshell. Is the personality OF one
Of the most picturesque. Interesting
figures ia ali New Engiand-that OF w
l. Douglas. Ex-Governor Of Massaehu-
sotta.
But Il Is not chiefly as Ex-Governor,
or indeed as statesman at all, that the
world at large knows Mr. Douglas. 4
ouarter-mlie OF factories. yearly out
put OF something over three million
pairs OF shoes, and face that looks
out from the advertising columns OF
eight thousand newspapers-these are
the outward attributes that have made
the name OF w l.. Douglas 50 familiar
from Maine TO California.
The story OF tho man who could make
himseif 30 we'll known: his secret OF
achievement. his life history and his
hints on business success will not only
be OF interest. but OF profit 70 every
class Of reader.
For the description OF hard climb
t.,t... a,.6t ..gatUat rirrufI,-
stances and the climbers rules for
victory are always worth hearing The
world loves fighter and takes an In
terest IN his battles.
And w l.. Douglas Is tghter, as
even the most usual student OF human
nature could CLEAN from one glance a.
the strong. prominent jaw. the level
brows. the nrm set OF the lips
That cast Of features set Bismarck
10 topping European thrones. The saino
physiognomy with a gentler mould or
eye and MOUTH has caused Douglas 70
revolutionize business. 70 wiring wealth
from poverty and political power from
a State peopled by majority that DIFF
fers from hsn in politics.
Bismarck tore down. Douglas has
built up. That Is where the mllder eye
and mouth come In.
There Is keyword 20 Douglass sue
cess. Of course Several OF them. In
fact The foremost Is Advertising
His Life Motto
"Newspaper advertising Is his life
motto In business. First. be sure you
have something worthy 20 advertise.
Something just as good as you say u
IS Struggle 20 keep u as good, and
then advertise u constantly. The
newspaper Is the field IN which my ad-
yertising has brought me the only per-
feetly satisfactory returns. And have
tried many lines before settling down
exclusively 70 that theory
rhe same l'csadl6' served for New
England and 'fE the man who was one
day 10. be Governor of rs Oldest State.
For II was in ancient Plymouth. scene
OF the Pilgrims landing. that Douglas
was born. In 1886. His was as pathetic
and hopeless a childhood as ever Dick
ems pictured for David CopperneId or
other Of his uckless 10y heroes That
Douglas rose from 4 90 any later posi-
ton whatever speaks volumes for the
stun he was made OF
In 1850 news came 20 a Plymouth
woman that her husband. the bread
winner OF their large family. had been
drowned az sea. All the children were
young The mother was almost with
out means SO two years later she
verbally bound out one of the brood
"a precocioo8 boy 81 seven-to hts
uncle. shoemaker THE child's if
from then on bccnm1 ono long ra g
drudgery ana hardship. Ills uncle t
him AT once 90 pegglng shoes Dy h1rl
This was a tlsk fnr Fr9wn u-tha !.
but the baby fingers were kept IL tas
incossant toll or j. from dawn " du
No holiday - et-up 5t sGy ~ rA
worst Of nll n0 Watea
Tho sevcn-year-oli boy was carr ar
unduly heavy weapons ga hia 1ftost
Ne re has been carrying thc.a ttar
since ii.s ability % DO ~ 9tpl4ina
why he hotame Governor Ni'sm u
Douglas instead 81 merely ioltltymau
Bnl pourias
Ills uncie was stern task-master.
Apart from the shoc-peggne, tha a.lc
was called upon 20 perform rcote -
equally severe duties. Among them
was the twicc-a-day Journey into To-
woods. Ia blitcrest New England
winter weather % cut and drag u
wood for the shops fires.
only 10 rare Intervals was 10 Above,
90 leave his workbench Tor he school
room. But al such periods he prove,
30 apt a scholar as 10 make up FOR al,
long iapses lie was greedy for educa
ton and seemed 10 absorb bis scanu
portion OF Il without effort. II wa
only by this strange proficiency that n
cleaned any iearrng az all
Foe four years tho slavery went on
Then Douglas returned 10 his mother
Hut 80 valuable had he become In IN
shop that his uncle induced him q
come back 90 him az tho munihcen
wage ~ s. a month. Untn he was m
teen he cortinus-i 20 work thus. an az
time busy with new Ideas along EST
own line These ideas wcro ON day 4
bear fruit
once. seeking o. better hlmcif n
went "a w'rE 81 piymoutH cotto
mil af b cents dtg ibis meant fun
a. ia nf fhe % raise aremc
not .ols ir,am Is wealth. But fai