The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-16

gradually bnild Up, II must ba oSi ~
principle Of squar dcnl,
"flon't try TO pass on swamp nsh for
hickory
af~n't try to ring In pins FOR ash
aDont chuck In Old roots Tor straight
wood.
III you sell q cord Of wood, deilbcr
q cord.
"Dar an opportunity for rebatin' IN
do wood business, Jest you take no
tice dat rebntin' am became one ~ d.
lost arts, IN about d year more some
Judge win be- found who has backbone
nun 10 send d rebater 20 dc penitsn'
tIary. whnr be belongs, II has been
dlskiyercd dat do trusts and Dc rail-
roads don't own nor run dis kentry.
ono price ID MI and nh rcbatin' Dey
won't believe out dar IN Buffalo dat an
honest man has come among dem. and
for do first six months you'll he looked
upon as n strange animal who has es'
capped from some museum, but bimeby
you'll M accepted for what you am,
and dc wood viii begin 10 roll out and
dc dollars 10 roll IN. You may now sot
down while ask II Pickles Smith hap.
pens 10 be present"
Pickles seemed to b. expecting cali
and was quickly on hia feet and wait.
Ing for what was coming 70 him,
"Brudder Smith," said the president
after helping himself 10 a glass Of hard
elder from the pitcher beside bis 81.
bow. you was ober to my cabin last
night"
Yes, sab,
you come ober dere 10 tell me dat
you had q chance 10 20 Into business
and 10 borrow 50 OF me 10 start your
''yea, sab"
A Humble Beginning.
''fs was DO soap business. soap 10
clean clothes, and dc 81 would buy
you forty cakes aud give you start.
You got de money. and had some.
thin TO say TO you, What ! said re.
peat ycre ne people Of dis kentry
want sqnar' deal in soap aa well Az
Ia do Panama canal It's humble
beginnin' 10 pcddle cakes Of soap from
house 70 house. but II dc peddIer keeps
truth Ia view II may end In soap fac.
tory klyerln' an acre Of ground. You
can't blame do people NJ large for mis-
srustin sou nj first It's fur you 70
toll Dc truth and lci 'cm see what Dc
soap will do. What dc civilized world
am sIghln' for today am a soap dat
viii take out grease spots. Have you
got IN WIN II DO II ebcry day In dc
week, Hnntlars and holidays inclndedf
Asp II pli soap or hair mushY Am u
harmless IL dc hahy gets hold OF II, or
Rlil Il bring about ftlncrall
ssardships Of Great Men.
"pruddcr Smith, can't say dat Al
sxander DO Grent started out as 4 soap
peddler. don't know ancient history
well nun 10 say dat Plato or Cicero
carried sonp from house TO house.
have never heard Il said dat our Wnsh'
lngson even used soap 10 take de grease
spots out OF his uniform artcr be gci
through maxim us free people, but
dis kin tell you; De hoaest, truthful
man who am peddlln' soap from house
to house today haln't gwlue TO be ped
diIn' II two years from now. He's
shuh 10 get boost up de ladder. Some
one am gwlne 10 be wlllIn' 10 put In
capital agin honesty. Right we're and
right now I'm sayin' dat I'll risk $500
on you sooner dan put in half De
amount wild a butcher who am Intend
IN 10 work Off all dc bones at dc same
price AZ de meat.
"All you folks dat have had your ears
open have heard some wonderful things
/ IN dc last two or three years. De cheat
and liar and swindler-de man and dc
men whose motto am De public be
damned lam ON dc ruu, and dc pow
ers dat be am stretchln' out de strong
arm for de protection OF de people lu
giueral. Jest at present most OF oui
| prisons have got de sign OF TO Rent
! hung out. You won't have 20 walt
more'n two years longer 10 find EN-
! chuck full and runnln' ober, and you'l
lnquar for men in high places TO find
dat dey have changed delr postotilcI
address, Let us now 60 home,'