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


rowed 500 of your muddcr-in'Iuw aud
am about 10 open d grocery store and
enter upon a mercantile carser. Am II
4 factT'
ayes, sah." was the prompt repiy.
II am glad 10 hear II. and wiah you
success. but dar am sehefal things you
should keep IN mind II you wish ~
climb TO do top.
"in de Grst place. make up your mind
to give all customers a squar' deal. De
grocery trade am full Of tricks and
twists aud dodges. Oar am iyln' and
short weights and workin' on old
stock. You kin sell thirty and tlfiy cont
tea from do same chist You kin draw
ebory gallon OF kerosene half q pint
short. You kin dampen your sugar and
sell Rio coffee for Java. ny slttin' up
nights and thinkln up new swindlcs
you kin mako at least ~ q week extra,
though all do time you will know your.
self 20 be liar and swindler. AS
sich, you may deceive de people for q
year or 80, and den some mawnin'
you'll take squat and do sheriff VIII
have possession ta NA3
Sneoring at Honesty.
'Ifs got to be DO fashion TO sneor at
honesty. It's got TO be de fashion 10
call lyln' and ehcntin' business It's
got 10 DO do fashion to look upon dc
people at large as lot OF pigeons to
be plucked bar am II mighty change
comm. aud Il hain't far away. De
people am wakin' up. and II you live
year longer you'll see do cheats and
liars and swlndlers on do run. Oar
am gwlne to be return to honest old
y ways. and do man who don't ilne dc
PROCESSION viii have to 80 out OF busi.
ness.
"AIake up your mind to glib do people
squar' deal, but don't expect to git
one In return right away, DO people
OF dis country have been lied to and
swindled so long and 50 perslstontly
dat dey will look upon a squar' man
as n novelty until dey have tested him
ober and ober ag'in. For de first year
ebery customer win expect to be swim
died, aud he viii try 10 swindle You In
return, but arter dat you WIN need
two extra clerks 10 walt on do crowd.
has been hard put 70 It for do last
fifteen years, but hasn't lot 80 my
belief dat we have a few hunest men
left In do kentry. You may sot down.
Brudder shin, and I'll Ak II Giveadam
Jones am ia de hall wild usr
Brother Jones had fallen asleep be'
hind the redhot stove, but some one
threw a potato and bit him II the
head, and he woke up and stood up,
'Brudder JONES' said the president
~ have sometimes thought that your
rather vigorous name might hamper
you II you moved away to strange
town where people were not acquaint
cd wild your ways. ! took It when yot
tirst FINED dis club dat you dldn''
giyeadam for nuthln', but ] sizet
YOU up wrong. has found dat yor
didn't gIyeadam for trusts and rings
nnd wildcat gold and copper mines
but was determined 70 80 your way a'
an honest man, Dnts better, and 4
shows dat your old dad had his eyes
open when he glib you dat name In
stead Of Claude or Harold l am tolt
Aat you,am about to start q wood yart
IN Buffalo,
eyes, saba small one" replied th'
brother. .s.'t..
Principle Of Square Deal.
1--WE shall be sorry 10 lose you from
I dis club, and we shall take keer dat d
people Of Buffalo understand what 70,
Rlveadam about and what you don
giyeadam about You am gwine Y
start In q humble, modest way ant