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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-20
IF'iIst published in The Topeka Sta
Journal June 49, 1901

NOTICE.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
You will take notice that my petition for
a permit to sell intoxicating liquors at my
drug store at No. 222 Kansas avenue, in
the Second ward OF the city Of Topeka,
Shawnee county. Kansas. is now on file
county, and that the said petition will be
heard before the Honorable r. F. Hayden,
probate Judge of said county, at his Of
peka Saturday, the 18th day Of July. 1908.
at 10 o'clock q.
JAMES r. WILSON. Petitioner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-20
-HIGH-LAND-PARK-

A good 2 room house, years old, lots,
very cheap at $3.50. Can make terms,
Another 4 rooms, IL lots, Lime ST., $3.50;
$50 cash, balance payments monthly.
SHAWNEE AGENCY.
534 KANSAS AVE.
IND, PHONE sos.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-20
sANTTARIuMs.

CHRISTS HOSPITAL COTTAGES FOR
the care and treatment of nervous inva-
cases OF mental arrangement w. g.
Lindsay. n. D.. s2s K. A.. Topeka. Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-20

THE MCGEE WALL PAPER co.
Is now located in their new store at 1928
Kansas ave. Everything new, snappy
and up to date. Let us figure on those
rooms to be papered. Ind. phone $50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-20

FOR SALE-Modern room house2 lots,
good barn, one block from state house.
Bargain. Terms.
GRAHAM & Co.
Phone 1897. 105 West 7th St.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-20

VACANT LOTS
FOR SALE.
s on Morris ave, high and slightly,
shade, each $3.50.
on Spruce St., high and slightly, each
s225.
on Lane st. near 18th st. A snap, each
$500.
on Lane ut. near 18th ST., each $237.50.
2 on Lane st. near 18th st., each $425.00
2 on Clay ST., facing Park, each $1,000.
on Polk st. facing Bethany college,
each $3.50.
$500.
on Buchanan st. near 9Th ST., $500.
WILSON & NEISWANGER,
THE CAPITOL REAL ESTATE CO.
Phones 948. Room l, Mulvane Bldg.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-20
FOR EXCHANGE.

FOR EXCHANGE.
~~~~0-~~~~~~~----~------
WILL TRADE FOR NORTH
SIDE PROPERTY
NY room cottage at 619 Lincoln. H
lots east front, barn, city water, gas,
electric lights. cistern, cemented cellar,
sewer, fine shade.
See us quick.
LUCAS & LAGERSTROM,
los WEST FIFTH ST.
PHONE 1890
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-20
STATE DETECTIVE BUREAU

GATHER evidence in civil and criminal
cases for railroads. corporations. banks
attorneys and private individuals. We de
not operate for rewards. Consultation free
Charges reasonable. Lock boy SO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-20

CAPITAL CITY yITRIFrED BRICK
PAVING CO.. IA p. 6th st. MfE-s. q
building. paving and sidewalk brick.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-20

FOR SALES room house. IL lots, 12s
Jefferson st.
HOUSES ON EASY PAYMENTS.
w. J. Rickenbacher. 5S4 K A. (Basement)
FOR SALE-Suburban property on high
ground. east Of city, 2 story house. well
cistern, fruit and shade, very cheap for
cash. C. Hyman, III e. 9Th 1t
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-03-14

~ HHuy i.Wi O .ha \ M,
a'oA m.u...a zee mrm.
~ ."d' r,"h ataor apartments >,..
igrd"} afternoon. Tie hostess se,y.d
""ihl} refreshments.
'n' Jehn d. Rockefeller addressed
Count Tols'oi by letter ask,n, him
what, in his opinion, was the best vo,.
TO employ wealth for the ore.,.. :
S"oa OF humanity. Count To}stof
fePned; "fo the questions which WON
address, to me to know in what meas.
ure wealth is compatible with tbe
CHRISTIAN doctrine Which YOU prot. -
| make this answer: Apart altopetf.r
from the teaching of the GosneI n}ofn
common sense tells Us that wealth j.,
Itself is incompatible with an at.,.
lutely good life Tolstoi woes an J.,
say mat "the money | keen in nv,
'cNe'' III my strong box or in a bank
constitutes, without the least possibro
oo"o'' sort OF weapon against the
man VINO has none-the poor man
" nat strikes ms mosti Count Tor.r.,
4
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-03-14
NEW SHORT STORIES
hindstOnc aneCdote.

Inc sarcastic cheer is very common
ana recall one fatal example Of lts
use Mr. Gladstone was once drawing
yer. remarkable conclusions from
some figures, an art in which he was
an nnapproachcd master. 4 member
On Tue other side laughed out a "Hpar
near! ironically. Gladstone stopped
instantly and turned ana looked with
interest at the iuterrupter, who "a
eufediy would at that moment INV.
gwen good deal to recall his words
linen be turned back to the speaker
or he said the honorable gentle
ulah laughs For minute or two no
quoted from memory lonz string y,
neufes proving the accuracy of wiat Le
nad previously said. The next tl,,e
!, ,he honorable member laughs" lie con
uhued IN honeyed tones, II would az.
wise him would venture TO COUNSEL
u1n-to ornament bis laugh TO do,
ate it--WitA an idea" Henry Norman
. C-..u-v NaD
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-03-14
htST HEALER IN THE WORM

KEY f Starbird, of East RAYMOND
Ma'ne says; IL have used Buckjen,s
Arn'ca Salve fo1 several years, on NV
"Ia army wound, and other obstinate
sores, and find it the beat Aealer in the
"Er'd' | us" it too with great success
~ my veterinary business" Price %
c, az an druggist
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-03-14

{. GATE Of Ceoraj Ptrjt attended
'"r ..:'oii,icooy,nutnal aIea.m;uu
Wis, th5s wei.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-03-14

past waa,y Win, o,.;
Monday afternoon of lost o,o,i.
.. = '"''0e OF y" II st. en-
''''' go '''uS
Latest reports about the Dnl,;tb
superior bridge are that il will h
'''0 vi June ISL.
Rev L. s Vilars of the First NJ T.
Church WAS in Hudson last Sunda,
where he gave two lectures.
Co, co. -,
fined to his home for several DAYS the
past week suffering from grippe,
Dr o,d A., -,
Chipnewa Falls ono
ho 7"'''' az 'he
w. j. Whipple is steadily imnrovi,,
at his home and is able now 70 IVA
about bis room and even to ioin the
family at meals.
niue pHrtles are thing Of /
'"e past, and the early part of the |
'''e 'e'c''efS al the Dewey en-
'"'"ou 'helr rooms,
Mrs. S. F. Scbaffer who h,.h
Sp'"u'"e '"e winter with her daugh-
''''' " H. A""ler or W St. is
recovering from serious attack of
& 'ppe'
The Retail Grocer,s Associationon
joyed banquet last Thursday rio,t
The Ass,oio,io
md bod ., a.. '"''5' iISh'
and o,ar,a e''' '"e drivers I
Mrs B. L. Orth and son, who havo
been visiting at the home of Mr. ana :"
Mrs }. 6. Foltz of Netteton Avenuo
nave returned to their home in
Brainerd, Mimi.
H., eN
'o''i7''' exercises of u
1r,rd o,, "''' At me
80 ''0''e vi June Is, and al
n
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-03-14

IL 40 estimated that 15O, 600 acres are
required each year to grow timber
for anthracite coal mines alopa IT.
average life of IN untreatod r,i,o
prop is not more than three wears. ~,
proper pr"servative treatment if CON
be prolonged by many times this
hSure. Telephone and teIegronh
P0'o'' "i'ich IN ten or twelve years
or even less, decay so badly at ,na
ground line that they have to no 20
moved can, by simple treatment %
"''' 'u''S' De made to last twenty
u twenty five years. San sbingIo.s
y . are almost valueless in their
la' urai state, can easily be traa,od
~ N''oe to outlast even painted
hlhgies of the most decavresiston.
Jus Thousand of dollars are los,
very year by the socalled .sbIri,o,,
o''''y """ sapWood lumber rbie
III De prevented by proper tre,tmo,.
- 90 It COST so small as to put it with
the reach Ct the smallest c,or,,,... |
V'o SCUM the cheap and abundant !
oioiIy pine, one of the easie.t - -, /
''o9 70 treat can by proper pre-
ration be made to take th,. ,l,a,
"'sh grade longleaf pine for MANY
lposes Black and tuneI, o,,,,.,
o'hef Ilttlo used woods have .
" aud increasing importo,oo
'se OF me possibility of preserving =:
m decay at small cost. In tba p,
.tneastern and Lake States are
'"'"'k' heniock, beech, birch. ard ion
''e' ana the red and white oaEs :,
. "'''c' by proper treatment NAV i.
TO replace the fat dinirisit,,
'e oak and cedar. In The States a,1
ne Mississippi Valley the PRESSING ,..,
e post problem may he greatly ~
we'd by treating such species =. d.,.
onwood, willow, and hackberr, t..a
uiar 1879 Of the Forest Service "a
ier o. Wood PIe-ervation,o tells NE
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-03-14

ino ;r-,F.P Fl 10 HOI TtdIlze the alarn-
"'e increase and remarkable prevalency
s-a ofkidney disease.
IaA. TIA While kidney dis
-LTN' a * borders are the
wv 7 90 a. lz1,J,Y2most common
VA AEE-T diseases that pre-
aNTlST5L1e7:.l1 vail, they are
~ (lTTlC almost the last
1Ea1 w n h-r.~N recognized by
s-tES-l [ ~ P'tleEt, and ply
: - - rc.. ....4.p S!C'ahs, ''ho can
rim d,st.,jg, Ne ~ -, zen" ~ n",,~S"lr@s
' ,..,, ore tD'',S' "IiIe the orig,
wi wh ,,t', ,rn ~ ms 'SS'eIh'
There is comfort III tie knowledge SO
Ga.,n,.p w C't t1,t ,, i':4t pr. hlmer's
fMh0s every vi.y IN c,,; >'@,Gn rent"y
,.;,,i,. l.t 80 va ''S 'hei'iilat!Snl
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-03-14

+ q ErIanson who has been in
Rochester, Mimi, for treatment the
pass week is reported to be very low
Mr. hrianson has been in declinjno
health for sometime and it was in
hopes of receiving aid that ne went
to hochester' Mrs. Erlanson is
with hei husband.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-03-14
thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never Susnerf r
Prevalency of Kidney Dtsea..

-, ''''o''5 Oh kidney Dfse0Ne.
Most people do not realize the alarm.
ing increase and remarkable prevalencv
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-03-14


OF kidney disease.
While kidney dis
D orders are the
IN ost common
diseases that pre-
vail, they arc
almost the last
recognized by
patient and ply
s!clans, who can
Tyyt ~ g,,...1r,,o
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-03-14
FOR ShLE,


rue Alloue2 volunteer fire deuart.
ment h"ve aadcd new chemical en-
'i"r 20 their fire fighting apparatus.
ihc engine was built ny the fiemen
at the 18TH street fire hall and is
perfect in every respect
Mrs. a. j. Vinie was hostess to the
4 Noman's Club which met Yesterday.
The subject for discussion Wales, the
Land and the People was handled in =
most interesting manner by Miss Ella
Roberts, leader. \ muscial and liter.
AIRY program was also mucn enioved.
Sir. James Butler of the Euclid and
Miss Anna Butler left last Sunday
Aight for Chicago where they visited
relatives and friends for week Miss
Butior will extend her trip to a visi.
III the east ard will be gone for .
month, but Mr.. Butler is expected
home shortly.
The basket bali game scheduled tobe
prayed at the Dewey to night between
the Washhurn High School Team ana
ne Dewey has been postponed until
ltNt saturday evening SOn,o ,,;
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-03-14

f'" o'r'"ri71 tie Cft"fs, while the erin.
"... ''@r"So undcrmjncs the system.
What TO Do
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ine Superior Times,
local Items,

Miss Helen Mclean has been III the
past week with grippe.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-07
Key to Einancia! luaaccc.

Key to Financial! GSSEC-~.
..Th,t IS v.h,. ! I...,t., go. ,,.,.,,r
IN ~u.w4o,n.r. ,n.,,i.., ,n, XIII. -,
tho n,ncrs ~. an no sal. t.,l ,,i,
bu, asa in \ aio ,,,,, .. ,,n,,s, ~,
IF ma ry,,.., n,..m, ~, -. .
tho anal ar~n;,,,,., 70, ,,io. = ,n.,..,
th,.o Nr i,nr.,, I'LL. ~, ..., -, -
jny ma ncw.n,rn M, ,,,.n.. Ua,..,
tjsinp nndi,,, ,,,na. s., ,.,. '
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Inc ou,I,y Y.s .,,,, :, ,,,, IL
mi.,c rc.um,, ru.,, III. -
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B.t. as .ry ~ r,s,l,, =, .n., ~
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wi,h nov.r,,,,. d. ~. -. :" -"
woro 50 ,.ncn ,h., MA. , '>,'"
,,>,d =, n.r,yinn. wu,, ~
DID \0T WArrN rm 80, o4,NH
TINUiEr wi,htno,, III ~
,n,n,y fr,,o ,ho ,,,,-. ~ ''o
,,,,1 mo ox.,w.a ', - ""' "'
took on, NJ ,I.a.. |., ~ ',"'o
thnn ! ~, ~ ,,,,1 H., i, 90" "'"'e
brin., ny gool. .,n.,.a 1r"'''' 10
"Dur,nr ~ No, do,ai i ~ ~
ennndino 20 ono NV, 90, ~ 49,"
,iscmenIs, solJ n,Ssinn ""p"pv' "oVoF-
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-07

came back to Massachusetts. Working
as Journeyman ANA lltcr as foreman,
he passed the next fcw years. ana in
JAY. 1916. made the plunge that began
his real career. He borrowed $50 ana
started Il factory OF his own. This
factory" was smnll enough to be swal-
lowed up in the most insignificant work
shop of his prcscn; building. 1t was
just 80 by 60 feet N.SoJ sQu&vc fccU in
area. Yet it was TIC nucleus OF the
plant that now has an area OF 293, $50
square feet.
Prosperity came. BIZ. G.l no, arrive
fast enough to SUIT tho ambitions
young iinancicr. lie looked nbcut for
means OF Increasing it more rapidly.
Tho mcthod he chose WAS extensive
ana unccasinS newspaper advertising.
From the first the pan WAS 4 success.
1t has grown more and mora r~laauncra-
tive each year.
"IIayc tried any advertising me-
dinms other than the ncws2lpcrs?" he
said recently. cchOius a .uca;ion OF the
writer. II should Say 50, Magazines.
circulars. street car Signs and many
another. why, once ! actually painted
a whole town red / spread my adj
vcrtiscmcntS over it3 fences ANA roofs
and barns ana everywhere my men
could find space FOX an adj Oh, yes.
Two tried them all. An the newspapers
give by far tlie best results
Even better thai the mnga2incs?"
"Much better. Ana for many reasons.
In the first place. a newspaper adyor-
iiscmcnt strikes the ego the moment
the sheet IS opened. me Same adyer-
tiacmcnt would 10 hidden among the
pages of n magazine untl tho reader
found his way 10 it. if lie even ala.
The busiest mans eye viii be caught
and his attention held by sight OF n
strong advertisement in his daily rapcr.
whereas that Same busy man might not
ma time to go labOriously through al
INC advertisements of a magazine.
Then, too. practically every man
roads a newspaper. Every man does
not read magazines. Fake a village. for
instance. where tho one local newspaper
has perhaps 200 readers. II put an
advertisement In that paper, 200 people
arc going to see 1t. No ono magazine
nor. for that matter. all the mage z,nea
combined. will circulate 200 copie, in
that same town. Tho reasoning Is very
simple.
There 's no hamlet or tiny settlement
on tho continent hat IS not reached nv
newspapers. There Is no place wbere
newspapers are not read with eager in
terost. 80 by placing my advertisement
In the newspapers 1t 10 a self-evIdont
proposition that l VIII react more pe -
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-07

clvcrt,romnn. N.Y. Orinciol. Is. Enoo
Donnc,oo nuav nj ~. ,n,ncr ali M
time. T,y.lerly =. u.e1 ~ J., y crs,,,o.
10 aiycr,isn shcee at onlv cor,,l, ,n,-
sons 81 Inc year. yayrr oih,rcd 10
that ilno. alvcr,ien-an1 t,.n ~,
aiscr,tstur.
'VYMon . s,aa1Y + nvu 7 ,ncro2sc my
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. rha, may scon otG.
Aaiv dua., DO y. ; y ! 40.
"r,,t, olo g.: the 81. -r,s. I th!Yn.
Of. s.,coss. Instead If hancinS back.
Wa!ii.t for = slarL se,g,o to posa +
.he! cy, In a3yy.nyuc .y IN, n,r,.
VA.!g r.., y,rl,c f,r cxnrnn, No.
Al.."...d NH! c,l1 /. wss haa f,,
tr4tn. ala cyt., ADVERTISING.
''N,or. M suui tro,; 40 .oi.o No
price a.! SHOES. II ,:oull no. b. ,,i. Ia
make Tic public Dov for ,hc slowncss
OF a season. do no; ,owcr WAGES i'm
that evan, ,i,l,rr no thn ,lDi ecoin w,l
prova. Tha seal. rnr ,b,, v.,, ,,ows
the average sh,nmnk,rs nav IN ,nc
United state; w,a Sihi +, N~,s,ochu-
sets IL was $40 In Rrorktn, ,io.
while at my Nonteuo factorv /, vas
$50. Tha, does no, ipclud, snoorir,o,-
dents ana hL,b rin1 ~, Inst ~,
worker. on ,ho union s,o,o
"Anotier ADVERTISING theorv ~ NINA
is tha; . COOL .od .Lonla NO ora,nn,
very seldom or roursc ,,Ntbc n,.n 30
drv yn,d, ,,o.a, 49, n,,,.. $3.50, ,.l
special sal,s are nc,1 ana nav ot,ror1
ions oTe'cd from time to time it is
necessary TO cnanse the form ana In
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-07

Newspaper Advertising is his life
motto in business. First. be sure you
have something worthy to advertise.
Something just as good as you say it
is. Struggle to keep it rs good, and
then advertise it constantly. The
newspaper is the field in which my ad-
vertising has brought me the only per-
fectly satisfactory rcturns. And 1 have
tried many lines before settling down
exclusively to that theory
The same Cradle served for New
England and for the man who was one
day to be Governor of its Oldest State.
Tor it was in ancient Plymouth, scono
of the Pilgrims landing. tina Douglas
was born. In 1915. His was as pathetic
and hopeless a childhood "a ever Dick
ems pictured for David Coppcrneld or
other OF his luckless boy heroes. That
Douglas rose from 1t to any later posi-
ton whatever speaks volumes for the
stuff he was made Of.
In 1850 news came to a Plymouth
woman that her husband, the bread
winner OF their large family. had been
drowned at sea. All the children we're
young. The mother was almost with
out means. SO two years later she
y '' " NV olIc VI lne DTOOu
"a precocious boy OF sevcn-to his
uncle. n shoemaker, The child's life
from then on became one long era Of
drudgcry and hardship. His uncle set
him at once to pcggipg shoes by hand
This was q task for grown workers.
hut the baby fingers were kept at tho
incessant toll OF 1t from dawn to dark.
No holiday. no let-up Of any sort. and.
worst OF all, no wages.
The scvcn-year-old boy was carving
unduly heavy Weapons in his life-bat-
tie. He has been carrying them ever
since. His ability to do so explains
why he became Governor William J..
Douglas. instead of merely Journoyman
BIN Douglas.
His uncle was a stern task-mastcr.
Apart from the shoc-pegging, the child
was caiied upon to perform a score OF
equally severe duties. Among them
was the twicc-a-day journey into tho
woods. in bittcrcst New England
winter weather. to cut ana drag in
wood for the shops fires.
Only at rare intervals was he allowed
to leave his workbench for the school
room. But at such periods he proved
so apt q scholar as to make up for tho
we htl'S'' nc WAS BItCCY LOT ouuCu-
ton and seemed to absorb his scanty
portion OF II without effort. 1t was
only by this strange proficiency that no
CLEANED any learning at all.
For four years the slavery went on
Ihcn Douglas returned to his mother.
But so valuable had he become in the
SHOP that his uncle induced him to
como back to him at tho muninccnt
4tyn nn ne eE 4, r,ok IT-a.t 49,
teen ne continued to work thus. all tho
time busy with new ideas along his
own line. These Ideas were one day to
bear fruit.
Once. seeking to better himself, he
HVent TO work In a Plymouth cotton
mill at SO cents a day. This meant fully
% n month. and the So raise Seemed
not unlike a dream OF wealth. But fate
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-07

actually possess. An article must have
merit-rcal merit-and It's proprietor
must fight. every minute, to keep the
quality high. Success must not lure
him into letting up. ono atom, on high
quality. If he does, in the course OF
time he will lose. Some people get to
making money fast. Then they think
they can lower tho quality (and, incl
dentally, the cost OF production), and
make more. 1 have made moro be-
cause my goods are worth more.
ut Is a strange fact that fully two
nfths OF the shoes sold throughout the
entire week are sold on Saturday.
Whether because that Is pay day or
merely because 1t is n f~avoritc shop
ping day / don't know, but the fact
remains. and we regulate our adver-
Using accordingly; making It heaviest
toward the latter part OF the week,
OF course. with a magazine published
only ono" n ;aonth) THIS would be i'm
practicable.
The Douglas shoe is sold all over the
United states ana also has n large sale
in Canada and Mexico. besides having
created more or less OF n European de-
mand. | employ 1900 persons In making
ana selling my shoes. and / own and
operate seventy retail shoe stores In the
large cities. The vast area covered by
ny dealers renders II all the more nee
ciSary for me to uso local rawspapers
from one end OF the land to the other
u advertise my shoes, and made 1t the
more necdful for me TO study out care
fullY just what would be the brst mo-
diam Through which l might reach the
people at large"
Concerning those 800 employees
whom MIR. Douglas s. casually men
toned. an entire article Of moro t.lan
common Interest might lo written.
They form n sort of Utop!an commvrity
Whcrcof h is the hcil. .At his eNncise
Az o. them are provided wi!A medical
care in illness, ana ,.:cy a.e III other
Way made 10 feel HIS ne-Sona! Interest
in them.
The labor question aasm"os none OF
its harsher footu"'s - y-n rouslas
p:'n'. hy *ne'i.i Nsrvr::cnt A.:w~N>
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-07

Intended him for his original calling.
Hers was n literal command of Shoe
maker, stick to thy last" For when he
disObeyed the Injunction an accident in
the cotton mill put a quick end to his
plans Of becoming q weaver Douglas
was pulled out OF the debris with a
broken leg. That ended his cotton-mili
experiences.
lie went back to his mother. While
recovering from his injury he attended
school and once moro planned for n
fun education, But tho lash Of poverty
that has whipped 80 many men on to
greatness was busy about the young
students shoulders ana drove Kim back
TO the earning OF a living. Just as no
was beginning 30 rejoice in his school
progress.
No longer content to work aim,cssly
at one job and another, Douglas now
set about learning the BOO and shoe
business from bottom to top. in all IT.
branches. From town to town no
worked his way. studying the mcthous
OF each shop until no had mastered
every rudlment OF his chosen profession.
Lure Of the Golden West.
BY tho spring OF 1865 no felt ready to
start in for himself. Like many an
other ambitious boy. at that t!mo he
fancicd tho future was brighter in tho
new West than nearer home. So to
Denver he went. carrying along his
hardly-acquircd stock OF cobbling
knowledGc-and little else.
ARRIVING there, he found capital was
as nccdful in Colorado as in M,ssa-
chusetta. TO acquire this capital he
took tho first work that offered. Tho
work in question ch0ncod 10 DO the
not very congcnial position OF day la
borcr in a limo-kiln.
Not exactly a brilliant fulnlmcnt OF
the gohen promise of the West. nor a
direct Advancement toward success in
me SHOE trade. But Douglas wont on
tho principle that success consists less
In holding a good hand han in playing
a poor hand well.
working hard and spending little, no
at last saved enough to travel to tho
town OF Black Hawk, whore. he had
heard. lived ono Z%epheniah Myers. one
OF the most skilled bootmakers I'm
America. From Myers the young man
learned the finishing touches that spelled
pcriccton in his trade, and he soon
acquired so wide n reputation In tho
same business as to outstrip his tutor.
Douglas and another man formed q
partnership and started a n~ourlshing
boot ana shoe store at Golden City.
But New England always calls to
her sons. Douglas heard tho call and