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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-20

negie, was something to ali OF us Eureka
| exclaimed. We have found 1t! And so he
he never forgot According to his statement, 1t
his refusal to be dissuaded from paying fifteen
hundred dollars year to college professor to act
chemist for his early steel plant that was largely
responsible for the large profits which that plant
began yield; for it the chemist who showed
him and MS partners that OF the cheapest ores
the market were really the most valuable for
their special purpose.
Mr. Carnegie has said, II IS reported, that on his
tombstone he wishes this epItaPh " Here lies man
who knew how to get around him men much cleVerer
than himself On the tombstone of each of score
II more of those men to whom this refers might be
written with equal force: Here lies who
clever enough to make the most of the chance which
brought him to Carnegies notice Charles NJ.
Schwab is of these William Z. Corey, who got
his opportunity by trundling a barrow better than
the next man, is another; D. N. Clemson, who shod
horses SO skfuly and eXpeditiously that Carnegie
decided his industry and EXPERIENCES could be put to
better in other things IS another; A r. Peacock
IS again another.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-20
Senator Vests Opportunity

l G1ieed States Senator twenty-odd years ago,
NJ inherent fashion. also came opportunity call
- I'm I'm 10 night wrong. 1t happened at hotel
tti- 11-e town Of Fargo, North Dakota. At a
- - o1e corner SAT undersized man with deep
- - and gray uustache He was thinking OF
49, - d good many miles from Fargo, and was
In - ~ attention TO what was going on about
RI ne upon his ears fell the words - Yellowstone
ss-s Immediately he looked around Near HIM
.-e "a AlaJl q men who had been having a good
s-re-e." were stall talking loudly, The gst Of their
sr-4I- -5o1 Mas that by secret arrangement with
.r-53 q Washington they had about secured
Ia. 1---'Josiy small sum al extensible lease OF
zer5r-,lA -lo"n as Yellowstone Park over the ire
IL md. prospective profits they were rejoicing.
sKi1e : 2-zel man listened 10 their Boosting Tor
IL -sTess reassembled he was IN his seat IN
l-s.s-- y, and from that seat he Senator George
aaog+ -. rose 10 uncover the fraud that had
-s1le n n tAe great western reservation 10 the
s-5Ec ~ K Speech lifted Vest, who had been IN
Zen u A1le 1850, into immediate prominence.
his rrflyg--3 Dy ms own decision he put period
II 80 services he left behind him, whatever
,gr az. q record Tor accomplishment in the
IL oe-,s5, corporate and individual corruption
@a4iAy spells sl,erss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-20
Skeptica1 of the Air Brake

IT was to one of those same Vanderbilts, the Com
L rnodore, that another young man, George West
i-7pho1sa first brought the idea accident had
suggested to him. One day nearly forty years ago,
he watched two freight trains bearing down on each
other. the crews struggling with the hand brakes
There was a srnash-up and Westinghouse saw plainly
fhe cause of it. He reasoned that, If an effective
brake was devised which could be applied by the
engineer the mar who IN a position to see hrSt
anT danger that Law ahead, the number OF railroad
collisions would be much lessened So he began to
e[r,erirnent He had spent good deal OF time in
his fathers machine shop, and was already some
In Of this new brake he tried various eXPedi-
ents Talniv, until he hit upon continuance OF
air pump and cylinder for 2Pe[apg the [Tn 0Take
i+ he iv chance to put the thing to practical
ID was TO enlist the support of railroad official
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-20
IN SUCCESSFUL
CAREERS
By F. Churchill Williams
Bv F. Churchill Williams

ure OF the chance to buy profitable piece OF land
which another man was trying to raise the money
to purchase that gave him his first experience in
making money out of real estate and this when
he was only fifteen years old
The great Vanderbilt fortune might be traced 10
that dav when, looking across upper New York Bay,
Cornelius founder of the fortune, decided to satisfy
his lodgings for sea life for the time being at least,
in ferryng people about those waters; and, to earn
the money to buv the necessary boat plowed, har-
rowed and sowed with corn eight-acre field, with
the aid of his boy friends From that first boat of his
srang the little merchant fleet which did service III
the War of 1872 and made the nucleus for later
millions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-20

After being turned down by
many people, he went to Com
modore Vanderbilt, who, It IS
said. after he had had the aP-
paratus carefully explained to
him, asked, Do you mean to
tell me you can stop train OF
cars by wind2" and, when IN
formed that IN effect this was
what was contemplated, re
marked that he had no time
for fools Sometime afterwaTd
when, through the support OF
Young Andrew Carnegie and sew
era1 others. a successful test OF
the brake had been made, West
inghouse had the satisfaction,
according TO the story, OF reply
ing TO Vanderbilt's request Tor a
conference, i have no
time to waste on fools
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-20
Rise of Peacock and Woodruff

MR. PEACOCkS beginning capitally illustrates
w Carnege's quick summing up of mans ability
Fifteen years ago when Carnegie was improving his
former Fifth-ave. mansion, Peacock a salesman
sent to him with samples of wall paper by
a New York decorating establishment Peacock
knew his business and knew how to behave.
When the choice of paper had been made, Carnegie
remarked, Young man, YOU will be rich one OF
these days
The salesman laughed. Ii l thought So he an
swered Il should give the man who helped me to it
a good discount" Carnegie eyed him intently for
minute.
Send in your resignation to your employers and
to me"
Peacock did So with Carnegie. worked out
his discount in faithful and efficient service, and
some years ago was said TO be worth ten million
dollars.
On the other hand, the meeting OF P. I. Woodruff
with Carnegie which likewise resulted in the making
of fortune, due not much to aCuteness on
either side in the sizing up of men, as to a sudden
decision the part of the tall spare inventor who
stepped off a train day and the young super
intendent of the division standing short distance
away Woodruff strobe over to the superintendent,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-20
,,rrJI Jay Gould and Cornelius Vanderbilt

uec4s, &C., men, however, It Is avowedly the eX-
a5 i -. - u making worldly success, whether
zial Ct form of inches, or as fame with the
aq spurs them to make the s.1 most s- Of what cir
56 urb -" Us IL their way. 1t was young Jay
s'allng II somewhat unsCrupulous seiz-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-20
From Cigar Making to Opera House

~ the other hand, there IS to-day
~ in New York a man who IN his
own way has made tremendous sue
cess. largely, he thinks, because he
has asked nobodv's else advice and
relied wholly on his own resources.
This man is best known by his thea
tiers, and he made his start forty
wears ago. He was fifteen years old
then, and had Just been landed from
a steamer after running away from
his German home On Greenwich-st.
he picked up a newspaper printed IN
German In 1t was an advertisement
for bows TO learn the cigar trade he
bow was without money, his passage
over having been paid with the thirty
dollars for which he had sold his be-
loved violin in Germany, and his SIN
Ole possession was the blanket IN
which he had wrapped himself on the
VOYAGE. Moreover he knew nothing
about cigar making But that didn't
daunt him.
He applied Tor job in the factory.
got it at two dollars week, and
from almost the start made good
cigar. But making cigars by hand
seemed to him a poor way OF dong
the thing So he began experiment
ing on his own account, and tour
wears later he had ready a machine
which worked But also this machine
sent so much dust flying that 1t could
not be comfortably operated. Neither
could the inventor obv1ate the trouble
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-20

fortune sometimes arrives. We are likely 10 forget
t-E and 10 account for the immediate fact by an
inclusive luck OF genius But, whatever the
philosophy OF these sudden successes, there IS N
tls1 an und0ubted stimulation. They br1stle with
dramatic suggestion.
For instance. there Is The case Of the man who
made Kansas famous In 1897, when popul1sm
vas rank weed II Kansas and covered a good bit
o. tie State, there was living at Ernporla a young
nan known as Bill White He had been educated
Il the public schools and Al the State university,
vas owner Of The Emuoria Gazette, and was
-eaTiy interested II politics But the people about
I'M dld not take HIM seriously. When he started
pTeac1 upon Their -allaCes, they tired TO Squelch
I'm Then somethir- rose up IN BIZ White and he
y at the Matter with hausas2" It was straight
"a the truth from The shoulder, without frllls,
'-aout compromise l. was satire, too.
felaps an old hand II he business. under similar
--laaStances. would have called L an inJudClOus
-1s-anoe But II did the trlck for Kansas: 1t
'-sal home TO the people the facts II the case as
-T never before had been able to see them More
yer Travelled lar jlvond Kansas boundaries,
--- AlaFk Hanna who was chairman OF the Repub-
- National Committee. turned II into potent
~lpsiSn document Incidentally. the editorial
-S nlte. Tor II --ausf0-1ned him from a country
--I mo q national figure and bestowed on HIM
x c-s1lJy Of his full name William Allen White.
lay besides being editor Of The Emporla
9-t, he Is editor and one of the owners OF a
- magazine II the East, has been offered
-a- preleTrleLt. has been honOTed by the per
= ,-,,eltlons OF -Hg Presidents, and IS generally
- -eo as one Of the most able and discerning OF
- al writers upon contemporaneOus life Per
- ME CID not know that an opportunity was
- MS reach when he wrote that editorial on
- hone the less The opportunity did not go
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-20

lie career u every man has its turn
ing point With some It might be
represeu.ed seometr1cally by a
long curve; with others, by what
appears TO be almost an acute
angle But back Of that turning
point N either case, as should be
obvious. are years Of preparation,
unconscious perhaps, Yet for that
reason not less potential In the
ab-urtness with which fame or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-20
Andrew Carnegie
Start

RUT George Westing-
IL house IS only one OF
many whose meeting
with Mr.. Carnegie
marked the beginning
OF success for them
Carnegie himself may
hardly be called the
child of luck; yet that
incident which first
brought him money
from something else
than actual toll GER
tainly possessed many
Of the elements OF
chance At the time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-20

DIaln II lntO contact Win an
other man who was quick to
apprehend the useful posi-
bilities of new ideas and in
his particular instance was
IN a position, through his &C
duairtance with railroad Of
ficials, to give the invention
the money backing and prac-
teal trial needed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-20

VINO was Narnegle. and showed hlm
what he carried in the baize bag under
his arm. 1t was model OF sleep
ing car upon which Woodruff had
spent many hours of hard work, and
it probably would have remained
simply an ingenious toy model il
Fate had not brought the man who
made it and understood how to eX-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-20

Carnegie was a telegraph operator
in the employ of the Pennsylvania
Pail-oad at twenty-five dollars a
month One day Mr.. Scott, super
intendent of the western division,
asked him if he could find five hun
dred dollars to put into a good IN
vestment. Carnegie said he thought
he could. He took the proposition
20 his mother. She mOrtgaged
their house 10 raise the money, and
With II Carnegie, through Scott,
ho,,oht ten shares of Adams tx
,1resS Company stock at sixty dol
lars a share. 1t paid one per cent.
monthly. Here, says Mr. Tar
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-24
STORY OF NEW ORLEANS
JEWISH ORPHANS
HOME.

(ConinueD
At the meeting January 3rd,
1875, the board received COM
munications from the lodges of
the /. o. B. B. asking for the APP
pointment of committee from
the Home Board, with a view of
bringing about a close connec-
ton between the Order of the
Seventh District with the Home,
with a view to further invest it's
interest. The fact that the num-
Der of inmates in the Home
showed such a vast preponder-
ance of those from the country
districts over the city, it was an
act of justice for the Order to
bring the aid of a powerful or
ganization to promote it's grand
efforts towards the orphans.
A committee from the board
was appointed, t omeet a SINH
lar committee from the Grand
Lodge of the I. O. B. B., Sew
enth District.
During the conferences of
both committees, the following
was agreed upon:
For the purpose of assisting
in the maintenance of the Wild
ows and Orphans Home of New
Orleans, fund shall be created
known as the New Orleans Wild.
ows and Orphans Home Fund
Every brother shall pay to the
fund, as long as he remains an
actual member of a lodge of the
district, a contribution of Sc
cents per quarter, and said con.
tribution shall hereafter consti
tute a part of the regular dues
of members to their lodges, to be
collected in the same manner as
the regular dues, and subjectinQ
the delinquents to the same pen
alties as apply to members in ar
roarc with their rooular dues
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-24

The secretary of each lodge
shall be required to transmit to
the secretary of the District
Grand Lodge the sum of SO cents
for each quarter, for each and
every member of the lodge, and
such contribution shall be for
warded, by the secretary of the
District Grand Lodge, to the
treasurer of the Home.
The annual meeting then went
into consideration of the pro-
posed amendments to the Con-
stitution, rendered necessary if
the agreement between the l. 0.
B. B. and the Association were
ratified, and the agreement, as
we'll as the amendments to the
constitution, were adopted by a
large majority.
The twenty-frst anniversary
of the Home was celebrated on
the 9th of January, 1876, Rev. j..
Rosenfeld delivering the open
ing prayer.
At a special board meeting,
held February Oath, 1876, the
subject of the need for more
space came up for discussion.
Propositions had been made by
the owner of adjoining property,
fronting on Chippewa street, to
sell same to the Association.
At the annual meeting, held
on the 10Th of March, 1876, the
board of officers were authorized
to purchase this property for a
sum not exceeding $11, 300.
The receipts for the year were
stated as $15,571.33, and the ex-
penditures as $15,607.29. Mum
Der of inmates, 1903; member.
ship roll, 374.
The twenty-second annua,
meeting of the Association was
held on the 10th of March, 1877
In his report, the president
Mr.. Isaac Scherck, says:
"Our connection with District
Grand Lodge No. 7, l. 0. B. B.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08
William Warner.

William Warner, a former resi-
dent of Pilottown, this county, bul
for years past residing in Whining
ton and Linwood, DEL, died Thurs
day, April 80, at the home Of
Misses Martha and Ann Allen Of
Street, Hartford county, as the
result Of a stroke of paralysis
suffered April 81. The deceased
was in his 77th year. He was a
veteran Of the Civil War, serving
as a corporal of Company G, Sixth
Maryland Volunteer Infantry. He
leaves one SOD, William Warner, Of
Camden, N. j., a daughter, Mrs.
Sue M. Truitt, of Linwood, DEL,
and six grandchildren. Three
sisters, Mrs. Amelia A. Fulton, Of
PilottowD; Delbrie Warner, of Zion,
Margaret Woodrow, of Vinegar
Hill, and three brothers, Henry, Of
Zion, Jacob, of Vinegar Hill and
Edward, of North East, also sur
vive. His body was taken to his
late home.at Linwood for interment
on Monday.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08
Hartford County Tax Rate.

The Board of Hartford County
Commissioners have signed the
annual levy, fixing the rate at ST..
This is 5 cents higher than last
year, and, with the State tax of l6
cents added, will make d total tax
of 81 on 800. The increase in
the county tax is particularly due
to the special appropriation OF
$40, ZOO for roads and bridges and
$4,000 for the erection of new
school building at Aberdeen. The
total of the items of Indebtedness
to be met is $145, 126.75, and the
taxable basis of the county is
$15, 340,876.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08
WEST NOTTINGHAM.

Miss Bell Hindman, of Liberty Grove.
spent few days last week with Miss Eta
-Tosh.
Miss Rebecca Hindman who has been
spending some time with friends in Ten
nessee is now home with her mother,
Mrs. Fannie Hindman.
w. T. Fryer has been busy unloading
cans for his tomato pack this year.
VIM. Richardson has begun work on ]
J. Hanna's new barn.
Mrs. S. B. Tosh, who has been visiting
friends in Pittsburg and other points. re-
turned home on Wednesday.
The trustees of the Academy have pur.
chased the Shively place, better known as
the Magraw farm, and will use the
msnsion house for principals residence
aud dormatories.
Messrs. S. T. and A. w. Wiley were
the guests of their brother Rankin and
family. of Lancaster county, last week.
A party consisting of DR.. and Mrs
Ernest Rowland, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Caldwell. Miss Rosa Caldwell, Carroll
Hoff and Rev. W. H. Briggs spent last
Thursday on the water. They launched
at the Govt. Fish Matching Station,
commonly known as the Battery" 10
Gated near the head of Chesapeake bay,
and in the afternoon visited Charles
Silver's fishing float in the Susquehanns
above Havre de Grace.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08
Thomas p. Jones, Sr.

Thomas P. Jones, ST., a respect
ed resident and postmaster Of Cecil
ton. died at his home in that town
April 20, of paralysis, aged 81
years. He was twice married; his
second wife, who was Miss Vir-
ginia Mace, survives him without
children; while one son, Thomas P.
Jones, Jr., and three daughters,
Mrs. Virginia Price, of Cecilton;
Mrs. George Morgan, of Baltimore,
and Mrs. Harry Ellison, Of Summit
Bridge, by his first wife, also sur
vive him. The funeral was held
Sunday.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08
Sentenced For Stealing.

John Veals, David Glass, and
Verde Bond, all coIored, of Cpkes-
bury, this county, were placed on
trial last week for stealing goods
from the store of j. W. Parker, al
Toughkenamon, Pa. Veals con
fessed that all three were implicated
ia the theft, while the other two
denied the charge. They were
found guilty. Veals was sentenced
to imprisonment for one year and a
fine of 800. Bond and Glass were
given four years. Imprisonment
and a fine of $50 each.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08
H. Linn Worthinqton, Jr.

The sympathy of this commu-
nifty is extended Mr.. and Mrs. Fl.
Linn Worthington in their bereave.
ment by the loss of their son,
Fl. Linn Worthington, Jr., whose
sad death occurred early Tuesday
morning. He was a bright and
interesting child aged two years
and five months. Death resulted
from pneumonia after an illness OF
about ten days. The funeral was
held from the home of his parents
on Thursday morning, May Z, with
interment at Brookview cemetery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08
Notice To Creditors

This is to give notice that the subscriber. of
Cecil county. has obtained from the Orphans
Court of said county letters of Administrator on
the personal estate OF
JONATHAN REYNOLDS,
late of said county, deceased All persons having
warned to exhibit the same. with the vouchers
thereof duly authenticated,
on or before the 18th day of October, 1905,
they may otherwise. by law, be excluded from all
benefits of said estate All indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate payment to the
subscriber. Given under my hand this 31st day
of March, 1908.
/. WAYNE REYNOLDS,
Admr. OF Jonathan Reynolds, decd.
Test: 7. B. Miller, Register al7-6t.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08
The Philadelphia Yearly

The Philadelphia Yearly Meet
ing of Friends will be held in Phil
adelphia next week at Fifteenth
and Race street. 1t is the largest
organization of Friends of this
branch in America, having a mem
bership of more than 1000 in
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Della
ware and on the Eastern Shore OF
Maryland.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08
Attempted Suicide.

Disappointment in a love affair
is said to have prompted John
McAllister, of Upper Oxford, to
take a dose of laudanum on Thurs
day evening of last week, with
suicidal intent. He was uncon-
scious for four or five hours but his
life was finally saved through the
efforts of a physician.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08

W. Scott Handy, of Hartford
county, a we'll known Gamer, who
disappeared from his home April
IA, has notified relatives he is in
Indianapolis and will return soon.
Mr.. Handy became financially
involved through the failure of the
tomato corner.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08
DIED.
William O'Rourke.

William O'Rourke died Thurs
day, April 80, at his home near
Iron Hill, after lingering illness
of kidney trouble. He was 81
years of age, and unmarried.
The funeral was held Monday,
with interment at the Elkton Cath
Ollie Cemetery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08
For Rent and Sale

HNHREE-RO0M dwelling in Rising Sun, new;
il also s1x-room dwelling near Nit. Hope, for
rent.
Two Hundred acre Farm at Calvert for salei
terms reasonable.
For particulars OF above properties apply TO
JOS. s. POGUE,
Rising Sun, Md
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08

By the upsetting of a canoe in
the Chesapeake Bay, George and
William Blake, of Cristield, were
drowned Saturday night.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08

Go to Buffington's and see the
latest showing in Ladies' and Mems
Oxford Ties In South West show
window.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08
People Take Notice !!

The Wilson Bros. Celebrated Creamery
Wagons, Buggies, Harness, Harness,
Farm Machinery, &c.,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08

WI. MoDoUGAL, Rising Sun. Nd
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08
THE MAN WHO WANTS
TO BORROW MONEY

and the man who wants a safe
place to keep his money, a
place where he can leave it
with the certainty of getting
all or any part of it at any
time, are both appreciated pa.
irons at this bank.
We do a general CONNER
cial banking business-we CO.
operate with and assist our
customers in the upbuilding
of their business.
We are constantly gaining
new patrons and shall be
pleased to number YOU among
them.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-08
CHIPS FROM THE REPORTERS
WORK BENCH.
BY PENCIL POINT.

A Merry Widower is fullto the brim,
while Merry Widow is full to the rim.