The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21
From Waif to Millionaire.

who could not speak a word of English
 landed in New York and, having no
 money, spent his first night in Castle i Garden.
 That boy was John V. Steger, owner of 1 the greatest piano factory in the world.
 It is far cry from the condition of 1 penniless waif IT years of age to that of
 a millionaire And such a tremendous l step could be taken only in this land of l possibilities.
 The second day after Steger arrived he l took a job at rough carpentering at S1 75
 per day. At that time he formed a res oution which he adhered to for several
 years thereafter. One-half of every days l pay was saved.
 As soon as he had accumulated a little
 surplus he went to western New York,
 where he secured good position in 1 furniture factory. Patiently he worked
 and saved until he was ready to take a new step.
 He was looking for a site for fac tory
 l After prospecting in the west he located l in Chicago. He hired to a firm of cleo
 trotypers at $2 day Queer way to build
 factory? At the end of three years i Steger was drawing $30 week and had l s37O0 to his credit at the bank. | Then he started small retail business 1 And all the time he was building that fac | tory--in his mind At the end of five ! years his initial capital had grown to | $45, 900.
 Whereupon steger started his factory. l Capitalists offered to go in with him, but he refused. He had learned piano mak- ing in Germany and had always held his determination to oe sole proprietor of d l biz factory
 Seventeen years ago MT. Steger bought tract of land several miles out of the city and created modest plant which | NfDt1 HNs0f Tl also laid out town and named it Steger.
 Today his factory makes 16,00o pianos yearly. The town has 5000 inhabitants.
 mostly employed in the factory. Steger is worth several millions. l There has never been strike in his 1 factory
 Fighting his way upward, Steger learned to understand and synpathize 1 with the men who labor. If all employ CTS were like him labor troubles would l disappear.
 How did this man get up in the world?
 Simply by patience and thrift. 1 And there is no other way. l Every captain of industry has come up I this way-beginning at the bottom, say l ing money, patiently watching for a l chance, improving his opportunity.
 The Homely Girl. | What a fine girl the homefy girl us- 1 ually isl
 1 By the homely girl I mean the girl who l is not considered to be particularly 1 ''pretty'-the plain girl | If the homely girl does not bother her head too much about her looks she is
 more than pretty She may be- and
 usually is charming and gracious. l The pretty girl is apt to be capricious ] and exacting, demanding more than she lis willing to give-"uncertain, coy and ] hard to please while the homely girl is 1 likely to be sympathetic and kindly. ] The homely girl knows she cannot win I by the arts of coquetry Therefore she i cutivates genuineness and simplicity i She is a congenial comrade. She Is l thoughtful concerning others. She is gracious in disposition. And these quail l ties are likely to win In the long run i over symmetry of face and form.
 Beauty is skin deep" Consciousness is
 soul deep.
 l Men admire the handsome girl They dote on the handsome ways of the home l ly girl.
 ! More than mere beauty, which makes ! impression for the moment, is the homely 1 girls desire to please and help, her quick ness to forgive, her keen sense of sympa- | thy and her hearty comradery. l The homely girl makes an ideal sweet | heart.
 1 She uses no artificial arts to beguile l! She does not firt. She is not improba- l bly, romantic or difficult to piease. She ! is philosophical and even souled. She is
 safe counselor and can be trusted i Above all, the homely girl is genuine. i She makes a good wife. | When the real tests of wifehood and
 motherhood are put upon her she meets | them cheerfully. She indulges not in
 sxhs or longings to be understood"