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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-02
BIG LEAGUE GOSSIP

The Cubs seem determined to bol- ster up their infeld, and 1t IS sald that they now have a deal on with the Boston Nationals. Safer and Doyle appear never to have been real ly satisfactory to Chance, although to the ordinary fan they seemed to De less Leader himself sounded their praises during the first part of last season. Safer does not show up very well in the records, although these are often misleading in determining a players value. Doyle was a very fair battery but far from an accurate whose hitting might strengthen the Cubs and he and Chance may really get together on some sort of a deal.
 Reulbach is not worrying over the baseball situation. The big Chicago finger is on a still hunt for stray Airedale terrier. Recently he show ed up at the SOx park to look over dog that Jimmy Callahan had cor relied As soon as Reulbach arrived Cal immediately said that he would cured waivers. but that he was open to a proposition. After seeing the canine Reulbach shook his head sad ly Keep the dog, Jimmy he said. a9brine was a big Ieaguer, but you have picked out one that will never develop into anything but busher."
 A damage suit for $1OO,19O has been filed in Lincoln, Neb-, against the National Board of Arbitrat tion, the National Association of Profes- sionaI Baseball Clubs and the indi- viduaI m em bers of the arbitration board, including Secretary J. F. Far reIl. by Guy W. Green, former owner of the Lincoln Baseball Club. It may be possible to guy w. Green by re- ferring to him as a deTire for long green in a suit of Lincoln green which, mayhap, might pass for humor in that place.
 Since Tim, Jordan has signed again
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-02
BANKERS FAIL.

Especial from United Press.)
 Paris, Feb. 2.-The Banque Hen rotte Et Muller failed, today. It was heavily interested in Quebec and Brazilian development projects.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-02
The SimnIa Diet

There is a certain banker and broker doing business not a hundred miles from the bank. says a London weekly
 whose health for some time has not been all that he could desire. Not long ago he was complaining to his brother. when the latter after a care
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-02
JURY VALUES CHRIS
 RIGHT FOOT AT $e,250.
Especial from United Press.

Especial from United Press.
 Pittsburgh, Feb. 2-Pretty four-year- old Annie Sadowsky's foot was valued at $6.250 by a jury which returned a verdict today in the case of her fla ther's suit against the Pittsburgh Railways Company. The little girl was run over by a car Sept. IS, 1909, and lost her right foot. The tot gets $5, 900 for the foot and the father gets tenance of the child until she reaches maturity
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-02
KAISER ORDERS NAVY
 TO PREPARE SQUADRON
 FOR U. s. RETURN VISIT

Berlin, Feb. 2.-Definite orders were issued to the navy department. today, by Emperor William to pre- pare the squadron that is to visit the United States in return for the visit to Kiel by the American squadron under Rear Admiral Bangor, last year. While the commander has not yet been selected, it is stated that he will be of high rank.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-02
HARTFORD COPS BUSY
 ON SEVEN BURGLARIES.

Especial from United Press.)
 Hartford, Feb. 2.-Seven unsolved burgIaries within the past six days have given the police a real scare. for police officers to "get busy"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-02
Quickly Subdued.

Won Blumer CrOaring with ragel- Who told you to put paper on the wall? Decorator Your wife, sir. Von Blu mer-Pretty. isn't it?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-02
OBITUARY

The funeral of William G. Coley the well known hat merchant, was held this morning from the bereaved home, GA Grove street at 10 o'clock There was an unusually large gather ing of merchants and fraternal asso- ciates of the deceased. A wealth Of handsome flowers was in evidence The pail bearers were relatives of the deceased. Rev. John MacLaren Rich ardson officiated. AdelegatiOn of the l. O. o. F. attended. Interment was in Mountain Grove cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-02
MASONIC NOTES.

A stated convocation of Jerusalem Chapter, No. 13, R. A M, will be held pie, when the M. M. degree will be worked.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-02

Many friends and relatives gathered about the bier of Henry T. Towe. at the funeral services of the suddenly stricken merchant, at his home, 1900 Iranistan avenue this afternoon The flowers were exceptionally pro use and beautiful. Rev. E. J. Craft. pas tor of Christ Episcopal church officiat- ed. There were delegations of Ham ilton Commandery, K. T., of the AL aonouin club and many representa- tive business and professional men in attendance. Interment was in Noun tain Grove cemetery
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-02

dliSN .-A1u IlGA artist. Jumping up with delight. i've got it at last! Hard Hit of course And that is how the picture got its name.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-02

Looks like everything in the world comes right if we jes' wait long enough Mrs w.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-02

The funeral was held privately this afternoon of Miss Lephe Ferree, aunt of Mrs. Belle B. Ten Eyck, from the latter's home, 85S Fairfield avenue Rev. Dr. Lewis officiated. Interment was in Mountain Grove cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-02

Since Tim, Jordan has signed again with Toronto the Pittsburgh fans are less hopeful of seeing the big first baseman in a Pirate uniform.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-08-04
Man Found What People Want;
Profited in Health and Money.
By AMOS ANDREWS.

the pay. but undertook the task, finding 4,
a real pleasure.
Before he was through several other nefSb
bors wanted shrubbery set out. They desired
an improvement of their premises. and want.
ed to give him a hand. The man achieved
distinctive results in his planting While
he was engaged In the series Of tasks an
idea occurred to him.. Why not 20 out and
solicit business? Every one seemed to like
the way he set out his bushes and flower
beds. He was developing more and more
taste In arrangement. and had good luck in
making things live.
The evening after the idea occurred to
him he went around to see number Of citi-
Gems, proposing his plans to beautifuy their
yards. He was surprised to find how readily
they approved 1t. He came back from his
first expedition with a number Of orders He
went out for more. in earnest seriousness
Before summer he had more work than he
could tend to. and had to have help. He
bought his shrubbery in quantities at low
figure and was able to offer large sssort-
ment, with profit in 1t for himself.
Now he has from six to eight men wory z
for him all the time, conducts a nursery Of
his own. Is as busy as he can be. enjoys re-
stored health. and Is putting by q snug sum
each season He discovered what the people
wanted and was able to give It to them.
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Making Money BY Making Men.
Chroncled bv IRVING R. ALLEN.

instead OF playing cards I talked my fellow
travelling men into carrying our mops for a
side line. and then showed them how to sell
IT. II got SO was considered the pest Of
the century around the hotels. When
wanted a man-when thought he could
sell our mops-I didn't give him a minute
&c himself until he agreed. and then he didn't
have a minute to himself until felt con-
WINGED that he knew as much about and was
as mop enthusiastic as myself Why, 1t
got SO the boys on the road used to call me
Mops.'
And the men I appointed SOLD-how
they did SELL Business got so good down
at the one horse factory that l. as principal
Ttockholder-for by this time my 10 per cent
hac brought home the 50 per cent of the stock
had TO 60 down there and do a little high
financing to build factory that would take
care Of the business.
So fat were the monthly checks, 50 good
were the stock dividends that the old Job
and I separated-and the tail or sidehns
beg wagged the dog that's me. In most
no time al all. had twelve OF my side liner
salesman IN the mop business as a main
line.
AT this point / started out to make bust
ness better in the individual territories I
went into towns and appointed two or three
local agents-men who eanvassed the house
wives from door TO door. and. believe me-
the home that didn't have our fountain pen
mop in It by the time got through was not
a representative one or didn't have any
floors. one Of the two
Four years and We had sold the country
on mops The cream Of the business was
gone. and We had settled down to selling a
staple article. Then, l picked I'D another
speciality. and We put our enormous sales
organization to work on it, Needless to say,
1t went like hot cakes. Then. realizing what
had in my hand. started marketing seven
or eight articles at once, and today-well
I've all the money want
That's the first time" said the AVERAGE
Man solemnly. ever heard any one. any
where. say that"
It's So" said the Overdressed Individual.
by the way" said the Average Man.
' at the beginning Of your very Interesting
discourse I understood you to say that you
had made money making men How
about it?"
Well I guess after all on didn t get me-"
and the overdressed Individual wrfnkIed
his brow a triie. THE point is this. ANY,
body couih have appointed the men, but I
appointed men who were capable and made
them sell. Let me repeat. made my money
by showing my men how to sell. That's
making money by making men, isn't it?'
Yes" said the Average Man, " 1 under
stand It now. So the gift automobile story
was true?"
But the overdressed Individual had de-
parted.
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Disputes Don't Last Long.

The majority Of the disputes were Of short
dura ton. OF the 531 which began in 1870
go. or 40 per cent. lasted less than a week.
The proportion Of disputes lasting less than
month was IS per cent. while those lasting
less than two months formed 81 per cent Of
the total
The mining and quaryIng industries were
responsible for the greatest loss Of working
days-5.4I6,2 80. The metal, engineering. and
bodybuilding trades come next with a loss of
s,147.1b7 working days.
The facts behind these strikes and disputes
are varfously stated. but the words of one
laboring man suffice to throw a good deal Of
light on the situation. supported as theyars
by ipdisputable figures:
According to some theories" said this
workman. we ought to be more contsneed
than ever before. Our trade unions are IN a
fiourishfng condition. We are told We can
strike, and boycott. and picket with great
freedom. We have got old age pensions and
our labor exchanges. We even have an
amended compensation act our mines eight
hour act. and other measures designed 70 i'm
prove labor conditions Moreover. We have
had a marked growth in temperance. We
saved $50 600. 900 in our national drink hill
last year. compared with the Per capita rate
Of consumption Of drink only ten years ago.
But in our strikes and threats OF strikes
and IN our riots we have a dA.play OF discon-
tent unparalleled In modern Britain Some
Of the reasons are these:
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ne1 enthusiasm saa me ON me mop SOD
phe ues1efs On ,he stenstn Oh "hat she toid
iiie' ffe "as 'iie u ua oi 'De Whole oeai.
Solved the Sales Problem.
From that ANALYSIS OF my own expert
encs snranr the knouIedss Of what Was
wrong with IN. business, method. Of tn.
mop company. They couldn't secure their
men 10 sell n through the mail II took mar
sonal explanation to open the salesman's
eyes to its possibilities, and It took personal
explanation to show him how to sell II to
the dealer. and It took q lineup to show the
dealer how to sell the mop to his trade.
II slapped the old inventor on the back
Said /: I'm going back to the hotel to
work this out on paper. but I've got the idea
and the lineup for you
when 1 got back to the hotel and went
over the details I felt even more certain
that had the right thing. But where did
being a charity bureau or anything of that
kind, dug out my pencil and did some more
figuring with q view to seeing where yours
truly could get his rakeon. And. believe
me. hit It right.
That night I had the inventor In my
room in the hotel till o'clock the NJ 1t MORN
ing and when he left had a signed and
witnessed agreement that I was to get a
10 per cent commission on all sales made
by statesmen appointed by me Now you've
snu sho~ men, nOs 70 sen .ne so0os IN
VOID, wa, going 10 bay. men WORKING
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-08-04
Many Workers Injured.

we nave evidence OF THIS rusn In our
Aceiueht sureS' In ten years the NUMBER OF
reported injuries 10 work people In our lac
tories ana WORKSHOPS has gone up from
.s,oo 10 i-4'oo' The number OF actually
kiieo mas increased more than % per cent
IN the mines there mas been big growth OF
aceioents clearly attributable to misohiev-
Gus iaoor legislation. In IsoV We killed
LUZ miners IN isio' win the esR hours
ACT IN operation we killed l'ol% Making
i'o~snee ior ,ne increase IN numbers en-
pio'eo, ,he aeeioen1s in'oNins Claims upon
tne renei socie.ies nave gone UP IN zen years
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-08-04

~ rope and particularly the lot Of the
Man Farthest Down" Booker 7.
Washington made this statement:
IF I were asked what believed would
be the greatest boon that could be conferred
upon the English laborer, I should say that
1t would be for him to have the same oppor-
tunities for constant and steady work that
the negro now has in the south"
During a single year England had 531
labor disputes. involving directly and indi-
rectly 515165 work people. the aggregate
duration Of all the disputes in progress that
Notwithstanding to 1884. s31 working
days This great loss of working days is
one Of the chief causes Of the pauperism
among the English working classes. Despite
the collective agreements between employ
ers and work people " to prevent stoppases
OF work during the settlement Of disputes.
the frequent unemployment of the workman
makes him a charge upon the mercies Of the
charity trust Of the idle rich"
These high figures are due to III the dis
2ute in the coal mining industry. involving
115.O00 work people; ri the dispute In the
cotton spinning industry. which lasted for q
week and involved 10000 work people: 1877
the dispute IN the shipbuiIding industry in
volving 5000 work people. and ri the d1s-
pute Of IL 800 coal miners In south Wales.
which began on Sept. 1. 1910. and lasted
twelve months. These four disputes ac-
counted for practically two-thirds Of the
total time lost that year and for more than
half the number Of work people involved In
controversies during the same period.
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WcrdS Of WiSdcf11.

whoss and sentiments decidedly 6elow those his
class deserves to be called a NoekgHa,d-Maeosay
Music yell said be the speech of angels in nothing among
the aowed felt be dpneThomas Carlyle
the BEST awdys thinks that he repay everything
by making he, his wi whereas he incang
without paying of the old Only though all good
keep the fact carefully to hemsaues.-S r. Crockett.
The object love expdnds and before eternity until
ixde all that lovely, Iope-Tho,ean
Here in This poor, miserable spicab
tosd here ~owhe,e thy Ideal wok Mom; and
wcking, believe, lipe, be tree-Thomss Co,lyae
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Hired Others to Sell "Mops."
And Of all the busy men you ever saw
gay. didn't get time to sleep. On the trains.
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"s 5000 80
Here ne threw out ms ehest
htue' 50 tnat tne n'e cala' uis
mono ne wore IN MS siaring cra'a' "ou'u
heip out the general illumination.
No. l wouhn L replsed the average
Man. determined to be polite even At the
cost OF veracity.
Well. was. and was good salesman.
Did you sell goods?' queried the Average
Man. politely.
"Ha, ha har' and the Overhead Indi-
v,duars sIses .ho.,k with hea r,v Laughter
.you,,s o,,o IN. ron.. all riph, INV rr,snd
All statesmen don't sell goods. You've been
there all right Ninetv DER cen. of the men
wbo "a, ..u ,b.u,~ives n THAR emn,ovsr
az being good can't sell Their employers
Foods to the trade. That's funny" And he
laughed again. why you've almost an
.wered your own question as to how made
NV money. Never mind, we'll get to that a
little later And as to whether or not sold
to be real honest with you. never broke any
records And didn't make my money selling
goods. made II oy making men But good
steady results were my fohg suit and my
rouse ana eot on pretty Wei together' But
the money oioht come IN fast enough that
way 10 SUIT me- ana started carrying sloe
hnes. lou Know tnats seSNlnate as long
as your houss sIiows you TO- ana picked
UP three or -FOUR httie speciaiues that aooeo
'eiaiy 10 my yeaTry income lou Know
nv" d man seAs sac hnes. rlrst Oh an ne
'ahes care OF ms regular business IN town,
ana 'nen, instead OF paying pool or loanng
srouno 'ne ho'e uii tram une' ne puts In
ie" haro hcks on the other articles he's
sihs' eho II ne "ofhs haro enough ana
g. - -. -
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:. >.
NJ. uie A'eiaee
49,. Ne" '"p'
-
-. So ~ H. mo mop
60 - - =. a"u '"e na'e1
me
=, yen M ""eie got
s.Isr 60 80. H., So
Ane eonSefn aiAe man tac'ufeo tnis ar
0e vas "e0'eo An = Ht''e ""n near Ne"
ny oaoefu sent mo Gown 10 new
o'A on . ouen'sss IMP 3no tnougnt Ia
oroP oo"h and ger acquainted with the men
" 50 many eheehs'
.,.. =. -. ~ vac W. man
:. e-ts. no "Hn al ALL ana tne
'op 49, nc infee men making
nops, 80 ~ NV 49, a. "AhAser As
- 80. y ga .ns os'.. . h.isai PIC
80 - -. nm =. .ne sa'es mao
nHue w Ne e" was inI
49, -, -. 49,. 49,. 49, ~, oiue ei
.a,e.,,, -. ''"' pr'''y
Is sooh as so1 no'o OF tne inventor
', ne .uop seheo n,n point oiank II It
e anu ne Aannt'eo i.-saio
- INC onis nian VINO was
ses u.e, Hpe' sho 'hat my oroers had
-. .a oi inc oueHt.
Ans o'@l oank mad agreed to put up the
n'oa'es 10 carry over All the accounts that
were openea- ana so far they HADN'T been
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To Make the Most Of Yourself,
Hold Your Impulse in Check.
By C. S. MADDOCKS.

a man is Of the right sort he VII come out
the prettier for it. with all the sharp edges
Of inexperience and the awkward bumps Of
seif-oonsciousness rubbed of him These
two are often terrible hindrances on the way
to that goal, fhe Most.
But the mere rolling stone. no more than the
stone at rest. can make the very most Of IT.
self. It takes something more than gravity
which We may translate into human terms as
circumstances-to make anything make the
most OF itself Fortunate circumstances must
be turned to account and unfortunate over
come
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Only Three Wage Increases.

Since 1900 our workers have had their
wages increased In only three years. suffer
ing reductions or negligence in the other
seven. On top Of this We have had more
taxes imposed upon petty Injuries and the
cost Of food has gone up, leaving our work
people in a decidedly worse position. on q
pound. shilling. pence basis. at any rate.
Unemployment has increased In fve
years, 1900 to 1904, the average percentage
of unemployed trade unionists was Al IN
the next five years it stood at 81 In 1900
We had IS per 1000 out OF work In 1910 we
had Al per 1000 unemployed. This growth
came in spite OF increased emigration which
Is considered a menace. especially in Scot
land. In fact, our conditions of labor have
got worse in the last few years in spite OF
liberal government. labor legislation, and
growth OF temperance.
Besides our lower wage rates and our
greater unemployment We have had a still
greater reduction in actual earnings, a still
greater growth OF actual unemployment,
owing to the adoption Of a speeding I'D policy
in many Of our industries. whereby men do
their work in less time. with fewer intervals
Of rest, and for less money than formerly
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EsM Among Men Who Work with Hand Brain HE#&A]
Trade Disputes
Hurt Europeans
By M. w. GOODNOW.

n FTER summer spent In investigat ting
~ the conditions Of the workers of Eu-
~ rope and particularly the lot of the
Man Farthest Down" Booker T.
Waxhfn AZ tbfs
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~HE small son of the clergyman an
nounces today that he intends to be
politician or horse Jockey. No one
takes him seriously He Ii a child with
Imagination. Because he has imagina-
ton he will be announcing few weeks later
on that he intends to be a carpenter or
brickiayer. When the years come around
when he must decide he will in nowise be
SO sure what he wants to be as he was In
the days of his childish imagination. He
sees that the world is wide and the kinds Of
good work many.
1t Is a misfortune for a man 20 start TO do
something that is likely to be life work.
when he has powers of development within
himself that Will soon unfit him TO do this
work and be happy. There are great num-
Der of derelicts in the fields Of endeavor
who are there for no other reason than that
they made the wrong choice and made It
carly. Men have prepared themselves for
the pulpit then. finding this service irksome.
have taken 20 the law. Not satisfied even
then. they have gore into teaching or BUSH
ness and ended by being expioiters or execu-
tives of some sort
A man must have great decision OF char
acter and oceans of persistence II he would
break away from the thing he has fitted him
self to do TO take up something more con-
genial and fitted to his temperament
One of the wisest men ever knew always
young college men and women
from deciding early in their course what
their careers should be. He knew how posi-
bic It was that their eyes might be opened
to something TO them undreamed Of in the
earlier times which would have the most de-
cisive influence In determining their ideals
as to where they would serve the world.
No poem that Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes
ever wrote had such popularity as his e The
Chsmbered Nautilus" Those lines, Build
thee more stately mansions. o, my soul. as
the swift seasons roll,'' have been like
call to the ambitious. Many who
quote them do not realize how the heaven
ly message" came to him; how e the frail
tenant" of the wandering sea, shaping HIS
growing shell, inspired him with the lines
that have in turn inspired thousands. Year
after year with silent toll this tenant shaped
its lustrous coil. and as his spiral grew. " He
left the last years dwelling for the new"
1t is difficult for young men to realize their
Some. to be sure. seem born
with a premature wisdom of life. but others
are forever precipitate. Others yet have no
idea that they have not completed their
round Of growth. Perhaps they have done
SO. for one Of the signs Of growth in a man
is the fact that he knows he does not know,
while he intends to find out. He reaches out
toward the best thing he knows about, but
he does not close his eyes to the fact that
there may be something better beyond,
which he can see when he takes the next
step, and not before
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the dealers on the strength Of what she told
me. Here was the cru1 Of the whole deal