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The Washington herald., 1912-03-17
How to Progress.

Herbert Spencer, in The Data Of Ethics"
in writing of the evolution OF conduct. COM
pares this evolution with the evolution Of
structures and functions through the ascend
ing types Of animals. In discussing what
constitutes advance in conduct-conduct in
the broad sense as adjustment OF means TO
end-he traces II up from the lowest Of liv
ing creatures to the highest. Among the
lowest the conduct Is constituted OF &C
tons so little adjusted to ends that life con-
tinues only so long as the accidents Of the
environment are favorable" The lowest
creatures swim randomly about, with their
acts unadtrsted in any sppreciable way to
ends, and they are, in consequence, soon
destroyed or disappear from innutrition
In more developed structures OF larger size
and greater power OF combining functions
there goes on an advance in conduct. g" By
better adjusting its own actions it becomes
less dependent on the actions going on
around, and 50 preserves itself for longer
period" The chief difference arises from
the new set Of adjustments. new external CO.
ordinations mans position In society is
quite analogous TO this.
. As the creature advances toward security
and greater independence there are made
more effective external combinations. There
are also internal combinations. These
are physiological, or what are called func-
tons, Their relation TO conduct Herbert
Spencer describes in saying. The subject
Of conduct lies outside the subject Of func-
tIons. II not as far as this lies outside the
subject of structures, still, far enough TO
make II substantially separate For those
functions which are already variously COM
pounded to achieve what We regard as single
bodily acts are endlessly reconpounded to
achieve that coordination Of bodily acts which
Is known as conduct.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-17
His Aim ACCOMPLISHED.

81 can't stop now" he said appeaHngiy.
" There's something I've got TO accomplish
/ haven't got much time left. and the Lord
only knows how on earth I'm going 20 DO It.
but"
The gen< raj manager smiled
believe you're after my job" he said.
Mason paled Httle. ITO tell the truth
am he answered at last. " I've got a rea-
son" He taItered a moment Then
streaming forth came the confession. He
told Of the meeting in the park. OF the walks.
OF the little conversations. OF the picture
and the resolution. Then. half turning away
he allowed his voice to fall.
That's why I've got to stay" he an
swered- u know it's almost a hopeless
task. I know there's no chance. but I've got
to keep working. TO keep trying. Something's
liable to happen II you should get pro-
moted-or-"
Which is exactly what has happened"
answered the general manager. 4" am go
ing into the firm Your little vacation pre-
cedes your appointment to my place"
For a few moments Henry Mason stood
staring. Then, Ike the overworked. nerve
strained man he had become, he crumpled
into his chair. allowed his head to drop on
tas folded arms-and sobbed, sobbed out his
happiness, his triumph. and his Joy.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-17
Cooperation of Functions.

we are concerned with functions in the
true sense, while we think Of them as proc
esses carried on within the body, and. with
out exceeding the limits OF physiology, we
may treat OF their adjusted combinations.
.. II we observe how the lungs aerate
the blood which the heart sends to them; how
heart and lungs together supply aerated blood
TO the stomach. and 50 enable 1t TO do its
work; how these cooperate with sundry Sc
creting and excreting glands TO further diges-
ton and to remove waste matter; and how all
Of them join to keep the brain in q ut eondi-
ton for carrying on those actions which indi-
rectly conduce to the maintenance of the
life at large. We are dealing with functions"
Just as life is more surely and longer main
tained by higher coordination Of functions
so It is better and more securely maintained
by a higher coordination or by higher and
more complete adjustments OF conduct.
Spencer says: ON studying the doings Of
the highest Of mammals. mankind. We not
The Washington herald., 1912-03-17
Why Not Learn
to Be Manager?
By JONAS HOWARD.

:. F you ind all the regular vocations over
crowded. why not learn to be manager
Of something? The world Is full Of peo-
j pie crying. where can find a good
manager?" The sort Of manager meant
is not for a. business so much as for a club,
a municipality. or something OF that sort
new idea has been developing in these
nonbusiness corporations. The idea Is TO hire
competent business man who shall take
over all affairs and give the club. the town.
or whatever It Is, a business administration
You may remark that golf clubs and such
organizations already have managers But
this IL not the sort Of manager meant The old
fashioned manager was largely q steward
He trembled at the call OF this COMMITTEES
and shook at the word Of that committee
He had little authority.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-17
Sixteen Year Old Boy Earns $1OO
a Month in Business He Created.
By CAROL STERN BIRD.

IN an effort to better myself and earn more
money to give to my aunt But found that
the majority Of men wanted boys who had
either graduated from the grammar schools
or from high school or college.
Idea from Housekeeper.
"one day while over at neighbor wom-
ans house watched her running a vacuum
cleaner over the carpet. and Il gave me an
idea I decided that as soon as l could AZ
ford II would buy a vacuum cleaner be-
gan to save all the extra tips got from the
men at the shop for running errands. earned
extra money doing odd Jobs OF every de-
scription. At the end OF q yearI had saved
SIS I bought cleaner. I had talk with
the local agent OF the vacuum cleaner firm.
and he said he would give me "a for every ma
chine sold.
I knew couldn't afford to quit my Job
and go around demonstrating the machine
taking a chance on making sales. had to
have money coming IN each week So de-
cided to charge for demonstrating. EchRrged
10 cents to clean a carpet, and 25 and IS cents
for cleaning rugs. I managed right at the
start to clean at least two carpets day.
I went from house to house getting cleaning
Jobs. At housecleaning time had to hire
an extra boy. for at that season Of the year
there was too much for me to do alone.
I had cards printed and left them at every
house at which called. II the woman OF
the house did not need Ine that day. why she
had my card with my name and address on
It. and could send for me another day. Al
most every woman told her friends about me-
Soon orders for machines started 10 come
in. Well. that's all there is to Il. guess
I've built up trade now. and earn on the
average about 81 a day. travel around the
state ard work the small towns. too. am
also handling side lines. take orders for
at the same time that go around
with my cleaner. and so kill two birds with
one stone.
should think other boys would plan up
some line Of work like mine. There's hun
dreds OF other things on the market which
would sell as quick as vacuum cleaners. some
even faster. It's awfully easy after once you
get started"
The Washington herald., 1912-03-17
Determined to Succeed.

Perhaps Mason was over sentimental. Per-
haps he was only bit more manly than the
ordinary run of humans Perhaps It was
the awakening to the realism OF life which
caused his brain to throb as there swept
before him what he had done and what he
must do to make up for it. The picture. on
the floor now. was upturned and smiling at
him.
He rose and nervously paced the floor. his
eyes straight ahead, his hands grippings
"rve been a fool" he calculated. I've
been fool Now-now. I've got to make up
for It."
The Washington herald., 1912-03-17

recting signboard OF the turning point, he
saw and looked ahead. He had trailed the
lazy route Of life TO its slothful end and now
now must be action!
Mason's eyebrows set close together. Be
fore him were six years to make up for. Be
fore him was q goal to seek and attain.
Sleep for him was hours away. His eyes
could not close now. He must think-think
Of some way out. some way in which he could
win.
The next morning Mason sought the ONCE
which he had told the girl he loved was his.
In spite Of a sleepless night there was &
sparkle in his eyes. q look Of determination
on HIS face
The Washington herald., 1912-03-17
A Girl the Turning Point.

~ SlIl IuC FO1nL.
ForHsnry Mason was satisfied. He did not
care There was nothing especial TO be gained
In uSe-at least nothing that he saw. Besides,
when one can live on what one Is getting why
work for more7 The thought that perhaps
there might come day whrn his usefulness
would end did not occur to rim- Then came
the turning point.
Il was . chance acquaintance His hat had
blown OF as he was walking through a small
park. and almost under her feet. She. blush
ing q bit. yet smiling. picked up the dust
tncrusted headpiece and handed 1t to him as
he came r. 7ning up. There WsFs words- IN
that unconventional. yet perfectly proper.
way in which Fate sometimes arranges
things. names passed between them, then ad-
dresses. He told Of the hrp' for which be
worked
I'm their general manager he said in a
moment Of recklesSness. Why he lied, why
he chose to tell this girl a deliberate false
ment OF extravagance and exaggeration; they
probably would not meet again. What was
the difference?
But they did meet. It seemed that some
thing drew them together. that there were
accidental encounters that
One night the Hight burned late in Mason's
room He was looking at a picture that had
been given him that day, studying every fea-
ture Of the face. looking into the deep. elo-
quent eyes. at the soft. full Hps. He had sud
denly come to the realization that he loved
this girl and that some day he would ask her
To marry him.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-17

his mind ground on endlessIy. tirelessly, al
ways on the one subject: better work. better
ways OF conducting the business. better
means OF selling goods. OF manufacturing Il.
One day the general manager called him into
his once.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-17
Had TO Go to Work.

MY mother died when was years old;
my father one year later. Ny sister Mildred
and I went to live with an aunt went to
school until was II years old. At that time
j had only reached fifth grade. / had to leave
then because had curvature OF the spine.
Three years later was completely cured
and would have liked to return to school, but
this I was unable to do. Ny aunt could not
AFFORD TO keep me In school She had five
children o. her own and my little sister Mil
dred to educate, Besides that, there was
the doctors bill to pay. As 1 had reached the
age when could get a work permit. she felt
that ought TO go to work and earn money
to help pay my sisters and my own board.
'' 1 got Job In a box factory. I saw there
wasn't any chance OF advancement there. so
I quit and got work in another factory
earned little more there But didn't earn
very much. and It was scarcely enough for
my own board, let alone my sisters. began
to realize that boy without an education
has pretty hard time Of IT.
answered a number OF Advertisements
The Washington herald., 1912-03-17

cation. without the aid Of" pull 4"
Wv or friends, q 10 year old Milwau-
kee boy is earning 500 month now
in a business he created and built
up through his own efforts. Fred Mullen Is
his name and his business Is that OF a pro
Sessional carpet cleaner. He owns the
vacuum machine with which he does his
work, he sells other machines on a commits
sion, and when other things are slack he
ssolicIts magazine subscriptions.
And this boy. who has already built up an
income not usually reached until a man is -
or IS, started life with many an obstacle
before him. He is one Of those who might
complain that he never had a chance" but
Fred Mullen Is not that kind Of boy. In
stead OF allowing himself TO remember that
he was forced out of school at the age OF IL.
Just when he had reached the fifth grade,
because Of curvature OF the spine, that life
has always been hard for him. that there
have been many struggles. he persists in
looking into the future and seeing the bright
light" always Just a little ahead.
His story? Here It is Just as he told 1t:
The Washington herald., 1912-03-17
Making Up for Lost Years.

Up lOT AOtL cars.
Mr.. Hastings" he began, 1 have been
here six years. ! started in at 80 q week. I
am stin drawing that amount That has been
my own fault and realize II. Now want
TO make up for II. Something has come into
my life; let's call It ambition. But now" he
drew closer and the fire in his eyes began
TO snap. now want to make good. Iwant
all the work that can be forced on mel I'll
work twelve hours day. I'll work eighteen
hours a day-ru work twenty-fourI Is there
a chance to make up for what I've iostf''
There is all the chance in the world for
a man who wants to work and who wants to
rise" came the answer. when does your
resolution start?"
1T has started ALREADY was the deter
mined answer. 1t started last night. -
] guess I reached a sort Of turning point In
my life. Anyway"
A note awaited him when he returned to
his desk, a note which caused him tossish
with Thanksgiving. The girl-whom he had
deceived-was going away for six months.
Mason allowed hand TO swing heavily on
his desk.
BY that time he saIt to himself. through
gritted teeth. I'll be able to show her!''
. =
Brain for Business.
A new life began that moment. life OF
feyertsh work. OF anxiety. of earnestness. As
week passed week, Henry Mason found that
IN the Years that he bad been akothful his
snbconscious mind, all unbeknown TO him.
had been storing up Information about the
business in which he was employed He
found that he knew more about the work
than he ever could have dreamed: he found
that he could handle two mems Jobs, that
he could assist every one in the Office that
he could jump here, there. anywhere 10 Ill
a vacancy. He began to return to the Office
at nights to study the assiness learning its
every intricacy. He began to spend hours
searching his mind for better methods Of
handling the business. He began to write
notes OF suggestion and drop them on the
general managers desk. He moved to a
better room. HIS pay had been Increased IS
a week
And this in a month. Once past the turn
ing point, Mason had come to the knowledge
that he had a brain that was built for busi-
ness. And once started. that machinery OF
The Washington herald., 1912-03-17

IN an effort to better myself and earn more
money to give to my aunt But found that
the majority Of men wanted boys who had
either graduated from the grammar schools
or from high school or college
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-10-15
For President
WILLlAM HOWARD TAFT, OF OHIO.
For Vice President
JAMES S. SHERMAN, OF NEW YORK
A Subject For Thinking Voters

The Bonanza is republican and has been political
fliation
supported
appeared in publication
the qualifications
the various candidates for office and less political aft
laons In of
for the county
Notwithstanding rigid affiliations
ed favor the candidacy
date for justice of the beliefs
in justice supreme
his in
ment of the duties demanded
thoroughly fill
handle case in
we nterested
In considering seeking
office there il
In his public life
nism should be allowed
lot for Mr. Bartlett
feelings Of be
Mr. Bartlett advocating
the
win be occupy the supreme bench
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-10-15
HIGHER PRICE
is NOW PREDICTED
FOR WHITE METAL
INDICATIONS POINT TO HEAVY
DEMAND FOR SILVER IN
NEAR FUTURE

The recent high price Of silver of
64A cents an ounce is naturally at
tracing the attention OF all silver
producers Nevada is exceptionally
interested as its mines are now pro
ducing several hundreds of thousands
Of dollars per week Of that metal.
and tilt in the price Of one cent
means many thousands of dollars
more per week in the treasures Of
HE companies. In the case OF Tono-
pah Nevada and Belmont properties
small advance or shrinEage means
at least $4,000 a month 10 those
companies
Il is generally conceded in LOr
don that the stock OF silver in The
Indian currency department is mucle
below last years holdings and some
authorities estimate thai 10 bi X
the supply up 70 normal basis,
purchases 10 the amount CT 500 0Qe
goo will be necessary. OF course the
government will make its purchases
as discreetly as possible, but even
with the utmost success at secrecy
The influence cannot fail to be
strengthening 20 the price OF the
white metal, Moreover II there
should develop a general trade re-
siyal all over the world les many
features suggest is possible for 1919
there viii naturally be an Increased
demand for silver circulation.
I Carefully compiled statistics show
that in each OF the three years 1906
los the current consumption OF sill
yer in the arts and in new coinage
was in excess of the current resoll.
ton. In 1909 the excess of produc
ton was only S4,30S, OOs ounces and
in 1910 only 2l,1S2,323 ounces.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-10-15

For quick results try the want ad
columns Of the bonanza
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-10-15
LUDWIG PETERSON is
Ill WITH PNEUMONIA

Ludwig Peterson, a miner employ
ed at the Belmont was removed to
the Miners hospital yesterday, suf-
fering from pneumonia. His condi-
ton is not serious. and a quick re-
coyery is looked for. Mr.. Peterson's
family is visiting at the present time
in southern California and have been
notified of his condition.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-10-15
Wildcat Tactics

The Daily DEN at
of
county Cal Several
contained nothing
mention
y rived at the
and the only in town
N Every effort by the Record the
Denver mining sale The scheme
e nat but not until HUNDREDS
after arriving the during promoters
the scheme made small be
samed that the Mining Record n the winning
AT mining
hcaon subscribers
written However
tunes appear 70 have changed
TO "hich the Record a bad he
mouth OF the subscribers of
required before the effects Of the forgotten
But three weeks candidates now seek
ing othe VIII receive their without
h the aid Of the andco
During President office he Was f,a,tv car
TONED with As no suit was FLEA agsns ~,
trusts during his administration just well have b
termed a
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-10-15
MANHATTAN Auro 90

Our company has three new pass
engers cars. built for the comfort
OF passengers We aim to please.
Courteous and careful drivers. Our
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mediately after arrival OF trains No
waiting for mails.
ART KEENAN,. Agent
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-10-15
COAST EXCURSION
FARES!!!
iAJs ANGELES VIA SAN FRAN.
CISCO AND RETURN $500.

sop over at All points including
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Sacramento. San Francisco. Santa
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paso Robles Hot Springs. MERGED
for Yosemite), Santa Barbara
On sale Mondays. Wednesdays. Sat
urdays.
Final return limit, October 31st
SAN FRANCISCO OR SANTA CRUZ
AND RETURN. S3i.75.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-05-02

nobody. You will at least learn the
art Of robbing hen-roosts and pulling
turnips."
That was three months before a
county constable riding along a high
way a hundred miles from the Chester
home caught sight Of a tramp rest
ing under a bush in the afternoon and
called to him:
iaill"
"oh. / don't know" was the indif-
ferent reply.
But / do. l don't take a s from
your sorti"
The man with a nickle star pinned
conspicuously to the lapel Of his coat
drew rein, pulled out a pair Of hand
Guns and advanced upon the tramp
and reached out for him. Next mo
ment he was standing on his head,
his feet being held up in the air. lie
did some kicking and was turned end.
for-end. He made some buster and
was tossed into his buggy and the
horse urged to hurry up and get some.
where. Then the tramp wandered
along. He was hungry, m he would
have stopped at the big house he soon
came to and had a chat with the cook,
except that he saw a girl In a nam
mock on the veranda. He wasn't
exactly afraid that she would bite. but
he had on a blue wooden shirt and a
rough suit and hadn't shaved for four
days. Other tramps he had met on
the road had dubbed him with the
title Of Gentleman jim" They hadn't
charged him with carrying a tooth.
brush. but they had found out that be
combed his hair AZ least once IA two
days, and no one had offered to 'cnum
up" with himl
Forty rods beyond the residence OF
Judge Horton. for this the big house
was and It was mis- daughter Edith IN
the hammock. the tramp sat down
again. There was no hurry. On hif
left was a four-acre lot grown up "a
thistles. and a was a bit Of scenery
for the wayfnTer. His eyes had
roamed over the neld when they were
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-05-02

Charles Nagel, secretary Of COM
merce and labor, Is a tan man, re-
sembling IN his build an isolated pine
tree on the top Of a hill, says the Pop
ular Magazine. Returning to Wash
ington one nigh from New York he
got past the taxlcabs and was sur
rounded by a group Of hackmen, to
whom he paid absolutely no attention,
as he Intended to walk the IA blocks
10 his office,
The hackmen greeted him with a
storm Of such cries as;
"Take you right uptownl Take you
to the New Willardl Take you to tho
Raleighl"
The statesman walked straight
ahead without even looking at his be-
aiegers.
If you want a cheap hotel jump
right in here" insisted another driver.
sull Nagel walked on, %unheeding.
Finally a Jehu addressed him thus;
deaf and dumb asylumi Take you
up there IN a minutel"
At this Mr., Nagel laughed aud got
into the hack
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-05-02
Emperor Of Sahara Now Lives
in New York.
Ruler 10 Without Funds ~ Former
Boulevardlsr, Known as 1.-THE Lit
tie Sugar Bowl" ls Plaintiff
In Big Law Suit.

New York.@Jacques Lebaudy, first
emperor OF the Sahara, idler Of the
Paris boulevards and one time lover
Of the spectacular, has found New
York a place where he can indulge In
many Of the eceentricities which
made him notorious Ia France and
elsewhere. AS an asylum for rejected
and detected monarchs, he prefers It
to England.
Strange as 1t may seem, In a city
where publicity is the lot OF doors OF
the unconventional the emperor OF
the Sahara in the six years that he
has spent in exile here has had many
adventures which have escaped no
tice.
As was his wish when he came here
an exile from France. but with money
to burn, he has effaced himself, has
Joined the submerged tenth as it were.
Just now he Is living in a villa with
in a hundred miles Of this city, en-
Toying himself and awaiting the out
come Of the suit which he has brought
against the superintendent of banks
and tho Carnegie Trust company for
an accounting Of something like ST.
lO0O, 900, that being the value OF prop
erty in France which he alleges the
trust company was to dispose Of for
him.
The suit brought by Jacques Pre-
mier, as he used to sign himself on
hotel registers, is really an echo OF
his Saharan expedition. It was in
1905 that Lebaudy, forced to aban-
don his scheme Of empire in the
desert owing to the refusal Of the
powers to recognize his claims, de-
Itermined TO seek an asylum in the
United States. Because Of the treat
ment Of some Of his men France had
become uncomfortable for him. In
September, 1908, he issued a procla-
nation offering his French property
for sale, signed by his imperial hand
which was sent to leading bankers
abroad and which was the f%orerunner
OF his present suit.
II was after this proclamation that
the emperor says he turned over the