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The Washington herald., 1913-06-15
Brothers Become Successful.


The other boys experimental, picking out
various jobs and sticking until they learned
the work or grew tired.
Today my brothers are all making fairly
good salaries. One has an electric shop of
his own. He learned the trade 'puttering
Ground electricity. Another is IN the tailor
ing bl.sins7s. He learned tailoring. went
into partnership wl.h another man. and then
bought him out The bro:hsr rext to me in
age.is on a salary. too, but IL is a sooS -.iayv
as &" confidential secretary" None OF them
is rich, but they are all comfortable and
poverty isn't staring them in the face. But
they were brave and ready 10 try anything
e" just for luck"
When 1 was Is the firm was with went out
OF business. ] probably would be with them
yet II they hadn't. They gave me excellent
recommendations. They had owned a small
mems furnishing shop and had waited on
trade and helped with the simple set OF
books. A boy who worked there with me
wanted me to start a store with him.
Il can borrow 500" he said. and IL you
can borrow 500 We can start Three hun
dred dollars is plenty. l know a man who
sells shirts and his firm will help US IL We
push their brand" He was alert, freckled.
red haired l was timid. steady, fearing. 1
could nave borrowed lTOIh my
brothers IL 1 had dared put the proposition
to them in the right way. but I knew that
they were working hard and I was afraid
1 wouldn't make good.
The freckIed boy started alone. He worked
hard, borrowed the money, started with
shop so small that it seemed undignified to
refer to 1t as a store. Today he owns three
stores and has unlimited credit. meet him
OCCASIONALLY, but we never refer TO the time
when we could have been partners with a
capital OF $500.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-15
Ad Brings Flood of Orders.

Each of these boys started out each day
with fifty mixers. They not only delivered
orders but .lso visited the houses in the
The Washington herald., 1913-06-15
Savings Account of a Business
Proves Best Panic Insurance.
By HAROLD PARKS.

- ECAUSE failed to apply the same
VIZ common sense methods in the
conduct OF my business that had
~ without question adopted in my
private affairs, l went into the
hands Of a receiver during a financial panic
several years ago said a hardware dealer
who owns a fourishing business in one Of
the best little cities in Minnesota
When / was first married" he continued,
- wife and 1 decided that, although a little
more than a thousand dollars was the sum
total Of our cash resources. $500 OF 1t should
60 into an emergency fund. We knew that
we could use every cent OF it to advantage
in fitting out our modest little home: but
We knew too that we were not immune from
sickness, accident. or other uncomfortable
disaster and that the lack Of a reserve fund
at such a time might set Us into an embar-
RAISING predicament.
So We set aside the $500 in the local bank
and before we had been married year was
laid up with appendicitis and 500 Of that
money went for hospital bills. After got
back at work once more We scraped and
saved to bring the amount back 10 the $500
mark and kept it there.
1T has proved the ballast that has kept
our domestic ship riding easily over the
waves ever since 1t left port. No less than
a dozen times in the last twenty years we
have been obliged to throw bit Of the bal
last overheard to carry us through squall.
and as soon as we were safely docked again
we've laid in a new supply.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-15
Drunkard May Become Good Man

Less visible. but no less real is the de-
terioration Of mind and heart. Of which there
is a like Inconsistencies. And there seems
to be no possibility of an awakening on their
part to the real state of affairs because they
are not even dimly conscious that anything
is wrong.
Should a man be a drunkard, thief or
The Washington herald., 1913-06-15
Too Much Loafing and Dreaming.

TOO MUCH LOdHliR anu DIcdIlllnRs
was idle for two months. I could have
found a position sooner. but liked TO read
and loaf and dream. I have never been ex-
actly lazy. but I've never done more than
I've had to. That's another reason why I'm
a failure, ! guess. Then. too, I was bashful
and dlffident about applying for work. My
difidence caused me TO get several turn
downs.
Finally got a position I was given $40 a
month. little less than $40 week. 1t was
more than I had had before and felt am
bilious and successful. ! worked hard.
learned the business, .too At the end OF
three years l was getting $50 month.
Then got married. Rose was the prettiest
girl in the world then, to me. She still is.
II she lacked business ability and strength OF
The Washington herald., 1913-06-15
No Funds in Reserve.

Nothing uncommon or brilliant about
that, is there? In fact, know Of scores OF
couples who have done the same thing. But
here is the queer feature Of the thing-the
feature that put me through the bankruptcy
courts and caused all sorts Of troubles for
business acquaintance Of mine-not one man
in ten makes the same sort Of a common sense
provision in financing his businessventures.
II started into the hardware business with
a capital Of $500. Every cent OF this in
vested in stock and fixtures. In fact, l owed
in ADDITION about 5000. In other words.
had 5000 stock. The location and circum-
stances made It practically necessary to do
heavy credit business. so that after the bust
ness was well under way between 5000 and
5000 was continually invested in outstand-
ing accounts. They were good collectabls-
risks for the most part, but nevertheless tied
up capital.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-15

-HE first condition of conversion from
wrong ways to right-whether in moral.
religious, or merely practical matters
i has always been a consciousness Of
being wrong The renowned psycholo-
gist, Prof. William James. has summed UP
this state as that Of feeling a. consciously
wrong. inferior. and unhappy"
The moral and religious teachers Of all ages
have labored to set up codes which should
help a man to discover whether his heart and
life were right or wrong, superior or In
ferior, earnestly insisting on establishing
the right and putting down the wrong. yet
men have but haltingly accepted their de-
c!sions.
Perhaps the hating acceptance has been
partly due to the fact that with changing
modes of thought and with the advance OF
discoveries IN reference 10 what constitutes
mans truest welfare, these codes have had
20 be modified. The old decisions were true
for their day. but they represent but part OF
the truth Of today, and maybe the smallest
part.
To say this. however, is but to offer an ex-
cuse for q tardy humanity. Men who are
abreast Of the times know what is the highest
right and what is the objectionable wrong
of the age
Let US take one instance of one Of the forms
OF Inconsistencies on the part Of thousands.
OF one Of the highest rights OF today. It is
exhibited in the fact that in spite OF our pres
ent day knowledge Of physiology thousands
of men and women go on unconscIously de-
teriorating physically. with no feeling of dis
quiet because OF real deformity or wrong
Tess Of figure. or at any rate have nothing but
complaints for the unnecessary hindrances
The Washington herald., 1913-06-15

y EsTERDAY was my nfty-third BIRTH
q 81: {: 4 . ....- :. =, ..'.., :: :,
I'm not a writer. but I'm writing
this in the hope that II may help some man
who is a clerk at $50 month. but who Is 70
instead. of 50. It may help him so much that
he won't be clerk when he Is Is.
! don't even know how long will be able
to keep on getting SEQ. I'm not trained
professional man and I'm beginning to look
old. There are too many young men looking
for jobs. even SEQ ones TO make me feel Sc
cure. After I'm fired, what then? don't
know. don't even dare think. I'm failure
and know Y and know why. It's because
/ wasn't brave enough TO be anything else. l
believe that over half of the men who fail
do SO because they are towards I've watched
others fail. 1 believe know.
When was II started to work always
liked studying and books, but my father
died and was one Of four boys and we all
had to pitch in and help. At my first job
made 81 a week. gave s2ef it to my mother.
My carfare. lunches. clothing, and spending
money came out Of the other 81. But I
didn't mind poverty. 1 spent my evenings
reading and dreaming. i believe that IL /
had minded poverty and had dreamed less
il would have been letter for me. But even
then was a coward. Things were running
smoothly. I was afraid to try anything else.
kept my first job until was is. was
getting IS a week then. I was honest and
fairly capable. knew I wasn't progressing
fast. but It didn't worry me much. My
brothers each had had half a dozen jobs
They were getting more than was I was
the youngest. SO my folks didn't expect much
OF me. but didn't even do as well as they
expected / was steady, that was all.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1913-09-11
GAS PLANT
HAD TROUBLES

An accident in the producing plant
of The Bridgeton Gas Light Company
about noon yesterday, caused the man
agement to issue notice to all con-
sumers of the possibility of the gas
supply being exhausted
Happily this situation was averted
and temporary repairs were made be-
fore night so that the gas service was
not interrupted.
None of the employees were injured
when the accident occurred, and with
the efficiency of the trained organiza-
ton, they all worked to maintain the
service which the company has given
the City of Bridgeton, without a sim
gle moments interruption for a space
of over fifty years.
Every many ON the plant did the
work of two men until after the crises
was over at nine o'clock last evening,
and no further trouble is anticipated
during the week, and permanent re-
pairs are made on Sunday.
There were many telephone inquir-
les at the office following the state
ment in the papers yesterday of the
accident, and the office was kept open
all night to receive telephone calls.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1913-09-11
WHOLE NO. 334l
TOMATOES ARE
EVERYWHERE

Tomatoes. Tomatoes everywhere.
This is the greatt 1T week OF the crop,
and the farmers are rushing them ev-
erywhere. Hundreds of tons have
been earted in since Monday and many
more tons are coming. Every road
leading in the direction of canning
plant is carrying wagon loads of to-
matoes.
All about the canning plants scores
and hundreds of wagons loaded with
tomatoes were standing in the roads
waiting to be unloaded. Hundreds of
farmers teams were taken from the
wagons last night and the horses TAX
en- home.
All last night the farmers continued
to cart the tomatoes into Bridgeton,
and this morning the farmers were
continuing with the hauling.
The canning plants are working
night and day to take care of the pack
and the employees are making over
time in many hours.
There are no boats coming here for
tomatoes, and the canning plants can
not take care of them all. There will
be a good many tons of tomatoes left
upon the fields to rot
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1913-09-11
COUPLE SERENADED

Last night large party of the
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Hewitt,
recently married, serenaded the cou-
pie. The noise makers with every ap-
pliance that would produce greatest
noises, gathered in front of the Oak
street residence, and the troubles be-
gan. For a time the din was heard
nearly over the entire west side of the
city. The party were invited in the
house and happily entertained for the
evening.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1913-09-11
FREEHOlOERS
MEETING TO-DAY
Session at the Aims House
This Morning.
IMPORTANT MATTERS
Several Matters Will Be Presented
to the Attention of the County
Legislators.

The September meeting of the |
Board of Chosen Freehoiders con-
vened this morning shortly after 10
o'clock at the County Aims House
farm. Each year the Board meets in
one of the two important county in
stitutions at the September meeting.
Last year the Board met at the Coun-
ty Hospital for the Insane.
Most of the members of the Board
of Freeholders were at Bridgeton this
morning and were conveyed out to the
Aims House by team and automobile,
motor machines being in the majority.
Nearly all of the members were ac-
companied by their wives.
There are several matters of consid-
cradle Importance to be presented to
the Board. Arrangements must be
made to provide each of the wards and
townships with additional ballot boxes
to care for the Progressive party pri-
mary.
Mlilville will come before the Board
and ask to have the present Millville
bridge removed to another location
across the Maurice River and made a
permanent structure This will give
Millville second bridge which is
greatly needed, after the new bridge
| already contracted for, is erected
| across the river\at Main street.
There is likely to be some interest
ing developments concerning the road
situation in the county. and a big
batch Of bills will be presel1ed to the
Board for payment. s'
At noon Steward and Matron Berg
will entertain the members of the
Board and the ladies at dinner.
The meeting held at the Aims House
gives the members of the Board ample
opportunity to make personal inspec-
ton of the institution and the farm.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1913-09-11
.H|GH PRICES
FOR CONSUMER

The Philadelphia Ledger this morn
ing prints this very suggestive para
graph
Tomatoes sold at cents a basket to
the green grocer yesterday The con-
sumer pand 10 cents a quarter of
peck, or 70 cents a basket. These
prices represented two extremes yes
terday.
Last week tomatoes were offered to
Dock street dealers at 10 cents a bas-
ket The offer was declined. At the
store of John Detwiier & Coz, on Dock
street, farmer with 400 baskets
could find no buyer.
Tomatoes were delivered in Camden
yesterday at cents a basket of seven
quarter pecks. The wholesale price
was 25 cents.
With the grower getting nickel for
a basket of tomatoes, the consumer
paying 70 cents for the same basket,
and lunch houses charging 10 cents for
an order of tomatoes, it was admitted
among dealers that the producer did
not appear to be getting his share.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1913-09-11
II Cures While You Walk

Use Aliens Foot-Ease, the antisep-
tic powder to be shaken into the
shoes. 1t instantly taxed the sting
out of corns, itching fee, ingrowing
rails, and bunions. It's ths greatest
comfort discovery of the age. Aliens
Foot-Ease makes tight or new shoes
feel easy. Ladies' can wear shoes one
size smaller after using. 1t is a GER
tain relief for sweating, callous and
swollen, tender, aching feet. Try 1t
today. Sold everywhere, 25c. Trial
package FREE. Address. Allen 8.
Olmsted, lie Roy, N. 7. - 4w
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1913-09-11

At least one Bridgeton miss has
made up her mind that she is in de-
cidedly wrong with one of our promi-
nent professional men, all as the re-
suit of slight mistake in the mailing
of two neckties A black silk necktie
she purchased for the professional
man as little token of esteem, and
on the same day she@bought bright,
fashy red tie for young man en-
ployed in a Laurel street store. She
put the ties in separate boxes and
mailed them as she thought correctly
Night before last she received a call
from the young man for whom the red
tie was intended, and was shocked
when he arrived to find him wearing
the somber black article that had been
intended for the professional man.
With sinking heart she realized that
if the young man had received the
black tie, the dignity of the profess
siona1 man must have been shocked by
getting the other.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1913-09-11

Newark, Sept. 9.-Chief Justice
Gummere this morning granted an
order directing City Clerk Standeven
of Paterson, to place on the Progress
sive Roosevelt primary ballot the
name of Robert H. Fordyce, who is
opposing former Assemblyman James
G. Blauvelt for the mayoralty nomina-
ton.
Sept. the Republicans filed petit
ton with the proper number of sigma
lures, directing the City Clerk to place
Fordyce's name on the Republican pri-
mary ballot. The same day the fol-
lowers of Everett Colby filed petition
with the City Clerk asking that For
dyces name be placed on the Roose-
velt Progressive primary ticket. For
mer Assembiyman Blauvelt and his
friends, who are supporting Edmund
B. Osborne for the gubernatoriaa NOM
nation, filed protest with the City
Clerk against such procedure and the
City Clerk refused to place Fordyces
name on the Progressive BALLOT
The Republicans then applied for an
order directing the City Clerk to file
the name on the ballot and the argu-
ment was to have been heard yester-
day. City Clerk Standerver was not
present, so the case was adjourned
until this morning, when former Judge
William l. Lewis argued the matter
for the Republicans. Justice Gum
mere then granted the directing order.
Americans Accused of Being
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1913-09-11
AWARDED CONTRACT

The Church of the Immaculate Con-
ception have awarded the contract for
the electric lighting fixtures to be in
stalled in their new church and rec
tory to the Crescent Art Metal Co., of
this city.
The contract is large one, as it
includes the ecclesiastical metal work
to be used in the sanctuary.
The lighting fixtures were designed
especially for the church, embracing
the Gothic. style of architecture as
used throughout the buildings.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1913-09-11
Little Bits Of
human Interest
Oddities That Have Bee n
Picked That May Not be
of News Value Yet Are
Interesting.

A West Bridgeton man who likes to
thinks that he enjoys good reputa-
tion in the part of the community in
which he is known came near getting
in very wrong on a trolley car night
or two ago. Just before taking the
car he had purchased bottle of medi-
cine and had placed it in his hip pock-
ct without taking the trouble to have
the clerk in the drug store wrap il
up. AS he got on the car he bowed to
a woman who is known as something
of gossip in the part of Bridgeton
where she lives and took seat oppo-
site her. After few minutes he no
ticed that she was looking at him very
intently and it gave him an uncom-
Portable sensation that something was
wrong with his clothing. For some
time he could not find out what was
saw the bottle sticking out of his pock-
ct an inch or two. 1t was a case for
immediate action or blasted reputa-
tion. With studied indifference he
casually pulled the bottle from his
pocket and turned it around so the
woman could not fail to see the Label.
Passengers nearby were amused OBJ
servers of the incident and Bridge
ton man who is somewhat interested
in the study of facial expressions de-
clared that the womans countenance
betrayed mixture of suspicion that
the bottle contained something other
than the label announced and ldisap
pointment at being deprived of the
opportunity to circulate a choice bit
of scandal.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1913-09-11

That all peddlers who call at doors
of houses here selling their wares are
not so ignorant as some would think,
was learned by two Bridgeton women.
man appeared at the door of the
house in question and displayed his
wares. He evidently is an Italian
speaking man, thought the women.
One of the pieces of ware was offered
at certain price. Both of the women
were English speaking, but had a
working knowledge Of French. One
said to the other in French, Offer him
the same amount for two. 1t is a
good bargain" They continued to
talk in French while the man re-
mained quiet. After they had finished
their dialogue the salesman turned to
them and in faultless French told
them what they said in their conver-
satlon, The women were thunder
struck and could not understand. The
man then explained that he had trav-
elled since quite young and had been
nearly over the world and could talk
fiuently five different languages. When
asked why, with such assets, he holds
to peddling, the man said that con-
stantly wandering from place to place
appeals to him, and that he would not
feel satisfied with other work.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1913-09-11

The Republican gressional vic
tory in the Third district, Maine, Tues
day, has caused CONSERVATION with
both the Democratic and Progressive
managers. The Democratic candidate
had the personal endorsement of
President Wilson, and the administra-
tion sent Speaker Champ Clark, Sec
retary of State Bryan and Senator Oh
lie James in the District, to work for
the Democratic candidate.
The Progressives were none the less
active and had Garfield, Pinchot and
other big fellows of the Roosevelt
camp on the stump.
Despite all this campaigning, the
democrats lost all of the advantages
gained when Wilson ran for President,
and the Progressive party smashed to
pieces. The return figures show that
the Republicans gained 108 per cent
over last year, while the Progressive
party loss was a little more than 81
per cent Last year Roosevelt polled
12,52S votes in this Maine District
This year the Progressive vote dwin-
died down to few over 5000.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1913-09-11

Illegally circulated campaign liter
ature is now flooding the mails at
tacking former Governor E. c. Stokes.
The attack is an old one growing out
of the State School investigation, and
which at that time was wholly ex-
ploded. The pamphlet shows the des-
peration of the Fowler campaign.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1913-09-11
WANTS LIBERTY

Tony Barber is very tired of the jail
and wants to get out. He is sure that
if he gets out he will behave himself
and not get back again. If he does he
will not have to go back to the prison.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1913-09-11

other passengers, with the result that
the conductor finally noticed the cou-
pie and recalled that he had not col
lected fares from them. He proceeded
to make up for the omission at once,
to the chagrin of the woman and the
amusement of other passengers.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1913-09-11

3ust Politics
News, Comment Heard, Gossip
and Happenings of States
men and Politicians.
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The Fielder managers are somewhat
exercised with the apparent growing
sentiment for the Democratic candi-
date for Governor, Frank S. Katzen-
back 1t is undeniable that Katzen-
back has rapidly gained during the
past two weeks.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1913-09-11
CITY HALL QUIET

No business is transpiring at City
Hall, and Mayor Whitaker begins to
feel that he is mere figurehead as a
magistrate, but time will tell, and a
different story may develope later.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1913-09-11
FALL BOATING

Fall boating is now on. Last night
there were many canoes out on the
lake, the parties of young folks enjoy
ing the splendid September moon.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1913-09-11
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN. THAT the
~ account of the subscriber, Barton f.
Sharp. Executor of the estate of John NJ
9laspell. deceased win be audited and stated
by the Surrogate, and reported to the Or
phans' Court OF Cum mberland County for set
dement, on Friday, the third day of October
next. at the hour OF ten o'clock In the fore
noon.
Dated September 2. 1913.
BARTON F. SHARP,
Sow Executor.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1913-09-11

A small boys glee over the fact that
the conductor on the car in which he
and his mother were riding Monday
evening, overlooked their fares result
ed in the woman being placed in an
embarrassing position, and the boy be-
ing given lecture AS soon as the
conductor passed his mother after the
couple had seated themselves in the
car, the boy began to nudge his moth
er and giggle. The woman tried to
look innocent, but the youngster was
unable to conceal his delight. His
action soon attracted attention from