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The Washington herald., 1913-01-26
Stories That Live.

For the right sort Of exaltation men have
ever found in such parts Of the Bible as Deu-
teronomy, the song of Moses and the bless
ing of Moses. in the Psalms. in parts OF lisa iah
and Jeremiah, in New Testament songs. and
m Revelations, such upiht as is TO b. had
from 10 other literature.
For pure story We have the book Of Ruth
and the story OF the little Samuel and OF the
young David. especially that part where the
affection between himself and Jonathan, the
son of King Saul. is pictured. And the
Solomon story Of this great kings activities
as a builder and OF that visit to him of ths
queen Of Sheba, who upon seeing she won
ders. said, There Is no more spirit in me,
and again. - The half was not told me- What
material these have ftrnkhed for ths exer-
cising OF the mind of humanity!
The wonderful and picturesque details in
these stories make them as reei today and
as delightful as ever they we're
And there is that part OF the Bible which
scholars have believed ought to have been
excluded, the wisdom parts. and the Song
of Solomon Men may 30 TO these as they
90 to what used to be called "profane &"
literature. which formerly meant no more
than Il was not sacred. There are strange
ly .ntere sting things in Eoclestastss, and the
strangest thing Is that people VINO DO not
know the book will quote nom this part OF
the Bible and think that they are quoting
from the New Testame Mt. Ii certainly sounds
like Christian dcotsne 20 say. " Cast thy
bread upon the waters, for thou shalt f1nd
It after many days" But there does not
seem to be much that IS spiritual in the state
ment " For wisdom as a defense. even e.
money is a defense: but the exceliency Of
knowledge is that # pre.erveth the life of
him that hath It"
The Washington herald., 1913-01-26

ITERAT2JRE. art, lie, history. the-
ology. and even demonofoey, abound
| in biblical references or in biblical
- wisdom The Bible Is itself the great
est piece Of literature ever writ A.
.he greatest history and in II are the greatest
roenns and the most sublime conceptions OF
he world the imagination has ever con-
ce.vyG. As litenature IL has Influenced the
,iteratures Of all peoples who have accepted
it as their book.
rs history 10 not onlyr+he greatest history,
bu. since il has ever been believed to be
that Of first things its fhcts have been more
often repeated than any other historical
facts extant. To Adam and Eve there isper-
petua! reference. Recorded history was
hs rilv ever more scauty than this concern
ing them yet others besides Milton in his
great poem OF - PARADISE Lost have found
this story OF great service as a detail in justi-
fv;nC the ways OF God TO man.
In the every day life OF men in Christian
countries Bibe history is almost always the
first of histories, tine frst learned. the first
in influence.
Leaving TO one side all matters OF faith
although the subIimest work OF the Bible
has been that Of giving men the substance Of
,hings hoped for. and the evidence OF things
not sesn-and leaving aside all matters OF
theological history and d:spute-we may yet
affirm that the Bible hol6s an indispensable
Place N the history q humanity.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-26
One Man Gets a Good Salary
for Looking Good to Everybody.
By DONALD SCOTT.
By DONALD SCOTT.

T~HERE Is at least one man in Chicago
whose personality alone earns a good
living for him. He lives in a s4S
month fiat, has three children in school,
and the standard of his living is IN pro-
portion to the rent he pays His expenses
average about s1s5 month and his personal
ity pays the bills. This mans employer says
Of him:
pay him $50 week and gladly. thouzh
he does not sell goods nor buy goods. nor
superintend employees, nor do anything In a
direct way to increase sales and profit. or cut
down expenses But he does all these things
and more. indirectly. through the influence OF
his personality, both upon customers and en-
ployes.
This man Is seen by everybody that enters
this place of business. He Is our head usher
For ten years he, has stood at the main en-
trance down there-just to be seen That's
all we want him to do. He does not know our
business thoroughly. except the location Of
departments and Offices. but he knows most
Of our employees by eight. And all OF our en-
ployes know him and feel that he knows
them.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-26
Trade Comes Quickly:

The place I chose as my shop was the sec
ond story OF building which long had re-
mained vacant. In this way was able to get
the rent cheap. A small part of my money
was spent in banner announ Gin & my arrival
and my business. also some notices in the
town paper Then I waited for trade II
came quickly. Within a week / saw that my
business was going TO be a paying one and
that I could afford TO hire a helper The
helper Of the other shop was dissatisfied with
his wages. He came TO me and ASKED me
what I would offer. told him my price,
which was 50 more than that Of my oom-
petItor The man began work at once
For six months then my business con-
tinued | obtained the agency Of city tai-
loring shop and began to take orders for suits.
Never did I neglect a chance for edve ruslns,
and this did by every possible method 50
Ihad been economical OF every penny an6in
six months had saved 500. hooked around
for some other business could start on a
small capital. This 1 found m the motion
picture theater. For 500 bought machine
and for another hundred decorated the in
terror of an old store building, buying my,
seats on credit. Again worked for effective
ways to advertise and found them. drew
the trade to my picture-show. And, OF course,
1 used the machine studiousfy between pic
tures to exhibit advertising slides Of my busi-
ness.
In another two months. in which my clean
ing and dyeing shop had grown in size and
my picture show in proportion, received two
offers one from my competitor in the clean
ing trade and one from my competitor in
the motion picture business. took options
on both of them.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-26
Found Him Useful Everywhere.

He got the job In the six month. he
has been with the concern ne has been shift
ed from job to Job three times. They found
him useful everywhere. They have now in
trusted him with a pretty big Job. He is get
ting some big business for them In this city
Yes. he is even cutting IN on our trade right
here"
And are you going 10 let him do n?'' the
manager asked. 'W Why not get him to re-
sign by telegraph and come TO work for Us
here? We need him
No. that won't do the president said
I want to give him all opportunities 70
assert himself : Gilbert Peck Thurston. He
Is not yet ready TO come back. I will give
him another year and a half with that eastern
concern Let him cut in on our business here
as hard as he can. All the business he is
now taking away from US will be returned 10
US many times when he comes back"
The Washington herald., 1913-01-26
Boy Himself Wanted Tryout.

e He was frank. He told me he did not
know. He was doing mis- work honestly. He
was interested in II. Stin there may have
been fsvors shown him. He. too ne con-
fessed. would welcome an opportunity TO try
himself out.
1t was determined right then and ther.
that he should get this opportunity. He was
to quit work. gather what knowledge he
could about concerns similar to our own In
other cities. and then go down and see
what he could do there. not s the nephew Of
the president. but as an ordinary man look
ing for Job. He took the few hundred
dollars he laid by and went east
He did not seek out my friends there
He did not see any one that knew him. In
stead he rented a hall bedroom and BEGAN
to look for Job
He told the manager Of one concern
what his experience was and what position
he held with our concern He gave my name
as reference. but rsfrsIned from saving he
was related 10 me. The firm wrote me a
letter asking particulars replied giving
him reference ike I would to any other
worthy young man.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-26
Read Your Bible to Know How
World Has Made Best of Itself.
By c. S. MADDOCKS.

so svtl that when Nathan tells him . story
OF a great wrong done his anger = kindled
as,aInst the evil doer and he declares that
such an one is worthy OF death. And then
we have that man Nathan daring to say
Thou art the man.
But IL We turn hack TO Genesis We shall
find such a story as that concerning jacob
full Of instruction regarding right behavior
although the great law g1ver Moses has not
yet come. The old Jacob, the victim OF the
evil conduct Of his sons, who w!oke65y de-
prfved him Of his youngest and best be-
loved is compelled to say, Te shall bring
down my gray hairs with sorrow to the
grave" And again to IFS son Reuben he
saws. thou are as unstable as water, thou
shalt not have the excellency." Has ever
man 50 unsta Bile ever received any eEcellency
other than that he may have inherited?
Thus unstable even the exceIienciss Of in
heritance become but a snare to mans
feet.
When we come to the New Testament re
have both modernized versions Of ancient
laws and additions to suit the times add
tions. as It las proved. 10 quit the times from
then TIL now Not only the teachings Of the
four gospels. but straight along through
Acts and the splstles although We have much
theoIogy-Rnmans especially being hardly
anything else than a theological essay-vs
have a multitude OF practical maxims given
as guides to conduct.
Suppose We choose almost AT random
We will likely find a text IN which thou
ands OF religious teachers have found in
spiEation when they desired to teach 9 ser
mon on behavior. Take one from Acts. "
man should not think more highly OF himself
than he ought to think" What sermonS,
what essays what practical talks. have
been based upon these words. which are so
consSnant with mans every day wisdom and
with part Of that great Corinthian chap
ter in which the word once tTansla ted faith
Is now translated love Love vaunteth not
iisef. is not puffed up
The Washington herald., 1913-01-26
RiehtRoad Hardest to Travel.

We.do no; need, perhaps, to interpret the
~ra;errlrnt IN Genesis viii. 81. in the same
~.-nse that the ancient theOIog1aRs have in
tarpretec It. that the imagination Of mans
r. sart Is evil from his youth" but It is the
<tSmony Of humanity that for most people
is easter 10 co wrong than right; that the
wruag rath is wide. but that the right path is
l,arpw; theway that leads towards the best
rairgr s the harder way. at least until its
-reat rs~ar6sa-e understood.
Right conduct = hem med in. II Is the result
Of all sorts of discipline. discipline which
the majority Of humanity fn6 exceedingly
irkso1ne. and submit themselves TO but unwiu-
rsly. II at ali.
No pictures of rewards can influence them
lr:sss they are forced TO taste the Joys OF
-rsht effort. The sermon on this theme is an
endless one. The pitiful thing about thos=
v.o will not submit themselves To discipline
IS that ttspv never can remotely guess what
wonderful things there are TO be gained
rh~ruEh Il.
The,unhappy results OF many sorts Of wrong
doing sre pictured in the Bible, especially IN
Cicnesis but no book is perhaps without er-
ample~ or some statement concerning the ie
sues Of NTong doing even ill We come to the
putting down Of the old dragon. Adam ana
Eve CSt par6d1Se, Moses coni0 Eo1 enter tne
promised land. Sodom and Gomorrah were
destroyed David lost his beloved son Ahsa-
.om. and this handsome youth-we are told
that no one was e so much priced for beauty
los; his life because OF the proudness Of his
heart and his revolt gainst his father.
And here we may note one Of those striking
IL beautiful passages, as well as situation
witch has inspired much loved poem 1t Is
that Of David sitting over the gate in the
watch tower waiting for news of this beloved
sons fate When the messenger, the Cushite.
comes he does not say TO David that Absaiom
is dead. perhaps because the king mighthave
struck down the bringer OF bad news, as kings
Of olden times were wont TO do. but he gives
that answer. the most famous OF the sort ever
given: The enemies OF my lord the king.
and all that rise up against thee, be as that
young man is.
Jacob Victim of Evil Conduct.
The conduct Of King David himself, beau
tful as'his youth was. was noto1iousiy evil.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-26
Little Capital Needed.

How much does II cost TO start a business
Of this kindT" asked. The tailor smiled
We'll he answered. its the one busl-
ness IN the world where you don't have 10
possess much capital-that is. IL you start
in the right way. I didn't start as a tailor
l DIDN'T have money enough Irertsd in the
cleaning and dyeing business. and almott
any person who has q knowledge of that sorr
OF work can begin on S25. H he has enough
courage. II ! We're a young fellow again
ia do what shoaid have done In the frs.
place-go out to a small town and start my
place Then. II tfIfnss go bad At first, the
expenses will be light and your living light
er You ca live ln your shop, you know.
The plan had hi; me. How Long would il
take m. - learn the trade I asked
That is. the cleaning and dye!ng business
and enough Of the tailoring business to tax
orders for suits and DO rspairing?"
We'll" he said. you look like a pretty
smart young feEoH; think could teach you
A good deal in about three months"
win you do it? d" l asked I'll work for
you for nothing until you believe that am
worth something TO you. Then you can est
tire salary am to earn
He agreed and I began work that day II
was a month before I was earning anything
and then the pay wes not as large as Il had
been in my former position. but when tn.
end of my schooling came had bought sbou.
all the equipment l would need for the ciean-
ing and dyeing shop and had s25 left over
IN the meantime had been keeping my eyes
open and found a town within about eighty
miles Of the city which possessed only one
shop and that a poor one I made up my
mind to locate there
The Washington herald., 1913-01-26
Ea@N Aroong with Hand or Bran ME3&-A1
Fires Nephew to Test Ability;
Boy Rises on Own Resources.
Rv ANDREW r ERDMAN
By ANDREW B. ERDMAN.

MIN at the bottom. like all beginners. 1
wanted him to learn the business thoroughly.
But he advanced rapidly. II seemed 10 me
al times as if he had advanced too RAPIDLY
l was beginning to have my suspicious that
he was being pushed upward because he was
a nephew Of mine
:" I knew. OF course. that he was an able
boy. But still could not believe he would
have advanced SO rapidly IL he were not
known to the various heads OF departments.
did not want to interfere with what the
various department heads were doing. But
still l wanted 10 test Gilbert That was
why decided to fire him.
called him and told him exactly what
l was Just telling you. l confided to him my
fears that he was being puzzled ahead lees
for his work than for his name. / asked him
what he thought was the reason for1is rapid
advance Did ne believe that 1t was bis sheer
ability?
The Washington herald., 1913-01-26

Yet We do not care whether he knows
them nor many Of our customers, so long as
he just lets every one that comes into this
establishment see him That's all we ask IN
return for the IS or So day we pay him
and he earns his money. for his influence in
giving this store the fine character and cor
dial atmosphere It should have is wonderful
There's another man in this business who
knows the operating end of the store IN every
detail. yet he does not draw as much salary
as this usher His personality goes against
the grain Of everybody. That is the reason
he Il not right now general manager OF the
business with salary ten times asb bAg a. the
one he draws.
This man does not believe that sentiment
and personality have any place IN bustnesa
He Is a pessImlst with respect to/ths vaioe Of
everything except knowledge. and he is down
on me and on the Arm because be thinks We
keep him down. He's wrong. It's his psssoo.
aiky that keeps him Gown. He kuows wnas
and how to do things but he can't tell nnp
get others to DO etssm- He oane hantsSs en-.
ployes. HIS personality asadens ,his- -tnsS.
snce.' D..
The Washington herald., 1913-01-26

I'LL Junior clerk entered his private
Office, do you ever think of any
suggestions or ideas for the bet
-e-ment Of The businessT'
Once in a while" the Junior clerk re-
piled
Got any nowr'
The JUNIOR clerk took a small notebook
from his pocket and began TO turn the pages.
Now and then he would stop to ruminate
moment, then go on.
About the best thing I car offer is this"
he said at last e Our lobby downstairs is zoo
small We do a business that brings a lot
Of people from the country who know moth
ing about the working Of the store and how
70 get 20 the various departments. They
stand around and get IN each others way
and often become embarrassed and leave the
place without even looking around and Civ
ing an order Now whnt we should have
would be a set of guides something on the
order of beifboys IN a hotel. who would take
these people % the dsparEmenss TO which
they desire to go. When q man comes here
to buy he usually expects TO buy enough for
Us to afnnrd spending a little money on him,
and I think the guides would more than pay
for themselves
The boss jo.ted down the notation on a
piece OF paper.
Anything efse?'' he asked,
The Washington herald., 1913-01-26
Money Cleaning Hats.

II was about this time that an itinerant
hat cleaner and blocker opened my eyes TO a
new enterprise. He came to my shop one
day with an offer of one-fourth OF the pro-
ceeds If he be allowed space in which to do
his work. / accepted his offer. Then. after
two DAYS. in which had seen the amount of
work that he had stirred up in the little town.
/ began to change my plans,
Look here" said: " I DIDN'T know there
The Washington herald., 1913-01-26
In Love and Out Of a Job, He
Makes Fortune in Three Years.
By COURTNEY R. COOPER.

HIS 70 the story OF how started with SIS
and made so 600 in three years. And.
considering the fact that am now only
~. 1 am rather proud Of the fact. Ny
business future is assured.
In my early twenties | had done exactly
what many another young fellow Goes,
armed a fair SALARY and spent n the minute
! got n l had no thought for the future:
I figured that vo-Id always have JOB and
that would always be IN a position 90 earn
enough money 10 keep me. Then two things
happened. fell in love and about the same
time lost my position whore was oserEing
In a small wholesale grocery concern. Those
TWO occurrences were about the luckiest
things that ever happened to me, for then
/ began 10 think.
chanced to wander into a small tailoring
establishment where got to talking with the
owner.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-26
Old Ben Franklin Valued Time;
He Made Customer Pay for 1t.
Bx WM BOTHO MAYER.

for rhis book, sir?" asked the customer lei
surely.
"One dollar and quarter was the terse
reply.
''one dollar and quarter? Why, your
clerk asked me only q dollar just now
True" said Franklin. and could bet
ter afford to take a dollar than leave my
work
without another word the crestfailen pur-
chaser laid the amount on the counter and
left the store.
He had learned not only that he who squan
ders his own time Is foolish. but he who
wastes the time OF others is a thief
The Washington herald., 1913-01-26

Feared Pull Helped Advance.

The presidents face ives radiant al these
words
II suppose, Blaine" he said in a conf
Genital tone, you have been wondering why
Gilbert left the place in a hun Wet / fired
him Not because he did anything 70 deserve
being fred. o. no. i fired firn Just because
7 wanted to be sure OF him.
You see, Gilbert IS tire only son OF my
dead brother. I love him as do my own
children. When put him to work here pu:
The Washington herald., 1913-01-26

=: :: E : : :: :: :: =: !; !; :; {: :: ::
Gerstood the value of time, but put
price upon it that made others appreciate lte
worth.
A man came in one day and picked out q
book that he wished to purchase. The price
that the clerk asked was not satisfactory
He insisted on seeing the proprietor.
Mr. Franklin hurried from the rear Of
the store at the clerks summons
What Is the lowest price you can ralce
The Washington herald., 1913-01-26

Of one of the largest whole
sale houses In the country pushed a
button. and an once boy stood Al his
side.
Tell Mr. Blaine to send Gilbert up
TO the ONCE"
Blaine was the manager OF the concern. Gil
bert was a nephew OF the president who was
installed in a pretty good position in the same
concern.
few minutes later Gilbert. or Gilbert Peck
Thurron, as his fun name was entered his
uncle's officeI What passed behind the closed
doors nobody knew But the next day the
presidents nephew did not come to work. A
couple Of weeks later rumor reached the Of
fee where Gilbert Peck Thurston used to
work that the popular nephew Of the presi-
dent was now in an Eastern city iooirns for a
Job.
There wasmuch speculation among the for
mer associates OF Thurston Just what he did
TO bring this exile upon him. All sorts
Of rlmors OF a break between himself and
the old man were in the air for a time. and
then they died away and the incident was for
rotten
The Washington herald., 1913-01-26
On Lookout for Helps to Firm;
Boss Shows Him How 1t PAYS.
r., p = rOIIpTNEV
By R. c. COURTNEY.

- ARRIS." said the boss as ths
Junior clerk entered his private
ofice, &" do yor ever think of any
suggestions or ideas for the bet
The Washington herald., 1913-01-26
Got Fine Job Ali by Himself.


rwas revived again SIX months later when
Thurston dashed into the ONCE Just before
noon one day and made straight for the
presidents private once. A few minutes
later the president and his nephew went out
arm In arm to lunch. The president returned
TO his office at the usual hour beaming with
happiness.
Some mInutes later Blaine. the manager.
came In with . buSiness matter. The pr,st-
dent disposed Of the matter IN short order.
and as the renager was about 20 ieers he
csiied him back
Seen Gilbert? he asked
"1 saw him dash through the once" the
manager answered. He looks fine"
Yes" said the president. the boy IS
holding down a fine JOB IN the east. Got +,
all by himself. TOO. No pull OF any kind
Simply on his own merits He is making a
business trip for the ho1se now and viii be
IN aEsir late this afternoon"
We are mjseing him GROUND the place. -
the manager ventured II was the first time
he had spoken about the nephew to the presi-
dent. He was a discreet man.
Yoa say YOU miss Gilbert about the
plsce7" the president asked.
Yes we do" the manager answered. Not
merely his genial personality. hut his busi-
ness ideas. I should think he would be
worth ss much to US as he Is to the eastern
concern"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-11-03
THREE KILLINGS IN "a
HOURS IN SEMINOLE co.

Wewoka, 0kla., Ncy. 3.-Three kill
ings within the past twenty-four hours
was the record OF Seminole county
Sunday night. The dead are Deputy
Sheriff John Dennis, Peter Carolina.
a negro, and an unidentified negro.
Dennis was killed while attempting TO
arrest John Cudjo, negro murderer,
south Of Wewoka Saturday Carolira
was killed by a member Of the posse
seeking Dennis slayer, and the uniden-
titled negro was Killed in the northern
part Of the county by Charles Battle,
negro
Posses OF citizens assisting officers
with bloodhounds are securing the Lit
tie river district In Seminole county in
hunt for the negro, Cudjo, who shot
and fatally wounded Deputy Sheriff
Dennis. The trail has lead the pusu-
ers into the bottoms OF Little river.
where the hounds secured from the
state penitentiary OF McAlester, are
having trouble in keeping to the muir
derer's tracks.
John Cudjo, who has been fugitive
from justice ever since murder was
committed In Mcintosh county one
year ago. was located at his home
south of Wewoka Saturday. Deputy
Sheriff John Dennis, in company with
Deputy Sheriffs Haryill and Brinsford,
sought to arrest him.
As the officers approached the Cud-
10 house they saw the fugitive stand
ing on the porch. Dennis stepped up
to tell him he was under arrest. As
he spoke Cudjo opened fire with As
calibre revolver The heavy bullet
struck Dennis in the left hip, pentrat-
ed the left leg and entered the right.
The femoral artery in each leg was
severed and Dennis fell to the ground.
He died an hour later from the loss
of blood.