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principles with advance agents to exploit their theories
of salvation. Old fogies, gloatlng on the past and
forgotten glOrcs of their times, affect to depore the
COmnerCaSm Of this generations; but 1t always existed
Now what is the rock upon which successful promo
ton is founded? The ability to command the services
of men whose names stand for something In England
every mining scheme organized to gather IN the money
of the middle classes has at least haltdOZen EarlS,
Dukes, and Honorables on the board-nere dummies
who stand for the social responsibility of the enterprise
Naturally with their system, the Brlt1Shers
less snobs and toadles ihackeray IN satrzing this
very trait, ends by humby conessng it, and openly
proclams his high ambition to walk down Plccad1ly
with a noble Duke.
Personal acquaintance with the successful, whether
by their efforts favOrltes of fortune has its
value 1t is an asset and negotiable one, gilt edged
Even Charles oy in of his arCes made that point
when he has his gentleman of sporting ocvltes eager
every moment shake hands with brOken-dOWn prize
fighter because that had grasped the paw of
John l. Sullivan who was then King of the Ring. And
put this constantly into practice in this country, and
ALWAYS rushing to shake the hand OF him who shook
the hand of Sullivan.
If cannot be with the great Contented with
the near-great. We have neither Dukes nor Lords
our only peerage is the Social Drectorv-and we much
frequently in plain business transactions, are
influenced by mans name appearing in that volume,
with his long list OF clubs following it, than if it
Bradstreet Duns coupled with excellent financial
report
A man who knows an Aston a Vanderbilt,
though the friendship is simply confined to speaking
one at his club being included in the list of those
vited to these munillionaires' entertainments, has
already advantage that be made marketable.
And the social relation plays great part IN all business
negotiations. man who wishes to put proposition
before engineer deal will ask you to luncheon
perhaps at his downtown club perhaps at the the
avenue or at restaurant. We make biggest tnan
C1al moves IN that way.
y comes in, and what scope there is for him. The
rewards of business have been defined money friends
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-15

not as vet given satisfactory definition OF a social
promoter. However, without telling my HE story,
cannot find any better way of illustration than by
lating the circumstances by which | became a social
promoter and also details of my first essay.
CAME Of good stock. My people on both sdes are
not without Just share II family pride. NJ
cestors greatly distinguished; but an ng them
lawyers and clergyer the better class OF farmers
respectable and respected merchants There of
my forebears who fought in the Revolution, and there
another whose history little more obscure but
whose name appears that long pas niger list
of the Mayhower.
The boys have always gone to colege,-so.ne in the
East and Others to reshwaer and local in buttons
and few to Princeton and to Yale and to Harvard
My particular branch grew up with the all Mid
die West city in which among the hrs settlers
My great randfather Flooding lawyeI. and he
married daughter of one of the local cergynl, n.
My father became comfortably well off by prudent
investments in real estate and railroad stocks, and
he was president of the largest bank in the place.
vestryman in his church. officer in the local hub and
a stakeholder in the great trunk railroad, spur OF
which passes through town. We lived IL a com
Portable modern house the principal residen street.
and had carriage and horses
My mother and sisters went to Florida occasionally,
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terms with the no
billty.
Well, YOU have a
penchant for this. that,
or the other. Perhaps
it is music, perhaps art,
perhaps scrlbbling; but
mine has always been
for social recognition,
and having attained 1t
| was quite willing to
lead the less fortunate
out of the wilderness
and into the promised
land-for a Considera-
ton.
Perhaps l have not
made my meaning
clear. Perhaps | have
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work at some personal sacrifice. buried myself for
year a Western city, tutoring my charges, and
then | went with them to Washington And | after
ward engineered their brilliant social campaigns
irving finally at London, Newport, and New York.
My salary secretary handsome one, and L
had also the benefit of tips Tor the stock mar
ket, which naturally | not slow to take. ard
McAlster has said in his book that he refused several
excellent bits of financial advice given him by the late
Commodore Vanderbilt. have always considered such
information as an act of friendship and appreciation, and
that it would be ungraeful in me if did not turn
it to good account.
Possibly YOU may have also heard of my first
in the primary elements of my career,-that OF making
marriage for OF my friends which OF inter-
national Importance. 1t secured for parsonage no
less than Duke beautiful, charming, and wealthy
American bride, and to a worthy family OF my COM
patriots stronghold the ranks OF the European
arstocracy. will tell something little later about
this, and also in the of my "reminiscences give
other instances where | made good
When it is quietly mooted about that you have been
successful will find that YOU will not have to seek
Your clients. They will come to you. Sometimes how
ever, you will only advisory capacity. 1t IS
needless to say that YOU cannot demand outright
honorarum- believe that is what ought to call it
but there ways in which you can have it forthcoming
There is no doubt that like poet, was born for the
work. In Cultivating the gentle art of making friends,
have thrown them after had used them as
stepping stones and have had enough discernment to
keep myself clear of the detrimental element.
DERHAPS some NAV say that ALWAYS snob.
have had from earliest recollection the highest
possible regard for persons OF position can remember
far back when was but a little more than an infant.
when passing summer IN England, beng
much impressed by the fact that certain Lady Audley
mot she of the "sccret" fane) called on my mother.
When servants in the room would never fail to
bring remark by which could utter that august
NAME and give evidence that really visiting
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cotillions, To get free meal
tickets, to play the agreeable on
every occasion, and to fatten on
the crumbs of hospitality.
The social promoter, accord
ing to this view, is a tame cat in
a menace d frOis, useful person
to- fetch and carry for a woman
of fashion, who likes to have
such a harmless retainer in her
train; or Bunthorne, followed
bv an admiring crowd OF silly,
languishing females; or again a
designing young fellow, with lit
tie brains and much pedigree
and no money, who is willing to
help the new rich by introducing
them to his society friends in
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and IN the autumn theTr Was a
shopping trip to either Chicago or
New York. Once in awhile we went
abroad.
So much for family history and
environment which had its in
f1uence upon me. In England |
should have been ticketed As upper
middle class. My father was a
keen enough business man % realize
the vast Importance OF influential
friendships, and he began my train
ing in this line early
When | was fourteen | was sent
to one of the best known boarding
schools in New England, where he
had been a pupil and where my
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influence, and happiness. 1t has
been my part to supply friends and
influence, and the rest has followed.
And l have done so by helping
people to break into society, to take
them in hand and engineer them.
How / promoted a powerful po-
litical boss and his family from the
Far West is matter of national
history. 1t would take me pages to
tell this in detail, and | should have
to be most careful, because it would
be impossible for me to mention
names and circumstances. 1t would
not be fair to me or to them. But
| can say that | was suggested by
a power in Washington as suitable
Secretary, and that 7 undertook the
The Glenwood post., 1913-06-28
WORKING rm PRI1

this world which regarded by most people
the original mark the NO paper
small immune from those who
seeking free publicity and the methods adopted by to secure
alleged public entertainment show fires
dope the Stories that purely adve
mail with this line at the Released for immediate
publication Oeha of the mail reaching the desk OF the average
composed notices which asked to be inserted free
from its advertising No
demands free goode
free bolt of muslin clothing and
free suit Of clothes Why then should they ask
them free when the object of the pubca
of their story their cash revenuei
Editorial association finding this demand has be
general aspted Inc
this advertising matter
h working the will find
be worked longer and they wish publication Of their ad
natter they viii have for it 1t is to be hoped that
Gvy the will adhere closely the resolutions
aocaoa for By doing much goed win result and the
nrpsn IN secure lat which justy bsapass - tAsa
The Glenwood post., 1913-06-28
4 UIA UYoGH

vyIE have become thoroughly dgused patience
w with hot Of commercial organizations and individuals
over this state who have been exceedingly busy ponng
dos representatives who Washington osenAby
Of the people Of Colorado but in reality do bidding
Wilson against voting for free WOOL they
the time might have known that in the
would disregard the interests Of the people
carry out the political program of Mr. Wilson.
that Mr. Wilson a platform
did not demand free rade matters that Mr. Wilson during the
campaign assured would nothing
fear from him. matters not that the free trade policies Of Wilson
would cripple industry which Colorado interested and
the beet of matters that minority
vote which elected Wilson with less than received VIXEN
he defeated that the
ing Colorado through split
republican and by minority Of these things
ter at ALL The real thing and the thing that these
think about The fact that they and they
they please regard legislation that will affect their con
ents rather they intend to do Mr. Wilson
Mans them do without
of their and Of time and effort
of Colombo petition th.e five important
in Warrington to do or not to do anything.
Tel with the people We're and propose to do
please rather eases Mr. Wilson who trcked the people into
electing him and he is big boss"
to the people Of Colorado would
time ponng fellows do what they know before
determined do Get of the Mr. Voter
aside while drunken with questionable
power they pull down the pillars that uphold in
dustries and crush themselves beneath the ruins.
stop this petition will do good what
ever avail against who
of potage and have delivered the
goods
The Glenwood post., 1913-06-28
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TWO REAL. MEN

VXIHE punster in the land may have his little joke about
w Rooevelts glass Of milk and Bryan those
stand before the nation before the whole world striking
examples of obriety Don't forget @ what they make
themselves Just brilliant Aese
themselves and became mental moral and physical wrecks before
reaching their Goth with temptation than VIM J. and
theodore they the mixers of
all time They have hobnobbed royalty rubbed elbows
the oes than who lived and when
Of them declares under inside
for than twenty and refuses change the
abstenious habits of lifetime ls Of custom It's
tie fed fellow who squandeas his g the bar up
up an teek notiee-Psei5e Woodmsn s &
The Glenwood post., 1913-06-28
THE VALUE OF cHARAcrKR

THE desires call the attention its readers to an article
appearing elsewhere in this and headed About Charac-
printed the hope that it may be OF 7au; to
young have been by the al
notion that about the only thing worth
striving may surprise you know how young men,
starting journey of life deceive themselves with the
thought money thing worth striving for 1t
how there who in talking 1t over
valuable that it really worth
showdown with them between
and wealth, character is given back seat
Recently asked by of the leading bonding
the United States
suggeon the character and reliability
young seeking the to responsible posi-
ton although young owned roof that
not small taxpayer we
were pleased excen endorsement for the
seeking And whyi Simply because know he
he will be called to do and Of far
because know he honest Because
he possesses CHARACTER which far greater possession than
might feed in few nights Of
senseless dissipation.
the only endorse this young in the
did the knowing him to be the
knowing him that which money cannot buy
CHARACTER
The Glenwood post., 1913-06-28
IN uuUooD UDoUe

HE verdict of guilty Of the frs4 degree which
pronounced r. Hsswood in Deavr viii be gratifying
al those Who eisvs that justice hosd prevail regard
frend&
There only assss for the Aesds this
The shooting admitted ~ tie Heawood
claimed that he fired vos killed
ond shot killed Copeland vAss did vaa
of the desrins vher the aso4ig Of Copeland
which he trial. vif and prensstsd rs jury found
that this and that The Ps of scct sfefeass
both unfounled
The taking of human life serious especially
nothing involved thaa tAs snimostis o quarrel
ing PromiseuoHs play be stopped para-
ary when in this led the killing
manning another The gun pocket looking
for trouble and when he finds it he take
Colorado Springs Telegraph
The Glenwood post., 1913-06-28

lNF THE THREE congressman supposedly rem
resenng Colorado at Washington only Shafrot
the stick President for his state and
1.-THE great beet industry Of this
which Wilson upon the peon
Shafrh cannot quite forget his republican and teach
ngs and he knows wsI hat the
Colorado free trade will do will be at C,o
rado prosperity which the could But neyrhele
I've predict that when down the president
will have John in his pile where he the
right for our FOXY az =.
make the bluff when he knew would accomplish anythins ..
he win feel tie Lash yet it and win s
ass Hns I'd gesd little bog foa tAis time -
The Glenwood post., 1913-06-28
I'M WEBB Law

to have been joker in the Webb Law forddns
interstate shipments of liquor into dry states the OF
which by the last secured only after bitter fight and
attended by the frank admission of who voted for that
they did so believing would be held constitutional the
In instructions federal district attorneys throughout the
country Attorney General McRenods states that the law not
criminal and violation Of federal
The law merely prohibits traffic. says and
no penalty for nfractions.
This however does the law worthless
ply that the does through it, take shoulders
the burden of enforcing the laws of individual against the
liquor traffic. 1t does interstate shipments into states where
the importation of liquor hostile lava aids
having prohibition laws enforce them dpvng shipper
privileges they might claim ground Of engaging interstate
This leaves the solution Of the liquor question in the
hands the but the obstruction the local enforce
ment Of prohibition laws heretofore existing
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The Glenwood post., 1913-06-28

DNA Feber recently fine story for the Saturday Even
Post about bad who wanted be good The bad
widowed and with babe support had sold herself
starvation and didn't have the chance egaze the traffic
with marriage license But aeward she revoed the
and tried to live clean f but the good would let hel
They nubbed her and sconed her and tried driven
from the by law and they continued their little
until finally they broke her spirit she back
badness. "tNr
The stopped there night have the Denver
Express might have told Of the terrible revenge which
took those who wouldn't
For terrible which the sconed srhood is taking
the society which might have told of diseased
daughters nvaded for life children foedoomed blindness
steady pumping Of the veins of the causing fully
half its Sickness suffering and death Instead Of citing
statistics it might have brought them home in biting human expe
to the good little newly married door,
supdy selfish in her seemingly secured happiness the
cruees of the unco gd who stoned the Msgdne back
SINS
didn of because limits which family maga
dare not and ase because reader with the gift
OF didn't need have the inevitable
Who explain why GOOD WOMEN that wayi
~ n
The Glenwood post., 1913-06-28
1R NTEcr a. nauGKMa

tsNIO alcoholic person. Lambert testified Mar
quette coud rallied Colonel Roosevelt did from th<
wound Milwaukee, He alcoholic
would have BEEN Had he been drinking his system would
have shown it,
DR. N Rixey. former 0nera U. N in his tess
told Of the horseback F which Colonel Roosevelt
took would be extremely at who used alcohol he
said, could take nch violent exercise.
Dr. Bevan of Chicago in attendance the case add
led his opinion that the colonel resisting marked ev
dence of his abstemious life 4sea
This medical testimony typical Of what doctors uni
vers found habtua liquor
the body The who drinker isn't
physically which that he the mark mentally In
this Of competition drinker
City STAR.
The Glenwood post., 1913-06-28

nONT SIGN PETITIONS put your to
petitions ndiscriminatey people doing The editors
Colorado through their association have against
editors who declared people who don't them
selfish while others who far dub them grae
record against the habit people sign
almost petition them people
declare that the editors having people sign all
the petitions possible That might be money only
We have had that old lie
that fool species Of reform the initiative
foie the people Of Colorado The people OVERRIDING this
petition signing fad and making ridiculous ywAls;
the editors naturally want pay for the pubcatsa a~se
these TIE people demand them have ths
people buggy this Question 80 ""t -
""s@s f' ''t6-t, ;'ar1
Iron ALL OVER the country the Post good
Strawberry festival and the freely made and
then repeated by ouoftown people that positively bs
celebration they have attended this country knows
that the committee worked hard Of tho
occasion and glad that the efforts which
they forth have been the other hand
that they for Genwood committee unud
praise from all dA Especially compliment the good
ladies the committee who neglected their and
submerged their the day one
worthy to be remembered by visitors guests They succeed
ed above their expectations been
highly compmented all sides they feel sacrifice wa.
justified by the in pleasure in whose behalf
they SO willingly labored
The Glenwood post., 1913-06-28

IT Is NO REFLECTION the having Strawberry day
charge mistakes made
this which should be and will be corrected before tho
time for holding the annual festival provided the
committee goody portion Of the committee retained
that the overghs Of 1918 be impressed the
commite to the end that these whether SMALL
not be repeated in 1914 The Post thoroughly favor Of
having Ole Thorson faithful
assisted him the work this retained for seasons
believe this will much toward the Of years
festival There matters think of that chairman
assisted by excellent committee think of
everything the first This criticism
mttee who have declared the festival they thought
features that would have improved the program Our visitors
clare that they do could
the ambitious members Of the they can
where improvements et
them show
The Glenwood post., 1913-06-28
- 4 mu1sAx laAH vuvs n

GENERAL C. H1-isy pro-insnt merchant Of Boy CIV.
~ Mich, has tes President wisns Prstsstiss sse
sugar which dssare destroy Nhe.a bset
eult.r. and rove apprsxay annually fs trss
chanasis 4 ths He writes:
TAe proposed lssaiss tie free lit viii sa
y epp ahsolstly a. tie beet is.s
y Mieheaa te Nppi river and
may a.o soasy affect hs prosa Of Colombo and other wet
sts ean that ths eoarary the spirit and the den
platform proposed tariff onlyCAsy
enne TibunA
The Glenwood post., 1913-06-28

vXIE HAVE RECENTLY been made Of in court
w wherein . who commit crime to be
hed for the which he puosy sets to commit but
for another which he did commit incident to the first
At first blush it like pretty good defense for Henwood to
plead that he did purpoy kill Copeland for whose murder he
tried and convicted that he had malice his heart sg
Copeland and that Copeland dead only because Of accident
the fact that he the bullet which Henwood aimed
Won Phu This species sohsty appeal to bat to "
does not hold The apparent fact that Henwood
did Copeland did intend kill him blot
the fact that Copeland killed while Hnwood doing his
best wOth aorethough seeking to
kill and at the time that he did kill Tony Won Phu Whatever
intentions might have been towards Copeland the latter just
dead though Henwood had aimed his him and fired with
the malicious intent of killing him When male sports quarrel
female sport and then shooting the town they
ought to be held responsible for deeds Won Pu has arcy
paid the penalty and there few regts Now why should sn
wood, the double murderer 60 freei
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-02-27
FAlRBANk COMPANY,
New Orleans, La.
NOTICE..

Bids will be received by the Mayor
Of the city of Natchitoches to o'clock
p. M, Saturday, March 10th, 1913, for
the paving with gravel of two blocks
of Washington street, the whole of
Jefferson street from Touline street to
Texas and Pacific depot; Pavie street,
from Washington street to Eighth ST.,
aggregating approximately 10000 square
yards in accordance with plans and spe-
cifcations on file in the Mayors office.
Bids may be for the whole work, or
any part thereof, not less than one
block. The city owns a steam roller,
which the contractor Can rent on fair
terms.
Certified check for six hundred dol
lars to accompany each bid as guar
antee of good faith.
Contractor to give bond in one fourth
of amount of contract price. Bids will
be opened on Monday, March 10th, 1918,
at O'Clock p. M.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
The city reserves the right to avail
itself of the optional method of pay
ment as provided by act 241 of 1912.
GEO. w. KILE,
Mayor of City of Natchitoches.
Feb. 2Q-3t.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-02-27
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Parish Of Natcllitoclles.

BY virtue of, and pursuant to an
order from Honorable Fred J. Grace
Register Of the State Land Cffice
datad the Ninth day of January 19la
ami in conformity with Act. No. s.
of the Acts or the General Assembly
1872. | will offer for sale and sell at
Public Auction al the princiDlI, door
of the Court House Of the Parish OF
Iatclitocbe~ at Natchitochps, Louis,
lana on
SATURDAY MARCH lst 1913.
Iptue een the hours of /; o'cI2ck M
and O'Clock D. m. TO the last and
highest bidder. the following described
property to wit:
10 acres NE4 of NW4 Sec. 10 r. lC
R.9.
Terms of Sale-Cash. for not less
than Three Hundred and Twenty
Dollars.
j. w. FREEMAN,
Sheriff
Baton Rouge, La, Jan. 9th 1913.
Approved:
FRED j. GRACE
Register of State Land Oiiice.
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