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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-04-18
WILL NOT HELP.
Ti,Iman Bids Protected Interests
Revare.-Won't Try to Change
Bill.

Washington. April 14.-Senator Till
man told The States correspondent
TODAY that although he had received
many requests from various sources
to have the duty on different articles
in the tariff bill restored to their
former rates that he proposed to
stand by the bill
"This is Wilson'S bill" he said: fur
thermore it is a democratic bill
through and through and I mean to
abide by it.
"I would like very much to be able
to accommodate those who are try
ing to have former rates restored, but
as 7 have Just said. I mean to stand
bv the bill that the senate and the
finance committee agree upon. That
is the democratic way and the right
way as 7 see it, to look on the matter
and that is the course I shall follow
Among the requests that have just
come to Senator Tillman are appeals
to have the former duty restored on
pepper and koolin.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-04-18
Strawberries and Truck Moving.

Georgetown Times, 18th.
The first car load of strawberries
from this section for the season went
north by fast freight yesterday. For
two or three weeks there have been
small and un-important shipments of
berries by express. This was the first
big bulk shipment by fast freight. At
the same time there was a shipment
of radishes to a northern market. The
truck, shipping season is now fairly
opened and the movement will in
crease during the next month.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-04-18
willing to Accent.

Indianapolis, April 14.-'I have not
made application for the appointment
as public printer, but I understand
friends have been busy in my behalf. "
James M. Lynch, president of the In
ternational Typographical union, said
this afternoon. eff the appointment is
made I will be very glad to accept
it."
Printers in all parts of the country,
it is said here, have interested them
selves in Mr.. Lynch's behalf and are
urging that he be selected for the
place.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-04-18
True as Gospel.
Sumter Herald.

The sad tragedy in Greenville last
Sunday morning was an eye-opener
for some of the parents in this land
of ours. There are parents in this
city who know as much about their
boys habits as an old grey mule.
They know they have gone "down
street" but where is another ques-
ton. And the sad part about it,
they don't seem to care.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-04-18

some lorgnette. A reward of 51OO
was offered for the recovery Of the
articles.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-15
Men Proud of Single Virtue.

It is astonishing how compliment and pulled
up some men are with the possession Of one
virtue when they might possess a score. The
man whose actions are within the bounds II
responsibility is often Unfortunately at ease
in Zion. To be sure. a single virtue may trans
form a man so that he becomes a compound
OF all the virtues, but this is far different
in It's effects from the single virtue which
serves as crutch for a man TO rest his Whole
weight on while he lacks all virtues besides.
Here consciousness of right Is vitiated and
becomes nothing more than an exaggerated
self-righteousness.
Consciousness OF right wins even among
coarse men. And yet men constantly be-
lieve that they must go contrary to its die
tates, and are often bullied into doing so
as the old man might have been. We may
paraphrase the old saying to the effect that
be sure you're right, then go ahead. and say
that once be conscious that you are wrong
and then there Is some chance OF your being
conscientiously right. superior, and hap
py." 1t is a truth half expressed in no eEd
Of ancient sayings, and We may even read sc
The Washington herald., 1913-06-15
Sense of Proportion Essential;
Merchant Must Divide Expenses.
By DONALD SCOTT.
By DONALD SCOTT.

sections where deliveries were made until
they had disposed Of their entire supply.
thus saving time and carfare. The manu.
facturer allowed them 8 cents commission
on each delivery and sale.
After a week the manufactures had 10
discontinue his advertising because he was
getting behind with deliveries while his
advertisement had attracted several good
canvassers, to whom he paid q commission
Of cents on each sale. Nearly all these
agents succeeded in disposing of hundred
mixers a day.
Soon calls began to come in from hard
ware and grocery stores, because he
stamped his name on the handle of each
mixer, and housewives told their friends
about 1t.
Not few sales were made TO the wives of
merchants. In brief. this manufacturer
sold goods and prospered right from the
start. Today he has a much improved
product and his plant covers several acres
Of land.
He looks back to that first advertisement
with considerable pride. keeping It framed
over his desk. He used the same method to
get a foothold in every big city in the country
The man who started with $1,000 went into
debt the second month. was forced to sell
out his patent rights the third month. and
now is working for the man who started
with $500.
What was the difference between these
men? One had no sense of proportion in his
makeup; the other had.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-15
Conscience Prompts Right Way;
Men Should Have Many Virtues.
By c. S. MADDOCKS.

lowest individuals is 90 the attractiveness Of
the it." the right. superior and happy. even
though they may seem utterly Indifferent to
any personal appeal that they change the bad
model Of their lives to better one.
And perhaps 1t is the very great contrast
between what they are and what they might
be which enables the more valiant among
them to rise from degradation or sordidness
or criminality to a clean life.
The respectable negligences Of life are un-
dramatic. What the most advanced think
ers Of today look upon as tragedies-and
sometimes the most ridiculous comedies-of
life-often age long tragedies-are looked
upon by the ordinary man as Inevitable cir
cumstances which IL Is no use to fight against
II a thing is truly inevitable is it not folly to
resist It? Strangely enough. the persons
who are most likely TO ask the question are
the ones who are resisting the truly inev-
liable. whileNthe things they regard as such
are far from being so.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-15

him a job. II was the largest concern on hts
list They wanted boy with some expert
ence and were willing to pay IS . week.
and within four years that boy was drawing
q ssiary OF s.. 600 year.
'A As I said just now. We hire men occa-
sionally. But our executives-the men who
are bossing the busin-es-hsSe grown up
with US.
When the president OF the Uphan- Mead
company dies or resigns there will be a gen.
eraI upward movement all through the bust
ness which will create a vacancy at the
other extreme. But IL the boy who takes
that job makes good he is In direct line for
the presidency.
Il suppose II is much the same in other
lines. An ONCE boy who sees better JOB
ahead Of him and qualities for 1t can't be
kept down
The Washington herald., 1913-06-15
Notes from the World of Science.

According to a French scientist, man
who eats literally should recuperate in
weight every twenty-four hours; II he lose
weight. he works to excess; IL he gain, he
has not expended his maximum effort.
Japan each year produces more than ECO
100000 bushels Of rice. nearly 100000
pounds Of tea, and more than 100000
pounds of silk.
Italian army engineers will sink large
number of artesian wells in an endeavor to
convert a large area of desert land in Tripoli
into an oasis by irrigation.
The English city Of Birmingham is the
principal source Of the worlds supply OF
jews harps. one family having carried on
their Manufacture for sixty years
The surface Of dining table marred by hot
dishes will be restored by a brushing with
spirits of inter. followed by polishing with
olive oil.
A ton Of newly stacked hay will occupy
about 800 cubic feet; three months later 1t
viii have settled to four-hfths Of that bulk
Tests in Denmark seem to have shown that
concrete s not affected by immersion in the
ocean. even for as lorg as half a century.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-15

haven't the education you know And the
funny part of 1t Is that that man felt that
he had a hen on every position from office
boy to manager and yet never seemed 10
.ssiize that it was up to him to qualify. He
went right Straight along doing up bundles
and after thirty-five years experience he
has become quite an expert
Our manager. Mr.. Carpenter, started AZ
lust such a desk as that" continued Upham.
pointing to a small desk at the door OF the
private office. He was always giutton
for work. Whenever his own work was done
he looked around for something else to do
and he never seemed to know when it was
time 10 go home.
Whenever there was anything to be done.
10 be done quickly and done we'll. it was
always given to Carpenter. Later on as ne
advanced in position he acquired the repu-
The Washington herald., 1913-06-15

Ny situation was q pretty good one at
that I'm aware that 1t was better than a
great many others and would have been a
safe proposition under favorable conditions
but there's the rub
A panicky season came along, outstend-
ing credits increased. the stock that was going
out had to be replaced, invoices piled up and
began to mature. There was no reserve fund
with which to stave OF the demands of cred
itors. Notes had TO be given; the creditors
edged nearer. and finally had to turn over
the whole cargo to them
When l at last emerged from the wreck
age and realized on some personal property
had about $4,000 with which to begin anew.
This time 1 said to my wife: 1 an going 10
be just as good business man in respect to
my store s we have been in our home Three
thousand dollars of that money is going into
stock and not penny more-the other thou
sand Wen set aside for ballast We aren't
going to expand the business any faster than
II can be done by utilizing the profits. and we
are going to keep close to shore until we are
pretty sure Of our bearings
THAT Is the policy have adhered to ever
since, and II has proved a wise one in every
way. I have been tempted to branch out
when possible profits from such a course
doomed up largely, but remembered the old
wreck and kept to the charted course
The Washington herald., 1913-06-15

Birmingham is the great jewelry manu-
featuring center Of the United Kingdom.
Lightning is more frequent in Florida and
Illinois than in any other states.
A school Of dairying on an extensive scale
is planned by the Argentine government
II is estimated that there are at least
100000 gasoline or oil engines at work on
the farms Of the United States
Experts have decided that the new dia-
mond mines in German South Africa will
prove productive for decades.
Zamboanga will be the first municipality
to own an electric light plant in the Philip
pines.
The metric system is being urged for India
by various Industrial and commercial or
ganizations.
A congress Of university students, repre-
senting forty-six nations Is to be held in
San Francisco In 1915.
More than 100000 fewer tons Of coal were
mined in the United Kingdom last year than
the year before.
The United states makes enough paper
money each year to reach twice around the
world
The Washington herald., 1913-06-15
Clerk of s. Warns Others;
Must Take Chances to Succeed.
By AN EMPLOYEE.

will never knew Il I didn't beHeve In
strong minded women anyhow. I didn't un-
derstand them. Rose was pretty and cling
ing and trusting. l was satisfied with her.
After we had been married a year the
great chance came. I was offered DO
sition as general manager Of branch store
Of rival frm. to be located in a small town
IN another state. There were chances that
It would fail. Then would be out of Job
again, for the drm had no place for me IN
their city store. But II II succeeded would
be manager and might even buy half of the
store later. For the FIRST time in my life
was enthusiastic. had known other men
who went to small towns and succeeded. l
wanted to go.
For weeks thought of the great chance"
The salary was SEQ month to start. buff
/ made good. / thought OF II every night.
waiting for the plans to be perfected. The
n" doomed large, but did so want TO make
good. to be a success.
The plans were finally perfected. was
given formal /" bid TO be manager Of the
new store in the small town. / ran the four
blocks from the car to tell Rose about It.
/ hadn't told her before. for 1 wanted to be
sure. Instead Of being happy and hugging
me and dancing around for Joy. as had ex-
pected, she started to cry. 81 don't want TO
leave the city. I hate little towns" she said
Wife Decries Great Chance"
talked with her. reasoned with her. begged
her TO let me go. I even told her she could
stay with her mother for a while. II she
wanted TO. while tried out the new plan.
They will say you have left me, deserted
me-" she sobbed II don't want you to so.
r Ia {r -
money that way, II must, but don't want
to go. The store will fall and then we won't
have anything. not even our little fat here
/ wanted to so. / mover wanted anything,
except Rose. SO much In my whole life. I
think / would have gone anyway, but she
pulled me close to her and whispered some
thing in my ear. There soon was TO be q
third member In our little family.
couldn't 90 then. Under any other cir
cumstances l might have insisted on going.
But Rose wouldn't leave me and ! couldn't
leave her. A certainty even a $50 certainty.
couldn't be given Up for position In a small
town where Rose didn't want TO go. So 1
gave up ne great chance"
Somehow, after that / G;Ga''- '-r~ look
around for great chances. was always
afraid. more afraid than ever. that wouIJ
be fred afraid that the new offers weren't
on the square, afraid TO risk anything. L
is q fear that is all too common. Too many
men have IT. Perhaps there is no cure for II
under the present economic conditions. I
don't know exactly but know the fear OF
taking a chance is always with me and
have found out that it is always with others,
too.
Many years later I was raised to $40. I
kept that position for eight years after my
raise. Then l left the old firm, which was
slowly going TO pieces, to go with a new firm
for a position at $40 and promises The
promises faded. stayed ten years more al
$40. Then my salary was reduced to $40.
Then I heard that l was to be fired. So
hunted and searched and finally found my
present position.
The Washington herald., 1913-06-15

i've wears ago two men started in the
l. manufacturing business Each had
invented a time saving kitchen utensl
that retailed at about the same price.
One had had $1,000; the other 500.
Both vowed they would swing the business
without outside capital
The man with 81 900 invested $500 in office
rental, equipment. and salesman that cost
him ss5 week. He figured that he must
nut up a good front and make strong nrst
immersion, feeling sure that by this pros
nsrous showing his sales manager would be
ah,a to secure agents easily. and that their
.a,.s would carry him along financially right
from the start
Rut he found that his A" expensive sales
man was not successful in getting agents
who could sell goods. His sales manager
had never been a house to house canvasser
and did not know how to get in touch with
them.
The man with $500 invested. $50 in a ma
chine that would enable him to turn out his
product at a low cost. This machine he set
IN in his barn He then laid aside 500 for one
months living expenses, spent $40 for mate
rial, and had $40 left for advertising
But this man knew a canvasser who lived
in his neighborhood A month before start
ing his business he had obtained this mans
advice as TO the best method of selling his In
v.ntion. Consequently Drinks felt satisfied
with only $50 left for selling expense and in
cidentals.
As soon as he had made up small supply
ha inf m advertisement
The Washington herald., 1913-06-15

the saying that to know you DO not know 10
the beginning Of wisdom
The first thing IS " to know How often do
We see people eminently capable OF filling
position which has been far beyond their
grasp which a man less ft is occupying lost
because they do not know that where they
stand is wrong-wrong because calling for
the use Of so little Of their ability or energy
or attainments- 1t Is q great faculty to be
born with the ability 10 see the straight
course. to know, TO be conscious of the right
and the wrong in all fine ways but II is a
faculty that can be developed Tits faculty
that can be discovered even though long hio.
1t is a faculty that must be discovered If life
is to be In any measure complete
The Washington herald., 1913-06-15

criminal this latter condition will not hold.
Society Is forever reminding In a hundred
ways. some of them very forcible, that he
is in the wrong, that his behavior is repre-
hensible and repugnant-in short, that he
is a bad man. And though he may never be
nasged into being a good man, there are
really more possibilities-and II is not hereti-
cal to say so-in favor of his becoming a
different and better man than there are
chances that the other sort OF man will re-
store, by conscious effort, his lost physical
dignity and open his mind and heart to the
beauties or rightnesses- OF life now shut to
them.
Those who work for the salvation of fall
en- humanity know how great for even the
The Washington herald., 1913-06-15
Merchandise Not Legal Tender.

This adaptation Of private methods to
business worked out SO well, moreover, that
I later carried it one step farther Every
thrifty individual has a savings account
Then why not savings account for bust
ness? said.
Thousands Of retailers put their profits
back into stock. Because they have 81, 900
worth more merchandise than last year they
figure that their present net worth is 5000
greater. As a matter of fact that may be
entirely wrong. Merchandise isn't legal ten
der. and change in styles may cut tsvslue
in half or fire without suficient insurance
wipe it out altogether.
II stipulated certain sum TO be drawn
out and deposited in a savings account each
month. put in SIS at first. and later, as
found that there were times when was re-
luctant to pull out that much in one bunch,
took to laying aside 81 from each days cash
receipts. In that way never noticed the
outgo. and yet each year more than $500
was laid aside IN this way and formed an ad-
ditional reserve"
The Washington herald., 1913-06-15

,~AKING them by and large" said
~ John Upham, 1.-THE heads of our
Observation-Disclosures they be sales
managers. correspondents. book
keepers. or shipping clerks-are
pretty efficient lot. But they all began as
ONCE boys.
Upham. Mead & Co. do a big business. In
their line they are the second largest con-
Germ In the country.
When the business started, In 1865" con-
tinued Upham. :" the pay rob contained the
names Of only three men and boy. 1t was
not long before the need Of another man was
felt. and the boy was promoted and new
boy hired.
From that time on this policy of pro-
motion has been followed year after year.
OF course, We have statesmen and others in
our employ who were full grown when they
came to US, but the department. heads. al
most without exception. entered as ONCE
boys. All the men you see. even the oldest
Of them. have grown up with us
"a In the early years Of our business, when
our force was comparatively small. every
boy started at precisely the same place. 1t
made no differences whether he casually
dropped In IN search Of a Job or came fresh
from college. strongly recommended by men
high UP. We had q vacancy for an ONCE
boy. and IL he could qualify he could take 1t
or refuseit
THE boy knew. however. Just exactly
what was ahead of him. The steps in his
progress were clearly defined. 1t was a.
though rungs in the ladder Of success were
numbered. and all he had to do was to put
one foot after the other.
One Boy Who Did Not Rise.
But while all the men you see here were
once ONCE boys. not all the ONCE boys have
raised themselves to responsible positions
Willis over there doing up mail packages
entered as ONCE boy just one year before 1
did and when I came In he was promoted to
mail clerk and there he stuck.
Il recall that he used to say TO me as one
after another was promoted over his head,
John. that ought to be my position. but l
The Washington herald., 1913-06-15

Every Man in Line for Head;
Why Firm Had Efficient Force.
Bv EDMUND T. KER.

tation Of being able to get work done. He
never nagged the men. but he knew just
what each one could do and somehow or
other he seemed to have a way Of getting
the work out OF them.
have always felt that the way In which
he managed himself and his work as an ONCE
boy developed the ability to manage others.
Mr.. Carey over there. who II now head OF
our correspondence department, has risen
more rapidly than almost any other man in
our employ. As an once boy he had more
or less spare time on his hands. but he was
always busily writing at something. Any
old scrap of paper served his purpose.
Zone day CHANGED to pick up one OF
these and I found that he was conducting
an imaginary correspondence based on the
letters which passed through his handa His
letters were amazingly clear and to the
point
when the opportunity came gave him u
chance at the real thing and was not CUR
prised to find that he made good.
+ =
Wrong Start Is Time Wasted.
Other boys have come to US. stayed
while. year. perhaps two. and then gone
out They were not necessarily failures;
simply insists In our business.
81 am always sorry to see young man
starting in that way. because 1t means just
so much waste Of time, at a time when he
can i'll afford to lose a moment.
IF boys would give little more thought
to their choice OF work II would be much
better for them in the end. The boy with
out a trade or profession who starts out
as 50 many do, with the idea Of simply get
ting into business. ought not to take the
first job that offers. A good getaway often
means a successful finish. and many OF the
promising schoolboys who turn out pfttful
failures In business fail simply beca use they
get in wrong az the start.
Il knew a boy who started out in a strange
city to look for job. He made a list OF
names and addresses Of firms 70 call on, and
set against each their commercial rating. II
wes his intention to commence witf, those
rated at million or more and work down
the list. But the first firm ne called on gave
The Washington herald., 1913-06-15
Earns Only 500 at IS.

How long I'll keep my position don't
know. We are getting along all right now.
l guess, in a way. We have two roomers.
and II they rob US Of some OF the sacred
privacy Of a real home. they do help with the
rent, and rents have gone up greatly. There
are three children. The eldest, a girl. is
married and has a daughter of her own.
The next child. a boy. also is married. but
he has a small salary and can never help US
much IL something should happen. And we
would hate to be burdens. Our youngest
" child " is nearly 30 but she is not strong
nor well. Helping with simple home duties
Is all that she can do
The children cost money. too. We have
done our best for them, but il was all too
little in education and advantages We have
lived simply and upright, but we have saved
little money. 1 have worked hard each day.
afraid to look for other - chances" but do
ing my work as well and as faithfully as I
can. That is why I still have my job. such
as II Is. But because lacked courage be-
cause was afraid to try new things, TO at
tempt things that seemed dificuIt, am
failure at SO.