The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-26
Interesting Story of How and
Why a Certain Puny Boy
Made Good
TIMELY LESSON FOR
TINES CONTESTANTS
List of Candidates To he Pub
lished For the First Time in
Mondays Paper


lie boy in certain small CITY ~
Michigan.
This poor little fellow with a hack
ing cough that sounded like sign o.
danger. sold copies of tri-weekly pa
per in that small city where there
we're not as many paper buyers a.
there are in Detroit.
II kid in that town sold 10 pa
pers, he was going some.
Well. this certain skinny youngster
with the hacking cough used 10 show
up on publication day and tell the
country editor. publisher. reporter. cir
culator and business manager-one
man-that he wanted certain mum
Der OF paper
The number might have been any
where from 10 or Is mp 10 20--possi-
bly,, more. It's hard TO remember ex-
act details.
But, anyway, the point that is about
to be made is that the poor little boy
with the puny and sickly look and
he nasty hacking cough had the habit
of not bringing any papers back
He might have been gone for day
or days but when he returned he
would have money TO settle up with
but no papers.
That kid was made OF the right
kind of stuff.
He was "sticker" and a hanger
He had the sand and the grit and
the energy that combine I. spell sue
cess
wfiaf was the result?
What was the future of that boy?
When that one-time sickly little
Ia oh,
last known about by the writer of this
story, he was in business for himself
in a certain Michigan city, was max
ing money hand over fist, had pur-
chased a fine home and had wife and
children.
When Clyd-that is his name-was
coughing and selling that dinkey little
trlweekly newspaper and selling all
CT his copies. regardless of the handi.
caps, he was proving his mettle and
showing the qualities that promised
successful future for him in years to
come.
II Clyde. like lots OF boys do. had
been satisfied to sell few of his pa
pers. bring back the rest and then
spend the little change he had made
for candy and cigarettes, he might
have had the wife and children by this
time but he would not have been so
liable TO have the fine home and the
prosperous business.
Do You Get the Lesson?
DO you get the lesson, boys and
girls?
This talks Is to you young people
who have entered or will enter The
Detroit Times big contest with it's
forty handsome prizes.
Do you get the lesson and will YOU
take the tip?
The energy and mettie YOU show
now Is an index TO your success or
failure Of the future
IL you want TO be genuine successes
as men and women OF a few years
hence. now is the time 10 prove that
you are made OF the success grade
timber
BE a, Clyde in this Times contest.
Make up your mind that you MUST
make good.
Hang fpr results like hungry dog
hangs TO bone with plenty of nice
juicy meat on It,
when You come back from a Skin.
mish for subscriptions and votes. don't
come back with your hands emDtv
and your head dropping like a weep-
Ing willow. but come back with .'tbe
goods and your chin and spirits in
the air
success is yours II you 60 after il
with enough steam.
Inc world admires pluck II II Is dec.
GRATED with common sense and cour.
tesy and II you demonstrate the
Ciyue pluck in this contest Won
heed not worry about the outcome.
Publish Names Monday.
Inc Detroit Times OF Monday Tuly
e, VIII contain the first printed lie,
or names of early candidates for
prizes in the big contest with its FORT
aiiuring prizes, including eight bean.
uIul Shetland ponies euuipped for cor.
vice and fun with carts and harness
Inc nominations have been comm,
IN rapidly and If your is NOT in Us
nave 10 get top seep move on ga,
IL you want 10 have your name on
lear with the bunch in Monday.s
Times. "onudy
" you Will get your nomination ~
{. ibis evening before O'CLOCK or NJ
Gay morning by O'clock vor 49,,
nave your name published in Tho ers,
printed list and give yonr sriends =
cnance TO know that you arc &C.,
something good and want their beln
otherwise your name cannot an.
pear until later. "'9e "p'
Drop In.
II you live In Detroit-or nesr -,
froft and can visit the Coptes, n
partmeh at The Times Office do -
AZ you gather in subscrintjo,,s
tring them to the office and ge, con,
credits and new consignment % ou ~.
tliusiasm. VI Gu
Come in and get acquainted NTH
Inc Contest Manager. ask him 80
lions and tell him your tronbles :,
YOU happen to have any. Let him ~,
YOU In the race. I'm ne'i
Look for Daily, Ballots
Don't forget that each cony of IT,,
\ Times these days contains an az
naiiot that Is good for 10 votes E~nr,
ten votes is ten votes. Every
A-margain OF ten votes migb, no.
sioiy mean the winning of - -
or some other of the forty nrI,o. 10
Lon forget about Monday. n Won,
\ domination is not in do vour y ,ou,
rsst 20 get 1t In In time for Monday.
Hurry!
ssseees days after W.. 60,
s rHes divorced ~ her b,.nn.','
wnv fomplsined OF too much in,a''''
on 'rf part IN other mon. a firs,,s =,
~ ~ W"ITf heI was granted TACK N