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The Washington herald., 1913-03-23
Where Novelties Are Appreciated ID.

In PlaintieId my prophecy failed. for deal
er there whom | thought would sell less than
one quarter OF the goods turned out to be a
James Craig" for he reordered by mail
within month. After a long ride on the inter
urban on a special trip TO visit him arrived
at PIainfield. Ii was the typical small town,
consisting Of the general store and three
houses 1t was Saturday afternoon and
many rigs were hitched about the store.
Upon entering the group of men and boys
sitting about the stove continually eyed me
curiously. the usual attitude of small town
people toward the stranger. Yet this very
circumstance, trivial as it seemed showed
me how TO pick out the James Craigs."
young man took out pocket cigar lighter
and lit his pipe. IN a moment the cigar
lighter was the center of all eyes Half a
dozen asked to see it '' Let's see IL John
" Let me- I'm first" They had found
something more interesting than the newly
arrived stranger.
As I stood warming by the wood fire
thought about the interest these men had
shown in me and in the cigar lighter. In the
city might knock a man hat of accidental
iy and he would not remember me minute
arrival was the signal for a united curiosity.
and the production Of the cigar lighter. some
thing new from the merchants ZiGek & co.
assortment. drew the undivided attention Of
the crowd.
What was the reason for this? In igurinc
II out | recollected the time when I was a
small boy in a similar community. The fas-
cination of the general stores used to bring
me and many othe1s OF my SIZE and age to
walk several miles for the privilege Of a few
hours on a keg of nails. Why The answer
was clear as day. We were all starving for
something TO interest and an,use Us. Farm
life gave little Of this and visit 10 the VIII
lase and the presence Of a stranger were in
tensely interesting.
These men were starving for diversions
They were buying Zidek & Cos goods be
cause the novelties were fascinating TIE
success OF this James Craig lay not in hi>
personality. but in the susceptibility of thesc
people to Zidsk & Co.'S novelties.
In my note book wrote that night the solu-
ton of the problem. which has been responsi-
BILE for my success 1t was: Offer my goods
Only in communities where the people lack
amusements. Here will bc found the James
Craigs.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23

new ways. But don't he afraid that SOM,
body viii steal your method 1t probably
isn't worth stealing anyhow
The time waster lis just as much thief as
the man who actually takes rcney. The en-
ploye who comes down half an hour or ffteer
minutes late every morning. who spends IF.
teen minutes more Strengthening up his desk
and then wastes more time ON details Of hi.
toilet. his hair and nails. and who stop.
work few minutes before " quitting time "
in the evening" may b. indignant you callyd
him thief But he is a thief and a small
mean one at that type that has no chanc,
for success
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23

~ F We could be lucky enough TO pick out
the James Craigs and not have to
snip 10 the others. our net profits
would Increase with a bound, even
II We had TO begin again with only
a nest egg"
Three years ago this remark was made to
the credit manager of Zidek & Co by the
head of the house. CHANGING TO overhear the
remark. was Immediately interested. for
while had but nest egg of several hun
dred dollars, If II could start me in a profit
able business I wanted to know. -
I fixed II so the credit manager and had
dinner together next day. as he was a frie nd
Of mine. During lull In the conversation
recalled TO HIM his employers statement and
asked:
What in the worIe did Zidek mean by
picking out the james Craigsr
Well III tell you" he said, d" but first let
me give you a few pointers about our line +"
Putting conte ntedly at cigar. ne continued:
'' The general stores in the small towns are
our principal buyers. We ship these mer-
chants a display cas- in which is an assort-
ment of our goods such as small looking
glasses, low priced watches. pocket cigar
lighters. cheap jewelry- and the like There
sever al why We CHOOSE Cid IS
Of goods.
First there is no competition in these
lines in the small town. Second, We make
d big profit on these gooGs. for the factory
cost is small. A salient feature OF our sell
ing plan is thai Of. allowing the merchant
to return at our expense any goods which
may remain Of the original consignment after
a ninety day display Of the stock. While
this plan makes II easy for our statesmen TO
persuade country merchants 70 t-y out the
goods. We have still greater problem in
picking out the ones who VIII be succ. ssful
with our goods after stocking That is What
ZIdek meant by picking out tine James
C-aigs James Craig is one OF our customers
who ordered six assortnents OF our goods last
season and did not return any of them.
But would a man with uhe di$cernment
to pick out tn, James CraGs be able to
dev eIop a profitable business from SUN -
small as my nest egg
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23
Copper Rivet Founded Fortune;
Wealth from a Chance Pickup.
By EDMUND T. KER.

tinued to pick them up. After a while he
got a pocketful Of them, which he took to a
junk dealer and sold As old copper.
This gave him an idea and thereafter he
walked the vharfs and stnpyards with a
definite purpose. With his head down he
scanned every inch of the ground for nails.
rivets, and scraps of copper.
II was an easy way Of making money and
Of course. this appealed to him. The surpris-
ing part of it is that. although the money
came easily, he did not b.ow IT in The more
copper rivets he found and sold the moro he
wanted TO save And his savings grew rap
i,Jl,
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23

gotten to that stage where was glad to
scrtb a restaurant floor for meal. l began
to take a sober view Of life. can tell you.
Why. I wasn't even able to carry q few
dishes on my arm and wait tables IN one of
those restaurants. 1 finally bumned Il
back home, swallowed my pride, and begged
the boss OF the local plumbing shop to let me
work for nothing until could learn the trade.
The fellows anound'town roasted me some
what because l had come back. but said
nothing and kept right on that ptumbh1g
work. Two years later went west again to
a big city that had struck my fancy and had
no trouble IN gettine good ID 1t my trade
Ny being able to do some one thing made n
the difference IN the world.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23
Breaking In New Help.

knowing where the work he does come from
or whittier It goes .when n he-has done it.
Breaking In New Help.
Such a condition is also in part the fanlt
Of the employer. / know at least one big
concern that has regular system Of giving
all new employees a bird fs-eye view of the
business during the first month Of their en-
ployment. l worked for this concern when
l was Is. This is how they did it:
They employed at that time many new
employees each month. Each month an the
employees that had come in during the pre-
ceding month were assembled in a sort of
classroom to hear a lecture about the hts
tory Of the business They were then con-
Quoted on a tour of the big plant to see the
actual work in each department.
q This took three solid days. Each morning
before starting out We We're shown diagrams
and big charts, and the location and the i'm
portance Of the department in which each
one of US worked were pointed out especially.
! remember distinctly how proud was when
my department was euFogized. l went back
to my work with viii and with renewed in
tereSt
Il keft them after seven mnths for more
salary in a small concern where l Thought
climbing would be faster and easier. but went
back again at w4lat l considered a big in
crease in salary-and stuck SIX months. when
] got the idea that big none. colrid be mad
only in the selling end Of a business.
Il had written few letters for the plant.
and the fact they had hired me twice enabled
me to land a job as IescorrespondeTTt at the
age of 70.
The value of getting bird s-eye view of
he business had been impressed upon me
Ny new position was in a wholesale house.
They did not have any system Whereby
could get acquainted with the business in
general in hurry. so l asked my new boss
for permission to make the rounds. to get
acquainted with the merchandise. the mer
chandise men, to see few charts NJ the
business, to learn some of the main business
pol!cies-in short, TO get any and ali informa
ti"n | could cram down
The boss looked at me in amazement.
But when | had convinced him that Wsnt.d
the informa ton in order to make my particU-
lar work effe>tive. he reluctantly gave me
permission to study things an hour or 50 each
Of several days.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23
Time Waster a Thief.

The mistaken idea Of being afraid to help
a beginner for fear he will get your job is
about gone out now, but there still some
men who are afraid to let others see how
they do their work for fear thsT viii copy.
If your ideas are worth copying take them
TO the boss yourself and get credit for your
brains. If they aren't worth copying learn
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23
Notes from the World of Science.

A lump of camphor placed in a case with
steel jeweiry will keep il bright.
A few grains of sugar will keep fresh the
water in which cut flowers are placed
Mud stains viii disappear from a raincoat
if rubbed with the juice Of a freshly cut po-
tato.
Ire congress Of Uruguay is planning to
make the manufacture Of alcohol govern
ment monopoly.
An Ohio manufacturing plant converts the
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23

waste steam from its drop forges into cleo
trical power.
1t has taken a Nebraska farmer to dis
cover that hogs will thrive and grow fat on
parsley.
Match marks can be removed from paint
by rubbing with cut lemon. then with
whiting, and then washing with soap and
water.
recent estimate placed the number OF
motion picture theaters in England at $500,
attended by y oGoOo0 persons each week.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23

Q Indifference is the principal cause of
failure. A lack of real interest in the
business keeps most men from finan-
cial success.
T The small business gives the best
chance to learn, and the big business
gives the best opportunity to acquire
millions.-CharleS L. Hutchinson.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23

/JJT doesn't follow said Payson, tn
~ penmans expert. - that because
man hasn't amounted TO anything at
- he WITH necessarily be down and
outer at a. 1t is the tide taken at
the turn that leads on to fortune. Educa-
ton counts, of course. but many a man is
touring around in his own limousine today
who had precious little to start with.
Take McTavish. Scotch ship owner for
instance: | doubt whether the greatest op-
timist that ever lived Eoud have doped oul
a future for him.
He was born in Glasgow and all his life
up to - he spent bumming around the wharfS
and shipyards. II the weather was cold anG
he needed the price of nights lodging or
half o whusky, he would work at any oiG
lob that came to his hand, but he was not
fond of it al any time.
There are any number of just such men
to be seen along the water front in any
port. Most Of them go from bad to worse.
The hess work they do the less they wan;
to do until finally they become wards of the
state in the county house or the jail. And
yet every one of them has in himself the
same chance that McTavish had. 1t is sim
ply case of taking a brace.
X i
Found Copper Rivet.
McTayish was we'll along toward 1t when
he took a brace, and al that time he could
neither read nor write
1T happened this way.
He was stroliing around the stpyards
one day with empty stomach and empty
pockets when he happened to see a copper
rivet lying on the ground. Without thinking
much about IT he picked it up and put it in his
coat pocket and s1rolled along. Pretty soon
he came to another nail which he also pock
eted h occurred to him that these copper
riyefs might have some value and he con-
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23

uA AM Is years OF age and am now hold
~ ing down my twenty-eighth position
in the business world says an ener-
getic young man who is now we'll up
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23
Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss;
But Who Wants to Gather Moss?
Bv DONALD SCOTT.

knowing whore the work he does come from
or whit her II goes when n he-has done 1t.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-08-07
THE PEsKY FLY.

The flies, the flies, the pesky flies,
they crawl upon the bread and pies,
and on each bite Of food we eat they
wipe their nasty, dirty feet. They buzz
around defying foes, they dance upon
your face and nose and then without
apparent fear they dig and tunnel in
your ear. They light upon your hair
less head at early dawn when you're
abed. They hy and frolic everywhere
and make the housewives almost
swear. They fall down in the crock
Of cream; they get mixed up in the
cake and all the housewife tries to
bake; they drop down in the coffee
cup and in the lasses get mixed up.
With nimble feet and active wing
they leave their germs on everything,
and then their presence they explain
with dots upon the window pane.
The above mentioned things would
not have occurred had that home been
screened with material which we have
on hand ct very reasonable prices.
Rogers Lumber Co., II. $. Johnson,
Manager. advt.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-08-07
Costly Treatment.

II was troubled with constipation
and Indigestion and spent hundreds
Of dollars for, medicine and treat
ment," writes c. H. Hines, of Whit
low, Ark. II went to St. Louis hos
pital in New Orleans, but no cure was
effected. On returning home began
taking Chamberlain's Tablets, and
wroked right along. i used them for
some time and am now all right. !"
Sold by all dealers. Adv.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-08-07

Major Murphy Is suffering from hay
fever and will probably 60 to Banff,
Alta, this week, where he hopes to
find relief. s.3
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-08-07
kOdakS
$500
to
$65.OO
Brownies
$l.0o to 1900

No. "a FOLDING POCKET koDAk---For
rectangular pictures. * x 81 inches Capacity, 10
exposures without re-loading. Size of Kodak, 9h x
Az inches Weight Al ounces Lens, double
combination. rapid rectnear speed f8 focal length
6x inches. Shutter, Kodak Ball Bearings Two tri-
pod sockets. Brilliant reversible finder with hood.
Automatic focusing lock for films. Double focusing
scale for films or plates.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-08-07

$l53 ,5OU.UO
For immigration purposes one
fourth of one mill.
For Better Farming purposes one
fourth Of one mill.
Road tax in unorganized townships
6 mills.
Moved by Com. Sanders, seconded
by Com. Huber that the petition for
a grade between SW Ia and Sc IA
Sec. IL, Twp. 1853, r. "a, signed by l..
P. Peterson and 20 others be accepted
and viewers appointed. Motion car
ried.
Moved by Com. Anderson, seconded
by Com. Vandenoever that the follow
ing bills be allowed and the auditor
authorized to issue warrants on the
proper funds in payment of same. Mo-
ton carried.
R. A. Nestos, Transcript IS IA
R. A. Nestos, Expenses 49, 72.25
Cook Robinson, Grade work. 213.O0
Nels E. Saugstad, Inspecting
bridge work -------- 1877
E. G. Warren, Mileage ---- 20.6O
P, Vandenoeyer. Com. services 1885
Chicago Steel Tape Co., Mdse. $50
Rogers Lbr. Co., Des Laos,
Mdse. -----,----------- 1880
On motion the Board adjourned ad-
journed until August 5th, 1913.
Motion carried.
Il. J. Thompson,
Co. Auditor.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-08-07
QUARTER MILL TAX
!. FOR BETTER FARMING

COUNTY DADS ALSO LEVY A
QUARTER MILL TAX FOR IMMI.
GRAFTON PURPOSES-SALARY
OF sUPT. OF HEALTH $500 PER
YEAR.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-23
George Haden Dead

George Haden expired sudden
ly at his home near Million last
Wednesday. He was not consider
ed dangerously ill and in fact was
not bedfast and was feeling bet
ter that day. While lying on his
couch the end came peacefully
and without notice to any one;
but before the last, his wife went
to his bedside and found that he
was dying.
He was we'll known citizen
about 90 years of age and a mem
Der of the christian church.
Rev. 0. ]. young conducted the
funeral services; thence his bur-
ial in the family burying grounds.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-23
Promotion for MIR. AIverson

Mr.. John Alverson was notified
this week that he would be ap-
pointed Chief Clerk to- the Gov
eminent Printer, Cornelius Ford,
within the next ten days. This
Is the third highest officer in rank
iii the Governments immense
print shop, and it comes to a
most deserving young man. He
was strongly endorsed for the po-
sition by Senator Ollie NJ. James,
of Kentucky. MIR. Alverson is a
native of Madison county and is
a natural born politician, as all
who live in that county are. He
has a wife and two children and
has a pretty little home at Mt.
Pleasant, one of the attractive
suburbs of Washington. He is a
brother to Editor Jesse Afverson,
of the Anderson County News.
His many friends in Kentucky
will read with much pleasure OF
his deserved promotion. Wash.
ton Cor. Danville Advocate.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-23
Popular Mt. Sterling Pastor
Dies At Age OF "a


Mt. Sterling was in mourning
last Tuesday afternoon over the
death of one of its best beloved
citizens, Rev. H. D. Clarke, pastor
off the Christian Church of that
city. Last Tuesday he became
suddenly ill with an attack OF
acute indigestion, which affected
his heart. Physicians were has
lily summoned, but his condition
was critical, and despite the eff
forts of the physicians and fami-
ly he grew worse until death re-
lieved him.
Mr.. Clarke was in his seventy
fifth year, having celebrated his
seventy-fourth birthday several
weeks ago. The funeral was
held Thursday afternoon at the
Christian Church, and he was
laid to rest in the cemetery OF
that city.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-23
ADDITIONAL PERSONALS

Miss Annie Bogie has finished her school
at Rockcastle and is at home for the Hol
idays
Messrs Harry and Arnold Hanger reach
ed Richmond Saturday for the Xmas vaca-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. c. Wilson arrived
yesterday to be the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. S. Burnam.
Mr.. Rufus Oldham, former Estillite,
has been visiting his cousin Jeff D. Stone,
of this city. and was pleasant caller at
our office. He lives near Bloomington Ill.
and has prospered in the home of his adop-
ton.
Mr.. w. B. Mckinney, of Stanford, was
in our city last Friday on business.
Mrs. w. N Ledford is reported quite i'll
with pneumonia.
Mr. and Mrs. D. c. DeJarnett and little
son, Joe Willis arrived Sunday to visit To-
cal friends.
Mr. Joel Arbuckle who is attending
school at Le,visburg w Va is at home
for Xmas.
Miss Norma Guinchiglian who is teach.
! ing music in Cincinnati is at home to
spend Xmas with her parents.
| Messrs. Everett and Claude Sandlin are
at home from State University and Mil
! lersburg Military Institute for the Holidays
Mr.. and Mrs Gordon Burgin are visit
ing in Missouri, and there they will attend
the wedding of Mr.. Battleton, who is q
nephew of Mr.. Burgin.
Mrs Lewis Robins left last Tuesday tc
spend the winter in Florida.
Mr. Robert Minter and family will move
to the Baz Hackett farm for the next year
Mrs. E. Witt and son Neville left Thurs
day for Florida to spend the winter
Hon. N. B. Deatherage was in Nicholas
vile Monday.
Mr.. J. R. Mckinney spent Monday il
Lexington.
Miss Jane Rice is in the city for tn,
Holidays.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-23
Weekly Paper to be Made
Monthly

The Weekly Courier Journal
which, during the nearly fifty
years of-its existence, has achiev-
ed a circulation of 175,000 copies
with its issue of December 1913,
will be merged into a monthly
paper to be known as the Farm
and Family" The first issue of
the monthly will appear about
the middle of January.
This announcement was made
by the publishers of the Courier
Journal last week.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-23
WHY l ATTEND CHURCH


songs fragrant
of churchgoing
the of worship in the heart
manan churchs of the living God.
which De Quincy described
resting Sabbath granted from
distance aloof from
upoar the of strife suspended
brooded over dovelke and halcyon calm
love the thai there the mighty roll
great marvellous symphonies of that divine
stnged unstng
hidden soul of harmony
go delight the
field wide Gods universe
destiny words oac of
spell whom God
ius and conservation power
cred immortal Book of less revealed
crmsonpped of Robert Burns
60 and far from home" and
go ministers the spiritual but
bless like
church that atmosphere vice and crime we and die
because hear the teachings of the philosophy of Jesus
and his teaching philosophy and
then the philosophy of that
the world and blessed mankind with
and mind thing worth while to hear
consolation and hope because
better the
cherish
weighted crushed with the
world without and without GodIon Claude
Weaver Oklahoma.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-23
Big Failures.

Branch Bank of London and
Mexico situated at Vera Cruz
Mexico closed their doors on the
% inst.
General Huerta issued a proc
lamation giving ten days holi-
day extending to January End,
during which banks were not re-
quired to meet their obligations.
This brought about a run on the
banks causing them to close their
doors.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-23
Who Married Whom!

At Waterbury, Conn.,, five brid-
al parties stood within the altar
rail in the church of Our Lady
of Lourdes Saturday morning
and one ceremony was performed,
the grooms responding in unison
1--WE do" as the pastor asked:
do you take these women for
your lawful wives?"
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-23
Fine Oranges

Some of the finest oranges
which we have seen were brought
to our office today by DIR. Scud-
der who had just received a box
from his brother at Phoenix, Ari-
iona. They are from the cele-
brated Salt River Valley and
are exceedingly fine specimens of
fruit.
This section puts oranges on
the market earlier than California
or Florida.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-23
$4,000 Fire

The Wholesale fruit ard vege-
table house of w. T. SiStrunk &
Co., located at the corner of Mill
and Vine Streets, Lexingto n,
suffered a $4,000 fire, which
broke out at an early hour last
Monday morning and badly dam
aged the plant and contents be-
fore it was subdued. The loss is
PARTIALLY covered by insurance.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-23

Montgomery Ward, head of
the big mail order house in Chi
cago, is dead and leaves millions
to his heirs. This man by thrift
and energy built up one of the
biggest mail order businesses in
the world and although the coun-
try merchants fought his business
he delivered the goods, satisfied
the people and tookin the money.
His life is worthy of emulation.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-23

There were ia deaths report
ed from the state from pellagra,
of which 81 were white and IL
colored. The counties of Chris
tan, Fayette and Jefferson show
the largest number of deaths from
this disease because the state
hospitals for the insane, where a
large number OF these cases are
confined, are located there.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-23
Chinese Eggs-Whew

1900 dozen eggs were received
in San Francisco from China.
The object is to break the high
price now prevailing on the Pa
cific Coast where eggs are selling
at rs cents dozen.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-23
Heart Throbs

Charitable gifts in the United
States during the last twelve
months amount to S80,135,476,
or at the rate of S2.9l for every
tick of the clock, according to a
compilation published in New
York this week.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-12-23

The Long Island man who
cleaned his trousers with gasoline
then scratched a match on them,
Ii" out the very next moment
for the peaceful shores of the pale
blue hereafter in a manner so
abrupt that it was down right
insulting to the bystanders.