South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-11
Statesmen Real
and Near.
By Fred c. Kelly

WASHINGTON. - When Warren
Worth Bailey, member of congress
from Pennsylvania, was 10 years of
age he was considered one of the best
corn planters TO be found on the
prairies of Illinois. He started in at
the age of six planting corn by hand
and covering it with hoe. That was
on his uncle's farm in Indiana. He
did it for the sheer joy of doing and
was not actuated by any hope of ma
terial gain, but one day after little
Warren had been planting for about
a week, his uncle called him over and
said that it was only fair that he
should be amply repaid for his ser
vices.
you have been great help to US,
small as you are" said his uncle, land
l am going to pay you. Take this
money and do as you like with il. You
have earned it. The money is your
own"
AS he said that he pressed into the
delighted little chaps outstretched
palm a carefully polished three-cent
piece. 1t was the proudest day OF
Warren Worth Baileys life. and
doubtless was a proud day for his
uncle also. If he had wished to, his
uncle might have had the boys ser
vices practically free of charge, but
he was not that way. He paid the
boy his wages and gave him a real
start in life, and the satisfaction of
having done the big magnanimous
thing must have been his reward.
Warren Worth Bailey felt that after
making so much money from only a
few days work at the age of six, there
was no telling how much money he
might earn by the time he was 10.
Sure enough, young Bailey became
so expert at yanking the lever of a
corn planter that after his parents
had moved to Illinois he was in de-
mand by farmers for miles around.
For two months a year he was able to
earn as high as 10 cents a day. That
was before the days of the check row,
but he could plant corn so regularly
that 1t was almost possible TO pillow il
both ways. Another thing which help
ed to give Bailey his start was his
ability TO herd cattle in the DAYS be-
fore he reached his teens. He was so
little he could not mount his horse
from the ground, and there were no
stumps, logs or fences handy on the
prairie. All one night the yOungster
lay awake wondering how he was go
ing to hold the cattle herding job that
had been offered him. Toward morn
ing a way occurred to him. AT day
light he FASTENED out TO the barn and
taught his horse to kneel, and that
did the trick.
Sen. Kern has as fixed and station
airy a breakfast menu as any states
man anywhere. Day after day and
year after year old John Kern never
fails TO eat a breakfast OF bacon and
| eggs. Even in the winter time, when
! the only eggs TO be had are the So
! called strictly fresh, grocery eggs.
! Kern eats eggs and bacon just the
same. and makes out the best he can.
| In mis- senatorial campaign Of 1910
| cry and his jOcular friends declared
that his fervoF along that line indicat-
| ed how deeply the high price of bacon
/ had sunk into his own soul
| When Kern was in the practice OF
/ law at indianapolis he had a large
/ clientele OF persons who pleasantly
went TO him for free advice. Being
young and good natured. and full OF
| enthusiasm, Kern never offered 10
charge them anything and II would
/ not have done him a great deal OF
good if he had tried. one day, how
I ever, Kern was surprised by client
| who actually insisted on paying him
a fee. Kern searched through sew
| eral ponderous legal tones and got
him the information he wanted.
How much do / owe your" the
man asked.
Not thing in the world-nothing
at ALL" replied Kern. almost startled
at the question.
But I want 10 pay you for your
| services insisted the client. 4 never
get anything that ! don't pay for it