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lateral. He became secretary of the
company, and then general manager
Then he brought about the purchase of
five Brooklyn stores, and other stores, and
soon he became president of the company,
which evolved into one of the largest
retail drug enterprises in the world.
This Boy Studied While He Worked
OUT in Mishawaka, Indiana, lived a
boy named Melville W. Mix, who
went from high school to become Office
boy for the Dodge Manufacturing Com
pany. He was promoted to the position
of shipping clerk; and then, to test out
his selling ability, was transferred to the
sales department. His company manu-
factured machinery.
In few years the young salesman was
put in charge of the Chicago branch; he
was then taken back to headquarters as
sales manager. For reasons that may have
seemed mysterious to people on the out
side, he walked right along up to the
presidency. And his company is one of
the largest of its kind in the United States.
~ lioSV VIII hlOW Wi. IIlN tIeFt IS
not any mystery about it. He is one of
those business commanders who have
analyzed the whole philosophy of sue
cessful business. He began as boy to
acquire this big viewpoint, which so few
young men make any attempt to get.
He has studied the theory of manufacture
ing which includes such vital things as
costs, the science of wages, and adeuuata
records. Above all, he has studied the
art of developing men. He has the big
vision of organization.
This Man Went Ahead With
out Orders
A YOUNG man named John G.. Shedd
once went to work for Marshall Field
& Company in Chicago, as clerk in the
wholesale hOusa RiUht from, tba S+,r+
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He Went After the Big Job


IN 1885 youth named Albert H. Wig
gin went to work in Boston bank.
His father was minister, and possibly
the boy might have gone to college. He
preferred the bank. For six years he
filed lower positions, and then shrewdly
foreseeing the prestige he would gain from
an experience as bank examiner, he
went out after that job, and got it, In
this position he acquired broad knowl-
edge of the banking system, and in few
years he had the chance to enter a Boston
bank as assistant cashier. From this it
was only step to the vice-presidency.
AS vice-president he saw an opportunity
to consolidate several banks, and demon
strated the proposition to the directors.
1t was done.
Then Mr.. Wiggin came to New York
as vice-president of the Chase National
Bank, which had been on the lookout for
man of wide experience and fertile ideas.
That was in 1899. In 1911 he became
president of this great bank, and VEN
ture the guess that his salary is now more
than $4,000 year. His friends say he
is good mixer; but the secret of his sue
cess seems to have been his analytical
study of the banking business, and his
initiative. He does things while other
men are waiting.
The Clerk Who Wasn't Afraid
to Borrow
SOME twenty-five years ago another
YOUTH Alfred H. Cosden, was working
in drug store in Dover, Delaware for
three dollars week. He went to New
York in search of better job, and was
employed by the William B. Riker & Sons
Company, druggists, at dollar a day.
This young man was thrifty, and
started savings account, to which he
added a little every week. He worked on
the drug stores books in the evening, and
in that task he had a chance to get ac-
quainted rather intimately with the pro-
prietor, and to learn the financial end of
the business.
Now observe how things work together.
He perceived the advantage of owning a
little of the company's stock, but he
needed more money with which to buy it..
His bank book showed how Systematically
he had been saving, and, his reputation
Evening star., 1915-11-21

NCATTERED about the country to-
- day are hundred thousand clerks,
or more, who in ten or twenty years
~ are going to be at the top of their
particular industries. Men who are at
the bottom to-day are going to rise out of
obscurity and take command of large un-
dertakings. 1t is interesting, then, to look
back few decades and glance at some of
the men who We're once clerks, but who
now rank at the top in their own lines of
activity. | am going to omit names
commonly seen in print.
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porations in the country, as well as re-
markable sales organization.
A different sort of story is that of
Joseph H. Appel, who once did some
c-erical work in Philadelphia newspaper
Office. At two o'clock one morning the
thought occurred to him: "Why shouldn't
advertising be handled something like
news?' He wrote to John Wanamaker,
suggesting this idea. Mr. Wanamaker
hired him, and new way of handling
advertising copy was evolved.
Mr. Appel is now advertising manager
for the Wanamaker stores, and his story
illustrates in rather graphic way the
value of an idea, if it is seized and acted
upon. A man may be a clerk all his life,
no matter how many ideas he gets, if he
doesn't turn at least some of them into
action.
Evening star., 1915-11-21
He Knew He Could Sell Paint

WALTER H. COTTlNGHAM was
hardware clerk in Montreal. One
thing the store sold was paint, and it
looked to him like product to swear by.
He quit his job, and began to make gold
paint in one-room shop in Montreal
After making batch with his own hands,
he went out and sold it.
But he wanted something bigger than
this, SO one day he went down to Cleve-
land and appli, d in person for the Mon
treal agency of a large paint company
The Cleveland people told him they would
look him up, and he went home. Soon,
getting impatient, he wired for the agency
and presently he got it.
He had vast energy, and original ideas
about how to do things. Like Melville
Mix, he became student of business
philosophy The Cleveland company put
its Canadian business in his hands. and
ultimately he was asked togo to Cleve-
land, where he is now president of the
observation-disclosures Company-one of the
largest in the field.
To tell the story of Mr.. Cottingham
would be to describe one of the most
effective selling organizations in the
country. AS nearly as | can come to
it in one sentence it is this: System
attic selling, that pushes forward without
resting.
Frank N. Doubleday was employed
when he was twenty years old by Charles
Scribners Sons. He became manager
of Scribner's Magazine, and afterward
made up his mind to get into business
for himself. AS he told me the story,
it was something like this: His available
capital was very small,-about twelve
hundred dollars, if | remember right
but he invested nearly all of it in a trip
to Europe to see Rudyard Kipling.
Through this piece of enterprise he es-
tablished connections that gave him
some of the best-selling books ever
printed.
To-day the great publishing and print
ing house of which MIR. Doubleday is the
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This Man Went Ahead With
ont Orders

A YOUNG man named John G. Shedd
once went to work for Marshall Field
& Company in Chicago, as a clerk in the
wholesale house. Right from the start
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Jeremiah.

Neither shall they walk any more after
the imagination of their evil hearts,, II.
For thus saith the Lord to the men of
Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fall
low ground and SOW not among thorns.-
49,.
For my people is foolish, they have not
known me; they are scottish children, and
they have none understanding: they are
wise to do evil, but to do good they have
no knowledge.-4, %.
beheld the earth, and 10, it was without
form, and void; and the heavens, and they
had no light. beheld the mountains, and,
10, they trembled, and all the hills moved
lightly. beheld, and 10, there was no man,
and all the birds of the heavens were fled.
beheld, and, 10, the fruitful place was a
wilderness, and all the cities thereof were
broken down at the presence of the Lord,
and by his fierce anger. For thus hath the
Lord said The whole land shall be DESC
late; yet will I not make full end. For
this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens
above be black: because have spoken it,
have purposed it, and will not repent,
neither will turn back from it. The whole
city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen
and bowmen; they shall go into thickets,
and climb up upon the rocks: every city
shall be forsaken, and not man dwell
therein.-4, 1929.
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WILLIAM c.. CHEVIS.

Louisiana journalism suffered real loss
in the death of Mr.. w. G.. Chevis on the 4th
instant, at Rayne, where his newspaper
career began. During his life he edited a
number of papers in this State, but it was
as editor of that sterling Democratic jour-
nal, the New Orleans States, that he won
the highest distinction as an able and fear
less writer. His high journalistic stand
ards were his inheritance by birth, and
there was nothing on earth that could have
swerved him one hairs breadth from duty.
Such an example of mastery combination
of high principle and devotion is an in
spiration and stimulus and can never
pass away. In the death of William C.
Chevis the newspaper men of this State
mourn the loss of fearless champion OF
what he believed to be right, courteous
and courageous man, gifted writer and a
loyal son.
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MANUFACTURING.

Herein lie thrift and independence. The
raw material in boundless abundance is at
our very door here in Louisiana and in all
the other Southern States. See the enter
prise of Eastern and Western factors. They
move thither our cotton, minerals, timber,
wool, hides, etc., over high freight rate
railways, convert these products into man
ufactured articles, and then ship to US, to
be bought at enormous profits on their out
lay. Why not save the freight on the raw
material, and that on that manufactured
article, by converting this material into
manufactured stuff here. We have the
power, both water and natural gas. Our
rivers flow by US inviting capital and en-
terprise, and our forests, oil and gas fields
are filled with fuel to drive millions of
spindles and wheels.
While the cotton fields alone OF the South
have added annually to the wealth of the
world millions upon millions of dollars and
enriched every other class handling this
staple, those who have toiled for its pro-
duction have grown poorer continually.
The agriculturists of the Southern States
instead of being the most independent
class, as they might be, have been the most
dependent. With soil and climate that
comfortable support, we depend upon other
States for much of our food even, and upon
the merchants whom we have built up for
the means of purchasing it from year to
year.
No community, State or Nation can be
prosperous which only produces the raw
material, and then hires some other to
manufacture it. Only that community or
section is prosperous which manufactures,
as we'll as produces raw material. The
operatives in the factories being consumers,
also give home markets for products. II
we can manufacture all we need, the op-
eratives will use here at home such of our
products as they now consume away of
somewhere else where we now have to ship
this produce and pay freights on it to them
What we furnish to them has this freigh,
added, and they are in turn compelled tc
add this difference to the price Of the goods
they manufacture, ship and sell back to u.s.
We pay three freights, one on raw material
one on manufactured goods sent back tc
US, and one on the food we send them fol
their workmen.
Communities which only produce ano
sell the raw material, have alternate flust
and lean business periods. When the an
nual production is being sold, they flourish
but that is soon past, and they are com.
PEELED to buy and ship back the goods man.
ufactured out of what they sold, and ther
they have leanness in business. Production
by manufacturing equal to demand makes
home markets, save freights, and keep:
something constantly on hand to exchange
for money.
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FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES.

New Orleans States: The consensus of
American opinion, as expressed by the
public press, is that Mr.. Bryan made
thorough job of spilling his own beans.
Mansfield Enterprise: The most glori-
Gus piece of news that has been chronicled
since the Inauguration of President Wilson,
was the announcement yesterday that
William Jennings Bryan had resigned the
position of Secretary of State in President
Wilson's Cabinet, and that it has been
promptly accepted. The administration of
President Wilson, so far as the other cabi-
net officers are concerned, has been made
a brilliant success, but the horrible failure
of the State Department. under Mr.. Bryan
has been milestone, that even the strong
character of Mr.. Wilson could not carry.
The removal of Mr.. Bryan, we believe, will
give instantaneous relief, and we look for
the atmosphere to clearly at once. The
Bryan from the head of the cabinet, po-
sition for which he was utterly untitled, is
said to be the position that the President
has assumed with reference to the murder
of American citizens, principally women
and children, on the high seas. However,
the State Department has been burlesque
since he has been at its head, and the
retirement of a man who was entirely too
small for the place he held. Mr.. Bryan is
a fine man, but impractical, flighty and
unstable, and entirely without that broad
and comprehensive scope of vision, that is
absolutely necessary, to properly conduct
the foreign relations of the greatest gov
ernment on the face of the earth. We
consider his withdrawal from public affairs
to be a great blessing to the nation and to
the people.
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Shreveport's Market Day.

In Sundays issue of the Shreveport
Times mention is made of the success Of
the second municipal market day, held
last Saturday on the Court House square
in that city. The Times says that much
more produce was offered and disposed
of than on the previous Saturday and
that larger sums were realized by the
farmers and truckers.
Three paragraphs clipped from the
Shreveport exchange read:
Hundreds of housewives attended
the sale, which lasted until one o'clock.
The end came because no more produce
remained. Every dealer sold completely
out.
"One truck gardner presented the
finest display OF vegetables ever seen in
this city. He realized SIS for the lot,
which comprised potatoes, tomatoes,
beets, onions, lettuce, cabbages, okra,
cucumbers, corn, carrots and beans.
"Another dealer sold 400 head of cab
bage of the finest quality which weighed
from five to eight pounds each. One
hundred boxes of blackberries were sold.
together with many crates of peaches
and plums. One dealer disposed of a
wagon load of potatoes, another of two
wagon loads of roasting ears. Honey,
fowls, butter, eggs, flowers and shrub
berry were also sold in large quantity"
The next market day will be held Sat-
urday, and we hope to see more OF the
farmers of this parish take part in it.
1t is gratifying to know that they were
present in such numbers for the two
past market days and that there were
no disappointing features connected
with their sales.
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General Young was elected to head tn

General Young was elected to head the
veterans another year, and, judging from
his past record, no better man could have
been selected to fill the place. He has
shown the highest ability in handling the
duties of that position, and under his ad-
ministration of the affairs the United Con
federate Veteran has prospered nightly
Lynchbury { Va. J Advance.
A splendid gentleman and an earnest
Christian-a man of mind and soul, worthy
and capable, God grant that General Ben
nett H. Young may live long for the good
OF our country and fellow men.
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Plain Dealing.

Tuesday, June ia fine rain fell
throughout the northern section of Bos-
sier Parish yesterday evening and last
night, and as result farmers are jubi-
lantover their crop prospects. Some say
there is the finest prospect for a crop
there has been in ten years. Corn is
looking extremely we'll and from present
indications there will be large yield.
A heavy crop of peanuts, peas and other
forage crops have been planted.
Mrs. F. B. Ogden of Benton is visi-
tor here with relatives.
Miss Hattie Kirtley has as her guest
Miss Porter, of Mansfield, a former
schoolmate.
Mrs. Neeson of Stonewall, DeSoto
Parish, is here on visit with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. R. W.Eggleston.
Miss Maud Thompson spent a portion
of the past week with her school friend,
Miss Georgia Brock, who resides near
Arkana.
Mr.. Ollie Boyd returned home the first
of last week from Shreveport sani-
tarium, where he underwent an opera
ton for appendicitis.
Mr.. M. C. Wright, Police Juror for
Ward Three, has started the traction en-
CINE to work-regrading the public roads
leading out of Plain Dealing.
Mr.. H. M. Bailey is expected home
from Shreveport the latter part of this
week. He recently underwent an opera
ton. He is reported as improving,
though rather slowly.
Mr.. w. L. Sibley of Cavett came in
yesterday evening, leaving this morning
for his home. He reports his crop pros
poets, especially corn, as being the finest
he ever had at this season Of the year.
THURSDAY.
Miss Hazel Herndon of Lewisville,
Ark, is here visiting her aunt, Mrs
j. D. Herndon.
After spending some weeks here and
at Rocky Mount with friends, Miss Edith
Zeigler left Monday for her home il
Bunkie.
Miss Carrie Wyche who has been alb.
sent for the past eighteen months, a
Newark, N. Y, is at home for the sum.
mer, to the delight of her numerous
friends.
The farmers OF the Phelps Lake sec.
ton did not suffer from the late predicted
rise in Red River, much to their gratifi.
cation. Planting and working out theil
crops is now we'll under way.
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CORRESPONDENCE
Red Land.

Tuesday, June 15.--A good rain fell
here yesterday afternoon and last night.
Mr.. Bill Mcclellan spent the weekend
pleasantly with home folks.
Mr.. Grafton Peyton left last week for
Shreveport, Mansfield and other points.
Mr.. G.. G.. Allen spent Saturday in
Garfield, Ark, with his brother, Mr..
J. R. Allen.
Mrs. Quentin Denmon of Bolinger is
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. u. Denmon.
Rev. T. J. Embree filled his appoint
ments at Walkers Chapel Sunday morn
ing and evening.
Miss Maude Thompson, of Plain Deal
ing spent the weekend with the Misses
Allen, returning home Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. Lottie Norris entertained num-
Der of young people at her home Satur-
day evening. A pleasant time was re-
ported.
Mrs. J. C. Holman is slowly recover
ing from an illness of several weeks.
Miss Maude Slack of Plain Dealing
spent last week with her.
Mrs. Will Simpson of Pine Bluff, Ark.
came in Sunday, and is visiting her SIS
ter, Mrs. N. w. Stewart. She is accom-
panied by her little daughter, Lila.
Miss Vashti Keoun, who during the
past scholastic year taught in the schoo
at Logansport, which closed recently
arrived home Thursday and will spent
the summer here.
The Red Land Domestic Science Clul
met with Miss Lille Stampley Saturda.
afternoon. Despite the tropical day
most of the members were present. 4
very pleasant afternoon was spent, thu
time being about equally divided be
tween the plying of needles and tn
plying of tongues, interspersed witt
music.
Previous to departure, the guests wer
served an appetizing luncheon consist
ing of delicious salad sandwiches, daint
cakes and grape punch. Upon leaving
all pronounced Miss Stampley an idea
) hostess. She was abbey assisted in tn
afternoons courtesies by her mother
Mrs. M. B. Stampley, and her brother
Austin.
Three new names were added to tn
list of club NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. E. c
Dodson, J. D. Mcclellan and M. e
Stampley.
The guests on this occasion wer
Misses Thelma Hudson, Viola Allen
Ada Keoun, Robbie Dale Stewart, Ev
!, Keoun, Maude Thompson, Annie-Le
Allen, vey Kendrick, Myrtice ALE
and Matte Rodgers, and Mesdame
R. R. Cheshire, G. G.. Allen, R. Butler
G. T. Mays, F. M. Johnson, Georg
Rodgers, J. D. Mcclellan, N. w. Stew
art and J. D. Rodgers.
The next meeting will be held Jul
10th with Mrs. G. G. Allen and tn
| Misses Allen. VA.
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Lake Providence Banner Democrat: At
the annual reunion of the United Confed-
crate Veterans held in Richmond resolu-
ton was presented by the Raphael Semmes
Camp of Mobile asking that steps be taken
to erect a monument in memory of the old
negro slaves of the South. We wonder
what the South haters of the North will
think of this move? The best friends the
negroes ever had, and will ever have, are
the Southern people.
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Mrs. Tela j. Penick VS.. Mrs. P. L. Jacobs ct al.
No. 6149. In the Second Judicial District
Court Of Louisiana, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
DY virtue of commission to sell, to
- me directed from the honorable
Second Judicial District Court Of Bos-
sier Parish, Louisiana, in the above
numbered and entitled suit, will offer
for sale, for cash and according to law,
at public auction, at the principal front
door of the Court House Of Bossier Par
ish, Louisiana, during the legal hours
for sales, on
Saturday, July ~, 1915
The east half of southeast quarter, the
southeast quarter of southwest quarter
and southwest quarter of southeast
quarter Of section is, township 20 north,
range IL west, situated in Bossier Par
ish, Louisiana, containing 100 acres,
more or less, and being known as the
John Coats land.
Said property to be sold as belonging
to the above parties, litigaht, and to be
sold for cash and according to law, for
the purpose OF effecting a partition.
J. F. EDWARDS,
Sheriff and ex-officio Auctioneer.
Benton, La, June II, 1915. 24-5
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Gov. Hall made an excellent selection in
the appointment of Hon. Robert Roberts to
the Judgeship of the Court of Appeals of
the Second District, Second Circuit. Mr..
Roberts by his ability, industry and up
Brightness as member of the General AS
sembly from Webster Parish, won many
friends and an enviable reputation.
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Washington, June 16.-Twice as much
rain has fallen throughout the country thus
far in juno as fell during the entire months
of April and May, the weather bureau an
nounced to-day. Last April had the light
est rainfall of any April on record in many
parts of the country.
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Game Went to Bossier City.

Under date of the 18th one of the
Banners Bossier City readers writer us
as follows:
Local Editor Banner: l wish to cor
rect the error concerning the Bossier
and Linton ball game, mention of which
you made in last weeks issue of the
Banner. The score was IA to Is in
favor OF Bossier, and by innings was:
Bossier .......... 0t3 212 1913 2-15
Linton ....... $40 $40 022 ia
A feature of the game was Shaver's
three-bagger in the tenth inning, with
two men on bases.
HARRY MCDONALD.
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New Orleans States: In his letter to
President Wilson. the Hon. Bill Bryan said:
It falls to your lot to speak officially for
til : nation" Yes, and the nation is thank
Iul that it is SO.