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Never n word said Jim, but he did
some hard thinking. He realized that
there was no reason for paying him
more until he showed he could do more.
That was some ten years ago. Today
Jim is virtually managing the place.
He takes charge when the office nan
ager is away, and he frequently is, and
is often sent to handle a 'delicate'
job by the big chief,
Lots of people in Wall street know
"Jim," for he's very much a real man.
Readers Questions Answered
Mr.. Whitehead tciH dnSicer in this
column questions on marketing, buy
ing, selling, advertising, letter ~Uriting,
business education, and on matters per-
tanning to the choice Of a location. All
questions piH be dnspered in the order
of receipt. No anonymous correspond
ence can be acknowledged. Readers
initials only toill be published. 1t 1oill
take from four to fifteen days for a reply
to appear.
Does It help the. travelling salesman to
agree with the buyer generally in what he
says In order to keep on the right side OF
him? l.. o. NJ.
/ thought this yarn had died the pain
full death it deserves. The buyer must
have confidence in the salesman and the
goods he is selling or he won't buy
from him. Does the buyer, have con
idence in the salesman who makes him
self an echo of all the buyer says?
You canno afford, however, to be com
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Penelope Saws. ON Not,

'"s'B AVN
A THE young musician played on,
his magic violin poured out to
Penelope, Peggy, Billy, the birds and
the animals all that was in his heart.
There was a new-found joy in living, "A
dawning love, freshly awakened hopes.
Il shall be n great artist" the mu =
stefan seemed to say through his play
ing. Il shall-play for great crowds.
| shall delight kings and emperors. !
shall win vast riches, riches, riches !"
Here the music stopped short, but the
young musician dropped on one knee
before Penelope and, stretching out his
hands toward her, one holding the VIC
lin and the other holding the bow, he
cried "And when ! have gained fame
and fortune | shall come and lay both
at your feet"
ALAS and alack j am this week
to wed an ugly old rich man." cried
Penelope.
at cannot be. You shall be my
BRIDE" declared the young musician.
".Alas and alack. my perfectly prim
and proper Aunt Prue has made all the
arrangements, and it would not be per
fectly prim and proper to change them.
My hour of happiness is over. Fare
well FAREWELL
Penelope ran to Balky Sam and
mounted to his back. Before he could
gallop away, however, there came from
the violin n wall so doleful that it struck
black sadness into every heart. Tears
gushed forth, and Balky Sam was SO
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blinded by those that poured from his
eyes that he could not see which way
to go. Sad as the violin of the young
musician had been before, it was a hum
dred times more sad now. 1t seemed
as if everything in the world had gone
to smash for every one.
+. Peggy wept with the others, but ever
as she showered tears she knew that
they were silly and would do no good,
So she grasped the arm of the sac
young musician and stopped the woefuI
music.
playing sadness will not help mat
%ters," she sobbcd. but may be If you
play courage and hope you can make
things come out right
This idea seemed to astonish every
one, and it astonished Penelope and the
sad musician most of all. But at the
same time it sounded like good sense,
and the young musician was quick tc
act upon it.
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suicide Gas did Mr.. Tanner. Thou
shalt not kill" This mar was morally
obliged to save his own life when he
saw that he could not save his wife's
life.
Say, for instance, that a man and
wife got bewildered in the jungles and
in the meantime were attacked by a
drove of wolves and he climbed a tree
to safety and let his wife perish. 1
say that he was a coward. But now
say that he put up q fight with the
wolves and finally exhausted his
strength and died with his wife. He
would be classed as an heroic nan and
a man who honorably showed his love
and his all for his wife. H. A. s.
Other letters follow:
To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir-There was no intent or purpose
behind the destructive power that killed
Mr.. Tanner and his wife. 1t was
his duty, under the circumstances,
to exercise all his skillful pur-
pose and power to release his wife-no
other thought should predominant. To
act the hero was not in order, nor was
there time to consider the children. To
release his wife from the awful danger
was his first and only duty. If ~
failed he died in her behalf, in spite
of all he could do. With the above
motive he died a hero. Proclaiming his
intentions was energy in the wrong d.
rectiOn. w. l. III.
I have deferred answering the vital
question as to the rightness of Mr.. Tan
ner's sacrifice until / had given it care
full thought. l cannot help admire VIII
liam Tanner for his heroic act, and it is
my belief that this display of love proves
he was a pattern and an example to
humanity. He stood by the woman he
pledged to love and cherish until death
would part them, to cross the Great
Beyond, with his pal, the mother of his
children. He could not bear to have his
Mary crushed to death alone, unable
to rescue here; he did what he thought
best-to stay with her for all eternity
Could any man with love as great as
William Tanners stand by and gee his
wife crushed before him?
My opinion is just as your editor
voiced it in the article on the EDITORIAL
page of Wednesdays EVENING PUBLIC
LEDGER. If the world had more men
like this brave man it would be needless
to have divorce courts.
They, of course, were destitute Of
children; but William Tanner left his
little orphans a legacy that will never
become exhausted. This will help them
to live noble lives and mankind will be
helped by this oct.
We know there are some willing IN
sacrifice, and while there Is much sin
in the world, love is not absolutely on
the decline.
Some n who has been touched ~
ahe tragic affair will cerne forward u
help the little esBhans God viii saks
care Of them.
MARGARET s.. GAMnuw
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TANNER BELIEVED INSANE
IN JOINING WIFE IN DEATH
Readers Only Other Explanation Is That Man Was Ignorant
of Gods Law-Admits Act Proved LOue Vas Great

A LETTER pronouncing William Tan
"A ncr, who died with his wife when
he could not save her from an ap-
preaching train, insane has been re-
ceived from II. A. Seaman, 1926 Cliff
ford street. Mr.. Scanlan's definition
Of a hero is n who offers to make the
supreme sacrifice as long as there is any
chance of accomplishing the result
sought.
His letter follows:
To the Editor Of the Ere,lin0 Public Ledger:
Sir: 1t is without a doubt the most
undecided topic Of the day, that is,
concerning the William Tanner tragedy
at Hubbards Woods, III.
The critics are pro and con and, ]
think, the most intelligent and con
science stricken man will take the sam
view as l do Of the matter.
/ say that no sane individual would
do such an act, and will say that Mr.,
Tanner was either driven into an insane
mental attitude on seeing that his wife's
live was about to. be crushed out or
was ignorant of the moral laws laiG
down by u Creator, Almighty God
And If he was ignorant of them and Of
a sane mind, he could not be held any
more responsible than a COW or a horse
that would step in front of a fast NOV
ing train, as his mind was undeveloped
Other views are taken by some t.
the extent that if all husbands thought
and loved their wives as did Mr.. Tan
ner there would be fewer divorces, ant
/ agree with this expression, as it bear'
weight. But, nevertheless, that low
for ones wife, mother or other relative
| would not warrant a man to COMM
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-13

He drew the bow across the strings
of his violin, and now the sadness was
all zone. In its place was a strong,
brave note that made every one feel
better at once. It seemed to say
Cheer up! We are young and Of good
heart. All things will turn out well
If we fight despair and work with
hope"
AS Penelope listened her face grew
bright again.
II will not wed the ugly old rich
man." she cried. IT will wait for you,
my musician. Be Of good cheer until
we meet again"
Farewell! The love Of my heart
goes with you," replied the musician.
when you hear great things Of Hal,
the violinist, you will know that I am
working for you"
And he played again a message Of
hope and strength. Balky Sam gal
loped away briskly and Penelope waved
end smiled until she was out of sight.
Louder and louder sounded the violin.
1t told that Hal was sure of success
cure that he would win Penelope as his
bride.
And then suddenly the tune changed
again-this time into a gentle lullaby,
and the birds and animals who had been
kept awake so long by the sad, sad
music dropped quickly off to sleep. Even
Judge Owl began to snOre, although It
was his hunting time. Feggy was
laughing at him when she felt her own
eyelids growing heavier and heavier,
and soon she was as sound asleep as
the others. And she slept and slept
until she woke up in her own bed the
next morning.
I'm the neat story toiH be told hoo
Penelope elopes toith the aid Of Billy,
Peggy end the magic Violin.)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-13

I am n salesman in q retail hardware store
and l got into a row with a customer last
week. He came into the store In a tenn
per and said, II bought this hashlight here
three weeks ago and the battery Is all run
cut" | told him that he probably left II
lighted in his pocket. and he accused me OF
trying to palm off damaged goods on him.
We finally gave him a new battery, but he
still seemed dissatisfied. What ought I to
have done? NJ. p.
Your first remark was tactless. You
should first have told the customer that
you were sorry to hear it, but that you
would make anything right that was not
satisfactory. Then you could ask the
customer how much he had used the
light, etc. If you attempt to ask ques-
tions without first assuring the customer
of your intention to do the right thing
he naturally feels that you are trying
to evade the responsibility. The fact
that the customer was angry indicated
that he expected an argument, so the
assurance that you will make everything
right is doubly necessary in this case.
How much rent ought we to pay for our
grocery store? Last year our sales were
around $l2, 900. o. ". r
The rent should be about 8 or A per
cent of your sales, so that you should
be paying from $500 to 1920 a rear.
ITO RE CONTINBED)
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.DREAMLAND ADVENTURES-ByD addy
THE MAGIC VIOLIN"

"a sad young musician playing a
sad riolin has filled oil Birdtdnd uith
'coo. Billy plays a glad tune on the
riohn bringing joy to the birds and
animals and to Penelope and the
young musicidn.J
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-13
THE BUSINESS DOCTOR
Ry HAROLD WHITEHEAD

BY HNROLD Will
Author of 1.-THE Business Career of Pete Flint and "eruno e-soke of Business Problems
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-13

WIN lNAA'N VI hlIlI hINN lNN
gazing at the plrasant intorior-books,
pictures. piauo and 6rcrlorr. while Inc
went TO summon the housckccpcr
"Ntrs NorI;r +bi. :; fr;ord -,
NTrs :, Lo sold On his re
turp ".Nyiu Won chou. bo, ~ ono Of thr
cuost roomsg',
,,,i -,
Il a..
poS'u'"l' ~ nv " s"L
"""I n"!'' N,e'
my" "'e u" pi"i" S.N 'Hh i" '"'
''.N'' II W. ~
There was II" trace OF a S"HlhStr'>S
in III" pam nut elegant garh ana APP
noIhtnl'h'N "l the young E''' an" MIS-
Merlin was at Il loss as |" IN" proper
establishment "t the newcomers
"NIaybc,' She said to Nurt HEST
tatirgIy. ''thc room III" last nursery
goycrucsS had -
.,.Npy room will dn," said the girl
lurricdIv. IT'S ST., rolluwrd Mrs. Merlin.
E,u. ,,, ,.,,., ,Lo r.,l ub;,b /,
,,I p,r I,J nt.r H.. r.It rho need
49, . ,,,I ..,r,,,L, =, l.rr hin, t,,,.o
~ l,. ur,1lir, ,r,hron, and snor rr
,.I,, -, .,,,t, nm =, rho
a,.f.. - ,r, ..,," ,,hi.L bc hrd
L',,1 En- r.,,,, ,i,,o
h"tohroru money. and yet win" said sh"
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y " ''"'' ""' y" tLnr,
a real incentive tn" hlgg'St one 'ner'
Is
"Shc pdwncd all the coveted clothes
she had bought and went to II place tai
away whrr" sh" could begin a new li'
the life Of an honest working girl
''Iu her little game with destiny She
lost out and was unprecedented for Il
theft Of which she was entirely limo
cent. but her past record barred az.
initial. 4 man was instrumental il
gaining a r~cpriryc for her, however, and
She was sent away to new environment
where she found friends, health and
best of all. a job.
..S, ,hc drsirr vos horn in lcr +,
turn tLr p,nvrrhinl now leaf. NOT ro1
I'm, .pkc or winninr hcr man bul
from ,Er sinpIc wish ia be good
Interested Mr.. Kingdom ip/lcr ant
tnId her vbrrn She was. but did no,
dream If ,lrn good luck for-Bohhi,
~ io hr SEN, M here. ] know she vii.
find hnuniur,, nu Hero in these hills.
Nou'l be- krud to the little girl. won't
q - she niaadrl. You know ,or
haven't much mercy for sinners. but
You will So. she * serious about re
forming uat Hiarnnf like me-. She vii,
meyer ,i,..I ro tcuntatiou again"
GLOW Io ,ou know =" he asked, look
ing Mt lrr Larrl,.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-13

bative to your customer. But he will
respect you and have confidence In you
ii you show you have the courage Of
your convictions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-13

skk1o Gary, a young "ranchman, en-
hioyed at Top Hill Tavern. II ranch
bslonging to a Mr.. Kingdom in II
Western state, takes a business 'trlp
u Chicago. There he meets mt a
dance a young girl who calls herself
tAIarta," They fall in love with
Zach other, but Marta refuses to
harry him, She confNsscs that she
L. n thief, and suddenly disappears
after leaving a note for him that sh"
Ia going to try to make good. 10
f~eturns to the ranch, where he is
met by another cmployc named Nurt
Walters, to whom he conhd"N nus
experiences while away. kurt al
Uses him against any further Thought
OF the girl, but JO is couhdent Sh"
FyilI again come to him. Kurt 90
fains the release from Jail OF Il N"uN-
woman from ChiCaE" named Marta
Sills, who has been arrested for st"al
ing, and takes her in an aut"m"hl!"
pp the trail to the Kingdom ronrh.
He tells her he IS taking h"r to th"
hest woman in the world. whore size
NAV learn 70 b. tourst Marta tells
Kurt that hcr real name is Penelope
Lamont and that she Is "a."I Penny
for short. She meets Mrs. NiuEdnn'
who receives her with tenderness, de-.
spite her admission that sm' i "
thief. Penny and !" meet. '"' u
is revealed that they hay" nov KNOWN
each other before. Kurt tad !@ '''.
with Penny. Penny mrrt> a ma"
,noJ orrV in tho tONr 81. las.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-13

Cor short She meets Mrs. Kingdom.
r,bo rarnivrs her with TENDERNESS, de-.
snite her admission rhat she Is "
thief Penny and j" meet. hIt Il
is revealed that they rar" Nov KNOWN
each other before. Kurt tad lv ."N.
With Penny. Penny mrrt~ a MA"
named Larry in the town She r'',
leads Kurt as to her love for y"
AM uEpE TT ro\TI\IES
AN"
DIIEN she recovered.
"Ask .To." she said d"tjuu'lS
and spcd from the room.
~. l;d,,. toll mo Now. much he Ina,
sS,S w. Enrt - She ,nought "Waa
cohiueu ~ =. ,or't 100. how.
an +La .br,Fjrw hiIfnI, uf pen
- 81 cam, t,.n nn,,, uarr,G. shout,
p@s, Il o hnFoy, vG, wrong
80. - L,r q ro,trut was al
appu' 80 Iim
nnye' "i'"'" L. .,,
Kurt gazeu iH'" inv IT,. H..
eyes alert anu i sol, S''',r VI, IL g,
he Aad not p'rn "',S',". ,,n. L,,k-
read an answer Ill 'N' 2'""7
ing into his own. .,,-l.
gShe ao"Sh l"'" 49, Ill.,. II,r
and the knoWI'"se was H'' :,
sned by the e'n'Nio'uH'' ''''
would mean 10 INV ivy '''''.
nJo :" called Pen, running """'
the road as she Spicc hlm drlN!n-
away in a lightweight mountain wagon
Quickly he refined in IL" lalr co.
prancing horses.
rWhat it's, Miss Penny Ante: Ism
...4 .Lo, ~, ho,k ~ .tuy''
HIndaod if is. Where are You going
and NAV l 90, too
Over to Wcs,.5tt's. and Id love t,
have Won go with me
"I'u have to get 4 fIrl"ugh aud 4
-. Irst n.oi+ @ uorcrt "
e. 81 Tvrt ami o,kcd hi, pcrmfs
80 ,,;tL oil rho nrettv rIrading Of q
s ssSn W W. bo Il" VOICE Her forr WAS sin
s.,Iar,, rovr,. bar eve, like Il mirror.
OsI,"o nouor riJLon in a wagon" Sh,
..;d hroatbIcsslv seeing that his cx-
rro,s;on wasn't rs forbidding "a usual
ss.snd TN como hack Cant Won see
~snt 70 come hack"
samOtbing sweet JawpcJ in his eyes.
,s.yeS " he said u note Of cxultutior
s~orrd;ny in his voice with the knowl.
.dgo that his last stand of resistance t,
lan..boId theories was giving away be-
fore some new force. powerful and over
Ubelming. "You may go. wish
wara driSirg instead I' Of Jo, but"
He stood watching her as she spec
back to where 10 was waiting. and hi.
s1or tba roaJ 70 Wostcott'y There wa.
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of Top Hill Trail :
THIS STARTS THE STORY

vrtoht. 1919. Dv The Reilly d Lee Co.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-07-26
thin PEOPLE
SHOULD take
PHOSPHATE
Nothing Like Plain Bitro-Phosphats
to Put on Firm, Healthy Flesh and
to Increase Strength, visor
and Nerve Force.

Judging from the countless preparations
and treatments which are continually be.
Ing advertised for the purpose Of making
thin people 1eshy, developing arms, neck
and bust, and replacing ugly hollows and
angles by the soft curved lines Of health
and beauty, there are evidently thousands
OF men and women who keenly feel their
excessive thinness.
Thinness and weakness are often duo
to starved nerves. Our bodies need more
phosphate than Is contained in modern
foods. Physicians claim there Is nothing
that will supply this deficiency so we'll as
the organic phosphate known among drug
gists as bitro-phosphate which Is mex
pensive and Is sold by most all druggists
under q guarantee Of satisfaction or money
back. BY feeding the nerves directly and
by supplying the body cells with the nee.
essary phosphoric food elements, bitro-
phosphate should produce q welcome
Transformation in the appearance: the in
crease in weight frequently being aston
khiag.
Increase in weight also carries with II
q general Improvement in the health:
Nervousness, sleeplessness and lack OF
energy, which nearly always accompany
excessive thinness, should disappear. dull
eyes become bright, and pale cheeks glow
with the bloom Of perfect health
CAUTION: - Although bitro-phosphate
b unsurpassed for relieving nervousness,
sleeplessness and general weakness.
should not, owing to its tendency to IN
crease weight, be used by anyone Wne
does not desire to put on flesh
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Anens the fence woman watched him. charmed Inen sue ~
Comeh sonny him ntoth
The bow toed road The woman 10 house and seeing
me wy hr, closely at the mouse ~ ~
anu ~ h,nnd mn her with ne c d orav
That was in years later the o received letter
her sou, honco
a.. ncv Browning Hills Pa she got puy vas not
Gov sba had since her Doy 3 o''pp''
Iohr Kim Int AmosS Shoemaker oooo until
MIS- john cannot 60 IN wa
rdnaned YOUR boy the boy grew up nc oave her
Syrnnathetjc the sorro"lhs hor wavo
annor houuht and sent her on h way"
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First American Railroad.

Although Americas railroad histor,
is recorded as beginning when ti.A
Baltimore & Ohio laid its first raiis IN
1928. pair of rusted strips Of iron
still visible In eastern Massachusetts
tell Of pioneer transportation line
whose Inauguration antedated thut
event by two years. From the granite
qrarries Of West Quincy the old road
ran four miles to tidewater on the
Neponset river. and carried granite for
the building Of the Bunker Hill monu.
ment. The rails. OF hand-forged iron,
two inches vide and three-quarter inch
thick. were held by hand-forsed spikes
to the granite roadbel. Mules were
the locomotives. assisted by cable
where the grade was heavy.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-07-26
DREADED FOR
NIGHT TO COME
Texas Lady, In Pretty Bad FIX
Heard Of cardui, Tried It,
And Now Says It Saved
Her Life.

nur.on rexas.--Mrs. Mary Reese.
~ this place, states: "some time ago
was quite sick and suffered a great
deal. had been suffering quite
-. At times I had such
.orere Mains in my back. across my
h,ns and in my sides.-I was IN q
nretty bad FIX ia. was 50 RESTLESS
dreaded for night to come.
Having heard Of Cardui, tnouen'
I'd try it. I commenced 70
cot better with my first bottle.
toot sig bottles Of Cardui. and Will
tell any woman what this Caroul
Homo treatment can and will 90 u
..ren according to directions. We MOI
only feel it cured but Nus
ukelv saved my life. I am able TO ~
nv work with ease and know Carou
did it." 49,,
Cardui has been found to reliev
manv womanly pains and ailments
end thousands of women have writte'
+o toll, of the benefit 1t has been
them, in cases of female troubles a
weakness. 80
Cardui is prepared from miid' III
dicinal ingredients. which act as
tonic and help build up health az
.tr.,pth in a natural manner.
TRY Cardui. At druggists.-AoV'
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-07-26

returned TO generator
soi1ed this as
n the signal corps United States army t 3rv and hon.
po,kom this country anu
orably discharged nostion South Ameica and
until offered poslon III +hot
to go+ her passports Bakom osco'eeu 'n"'
a will a country
sue that she go to one Oh tns s
h.se hosntals be married dying souer' Illus ~ ~
r,otioo1v assume nationality u s,o hon
nne RI until sne nap
nned to wander into domestic relations anu "
hour 49, 49, be said eff MARI strange
and he prove like some OF these e " ~
out a country"
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TREATY OF LUNEVlLLE, 1901.


before it the peace which he had con.
cluded. The treaty of Luneville was
almost identical in terms with the
treaty of Campo Formio, concluded
between France and Austria in 1897.
By 1t France was confirmed in DOS
session of the left bank of the Rhine
as far as Holland and the independ-
ence of Switzerland, Holland and the
Cisalpine republic, which had been
formed out Of northern Italy, recog-
nized.
Seized Other Territory.
Prussia, who as usual had been
playing fast and loose in return for
the territories she gave up west of
the Rhine seized four times as much
territory in other parts Of Germany.
The Holy Roman Empire, which vir-
tually camel to an end at the peace
of Luneville, had been in existence
for a thousand and one years, since
had crowned himself
Emperor Of the West as the sue
cessor of the Caesars.
Three years after the peace of
Luneville the Emperor Francis took
the title of Emperor of Austria upon
Napoleon prOclaiming himself En-
peror of the French, though he did
not formally abdicate the crown of
the Holy Roman Empire until 1906.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-07-26

who was Hollander, died OF 1ever
and Dee came to America with he,
mother. a French woman. she nau
hon in This country one short time
when the war broke out.
Dee Van Balkom wanted to 10
something to help. She had travelled
all over the world, spoke nve ian,
anoses and was an accomplished
nionist. She could drive car. one
TONED the ambulance service or tne
Canadian army, and sailed Tor tne