El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-17

TO YOU remember2 You were a.
u successful merchant in those days /
You were still quite a young man. too I
You had worked hard You had
learned fruEality AT quite an early
age Your knowledge Of the true value
Of the dollar had never handicapped
you either. Had it, For long time
YOU saw 10 practically every Lnins
yourself You needed no help in the
management in those days Mere
clerks 10 help out in the details 20
simply follow your Instructions wee
an that YOU then found necessary You
had the knack too OF paying no more
for your help than was aosolute-y
necessary
When you needed a new clerk. YOU
would generally insert a well WorueQ
want ad in one Of the big dailies- o.
would as a rule employ some STEADY
ploddinE fellow with sufficient en-
& umbrances that you knew he would
have real appreciation OF STEADY
Job and take no chances on losing u
either. You became pretty expert %
picking out the type Of men who were
D good steady workers and VINO rarely
I DEVELOPED the nerve TO ask YOU for a
3 raise in salary Whenever any one
I OF them did YOU general made an
i example OF him by asking him Wnen
il would be convenient for him 20
. quit and inserting another ad IN the
You had things in pretty good shape
{ in those DAYS didn't you- on Weren
\ bothered with a lot Of aggressl Ee
young smart alexis around who Wolil
n be continually making suggestions as
| to how you should or should not TUE
n things You were the one 10 mas,
all the decisions and u was SIMPLY
M TO the clerks to follow your
orders. You were vital and strong i
those DAYS weren't youl You coulc
4 work Is hours a day and Trims
=. nothing about it You had little syn
patty for any OF your help VINO dion
q seem 70 enjoy working me same p ui-
be- of hours you did Sometime e.
% some poor chap would come 20 70
/ on account OF breaking health De
? 3 cause Of the close arduous CONNIE
. weut. Tour answer would be. as
II rule II am sorry but II you can
stand the caff. I viii have 20 g
E some one who can II would slmpi-
mean another ad in the paper an
u a new face in the office
You didn't realize it, but you Wer
y sapnine the strength and vitality g
2 many a young man because or you
= own abnormal physical and menta
D.. endurance Don't you rem EN- Der IN
s year OF the great panic Wnen lnel
was such sudden drop IN m ,l Icnln
B disc values2 You had stocked U
Of heavily on certain staples that prove
. a drug on the market The nuyinl
e power Of your trade had slumped ma
81 teriallv. You let a number OF you
e best clerks 90 20 cut expenses. dom.
g a great deal more Of the detail Wor
: Yourself Then don't YOU rememba
ID that fainting spell at your desk 4
z the office When you came TO your
self. YOU were at home in bed 20
ran remember the doctor telling 70
e that YOU might be able to go back {
a. frmrr# the risk
auotha- complete breakdown but no
g. iona dav sooner. Bill YOU snoul
~. really have three months cor
.oi plete rest" he said Cant you tur
a your business over TO an assistal
~ for that short time IL may aqa
Vaars Ia YOUR life You did a htt
N retrospecting during that hour or
- after the doctor left didn't your
y Then YOU remember that brig
-a alert young man who had been VII