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To America at IL

Andrew Carnegie came to Amer
ica with bis parents when he was
thirteen years old. Immediately after
their arrival in Pittsburgh he went
to work. Starting out in a factory he
became a telegraph messenger boy
AS a poor boy, unable to secure a
regular education, he was deeply
grateful to certain Colonel Ander-
son, who opened his library 10 the
working boys Of Pittsburgh every
Saturday afternoon. Carnegie's
gratitude found expression in one Of
his most noble acts OF beneticencc,
his free libraries He describes the
spirit which prompted him to found
these libraries:
1t. was from my own early eX-
perience that l decided there was no
use to which money could be applied
SO productive of good to boys
and girls who have good within
them and ability and ambition
TO develop it, as the found
ing of a public library in a COM
munity which is willing to support
it as a municipal institutions | am
sure that the future OF those libraries
| have been privileged to found will
prove the correctness Of this opin-
ion. For if one boy in each library
district, by having access to one Of
these libraries, IS half as much h. ne
fitted as I was by having access to
Colonel Anderson's 400 we'll worn
Volumes. | shall consider they have
not been established in vain"
After serving his apprenticeship
as a messenger boy Carnegie be-
came a telegraph operator. Soon
afterward he entered the employ
ment of the Pennsylvania Railroad
His industry and initiative soon at
tracted the favorable notice Of his
and he was made man
agcr of Che Pittsburgh division Of
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THE birthplace of Andre1c
Carnegie IN Scotland

the railroad The Civil War broke
out while he was occupying this po-
sition. Carnegie, always a strong
anti-slavery man, was whole-heart-
edly III sympathy with the Federal
government and was given a diff
cult and important post in connec-
ton with the administration Of the
government. railways and tee-
graphs. Stationed at Washington,
he occasionally met President Lin
coin. He sets down the following
impressions of the martyred Presi-
dent:
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Go loaaDopoiitan Shanghai


can residents Of Shanghai.
Gosmopoiitan Shanghai
The American residents Of shang-
hM, when eheT heard Of it. l9okea
up from their wnisky-and -sodaa
and Manhattan cocktails in dismay.
They do not like Mr.. Randan's idea.
They are not worried about the ef-
feet Of such an enactment, for it
would have no effect. Shanghai is a
British, French, Russian. Italian,
Japanese and Chinese community as
we'll as American 1t would be pos
sible for Mr. Randall to see to it
that no liquor was on The table in
the American Consulate, making it
necessary for the consul to rttire to
the cellar, and ne might also sue
ceed in mis- endeavor to destroy the
Chinese species of the Demon Rum
TO the extent Of driving out Of busi-
ness the American Club, but the
hotels in Shanghai are owued main
ly by British or Chinese companies.
There are no American saloons.
Thirsty Americans merely will
move from the AMERICAN Club to
their own homes for drinks if Rep
resentaSive Randall makes good his
threat. Many cf the other members
of the Congressional party on their
way to Nanhing. Peking, Mukden.
Dairen, Seoul, Kobe Yokohama and
home thought the remarks Of the
Representative from California in
bad taste. They left a very bad
taste in the mouths of the Ameri-
can residents. at any rate.
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Iarnegie's Irish Solution

Carnegie proposed the following
solution Of the irish question, which
was becoming an acute issue in Eng
Ash politics at the time when Glad
stone introduced the first Home Rule
bill
IN answer 10 questions as 20 what
should DO, I always pointed out
that America rad many legislatures
out only one Congress. Britain
should follow her examrle-one Par
lament and local legislatures mot
parAaments) for ireland. Scotland
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were his debtors. He was the real
instigator of the movement.
I'VE met, in the usual friendly
fashion. 7 was glad to see the men.
many of whom had long known,
and could call ny name. When we
sat down at the table the leader 8
seat was al one end and mine at The
other. We, therefore, faced each
other. After / had laid our propo-
sition before the meeting | saw the
leader pick up his nat from the floor
and slowly put it on his head, init
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own rules that Carnegie was able to
preserve the credit of his. business
intact, even during the formidable
financial raalc Of 1878. After .ha,
time his rise to fortune was steady
and uninterrupted. The author
helped to feat many American se-
clities upon the Hri b market in
Tie earlier years Of his business
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liz. Ran ialss Threat

Representative Randall, Of Cali
fornia. who admits he had great
deal 10 do with the passage Of the
ei@hteenth amendment came to
SAa1 hal recently with party of
American representatives and Sen
@tors and wives and daughters. who
arrived to see China under the
tuteleec of Dr. Paul S. Reinsch. for
mer Minister to China and now can
d'aate for United States Senator
from Wisconsin, and Julian Arnold.
commercial attaeh4 OF the United
states in China. Mr.. Randall de
lvered a speech at luncheon
'endered'to the Congressmen BY the
American Club of Shanghai, caus-
ing by that speech some consterna-
rion. he said in effect that when
he got back home he would d. his
utmost 10 see that the eighteenth
amendment was made TO apply 70
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mating that he was about to depart
Here was my chance.
:" Sir. You are in the presence OF
gentlemen. Please be so good as tc
take your hat off or leave the room
My eyes were kept full upon him
There wa silence that could bs
felt. The great bully hesitated. bu,
| knew, whatever he did, he Wa.
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An Unusual Request

You have kindly specified that
a sum from that fund be set aside
For the future support of myself
and wife during our lives, and we
are very grateful, but, Mr.. Carne-
gle. the sum is far beyond our needs
and VIII seem 70 my race fortune
Some might feel that was no
longer poor man, giving MY serv-
ices without thought Of saving
money. Would you have any objec-
ton to changing that clause, strik-
ing out the sum, and substituting
Only suitable provision"? / will
trust the -rustees. Mrs. Washington
and need very little.
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" orking for Peace

Mr.. Carnegie's labors for peace
in his later years are we'll known.
In his autobiography he tells how
ne used all his influence to prevent
clashes between the United States
and England and Chile. The Spaa-
1sh-American War was grave dis
appointment TO him and lie uevet
ceased to urge the reiinqui hmeni o.
the Philippines. With unconscious
and pathetic irony he praises the ex-
Kaiser for his efforts to preserve the
peace of Europe The last passage
IN the book is written i'm a MOOD of
bitter grief and disillusionment after
the outbreak of the World War:
As read this to-day N9l4,
what change, The world cor
vulsed by var as never before, Men
Staying each other like wild beasts.
| dare not relinquish all hope. Ii
recent days see another ruler com
ing forward upon the world stage
who may prove himself the immortal
one. The man who vindicatea his
country's honor in the Panama
Canal toll dispute IS ROW President.
He has the indonitable Will q
genius and true hope which. we sre
told:
Z" Kings he makes gods, and meaner
creatures kings
Nothing is impossible to genius,
Watch President Wilson. He has
Scotch blood in bis vains.'
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Building Up His Business

The author describes with justi-
fable pride various processes in the
building up of his mighty industrial
fabric. He shows how he was often
able to outstrip his competitors by
using more progressive and scien-
ti1ic methods. For instance, he in
troduced an accurate system Of
checking and accounting into the
business Of iron manufacturing In
this way much waste was oDviated.
Again he employed expert chemists
to analyze the ore and its by-prod-
ucts. Many OF the substances wk:ch
had been previously thrown away as
useless We're thus preserved and util-
lzed for other purposes.
The closing chapters of Mr.. Car
negies work are rich in reminis-
cences Of famous men The author
was more or less intimately acquaint-
ed with such well known figures as
James G. Blaine, President Bonja-
min Harrison, Elihu Root, Henry
Ward Beecher. William f. Gladstone.
Lord Rosebery, Matthew Arnold,
Herbert Spencer and John Morley.
He describes these illustrious friends
with Characteristic mixture Of
kindly consideration and shrewd dis
cernment. Carnegie relates the fol-
lowing anecdote Of the negro leader.
Booker Washington
Mi. Washington called upon me
few days after my gift of $780,
GOO was made to Tuskegee and asked
II ne might be allowed to make one
suggestion. / said, Certainly.
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A Great Democrat

Carnegie may fairly be called a
great democrat. A self-made man,
he never lost sympathy With the toll
ing masses Of the people, from whom
he sprung. He has little use for
kings and aristocrats, unless they
prove their right to high position by
their deeds. He regards as a trlb-
ute the testimony Of his partners
in the steel business, that he showed
an "extreme disposition TO always
grant the demand Of labor. however
unreasonable" He quotes with en-
thusiasm the lines of his fellow coun-
tryman, the Scotch poet, Burns:
The rank is but the guinea's stamp,
The mans the gowd, For a that"
Carnegie's democratic sympatnies
were strengthened BY all his early
associations. He was born in Dun
fermline, an industrial town in Scot
land, well known as radical center.
Speaking Of his boyhood environ
raent, he says:
"The denunciations of monarchial
and aristocratic government, Of priv
ilege in all its forms, the grandeur
Of the republican system, the SUI
periority Of America, land peopled
by our own raJe a home for free
men, in which every citizens priv
lege was every mans right-these
were the exciting themes upon which
was nurtured As a child | could
have slain king, duke or lord. and
considered their deaths service TO
the state ard hence heroic act.
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sundry citizens of the United States
whose slogans are Remember the
days before prohibition' and "Aul3
lang syne.' Msn 50 inclined may
fnd collection Of hard-lucE stories
alone Broadway Shanghai, that
rival in Imagination some Of the besr
ramhles Of o. Henry with a tramp.
Taey get ,iresome to any one who
has mot a craving for the chronicles
Of tia thirsty.
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YvHE Carnegie mansion at
fVth Are}lue und Niae-
tlcth Street. NeN York

by a man VINO secretly owned d
drinking saloon. although working
in the mills He was great bully.
TIE sober, quiet workmen were
alraid II linn and the drinking men
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Scotch Caution

"The business man has no rock
more dangerous to encounter in mis-
career than this very oue of in
dorsing commercial paper Il easily
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OE4CH R4O,S.

and Wales. These should be made
states, like New York and Virginia.
But, as Britain has no Supreme
Court. as We have, to decide upon
laws passed. not only by state legis-
latures but by Congress, the iudi-
cial being Inc final authority and not
the political, Britain should have
Parliament as the one national final
authority over Irish measures"
a note of philosophical specuia-
ton recurs throughout the autcbi-
ography. Mr. Carnegie inherited
from ms parents an instinct fol in
dependent inquiry IN spiritual mat
ters. His ideal is expressed in the
motto which he inscribed in his
libraries at New York and at Skibo
He that cannot read is fool"
lie that VIII not bigot.
"He that dare not slave"
ms IS AIS creed, creed OF devou,
and serious-minded agnosticism:
II am as 4 spech OF dust in the
sun, and not even so much. in this
solemn, mysterious, unknowable
universe. I shrink back. One truth
| see. Franklin was right: The high-
est worship If Cod is service 10
man. All this. however. does net
prevent everlasting hope of immor-
tality. 1t would be no greater mira
Gle to be born to future lie thau
TO have 0een born tc live i'm this
present life. The one has been
created, why rot the other? There
fore, there is reason to hope for
immortality. Why not hope"
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
NDREW CARNEGIE was
always known for his abil-
\. ity to appraise the charac-

X "A ity TO appraise the charac-
ters Of the men with whom
he came into contact. His autobi-
ography, now published by Hough-
ton Mifflin, proves that the great
ironmaster was an equally shrewd
Judge OF his own character.
Preaminent among the qualities Of
the work is its rugged sincerity. Car
negie never permits himself to in
dulge in a false gesture, note of
affectation, a meaningless literary
flourish. The notes which make up
the autobiography have been ar
ranged in chronological order by
Professor John c. Van Dyke; but
the book, from start to finish, bears
the unmis taxable impression Of the
authors rugged, vigorous person
alitv.
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career, often dealing with tho great
financier Junius Morgan.
Mr.. Carnegie speaks with pro-
found regret of the Homestead
strike, with its accompanying blood
shed. He feels that his partners
and subordinates failed to handle
the situation properly and believes
that the riots might have been
averted by the exercise of tact and
consideration. He tells of several
instances in which he settled threat
ening labor troubles by a well timed
Joke or an appeal to the workers.
sense Of fair play. Here is a typical
anecdotc:
Que!Iing u Threatened Strike
Once went to meet a mems COM
Attee which had. in our opinion
ladc unfair demands. was IN
-ermed that they were Influenced
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Sketch of Lincoln

Sketch of Lincoln
j "All the pictures Of this extraor-
dinary man are like him. He was
50 marked Of feature that it was
impossible for any one to paint him
and not produce a likeness He was
certainly one Of the most homely
men | ever saw when his features
We're in repose; but when excited in
telling story, intellect shone
through his eyes and illuminated his
face to q degree which I have sell
dom or never seen in amy other.
His manners were perfect because
natural, and he had a kind word for
everybody, even the youngest boy in
the Office. His attentions were not
graduated. They were the same to
all, as deferential in talking to the
messenger boy as to Secretary
Seward. His charm lay in the total
absence Of manner 1t was not 50
much. perhaps, what he said, as the
way in which ne said it, that never
failed TO win one. have often re-
GREETED that ! did not note down
carefully at the time some of his
curious sayings. for he said even
common things in an original way.
never met Il great man who so
thoroughly made himself one with
all men as Mr.. Lincoln. AS Secre-
tary Hay so we'll says: 1t is impos-
sibe to imagine any one valet to
Mr.. Lincoln; he would have been
mis- companion. He was the most
/ perfect democrat, revealing in every
word and act the equality of men.
Into the Iron Business
After the Civil War Mr. Carnegie
entered the iron business. which
provided the cornerstone for his
future fortunes From the begin
ming of his career he was inter
csted in the productive, rather than
IN the financial, aspects Of business.
He frowns upon speculation lie
asserts that. with one trihing eN-
coption, he never purchased share
of stock for speculative purposes
He recommends this rule to every
manufacturers
Such course should commend
itself to every man IN The manu-
featuring BUSINESS and 10 all pro
fessional men. FOR the manufac-
turing man especially the rule
would seem all-important. His mind
must be kept calm and free if he is
to decide wisely the problems which
are continually coming before hin.
Nothing tolls in the long run Ike /
good Judgment and no sound iude-
ment can remain with the man
whose mind l., disturbed by the mcr-
curial changes OF The stock Ex-
change 1t places him under an in
fiuence akin to intoxication Whist
is not he sees, and what he sees is
mo-. He cannot judge Of relative
values or get The true perspective Of
things. The molehill seems to hin
a mountain and the mountain
molehiN, and he jumps 1T conclu-
sions which he should arrive at ny
reason His mind is upon the stock
quotations AMI not upon the points
that require calm tboueh,s Speeu-
lation lo "a parasite feeding upon
values. creating none
Carnegie's Scotch caution and con
servatism in business relations are
again cxelnphhea in the following
passage
Scotch Caution
"Tha business man has no rock
more dangerous to encounter in MS
career than THIS very one of IN
dorsing commercial paper Il easily
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4 Once Proud Hoa~l

1t was the proud boast Of the
Shanghai community until recer,ly
shat no white man was ever SCI n
begging or its streets. Nov shere
are as many white men who want
coffee as there are Chinese oeggars
who wan. coppers. and that is say
ing great deal, for China is as
famous for her beegars as she is
for her philosophers
\ friend told me he lad 4 queer
experience the other day. Il W.
sitting down in front Of the cafe
when tail fellow with bulgne blue
eyes and q gray SUIT, with an Amer
lean flag in The bu,tonhole Of the
coat / stopped him: ap-
preached You aud said. Say. I'm
hungry, that's ell there Is TO it. and
I've got to have something To tat.
Now, what are You gong TO do
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9

II RoHlBlTIoN in the United
i States has it's ;ufuencc on the
life Of Shanghai. China, thou
sands of miles aoay Before the ee-
actmenl OF the eighteenth amead-
ment to the Constitution Shanghai
vas free of panhandle1s To-day
IN Shanghai, China, ono is stepped
in his progress by the requesl for
the price OF cup Of coffee and
ham sandwich. or sometimes only
cup Of coffee, or sometimes only a
ham sandwich.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07

The Philippine Islands and to Ameri
can residents Of Shanghai
The Washington times., 1920-06-27
MADAM SPARROW.

EGYPTIAN PALMIsT AND MEDIUM.
Can tell you anything you wish TO know or
nnd out In business. health, and family sf-
fsirs: tells you the name - the lady or
gentleman you will marry and when you
will marry. Have you found the one you
have bestowed your affHGt! !ons upon acting
cool or distant toward you? TIE Madam
can tell the cause for II. She can tell you
II the one you love 10 true or iEise snd
your choice; tells you what buEiness and
what part Of the world is most lucky for
you and advises you how to gain and hold
a good position; she brings the separated
together. makes happiness between man
and wife. The Madam can tell you II any
body has put had luck or evil influence On
You and she cSn tell you how TO take IL
on. The Madam can tell you the cause OF
your troubles and how TO avoid them. Can
advise you In divorce cases. when To Hpeou-
late and where 10 locate.
1901 7TH ST. n W. CORNER OF NJ ST.
The Washington times., 1920-06-27
HELP WANTED-MALE

AUTO MECHANIC - Expert
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Delco ignition and Tinken axles;
give experience, also name OF
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office.
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WANTED-SALESMEN

for list of lines and
full particulars; earn $4,000 TO tlo.oog
yearly: big demand for men; inexperienced
or experienced, city or travelling. NATL
TR. ASSN. Dept. 33s, Chi
paD
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CLAIRyoYANTs.
licensed bv tke District Of Colun.bia

licensed by the District Of C0taDt6td
oiFFEAENr rRoA ALI OTHERS.
MARTHA SPENCER,
ONE OF THE WORLDS MOST DIsTIS-
1UMs AND LIFE READERS
Studio, 924 l4th ST. N. w.
S3ssiacEp Ssi fhif fSRspEPLLY SEP LHpf OF TSp TIE rs
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THOROUGHLY reliable and ex-
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WATTERS-Colored Apply MANAGER,
Army & Navy Club. 18th and SITS. N. w.
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|DRUG STORE and business for
sale. The drug store, 1850 U
st. N. W., formerly at 14th and
U sts., including stock of drugs
and drug sundries, show cases
and cash registers; average daily
sales $140; present store can be
leased for a long term. Apply
MANAGER, 1850 U st. N. w.
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PROF. BELMONT
MADAME SELIA,

EGYPTIAN PIANIST AND MEDIUM.
This gifted lady reads your past present
and future life, giving true advice you can
depend on in business and family anairs:
love, health and marriage. speculation. In
vestments and divorce cases. tells the name
Of your future husband wife and how
to win the one you love. makes up lovers
ouarrels and family troubles, reunites the
separated and makes happiness between
man and wife; tells Whist business and
what part of the world most luckiest to
you and how to gain success In anything
you take in hand. II you are having bad
luck or trouble consult Madame Selia, she
can help; her advice removes all troubles
guaranteed. Hours to $3.50
Phone Franklin 237s-J. Readings. 81.
Daily and Sunday. Between II and l sta
Sal SEVENTH ST. N. w.
MRS. BOSWELL,
PIANIST AND CLAIRVOYANT.
Gives advice on business, love, health
and family affairs: tells IL tho one you love
is true or false, what part OF the country
is luckiest to you. what to do to be sue
cessful in life. Gives you dates and facts
tells you what has passed in life, and what
is happening. without asking a single ques-
tion. She does not tell to please, but reads
Just as the hands indicate; tells you tho
planets you were born under, the lucky
and unlucky planets; when and whom you
will marry; settles and explains love, fam
lily trouble. marriage, divorce. She guar
antees satisfaction. Readings. $1
7Io 7TH ST N. w. bet @ and II.
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STENOGRAPHER-Young man.
Neatness and accuracy of
work main requirements, rather
than speed. Excellent opportun-
ity in newspaper work, especi-
ally for one who showed a pref.
erence for composition or liter
ary work while at school. Ap-
ply to MR.. ROGERS, Business
Manager, The Washington
Times.
The Washington times., 1920-06-27
TART IN BUSINESS

FART IN BUSINESS
For yourself. The truck hauling
business offers the finest kind OF
opportunities to make msney. Let
US explain. Trucks can be pur-
chased from the Motor Company OF
Washington with n small deposit,
the balance to be paid as the trucks
earn IL. Call Mr.. s. T.. LANDERS,
West 10 Motor Company Of
Washington, 2tth and NJ SITS ". w.
The Washington times., 1920-06-27
NINE. PARKER.
= MADAM D'ASHMAN
CLAIRVOYANT, CRYSTAL GAZER, A
CARD READER

CLAIRVOYANT, CRYSTAL GAZER, AND
GARD READER.
@ !. ; /.
Will tell your for
tune on love, mar
- FH riags, diyor Q,
~ c 4 . =, reunites
the separated, helps
~A you to win back lost
love, happiness and
business. This gifted
~O M ~ medium born
AMRl/o of long line OF
true mediums. who
have sds7.,d some Of the leading men nd
women of the world thru cards. stars and
the palm. Open daily until Z. sundays
to p. m. Room 33
1901 G STREET N. w.
Opposite Droop's Mucic Store. 13th G.
PROF. BELMONT
Noted Clairvoyant and Palmist. can read
your life by the lines in your palm, which
are the record of your life. Being grad
uate OF two colleges Of paimistry, and his
to lnt the veil Of mystery and reveal to you
important matters of your future life.
Gives advice on business matters. love,
health and family Affairs; tells name OF
your future husband or wife; tells II one
you love Is true or false: what part OF the
country is luckiest to you: what to do tc
be successful in life: removes troubles OF
all nature: brings the separated together
tells the secret of having personal influence
with your associates. Prof. Belmont Ia a
Psychologist of World Renown. Readings.
81 1916 New York ave- N W.. next door
to Masonic Temple.