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Evening journal., 1921-02-23

They are dealing drasticalB with reckless automobile
drivers over the Eastern Shore Of Maryland Inform
alton received from Ekton to the effect that Richard
B. Eshman Chestertown arrested by State motor
oncer and fined 500 for operating while he
intoxicated s25 speeding and $40 for failing to have
title card making total OF si35 and costs. A few
prosecutions OF that Delaware would have bene
noasl effect
Evening journal., 1921-02-23

II oil in paying quantities be discovered beneath the
farm lands in the neighborhood OF Smyrna and Lepsc
land values in that section OF northern Kent county will
quickly to hitherto undresmed-of heights and the
farms viii be drilled full OF holes that they will re-
sembe immense collanders
Evening journal., 1921-02-23

Unless The friends OF the proposed new city charter
for Wilmington get busy in Dover after the legislative
session ends Of them wA asking the pertinent
question: WHO ate the canary9"
Evening journal., 1921-02-23

lot Is being printed about the sleeping sickness but
not word about any bandits having caught IL
Evening journal., 1921-02-23

Don't forget that this heavy snowfall while bad on th
feet IS fine for the wheat
Evening journal., 1921-02-23

It's question whether the ten-iOn truck is friend
OF good roads-
Evening journal., 1921-02-23

before sock-takng time, which MARCH FIRST we are
feng customers and the public large, discount of rs
per cent Ia off of regular prices entire stock,
excepting those lines which have restricted price.
This is unusual opportunity and one which the buy
ing public should take advantage Of.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-02-04
COTTONWOODERs SCARED.

NJ. M. Belknap, a prominent
citizen of Cottonwood is at Boise
trying to head off the petitions
of Ferdinand and the surround
ing country in getting a chance
in 1922, to vote whether they
wish to annex to Lewis, or re-
main a part of Idaho county.
The way our neighbors took it
was, that we were going to cut
off just a half mile this side of
that village; but there never was
such an intention, as the aim
was to divide townships 32-1
east and west nearly in the GEN.
ter, using as the dividing line the
Ferdinand Highway division line
This was not clearly set forth on
the petition, but no one was ask
ed to sign the petition further
south than the south line where
the highway line is located.
Cottonwood, no doubt also has
a new county seat bee buzzing in
its bonnet, at some future time.
and it is all right with us if they
get it, but we all prefer to annex
to Lewis county, and we hope
the legislature gives us a chance
to prove that this is what we are
after-white men woman and
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-02-04
TO OPEN BRANCH HOUSE.

The Courtney building, on
Main street, formerly occupied
by the Smoke House, is being ar
ranged for use by the Cotton
wood Hardware company, which
will operate a branch here for
the sale of farm machinery and
automobiles. Fred Mckinney
will be in charge of the store.
Petitions have been removed in
the building and other altera-
lions made.-Free Press.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-02-04
HOME COMPLETED.

II. II. Nuxoll has finished con-
struction of his nine-room house
on Thirteenth street, between
Libby and Highland. Mr.. Nuxoll
said today that he built the
house for the purpose of making
it his permanent home. He said
that if the weather continued as
it has been for the past few days
he intends to begin spring gar
dening within the next week.
Lewiston Tribune.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-02-04

Good variety of fish for lent
at Bakers store. 81
Bert Tefft of Grangeville spent
Monday in the city.
Wednesday, February 9Th,
Ash Wednesday is the first day
of lent and the usual lenten SER
vices will be held at the local
catholic church on this day.
Mr.. anil Mrs. Charles Bonstrom
Mr.. and Mrs. James Fray, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Duff, and Mrs.
Brady and son, of Grangeville,
attended the married folks dance
last Friday.
William Carnes, who was OPP
Grated upon last Friday morning
by Drs. Orr and Stockton is re-
ported to be doing nicely, and the
past week has made splendid
progress towards regaining his
health.
Snow drifting in the railroad
cuts gave the train crews on the
Camas Prairie line a little trou-
BILE the first of the week and for
several mornings a big Russell
snow pillow was pushed ahead of
the freight engine.
The box social given by the
Pythian Sisters Tuesday evening
was well attended and the ladies
realized a nice sum from the
baskets which they offered for
sale. Everyone present report
ed having had splendid time.
Leo P. Simon on Monday of
this week traded his Cottonwood
property for a ranch in the Keu-
terville section near the Huss-
man saw mill. The deal was
made by Felix Martzen. The
Simons will move to their new
home about the first of March.
Mrs. o. d. Hamlin and her
brother, Harold Won Pool, were
passengers for Lewiston Sunday
morning to visit with their
father, d. F. Van Pool, who is
recovering from a serious opera
ton performed in that city re-
Gently.
Carl Funke has accepted a
position with a hardware firm at
Orofino and left Monday morn
ing for the Clearwater county
seat to commence work the first
of February. Carl for num-
Der of years was employed by
the Cottonwood Hardware of
this city.
The married folks dance last
Friday evening was one of the
largest and best dances staged
by them during the past winter.
Several couples were present
from Grangeville. At midnight
lunch was served to the merry
crowd in the banquet room of
the I. o. o. F. hall.
John Moriarty left Thursday
morning for Yakima, Wash,
where he will attend to some
business matters. Mr.. Moriarty
has half interest in a fine
ranch in the Yakima valley, and
he and his partner, Mr.. Flynn,
are feeding a large number of
cattle there for the market.
George Schubert lost one of his
big fine wheel horses last week
in peculiar manner. While
hauling grain to town a Green
creek farmer upset his load of
wheat and some of the grain roll
:. led into the Jenny pasture.
When the horses were turned out
: the animal foundered from eat
ing the grain that had rolled into
the pasture.
: S. j. Warren, the congenial
passenger brakeman on the
Grangeville-Lewiston train who
lives at Grangeville, says that he
: is not the S. ]. Warren who was
: taken into custody recently on a
charge of forgery and is now in
, custody in Spokane. Mr.. War
. rem says he is commonly known
as Jack" Warren, "the brake
man" and is not a relative of the
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-02-04

our copper-colored friends, as
well.-Ferdinand Enterprise.
Mr.. Belknap says he will
swear on a stack of bibles as
high as the Lawyers canyon
bridge that he know nothing of
the proposed annexation until
he returned to Cottonwood from
Boise. His mission to Boise was
in the interests of the Grave
Creek road and not to head off
e petitions Of Ferdinand.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-02-04

FOR SALE-Fir and tama-
rack fence posts. T. Clark, the
junk man. A
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03

In small way with your own capital he
suggested, you must make up your mind
to forgo many Of the pleasures of life until
you get on your feet. You cannot indulge ia
your desire for automobiling, the theatre
and long vacations and hope to get along
very fast or very far ahead. You've got to
practice self denial and thrift
The merchant then related how he took his
$500 and went to his old friend, Frank
Woolworth. 1t was decided $1,000 would open
the business, Woolworth to put in one half
and Kirby the other. In order to get his
half Kirby had to 90 out and raise 500 on
q note. he has never forgotten the man who
gave him the 800 cash to start in business
for himself. But start he did in. an unpre-
tcntious way at 1922 Market street, Wilkes
Barre. The first day he took in a little more
than S16. 1t was tough shedding all the way.
I asked Mr.. Kirby what, under the dis
couraging circumstances, had been the psy-
Geological turning point in his career. He
told me the following story:
MY first yeai in Wilkes Barre was q
trying experience. Fifteen minutes or halt
hour would 30 by without a single customer
in the store. I had provided plenty of help,
quit? One day, when greatly discouraged, I
was haunted by visions of failure. Putting
the place behind me, went out for a walk
/ had to make a decision. And then a very
simple thing happened.
"As I walked along Main street here in
Wilkes Barre I came up behind a youth
very much crippled. Both his legs were of
He was making his way along as best he
could on a skate like vehicle. What pity a
man should be crippled in such fashion-and
q young man, too.
Then xot comparing my condition with
his. Failure in business could be nothing COM
pared with the plight of this young man. ]
had health and strength. Right then and
there decided I would try harder than ever
If the Lord continued to bless me with
health and strength such as had. Back to
the store hastened. had new strength,
new determination, new confidence, I put
myself to work with all vim, deciding to get
behind the counters and make all the sales
possible myself. Our customers then needed
assistance. They were new to the proposi.
tion OF hve-and- tsn cent store. They had
to be educated. So enlarged my acquaint.
eneeship and by personal contact satisfied
my customers as to the worth Of the purchase
they were making.
That seemed the turning point. From
that meeting with a cripple seemed 70
forge ahead. In year or two was on my
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03

feet and doing enough business to make
comfortable living"
Within the next i've years Kirby had
established new stores Of his own in
WilIamsport, Pa. Youngstown, O.; Provi-
dence, R. l.; Columbus and Cleveland, o.,
had bought out the Woolworth interests IN
these affairs and was in business for himself
with his father, whom he had brought on
from the farm in jefferson county, n. Y.
Didn't you have to face the imputation
that it was impossible to give the people
something worth while for a nickel?" was
my query.
Yes" was the answer. with q smile.
1T was quite struggle at hrst to win the
people over. / recall distinctly q Welsh
man over on the hill''-with q beckoning
rod to the wide windows where the Blue
mountains showed through a distant haze
who always went about through my first
store pointing out the imperfections' Of
the goods He would find flaws with every
thing. He would take up q sadiron and
point out an imaginary hole in the metal.
He scoffed at everything and belittled the
idea of getting something good for i've
cents And there were others like him at
first
And then he related how the idea took
hold.
1T was a novelty, Of course" he ex-
planned. "By virtue of its novelty it first Of
all drew the people. They came curiously
to inspect. We invited them to come right
in and look us over, satisfied in the long
run they would be convinced and turned
into buyers. After a time the ice was
broken. They came in ana looked around
This cost them nothing. They did not have
to buy in order to get out. But once inside
and convinced that here was desirable mer.
chandise of good quality and cheap In price
they began to buy. In order to maintain
their self-respect they would buy rather than
20 out empty handed. Anyhow. 1t cost only
a nickel. Well, you know what happened.
They came back for more
Didn't you have some difficulty settinr
manufacturers to give you lines Of foods
that you could sell for Eve centsy was my
next question.
Yes. 1t was necessary TO develop our
sources Of supply in that direction" he
afarmed. "At first our staples were tin.
ware and notions. recall at one time whsu
the largest article Of merchandise that ~
carried was a tin wash basin No. Z, that ve
sold for five cents. Then we added glass.
ware, crockery and ladies' furnishines, iiks
hosiery. underwear and imported lsees. I
bought the first laces and erockery, also the
first line Of underwear and hosiery. sold In
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03

York state and had to 60 to work for my
self very early in ife,'' was his beginning.
My friend, Moore, whom / have mentioned,
was the teacher Of my Sunday school class.
For some reason he took q fancy to me and
asked my father whether ! would be per-
mitted to take position in his store. My
father acquiesced and I began as an errand
boy"
n. Y, it develops, grew the FIVE and ten
cent kings Of the world. 1t was the general
store Of Moore & Smith, and its employees
numbered the two Woolworth boys and young
Kirby. They worked early and late for $1.3t
q day. One day another watertown boy,
home on his vacation from Port Huron,
Mich, where he was employed in a store,
mentioned the fact that another store in
Michigan was making a success of selling
odds and ends on a counter marked Five
and Ten"
The idea was discussed at length in the
store Of Moore & Smith. Fair week, the
biggest event Of the year, was at hand, and
the proprietors determined to try out the
much -touted plan. So the Woolworths and
Kirby were put to work setting up saw
horses for improvised counters and setting
out odds and ends in the ways Of notions,
crockery, tinware, little articles Of dress and
the like. The plan went big from the start
in Watertown-so much 20 that In the end
Moore & Smith decided to start branch
stores in small country towns. Eventually
all the employees of Moore & Smith quit that
firm to open stores of their own, buying from
their former employers as jobbers for their
lines Of stock.
T. W. Woolworth opened his first store in
Utica, N. T., in 1879, but it was not 30
successful, 50 he transferred to Lancaster,
Pa. Kirby, however. was delayed several
years In his start. he was then only eighteen
years old and his father persuaded him to
wait few years before embarking in busi-
ness for himself. In the meantime, the Wool
worths began to prosper on q large scale.
Il had reached my limit in watertown,"
said Mr.. Kirby. in recalling the incident to
me. my salary with Moore 4 Smith was
I'll . week. I had been with the frm for
eight years and over that period had man
assd 70 save the sum Of $500. could not
have saved this money without denying my
ss6i and ! did deny myself Of many q
pleasure hat would have hked."
uERE Mr.. KlfAs digressed By way sf .
IL tip" to young men entering business
q Q career.
TysUOsesaeelled 10 start In business
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03

foolish for any young man OF woman 10
embark in the world Of retail merchandise
without some experience in buying and sell
ing. The best kind of teaching 10 to b
found In the school Of e1perience. ] con-
sider the eight years that spent with Moore
4 Smith during the days Of my bcyhood 40
my college training. i had no college train
ing, but that experience was necessary, elss
would have had nothing on which 10
tuild."
What Of the country soy-has be %
good chance TO make good in the mercan-
tile field as the city boy In the large STOREY"
II consider the country boy has q better
chance was Mr.. Kirby's direct reply. The
the very best possible. should say that In
the modern city department store Q clerk
knows orly the one department he b worn
ing in. He becomes q specialist
ETF HE is In O country store and be has
any natural shrewdness that can bs
developed, he learns the whole business. He
Ia witness to the barterings between farmef
and merchant in every line Of merchandise.
Some Of the best men in our orEanisstion
have come up In that way. TIE succssful
country merchant wastes nothing; he utilises
everything At hand. Many opportunities 10
save in the large city store are overlooked
because Of the rush Of business.
''If 1t is q question of initial capital being
small. the country boy merchant can starf
better In q small town than in a city.
Really, think the advantage lies With the
country boy"
As evidence, the boy Kirby who started in
a New York country store and rose to prom
inence-by what? Through the power Of
thought-the idea Of selling odds and ends
Of every kind at Eve and ten cent, and then
developing, q special source Of supply from
the manufacturers Of the thousand snd-ons
necessities Of life, all the way from q bottle
of mucilsge to q pair Of gsrtersi
The whole thing ss regards succsa in
any line" was his conclusion, "ean b
summed up in this way: attend strictly DO
business. Or, as tn. Bible tells us, What
scever thy hand fndeth to do do with thy
might"
The Washington herald., 1921-04-03

. dve.and.ten Mr.. wooiworth specialized
along the line Of imported goods.
ut was necessary that we 30 to manu-
fscturers and pick out the things we wanted
them to make. At frst We specialized In
the low priced things sold in the big de-
partment stores. the small wares they pur-
chased from the jobbers. Then we went
further and sought things not then being
sold at the FIVE and ten figure. In order
to get the manufacturers to supply US We
had to buy in huge quantities. They would
not make them unless we bought in big
orders. To keep mp with the procession Il
was necessary to retail on a large scale.
This the chain FIVE and -ten-cent store
enabled us to do. After five years We had
the manufacturers with us, until now il Is
easy to set the supplies that We want in
any bulk"
-And you still fnd il possible to make a
worth while profit in these days Of high
prices and pro6teerins on . five or ten cent
sale?" ventured.
His reply was to nod and to hand me the
latest financial statement Of the company.
showing net earnings on the common stock
Of the company for the year 1919 Of I'LL
per cent, with net earnings on sales for the
same year Of 7.S9 per cent.
Examination of this statement disclosed
that since 1912 the net earnings on sales Of
the allied Woolworth companies have not
been over 1901 per cent and on the COM
mon stock not above the It'll per cent re-
turned last year. Not so bad when one
considers the 1900 per cent profit charged
nowadays BY some restaurants! But enough
to build a modern Tower Of Babel in lower
Manhattan on q cornerstone Of nickels and
dimai
sJLrHAT would be your frst suggestion to
W q young man or woman today con-
templating taking up q mercantile career"
asked.
"It Is useless for any young person to go
into anything and make q success Of it
unless he is willing to put forth the best
Efforts Of his mind and body to achieve COM
petence and q position Of importance" was
his reply.
'In this business consider it would oe
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-08
Pork Shoulders
Free! Bread Free! 22

A loaf of bread; any kind free with very 2 lbs of Swhts Premium
Margarine at &c., Gem Nut at 25c and Snowflake at ..........
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02
Firm Has NoUel
 Way of Beating
 Prohibition Law

Washington, October 1.-(Spe- ciaI.)-T'O beat the prohibition laws, firm hns been discov- cred which agrees for $10,O0O to set up whosesale drug stores, prohibition authorities said to- day.
 The firm provides fittings, continent, window displays and all the appurtcnances of n thriv- ing pharmacy. Thus the stage was set for inspection of author ities to see whether or not Ii- cence to handle liquor should he, extended to the pharmacist in charge.
 So thoroughly was the work done, that even acid smells were provided.
 Eleven such drug stores have been detected in New York, 1t Is stated here. The firm planting the drug stores has a capital, it is said, of between $50,000 and Sl0O.00O
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02
MINERS POSTPONE
 NEW WAGE SCALE.
Delegates Intimate Strike Favored Before Wage Cut
 Was Accepted
Bx Assncinted Press

Indianapolis. october 1.--Postpohe- ment until next February in the framing of coal miners wage demands was voted today by the convention of the United Mine Workers of Amer ica. In doing so, the delegates over- whelmingly approved the recom- mendation of President John L. Lewis, who urged the delay so as not to disclose the miners terms six months before the expiration of pres ent agreements wi,n operators.
 Although there was no discussion of new demands, the delegates indi- cated they favored a strike, if lec- essary, to obtain increases for they also approved the report of ice Pres ident Murray, in which he declared in favor of fighting for improve ment of contracts in both anthra- cite and bituminous fields that cx- pire next March 31.
 In addition, the convention went on record as opposing wage reductions by pledging the unions financial sup port to Colorado and Washington miners, now idle after refusing to accept the reductions. Further, the delegates voted to raise approximate ly $l,500,000 by special assessment of members of the union, but in doing so did not specify any purpose for using the money. The action Ia levying the assessment was taken after approv- ing the report of William Green, sec retary treasurer, which showed the 1Oinptc m Ia ta 900. Wage increases obtained after the soft coal strike two years ago were about half as large as asked by the miners. who also demanded a six hour day and five-day week
 Apparently alarmed by private ad- vices from the West Virginia strike zone, the delegates also declared that an appeal be made to President Hard ing for the protection for I53 miners who are prisoners in the Logan and Williamson county jails. President Lewis appointed a committee 10 call at the White House next week and in doing this he declared there is ample reason to believe the lives of President c. F. Keeney of the West Virginia district and Secretary Fred Mooney and others are in jeopardy" Keeney and Mooney are among those held on murder charges.
 We want to prevent any massacre of these men in the West Virginia Jails," declared Lewis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02
GEORGE TO SUCCEED KEENE


 Meridian. Miss, October 1.-(Spe- cisl)-Information reached the city from Jackson today to the effect that w. w George, a son of A. H. George, secretary of the Mississippi-Alabama Fair association. will be appointed a member of the board of supervisors from thi sdistrict to succeed 10 the vacancy created as a result of the death of the late T. c. L. keene. The appointment will hold good until an election to be called by the board of supervisors Is held for the purpose of filling out the unexpired term It is understood that MT. George. who is one of tn ecity's leading young bust ness men, will be a candidate for the full unexpired term. It is also cer- tain there will be number of other candidates for the office and lively campaign is promised. The super Visors meet Monday and during the meeting the date of the election will be fixed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02
LEGAL NOTICES
Water Works

tCRII Tor New Bldsl
 Sealed proposals for supplying all ma. terials and installing complete water works system In the city Of Valparaiso, Fla, Will be received by the city clerk until 7:30 p. m., Tuesday Oct. IS. l92l, consisting of 12.000 feet of Grade "B'i C. l. pipe, sizes to s inches: one 30.O00- gallon steel tank on l0O-foot tower; one internal combustion motor. belt connected 10 centrifugal or rotary pump, capacity 1b0 to 200 c. P. NJ. 10 fire hydrants and necessary pipe specials.
 Certified check in favor of the city of Valparaiso In the amount of s2oo must accompany bids, and only bids for the complete outfit will be entertained. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids.
 Plans specifications and proposal blanks may be had at the office of the clerk or by mall upon receipt of $5.
 A. P. KASTLER, City Clerk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02
Notice

To Whom It May Concern--This is to 10, 1921, to the highest bidder for cash. during the legal hours of sale at the Ford Livery company, Fifth avenue, north, opposite the Age-Herald building, in the city of Birmingham. Jefferson county. Alabama, one Dodge automobile, motor No. 1i6820. N. l.. PIERCE.
 Notice
 To Whom It May Concern-This Is to cer- tify that l win offer for sale on October 10, 1921. to the highest bidder for cash. during the legal hours of salt at the Ford during the legal hours of sale at the Ford posite the Age Herald building. in the city of Birmingham, Jefferson county. Ala bama, one Chandler automobile, no motor number. N. L.. PIERCE.