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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-20

promising than had anticipated that
I entered into correspondence with
Henry Trumbull, son of Judge Lyman
Trumbull, with a view to trying my
fortunes in Albuquerque, N. NJ,
where he had located, his choice be-
ing influenced largely by threatened
tuberculosis.
Between the Fourth Of July and
the first of January, nearly six
months, my total receipts amounted
to a little over SCI, or an average
of s11 month. With the beginning
of the new year, business picked up.
The collections turned to me by Brown
and Kirby gave. me a start. DIR.
Jones found me a few clients, and
John Sheehan. whose enthusiasm had
been increased by my success in col
lccting bills for him, brought me a
really substantial client, out of whose
business 1 made $500, three times my
income for the first six months.
This client was Richard Larkin,
an Irishman who had a little grocery
store, and who as I learned after
ward, handled liquors on a small
scale. I YVES made assignee on Mr..
Larkin's business, which included the
collection of a large number of store
accounts.
PATIENT COLLECTOR
These accounts brought me into &C.
quaintnnce with large percentage Of
the Irish who traded In jacksonville,
and I made friends of his patrons.
/ was a persistent collector, but a very
patient one. 1t never annoyed me to
have to call again and again. I may
add here that I formed the practice
of keeping my collections separate.
When l would collect a little bill /
would take out my commission, put
the balance in an envelope and put
the envelope away in a vault so that
1 could always pay my clients the
amounts due them at any time. This
custom of keeping clients accounts
separate was adopted upon the advice
OF my father.
When my father last visited me-
the visit which ended in his death-I
was treasurer Of the college paper,
and he noticed that I he'd in my bu-
reau drawer an envelope containing
money that / collected from advertis-
ers and subscribers. When he inquir-
ed about the money, explained to
him that it belonged to the college
members and that I kept it by itself.
He took occasion TO commend and to
advise me to follow that rule in re-
gard to all money that I collected
from others, saying that if kept their
money separate from my own 1 would
not be tempted to make a temporary
use of it, and would always have it
ready for my clients.
Ny first law suit grew out Of Mr..
Larkin's business. 1 had an account
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ALWAYS GENEROUS?

Generous in words as in deeds?
There is long accepted proverb that
no woman loves stingy man. That
is true. The neighbors may think
that he is stingy because he does
not buy a new car or because he does
not get" woman in to help his wife
on wash day and his wife such a
frail little body" But she may I'M
derstand that he is saving to make the
third payment on the house and may
approve his walking down town TO
work and bringing home pork chops
instead of turkey for the Thanksgiv-
ing dinner.
No one knows a man as well as his
wife does. IL he is mean she knows
it. II he has a petty spirit she de-
tests it. II he buys the best cigars
and lets her turn her dress for the
fifth season she abhors him for II.
The man who stints his wife and
Goodies himself has the contempt of
all woman kind, in which his wife
leads.
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have you wondered at woman's
moods" There is logic in events.
There are reasons for woman's
moods.
Have Won been penerous1
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floor where the firms offices were, and
l would turn to tue door each time
| heard a hand on the knob, only
to find that the visitor had turned
into the office of Mr.. Brown, Mr..
Kirby or Mr.. Russell. They had eli
ents enough and were busy all the
time, but the chair that l had been
careful TO provide and place beside
my desk, stared at me vncantly.
One of my earliest clients was John
Sheehan.
BREAD RETURNS.
He had worked for DR.. Jones when
l made my home there. He took care
of the doctors horse, looking after
the furnace, moving the lawn, etc.
When / opened my office he was keep
ing a saloon on East State street.
Soon after l began to practice he call
ed to renew acquaintance and to tell
me that while he had a cousin prac-
ticing law, he was going to bring me
all the business that he could. The
reason he gave me that / was friend
~ TO him when / was a student.
This was one o. the earliest in
stanees-they have been more numer-
Gus since-where ] saw the return of
bread cast upon the waters. 1t did
not cost me anything to be friendly
to John when he worked for the doc
tor. ] was amply rewarded by the
friendliness that John showed in re-
turn, but the impression upon him
made him one of my first clients. He
said that he knew / was not in SYM
pathy with his business, but that he
thought / might bf willing to collect
some small bills that men owed him
for liquor they had bought.
COLLECTS RUN BILL.
I told him / did not drink nor
advise drinking, but that / thought
those who bought liquor ought to pay
for it. j think the first bill he gave
me was for SEQ. and a note from
me to the debtor brought a prompt
settlement. John was very much
pleased hen ] went to the door of
his saloon, called him out and counted
out his $500, less twenty per cent
commission, but what pleased John
still more was that the man from
whom i had the collection returned
and became again a customer.
This gave John an argument that
he was quick to employ, as he had
reason to know. He told mis- friends
that Mr.. Bryan could collect a bill
without making the man mad. I wns
not slow to learn the lesson that this
taught. / made it a practice not to
make men mad when ! was collecting
bills. If the man could not pay at the
time, 1 asked him 10 fix a day when
l should call again.
II he was not ready at the second
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TELLS THE JOKE.


He took after me a. boys do and
ran me down lie street for q block
until I lodged into the Rapier build
ing where Judge Trumbull's office
was located.
Later he hunted me up with broad
smile on his face and admitted to me
that my joke had him "going" as they
say. At the conclusion of the recita-
ton we went out together and during
our conversation learned that we were
practically the same ages, had grad
uated on the same day, and had been
about the same time to two
girls who, as We compared notes,
seemed to stand out as quite superior
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Some Words for Husbands

RETURNING from Paris an Amer
lean beauty, famous aer love
illness and her fosr husbands, answer
ed the queries of reporters while a
big Atlantic steamship made its way
through New York Bay. They asked {:
is it true that you are getting q
divorced"
She smiled upon the anxious group
that noticed how strong and flashing
were her teeth and how blue were
her eyes. Nonsense. There isn't
the slightest trouble between my hus-
band and me. Whatever differences
We have had have been adjusted. ]
love him as well as any woman loves
her husband two years after she mar
ried him"
An amiable remark. A seemingly
innocent remark. Yet what a weighty
one. What docs it mean, o hus-
band?
Has it ever occurred TO you to ask
the woman with flushed cheeks, who
is heaping vegetables upon your plate
at the other eng, Of the table, and has
been so heaping tSem for two years,
how much se still loves you?
TAKING FOR GRANTED.
Suppose you ask her. She may an
swer you with: "Of course, Fred dear.
Stop missing my hair" Or she may
say what viii startle you as would
a lightning stroke. She may change
the subject, which is in itself, ominous.
Husbands do a great deal Of tax
ing for granted. So far as you can
judge your wife loves you as we'll
as she did on the day when, before
minister or magistrate, she answered
softly to several important questions /:
81 do"
But does she love you as well as
she did that day?
That is nearly certain TO depend
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that pretended to seek, ! tried to
change the subject but he would not
change it and kept returning to the
theme, much to ny enjoyment. 1
could see that he was not taking
much interest in the lesson that morn
ing and when 1t was over he followed
me downstairs, still returning to the
young lady at Arlington.
/ did not have the heart to leave
him in suspense all day 30 a. we
at the corner at Dearborn
and Washington / told hir that 1t
was Just a joke suggested by the fact
that had that morning met a lady
who told me Of his engagement to
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EXAMINE THE RECORD.

Better examine your matrimonial
record, Mr.. Husband. Check up on
your receipts Of your wife's kindness
and thoughtfulness, her lavishness Of
toll and affection, and find out
whether your expenditures OF the same
commodities balance with them. You
are two miles out on the matrimonial
sea. II is time to do some charting.
There may be reefs ahead.
VIII the ship bear the strain Of
five years sailing? Is IL weather-fit
for ten? Have you calked it and
made IT stout for a life voyage?
The trusty pilot knows his ship.
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First Six Months Bring in SGT in Prac-
tice Fees, or Sill Monthly
Average.
By WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN

Syndicate. Inc.)
in canada and treat
prohibited
IN Official opponents have sometimes referred to
unsuccessful lawyer.
= One president of a great-Eastern University in
campaign speech delivered in my home city in 1896
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Othcf tihic. anu 80 SVhtAhuSN -
call until the bill was paid, often ,
little at a time.
MADE SELF CLIENTS.
This sometimes made clients of tn
men from whom collected bills.
recall that DIR. Jones put some &C
counts in my hands, one of the against
a liveryman. After he had postponed
payment until / had called half doz
en- times he said:
Il could pay this bill il I could col
lect what is due me. Would you be
willing to collect some bills for me and
apply the amount, less your commits.
sion, on DR.. Jones' bills?'
Certainly" 1 said, and he turned
over batch Of accounts. 1t was not
long before / had collected enough to
cover the bill that held against him.
and had some others besides. One OF
the bills brought me one Of the first
of series of cases that gave me good
deal Of satisfaction. One Of the livery
mans bills was against a policeman,
and ne wanted credit of $25, / think
it was, which the liveryman had Of
fered as a reward for the recovery of
a stolen horse.
WINS SUIT.
1t seems that the iveryman had
missed horse one night, and thinking
it stolen, had offered a reward. The
policeman found the horse not long
afterward tied not far from the livery
stable. and claimed the reward. The
horse was so near, was found so soon,
that the. liyeryman did not think the
finding came within the spirit Of the
offer.
looked up the matter and found
that there was a city ordinance max
ing it unlawful for a policeman to re-
ceive a reward for work done in the
line of duty. l brought suit, and hav-
ing prepared myself on this point, 1
pleaded the ordinance and defended it
on ground of public policy, and won
the suit.
At the end of each month / counted
up my receipts-not a difficult task.
/ remember that at the end of one
month my total receipts amounted to
$3.50, and little discouraged i wrote
to my sweetheart something of my
start in the law.
After 1 had finished the letter and
reported the meager returns, a man
came in and wanted an acknowledge
ment, for / was a notary as well as
a lawyer, and / added postscript
saying that / had taken in twenty
five cents more that month. She
wrote back a cheering letter, saying
l should not be discouraged, that l
was simply passing through the mar
rows. i replied that that was true
if il meant that / was in straitened
The outlook was so much less
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ALWAYS LOYAL?

You may not have eloped with the
woman who lived next door, but have
you said fond things to any other
woman, foolish things you would not
have wanted your Wife to hear? Have
you flirted openly or secretly with
Browns pretty siXteen-year-old daugh-
ter and presented Adams unpatented
excuse "the woman tempted me-?
Have you kept the spirit Of your mar.
riage vowsl
Have you seen your wife's eyes
harden and her lips take on a straight
line when she looked at you, and
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The sum was not large, somewhere
between $50 and $40, I think. They
objected to some items which Larkin
was not willing to omit, and I brought
suit. Mr.. and Mrs. Devlin employed
as their counsel Jerry Donahue, one
of my class mates in college. When
we graduated from Illinois College, he
studied law at Ann Arbor and at
Chicago. We returned to Jacksonville
about the same time, and this was his
first suit as well as mine.
TWO FIRST SUITS.
This may seem trifling, but suit
Of that amount was not trifling to
either of us at that time. Mrs. Dew
lin was an important member of the
family and took the leading part in
resisting payment. I distinctly recall
the expression of disgust upon her
face when 1 concluded my argument
in support of my. clients claim.
She settled back in her chair and
said: Thank God, he's done" When
the jury returned the verdict in my
favor for the full amount, it was with
great difficulty that I restrained my
self from giving utterance to a sim
liar expression.
RECEIPTS INCREASE.
As time went on, larger matters
were brought to me, and my clients
increased in number and my bust
ness in Importance.
Ny first calendar year, January
1SS4-S5, showed receipts of something
over 500. The second year was some
thing over a thousand, the third about
$500. As I removed to Nebraska, at
the end Of nine months of the fourth
calendar year, the record of the year
was not completed. The receipts for
the nine months were nearly S140O,
making it certain that the year would
have shown a reasonable increase over
the preceding one. 1 give these facts
to show the growth Of my practice.
The beginning was about as small as
it could be, but the gain was constant,
and my prospects were equal at least
to those of any young lawyer in the
city of like age and experience.
1 had the confidence of the profess
sion and the community as one in
stance will illustrate. i had my small
bank business with the First National
Bank, whose president, Felix Terrell,
had been my Sunday school teacher
when was in college.
One day Mr.. Brown came from his
office to ask me to become assignee
in bankruptcy for one Of his clients.
said would. He then asked me
whether Mr.. Terrell would go on my
bond for $4,000. l told him that
had never asked him to 20 on my
bond, and could not answer until 1
had consulted him.
GOES ON BOND.
Mr. Terrell came IN our office. and
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WAITS FOR CLIENTS.

] remember with what anxious ex-
pectations ! nailed up my modest sign
w. j. Bryan, Lawyer" on the door
post and awaited the rush of clients.
| use the word waited adyisedly,
secanse waiting was what ] did. II
was then that ] experienced my fist
disappointment The people i knew
personally seemed to have very little
Law business. or were supplied al
rcndy with legal reF sesentatives. The
days passed YEARLY.
There was a continuous tread upon
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100000,
Mr.. Terrell: Yes"
Mr.. Brown: Thanks"
Mr.. Bryan: ~ am much obliged
While i was practicing I had the
usual experience of young lawyers In
being called upon to speak on many
different occasions. The lawyer has
the advantage over all others in such
matters. He is the natural spokesman
Of those Of his school Of thought and
is called upon more than those Of other
professions at banquets, because in the
course Of business he has to deal with
a greater variety OF subjects.
As look back over my political life
/ am increasingly impressed with the
important part played by little circum-
stances. They really shaped events
while they seemed trivial at the time,
yet In retrospect we see how the abb
sence Of any one of them would have
broken the chain Of causation. Ny
removal to Nebraska and the events
following It furnish numerous illus
trations. To begin with, the one thing
that singled Lincoln, Nebraska, out
from other Western capitals and gave
me a special interest in it was the
fact that Adolphus Talbot lived there.
TELLS ENGAGEMENT.
We were in law school togther from
the fall of 1881 to the spring of 1888.
We we're members Of the class Of 'sS,
Union College Of Law, Chicago, Hi
nois. We had been meeting twice
day at recitations for some weeks
when lady who was visiting the fam
lily with which j boarded inquired If
/ knew Dolph Talbot. Upon my re-
plying that knew him as one Of the
members Of the class, she proceeded to
tell me about a very charming young
lady to whom he was engaged.
Knowing enough about Talbot TO
know that he was a joviol good nat
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upon whether you deserve that she
should.
Let us apply the yard measure Of
happiness in matrimony.
Have you always been kind!
ALWAYS KIND.
MWell, generally, you think. But
have you? Have you harsh words,
bitter words, cruel words, escaped
you? Words have weight. They
may outweigh deeds. II at the break
fast table you called her a fool and
on your way down town sent her
flowers for the luncheon table, do you
think that the scent and beauty of
the flowers made her forget? She
may have Rugged the blossoms to her
breast, and cried over them, but I
am afraid they failed Of their mis-
sion.
Words are ss heavy Of lead or are,
like ghosts, weightless. But they are
live things. They have a longevity
that would bring 10 the cheek Of a
hundred year old man a blush of
shame at his youth.
The woman heaping the plate with
vegetables for you may never again
speak Of that breakfast table epithet.
But ! promise you, that she will
never forget it.
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GOES ON BOND.

Mr.. Terrell came to our office, and
the ensuing colloquy was brief.
Mr.. Brown: 1--WE want Mr.. Bryan
to act as assignee in bankruptcy for
Will you 90 on his bond for
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campaign speech ueIVereu IN my HOME CITY III Io5o
argued that unfit for -. .; ,s; - =. .h o,
the presidency because floor where the firms offices were and
Putnam patriot., 1925-01-16
GET TT IN PUTNAM

If they haven't got il they Il get il promplly-at the right price and stand back of it. In Putnam vou are assured honest salue-cllicicnt and courteous ser vice today, tomorrow and always
Putnam patriot., 1925-01-16
Not Tes, Case
WEST COLCHESTER

The state truck is out seraping the state road after the recent snow and ice storm
 Mir and Mrs. Cyrus Place. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Place entertained rela. tives and friends from Providence last Friday
 Mir. and Mrs Ernest Cooper of Will sonviile recently visited with Mrs. Coopers sister, Mrs. Jeremiah Hall, and family
 The West Glocester Community club met for it's January meeting Thursday afternoon, the first Thurs day being New Years Day. it was postponed a week The club has had the following donations since the De- eemher meeting Large coffee pot. Mrs. Prank Bredie; two trays. Mrs. Annie Warner; twelve tumblers, two eruets, two butter dishes. two salts. two peppers. Mir. and Mrs. Brodie. Mr. and Mrs. George Cheney; two platters, two cream pitchers, two su !. gar bowls, one butter dish. Mrs. Bro die, Mrs. Cheney and Miss Mary Bowen. These gifts have all come in as surprise boxes. The club is about te purchase spoons and mugs 10 use at its supper. \ rising vote of thanks was given those who had So generous ly given The ways and means com mlitee announced a sale al E. NJ. Cut lers store Saturday afternoon. Jan. llth, commencing at p. m. Next meeting Feb. s, 1925. A social period was held after the business meeting
Putnam patriot., 1925-01-16
DISTRICT GOVERNOR
 VISITS ROTARlANS
Albert Lavery of Bridgeport Makes Official Visitation
 and peaks
Coming Rotary Events Announces
 To Have Attendance Contest

District Governor Albert Lagery Of Bridgeport made aH official Fist 10 the Putnam Rotary Club Al its meet ing Tuesday noon. In honor Of the visit of it's governor. the club not only had special music b. the high school orchestra, but turned out one hun dred per cent membership.
 Following the usual luncheon at the Putnam Inn, John Ash of Pomfret, chairman of the educational commit tee. called the attention of the mem bers to the three Rotary forum ses- sions to be held soon. The first comes on the evening of Friday. January 23' l at s3O o'clock in the community room l at the Savings Bank Friendship will be the discussion subject. Nr. 1 Ash also read paper on Rotary eiti- i zenship
 President John r Reardon eons l lpratulated the club on f. one hundred Der cent attendance. and read che at tendance record for the Feaf far each membar M he Putnam Club. Twenty If tta members had t perfect record during the gear. attending esefs meet Hle hee making lp th attendance
 aHa fhag club
 William p. Wheaton chairman of
 he rrasfH eJHHitt# Hlts sfHr3 th= #i#b ffat ugmdH5 sh5. 6Iat- would
 taHl at D. meeting He2g week and
 anHH#e fa twelve meeting Waiter
 Bartlett and Attorney Howard C Bradford 3 e announced as fea#H eap= ta#us in th contest The losing team Wii b. rea ared @ Eive the winners a Providence aatre party according te Mf Wheaton Although Che attend anre record af tbe laeal elab already high. Nr. Wheaton believes th4t # e4H 6e raised 10 an even higher scale by this plan
 since the meeting the two tean captains met and chose their teams. lf picking the members Mr. Bartlett anc Attorney Bradford chose alternately Their choices were based Co some eS tent on Che attendance records of th, members during the past year. Those under the Bartlett standard are Ray C. Bnsworth. Omer J Milot Fred Prince. William r. Wheaton John Dean. Henry S Lyon. Leon 4 Talbot. John Ash, Jake Albert, Thos N. Rawley. ". F. Moss. Royce McAiis ter. Lueius II. Fuller.
 To bring victory to the Bradford cause the following will be working during Che coming three months War. ren N Ayerill. Ellsworth Kelley Ralph ( Jenkins. Harry A. Houghten A. Newton Vaughn. George Lewis John Reardan. Otis Fox. Karl T Phllirs samuel Reynolds. Edward Baft John II Corbett, Alexander Gil- man
 Governor lavery was then ipWo- duc,d. lie told oi some uf the eoa- ferdnc5s planned for the future, arg.
 ing the Putnam club Co have delegates present Ihp annual convention of Retary International will be held at Cleveland iu June.
 He mentioned the extent of the growth af Rotary how within score of years $40 clubs have been formed iu twenty eight countries, and never has charter been returned
 The speaker urged every Rotarian ! Co recognize hs duty to himself. to his home. and to hls community He nd Fv'eed the club not 10 seek undue pub licity, but to carry on its work without hiare of trumpets.
Putnam patriot., 1925-01-16
D. A. R. ENTERTAIN GUESTS
Fine Program of Resdings and Songs
 at Annual Open Meeting

The annual open meeting of Eliza. beth Porter Putnam Chapter. D \. R.. was held Tuesday afternoon at Odd Fellow hall with over i5O women m attendance Mrs George M Sampson of Woodstock, chairman of the pro gram committee. introduced Ms. Amy f.. Hanson reader for the Lotus Guar tct of Boston. and Mrs Herbert Shaf tne Of Providence, a soloist. as the en- tertainers for the day Miss Hanson gave a number of readings. of 6 hu morous nature for Che most part Mrs. Shaftoe displayed excellent voice aaal. lty m singing a varied program Of old English, modern. and French songs
 NJ business was transacted at this meeting. nor was the usual session of the board held The whole afternoon was devoted Co entertainment and a social tune Refreshments of ice cream and cake were served.