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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, November 24, 1909, Image 3

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THE VNPRODltTTlVE MAN.
He Who Ha* Neither Imagination
Nor Ide.is hi Business.
It is a commonplace that the real?
ly valuable man in business or any?
thing else Is the man who has ideas
or Imagination. Mr. Lorin F. De
land, writing in the Atlantic Monthly,
tells of ? young man who went to
ktm for advice as to some way of
getting an increase of salary. He
Was even debating whether he had
not better give up his situation and
trust to luck to And something bet?
ter. "I urged him at once against
such a course." says the writer, "and
told him to look for something better
while he was holding his present sit?
uation. I said to him:
"Mills, the Important thing for
you In this matter Is to ascertain
whether you are paid all that you
are worth and. that settled, whether
you can make yourself worth any
more. But first of all let us see If you
ean make yourself worth any more,
whether you are paid for It or not. If
you can, you had better stick and
look for your rales at the first fa'r
opportunity.' He agreed, and I went
ahead with my plan.
"First I told htm for thirty days to
put hie mind on one thing?to devise
some method whereby his house
could sell at least $100 worth more
of goods. It must be a practical
plan and should be presented as any
Interested employes would present
euch a matter to hie superior.
Thirty days passed and Mills came
In again. With all his thinking he
had found no method by which the
business of the firm could be extend
, ed even 1100 a year.
'T then put him to work on his
second month's labor?to discover any
method by which the firm could
transact Its present volume of busi?
ness with greater economy, so that
by Improved methods there should
bo effected a saving of at least $50 a
year.
"At the end of the time he came
back to me with his report He had
been able to discover no new method
whereby the firm could economise.
He had. however, discovered one
thing?namely, that he would not
need to go ahead for another thirty
days with our experiment, for he had
about made up his mind that he
would continue where he was.
" boy/ I said to him. 'Just real?
ise for a moment where you stand.
Tou are not able, though you have
worked three years In this house, tr
Increase the volume of the business
$100 a year, nor can you point out a
way to save that amount. My warn?
ing, 1? 11s low! Attract as little at?
tention to yourself as you can. Don't
let the proprietors or the managet
remember that you have been three
years In their employ if you can help
It.
" Tou are an absolutely unproduc?
tive man. I don't mean that you are
a bit Inferior to thousands of other
young men who are In the stores and
wholesale houses of this city, but you.
like them, are simply sitting upon the
head of one of the bright men In the
counting room. He hr\s to solve all
theee problems. You and fifty others
in your establishment are lust sitting
on the top of his head, like so many
dead weights. If the business pros?
pers you expect a raise of salary
when It is his headwork that has
gained every inch of progress He
has to carry you all.'
"The yoeng man went off, sadder
and wiser than he came. For five
years thsreafter, In which I was able
to follow his course, he held the same
place at the same salary."
?Young Girls Are Victims
of headache, as well as older women,
but all get quick relief and prompt
cure from Dr. King's Nsw Life Pills,
the world's host remedy for sick and
nervous headaches. They make pure
blood, and strong nerves and build up
your health. Try them, 26c at Slbert's
Drug Store.
HUGE RAILWAY DEAL RUMORED
Hawley SaUl to be Forming Hair Bil
Mon Dollar Holding Compauy.
St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 19.?St. Louis |
financier* are discussing a widely cir?
culated report that Edwin Hawley Is
organising a $500,000,000 holding
corporation to Include the St. Louis
and San Francisco; Chicago and Al?
ton; Missouri. Kansas and Texas;
Chesapeake and Ohio; Toledo, St.
Louis and Western; Iowa Central;
Colorado Southern; Minneapolis and
St. Louis, and Chicago, Hock Island
and Pacific railroad campanles.
These roads have a total of more
than 25,000 miles, reaching from
Minneapolis to Kansas city, Chlcugo,
Newport Newa and Qalveeton.
That a transcontinental systOSJI
may be formed by a traflle arrange*
ment with the James J. Hill railroad
Interests Is also a matter talked of
here.
?Croup Is most prevalent during the
dry cold weather of the early winter
months. Parents of young children
should l.e prepared for It. All that Is
nseded Is a bottle of Chamberlain's
Cough K?nody. Many mothers are
never without It in their homes and It
has never disappointed them. Sold by
. W. Slbcrt.
President of Postal Denies Conimcc
tlon With Combine?Competition
To Continue.
New York, Nov. 19.?Clarence M.
Mackay, president of the Mackay
con.panics, Issued the following state?
ment to the public this afternoon:
"We have had nothing to do, either
directly or indirectly with the com?
bination of the American Telephone
and Telegraph company with the
Western Union Telegraph Company.
We have not wished to join in. There j
have been no negotiations whatever J
' with us in regard to the matter ami I
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! there is every reason why we should
I not have had anything to do with it.
We knew nothing about it until the
day when It was publicly Announced.
I It is true that we own a large block
! of stock in the American Telephone
j and Telegraph company, but that is
I one of our many investments. We
. never have had and have not now
! any representation on the board of
I of that company and our stock is not
! consulted or considered any more i
than the stock of any other stock?
holders, as you wtl see from the fact
that we knew nothing about this
deal until it was publicly annunced.
"The statement that Mr. WTm. H.
Baker represent! us is incorrect. He
does not represent us In anything in
the slightest degree. Xsither have we
had anything to do with purchases of
telephone companies in the Middle
West.
"Our company is slow and conser?
vative in Its investments, hut swift
and aggressive in its service. We are
not disturbed In any way. We have
successfully met hard competition for
years, and have prospered and are in
first-class financial condition?better
than ever before. We have waited
until this matter had simmered down
so that we could make one statement
covering the whole subject. As I
stated several weeks ago, competition
Will continue ant it will be real com?
petition, the same as heretofore."
Huge Bale of Cotton Sold.
It is rumored :n Greenville that the
Southern Railwey will double track
its line between Charlotte and At?
lanta at a cost of $27,000,000.
Anderson, Nov. 19.?The largest
bale of cotton for the season, weigh?
ing 806 pounds, has just been mark?
eted here. The cotton was sold by
Mr. A. B. Fant to Mr. J. T. Pearson
at 14 5-8c per pound, bringing $117,
88. The seed were sold for 518.65,
making the total value of the bale
$136.53. The nearest second to the
big bale was one sold by Mr. H. B.
McClellan several days ago. It weigh?
ed 735 pounds, was sold at 14 l-2c,
bringing, see included, $128.67.
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I FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS GIVEN AWAY!
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Great Voting Contest for
Readers of : : : : :
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A $400 Piano and Two Gold Watches Costing $50
Each are the Prizes.
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Do You Want the Piano ? It is yours if you comply with the Easy
Conditions and Make the proper Effort.
Conditions and Prizes.
The $400 Piano, the grand prize of
this contest, will be given to the sub?
scriber or a nominee of a subscriber of
the Watchman and Southron or Sum?
ter Daily Item receiving the greatest
number of votes in this contest. No
matter where you live you are eligible
to enter this contest.
Ons $50 Gold Watch, cither Gentle?
man's or Lady's size, as the winner
may select, will be awarded to the per?
son, not a resident of the City of Sum?
ter, receiving the next largest number
of votes.
One $50 Gold Watch, either Gentle
man's or Lady's size, will be awarded
to the person resident of the City of
Sumter, receiving the next largest
number of votes.
The contest for the Grand Prize, the
$400 Piano, is open to all readers of
The Watchman and Southron or The
Sumter Daily Item. It can be won by
a resident of Sumter, Lee or Clarendon
County, or some other County. One
Gold Watch is a special second prize
to be contested for by non-residents
of the City of Sumter, while the other
is a special second prize to be contest
ed for by residents of this city.
This Magnificent Cote Piano, which we will give away, is 4 ft. 9 in. high,
? ft. long and weighs, boxed, ready for shipment, over 800 lbs. The finsst
mater iaIs and most experienced workman have produced in the Cote an in?
strument excellent in tone, power, durability and appearance. Tbis piano
is installed in the best homes, conservatories and music halls in the land ;
is Woll known and widely recommended hy the leadinn musicians and
teachers.
It is positively guaranteed for ten years by the Manufacturers.
Nominations.
Each and every person entering the
contest must be nominated on one of
the Nomination Blanks published ? in
both the W'atchman and Southror. and
the Daily Item. The nomination
counts as iooo votes, but only one
nomination will be credited to a per?
son.
In each issue of the Watchman and
Southron and the Daily Item will be
published a ballot which is good for
the number of votes specified on the
ballot.
How to Obtain Votes.
Every new subscriber paying in ad?
vance, will be credited for each dollar
paid, 200 votes. Every old subscriber
paying up back dues will be credited
for each dollar paid ioo votes, and on
each dollar paid in advance 200 votes.
No votes will be given on payments of
less than $i.oo. Every person or firm
that brings or sends an order for ad?
vertising or printing and pays for .,ame
in advance will be entitled to ioo votes
for each dollar paid. For money paid
on accounts 50 votes will be allowed
for eaeh dollar paid, if money is
brought or sent to this office. No
votes will be given for money paid
collector.
Nominations will not be received later than December 24, therefore, it is important that the blanks be mail
to this office at once. Remember every nominat on blank counts for 1000 votes, but will not be
counted twice for the same person. We have a supply of voting ballots at our office which must be filed
_? u l ? there, properly signed, as the cash is paid for subscription, advertising or printing. Those at a distance
wishing to vote must send the money, for which a voting ticket together with a receipt, will be mailed to the person making the remittance. The tickets must be
made out, signed rt nd returned promptly to this office.
?- THE WAY TO WIN. ========
Ask your friends and neighbors to subscribe for the Watchman and Southron or the Sumter Daily Item, and get them to vote for you as their
candidate. Ask your friends and neighbors or the merchants with whom you deal to patronize the Osteen Publiselng Company by advertising in
Watchman and Southron and the Daily Item, and by giving us their printing, and get them to vote for you or your Candida...
If you do not want the Piano or one of the Ciold Watches yourself or have no friend you wish to win one of the elegant prizes, perhaps your
Sunday School, or public school, or lodge needs a fine piano, and this will be the golden opportunity. It costs nothing to enter the race or to vote.
If you are now a subscriber to either of our newspapers the votes are given for payments you will make anyway. If you are not a subscriber vor.
ought to be, for you need your home paper. It you or your friends give us your printing, you get the best work at the lowest prices consistent
with good work and good material. We challenge and meet any and all competition on price and quality.
Osteen Publishing Co.
No 18 West Liberty St.
Phone No. 30, V ?
Sumter, So. Car.
$Sr- SEE PIANO ON DISPLAY AT THE SAVOY ICE CREAM PARLOR.
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