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Amawa
Thought for the Day
For lets it lilt and ttuy who do not ton
Art not altrx. But trery $ owl that loess
JJvtt in th ktart of God and kmrt Him tptak.
Fa DjU
But If the human animal walked on all
fours, what about the lobster?
Those coroner's Juries are certainly accom
modating. But why a coroner's Jury?
Everybody boost for Omaha! But a boost
of the tax rate is not the kind of boosting that
l.OOBt.
Poetic license permits us to observe that
King Corn Is now making hay while the sun
shines.
When dreams come true, Omaha will have
a base ball team that will make every day look
like -Booster" day.
One manifestation of the war tax over In
Canada Is an extra 1-cent stamp on every S-cent
letter. Necessity la surely the mother of In
vention! Society for the Prevention of Unnecessary
NoisesT It could find a lot to do If It would
only get busy.
Ex-Secretary of State Bryan la again among
the Nebraska home folks. It's a mighty good
tLInc to have some place to go where one la
always sure of a welcome.
It's a cinch that the offerings la Interna
tional law at the different colleges and univer
sities will find more takers the coming year
than they ever did before.
What these eugenics promoters demand is
that the ' matrimonial craft be officially In
spected and pronounced seaworthy before being
permitted to steer for deep water.
The confidential clerk of a New York firm
i aed an automobile to help him get away with
523,119 of payroll money. A man with that
much ready cash is entitled to ride la autoa.
General Goethals has practically finished his
work of digging the Panama canal. There'a a
big Job of waterway Improvement nearer home
ou which his services could be profitably utilized.
If Omaha ran make class No. 2 for fire In
surance rating, we are assured It can save a lot
of money. Yes, but It it puts In the new eas
tern recommended by the fire underwriters, can
we make class No. I? Let us have a diaUnct
understanding in advance instead of being bun
toed again as we have so many tlmea.
Although apeaklng wlthont authority, we
nevertheleHs feel It a safe guess that any motion
by Kansas City to clip the wings of Engineer-ln-(
harge Deakyne of the Missouri River Naviga
tion Survey will be loudly and enthusiastically
MH-onded by the engineer-la-charge of the gen
eral manager's office of the Metropolitan Water
restrict of Omaha.
The official roster in the new volume ot
Nbraaka eeasioa lawa falls to note the change
ot Judges on the district bench here, although
made almost three months prior to lu publica
tion. The presumption U, It would have been
impoklog too much of a hardship upon the
-rinting contractor to have him re-eet a page
lifted'' from the previous edition.
The Grand Army of the Kepublio held a Sunday
morning service at the nrat Alethodutt Evteoopal
hv h commemorative of 0noral Grant Thooa par.
ll ipatine- being C Plata C. Harney, Comrade O. KL
iujr and Rev. Charles W. Bavldga. The commit t.e
on church dfc oration were Mra O. P. McCarty, Mr.
R U. Hill, Mra. C. A. Ringer, Mra. C. Uarney! Miss
Eitiina Kurm later, who were aaaiated by M. K. Burke t
f'ouuiiliijioner Richard O Keefe loat a put'ketuook
no hirteemo betweea Caatellar and Fa mam streeta
II. 11. Meday with tils wife and child and Uiaj
M5ay hae arrived In Omaha from Detroit, and will
tak up their residence here.
N'oiinaa Kuhn haa gone tu Spirit Lake for a two
e. k' ailon.
The tnlla Ud of lh Ani ent Order of t'niiud
u. kiim n started a luuvt-iix-nt to arrure a aeparate
?or NrLra
o l. Ilotard (-onrlui'ted tin (irant me.
j.unul ae.'1i's at Kurt hake.
To Keep Our History on Straight
Two or three yenra ate the Omaha Water board
aold t6.4,ViA or MOino wurta of Ita bonda at par and
threo-fonrtha of 1 per cent premldm. World-Herald.
As a matter of fact, it wh In 1913 that the
C maha Water board sold $7,000,000 of 4 4 per
rent bonds at secret sale at par and 150,000
premium. This premium waa obtained, how
ever, only after The Bee had exposed the orig
inal deal to sell without any premium and had
loin ted out the fact that a premium of 150,000,
accompanied by a certified check for the amount
named, was being offered by responsible bond
brokers. No competition was invited for the
l-onds. Almost at the same time the city ot
Ht. Paul waa marketing a 4 per cent bond at a
premium.
But the wo ret feature of these water bonda
Is that they were mnde to run for the full period,
drawing H per rent interest, or $315,000 a
year, for the entire time. In other worda, the
outstanding debt remains the same and the In
terest burden undiminished till the thirty years
8 re up. That $431,000 of these bonda la now
held in the reserve of the Omaha Metropolitan
Water district simply meana the district la pay
ing itself interest on that amount Instead of
cancelling the debt and reducing the Interest
charge, and thua making possible further reduc
tion of water rates. What should be done, even
now, is by law to require the board to retire the
bonds as they are acquired with sinking fund
accumulations and do away with thla constantly
.rowing danger spot. If this Is not done, by the
twenty-ninth year the water works treasury will
be holding $7,000,000 ot cash or marketable
securities, not Including depredation and sur
plus accumulations.
Taking' it Oat on Poor Man.
Piqued by the performances of the artists
mho design the outward apparel of woman, the
powers who determine the raiment In which
mere man is expected to disport himself have
announced a series of garments for the coming
winter that will make most ot us take to the
woods. Coats are to be abort and snug fitting,
with padlesa shoulders, and trousers are to be
tight. Nothing Is said of the colors, so It is to
be taken for granted that man will yet be con
fined to the somber black and sober gray, with
his fancy oft declared In neckties, the latter
offering the only outlet for bla aspiration to
rival the rainbow.
Thla program Is all right for the athlete,
whose rugged torso and well developed under
pinning will stand comparison with Apollo, or
the youth who still may rival Adonis In his
shapeliness of form. Snug coats and tight
breechea will do very well for them, but what of
the; other fellows? Men there be whose waist
line haa gone along with other attributes of
Joyous early life, not to speak of the antithetical
guy whose fleshless limbs and attenuated outline
call for the merciful covering of garments de
signed to conceal the deficiency of form they
must endure. Picture these, If you will, ar
rayed in the coming season'a snug garments. It
can't be done.
Clothing designers may determine the form
and ahape that man's garments are to assume.
If he be .bent on following fashion, but, happily
there'a no statute that requires a roan to wear
ni.
Wanted More Simplified Government
A controversy seems to be on between the
Mayor and city commissioners at Lincoln, with
possible bearing on conditions here in Omaha.
Mayor Bryan haa set out to secure two reforms;
first, an Independent auditor, free from control
of the commissioner in charge of the treasury
and finance department, and, aecond, a transfer
o' water collections to the treasurer, ao aa to
have one single place of payment ot taxea and
other c'ty dues, and one officer responsible for
them.
The necessity ot an auditor independent of
the officers who spend the money, and whose
accounts he checks, haa been persistently urged
by The Bee as a prerequisite ot business-like
fcovernment. We would make the comptroller
ship a merger of those offices for city, county
and school district and water district with com
plete Jurisdiction and centralised responsibility.
Anyone who would suggest consolidation ot
the treasury and Water board collections for
Omaha would doubtless have his motives ques
tioned, but If it is a business proposition for
Lincoln it would also be tor Omaha.
All ot our American cities have too much and
too complicated machinery of government, and
too much unnecessary duplication, aad to make
progress we must work for its simplification.
Democrats Making; Up a Eeoord.
When the democratic Nebraska legislature
waa la session last winter it made a pretense of
reducing expenditures three-quarters of a mil
lion oa the atate's budget, bu the totals tall to
show the aavlng, despite the energetic Juggling
of figures Indulged In by the energetic econo
mUera, Now the state assessment board makes
a further pretense at saving money by reducing
the levy 1 mill, and putting the total gum to be
raised by taxation several hundred thousanda
of dollars below the amount to be expended
under the legislative appropriations. Next sum
mer the state will ring with the voices of demo
cratic orators, boasting ot the economy achieved
by the officers chosen by the party, but nothing
will be said ot the deficit in funds, forcing re
newal ot a floating Indebtedness.,
When the republicans took over the state
administration after the Poynter term of office,
they found a huge floating debt had been piled
up. which required a special levy to discharge
It Not until under Governor Sheldon were the
last of the warranta Issued to pay Inherited de
ficiencies due to democratic "economy.1 Must
this experience be now repeated, solely to give
the democrats a campaign cry? It will be costly
for the state, but it will not make much dif
ference to the lawmakers who created and filled
otflcea with no appropriation for paying the
salary, and who made appropriations for needed
expenditures left unprovided for la the levy.
The Bee Is taken to task by Edgar Howard
for being "wholly unable to understand his view
of the Mexican situation." He saya there waa
never a greater miataka than to suppose him
favoring Immediate armed Intervention, and goea
on to explain that "the ultimate conclusion of
the Mexican mishap will be American occupa
tion," and that we must "send our troops across
the border." But, of course, he Is cot In favor
of aruied intervention. In the interest of truth
and peace let out readers get this ou straight.
Public School Houses
As Social Centers
sa iDwiBD w. an IT.
XMatrtet Bnperiateadeat of Boheols, Mew York City..
NEW TORK CITY la in the van of prorreaa In the
matter of uaing Its school plants for social cen
ters, and aa account of aorno of the work there
may be of aaalctance in oommunltkea where the mat
ter has been given leaa attention. Many ot the moJ
ern arhool buildings bare playgrounda on the first
floor, which by the tnatallatioa of simple apparatus
become available srmnaaiums. The ceillnge are suf
ficiently high to permit the playln of noaket ball,
whk'h name appeaia to many becauae ot Ita team
spirit, Ita combination of runnlne and throwing,
quick motion neceaaary to ahoot the goala, and th
general spirit of co-operation without which no team
can win many game. Trained gymnasts are pro
vldcd as teachers and systematic Instruction la given
all who dealre regular gymnastic drill. There la no
roll of attendance, ao that men feel free to come
and go when they please. In some centers young
men who are preperlng for the physical teats re
quired of applicants for the police and fire depart
ments receive regular Inntrurtion with heavy dumb
hells. In Jumping, running and other teats required
la It not a happy omen fbr the future that the gym
naaluma In our recreation cenUra are training the
phyalcal powers of the men who will patrol our
treeta, at night, and of those who will guard our
elty from the danger of flreT
Tor those who do not wlah the activity required
In the gymnaalurn. a game and library room la pro
vided. The most popular tnagasines are kept on file
and a small library of selected books Is always at
hand. The habit of reading la, therefore, encouraged
and the teachers report gratify! n Improvement In
the literary taste ot the reader. There are no longer
requests for books of the "Jeam James" or "Dead,
wood Wck" order, but Inatead readera are enjoying
the work of Dickens. Stevenson, Scott. Churchill.
Mine Aloott, Mra Kate Douglas Wlggln-Rlgga and
other authors whose works make a aympathetlo ap
peal to the tired tollers, enllirt their Interests ant
encourage thetr ambition a. There are. of course,
many men and women who are too tired even t
read. For them rrwlaion haa been made In the form
of quiet games, such ae checkers, chess, dominoes,
percheesi lotto, anagrame, authors, flinch, halms
and the like. Tournament a are arranged to stimulate
Interest. Those who attend the centers are enoour
aged not to play the same game all the time, but
to secure the charm of variety hy learning new onea
In addition to the foregoing attractions, definite
attempta have been made to intereat young people
In mualc. Capable teachers have been provided and
some progress haa been made In encouraging those
who ettesl. not only to love good muelo, but to
create It as well. I recently heard one of theae
singing clsasea-alt adults, and numbering almost a
hundred-give a most creditable rendition In three
part singing of "The Lord Is My 6hepherd." The
delight they took In the murtc. their evident enthu
siasm and their serious spirit were of course largely
due to the capable teacher who directed the chorus.
During the past year there were S school dobs
In operation In New York, Included In the following
claaaes: Athletic, literary, social, dramatic, musical,
civic, parents, philanthropic. Boy Bcouta and Camp
Fire Olrla The variety of the Intereat thus offered
gave aa opportunity to all to Join one or mors
of the clubs, and principals of schools strongly urge
club membership as one of the great privileges af
forded by our centers. Many of the clubs have pen
nants, banners, pins and other insignia of their or
ganisations, and a Justifiable amount of pride Is
exhibited In maintaining high standards of member
ship. The clubs select their own officers and have
regularly adopted constitutions snd by-laws by which
thsy are governed. Boms of the literary clubs hav.
excellent debating teams and In all of them the effort
Is made to encourage publlo apeaklng. The debates
are limited to matters of current Interest, municipal
Improvement and state or national legislation.
Perhaps no feature of our centers has more oppor
tunities for social betterment than the mixed dancing
classea The evils of the lower order of dance halls
have been largely reduced by permitting young men
and women to enjoy social dancing In our public
school buildings. Promiscuous dancing Is, however,
not allowed.
School houses could be used everywhere in the
following waya:
L The auditorium er aasemhly room of school
buildings should be used for concerts, lectures and
entertainments. ,
I. Moving picture shows should be conducted, the
choice of films being carefully regulated by the school
authorities.
a. Social dancing, at least once a week, should be
permitted In most school buildings. ,
4. The cellars of many buildings are waste places
In which bowling alleys and hand-ball courts could be
constructed.
I. Ohower baths are a great necessity, and they
may be Installed at little expense la most schools
"Cleanliness Is next to godliness."
1 The cooking rooms of our day schools should
be used at night for lessons to mothers In simple
dietary eooklnlg and household economy.
T. In thousands of kindergarten rooms throughout
many cities the piano Is never used after S p ,m
Aa Inspiring teacher should be employed at night
to use this instrument la directing glee clubs and
choral singing.
X. The workshops of schools could be used at
night In teaching men how to repair brotren furniture
and to use the simple -tools of the carpenter.
. Consolidation of small schools will help for
social betterment. One modern building can take the
place of eevefaj small outlying, schools and will fur
nish an opportunity at night for rest and recreation
14. Civic gatherings should be enoouraged. The
auditorium of school buildings Is a better place for
political debates and rnigiKipal discussions than
saloons or street corners.
1L In outlying school buddings there la often
a vacant room. This should bo uaad at night as a
game, library and reading room.
IX Hundreds of clubs of young people are meer.
tng behlng or over saloons. Social service demands
that the elaas rooroe of school buildings be used at
night as club roorna.
14, Many young women have no proper place Id
which to receive their male friends. In the recreation
center of the Manhattan trade school. New Turk has
demonstrated bow the school butldrag may be used
for this purpose.
H At little expense for light and beat. Indoor
playgrounda of achool bulldlnga may be equipped as
gymnasiums for men and women
IB. The achool buildings of the United States are
worth over a bllloo dollars. To uae theae only for
five hours a day is an economio waste. Tbeifore, we
urge that a wkler uae of our school plant la a busi
ness proposition, which will be of the highest value
la accomplishing the social Improvement of the masse.
Twice Told Tales
Relief fee the KaaUahaaaa.
Aa EngUahmaa vlalUog the Valted atatee for the
first time waa riding In a street car In New York.
Opposite te bha sat a woman upon whose lap waa a
very ugly baby an uocompromlalngly homely child
The baby seemed to fesuliuue the Englishman; he
oeulda't keep bis eyes off It; be would look away, drop
hla syeglaas, and endeavor to fix bts attention oa some
other object. But tt waa of ae uae: he bad to louk
beak!
At last the mother obviously anaoyed leaned ever
and hoarsely whispered, "Kubber!"
A reMeved smile spread over the ruddy eouateaaaos
of the EaglUhmaa, aad he replied with great ferrort
"Madam, thank Oodl De feu know, X actually thought
tt was real r Every body a
Woaita af Taewasa.
Twe mea were standing outside a ehow window
where a vacuum-cleaner was being demonstrated. Sud
denly one of them buret out with entbuaiaim:
"These Invest kms are the things that clean up the
nwnrv1 Just think ef the, millions that Mlow Vacuum
muat have made out of that thing!" Everybody's.
JrHr?
UWl II
Presmsratlea af reaee.
POCTH AfPUIlN. Neb., Aug. S.-To
the Editor of The Bee: Enclosed I send
you a folder of reading matter of the
day, by Hon. O W. Cornell of Weather
ford, Okl., who formerly lived In Au
burn, with my request that ssme be
reprinted In The Bee, of which I have
been a subscriber for many years. I am
myself a Wilson man and think he Is a
good president, but think he Is entirely
wrong In bis assertion that American
cltlsens can go where they please regard
leas of the consequencea I will do all I
can to prevent war of this country with
Germany or any other nation, especially
In thla present conflict and I think that
Mr. Cornell Just hit the nail square on
the head and will do a whole tot to
keep this country at peace.
Should you decide not to reprint It,
please let me know why not.
FRED HBCTOrt.
Editor's Note-As the "folder" would
take up two columns of space and being
for sale, we muat let those who want
It procure It from the author.
The Omaha Base Ball Clab.
OMAHA. Aug. 8.-T0 the Editor of The
Bee; In the base ball world we have two
essential factors operating toward the
making of a successful team. First, the
manager must cater to the "fane" and
second, the crowds muat turn out to root
and aupport the borne team.
From coaversattona I have overheard
it appeara that the manager of the
Omaha team of the Weatern leaarue la
wholly to blame for the present stand
ing of the team. The greatest support
a club can have comes from the old re
liablesthe "bleachetitles." Their old
accustomed camping grounds on the west
aide of the field waa gobbled up by an
extension of the grandstand, and the
"faithfula" have been relegated to the
south side, where they are supposed to
"holler" tor the team, while looking
straight Into the smiling faos of the hot
sun. There would be eome excuse for
enlarging the grandatand If attendance
warranted, but It does not. In fact, at
the last few games a person had to uae
a fleldglass to locate the "grandstand
ites." If the present management would se
cure good players and keep them instead
of unloading them at a fancy price be
would notice a perceptible Increase in gate
receipts. Omaha haa stood for this third
class base ball about long enough. There
la an excuse for a tail end team once
In a while, but absolutely none for such
an aggregation year In and year out.
If Denver can have a winning club every
year so can Omaha.
A good team. It muat be admitted, will
never win games unless the rooters do
their part. Omaha will turn out in force
If the manager of the club doea hla part.
If we are to remain on the "baas ball'
map, put the team under new manage
ment. C, E. W.
"Heme Talent.'
OMAHA, Aug. T.-To the Editor of
Tho Bee: We are living In a wonderful
age the day of expertness. Business,
private and public. Is calling for ex
pert men.
Bometlmea the expert movement be
comes a fad. This rs true In civic affairs,
but never, 1 may safely say, In private
business. Iarge companies and corpora
tions seldom seek experts In foreign
fields. They advance men who have
been in their employment men who by
long associations have become Imbued
with tho very atmosphere of their busi
ness. Such men are advanced to posi
tions of trust and while serving In that
capacity become experts in tbat partic
ular department.
The school board at one time labored
under the Impression that we had ex
cellent teachers, who were not quite
capable of filling the ptinclpalshlp of the
high achool. Not until Mlas Kste Mo
Hugh assumed that office was It dem
onstrated that "home talent," If you
will pardon the expression, surpassed
imported executive ability.
It Is a deplorable state of affairs
when we are made to believe that out
of a city ot 200,000 population not one
man or woman oaa be found who haa the
natural talent and efficiency to act as
supervisor of publlo playgrounds. I
have no fault to find with the present
Incumbent, but I do claim that Just as
good ' a one could have been secured In
our own city.
We have been too anxious to look
elsewhere for men to advise on matters
relative to running and beautifying the
city.
The business men allow no occaaien
to go by without reminding us of the
Importance of purchasing "Made In
Omaha" goods If we would wish to boost
for the city. If It Is so neceaaary for
the greatnaaa of our city to come to the
constant support of the merchants and
manufacturers by buying "home-made-goods
It Is Just ss neeeeaary that they
In turn demand the appointing of "home
talent" for public positions.
OMAHA.V.
P
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Tips on Home Topics
Detroit Free Press: Bryan believes In
signed editorials. Queer chap, that He
wouldn't even sign a letter to Germany
himself.
Baltimore American- Modern laundries
are to be Maced on the American war
ships, and the flapping of the Jarklea
wa ahing will no more be seen on the
yard arms. Thus doth plcturrsqueness
yield again to practicality.
In1lansnolls News: But before the
pharmacopeia committee of the f tionnl
druggists' organisation takes any rash
action, let the members reflect that at p
plng the sale of boose by drug stores
would not only disturb buein ia. but put
an awful cilmp In the profits of some
astablUhmenta,
Sioux City Journal: Who Is the most
distinguished cltixen cf Nebraska? No,
It is not the man of whom you are think
ing. A commission appointed by the gov
ernor decided that the moat distinguished
cltlaea of Nebraska wait a moment the
name Is sure to ooma well, any way,
ho is a .rofor In the state university.
Spiina-fwd republican: "Thla eherp
weapon which German technical genius
has given ua." the submarine Is oallad by
the Voswtache Zettung, whluh rejoices that
the German note does not suggest that
this sharp wespon te to be blunted. But
the submarine la not a German Invention.
(rmenya part In Ha development is
small compared with Amerloa'a To
elalm a special license tat It uae on the
ground that it la a product of German,
genius wcd be absurd even If the claim
were well founded; It la preposterous
when applied to aa invention whioto Ger
mane merely adopted.
MIRTH MAKERS.
listening to formal lectures and debates,
I should think a woman would find her
hiiehftnil'e conversation comparatively en
tertaining." Washington ftar.
Emma Miss Antiiue says she wishes
she could stf-p to the phone snd call up
her happy college daye.
t!va If she uid. shed have to employ
the long distance phone. Florida Ttmee
t'nion. Msry and Tommy had been to hear a
missionary talk at Sunday achool.
"Did he tell you about the poor hea
then?' father Inquired at the dinner
table.
"Tea. air." answered Mary. "He aald
that they were often hungry, and when
they beat on the tum-tums It could be
heard for mllea." New York Evening
Tost.
Hemmandhaw Beanbrough Is a prise
optnmist.
8hlmmerpate iWhst makes you think
that?
Hemmandhaw Thla morning, when I
met him he said he would soon be dosja
with walking. ,
Shlmmerpate Indeed?
Hemmandhaw Yes; he said be had Just
bought two chances for an automobile
raffle. Exchange.
RESPONSimiTY.
ITelresa But you must keep our en
gaaement a eirlct secret.
Rultor From all hut my most Insistent
creditors, dearest. Bnaton Transcript.
'Did Swift borrow money to buy an
auto?"
"No: he la a higher financier. He
bought an auto to borrow money." Fhll
aaelphia Bulletin.
"Can't t aend pa aome booka for sum
mer reading T"
"Naw; pa don't want no books. He's
5ot a thermometer to read." Kanaaa City
ournal.
"Think of the daye when they danced
the minuet!" exclaimed the aedate rela
tive. 'Tea." exclaimed the energetic girl;
"the world hsa Improved aome since then,
haan't It?" Washington Star.
"How do von know that Blinks has had
a raise In salary?"
"He argues that the world la netting
better: that the danger from monopollea
haa been greatly magnified, and that hu
man nature Isn't so bad, after all."
Philadelphia Led ire r.
Curate T am ao glad to hear your hus
band is showing so much Improvement,
Mrs. Btlgglna. '
Hopeful Wife Oh. yes, air, thank you.
-E's so much better! Why, 'e don't say
Ma prayers no more of a night now!
Passing Show.
The famous detective gasped as hs ar
rived at the scene of the crime.
Heavens!" aald he, aa he looked at the
window through which the thief had es
caped, "thla la more serious tbsn I ex
pected! It's broken on both sides!"
Philadelphia Ledger.
"But, Ellxa." aald the mistress, "your
little boy waa rhrlatened Ueorge Wash
ington. Why do you call him Ixaak Wal
ton? Walton, you know, was the famous
fisherman."
"Yea'm." answered Ellxa, "but dat
ehlle'a repetshun fo' tellln' de troof
made dat change Imper'tlve." feattle
Times.
"Do you think women's clubs lessen In
terest In the home?"
. "No." replied Mlaa Cayenne. "After
i
Berton Bralley In Judge.
It's up to you! Though luck, In each
existence.
Is something that you cannot disregard.
It doesn't count much in the long, long
distance
That ou muat travel for your life's
reward. , .
iAick helpa of course and they are blind
who doubt It;
But It a yourself that has te bring you
through.
It's your own life, and with luck or with
out It.
It's up to you!
It's up to you! Nobody else can make It,
Nobody else can faahlon your career;
And If you build It up, or If you break It,
Your own responsibility Is clear.
It Isn't fate or fortune or your neighbor
That bringa success or failure to your
view;
You rine or fall by your own brains and
labor!
It's up to you!
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Lest They Forget
By James (yHara Day
NDREW CARNEGIE once
said that the greatest asset a
man could have in business was
imagination, the power to build
up for the future.
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But there is another asset
equally valuable common sense, the power
to keep things built up.
If I were in business and had common
sense, I would realize that the great bulk of
this citys population consists of men and
women who draw the same salary every week
in the year;
That human beings have to eat , live and
clothe themselves with more core in Summer
than in Winter;
That the number of people on vacation is
necessarily only the smallest fraction of the
town's inhabitants;
That, at this time,for every person leav
ing town there is one coming Dock from va
cation; And that the law of supply and demand
works as inevitably in July as it does in Oc
tober. If I am in business and have common
sense I will realize today, just as I will next
December, that the way to sell my stock is
to describe it in the newspapers day by day
so that the readers will see it every morning
across their eggs and coffee.
If I am in business and have common
sense, I will know that the way not to sell is
not to tell the public what I want to sell.
The psychology of the human mind is tha
same always.
It believes whatever is told it.
Information that goes through the eye to
the brain is what sticks to the brain. ,
That which is shown to the eye once may
be soon forgotten. That which is presented
to the eye tune after time cannot be forgot
ten. The man who advertises in the Winter and
throws the mantle of secrecy over his busi
ness in the Summer is only fifty per cent effi
cient. He loses half of his time. He destroyi
half of his opportunities.
Let the public think that you do business
well for only half the time, and you convince
the public that you do not do business well
any of the time.
If I am in business and have common
sense, I want every man or woman who
makes a purchase of me in January to know
that I am on my job in July
Oaerrtaato.