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Fundamental Principle of Successful Business. "What I shall have to Bay will be founded upon the experience and moderate success that have come to me during a period of business life exte&dmg over forty years. "During this time experience has been teacher, and through many mistakes and blunders, and even failures that have coine to me, I have learned to recognize that the fundamental principles which I snail mention below are tne sure foundations of all firet-clas?, legiti mate and successful business. The merchant is one who buys and sella for the sake of profit, es pecially one who buys and sells in quantity or by wholesale, hence, the laws governing the merchant's busi ness must be those that tend always to profit. "The first of these laws which I shall mention is energy. "The first essential of a successful merchant is that interest and lo;e for his business that will beget in him the energy to push every detail of his work. Energy enables the merchant to give personal oversight to bis business, to look carefully af ter details, to be quick to spy out leaks that are eating up his profits and correct them. "The energetic merchants stands lor promptness, which begets credit and stands for so much in the world of business, and when the day's work is done, his desk is clear of un answered coireapondence and ready for the new day's business. "He keeps in cose touch with progress and all improved methods at home and abroad, and nevet al lows a competitor to outstrip him. "The next essential law in busi ness is Good Judgment. "Notwithstanding I put energy as the first eseential law to a successful business, the man with energy is like a ship without a rudder, unless his energy be directed by good judg ment. "Good judgment knows the needs of the trade, good judgment catches the opportunity and avoids blunders; good judgment lessens loss of ratio and puts good accounts on the books; good judgment wards of! litigation and keeps peace and popularity in your business. "For instance, a man may do a fine"days business, everything comes his wty, and then before he sleeps he may make a stroke of poor judg ment and lose, not only his good day's work, but may be a month's or even a year's work. "Another essential requirement, be the business large or small, is Discipline. "Evtry enterprise must have a head, a governing power, that directs every department and is capable of forcing rigid discipline, and effective organization; such as to prevent jars and clashes and render profitable business. "The wise merchant is grateful for outside suggestions that acquaint him with conditions unknown to him and oftentimes he may need council, but at the same time the self-reliant head is the power that effects real discipline. Once an effective or ganization is make and discipline is taught and respected, the road to success, at least looks smooth. "The next law that I mention is Accuracy. "This is the element that preserves the business fabric whole and unsul lied, and without it there ever 'urks the danger of unsightly and disas trous holes and rents, appearing at a moment when and where least ex. pected. The most energetic watch fulness must be observed to preserve accuracy. "Inaccuracy disturbs organization, j inaccuracy underminds your business inaccuracy means indifference npon the part of some one to the business. "It means goods going out of the bouse uncharged, accounts transferr ed incorrectly to the ledgei; one man overcharged, another undercharged, one dollar charged for one hundred dollars. "It drives the customer from your store and without rigid oversight would soon drive you to failure and bankruptcy. "The last of the five laws that I mention as essential to success in business is Integrity. "It is my conviction that in al! the varied industries in which I am engaged, the mercantile business puts a man more on his honor, in tegrity and veracity than any other business. "The customer is at the mercy of the merchant. Whether he be de ceived or cheated depends entirely upon bis own good sense and judg ment and the integrity of the mer chant. However, integrity gives confi dence. strength and permanent growth to success. In fact, the largest afaet in any bnsiness which assures it lasting and unquestioned BQooess, is the integrity and charac ter upon which it is founded. It is pure gold and will pass upon the markets of the whole world. "Recognizing as 1 do the necessity of the first four principles named, nevertheless, I feel free, to declare that integrity is the pure influence that crowns Energy, Good Judg ment, Discipline and Accuracy with a wholesome success. "A business not having integrity for a cornerstone, is found upon the quicksands of temptation and dis honesty, and unfit to stand the slorms that come to all. "Even in times of panic and finan cial stress, at the call of integrity bank vaults -click opeu and credit is content. "And now in conclussion I repeat, that what I have said is founded on bard wrought experience. I don't know that it ever occurred to me to analyze the laws necesssry to suc cessful business before, but I have given them as they have come to me. "There is no honorable occupa tion that claims more true, honest Christian gentlemen than the mer chants. "He is the fanner's truest and best friend, and the success of one is the success of the other; they liveoi die together. He is loyal to the up building of his town or community and every public spirited enterpiise finds in bini a staunch friend and material helper, and it is my opinion that in Greensboro, the merchaut i8 honored for bis usefulness, admired for his ability and enterprise, ami reverenced for his ever helpinghar.il, as well as his prinoely chHrities. Hell. In the July American Magazine Farmer David Grayson reports an argument he had lately with an in fidel. On the subject of hell Mr. Grayson observes: "We don't always know just where our hells are. Tf we did we might avoid them. "Why, I've seen men in my time living from day to day in the very atmosphere of perpetual torment, and actually arguing that there was no hell. It is a strange sight, I assure you, and one that will trouble you afterwar s. From what I know of hell, it's a place of very loose bound aries. Sometimes I've thought we couldn't be quite sure when we were in it and when we were not. "Thre are in my experience a great many different kinds of hells. There are almost as many kinds of hells as there are men and women upon this earth. Now, your hell wouldn't terrifv me in the "least. My own makes me no end of trouble. Talk about burning pitch and biim stone: how futile were the imagina tions of the old fellows who conjur ed up such puerile torments. Why, I cau tell you of no end of hfis that are worse and not half trv." HelplHelp! I'm Falling Thus cried the hair. And a kind neighbor came to the res cue with a bcttle of Ayer's Hair Vigor. The hair was saved! This was because Ayer's Hair Vigor is a regular hair medicine. Falling hair is caused by a germ, and this medicine completely destroys these germs. Then the healthy scalp gives rich, healthy hair. The beit kind of a testimonial " Sold for oyer aixty years." A BUtU by J. C. Ay or Co., Lowell, j Also map ufaoturcra of yer's SARSAPABILU. PILLS. CHEKRV PECTORAL. W hat Is a Republican. Tne Journal recently commented upon the fact that the Republican party was as badly demoiaHzed as the Democratic party. A few months ago, befoie t here wre so many Republican candidates for the i 1 resiliency all with diftVient opin j ious s to what .republicanism is, it ; was the thit.g t abk "what is a j Democrat?" But the worm hs : turned. While the varioiiH fictions ; of the Republican party liavr been ; getting wuler apart, Mexican Imperial Hand at Jamestown. ; lu" iueraparr, l,ne KernocratS nave Ueeu uniting on t.e issues ot Norfolk, Va., July 6. The Mexi can band, assigned ny President Diaz, of Mexico, to represent that country at the Jani'-stown Expo sition, arrived June 28th aud went into camp on t he military reserva tion. The land consisting of forty-ore pieces, is attached to the general staff of the Mexican army, and stands next in importance to the Presidential band. At home it is stationed in the Citv of Mexico and tariff reform, strict regulation of trusts a mi monopolies, an economical administration and other Demociatii-. principles, including income and in heiitance taxes, the lattei of which will rtlso be advocated by the Roose velt school of the Republican paity. J be press or the country is begin ning to nave quite the expense of the various Republi can candidates aud at the condition generally ot the Republican party 1 be Lbicago Kecord-Herald I" There . No "Criminal Class"! Trie notion that there is a "critni nal claes" is the native belief of amateur roeioiogists and ' lniiiiiiers." Thf-re ! no '.liinuial" das-; theie '3 ciiiipiv a imnished cl,is, oi a caught cWe. Any one can see that Hi is !" !v looking at the world iiiiiMit hnii for a single day, or, if he 'atiiiot ste things himself, by read ing ot ttjinge iu the newpijers wl.u-h so imperfectly see them for him. lie will see hnniJretl.s of nii'ti wrni f.re ilong wm:ig, ri .m m i tt : r sins iii.ij (Times am! v la n-r sv.i tute?, but no one ever thiuhsif look- Mi. tU twice a week plays in the park or I tbe following question, which plaza for the enjoyment of the w'.ll be as hard to answer as "what is turn as belonging to tie i-u-; no one reg-ird them u.-h 1'gbt. at alC Aul' yet jinoijiy bpeak ff the mini- ' .k if mankind were rlii liiviileii into rwo distinct 'lie chi.-s COiilinS"tl wholly of j'e'.ple, t;uii the Otl.i-T ot ieot!: and thev yo on to speak us it tiie'ood" were gradual ly rouudiiij; up all the "bad" people, ittle fuu HtiCol'ra,:i)K them ir pnsoi.c, iinu biamlmti them, aim a if i.s soon as they get 1 hem all (taught and all peniiMl up, the world would be "good." Rraud Whitlock in the May Everybody's. llig hi: cr nil'!. in i.u v men ' nal il.ii t !; ' v (dasf". "goiiii" "Oaii people. Dr. James Dinwiddie, for many years president of Peace Institute at Raleigh, died Wednesday of last week at San Francisco. He was making prepiratiou for a trip around tbe world. He is survived by eight children. The remains were brought to Raleigh for inter ment. NOTICE. Having qualified sh Executor on tlia ea tate of Joxiab Luther, deceased, before W. C. Hammond, Clerk of the Superior Court of Randolph county; all persons having claims against said estate are notified to present them to tbe undersigned, duly veri 6cd, on or liefore the 5th day of July 1908, or this notice will be pleaded iu bar of their reeovery; and all persons owing said esta e will come forward and make imme diate settlement. This 1 day of July 1907. J. W. Luther, Executor of .Ionian Luther. a Democrat?" would have been a few mouths ago: In the name of clear thinking and historic truth, let us know what a 'tRepublicau" is, what the present tests of Republican ism are, aud why it is t at men like Aldrich and Foraker and Penrose have as much right to the name Republican as Roose velt and Taft, La Follette, and Hughes and (Jummine? Win-stoh-Salem Journal. George Charles, a respected citi zen of Germanton, was fatally wounded by a negro while boarjing r train at that place last Tuesday morning. The negro pushed the four-year-old son of Mr. Charles from the platform of tbe train, and Mr. Charles resented the act with a stick. The negro used a knife, cut ting two uglv gashes on the throat of Mr. Charles and cut his coat iu several places. Chatham Notes. Dr T. A. Kirkman has moved to SiUr City to practice medicine. J. T. Johnson; -of Pittsboro, has been elected manager of the Farm er's Alliance Store at Siler City. The monument to tbe Confederate veteians of Chatham county, will he unveiled on the 23rd d,iy of August. This is one of the four days on which crosses of honor will be pie sented to the veteians. Only about $100.00 is needed for the monument fund. A fine mule belonging to Buck Smith at Harpers X Roads, fell into a well on Mr. Smith's farm. The mule was drawn out of the well with block and tackle, little injured except a few scratches. We hope all will bear in mind that no information will be given out as to the standing of contestants except the information published in the Courier. This man bought a supply of tobacco with out'acquainting himself with the distinctive taste of SCHNAPPS Tobacco, which has the cheering qualities that gratify his desire to chew, and at less expense than cheap tobacco. SCHNAPPS has been advertised in this paper so that every chewer has had an opportunity to get acquainted with the facts and know that drugs are not used to produce the cheering quality found in the famous Piedmont country flue-cured tobaccos, and that SCHNAPPS is what he ought to chew. Still there are chewers who accept other and cheaper tobaccos that do not give the same pleasure. Some day they'll get a taste of the real Schnapps--they'U realize what enjoyment they've missed by not getting SCHNAPPS long ago then they'll feel like kicking themselves. SCHNAPPS is sold everywhere in 5 cent cuts, and 10 and 15 cent plugs. Be sure you get the genuine. Fo P. Po (Prickly Ask, Pok Root a4 Potaaalnai.) MAKES POSITIVE CURES OF ALL T0RH8 AND STAGES Or Fafalalaaa aUorw P. F.f.lH n- 01 lagala lath ul Hnaala. M hbMhUoi, aaa ftwarlh M wMfc J la t r III in ii i n i gnat aaMafaetUa far aa waWtll 2J arartaaia tka tjtUm an nna mf taw aad jUm f Fruauri 8MadWr WmmmM tt w at T. F. F. mm Twtlarr ypaUli, IrphUUto BW La&lM vfcoaa tjtUm4 mn pofemd m4 Hnn, Scralalsu Uloan ami Ion, LIJ waaMbteocfclaulfaiaMBaUIaaa, Waadalai SwtUUfi, BhraaatUa, KtAV bbbbbv BMMtnal tongvlaiitfcaan ptwHariy mat Complaint, Old Chraato Ulean taat VlB haalil ky tha nalarfal toaia aaaV SYPHILIS g SCRQFUEa bar iwUtad all tnatmrat, Catairk, Uda DtaMata, Eonu, Cteoata Faaala 1 A Uao4 akaaalaf mropartlM al 1. I. F4 Complaint., Hweurial P.Uoa, T attar, Vm J Waklj Amk. Pok. Bot aad Fill Mill. Sealdlx.d, .to., .to. M mj all Dnfll P. P. P. I. a peworfal leal and aa "" anwllmt .ppltlur, bolldtac op tk. T5' lIPPI", P)fpHlfV mpidlj. If jroa ar. waak aad SIHIh, Ga. hti and fp.l b.rtly try P. P. P., and atttaJWammaaBBPJBaaBaaaBBBa H E U M A T I S-M Soldjby Asbeboro Drug Co., next door to the Eank cf Randolph. FETY! Why puliject your rcor.y to th nrerp of fire or burglary, when you mit'ht easily oVpos.it with the bank. Give us your checkinp sccount nnd if you have money that is idle, we will pay you 4 per cent, iritert-st on it. We offer ycu every induct rrent con?i?tcrt with safe and legitimate banking. BANK of RAMSEUR, -RAMSEUR. N. C. W. H. Watkins, Pres't. R. I. Smith, Cashier, . H. B. Carter, Vice-Pres't, I. F. Craven, Ass't. MANY PERSONS Keep their mcr.ey in this Bank thut they may have it within easy reach when needed; some keep it here awaiting opportunities for investment; others to avoid the risk and an noyance of loaning and as an investment. 4 PER CENT. INTEREST ON SAVINGS DEPOSITS, COMPOUNDED QUARTERLY. BANK OF S0U1H GREENSBORO. gioro.n.g Branch of American Exchange Bank. CAPITAL $300,000. E. P. Wharton, Pres. E. L. Sides, Cash. INCORPORATED Capital Stock $30,000 RALEIGH. N. C. I j CHARLOTTE, N. C Pullen Building. J i t'iedmont. Ins. Bid. THhK SCHOOLS HI VK the world ii('i? in Norm carolnm. iwitinns mm luilividunl iiislriiclion. We nKn le;n li K lor Uuini'Htiifly mu. Write toilnv lor n,i u l-i'1'.iii K'liiruti'iii. Oldest BuRlnosa i l.j a wnilin -. -lit i.at't. No vacation, hi lilii.i.'i. I'i'IiimihI y l' innil. Bead Ki rt iiiiMiu. Thoy are Ul t; i.iivir. rni 1 irr:!.- Kalei6l. M C. or Chtvrlott. N.C The Traveling Man Who is Measured By GETS CLOTHES THAT J. E. CARTLAND VI EAR WELL. AND FIT WELL , QQ ... LOOK WELL The Merchant Tailors and Shirt Makers Lumber 115 South Elm St., . Greensboro, North Carolina. SHIRTS TO FIT MADE TO ORDER. SAW MILLS. MACHINERY AND SUPPLIES. From the smalli-at Farmers' Tony Mill to the I-arest Mmle. From 5H up. Com. plete outfits. Everything for the Snw Mill or wcwxlorli'g plnnt, Shii'fjle and Lath Mills, Corn and Fee' MiIIk, Wood Sans. SawK, Swage., Maiulrek, Saw iJii.ues, elting, rulleys, Shafting, Hangere, oxen. Kic. 1 ruimai:tee to l'leane you. Write today. Be sure to state fully juKt what iu wanted. Erie Engines ami oilers, all ni.es and styles. Prompt sliipmpnt. Bmu7sEv,iWmiU" V. H. DeLoach, Norfolk, Va.
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