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MOTTO : ; OR6ANIZ TION;AEDUCATION AND ELEVATION, VOL. IV. GBEKNSBOUO, JN. C. , FKIIi Y; OYEMBEK 2i. 1UV8: DUMBER DECLARATION.;, I hold thse truths to be self-evident: That man was made to be happy; That happiness is attainable only through useful effort; That useful effort means .the proper exercise of all our faculties; -That we grow .only through, this ex- That education should continue through life, and, the .joys of mental endeavor " should be the solace of the old; 3 , That where men alternately" 'work, study, and play in right propor tion, the brain is the last organ of the body to fail, and death for such have no terrors; That the possession of wealth can never, make a man "exempt from .useful, manual labor; That if all would work a little, none would be overworked; That if noone wasted," all would have enough;. . ... . That if none were, overfed, none would be underfed; That the rich and educated need ed ucation quite as much as the poor ttnd illiterater That a serving clasfc is an indictment of and a disgrace to our civili--zation; That the. presence. of a serving class tends", towards .dissolution in r stead-Vbf -toward co-opera tien ; That the person who lives on the la bor of others, not giving him self in return to jthe .best. o his ability, is really a consumer of human life; That in useful life there is no high nor low; That all -duties, offices, and things which are useful and necessary are sacred, and that nothing else is or can be. Elbert Hubbard. "VOX POPULI, VOG DEI." By the Rev Charles Stelzle. It has long been acknowledged that "the voice of the people is the voice of Godd." The undiscerning may hear, in the people's voice only a great roar of discontent, or the mutterings of. the misguided mass. But he who has understanding will hear the "still, small voice," which speaks the will of God. The statesmen in every age who have accomplished . the things which have produced the greatest good for all the people, get ..their inspiration because they kept close to the mass es. Rarely does he vlgions come to the man who jspends all v of his life in . the seclusion of the study. ""Hid" toucji dn life is so slight, and hi un derstanding of the "needs of. men xso inadequate, that his outlook extends only to the limits of his own life and his own narrow experience. , It is only as a man comes into contact with others that his own life becomes1 larg er and fuller, and it is out of this fullness that he is enabledTo speak concerning the greater problems of life. No class of men have a broader ex perience than the "common j)eople"--no class knows' quite so 'well what it means to toil and to suffer and to sacrifice. Kone have higher aspira tions and none exhibit deeper conse cration. It is because of this that God speaks through them. Sometimes their expression of God's will is crude. Sometimes it comes as a shock to men who have become ac customed to things as they are, who, quite satisfied with present condi tions,, are unwilling to be made un comfortable by a change which may mean a readjustment in their method of living ana in their way of doing business. But to stand in their way of progress is futile. It may be that it is necessary to oppose certain fea tures man-made and man-inspired which have crept into the plans which the people present, but back of them and all beneath them all will be found the hand of God. This has been proven in history. In every great fight for the right and for progress, the leisured classes, the so-called upper classes, have been on the wrong side of the battlefield. The common people the men of uncom mon sense to these the world owes a debt of- gratitude. If you would hear the voice of God, keep close to the people. MISPLACED KINDNESS. A recently appointed woman princi pal of the graded schools one day happened in a school where a young incorrigible was being punished. "Have you ever tried kindness?" in quired she of- the teacher. "I did at first, but I've got beyond that now," was the reply. At the close of the lesson the prin cipal asked the boy to call on her the following Saturday. . . A boy arrived at the appointed hour. The ho? ess showed him her best pic tures, pbyed him her liveliest mu sic and sei iiim a delicious lunch, and then thought it time to begin tier ser mon. "My dear," she began, "were you not very unhappy to stand before all the class for punishment?" "Please ma'am," broke in the boy, with his mouth full of cake. "It wasn't me you saw. It was Billy, and ue gave me a dime to come and take vour jawing." LADIES' SHOES! CHILDREN'S Shoes! Men's Shoes! All classes made of solid leather; at very rea sonable prices. Men's working gloves, overalls, sweater coats; the very best that, money can buy at the prices. Double trading stamps Friday and Saturday. G. P. Black mon, 520-522 South Elm Street.-; HOME TRADE vs. MAiL ORDER I Do. " the retail mail order houses ad vertise in your local paper? If they do, it is the fault of you and your brother merchants. The editor of your - paper - can be easily convinced that the mail order houses will event- ; ually put him out of business, as well as yourself, by killing on tne dusi ness of the entire town, but there is no use of your trying to convince him of this fact while he can get yearly contracts for generous advertising space from the mailorder houses, and' you are only using his space occa sionally. Be generous enough with the editor to put yourself in his place for a while, and -you will see that he is making., a daily, struggle for bread, and the advertisements of the mail order house mean cash. .He has ad vertising space to sell, it is his stock in trade, and he must find a market for it. I If you and the other merchants of your town will give this matter some though, you will see that the editor of your paper isjipmg"eery"thkig in his power to increase ithe circulation of that paper; and make' it nfore valua ble to advertisers. Of the money he gets front ".advertisers anH subscrib ers Jfe is putting all in ithe paper exv cept a bareC living. What else do you expect of. him? If he is not now carrying the adver tisement of some mail -order house, do not fool yourself into, the idea that he bfv not Jiad the chance to take it. He has probably had the nerve to turn xdown such . advertising because he felt "that he' would' be doing his town k an . injury. If - he. has done this for the town, you can depend upon his working in every way possible to build up the business of every one of his advertisers, and you should get into that class at once and stay there all the time. If he now carries mail order ad vertising, get your merchants togeth er, each of you decide to take a good space in the paper for an entire year, and then go to the editor and tell him that you want the paper to be a strictly home paper, and not to car ry retail mail order house advertising, but you are willing to take .a good deal more of his space than he would sell to them, If he la the right kind of a man he will meet your views at once. If he is not "the right kind of man, this will be a good time to find it out, and then, get "another 'man in the town without delay, to ran a paper for the t wnrand-be-ipyal to him. The trouble with most-jret&ilers is the fact ' that they consider - 'that ad vertising in the local paper is worth less, and that whatever space they take is a kind of charity donation to the editor, a good deal like placing an "ad" in a church program. This is where you are mistaken. Your com petitor, the mail order house, never f-gives anything for charity, and still it is advertising in your local paper, or would like to do so. If the mail order house can make it go, you pan Remember this. You have goods to sell every day in the week. That should be a reason for advertising ev ery week in the year. Do not wait until just before Christmas to do your ad vertising; do it all the time. You will find it a paying proposition if you use good judgment. Give your ad vertising all the thought you can, for it will be a good investment of time. Never allow identically the same ad vertisement to run twice in the same paper. Tell your story in as few words as possible, but make it per fectly plain. Make everyone realize that you always have something new to say, and always quote prices. The people In your neighborhood are thirsting for information, especially on values. That is hew your competi tor, the retail mail order house is get ting business. It does not fill adver tising space with the announcement that it deals in all kinds of merchan dise. It chooses one article in stock, tells all about it, gives a picture of it, and the price it sells for. Watch this other fellow's advertising for point ers, fill your space with a fresh talk each time, amd you will do much to down your big competitor. To advertise is to educate the peo ple in relation to one's wares or ar ticles for sale. To accomplish that purpose one must be systematic In one's methods of advertising. To re sort to publicity once or twice a year is not sufficient. A method of that kind is referable to spasmodic con ceptions of self-importance, but never proves effective. It is mon ey wasted, as the people pay but little heed to erratic, methods of publicity. We know of a 'large firm doing com paratively a large business, which nev er advertises, except now and then when the rumor gets afloat that the firm has gone out of business. Then it resorts to publicity for a day or two by placing an advertisment in the papers. The advertisement ex cites curiosity, but commands no re spect Its make up reflects the com placency the firmwealizes in its fossil methods. It js currently rumored that the firm's business is rapidly declin ing, and that fact may account for its spasmodic attempts at advertising. Not having been in the habit of avail ing itself of the value of publicity, and now that the firm has by force of circumstances been compelled to ad vertise, it begins on a very small scale, and adopts a method wholly inadequate to obtain the objects de sired. The attempt is worth some thing, but the thing done should not savor the policy ' only, but should show strength i .and character. It should strike from the shoulder, and make its blowj felt in a way to win trade and increase the business. Archibald Nichols in Merchants Jour nal and Commerce. A GOOD MANAGER I A real manager does not. try to j- shoulder all the .work in the house land take care. of it himself. He snows inai almost every nour oi tne day there is something going to turn . up which will require his very best juagment, ana time to consider it tnor- oughly. He can not do that and at the same time take care of a mass' of aetaii work, n he attempts It he is not a real manager. He may be fill - ing a manager's chair and drawing his pay, but he is really nothing but a ' substitute for a manager, or a man ager in the kindergarten stage. -- Thousands of good men are today fooling themselves into the belief that they are properly managing a busi- ness, when, in fact, they are slaves to the detailed work of the business, They fear to delegate authority to their subordinates, when, In fact, that is exactly what should be done. All worthy subordinates are anxious to shoulder responsibilities, knowing that their real value depends upon such action, and a judicious selection of assistants is one of the main dut- ies of a real manager. He. knows he can not take Care of all details and he at once puts all that work in com- petent bands, and then he gets a short report to show how that parttl rejoice that a movement in behalf of the work is going. He realizes at once that if he has the right kind. of help the business will run along well, even although he is not there, but with an outfit of poor help he will be unable to do anything, no matter how hard he works himself. This is a little point which is often overlooked by men who wish to be managers. Hardware and Metal. MAKE YOUR OWN RULES. Rules are for DeoDle with little brain power. The quick, astute, self- thinking man the man who gets . man wno worKS. ahead in the world Is the man who ' have always felt warm sympa makes his own rules. Within cer- tny for young women in shops." tain limits, of course, he refuses to be bound by the petty restrictions which Drevent him from exercisine common sense; after all, common sense is the key to the whole thing, If your embloyer refuses to allow you the right to develop that neces-1 sary quality, the use ot your brains, then quit him. There are other em ployers who are looking for you who want your brains. " Refuse to be a mere rule worker. I remember distinctly an - aggra vated instance of rule obedience which came within my personal ob servation. A child drank poison and its frantic mother tried to call a phys ician by telephone. The Dartv line happened to be busy and the narfot- like operator refused to break the conversation. "It's against the rules," she assert ed. "You'll have to wait until the other party is through." The child died because the operator was bound hand and foot by a rule made to govern ordinary, and not ex traordinary, conditions. Afterwards, as a newspaper man, I interviewed the manager of the telephone company and asked him if the girl would have been discharged had she given the connection desired, "The greatest trouble we have." he replied, "is because our employes have no power of discretion." I will venture to sav that this man- ager himself held his position because he had disobeyed a thousand rules. M. B. Bushong, in Merchants' Jour nal and Commerce. tmp wav -rn Qii!-trcc WAY ,u out'CESS. When an emergency comes in a man's business, success and failure lies lose together. The emergency marks the point where the road di- verges. The reason why so many business concrerns do not get beyond this point lies farther back. Almost always, it is some one cred- itor or group of creditors who bring about a critical emergency in a bus- iness. If they can be satisfied the crisis can be safely passed. Now, at such a time in a man's busi- ness career, there is one thing that stands out conspicuously. It is his past record. It is then that all his acts, big and little, are weighed. If he has been careless in his dealings with creditors and customers, if he has been remiss in those, financial and personal obligations that are impera tive in a business man, if he has gained a reputation for deception or trickery then he is more than likely to take the road bearing the sign, "Failure." On the other hand, if he has shown himself to be honest and careful, if he has guarded his reputa tion in the tri ing transactions as well as the big ones, if he haS shown himself to be dependable in his per sonal life then he is almost certain to enlist the financial assistance that will carry him upon the road marked "Success." Success or failure, in my estimation, hinges largely on a man's reputation. The percentage of fail ure is heavy because so many men do not put a consistent value on this asset They do things continually that injure their reputations. GRAND EXCURSION TO RICHMOND In prosperous times men are apt VA NOVEMBER 25th. to grow careless. When business is j Qn account of Thanksgiving game good they often become independent, between the Universities of North not only in their stores, but in their Carolina and Virginia, the Southern personal lives. Instead of taking ad- Railway will operate a special train vantage of prosperity to prepare for to ieave charlotte 7:45 p. m., Nov hard times, they exhaust their rep- emDer 25th, arriving at Richmond utations as well as their capital, and aDout 6:00 a. m., November 26th. 1908, when the emergency comes they can retmiTe- leave Richmond midnight not find men who will trust them. Success in business is made up 01 little things. There is scarcely a business man who has not been called on at some time or another to meet a critical situation. Those who have surmounted the obstacle are tne men- whose daily and hourly lives estab- llsnea connaence. Alexander xx- xve- ell, in Michigan Tradesman. A LESSON FOR YOU, llri the October number of the Re tail Clerks International Advocate, .published in Denver appears a letter .ixrom- iieien Jveiier, tne world famous :-deaf and blind girl. Miss Keller :was recently elected a director of the Wo- j inen's Auxiliary or tne International finion who will have charge of the j educational campaign for an improve- rment in the conditions of the women ljclerks of America. Miss Keller wrote as follows: y dear- Sir: j v'l am greatly interested In the good work which the rietail Clerks' Pro jective Association has undertaken, : and I shall be delighted to do what- ver I can towards promoting it I have always felt warm sympathy for j young women and children In shops, and often expressed my earnest "de- sire that something be done for them, I "have tried to realize how they begin life's battle full of hope and determin- ation to do well and live rightly. My heart has ached at the thought of how , they must face unfair conditions j which are almost certain to thwart their efforts, conditions which are so discouraging and unequal that the am- j ftitious young wqman loses heart and i bends her neck to the yoke of sin . Of these women have been started, and I hope the association will not ! cease its efforts until every woman ' Who toils lor her bread shall receive a living wage and be protected from the ; poverty which enslaves. Ft "Sincerely wishing the association : every success in its work for humani- ' ty, I am : Faithfully yours, HELEN KELLER. Wrenfham, Mass., August 27, 1908. That letter should prove a great moral lesson for every man or wo- "My heart has ached at the thought of how they must face un fair conditions." 'Condi- tions which are so. discouraging and unequal that the ambitious young woman loses neart, etc.; so says tnis noble young woman. Blind and deaf 'rom infancy Helen Keller knows not rhat it is to see the glorious sun shine, the green leaves and flowers or the beauties, of art; the sound of human voices, the sweet strains of music or the hum of industry are strangers to her, yet she complains not of her own hard lot, but weeps for the hardships of others. She herself lost no ambition but has overcome every obstacle step by step. Without V A "nnlide her sho mastered language, music and even learned to carry on a conversation by placing her fingers on the throat of the person addressing her and distinguishing what was being said by the action of the muscles. She learned art and is an acknowledged leader in the maga zine world and on the lecture plat- torm. With all this to contemplate in her own life she has little time for herself, but grieves for others. The example is sublime. Every man or woman who is prone to fret and grumble at everyday obstacles they : encounter should clip this letter of I Helen Keller's and paste it where it ' can be seen every day and profit by its noble sentiment DON'T BE TOO SLOW. We are in no hurry for you, waiting doubter. We are pretty well used to tne results of advertising; quick with quick people; slow with slow people; sure with intelligent people. We are willing to wait for you slower ones, but let us tell you fairly sharper peo- pie are enjoying advantages that you are not. During the past four weeks we have opened the greatest collec- tion of real values that we have ever shown. If it's anything from a paper of pins to a nice cloak or a pair of 5c. Sox to a nice suit of clothes we can serve you. The best way in the world to get an introduction to low prices and keep up the acquaintance is to call on us. Drop in and see our wire- less umbrellas. They cost no more than the other kind. Yours for business, , The Original Racket Store, . a. V. SAPP, Prop, 31 g South Elm Street , : NEW LOT LADIES' DRESSED HATS just opened up; price $1.50 to $3.25. A few more expensive hats to close out, price $5.50 to $8.00. Ladies' Dress Skirts, new and stylish, price $2.50 to $5.50. Double trading stamps Friday and Saturday. 520 522 South Elm Street, G. F. Black mon. WANTED AN ENERGETIC YOUNG man to demonstrate and advertise a new invention. Only six hours per day. Good salary. Address Home Safety Co., 2918 Williams " Ave., Norfolk, Va. ll-20-3t. game date. Train to consist of first cias8 ,jay coaches and Pullman cars, mVeta tn sold at noints on branch lines to connect at junction rninta TTWiinwinP- fa round trio fare from Greensboro: $3.00. For detailed information see large flygrg or on your depot aerent r l. VERNON, T. P A. SPECIAL NOTICE. For several week h past this pa per has been Bent to your address and paid for by a staunch-friend of labor. We hope you ha ve en joyed its -weekly v isits, and we cordially solicit you to Jet ic con tinue coming, as it will help you and the cause of labor which it repiesents.; So send us 25c. for 3 months; 50c. J or 6 months; or $1 for 12 m nths, and thus strength en our common rause. From the attitude assumed by both Republican and Democratic mem bers of the House ways and means committee at the hearing on the pro posed revision of the tariff on the 13th inst, it became evident that there is general satisfaction with the pres ent duties on tobacco and tobacco manufacturers. The Democrats ap pear satisfied with the present high tariff on hte ground that tobacco is a product on which, the government should derive revenue, while the Re publicans favor the present rates be cause they offer the, protection desired by the American tobacco interests. Agents of the Southern Power Company are working to secure rights of way for its transmission line from Monroe to Albemarle. It is believed that Albemarle will have electric pow er not later than March. UNION MEN. Patronize the merchants who advertise in your paper. THE LABOR NEWS 13 appreciated by merchants who are in sympathy with the workers' cause, or who look for the business .of the wage earner, and they use its advertis ing columns. There is hardly a firm in this city that could stand" out operily and say it did not care for tlye irki ngmen's . trade,,, but names could be mentioned of bus iness men who have nothing but hard words to nahd in return for a generous patronage. Stand by the business men who stand by you. You can purchase as. cheap ly and advantageously from THE LABOR NEWS' advertisers, with as good treatment thrown in, as from any or all others combined. Patronize Home Industry. Patronize our Advertisers. Help your Friends. j Get Union Label Goods. AMERICAN FEDERATION OFFICERS. President Samuel Compers. James Duncan First V. -President. John Mitchell Second V.-President. James Q'Connell Third V. -President. Max Morris Fourth V.-President. Dennis A. Hayes Fifth V.-President. Daniel J. Keefe Sixth V.-President. W m. D. Hubor Seventh V.-President. Jos. H Valentine Eighth V.-President. John B. Lennon Treasurer. Frar' Morrison Secretary. LOCAL UNIONS. Greensboro Trades Council Jno. C. Benson, president; Vernon F. McRary, secretary. Iron Moulders--R. R. Wyrick, pres ident; C. L. Shaw, -secretary. Meets second and fourth Wednesday nights in each month. United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, No. 1432 W. Causey, president. Typographical Union, No. 397 J. T. Perkins, president; W. P. Turner. secretary. Meets 1st Sunday in each month at 3.30 p. m., in the Bevill building. A8s-iv;idt.n of Machinists A. J. Crawford .president; John M. Glass, secretary; R. M. Holt, recording sec retary. Meets every Tuesday night in hall over Hennessee's lunch room. Tar Heel ' Lodge, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Meets every Wednesday night in Odd Fellows Hall on Fayetteville street, W. O. Reit zel, Master; J. G. Whltehart, secre tary; J. T. Lashley, financier. SALES AGENTS WANTED. $36.00 per week or 400 per cent profit. All samples, stationery and ait cata logue free. We want one permanent , agent in this locality for the largest picture and frame house in Ameri ca. Experience unnecessary. We instruct you how to sell our goods and furnish the capital. If you want, a permanent, honorable and profita ble position, write us today fpr par ticulars, catalogue and samples. FRANK W. WILLIAMS COMPANY, 1214 W. Taylor St, Chicago, HL STATE FEDERATION, OF LABOR. 3J t. .1 PreuidentXr T. Miller, Raleigh. ' Vice-President -L. K. uunkel. Spen- Secretary-Treasurer Samuel Wal drop, Asheville. State Organizer I. H. ; DonkeL Salisbury. - - Sergeant-at-Arms J. W..; Thomas, Chaplain A. -J Williams. Greena- f Executive Omimittee-t-E. S. Cheek, Raleigh, chairman; A.VJ r Williams, Greensboro; ; C & r Andrews, :Ashe ville: W. F. Thomas, High Point; W. C. Frank. Asheville. v- ' ; ::n-"' Vice Presidents W. 's. ;: Bradfdord, High Point; Lewis Bvrtnett. Greens bdroV'W. , A, Neal, ChMlotte; " Z.' CL Fisher Asheville: X. B. Lang, Ashe ville ; Duncan .Stewart, Salisbury; X Blackburn; Charlotte ; George Nor wood. Raleigh. . . . DON'T FORGET US WHEN YtOU have to buy a wedding' presnt:,'Ws sell cut glass, hammered brass, fan cj china, fancy lamps, i etc, at trea sonable prices. - - Hagan's ; China : Store.. :' . ... .. '. . - Tobacci. is made by g Killed union labor. Every bag lias the blue label on it and is the finest smoKe that can bo produced regardless Of COSt . These, two words mean a great , deal. Purity of drugs and accu racy of compounding are of the utmost importance when it is . a particular case, and you want' to be absolutely sure. Come to us., Bet ter come here all the time. We appreciate your business and you are always welcome whether you buy or not. FARISS KLUTZ DRUG CO. GREENSBORO, N C. S E EDS Buckbee's "Full of Life' Northern Grown Pedigreed Seeds have a reputation of 38 years of successful seed growing behind them. It pays to plant the best. Seasonable Specialties: BEANS Earliest Red Valentine . . $30 Bushel Refugee Extra Early . . $3.25 Bushel New Stringless Green Pod . $3.70 Bushel Wardwell's Imp. Kidney Wax $4.50 Bushel Davis New White Wax . . $4.75 Bushel Currie's Rust Proof Wax . $4.50 Bushel PEAS Extra Early Alaska . . . $3.50 Bushel New Early Gradus .... $5 50 Bushel Hors ford's Market Garden . $3.50 Bushel Buckbee's Lightning Express $5.00 Bushel Lettuce, Radish, Tomato and a full line of Seeds, Plants and Bulbs at lowest growing prices. Send for complete catalogue or submit a list of your requirements and will quote prices. Buy direct from the grower Save Money. Write today. Mention this paper. H. W. BUCKBEE 1618 Bockbee St., tockford Sees' Fanas, Rtckfard, fc. Thos. A, Partin Company HI E.yetteville St. KalCiflb,N. C The New Dry Goods Store; Ladies' Ftirniali- ings and Novelties 119 & call. . ?. T. H. BRIGGS & SONS RALEIGH, N. C. HE B I G ".'.... -is"', " '- - ' . Store. Soars of Mechanics : ' " Friends of Mechanics ; W Will TREAT Yflll RinHT ' m ----- - W avw m V. " . PRIDE OP KElUSVILLg Smoking Pure Biyjgs Hardware
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