The evening world. Newspaper, February 5, 1912, Page 15

Th Copytat NO. 3-- FRANK W. WOOLWORTH. HE WOOLWORTIT BITLDING, now being erected in New York, front- {ng lower Broadwa: and largest office building in the wor! “Where does the money Asked Ireank W. Woolworth, Company, He replied Every dollar comes thin company A big, powerful man, of the rugged Yankes type of an earlier generation; terse with strangers and business associates, quietly genial with friends, he radiates energy. Ie was born on a farm at Rodinan, Jefferson County, N. Y., {a 1862. He lives in @ beautiful mansion fn F¥ft ‘We were seated in the Woolworth Company's offices in the Stewart Butiding, New York. 1 said to him: h avenue. ‘|How Some Living Americans —Founded Great Fortunes— By Philip R. Dilton Ww. ‘om the profits made in the 5 and 10 cont stores of “I have come here to find out how you made your first $1,007" He was silent for a time, thinking, and then T could feel the emotion mehind his deliberate words, “I was born and brought up on my father’s farm,” began Mr. Woolworth, “and 1 lived there until T was twenty-one years old. claasical college training I might have got. “T was never satisfied with the work of the t@ get into the dry goods. business. “When I finished the two terms in husiness college I said t ‘Lam fitted to keep tho books of the largest concern on earth against concelt. Wave to learn it all over in practice. “th Mi 1873, when T was twe the dry goods town, N. Y. Salary? Yes, 1 had wasted time. I worked for nothing! “The head of the firm told me that I ought to pay him tuition during the first six months I was working for teaching me the business, compromised ceeded, I woukl get $3.50 a had $0 In cash, which I had work. “I had to open the store at 7 A. M, and remain each night until 10 P, M. There was no work too mean or dirty for me to do, But I was a dull echoler. Before the six months were up I was discouraged. I thought It was impossible for me ever to learn the business, still I went and clothes, and saved a little. “In the fall of 1875 I applied for a position with another dry goods firm. had the cheek to ask for $10 a wi at that salary as salesman—if November, 1875. the reeults he produced. My salary was reduced to $8 a week. sell I wae not @ good salesmen! farm. [t on, T went to the district school In winters, and later I went two terms to a business college in Watertown, N, ¥, The education I got in that business college did me more good than any wi told the story amply, end my early ambition @ bank cashier: He told me I had only learned the theory and that I would He was right. nty-one, I commenced as errand boy with rm of Augebury & Moore—afterward Moore & Smith—in Water- I was pretty old for an errand boy. I agreed to work three months for nothing, and then, if I suc- ek for the next three montha, When I began I umulated by doing odd jobs outside of my farm st six months of that year I got % @ week. The second year I got 4.50 @ week for the first six months and $% a week for the last six months. The next two years I got $3 a week. And out of this I paid for my board, washing 1912, by The Drew Pubilshing Co. (The New Tork Werld), City Hall Park, ts designed to be the highest | Tt will coat about $12,000,000. come from to put up th the president of the F. I butting 2" Woorw je watned me However, we T and was astonished when they hired me But this firm judged a man by T was sharply criticised. T was #0 discouraged at my inability to 8 much aa other clerks thet I fell {ll with fever and nervous prostration. to go home to the farm for @ year to get well. “In June, 1877, I went to Moore & Smith's in Watertown on « ealary of $10 & week. After @ year my ealary was cut to $3.00 @ week, because the firm was told. and paying $10 a month rent. ‘counter “Now was my opportunity, In January, that I would like to open a ‘five cent store, the stock on credit. I had only $0. The and I cou! r was ,not making money and could not afford to pay me the larger salary, 0 I was In the meantime I had married and was supporting my wife and baby, At the end of 1878 T had saved $50. ,"In September, 1878, one day Moore & Smith fixed up a little counter, three feet wide and five feet long, and on it were ptaced shop-worn goods with a few new things to brighten It and @ simple sign was put up—‘Any article on this ts.’ Success was instantaneous, In a little while half the store was devoted to this line of goods, Other firms followed our lead, and Moore & Smith began to wholesale this class of goods te other merchants and did what was thought to be « tremendous business, , 1879, T announced to Mr. Moore ed If he would sell m He said he would, providing I cou g ray father’s name on a note for $300. I did get my father’s Indorsement, end I selected $222 worth of goods, and then struck out to find a location, “After @ long search, on Fe. 24, 1879, I opened any store in Utica, enlarged. y, agreaing to pay $30 a month rent—and I had a hard time convincing that land- lord that T would be able to keep on paying that rent. “At first the busine: Was @ success, but later it dwindled to nothing. @ol4 out part ofthe stock for $170, and the balance I shipped to Lancaster, Pa., ‘and thore I opened a new store on June 21, 1379, with a total stock wor T was worth, net, $2%. “The first day's sales amounted to $127.64. & Smith at Watertown to duplicate the stock, opportunity, . T immedi hn ly telegraphed Moore T felt eure that at Jant I had my “IZ opened a second estore in Harrisburg, Pa., in July of that year. On two stores and found that I was Dec, 2& 187, I completed an inventory of my worth $1,800 net, all my notes and debts ha ning we @ gone on upward to the presen’ ‘Mr, Woolworth, do you belleve young ee good as when you rted ‘Emphatically yca! g een paid. men tn these times have From that begin- ortunities | Opportunities are everywhere for WILLING young m@. If there hae been a change, it has been mostly in the calibre of young men, They come to me, without a cent and want big salaries to begin with. We have hundreds of men in our employ who atarted at the bottom, at $6 a week, and are now sucersaful, ‘We encourage young men who aro willing. because they were willing to sacrifice. 4 classical college or university education, Ddottom in a mercantile career. * gond common school education and who hea Dusiness he wants to learn,” Advice to “Getting on Well Together..’’ EAR young men, do! “roused n-sense shoos your criticlams, to put her right thankless but a fool nt So honestly can't, at least keep silent before Fer Farents Object. J on. en “I have been taking painting lessons from a young artlet for several years and he has asked me to chan “Ly, ety, nla parents object. What letter . > ' has never m If you are over twenty-one, as T infer, | “#8! . You should marry to please yourself, “B.A” writes A friend with whom T work ha# been paying me attentions lately. There was anotier girl, but he seems to like me better, Shall I accept hig attentions? | You, unless he {9 stil] engaged to the other girl. writes @ young lady for several months, without recelving an anewer thine ehe atill cares for me?” * Apparently not, although the may never have reached her. , M Do you|'What writes: “A young man whom Then do let her curl 1 if she pleases, and don't np’ It te | leseona, T care little for the young man with He is not fitted to begin at the die CAH n't oe your deepest affection agreement with her over the essential truths of Ufe, ask. flancee's clothes whenever you honestly her, it. 5." writes: Emphattoally no. vulgarity and bed taste. Dancing Lessons. . M.” writes: man of nineteen learn to dance with- | out going to dancing school?’ lways powsible to take private “LT paid attention to! “WwW. D." writes J way 140 ir, although ft ie the indy, beoks or flowers are ail proger Pear Oar en 18 | glen ‘ writes You can Betty Vincent's Lovers must be I have more faith in the boy who has a in life ta wack in they That is a good, old New and word and it means unduly fastidious, hhyereritical of small details, a girl ta be your wit found in her certain big, sweet, womanly qu If there ts any one thing which ts @ woman's personal province it 1s her dress. And the nan wno would attempt Evening World Daily Magazine, Monday. 9ONT LETS wait, TOoOLES’ AW YOu KNOW YER BRUDHER WAIT FOR ME (AK tT TODDLES 'TS YOURN MAKE YouR 90P FIX iT , TODOLES THEN fut BRING TOU OVER ONA RBEFTER HILL WHEN YER GET IT Fixe CALL FER me a 'T WONT TAKE LONG FOR YER FATHER To Fix THAT As They Looked a Quarter Century Ago Old-Time Photographs of Stage Celebrities this tople has set himself not only a And whenever “How “What suitable present fer @ girl to whom 1| Wae I right?” Indeo@, yes. The young man mediated | with what didn't concern him. ‘Ought e girl to write | and postcards to men whom she | It fe the he!gat of can @ young “The gir! whom 1 but |love has become prejudiced againat me I have written her a number of lettera|through untruths told her by a MT do? Have a frank explanation with letters) girl and ask her to truet you more. tend the would ta @ ‘ ‘* the proprietor , | of each there fe wondrous stories CF vy tad Wan and by A renaurant rd Abent $80,000) charge. Finally one old fellow with loug, \ Na tert ow te its the A Deadly Aim. ‘How you like de blace real origin of the greatest fake hers st \ wake @ Frade? Copyright, 1012, by The Prew Publishing Ce. (The New York World). Mary Anderson—Clara Morris) (re Zane” tort A T the time the accompanying pho- praise as Julla, in Sheridan Knowt tographs of Mary Anderson and| heavy comedy of “The Hunchbaok, Clara Morris were taken—that is! and as Parthenia in the sentimental to may, about 1878—-thos~ two actresses | drama of “Ingomar,” both of which are may be said to have heli the female! yery rarely ected now; ..» Bianca and leadership of the American stage be-| Evadne, in the forgotten tragedies of tween them. But the total dissimilarity | “Fasio” and “Evadne," and as Jullet. of their histrionic methods and cus-| It ts hardly necebeary to rehearse the tomary repertoires prevented any direct | opposite courses the careeré of Misi comparison or rivairy, Lady Macbeth, | Anderson and Miss Morris took ten the last role.in which Miss Morrie ever | years after the period of these photo- appeared, is, I think, the only character | graphs. In 18%, cutting short her en- In which both stars have acted; and It] gagement in “The Winter's Tale at was not a favorite with elther. Miss | palmer's Theatre (now Wallack’s), Mins Anderson was queen of the classical! Anderson withdrew from the stage at and stately; Miss Morris ruled alone in the y hetght of her beauty, fame the emotional and modern. The latter's} and popularity, married a millionalze favorite roles during the ‘weventies-—-' and has clung tenaciously to her deter. » Indeed, until infirmity necessitated | mination to devote the remainder of her etirement from the stage—were! iife to quiet domesticity. At about the to ‘Sauthler, commonly called | «ame time the el vegan to thicken nile: Mis Mutton, a variation of ss Morris, Age had the Lady Blabel of “Rast Ly nd| begun to tell on her and, above all, un the chief characters in “Article 47° and/intermittent and palnful {!lness weak- “Odette,” hysterical French dramas offened her physical abil a, Some Good Stories of the Day valuted, recognizing Gem. ") foe an oll har in Washingtén, and from t and ani You certainty ve Lips His Monument. of money, ere! Vell, told ome to light fn Olt resiter tna pera ff Wasi Later auotter frien Ne pais f Revolutionary lierves rou # siandiy fund “Fatches'” and Follow the String! 1012, Wy the Pres hiblhiig 00 7 ( (The New Youre Weeit.) Schooldays # ) wt By Dwig fi Sune ve Fee. sonny ) WHEN THE CANDLE BURts Te Rove THAT LETs He CATAPULT 60 AND THROWS The cat uP IH The Ai Pro WHEN HE START: Dow \ The, PARASOL OPENS AND We Jus” Floats Down Februaty 8. | The Range Another Great Cowboy Romance. By C.A. Selizer, Author of “THE TWO-GUN MAN” (Coprriaht, 1911, ty Outing Pobtlshing Co.) CHAPTER IX. The Prince of the Z. 0. ' MERGING from the clump of shrubbery that skirted the sagged to a halt, the pony stepped out on a roeky promontory that several feet the avove rider, braced his legs com- fortably, and threw his head and ears | erect. The rider pulled one foot out} twisted cross y in the and leaned lazily againat the saddie horn. His eyes filled with the} Nght of amusement, a grin wrinkled the | deep tan of his fac i Before him spread the plains, vast! and unending, © monotony of pray: white sand, sagebrush, cactua, and non- doscript weed that grew In the crevi of the rocks Where molsture still ext« ol. In the distance In front of him rose Mountains, with thelr peaks shining ia the sun. in other distances were aed mountain slik above other plalus, The rider saw none of this. Helow him, in the great natural basin | that had been formed by the action of of the stirrup, add the water in some previous time, saw a pony, equipped with #addk bridle, quietly grazing. Fifty feet trom the pony was a young woman, She wae attired In a short riding skirt, boots and woft felt hat, This much the} young man saw at a glance, He did not take the trouble to observe the other details of her dross, for he saw | that something had gone wrong. It was nothing very serioux At the moment his gase had rested upon the young woman she was stand- ing about fifty feet from her pony, her arma folded over her brenst, her figure rigid, her face betraying a mingled riot of rage and disgust. Preeently, while the young man watched, she unfolded her arms and took a stealthy forward etep at the same time extending one gloved hand toward the pony. There was no indication on the pony’e part that he had observed this movement. But when the young woman had taken another step and then noth the animal ceased nibbling at the grass, his head a very little, and regarded her distrustfully. The young woman continued to ap proach. The pony resumed grazing, ap- parently unaware of her continued ad- vanee. But after a moment, when she had come within several feet of him, ho rafeed his head and very deliberately changed his grasing ground to @ point about twenty feet further up the river. The young man chuckled and settled | you: more comfortably into his saddle. This Pantomime bade fair to be of long duration. H net disposed to tn- terrupt. Me was enjoying himself dugely. Both principals in the ecene were now Inactive, The young woman again stood with folied arms, her head iowered, her ohin thrust out belligerently. The pony, standing broadside to the young woman, was grazing industriously. Sud- deniy the young women moved. She stamped one booted foot and gestured commandingly with one hand. Her volee reached the rider on the promontory, ‘Monty! You brut Monty raised jant eyes, Then he re- mumed his gasing unoonoernedly. “T reckon that cayuse is eure a joker,” muttered young man. His voll quivered with semething that he did not allow expression. With one hand he pulled the wide brim of his hat further down over hie erie bel them.’ He wished to miss eo move i the comedy that wes being enacted be- fore him. moved forward. This time the pony »wed her to approach within five feet LN ind then, when it seem was hundred feet down thee river. For an fastant the young woman atood, her face red nd angry, Then she suddenly d, took up @ flat rock and threw toward the pony, Tt did not come within twenty feet of the animal, but pretending that he bad ome very near to being amtrugk, he snorted in apparent fright and removed his base of operations another hundred feat. And now her plan of atti cajolery, but the pony Mattered Into capture. to approach again, the young woman changed to She resorted was not to Ile allowed but just w 'The Wardrobe of the Southern Tourist severe winter {ts responsible the Increased exodus of tour- wending their way sonth- shops are now catering y to this trade by un- usual exhibits, This te an advantage to the average woman as it gives her an inkling of the styles thet ere to rule durin non and gives ample for planning her summer wardrobe, The favorite suite are se: cords, that there touriate navy blu the travelling costume, while In th constitute white they wil! form the fashionable suit { vogue at the Southern resort For dressy o taifeta | tirat new ons they ¢ fnens and are taking course, the are balng Ny a jaree Mit of the new Ruse sults ay dew rashes Terry clot ottor something new and le for the toweling are en pied lecting Peanut etrawe, ae the draped taffeta hate her rT onen we ow“ 1912 moved to a point further on. | and each time she failed of it By ti | animat wit } winked thus, the| Ketch the pony or whether I've been And now the young woman agatn|, nd whip-! Riders seemed she was sure of Bim he rev Several times did she get close enous to him to it touch the bridle 1 louah, himaeit antest of margins. Tf po nist have enjoyed ig man on the prométory nigit now » tldden to the soune yu re assiace, for a rope dangied from idle horn and with it he We have red the refractory 1 very little trouble, Rut it Pleased inj to remain an oniooker. In fifteen minutes many mances had & epcated. Several times hat the pony swung around the basin He we tee azing at & point not ove the rock upon : s pony made another attempt, as she approached Ing her hand anima), pretending that It conta something. Rut the pony was not to be hood: He turned head-on to her “A hia mugale toward t veri. evidently, that another he backs: ewlft hand that carr ne bridle rein, In a Ma he wae fifty feet from the young won, and hand, kicking Dis heels up gleefully. Then ¢ age and tmpat! hat the 1g woman had thus far sv din holding torrent, She stood ‘a forceful. Tho young man on the prom Jontory abetied her aympathetleatly, It's ce y enough to make any lady swear,” be said, Then he sentled widet: In't Yin he wald to the “L woutd cheek, burst out rigid, a Inveetive to her lips, pleturesque and anything woree than ‘Dam wan Ss does seem that she meant more tha He smiled, and then stood in ne atir- rups, peering forward intently at the young woman. “What's she doin’ now?” he au For a moment the young man could mot tell what she was about. Then he saw her handa go up to her face, covering them, and her body shook convuisively. Plainly, ahe wae crying. ‘The young man's face loat and grim lines formed around hie “ips, st Now what do you think of ‘he sald. He looked again at the young woman and then cast @ malignant glare at the pony. “If I had you, you damned scrub.” he Rape Rares eer for- getting that a few minutes before b: had been applauding the animal, oul bust you wide open.” He touched had been flowing down her cl not be held in cheek in spit herole attempt. “I reckon you're in trouble,” Pre the young man; “I've been watching you from that cliff." have?’ she eald sharply. you have been enjoying yourself?” He smiled with embarrasement. “I'v. fer) been oe to figure out,” he re ved, ’ I don't know whether rt ter tickled over seein’ you tryin’ horse like a graven image while young lady wes in trouble,” she He tapped his beotieg with the broad brim of his hat, which be had removec when he had firat adéressed her, “7 cert'nly didn't feel hina any Ho he “Tlow ¢! e come to anewer, attempting a Mic nifled silence, Evidently she fett kednly remorseful over her previous depanture from conventional speech, ar dais He saw that her skirte were dust patch on her shoulder spoke eloqu: of w fall. “T reckon he it have throwed yeu,” he sald . "Yes," she admitted, without turning her ial. (To Be Continued.) : materials, Sometimes the crown ls of Panama cloth, velvet or taffeta and the brim of hemp. The popular tam orawns are often of draped glace taffeta; while the brims are of hemp, Milan or one of the fine braids, The taffeta or velvet 1a frequently used as an under brim fae- ing for the straw or braid hat, One hat that wil! soon be Seef tn ; Palm Reach has the upward rofling under brim of leghorn and the rest of the hat {8 of black velvet trimined #tth dlack ribbon, Another very smart hat ie of white hemp in the new satlor shape. Thr row upward turned brim is edged 1 black velvet and the crown has yiack velvet band extending its full wi a A white uncurled ostrich plume = fastened to the right side of own with a white pleated dan ostrich pompon, One of the glice taffeta Hats tx rade ap in turban shapé and trimmed yiti: talzed ostrich pompon thet har reautifully with the blue, and of t silk. pump Dut wing a preference women oxto In button boore the tan ners ulay and * jarge numeer mae mats 2 ih bus Sha! seiiee par te Oe ee 4 eine ara Veg write