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Set consists of 7 1-2 inch Water Bottle, capacity one qt., six half-pint star cut Tumblers, and highly reflecting beveled Belgium glass 14-inch Mirror Plateau, with silver plated mountings.

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COMMON SENSE

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Copyrighted 1907, by Common-Sense Publishing Co., (Not Inc,)

VOLUME VII NO. 6

JUNE 1907

Subscription price $1.00 per year in advance. Foreign subscription $1.50

The powers of man have not been
have not been exhausted. Noth-
ing has been done by him that cannot be better done.
There is no effort of science or art that may not be ex-
ceeded; no depth of philosophy that cannot be deeper
sounded; no flight of imagination that may not be passed
by strong and soaring wing.

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The prospect of belief should be strong in every character.

Unremitting toil is the price of success.

The stars that rule the careers of men are prudence, valor, patience and labor.

Great are the opportunities for the man who will study the needs of his own business as hard as he studies what the other fellow is up to.

The great majority do not know what it requires to attain success; if they did they would be unwilling to pay the cost.

This is a great big world and there are barrels of money in it and wise men laugh themselves into their fortune.

Some men leap into prominence like a circus. performer jumping elephants-always followed by a clown, who makes the act ridiculous.

The things which count up in the grand sum total of great men's lives were acquired by taking advantage of the precious half hours which many people spend in fruitless effort or in doing needless things.

You cannot build a twenty-story skyscraper upon the foundation necessary to erect a bungalow, neither can you expect to step into the position of general manager with only the knowledge of a shoe clerk.

A boy born without fortune or great family connections; self-prompted, self-restrained and almost self-taught, conquering every obstacle, fighting his way to eminence, such a man is James J. Hill.

The memories of those who live for mere enjoyment soon pass away; those who, while they live, accomplish things and struggle for the betterment of humanity will be remembered in time. immemorial.

Don't forget that when you are cornered and forced to fight; go down, if necessary, fighting to the last. Deliver your blows as hard and fast as you can under all circumstances. "Be game."

If you admit of being absurd you must submit to all that follows.

Learning can only be accomplished by study; it cannot be inherited.

"The insistent, consistent and persistent plugger is the man who gets there."

The best advertisements are satisfied customers, but to find the customer requires good advertising.

If you expect to succeed in any line of endeavor you must be willing to tread the rough and rugged road of toil and self-denial.

Advertising is the motive power of business and the advertising manager is the engineer of modern progress.

The most dangerous man is the fellow who prides himself on his good judgment. Such a fellow will resort to mean tricks if necessary to make good.

"All things come to him who waits," therefore while waiting you should be whittling out a good club to knock it down with when it gets there.

A man who lives only for the gain of this world and is cast down by the frowns of adversity, is to be pitied for he knows nothing of another life where the reverses of fortune are counted as valuable experiences.

There are no professions nor businesses but what have their specialists-this is an age of specializing, and the man who can do one thing and do it well, is the man who commands the salary. Years ago young men were apprenticed to a trade, it being absolutely necessary that they familiarize themselves with every branch of the business; today they are supposed to be expert credit men, buyers, salesmen, correspondents, advertising managers, etc. They do not attempt to learn all there is to know about more than their special line. For instance the advertising manager of a shoe manufacturing concern is not expected to be able to make a pair of shoes before he can assume the duties of an advertising manager and right here I will say that there is no line of endeavor so remunerative and pleasant as that of the profession of advertising. It offers an unlimited field to the really ambitions-broadens the mental caliber. makes you a deep thinker, constant reader and a student of human nature.

JAMES HERRON ECKELS

President of the Commercial National Bank of Chicago
(BY GRACE THANE)

In this swift age of progress we have little time to stop and consider the value of human life. Men come and go, fill their little notch that destiny has grooved for them and the world. wags along seemingly without a hitch.

Occasionally, though, we find in the great machinery of human endeavor important parts that disturb the smooth ring of the entire mechanism, when they are missing; and then it is that we are forced to stop and reflect, and look in wonder at those parts and the importance that was attached to them.

It is befitting here to mention the name of James Eckels, one of the world's important human mechanisms who has so recently passed away while yet in the prime of life.

The world at large knew him for his honesty, the states respected him for his competency and his friends and relatives loved him for his noble, kind and true heart.

Mr. Eckels was a man of wonderful personality; he was as clever as he was popular. His keen perceptive powers, his accurate knowledge of men and his lovable temperament won for him many staunch friends.

One distinguishing trait in his character, lay in his ability to prepare for any emergency, be it toastmaster at a dinner party, to chief speaker at some unexpected function of importance. He never failed whether the emergency proved great or small.

He took active interest in all public affairs and his speeches won for him great popularity. High and appreciative comment has often been passed upon his eloquence in the art of effective speaking. He had a wonderful interest-holding power, and could exact the attention of his entire audience by his forceful logic. All his utterances, whether on the public platform or through the press, received the careful considcration of thoughtful men everywhere.

In speaking of Mr. Eckels, Ex-President Grover Cleveland said:

"Mr. Eckels illustrated the traits that make the best American citizenship. He was deeply interested in every question connected with the public welfare; he studied them with soberness to the end, that he might increase his usefulness. He was a public spirited man who saw duty all about him and whose influence was impressed on all his surroundings for good. There was nothing frivolous about Mr. Eckels. In every relation of life as a citizen, a business man and as a friend he was earnest and whole hearted. Neither the immediate community in which he

dwelt nor the country at large can well afford to lose a man like James H. Eckels."

The greater part of Mr. Eckels' younger days were spent in Princeton, Ill., his boyhood home.

His father was a high-minded gentleman and sought every means wherewith to educate his children; and his son, James, after graduating from the city public high school in 1876 took up a four-year course of law in Albany, N. Y., from which he graduated in 1880.

Mr. Eckels was a clever speaker, unusually studious and a deep thinker. His excellent speeches readily placed his name in prominence and after practicing law for several years in Ottawa, Ill., he was appointed by President Cleveland to the post of comptroller of the currency in 1893.

Mr. Eckels was a very energetic young man and always ready to do what he could for the promotion of good. He was optimistic and had a kind word for everyone. He believed strongly in a "time for work and a time for play," and though Mr. Eckels was prominent in a great many pleasure circles, he never allowed any of these functions to interfere with business.

The fast that during the president's administration Mr. Eckels was able so successfully to fill the appointed position, gave him considerable prominence in this career; for his position was a trying one and despite the panic of 1893 and the failure of one hundred and sixty-five national banks in ten weeks, he soon restored almost complete order.

During the agitation of the currency question he became an advocate of gold standard. He retained the office of comptroller of currency until the expiration of President Cleveland's term whereupon he was then called to the presidency of the Commercial National Bank of Chicago.

Mr. F. H. Rawsen, president of the Union Trust Company, in speaking of Mr. Eckels, said: "He was one of the most lovable of men. As a business man no Chicagoan ever achieved the same degree of success in the financial world in so short a time."

Mr. Eckels was vice-president of the Union Traction Company. He was a stockholder and prominent in the management of several concerns, among them being the Chicago Real Estate Trustees Association, the Allis-Chalmers Company, the Featherstone Foundry and Machine Company, the American and British Securities Company, the Bankers Trust Company of New York and the Oakland National Bank

of Baltimore.

For several years he was president of the Chicago Young Men's Christian Association and the educational and philanthropic work among young men held great interest for him, and he spent much of his time and efforts in the promotion of this good work. He was deeply interested in anything that would promote happiness and relieve suffering.

His marked achievements and continued success should be a lesson to all young men in that it pays to be earnest in the small things in life and live with an interest in your community.

(A picture of Mr. Eckels appears on the cover page.)

Honesty, Perseverance and Success

Success is a safe. It is different from the

ordinary private safe. Its contents are yours by right if you can open it, and, unlike the steel safe, dishonest methods will avail you nothing. There are two instruments necessary, and you have them at your command. These instruments are Perseverance and Honesty.

With these you can accomplish anything. Without them nothing.

Some people think they will attain their object quicker by throwing away honesty. They tried it. They fancied they were getting along famously. Perhaps they did get on for a time, but their progress was but short-lived. Without honesty perseverance is of no use, except to land you in trouble.

No business built on dishonest methods, or into which dishonest dealing was allowed to creep, ever prospered.

Don't throw away honesty.

Perseverance and honesty are the two instruments by which the door of Success can be opened. Sometimes you will get disheartened and discouraged. The forces opposed to you will be like the chilled steel of the safe.

The chilled steel of circumstances can never withstand Perseverance. Let honesty and perseverance be your watchwords.-Busy Man's Magazine.

There is very little saving virtue in simply abstaining from things that we consider wrong. The really saving virtue lies in doing something positive that will help to subdue wrong things. That is the real criterion of character.

Be inspired with the belief that life is a great and noble calling; not a mean and grovelling thing that we are to shuffle through as we can, but an elevated and lofty destiny.-W. E. Glad

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Buying Right

The important factor in every business transaction is the desire of the purchaser to get his money's worth-to "buy right."

We can't be experts on everything, so we must depend upon the honesty and good name of the manufacturer in most of our buying.

It stands to reason that the advertised article is, in a large majority of cases, the best of its kind. For example, the average shoe manufacturer makes all grades of shoes in order not to waste leather-to use every scrap. But he advertises only his best styles, knowing that he must offer something better than competitors to make his advertising succeed. He sells the poor shoes with his name, trademark or guarantee behind them. This same argument applies to farm machinery, seeds, household goods and all other advertised lines.

Furthermore, The Farmer is in position to select its advertisers. We are constantly studying advertisers and advertising and endeavor to admit only the best manufacturers to our columns -those whose standing we are willing to guar

antee.

Other things being equal, we say always favor the advertised product and beware of the dealer who offers you some substitute. The chances are nine out of ten that the substitute is poorer value and that the dealer advises it because of the larger profit which it affords him.-The Farmer.

Business Girl as a Wife

She understands the value of money, having had to work for it herself.

She has learned in her business career the necessity of system in all work.

She has probably learned to dress neatly and carefully, without extravagance.

She knows by experience the workers' need of a quiet, restful home at the day's end. She knows the unfairness of loading the business person down with household errands.

She should make the best sort, because she knows the worries that beset a man in business.

Her own experience has taught her that it is only in a cheerful, peaceful home, lit by the light of love, that the worker can find strength and refreshment to start each day's toil anew.

She knows how easy it is to be detained at the office, and therefore will not fuss if dinner is kept waiting.

She knows that there are bigger things in the universe than the trifling personal things that happen to her each day.—Opportunity.

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