Orland Zenith, Volume 5, Number 32, Orland, Steuben County, 12 October 1904 — Page 4
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Whenever in the course of the events of a community it becomes necessary to undertake work which will be beneficial to the general public it is absolutely necessary to place the ordering of such work in the hands of Committee, who serve as leaders to direct the work in carrying out the wishes of an majority ot the people—but the writer has observed that when this committee has undertaken the work in good faith (expecting the support of the majority) that the majority turn critic and assume the attitude of the offensive instead of the defensive. Why is this? We think it is because of the disposition of people to be “Bell Sheep or none.” This ought not so to be. There is such a thing as being a parasite living upon the earnest efforts of others. A selfish hound which does not want the bone (the work of the leaders) but stand over it and groa'l.
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Have you read “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm”? You are doubtless acquainted with Kate Douglas VViggin in her stories of child-life—“Timothy’s Quest,” “Polly Oliver’s Problem,” “The Story of Patsy” and above all, “The Birds’ Christmas Carol.” Such stories as these are never too young for the old, nor too old for the young, and “Rebecca, her latest work, has the same charm.
The writer does not wish to challenge the public spirit but when there is a “Lecture Course” to be supported, a church to be repaired, a school house to be built or cement walks to be laid (the committee is not the tfhole thing) only a servant and if the work is done faithfully should not be the object of ridicule nor should it be necessary for them to wear themselves out in presenting and arguing the case which unanamously known to be necessary in order to receive your support in the measure of your ability, but if it is necessary it shows a marked lack in public spirit, patriotism, manhood or womanhood.
Canada now has 13,000 miles of railway. Uncle Sam’s annual income is $558,887,148. The government Fish Commission will raise green turtles. The colonies of the world have onethird of its population.
Florida’s orange and pineapple crop is estimated at $2,500,000.
Lovers of music will enjoy the three volumes by George P. Upton “The Standard Operas,” “The Standard Light Operas” and “The Standard Oratorios”. In his preface the author states that these works have been prepared for the general public rather than for the musicians, the aim being description rather than criticism, technicalities being avoided as far as possible. In these volumes the plot, the music and the composer of the standard productions of each class are described in a manner intended to heighten popular enjoyment rather than to supply information to musicians.
All the seven .islands of Hawaii are connected by wireless telegraphy. Within a year diamonds worth $27,200,000 have come through the New Vork custom house. The United States consumes half of the 10,000,000 bags, which constitute the wor’J’s crop of coffee. British Columbia has produced $189,728,538 worth Tof gold and $58,089,572 worth of coal and coke. A tumbler combination lock for po <torflce boxes haspbeen invented for those prone to lose their keys. Cotton and ifs products furnished, in value one-fourth of our total exports during the fiscal, year just ended.
Josh Killings Said: Laziness iz a terrible burden, and one which a man han’t drop If he wants to. Thare iz a grate difference between repenting ov a sin and repenting vpv the punishment that iz due it. Weak virtews and weak vices are always tout, - No man who pns’got thru this life reasonably well,' lean be a big phool enttffi to want 1 j try it over again. All the virtews and all the vices leave a very did person, Thare don’t seem to he ennkhing left in them for either to feed in. A man’s failings are quite often more amiable than his virtews. If we couldd’t neither laff nor cry, we would be Infinitely wuss off tha: i the brutes. It takes sum force of karakter even to be wicked, and if a man kan’t do enny hurt he kan’t do enny good. Thare are a thousand little inexpllkahle things that go to make up the karakter ov ligreeabloness; even the way a man blows his nop - haz something to do with it.
WAR'S GREAT COST. Even little Belgium spends every year 46,000,000 francs on her army. The average cost of maintaining a man in the American navy Is $1,500. Italy spends every year 14,000,000 lire on her army and navy. Twenty-live lire equal $5. v The annual army expenditure of Greece is 18,000,000 Orach ml. A drachma is about 20c. The destruction of stores and clothing by both armies during the Civil War Is estimated at $100,000,000.
It Is estimated that slncg the Christian era began over 4,000,000,000 human beings have perished in war. Little Switzerland has an enormous army in proportion to population. The population is 2.5100,000; the standing army, 126.000
Over 1,000,000 Fisench women were made widows and 3,000,000 French children were made fatherless by Napoleon’s campaigns. In proportion to the numbers engaged, Waterloo was the bloodiest battle of modern times. Over 35 per cent of the men engaged were killed or wounded.
During the Civil War the Confederate cruisers captured or SO ships, 46 brigs, 84 barks, 67 schooners and 8 other vessels flying the American flag.
During the Franco-Prussian war the Germans fired 30,000,000 rifle cartridges and 363,000 charges of artillery, killing or mortally wounding 77,004 Frenchmen, showing that 400 shots are required to kill or mortally wound one man. __
M. E,. onuran Notes 10:30 a. M. Preaching. 12 m. Sunday School. 6:30 p. m. Epworth League. 7.30 p. m. Preaching. Subject The Dance.
One of the most valuable books of the library is “The Progress of "Invention in the Nineteenth Century” by Edward W. Byron. The work does not claim the authority of a a text-book, the fullness of a history, nor the exactness of a technical treatise, but presents in compact form a comprehensive idea of the great things in invention which the nineteenth century has added to the world’s wealth of ideas and material resources.
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CHINESE BUSINESS METHODS.
Peculiar Individual Through Whom All Foreign Firms Trade.
Chinese business methods are in many ways unique, and, the vast amount of Chinese trade considered, probably the most simple lu the world. The Chinese merchant, for instance, signs no contract with a foreign house when an order is given him. He records the order in his book, and that is as good with Chinese merchants as a written contract. But the most essential feature of all Chinese trade is the comprador. No foreign firm or banking house can do business In China without a comprador. And yet the comprador is a business institution almost unknown to the Western world.
Another book of somewhar similar nature is Henry Smith Williams, “The Story of Nine-teenth-Century Science,” dealing with and describing discoveries in scientific fields, astronomy, geology, biology, medicine, etc., rather than recording the progress of invention. Both these books would be enjoyed by more readers than those especially interested in science.
The comprador is a native who is employed by the foreign firm, and always trusted implicitly, and who has never been known to violate the trust. He resembles the paymaster of a big warship more than anything we know. He collects all the money due the firm, and more, when an order to collect is once given him, it is entered as cash cn hand in the firm’s books. The firm chocks in payment for cargo are drawn up to nim, and, besides a salary, he gets three-tenths of one per cent on these payments. He has to guarantee the Integrity of all the firm’s employes and house servants, and know the standing of all native firms and the like, with which his firm deals. His word as te a firm’s credit is accepted without question. His losses from dishonest employes, which the comprador, of course, sometimes sustains, he can, however, weU afford to meet, for his chances to ma’te monty are many, and he improves them ill. Private banking is one of tic moet remunerative.
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Tennyson could take a worthless
sheet o£ paper, write a poem on it, and make it worth $65,000 —that’s genius. Vanderbilt can write a few words on a piece of paper and make it wortli $5,000,000 —that’s capital. The United States can make an ounce and a quarter of gold and stamp upon it an “Eagle Bird” and make it worth $20 — that’s money. A mechanic can take material worth $5 and make it into watch snrings worth $1,000 —that’s skill. A merchant can take an article worth 75 cents and sell it for $1 —that’s business. A lady can purchase a 74 cent hat, but she prefers one that cost $75 —that’s foolishness. A ditch digger works ten hours a day and handles several tons of earth for $3 —that’s labor. Some editors could write a check far $80,000,000, but it wouldn’t be worth a dime—that’s tough, but we’ll say no more.
The comprador lives genera iy at ..he «uslness house of his firm, and is allowed a suite of servants. Most of them, also, go in for real estate on their own account, and the houses these men have built in the trade ports of China, from their peculiar half Western and ornate stylof architecture, have come to be .-a'l d, wot the Doric, but the comp-ado-ie s yle.
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