Colonel Andrew Summers Rowan was chosen by President McKinley to deliver an important message to Cuban rebel leader Calixto Garcia during the build up to the Spanish-American War. In 1899, Rowan traveled alone to Cuba, crossed hostile territory on foot, and delivered the message to Garcia, establishing cooperation between the U.S. and Cuban rebels. The story of Rowan's mission inspired Hubbard's essay "A Message to Garcia", promoting initiative and perseverance in completing important tasks. Rowan went on to serve in Cuba and the Philippines during the war, and later retired from the military in 1909, receiving honors for his heroism decades later.
No one respects people who do half-hearted work. We want to work with people who care about their jobs and put their heart and soul into it. Such persons gain the respect of people, never loses a job and who are, paradoxically, often the happiest in everything they do.
https://sellfy.com/p/jIvF/ (and more)
Basil, son of a father WHO values the family pedigree and WHO wouldn't let him marry below his station, falls crazy initially sight with a lady he sees on a bus. He follows her and discovers she is Margaret Sherwin, solely female offspring of a linen bargainer. He persuades her father to let him marry her on the QT. He agrees on the condition, that, as his female offspring is barely seventeen, they live apart for the primary year. initially the key works, on the other hand the mysterious Mannion, whose emotions can not be browse in his face, returns from abroad. On the last night of the year Basil follows Margaret and Mannion and discovers them in flagrante delicto. Basil attacks Mannion within the street and tries to murder him, however succeeds solely in mutilating his face by pushing it into the recent tarmacadam within the road. Mannion survives, recovers and swears revenge, and it's unconcealed that Basil's father indirectly caused Mannion's father to be hanged for forgery.
Basil repudiates Margaret, however Sherwin threatens him with exposure unless he holds to his wedding. Basil confesses to his father, WHO disowns him, however his sister Clara stands by him. Basil's brother Ralph undertakes to shop for Sherwin off, however in the meantime Margaret flees to Mannion, thereby acknowledging her guilt. Visiting Mannion in hospital, she catches rickettsial disease and dies. Basil, having been placed on her track by Ralph, visits her on her deathbed.
https://sellfy.com/p/jIvF/
CONTENTS
PARTI
CHAP.
I. A SLICE OF INFINITY 11. READY-MADE CLOTHES 111. THE HIDDEN GOLD IV. 'SUCH A LOVELY
BITE!' V. LANDLORD AND TENANT VI. THE CORNER CUPBOARD VII. WITH THE WOLVES IN
THE WILD Vm. DICK SUNSHINE IX. FORTY! X. A WOMAN'S REASON
PART II
I. THE HANDICAP II. GOG AND MAGOG HI. MY WARDROBE IV. PITY MY SIMPLICITY!' V.
TUNING FROM THE BASS VI. A FRUITLESS DEPUTATION VH. TRAMP! TRAMP! TRAMP! VIE.
THE FIRST MATE
PARTHI
CHAP.
I. WHEN THE COWS COME HOME II. MUSHROOMS ON THE MOOR m. ONIONS IV. ON GETTING
OVER THINGS V. NAMING THE BABY VI. THE MISTRESS OF THE MARGIN VH. LILY
2THE MAN NOBODY KNOWSBy Bruce BartonCONTENTS.docxtamicawaysmith
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2
THE MAN NOBODY KNOWS
By Bruce Barton
CONTENTS:
CHAPTERS OF BOOK:
āThe Leader ā
āThe Outdoor Manā āThe Sociable Manā āHis Methodā
āHis Work and Wordsā āHis Way in Our Worldā
āThe Masterā
Chapter 1 - The Leader
It was very late in the afternoon.
If you would like to learn the measure of a man that is the time of day to watch him.
We are all half an inch taller in the morning than at night; it is fairly easy to take a
large view of things when the mind is rested and the nerves are calm. But the day is
a steady drain of small annoyances, and the difference in the size of men becomes
hourly more apparent. The little man loses his temper; the big man takes a firmer
hold.
It was very late in the afternoon in Galilee.
The dozen men who had walked all day over the dusty roads were hot and tired,
and the sight of a village was very cheering as they looked down on it from the top
of a little hill. Their leader, deciding that they had gone far enough, sent two
members of the party ahead to arrange for accommodations, while He and the
others sat down by the roadside to wait.
After a bit the messengers were seen returning, and even at a distance it was
apparent that something unpleasant had occurred. Their cheeks were flushed, their
voices angry, and as they came nearer they quickened their pace, each wanting to be
the first to explode the bad news. Breathlessly they told it-the people in the village
had refused to receive them, had given them blunt notice to seek shelter somewhere
else.
The indignation of the messengers communicated itself to the others, who at first
could hardly believe their ears. This backwoods village refuse to entertain their
master - it was Unthinkable. lie was a famous public figure in that part of the
world. He had healed sick people and given freely to the poor. In the capital city
3
crowds had followed Him enthusiastically so that even His disciples had become
men of importance, looked up to and talked about. And now to have this country
village deny them admittance as its guests -.
"Lord, these people are insufferable," one of them cried. "Let us call down fire
from Heaven and consume them."
The others joined in with enthusiasm. Fire from Heaven, that was the idea! Make
them smart for their boorishness! Show them that they can't affront us with impunity!
Come, Lord, the fire
There are times when nothing a man can say is nearly so powerful as saying
nothing. A business executive can understand that. To argue brings him down to the
level of those with whom he argues; silence convicts them of their folly; they wish
they had not spoken so quickly; they wonder what he thinks. The lips of Jesus
tightened; His fine features showed the strain of the preceding weeks, and in His
eyes there was a foreshadowing of the more bitter weeks to come. He needed that
night's rest, but He said not a word. Quietly He gathered up His garments and
started on, His outraged companions following. It is easy to imagine His keen
disappo ...
No one respects people who do half-hearted work. We want to work with people who care about their jobs and put their heart and soul into it. Such persons gain the respect of people, never loses a job and who are, paradoxically, often the happiest in everything they do.
https://sellfy.com/p/jIvF/ (and more)
Basil, son of a father WHO values the family pedigree and WHO wouldn't let him marry below his station, falls crazy initially sight with a lady he sees on a bus. He follows her and discovers she is Margaret Sherwin, solely female offspring of a linen bargainer. He persuades her father to let him marry her on the QT. He agrees on the condition, that, as his female offspring is barely seventeen, they live apart for the primary year. initially the key works, on the other hand the mysterious Mannion, whose emotions can not be browse in his face, returns from abroad. On the last night of the year Basil follows Margaret and Mannion and discovers them in flagrante delicto. Basil attacks Mannion within the street and tries to murder him, however succeeds solely in mutilating his face by pushing it into the recent tarmacadam within the road. Mannion survives, recovers and swears revenge, and it's unconcealed that Basil's father indirectly caused Mannion's father to be hanged for forgery.
Basil repudiates Margaret, however Sherwin threatens him with exposure unless he holds to his wedding. Basil confesses to his father, WHO disowns him, however his sister Clara stands by him. Basil's brother Ralph undertakes to shop for Sherwin off, however in the meantime Margaret flees to Mannion, thereby acknowledging her guilt. Visiting Mannion in hospital, she catches rickettsial disease and dies. Basil, having been placed on her track by Ralph, visits her on her deathbed.
https://sellfy.com/p/jIvF/
CONTENTS
PARTI
CHAP.
I. A SLICE OF INFINITY 11. READY-MADE CLOTHES 111. THE HIDDEN GOLD IV. 'SUCH A LOVELY
BITE!' V. LANDLORD AND TENANT VI. THE CORNER CUPBOARD VII. WITH THE WOLVES IN
THE WILD Vm. DICK SUNSHINE IX. FORTY! X. A WOMAN'S REASON
PART II
I. THE HANDICAP II. GOG AND MAGOG HI. MY WARDROBE IV. PITY MY SIMPLICITY!' V.
TUNING FROM THE BASS VI. A FRUITLESS DEPUTATION VH. TRAMP! TRAMP! TRAMP! VIE.
THE FIRST MATE
PARTHI
CHAP.
I. WHEN THE COWS COME HOME II. MUSHROOMS ON THE MOOR m. ONIONS IV. ON GETTING
OVER THINGS V. NAMING THE BABY VI. THE MISTRESS OF THE MARGIN VH. LILY
2THE MAN NOBODY KNOWSBy Bruce BartonCONTENTS.docxtamicawaysmith
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2
THE MAN NOBODY KNOWS
By Bruce Barton
CONTENTS:
CHAPTERS OF BOOK:
āThe Leader ā
āThe Outdoor Manā āThe Sociable Manā āHis Methodā
āHis Work and Wordsā āHis Way in Our Worldā
āThe Masterā
Chapter 1 - The Leader
It was very late in the afternoon.
If you would like to learn the measure of a man that is the time of day to watch him.
We are all half an inch taller in the morning than at night; it is fairly easy to take a
large view of things when the mind is rested and the nerves are calm. But the day is
a steady drain of small annoyances, and the difference in the size of men becomes
hourly more apparent. The little man loses his temper; the big man takes a firmer
hold.
It was very late in the afternoon in Galilee.
The dozen men who had walked all day over the dusty roads were hot and tired,
and the sight of a village was very cheering as they looked down on it from the top
of a little hill. Their leader, deciding that they had gone far enough, sent two
members of the party ahead to arrange for accommodations, while He and the
others sat down by the roadside to wait.
After a bit the messengers were seen returning, and even at a distance it was
apparent that something unpleasant had occurred. Their cheeks were flushed, their
voices angry, and as they came nearer they quickened their pace, each wanting to be
the first to explode the bad news. Breathlessly they told it-the people in the village
had refused to receive them, had given them blunt notice to seek shelter somewhere
else.
The indignation of the messengers communicated itself to the others, who at first
could hardly believe their ears. This backwoods village refuse to entertain their
master - it was Unthinkable. lie was a famous public figure in that part of the
world. He had healed sick people and given freely to the poor. In the capital city
3
crowds had followed Him enthusiastically so that even His disciples had become
men of importance, looked up to and talked about. And now to have this country
village deny them admittance as its guests -.
"Lord, these people are insufferable," one of them cried. "Let us call down fire
from Heaven and consume them."
The others joined in with enthusiasm. Fire from Heaven, that was the idea! Make
them smart for their boorishness! Show them that they can't affront us with impunity!
Come, Lord, the fire
There are times when nothing a man can say is nearly so powerful as saying
nothing. A business executive can understand that. To argue brings him down to the
level of those with whom he argues; silence convicts them of their folly; they wish
they had not spoken so quickly; they wonder what he thinks. The lips of Jesus
tightened; His fine features showed the strain of the preceding weeks, and in His
eyes there was a foreshadowing of the more bitter weeks to come. He needed that
night's rest, but He said not a word. Quietly He gathered up His garments and
started on, His outraged companions following. It is easy to imagine His keen
disappo ...
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Ch. VII in Narrative of the Life of Frederick DouglassCHAPTE.docxcravennichole326
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Ch. VII in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
CHAPTER VII
I lived in Master Hugh's family about seven years. During this time, I succeeded in learning to read and write. In accomplishing this, I was compelled to resort to various stratagems. I had no regular teacher. My mistress, who had kindly commenced to instruct me, had, in compliance with the advice and direction of her husband, not only ceased to instruct, but had set her face against my being instructed by any one else. It is due, however, to my mistress to say of her, that she did not adopt this course of treatment immediately. She at first lacked the depravity indispensable to shutting me up in mental darkness. It was at least necessary for her to have some training in the exercise of irresponsible power, to make her equal to the task of treating me as though I were a brute.
My mistress was, as I have said, a kind and tender-hearted woman; and in the simplicity of her soul she commenced, when I first went to live with her, to treat me as she supposed one human being ought to treat another. In entering upon the duties of a slaveholder, she did not seem to perceive that I sustained to her the relation of a mere chattel, and that for her to treat me as a human being was not only wrong, but dangerously so. Slavery proved as injurious to her as it did to me. When I went there, she was a pious, warm, and tender-hearted woman. There was no sorrow or suffering for which she had not a tear. She had bread for the hungry, clothes for the naked, and comfort for every mourner that came within her reach. Slavery soon proved its ability to divest her of these heavenly qualities. Under its influence, the tender heart became stone, and the lamblike disposition gave way to one of tiger-like fierceness. The first step in her downward course was in her ceasing to instruct me. She now commenced to practise her husband's precepts. She finally became even more violent in her opposition than her husband himself. She was not satisfied with simply doing as well as he had commanded; she seemed anxious to do better. Nothing seemed to make her more angry than to see me with a newspaper. She seemed to think that here lay the danger. I have had her rush at me with a face made all up of fury, and snatch from me a newspaper, in a manner that fully revealed her apprehension. She was an apt woman; and a little experience soon demonstrated, to her satisfaction, that education and slavery were incompatible with each other.
From this time I was most narrowly watched. If I was in a separate room any considerable length of time, I was sure to be suspected of having a book, and was at once called to give an account of myself. All this, however, was too late. The first step had been taken. Mistress, in teaching me the alphabet, had given me the inch, and no precaution could prevent me from taking the ell.
The plan which I adopted, and the one by which I was most successful, was that of making friends of all the ...
Imitation, 3 John 9-14, Adapted from a Steve Shepherd sermon http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/imitation-steve-shepherd-sermon-on-doing-gods-will-150917.asp
Cheryl Strayed's advice to an aspiring writer on faith and humility....Ashok Kumar
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āWriting is hard for every last one of usā¦ Coal mining is harder. Do you think miners stand around all day talking about how hard it is to mine for coal? They do not. They simply dig.ā
Gallipoli movie essay - GCSE History - Marked by Teachers.com. The main reason for the failure of the Gallipoli campaign was poor .... Why did the Gallipoli Campaign fail - A-Level History - Marked by .... Why was it important that the Gallipoli Campaign should succeed .... The Landing at Gallipoli Historical Recount Writing Sample. (PDF) ESSAY- GALLIPOLI | Amadu Bah - Academia.edu. Gallipoli - source related study - GCSE History - Marked by Teachers.com. Gallipoli Photo essay by Thomas Pickton. The failures of Gallipoli - GCSE History - Marked by Teachers.com. The aim of the Gallipoli campaign and why it failed? - GCSE History .... The Involvement of Churchill the Invasion of Gallipoli Essay Example .... Battle of gallipoli essays - presentationbackgrounds.web.fc2.com. The Gallipoli Campaign Handout | Teaching Resources. Gallipoli australian identity essay papers. Gallipoli film review essay. Gallipoli, 1915 | Teaching Resources. Gallipoli - Newspaper Front Page assignment | Teaching Resources. Why was Gallipoli a Failure - GCSE History - Marked by Teachers.com. Why was it important that the Gallipoli Campaign should succeed? - A .... Gallipoli Campaign in World War I - Questions and Key (Google Doc Included).
Ch. VII in Narrative of the Life of Frederick DouglassCHAPTE.docxcravennichole326
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Ch. VII in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
CHAPTER VII
I lived in Master Hugh's family about seven years. During this time, I succeeded in learning to read and write. In accomplishing this, I was compelled to resort to various stratagems. I had no regular teacher. My mistress, who had kindly commenced to instruct me, had, in compliance with the advice and direction of her husband, not only ceased to instruct, but had set her face against my being instructed by any one else. It is due, however, to my mistress to say of her, that she did not adopt this course of treatment immediately. She at first lacked the depravity indispensable to shutting me up in mental darkness. It was at least necessary for her to have some training in the exercise of irresponsible power, to make her equal to the task of treating me as though I were a brute.
My mistress was, as I have said, a kind and tender-hearted woman; and in the simplicity of her soul she commenced, when I first went to live with her, to treat me as she supposed one human being ought to treat another. In entering upon the duties of a slaveholder, she did not seem to perceive that I sustained to her the relation of a mere chattel, and that for her to treat me as a human being was not only wrong, but dangerously so. Slavery proved as injurious to her as it did to me. When I went there, she was a pious, warm, and tender-hearted woman. There was no sorrow or suffering for which she had not a tear. She had bread for the hungry, clothes for the naked, and comfort for every mourner that came within her reach. Slavery soon proved its ability to divest her of these heavenly qualities. Under its influence, the tender heart became stone, and the lamblike disposition gave way to one of tiger-like fierceness. The first step in her downward course was in her ceasing to instruct me. She now commenced to practise her husband's precepts. She finally became even more violent in her opposition than her husband himself. She was not satisfied with simply doing as well as he had commanded; she seemed anxious to do better. Nothing seemed to make her more angry than to see me with a newspaper. She seemed to think that here lay the danger. I have had her rush at me with a face made all up of fury, and snatch from me a newspaper, in a manner that fully revealed her apprehension. She was an apt woman; and a little experience soon demonstrated, to her satisfaction, that education and slavery were incompatible with each other.
From this time I was most narrowly watched. If I was in a separate room any considerable length of time, I was sure to be suspected of having a book, and was at once called to give an account of myself. All this, however, was too late. The first step had been taken. Mistress, in teaching me the alphabet, had given me the inch, and no precaution could prevent me from taking the ell.
The plan which I adopted, and the one by which I was most successful, was that of making friends of all the ...
Imitation, 3 John 9-14, Adapted from a Steve Shepherd sermon http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/imitation-steve-shepherd-sermon-on-doing-gods-will-150917.asp
Cheryl Strayed's advice to an aspiring writer on faith and humility....Ashok Kumar
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āWriting is hard for every last one of usā¦ Coal mining is harder. Do you think miners stand around all day talking about how hard it is to mine for coal? They do not. They simply dig.ā
The Indian economy is classified into different sectors to simplify the analysis and understanding of economic activities. For Class 10, it's essential to grasp the sectors of the Indian economy, understand their characteristics, and recognize their importance. This guide will provide detailed notes on the Sectors of the Indian Economy Class 10, using specific long-tail keywords to enhance comprehension.
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Students, digital devices and success - Andreas Schleicher - 27 May 2024..pptxEduSkills OECD
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Andreas Schleicher presents at the OECD webinar āDigital devices in schools: detrimental distraction or secret to success?ā on 27 May 2024. The presentation was based on findings from PISA 2022 results and the webinar helped launch the PISA in Focus āManaging screen time: How to protect and equip students against distractionā https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/managing-screen-time_7c225af4-en and the OECD Education Policy Perspective āStudents, digital devices and successā can be found here - https://oe.cd/il/5yV
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In Odoo, the multi-company feature allows you to manage multiple companies within a single Odoo database instance. Each company can have its own configurations while still sharing common resources such as products, customers, and suppliers.
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The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
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The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
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The Roman Empireās society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
We all have good and bad thoughts from time to time and situation to situation. We are bombarded daily with spiraling thoughts(both negative and positive) creating all-consuming feel , making us difficult to manage with associated suffering. Good thoughts are like our Mob Signal (Positive thought) amidst noise(negative thought) in the atmosphere. Negative thoughts like noise outweigh positive thoughts. These thoughts often create unwanted confusion, trouble, stress and frustration in our mind as well as chaos in our physical world. Negative thoughts are also known as ādistorted thinkingā.
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An EFL lesson about the current events in Palestine. It is intended to be for intermediate students who wish to increase their listening skills through a short lesson in power point.
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He discussed the concept of quality improvement, emphasizing its applicability to various aspects of life, including personal, project, and program improvements. He defined quality as doing the right thing at the right time in the right way to achieve the best possible results and discussed the concept of the "gap" between what we know and what we do, and how this gap represents the areas we need to improve. He explained the scientific approach to quality improvement, which involves systematic performance analysis, testing and learning, and implementing change ideas. He also highlighted the importance of client focus and a team approach to quality improvement.
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Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
2. Apologia
HORSE SENSE
If you work for a man, in Heaven's name work for
him. If he pays wages that supply you your bread and
butter, work for him, speak well of him, think well of
him, and stand by him, and stand by the institution he
represents. I think if I worked for a man, I would work
for him.
I would not work for him a part of his time, but all of
his time. I would give an undivided service or none. If
put to the pinch, an ounce of loyalty is worth a pound
of cleverness. If you must vilify, condemn, and
eternally disparage, why, resign your position, and
when you are outside, damn to your heart's content.
But, I pray you, so long as you are a part of an
institution, do not condemn it. Not that you will injure
the institution--not that--but when you disparage the
concern of which you are a part, you disparage
yourself. And don't forget--"I forgot" won't do in
business.
This literary trifle, "A Message to Garcia," was written
one evening after supper, in a single hour. It was on
the Twenty-second of February, Eighteen Hundred
Ninety-nine, Washington's Birthday, and we were just
going to press with the March "Philistine." The thing
leaped hot from my heart, written after a trying day,
when I had been endeavoring to train some rather
delinquent villagers to abjure the comatose state and
get radioactive.
The immediate suggestion, though, came from a little
argument over the teacups, when my boy Bert
suggested that Rowan was the real hero of the Cuban
War. Rowan had gone alone and done the thing--
carried the message to Garcia.
It came to me like a flash! Yes, the boy is right, the
hero is the man who does his work--who carries the
message to Garcia. I got up from the table, and wrote
"A Message to Garcia." I thought so little of it that we
ran it in the Magazine without a heading. The edition
went out, and soon orders began to come for extra
copies of the March "Philistine," a dozen, fifty, a
hundred; and when the American News Company
ordered a thousand, I asked one of my helpers which
article it was that had stirred up the cosmic dust.
"It's the stuff about Garcia," he said.
3. The next day a telegram came from George H.
Daniels, of the New York Central Railroad, thus: "Give
price on one hundred thousand Rowan article in
pamphlet form--Empire State Express advertisement
on back--also how soon can ship."
I replied giving price, and stated we could supply the
pamphlets in two years. Our facilities were small and
a hundred thousand booklets looked like an awful
undertaking.
The result was that I gave Mr. Daniels permission to
reprint the article in his own way. He issued it in
booklet form in editions of half a million. Two or three
of these half-million lots were sent out by Mr. Daniels,
and in addition the article was reprinted in over two
hundred magazines and newspapers. It has been
translated into all written languages.
At the time Mr. Daniels was distributing the "Message
to Garcia," Prince Hilakoff, Director of Russian
Railways, was in this country. He was the guest of the
New York Central, and made a tour of the country
under the personal direction of Mr. Daniels. The
Prince saw the little book and was interested in it,
more because Mr. Daniels was putting it out in such
big numbers, probably, than otherwise.
In any event, when he got home he had the matter
translated into Russian, and a copy of the booklet
given to every railroad employee in Russia.
Other countries then took it up, and from Russia it
passed into Germany, France, Spain, Turkey,
Hindustan and China. During the war between Russia
and Japan, every Russian soldier who went to the
front was given a copy of the "Message to Garcia."
The Japanese, finding the booklets in possession of the
Russian prisoners, concluded that it must be a good
thing, and accordingly translated it into Japanese.
And on an order of the Mikado, a copy was given to
every man in the employ of the Japanese Government,
soldier or civilian. Over forty million copies of "A
Message to Garcia" have been printed.
This is said to be a larger circulation than any other
literary venture has ever attained during the lifetime
of the author, in all history--thanks to a series of lucky
accidents!--E.H.
4. Initiative
The world bestows its big prizes, both in money and
in honors, for but one thing. And that is Initiative.
What is Initiative?
Iāll tell you: it is doing the right thing without being
told.
But next to doing the thing without being told is to do
it when you are told once. That is to say, carry the
Message to Garcia: those who can carry a message get
high honors, but their pay is not always in proportion.
Next, there are those who never do a thing until they
are told twice; such get no honors and small pay.
Next, there are those who do the right thing only
when necessity kicks them from behind, and these get
indifference instead of honors, and a pittance for pay.
This kind spends most of its time polishing a bench
with a hard-luck story.
Then, still lower down in the scale than this, we have
fellow who will not do the right thing even when
some one goes along to show him how and stays to
see that he does it; he is always out of job, and receives
the contempt he deserves, unless he happens to have a
rich Pa, in which case Destiny patiently awaits around
a corner with a stuffed club.
To which class do you belong?
5. 1899
A Message to Garcia
By Elbert Hubbard
In all this Cuban business there is one man stands out
on the horizon of my memory like Mars at perihelion.
When war broke out between Spain & the United
States, it was very necessary to communicate quickly
with the leader of the Insurgents. Garcia was
somewhere in the mountain vastness of Cuba- no one
knew where. No mail nor telegraph message could
reach him. The President must secure his cooperation,
and quickly.
What to do!
Some one said to the President, "Thereās a fellow by
the name of Rowan will find Garcia for you, if
anybody can."
Rowan was sent for and given a letter to be delivered
to Garcia. How "the fellow by the name of Rowan"
took the letter, sealed it up in an oil-skin pouch,
strapped it over his heart, in four days landed by night
off the coast of Cuba from an open boat, disappeared
into the jungle, & in three weeks came out on the other
side of the Island, having traversed a hostile country
on foot, and delivered his letter to Garcia, are things I
have no special desire now to tell in detail.
The point I wish to make is this: McKinley gave
Rowan a letter to be delivered to Garcia; Rowan took
the letter and did not ask, "Where is he at?" By the
Eternal! there is a man whose form should be cast in
deathless bronze and the statue placed in every
college of the land. It is not book-learning young men
need, nor instruction about this and that, but a
stiffening of the vertebrae which will cause them to be
loyal to a trust, to act promptly, concentrate their
energies: do the thing- "Carry a message to Garcia!"
General Garcia is dead now, but there are other
Garcias.
No man, who has endeavored to carry out an
enterprise where many hands were needed, but has
been well nigh appalled at times by the imbecility of
the average man- the inability or unwillingness to
concentrate on a thing and do it. Slip-shod assistance,
foolish inattention, dowdy indifference, & half-hearted
work seem the rule; and no man succeeds, unless by
hook or crook, or threat, he forces or bribes other men
to assist him; or mayhap, God in His goodness
performs a miracle, & sends him an Angel of Light for
6. an assistant. You, reader, put this matter to a test: You
are sitting now in your office- six clerks are within call.
Summon any one and make this request: "Please look
in the encyclopedia and make a brief memorandum
for me concerning the life of Correggio".
Will the clerk quietly say, "Yes, sir," and go do the
task?
On your life, he will not. He will look at you out of a
fishy eye and ask one or more of the following
questions:
Who was he?
Which encyclopedia?
Where is the encyclopedia?
Was I hired for that?
Donāt you mean Bismarck?
Whatās the matter with Charlie doing it?
Is he dead?
Is there any hurry?
Shanāt I bring you the book and let you look it up
yourself?
What do you want to know for?
And I will lay you ten to one that after you have
answered the questions, and explained how to find
the information, and why you want it, the clerk will
go off and get one of the other clerks to help him try to
find Garcia- and then come back and tell you there is
no such man. Of course I may lose my bet, but
according to the Law of Average, I will not.
Now if you are wise you will not bother to explain to
your "assistant" that Correggio is indexed under the
Cās, not in the Kās, but you will smile sweetly and say,
"Never mind," and go look it up yourself.
And this incapacity for independent action, this moral
stupidity, this infirmity of the will, this unwillingness
to cheerfully catch hold and lift, are the things that put
pure Socialism so far into the future. If men will not
act for themselves, what will they do when the benefit
of their effort is for all? A first-mate with knotted club
seems necessary; and the dread of getting "the bounce"
Saturday night, holds many a worker to his place.
7. Advertise for a stenographer, and nine out of ten who
apply, can neither spell nor punctuate- and do not
think it necessary to.
Can such a one write a letter to Garcia?
"You see that bookkeeper," said the foreman to me in a
large factory.
"Yes, what about him?"
"Well heās a fine accountant, but if Iād send him up
town on an errand, he might accomplish the errand all
right, and on the other hand, might stop at four
saloons on the way, and when he got to Main Street,
would forget what he had been sent for."
Can such a man be entrusted to carry a message to
Garcia?
We have recently been hearing much maudlin
sympathy expressed for the "downtrodden denizen of
the sweat-shop" and the "homeless wanderer
searching for honest employment," & with it all often
go many hard words for the men in power.
Nothing is said about the employer who grows old
before his time in a vain attempt to get frowsy neāer-
do-wells to do intelligent work; and his long patient
striving with "help" that does nothing but loaf when
his back is turned. In every store and factory there is a
constant weeding-out process going on. The employer
is constantly sending away "help" that have shown
their incapacity to further the interests of the business,
and others are being taken on. No matter how good
times are, this sorting continues, only if times are hard
and work is scarce, the sorting is done finer- but out
and forever out, the incompetent and unworthy go.
It is the survival of the fittest. Self-interest prompts
every employer to keep the best- those who can carry
a message to Garcia.
I know one man of really brilliant parts who has not
the ability to manage a business of his own, and yet
who is absolutely worthless to any one else, because
he carries with him constantly the insane suspicion
that his employer is oppressing, or intending to
oppress him. He cannot give orders; and he will not
receive them. Should a message be given him to take
to Garcia, his answer would probably be, "Take it
yourself."
Tonight this man walks the streets looking for work,
the wind whistling through his threadbare coat. No
one who knows him dare employ him, for he is a
regular fire-brand of discontent. He is impervious to
8. reason, and the only thing that can impress him is the
toe of a thick-soled No. 9 boot.
Of course I know that one so morally deformed is no
less to be pitied than a physical cripple; but in our
pitying, let us drop a tear, too, for the men who are
striving to carry on a great enterprise, whose working
hours are not limited by the whistle, and whose hair is
fast turning white through the struggle to hold in line
dowdy indifference, slip-shod imbecility, and the
heartless ingratitude, which, but for their enterprise,
would be both hungry & homeless.
Have I put the matter too strongly? Possibly I have;
but when all the world has gone a-slumming I wish to
speak a word of sympathy for the man who succeeds-
the man who, against great odds has directed the
efforts of others, and having succeeded, finds thereās
nothing in it: nothing but bare board and clothes.
I have carried a dinner pail & worked for dayās wages,
and I have also been an employer of labor, and I know
there is something to be said on both sides. There is no
excellence, per se, in poverty; rags are no
recommendation; & all employers are not rapacious
and high-handed, any more than all poor men are
virtuous.
My heart goes out to the man who does his work
when the "boss" is away, as well as when he is at
home. And the man who, when given a letter for
Garcia, quietly take the missive, without asking any
idiotic questions, and with no lurking intention of
chucking it into the nearest sewer, or of doing aught
else but deliver it, never gets "laid off," nor has to go
on a strike for higher wages. Civilization is one long
anxious search for just such individuals. Anything
such a man asks shall be granted; his kind is so rare
that no employer can afford to let him go. He is
wanted in every city, town and village- in every office,
shop, store and factory. The world cries out for such:
he is needed, & needed badly- the man who can carry
a message to Garcia.
-THE END-
9. Andrew Summers ROWAN
Colonel Andrews Summers ROWAN was born in Gap
Mills, Virginia, in 1857.
He was an American officer and graduated of West
Point class of 1881.
In the years before the Spanish American War, Rowan
served several frontiers posts and with military
intelligence in Latin America. He was interested in
Cuba in particular and wrote a book about the island.
With tensions between the United States and the
Spanish (who then ruled Cuba) growing, President
William McKinley saw value in establishing contact
with the Cuban rebels who could prove a valuable ally
in case of war with Spain. McKinley asked Colonel
Arthur Wagner to suggest an officer to make contact
with Garciaās rebels. Wagner suggested Rowan who
then travelled to Cuba via Jamaica. Rowan met Garcia
in the Oriente Mountains and established a rapport.
Rowan garnered information from Garcia who was
eager to cooperate with Americans in fighting the
Spanish. Rowan returned to the US and was given
command of a force of āImmunesā, African-American
troops assumed to be immune to tropical diseases
found in Cuba. After his service in the Spanish-
American War, he served in the Philippines and posts
in the US Fort Riley (Kansas), West Point (Kentucky)
and American Lake (Washington), retiring in 1909.
More then twenty years later, Rowan was presented
the āDistinguished Service Crossā for his
extraordinary heroism in action in connection with the
operations in Cuba in May, 1898.
Rowan died in the Presidio of San Francesco in 1943.
He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.