The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-13

is satisfied. yet if you ask him the time
you viii find that nine times out of ten
he VIII have to take another look before
ne can tel what the time is A man really
uses watch more than he thinks he
does. He regulates his work unconscious
" oy siances at his watch and has IN his
mind all the time something that he has
20 do at q specified time He could not
LeA you OF a minor appointment that ne
has at, say 10 o'clock. and the appoint
meut has apparently slipped his mind but
2 cnance glance at the watch recalls it.
II the hands point 10 really that time In
this way the watch acts as memoran-
dunn and many men use IL for that Dur-
pose although they do not know they are
doing So VIII feel nervous and unset
tied until I have nv watch again in my
pocket There are Two other little things
that man absolutely has to carry if he
wants to be equippef for the DAVIS work
and those are lead pencil and q pocket
knife It would be as easy TO go through
the day without a collar and necktie as
I expect it would be less irritating The
pencil Is a necessity 10 most men and
its loss can not be filed with pen and ink
The pocket knife is like the watch. used
unconsciously. and when man loses it
tempt to clean his finger nails with any
thing he can get that can possibly be used
little idea of the number of times a nan
takes out his pocket knife and cleans his
nalis- have noticed that man who IS
not busy viii aimist iuvaria BY clean his
nails and trim them Just watch a num-
ing IN hotel lobby and You will see that
4 am right A watch and knife are
necessary for a man who has a little time
time ysu go to the depot and YOU wiz
nnd sthSt~you are no exception. don't
was robbed of all three znife watch and
pencil and was unable TO replace them
EXPECT ne would soon be an inmate Of
the paresis ward.
I was in Kansas City for one day dur
Ing the carnival week. said a travelling
man. who does not live there. and I had
a very disagrseabIe time. had made ap-
= r1 me
them there and Went on that account. I
always avoid gatherings Of thar nature If
possible. as I do not enjoy being showed
nd hauled about IN a crowd. but I had
the ensageInents ana kept them. I no
a year and saw all sorts of .iags' The
generous lachrymose- anecdotaI. phflo-
life. and all the otFfeas varfss les " lars
were there IN plenty One of the men that
who has a reputation at home for piety
ana sopriery. got on a jag that ran the
bought several drinks and got generous
ne insisted on buying everything for the
-. .e5 Y spend 2 cent but 1ush me He
insisted -pn- buying everything that was
: - - n I-slA constantly rsrnsark tnat
- F4 49, eTlllhs 100 good Tor him or
ais trends We devoted the entire DAY
70 easlng care OF him and trying 70 keep
hirn from giving his money away He
wanted to tell funny stores and then he
ST lcA q sarcastic Vein He would end UP
py weeping and telling the story of his
life When he. began 70 shed tears and
lsil nov sorry ne was that We didn't care
Tor him as We should. / felt like throwing
hiHa IN the river. but decided that the best
LAlng could do was put him on a train
for home and give the conductor his
ticket After we got him to the depot,
he cried because he thought he had of
Tended me and would assure me between
MS Weeps that the only he
loved never was SO relieved in my life
as vas when the train pulled out. tax
ing him and his wet face home. The
next time 7 make an engagement with a
customer who does not drink. / viii in
guire closely into his past history I SUP
pose that I viii lose his trade. because
1 did not take him to a hotel instead of
sending him home, but I wouldn't have
rsrnafned with him all night for his ex-
elusive business