Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-09-22
CONTRARY TO BUSINESS.
People in Certain Lines Of Trade Who
Do Not Use Their Own
Wares.

Wares.
drugs? The less you take OF them
the better; personally wouldn't think
Of taking them!" So said a speaker
recently at a meeting. when the ques-
ton Of the supply Of drugs cropped
up. His hearers stared at him, aghast.
says Smiths Weekly. And well they
might, for he was the proprietor OF a
large local chemists shop.
Who can question the rarity OF a
thin butcher? Nearly every butcher.
whether he be of the pork or ordinary
variety, is a standing advertisement OF
his trade. Knowing one who certain
ly could lay no claims to stoutness. the
writer Of this article jocularly said to
him: why are you not as fat as your
brother butcher? 1t seems to reflect
on the quality OF your meat" l was
not prepared for the astounding reply:
II am not big, because under no cir
cumstances do ever eat piece OF
meat. / am the strictest of vegetari'
ans, and l do not believe that animal
food is good for people" "Have you,
then, no conscientious objection to
selling what you consider harmful to
health?" ooh, dear no" came the
quick reply. II can't let my princi'
pies affect my pocket. My business Is
a good one, So" He shrugged his
shoulders expressively.
To be a successful public-house land
lord, It is essential to be convivial. STILL
this does not deter a good few pub
leans from remaining absolute tee
totalers.
when you are behind the bar" said
one of these, land a customer asks you
to have q drink, It would be suicidal
in q business sense to refuse. You
would stamp yourself as being un.
sociable at once. Besides, there Is the
question Of beneflting the takings.
But that is no reason why you should
take alcoholic liquor. It is a very old
dodge to keep handy Finest Old
Tom bottle. which instead OF spirit
contains simply water, and to imbibe
n glass of that You charge, Of course.
for the price Of gin. Profitable!
Rather!"
II would appear almost impossible
that q man could remain all day long
surrounded by and dispensing tobacco
in every shape, without himself sue
cumbing to the attraction OF the
weed" Yet It is q fact that one OF the
principal Liverpool tobacconists never
has and avows he never will smoke
sither cigar, cigarette or pipe. His
reason for this is that he feels II he
once contracts the habit 1t would grow
upon him 30 much that he would smoke
all day long and to such an extent
that his health would suffer. In fact,
he is afraid Of himself. BY the way.
you will generally find that when q
tobacconist is q tobacco abstainer he
Is usually q victim to the habit OF
taking snuff.
One or two Of the most popular
story.writers Of the day are physically
unable to write. They are prevented
from doing so by blindness, not I'M
common malady amongst journalists.
These men employ other methods OF
transferring their copy" to paper.
One of them dictates his copy to a sec
Rotary. Another finds that his now
Of language Is interrupted by the pres
ence Of q second person. so he has
learned to master the intricacies OF
typewriter. To such pitch OF excel
lence can he type now that 1t Is sell
dom he makes q typographical error,
and his memory is SO good that he
never repeats a phrase.
A young lady afiicted with blindness
owns a very successful typewriting
establishment In London, She has
also turned be. hand to authorship,
and has written her experiences.
A well-known Jewish rabbi is now a
dancing master. NJ. Molina was at one
time chief rabbi at Marseilles and later
ut the Paris synagogue. Misfortunes.
however, came his way and he lost his
position. Two years ago he met Gen.
Andre, the French minister of war,
who gave him the position Of dancing
master at the military cadet school
o. st. Cyr. N. Molina has been en-
gagged Is professor Of dancing at the
Royal Casino.