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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-21
IBy w !. S. Beard.

not congenal or to which he is not adapted
without the fact soon becoming apparent, ana
as soon as this fact is established with mans
employer 1t will not be long before he will be
spared thefnecessity OF doing his changing
himself. On the other hand, the average
man, II he ~ not a shirk and a loafer, will
not hesitate3in making the change as soon as
he knows that he is the right man In tho
wrong place, II he does not he will suffer the
Gate OF the 3square peg In the round hole and
\ never ut In properly. But most men change.
Second Trial Usually Fails.
Nor do they usually find the line for which
Z they are adapted on the second trial There
are hundreds OF circumstances and conditions
/ that work against a man staying in the sec
ond, or even third. work tina t he essays, even
without the supreme fact that he does not
In them find the work that shall be his.
Employment agencies of the better class
are frequently In a position to see the number
OF times man may change work be fore find
Ing something which he stays atpermanent-
~. OftenBthey arefthe medium Of effecting
the changes. Some men have a penchant Of
changing from one line Of work to he other
In n manner that passes all belief, but the
majority OF men who work In a city are only
sincerely anxious to find the work wherein
they can labor to the best advantage.
try at an Office clerkship, as a store en-
ploye, possibly at a trade, and then good
position where the experience and knowledge
ofhuman nature gained In the previous posi-
lions can be utilized to the bestiadyantage,
this may be said to be the career of the ay-
8erage, unframed city man In his search for a
yocntion," said a man who finds hundreds
Of men places each year. Z" With the trained
man, the man with a business school train
ing for instance. the course Is different,
Naturally, II he fails to find his work In q
clerical position he will try for something
bettor. an executive position preferably.
T But 1t takes him usually as many tries as "
does the unframed man before he makes q
hit, 1t is simply a question Of finding the
line that he can work best In
Professional Men Also Change.
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may be old friends among them, and, II he
5condescends to speak, It IS always in the!
q Me good man strain. II. by any chance
trick OF fate, he should be actually cast for
a part where his name will appear on the
program. his cup OF Joy is full and he gazes3
on the rest of the world with a plying, scorn-9
full air that expresses his contempt for those
who have not trodden the boards better than
any words could do. s
No ma tier at what age the inyeterate supe
may be, it is impossible to convince him that
the day is not coming when he will be a great.
actor: No matte how ma ny times he has
been given the chilled mitten by cruel,fate,
he is always certain that the next season
will see his name on the program close to the,
stars. Even If taken to one side and told by
brutal stage managers that he Is not fitted
for an actor, and that he VIII never be able.
to play a part OF any kind, the supe will refuse
to leave the .hpro fession.
Go Hungry for Arts Sake.
y one fellow who haunted the stage en-
frances Of Chicago theaters was offered a
position in an office by a manager who was
inspired to do so more by pity than thing
else But the supe indigna ntly refused. He
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-21
!. Desplse IAIl Other Work.

a Common occupation no matter at what
salary. they conemn. commercialism thew
despise, and H. as Is often the case they re
unable to secure work at their beloved trade.
they refuse to consider other offers OF en-
.ployment and somehow manage to scrape
along on their savings and borrowings until
the opportunity offers Itself for another
chance at the money that stage manager
deals out. In this interim Of nonemploy-
me Mt they may so down into the depths even
falling as low as the barrel house lunch
counter and the cent lodging house. but
anything IS better than to stray from the
sacred realm OF art S5
VI No. The supe is neither particularly era ~
nor particularly lazy: he is extremely stage
struck. He has the !. ha BIT = TO the same
extent as the hard drtnker has the drink
habit and the feel Of the stage under his feet. 3
the glare OF the footlights In his eyes, the
sightof an audience out In front. In short.
the attractions OF the stage, serve him much
as whisky serves the drunkard. He must
have 1t or he goes TO pieces. Once the habit
is thoroughly formed, apparently thereis lit
tie hope for man to shake 1t on.
Most OF the men who make a livelihood in
this mannerRare men who are well past the.
prime OF life Most Of them have been at the
business for a dozen years or more. Some
iofathems have acted as supes for half a. life
time. There are three or four who are well
over the three score mark in years and who
began to take part In productions before
they had attained their majority. These are
probably the {. aristocrats" OF this end OF.
the theatrical profession in the country and
when scenic productions requiring a horde OF
stage people are made they. are sure to be
on hand to apply for the choice parts.
Work Of any other kind is a horror to them.
They are stage people never anything
else. They have their specialties, Just as
nave actors. Thus one is an expert in the
mob scene. while another. may be able to
stroll across the stage at a garden party
scene in manner thoroughly artistic. A
supe with finely developed calves may be told
off as an English butler tthinking part, and
on the shoulders Of the big fellow with the
manly torso is. sure to fall the Roman sem
ators toga.
Majority Are Would Be Actors.
The majority OF supes are would be actors.
Some time in the past the laurels OF Irving
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-21
=. Supes = Artists
Who w ork for
Love Of Stage.
By.Ed. N. Murray.

# 3 there is any class OF workers that sticks
to an occupation for the love Of the
E work." II is surely the theatrical "supes." -
.rfe supe Is an artist at heart In tina t the
love OF his work means moro to him than
a few paltry dollars In salary. Flo Is the
artist unmarried by any tainting touch Of
or course there Is the common, ordinary
supe OF a day, a clerk making a few dollars
q week by carrying q spear. a truck driver
getting his first glance OF an audience from
the vantage point Of behind the footlights
by appearing In the mob scene, or a gilded
youth playing at supe In search Of q new
experience
But none OF these may be classed with the
|" real supes." The real supe Of years ex-
perience is as Jealous of his profession . as
any real actor, and he resents with strong
language any attempt to put him In the same
category with the supc of special OCCASION.
The popular idea that supes are all picked
up from the riff-raff and curious of the street
or from the ranks OF stage struck young men
and women is quite wrong
i There arc professional supes galore In
every large city, and In most plays where
only a few extra people are required the
supernumcrar les are nearly all professionals,
In the larger productions, where a hundred
or more men and women arc needed to NIL
in the big scenes, the 9 amateur supe = Is
called In. for the" professionals |" are but
small crew; small and choice. They are so
choice and select that they Will work at no
other occupation than that OF their choice.
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length OF an educa tional training Tor
the advertising field except such a
kind and such length AS has enabled
IA think ciea rly f0St hink hard and I'd
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~ HE popular idea that the man who a b.
blcs in many kinds Of work before set
ting down to the work that Is to be
i his life vocation is worthless is hard
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The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-03-09

Ward, Ark. March 6th.-(Special)
From all over the West reports
come Of cures OF different forms of
Kidney Disease by Dodd's Kidney
Pills, and this place is not without
evidence of the great work the Great
American Kidney Remedy is doing.
Among the cured here is Mr.. ]. ".
Waggoner, a well known citizen. Who.
In an interview, says: "Dodd's Kidney
Pills have done wonders for me. My
kidneys and bladder were badly out
of order. I used many medicines. but
got nothing to cure me till l tried
Dodd's Kidney Pills. Two boxes of
them fixed me UP SO that have been
well ever since.
Tell the poor kidney and bladder
diseased people TO take Dodd's Kid
ney Pills and get we'll"
No case of kidney complaint is too
far gone for Dodd's Kidney Pills to
cure. They are the only remedy that
has ever cured Brfght's Disease.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-03-09

-custom has made 1t almost univer-
~ for all. male persons to bear the
names Of their parents," said an at
tache Of the local court the other morn
ing. ut seems natural that it should
be SO. Nevertheless, there is nothing
In the laws Of this country prohibiting
. mans taking another name, and no
legal penalty attached to his doing So
There Is always, however, a possibility
Of Its being attended with inconven-
ience and perhaps loss to himself.
There Is a way by which q man
may change his name with the sane
ton Of the law, and that is the only
safe way. But the law requires him to
assign some good reason for the
change. Men have assigned various
reasons for wishing to change their
names. Sometimes a man wishes to
drop bis right name because 1t is Of
foreign origin and difiicult for an Amer
lean tongue to proEuonce. This may
injure him in his business. as there
Is such a thing as prejudice even in
this free and enlightened common
wealth. Or his name may have in
English an absurd or even vulgar
meaning and subject him to unpleas-
ant Jokes. or 1t may associate him with
some notorious criminal or be the
counterpart OF some name which his
tory made infamous. or 1t may be mis-
spelled and equently mispro-
nounced on his entry to this country.
Washington Star.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-03-09
Golden Garter. for Men.

Men are going in for fancy garter
buckles now" said the jeweler In
the holiday season we sold many ex-
pensive pairs of mems garters.
IN mans garter there is plenty OF
room for display, for there are three
separate metal parts to each garter.
In the expensive garters these metal
parts are of silver or gold.
THE ordinary man uses a pair of
the common garters until the elastic
wears out. Then he discards them
and buys new pair. Those who wear
silver or gold attachments are really
not extravagant, for the attachments
last a lifetime and when the elastic
wears out 1t can be replaced with
new.'-New York Sun.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-03-09
Many Years Begin on SUNDAY.

In the course of the present cen
fury fourteen years will begin on
Sunday. A painstaking individual has
computed these occurrences. showing
that in this century Jan. will fall on
Sunday as follows: The common
years 1905, 1911. 1922. 1898, 1885,
1850. 1861, 1867. 1878, 1899 and 1895,
and the leap years 1928. 1856 and
1884. This is fraction less than the
usual number computed in point Of
averages, the first and last of the
Sunday beginnings falling five years
each from the close of the century
1t is possible for Jan. to occur on
Sunday fifteen times in a single cen
fury.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-03-09
cn,NA,s GUILDS OF THIEVES.
Roguery Properly Organized In the
Flowery Kingdom.

China is the country of guilds, and
the guild of thieves in any district
might almost be described as rec
ognized body. 1t is treated with by
all householders, until it has become a
kind of insurance agency against theft
All gatekeepers and night-watchmen
pay small monthly fee to this guild
in order that no thieving may take
place on the premises over which they
have control; then il anything does
go, it will be due to a free lance, who
would be promptly murdered If cap
tured by the guild thieves themselves
A recent writer on China states that
a friend of his who employs many
hundreds of coolies, pays a regular
monthly salary to the head Of the
thieves in that district. The man
comes to the Office on pay-days like
other employees to draw his wages. If,
however, anything has been missed
from the factory during the month. the
value of it is deducted from his salary
until the article is restored, which is
invariably done within short time,
and in full.-Montreal Herald.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-03-09
Ls.I... Printed fot IBs-s c.ss. ,ss,.

In England, being an "epistle contain
ing a salutation to the unfaithful and
visitation to the inquiring, in SOL
emn farewell to them all in the land
of my nativity" The last part is
signed. your well wishing Friend, W..
p" and is dated from the Downs, the
30th of the Sixth Month. 1882"
From this date it would appear
that after Penn went on board the
ship Welcome, which was to bear him
to his beautiful province-Pennsylva-
nia-he felt that he might never see
his natal shores again. and SO decided
to send a farewell message to the
world.
To the unfaithful, Penn adds, as a
peroration, This send you as fare
we'll to you, in the name and power of
the God of my salvation. and in so
doing am clear of you all"
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-03-09
FOX A. WILL o. the w,sp.-
Curious Belief That IL Prsvaisn
Amona the yapa nese.

Curious Belief That 10 Prevalent
Among the japanese.
Among the many superstitions OF
the japanese there is none more
strange or more universal than the
belief in the power Of the fox to do
them harm, and many are the stories
told Of those against whom this
power has been exercised. The Jap
anese fox Is a pretty creature about
two feet long and OF q tawny color.
and is found nearly everywhere in
Japan. The mischievous tricks which
foxes are said to play upon the un-
wary are many, and wonderful are
the tales told to awed groups of lis
teners by those who have been duped
by them. The designing fox usually
takes the form of a fairy maiden in
order to play tricks upon some I'M
suspecting wayfarer. and beckons him
on until he falls into ditch or is lost
in the mountains. II is almost al
ways at night that the fox goes out
to deceive. and those who have met
with such adventures say that the
only way to know the difference be-
tween a real maiden and a fox lady
is that the latter is clearly disting-
Unstable. even on the darkest night.
the stripes or patterns on her cloth.
ing being clearly visible even in the
darkness. 1t is usually to those who
are carrying some article of food
that the artful fox appears, with the
design of obtaining the dainty, and
those who have been through the ex-
perience say that bewildered feel
ing takes possession Of them and
they are not able to exert their own
wills.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-03-09

Every housekeeper should knSv
that II they will buy Defiance Ca
Water Starch for laundry use hey
will save not only time, becaaso =
never sticks to the iron. but hecnsss
each package contains 16 os.-ouo IN
pound-while all other Cold water
Starches are put up In X pound paeh-
ages. and the price Is the same. 10
cents. Then again because Deaanco
Starch is free from ali injurious che1-
icals. II your grocer tries to sen yua
E hoe. package II Is because be -
a stock on hand which he wishes -
dispose of before he puts In Denanea.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package in large ~
ters and figures ZIG ozs." DemaaA D.
lance and save much time and moaey
and the annoyance OF the iron sateAr
ing. Defiance never sticks
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-03-09
OERANGED NERVES
DISTRESSING TROUBLES LEFT N
st. vITUS AND GRIP.

woman Anl~teJ for Years BY sevunv.
spsns Of Numbs.ss snd wsaA..o
Rsesvers Perfect health.
When shc was fourteen years old. Mn.
Ida L. Brown lad St. vitus' dAnas-
She finally got over tho most noticaaSas
features Of tire strange nilmsnt, bot ~
still troubled by very uncomfortable ssn-
sations. which she recently described ~
follows:
Zone hand. hnlf Of my face. and ha1f
Of my tongue would get cold aud uunse.
These feelings would como on, last fsr
about ten minutes, and then go awsy.
several times day. Besides woaAA
have pa!pitation Of tho heart, and ny
strength would get 80 low that cosli
hardly breathe. As time went ON thess
spells kept coming ofteper and growiAy
worse. The pumbness would sometimes
extend over half my body"
How did you got rid Of them?"
at seemed for long timc ns IL nevsr
could get rid of them. 1t was not untsl
shout nix years ago that / found = rssnsdS
that Ind virtue enough in it to reach Mr.
case. That was DIR. Williams Pink Pins
for Pale People, and they have aimee o.
tirely cured me.
Ibid it take long to effect q curs7~
"Noi hadn't taken the whole Of ths
first box before saw a great IMPROVE
ment So kept on using them, growing
better all the time until had taken eighs
boxes aud then was perfectly well. ani
I have remained in good hoalth over
since with Que exception"
What wns thnt?"
"Oh that was when I had the grip
/ was in bed, under the doctors cnss.
for two weeks. When got up haA
dreadful attacks of dizziuess. had 70
grasp hold Of something or would FALL
right down / was just miserable. and
when / saw tho doctor was not helpin4
me, l began to take DR.. Williams Pink
Pills again. In short timo they cured
me Of that trouble too, md havo ihovsr
had any dizzy spells since"
Mrs. Brown lives at No. 1705 DoW1As
street, Mnttoon. Illinois. DR.. Wiiliamas'
Pink Pills are without an equal for tAs
rapid and thorough cure of tervous pros
tration. They cxpel the poison left in ~
system by such diseases ms grip and aru
the best of tonics in all cases Of weak
ness. They arc sold by every drpggis-
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-03-09
unpleasan.Iy Suggestive.

When the editor of an English pa
per received a fine chicken he be-
lieved 1t to be token from some APP
preciative reader. After the editor
had enjoyed a dinner in which the
supposed gift played a part. he re-
ceived letter from a man who said:
Il sent you a chicken in order to set
tie dispute which has arisen here.
Can you tell us what the chicken
died of?"-Albany Journal.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-03-09

In long continued sickness the
strength must be kept up by sum
Client nourishment and 1t is Of the ut
most Importance to give food which
is digestible, palatable, OF the right
quantity, and furthermore, this food
should be administered at the right
time. As a rule an invalid should eat
five or six times a day, instead Of de-
pending on the regular three meals a
day.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-03-09
Cigarettes smuggIed In = Book.

A clever attempt to elude the GUS
toms has been frustrated by one of
the st. Paul inspectors.
A large book was received through
the mall, addressed to a citizen of st.
Paul. The postmark was that OF a
city in Turkey. The book was wrapped
up in such a way that the sides were
visible. in order to avoid suspicion.
The inspector detected the fraud on
lifting the book. which was suspicious
ly light in weight.
An examination showed that the en-
tire inside of the book had been cut
out and in the space thus made were
some 5000 Turkish Mime
apolis Tribune.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-03-09
YELLOW CRUST ON BABY
Would Crack Open and Seab Causing
Terrible Itchino-Cured by
cuticura.

"Our baby had yellow crust on his
head which l could not keep away.
When l thought / had succeeded in
getting his head clear, 1t would start
again by the crown of his head, crack
and scale. and cause terrible itching.
then got 0uticura Soap and Oint-
ment, washing the scalp with the soap
and then applying the Ointment. A
few treatments made a complete cure.
1 have advised number of mothers
to use Cuticura, when I have been
asked about the same ailment of their
babies. Mrs. John Boyce, Pine Bush.
N Y"
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-03-09
Made His Hen a wooden Leo.

One of the agricultural freaks to
be seen in Lancaster county is a hen
with a wooden leg. The fowl is the
property of Daniel Brubaker, a farmer
living near Rheems.
The chicken lost leg by an acct
dent, and a humane member OF the
family fitted 1t with wooden append
age as near like the original as posi-
bic. The hen is said to strut around
without any difficulty.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-03-09
lIIs o. ch.rae.er, Of ELECTION.

Deadly diseases seem to have =
weird fascination for some novelists.
insanity attracted Charles Reade.
dipsomania Mr.. George Moore and Sir
Walter Beasant. Leprosy and hydro
phobia had charms for the late r.
y. Blackmore. Epilepsy. and the
enect Of nitrate Of silver on the skin.
form the basis Of Poor Miss Finch,
BY Wilkie Collins. and homicidal
mania is treated Of in another of his
books.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-03-09
Strange Sight in sky.

According to Woodford. Vt, cor
respondent woman in that place
happened to look out of her window at
o'clock in the morning recently and
saw in the cloudless sky something
that looked like canoe. emblazcned
with gold. Other members of the ilm-
lily were summoned and also wit
messed the strange spectacle, which
soon vanished.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-03-09
Bit Of Ancient History.

Sisyphus watched his stone go roll
ing down to the bottom OF the Jagged
mountain. Wiping the blood sweat
from his brow he started YEARLY af-
ter 1t once more. What a comfort Z
would be-" he calculated. "if the mis-
cradle thing could only gather some
moss. Rolling stones never were good
for anything but to make troubled"
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-03-09
Particular with Money.

Abroad. with the exception Of frac-
tional currency Of italy and Austria.
It is rare thing to ind ones self in
the possession OF bank notes that are
not fresh. clean and crisp. In Eng
land. the public is SO INDUCED in this
particular that it is the custom Of the
Bank of England to cancel. destroy
and reissue all notes, soiled or not.
that are presented for payment.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-03-09

Almost any stick substance can be
removed from soft dress material by
rubbing with slightly diluted alcohol
Paint that has dried into the garments
may be removed by saturating the
spot several times with equal parts OF
ammonia and turpentine. When the
paint is out. wash the spot In soapy
water, and press.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-03-09
Sec Your Finish Z

Early to bed and early to rise does
very well for sick folk and guys" re-
marks a Missouri writer in the Boon
Vile Advertiser. but 1t makes man
miss all the fun till he dies and joins
the stiffs that are gone to the skies.
Go to bed when you please and lie at
your ease. you'll die just the same Of
some Latin disease"
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-03-09

The physical and moral advantages
OF large families are well recognized.
Members of small families. like only
children. are poorly equipped for the
struggle of life, and the avoidance. OF
obligations and responsibilities on the
part Of the parents does away with
powerful factor in the education of the
ndividual.-Lancet.