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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-29
Man Must Love His Work.

"a mar must love his business better than
he loves anything else" he says. :" II he
would make success sure. 1t is the true
and only way. We employ more than 100000
persons in the tobacco business. and. as
the director OF this force, never have failed
10 observe that the man who works only
because he Is paid to work has no chance
in compel ition with the man who works be-
cause he would sooner do that than anything
else. 1t is the pra ctical secret Of success.
This tobacco business Is my pastime as we'll
as my duty. 1 never fish or hunt. Those
things mean hard work, and there isn't as
much fun in them as there Is In business.
"A man can do best that which he loves
best He never will succeed In this age OF
competition unless he finds real pleasure
In his work. The making of money Is not
sufficient incentive. He must find his high
est enjoyment in the task itself NO man
who works along that line can fail II a
man has started in business which he
cannot learn to love. then he should go into
some other business. That Is my Judgment,
based upon my own experience and obser-
walton ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-29
Sells Pure Breed Yeast hicrob hes.

AS If the Industries Of the infnitesimal
Yeast factories were not already sufficiently
vast or intense. modern progress, speaking
through DR.. Odin, has developed means Of
multiplying at will at any place. and any
time, the purest varieties Of the busy little
I being which hitherto has descended In direct
lineage from It's dlligent forefathers. a small
portion of yeast being always kept for the
next using This has been SO carefully done
that M. Ducleaux director Of the Pasteur
institute, has traced the pedigree Of some OF
the living yeasts of today to the ancient
brewerles Of the Egyptians who lived thou
sands of years ago, and probably have not a
single human descenda Mt who can follow his
genealogical tables to the days Of the Ram
cses BY DR.. Odin's discovery every day the
yeast may be made anew.
This notable scientist works In a laboratory
bathed in light and furnished with all the
customary accouterments OF an arsenal OF
tho natural sciences. An admirable activity
reigns throughout. 1t Is three years, ex-
plains the controlling genius, since the dis
covery was first announced. Since then he
has verified, renewed. sand tested his expert
ments so that now he comes with absolute
authority In making the statement thai the
secrets attending the birth OF yeast have
been fathomed. Yeast, he announces. comes,
from mushroom.
He opens the doors OF a sweating room and
soon displays considerable number Of little
tubes containing q rosy liquid, slightly gela-
tinous; on this liquid Is deposited sort Of
down, here blue. there white. and again vio-
let. All these tubes. he shows, contain cul-
lures Of mushrooms. BY the word mush-
rooms I" he designates all the mold. the edi-
BILE agaric which covers the bark OF old trees,
the mlldew of the vine, or, again. the downy
llaments which put forth on damaged fruits.
The life Of the mushrooms, their mode of re-
production, all this Is known to the doctor
today.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-29

...u YOUNG man whose expenses We're
~ climbing up a good deal faster than
~. his salary was hard pressed for some
\ means OF making T" honest money,
and evolved the plan given herewith.
The Investment was mostly labor; this item
cost him his evenings, or part OF them at
least, only. The money investment was next
10 nothing; he gave every patron the full
worth of his money and has on file letters
from great many Of these. who have come
TO him again and again for the service lie sells
and who voice their praise Of the aid rendered
them IN no unmistakable terms
He caused 10 be printed some simple cards
at a cost Of not over $3.50 for 1000, setting
forth thereon the offer Of furnishing 10 min
listers teachers. business men, professional
men lodge workers organizers, or. in fact,
anybody needing the service. data, llustra-
tons, authorities. references, and detail mat
ter, according TO The need Of the patron upon
any subject. in outline form. neatly type
written and promptly delivered for tho sum
Of 81 for each subject handled. The card
explained that through lack of library priv
ieges or time to consult these authorities,
there were many cases where such service
would be gladly received. and tho location
of the best of such libraries in Chicago, cou-
pied with his Willingness TO give over the
necessary time for the consideration mem
toned. made the proffered service OPS 10 be
gladly accepted by al,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-29
Find the Work They Like.

Although the majority Of the men who
have accomplished much seem to have put
their finger on the right thing from the
start, there are few great successes which
never would have been made except for the
courage to follow this advice Of the to-
bacco magnate. The most wonderful cx-
ample is that OF DR.. D. Il. Pearsons, who
gave up a we'll established country practice
when he was nearly 40 to go west. He was
possessed of turbulent desire for business
life and for wider activity than in the
little round Of his country practice. When
he announced his proposed journey every
body said 1t was madness. But during the
next ten years he sold millions Of acres OF
Illinois land and piled up q fortune.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-29
Work a Passion with Some.

To turn from art TO things more prosA'e
It has been one OF the evident things OF Alar
shall Fields career that with MN nlerchu l u
disc has been q passion. He mas loVed MS
store as an artist loves his studio ana our
ing the little taste that he had OF the ory
goods business as a BOY ne deteT1t1heu ~
become merchant.
John A. Mccall Is also an instance OF I'M
paralleled devotion to his chosen work from
the time he began It. thirty-five years ago.
and in one instance his faithfulness to 1t had
an aiding which would make 1t q good Sun
day school story. In 1860, in recognition Of
work done for his party, he was offered a
clcrkship In the state insurance department.
with his wife and two children, he had trou-
BILE to make ends meet on 81 600 year. He
was working hard and making Roadway, when
changes in politics made a republican COM
missioner succeed the democrat who was
young McCall's chief. Civil service was UNI
known In those days, and he received notice.
In spite OF the fact that he was blue over
his dismissal and the lack OF immediate pros
poets. Mccall found his work still so en-
crossing that he did not sla clscn his efforts
In the days before his dcpartur He spent
many nights In the lonely rooms at the cap
ltol bending over his ledger after the other
clerks had gone. The rays Of his light, Wis
lble from the terrace, caught the eyes of the
commissioner night after night. He was
startled. besides being curious, and, to solve
the mystery, suddenly he opened the door
one night and found the CT rll in the act OF
wording overtime without pay. The inter-
view was short and satisfactory. and Mr..
Mccall stald
Many a man." says Henry Clews, /" has
his nose to the grlndstone throughout life
simply because he has chosen, or his friends
have chosen for him, some business or pro-
fession to which he Is not ada pied, and which
ne finds is not congcnia to him."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-29

- wITzERLAND Is n perfect beehive OF
industry and the Swiss peasants are
the most Industrious people IN inc
~ world. Switzerland Is poor country
when It comes to natural resources,
ond fine peasants work hard TO subsist. Inc
country lends itself poorly to agriculture, and
what exlsts is confined to the wide plateau
+bat rms from Constance to Lake Geneva.
rrha climate and the nature OF the SOIL are
not adapted for this occupation But what
Tho Swiss peasant misses In farming ne
,,,akes ,1p in cattle breeding, cheese making,
and allied pursuits.
Taxes are high, except In the French and
italian speaking portions OF the country. 80
every year many OF the peasant proprieeors
are forced to emigrate to keep their heaos
above water. The model canton, the para
disc OF the peasant land owner, Is the canton
vaud A good peasant OF this canton, with
twenty or thirty acres of forest and marsh,
la ono of the most fortunate Of men. He
works hard, but his work Is pleasant and,
though the return OF grapes may be pre-
carious, they seldom fail altogether.
The bit OF forest gives him flrcwood and
lumber for mending his carts. house, and
barn: the marsh furnishes him with bedding
for his cattle. One way and another he
manages to lay something aside for the dow
ry OF his daughter and provisions for his sons.
On the sunny slopes OF Lake Geneva from
Chillon TO Cote there arc many peasants who
live comfortably.
Move Into the Vineyard.
At valais in the spring the poor peasantry
come down from the mountain villages,
bringing their cattle. children. and house
hold belongings, to make their abodes among
the vineyards. Much lighter is the grape
gathering than In the spring. The work
is often extremely dangerous. for the vine
wards have to be irrigated often by means
of wooden conduts. through which the mud
DIV water OF the glaciers Is conveyed to the
thirsty roots OF the vines. These conduits
are often carried to dizzy heights and over
dangerous ravines. Thus. II the vines nre
not to perish, they must be restored, and
great peril to life and limb encountered.
Cattle breeding and cheese making are val
liable means OF sustenance to a large part
Of the Swiss pensantry. They are supported
by their goats. while the cows supply the
milk for the cheese.
In the spring, when herd Is removed to
the Alps the herdsman dresses himself in
his hnery and. singing the Rauz des Vaches.
drives his cows and goats up the mountain
sides. Some OF these ascents are extremely
dangerous. The animals are transported by
1vov Of the glaciers, when the ice IS about
to tumble down The peasants make small
path by aid OF hatchets and planks. ih'r'y
8peasants assemble to pass as many COWS.
It is by the planks and ropes they set tae
animals to make the ascents
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-29
Work Marks Toiler's Face:
How to Meet Old Age.
By Il. p. O'Connor.

The art OF growing old indeed. consists
principally In the remembrance that every
action Of existence Will in the end bear wit
ness for or against lis. No man or woman
can make their own beauty or ugliness In
youth But old age Is In everybodys hands
To be attractive at 90 Is the workmanship
OF the person who achieves 1t. In truth a
beautiful or distinguished person at that
period Is something that reaches deeper
appreciation than even the beauty of child.
hOOd.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-29
Factory That Builds Itself.

The laborious existence Of this little crea-
tire is comprised 1.-THE word fermentation.
To produce fermentation the yeast must be
NIT into a sweetened liquid containing salts
~ ammonia and phosphates: the presence Of
the salts Is absolutely necessary since they
serve as food to the yeast, which will not
terminate in water simply sweetencd To
cstab ish fermentation 1t Is further neces-
.o,.v TO have a moderate amount of water
and a. temperature varying from ten to TWEEN
ty-fiye degrees. When these various condi-
lions are realized the yeast decomposes the
sugar of the liquid into carbonic acid and
alcohol.
Thus the result of the work of the yeast
Is the decomposition Of the medium In which
1t lives, a transformation Of one body Into
many others under the action of n product
secreted by the yeast. In this living factory
are found both the artisan who executes his
work OF chemist. the producer who delivers
TO man the substance elaborated. the mason
who draws from the enVironing medium the
materia phosphate and azote-necessary
for the making Of tho product The wisdom
of the patron is also shown in the develop
rnent Of resources; he reproduces himself,
continuing his work In a posterity which is
reinforced censeessly. And this little crea-
ture who builds his factory, repairs 1t, en-
larges It, defends 1t, who unites the roles
of creator worker. economist, and who pro-
vides for its future, this microscopic capital
list, crowns the students astonishment by
combining the worker with the building;
since he himself Is the factory.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-29
Find New Interests in Life.

The art of growing old is almost entirely
spiritual one. Put briefly, IT comes to this
that character cannot afford to disregard
itself after the thlrtles. 1t has got to ba
watchfu and cautious. The time has gone
by when one peccadillo or one backslidng
was of no consequence; the time for fitting
temperament into groove is now or never
And il the groove Is an evil ono. God pity
the last stage and Its exposures. For old
age can be marYeously endear!ng. So many
experiences have strlyen with character that
when the loneliness Of calm and gayety
emerges at the end there is a sense OF actual
exultat!on in the hearts Of ayounger genera
ton,
Not even one's own children rouse mora
pride In n man or woman than the parent
whom old age has beautitied through fine
living. one other necessity in the business Of
growing old is all there is space for in the
inadequacy of short article--the zest Of
little things. Once a the terminus of youth
every man and woman should acquire as
many hobbies as possible and as many In
terests. Doing good is essential, hut 1t Is
essential also not to grow sparse In amuse-
ments. For In wholesome triylalities lies
sanity for most Of VS..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-29

Gus factories of the world has surren-
] dered Its secrets to science and In the
!, surrender has enlarged Its spheres OF
industry in an almost measureless
degree
La Fontaine's saying that we often have
need Of some one smaller than ourselves as
sumes n fresh significance. In the world OF
the Infinitely small, the customs, work, In
nuence, good or evil effects of which, un-
suspected for centuries, the scientists now
study with celseless surprise
Among. the latest surprises Is the discov-
cry Of DR.. Odin of the botanical laboratory
OF Sorbonne, of a veritable microscopic fac
tory wherein are manufactured products
which give men their bread, vinegar. and
other-a hundred other-foods which they
deem of prime necessity. This natural fac
tory, which is nothing else than the living
particles Of yeast, plays a leading part In
the products Of the world and has been pene-
trated by DR.. Odin into the farthest lecesses
of its workings.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-29
Seeks Long for Night Work.

It was after many years of effort In other
lines when +. Wellington Ruckstuhl the
foremost sculptor In America. came to the
decision of leaving $1,000 job to become a
sculptor.
Ny father" said Mr.. Ruckstuhl In relat-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-29
Duke Chose Work from First.

Mr.. Dukes father was struggling 1nrner
near Durham, N. c. He lost his farm curing
the civil war and supported his father a1ter-
ward with primitive tobacco factory. ms
three sons went to the little country school.
The present tobacco manufactures was the
youngest, and when he was IS his father
had saved enough to send him to college
Perhaps 1t was luck, or perhaps the lorna
tive period had come earlier to Duke than
It does to most men. At any rate ne then
and there turned his back upon the course
which he would have been supposed to take
and decided upon the one which sent MN
into the succession Of events that mace nm
the present tobacco king.
"Give me an interest in your business,
father would sooner have that than go to
college" he said. BY this time the tobacco
business had been moved from the first barn
to a small wooden factory. James staid In
the factory and attended to the moving and
packing, while his brother went on the road
and promoted sales. The father retired and
by a gradual transition James became the
real head Of the firm During this time he
was working out the theories which he now
expresses as to success In the tobacco busl-
ness,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-29
Faces Of Workers Finest.

And here art stops IN, not 70 me TOW sur
f,cienty healthy and irrefiectiye to take the
worst without botherlng, but to the ma
1ority, Who having loved their youth. weaken
at the thought of laying aside all that It
s,Knilied. The art OF growing old Is not an
easy one. For, first Of all. old age Is the
supreme betrayer. Most faces can Keep
secrets in youth-the greatest liar Is capable
of looking bland and simple under 49, but
old age throws aside deceit The liar Pc
comes at last obviously q liar the yoluptuaTy
a voluptuary. The faces Of old workers are
the finest.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-29
Yeasts Of Bread and yinegar.

TO return to the house wife and her baking:
She Is about to draw out her bal CHI of bread.
The flour, the water, the salt have been duly
kneadcd and the dough, placed in pans, has
been In the glowing oven for half an hour
The door is opened, the loaves drawn out
alas! instead of dainty, light bread she finds
masses of burnt dough, hard and smaller
than before, quite inedihlc. What has hap
pened2 In her kneading the woman forgot
the principal ingredient, pinch Of yeast,
and ell the oyenfu Of bread and cakes are
lost.
Another variety Of yeast Is seen In vine-
gar mandatory. Here rows of casks stand
upon their blocks, Each Is pierced by two
openings, ono about the middle Of one end
the other at the upper part Of the other side.
because 1t Is necessary that the air circulate
In these casks. In order TO live and work
the vinegar yeast needs the oxygen of the
air. and Is developed not In but on the liquid.
This ia why In looking through one of the
openings of the cask the spectator sees the
Hauid filling it half full and covered with a
sort Of veil, cobweb fine and wrnkled; 1t IL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-29
Finding Work You Like
a Secret Of Success.
BY @. r. Clarke.
r. yc do NOT lore yeur c6onge james Duke

Ing his own experience was a foreman II,
st. Louis machine shop He was rious
and was a deacon in the church. When
was only ID Moody and sankey came to town
and he made me attend the meetings
think he hoped would become q minister.
What did was to go into Photographic
supply store. During this time l read and
wrote necessarily In my spare time, besides
enlarginE view of the statue of Nelson in
Trafalgar square into plaster sketch ten
times as large as the picture. But still did
not know my path. / then had time of
writing for the papers and my friends thought
would become n literary man. tried to
analyze myself. am man, said, but
what am I good for? What am to make
Of this life? I drifted from one position
to another, went west prospected. mined
and worked OH a ranch. went to Califor-
MIA and came near shipping to China. IN
time reached ST. Louis and for year
could not find thing to do. became des-
perate.
Determines to Become Sculptor.
Finally securedsa position In a store and
at the same time saw a clay sketch. said
to myself, Z I can do as we'll as that copied
1t and my second trial admitted me to the st.
Louis Sketch club. told my friends that l
would be sculptor and received laughter
and ridicule for my pains. In the time had
outside the store worked at what had
always loved without half realizing IT.. a
first prize received for a design for statue
of Gen. Frank P. Blair gave me $1oO, though
when the committee discovered that l was
only a clerk in store they decided that
wasn't competent to carry out the work
The prize and newspaper notices received
inspired me, but my father and mother put
every obstacle in my way, and was driven
from one room to another and was not even
allowed to work in the attic. In the mean
time advanced in my position IN the store
until became assistant manager. When l
told the proprietor that had decided to be
n sculptor he gazed at me in blank amaze
ment. A SCULPTOR he said, and he added a
few uncompllmentary remarks intermiXed
with dashes Why, young man, are you
going to give up the chance of life time
when will double your salary? 1wlll give
YOU 5000 and promote you to manager II
YOU will stay with me- But I had found my
life's work, although knew 1t would pc
struggle through poverty until l ATTAINED
fame. Ihad confidence In myself, which was
half the battle. even though my family ana
friends laughed me to scorn. Then came the
first flush Of success when even my father
congratulated me, and afterward the student
life in Paris. How look back with pleasure
upon those struggling yet happy days.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-29
Hardest Workers in World
Are the Swiss Peasants.
By Della Austrian.

more daring man is the grass mower,
who stumbles among rocks and crevasses
to gather food for the cows, blue meitat for
cheese, and medicinal herbs for the druggist.
HIS shoes are fortified with nails, and his
scythe and milestone are fastened to his
belt. Like channels. he makes his ascent
from hollow to crest. cuts the hay. ties 1t in
bundles, and then hurls 1t down from these
submits. He belongs to the same class as
the daring mountaineer who earns n liveli.
hood by taking adventurous tourists over
glaciers and to dizzy heights
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-29
Work in SILK Hills at Times.

In the eastern cantons many OF the peas
ants work in the silk factories part OF tho
year. These peasants are either occupied
milking the cows or handling the silk looms.
In other parts the manufacturing OF to-
bacco and cigars gives employment to many
people: others take to straw plating. What
ever they do. It is the adaptab !lity and ca
paclty for hard work that keeps the Swiss
peasantry out Of want and has made such
achievements as the Engad!ne and Jungfrau
railroads possible.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-29
Fear Of Death Comes at 40.

were pleasant enough before the rortles.
After wards they are terms Of happiness 70
lose one Is to have part OF the essential
fabric OF existence torn away. Till the COM
ing OF conscious age nothing was irretrleYa-
bic. Now the smallest friendship with the
roots far back Is vital. Its loss Is Ike 80
much bodily warmth gone out Of the system.
And the time Of fear has risen'
Still, 1t Is possible to train attention chiefly
to short distances. This, for the most part
unconscio,sly. Is a trick that comes when
the first revolt Is over One enjoys life again.
only much as a criminal enjoys the respite
between his sentence and !tR fulhllment,
The knowledge of the painful brevity In be-
tween Is always barking at imagination.
Real pleasure belongs to youth. when for all
the sense of insecurity 1t conveyed life might
have been eternal. For that matter, to exist
for the ordinary term OF e mans life seemed
literally an eternity, SO many were the years
ahead.
But the question of death once fronted and
disposed Of, there are other dsagreeabcs
to be dealt with. Some people, much to
be envled. have no great fear of death.
and for these, II only the remaining years
were to be as good as those before, light
heartedness could still continue. Only this Is
Impossible The Rubcon once passed, moth
ing has tho same COMPREHENSIVE greatest
pleasure knows Itself shallow, the quietest
peace knows itself deliberate and wistful.