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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-22

his nasty mess until he found the lump Of
something or other that was making the
trouble once found, he would remove the
offending article, start his power again, ana
the machines would once more purr and
tear and 1nnsticate. while he watched them
sleeplly. IL, 4
Familiarity breeds contempt--in the insx-
perienced. After he had been running the
machine for : year ana a half he grew ex-
pert. He began to pick out Jumps and bumps
without troubling to stop the machinery
one day he thought he could DO II - usual
ana was mistaken. Tho machinery closed
Its jaws before the man removed his hand.
but that was my own carelessness,' 10
the way he explained It. The orders we're
never 10 touch the composition without hrst
shutting or the power Still. lots Of men get
hurt when II isn't any fault Of their own.
I" What are you going TO do now?"
"They gave me life Job here at w
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One cutting machine supplies four Of the
girls at the finishing machines upstairs.
From the cutter the nails go to the tumblln8
cylinder, where they are polished and cleaned
in sawdust and are then ready to 60 10 the
girls. &.
When the girls get them the nails have an
imperfect, naring head and are dull on tne
end. The girls work Is TO 1T these Uniformed
nails into little grooves cut into revolving
plate The trick Of the trade Is to keep TINS
plate flleo and never allow one groove 10
pass the hammers empty. This machine
performs several operations IN QUICK sue
cess!on and finishes the nall As the plate
goes round II passes first little hammer.
which makes a small dent In the nail just
beneath tho head The plate moves on and
TIA nail !. struck in the middle by another
slarrer hammer, which gives It . certain
curve, quite essential to all proper horseshos
nails. II ia next hit in the head to mold ne
head into the correct form, and finally passes
on to a die which snaps down spit efully upon
the end OF II and bites of piece. giving y
a sharp point and let's 1t fall Into oox. =
nerfect horseshoe natl--for the want OF ~hich
a Kingdom once was lost
Not DANGEROUS if Care Is Used:
These girls are the piece workers. They
are paid s1.O5 per 100 pounds tor : sma1l neaa
ives" the smallest nail. and 3s cents per
100 pounds for large head mines the
IN reest They do from 200 to 500 pounds q
day, working nine hours. The work Is not no t
hard, and. like most factory work. It ls not
dangerous II you are careful Tney nave
chairs. made with high backs, 80 that they
NAV be as comfortable as possible at the
machines.
The nails are carried by men from tho
machines to the sorters. who SIT at long
tables and examine every nall as II passes
through their quick hands to see II It Is per-
feet. This work Is monotonous, and 70 only
varied by a little gossip and giggling now
and then The forewoman over them IS o
smiling little white haired woman. who mas
worked for the firm twenty years. She Is
sweet to them, and that too. makes dlf-
ference. Other girls weigh the nails and
pack them In card boxes, One little girl
makes these boxes. which are OF the folding
oyder. all day long. She 10 piece worker,
but earns the customary 50 a week.
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Don't Ind orse Any Mans Note,

II he Endorses another mans notes or |ends
another man money, or tries to SGT him
position. he places the under man Under
obligations to him. It Is true But al tho
Same time he Incurs obligations himself, lie
stands to lose a definite thlng-naoney' Tor
.instance--or In the case Of recommending
man for q position or exert!ng his influence
in some way to aid him he IS lessening his
bower OF influence. II he uses his influence
too often he ceases to have as'nuch as when
lie began. Ordinarily men grant favors
more readily to those who are not asking
fayors all the time. 30 the man who 70
obllge an acquaintance uses his influence In
his behalf Is inreal!ty shedding some Of his
own powers.
But the favor once done Is over and there
is nothing moro to It. How differentls the
favor that Ia promised.
Because A has told 3 that he VIII do 9 GER
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By WiIIiam j. Lutts.

AT big rubber factory. or, rather, actoFy
where they turn out goods labeled rubber
which Is a dishncton with dlrerence-thers
was man who wore an iron hook where his
right HAND should be, and drew &12 a week
for doing SO worth OF work on the shipping
PLATFORM Two years before ne had been
an operator Of a mixing machine. He was
drawing S12 week. All he had to do was to
SEQ that the machine ran all right, that tho
composition fed into III capaoious NAV ran
evenly and smoothly through the gigantic
teeth that tore and mixed It, and that In the
end the composition came out q Sticky.
smooth mucilaginous mass.
Closed rs Jaws on Hts Hand
When things did not run smoothly no
would shut or the power and poke around "a
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Don't Offer to Do a Favor
for Any One if in Business.
~ NJ kA berg.
By NJ. kaberg.

tain thing for & ne jeopardIzes his own In
tereats while that favor goes unperformed.
Not only does take UP hts time asking him
10 do the th!ng, but A himself loses more time
In worrying about the favor itself, about the
effect It's refusal may have upon him and
upon other extraneous matters which cannot
help but which impair his credit and stand
Ing, s8.i 81
THIS must not be taken to mean that man
In business should not do favors for others.
Men who succeed In business are constantly
helping others.
Never Volunteer TO Do q Favor,
Business men know that lbsen was not
wholly right when he declared that the
strongest man is he who stands alone, They
understand that one mans interests are SO
o,osely connected with the interests OF others
that no one can live entirely for himself
Hut the wise men In business dlfrerentiate
between doing fayors for people and promise
Ing to do them. or, rather between doing
them and volunteering to do them. The
yolnntser Ia always held to strIcter ac-
oount than the man out OF whom the promise
to do favor may be said 10 have been
fairly wrung, Men reason that II a man
voluntarily agrees to do thing without
solicitation that he has both the willingness
ana the power to do It, When, through some
Unforeseen circumstances, he finds himself
unable to redeem his promise lie gets scanty
thanks for the sincerity and generosity OF
his offer.
SO among successful business men one OF
the little rules that go to form their policy
IL that OF not volunteering to do fayors.
They have found that this rule pays. and
In follownglt they cannot be said to be self
!sh. They are really protecting not only
their own lnterests3 but the best intsrssts5
also Of tbs man upon whom, under other cons
ditlons, they would force their faYors. I
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Girls Who Make Horseshoe Nails Lucky.
ManynA rep
s ssss; BY Zelda Ernine Stewart ] s rs
n ohu mai
Many nationallties arc rep
resented among the girls
working here. German and

working here. German and
K YY!s,, prsdominate, but they were all born IN
America. }
Conditions are always better whore you
4 nnd only American people. don't you think
so7" Ea!d the guide, noting situation most
sndly true Just then kindly looking old
man, with shaggy beard and mild blue eyes.
came up ana she hailed him.
This IL our dear old foreman" she said
introducing him. !" We all love him" He
smiled and passed on and then the noon
whistle blew. Why, Q why, does q factory
have 10 have whistler wouldn't cannon
racklng do Just a. Welt
Rush for the Wash Basin.
Tho machines stopped and tho girls a II
made a rush for the wash bas sin. At tho end
1 Of tho room there was long ba sin, resem-
bling an immense bathtub. There we're sew
eral faucets pouring water into It, but the
water seemed TO stay there. A dozen girls
at time would wash here and go a way to
make room for the others This was cxpe-5
ditIous, but seemed trife too democratic.
The girls sat on the wooden nall boxes about
their ma chimes eating their lunches ard chat
tering.
"Hcw do you ever get to your work in this
far-o1r placer one Of them was sked.
80. We all live in the neghborhood. Most
OF u. walk she answered and laughed when
asked whether they slept in box ars or on
lumber piles.
"The whole district Isn't like this" she
said. /" There IL passaby good residence
section of to the west" Afterward this
was found to be true. While waiting for
the car one had plenty OF time. One might
have explored the whole ward before that
car came. s
After tho tour OF inspection was finished
the superint tend ent said: I'VE have some
pretty nice girls don't you think? We enjoy
having them and they enjoy being win US,
SO we are all we'll contented 3
DO these girls appreciate the treatment
they get here7 Talk to one OF them TOT
minute and see. There ID not one in the mill
who has been there less than five years, and
almost every girl in the ne!ghborhood has
her name on the waiting list hoping that
one OF the girls Will soon BIO married soithat
she can have her place,
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week. Just what I was getting running the
mixer. They didn't want any suit. III
probably stick here"
A. the careless one said, lots OF men get
hurt when II isn't any fault Of their own
It may be that a piece OF machinery is faulty,
4 flaw In q casting which Is constantly under
terrible strain. Some day the casting
breaks. the pieces fly In every direction With
the speed OF bullet, and the result often Is
workmen broken and manned for the rest
Of their lives.
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sLaftlng. His jumper happened to be un-
buttoned-seems that no number OF mast ao-
cidents will teach men to be oareful-a1id
the ends were flying loose around him. He
leaned over the shaft to shoot the oil into
the cup and. naturally, his Jumper caught
on the shaftlng. And the power was ruin
ming two hundred revolutions to the min
ute. +
I" Flo would have been twisted right around
the hanger II the shaft hadn't been hung
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Poultry Raiser Can Defy
Fate, Trusts, Cold Storage.
By Miller PurviS.

left alone would injure his crops, and the
grass that grows everywhere, The man who
raises garden stuff keeps his fowls and feeds
them the things OF which he cannot other
wise dispose. and adds to his income without
expense The shop worker the clerk. the
street cur enploye. and others who follow
gainful occupations in towns and cities keep
little f1ocks, which consume the waste prod
ucts Of the family and return fresh eggs
hut add to the bill Of fare, save the purchase
Of meat. and make living easier. Every
flock, no matter where It is kept, improves
the condition Of Its. owner and adds to the
wealth of the nation.
Demand for Pure Bred Poultry.
Pure bred poultry Is sought everywhere.
The price received for it astonishes those who
have never given the subject attention.
Last winter at poultry show In New York.
a man who had but little Of this worlds
goods brought fourteen chickens to the show.
A rich manufact urer, who supports large
poultry farm, asked, what would buy these
birds. The owner hesitated and finally said
he. would take 81 500 for them. s
The poultry business may be started by the
investment of a small sum, and the ma who
has flock on town lot Is as likely to breed
prize winners, which will sell for high price,
as the man who has unlimited room. In
every large city may be found poultry breed
ers who raise pure bred fowls, which sell
for from ten TO a hundred fold more than
they would bring in the markets for food.
The demand for this kind Of fowls Is large
and keeps growing. The demand for
I" fancy poultry is as steady and as inslstent
as the demand for poultry for food
Egs Producer Can Be Independent.
y The growers OF wheat, corn, and oats have
almost forsottenthe old belietthat prices are
regulated by supply and demand, Boards OF
trade elevator companies, and other factors
in the trade make prices without much re-
gard to the supply or the demand Trusts
make the prices to suit their interests, and
the grain grower must take what is offered
TO him without regard to lean or fat years.
Breeding poultry Is Il business which can
be made TO pay on any scale. from flock In
q back va rd to thousands OF fowls occupying
u whole farm. Egg farms and poultry farms
are becoming more numerous every year.
( The poultry industry Is now $500 900 600
business At It's present rate OF increase 1t
will DO q billion dollar business when the
next census Is taken.
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near the roof. AZ It was, he struck the
roof on the nrssrevolution, his Jumper tore,
and he came down to the 1oor. It didn't
kill him, but look at him a 40 figure what
chance ne has in competition with hundreds
OF strong, able bodied young fellows In
trade where = strong body - an absolute
necessity. sls
Sometimes tie shaftins Is hung fur
Their away from the ceiling. Sometimes II q
man has new Jumper. the cloth doesn't
tear, In such ca seq the ma n usually dies
y In q hurry
Here, now. IL younger fellow, a mere
lad, you might say about %. I think. Come
over here where you can SEQ his hands with
out letting him notice that you're watching
him. A thumb and q small finger and half &
palm Is all that he's got to show for what
was once his left hand. He was running
the tin plate shears In this shop two years
ago. He was a good boy. steady and sober
and reliable. never could see Just how
this accident happened to him. although,
upon my word accidents will happen to any
body, no matter how careful and methoda-
cal he may De.
Left His Hand Among the Scraps.
Tin plate shears are lot Hike common
paper cutters. There Is a fiat bed, over
which is hung knife, only 1t isn't a knife In
the accepted sense of the word. The knives
In this cutter arc in the bed, beneath. Tho
top affair Is flat steel bar which presses
the tin on the bed down against tho knives.
and SO sheare off strip, which falls into 4
box on the floor. The machine IS run BY
power The operator stands before It. like q
press feeder before small printing press.
and feeds in the tin plate pulling the power
roll yvh h.o To- 40 ~ ~ ~
The whole thing s under the control Of his
right hand. There is no chance for the knife
to drop until he pulls the controller.
5a' Well This young fellow had been running
the machine for two years without a hitch.
and then one day we heard him yell, and
went over and found him with half OF his
left hand lying in the box among the tin
He had been ranging the stuff that he was
feeding with his left hand, had pulled the
controller with his right and had neglected
to remove his lett before the knife fell. How
lie ever did It Is mystery, but you see tho
results.
This trade, the ordinary machniSt's
trade, isn't bad, compared to some others.
Go out to the. rubber works. or the wool
carders' or the big iron works II you want
to see where men get hurt.
Deadly Metal Dust.
But there were other cases of accident even
In this one shop One man had bad foot
and ankle. caused by having heavy piece Of
steel drop from a lathe upon It. Others had
lost fingers In their work. Any OF the acct
dents detractcd from The victims efficiency as
workman. It was easy to see why some
Of the men present had not succeeded brill
uantly as machinists.
Ia pnf 70 thaf ynrlr
against the man In the mechanical trade. rAn-
dering him incapable OF maintaining place
in the grueling struggle for position. The
minute particles Of steel" metal dust -
that often I'LL the air which the machinist
must breathe get into his lungs and he Is In
the path that leads to the FIRST stages lof
Tuberculosis -----.----
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FFERING to do favors for people IS q
II good habit for the ambitious young
business man to set out OF. The ola
heads viii tell him of countless prom
Using young fellows who have been re-
tarded in their advancement and N some
cases ruined by the facility with when 1heS
have promised TO do favors,
1t isn't only tho favors that are done by
a man that work against him. Even tnose
that he promises TO DO have power to harm
him. They attack him In two ways. The
first ia that In trying to do favor for some
one else he has OF necessity to withdraw
some OF Ills time. energy. or money from his
own business. The second chance for harm
lies In the fact that he may be unable to 40
the favor that he has promised to 40, and
that his failure to do Ia set down against his
reputation for truth telling or power Of ac-
compllshment,
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Most OF Them Are Youns.

u 4" DO you think your wages are falr! ~ 4
"Yes," she answered, Z we're perfectly sat
1saed we haven anything to Kick about at
ALL"
4" But \ know ofRnonun!on factory girls
who make SIS and over"
80, the boes tells you sol" she retorted,
~ There are not many that set It and when
they do they are old women. who have spent
their lives doing that one thing and cant
help doing It and are tired out, and rheuma-
lie. and twisted, and life has lost Its ming
for them We are most OF us young, you see,
ana haven't got that mechanical speed, NO..
prefer tho way We have IT here. we are
sure Of ourselves and know what - coming
next"
They have not achieved the eght hour day.
but perhaps that will come In time
How Horseshoe Nails Are Made,
The girls finish OF the nails, sort and box
them. The preliminary, dirty work Is done
by men, The nail is made from heavy Wirs
about half an inch wide, which is brought
into the factory from outside. The flrst
process is to put great reels OF the wire
through a machine which hammers II fiat
at certain intervals to makethe nall mead y
is then taken to the picking room and y
nfterward piled up and covered Wltn or
which removes the rust accumulated N me
picking process Then u goes through ma
chimes which 'stretc,, II until the required dis
lance between each nail head Is reached,
when IT is reeled again and sent TO the eut
ting machines. These machines CUT ms wire
Just above each head. 400 nails minute
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~ sleeping themselves In knowledge
about great men Of the past, by read
ing the books that those men read or
49, wrote, by having their pictures In tho
office, the shop, and the home as q
constant reminder OF Them and by drilling
the mind into method az near as may be to
the system Of thinking that the great men
themselves used, many workers of today
have taken long strides along the highway
that leads 10 success. ,aG
They have found that the strict apphca-
ton of The oldbi OF counsel, /" Emulate those
worthy OF emulation" brings success AS 1t
has brought 10 others the success they want
ed so Will the same system rightly applied
bring success TO almost any one who Will
practice It. II
Must Do Honest with Himself.
TO begin with the worker must DO thor
oughly honest with himself and he must not
attempt to do too much Too many men IN
taking up model operestimate their own
powers or do not properly appreciate them,
TO get fair start the learner should sound
himself honestly and come TO a sane conclu-
sion as 10 his strengths and hisweaknesses.
Then he must select some model whosa
qualities In their fun frution were some
thing akin 10 those that lie IN the bud In HIM
SELF ~ YOU'D ne useless tor u man % ONE
type to initiate a great man Of another type
all OF whose characteristics are Numerically
opposed 10 those possessed By the beginner.
And one model Is enough.
There are plenty Of these. perhaps Napoleon
has Influenced most successful men In busi-
ness. a few men have been 50 base as to iIni.
tate Macchiayelli whose doctrine was frank
ly one OF pure selhshness which condored any
cruelty or wrong SO long as 1t advanced his
own interests. 8
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Income Practically Profit.

The immense aggregate revenue % this
grcatli,lle Industry IS divided among millions
OF individuals The average returns from
each nock IS about 500 per annum This
money is practically profit, as so per cent
az the fowls OF this country live on feed
which otherwise would be wasted, Hun
drgds Of thousands Of docks are kept on the
back end Of town lots and fed on the scraps
from the tables Of their owners, or on the
Sardcn truck Of the nfNt door peighhor with
trnlng expense for feed that has 10 be paid
for. The writer has kapt dozen laying hsns
in his back yard FOR six months AT an exr
peRse OF 20 cents for feed other than the
scraps from the table and waste vegetables
from the Kitchen. these. hens keeping tho
family In eggs al, the TING.
The popularity Of thepoultry husihass rests
on us tdpptabsllty to people In all walks Of
life. The farmer keeps fowls. on his ~ia2
fields, and they pick UP and turn into money
-hatierec grain. weed seeds. insects which II
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PiCkSOrneG reatManasM0del
StudyE1isLife and Be Helped.
By HUGO Millar,
By Hugo Millar.

The next thing to be done after deciding
upon the model Ia to learn as much as " Is
possible to learn about the 1ifo Of that model.
All the available biographies should be
studied His autobiography, II there Is one.
is a priceless help Think OF the wonderful
amount OF good that that most wonderful
OF self-biographles-Be BENJAMIN FrankllnB life
Of himself-has been. still Is, and always will
DO, General history Of the period before the
life Of the model and OF the period In which
the model lived must be studied. He must
be understood In relation to tho people of his
tlmo as well as an Individual. Then comes
the selection from his creed OF life OF those
precepts that he himself followed. Not al.
ways Ia a mans code OF ethics to be found
In his written word, Live men lilo as we'll as
the tombstonea that rso above dead ones.
The thing TO do ls to select the real, vital
things In the mans code and to cling to
them,
tThen, having selected the model, having
learned all that there Is TO be known about
him, having grasped his point OF v!ew and
read,marked. and Inwardly digested all avail
able literature upon 1t, all that remains Ia to
model ones own life as closely as possible
upon the lines OF the models existence.
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Study Life Of Your Fiodel.

Men who have been exceptionally success
full in medicine, in las, In Journalism, in art.
In acting, In business, ell make the bes,
models for The men engaged In those pursuits.