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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-04

Three little:babies were:nestled In bed,
"I'll name william, Willie and Bill, /"
mother said;
widewas her smile, for triplets they be,
She lays her good luck to Rocky Noun
tain Tea. Great baby medicine.
KAuyNANN = BA1R.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-04

MIR. Kidder-I don't think you kiss
quite so earne,tly as other girls /
know.
Miss Gottim-Is that SOP Why,
other men say do.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-04

Lawyer-Were you present when
the trouble began between the prison
er and his wife?
Witness-Yes, sir. II was just two
years ago.
Lawyer--What happened then9
Witness-I attended their wedding.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-04

Mrs. De Lush--what kept you out
30 latep
Mr.. De Lush-Been takin' inventory.
Mrs. De Lush--I knew II. I smelled
II on your breath the minute you
opened the door.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-04

81 do wish that girl would learn to
waltz"
"I'd be satisfied If she'd just learn
not to try"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-04

Calvin--I maintain that women
have no sense of humor. They seldom
have proper appreciation of really
funny things.
Clarence-Oh, ] don't know. Look
how popular Cholly Nitwit is with
them.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-04

Miss Oldun-Oh, you could never
guess ? Dear Jack has written that
my loveliness has inspired him to ask
me to marry him.
Miss Young-What's that? Let's
see the letter. Ny dear, this word 10
not "loveliness," but LONELINESS.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-04

"Why doesn't somebody write So
ciety novel that is true to life ?"
Because a novel must be Interests
ing or 1t won't SELL"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-04

1t invigorates, strengthens and
builds up. II keeps you In condition
physically, mentally and morally.
That's what HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea will do. IS cents, Tea or
tablets. KAUvM-ANN 4 BAER.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-04

Teacher-How many eggs are there
In a dozen?
Grocer's Boy--Five good ones, five
fair ones and two bad ones.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-04

Mrs. Jawback--John, wake up You
are talking In your sleep.
Mr.. Jawback--Lemme lone. It's the
only chance ever get, Amt ~
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-04

"Who is The Autocrat of the Break
fast Table p"
sour hired girl"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-04

"Do you love your husband 9'
Indeed ! do"
docs he love you ?"
"Devotedly."
my gooduess It's just like a novel,
isn't Il 7"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08
By III, j. HapROOd

feet OF a great modern business, has opened
tho eyes Of the employer that ne has many
insists In his esta blishment. Anlan may 20
doing well In certain place, built Is plain
that better equipped man would 40 better
But where Is the mans Nobody with the
proof of his acceptabillty In his hand mas
come and asked for the place. For an active
search TO be Instituted might result In TAX
ing nm even poorer worker In place of the one
already broken In to the routine, What Is
the employer to do to alter conditioner
Better Men Needed Everywhere.
|, I have seven esponslble positions In this
house and want a better man for every
one OF the places" said the, manager OF one
Of the largest department houses IN this
country, am not denying that, each OF
these men has certain ca pabilltles, but every
man OF them is short OF what THIS house
dema nds. One Is not enough OF pusher;
another isSentlrely too conservative and tied
hopelessy to out OF date methods; third
knows his business Thoroughly. but as his
work is to get work out Of his men and ne
doesn't know how to do it-well SO u goes
through tho list"
IA thousand men might enter thousand
houses In New York or Chicago tomorrow
morning al salaries ranging from $1,000 to
$1,000 year and not dlsplace single man
OF consequence 10 any one This situation
~ The department store Is universal, II
the manager OF that house were glyen the
seven men that he Is looking for there -
little likelihood thatHthe services OF any one
ne the presspt department heads would be
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08
Gains Knowle edge and Returns.

his temperance he seemed 10 be loaded. lie
Then he disappeared for several days. On
looked neither 10 the right nor the left, and
did not permit any greetings 10 disturb HE
rrtOccupatOn lis appeared 10 be carrying
mental bucket OF water and fearful lest he
trip over something and spill IT, He np.
preached Mr. Pn~eiH desk and began 10
count. He ran II upio eleven without stop
ping for breath Thea he went on and pa ssed
twenty, His audience WAS ready 10 pplaud.
but he took iresh.breaih and went on, II"
passed thirty, forty and hny, There he
hesiisted an Infant, but caught hImselfsnd
proceeded 70 slxty, seventy, ana into the
eighties.
TINS parties Of inc second part began to
feel around In their clothes Tor their car
fares and paper money ard 20 wonder they
had brought enough downtown Win thcm
Napoleon moved CALMLY into the tlne,ies
past tho century mark, and, to the dtslpay Of
the parties of Tbs second psr. tackled his
second hnnared I1refently he began 10 STUN.
bic, went wrong, and came 10 dead stop on
MI
The parties ettDe second par, dug up sl4l
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08
Napoleons of Small Finance Win on Wits.

Black took the rest Of the day. from to I.
and had her dinner prepared.
Thus the genius made So q day and her two
meals. Tor $3.50 a week she occurred q
comfortable room, and, instead OF making So
or SO a week in the service OF one family, she
earned So. 60. working only three hours on.
Sunday. Deducting for her room and her
breakfast she was 81 a week better or than
the domestic working under the regular
routine Of household service.
Her patrons had the heaviest work OF the
house done for $2.40 week. 1t was more
eXact!ng work than ordinary domestic scrv.
Ice, but she was strong and healthy, and tho
time she had absolutely to herself In the
room, which was her own home, and not the
servants room OF another household, COM
pcnsated for this.
Her example has been followed by a number
of other women who want the independence
and the extra money which this system OF
domestic service gives them.
.t4 -
Tactful "Agent" Wins His Way.
Probably the chiIlest place on earth for the
solicitor or agent Is to be found in the aver
age Office OF downtown office building. Or
dinarily the reception given the agent is so
dIscourag lng that hesis thankful when 1t does
not end In actual ejectment. Here 10 genius
who makes his way by tact. Hesells erasers
for the type writer guaranteed TO work with
out smudging the ink. When he enters an
office he goes directly to the stenographer' II
he can see that employee in the neighborhood'
II have something should Ike TO SHOW
tho people who work on the typewriter, ne
says lie does not use the word " stenog-'
rapher" or tyrpist." In great majority OF
cases he is dealing with q young woman
whose first inclination Is to tell him she has
no use for anything he might have to offer,
and whose second Is to advise him to see tho
head of the flrm.
"What have want to explain to tho
people who do tho work, !" he says. :" 1t Is
way OF erasing without smudging the Ink.
That sounds interesting and usually he has
no further trouble In giving demonstration
OF his eraser, His sales indicate that no IS
convincing the "people who work on the
Typewriter /" that they need his eraser.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08
Men Who Can Do Things Always in Demand

dispensed with; they would be showed along
the line somewhere to more adaptable places
where greater economy would be realized
How to flnd the man for the place is the
problem OF the employer. How to demons
ttrate to the employer his fitness for the
position Ia the worry OF the employe Many
OF the best OF these possb candidates for
high places are already employed In posi-
tions which they have outgrown, The old
idea OF the employer that he doesn't want
to consider an application from man who
is out OF Job has a good many followers.
Advertising for either man or place has some
disadvantages. 1t has made place for the
agency which through tabulatlng The VIE
tues Of possible candidates for a position may
turn 10 the man IN demand ;.
Seek Men Who Co n Do Things,
What kind OF men are wanted for these
high grade positions? w Esf95
Brienyithe men who can do things. No im-
possibilities are asked for 81 500 a year VIII
not be offered the man who can earn 10000
a year. But the employing house Will insist
upon having men who Will stand IN under
heavy responsibilities, who can grapple sue
cessfuly with heavy responsibilities, a
ready mind. making Its quick decision backed
by Judgment and experience in any line IS al
ways at premium, And on top Of these
virtues loyalty and enthusiasm ~ the mans
work will be expected.
That search for men OF big capacity 10
going ON must be OF particular Interest and
encouragement to young men beginning ca
reers. They must be conscious that never be-
fore was competence In the business world
more appreciated or better palo-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08
Almost Any Wood Used.

Almost any wood may be worked in the
molding machines. The woods most In use
for all purposes, however are white oak
poplar, hard pine, gumwood. and cypress
For the foreign trade the gumwood Is popu-
lar. as under the pressure and the neat of the
dies II takes on rich, warm tone and brill
liant polish. For holdings over doorways
and windows inside oak and the hard pine
are most used. with the pine as the most
difficult Of all the woods to handle.
The life of one of the moldlng dies Is about
the life Of popularity for the design--what-
ever that may be, In the west side shop ono
Of the handsomest and most popular figures
for the last fifteen years ls the work OF a
Swedish sailor, lie had retired from the
great lakes and had ventured into pottery
decorations He applied to the shop asking
TO submit n design, This die. cut fifteen
years ago, Is almost as good as new, and is
preserved in the iireproof vault with all the
caro- shown any other die In stock.
Much OF the effect produced on,wood comes
from the condition Of the wood itself, III
lie TOO moist or too dry he work Is not per-
lnanent, TO insure the condition Of the wood
Il is kept in a kiln al 1907 and In the milling
rooms the temperature is at 0O', with avoid
ance Of drafts as much as possible
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08
Carved by Hot Roller Dies.

This woodwork In relief Is accomplished by
hot roller dies-just hot enough that they
cannot burn and Just dull enough that they
shall not cut. In cutting the dies all the In
dividuality Of the hnndcarved design may
be given to the,pattern: For example, no Two
oak leaves in the half dozen that may encir-
Gle the die can be alike, though at intervals
Of six one may find the machine effect that
mathematical exactness will give to the two
at that distance.
The dies of which these ornamented wood
strips come In such perfection are OF @ brass
composition almost az hard as gun metal.
The dies are from eight to ten inches In d.
ameter, with wha tevcr design to be embossed
worked, out or the rim Of the wheel. The ex-
actness OF this work Is limited to bringing
the last lap Of the design evenly up to the
point Of beginning. Rough or smooth finish
Of the embossed woods Is secured In the
cutting of the die. When the engraved sur
face OF the die Is highly polished the lndented
figure produces figure In relief on the wood
even smoother than is the brass itself.
Under ordinary conditions die gives the
best results when heated to 120 degrees,
Fahrenheit. There are two methods OF heat
inG--one from gas flame In the core Of the
die and the other from two or three gas Jets
that impinge upon the rim of the die Itself.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08

~ HIS small Napoleon Of finance looked as
demure as John d. Rockefeller, and
when he made his first appearance on
4 the scene Of his subsequent operations
In high finance no was observed only
because he was SO bashful. The city hall is
full Of small newshoys-of the smallest type
who seem to have been sent scurrylng IN
there by the nercer competition In the streets
outside.
Napoleon was not newsboy, but the same
cause seemed to have sent him into the hall
desire to find friendly refuge where he
could carry on his trade without being
knocked over by hurrylng pedestrians or run
over by express wagons
Napoleon on Foreign Soil.
His line was shoe strings-an untold num-
Der for nickel He carried them displayed
in the lid Of big cardboard box. he hao
long matted black hair, which dropped down
over his forehead and into his eyes, which
also were black and appealing. An over
coat des lgned for a boy Of fifteen came down
over his year old legs and almost hid his
feet.
BY some instinct he was led TO select the
election commissioners office as his par
,!cular preserves and he started in the shoe
string business there. For day or two he
was not noticed. He Slid through one room
and into another and circulated among busy
clerks. in spite OF written injunctions against
trespasslng.
The thing that kept him from making any
sales at first was what allowed him 10 get
the run Of the offices without being thrown
out lie was SO unobtrusive that he was
not noticed. He did not sell any shoe strings.
but he explored all the rooms and he 10.
Gated the desks.
About this time Secretary Isaac Powell did
happen 10 notice hin,-probahly stumbled
over him. He didn't make any sales that
day, but the next day Mr. Powell happened
TO see him again and was tempted to find
out how much compulsory public school
system had managed 10 put into his head be-
fore he went into business.
Penny for Every Number Counted.
Napoleon could speak English, with slight
foreign accent, burt figures were more or
less of a mystery to him. The election COM
lnsstoners and some OF the clerks became
interested In tho examination.
I'm tell you what we'll do" said Mr.,
Powell finally. For every number YOU can
count veil give you G. penny"
This was repeated several times and ex-
planned until Napoleon understood It. Then,
he counted ore." thus reaching his mathe-
matca limit, received one penny, and de-
parted IN q contemplatiya mood. The Lext
day he came back and with many efforts,
counted FIVE, receiving 3 cents,
In successive days he ran his score up by
Gre and Two at 4 time unit! he could count
eleven.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08
BY Clark Gordon

and told Napoleon seriously that Andrew
Carnegie might be able to keep It UP. but that
they couldn't. Napoleon a ssured them the !!
he would be able to so much further the next
( day They thanked him a nd sa Id he had, gone
quite far enough.
He has gone back to shoestrings, which as
profit table business Is not to be compared
with mathematics, but he is making a fair
. living" out Of the hall-for an 8 year old
boy.
Revolution In Domestic Service.
Another genius was the woman who started
IN to revolutonize the system of domestic
service. She did not care anything about
revolutions and didn't claim any credit as a
genius. but she began q domestic service
practice which is growing.
.s Many families in moderate circumstances
noed tho help Of domestic servant part Of
the time. but do not feel that their income
warrants employment at full time. On the
other hand, 1t has been a complaint ofwork-
era In domestic service that their labor knows
no hours; that in other employments 1t runs
for eight, ten, or twelve hours but that theirs
is not governed by tho clock a all.
This genius saw the opportunity to correct
this condition and to meet the requirements
OF families who need a servant only part OF
the time. She arranged schedule OF hours
at 20 cents an hour number OF families
hailed the possibility Of securing limited
service" Mrs Brown took from s, O.
M to 10 a. M, which enabled the genius
TO make 30 cents and Mrs. Brown to have
help in getting her house Strengthened up IN
tho morning. Mrs. Smiths husband has
place OF business near his home, likes din.
ner in the middle Of the day, and can get
home for 1t. Mrs. Smith took from 10 a. m.
to noon, which nettcd the genius 40 cents and
her dinner, meals being required In addition
to the stipend.
Makes Money for Both Parties.
Mrs. Jones took tho two hours from to
y. M, and Mrs. White from 3 to &, both hav-
Ing miscellaneous housework dono. Mrs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08
Carving Wood I
BY Machinery a
Great Triumph.
BY Jonas Howard.

- arriving woodwork to the best oil
~ hnrldtcraft III self, yet without the uses
y OF tool or the fragment of wood, or
w. dust littcring tho carving room Is q
modern accomplishment OF ma
ohlneTy. Carving. without cutting or waste
of material carved. has put decorative wood
finish everywhere that the plainest of woods
might have been before land at comparatively
slight increAes in cost. K
One Of the freaks or the accomplishment,
too, !ssthat not even the old Scotch originator
Of the method could explain where the ex-
cess wood went to, as It still Is unexpla ned
By his SUCCESSORS III tho business III Chicago.
Today in.Cbicngo, miles Of decorative wood
strips are run from the machines In West
Madison street plant, carrying the old egg
and arrow imprint that ornamented the
temple Mt Jerusalem. Not only this, but
these strips thus ornamented are shipped to
Australia, South Africa, and even into Pales-
tine itself. The nostintricate Of designs and
tho most artistic may be imprinted upon the
wood at the rate Of ESQ feet an hour. and with
a degree OF finish sufficient for the best Of
picture frames orehe finest billiard table I'm 4
fishing.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08
Sunshine Followed the Storm,

He invited me to accompany him on his
tour Of inspection through my department.
Feeling highly honored, cheerfully accept
ed the Invitation under the circumstances.
But would have been better pleased II his
visit Was postponed TIL six months later,
But that was not my luck,
There were many things he said concerning
me and my department. About the middle
or his eloquent discourse our superintendent
Joined us, Hes gave me a significant look.
The perspIratlon was Streaming down my
face almost binding me several times, Ills
oratory was something marvellous. j was
sublime, Demosthenes looks like 10 cents
In comparison, How would have enjoyed
this grand burst of eoquence IL It was adj
dressed to somebody else. But unfortunate-
IN I was the receiver general. In going from
one department to the other the superintend-
ent whispered words OF comfort In my ear.
He told me that II could manage o 81 ay the
limit a repetition In his case possibly could
be ayerted. SO staid. Some two hours
afterward met the party going home, ac-
eompaned by the superintendent. Appar.
emily they were all In good humor for they
were laughing. The boss shook hands with
me and exhorted me to watch my work, and
he hoped to see an improvement next time
he came down. The storm had passed over,
the sun came out. and everything was serene.
! was a hero; nevertheless saved the et,2er-
irt epdart b,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08
Depth Gaused by Pressure.


The circular die revolves on a horizontal
plane, but Its pressure upon the wood varies
with the width Of the design and the depth,
to which the die needs to be driven. On
a small strip of soft wood the pressure may
be only twenty pounds, while on some Of tho
wide concentrations In hardwood tho press
IRE may be 10000 pounds. In all this WORT
the proportion Of heat, pressure, and sharp
ness OF the die figures must be balanced
and maintained. For the die to get few
degrees hotter than normal would mean
acorchcd spot which would spoil the whole
strip For the die to be too dull would mean
The crushing OF the wood at the point of
sharpest indentation. For the pressure to
lessen would mean that the enclosing would
,ot hold it's place. but, at the first change
n moisture or temperature. would rise I'M
evenly and warp In pattern.
Ordinarily. measuring from the planed fret
surface of the strip. the depression OF the de-
sign is about one sixteenth Of an inch. once
the design Is sunk into the wood, with the
Hood in condition and the die at the right
heat and pressure, the pattern Is as fixed as
ii in nodded metal. planning of the surface
Of the design does not show any perccptite
change In the grain of the wood. No,hings
lost from It and nothing displaced in texture.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08

I vantage ana uCCOTulnb 10 Tue DeSt
Judgments OF men familiar with CIR
~ cumstances and conditions. will MI
sIxty-slx positions of the 100 that were
vacant.
The popular idea Is that the search for men
Is entirely unneccssary--that there are more
mon than positions. So there arc more mell--
80 per cent more than are wanted In those
places which are filled by agencies and nd
yertisenents out OF the army Of likely candl-
dates
At tho same time tho person not familiar
with the conditions Of the labor world will DO
SURPRISED at the extraordinary demand for
men of high grade In business and technical
fields, independent Of the professional lines.
Competition In tho conduct of businesses mas
become 30 fierce that SUCCESS or failure must
depend upon the character and capacity OF
men who are employees merely. Employers
generally nre approaching Andrew Carnegie
philosophy that the secret OF modern husl-
ness success may lie wholly In surrounding
yourself with clever men,
Always Room for Good Men,
Appreciation Of this fact among employers
Is one Of the strongest Incentives to'the young
man who feels hat he has the personality
and the equipment fer success In his line.
Such man Is encouraged to look upon The
Office with Its every desk filed feeling that
Nhe can only make the showing to the arbIter
Of lis fortunes Il place will he opened for him.
regardless OF the fact that every chair u
filed
This recognition OF the fact that no one
man may he the head, shoulders legs. and