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lowed during his apprenticeship. He
will have realized long before the end
of his first five years that he must de-
vote his time to outside study and
practice II he expected to get into
higher positions. and will have been
burning midnight oil for long while.
There is wide difference between
q mere carpenter and carpenters
foreman-so great difference that
one cannot become a foreman, except
in most exceptional cases, without
having acquired a fair working knowl-
edge Of mechanical drawing: and to
be a regular building foreman. In
charge OF the workmen on large build
ings, much more is necessary. A
regular inside carpenters foreman Is
paid from Sc to So a day: and after a
very few years. II an opening occurs.
he is apt to be made superintendent
of the particular plant he works for at
a regular salary Of 81 900 to $500. or
even $4,000 annually. This position.
however. is about the end Of possible
advancement at inside work. except
he should become a member OF the
firm.
A building foreman who occupies a
still higher position should have a
good working acquaintance with ge-
ometry and mensuration. excavating.
snoring and piling. footings and
foundations. the mechanics Of carpen-
try, joinery. stair building. builders
hardware. roofing. mill design and also
know something OF building stone.
stone masonry. concrete construction.
lathing. plastering. tiling. brickwork.
roofing. sheet metal work. 1reproof-
Ing. etc.
All this sounds like q formidable
list-reads like taking college
course, you may think. but will not be
80 difiicult for an ambitious boy: for
evening study and practical applica-
ton Of what he has learned at every
opportunity during his work. II per
sisted in for years. will enable him to
acquire It all and to be fully compe-
tent to take the responsible position
when II is offered to him.
You can see the advancement from
here on as straight and clear ms can
be; for the building foreman on large
and important work. who is paid
$4,000 or $4,000 a year. is too responsi'
BILE n man TO be lost sight OF and will
be given the first opening ms superin-
tendent that happens along. and be-
fore many years will find himself In
a sort OF general superintendent over
other superintendents in charge OF the
construction Of numerous establish
menas. He can take a specially II he
wishes and become q constructing en-
gineer; for there are numerous routes
10 high success from responsible fore
manships. and the pay is ample to
satisfy anybody.
II he chooses your boy can get him
self into business for himself: for a
skilled carpenter is quite competent
to take the erection OF small frame
house. and this will give him his In
dependent start.
All building trades are pretty much
alike in general features and pay and
hours, and will bring the young work
er to about the same position as su'
perintendent Some of the other
trades are different. however. and will
be taken up in future articles.
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erary Press.)
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She Convinced Her Husband.

A woman. carrying heavy suitcase
and big fat baby. stopped at news
counter to-day for something to read
while getting her baby to sleep. Shs
picked up a woman's magazine and
opened II at an article headed: ut
is Vital That Every Woman Should
Retain a Perfect Figure" It was a
well-written article. much Of this stuff
is. and she was so influenced by its
logic that she dumped the baby on
the bench. dropped the suitcase be-
side 1t. and walked off with head high,
shoulders erect and abdomen drawn
In. Some minutes later n meeklook-
Ing man hurried In. picked up tho
baby and suitcase and walked out
again. Undoubtedly. somewhere out
side he had met his wife and she had
convinced him-Atchison Globe.
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star. Cut the star from a piece OF
white wrapping paper. making it IL to
IS inches across. Lay the paper star
in the center of the table and place the
small mirror in the center Of the star.
Cover the paper star completely with
silver tinsel. Place tall slender vase
in clear glass on the mirror and fill 1t
with poinsettia blossoms or red carna-
tions or bright red roses. II natural
flowers are not available tall candle
In glass stick. surrounded by shorter
candles in shorter candlesticks. will
do nicely.
At each place at table. little bas.
ket is to be set containing salted pea
nuts or almonds. or red cinnamon
drops and green mints. These bas-
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ingenuity and be as original rs she
may please.
The table is to be made amply long
SO that II will not be crowded. and
spread with a protecting pad. and an
cloth. smooth and shin.
ing. Silver and glassware are to be
secured and polished and the china
treated to the same freshening proc
ess, until everything shines. Lay q
dinner napkin at each place and pro-
ceed to decorate the table.
A centerpiece is to be provided. A
very handsome one Is made Of a bolt
of No. so red satin ribbon. Two
engths OF this. each IL yards long.
ire crossed Mt the middle OF the table,
lying fat and the ends extending
yoward the corners Of the table. In
he center an ornamental fern dish
8 fashioned of the ribbon about a
,lain fern dish.
The ribbon is made into standing
GODS. each about six inches in length.
'hese are placed In a row about the
ish with the loops outstanding. The
ish used may be an ordinary milk
an pAgiously covered with red pa
er in Crepe or tissue. Fill the pan
nth ms or sand. In the center
tand a miniature Christmas tree. q
. aturaI baby tree II possible. Deco
lfe the miniature tree with tiny can.
. les and the smallest of red tinsel
alls. The candles are not to be
ghted. Place few decorations and
H., rt1t The AHart
charming
Another pretty center piece is made
tb f1ye ordinary tin candlesticks.
Spporting fve red or white candles.
Xt one of these on an inverted paste
S1ard box In the center of the table
SId the four remaining candles one
each corner Of the box. on the table.
90 a small box. not larger than the
tom of the candlestick. Cover the
ndleaticks and the box with sprays
nc evergreen and holly and sprinkle
N; ~ these the diamond dust" which
II s,.sv he bought, or made by cutting q
10 r. NJ t.nseI rope into little parti-
Make shades for the candles.
ing red paper. Buy the hreproofed
ooid for safety
!, rho shades are very easily made BY
Ntine four petals Of paper and
,p.i.,,ntipe them over an isinglass pro-
b o,s..I,or on the brass shade holders.
thi.l out the edges Of the paper to
the ruffied effect Tie the shades
S,ut their support with a small cord.
this place a piece Of tinsel. I'm
Ang IL in n little bow or knot. Each
die will appear to spring from a
~ of green. Tho candles are to be
hit ted when the dessert is served. A
, ti,e shade such rs Is described Is
he,En in the picture.
third pretty centerpiece is made
Z small round hand mirror and sill.
tinse! = "a the form Of Hve-pointed
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tiny dolls to represent skaters. The
closer you can come to making It look
like a real pond in miniature the more
you and your guests will be delight
ed. At the ten-cent stores one may
buy small red houses and even glass
icicles. Icicles may be represented
by little pieces Of tinsel also. After
you once get to work the thing will
grow under your hands and you will
be enthusiastic at the end. When all
is finished the Christmas table justi-
f,es the thought and work put on 1t
the play Is indeed worth the candle.
II one must count expenses careful
Iy the decorations will be found to be
more a matter Of ingenuity than
money. Evergreens and red paper.
wax candles and cheap candlesticks
are within reach Of nearly all Of US.
or all days Christmas 10. for that very
reason, the one for which we should
make our very best endeavor.
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Disturbing the Foundations.

Bacon see an automobile fog Sig
nal for railroads. the invention OF
retired Dutch naval officer, explodes
cartridge behind a megaphonc auto
matically whenever train enters
block in which there is another train.
Egbert-Mercy. | should think that
was enough to disturb the sleepers.-
YonkerS Statesman.
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cARPENTER7

He'll have to start In as a
carpenters helper Of the crud-
est sort, and his pay will be
small. but in tho end he may be
earning his thousands a year as
a building foreman or building
Observation-Disclosures he may be
getting a comfortable living as
a builder on his own hook
How he may advance up the lad
der Of carpentry, and what are
his chances Of doing this, to-
gether with the pay for each
step taken.
BY. c. W. JENNINGS.
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Drunken wasps.

Bacon-They say wasps become in
toxicated by eating decaylng fruits.
the sugar Of which passes Into n kind
OF alcohol. While In this drunken
condition the wasps do their worst
singing.
Egbert-If an officer Is then to
take one in hand. he does not want to
handle 1t without gloves.-Yonkers
Statesman.
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The SarcastIc Victim.

The Barber-Your hair is coming
out on top. sir.
The Crank-Good! knew it was In
me. Now, for goodness sake. don't
talk to 1t or it will crawl back again!
Catholic Standard and Times.
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AS He fingered.

Dearest" said Reginald. as they
stood in the darkened hallway. ITS
so hard to say good-by!"
Then don't try to say It," muir
INJURED Beryl. Say goodnight in
stead; you don't have to use your
lips for that, you know."-Chicaso
Tribune
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Doctors More Thorough.

A physician at a dinner in Denver
sneered at certain Biblical miracles.
Lazarus" he said. was raised from
the dead-and yet don't see any
dead folks being raised in our time.
NO" said Rev. Herbert II. Tres
ham. the Biblical scholar. with a
smile. Modern medical science has
progressed too far for that. chr
Washington Star.
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cbr,stmas preeautIon.

Mother. II Santa Claus comes
down the chimney. he'll have to walk
through the kitchen. won't he?"
Il suppose he will. dear.
well. don't you think we'd maybe
perhaps better lock up the pre-
servesf"
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Didn't propose to Hurry.

His Wife, just cant bear to SEQ
you smoking. John. The doctor says
it Is slow poison.
Her Husband-Well, I'm not going
to take quick poison just to please
you and the dOctor.-Chicago News.
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Has Some Rights.

Mrs. Henpeck-You, Charles. what's
that noise down there?
Mr.. Henpeck-I trust, my dear, that
I may fall down the cellar stairs II
wish to.
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Who is paying the cost of this very
expensive campaign against the IN
itative and referendum? And why?
Denver News.
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Government. Dam In the Hudson.

The dam which the United States
government is planning to construct
at Troy across the Hudson river will
wipe out a number Of factories and
mills In that region by using water
power. The head furnished by the
dam will be utilized to generate about
6,ooO-horse power. and this will be sold
to the mills and factories at cost.
However. the companies will be re-
Quired to pay the cost Of building the
power house. It is estimated that tho
amount OF power utilized will be three
times as much as has heretofore been
MISUNDERSTANDING American.
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A quarrel merely proves that one Of
the parties to It hasn't any more sense
than the other.
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set forth in state. At the
call OF some one, whose heart Is good
toward us. we gather round the bright
table. Sweet with fir, beautiful with
holly. cleaning with white napery and
twinklfng glass and all lit with rosy
candles. 1t sets the heart aglow. be-
speaking a loving kindness, which is
the salvation Of our workaday world.
The dining room is the heart of the
house and its great day is Christmas
day. 1t is really very little trouble to
decorate 1t for Christmas dinner.
and dressing the table cannot be
spoDr of as trouble-it is pleas
ure.
The dining room must be entirely
clean-the windows newly washed and
the walls and furniture wiped OF and
polished up a bit. before the placing
of decorations begins. These should
be simple and in green SO as not to
distract the attention from the table.
If hanging lamp or chandelier
is suspended over the table. nothing
is much more effective than the fes-
toons of green from lamp to the cor
ners Of the room. Ropes Of ever
green are made by cutting on small
branches and winding the stems with
dark cord or heavy black thread. The
lamp. or chandelier supports. may be
dressed with sprays Of evergreen and
holly and the evergreen festoons ar
ranged along the walls. underneath
the plate rail. the festoons to be
caught up with sprays Of holly.
Branches Of green over the windows
and door castings and wreaths pinned
ut each window. on the curtains. are
the time-honored Christmas decora-
tions that cannot be improved upon
and are dear because familiar.
But in setting forth her table the
hostess has a chance to exercise her
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l'atient-Look here. doctor: you
said IL l took n bottle Of your tonic
l would have Il remarkable appetite.
Why. only eat one soda cracker
each week.
Doctor-wcll. don't you call that
remarkable appetite?
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S you watched some young
fellow working in the cold
on some half-finished build
ing. driving nails with
numbed fingers and han
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Boston's Good Sense.

Boston wants Walter wellman to
fly i:om that city"
"T should think II would"
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bysJulia BoHomley,

EST and merriest OF all
dinners, that of Christmas.
sweetly compels us to take
extra thought and put forth
extra effort that it may be
set forth in state At the
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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-07-07
D0G AND A HUGE EAGLE
IN A BATTLE TO DEATH
CANINE KILLED BY GREAT plRD.
WHICH is BADLY WOUNDED
IN THE FIGHT.

Furstenwald. Prussia.-One after
noon some time ago the following epi-
sode. in which a great eagle figured.
occurred in Brandenburg. Prussia: A
field laborer heard a dog bowling In
most dismal manner at no great dis
tance from the spot at which he was
working. Running in the direction
from which the sounds came. he saw
a large bird and the watchdog of a
neighboring farm struggling and
fighting. partly in the air and partly
on the ground.
At last they passed into an adjoin-
ing copse. when the laborer ran and
called the bailiff of the place where
he was employed. Both proceeded to
the copse, to find the bird moving
with the greatest difficulty and
scarcely able to hop a few PAGES: 1t
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Praise Of the Country Town.

He who has never called a country
town his home has missed much. He
who had his first look upon the world
from some little village which at the
dawn OF consciousness spelled all the
world to him and held in its bounds
all the people. will always lack some
thing In his sense OF his proper ad-
justment to creation. 1t Is in them
that the truest friendships are formed
the closest studies of human nature
provided. the most lasting hold given
on the eternal truths Only as little
child can the kingdom he entered. and
that is as true of the kingdom of earth
as of that one of which II was first
said Go closer into the records OF
these boys of the farms and you will
find that il was from the country
towns, rather than from the farms.
they came; that IL was some country
village that inspired the dreams. fired
the hopes and prepared for that flight
to broader fields. And they go back
laden with gifts. not TO the farms, but
to the country towns to which they
feel they owe so much.-Denver Re
publican
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WomAN's ERA IN AUSTRIA.

In ten thousands OF Austrian families girls and
young women that formerly prepared for career
with the needle. thereby often digging for them
selves an early grave. now getting ready 10
embrace the better paid professions. formerly
monopoliZed by man. Since training schools are
open to women, the Vienna correspondent OF the
Boston Post writes. masses Of them decided TO
engage in electricity. architecture. engineering
and similar pursuits.
number OF Vienna giils have declared that
they will go in for bridge building others want to
build machinery and II the enthusiasm keeps up
tailoresses and shirtwalst and lingerie factories
will soon be hard up for hands.
II is remarked on all sides that the opening OF
the training schools to girls came none too soon.
for the sedentary habits TO which Austrian women
condemned resulted in less prepossessing
grace Now that Austrian girls. like American
girls. make the best of their opportunities
IL is expected that our womanhood will be
stronger and more beautiful than ever.
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HARD ON CHILDREN.
When Teacher Has Coffee Habit,

Best Is best, and best will ever
live" When a person feels this way
about Postum they are glad to give
testimony for the benefit of others.
A school teacher down In Miss.
says: Il had been a coffee drinker since
my childhood. and the last few years.
1t had injured me seriously.
"One cup OF coffee taken at break
fast would cause me to become so
nervous that | could scarcely go
through with the days duties, and
this nervousness was often accom-
panied by deep depression of spirits
and heart palpitation.
II am a teacher by profession, ant
when under the influence OF coffee
had to struggle against crossness
when in the school room.
When talking this over\ with my
physician. he suggested that try
Postum, so purchased a package and
made 1t carefully according to direc.
tions; found 1t excellent of flavor, and
nourishing.
I'm short time noticed very graft
flying effects. My nervousness disap-
peared. was not irritated by my pI-
pills, life seemed full OF sunshine. and
my heart troubled me no longer.
Il attribute my change In health aci
spirits to Postum alone"
Read the little book, The Road to
Wellville. "in pkgs. There's Reason. "
Ever read the above ietterf A new
S~As~ sl...A - el~xA ~ =
are geauine, true, and full Of humas
interest.
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the summit rear Culebra the total lift is about
225 feet At the summit the line runs along the
edge of the Rio Grande reservoir and at this
point is encased in concrete that If the pipe
should break the water would not be affected II
is tested to 500 pounds to the square inch but
a pressure of over 300 pounds is seldom used
4 Dow compound pump, driven by steam from
boilers in which crude oil is used. furnishes the
pressure to pump the oil across the isthmus and
about 80 hours are consumed in the journey. The
oil Is so ineastic that II be asceftained by
the pulsation in the plant at La Boca at what
moment the valve of the tank at Mt Hope has
been closed. AS the pipe is laid on the surface
of the ground II follows rather a serpentine
course and the many curves help TO overcome
the expansion due to changes in temperature.
The company given $50 days in which to
lay its pipe. This at time when the work
involved not only engineering features. but also
those OF providing subsistence and quarters for
the men engaged. The laying of the pipe was
begun in several places simultaneously and a
large force OF men was kept constantly at work.
so that the company ready to deliver oil
October l6. 1906. although the line was not used
throughout its entire length until November IA.
1907
On account of changes In the line OF the Pa
mama Railroad company and in that Of the canal
itself the pipes have been shifted at many places
and. according to the contract all this work is
done at the expense OF the Union OIL company
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The Two Were Struggling and Fight
inQ

tried to fly, but was evidently dis
abled and a well-directed shot killed
It.
They found the poor dog dead; all
the flesh had been literally torn from
its bones by it's enemy. The eagle
measured seven feet between the tips
of it's wings and was almost black.
with snow white shoulders, indicating
great age. 1t had evidently had a his
tory. for on its left foot just above the
claw was a strong gold ring on which
were engraved some letters the mean
ing of which could not be deciphered.
the word "Eperjes" and date 10, 3.
1927" Eperjes is town in Hungary
not far from the northern Carpathi-
ans. The bird had probably once
been in captivity.
The eagle in its native haunts is a
solitary bird, its mate alone except
ed; no other of its kind is likely to be
found living within a considerable
distance of It.
a blow from its wing alone is said
to have killed kid. There are many
instances of babes and young chill
dren having been carried of by
eagles.
II is even stated that in the canton
of Geneva boy of 10 years of age
who was attempting to rob an eagles
nest was seized by one of the birds
and carried a distance of 600 yards.
He was. however. rescued by his COM
panions without having suffered any
very serious injury. though its talons
had inflicted some severe wounds.
The eagle builds its eyrie in the
cliffs Of inaccessible rocks or on the
edges OF precipices. the nest being lit
tie more than flooring OF sticks and
branches lined with leaves. Here II
brings and stores up considerable
amount of food. often consisting oI
young lambs and game.
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which was being tested with sea wa.
ter. under a pressure Of 500 pounds,
before being put in service.
The installation Of the only pipe
line connecting the two oceans has
excited considerable interest every
where. not only because il was the
only large pipe line In the tropics at
the time. but because IL opened the
eastern market for the first time to
California oil
The Union OIL company Of Califor.
MIA was founded In 1890 by Pennsyl
vania oil men who had been estab-
lished In the business in California
since 1882. Its headquarters were at
Los Angeles until 1908 and its direc.
tors are Los Angeles business men OF
the highest character for probity and
conservative business energy. The
president. Mr.. Lyman Stewart, is we'll
known as a philanthropist as well as
a far-sighted business man and TO him
fs due the entire credit for holding
the company together and bringing IL
safely through the rocks and shoals
of the early days of the oil business
In California and the great panic of
1893.
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her EXCUSE.

"Why-er-yes, Miss Cooley ad-
mitted. perhaps you did hear me tell
ing the minister | was only twenty
two"
"Oh, I'm surprised" exclaimed Miss
Gaddiet, "and you a Sabbath school
teacher. tool"
But" Miss Cooley protested, the
minister has told US it's always better
to understate a thing than to exag-
gerate."
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Smith-Its mighty hard to get .
wife.
Hardup-It's no trouble to get one,
but it's hard to keep her.
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Not His Fault.

Il refuse to accept these photo
graphs" said an irate woman to q
photographer; my husband looks like
a baboon!"
IL can't help It, madam" replied
the photographer: you chose him. I
didn't"
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dodge the heavy dirt.
train traffic continual
ly. first when distribu-
ting the pipe. and
later when moving ma.
terial.
Besides this the work
commenced with the
beginning of the rainy
season and was com
pleted before II ended.
In one place the men
worked through the
pouring rain for three
weeks up to their
waists in water in a
swamp. part OF the
time on a floating plat
form or raft OF boards.