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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-20
Practical Advice.

Then comes practical experience
and watching the other fellows. At
school, leaning over a bench where
everything is all laid out for you. 1t
may be easy to wipe joint, but when
you are out on the real job it's diff.
ferent. Sometimes instead Of having
your tools handy you may have to
hang by the skin OF your teeth and
carry them in your vest pocket. Then
1t isn't so easy. There's Just one way
to learn: Watch how the other fell
low works and then try to do it bet
ter.
Take your work home with you. II
there's some particularly hard job to
do, carry it along the street, into the
cars, into your home, and study over
1t. The business of always listening
for the quitting whistle is what keeps
most of the men in this world as far
down as they are. Don't make your
work labor, make II Joy and you
will succeed. Exchange.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-20
WORKING BOTH WAYS
INTEREST OF EMPLOYER AND EN-
PLoYE sHouo BE IDENTICAL.
Chicago Business Man Of Large Inter
ests Has Discovered This Fact
and Makes Money From II.

How do we keep up the interest Of
our sales people in their work? Sim
ply by taking an interest in the sales
people," said the head of a big Chi
cago retail store
Unless the sales force is interested
in the merchandise and in displaying
it attractively no store can make the
success 1t should have While every
employe has more or less interest in
his work. it is necessary at times for
the firm to stimulate that interest in
order to keep the statesmen keyed up
to the proper state
AS far as possible we let the men
arrange their own displays. This en-
ables them to cultivate initiative. ere
ates confidence in their own ability.
and at the same time makes them
more loyal to the firm. We encourage
them to originate catchy advertising
phrases that will attract attention to
certain lines of goods.
That aisle over there is called The
Grass Walk II you take a stroll
uOWu IL you Will uuu IL 10 dppIOpAiaeC
ly named. because every rug in that
department is made of grass or fiber
construction. A salesman originated
the idea of calling 1t The Grass
Walk and 1t has proved good trade
getter.
Occasionally l have a heart to
heart talk with my employees, most OF
whom know personally. l encourage
them to make suggestions for improv-
ing the appearance of the stock and
try to adopt as many of their ideas as
possible. We have no hard and fast
rules requiring statesmen to remain In
their departments every minute.
whether they are busy or not A good
man win not take advantage Of this
privilege. but will always be found
on the job when he is needed.
"As result of this policy our bust
ness has grown steadily and we have
a force of enthusiastic. contented.
loyal workers. Keeping up the inter
est of your employees is the best divi-
dend producer / know Of"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-20
HUMAN LIFE AN ASSET
POSSIBLE TO KNOW TOO MUCH
Excess Of information as to Employ
ers' Interest Is a Thing That
Should Be Avoided.

Is It possible to know too much
about your employers business!
1T certainly is" was the emphatic
response Of Chicago business man.
"The employee himself must be the
Judge Of that. He must separate the
wheat from the chaff,' as 1t we're. In
other words, he must know what he Is
supposed and wanted to know. What
Is not for him he will be blind to. II
he is a good employe. but he viii al
ways be on the lookout for informa-
ton that he can turn to the benefit
Of his employer"
Any business man win tell you that
the assertion of a man not being able
to know too much about his employ
er's business is fallacy, and one that
Is too broad to be taken literally
There is a difference between being
familiar with the business you are in
and knowing too much about it.
Most any one in time can familiar
lie himself with a business that does
not involve such technical processes
that a special schooling is necessary"
said one business man, but not every
one by long shot can tell when he
knows enough. More trouble is caus-
ed In an office by too much knowledge
than any other cause. There Is ad-
mittedly a fine line drawn between
the situation Of knowing all about
your business and that Of knowing
too much. Sometimes the old, worn
out command to mind your own bust
ness covers the case pretty well, but
not always The man who knows
enough so that he can I'LL all the re-
quirements of position. and not so
much that he becomes a nuisance
yes, that's the word-will be the man
to go up."-Irwin Ellis in Chicago
Tribune.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-20
MELISSA DOES NOT CARE r
cALLoW YoUTH.t

You, needn't tell mel" said Mrs
Merriwid's maternal maiden aunt
Jane, Indignantly.
Mrs. Merriwid held back the loose
sleeve of her tea gown with one hand
while she poured with the other. a
movement which displayed the beau.
ties Of her arm and hand, literally, to
admiration. II was pity that no one
but Aunt Jane was present. At the
same time. Mrs. Merriwid's eyes
sparkled mischievously and she gig
gled so that she spilled the tea.
Very well, dearie." she said. Il
won't tell you"
He needs spanking" declared Aunt
Jane, rubbing her nose, as she had a
habit of doing when vexed, land you
do too" she added. why, he's an IN
fantl And you. you are"
Count on your fingers" suggested
Mrs. Merriwid. "You won't have to
wrinkle up your forehead so much.
Or I'll tell you. to save trouble. I'm
twenty-eight II I'm a day"
You're thirty" snapped Aunt Jane,
"and he isn't much over twenty"
But he's large for his age" said
Mrs. Merriwid. dimpling. six feet
and over. And you must admit that
/ am remarkably well preserved, so
that the disparity isn't really SO great
as 1t might seem at the first blush.
Some Of the happiest marriages"
"Fiddle!" Aunt Jane interrupted.
"You know better"
And he's seen a great deal of the
world" Mrs. Merriwid continued, dis
regarding the interruption. He says
so, himself. He has been. in fact. a
BIT of devil, but, of course, that was
before he came under my ennobling and
refining infSence. He finds himself
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-20

or see that he washed his neck and
around his ears. OF worry about his
habits of climbing trees and going
swimming. / might have worries, but
not that kind. I'm considering the ad-
vantage of marrying young man.
Well, he wouldn't have any murky
past, to begin with, and think could
take care that he wouldn't have any
Objectionable future, If ! undertook
its management. Then he would have
generous impulses and large enthusi-
asms. Teddie has. All the freshness
and kindness hasn't been knocked out
OF him. He has fine ideals and ambi-
tons and / think 1t would be awfully
interesting to direct them. Life
doesn't mean money grubbing to him.
1t means poetry and philanthropy and
romance and righteousness and music
and-moonshine and such. He isn't
bald and blase. He hasn't any rheu-
matte tendencies or stomach trouble.
and as / intimated, he thinks am
something wonderful"
How do you think It would be In
ten years time when you were going
on for fifty and he was hardly more
than thirty?" inquired Aunt Jane.
"Auntiei" demonstrated Mrs. Merri-
wild. How very catty! If he were
hardly thirty, should be barely forty,
but waving that, think 1t would be
perfectly lovely. don't expect to
find my faculties falling when I'm go
ing on for fifty, even. and I shall only
give up my masseuse and my few sim
pie toilet preparations vita the
breath of life. Teddie's youth will be
an additional incentive to me to keep
beautiful. Most women, when their
husbands begin to show signs Of the
sere and yellow, allow themselves to
get sloppy and dowdy That's where
/ shall have what is vulgarly termed
the edge on them"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-20

a changed man since that Waring hop.
Really, auntie. dear"
You ought to be ashamed OF your
SELF" said Aunt Jane. mo, l don't
want any more sugar In my tea.
You're taking advantage of his youth
and inexperience to make the poor
boy unhappy"
Il make him unhappy" exclaimed
ms. Merriwid. why, sweetheart, he
never knew what happiness was be-
fore he met me. It's the delirium Of
ecstacy-or the ecstacy of deLrium-I
forget which he said-just to be near
me. And the touch of my hand-I
can't recall at this moment exactly
what the touch of my hand is, but
the effect is something fierce, as we
used to say In the office. And when
you talk Of inexperience, well, that
Is to Singer. He knows women up
and down and all around. all the
same like a book. He's wise to us,
auntie. There aren't any Of our little
tricks and manners that he isn't, so
to speak, hep to. It's positively un-
canny, his penetration where women
are concerned. That's without any
reference to me, Of course. I'm not
an ordinary woman; I'm an enigma,
even to him. He admits that. Dear
Teddie!"
81 call 1t wicked" observed Aunt
Jane. "If you were serious. 1t would
be different. It would be bad enough
then, but as It is, It's wicked"
Mrs. Merriwid set down the cup of
tea she had been slipping and leaned
back In her chair and sighed. Il
wonder II I'm not serious?" she said.
why shouldn't l be? Look at It in
a reasonable light, auntie. Would 1t
be any disadvantage to him to have a
wife who was old enough to have
some sense? Suppose he marriSs
some half-fedged broiler. as he prob
ably win in the course of time II II
let him 60. Well, she'll make him
miserable by expecting too much Of
him, and she'll be miserable herself
because he isn't all her fancy painted
nA4Q AnCl NC Al NC AAOAC AAAoCA 0IACs
Now / wouldn't expect anything un-
reasonably angelic, because I've seen
too many men. young and old. to en-
terrain any illusions Most Of them
win be fairly decent II a woman treats
them decently. That means feeding
them properly and keeping up lie
Ike appearance of cheerfulness. 2
practiced that on poor dear Henry
Merriwid so long that I'm letter
perfect"
That may be-" conceded Aunt
Jane. But II you want child to
raise. why not go to an orphan
asylum"
Il thought we were going to conssd-
er this matter seriously" said Mrs.
Merriwid "And from matrimonial
point of view. dearie, wouldn't
have to wipe Teddie's little noty-poty
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-20
FACT THAT EMPLOYERS ARE BE-
GINNING TO RECOGNIZE.
Means Returns In Dollars and Cents
When Proper Care ls Taken Of
Workers Health.

Human life IL gradually becoming
recognized as business asset. This
is a new fact In the development Of
the race. Life insurance companies
are realizing that they can increase
their dividends faster by cutting down
the death rate than by increasing sales
or by reducing expenses. Employers
of large numbers of human machines
are realizing the surprising fact that.
as cold business proposition, 1t pays
not In sentiment but in dollars, to take
good care Of their employees. Business
men are learning that well fed. well
clothed. contented men and wom-
en-. working In well lighted, well ven
tilated quarters and on schedules ar
ranged in accordance with our mod
ern knowledge of psychology and
physiology, actually turn out more
work and better work than underpaid.
discontinued help, working under un-
comfortable and insanitary conditions.
Therefore large corporations are
spending money literally In play
grounds, restrooms, Libraries. gymna-
Sums. sanitary lunchrooms. moving
picture shows, safety devices, venti-
lating systems and similar devices for
the well-being and enjoyment of their
employees. If one asks these men why
they are doing these things. they win
disclaim any charitable or philanthro-
pic motives.
This isn't charity" says one firm:
I'VE want that clearly understood.
This Is simply good business manage
ment and common sense. A well man
is OF more use to US than a sick man,
A happy, contented woman turned out
more work and better work than an
unhappy one. Therefore, anything we
can do to make the people who do our
work at ease in mind and body we re-
gard as good business management,
just as we regard fire insurance, i'm
proved machinery and labor saving de-
vices"
The Lrrns that have realized the
enormous importance of this discovery
are already reaping the benefits. The
conservation of the health of employees
will be a fundamental principle of
good business management In the fu-
ture. When 1t Is fully recognized by
the Industrial world that sickness is a
material liability and that health is q
realizable commercial asset, contagion
and preventable diseases will be hunt
ed down and exterminated as relent-
lessly as modern industrialism now
pursues counterfeiters. forgers and
other commercial criminals.-From
the American Medical Association.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-20
Fitness for MARRIAGE.

An idler in the New York Marriage
License Bureau noticed that many Of
the applicants for a license carried
bank books. What's that fort" he
asked. "a fellow doesn't have to
prove his financial standing in this Of
fee before gaining permission to mar
~. does he?" He does mot" said q
clerk. but many Of the people seem
to think so. don't know where they
got the idea, but they have It, and
scores OF .he foreigners bent on mat
rimony lack up their other qualifica,
tons with bank book or sometimes
even roll Of cash. The women are
as anxious to prove their eligibility
as the men, and frequently show even
greater thrift, their capital overbal-
ancing that Of the men by a good
many dollars"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-20

The wholesale and retail business
districts Of every large city are fun
Of little men OF business. and business
as a whole could not well be trans
acted comfortably without them They
may be wearing the blue uniforms Of
the telegraph force or they may be
garbed In the gray favored by stock
and other exchanges. or they may
wear no distinctive attire at all. be-
ing Just plain boys; but every one OF
them. from. the little Lad Of ten years
to the big boy who viii vote Tor presi-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-20
Veterans Advice.

Somehow or other. stories told by
lawyers have better flavor than
others, even n Gas Is often the easel
they are not so screamingly funny as
the thing the fellow looks as II he
was saying in the moving picture
show. A member Of the Nisi Prius
club sprung this one the other night:
Il remember once. In the early glory
Of my new dignity az a Judge. I got q
case for an opinion. The solicitor
thought 1t was simple case. or he
wouldn't have sent It to me. ]
thought SO. too. With the touching con
fidence Of the amateur. I took my
pen In hand and began:
81 am clearly of the opinion"
"A fellow member Of the bench was
looking over my shoulder and at this
point he interrupted me.
Dear young Colleague says he
don't say that. Never write down
that you are clearly Of any opinion on
a point of law. The Deity couldn't be
that-otherwise we should have nc
profession Remember. the most you
can hope to discover is the preponder
ance Of tie doubt Cleveland PLAIN
Dealer.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-20

"oh. WELL" sighed Aunt Jane. IF
you've decided to make a fool of your
self. l suppose there's no use talking.
When is the interesting event to take
place, II one may Ask"
Don't worry, dearie." said Mrs.
Merriwid. I'm not going to marry
poor Teddie. He's a sweet boy and
he's the only one ever told me that
my eyes were pools Of limpid light.
but he's such an everlasting callow lit
tie idiot"
Then why" began Aunt Jane in
bewilderment.
We'll, dearie. he'll be wiser when I
get through with him." said Mrs. Mer-
riwid. '1'm doing him a real kind
ness"
Copyright. 1872 by W. O. chapman.)
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-20
Workers Thoughtlessness That
Lost Good Money for Man
Who Employed Him.
ALSO MEANT LOSS OF JOB
Just a Little Careful Consideration
Would Have Saved the Situation,
and Satisfied Both the Res
taurant Proprietor and
the Customer.

Jerry" said the restaurant keeper
to his counter man, come over to the
cigar counter a moment l want TO
give you a little talking to-"
The counter man obeyed his en-
ployer's command and went to where
that individual stood, toying with a
cigaf slot machine, the purpose Of
which was to give a cigar with every
play and sometimes more.
What is it," the counter man ask
ed. The restaurant keeper still held
his hand on the slot machine.
See this?" the employer asked.
Did you realize last week when last
you watched over this that you were
going to cost ne about $50? I'll show
you how.
First of all, no man ever drops a
nickel in this thing unless he thinks
he's going to win something. That's
the reason It Is here. II a person
only wanted what he paid for he
wouldn't go to the trouble Of putting
a nickel In the slot. Well. one night
last week Jimmy Flynn. who was one
Of my best customers, came into the
restaurant He took a nickel from his
pocket and dropped II into the ma
chine. then pulled the lever. The
nickel slipped through. Then do you
remember what happened?"
Sure" said the counter man. HE
asked for another nickel to play the
thing with. saying that he hadn't had
a fair chance. and | wouldn't give him
one"
Exactly. Then what?"
Il told him that 1t wasn't my fault
that the nickel didn't turn the ma
chinery and that I would give him a
cigar for the nickel. but that I
couldn't give him another chance on
the machine"
And that's Just what I'm Directing
to-" the restaurant man replied. Jim
my played that slot machine because
he wanted to win something. There's
nothing that makes a man so angry
as the failure of chance to get a run
for his money. When you refused
him another nickel he was mad
enough to clean out the whole place.
He came in here with the intention
of ordering something to eat. as he
does every evening. He walked out
and went to the place Of competi-
tor.
More than that. he's been telling
everybody all over town that am
stingy. grasping old codser. that I'm
running a skin game here. and that
this is a fool place to keep away
from. The result has been that I've
lost ten regular customers. This slot
machine is SO fixed that 1t can't lose
more than 81 on the week. Through
the fact that you wouldn't give jim
my a chance for his money. I'm los
ing ten or twelve times that amount.
See? What happened after Jimmy
played that nickel7 Did you turn the
machine around and mark 1t out of
orderr"
why, no."
"Just left II for somebody else to
come along and play and get madden
than ever. l thought so. I'm afraid.
Jerry. that your place isn't in an es-
tablishment where diplomacy is re-
quired. Take on your apron and drop
around Saturday for your money.
That's all"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-20

dent next time. Is part of our bust
ness life. and very important part
of IT,
All business houses know from ex-
perience how the little wheels OF the
ONCE clog and get out OF gear when
the baseball season starts and there
begins that annual plague Of funerals
and dire disasters in the families OF
the Office boys.
II every one Of the army Of little
men Of business was to stop york al
together on certain day. every large
city would be far more inconyenienced
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-20
The Modoes.

The Modoc Indians-thers were
only few hundred of them-were re-
moved from their old habitat in the
Oregon country by the government.
Not liking the change, they returned
to their old home. and under their
able leader. Captain Jack" defeated
the troops sent to expel them in 1873.
During the negotiations for a settle
ment they decoyed the United States
commissioners into an ambush (April
III and massacred General Candy
and some forty others. Fighting fol-
lowed. and the Indians retreatsd to
an almost impregnable position. They
were finally surrounded and after q
brave resistance surrendered. Gap
tain Jack" was captured, tried In
June. 1878. and executed October 3.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-20
OF Course.

What's this space marked OF forf"
demanded the architect
"A laboratory" said the druggist
somewhat defantly.
what do you want with a labora-
toryf A modern druggist sells every
thing but drugs"
''Well, rye got to have some place
to mix my fountain sirups. haven't II"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-20

OF an over-grown village. Il,
ton nevertheless Is set at 4, sss
Adrianople Is probably ths All.
In the Ottoman empire whs,. ~,
ton Is being estimated for IT, 81
has a pleasant habit Of hs|s...
province governors respots|h..
amounts Of taxes proport.s...
population, and so thess asssn.
ceive and lower the dkurs
tians. however. tell you that own.
the great emigration to Alne>|4
population OF Adrianopls ,ots- .
over. II SO much as, $500 of
about $4,000 are Mussulmea #
according to the Turkish ss1n
the city contains sometime lie
Greek Orientals Greek and R.
church communicate. tia, Iii s..
Spanish Jews. 5000 Crerorikn ~
ians. 500 Catholics and Pto..t
and 100 heather gypsies.
Noted Tor lie Wine.
Adrianople, in CONSCIOUSNESS
capital Of a Vail ant Mut1sckn
governor and vice Korets&
princes; OF Greek archblsho, 81,
OF the Bulgar Orthodox and Bib.
United churches. Of rabh. s..
Turkish grand muilah and to..
the headquarters Of the Second Is.
corps. In addition to expoF.I1,
best wine raised in all IurIn
hides. spun silk and cocooas
and tanned hides. distilled pc'f
silks. wooleDs and cotton sin.
rich carpets 60 from the ci,7 b ~
quantities.. So much Tor at1
Adrianople.
A word as 70 its past TIE r.
originally was old UGkodann. 81
district capital OF Thracs: t1el
man capital under Had1ez. s1|
object OF Goth vandalism a. en-,
S7S. when II was wholly destsrir1
the thirteenth century the ba,l1
peror and the Bulgarians tough.
fearful battle here. after which t1'|
ople experienced an era Of peace "a
about the year 1861 when he e
Murad I. captured Il. In 1866 be '
It his home and such Il ftt}
capital Of the empire. untiI %
of ConstantinopIe, when 4 r&
ducec to sort Of sub-cep|.,I So
then its career has been u14FE
The city was taken 10 l7ze ~ b.
was signed the Peace Of A6ts
by which RusEie returned 70 II|'I
all that she had taken away II. ~
the boundaries that Remained b 81
substantially until 1878. vhe1 u s
slams re-entered the city.
This much learned. Il WA y ~
up and find the guide at hand ARA
ordering a cup OF coffee and 70
our expense. as is the custo11
was loquacious. Frenchsr>
Spanish Jew. and II behooxe' 3 4
watch keenly to bargains
Like everyone else. We Rs'E''
the street; through narrow ~.
alleyways, with stores built F.''
from the curb. and Jews Nor
Armenians and Bulsars. end
all. gypsy bootblacks. each u OH
tive costume. surging b.. 4ne
led on in devious-wise. cresst.
recrossed by other mazes. un'r
came evident that no stranger
senses would attempt Aria.
alone.
And yet. there was nothing
touristicailyi A gorgeous
that was grand for size a'o7'
for particulars interesting e
tects only-more ratty houses
ratty bazaars. harems with tr'
pipes up-turned as tleI
without; hospitals and bar'Hck
muddy streets-such was TIE '
At four next morning We nun
such are trade Connection
had been content with our 2''s
I'VE had seen what a strange
mitted to see OF the ancient ca
Islam!
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-20
Late InvsntIon..

An English potato digging nipple
ment has a revolving brush to cleanse
the tubers of earth as they are dug.
A spring in the handle helps to pre-
vent new wrench from slipping OF
a nut.
Ozone works for the publication of
drinking water have been installed in
four cities in Germany. four in
France. one in Italy and one in Rus
STA.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-20

With bated breath the
rushed across the football hel'
emergency hospital.
What tidings." she faltsre4
SOM"
They looked upon her With con
sion.
well. you see" explained
tain of the team. .he lost h''
when we tried the flying Ksgse
shriekinig wildly. she sank 2
floor.
They told me 1t was on'} : g
arm"