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The Washington herald., 1913-07-06
Don't Fear Dirty Hands;
College Men Too Particular.
By IRWIN ELLIS.

THE inquisitor leaned over the 3esk Of
the millionaire manufacturer.
Things go by demand" he said.
and so for what sort of a college
graduate is there now the greatest
needr' -s
The manufacturer show ed interest at once.
For the one who is willing to dirty his
hands" was the quick reply. e There al
ways has been dearth Of the supply Of that
kind Of college graduate. and suppose :hsre
always will be. Do you see that desk across
the room?" he asked. The man who can
fill 1t will draw 81, 900 salary year. TrouS.e
is, can't find the man.
And the reason Is this" he added with C
smile. The man for that twelve thousand
a year Job must be fellow well equipped
by college education. who will be willing to
come here and start at the very bottom, TO
labor among men far below his station In
life. to answer the o'clock whistle in the
morning, 10 eat his lunch out of a dinner
pail, and to draw q salary at the beginning
that will scarcely pay for the cheapest kind
Of board. How long that will continue de-
Ponds entirely. Of course on how soon he can
ut himself for that desk. The man desire
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to pay twelve thousand a year to viii, take
his place as my general superintendent, and
director of the plant within two years IL he
is going to make good at all" He paused
and the inquisitor smiled.
Two years is not long time" he said
1T seems that almost any young man
would be willing to do that
And right there is where you are wrong"
replied the manufacture. The ordinary
college man leaves school with the idea Re
should be able TO start in at the top at once
but you cannot get to the top anywhere with
out beginning at the bottom. The men 10
whom We pay big salaries are the men who
come in here with theoretical education
and who are willing to have the practical
education pounded into them and pounded
thoroughly. For such . man to succeed he
must give up practically every pleasure for
time. he must 80 home at night tired he
must make a practical slave of himself. but
when 1t is over he is the possessor Of some
thing worth having.
That In the reason say the creates. ed
right now Is for the college graduate who
will dirty his hands. And you would be
surprised At the small number who ars WILL
ing to do It"
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way. but at last he succeeded. Then he out
lined his plan and they agreed to do rs he
said.
THE result was that within few days In
the display windows OF every merchant In
that block were large signs announcing the
fact that business was good and getting
better every minute. that there was nothing
TO be discouraged about-in fact. everything
was lovely. Following this. every merchant
advertised in the evening paper with q catch
line something like this:
Were in the Prosperity Block and Do
ing a Big Business
Soon the ether merchants saw the cp-
timism Of the merchants in this prosperity
block was attracting trade. And SO they
Joined the procession. They put placards
in their windows boasting Of their good busi-
ness and the faith that 1t was going to be
better right along. Soon the whole town was
doing it. With prosperity dinned at them
right along the citizens caught the spirit.
and now-well. now the town 10 one Of the
most booming little places in Missouri. Psy-
chology did it,
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Call Your Customers By Name;
Men Enjoy Being Flattered.
Bv A. C.. ANDERSON.
By A. C.. ANDERSON.

n IS am the owner Of a string Of fif-
~ teen cigar stores. every one of which
is making money. 1 have my good
home and a motor car and q mighty
nice income-and owe most Of II to
one little detail I determined on when
arst started business and to which have adj
hered ever since.
Eight years ago started in the cigar store
business. Before that time had been q
clerk. saving little out Of my wages every
week against the time when could start in
for myself. and learning everything possi-
bly, could about the business. had studied
the ways Of customers. their likes and their
dislikes-and had discovered one great
fact: the usual customer. when he enters
cigar store. likes to be known. He likes to
be called by his name F1attery. It il true.
but all men are susceptible to II.
Therefore. when went into business I
made up my mind that no man was going to
come into my store the second time without
my knowing his name. I tried the rule and
found II aided me. When saw that some
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AM high school and university man.
have had the best Of Quotations"
This IL the cry with which he seeks
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Notes from the World of Science.

Philolosists have listed 1904 languages and
dialects.
German pencil factories turn out about
100000 gross annually.
With . specially designed gaivanised iron
incubator California man uses . hot spring
on his farm to hatch chickens.
By accident q New England scientist discov-
cred that sound travels more swiftly over
telephone wire than through the air.
14S mile automobile mail and passenger
line has been established in the Transbaikai
province of odbof1a-
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Water issues from an artesian well on a
Georgia farm with sufncient force to light its
owners house and barn with electricity and
to provide him with power for small machin-
cry.
Spring tongs. terminating IN pointed blades.
have been patented by Connecticut inventor
for removing weeds. roots and all. from the
ground.
Artificial silk 10 being made by the viscoes
process by thirty-three companies In vari-
Gus parts Of the world and In all case prof
itably.
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College Man Lacks Training;
Becomes Steamer Galley Slave.
By II. MATHESON.

IIHESON.
He develops lax and careless habits. He
Is unmethod.cal The desire for better things
instilled by his life in the university. the
ideals which education created. cannot be
attained. Routine begins to dull those feel
ings. and instinctively though gradually he
slowly falls and joins the common herd
around him.
One day he makes an error. Try as he
might he cannot locate 1t. He is distinctly
puzzled and again and again he sets himself
to the task. but there always Is an error
sometimes another one. Then he realizes
he has a violent headache. How stuffy the
room Ii! Why doesn't some one open the
windows? Fresh air apparently Is an un-
known commodity in this establishment He
opens a window. but the head Of the depart
ment. q wizened, shriveled creature. with a
parchment skin, abruptly slams 1t down.
There Is too much draft.
= y
Loses Both Health and Job.
The highly educated high school and uni
versity man resumes his work for which he
Ii paid $50 month. He works on every day
his sickness increasing. till pain renders 1t
imperative that doctor be consulted. Forth
EOcS Inc hdHtdtc VI thdt WoEtils indt ~ icdSt
one weeks rest must be taken. thstrictest
attention to doctors orders. A weeks leave
Of absence Is granted. but this week must be
extended to another. and in the meantime this
mighty corporation closes Its doors against
him. Sickness il tolerated, but it Ia deprecat-
ed, and another man works in his place.
Again must he find employment. II Is a
bad time Of the year. A new administration
has made the business aspects Of the country
look rather doubtful ONCE help is being dis
carded on all sides. Absolutely no position
seems open. What is there for this highly ed
ucated university man to do? He has money
left Tor a weeks board. He must be care
full. He begins the weary tramp of early
days round the city looking for work. He re-
peats the old cry of his education, but II falls
on deaf ears. " Your education is no good
to u.s." he is told. We want a man who
knows our particular business and we'll pay
him for the knowledge. We cannot AFFORD to
pay a man to learn" Every one tells him
the same
What is he TO do? He applies at the Offices
Of all the big corpor atoms, but they are cut
ting down expenses. He cannot find work
anywhere. and slowly his money gives out
and starvation confron,s him. What shall
he 90? He has 1t. He is highly educated
high school and university man-the world of
literature Is open to him. He has an idea.
For hours he works feverishly on II. II is
finished. inclosed. and the last few cents In
his possession defray the cost Of postage. He
is happy. Surely he will get check by re-
turn mail. and he sits down to wait.
But the mails come and the mails go. and
there is none for him. What. week and no
reply? There must be something wrong.
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may be estimated by the consumption of
Chicago alone, 100 1000 Of these blocks
having been used in the seven years since
traction rehabilitation began Minneapolis.
Detroit, Cleveland, Indianapolis. Milwaukee.
and many other large cities use millions Of
them annually.
Young men are put to work at IS cents an
hour. They are taught the business from
the ground up. A school for this purpose is
conducted at Berlin. Wis. As soon as their
earnings exceed that hour rate, they are
placed on piece work and thus enabled to
earn the big wages earned by the paving
cutters.
1t takes about ninety days to develop
the young man into a competent drillcr, and
from driller to paving cutter is but a short
step. When he advances his place Is filled
by a quarry man or laborer whose chances
for working up the ladder are equal to those
of any other employe
-Four different kinds of blocks are made
both in size and smoothness or finish. The
ordinary block weighs twenty pounds and Is
10 inches long and inches square. The av-
erage railroad car can accommodate 1900
of these finished blocks.
y 4
Process of Reduction.
A sklueQ paving cutter can cut ABOUT
800 blocks in a day. The stone is blasted and
quarried out in large units Of approximately
five tons weight, hoisted by derrick. placed
on cars. and run down TO the paving cutters
motions-a space along the track fifteen feet
long-the cutters berth. SO to speak. 1t then
is drilled by pneumatic air tools and split
by plugs and feathers. A plug is steel
wedge and feathers are two slender bits Of
steel that are thrust into the drilled hole
and between which the wedge is driven. The
hole drilled by these pneumatic air tools is
about four inches deep. The granite is so
true grained that it will split straight
through a three foot section.
This process Of reduction is followed until
the slabs are brought down to a 1Ox10x20 slab
10 inches long. 10 inches wide. and 10 inches
deep. 1t is in this size that they are turned
over to the paving cutters.
d" The cutter then with his twenty pound
hammer traces a line in the center Of the
slab. turns it over and at a point opposite
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IL ~ tuc Stoo C8E " sA1S Su1S8BO~ RRuu88 SIkX
limited trains you'll ind the real basuas-
eters Of trade. the ones who know what
] makes business and what breaks Il. They
are the through-state travelling men. the
ones who handle the big lines and who know
when the money Ii circulating In the country
and in the cities-and the reasons therefor
And when they begin to talk there 10 some
thing worth while In their conversation
Such was the case the other night The
glove man turned to the clothing man Of Chi
cago.
"Isaw the working out Of q mighty impor-
tant thing last week" he began. " and that
is the principle that man never knows what
he il doing when he knocks place or arm
or an individual. More damage can be done
by an untimely knock than Q person ever
dreams Of.
THE last time was In C1inville II was
busy hurrying little town with one Of the
best trades have struck in long time.
That was about eight months ago. Two
weeks ago went there and found II abso-
lutely dead. There was no real reason thatl
could see. and 90 started little private in
vestigetion. And what found out amazed
me.
1t seems that shortly after was there
the first time travelling salesman who was
on a straight salary became lazy. Either
that or he had a date or something-anyway.
he wanted to pass I'D ClifYvflle And 30. in
excuse of his act. he wrote to his house that
he had failed to 20 to ClifYyille for the rea-
son that the town was on the toboRgan.
Well. the credit man Of the firm was the
FIRST to hear Of IT, and he was the first to put
the Cliffville concern on the doubtful list. A
few weeks after that he happened to meet the
credit man of another CONCERN with whom he
WAS friendly ana NV whom, he MS. GREATLY
trusted The respIt was that he to,d M m.
saIesman.s report or CIinvilIe and what had
been done in his once The .alesman wrote
in return that while the town locked n, riph,
and was doing , GOOD business =. far al he
could see the other s.Ie.m.n must he ri1h,
since he had been on N. roaa . much longer
time than he and nroba b,v had nrivate means
of Information conce,n,n1 the .Iun,n N.t-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-28
FACTS ABOUT GETTYSBURG

100000 took part the battle.
$4,000 soldiers killed, wounded, captured
Lees numbered more than 10000
Approximately 10000 fought under Meade's
The Confederate losses about 100000 while the
army lost %, 900
The battle began at daybreak July l. 1863
three days.
The commanders of both armies has been stated dsat
sfied with the of the battle rendered their
designations when the fighting had ended.
Gettysburg ranked of the decisive battles of
the world
Pickets charge Cemetery Ridge is called the hghde
mark of the civil war
Longstreet Pcett commander opposed Lees order for
the charge refused to verbal command Whaced
the thought of what the famous division
mander merely nodded his head when Maj Gen. George E.
Pickett gaoped for the order that sent his gallant
against death reckless than the famous
charge of the Light Brigade"
WHAT LEE AND LINCOLN THOUGHT OF GETTYSBURG.
battle Gettysburg while the Union
the struggle Gen. Robert E. Lee the great
Confederacy walked brokeny his officers
repeating again and again, at all fautt all
Longstreets headquarters, said to his
the bivouac fire. ct all fault;
should asked you to make that attack
Abraham Lincoln President of the United States, blamed
himself bitterly because he did not the front and force
the Union forward when Lee rereaed eve had
them grasp, he exclaimed. eve had only to
stretch forth hands and they were ours and nothing
could do would make the Our army held
the hollow of its hand and they would not close it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-28
GUN FIGHTER DEAD.
KENTUCKY General Electrocuted-
Eight Notches in Gun.

Eddyville, KY, June 2s-General
May, in the stock of whose pistol was
said to have been carved eight signifi-
cent notches, has been electrocuted in
the state penitentiary.
Nav. christened General" was
condemned for the murder of Mrs.
Belle Meredith of Clay county. Mrs.
Meredith was shot down after May
killed her husband
They had differed over boundary
line.
May was first convicted for the
murder of Meredith and sentenced for
life. Then he was paroled and tried
for the killing of Mrs. Meredith.
May had been a deputy sheriff. In
a fight several years ago he received
twelve bullet wounds and was left for
dead. May had said he was sure he
would not die a natural death and that
as he had lived As years, he would
rather know when the end was to
come so he could be prepared.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-28
is BACK TO FRANCE.
French President Given Great Send
Off by British.

London, June 2S.-President Raymond
Poincare. the guest of King George
AND the British nation since Tuesday,
has left for France. King
George. the Prince of Wales, the Duke
of Connaught and Prince Arthur of
Connaught, together with a brilliant as
scmblage OF court dignitaries, gather
ed at Victoria station to bid him fare
well.
Great crowds lined the streets from
York house to the station and loudly
acclaimed the president he passed.
The royal train took him to Dover
where ne embarked on French war
ship and salutes from a fleet of 26
powerful British and French warships,
dressed III rainbow fashion with the
French and British colors interwined,
We're fired.
Several of the British battleships act
ed as an escort across the channel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-28
PRODUCED MYSTERIES.
Young Woman Applies Drug to an
UIcered Notwithstanding

Washington, June 2S.-Temporarily de-
ranged as the result of applying a drug to
an ulcer in tooth, Miss May Wygle,
young woman supposed to have come
physicians at the Washington asylum,
where she removed Wednesday from
a lodging house. Renewed efforts will be
made today to learn her identity, all ef-
forts SO far having failed.
Miss Wygle applied what is supposed to
have been skin lotion to her gums
Wednesday and Immediately went into
violent Mysteries. So alarming did her
condition become that the police were
called The federal government may take
a hand in the matter and demand the sur
render of the drug which is in the
possession of the young woman's physi-
clan. If it is a dangerous preparation,
improperly labeled, prosecution under the
pure food law probably will be under
taken,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-28
SEPARATE LOVERS,
Call of the North Divides Bridal
Couples.

New York. June 2S.-The call of the
north will separate two bridal cou-
pies when the Crocker land expedition
sails from New York next Wednesday
for three years in the -Arctic. All of
the romances began in Iowa and one
came to a climax a month ago in the
marriage Of Victoria Clark, who is
still a junior in the University of Iowa,
to Jerome Leo Allen, of Brooklyn, who
will be the wireless operator on the
expedition. They made the sudden de-
cision to marry after a ten years
friendship when Miss Clark came east
recently to bid goodby to her sweet
heart.
I'VE thought it would be easier to
part married than engaged she said.
Two other members of the expedition
w Elmer Ekblaw and Maurice c. Tan
quarry, will leave Iowa sweethearts be-
hind but not without first making them
their brides. The young women are
respectively Miss Augusta Kreger and
Miss Josephine Perry
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-28
HORSE FEED QUESTION
Humane Society Insists on Three
Meals a Day.

Washington, June 2S.-What is the
proper course of dietetics for an hon
est hardworking horse?
This is the question that the hu-
name society of the District of Column
bia has raised and which a police
court judge will be called upon to de-
termine within the next few days.
The humane society contends that
three meals a day at regular inter-
walls Il. the proper regime A COM
mercial company, which uses a large
number of horses in the conduct of
it's business, insists that two square"
meals are ample, one at O'Clock in
the morning and the second when the
horse reaches its stall at night. AS
a result of the controversy the Off
Gals of the company have been hailed
into court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-28
ANY STAMPS GOOD.
Soon Unnecessary to Use Parcel Post
Stamps.

Washington, June 2s.-Parcel post
stamps will be valid on all classes of
mail on and after July 1 and ordinary
stamps. including commemorative is
Sues will be good for postage on par
eel post packages, under an order is
sued today by Postmaster General
Burleson. AS the distinctive parcel
post stamp could heretofore be used
only on one class of mail matter, much
annoyance was caused the public.
Mr.. Burleson explained today that this
stamp was designed for temporary use
only, to determine the amount of rev.
enue derived from the parcel post.
This has now been ascertained, he
said, and the department believes that
the public should not be caused fur
Their inconvenience.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-28
ON WOMEN'S SKIRTS.
Reports Favor "Trouser Effect and
Pistol Pockets"

New York. June 2S.-The much
mooted question of the proper fit for
women's skirts was a feature of dis
cussion at the national ladies' tall
ors and dressmakers' convention,
which began here today with dele
gates present from all parts of the
country. 1t appeared a general opin-
ion that narrow lines would continue
to hold popularity with the trouser
effect still favorite among the ultra
fashionable. The New York delegates
were firm for skirts a yard around
while Chicago representatives insist
ed upon a little more leeway, a yard
and quarter, with two slashes, one
at the front and one at the back.
Louisiana delegates were the most
conservative, sticking for a two-yard
skirt, no slasheS and shirtwaists in
stead of three-piece suit.
The pistol pocket was an innova-
ton credited to the Chicago tailors
and seemed to be generally accepted
as good idea. One or two patch
pockets were suggested and if women
did not care for the pistol they might
carry their powder puffs in one and
the purse in the other.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-28

The Prudential Trust company will
loan money on city property.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-28

The people of Gettysburg, which lay
almost between the armies of the
North and the South, were awakened
on the fateful morning of July 3, 1868,
by the roar of artilley from Cups Hill,
just southeast of town. This knoll in
the woods, at first held by the FEEDER
ais but later abandoned by them, had
been occupied by the Confederates I'M
der johnson on the night of July 2.
After seven hours of fierce lombard
ment and daring charges, the en-
trenchments were regained, the Con-
federates compelled to retreat.
But the most desperate and spec
tacular onset of the three days fight
lng-the charge of the Confederates I'M
der Pickett on Cemetery Ridge-was
vet to come. At one o'clock in the af-
ternoon there was a terrific outburst
from one hundred and fifty Confederate
guns. and the whole crest of the ridge
for two miles, was a line of flame. The
Federals withheld their fire for some
minutes-then their cannonading burst
forth. bringing terrible destruction to
the Confederates. An eyewitness de-
clares that the whole sky seemed filed
with screaming sheels.
For nearly two hours the cannonad-
ing continued. The loss on both sides
was appalling. Finally the Confeder-
ates ceased their fire and the Union
army prepared for the more deadly
charge of infantry. which it felt was
sure to follow.
The Federals had not long to wait
When the cannon smoke drifted away.
there was revealed fifteen thousand of
Longstreets CORDS emerging from the
wooded crest of Seminary Ridge under
the command of General Pickett on
the right and General Pettigrew on
the left.
The distance to the Federal lines was
2 mile For half that distance the
Confederate troops marched gaily, with
colors flying. Then came the burst of
Federal cannon. and great gaps were
torn in the Confederate ranks. Despite
Confederate losses, the brave South
ernerS marched on. When they came
within musket range. Hancock's infan-
u-- opened a terrific fire, but still the
attacking force pressed on. The as
sault of the Confederates was almost
irresistible. They pressed into the sea of
name and the first line of the Fed
erals was driven back
A stone wall behind them gave pro-
lection to the next Federal force. Here
the Confederate loss both in officers
and men was frightful. Pickett soon
saw that he had entered a death trap |
Federal troops from all directions rush
cd in upon him. The fighting was
hand-to-hand and dubbed muSkets |
and bayonets were the weapons of |
warfare The Confederates were out /
numbered. They began surrendering in (
masses Soon it was recognized by |
both sides that the Confederates had |
been beaten.
As the remnant of the gallant di-
vision returned to the works on Semin-
airy Ridge they were met by General !
Lee. 1T was all my fault he said |
Now help me to save that which re-
mains"
The battle was over. The losses in