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GETTING A START N ATHANIEL C. O We Jr. (Copyright. 115, by the McClure Newspaper Byndicate) EIDUCA'TION FOR A SPECIFIC PUR POSE. The passing generation will recall the days of the old red schoolhouse which, by the way, was seldom paint ed red-when academic education was primarily confined to two distinct in stitutions: the common school, which did not then begin with a kindergar ten, but plunged the pupil immediately into the 3 R's of learning; and the college, which confined itself to the classics. In those days only a very small percentage of boys entered college. and there was no higher institution of learging open to girls than the semi nary, with a curriculum similar to that of our present high school. The young man who desired to en ter a technical trade or to perfect himself for any vocation, had to learn this business, trade, or profession. "at the last." so to speak. Even the would-be lawyer read law in a law office, and the dentist entered a den tist's office as an apprentice. Today educational conditions have changed, and there are innumerable technical schools as well as those teaching some one concrete profes sion. The young man, then, may learn his trade either in the old way, by entering it, or by attending some in stitution specializing in the vocation which he is to follow. Which is the better way? Both, I say. If one is to take up a technical trade requiring a scientific or other special knowledge, he would better spend a few years in some institution which teaches one this vocation, or those allied to it, and then finish his education in the workshop or the office of a concern devoted to it. It is obvious that the factory or the omce cannot as easily impart the fun damental principles of a vocation as can a well-equipped institution. While at work the apprentice is obliged to do many things which are not directly contributing to his edu cation. He obtains experience, it is true, but he is not allowed to have that broadness of view which would colte to him in school The atmoephere of a schoolroom is conducive to emciency. One has noth Ing else to think about; and, there fore, can devote his entire time to obtajSing a better knowledge of the work he is to do for a living. In recommending the technical schools. I am aware that many of them are altogether too theoretical or academic, and that they are. perhaps, too broad instead of specific; but, for all that, the well-equipped technical school places before its pupils the great fundamental principles, which. if rightly understood and applied, are of untold benefit. Certain lines, however, cannot be taught in school; but a fundamental knowledge of the majority of tech nlies trades can be imparted in the schoolroom and laboratory. Practicallally all of our best technical schools, including institutes of tech nology, are managed by experts, who, artunately. are composite men, not eMly understading science, but hav. log the ability to Impart its prinm A graduate of one of these insti tutes, while he may begin close to the bottom of the ladder, and while he may work for a year or more alongside of the young man who has not been favored with his opportuni ties, will eventually, all things being equal, advance more rapidly than will one who entered the trade as an ap prentlce without good technical school training. While this school training does not wholly give the experience of the workshop. it will teach one. first, the fundamental principles, and, secondly. how more easily to apply them. GUMPTION. Gumption consists of common sense. rational reasoning,. attention to details and persistent observation, that one may see more clearly and act more in telligently. Gumption. like common sense, be comes a habit To some extent it may be inherited, but the brand of gump tion that is good for anything. that mar be applied to the ffaars of life. is largely acqutred and comes to one hbecause e e makes an effort to get it Ask the successful busines man what appears to be the matter with many of his employees. and be will eay that the inefficient ones lack gump TRIED TO IMITATE CALLIOPE Set Stage Manager Boon Gave the MLttr Up, as Irvin Cobb PredIcted. Stage managers have been called uagm to timittate all sorts of things and ases bet one nearly had aervous eratle trying to Imitate a steam eal le B yard Velller and Irvin I CghbIg ae play. "Baeh Home." wbtch < seos be preseted at New York. g. ab e droe scee, and the sound Ssteam calliope is beard into the be stage manager was ar- I et eme, but be tomld the - he esd tImitate the eleeo d4m later th stage me u ehf e up that tbe eeallpe rled every newn miad we eveI had as en eoaderation for be miaght play very ii-mN,'" sm Irvim la a ytha see < WbeW sa to aebz ;,)/ , :.. .'- • .,, I- tion, are uninterested, inattentive, un ambitious, and, as a rule, fault-finding. They do not make an effort to use Il what nature has given them. They - waste their time and their talents. t- They are indolent; they perform the a duties prescribed, but avoid responsi I- bility; they do not love their work. and h they do what they have to do as auto r- matically as machines. Few of them 7 think intently, and most of them are e not amenable to reason. They are e always looking at the clock, seldom realizing that automatic action in itself ii does not stand for promotion, or for ý. more than ordinary accomplishment. f Because they do not make strenuous 1- effort, because they do not do their o best, their ability, even though it may be great, is below par in every market. r- They begin as clerks, and remain :t clerks, seldom rising above subordi n nate positions, allowing others of no .t greater ability to supersede them. e It is obvious that ability is not die a tributed equitably--or at any rate does i- not appear to be--and some men are undoubtedly able to do things which e others cannot accomplish; but it is e nevertheless an indisputable fact that a those who try and try hard, even v- though they may possess only ordi nary capacity, outpoint those of a greater ability who plod along dissat y isfled with everything save themselves. I- The man with gumption thinks while a he works. Every effort he makes teaches him to do the same thing bet ter next time. He is faithful, but more than that-he is energetic and .I looks upon his capacity, whether it be r great or small, as a commercial asset, r to be used ams any other commodity. n Every man is a salesman of himself. r Unless he considers his ability a mar s ketable commodity, as he would a sack a of flour or a keg of nails, to be sold at an advantage, he is not likely to rise e above a mediocre state, but probably will remain at the bottom, or near to s it. a plodder, not a pacer. Get gumption. I You can have gumption if you will: a perhaps not as much of it as can be obtained by greater ability, but enough a of it to lift you beyond the ordinary r and place you in the rising class. I You are master of yourself, even though you have a master. It is for a you, not the man for whom you work, to say whether you will stay down or go up. NO SYMPATHY FOR NEUROTIC Medical Man Has Placed Them in a Class That Might Be Called Hypocrites. Don't use the word "rheumatism," for it means nothing. The same may be said of "neurosis." According to Dr. Louis Casamajor, chief of the Van derbilt Clinic and instructor in neu rology at Columbia university, in on address at Bloomingdale hospital. New York, "rheumatism" is a term "which has been spread, in popular and in deed in medical use. In such a thin layer to cover such a large number of conditions that it has ceased long er to have a diagnostic significance, and conveys now no more real mean ting than does the original word pain' " for which it is substituted. The same may be said of 'neuritis' merely an other way of saying pain-an explana tion which explains nothing, and when i combined with the foregoing in 'rheau matic neurosis' we have a term of suf ficient inaccuracy to satisfy the most fastidious neurotic." Doctor Casamajor went on to assert a critical study of a neurotic per son's talk "quickly reveals the fact that it is a wealth of details with no point . . . for if he should get the point he would cease to be a neurotic. Possibly he might be something worse." Doctor Casamajor calls neu rosis an asset. "Every neurotic has something to gain by being a neu rotic, and he ceases to be so when this element of gain disappears. S At best it gives the individual an excuse for leading a more or less easy life, surrounded by the sympa thy which civilized people feel is due the sick." A Friend indeed. "Did I understand you to say that Professor Gaspit is a scientist?" "I don't know whether you would call him a scientist or a philanthro pist. At any rate, be has discovered a face preparation that is guaranteed to make a woman look ten years younger." Austria last year had 32 works for producing copper ore. one twenty cr thirty miles when I was at the age where you sneai into the circus under the tent flap, and it seemed to me that nothing else human or divine was In its class." So now they have a real steam cal Hlope for the production. Filling Hollow Trees. In some parts of the oouatry the practice of Oiling hollow trees with concrete has been superseded by one involving the use of a mixture of asphalt and sawdust It is claimed this mixture costs less for both ma terlal and labor of handling and s just as durable. It certainly is not of equal strength with coneate, unless there be found some method of rst ing it more solid than would be the ease with a looe miture of the two materials named. Good pavinag bloce are made of sawdust and uphalt, but they are produced uader great pre sure Their use for tree 8111g has net yet stood the tst of time optismetM Theogh+ The world bows to oe ssakem I a prosperous or adverse eaortum PERSIMMON IS FRUIT MUCH NEGLECTED A Persimmon Tree Which Has a Drooping Habit of Growth and Produces Fruit of the Oblong Type. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Despite the fact that the only fruit which equals the persimmon in food value is the date. many persons who have persimmon trees on their land are making no use of them, and there has been comparatively little effort made to develop the trees commercial ly. In a new bulletin, Farmers' Bulle tin No. 685 of the United States de partment of agriculture, some of the many uses to which the fruit can be put are described and methods of propagating the trees discussed. The persimmon is found in largo numbers over the southeastern quar ter of the United States and in some places as far west as Iowa and east ern Nebraska. and as far north as Rhode Island, New York and Michi gan. The real persimmon belt, how ever, may be said to extend from Maryland, Virginia and the Carolinas westward through Missouri and Ar kansas. Where the tree is most abun dant there is considerable prejudice against it because of the persistency with which the young sprouts come up in cultivated fields, and also because of the puckering astringent effect of the unripe fruit. There Is a saying that persimmons are "good for dogs, hogs and 'possums," but this is unjust to a product which can be made very useful to man. At the present time a few growers in the persimmon belt who have easy access to markets in large cities have built up quite a considerable demand for persimmons, and the wild fruit can also be sometimes purchased during the autumn and early winter. A num ber of nurserymen also sell seedling trees for ornamental planting, for which they are very effective, and a few have special varieties developed for the production of the fruit. One obstacle to the more general use of persimmons is the mistaken idea that they are not fit to eat until they have been touched by frost. In consequence many persimmons which ripen and fall to the ground before frost comes are allowed to go to waste. As a matter of fact, it may be said in general that the best varieties are those which ripen just before the trees shed their leaves. If a perslmmon is not edible before frost, it is simply becausa the variety happens to be a late one and the fruit is not ripe. In order to be on the safe side, however. it is recommended in the bulletin al ready mentioned that housewives who are using persimmon pulp in the prep aration of bread, cakes and other Persimmon Trees After Making One Season's Growth in the Nursery These Trees Are Propagated by Grafting on the Seedling Stocks-The Bundle on the Left Is the Golden Gem Variety; on the Right the Miller -The Largest Trees Are Four to Five Feet Tall-The Difference in the Size of the Trees in the Two Bundles Is Due to the Difference in the Natural Vigor of Growth of These Two Sorts. Disposing of Surplus. It your eggs and chickens have a reputation for quality you can readily dispose of the surplus. Keep books and see it you are making anything above expenses. It you: eggs are sot paying the ever-preaent teed bills. there is something wrong. Seet of Suooses Tbh secret of suocesstul poultry breedtl ts to culL Umrs bird has a str~ omnstltato it is et as se aoemeal predauer dishes. add one-half teaspoonful of baking soda to each cupful of pulp in all recipes in which the pulp is heat ed. This removes whatever astrin gency there may be in the fruit and does away with all risk of a puckered mouth. A number of practical recipes calling for the use of persimmon pulp are contained in the bulletin. In the propagation of the persim mon. certain precautions that are nec essary in the case of the other fruits should be observed. Seeds gathered for propagating purposes should be stratified at once. If they are allowed to dry out it is often necessary to soak them for two or three days before they are planted, boiling water being used for the purpose. The seed bed in which the seedlings are grown should be well drained with rather light soil and a good supply of humus. The ground should be deep plowed in order to permit the penetration of the long taproots which are characteristic of the tree. The roots of persimmon trees sprout readily when the top is eemoved and this accounts for the persistence at times of clumps of sprouts in fields where they are not wanted. It also enables small pieces of roots six or eight inches long to be used for propa gating. The ends of the roots should be sealed with grafting wax or pitch in order to prevent decay, and the pieces buried in sand through the winter. If the moisture supply is plentiful they will then grow readily the following spring. Cuttings of branches may be used in the same way as the root cut tings. In cases where is is desirable to graft, the operation is usually most successful if it I. put off until the trees have definitely started into new growth. It is also of the utmost im portance that the cut surface of both bark and wood be protected with as little delay as possible from exposure to the air. Grafting wax, waxed cloth or similar devices are used to afford the necessary protection. The various methods of grafting are discussed in some detail in the new bulletin. In addition to the value of the fruit for household purposes, persimmon wood is used to a large extent by manufacturers of cotton mill supplies. who make bobbins from It. It is also used for shoe lasts. The live trees are in considerable demand for shade and ornamental purposes and one au thority states that as a shade tree on private grounds the persimmon com pares favorably with any of the other species in this country. Need for Thinning Apples. There is the same need for thinning apples as for thinning vegetables. No one would think of leaving 20 meloa plants in a hill nor beets as thick as they come up. Good, kmooth and large apples can be secured only by thinning the overloaded branches. Limne fr Turkeys. Remember, resh-slakad lime wiil kill yonng turkeys. but lime that has been slaked a long time is Oae for trke say age, to ichk at SAMTE1 MT . Dy HOPE BROWNING. "If you could give me just a day' option, Mr. Bets." Marian frowned slightly; looking around the big, rest ful studio longingly. "I'm sorry, but I must give myself a chance to think it over. I'll 'phone early in the morning." She went out into the square and sat down near the fountain, trying to make up her mind. It had been eight months since she had left there. Sea, bury had received his appointment as staff artist at the front, and it had meant so much to his whole career. They were engaged. Sometimes it seemed to her that they had always been engaged ever since she had taken the studio below his and he had dropped roses on her window sill. "Go up to mother's and stay with her until I get back. You can write all you want to, and she'll love to have you. She has me all dead and buried already, and it will brace her up to have you laugh at her. Go along, Marian." And Marian had gone. Up into the heart of Vermont to a great, rambling old farmhouse perched on a spur of land that overlooked mountains and valleys for miles. Seabury's mother was a darling little old lady, cheerful and motherly-too motherly. Marian. after seven months, began to feel like a progressive duck with a hen par ent. She fretted after town environ ment and the incentive to work Her stuff was fiat and she knew it. Sea bury was on the point of sailing when he got an offer from an English pa per and wrote he would wait three months longer if she did not mind. If she did not mind? Marian packed furiously and sent back a cablegram: "Going back to work." That night she dined out with friends of the Quarter down at a little Italian place on West Eleventh street. And someone spoke his name. "You knew that Seabury was back, didn't you, Miss Earle? Made a smashing record for himself, too. Looks awfully fit. 1 met him up at Nannie Bell's last evening at dinner." Marian smiled. No, she had not heard of Mr. Abbot's return, but she was so glad of his success. He was always such a clever, nice boy. "I'd like to see him marry Nannie Bell." went on her right-hand partner at the long table. "She's just the sort of girl to develop and supplement the gifts of a man like Seabury." "Yes?" Marian's tone was sweetly interested and impersonal. "Are thej engaged?" "I don't know. but I suppose so. He's been around everywhere with her since he got back." Marian slept little that night. Wrapped in a kimono, she sat by her window, thinking. And here she had been ready to even take back the old studio for sentiment's sake. It was all very well toatell herself that she needed the old environment. She just wanted to be back where they had first met and been so happy together. The following morning she was rather late, but determined. Mr. Bets stood on the basement steps, talking to the Janitor, when she came along. "Go right up, Miss Earle. I'll be there in a minute," he called to her, and she went up the long flight of stairs. The door was ajar. She passed through the high, narrow passageway into the studio and stopped short. Over by the window, looking down on the little patch of garden, stood Sea bury. He turned around at her step, and gave a quick exelamation, brimful of the boyish. elplosive happiness she loved i. him. "By Jove, it dragged you back, too, didn't it?" he cried, catching her hands in a grip that hurt. "I've been trying to rent the place from old Bets. buth he's put me off, telling me he had aother party after it, and I'd have to wait another day. Lord, it's good ' see you agalin, Marian." "Y,. re looking well," saild Marian, trying to draw away. "I am not. I'm sick and disgusted and miserable, and I can't eat or sleep--" "No? I thought you were dining rather regularly." "What do you mean? Oh, with Nan nie Bell? That's only busilness. She's doing the writing end of my series for the Dispatch. I didn't think you'd mind." "Why should I mind?" "Why?" He glanced beyond her to be sure of privacy and caught her sud denly in his arms. '"That's why." he told her, after a minute. "Because you happen to be the only woman that can upset my llfe for better or worse, don't you see? I dropped everything when I got your cable and came over. I understood how you felt And whem I got here I couldn't find you, so I did the next best thing. I was going to rent the old studio because I knew you'd come back here some time." "Let me go." bshe said, struggling. "Somebody's coming." Mr. Bets whistled jovially as he ap proached. perhaps as kindly signal of warning. "Well." he asked. "what do you think about it?" Seabury beamed on him, his hands deep in his pockets. "We are going to take It directly after the wedding, Bets. 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