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THOUGHTS ON BUSINESS
BY
WALDO POND RAY WARREN
Politeness Pays.
Nothing pays so well as politeness,
except industry and honesty. And an
industrious, honest man is handi
capped if he la not polite. Don't leave
a trail of grumbling and ill nature
wherever you go. Atchison Globe.
Getting Her to Agree.
You can generally make a woman
adopt yswr opinion if you argue on the
other side.
RUNNING DOWN AN ERROR
5N talking with a successful business manager not long ago
the subject of correcting errors came up. I asked him:
"How do you treat an employe when you find that he has
made a mistake?"
"It depends on the employe," he said, "and on the nature
of the mistake. I have great deal more leniency for a mis
take due to ignorance than for one due to carelessness. But I
do not believe in abusing an employe for a mistake. I take
the attitude that it is a serious thing, and that doubtless he
feels badly about it. I don't try to smooth it over, but let his
own self-conviction be his punishment."
"And what about correcting it?"
"Usually ! require him to look into the matter and report
to me, and show me just exactly how the mistake happened.
He usually knows that point better than anyone else can tell
him. I question him quietly until he admits that it was Just
because he let it go, or because he assumed some point with
out investigation, or some such reason. Nearly every mis
take can be traced back to some source of that kind. When
the real reason is brought to light we talk it over as the occa
sion warrants, and I make sure that he corrects the underly
ing thought which gave occasion for the error. This gives
fair assurance that a similar mistake will not occur again.
That is better than mere scolding."
(Copjrlgtt, 107, by JoMph B. Bowie.)
Georgia Editor's Mistake.
Olive Fremstad, who has just come
fro i Europe, says the visum are
wr1tt hohcIh ovcjr tlew i. It re
minds us that the last time we use8
the word monocle the printer made it
manacle, and we had to hide out for
two days. Atlanta Georgian.
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To Be Perfectly Accurate.
The almanac tells us what . tha
weather will be like next year, the
government forecaster tells us what il
will be like to-morrow, but for per
feet accuracy it is necessary to con
suit the man who tells us what it was
like yesterday.
Must Go Together.
Integrity without knowledge is weak
and useless. Paley.
Alwtyt S thorteet.
Bdcreraia: A-straight line is the
shortest to Kerala a in mathematics.
Taking No Chances.
A woman in New Jersey whosays
she is Eve has been put in jail. Which
speaks well for the cautiousness ol
the New Jersey men.
One pavement was not cleaned Our Patent.
of the snow and we saw mother
Carter have a hard fall on that! Un account of the rush of
pavement on Wednesday. If ! express our package has failed
a limb had been broken the city to arrive and we must rive vou
would have had a damage bill to
pay.
Once an Actress.
A woman who has been on tha
Btage, even if he?- experience in the
drama has be n limited to an amateur
perioriuiuce as a housemaid in a so
ciety play, can ntv.jr hope to be
thoroughly iru&ted b her femal
neighbors.
Sundown Is Sure.
"A man kin alius fix np argument!
to quiet his conscience," said Unci
Eben, but "taint no use. No mattei
how much you turns de clock back
sundown gwinter come jes' de same.'
i all home print and will send
you the ten columns of insids
Charlie Goetchius and wife, j reading by next mail.
formerly Louie Replogle, of ;
Kansas City are here and will p . T . ... .
enjoy Christmas dinner with all," .
the other Replogle family at the LU vlblL ms A 101 ristmas.
home of Mrs. Allie (Replogle) Mr. and Mrs. John Nultcn
Reemsn3'der. - went east Friday to visit "friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Huttie and baby
tt 1 , XT , went east Friday morning to
Help us make our New Year's j visit hop folkg
paper interesting. It you havej
company this week or are going ! Alfr;,d Haveman came home
anywhere on a vacation, phone Thursday from Monument for
this office No. 12 of it and oblige. ; his vacation.
If you had special Christmas ' Miss Areiius left Thursday for
doings phone us so we can make! her home at Lindsborg to spend
a local. 1 the holidays.
Golden Silence.
I think the first virtue" is to restr3to
the tongue; he approaches neirest lb
gods who knows how to be si?r-i:l - ver
when he is in the riht. Cr.to.
Vanity.
The mere one speaks of himself tkt
less he likes to Lear another tailed of.
Lavater.
The Philosopher of Folly.
"I never sit down,'" says the Philoso
pher of Folly, "to contemplate the un-
! certainties of life. It keeps me busy
enough keeping track of the sure
things."
IT '
THOUGHTS ON BUSINESS
BY
WALDO PONDRAY WARREN
WHAT THE EMPLOYER DOESN'T KNOW
THE abi:se of delegated authority occasions much injustice
which those higher in power do not always rc 'ire. Many
things are done by subordinates that the mar.ajcr would
not sanction.
Near closing time in a large office one young woman
was seen crying and another was trying to comfort her.
"What's the matter. Grace?"
"Oh, Mr. Thomas said I had to work again to night." she
sobbed. "I am so tired I can hardly think. This makes four
nights this week. Last night I was here till after 10 o'clock,
and then got scolded this morning because I was a few min
utes late."
"Didn't he ask you If you were able to stay?"
"No, he didn'L He just came along and said, 'We want
you to stay and help to-night.'"
"Why don't you speak to him about it?"
"I did that once and he made it so unpleasant for me I
don't want to ask him again."
"Then why don't you go and tell Mr. Dodson?"
"That Would be worse than ever, for he would make a
fuss and Mr. Thomas would take his grudge out on me for
tha next two months. If Mr. Dodson would only look around
one In a while and find out what is going on here he could,
hava something to say for himself without waiting for com
plaints. (Copyright, 10T, bj Joeph B. Bowl.)
A Little Woman.
"I want to get a mitten, please
said the little girl, "if it don't cost too
much." "Oh, you mean a pair of mit
tens, don't you, my child?" replied the
shopkeeper. "No, just only one; ' na
that's suitable for a boy that's gcin
to propose an' be rejected."
A Death Each Second.
The number of deaths in the world
annually is S3, 333, 333, or 91,954 per
day, 3,730 per hour, GO per minute, or j
one per second. It is estimated that j
the population of the earth at the j
present time is being increased at the
rate of about 16,500,000 annually.
Land of Commercial Industry.
The traveler through Saxony is rare
ly out of sight of a factory chimney.
In probably no other land are indus
trial establishments so numerous in
proportion to the area. The present
number is 24,707, an increase of 1,755
over the preceding year. The number
of operatives Is 6S5.319, an increase
of 41,235 in the course of a year.
Last year a kt of boys shot up
Modern Way of Looking at It.
"The first sign of what we call civ
ilization," says the Philosopher of
Folly, "is when a nation stops killing
people by hand and starts doing it by
machinery,"
The Reason.
"Men worry more than women.3"
"Yes; they not only have everything
to worry about that women have, but
they also have the women to worry
about, too." Smart Set.
Gnawing His Way.
Nature knew that the rat would
want to spend half his time gnawing
and she therefore provided him with
the right kind of teeth to do it. A
boy caught a rat and boxed it up, and
In the course of a week the rodent
gnawed a hole through oak planks
i nailed together until there was a
i thickness of 18 inches. The hole war
! almost as round and smooth as a car
penter could have made.
Abuse.
Of satires I think as Epictetus did:
"If evil be said of thee, and if it be
true, correct thyself; if it be a lie.
laugh at it." By dint of time and ex
perience I have learned to be a good
post-horse; I go through my appointed
daily stage, and I care not for the curs
who bark at me along the road. Fred
erick the Great.
A Faulty Make.
"Well, there's one thing about Nu
ritch, he's always ready to con
fess his faults." "Nonsense! Why,
he's forever bragging about being self
made." "Of course; that's just it."
Marked Improvement.
"My washerwoman," Mrs. Lapsl'ns
was saying, "used to lose ever sc
many of my sheets and pillow c:i3cs
but she doesn't now. I mark them all
with intelligible ink."
The Jealousy of Friends.
Our very best friends have a tinc
ture of jealousy even in their friend
ship; and when they hear us praised
by others, will ascribe it to sinister
and interested motives if they can. -C.
C. Colton.
Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Griffith
each enttrtain friends at Christ-
the town. They shot into signs,
windows, building and made! Miss Marie RoenfeMt came up
hideous roiscs. This vear therom USSH Tuesday night to
marshal una his several deputies
nave been ordered to arrest every
Therefore, Be Strong.
Uncertain ways un safest are, a as
doubt a greater mischief than desralr.
Denham.
Franklin's Grand Utterance.
Franklin: Rebellion against tyia-.it;
is obedience to God.
Turkish Women Workers Pcorlv Paid
The wages of vw:r.cn in .sitta
Turkey vp.ry from 10 To 15 cents a da
of ten hours.
Her Unbiased Opinion.
Caller "Ts the lady of the boux
Waitress (who ha? been jilve
notice) "She's in. bat she's no Isuy!
one found shooting inside the
city limits either Saturday and
Sunday and Police Jude Down
ing will make it a good jail sen
tence for every one caught, no
more fine business. This cussed
ness must, stop in this new city
of the second class. So heed the
warning.
spend L hristmas v. ith her folks
A qu:et? beau: if u". snow vi-it d
don during Friday r. orn-
Wretched Pay for Labor.
At a hearing last summer in London
on the "sweating" question, evidence
was brought forward showing that
56 women who sewed hooks and eyes
on cards earned at an average a little
over 75 cents a week. Another woman
was instanced who worked from nine
one morning until the next morning
and earned 16 cents in that time. It
would seem better to die.
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Limited
The train for'discrimfnating
travelers every comfort
and luxury of the most
up-to-date hotel 'electric
lighted throughout a read
ing light in every berth.
Ueala aerved a la carta.
Every Inch by
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Dining Car Meals and Service
"Best in the World"
H. a KAILL, A.G.F.&P.A, Union Pacific R. R. Co.
- 901 Walnut Street, Kansas Gty, Mo.
Among: those visiting our city
is Mrs. Freda Trinkle and babies
at father Schwallers; Miss Olive
Stout from Topela at Grandpa
Stout's: Miss Josie Rushmer of
Pueblo at Otto Schwallers; Miss
McDonald. Mr. Tanner and Ralph
Graham at Geo. Philip's; Mr. and
Mrs Ren Jwslin from Denver at
Mrs. D. H. Joslin's; Ed and Lm
Yost with their wives, and Mr.
and Mrs. I. M. Yost at Stead-
in xn s ana Lieste s.
Cheap money is what you want
and we are prepared to give it
to you. At the very lowest rate
of interest obtainable, any where
and without additional cost to
you, for any purpose, we will
turn the hard cash over to you
upon your signing the papers
FRED MILLER & BROS.,
Real Estate and Ins. Agency.
Force of Example.
No life can be pure In Its purpose
or strong In its strife and all life not
be purer and stronger thereby. Owen
Meredith.
Agreeable Friends.
Animals are such agreeable friends
. they ask no questions, they pass no
criticisms. George Eliot.
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I :W v - .' !- -7... - rf-r,. - :
this
ing-, assuring" a white Chiibtit.as.
Mrs. Givler of Wakeeney came
home to eat Christmas dinner!
with her mother, Mrs. Danford.
Mart Stehley and family came
from Ellis to spend Christmas
dinner with the Hidramier family.
Henry Scnultz is not giving
out calendars, hut to his custo
mers a beautiful little souvenii
plate. It is a beauty.
Tuesday night and Wcndnes
day morning trains took home
the many Normal students for
their vacation.
Friday morning Mrs. Gassman
and her sister-in-law, Miss Gass
man lefc for a Christmas visit to
St. Mary's.
The Russian boys who havt
been attending the Catholic Col
lege here went home on the
Thursday trains.
Mother Gretchen King, who
has been very sick, is much bet
ter this week, so she may eij y
Christmas with her children.
Christmas exercises were held
Thursday afternoon in the smal
ler children's rooms at the Public
school, which were quite inter
esting. Mr. and Mrs. Locky Scott am
son of Kansas City and Stanle
Philip of South Dakota came ii
Thursday morning to spenr
Christmas here.
Henry Schultz has sold some
beautiful cut glass ware as pres
ents for Chritmas this week.
Mrs. Henry Oshant received om
of the handsomest pieces ever
brought to this city.
Of course you saw the nev
sign of Joe Schaefer on the 1 ost
office building. Joe has done a
splendid business during this
year and is going to offer bettei
inducements during the next.
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350 Contributions
Articks, Sketch' s Reminiscen
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1000 Graphic Notes
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Daily Thought.
The appreciation of one act well
performed, is the best incentive for
another effort.
Not Improbable.
"I don't know how true it is," said
the Irishman, "but they tell me tha
the dime museum bearded lady jus
died and left a wife and four children.'
Old Proverb Not Correct.
If ignorance were really bliss, ther
would be far less misery than there u
in the world.
Distinctions I irpcrsible.
That which is not for the into--of
the whole swarm is not for the hi
terest of a sinqle bee. Marcu
rurelius.
Bridesmaid to Grandmother.
At a wedding celebrated at Bologna,
in Italy, some days ago. the bride, a
widow of 50, had her little grand
daughter to act as bridesmaid.
Couple CvtemcTi' "v115. "y
I Every Crbjcrlbc?
rho etits ' t t
t- one 1 ;
ft ml v 7 J v.
Alt the I-rt-ri ? TV .' r,
for tlie rt-iii...iii- "
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The Crtnnar v.n'sTr ' -
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As We Use It.
Horace: Money amassed
servi-s or rules us.
EOSTCK, :rt ''
Positively "The Best Seller."
Probably the name of the late
Noah Webster stands at the head of
the list of those whose books have been
"the best sellers." Seventy-five mil
lion spelling books and from 10,000,000
to 15,000,000 dictionaries look like rec
ord figure.
As Bobby Understood It,
Little Bobby, had never been to
Sunday school before, and came home
wide-eyed and excited to relate his ad
ventures to his mother. After giving
a flattering account of his teacher, he
added: "And she told me to laara the
ltb-
Mere Beauty.
When a man tells a ghi that !-
beauty doesn't -r.cal to Miv.
tryins: in his 1 lursv sv i
comfort her bev ; she ifn't iiHtty.
Self-Respect.
It Is pood to foster anything th;
breeds self resj.ect. It is not conceit
which is vanity, but rather a resneot
for the divinity of r.:an.
Hatology.
Two heads, however, are not better
than one when you are up against the
uecessity of buying her a new hat.
Fuck.
Affectation.
Affectation is that spirit which
prompts you to say to your guest: "Do
you care for cream in your coffee?"
when you know right well that ife
milk you are passing, and mighty thi
railk at that.
Heart and Brain.
The heart that husbands a desire to
"get even" with imaginary enemie
ts the haunt of unhappiness; and the
brain that strives to conceive a meaat
of retaliation for a fancied wrong i
the abode of misery. Sunday Magazine.
Grand Success, But
Elevator girls may be a grand suo
cess, but could one of them smooth
her pompadour without taking het
hand off the controller, and who would
swear at the automatic door? St.
Louis Republic.
Reducing Weight.
Racehorse Owner "William, yoa
are too heavy. Can't you take some
thing off?" Jockey "I'm wearing my
lightest suit, and haven't tasted foo4
all day." Owner "Then, for good
ness' sake, go and get shaved." Tit-Bits.
A Literary Reporter.
I do not profess to be a politician.
but simply one of a disinterested class
of observers who, with no organixe4
and embodied set of supporters to
please, set themselves to observe hoo
estly and report faithfully the state
and prospects of our civilization.
Matthew Arnold.
Care Not Necesscry.
Scientific knowledge is sometime
negligible. "My boy," said the kindly
English rector to the hobbledehoy
of a youth who was picking mush
rooms in the rectory fields, "beware
of picking a toadstool instead of a
mushroom; they are easy to confuse."
"That be all rolght, sur, that be," saU
the urchin, "us bain't a-goln' to eat
"em ourselves; they're goin' to mar
ket to be sold."
Native Education at the Cape.
Generally speaking, the natives are
keen about education, though, like
many Europeans, they do not much
like paying for it. In Fingoland the
desire for knowledge Is so widespread
that the percentage of children attend
ing school comparer very favorably
with that of the most civilized Euro
pean countries. Klmberley Diamond
Fields Advertiser.
Analysis of Good Temper. .
The good temper is born in nature
of low vitality, iron nerves and thick
skin. These are Insensitive to change
of moral atmosphere, and what would
wound another soul mortally barely
Inflicts a scratch on them. The rst
of their emotions are usually on a
par with the temper placid, imper
turbable and sluggish. Those Inca
paple of the passion of anger must be
Incapable of any other great passion.
Exchange.
Rewards Constantly Paid.
The rewards of great living are vt
external things, withheld until H.
crowning hour of success arrivfv:
they come by the way in the ccv
sclousness of growing power c - 4
worth, of duties nobly met, and wr :c
thoroughly done. Joy and peace :.
hy the way. Mabie.
To Preserve Historic Battle-Ship.
Nelson's flagship Victory, almost tr
last relic of the great naval wars, '
to be rerlgged, repainted and as n- -ly
as possible restored to the cona
tion In which she gloriously led '
port column of the British fleet iu.6
battle at Trafalgar.