DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD; DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA.
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building Will Appeal to Man Who
Does Not Make Dairying
Main Issue.
EASILY HOUSES NINE COWS
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Can Tako Care of More, If Necessary,
Without Crowdlnfl Substantially
Built, It May at Any Time
Be Used for Other De
sired Purposes.
By WILLIAM A. RADFORD.
Mr. William A. Radforrl will nnnwr
juestlons and Rive advice FItlSU OP
DOST ou nil nubjccts pcrtnlnlnR to the
ubject of bulldlns work on the furm. for
ilio readers of this papfcr. On nccount of
Ms wide experience aa Editor, Author and
Manufacturer, ho 1b, without doubt, the
highest authority on all theso subjects,
Address all Inquiries to William A. llad
foht, No, 1S27 Prnlrlw avenue, CCiaKO,
111., and only ltfcloso two-cent stamp for
reply.
Tho accompanying porspoctlvo nnd
lloor plan shows a small dairy born
such na would bo inost generally used
on tho ordinary farm whero dairying
Ib not tho main Ibbuo. It Is arranged
to tako caro of nlno cowb, nnd Bovcral
more could bo accommodated In tho
box stalls If tho occasion demanded.
Tho cost of this building would bo
rather low, no tho framo needed for
the roof Is light and tho tlmo needed
Tor construction would bo short,
Thero oro ali kinds of farms nnd
Ihcro are buildings designed that are
Bultablo for each class, Tho dairy
nam shown horo would not bo practi
cal for a largo dairy fnrm, but tho
largo dairy barn would alBo bo a
"whlto elophanV for tho farmer who
had no dairy or had no market for
the products of a largo herd of cows.
Each farmer ought to pick tho type
of building that ,1s suited to his par-
llcular ncodB and also salted to his
pocketbook. Tho big dairyman Is like
ly to look with scorn on a small barn
Buch as this, but it fills as important a
position in tho farm-building Hold aa
any other, it Is a typo that Is suited
to tho average farm whoro only a few
cows art kopt.
Tho foundation is mado of concroto
which ia carried down to footings be
low tho frOBt lino and is also carried
nbovo tho ground for nbput a foot or
18 inches. Concroto has almost be
come tho universal material for
foundations bacnuso it ia so easily
handled and also is not nftoctcd by
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Floor Plan, 3Gx30 Feet, of Barn.
raoisturo ns is wood when It is placed
underground. Concroto Is also used
to a largo extent in making tho floorB
of all kinds of barns, but It doos not
havo tho clear claim to tho flold herb,
nn tberq aro several types of floors
that aro becoming very popular, und
for many purposos thoy nrp bettor
than, concroto.
No mattor vhat typo of floor Is de
cided upon, it is absolutely nocoasnry
thnt tho ground underneath bo com
pacted smoothly so as to furnish a
support for tho floor. Any floor will
look llko a falluro If tho foundation
falls out from in under it in spots
and allows It to sag or break In this
place. ThO -walls nnd foundations aro
put In first and tho ground Is then
smoothed off for tho floor. Tho grouud
Bhould bo wot thoroughly bo thnt it
wjll bo equally compact in all parts.
There aro two typos of floors that
aro being used in my Places, In
stead of concrete, for floors. Thoy aro
tho cork brick and tho treated wood
block, notli nro mado now bo thnt
they will, form a watertight sanitary
surface that can bo washed down
with n hoso tho snmo as a concroto
surface. Theso two types of floors aro
particularly ndaptod to horsobaniB,
us tho concroto surfneo is sometimes
so slippery that tho horses aro likely
to fall. Tho concroto floor does not
bother tho cows, and it is used to n
largo extent in tho floors of dairy sta.
bles. Tho wood, block floor generally
consists of rcctngulur blocks thnt nro
treated with crcosoto so thnt thoy will
bo protected against moloturo and will
bo waterproof. Tho cork brick con
sists of ft brick that Is mado up of
grouud cork mixed with special
preparations. ThlB gives a very resil
lent, warm, floor,.tliat wears, in ijnp
shape, . f -A
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stantinlly and placed on a concrete
foundation, can always bo used on
any farm even If tho dairy outgrows
Its original homo. Tho building can
bo easily chnnged over to servo as an
Implement shod or for ono of tho many
uses to which buildings on tho farm
can bo put.
Tho nlno cow Btnnchlons occupy one
sido of tho barn and tho other is illled
with threo largo box stalls. The litter
nlley runs through tho center between
tho stanchions and tho box stalls. Tho
cow stalls nro built with concrete or
other Hpoclal barn floors, which are
placed on a slant so ns to drain read
ily Into the gutter, A concrete man
gor Is built along the front of tho
stanchions, Tho box stalls can bo
used for any purpose that Is desired,
and very ofton thoy are used for grain
bins until other storngo hns been pro
vided. Tho uppor part of tho barn contains
tho mow In which the hay and tho
straw can bo stored, Tho lloor of tho
mow should bo mado with matched
boards, so that tho chaff will not fall
down on tho cows. This is an Impor
tant featuro in any barn nnd Is often
neglected,
Tho ventilation on a small barn suoh
as this is often tnkon caro of in two
ways. Some farmers insist on a rcgu
lar ventilating system with Intrko and
outtako flues loading to the vcntllntw
on tho roof. Others say that with n
small barn tho windows should bo built
so that they can bo opened at the top
a llttlo nnd tho barn ventilated In this
way. It Bcems rnthor uboIcbs to Install
n complete ventilating system for so
small a born, nnd tho latter way would
theroforo aocm to bo tho best. The
vontllntor on tho roof Is used to von
tlloto tho hay mow, and nlso odds con
siderably to tho appcaranco or tho
building.
WATERFALL CASTS A SHADOW
Curious Effoct of the Full fVoon Upon
the Beautiful Yosemlte, Highest
American Waterfall.
"Did you over boo a waterfall cast a
nhndow?" asked Stephen T. Mather of
tho group around tho club tabic. Mr.
Mather, who is usslstaut to Secretary
Lane, in charge of tho now develop
ment work which tho department of
tho interior Is doing In tho national
parka, had Just returned from a etron
uous summer among tho mountain
tops.
"Well, Yosemlte falls cast my shad
ow irory distinctly one night last Au
gust 1 was half a mllo or moro away,
gating, boauty-bound, at tho effect of
tho full moon upon theso giant falls,
which are, by tho wny, as high as six
teen Niagaras plied one on top of tho
other.
"Tho inoon was behind mo, of
course. The double falls, shining llko
silver, lit brilliantly by reflected light
tho dense shadows of tho trees which
hid mo from tho moon. Turning, 1
saw my shadow outlined vividly upon
tho groBS."
Darwin as a 8choolboy.
Shrewsbury (Eng.) Bchool is proud
of having had Charles Darwin on its
benches. During his schooldays, how
ever, tho great scientist gavo llttlo In
dication of (onlus, being doscrlbort by
his form-mastor as "a dull und apa
thetic boy." Tho only school books
In which ho took Intorest worn Hornco
and Euclid, and nil his entuuslaBm
was roscrvod for his play-tlmo nobbles
of collecting curlosltlos nnd blowing
up his frlonds In chemical experi
ments an unpopular amusement at
tho school whero Greek whs tho teach
ers' prldo and tho scholars' endeavor.
Spanish Fish.
Tho annual production of fish In
Spain amounts to noarly $20,000,000
yearly in valuo. Thcro nro C8G steam,
and 15,104 sailing vessels cngngod In
tho Industry. Tho annual production
of tlunod flsh is 3,500,000 cases of tun
tins to tho enso. Tho pack of Portugal
Is nbout 1,500,000 cases, nnd that of
Friico in normal times about 1,000,
000 eases. Largo quantities of Spanish-packed
flak aro sent abroad under
French and Italian labels. Exchango,
Knew What It Meant.
Blookoi- I say, old man, why don't
you consult a phrenologist nnd find out
what that peculiar-looking bump on
tho back of your head indicates?
Mookor Oh, I know what It indi
cates, nil right.
Blcekor Oh, you do, eh?
Meeker You hot 1 do. It indicates
thut my wlfo has u well-dovolopod
muscle.
Samson's Affliction.
"Who was U who was soroly afflict
ed?" asked the Sunday Bchool teacher.
"SaniBon," replied a boy promptly.
"Why, no; it was Job."
"Well, I know Job was, but bo was
Samson."
"Why, how was Samson nflllcted?"
"HIb wlfo out his hair."
Value of Cotton Waste.
' Tho cotton wnsto of Lancashire,
England, has an annual valuo of
?75,000,000.
MUCH IN A NAME, SOMETIMES
Qouvorneur Morris, the Novcllet, Slept
In 8ultes When Other Corre
spondents Didn't.
Private information from tho battlo
Ilolds of Europo Indicates thnt Gouvor
ncur Morris, tho novelist, has had a
cinch over tho other correspondents.
In many of tho hotels tho corre
spondents were herded in ono room nt
night, while Morris had a sulto nil to
himself. Then again MorrlB was on
friendly if not intlmato terms with
high odlclals and military command
ers, while tho other boys had to scrape
around as beat they could.
It was a mystery to tho other
scribes to understand how it was that
Morris caught on so easily, got tho
best of everything nnd went hobnob
bing with royalty, until ono day a
potty ofllccr approached ono of tho
nowspapcr men and said:
"Will you kindly tell mo what stato
It is that Mr. Morris Is governor of?"
Tho above calls to mind tho fact thnt J
years ago George William Curtis, edi
tor of the Easy Chair in Harper's Mag
azlno, wn In Oberammorgau to wit
nesB the "Passion Play." Unfortunate
ly ho was lato In arriving nt tho open
air theater and nil tho scats except
those reserved for high officials wore
gone. Tho editor was In despair until
ho had a bright iden.
Approaching one of tho high olllclala
ho said:
"Has tho duko of Hesse Castlo or
the duko of Cambridge arrived yet?"
"I think not," tho olllclal replied.
"Too bad," tho editor remarked,
"but when they arrivo would you mind
telling them thnt Mr. , ono of tho
electors of Now York, Is waiting for
them?"
Tho official bowed and said: "Cer
tainly, sir, but would you not prefer
to wait for them Inside?"
Mr. Curtis agreed that this arrange
ment was much to be preferred to the
ono of standing outsldo, bo he permit
ted tho ofllclal to escort him down
front and sent him near a bunch of
princes, dukes and other assorted
specimens of royally.
"It's a groat thing to be an elector
of Now York," tho editor said In toll
ing the utory. From tho Editor and
Publisher.
Marketing for the White House.
Mrs. Wilson, us Mrs. Gait, was in
tho habit of going down to Central
markot two or threo times a week and
doing her own marketing. After tho
announcement of her engagement she
gavo that up, as alio found tho amount
of attention attracted embarrassing.
Sho will And thnt tho housekeeper In
Iter now homo, baa tho marketing habit,
and will seo to It personally that her.
mistress has Just exactly what she
wants. Tho present housekeeper, Mrs.
Joffray, waa Installed by Mrs. Taft,
who, nt tho beginning of her regime,
took her housokooper to the great mar
kot and personally introduced and In
structed her, For Mrs. Taft. too, had
tho marketing habit, and If while nt
tho Whlto House she found It expedi
ent to do It by proxy, sho saw to It
from tho start that It was dono ac
cording to her own ideas.
Manicure Sets for Horses.
What sclonce hns done for dumb
animals Is shown In tho exhibit at tho
mooting of the Kansas veterinarians
at Kansas City.
If a horso falls on tho ice and
breaks his leg It Is no longer neces
sary to kill him. An instrument re
sembling a splint or cast is mado to
hold tho leg. Thcro aro medicine tab
lots and capsules ten times ns large
as thoso given persons. There aio
medicines so mlxod thnt thoy tasto
pleasant to nnlmals. Tho stylish horso
is also remembered. There nro lino
curry combs and brushes and an
"equine manicure set" designed for
polishing tho hoofs.
Little Brother Again.
Gertie (who hns just been kissed by
Arthur under tho mistletoe, which ho
discovered hnnglng In tho hall) Oh,
Arthur, you wicked wrotch, to tako
advantago of mo llko thnt! 1 wlalf I
know who hung it there; I'd pay them
out, that's all. '
Arthur (to little brother later In tho
evening) Tommy, I'm going to tako
Gortlo away from you soon; will you
mind?
Tommy Not a bit. SIb and I nro
not friends.
Arthur And why Is that?
Tommy (heedless of Gortio's.kllllng
glances) Oh, sho boxed my ears for
tipping her off tho chair when sho was
nailing up that mistletoe in tho hall.
HIb Official Capacity.
William Collier and a coupio of oth
er aetors wero dining In u hotel cafe
whon Collier directed his companion's
nttention to n very dapper-looking man
with n suspiciously red nouo who had
juat passed.
"A very prominent member of tho"
Lnrohmont Yacht club," announced
Collier, with a gravo air.
"Is thnt bo?" nBked ono of tho play
ers, who, as Chiller knows, always
evinces a strong Interest in tliu doings
of society.
"What Is hlB official capacity?"
"About throo gallons, l think," said
Collier. Tho Argonaut.
Birds' Nests Cause Fire.
Birds' nests uudor tho roof of a two
story corrugated iron atructuro nt
Twentieth street nnd Scdglcy avenue,
Philadelphia, caused a llro when they
boenmo ignited by sparks from hot
sand In a mixer. Tho roof of tho build
ing wan damaged about $200,
NestB aro frequently found under
the roof and they nro destroyed every
few days In ordor to prevent a llro.
Thoy wero cleanod away recontly, but
tho btrdB quickly rebuilt them.
Things A-Movlng.
Drummer Any activity In real es
tate in this section?
Farmer Surest thing you know. A
landslide lias just moved my farm two
miles down tho volley.
On Their Honeymoon.
"Stop, thlB iiiBtnnt, Joslah! Don't
you seo'thoro nro a hundred people
watching you kiss mo up horo?"
"What do 1 enro. Maria? Ain't this
horo tho observation towor?"
&) . "7. Itff ! ! , f fft' ttArt't "'' Afi'i"" ".!rVfZj' ' "'.
Railway porter No. 20 Worthy of Consideration
NEW YORK. When you nrrlvo at tho Grand Central station and a poltto
but dusky porter offers to carry your bag, treat him with respect. He
may know more than you do. Especially If ho has "No. 20" on his cap.
Consider It a great honor to havo your
coy Dopcw nnd Mr. Gabriel arc In tho snmo class. How many collcgo pro
fessors can oay they Bpcnk English, French, German, Russian, Greek, Polish,
Slavish, Turkish, Armenian, Bohemian, Bulgarian, Syrian, Indian and llvo
African tongues? Gcorgo can do it.
If It weren't for the war, Gcorgo wouldn't be toting grips nt tho big
Btation. Ho has a white wlfo and two little sons in Austria, and somo day
he will be able to go back thcro. Hero Is Georgo's story, aB ho tells It:
"My name, In Abyssinian, is Oualdo Gorghis, but they call mo Gcorgo
Gabriel. When I was ten years old my father was killed In tho Italian war
and I lost trnck of my mother nnd havo never been ablo to find her. Then
Lord Kitchener took me with hlro and I went to India and Egypt, acting for
two years as Abyssinian Interpreter for British diplomatists.
"Then I went to Mecca, tho forbidden city. Mohammedans would havo
killed mo there, but I pretended to be a Moslem nnd knew enough about tho
religion to nnswer questions correctly. I passed through Damascus and
stopped six months In Jerusalem, following which I entered tho Borvlce of
Sir Nicola Okoma in Constantinople. It was thcro 1 learned most of my
languages. There nrc tunny peoples in Constantinople and for threo years
I applied inysolf to mastering tholr tongues. Next I was throo years in
Paris, and from thcro I went to London for two years. My next homes wero
in Berlin and Vlcnnn, nnd I married in tho latter city.
"I havo been n guldo to Colonel Roosevelt in Africa and I also was guldo
and interpreter for W. B. Hurd In New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Bulgaria
and South America, Tho governments of Bulgaria, Greece nnd Turkey havo
given mo medals for languages."
New Orleans Entertained
EW ORLEANS. Tho Honduran navy puffed and churned Its lonely way
into tho port of New Orleans, up tho Mississippi rlvor, a fow days ago.
It warped Just llko n regular dreadnaught Its way to a berth at tho docks
of tho St. Andrew,, street landing. A
few minutes later Capt. Francisco
Sanabria, the commander of tho
"nnvy" proudly marched on to tho
wharf.
A dozen or more barefooted sail
ors scampered about the lcck to tidy
up things nftor tho trip from Hon
duras to Now Orleans, whllo tho com
mander wont looking about for n suit
able place to rest his dusky, weary
body while the nnvy underwent re
pairs. Tho navy was so small thut It
was threo or four days before tho port officials discovered that It was hero.
It consists of tho warship General Barahona. Once a private yacht, then
tho United Stntes ship Siren, veteran of the Spanish-American war, tho
General Barahona Is 11C feet long, 18-foot beam and ll-foot draft. Sho is
eapablo of tho speed of an nv6rago torpedo boat, however, tho captain de
clared. Ho explained that republics of Cqutral America do not go in very
strongly for navies. Revolutions down thero aren't financed on sums of
money that would make much of a showing in warships.
As a private yacht tho General Barahona had quite a reputation. Sho
was originally built for an unnamed Philadelphia millionaire. For Bcveral
years her decks and saloons wore tho scene of gay gatherings. Not long be
fore tho Spanish-American war tho boat was stripped of Its finery and Uncle
Sam called it tho Siren.
Captain Snnnbria sayB that tho overhauling of tho navy would increnso
Us efficiency about 50 per cent.
The (.icncral tsuraliona mounts two guns forward and two aft. She lias a
rrow of 25, Including tho captain, Chief Engineer Georgo P. Barned and two
petty officers.
New York Nimrods Nabbed for Bringing in Game
NEW YORK. When Happy Boots Wilson, negro, stepped out of a special
far In the Pennsylvania station ho was arrested for having In his posses
sion one squirrel. Ho was no moro surprised, however, than was his em
ployer, Diamond Jim Brady, and Mr.
conservation law for residents of this
stato to bring any of these birds hero, oven though tho season was open in
many of tho Southern states North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and
others.
Consequently Now Yorkers who wont South for tho shooting and brought
back gamo havo been met nt the railroad stations by game protecting sleuthn
who possessed such n keen olfactory senso that thoy immediately discovered
which suitcases contained dead birds. They seized tho birds, arrested the
persons and saw to Jt that they appeared at the offices of the commission
bore nnd mado a fiimnelal sottloment.
Tho commission is considering tho employment of dogs to sniff out tho
gamo, which hunters bring intd tho city in gamo bags, suitcases and valises,
although tho commission's fifteen game protectors themselves are said to bu
uhlo to detect the violators with a nico distinction.
This Chicago Policeman "Stepped on Something"
CHICAGO. "Step on something! Quick!" Policeman James KcsBhara, u
volunteer a,t tho wheel of a stolon and found flivver, which wns bolng
towed to tho police station by tho auto patrol, stepped. Tho flivver, tho
engine of which was still running
into tliu street again, A third tlmo
Kosshnm stopped and tho flivver stopped short. Tho tow lino snapped. Tho
pollca-ucn indulged in what passes in Evanston as profanity, retiod the
filvvoi' r.nd wero off again. Kosshnm kept his feet on tho dash, both hands
on tho wheel and both eyes on tho road. A zig-zag trip to the station was
safely madovaftor which Kosshnm raised his right hand and vowed solemnly
"Novor ngaiu."
HAD THE FISH
Very amusing is tho story of n certain Tommy, whom Mr. Malcolm and
a friend discovered when they wero motoring bohlnd Yprea on a road in
which Jack Johnsonn and Blnck Marias had dug Immenso holes. The heavy
Belgian rain had filled these with water, and by tho side or ono such ant
Tommy, Solemnly fishing with rod nnd lino. "What aro you doing, my lad?"
asked Malcolm's friend. "Mailing, elr," replied tho angler, without a smllo on
his face. "But you can't catch fish in a sholl-holo llko that, you know;" to
which tho nnswer wns, "Walt riud see." So my friend waltod and saw. Tom
my booh landed qulto a big flsh, to tho utter nmazoment of tho onlooker, who
askod how it was dono. "Well, you see, air, yostorday I was off duty and
went down with my not to the rlvor yonder. I caught lota of AbIi and put
them into those holes for mo and my pals to catch whon we wanted them."
London Mall.
bag carried by "No. 20." Ho is Gcorgo
Gabriel, only Abyssinian in tho United
States. Ho speaks eighteen lnnguagcs.
He Is a polished gentleman nnd n
friend of Lord Kitchener.
Gcorgo Is treated with great
deference by tho Grand Central ofll
rials. Nobody calls him "John" in
stead of his right name, and nobody
remarks genially, "Heyt you inky son
of darkness, what you doin' loafln'
around hero?" As to dignity, Chaun-
Whole Honduran Navy
Brady wasn't any moro astonished
than a scoro of other prominent Now
Yorkers who havo beon arrested and
fined for bringing game birds into this
city from other stntes. Tho arrests
havo been mado by game protectors
of the stato conservation commission
because tho open season for game
blids, such as quail, pheasants, grouso
and partridge, closed on December 31
and because it is a violation of the
when It was found, gavo a snort and
a jump, leaped ovor tho low curbing
and started for tho main entranco of
Wlllnrd Hall, whero tho Northwpstern
co-eds live.
Remembering this ns leap year, it
changed his mind nnd darted into tho
street again. Kcsaham stopped again
in a different placo und tho car shot
toward tho patrol, which dodged hasti
ly. It mado the other curb and turned
"PLANTED."
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GETTING
By
NATHANIEL C.
L
(Copyright, 1913, by the McUure Ncwtpaper byndicate.)
THE INVENTOR.
Statistics are misleading, but I may
say in passing that millions of patents
have been issued, and that thousands
of now Inventions are patented yearly.
Tho patent offico will grant a patent
for a new discovery or Invention, irrc
spectlvo of its commercial or other
worth, tho patent examiners basing
their decisions upon tho newness of
tho thing patented entirely regardless
of its Intrinsic valuo.
Inventions havo been mndo by both
sexes, and by people of all ages, in
cluding tho immnturo youth. Somo of
them havo brought fortunes; but tho
mnjorlty of patents are worth prac
tlcally nothing, and many a good dis
covery or invention, through lack of
development and exploitation, has not
contributed anything to its originator.
A successful invention Is dependent
upon two conditions: First, the com
mercial or other value of tho thing it
solf; secondly, propor development.
Comparatively fow inventors or
scicntlllc men havo business ability,
and tho majority do not understand
the marketing of the products of their
ingenuity. They can Invent, but they
cannot exploit. They can discover,
but thoy cannot distribute.
Whllo a fow great Inventions hnve
boen the result of chance or accident,
tho majority of profitable patents are
tho result of education and training,
combined with unceasing research.
Mero brightness and ingonulty aro not
sufficient. I am inclined to think thnt
tho inventor comes by his talent nat
urally and that ho cannot produce it.
If you aro ingenious and original
and would invent, first train yourself
along tho lino of your proposed course.
Secondly, do not Invent In a haphaz
ard manner. Study conditions by re
search, ascertain what is wanted,
what can bo used, what will bo used if
properly presented. Then attempt to
meet this demand. When tho Idea is
bora, search tho patent records, for
tho chnnccs aro that someono clso has
forestalled you. By qulot and moro
or less secret Inquiry attempt to dis
cover whether or not what you havo is
marketable. Then consult a reputablo
patent lawyor or solicitor. If you do
not know of one, ask tho judge of tho
court, or somo high-class attorney at
law, to recommend ono. Place your
solf unreservedly in his hands, for no
roliablo patent lawyor or solicitor has
ever been known to betray his clients.
After tho patent is issued to you, get
into communication with concerns
manufacturing similar articles, or ap
pearing to do so; and either sell your
patent outright or arrango for a roy
alty. Tho chances aro a thousand to
one that you cannot properly handle It
yourself.
Bear In mind ono thing: tho result
of ingenuity is worthless unless it
can bo used either commercially or for
tho benefit of humanity. Financial
profit comes only to those who pro
duce something which will sell.
You may bo porfectly convinced of
tho valuo of your Invention, but, un
less you can make the public reallzo
Its worth, you cannot hope to win
fame or fortune from It. First, bo suro
that you havo something vhich tho
world needs, then make every effort to
show tho world that you havo some
thing very much worth its considera
tion, by placing it In tho hands of men
you can trust, men who havo tho capi
tal and ability to develop it. Don't
try to do it yourself unless you havo
both money and business acumen.
YES OR NO.
Mr. C. E. E. Ussher Is tho passen
ger traffic manager of the Canadian
Pacific railway, tho longest railroad
in tho world. Ho could not help be
ing loaded with oxpcrlenco, for his
activities extend ncross the continent
nnd over two oceans.
Tho other day I asked him to say
a fow Words boforo ouo of my busi
ness classes. He" mado tho shortest
speech of the ycai" just sixty words
and overy ono of them weighed a ton.
Ho said:
"Young ladies aro popularly sup
posed to bo concerned chiefly with
tho words 'Yes and 'No;' but, judg
ing by my forty years' experience,
you, who will bo stenographers, aro
chiefly concerned with tho word 'Not.'
If it be omitted, and tho stenographer
makes one say 'I am willing,' when ho
really said 'I am not willing,' great
troublo results."
Millions of dollars have been lost
becauso a telegraph operator wired
a stock broker to buy, when the mes
sago read not to buy.
Tho First Skater.
Tho first man or nation to skato is
lost In tho mlats of antiquity. Tho
Eskimos of tho farthest north woro
found to be In possession of runners
carved from whafcbono when they
were first discovered. Skating Is men
tioned by a Danish historian about
1134, and Fitzstephen, in his "History
of London." says that in tho twelfth
century young men fastened tho leg
bones of animals under their feet by
means of thongs, in order to slide
along tho Ice. A pair of theso bono
skates is now in tho British museum.
Londoners got tho idea from Holland,
probably via Lincolnshire, whero
skates havo been used on tho frozen
fons from tho very earliest times.
Theory Put to the Test.
A western professor said tho other
day that ho could tell good soli by
tasting it, and a man in tho East end
who saw tho statement promptly
pnekod n box and sent It to h,im by
parcel post. He also inclosed this
note: "Doar Professor: I saw what
you said about tasting soil and am
sending a sample selected haphazard
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FOWLER, Jr.
Even moro millions of dollars havo
been sidetracked because somo stenog
rapher wroto "I will," lnstend of "I
will not," nnd her employer Blgned
tho letter without reading it care
less of him, of courso with a re
sultant tremendous loss.
Tho moral world, as well an tho
business world, swings on "Yes" and
"No," "1 will" nnd "I will not."
Saying "yes" at tho right time may
stand for success, and saying "No"
at tho wrong tlmo may encourage fall
uro. "I will do it" may bo tho phraso
which carries you into prominence,
and "I will not do It" may sav jour
money and your reputation.
If you aro a stonogiaphcr, learn tho
uso of "ycB" and "no," "I will" and
"I will not," and novor wrlto them
into n letter, or ropeat thorn, unless
you are Buro that you understood
your employer aright; and then, if
you aro certain that you did, but have
a suspicion thnt what ho said was not
what ho meant, be careful,
Tho clerks who riso from tho ranks
are thoso who do not follow direc
tions blindly. They understand the
why, and when they write out what Is
told them, or speak tho words which
thoy havo been ordered to dollver,
they have back of thom tho certainty
that thoy are following directions, nnd
the further guaranty, duo to their
judgment, that what their employer
sold he meant to say.
First of all bo accurate. In taking
shorthand notes, uso tho utmost care
In delivering messages, use tho ut
most care. In carrying out tho most
important orders, in carrying out the
least important orders, use tho utmost
care. And with that care, employ
your brains.
Think! If a note, if a message, If
an ordor, seems strange to you, think
it over quietly. If it still seems
strango after you havo given it
thought, if you can soe no reason
for it, go to the one who is responsi
ble for It nnd learn tho why, or at
least bo assured that you havo made
no mistake. No man wants an cm
nloyoo who does not think, nor does
lie want one who will follow orders
blindly. Ho is not infallible. Some
day ho may mako a mistake, and ho
will then appreciate perhaps substan
tially the clerk who thinks, and
shows that ho thinks.
Raln.jll in Hawaii.
Tho rainfall on tho island of Hawaii
varies greatly, ranging from tho enor
mous downpour of 353 Inches a year
In tho upper Walplo valloy to 20 inches
a year on the northeast coast between
Hllo and Kohala. Tho Walplo surfaci
fr
streams on the Island are found ulonjj
the northeast coast between Hllo and
Kohala. Tho only river, according to
the United States geological survey,
is tho largost stream on tho island,
and has been party doveloped for irri
gation. At Kapoho, on tho east point
of tho island, warm water flows from
seams in tho rocks. Theso "warm
springs" flow into a pool about 10(1
feet long, 25 feet wldo and 20 feet
deep. Tho pool is entiroly surrounded
by rocks and Its color varies in shade
from a beautiful blue to violet. Wala
pole, or Green lake, is a body of fresh
water in the pit of an old crater near
Kapoho. This lake coverB an area of
about five acres and is fed by springs
below tho surface. A pumping plant
takes water from this lake tor domes
tic' uso and for irrigation.
Birds That Have Their Own Way.
Tho ways of birds aro hard to un
derstand. For years tho Canadian au
thorities havo boon trying in vain to
introduco tho Amerlcnn quail, or bob
whlto, into British Columbia. Unst
year a few pair, perhaps half a dozen,
migrated of their own accord from
tho stato of Washington into the prov
ince, and havo survived and bred
there, and now bid fair to multiply
rapidly. On tho other hand, the
willow grouse, which used to bo very
plentiful in that region, havo almost
wholly disappeared. Youth's Compan
Ion.
Hopeless Case.
"Drusllla," called Mr. Twobblo, "you
told mo 45 minutes ago you would Mm
dovn In a minute. Well," an-
swored Mrs. Twobblo from tho privacy
of her boudoir, "what about it?" "I
want to know whon you aro comlny
down." "Oh, in a minute."
Optimistic Thought.
Take all humbug out of the world
and you will not hnve much to do bus
iness with.
from my back yard. I wish you'd glv
it tho palato test and tell mo frankly
what you thing. I don't seem to have
any luck with it mysolf. My cabbages
camo up without heads, my potatoes
havo been mistaken for chestnuts, my
onions aro scentless, and my corn
looks llko birdshot. BIto off a chunk
and let mo hear from you. Nevei
mind about returning balance Keep
it for dessert. Write soon."
Sample of Welsh Humor,
lu Welsh Humor la this story. "Sir
Foulk ntzwnrren wns recounting to
his knights his exploits against tho
Saracen. Theso being calmly received,
Sir Foulk said: "But right here, tho
other day, I Jumped from the ground
to tho top of my castlo." The knightH
boing skeptical, Sir Foulk Invited
thom to como tho next day and seo
blm perform tho feat. When thoy
assembled, ho Jumped up ono step of
tho stairway, and continued Jumping,
step by step, till ho wns on the top of
tho tallost towor! "But wo could do
thBt too," chorused tho knights Not
till I showed you how," retorted the re
doubtable warrior.
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