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3? HK MAXBOLB HAMMER
The story of David Maydole and
bis hammer is familiar to some, but
it bears frequent retelling.
Maydole," an inconspicuous black
smith in a New York village nearly
a hundred years ago, was approached
one day by a carpenter who wanted
the best hammer the smith knew how
to makg. Om beig assured the car
penter was willing' to pay the price of
a good hammer, "Maydole went to
work and 'produced an article that
sent other carpenters to him for more
hammers. .TIien the contractor sent
around for pfro hammers, wfth the
request that t'hoy bo made a little
The Commoner
Lst Yeur
BUSINESS
TRAINING
Be ff IMvmfty GntH
Tke mveatMed of business today Ufor
B!g$)sIarfd ecuti vea.maiuers end depart
mental HKjelalkta. Under the LaSollc Problem
MUiel yt am eat, in ymirepare time Btbom
toy , wafer export r Wmc, tnlnlua which
rslite Mm1 lM9iaM proctieu. The Unlver
sltr'M Ug ot 1750 people Includes 0 business
&Uwrtti,diatsra wsd assistants ready at
a& Um4 to far;proatpe eanel d advice to
enrolW monitor on any Wshma oueatioa
er pnUM. This Is sernce wot obtainable
few wwy wMwr dutiifral Jactitation.
.. Write rowr. nwm Jtod jhMtcm t tfe
IwUom MI mail today. We -will wd fall in
fetmattpw awl tow: f emttfcMe raeonta af
-dweaaaiaat m by LalfaOa tj!nd mmm;
mm, Mr laterMtfor book, "Tan Tears' Fro
notian In Da,',' Low ewat aavci cnrtateat
noatUytanaa which anyoeaoaa afford. JUoaey
Ttmi4 it tfaaatiaflad wjtoa oaptotion ml
eatwiM, Hoes than H6.M hra MicUad. Vm '
Aft vrtMt LaSatto training- can 4a far yaw.
cSaak s-1 Am ooaaoo MOW.
"LaSALLK aCXTKNSWN UWYWtlTY
Titt Latf at BaaiMM Traiaia haKtatian ia taa WM
" Kt.R-303 Chfc, 111.
Gentlemen: Send without obligation to me fnfor
Bifctlon regarding course indicated below, alaoeeyyef
your lawrcatfnsbek'ItfflYean'PrcaKrtJpnln One."
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QCoektea:ferC.P.A.A DBHalneasJ JLctter
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DTraStlciaCaiasiBsit- D Commercial Spauish
Votclgm and omstt OEzperi Bookkeeping
DLaw DgroJIX.B. PEffectlTs Speaking
CaaustarcktLaw DBuwiaaaaEsfiUa
Preaent FoslUoa.
Kaata.
WILL RADIUM LAST
OPEN THE DOOR OF
. THE GREAT UNKNOWN
If you are sick and want to Get "Well
and Kfc- Well, write for literature
that tells How and Why this almost
unknown and wonderlul new element
brings relief to so many sufferers
from Rheumatism, wciauca, uoui,
NeuritlB, Neuralgia, Nervous Prostra-s-
tion, Higii Blood Pressure and diseases
of the stomach. Heart, Lungs, Liver, Kid
neys and other ailments. Ttou wear
Degnen'sRadlorAcUveSolar Pad day and
night, receiving the Radlo-Activo Rays
continuously lrtto your system, caus
ing a healthy circulation, overcoming
sluggishness, throwing off Impurities
and restoring the tissues and nerves
to' a normal condition and the next
thing you know you are getting well;
Sold ota a tost propo&itlon. You are
thoroughly satisfied it is helping you
before tho appliance is yours Noth
ing to do liut wear it. No trouble or
expense, and the most wonderful fact
about tho appliance Is that It Is sold
so reasonable that it is within the
reach of all, both rich and poor.
No matter how bad your ailment, or
how long standing, wo will be pleased
to havo you try It at J?ur risk. For
full information write today--not to
morrow, stadium Appliance Co., 1093
BradbUry 'Bidg., Los Angeles, Calif.
Hampshire Hogs
If you 'want one of the best Hamp
shire boars on the market write to F.
S. Manning, ftalrmont, Nebr,, you, will
bo proudV to own vone. Their Grand
Bhlro Is Jowa Giant. '- ' ,
hotfoi' tttnn IU- !. ..
-w.v- v uiuo aurnisnea tne men.
I can t make any ietter ham
mers' said Maydole. "When I m'ako
a thing, I make It as well aa I can,
no matter whom it is for."
The fame of Maydolo's hammers
spread and orders increased. They
soon came to be known In Now York
City and other parts of the country,
and the word "Maydole" stamped on
the hammer finally was regarded as
the guarantee of the best article pro
duced. Maydole grew very wealthy,
of course, but his personal interest
in making the best hammers possible
did not decline.
"I can't make a pretty good ham
mer," said Maydole one day in an
swer to a comment on his twenty
eight years' experience. "I make the
best hammer that's made. My only
care is to make a perfect hammer. I
make just as many as people want,
and no more, and I sell them at a fair
price.4' v
Maydole came to employ hundreds
of men, but he never adopted ma
chinery in producing his hammers,
believing that a perfect tool could be
made only by hand.
Now t"hat machinery is used widely,
the belief often is expressed that the
individual workman counts for little
in manufacturing. Also the em
ployee of today is much farther re
moved from the head of tho business
than was the rule years ago".
But character and tho desire to be
efficient still count heavily in the
business world, and the worker who
possesses these things will soon at
tract attention. And the business
that possesses them will attract at
tention and succeed. It has been de
clared that, with verbal changes,
Maydole's story is "the true history
of every great business in the world
which lias lasted thirty years."
Kansas City StaT.
NWSPAPJER MEN BRINK GRAPE
JUICE
"Let's have, a drink."
It was not the voice of a ruby
nosed individual. It was the voice
of William J. Bryan, enemy of
liquor and world advocate of prohi
bition. He waa standing In front of
a Washington drug store at Fifteenth
and H streets northwest when he ex
tended the Invitation to three newspapermen.
"That has a familiar souna, out
I'm afraid it won't have a familiar
taste," said one of tho trio. '
"Let's be patriotic and drink grape
juice,'r .suggested another.
"Want it straight or a high ball?
asked the white coated soda dis
penser. ...
"Let's have it in a tall glass with
1ce," ordered the Nebraskan, and
after eacn man had taken a sip of It,
he asked: -Ever try it win ginger
ale? Boy, give us a bottle of ginger
ale. Mrs. Bryan used to put ginger
ale and lemon in mine, and it Im
proved it." t xi; , t
The colonel split the bottle of gin
ger ale fpur ways, and smacked his
lips over it .-..
"Tell ub the real story of the grape
juice fiction," suggested one of Mr.
Bryan's guests. '
"I'll do it," he promised. "When
President Wilson asked me to be
come a member of his cabinet I told
him that 'I never served intoxicating
liquors in my home. He toia m iu
use my judgment and I did.
"Well, when the table was set for
our first state dinner, there were
two glasses in front of each plate.
Those wo glasses looked sort of
lonesome sitting there, where there
.used to he five or six, So Mrs. Bryan
conceived the idea of adding a glass
of grape juice at each plate to give
So table a little color. We never
regarded it aa an attempt to sub
stitute grape juice for wines but that
Interpretation was . put on it.
Washington Herald,
15
Rupture Kills
7,000 Annually
Beven tboBnd persons each yew are M&
"Buptare" Yfhrt Becauno the vnftSwSti
onea had netfected themselves or hud kea
nffllQtion and paying: no attention to the cihm.
yonwolf by erinfft & traes, sppHnnca, ?
jTbtttoTeir uamo yott chooeo to call it? At best
tho truas is only makeshift falso prop
gainBt a collapairiffwall and cannot bo i ex
pected to act aa moxo than a tofcro mechanical
support. The binding nrewarc retards blood
circulation, thus robbing tho vrcaVen&d
rauaclns of that which they need tnot
nourishment.
But science baa found a way, and every truM
sufferer in the land is in-rlted to mako a FREE
J&?1 !lrttJ,Llho Privacy of their own home.
The PLAPAO method is unquestionably tbe
tnoit flcienttflc, logical and successful aclf
treattnent for rupture the world has ever
known.
A Tho PLAPAOOPAD when adhering olosely
to tho body cannot possibly slip or shift out
of place, therefore, cannot chafe or pinch.
8oft aa velvet easy to apply Inexpensive- To
bo used whilst you work and whilst yon sleep.
No straps, buclclos or springs attached.
Learn how to cloao tho hernial open
ing as naturo intendpd so tho rupture"
CAN'T como down. Send your name to
day to PLAPAO CO., Block 4040, St.
I-oui3. Mo., for FBEI3 trial. Plauao and
j tho information necessary.
SttbwribeAJTcrliikfJDefirti
This department i for the twof it of
CommoHnr subnorltHir. antfa f!l
xtp or aix cents a word per Insertion
-tho lowest rate hfcsi been mi!a for
.?mi. ddross all aomraunlcatlons to
flho Comomnor, Linaoln, Nebraska.
IBM WANTKD
AGENTS Mason sold 1$ Hpraycr and
Autowashers one Saturday: Profits
$2.60 oafih; Square TOl; Partloufari
tree. Ausler Company, Johnstown,
unto.
8ALE8MEN8en our .Aooldent anf
SlckncB Policies in your spare time.
$5,(100 death, 2K wooWy bneflt
Premium 10 yearly. Underwriters,
Dcpt. M 8, Newark, N. J.
WATVTED -- MlHOfSLLANROVS
ST0RIB8. POEMS, PIAYfl, etc, nri t
tvnnted for publication. Good fdlR '
brlnj? blFr money. Submit Mss. r writ
Lltorary Bureau, 137 Hannibal, Mo, f
EABN $2C WEEKLY, spare time, wrlC
1ns for nowspapors, maf?aztncs. Rjf-
gerlonco unnecessary; details free. Vrtm
yndlcate, 10S0, St. Louis. Mo. i
FA TIMS WASVKD
NEW CIDER
This Cider Is put up without tho
use ot preservatives of any kind. It
is pasteurized at 140 to 150 degrees
in the bottle, after being capped; this
retains tho delicious flavor, color
and nutritivo elements all aro pre
served. This elder or apple juice Is made
from ripe, hand picked sound apples,
no Tots or specks ever used. Not a
drop of water or repressed pomace is
usod. It's all apple juice. This Is
one ofthe so-called soft drinks that
has no coloring matter or water or
chemicals. Analysis by leading
chemists can not discover even a
trace of alcohol. We guarantee
every bottle. Write for prices by the
Case.
CLARK ALLI3, Medina, N. Y.
JP YOU WANT to sell or oxohii(r
your property write mo. John "Jj
Black. 12th St. Chippewa. Falls. Wis, i
FOOD 2'IIODUCTS T
BUY HONEY direct from producer.
Puro alfalfa hone-y; thick, rich and
delicious; absolutely guaranteed; l 0
lb. can, $12.60; 2 60 l,t cans, $24.00. O;
A. Koger. Meridian, Idaho,
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FOR 8ALB MISCELLANEOUS
QLOVESBoys set a pair. $1.0 white
they last. Order cither Ls.rjfr
Medium, Small. Send 10c for insurance.
Satisfaction guaranteed or money re
funded. BIEDEHMANN, 87 North 8t
Glovcrwvllle, N. Y. .,;
HWWiWIlH Ill lHIPUM,lWMW,W,W,Wl
JNVKNTIOJfS'-
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INVENTIONS WANTED. Cash or royalty
for Ulz&a. Adam Fisher Mfgr. Co., lit
SL Louis. Mo. i$
MISCELLANEOUS
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"TORN-MUSIC-CUUE" 10,000 Fr
Samples. Stewart, San Joso, Cal. I
FREE yonrelf of Cadstrrb, New Utn$-
let Just out elves best advice avor
written on Catarrh, free. Addrestf
13. J. . WORST, Box 25. Ashland,
Ohio. tt
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Creating an Estate
All are striving to create an estate. When
f-sath comes, if there is no insurance, a forcad
sale or tno property oiten causea a, iruo iu
from a iiio jnsuraac
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whereas, tho proceeds
policy will furnish ready money for' the 1
mediate needs and the executors of tho estate;
can have time to dispose of the property to tht v
best advantage. ",''
'The cash value of a man's life to his famHyy,
H ho earns but $1,000 a year, at ago thlrty-fl?-;
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is over ?14,000. No man would go wnnou pro
insurance on that amount of property and yet.
if he carries no life insurance, he Is forcing his
family to carry a risk for this amount unpro
tected. Why not transfer this risk from the
family to
THE MIDWEST LIFE
of LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
N. Z. SNBLL, President
Guaranteed Cost lifo Insurance
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