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The Efficiency
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By I. WRIGHT
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1922. by McCluro N*w?p?pf>r 8yn?llcat?.!
The classified advertising offices
were agog with excitement and buzzing.
Dust cloths unused for weeks
were being flicked across the highly
poiisi:r.i desks, weii-snftrp^ned pencils
were being passed along the counters
where the ad tokers stood all day,
checking up the number of spaces, the
number of words and costs of inserts
<ns In the classified advertising i
pages of the Chicago Mirror. Mary
Connolly alone was unimpressed by
the news of the efficiency expert who,
from the astounding rumors floating,
about, was evidently to come Into the;
classified advertising offices, look;
about with the sharp eye of a keen de-:
tectl\e, suggest very radical changes
here and there as to lighting, position
of desks and the cashier's cage and?i
worst of all?fire instantly those clerks
who were in any way Inefficient.
"The top of the mornln' to you, Susie
McGinn!s." she said gayly, taking'
nut hpr fmintnlrt nnn "An^ u-hv nil
of ttilw merry denning and rushing
about? The efficiency man?If he's
any efficiency mun at all?will see
through your little foibles."
"I wish you'd call me Suzanne," pettishly
exclaimed Susie McOlnnls. "And
I think you don't realize the Importance
of this man. The boss upstairs
has seen him work before and he's told
hlni that he can have any one In the
whole place he wants to assist him.
Wouldn't that beat the cat's pajamas?
The efficiency girl! I?"
A shabbily gowned old lady had
come up to the desk and was waiting
in front of Mary Connolly. "Did you
have an advertisement to place?"
asked Mary pleasantly.
"Yea, I did," answered the old lady
tartly. ou didn t think I wm? standing
here merely to hear that bobbedheaded
young miss there use new
hip ng, am your' Her mack eye*
SuSpprd angrily.
"I hep your pardon," murmured
Mnr.v, "perhaps I can write your advertisement
for you?" She wan lookIns
?t the empty hands of the advertiser.
"It's not much to write. Just say:
'Wanted: a room.'"
Mary stared at her. Odd were
many of the advertliements placed
with her ench day. Brief were some
of them. But this one! No one would
know from the advertisement in what
part of the city it was desired, what |
tyre of room?good accommodation*
with their commensurate cost or 1<M?|
i i nli il ii n n Hmf imiiilil In iMIiflfci j
ahle?a hundred ideas flashed throdfli
Mary Connolly's mind. She herself,
seeing the little old ladv with hor
shabby blarb outfit, guessed that an
inexpensive room was desired. Yet
sbe rould not he sure.
"Suppose we put in Just a little
more," she ventured gently. "You see
It doesn't tell much?Just 'wanted: a
room !' "
"Doesn't tell much 1 Doesn't tell
much!" snapped the old lady. "Tell
me right to my face I'm an Idiot, will
you? I'll have my son come down
here at once?I'll tell htm the whole
thing, that I will! I?an Idiot. Indeed!"
Angrily she shook her head at
the bewildered Mary, whose face was
red and white by turns.
"Hut?I?" gasped Mary, wondering
linw nTrairs could have taken such a
turn that she should be accused of
calling a gentle-looking old lady In
rusty black an Idiot.
A man standing near came forward
and Mary was not surprised at all. so
excited was she, to hear the old lady
call him John and tell him that the
young lady had called her a fool.
"I?" again grsped Mary. "We have
orders to assist In the advertisements
whenever It Is possible. You see," she
explained earnestly, "we don't accept
less than two lines, and so I wasn't
trying to get her to pay any more
money out. It was Just that If she
said where she wanted the room and
what price she wanted to pay or what
kind of room she wanted, whether for
rooming, hoarding or tight housekeeping.
why. you see. she would^hnve
more replies. I was thinking of the
answers she would have?I?I?" Mary
t'onnolly's blue eyes filled. Noise of
any sort was undesirable In the classlflnrf
nrlvnrHgfni* aWoo* ? - j 1? -
.. ten nnu mere wnS
no doubt that dismissal would follow
such a scene r? thla. Above that, however.
whs the Idea that she had wounded
the gentle little old ladv In her
fnded suit.
She heard across the polished counter
the tall man called John explaining
the whole thing In low tones. Several
tears rolled down Mary's cheeks
and she was aware of the Interested
e>?-s of the other nd-takers. In a few
minutes the little black bonnet of the
oin lady negan to nod,
"I hnd n bud night In that hotel?
didn't sleep a wink."' the old lady told
hor, "Ton write It up. Make It it?
long aa yon want, and make It right. 1
sues*." the old e.vea twinkled, "we'll
let John pay for It anyhow. And
John, If thla young lady would help
me?well, I'd get aome olothea If ahe'd
help me chooae them. I gueaa ahe
wouldn't be afraid to tell me If an\
thing waa too young or too gay or
anything." She wua smiling at Mary
now. happy na a child, the recem
wound forgotten.
"The hoaa upstair* told me I could
tipve anyone I wanted to help roe. I
Ititok n) to mim My to>
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my elf clency girl If she's siulsfled.
itnrton spoke of hejr right away and
told me when; I'd find her."
The surprised ud-tnkers saw their
Mary' Connolly, now the efficiency
girl, "pass out the little swlng-gute
and go for her coat and hat. Barton,
the boss, was surprised, too, when he
passed along that way to he buttonholed
by the new efficiency man. who
said seriously: "Say, Barton, old man,
I want to tell you that you'd better
look about for a new Hd-taker. Tve
nlwnys said I'd nover marry a girl
mother didn't like and sa-a-ay?the
way she took to the little Mary Connolly?well,
It took my breath, t dont
know what she thought of ine. but
Whrtt'f the use of helng an efficiency
man If I can't ntfiPt}' Ifee girl J
rlionsp?"
AMERICA'S AGE OF CHIVALRY
Represented by the Actual and Mythical
Doings of the Hemlsphare'a
Original Inhabitants.
Every man, I hope, retalaa enough
of the boy to warm to the memory of
Fenltnore Cooper's magic spell, "Warwick
Ford writes In Arte and Decoration.
The red Indlnn and his actual
and mythical doings represented our
age of chivalry, the golden pathway of
high emprise.
With mnturer years comes the realization
that the original Inhabitants of
this hemisphere were not alone hunters
of an adroit skill and heroes of
vague warpaths, but represented very
definite and extremely Interesting social
und artistic problems. With our
expanding knowledge of their customs
and arts tills feeling grows, and from
our early romantic Interest blossoms
un ever-deepening respect and dawning
conviction that the arts of these
dead but not forgotten years will one
I (In V U(M or* /v# * ?
| .tviva Ui? lUiUOlUll l/l lUlCITHk OUT
own decorative expression.
Surely our designers cannot much
longer resist the lure of the paradox
by which these direct and simple forms
of expression, remolded with sensitive
appreciation, begin to minister to the
aesthetics of our own vigorous but
complex civilization. For are we not
passing surely. If silently, from the
age In which a multiplicity of mechanical
processes are mystified and confused
Into a healthier period, where
the result rather than the media concerns
us? In costumes. In drama. In
architecture, no less than In pictorial
expression, our mood Is towiM the ef|
feet uncotnplexed with meanlnsrl#???i
detail. In this spirit our past, or
rather, the artistic past of this hemisphere,
takes on a new and deeper significance,
und our debt of gratitude Increases
toward the artist and the scientist
whose Joint efforts have furnished
as with so rich a body of inspirational
material. When we come to th? appreciation
that can Include and absorb
these arts we will ha^^^^t^^suf-^
Superstition of Ninth Wave.
An Idea has long existed that the
ninth ocean ware Is always more powerful
than the eight preceding ones.
This belief existed In Ovid's time,
which was before the birth of Christ.
The fishermen of England apeak of
this wave as the "death wave." Others
claim that the tenth wave la most
to be feared. In Scotland they believed
a distempered cow conld be
cured by being washed In nine surfs,
while the fishermen of Iceland say
that there are three great waves which
follow in succession. In which It is
highly dangerous to launch boats. A
r\f Q+ Dntnl/.l. ?' * *'
.. nvu?i v. uu i nil II i\ "HIS lliv WKVI'S
are caused by serpents which the
saint Inclosed In a box when ha east
them out of Ireland. The mystic numh?p?
*. 0 and 10 seem to have been
generally used In connection with the
explanation of things among the undents
which were not easily understood.
Whan Critics Run Amuok.
Scholarly books have been dispraised
because they were not exciting;
fine novels have been sneered at because
they were hard to read; cheap
Rtorles have been proclaimed great because
they wore a pretense of seriousness;
sent Intent a I it y has been welcomed
because It was warm hearted;
Indecency has been condemned for lm
morality; immorality has slipped
through an romance; dating has been
mistaken for novelty; painstaking
dullness, for careful art; self-revelntlon,
for world knowledge; pretty
writing, for literature; violence, for
strength; and warped and unhealthy
egotism for the wise sincerity which
Is the soul of literature.?Henry Seldel
Oanby In the North American Review.
The Teacher's Job.
Johnny Brown was the brightest
hoy In his class, hut he was also the
naughtiest. After a time the teacher's
patience was exhausted. She wrote a
note and gave It to Johnny for hla
mother, who read the following:
"John Brown Is the hrlghteat l?oy
In the class, hut also the most mischievous.
Whnl shall ' a/k7*?
John's mother wrote the follow nf
Iti the upper left-hand corner:
!>o as yotj like. I've got my hir>ds
full with hla father."?Kansas < 'ty
Star.
Australia Establishes Sanctuary.
By the joint action of the comic nwenlth
and the states of Weat A
tralla and South Anatralla. an are: if
Or>.tHH> square ir.lh-a liaa been aet hi- rt
An n sanctuary for th* native tl a
mm 111 mm, mriumni: semis IIWo
N(i uhltp men except n few
<:!??IIv 4iinr<inteed scientists will l>c of
jpweil jo' f,n(?r the -iinctusry. In
tteulfu. it Is ?t!tt<?!i, no
*>11! ItO nlltiweq to rf'tff lt?
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Seoul!
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(Conducted hy National Council tfy*!
ftcouta of A mcrlca>l-y?B
'OUT AMONG THE BlcS^rfis*
Summer time?srlioiiUMtcbk _ ?-*
means a scout's own parHcftjhjmie.
camping days with their opp^rales
I tm- in ui'nntcrufi^^^wl
cruft ami grow lug ~hlg"_er ahjpJHttJr
nni] better "out among 0104\'ii?iW"P
I.nst year In the U.'XXt ooyP8C<" '
tumps throughout the co'ntrtfyfcjy
100,000 boys enjoyed the nJViTO***
of the scout program. TIt? Mp V
boy per week averaged less tha J% SO I
the camping department^
the necessity of keepln^KltWy^ythe
minimum to make lWpod?C>)? '
all scouts to attend. g I
Every Indication this y'mrytWft*
an Increased number oi caflgjftfHr
camps, and a pronounce,! derWflf^111^
of facilities. 4
At the boy scout camps'jMjHpp
Is allowed In the matte] of
lng hoys from barm?i[,4>ral
Great care Is taken In ?OwPn?
competent camp staff and
sonable provision Is made toPf*"'
attention In case of si', kneHt\S *'
dent. The records of the org?u,l*af
show remarkable hea'lth
throughout all scout >'amps- y0**'
most no accidents of'
Boys are safer by far .In *
camp than in any city.; hTm r
And then the ndv/antag#biiR
training. Sportsmen t<ay tlkifg ?
experience like camping
and^ develop a man's yblll^^
a boy to be able to do
with other fellows: toj shmpV/r>
and their job. his fun! and^jbcl?^1'
his treats and their tjreatM^C-jj'8
how life-long friendships art^TTp^It
puts a boy on lhis m?f^ ***
brings out the best thait is In b -id
m . I % ' i 8|lt
it is u<ie secret. ui tut? liuii ypt ^
camp on scouts who
To summer
swimming, hiking.
exploring, canoeing,
! eats, sleep, scoutcraft,^^^HH|^>9
and atorle8 every
for It's?
Out among th? big
gleam afar,
to
acli utar?
He may an
very night, ^
H? among
wHv~ic3PPHWB^l^H
An account of the rescuJ^H^^p
scouts of three men front
appeared recently through^^^B"'
country. The account read-^^^*n
! tlallv as follower V
Boy 8couts Rescue Three From
Drowning; Refuse Slim R^*??"d.
"Chicago. May 16.?Three 'J??n at
the point of death in Lake Michigan
after their rowboat had papsized,
were rescued yesterday by J?ur boy
scouts. When the third man *CKU
landed, one of the rescued vi!*' 8 w'*
Cored the scout leader a di bill
'for a reward.' It was not
The account did not men<Ton w*'-v
the scovta refused the revrn^' ^ut
here's tlLe reason.because
the gratuity wasn
because , the boys
pocket ijnoney. It t0
so would he a scout
law which says In muv
work for pay.
tips fof courtesies^^^^^^V^1*-"
wouldn't have 'Identify
these ho.vs as sc
and skill in gav?
evidence (lf their f"ut^^Vli theii
faithfulness u? th?JS('40t n^Hopfirme.
It. It s Jiisi s,?.|7lM?.V? ?4 tlww, Wltl
ilt?- <-<Mini?t' r<> lift' othera at all tlrue;
and m hold hmi ?? thel* conviction
that arc the ha''k',on? ?* move
ment. And all | to thefea!
SCOUTS' APPREC'ATIVt/W0?T8
In the city ??/ I'lncoln thi| chief m
police recently 'nvjtorl the hey scout!
of the city, mi number, io be tin
cuests of hlin^lf "?d hlf kw^^'lMtei
.... ?i.. 1 force at a/mrirbecuc
When asked l.vta rpP?*tg wlij^he pro
posed to do thjr ^p a nawerifl i >
"These ttoj-n 1'1H x'* jj 5"PR,h
performed puffl,r s^rvW,?VMuch hi
important chM)'"',p'p,? Mch '1H1
heen aurh aid '',p ,Q*at w<
have heen re|p*-p,> ?'"f mottlierlou:
service Thctrp^f"'p' ' wlsB',,"Vlth m;
associates, t<f *'vp ?
our hearty ?ipprPolaMoil. (?; ,{Pt|
ThlsJ/ncl.;'n, showtof tWfe ttte pc
llff e of a clt anrt ,hp Wlwft are li
ccf oper-?,.,'frtr ,hp '*??c
m . .a ? aH In tninv ullliv Xllcti
J ?ER?lEj TO PAY 0A?f|<fIE8
? Scouts ot Canlsteo, N. Y,f TKwips ]
T and 3. wm have ??* (9PmIty t
#>ay their v?y at rflmP <>7 PMpfog bei
|rt?B on th?'r own ran?P WwJa frul
grower hai off>red a be*tfM? apot s
lr -i-- * ___ riti- Tvrnns. Mal?: to fh
1 Iwcoutg* wi'h the*
i camp win ''" *>n"?' v>, i{Vn|jj2nj^to ij
?3 the fh!
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"opj right. 1922, Western Newspaper l.'ntoi:.
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How many of our lionifP have, perfectly
useless. cumbersome and Inartistic
things in conspicuous pU^'csl
What u gain for repose and hesuty,
to t-ay nothing of space ami car\ if
these objects could be eliminated.
ELIMINATING NON ESSENTIALS j
Om yon remember the ?! ?!It
ntvp you when a little ?*ltil?1 to have
your hi o t h ? r's
friends remember
^ pT?Sf> yrtn with a box of
* .J rlhhoiis and luces
f I ,'"r J",U" ?'
if I ii picture or \as<
Jf / -( "Ha lit fl" y?,,r ploy
house siihI ton
JJ table? If \on ?!??.
}i.m remember there are little cliildren,
perhaps next door, or if not,
easy to find, who will lie delighted
with gifts from you of things not
needed or used by yon. If is hard
sometimes to part with cherished
things. but progress bids us throw off
these hampering things, tlntt we may
be free to accomplish work worth
while.
During the hot weather the housewife
who is cook, nurse and mother
needs to conserve her strength for the
things worth while, which are keeping
sweet and happy, saving herself
physically by making housework as
easy as possible.
In many homes whore none or little
help is hired, the children if tmined
can do a large share of the work, but
often the mother rather does it her
self than to bother with the mistakes
and liieflideney of the children. If it
were only fdr the children's sake, it is
wise that each has his daily work; i;
lits him later for better work and a
greater appreciation of what the k?s>j
lug of n home means.
There has never been anything trtn
ever written or said, than that we wi
find time to do the things we want t
do.
A spotless house and Hie best of
.food can never satisfy a family If it
has eos| the happiness, youth, and
companionship of the mother. Better
n dinner of pork and greens and hap
pSness therewith, than the finest feast,
served by an overworked mother.
In homes where there are no servants
to lighten labor, much of the former
displays of linens for the table have
been laid away. The bare table with
dolleys is usea ior nu meats.
Where help Is scarce, if the pretty
little decorated oilcloth ohlonjcs and
lunchcloths are used with paper napkins.
a larpe part of the table laundry
is eliminated.
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