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Taught quickly. Positions furnished. Biggest demand for operators in the history of the telegraph. Our institution established 1874, and endorsed by officials of the Western Union Tel. Co. We own and maintain our magnificent, modern building for this study exclusively. Total cost, tuition, (telegraphy and typewriting), board and room, six months' course 87; this can be reduced. Catalogue free. Home instruction also given.

DODGE'S INSTITUTE, Valparaiso, Indiana.

Home-Making

A New Profession

OME-MAKING, as now taught in some of the colleges, ranks as a profession as truly as any occupation-it is greatest in numbers and greatest in its effect on the individual and on society. "As a man's home is, such is his life."

The basis of this new profession is Hygieneall that makes for health-personal hygiene, healthful surroundings, healthful food, cooking, clothing, care of the sick, the right care of children, etc. Then comes the Economy of Living-true economy of time, effort and expenditure, system of work, household conveniences, the division of income, buying, household accounting, etc. Then, the Simple Life-living in a simple, rational, artistic way; and most important-the Children, whose health, character and final success in life is so largely determined by the home care and training.

Every woman who would like to have something better than tradition, hear-say, and scraps of informa

tion as guide in her life work will be interested in

the Announcement of the American School of Household Economics which tells of the authoritative correspondence instruction and advice given by prominent teachers of the "profession of homemaking."

THE ONLY FRAGMENT IN AMERICA OF THE BLARNEY STONE. An Authentic Piece of the Famous and Oft-Kissed Irish Relic.

So jealous are the Irish people of the reputation of this rock, that for years tourists have not been allowed to chip off pieces of it; but the fragment here shown was secured by the priest of the parish in which the stone is located, and by him sent to an intimate friend in Baltimore, Mr. J. W. Gallagher. From the time the stone reached Baltimore until the present, almost everyone hearing of it has wished to secure the proverbial good luck by kissing it. Even when it was passed through the Custom House, several of the officials who were apprised of its nature were the first to go through the ceremony. The stone is a variety of granite found in several parts of Ireland. It is a dark gray in hue, and the outside has literally been polished to a smooth surface by the action of the elements.

This attractive, illustrated 48-page book will be mailed free to any one sending a postcard addressed A. S. H. E. 3311 Armour Avenue, Chicago, Ill.

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A WONDERFUL HELP FOR BUSY MEN

Handier and more useful than any memo. book or other card index.

Meminder

Pocket Card System

A fresh card comes to the

front every day, in the elegant

leather vest-pocket case which carries dates for 2 or 4 weeks ahead. Extra cards for things to be retained.

A Brain Saver Today's card always at the front. No leaves to turn. Any card is found instantly by its tab. Cards for the year make a valuable card index for desk use.

FORGET NO MORE This automatic tickler helps you to do things at the right time. Saves time and money.

AN IDEAL CONSTANT REMINDER

SMALL LARGE

No Other Device Answers Its Purpose. Used by thousands of wide-awake business men all over the U. S. A practical system for memoranda. Takes care of all appointments and duties automatically. Invaluable to all who would be prompt, systematic or successful. Order now and get the rest of this year FREE. Prices include the rest of 1904 and all of 1905. Real Seal leather Case, cards, Quar. Oak Tray $3.00 $4.00 Russia leather Case, cards, Plain Oak Tray Cow Seal Leather Case, cards, Ash Tray Sundays, extra, 35c, 50c. Future years, per year 1.00 Order now and save express charges. To introduce quickly, we prepay in the U. S. on receipt of price. In Canada, deliver without delay, express and duty paid, for 20 per cent. extra. Order now and begin to benefit by its use.

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PERSONAL AND MISCELLANEOUS-Continued)

The Manufacturing of Men

EVERY visitor to the St. Louis Fair has been struck with the magnitude of our A thousand manufacturing industries. and one processes of turning raw ma

terials into finished products, are seen

on every hand. Amid all this overwhelming multiplicity of display, one is apt to lose sight of the fact that every one of these industries presupposes, and in fact is based upon, a prior and more fundamental manufacturing process-that of the making of finished men, turning the raw material of the untrained and uneducated mechanic into the finished product of the skilled workman and the expert engineer.

That the importance of this all-important phase of our industrial life is becoming more and more recognized in high places, is shown in the following reference made by The Electrical World and Engineer, in its issue of October 29, to the work of the American School:

"In the booth of the American School of Correspondence is shown the wonderfully successful modern method by which men who cannot go to college are developed into a higher and better grade of scholarship, and equipped to cope with the problems of engineering. In this booth are exhibited the results of some six or eight years of teaching along the lines of engineering. The students' work includes various patterns, tool work, and drawings, notable among the latter being several architectural elevations by W. H. Krausch, chief architect for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company, and two large prints by B. A. Slocum, of the Boston Machine Works. A large map facing the entrance shows the geographical distribution of students throughout the world, and bears witness to the great scope and far-reaching influence of the School. An automatic telegraph instrument, by means of which the subject of telegraphy is taught, is in constant operation; and a Kellogg switchboard, illustrating telephone This switchboard practice, is also installed. operates with the apparatus of the Controller Company of America, and has for its purpose the illustration of various trunking systems. The public is not fully informed of the inside workings of correspondence schools, although these have been brought strongly to the attention of people at home and abroad within the last few months. A display of textbooks written by the best authors, shows the way in which the work is prepared, and gives the visitor a good idea of the steps by which students are led from the simplest of mathematics to higher and more complex electrical engineering problems."

HERE are shown each month from seventy-five to over one hundred pictures on the best half-tone paper illustrating the text, and forming a most valuable "Record" of buildings and designs.

AUTO-AMBULANCE FOR DOGS AND CATS.

who has devoted himself to the treatment of dogs and cats. The Doctor has in his hospital a large collection of waifs and strays, which are not only relieved but cared for until they find a better home. The rear portion of the vehicle is arranged like an ordinary automobile, but in front an ambulance has been provided, which consists of an enclosure of wood, latticed to admit light and air. The upper part is exclusively for cats, and the lower part for dogs. The ambulance contains drinking trays and mats for the comfort of the patients while being taken to the hospital. The dogs which are seen on the top, are the Doctor's special pets, and accompany him on his professional

rounds.

PERSONAL NOTES

MR. CLARENCE H. ELLIS, Alton, Lafayette County, Florida, a student of the American School, holds the very excellent position of Chief Electrician with the Drew Lumber Company, of the abovementioned place.

14-16 Vesey Street New York