The Independent . ghborto borrow an ox for a few hours. Hap-pening to have with him an honoredguest to whom he was loath to showhis illiteracy, he opened the note, pre-tending to read it, and with an obligingsmile turned to the messenger: Tellyour master I will come myself, pres-ently. A portrait painter, who had not re-ceived an order for a long time, wasadvised by a well-meaning friend topaint a likeness of himself and wife,sitting under the shade of a tree, andhang it up so that people might see andjudge of his skill. He does so. One dayhis father-in-law came into the shop,and casting his e
The Independent . ghborto borrow an ox for a few hours. Hap-pening to have with him an honoredguest to whom he was loath to showhis illiteracy, he opened the note, pre-tending to read it, and with an obligingsmile turned to the messenger: Tellyour master I will come myself, pres-ently. A portrait painter, who had not re-ceived an order for a long time, wasadvised by a well-meaning friend topaint a likeness of himself and wife,sitting under the shade of a tree, andhang it up so that people might see andjudge of his skill. He does so. One dayhis father-in-law came into the shop,and casting his eye about, spies the newpicture. Pray, son-in-law, who is thiswoman you have painted here? Whysir, that is your own, dear ! says the father with some in-dignation. How do you dare paintmy daughter sitting abroad with astranger! OH Ladj Come in. my man. Dont befrightened of Tiny—his hark is worse thanhis bite. Tiic .Man Outside—Then for HeavensBake dont let im bark. Maam. -Si/,Inn/tralia I Comptometer Desk, Phoenix Knitting Works, Milwaukee, Wis. How They Carried the Extra LoadWithout Extra Help Bigger Business means more work for everyone. For the Phoenix Knitting Works of Milwaukee it meant a bigfactory addition—an enormous increase in output—a longer line ofworkers filing in for the pay envelope. The General Office, of course, came in for its share of the extra load. Yet all I asked for, said Mr. OConnell, Manager of Account-ing, was another Comptometer. We had one. Now, with the two,we easily keep up our end of the bigger load. Without them, wewould have to put on at least three more clerks in this Department. This is what these Co Adding Trial Balance Balancing Accounts Adding Voucher Check Book Adding Daily Sales Adding and Balancing Daily Sales AnalysisAdding Cash Extending and Proving BillsFiguring InventoryProving Cost SheetsExtending, Adding & Proving Payroll. mptometers are doing: Distributing Payroll by Departments to:Total Day Work Hou
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