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.lici^ vwans &1, ^}pDQPQ The Slip of the Sign V.S EARL R. lilCE. The terrific storm that rased over a Western city one nipht in June a few years ago put scores of telephone, teleffrnph and electric-light wires out of commission. On the foilowinp day many men worked overtime in repair- ing the damage. Amonfi; them was Johr. Vincent, a young repair m.m in the service of the Abelson Electric Sign Company. At half past six o'clock, after working all day, he went to the top of one of the tallest buildings in town to repair a sign there. Ordin.iriiy the job would have gone over until another day, but a great convention was being held in the city, and a large retail firm with goods to sell that, had their store in the building demanded that their huge sign be put into working order. Boomcrfield & Spe,:klitt's peerlcs-s pro- ducts were useful,* indispensable and cheap, and tJie flaring sign that so informed the public from the top of the skyscraper had to give its nightly me.=sage. * ^ "Fl» it up," was the order that the company sent to the young repair man; and although John had worked long and hard that day, he promi.sed to do his best. As the elevator rose swiftiy to the fourteenth floor, the last below the roof, John said to h's assistant, "We'll hurry this piece a.s fast as we can. If it's too bad, we'll make temporary repairs and oome back in the morring. It's the last job for the day, and I'll be glad when v,-e get down." "â- So will I," said the assistant. "Half a dozen jobs like this is enough for one day. I've been dizzy ever since we left the last one." John laughed. "After you have been with i;s a while you'll get used to the high ones. I felt that way at fust." But as they .stepped out of the cage, John looked sharply at his assistant. "You're all right, Brown?" he asked. "Yes," Brown replied. "Or I will be when we get to work." Tpgethcr they proceeded to the roof, where John looked the situation over. Boomerfield & Speckitt's sign was twcnty-rtve feet high by thirty feet wide. The front leaned slightly for- ward. The upper framework was of light but strong iron st,fips, and the lov/er part was of heavier stufl". Tiie bolts that tied the joint.s together jieemed heavy and strong, and those that fastened the whole structure to the roof were nearly an inch thick. The Iwttom of the frame rested scarcely a yard from the edge of the roof, and there was barely space enough for a man to walk between it and the battlement in front. The for- ward tilt of the s.ign brought the up- per part of the frame almost in line with the ledge. Here and there a stack or chimney pierced the flat, sanded roof, and over near one corner of the sign a flagpole rose skyward. John noticed that the flag at the top of the mast had been supplemented by a convention banner, I and that in the fitful breeze both flags' now swung out at full length, now' hui.g limp Tound the pole. I Much to his satisfaction, John found] that the big sign had suffered little damage. A few broken bulbs and some loosened connections were ap- pariiilly all that needed attention. Those that wore on the lower part of the frame where hi' cojUl reach them he soon took cure of. \ "Now for those near the toi.," said John. "Hand rne the stuff, Brown^and I'll go up." j Working from side to side as oc- casion demanded, John climoed slowly up the back of the iron frame, rtrchcd twenty feet above th.> roof, he worked deftly. He took this dizzy tusk coolly â€"it was all in his day's work. Looking down, he said to his a^sistant^ "Where is that coil cf wire we brought? I've got to fasten this brace. The bolt is out." i "Just a minute," said Brown. "I think it's over with, the tools." He stepped round to the end of the sign. "Here it is. Sail I throw it up or bring it?" i "Throw it," said John. j Catching the wire, he quickly clip-' ped the needed length, twisted it into, place with his pliers, and threw the coil over liis shoulders. | "I'll have to have another half dozen' bulbs," he anijounced a moment later. "You've got the last of the box,"' said Brown. i "Then get the box w> left by the elevator. Be as (luick as you can, for I'm getting tired." | Brown di.^appeared down the stair-! way. John, waiting in the twilight, looked anxiously up at the work above. "I'll see how many 1 need," he, thought. I Climbing higher, he shifted his posi- tion ovcT toward the en<l of the sign.- As he did so, he felt the frame shake slightly, but he did not worry about it. As he turned again toward the middle of the sign, however, he was startled to find that the whole structure had tilted dangerously over toward the front. His weight on the upper bars had thrown the centre of gravity out- side the edge of the roof, and slowly but surely the heavy frame was settl- ing over 'the ledge. He looked down, and for a moment hi? liead swam, for, his view was clearâ€" straight to the' crowds in the street ten stories below.: The danger of his position flashed upon him and for a moment paralyzed ; every nerve. Only for a moment, how-! ever, did he hesitate. He turned <juick-' !y to get down from the upper bars;; as he dii<i so the coil of wire round his .shoulders caught over a projecting end of iron and the downward pull of his body wedged it fast, fic pulled to free himself, but the effort only tightened the co.il. Even fractions of a second were rri .••i^iiis. He could feel the steady s'lifipinp' and liuckling of the frame-' work; in fact, tho siun had sagged so far that the whole upper half hung over the street. John groaned as he thought of what would happen when those iron bars, massed into a great projectile, went hurtling down into^ the crowd below. But those bars musti not fall! He must save those men and; women on the sidewalk, and himself, too! j "O Brown!" he called. But Brown' did not answer. Through some mis- understanding, the box he had gone! to get had been moved, and he had signaled to the elevator boj*; he was' waiting there, wholly unaware of his mate's <!anger. I "It's no use! I've got to do it my-; self!" John said to himself. There was need of haste. In its for-j ward thrust the great sign was at an angle of nearly forty degrees from the perpendicular. Soon the uprights along its front would rest on the' masonwork battlement and the ftnal strain would come. If they broke, the upper part of the frame would go crashing down. If the uprights held, the weight at the outer end of tho lever thus formed would probably tear Consistency. I ('onsistency ig one of the funda- mental qualities of discipline, and from my own experience I have found: it to be most important. It should! iilways he accompanied by kindness.! More mothers have troubles with their, children because of their own incon-! si.stency than for any other one rea- son, j Johnnie comes homo from school , and asks, "Mother, may I go over toi Billy Baker's to play?" and ^Mother,! knowing that Billy's inlluer.ce is notj good, refuses. Johnny displays more; or less temper, but Mother as firm,! and Johnnie stays at home. A few' days later, however, Jolinr ie makes' the .same request, and Moth', r, who is entertaining a cnluV, lets him go for. a little while. This is a case of in- consistency, and, in order to save one! scene. Mother is laying ;i good founda-i tioii for many more. The pro'jability i i.i that had she replied, "Mother has told you before," the matter would have ended there, or even if he had cried a little an* "made a scene," the son would have had a valuable lesson! and learned that Mother meant what' she said. His love for the moment' might have been shaken, but eventu-j ally Johnnie would have been a hap-, pier boy and his love and respect for! his mother \.ouId have been greater. The value of consistency cannot be overestimated. The uiv.est hahy^ should be dealt with kindly but firm- ly. A mother can develop the teasing habit in her child while he is still in his cradle if she lacks this quality of; consistency. At one time when her baby cries she does not pick him up, for she says, "It is not good for him and he is forming bad habits." But the next day, if she is nervous and unwilling fo endure his nojse. she^ yields "just for once." The result is' that she gives in to her child more or less through his later childhood. ! Again, with an older child, the mother will partially concede, a sort of compromise, and the child is keen' enough to know that he has gained j his point, and each time he will -seek- to pain a little more, until the mother! realizes when it is too late that her! problem is groat and her word really' has very little weight. I My advice is: Be considerate in I your requirements of a child, and! then be consistent in seeing that these rcquiirements are cjirried out. Irri-| table, nagging mothers and unattrac-' tive, nervous children would be almost! unknown if "the former could realize! the importance of kindness and con-| sistency. Lack of sympathy and strained relations between parents nndj their older children often spring froml habitual inconsistency. Perhaps tho most (important thing of all is this: When you make a le- gitimate request you must know with- in yourself that you expect it to be carried out. Then if you are disobey- e<I you must calmly, but definitely and emphatically, see to it that your re- PARKER'S The clothes you were so proud of when new â€" can be made to appear new agiun. Fabrics that are dirty, Hhabby or spotted will be restord to their former b«ftUfty by sending them to Parker's. Cleaning and Dyeing *i« proporly done at PARKER'S • Parcek may be sent Pcrst or Expix'sa. We pay cariiag» ono way on all orders. Advice upon cleaning or dyeing any article will bo promptly given upon regue«t. PARKER'S DYE WORKS, Limited Cleaners and DyerH, 791 Yonge St. Toronto loose the bolts holding the sign to the roof, and tho whole affair would go hurtling into the street. In cither case, death threatened John and tho people below. Scarcely daring to move, John twisted his shoulders round till ho coiiid draw himself down and out of the coil of wire that held him. As he did so he had to face the street, and in that moment he saw what he should have to do. An iron brace that had run straight up the front of tho frame had sprung loose at its lower end and now s^vung dangling in th(> air from its fastening near the top. It occurred to him in a flash that if he could reach that swinging bar and thrust the end of it iigainst a window top below he could stop the tipping sign long enough for help to arrive. But to do it he mu.st be quick. Cautiously he thrust out his hand to grasp the bar. It was eight inches oeyond his reach. lie dared not climb higher, for that would hasten the fatal plunge. "Thrust- injr his hand into his pocket for a tool, he brought out his pl'ier.<», and with trembling band again reached out. Out, out he stretched his arm and body until it .seemed that he must fail. But no! Tho teeth of the pliers close<l over the edge of tho brace as a gust of wind swayed it toward him. Drawing it in, he guided the lower end toward tho Jedge below. He wag not u moment too soon, for an in.stant later the weight of the frame settled with a faint jar upon the biax'e. Holding his breath, John waited. Would it hold? His chest heaved, his eyes stared, his muscles ached as he shrank txack from tho threat of that terrible fall. But it held. A feeli ig of security came to him, and ho backed away toward the roof and safety! He had hesitated only long enough to clip a strand of wire and pull it after him. Aa soon as he was safe over the le«lgc and saw tho sanded roof below him, he leaped down fronX' the buckled frame, earrlert the wire to the chimney forty foet away and made it fast round the bricks. When Brown came up the stairway R minute later he found John wild- eyed and faint. But the big sign waa safely anchored. Together they cut the rope from the flaspstuff and added its strength tc that of the wire. "It will miss one night of adver- t'slng, Uut that's better than what might have happened," said John aa they finished anchoring the aign. (The End.) aunard'a Xilmliutnt toi â- Â»!• ttrtrywhaMt quest is complied with. Thifl method cannot be practiced to-day and neg- • Iccted to-morrow, but must be con- sistently followed. I The future happines.?, character and well-being of your little one depend , entirely upon firm, wise aiid consistent guidance. It is thesff fundamental , (lualities of mother-di'ic.ipiine that' train the strong-willed little sons and daughters into splendid men and wo- men, j Let's Start a Propaganda in Favor of Work. I The crying need of the world to-day ' is for workers. Certainly there was never a time when so much work was waiting to be done, nor when so few people were willing to do it. The manufacturer in his plant, the farmer in his fields, the merchant in his store and the housekeeper in her kitchen are all utteri^jg the same cry, "Send us help." At that there seems to be plenty of people who might work. But no one seems to be standing about waiting for the jobs that are open for them. It begins almost to seem as if no one really wanted to work. | It is rather foolish to place the blame for present conditions on any class, though capital is trying to shift it all on labor and labor is blaming capital. Everybody is more or less to blame. Such \i the nice adjustment of things in this world that no one can "claim to be all right, and every- body else all wrong. | I've been wondering a great deal lately just how far we mothers have been wrong? How much of the res- ponsibility for present conditions must we assume? Ju,3t what has been our attitude towards work, real work that is productive, like farming or cooking or sewing or washing or manufactur- ing? Have we held these jobs up be- fore our children as the most desirable for them? Or have we warned them to steer dear of hard work and look for somethinicf easy and pleasant? 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