Excerpt from Jobbing Work for the Carpenter

To the uninitiated the title jabbing carpenter has a jack of-all-trades master-of - none sort of sound that is misleading. The jabbing carpenter frequently is a handy man with some little knawledge of other trades, but he must be a lot more than this to be a success. In jobbing work every tub must stand upon its own bottom. I t is not profitable for the boss to attend per sunnlly to small jobs on which his gain may be only a dollar or so, he must. Employ a man of Skill upon whom he can depend, and as a la rue percentage of jobbing work has no precedent, this man must be able to take the initiative and figure ways and Ineana for himself. It. Goes without saying. That he must be a competent mechanic. And able to finish his work in a satisfactory and workinaulike manner, so that he may be able to retain the patrons and brim: more work to the shop. All this being so, it will generally be found that the men doing the jobbing work are the oldest and best mechanics in the shop, men who are noted for their ability to do any class of carpenter work well, rather than men noted for their ability to do onlv one class quickly. 'i'o heeotue a really good jobbing carpenter a man Should know his own trade thoroughly, have the patience of Job; the wisdom of Solomon; the observation powers of Sherlock Holmes. And the manners of t'ln-stertield. If. Coupled with these qualifications, he has a knowledge of mind reading and is something of a magician. He will soon tiud a place where these attainments can be used to advantage. 1 know. My readers. I know, believe me, 1 lsttn.

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