Capital city courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1885-1893, June 25, 1892, Page 5, Image 5

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    CAPITAL CITY COURIER, SATURDAY JUNE 25, 1SQ2
WHAT GIRLS DO BEST.
AN EXPERT ON WOMEN'S WORK
DISCUSSES DIFFERENT TRADES,
Hlli Wur Ititrr Truliird KiimIiik,
Drrnainiikliiu mill UntMtinl !ociimtliili
I'ny llent Stenography nml Tjmwrll
Ing Not Wliat They Oni-u Wir.
Miss Alice Woodbrldgc, iih secretary of
tlio Working Women's society, N acquaint
ed with nil sorts and conditions of working
women. In tin- Interests of the lalsir hu
rcnu which thosoclstyput In operation she
bos Investigated oppoi trinities and wage
in n great variety of women's occupations
She considers thu tpicstlon of the bet trade
for girls 11 very dlllleult one.
"Uctiernlly speaking," she nays, ''girls
iu I know tlii'in, give very little thought
to what they nru to do for h living. A ls
tcr or n friend, perhaps a brother, li,jni
ployed somewhere, a vncnticy occurs, anil
if one of thu girls of the family Is llfteeu
or sixteen she is only too anxious to take
tbo place and give as little work at she can
for as inucli wanes as thu employer chooses
to give. She rarely rculsiiny rcspouslblll
ty about the work. It never occurs to hei
that work that Is worth doing at all l
worth doing well, and as for -fusing to
take smaller wages than somebody eli
can n fiord, she maybe In other nj the
most conscientious cicuturc In the world
but she has absolutely no scruples In till
ort of selfishness. - "
"Probably the factory worker is hettei
paid than thu saleswoman orstcnogruphci
Girls employed in silk iiiIIIh receive tin
highest wages of any factory workers
They will average mIx or seven dollars a
week. Tliut'H really a high nverage. Ot
course, they make very much more In busy
times, hut there are many dull week
when they make less. The work requires
considerable skill.
"Thu occupation of saleswoman has very
little to commend it to the girl who ha
any sholco at all in the matter. There are
of course a few women heads of depart
nieuts who receive twelve to eighteen dol
Inronweek. Hut I have iu mind a very
ambitious little woman who is employed
in a big city htore, who lias been working
six years for thu llrm, who is recognized as
a faithful, trustworthy, in every way satis
factory saleswoman, and who receives sl.
dollars a week. Outside of thu financial
reason for not adopting the occupation ol
saleswoman, there is thu question of
health. No matter how unhealthy thefae
tory girl's occupation, the saleswoman's
is worse. Women are tin lit ted by nature
for constant standing
"Stenography and typewriting were
until a few years ago the most lucrative
things a woman could taku up Hut to
day I am suru I could hire a whole army
of them from three dollars a week up
omu of them competent too. Theater
ago stenographer and typewriter receives
about live dollars n week, while the girl
who gets twelve dollars regards herselr
ana particular favorite of fortune. He
markably enough, the great reduction iu
the wages of t his class of wage earners is
due to a great extent to the woman who is
trying to build up a little business of her
own. She goes around to the offices where
work done by a stenographer and type
writer is needed. She offers to take the
dictation and return the typewritten copy
at cheaper rates than the employer can get
It done by keeping a stenographer In his
office. If that does not persuade him to
give her the work she proceeds to under
bid herself, ami being a business man he
proceeds to let her do It until she reaches
rock bottom. I know a woman who rather
than let a job of that sort go will take
$1.50 for work she ought to get live dollars
for, and no amount of talking that I can do
seems to convince her that she is not only
doing herself an iujustlec but is wronging
a whole army of workers as well.
"The best occupation a girl can adopt Is
something new. If she can originate a
trade shu can make u good living so long
as shu can' be alone In the field. An her
competitors increase the occupation Is
bound to be less and less desirable from
the financial side of tbo question.
"The next lest thing is to get into a
field hitherto monopolized by men. Piano
tuning seems to be one of these. I talked
a few moments with a piano manufacturer
tbo other day about it. Me seemed to think
it an occupation for which women's deli
cacy of touch peculiarly fitted them and he
offers to teach a few women. The prices
paid are high. The wages earned depend
upon thu number of orders a tuner can
get. This occupation of course would re
quire a quick ear and some knowledge of
music. Women have not yet entered the
drugstore or the silversmith's shop, both
of which seem particularly suited to them
"Just at present the trained nurse seems
to be particularly well olf in n financial
way. It is a fashionable fad among rich
women to have an attack of 'nerves' and
to have the doctor prescribe a sojourn at a
health resort and a trained nurse.
"The occupation of the nurse is not yet
overclouded, There is a demand for them,
and they receive from sixteen to twenty
five dollars 11 week and board. Those em
ployed ill hospitals receive less, but they
Lave a permanent position. Tills occupa
tion Is not open to every girl, however
She must be physically lit ted for the wear
and tear of It. At Mount Sinai Training
school, and presumably at other hospitals
they have dilllculty in filling out the
classes because thu applicants are not up
to thu physical standard.
"It seems to me, after all, that the old
fashioned women's trades of diessmaklug
and millinery afford the greatest oppor
Utilities for a girl. There is always this
much to be said iu their favor. It is hard
ly likely that a machine will ever be iu
vented that will design and drape and fold
and tit. These offer it girl the possibility
of an Independent business of her own. and
they pay very well, too, even In the larger
establishments. Of course I don't mean
wholesaludressiiiaklug. Curiously enough
that is beginning to make machines of the
girls. Only one special part of the gai
meut is given to each girl. One makes ah
the sleeves, another the skirts, another the
plaiting and I utiles and so on.
"Sometimes a girl who makes the sleeves
of a gown never sees thu gown into which
they aru sewed. Iu many cases, however
wholesale dressmaking has gone out of the
Lands of women entirely Most of the
ready mude women's garments are made
by men Russian and Polish Jews Iu sweat
ing shops. It seems a bit odd, doesn't It
to hear of men taking women's place
But the same state of affairs characterize
tho shoo trade. Ten yearsagoalmost u very
portion of u woman's shoe i-M-Mpt the sole
was made by women, while uow, iu New
York at least, thu work Is almost eiitlielj
done by men. I think, though, if a gin
really means business, and doesn't merel)
go into a thing to get pin money wluli
waiting for a young man to come nluim
and support her, if she ha-n'l musical
talent enough lor a piano tuner 01 the
physical reiilllreiueiits hir a trained litll-e
she might iio worse than heroine udies
maker." New Yoik Hccoidcr
DEPF.W'S BIRTHPLACE.
Thv Old Hiiiim' Ht t'evkskltl Wliern tt.fi
Orittnr Win lliirn, I
PrxKRKii.t,, N. V., Juno 2.1. Whoii
thu Dtttrlt mid other pioneers bargained
with tho Indians of Suclius, us tills lo
entity was known among tho red men,
they found one Slrliiini, a sachem iu au
thority. Wore tiny analogous election
of 11 chief to occur among tho later na
tives, who so worthy of election as Do
pew, of silvery speech? In fame nnil
honor he overtops all tho sons of Peeks
kill. His family were of Huguenot de
scent, mid have Uved, hero froiiMhe ear
liest times. Tho- old Depow mansion
has been In the possession of tho family
for about 200 years, having been return!
fled from time-to time. It is a large,
old fnshioned wooden hoti.su, painted
depkw nirtTiii'LArp.
white, with Mutely portico upheld by
four Ionic pillars. It is set well up on
thu bank uliove the street nml is stir
rounded by shrubs nml trees that sup
ply abundant shade.
Chauncuy M, Depow was bom in thu
upper front chamber, the window ot
which is seen on the left iu tho cut. A
wido hall with ample stairs divides the
main part, to which wings with addi
tional apartments were added byl'liium
coy's father, Isaac Depow, as his family
increased. A most Interesting room is
the large, well lighted llbraiy iu tho
south wing, with Its generous windows
ami wide bookshelves. On its walls
hang oil portraits of Isaac Depow and
his wife. Tho faces of fatht r and son
benr u striking resemblance, heightened
by Identical cut of whiskers. Mrs
Paulding, Depew's sister, owns and oc
cupies the old homestead, which Chiiun
coy makes his homo whenever ho visits
Peekskill. She pointed out u small oil
portrait of tho patriot Paulding, her
liusbaud'rt grandfather, who achieved
renown as one of tho captors of Major
Andre. It was copied from an old da
guerreotype, anil represents u handsome
young mini dressed in Continental uni
form. There aro nbout three acres attached
to the homestead, most of it lying on a
hillside. I climbed the steep hill at thu
rear of tho house overlooking tho ten
nis court, and was rewarded with a tine
view of tho village, tho Hudson and the j
surrounding highlands. Tho country
about hero was tho thenter of active
operations during much of tho Revolu
tionary war. Fort Montgomery, Stony
Point nml West Point aro but it few
miles away on tho opiosito shore. Up
in tho country four or live miles is the
site of old Continental village, where
Bomo 1,500 patriots wero quartered in
barracks, from which General Tryon
forced them to fly. whereupon, as usual,
he applied tho torch.
Iron ore is mined in the vicinity of
Peekskill. Directly below tho Dejiow
house, iu -tho deep, ruvinolike valley
through which Mugrlgnries brook seeks
the Hudson, aro clustered a dozen or
more iron shops and foundries, where
great quantities of stoves, etc., ure
turned out. Tho road beforo tho house
is tho original Main street of tho town,
which led along mid down the sumo steep
cut to tho old boat landing, before the
days of railroads. Isaac Depew's farm
lay ncross tho valley to tho south. He
was mi old line Democrat, and failed to
relish the Republicanism of his gifted
son. Of tho latter, now in his fifty-
ninth year, numberless anecdotes might
be told. I will allude simply to the
strong domestic side of his nature, to his
fondness for the old homo and the old
friends, and to his tender filial regard.
On the Sunday just beforo each Memo
rial Day his custom is to visit the ceme
tery of his native village to lay wreaths
of flowers on tho graves of his father
and, mother. Auiekt.I. Pottek.
To L'l.-uu CliumnU hkln.
Chamois may be cleaned in a weak solu
tion of soda Iu warm water. Hub plenty
of soft soap into the leather and allow it to
soak for two hours. Then rub it well till
it is quite clean and rinse it well Iu a weak
solution composed of soda, yellow soap
and warm water. If rinsed In water only
It becomes hard when dry.
To Whiten the IIhiiiU.
Melt a pound of white castlle soap over
thu fire with a little water. When melted
perfume slightly with anyone of the ex
tracts, ami stir In half a cupful of common
oatmeal. Use this preparation when wash
ing your hands and you will be surprised
at the improvement In their appearance.
New- York .lourual.
(Jen. Conk Hi llnMIR.
1 he Ci ok-Ilalli-y (Siocery Co.. i'ls O xtreet
1 mm open and (Jeo. Cook Mulling and happy
to once moie Breet his toriner p,, trot is N al
wu) on hand to welcome one and all. The
stock I the uewtt and fiesliestin tlieeity uud
coinp.-i-es everything whole-onie mid dell
cinun. Telephone order via VI will bo enro
ll ly utt-iiUI to and promptly delivered.
Don't foiget to give ttiHiieu grocery atrial.
'All thit lntet toilet altiels will ls found
at Maun & Hairs pill U stieet.
I kiV
25ozs.for25?
Absolutely Pure Justify It.
FfJAQUCi
Cm liDMWS COLUMN.
Children' Pay In Old Itnine, II. f. 17.
Wo have just now been passing, In IhU
very j ear of the building of the city, T!)V,
when the Imperial Augustus, emperor and
pr!o'., S-ts s.u.'"- '. J t'.o ttiti-uuiil secular
games those lhrr- festival days that eel
ebratu the close of an old "age" and
the beginning of a new one. Now an
"age," or sceuliim, my dear distant Island
er, as we understand It at Home, Is a pctlod
of 110 jcurs. Not a boy or gltl of us In
Home but knew what was thu mean
"tl
.
"IIK.Ml t'H HINO."
lug of this festival, which no man could
see twice. We had been told how the
founders of thu republic, ages ago, had, out
of prnlsu to the gods for blessings received
and for protection gran led, decreed that at
the completion of each scculuiu Itomo
should solemnle the event by Joyful
thanksgiving, by saerillees to thu gods and
by a splendid display.
It was to Apollo and Diana that our
especial festival, Children's Day, the ad
of June, was sacred; and (ho we were told
by our fathers and mothers and by our
tutors and teachers) because upon the chll
dreli of Itoinu must depend, when they
shall have grown to manhood mid woman
hood, the future of Itouie itself, its great
ness and Its glory, the celebration of Chil
dren's Day was deemed by our priests and
rulers thu most Important, thu most i;lo
llolts and the most linpies-lve of thu thieu
days' festival.
Hark! do you hear It the ta-ra, tu-rn-ta
It Is thu loud blast of the trumpets an
iiollliclng the approach of thu pageant a
it comes slowly down thu sacied street
Following the vestals come our mothers
(mine is there among them, as was my
father among the senators), you can
count them as they move slowly along, 11"
of the best and highest born of the matron-,
of Home one for eaeh year in tho "ago"
celebrated. And now, following the moth
ers do you not hear us singing heru we
come, the children of Home, the life and
joy and flower of this splendid Children's
Day procession.
At our head walks one of the most cele
brated of the world's famous poets and
singers, Quint us lloratlus Klaccus, whom
nil Home knows by thu moie popular
"IIAII. DIANA."
name, "the poet Horace." And after him
we come two. three and four abreast,
twenty-seven boys and twenty-seven girls,
the sous and daughters of Home's noblest
patrician families.
Are we not all proud young patriots?
And why should wo not be? Clnd In snow
white tunics, crowned with flowers and
waving our laurel branches we have
walked In just this joyous fashion through
the Sacred street anil down thu street of
Apollo, keeping constant measure to tl.c
song of victory and praise and supplication
which was written for us especially, and
for this particular occasion by him who
leads us on the great Horace, "our poet."
KlbridgeS. Hiooksln Wide Awake.
Tilt. Value of tho Hath.
Wo know that a bath Is to refresh as well
as to cleanse, the person. A sponge bath,
with 1. little bay rum or alcohol added to
the water, will both cleanse, and refresh.
The shower bath creates a glow; this can
be obtained by thesuddeu application after
the hath of a large towel wet with cold
water, followed by friction and gentle
exeiclse. Soinu people aru too delicately
organized for such heroic treatment. A
half hour rest Is no iucoiislderablu factor
In thu restoring process, and deserves
special attention, If rightly taken It is a
magic rejuveiiator. Young Ladles' Ilazar.
Collection of (Mil Shoei.
Tho fad for collecting old boots and
shoes of celebrated people Is growing. The
queen of Italy is an enthusiastic collector.
She possesses thu shoes of Marlu Antoi
nette, Mary Stuart, the impress Josephine.
Queen Anne and thu Kmpress Catherine of
Russia. I.ady Krniyntrude Mulct, wife of
thu Hritish ambassador at Berlin, has a
beautiful collection They are of all shapes
and sizes, from dainty satin ball shoes ti
boots made for long tramp through tho
now. London Tlt-lJIts,
Hiiiiii-.
Cherish the home with Infinite tender
ness. You cannot love it too much nor
give It too much time and thought. Ho
member, life has nothing better tootler
you; It Is the climax and crown of God's
gifts. Make every day of life in it rich
mid sweet. It will not last long See to It
that you plant no eisls of bitter memory;
that thero lie 110 iiegle-t and 110 harshness
to haunt you in after years, Detroit Free 1
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The t.iMirneil tltnrkumllli,
Ni:w Hitir.WN, Conn., .Mine 2!l. -Few
liner examples of pluck, indomitable
will and high individual achievement
can rcudll bo cited than that of Klihu
Hurl it t .familial ly known as the "learned
blacksmith." lie wn.i boin here in Do
cembei, isio, In u little old house near
the cemetery.
Kllhu lltinltt was a stanch peace ad
vocate ami was possessed of a strong
philanthropic bent, which really domi
nated all other tendencies In his nature,
He established missions In the outskitts
of New llrituln and built that now on
Choir street. In the northwestern part
of the city ho Isuight n farm of forty
acres and planted an orchard and built
it barn. Part of this barn he fitted up
as it meeting room and used It us a mis
sion headquarters. Ho made special ef
forts to gather in those who were neg
loetors of religious unit ten. In his
garden near the barn ho sought physical
exercise by wielding tbo hoe among his
potatoes and cabbages; then would re
treat to a Utile study in the barn to
write.
Iicmuol liombardy, an aged colored
man, slill lives on "NlggVr Hill," as the
hill has always been called, though
slight occiiMou for the name exists. lie
was the janitor for lliirritt, and well re
members his pat i oil's habits. Heshowed
mo over tho old farm, now in imminent
danger of a metamorphosis into city
lots, and pointed out the sight of the
mission barn, Nothing remains but an
excavation, The outlook is sightly, and
the gilded dome of thu capitol at Hart
ford fs plainly seen. Mrs. Strickland,
an aged sister of the scholar and philan
thropist, Mill lives at the Strickland
house, where llurrltt used to niiiko hh
home. She possesses lluiny of his manu
scripts, several being grammars nml
learned treatises. S. t". Siwrswr.u..
V. P. St!, i:. in N.. York .Inly 7 lo 10.
The Olllclitl l onto to New York for the Ne
braska delegation Is via the Union i'nellle ,
the Chicago Si Noillmeslein,lhel.iike.Sliorc
& Michigan Southern and the New York
Central md HuiIkou Hiver It. It. Through
chiilr cms and di-eer, a short stop Iu Chi
eago If dc-dicd, a view of majestic Nliigma
run, mill H fi-in ilium- tin, iii-iuitiriii HiiiIhoii
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lure for the round tilp. Kor additional In
foi million or accommodation on the olllelnl
train apply lo .1 . T. Mastln, C T. A., 1(11 1 O
stieet, or 1-2. It. Slosson, lieu. Agt. IT. I', sys
tem. il Tlelo-U Ini- w:i,no al OileU'i..
Thu price of boaid at Udell's Temple dining
hall by the week Is now only .'I..Vl, which Is
us cheap as thu chenpi-st and thu tiihlo fniu
Is fully up to its iimiiiI excellent standard.
Why not go lo Odell's to hoard regular! You
get 21 tickets for f:l.f.O.
I,, llnrr, Jeweler, removed to llfEl O street.
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are much
112 tO 122
The Lincoln Steel Plate Range
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Nono Finer! None Bettor! None Cheaper!
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Lincoln
Dealer Iu
COAL AND WOOD.
Office 104$ O Street.
Yards 6th and M Stt.
'Phone 440.
HOE department contains all the leading makes
Misses, Boy's and Children's
Nothinjr but reliable jroods are handled
lower than von usually pay
North
Most Durable
Finest Finished
aid Most Complete Range Made,
New Method, Monarch Oosolino and
Gas Stoves.
ALL Tllll LATEST IMl'ROVIiMliNTS
Tin, Copper nml Wooden VVnrc.
examine oih lluubefoie uui buy.
Cull
cSo EVBETS
Telephone M9
Tlinn the Flue-
SH0ES iP OXF0RDSlx
Now being khown by
WEBSTER & ROGERS,
io.n 0 Sireot.
Coal Co.
all kliulnof
JOHN DOOLITTLE,
Manager.
FURNITURE.
This
Elegant
Child's
Carriage
only
$ 1 2.00
HARDY &
PITCHER,
211 S.'jrth Street,
Lincoln, Neb.
of
shoes.
and prices
10th St