Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-10-11

employed as second assistant was called
on to coach the fret assistant. a man, in
his duties. At the end of a month the
man who was incompetent was discharged
and the woman who had q record of sew
eral years. faithful service asked for the
place, met refusal and was required to
find time outside Of her own work 10 coz oh
second inexperienced man for the posi-
tion."
In Brooklyn no woman holds a gram.
mar school principalship, and men are
crowding women out of the intermediate
and primary principalships, and it is not
the policy to encourage the appointment
of women even as heads of departments.
Young men and young women, school
mates, graduates Of the same country col
ltga, come to the city, the men find public
school employ ment at from 81, 500 to 81, 200
and the girls with harder places are ex-
tremely fortunate at $500.
And is there no brighter outlook in any
direction? Il is hard TO see whence any
present improvement can be looked for
In type setting, which used to be Landed
as good trade for women, they are get
ting for the most part magazine and book
work which is not paid like that on the
newspaper.
So long as women are brought up with
go little business education or appreciation
Of business methods that one of the
brightest stars of the DAY is able to declare
with self-coDgratulatiOn, as did Mrs. Ken
dali in an interview fortnight back, that
though she has earned her own living for
many years she has never drawn q check
or signed receipt; so long as the multi
tudss CT girls who live at home, pay no
board, and work without eense of respon-
sibility, simply for pin money, refuse to
hold their services at anything like the
normal rate, but act without esprit De
corps, like swarm of scsbs, cutting rates
every season, so long as both of these
causes produce such a proportion of in
competents among women, so long the Ia
Dor market will rise slowly and reluctant
ly, It at all, and the c0untry girl won.d
better think several times before bringing
her vitality for sale.
The head of one of the largest dry goods
houses, who keeps watch of his employee,
says that the men average better in punctu-
ATTY anu III ueNOllNu u Ills lnlcIc5t5 iIdn
the women, but that the best women aft
better than the best men. Sometimes ex-
csptionslly good women, who stand out
among their fellows, reap the rewards OF
success, and sometimes circumstances are
too strong for them. One bright example
for country girl. A slim brunette, from
an upcountry farm, was put at selling
low priced jswelry behind dry goods
countr at S. weekly. She Lost no oppor-
tunity Of seeing good stones at Tiffauy's
snd the other great houses, and in few
wears made herself clever judge Of gems.
She was promoted in time to the charge OF
the stock and finally intrusted with buy
ing for the firm. Next she began TO de-
sign brooches and fancy pins, and now
now great quantities of pretty things are
inside up under her orders She is an sriiet
in her way and puts to good use her PAS
sion for diamonds. Sne has never married,
but lives in wonderfully pretty fiat with
her mother and three younger sisters,
whom che is educating. Her income is al
excellent one, and clean grit has helped
Der through. Clean grit is urgently need
ed by every girl who seeks her fortune
here. ELIZA PUTNAM HEAToN,