Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-07-05
THE TYPEWRITER GIRL:
Though She May Chew Gum, Sho Is 4
Worry Valuable Mcmber OF Society.

JnOuGn Sno may SnoW Sum, ShO Ii .
Worry Valuable Mcmber OF Society.
It is doubtful if there exists in the
and to-day g paragrapher. or any
other species of alleged humorist, but
who hrs not something to say about
tho typewriter girl. Sho has been
ridiculod, and even maligned. Col
3umns of presumable wit have made
the compositor happy at her expense =
Sho is one of the principals of the
paragrapher's stock in trade. and
stands in tho pigeon-hole beside tho
mother-in-law, spring bonnet and
home-fron-the-lodge jokes. She has
been terribly abused, but with Spar
tan courage pounds the keys and
mover utters word Of complaint. 1t
is not unnatural, however, that so
charming q subject should receive the
attention of the festive paragrapher,
but it is somewhat strange that the
serious side of the question has never
been considered The typewriter girl
does not thump the alphabet just for
her health. She learned how to
manipulate the keyboard through
necessity. 1t was condition and not
theory that confronted her. She saw
q territory of action before her and
rushed forward and planted her claim.
She is thero to stay. She is regular in
her habits. She may chew gum, but
sho never dallies with tobacco. nor
toys with the serpent lurking in tho
wine-glass. In these respects her
superiority over her male competitor
is palpably evident. Her living ex-
penses are confined to food, tolu and
dress. She never INDUCES in draw
poker, nor high-low-iack, therefore
I sho can work for smaller salary
than q male. and save more, too. She is
an angel of loveliness about the Office.
Tho proprietor swears loss, and the
Office boy doesn't whistle as much as
before tho advent of tho typewriter
girl.
But towering above all these de-
/! lightful considerations is her business
! usefulness. Tho typewriter girl has
! discovered what nature knew long
; ago, namely. that sho is capable OF
doing the real business of the world.
! She has the capability. and is fast ac-
quiring the adaptability. Man has
slowly become q monopolist. and adds
D.! to his monopoly of vico monopoly
Of tho business world. The pretty
| typewriter girl, perhaps unconscious
ly, is surely breaking down this un-
worthy trust. The typewriter girl is
rather lowly in station now, but if sho
will glance into the horoscope of tho
! future she will see looming up before
her. in all tho gorgeous colors of tho
solar spectrum, supremacy, or at least
equality, in the business realm. From
IL nero automaton, whose duty it is to
hold close communion with the En-
glish alphabet, she will advance in
+ timo to business management and
oven to proprietary interest. Hor
feeling Of dependence will disappear
like dew before tho morning sun. She
will amass enough wealth to remain
single until matrimonial stock has
reached far in the market of her
heart Then she can settle down to
domestic bliss, if desirable, and then
arrogance and assumed superiority
Of the husband will be missing, tn-
cause she will know her business and
he will be thoroughly cognizant of tho
fact. Minneapolis Tribune.