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TREES THAT GIVE JEWELS,
The Fortified Forest of Arizona Furnishe
Chips of Agate, Topaz and Amethyst

The Fortified Forest of Arizona Furnishes
Chips of Agate, Topaz and Amethyst
From St. Nicholas.
From the Atlantic and Pacific railroad it is
not hard to reach one o: the creates. of natural
curioslties-the petrified forest Of Arizona.
Much the nearest point is the little station of
Billings, but there are the scantiest accommo-
datons for the traveller.
Only mile south Of the track, at that point,
one may see q low, dark ridge, marked by o
single cottonwood tree. Walking thither (over a
valley SO alive with jack RABBITS that there is
some excuse for the cowboy declaration that
'you can walk clear across on their backsl'')
one soon reaches the northern edge Of the forest,
which covers hundreds of square miles,
Unless you are more hardened to wonderful
sights than am, you will almost fancy your
self in some enchanted spot. You seem to stand
on the glass Of gigantic Kaleidoscope over
whose sparkling surface the sun breaks in
infinite rainbows. You are ankle deep in such
chips as I'll warrant you never saw from any
other woodpile. What do you think OF chips
from tree that are red moss agate and anne
thyst and smoky topaz and agate OF every huc2
Such are the marvellous splinters that cover
the ground for miles here around the huge
PROSTATE trunks-some OF them five feet
through-from which Times patient ak has
hewn them. l broke specimen from the
heart Of tree there years ago which had
around the stone pith a remarkable array Of
large and exquisite crystals; for on one side OF
the specimen-whIch Is not 30 large my hand
is a beautiful mass of crystals of royal purple
amethyst and on the other an equally beautiful
array of smoky topaz crystals.
One can get also magnificent cross-sections
OF u whole trunk 30 thin to he portable and
showing every vein and year ring" and even
the bark. There lie not chip in ali those miles
which is not worthy place. just as it is. in the
proudest cabinet, and, when polished. know
no other rock SO splendid. 1t is one Of the
hardest stones in the world and takes and keeps
an Incompatible polish.
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A Misiudgcd Exhalation.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
A mischievous youth who has been shooting
sea gulls with a parlor rifle from the window
of shed on the city front has caused consid-
cradle trouble DR.. Woolsey and another we'll
known Oakland scientist were discussing the
condition Of the San Francisco sewers a few
afternoons since when the youth with the
noiseless rifle began to practice.
Unless these San Francisco people do some
thing pretty quick to improve their sewer sys-
tenn they'll have a plague on this side. Just
take a Whit of that bilge water that the ferry
boat has churned up"
Its terrible. BY George, I wish the boat
would start" said the doctor. Great Cesar,
did you see that sea gull drop dead off the
pilel'
THE poisonous mephitic exhalation. My
God, there's another one." gasped the scientist,
as a second gull succumbed to the skill of the
concealed marksman.
Four gulls dropped dead into tho bay before
the ferry boat started and when the scientist
struck Oakland his first action was to call a
special meeting Of the board OF health. He and
the doctor are now writing valuable treatise
on the effect OF sewer gas on bird ilfe and the
Oakland real estate boomers arc getting out
maps of San Francisco with showers of dead
sea gulls dropping all over the peninsula to
scare investors over to the salubrious shores of
Alameda.
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Brandy Consumed in Norway.

From the Pail Nall Gazette.
There is iamentation and woe among the
advocates Of temperance in Norway. The
official report concerning the consumption Of
alcohol in Christiania during the last twelve
months is just out and shows that the con-
sumption Of brandy in that town has been
larger during the first six months of the
present year than has been the case for the
same period for many years past. In 1890
Christiania had been drinking 179,975 liters of
alcoholic drinks by the end Of June; this year
the figure mas risen to lS3, 836 iters. With
regard to the whole country tho report
is almost as bad, for it shows that more
.'braendevin" has been consumed from jan
uary to July, 1891, than at any equal period
during the last decade. IL it the severe win
ter which has to answer for these facts, or is il
that the revival of interest in their own poets
has caused the Scandinavians to act upon the
advice of so many Of their skalds, ancient and
modern, whose drinking songs belong to the
gems OF the poetry of the north? Who knows
but that good Bishop Franzin, with his inspired
Of the mischief a. the publicans and sinners
themselves?
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SOUARING IT,
The Captain Was in Too Big q Hurry to
Spit On It

The Captain Was In Too Big . Hurry to
Spit On It
From Chin.
A good story has been told Of lisping officer
having been victimized by brother officer
who was noted for his cool deliberation and
strong nerves-and OF his getting square"
with him in the following manner: The cool
joker-Capt. Blakeney-was always qulzzing
the lisping oflicer-a lieutenant-for his nerv-
business and said one day at mess: why, nerv-
ousness is all nonsense; tell you no brave
man is ever nervous" SWELL" inquired his
lisping friend, show would you act thpothing
a thell with an NTH futhee thould drop itheIf
in walled ANGLE in which you had taken shell
ter from company of tharpthooterth and
where it wath thertain if you put out your nothe
you'd get peppered?'
How" said the captain, with a look at his
brother officers. ''Why. take it coOlly and spit
on the fuse" The party broke up and all re-
tired. The next morning number Of soldiers
were assembled on parade. when along came
| the lisping lieutenant. Lazily opening his eyes
he remarked to a cluster of officers: Il want to
try an ekthperiment thith morning and thee
how ektheedingly cool Tom Blakeney can be-"
Saying this he walked deliberately into the
captains quarters where a fire was burning on
the hearth, and placed in its hottest part a
powder canister and instantly retreated.
1ueTc was Dut Ou6 uOOI Oh epTebS lEOm Tie
quarters and that opened on the parade ground.
The occupant gave one look at the canister,
ccmprehended the situation and in a moment
| made for the door. but it was fastened on
the outside. Charley, let me out if you
| love men shouted the captain. ''Thpit on the
canither!' shouted he in return.
Not moment was to be lost; the captain had
at first snatched up blanket to cover himself
| with; but soon dropping it he raised the win
dow and out he bounded, sans everything but
a very short undergarment. and thus, with
| hair almost ON end, he dashed on to full
| parade ground. The shouts which hailed him
brought out the whole of thu occupants Of the
barracks to see what was the matter and the
disnifed captain pulled sergeant in front to
hide himself why didn't you thpit on it,"
inquired the lieutenant. Because :here were
no sharpshooters in front to stop retreat"
answered the captain. "All I've got to thay
then ith," said the lieutenant, ''that you might
| thafely have done it: for I'll thware there
walnut thingle grain of powder in it,
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Did Not Know His Wife.

From the London Daily News
In the diaries of the late Mr. Cope, r. A.,
the following story is given as told by his
sister-in-law: 'She met a farmer friend and
said to him, I hear, John, that you're lately
married. Who is your wife?'
''Well, Miss Genning. don't quite know"
"How so? Where did you meet her!'
''Aweel. We see, miss, went t market, and
as was going seed canny lass walkin. along
the road and says, Will We git oop and ride?
AYE" says she. So she gat oop and asked
her. Arc We gaming to t market?'
ave-" says she.
''What for?' saysI.
''To git place." says she.
$50 l set her down i t market and left he
and as com back i t evening here was this
same lass warking t Same way oop hill. So
spak' to her again, and axed her, 'Ha' ye gotten
yer placer"
Nay" says she, II hanna"
will ye git oop and ride?"
"Aye," says she.
$50 she got oop, and Taxed her, 'Ye think my
place would suit ye?
What place is that?" says she.
'Why to be my wife," saysI
II doan't mind" says she.
$50 we got wed, and she a a rare wife. I'm,
she's parfect stranger to me-"
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NEW PUBLICATIONS.

THE STORY OF THE ODYSSEY: The Adven.
lures Of Ulysses for Boys VS., and Girls. BY DIT.
trations from Flaxman's Designs. Philadel-
phia: The Penn Publishing Co. Washington:
w. II. Lowdermiik Co.
DELSARTEAN PANfoMIMEs. With Recital
Home, Schdbl and Church Entertainment. BY
Mrs. j. w: SHOEMAKER. Philadelphia: The
Penn Publishing Co. Washington: w. II.
LOwdermilk Co.
CHANGE IN ANIMAL FORMS. A Study in
Biology; BY HUBBARD WINsLow MITCHELL,
ington: W. II. Morrison.
sHOEMAKER'S BEST SELECTIONS: For Read.
ings and Rotations No. 10. Compiled by
Mrs ANN RANDALL DIEHL- Philadelphia:
The Penn Publishing Co. Washington: W. IL.
Lowdermilk Il Co.
THE DEBATER's TREASURY. Comprising a
list Of 200 Questions, with Notes and Argu-
ments; BY WILLIAM PITTENGER: Philadel-
w. II. Lowdermilk.
A B c OF THE SWEDISH SYSTEM OF EDU.
CATIONAL GYMNASTICS A Practical Hand
Book for School Teachers and the Home. By
HAKryIG NIssEN. Illustrated. Philadelphia:
+. A. Davis.
AGE OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS: The Dentitlon Of
the Horse, OK, sheep, Hog and Dog. By RUSH
trations. Philadelphia: f. A. Davis.
A YEAR IN PORTUGAL. 1ss9-Isso. BY GEORGE
Lisbon. New York: G. p. Putnams Sons.
Washington: W. II. Morrison.
CORRESPONDENCE: Suggestions, Precepts and
Examples, for the Construction of Letters. by
AGNES IL. MORTON, H.O. Philadelphia: The
Penn Publishing Co.
THE PRINCIPLES OF THE ART OF CONVEX
SATION. By j. p. MAHAFFY. Philadelphia:
The Penn Publishing Co. Washington: W. Ii.
Lowdermilk Co.
AN AUTOMATIC WIFE. A Novel Of the New
Code of Honor BY w. H. BALLOU, author of
"A Ride on Cyclone" ETC., etc. New York:
w. ID. Rowland.
TWO REPUBLICS; or, ROME AND THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA. By ALONZo T. JONES.
Grand Rapids, Mich: Review and Herald Pub
fishing Co.
THE DUCHESS OF POWYSLAND. BY GRANT
ALLEN, author Of the $1,000 Prize Novel,
whats Bred in the Bone" Boston: BENZ. X.
Tucker.
A MISSING MILLION; or, THE ADVENTURES OF
LOUIS BELGRAyE. By OLIVER optic. Boston:
Lee Shepard. Washington: W. Ii. Morrison.
AFLOAT AND ASHORE. BY EDWARD EVERETT
HALE, author of "A Man Without a Country"
etc., etc. Chicago: Searle Gorton.
THE BRAGANZA DIAMOND. By JAMES OTIS.
Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Co. WASH
ington W. Ii. Lowdermlk Co.
THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL ALMANAC
AND PAROCHIAL LIST. A. d. 1892 New
York: Thomas Whitaker.
zIE G. VICKERs Philadelphia: Albert Krout.
THE HEIRESS. BY Mrs. ANN S. STEPHENS. Phila-
delphia: Il. b. Peterson Brothers.
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RAILROADS.

RIChsoNp AND pANyiILE RAILROAD co.
"A A. -. sehsds.e "A sfs,l Ne,smler %, 1871.
Staten. Mash.nstoa. DC.
.,ss 80 6oaBss s 9 ss sSssS an: :Ss
Western tal.road- Cunn-sts Manassas ior Frous
SIa -.n ia ; k. ss s1 %s,s.pou c
Ieper orAnss Caariotte~ re. LypchburT. Dsnvils.
North caTolinA Dyisoa Charlotte aud sisiions south
nlsL station Tor all prihcIi POINTS south and south
fallInan Bufe, Sleeper, New Yors and ws.hinr,os
70 New ories1s Va ssn r2 I'M, s,eess nlsnse
rlan seelrr 10 Nenplis wa birmingham, nnites a
a6ia and a, With pullman sls.pe ,ss
KNOXVILLE via As,eyIiie aud No, srrtnx-.
and or-n-s: tnsoush tram Cor frons Royal Rivsrtoa
lIglg, =, ne.;-p.ry.=wAsHINeroS AND souTH-
srIBUILD LIAl1ED. -Amsgnincen
pFaTin,, Room pinns s!eer'ns aud Buffet snet
laOst MAIilhc-nt snd Luxurious Deslsn. bull, as-
Pussy Tor this Service. ArrtNes q Atlanta p. m.
i.si trains ioT New oriean. wa SontSsnery ami ,ss
Men nhis Meridian. New Orleans and ilcf.burs we
ins,on % New orleans vis Msntsom.sy' NJ" ''A-
Dsnvs alssS s,.sS M
,' Nortn CarollnA DIVISION. Charlotte and
ks Gssfeais bah a. 70 Atlanta @hs aSs
ne, y nadc IN Union station for all points south
Pullman Buffet sleeper. New Yorh ana wash nxso.
and Western North osrSi,Sa pisisioa. ana %s.Is.
Ton 10 kuhslS Cay "a Atlanta ham .nl
Aasiil,i i. anu Washington o. Augusta
yihs hiAiNs ON WASHINGTON AND OHIO Df-
isloN leave Washington . lu an daily. q ~ n m
oAliy ana ~ pm.. eAreIa SUNDAY. Returning.
ave az na-hh. Ion ; 40 aud s IS D. m daily,
Ailc q "a, q m. eN-e5f sunday -
, lhtotsh trains from the south via Charlotte snl
baliNe arrive IN Washington - am m fsl A M
and s90 pm. and from OrAnge 10 -, n IN Sire
burg loss AZ > ~ .. m. and n 30 a IN
llCkef>. sleeping and or.u.tf.u
FURNISHED ana oslrase ch"ckcd oflce LOO PENN
= wanna ave. and At Passenger station ANA
railroad. oh aud SITS. Washington, 10 81 Tels-
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RALTIMoRE AND OHIO RAILROAD.


Schedule in effeCf December H. 1901
Leave Washington from station OF New rer~rv
avenue and & street.
Tor chicago and Northwest kesitbuled linlfted En-
press trains IL % a. IN. = Is Pm daily.
Tor CINCINNATI ~. Louis, and lndianapolis yssti.
bnled Limited 5:n, express l ~ q. tn. daily.
tof iltts1un and Cleveland. express daily IL Soc.
aud - ~ III
For Ie,n-ton and stnunton. no Am.
For v chester and way stations, - :slp m
Tor luray, f:k;bO. =. a. pm
Tor Roanoke. knoxville. GIatfAnooea and Neplphsa
IL II = IA, dAiiS sieeping car through.
tsOO. s5-lInutssl. nSuJ. $40. n. 10 10 90 S5luin-
Ute A. IA. hi2e. II 10. 40. n. 80. x31a. 3 -
ha.-o +3l, 1o.ua - -minutes). - To- ~ 81. 3 IS.
sundays. II. 10, 600. ~ -mmuies sI5 \ 30 ~ I'd
1000. - Ilinut-sl m. Nl2OO. on. ~ ~ ~ sQ
81, 4Sl, t5to. 4.Inlnuiesl n. 10. nj 10. q 80
Hsoo, Il. 90. XII 3d. b q. IN.
For Annapolis. 20 and .. D. m. X. 10 and %
pm sundays. :. 20 a. m, 4. 81 \. M
for Frederick. fll-D a m. 81. Is. t430. 80
pm.
For Haserstown, 40. 20 a m. and IS 3opm
ROYAL BLUE LINE FOR NEn YORK AND PHrI-
For Philadelphia. New lork. Boston. and the east,
daily 400. 100. do ~. Dnins Carr an, II %
noon, = 40 - ~, Dining Carl, III 20 D. slespins
Car. OPEN at 1000 oC.ocl.D
Buffet parlOr Cars all day traina
tor Boston. -. 40 with Pullman Buffet Sleep
ing Car running through 20 Boston without change.
va ionshkeel sic brdse. landing ID aud
For Atlantic City 4. o. 10 90 snd II 90 noon sun.
days, 4.OO a. IA. and I. noOn.
or time OF suburbs trains time table, b. hAd
oil al Ticket agents.
tE,cept sunday. Daily. ssunday only.
nENTrasS
Baggage called for anu uheck from hotels aud resi-
dences 10y Union Transfer Go. orders left tickse
+ obI inf i''i IA ave. sld 4 a 5 scrt
Gen. Manas;er. Idi4l Gen. ps.s. AZ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-26

Lieut.. Zalinski, the inventor of the pneu-
matte dynamatic gun bearing his name, is quito
ill, mentally, at q hotel in San Francisco. When
questioned his mind wanders. He appe ars to
be suffering from overstudy. Lie ut. Zalinski
suffered stroke of apoplexy short time ago.
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CHLsAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY.

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT NOVEMBER Is. 1891
Trains leave daily from Union station lb. and I. \
9Th and Is streets.
Through the rrandest scenery In America, with the
handsoIlest and most complete sond Tram Service
vest IRON Washington.
10 D M Cincinnati Past Line" with dining
from Washington AID Solid Tram TO Cincinnati with
ont change. arrlylig AZ Cincinnati at - 10 m.
ne,'tIng IN the Union ael,Ot Indianapolis. 81.
Louis, &c.
IL 40 pm. the famous IF F.yvestibule Lrnited"-
solid Nestibule train with dining for Cincinnati.
ohlO LeAlnston and Lousvile. NY. arr1vlns at Cln-
cnau AT q - pIi.. Lexington u ~ y. m. Louisville
SoO D. NJ. connectlns in mon depots tor all points
10 D. Express for GOrdonsyIlle. Charlottesville.
hichmond, MaynesDoro'. staunton aud principal Viz
gina points.
~. am. via r.. r. andP. Railway and Richmond 70
Ola Point Comfort and NOrfolk-ONLl RAIL LINE
Pullman locations Jackets at Conn any OfhceA
BIB and l4sl leanA. ave.
nolo n. ". FULLER. Genl Passenger Agent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-26

Isaac B. Sawtelle was stricken with apoplexy
In Concord, N H., Thursday night and has re-
manned in an unconscious condition,
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STORY OF 'OLD Blink. y
The Man Who Gave Sheridan to the
World.
A MINING CAMP ROMANCE.

The Strange and Sad Career of the Boyhood
Fricnd Who Surrendered HIS Place at West
Point to Little Phil-A Touching Meeting
of the General and the Tramp.
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THREE TEARS AFTER.

Three years later stood on 10th street in the
city Of Denver. II was gala day in the capt.
tai city of the young Centennial state. The
streets were crowded by q restless, shouting.
pushing mass Of humanity. and flags and ban
ners streaned from every window and every
housetoP. Gen sheridan. then In command
OF the Missouri division of the army, was in the
eity. and Colorado was also there to
honor one of Grants greatest ieutenants.
Denver was wild with enthusiasm, and il was
with difficulty that could maintain a position
On the curb which commanded a view of the
eop-oaehins parade. Everybody was deter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-26

Ah Fine Dressmaker ana Ladies' Tailor.
ro-,,,.-,~ ,..,,,a ll07 u Il. n ".
EofiueEs In kno " sts ID lus
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pLAIlING, PINKlNG, BUTTONS TO ORDER.
the penorest sewing Machine rrsf- class IN every
respect. sold al \ fair profit. slS. %.
dl6-lms q. ". LUCAS aGs ah stnw
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LADIES GOODS.

Miss LoEFFLER. LATE OF r.. II. sTFTRNs a
W Co., Boston. has opened an establishment for
arssslnAking s4s l.sh 81. n. ". and sohci;s the
pa,pensse OF Washington ladies' Terms moderate.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-05-28
ODDS AND ENDS

OF the twelve largest cities in the world
three are in Japan
Twelve hundred commissions are vacant
In the English volunteer army.
Cool the blood by drinking cold water in
which little pure cream of tartar has been
dissolved
How many, many thousands of people
play daily with fire, and are surprised and
reproachful when the flames turn and burn
them
Nothing, we think, is so bitter as an
olive freshly picked, yet after they turn
purple and black hogs soon learn to deyour
them.
A tea made of ripe or dry whortleberries,
and drank in place of water, is claimed to be
aspeedy cure for many forms Of scrofulous
troubles
Two forms Of catarrh are due to pollen;
one, in summer, known as rose cold" or
"hay fever" the other, in autumn. known
as "autumnal catarrh."
A person making a call should not, while
waiting for hostess, touch an open piano,
walk about the room examining pictures,
nor touch any ornament in the room.
The physicians of Berlin assert that their
practice has fallen off 25 per cent. since
Koch's operations began, and consequent
ly they demand from the government free
lymph
The approved stationery for ladies is
thick cream white paper of octave size
and square envelopes. The address is
marked plainly across the top Of the page.
Monograms are less used than formerly.
Don't entertain on such a lavish scale
that the guests watch the daily papers,
fearing a report of financial failure that
will prevent your giving another enter
tainment.
Mizpah is pronounced exactly as it is
spelled, the accent being even. The word
may be found in the Bible, and it means,
"The Lord judge between you and me
when we are absent the one from the
otheru
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-05-28
A Mohammedan at Worship.

know of no religious spectacle more i'm
pressive than that of barefooted Turk
standing erect on his prayer rug, with his
face toward Mecca and his eyes looking
straight into the eyes of his god. It is not
a duty with him, nor formality, nor the
maintenance of time honored custom. 1t
is his very life. Watch him as he enters
this wretched interior of Bania- -bashie,
with its scaling and crumbling walls and
its broken windows, through which the
doves fly in and out. Outside, at the trick
ling fountain, he has washed his feet and
face and hands, bathing his throat and
smoothing his beard with his wet fingers.
He is rough, broad shouldered, poorly
clad man in fez and shirt, his waist girt
with wide sash ragged and torn. He is
perhaps "hammal," a man who carries
great weights on his back-a human beast
of burden. His load, whatever it may be,
is outside in the court. His hourly task is
his daily bread; but he has heard the shrill
cry from the minaret up against the sky,
and stops instantly to obey.
He enters the sacred building with his
shoes in his hands. These he leaves at the
edge of the mat. Now heis on holy ground.
Advancing slowly, he halts half way across
the floor and then stands erect. Before
him is blank wall; beyond it the tomb Of
the prophet. For moment he is perfectly
still, his eyes closed, his lips motionless. II
is as If he stood in the antechamber Of
heaven, awaiting the recognition. Then
his face lights up. He has been seen.
The next instant he is on his knees, and,
stretching out his hands, prostrates him
self, his forehead pressed to the floor. This
solitary service continues for an hour. The
man stands erect one moment, with move
ment as if he said, Command me; am
here" The next moment he is prostrate
in obedience. Then he backs slowly out
and, noiseless, regains his shoes, bends his
back to his burden and keeps on his way
his face having lost all its tired, hunted
look.-F. Hopkinson Smith in Century.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-05-28
Salesgirls and Unions.

With the'approach of warm weather the
subject Of the health of the girls employed
as saleswomen in the many stores through
out the country comes up afresh. There
are many mercantile firms which are very
considerate in the treatment of their girls
The atmosphere of the store itself is in no
way unhealthy in any section. Attention
has been given to the ventilation and sani-
tary condition of every floor Seats are
provided behind the counters for the girls
use when not employed in waiting on Gus
toners. They are treated kindly, and floor
walkers understand quite well that no
abuse on their part will be tolerated.
Courtesy is shown everywhere and expect
ed in return.
In fact, in Brooklyn there is one store
where the head of the firm tries to know
personally all the employees in his store
that have been there any length of time,
their homes and something of their history
and home life. They themselves feel that
he is interested in their welfare and will
ing to add everything in his power for
their comfort and health. New ones COM
ing into the store are spoken to pleasantly
and encouraged to feel that if they do we'll
and deserve advancement or increase of
pay, both will be granted.
Now and then there are stores whose i'm
pure air on entering is very disagreeable,
whose easements are low, dark, stuffy
places, unfit for saleswomen and shoppers,
but these are not the rule. Frequently
too, complaints are made from girls in diff
ferent quarters that they are not expected
to sit down; that, while they know that q
law has been passed that seats shall be pro
vided for them, though one or two of these
seats can be seen behind the counters, just
enough to cover the law, they know all the
same that the unwritten law of the store
is that they shall not sit down, and they
say they dare not complain for fear of los
ing their places.
This makes the question of seats or nc
seats one of the most common with which
the Working Women's Protection union
has to deal OF course the enforcement Of
the law passed in 1881 lies with the factory
inspectors, but if girls dare not complain
to them they can do nothing. For thi:
reason girls are urged to join some one Of
the working girls clubs, where they car
gain more accurate information of theil
rights and what means to use to gain them
Brooklyn Eagle.