Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-05-25

educated. but what she knew was more
ia the line Of accomplishments than in
the practical. However, she stood pos
sessed OF the wit and will that make
thslF way. She entered a big shop to
seIl NANTES. Soon she discovered that
mere was quite demand for such as
were not In stock. She did not know
tue least thing in life about making
ihahtIes, but she was confident that an
oruer department would pay and she in
uuceu her employer TO permit her to
open one on small scale. II was a
success and in this way Miss Sara
johnson paved her way for earning a
DiB salary as head Of one OF the Iar0esy
custom dressmaking departments in
chicago. although she has never made
gown In her life and knows more
.' lne work Of master musical COM
Seo ana the latest books than she
s VI the different systems Of cutting
mu ntuhg' sun Miss Johnson is thor
Is cohVeIsant with the business,
-. 9uch' winch she has In charge.
=, am entirely self-made man" said
es bertha Eppstein. who has charge
- the Iorty-one flats and some other
ptoperty near the corner OF Indiana
'snue ana Twenty-second street. as
cue iaughingly turned from her big OF
NC uesk and prepared to chat OF the
come. M
iou see" she continued II was left
an orphan when / was a little child
iiash been quite so easy as IL might
Ha'e Deen 10 make my own way. for I
an absolutely incapable OF filling a pos,.
~ save when ! am in authority II
t'H that ! don't want to- but thar 7
cannot. really am not worth five cents
" Jay IN a subordinate position Put
,"he Forged ahead. for / have always
.ei4eNed ] could do what Others have
zone ana ! have never taken hack
s'ep. have kept books and have dona
a!ious other things, but il was not
uNlll undertook my present work that
iOuhu my congenial vocation Why
~ you know / like my present work
- wen that l cannot think OF ANYTHING
would prefer 10 it."
'iIss Eppstein says that there is Moth
ing she Is more proud Of than that dur-
thb the last year. when SO many buiId-
ihss nave stood empty. not one of her
Iotly-one Hats has been unoccupied a
NAoie month and that she has moi IN
1hht length Of time lost one per cent ~
htr gross receipts. She devotes her
whole Time 10 her work. and although
she Is thoroughly business-like she does
mol make IL wholly a matter OF bust.
ness She is like the head of a large
eohglomerate family and il is the com
mon habit Of her tenants 10 come 10
heF as freely for advice and sympathy
IN regard to the sick baby and other
FAMILY affairs as about leaking steam
pipes or falling plaster. In speaking
Of this she said:
] am sure my tenants like me and
] am sure ] want them TO, but while 1
hold myself always ready to serve them
never accept social attentions from
them and above all discourage gossip.
! try 10 put myself in their place and
as near as possible do for them what
! would like 10 have done for myself
] never promise a thing that l do not
do and see TO IL that the small things
upon which the comfort of family SO
greatly depends receive attention
Miss Eppstein believes that the work
she is doing Is admirably suited TO the
capacity OF many women. In fact they
would be much more successful than
most men In renting and caring for
fats from the fact that they are, as a