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say, is force Of circumstances, love Of free
dom, lack of education, or lack Of ambi-
ton. They are, as day-workers, almost
absolutely independent They are not con-
stantly on the rack of attention and en-
forced good humor, as shop girl must be.
They are not obliged to dress so well as
she, and If they lose place, as often hap
pens. through mere caprice or love of
pleasure, they can find another with In
fnitely more ease than any shop girl could.
The Shop Girl.
Education and ambition are the tests Of
q shop girl in Paris, and family tradition
and pride have also a great deal to do
with 1t. A shop girl as person "in COM
merce," ranks exactly as a bookkeeper, a
cashier. typewriter, or other clerk who
does no manual work. A Paris shop girl
ordinarily begins at salary Of from five
to eight dollars month. Besides, she in
variably has a commission on her sales,
varying from one-half per cent to l per
cent, according to her place and experience.
Many receive as high as thirty dollars a
month in salary and make as much again
In commission. Retail selling is, after all,
the great business of all Paris, but the bet
ter places are, nevertheless, hard to get,
and require almost as much influence as to
OBTAIN government position in America.
The most attractive girls will always stand
the best chance of engagement at the out
set, and many keep their places on the
strength of their good looks and stylish
dressing, but, in the end, it is remarkable,
in view of all the joking in the Boulevard
press and theater, how many, many plain,
sour-visaged Parisiennes-maids, wives or
widows-seem to hold on by force of their
character and ability. And, In passing, 1t
Is worthy to remark it that politeness,
winsome jollity and sunny affability are
not at all characteristic of Partisan shop
folk. On the contrary, they are a discon-
tented lot.
Civil Service Customs.
The great magasins, like the Printemps
the Bon Marche and the Louvre, have de.
vised elaborate systems with regard to the
treatment of their clerks. In this "civi
service there is scarcely any place of re.
sponsibility and good pay which any cleri
may not aspire to reach through merit
Marriages between clerks are encouraged
rather than otherwise, owing, though il
may hardly be believed, to an outcry rails
ed against the system which would other
wise keep whole masses of the population
of Paris in celibacy quite as much as
though they were enlisted in the army
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and old, concierges and little shopkeepers'
sons and daughters, English and French
drivers and grooms, all decent snug and
worthy At o'clock am she returned to
the kitchen. where she sat up doing two
hours i'll her chair because she had to serve
an early breakfast and feared to go to sleep
If she should go TO bed.
STOPPING tG Conquer.
4 year ago this young woman was shop
girl. She did not see her way clear to do
much in this line and took refuge-thought-
full personage-in domestic service In a
great Paris boarding house, like that in
which she serves today, the conditions are
favorable 10 the valet and the maid. They
get tips OF clothes and money from ladies
who wish to lie in bed instead of dressing
for lunch. from ladies who send them out
on errands. and from business men who
wish an early breakfast of meat, instead OF
the ordinary bread and butter and coffee
In a word, the girl has found a better life
She Is amassinS money and enjoys her new
surroundings Nevertheless, she has
descended socially; and such a STOPPING to
conquer Is as rare in Paris as in New York.
As an emplOye in commerce she might mar
ry any sort of clerk. As a domestic servan.
her best chance is TO save money and es-
pouse another servant-butler. valet. res
taurant or other waiter. The two may open
some shop and be comparatively rich in
fifteen years; or, If unsuccessful, they may
end their days in peace as concierges; that
is, janitors.
Where Domestic Servants Come From
The great mass of Partisan domestic serv-
ants come from two sources and are almos,
divided into two species: First. the descend
ants of other Paris servants, who inherit
their parents graces and places; and, sec.
ondly, peasant girls. who come in from this
country. These are oftenest the drudges
1t Is Eot considered a great promotion fol
girl to come to Paris a servant. A
peasant girl, whose parents plot of GROUND
Evening star., 1897-01-30
TW O OF 4 TRADE.
BY ROBERT BARR.
Copyright 1ssI BY Robert Barr,

V"psnsht 1887 Py Robert Barr)
If man finds himself enduring a night
Journey on an American railway train,
there are two or three things he may do
to make life worth diving. If he has 81 to
spare, with 25 cents extra for the porter in
the morning, he may enrich Mr.. Pullman
to the extent of the and thus get berth
in the sleeping car, This is good way to
spend -, and If youIare on line where
train robbers are epidemic you are Just that
much ahead, for what Pullman gets you
may depend the train robbers never see,
and 50 you have the comfort of the berth,
and the satisfaction of knowing that your
money has been divided between two sets
of robbers. OF the two like Pullman the
better, for he certainly gives you some
thing for the money while the others give
you nothing but bad language with per-
haps an ounce of lead thrown in.
If you haven't the 81 to spare there are
still three things left for you to do. You
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The Poster knight to HIS Lady.
Schuyler King in Puck.

Oh! prfthee, swing thy easement wide
And listen, gentle maid,
While l, thy poster knight, twang forth
poster serenade.
The dark-mnuve sun has sunk to rest
Behind the square red hill;
No more the orange ostrich struts
Beside the yellow rill.
The paie-blue cows with coral eyes
Have left the sable lawn;
And all the dainty purple sheep,
They, too, beloved, have gone.
Cavorting through the chocolate hedge,
No nmphorycus comes;
From yonder plum tree none essay
To pluck the curly plums.
Then haste. I prsy thee, loved oDe, haste
Bind up that Nile-ereen tress;
Enhance thy benuteous angles by
Thy most composite dress.
Then forth into the Beardsley night
Well Issue hand in hand
To plight our hn-de-siecle vows
In drt aiming Poster Land.
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list Of eatables! de menager'-of the
kitchen.
At the New Year a drama with many
scenes is played in these petty Paris homes.
The question Is to fiEd a pretext for send
irg away the girl who has been working
faithfully for months. This is to avoid
giving her a New Year present-s2 to be
economical. Nothing goes well; the rag
out cannot be eaten; You have not sawed
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JealOusys
From Judy.


"All their neighhors speak very badly of
Mr.. and Mrs. Talbot"
"They must be living happily with each
other then, If know anything of the neigh
bors.'
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. OW EVER much the
Paris working girl
may differ from her
sister in America, she
moves within a set of
social ranks and
rounds a b ut the
same.
A shop girl is a
demoiselle de maga-
sin; a seamstress or
milliner's apprentice,
like a blanchisseuse,
or laundry girl, is a
simple ouvriere, OF
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shady Wit.

From the New York Press.
Shade of Pharaoh's Daughter-"Say. IL
you were on earth now you'd make a fine
sailor!'
Shade of Lots Wife-"Why?"
Shade of Pharaoh's Daughter - "Oh,
you're such an old salt, you known
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PrecautiOn.
From Truth.

Buckskin Bill-"How is It, Sam. that ye
hain't got yer gun in yer belt today"
Sam Spurs" 'Sh! It's in me hat! If any
6uffer calls Hands up! today, I've got the
drop on him."
Evening star., 1897-01-30

Clerks are assisted in sickness. Places are
kept for the men during their enforced
three years of military service; and a vaca-
ton of six weeks, with full medical treat
ment, is given to the mothers during con-
finement. When it is remembered that
law is seriously proposed granting a pen
sion of $40 year for each and every child
combat the dread "depopulation'' SO much
talked about-these details are not insig-
nificant.
Women in Public Service.
1t is interesting to note the gradual ad-
vance of the French woman in the public
service of the republic. In business life,
from time without mind, the French wife
has been the cashier and bookkeeper of her
husband and to this may be attributed in
great measure the unequaled thrift which
makes this people the richest in the world.
But the movement, in virtue of which wo-
men are to take their place in the noble
army of Office seekers, Is matter of the
last few years. For a time, behind the
wickets of the local post offices, young wo-
men appeared selling stamps, weighing and
registering letters, and so forth; 1t was an
experiment on the part of the government,
and has been lately discontinued, without
cause being stated. But 1t has drawn at
tention to the employment of women by
the state in the various branches of the
public service. These places are reserved
for the wives, daughters or sisters of the
men who have themselves been in the
public service. AS one voter in every ten
throughout all France is a government
clerk it may be imagined that there is al
most as great q scramble for these places
as If they were open to the whole body of
French females. STERLING HELLO.
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the woodr' "You stayed out talking on
the street, and the poor girl faments upon
her mattress of shavings.
From the case of such one to the smart
femme de chambre of a really f1ourishing
Paris household there is a greater actual
gulf than that between an ouvriere and an
emnloYe de commerce.
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magasin TO trim hundred hats or make a
hundred gowns. Her profits will then de-
pend on her industry, economy and taste.
What determines them to enter their par
ticular form Of employment. or to be
workers" at all. instead of taking q step
higher and "going into commerce." as they
Evening star., 1897-01-30
The Working Girls of Paris and Their
Standing.
DIVIDED INTO FOUR CLASSES
Domestic Service and Its Trials and
Chances.
WOMEN IN PUBLIC SERVICE

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
PARIS. January II, 1897
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-09-02
The Races.

1t will be seen from our advertising
columns that series OF races will be
run at the Fairgrounds on Thursday
and Friday, the 10th and 18th instants.
Mr.. A. ID. A. Bruce, who has the mat
ter in charge is well known to our
READERS, and Will no doubt make sue
cess of it.. There is no reason why we
should not haye successful exhibition
of some kind at the Fairgrounds every
Hall, and if Mr.. Bruce is reasonably
successful in his venture this year it
will pave the way to other and greater
attractions in the future. We hope
our people will cooperate with Mr.. B.
and try and make his venture success.
The race track and buildings have been
put there at considerable expense and
4 will yield the owners larger income If
used annually for an exhibition of some
lind, hence we appeal to our people to
rive their aid and patronage to Mr..
Bruce, who will, no doubt, in the short
Zinc at his disposal, give creditable
entertainment. by so doing we will
Ipreserve the grounds In their present
condition and annually hereafter have
ATTRACTIONS that will be OF great benefit
TO our beautiful valley.
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Marriages In August.

Permits to marry were issued to the
following parties by Chas. b. Buster,
Clerk of Greenbrier County Court, dur
Ing the month of August
John l.. Long and Irene c. Alder
man, Noah Mullins and Minnie Boice,
Thos. b. Shaver and Lemona F. LIVE
say, VIM. A. Stone and Dora v. Loud
ermllk, Henry s. Hinkle and Berdie
Blake, Jacob L. Henry and Virginia f.
Wyatt, Samuel l.. Harvey and Ida ]
Fry, Geo w. Dyche and Della A. Fer.
rell, Oliver &. Crone and Sarah NJ.
Quick, Thos. e. Ballard any liza l..
Adwell, Chas. r.. Hutchinson and Nan.
ME 5. Anderson, VIM. L. Freshman
and Dora b. Holiday, Henry w. Nc.
Laughlin and Nellie S. Brown, Jos.
M. Campbell and Rhoda M. Waid, John
H. Shaughnessy and Sophrona Brosius
Chas. l.. Green and Laura Graves.
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Gggsnbrier 9naspsnaent,
LOCAL MATTERS.
Business Rules.

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commissioners Notice.
ODsce Of Conn. Fred. Wallace.
Tp,gsoh,y,.1 I,,l,, 1nti. tgu-

Office Of Conn. Fred. Wallace, }
Letcfsburg, july 10th, 1897. !
Z. IL. Taylor VS.. Nj. 5. Thomas ct ais.
PURSUANT to decree of the Cir.
Il cult Court of Grcenbrier county
entered at the June term thereof in the
ABOVE entitled chanccry cause therein
pending, the said cause was referred To
the undersigned COm'r to take. state
and report the matters therein set
forth:
LIST, What real estate the said Silas
f. Taylor died seized and possessed of
and in whom the legal title thereto is
vested.
End, The liens thereon. stated i'm the
order of their dignity and priority, il
any.
3rd, The outstanding Indebtedness
OF the estate of Silas f. Taylor, de.
ceased.
4th, y settlement of the accounts of
). III. Nickel, Sheriff of Greenbricr
county, and rs such administrator of
the said Silas f. Taylor, deceased.
9th, Which ones, if any, Of the chill
dren of Silas +. Taylor have received
ARRANGEMENTS from their father, and
when and how much received.
9Th, Any other matter deemed perth
nent by said Com r or required by any
party in interest, said Com'r taking
such dispositions and other evidence ms
may be pertinent or required by any
party in interest.
All persons interested in the above
named cause will take notice that |
have fixed upon Wednesday, the 18th
day of September, 1897, as The time and
my office, in the town of Lewisburg, rs
the place. at which time and place |
VIII proceed to execute the order set
forth in said decree.
FRED. WALLACE,
Aug lS-4w. Comm iSsOner.
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Observation-Disclosures.

On last Tuesday evening the Lewis
burg Female Institute was the scene of
a brilliant home wedding, where Miss
Nellie 5. Brown, daughter of Rev. Jno.
G. Brown, and the Rev. Henry w. Nc
Laughlin, son of A. NJ. Mclaughlin,
Esq, of this county, were married at
half-past seven in the presence of about
one hundred friends and relatives who
were invited to witness the ceremony.
The marriage took place in the large
central hall of the building, which was
decorated with clematis, dahlias and
geraniums. The rooms in the second
floor were lighted up, and the group of
young ladies in evening dress and of
matrons in full dress added to the bril-
liancy of the scene. The bride was
dressed in white orGandie with full
tulle VEIL and carried bouquet of
white carnations.
The groom entered attended by his
best man, Mr.. Julian Arbuckle, while
the bride was escorted by her sister,
Miss Rebecca Brown, as maid of honor
The group was completed by Misses
Gertrude Brown and Anna McLaugh.
lin and Mr.. Sam Beard and Prof. J. w.
Bassore, attendants. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. r.. l.. Telford,
rotherin-law of the bride, in an i'm
pressiye manner, assisted by Rev. w.
McC. White of this place. Shortly af-
forwards handsome collation. was
served in the large dining-room, the
tables seating dozen guests, and each
one presided over by a member of the
family. The bride was the recipient
of numerous and costly presents-sil-
yer, cut-glass, china, household linen,
gold, and brio. a-brac.
Mr.. Mclaughlin carried his young
bride to Canada on wedding tour, af-
ter which they will return to their
home in this State, where the beet
wishes of their many friends will at
tend them.
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The Reunion In monroe County,

Wednesday of last week was a grand
day in Union, Monroe county. 1t was
the occasion of the second reunion of
Confederate soldiers held under the
auspices of Camp Mike Foster. Quite
delegation attended from Lewisburg,
which, added to the numbers who went
from other parts of the county, made a
respect able showing for old Greenbrier.
All speak in high praise of Maj. Jno.
w. Daniels Grafton. The fact that
he held the audience for two and three
quarters hours (Oeing tempted all the
while as they were by visions of hun
dreds of well-flled baskets - filled as
the good people of Monroe county
know how to fill them,) is evidence in.
contestible to establish his claims as
an orator.
Among the distinguished officers who
rode in the procession were Col. Geo.
M. Edgar, the honored commander of
the Goth Battalion, better known as
Edgar's, whose home is now in Ala
bama; Col. j. &. Mcdonald, of the
22nd Va. Regiment, now of Newcastle,
Va; Maj. b. +. Eakle, of the 14th
Va. Cavalry, now of Lewisburg Maj.
Richard Woodrum, of Edgar's Battal-
ion, now of Summers county Mai.
William Rowan, of the Goth Va Regi-
ment, now of Covington, Va; and
many other splendid men.
The Waterman saws ten thousand
people were present, and all who went
are unit as to the royal good time
they had.
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THE dead body of NJ. f. Kennedy was
found i'll the woods near Mineola, Pitt
sylvania county, Va, on Saturday last
He had probably been dead four or FIVE
days. He had been canvassing in that
section for life insurance, and had been
drinking, and it is supposed his death
was caused by delirium tremens. Ken
nedy was in Lewisburg several months
ago canvassing for life insurance COM
pany. He was from the vicinity of
Lexington, KY, and when not under the
influence of whiskey was quiet and gen
tlemanly in his demeanor and seemed to
be man of intelligence and refinement.
His body was inferred In field near
where found.
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L. MAKoWICz,
MERCHANT TAlLgR
RONCEVERTE w VA

NJ AKER of Perfect Fitting Dress
1Nl and Business Suits. Full line of
Piece Goods and large display of Sam
pies constantly on hands. Latest STYLES
of Clothing made on short notice, with
extra garments Of every description
| conduct we'll regulated tailoring
business, and guarantee satisfaction in
style of cut and quality of MATERIAL
| also have the agency of first class
NEW YORK CITY MERCHANT TAIL
ORING ESTABLISHMENT, and will take
orders for clothing and guarantee the
same. Atwood pants from "a up
all-wooI suits from Sl4 up dress and
other styles of suits at same proper
tionate rates. Department for clean
ing, dyeing and repairing clothes. All
work done at moderate prices.
Will visit Lewisburg, in the line OF
my business, regularly one month.
july 15-Lf.
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oIlCe.
TO the Patrons and Friends of the
Lewisburg Female Institute:


The twenty. second session of this in
stitution will begin on Wednesday,
Sept. Sth. The prospects for large
attendance are exceptionally good, and
it is very desirable that every student
that can possibly do so shall be present
at the opening Of the session. Parents
are urged to have their daughters ready
to begin school when school begins.
Produce intended for the institution
must be delivered on Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays of each week. No
produce Will be received or purchased
on the other days of the week.
Students boarding in the institution
cannot see callers during school hours.
They can see their lady friends from
4 30 to O'Clock p. m, but at no other
time, except on Friday evening from
half.past seven to half-past nine.
II. l.. TELFORD, Principal.
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MI of Deada.

The following is a list of deeds, ETC.,
admitted to record by the Clerk of
Greenbrier County Court from August
23rd to August 30th. 1897
A deed from John f. Scruggs and
wife to ii. G.. Nicholas, for 37i acres of
land in Failing Spring district.
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William Q burg Items.

Our section is blessed with good crops
of every kind. The wheat and oats
are very fine, whilst the hay crop is
simply immense. The corn crop prom
Uses an abundant yield.
The health OF our people is fine, there
being but little sickness among us.
The great Camp has come
and gone. and without any accident
to any, which is almost wonder, when
we consider the immense crowds at
tending upon the services for so long a
time. The good resulting from such
religious gatherings of the people, the
future alone will disclose. For all
right thinking people, fine opportu-
nifty is offered thereby for the improve
ment of the mind in the great princi-
pies of christianity by hearing the
scriptures expounded by able ministers,
while the minds of the people are in a
receptive frame on account of being oc-
cupied with the subject for a number
of days. The people forget, to some
extent at least, their worldly engage
ment, and become engrosseu with the
spiritual interests involved, and the
Church is given a more important po-
sitlOn in the estimation of the general
public.
Our village is still on the up grade in
point of improvement. Mrs. Miriam
Wallace is having nice residence built
here, j. G. Kesler has built an office
and barn, Miss Linda Dean has built
a house adjoining her present cottage.
James Mccoy has material on hand to
build residence, j. Liyesay has built
a new house and w. Gibson barn and
other improvements in connection with
his elegant residence. The new NJ. f.
Church, South, on Oak Hill, (which is
now an assured fact) will, when COM
pleted, be an ornament, as well as q
much needed public convenience and
the friends of the enterprise are bend
Ing all their energies for the accomplish
ment OF the desired object and to this
end the good ladies of the community
Will give an ice cream festival on the Sth
day of September next. in williams
burg, for the purpose of raising money
for the use of church building. Doors
open at O'Clock p. m. Charges mod
crate. The public is cordially invited
to attend and encourage laudible en-
terprise. j. McClung has built large
stock barn on the w. Wallace home
farm.
We surely regret the loss by the great
fire in Lewisburg. To think of our
fellow-citizens being burned out of
their homes and goods, and those build
ings with which we have been ac-
quainted nearly all of oul life, the old
Stone Courthouse. in which we heard
the trial of Gwatkins. who shot Pitman
at the White Sulphur many years ago,
and the Tommy Creigh store.house, OPP
posite Bank Corner, where went with
my parents in Tommy and aunt Jenny
Creigh's time! Well do mind when
the Creighs built the big hotel, also
other buildings of more recent date.
Aug. 2Sth. A. b. WATTS.