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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-11
WHO BUY GOODS
FOR BUSINESS HOUSES.
There Are Over Seven Hundred American Ladies
In This Branch Of CON-
merCd Life.

them at n reasonable profit. She must
be able TO Judge in a moment when a
newly designed article is shown her at
the factory whether or not the price
asked for it is reasonable She must
know the wholesale price for the vel
vet silk or satin that trims the gar
ment: also the price OF the cloth it is
made of. the cost OF the making, and
fraction just what profit she ought to
allow the manufactures. To a good
buyer the manufactures shows his best
and most unique bargains. II she is not
liberal, wants to jew him down to too
close a margin. or IL she does not buy
enough TO make IL worth his while To
cater TO her tastes, he shows her only
his slow selling goods and keeps the
rest back for more enterprising GUS
tom.
How much money does "A woman buy
er for such an important department
use during the year? If she is a good
worker, she turns her stock money over
two or three times. Certainly she buys
during the year from $500, 900 to $500, 900
worth of goods. Such buyer will have
been in the business certainly ten years
or more and have familiarized herself
with every detail. Occasionally bright.
keen witted woman with a talent for
comparing values will learn the mar
ket and its possibilities and limitations
in less than three years time.
Up to a few seasons ago woman buy
ers were employed principally in the
womens underwear and infants goods
departments or in the buying of cor
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-11

ct have this 10 say OF one OF my wo-
men buyersAthat when she came TO mo
ten years ago $i5 was the highest pric-
ed infants or chld's cloak l could sell,
and today $3.50 Is no exceptional value
for my best goods in that line" said the
proprietor OF a fashionable store This
woman has enterprise" he added.
When / would hold back about in
vestments afraid that | was risking
too much. she would represent matters
so plainly that l was encouraged to
venture. She keeps herself i'm touch
with our particular run OF customers.
She knows what they want and what
they are willing TO pay for it IL ii is
procured for them. / unhesitatingly
say that she has made the cream OF
my trade what il is today"
When you can get woman's nat
urally conservative and economical
ideas, combined with enterprise. you
have a No. / buyer" said the manager
OF long established house in a fash
ionable shopping center. II have had
much experience i'm business and pre-
fer women buyers for all departments
where taste and very delicate discrimi-
nation are necessary. Occasionally you
see woman buying boys clothing
SuN'tSSluiiys Uul SHE succeeds DeSf
where she can crafty her taste for
variety. You never see "A woman I'm
the suit department buying too many
suits of one color or one style. She
knows human nature too well. She
knows that, no matter how pretty and
desirable garment may be. IL some-
body else has one exactly like il its
charm is lost. Last year i'm a neighbor-
ing firm there was a man buyer who
crippled the entire misses department
by buying too many goods of one pat
tern. Women buyers, too. are nearly
always I'm the store. They seem TO love
their work, and they watch the trade
better than men. man. when his ex-
act work is over at his counter. goes
off TO pass the time pleasantly, but the
woman stays, and her employer gets
all of her time and attention"
In glancing over the classified list OF
buyers IL is noticeable that the prefix
Miss is as 10 20 ! compared with Mrs.
For some reason women buyers are not
often married women-peIhaps because
they are too much engrossed in the
work or because 1t is work that will
not stand any rival interest BE that
as il may. woman's growing CONNER
cial efficiency is plainly evidenced by
the testimony of figures facts and her
own expressed preference for business
life
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-11

sets and such articles exclusively FEM
inne. Now women are buying shoes,
umbrellas, jewelry. notions, leather
goods and stationery, and few, those
OF very excellent judgment, are intrust-
ed with the buying of laces and furs.
The fur department i'm one OF the
largest houses i'm a northwestern city
Is entirely controlled by woman.
"Do you like To buy?" this young wo-
man was asked not long ago. Il love
IT," she answered II buy direct from
the factories. and the men say them
selves that they can't fool me on gar
ment. They have tried to puzzle me
sometimes by laying out lot OF skins,
all of one sort. and insisting that one
was better than the skin 1 preferred,
but ] have certain rules TO go by, and
can tell the feel of a fur. seldom making
a mistake. Out of number of seal
skins. with no mark to identify them,
I can tell the exact kind of seal that
each skin came from. When | took the
position OF saleswoman in the fur de-
partment. | made up my mind that
would learn all there was to know
about the trade. although, of course. I
could have sold stock without that
knowledge"
wraps and fur garments worth $500 ana
$500 apiece She Is responsible for $780,
600 worth of goods during a season.
\ notable illustration of the success
of the woman buyer is the n~rnber OF
thriving businesses now conducted by
women who made their capital i'm that
way within the last nine or ten years.
Il started with $1,000. saved from my
salary az a buyer in the suit depart
ment az -. q G.'s said a self made wo-
man I'm New York city recently. II
now do a business OF $500 600 "A year.
What do | think Of women buyers as
contrasted with menP / think those
women who put their minds on their
business and don't look upon it merely
as make do until they get married
arc as shrewd practical buyers and
can make as good thing at the trade
AK men"
Ia Chicago in New York. I'm Phils.
delphla. there are several instances of
women who have retired To a life of
comfortable ease on the money made
as buyers.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-11

New York. Dec. 10.-A certain little
cloth covered volume published dur
ing the present year contains list OF
the names significant i'm the great re-
tail trade of the country the names
of the buyers who select and purchase
goods for various firms i'm all parts Of
the Union. There are over 700 women's
names registered i'm this list, and those
able TO judge state that there are fully
200 other women buyers whose names
are merely set down as $. Brown or G..
Jones. without the distinguishing pre-
fix of Miss or Mrs.
You can depend upon IL that when
ever you find a woman occupying the
position of buyer il is because she Is
exceptionally qualified for it," said the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-11
THREE PRETTY WOMEN
IN FUR LINED (L0AK6.
Bah Writes an Interesting Letter on the Weff
Dressed Maid and NdtrOn
Of TOddu.

feathers surmounting them, are shown
I'm the shop windows and are sold to
those unsuspecting women who believe
what their millners tell them. AS the
woman who buys whatever she is ad-
vised TO is many I'm number. you see
the big hat here. there and everywhere.
The tall women look like overgrown
mushrooms. and small women look like
candles wearing fire extinguishers, and
the wind plays havoc with the feathers,
and the milliners smile and thank
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-11
The Best Blotting Paper

For the library table or for the desk
blotting paper should hc secured either
iu white ur in gray. These are tile
prrttiest tints. and. moreover. servo Tie
purpose most effectively pink blot
ters for example. spread the ink and
are spongy. so experience has proved.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-11

A prominent English shipbuildingn nrm
has given out the record from It's ac-
cident book for the past two years. The
figures. on rather the conclusionss
drawn from the record are as follows:
six a. mn TO s.i5 a. IN. II per cent; Q.
M to .. m. 20 per cent: 2.l5 y. m. 10
Sis y. m. 2s per cent 5;l5 p. m. 10 o.
m. per cent. The last item covers or
ly the operation Of night shifts in TIVE
-apartmCIts
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-10-01
TopoNIs. Sept 26th. '97.

/
The popular form of exercise for
the rancher in this section seems tc
be baling hay.
Born;---To Mr.. and Mrs. Hood a
8 pound son. Mother and babe
doing we'll and Mr.. Hood cores.
pondingly happy.
John Citizens takes night excur-
sions for his health, he says that
pumping hand car in the night
air is exhilirating, you bet"
The young people of Toponis who
have hitherto spent few of the
long winter evenings in the enjoy
ment of the dance are in a sullen
mood in consequence of an arbit-
rary ruling by the present board of
trustees, some at least who hold
their office by virtue of what looks
very much like illegal voting. The
trustees OF district No. 10 have in
the past given the school house to
the public for entertainments,
etc, and some of those who
object to dancing in that building |
were glad to avail themselves of |
such opportunities as they said
home dances would tend to keep
heir sons and daughters from wan.
iering out of reach of the parental
rye. 1t makes some difference
whose OK is gored, Spectator.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-10-01

publican platform. Recent reports,
which seem to be thoroughly au
! thentic, indicate that Spain has
been notified that she must bring
the Cuban war to a close within
the coming month, or the United
States government will interfere in
behalf of Cuba. 1t is evident that
Spain is in no condition TO termin
ate the war within the prescribed
time; she is bankrupt financially
and has practically exhausted her
resources as TO military forces. 1t
Is therefore certain that the gov
eminent will be called on to inter-
fere, which means Cuban indepen
dence and ultimately annexation.
We do not think there is the slight
EST danger of hostility between the
government and Spain. Ono after
another of the Spanish dependea-
lies on the western continent have |
yrested from the mother country |
Until, at last, Cuba alone remains,
md the time is near at hand when
he, too, will be lost to the decay
ng monarchy.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-10-01

William Jennings Bryan is q
brilliant young man possessed of a
multiplicity OF accomplishments
During the last campaign he en-
barked extensively in the business
OF prophet, seer and revelator. AS
he swung around the circle, his
pathway was illuminated at least
one hundred times with a forecast
as TO what would happen to wheat
If William Mckinley should BE- sui
fered to become president instead
of William Bryan. This extraor-
binary young statesman foretold
that the election of Mckinley
would bring wheat to % cents a
bushel. He rolled up the curtain
of futurity and looked into the
abysmal beyondly, and there saw
% cent wheat. We cannot mag
inc why a seer like William Jen-
nings should waste his time trapping
about the country talking politics
when he could make a millionaire
of himself in no time operating as
q bear in the wheat pit. A man
that can prophesy and revelate
like Mr.. Bryan does deserves to be
celebrated in chiseled stone and
polished brass. He ought to start
a new religion also. 1t is a fine
thing to be inspired so one can
look down the corridors of the flu
ture and see the shadows of advanc-
ing events and the progress of
,hings TO be. Nobody, now living,
except William Jennings Bryan
md Jerry Simpson and Schlatter
AN do it and never miss a peg.
seeing that wheat has missed sew
raj points of the 25 cent mark, we
presume William Mckinley was
lot elected and William Bryan
'as. Caldwell Tribune.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-10-01
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

United States Senators, George L
Shcup, Henry Heltfeld.
Governor, Frank Steunenberg.
Lieut. Gov, G. II. Moore,
Secretary OF State, G.. }. Lewis,
Treasurer, Geo ii. Storer,
Auditor, James H. Anderson.
Supt- Instruction, n. Is. Anderson,
ATTY. General, X. +. McFarlane,
supreme Judges. j. w Huston, /.
n. sullivan, II. +, Quarles,
Congressman. James Gum,
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-10-01

The latest definition of a jury is
"a body of men organized for the
purpose of deciding which side has
the smarter lawyer"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-10-01

President Mckinley found his
old prosecutors the Office seekers
waiting for him when he returned
TO Washington.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-10-01

Is there famine" in raw hides?
There has been an increase OF over
thirty per cent in the price of that
article since the framing of the
Dingley law.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-10-01

The general public would re-
joice if President Mckinley, or
anybody else, would settle the
Cuban question once for all.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-10-01
r.. NJ. MoCoLLUM. EDIroR.

Gen. Longstreet agrees with ex-
President Cleveland about marriage
being Zone long. sweet song
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-10-01

In these days of progress it is
necessary to keep as near the front
of the procession as your environ
ment will permit.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-10-01

1t is said the great breweries are
going TO combine and form a huge
trust. But that won't keep beer
from going down.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-10-01

FIX Queen Lii would accomplish
Just as much by butting her head
against q stone wall as by oppos.
ing the annexation of Hawaii.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-10-01

The wise man laughs neither
at the imaginary sufferer nor the
imaginary reioicer; he knows what
an important part Imagination
plays in the life of the average
person.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-10-01

Lincoln County,
Sheriff, j. +. White
Probate Judge, Edward Pratt,
Assessor, +. w. Gooding,
District Clerk, A. $. Senter,
Treasurer, G. w. Wernicke,
Coroner, DR.. w. II. Baugh,
Surveyor, j. w. Waldron,
Commissioners.
lst, +. i. Gwin. Chairman,
Pad, James l.. Fuller,
3rd, G. L. Gridlev.
Precinct Officers
L. X. Adams. Justice
James Griffin, Constable,
II. NJ. Thatcher, Justice.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-10-01

While the Mckinley administra-
ton is moving slowly in Cuban af.
airs, yet it is showing a satisfac-
ioff determination to faithfully
efrT out the pledges OF, the Re.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-10-01

And now cotton seed has Joined
the procession OF the farm products
which are advancing in price. In.
deed it is pretty hard to find an
article OF farm production which
has not advanced during the time
that silver has been falling and the
Dingley law going into operation.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-10-01

The Spanish pretender, Don
Carlos, has been talking as though
ne had a notion OF declaring war
against the United States. without
the consent OF the government of
Spain. Alright, Don, the base ball
season is nearly over and the play.
ers would like nothing better than
the job of licking you and your
followers out OF their boots.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-08-12
Some Bible Facts.

The learned prince of Granada, heir
to the Spanish throne, imprisoned 10y
order Of the crown for fear he should
aspire TO the throne, was kept IN soil.
tary confement in the old prison at
the Place of Skulls, Madrid. After
thirty-three years in this living tomb
death came TO his release, and the fol.
lowing remarkable researches, taken
from the Bible and marked with an
old nail on the rough walls Of his cell,
told how the brain sought employment
through the weary years
In the Bible the word Lord IL
found ,S53 times, the word Jehovah
G,S55 times, the word reverend but
once, and that in the ninth verse OF
the one hundred and eleventh psalm.
The eighth verse Of the ninety'sey-
enth psalm is the middle verse Of the
Bible
The ninth verse Of the eighth chap
ter of Esther is the longest.
The tbirty-ffth verse, eleventh chap
ter Of John, il the shortest
In the hundred and seventh palm
four verses are alike-the eighth, If
teenth. twenty-frst and thirty.Grst.
Each verse in the one hundred and
thirty-sixth psalm ends alike.
No names or words with more than
six syllables are found in the Bible.
The thirty-seyenth chapter Of Isaiah
and nineteenth chapter Of ii. Kings
are alike.
The word girl" occurs but once in
the Bible, and that in the third verse,
third chapter Of Joel.
There are found in both books Of
the Bible or5oS, ,4o3 letters, Go,oJ1
words, 81 1878 verses, ! l,lS9 chapters,
and sixty-six books.
The twenty-si1th chapter Of the
Acts Of the Apostles is the finest chap
ter TO resd
The most beautiful chapter IL the
twenty-third lsalm.
The four most iDspiring promises
are John IA: 2, 6: 81, Matt. II: 2S,
and Palm 81: 4.
All who hatter themselves with vain
boastings should read the sixth chap
ter Of Matthew.
All humanity should learn the sixth
chapter offs Luke. from the twentieth
yerse to its ending-Heraid and Pres
byteT.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-08-12
FAITH.

BY EMMA HAMILTON BULLOCK.
Storm winds fiercely blowing
And dark waters flowing
In wild. maddened fury to dash on the
shore.
Black clouds rent asunder,
MID crashing of thunder
All nature contending in one mighty
roar.
As lightning was flashing
And raindrops were Splashing,
In the topmost bOugh Of tempest-torn
tree
! saw bird swinging
And all the while singing
AS gayly and gladly as ever could be.
In life's storm of sorrow,
When dark seems the morrow
And the surges of grief tempestuously
roll,
May faith give me power
To sing in that hour,
Though the winds of adversely buffet
my soul.
Sure heaven is above me,
And God still doth love me
And soon will dispel all this darkness
and care,
And send me great gladnesS
To blot out all sadness,
For in nights darkest moment the dawn
is most near
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-08-12
Alphabet of Proverbs.

A grain of prudence is worth a
pound of craft.
Boosters are cousins to liars.
Confession of fault makes half
amends
Denying fault doubles it.
Envy shoots at others and wounds
herself.
Foolish fear doubles danger.
God teaches US good things by our
own hands.
He has hard work who has nothing
to do.
1t costs more to revenge wrongs
than to suffer them.
Knavery is the worst trade.
Learning makes man fit company
for himself.
Modesty is a guard to virtue.
Not to hear conscience is the way to
silence it.
One hour today is worth two tomor-
row.
Proud looks make foul work in fair
faces.
Quiet conscience is quiet sleep.
Richest is he that wants least.
Small faults INDUCED are little
thieves that let in greater ones.
The boughs that bear most hang
lowest.
Upright walking is sure walking.
Virtue and happiness are mother
and daughter.
Wise men make more opportunities
than they find.
You never lose by doing a good act
Zeal without knowledge is fire with.
out light.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-08-12

"Yes, sir. / repeat that in my opin-
ION Jonathan Doxey is a ruined man,
and that he is merely keeping up aP-
pearancss in order to try to find some
way Of getting out Of his present diff.
fculties"
"You surprise mel What has led
you to this conclusion?"
u asked him for bis daughters hand
in marriage yesterday, and he gave bis
consent without a murmer. What
would you do if you were in my place
run away. or stay here and try to
live it down? ?"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-08-12
FISEIIN.
TALK about your kinds O. sport,
FiShin' alwis was My forte

TALK about your kinds o. sport,
FiShin' alwis was ny forte
July mornin', still an faire,
Harness up the oil gray mare
Start at four o'clock, well say,
Sos To reach the crick by day.
Ketch your minnies at the dam.
More'n fifty st slam;
Then wade down below the shoals;
There you'll find the tishin'-holes.
Let your cork 90 driftin down
Where the current eddies roun'-
Down To where the willer tips
Thet above the river lean,
Long an slim like buggy-whips,
Tap the water with their green.
Hol your breath an wait, an then
ketch yourself half listenin'
To bird that shouts an sings
Cause the sun hes teched its wings.
Zip, your cork goes out Of sight
Whip, your lines a-pullin tight.
Give him time 10 get his gait
Now you've got him, shore es fate
EaSy-eaSy-le him run
Let him fight an have his fun!
Now, pull in, he's comm back
Don't We low him any slack
Work him over To the shore
Get him safe upon your string
Hurry back an try for more
FiShm' jeS beats G.ytking'
Bass quit bitin' by an by,
When the sun gets good an high;
Theu's the time TO take rest,
Eat bite, an smoke, an Jest
Lvin' there beneath the trees
browse, an dream. an take your ease.
Pccker wood upon limb,
Jay-birds laughin' down at him,
Redbird on the other shore
Hollerin' fer "Tee-a-dore"
Bumblebces a-whizzin' by
Ev'rything seems pr'tty nigh
kccpin up kind q tune
FIFTEEN Ia the summer noon.
An | les lay back an sing.
"FIShm does beat anything"
Don't git home ill kinder late;
Sary. waitin' AT the gate,
Looks at all my fish an says
She won't Scold this time. she guess.
An she lows she never see
Sech fisherman es me.
Shen she gets me up "A snack;
Says she's glad that got back
'Thout a.gitten' killed er drown
An my body never foun'.
Then when Sary's say is said
| jes mosy of TO bed,
Tired es hunted deer:
Droppin' of to sleep, | hear
Katydids thet rasp an sing
Fishin'-ics-beats-anything.
The Century.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-08-12

How still they arel" remarked Mrs.
Frogg, spropOs of the young couple in
the next room.
"Ys." replied Mr.. F., sit reminds
me Of my army days 1t was always
wonderfully quiet just previous to an
engagement"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-08-12
Itching,
Burning,
Eczema

Is the external indication of con-
dition of the blood which produces a
fiery irritation almost unbearable. 1t is
mistake to think that this local irrita-
tion is the disease itself-it is simply an
evidence of disordered condition Of the
blood. y The seat Of the disease is in the
blood, and this is why the various salves
and ointments usually applied have no
effect whatever. They cannot possibly
reach the origin Of the trouble; only
blood remedy can do that. S. S. S. is
without an equal for blood diseases, and
promptly and permanently cures Eczema
and removes all taipt.
Much torture could be avoided if the
first itching symptoms were needed and
course of S.S.S. taken promptly, as ap-
parently insignificant skin irritations
usually develop into the worst form
OF Eczema unless properly treated.
It matters not what other treatment
has been tried in vain, S. S. S. always
gets at the seat of the disease, and
forces it out.
Mr.. William Armstrong, an old resi-
dent and highly respected citizen OF
De Pere, Wis, writes on April Ist, 1896.