The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-23

anism. All these things she learned
under the watchful eye Of her father, |
himself a miller from his boyhood to
the time when he turned over to her
the task and responsibilities she now
bears. -
1t is only on rare occasions that the
Girl Miller has assistance-when an
extra large load of rye arrives or a
heavy shipment Of flour is to be made
and then only to expedite affairs.
She thinks nothing of handling a
three-bushel sack Of rye or barrel
of flour, for she has learned the knack 4
of moving them with the least exer-
ton, and the mill Is fitted so far as
possible with labor saving devices.
She is no Hercules, as one might ex-
pect. Instead, she is, if anything, a
little below the average height Of
women and slight Of form. She has
the fair hair and com pleXiOn typical
of the German race and brown eyes.
Miss Treichler's home is the home
of her parents and her brothers and
sisters, a house such as stands on
many farm in the Perkiomen valley
to shelter aWell-to-do family. 1t is
near the mill which Treichler pere
ran as an adjunct to his farm, and
early in the morning thru ten months
of the year the girl miller may be
seen Fastening from the house to the
three nd-a- half STORY building beside
the river. Once inside the mill, all is
business, and from the first turn Of
! the wheel in the morning to the last
| in the evening there is no cessation.
There are thousand and one things
| to be done, and each Is attended to.
| No swain who has been at a party
the night before with the girl miller
| finds encouragement to linger over the
unloading Of his rye to discuss the
dances or tell what lad drove that
lass to her home. There is place
for. such conversation, says Miss
1 Treichler, but it is not the mill.
Being the daughter Of a miller who
i also was a farmer, Miss Treichler
knows the rye business, as one might
say, from the ground up" She has
the reputation Of being able to esti-
mate the yield Of 100 acres when the
grain Is in the head as closely as any
farmer can, and her word about prices
lis taken without question, SO well Is
it known that she is a close student OF
the grain market.
Despite the eagerness with which
. she attends to business, Miss Treichlel
finds time for pleasure, and her recre.
atoms are varied. Her home Is the
: center Of a lively social group drawn
largely by her ability as an entertain
!, ing hostess, and she often is one O.
! a group of merrymakers to drive tt
q neighboring farmhouse for q, sur
prise party, or to an adjacent villag,
| to take part in an entertainment
One Of her favorite recreations i
: driving pair Of housekeeping horse
that are kept generally for the use o
her brothers, sometimes accompanied
I. by one Of her own brothers, and a
.. others by some other girls brother
!. These favors, however, are distributes
without partiality Two other outdoo
: sports in her leisure are rowing OF
), the little lake in the summer evening
and angling for trout. In the winte
: the same sheet Of water provides
: place for skating.
! Month in and month out Miss Treich
!. Ter is one OF the busiest young WON
!. en- in the countryside, and all the yea
! round she is the pride Of Berks county