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during the war, although at that time we
imagined we would whip the febS in a
few days. However, | determined to go,
and if | was discovered I knew ] could get
a place as a nurse. and l would have been
willing to have been a camp cook in order
to be near my husband. was sent to in
cinnati in company with a number OF en-
listed men, and from there We crossed To
the Kentucky side of the river and went on
into Virginia, where my husbands cavalry
troop was stationed. You see, | had Aipu-
lated when | enlisted that should be AS
signed TO my husbands troop, n | was
promised that l would he.
when we reached camp | began to look
out for my husband, but il was not until
the second day after my arrival that | had an
opportunity of communicating with him
as he was away from camp foraging when
/ arrived. When he came into camp he was
speedily apprised ~ my presence. although
ne had no idea who | was. The soldiers,
most Of them strappinR, big fellows, were
disposed to make fun of me because ! was
small and slender, and looked like a boy
who would nave been better of attached to
his mothers apron string. IL was con-
sidered a great joke among them that |
had been taken as a soldier, and one who
would be compelled to ride "A horse and take
care Of il, too. SO il wasn't long after my
husband and his comrades returned to camp
until they looked me up TO hav a little fun
with the green soldier, although they were
almost as green as ], having been in the ser
vice but a few weeks.
When they found me, I was half sick,
the hard work Of the Cast few days having
been a little more than / was accustomed to,
and | felt mo re like falling into my hus-
bands arms and having a good cry than
acting like a real soldier. But | plucked
up my courage. and met them with as much
Of a soldierly bearing as could. My
husband recognized me instantly, M as
soon as he could get an opportunity TO hav
a few words with me in private, scolded
me for coming, and tried 10 make me leave
the service. But I wouldn't, and during
the long struggle between the North and
South l did the best could in the service Of
my country. Although am only a woman,
! think l can say without egotism that there
were worse soldiers than | In the service.
Il took part with my troop IN a great
many battles, and narrowly e.caped cap
ture several times. My horse wa shot from
under me once, and hat was the only time
l was really afraid during the entire war.
Il received an honorable discharge after
the wal was over. and came home with my
husband and settled down 10 the cares Of
a domestic life. | guesS | am the only woman
in this pan Of the country that ever served
through the entire war a. a soldier, but
in spite Of that fact fcw people except my
immediate relatives know Of my expert
enCe~."
Although discharged h%onorably, Mrs.
Lindley never was able TO reCeiN . "A p+'n-iOn
for her service. A. she had enlisted under a
fictitious name. Her husband died a few
years ago, and since that time she has
drawing a widows pension Of o. a
mouth.
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u tailor. They are chatting and laugh
ing together. apparently trying TO make
each other feel at ease. In moments when
they are OF guard they look like two cats
ready to spring, an attitude. IL may be
noted, by no 3 rRre in employment
agencies. 40 ,
Whether the PsnotSuj is trying to engage
q lady's maid or the Silk Dress an efficient
servant II isimpossible for the mex perienced
eye 10 tell. The help OF the manager h
sought, and she explains.
THE young ona in n silk gown IL a
chorus girl. married rich. and the young
woman she Ia trying to engage IN holding out
for $40 n ia going To get II. Newly rich
women always become friendly with a maid
before they engage her. This manner IL
just as harmful as the other one practised
by the old fashioned oman, who never looks
on her help IA human beings, only part OF
the necessary equipment Of the home.
THE woman OF the world who has been
wrestling with the problem Of servants a
few years a. evolved a manner between
the two, which preserves her self respect,
keeps h girl in her place and at the same
time does not offend the vanity Of aclass
which takes every possible advantage Of the
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Tbs manager recites a list Of possible
homes for her approval. all in the fashion
able parts OF the city. She shakes q mega
ton TO each. Occasionally she vouohsafes
some specific reason but apparently does
not usually consider that necessary, ex-
pending her extra vitality in arranging
the various details Of her smart gown and
hat.
"You certainly can't ind any fault with
this says tho manager at length, in an
~exasperated tone. "A young couple, apart
ment on West End avenue, no washing and
$50 a month"
The girl hesitates a moment, shifting the
blue bow under her chin to the right to
match the feather on her hat, a combina-
ton which she approves in a mirror.
"Ill look IL up; I don't suppose any one
ever gets just what they want, but II they
don't suit me l expect you to have another
good place right away, for I'm payin' me
board an / prefer to spend me money in
other ways"
The costumes in this agency, a type OF
many, are worth a reference. There are
smart gowns OF the latest mode, silk coats
covering light summer dresses. jaunty hats
perched on elaborate coifures, some Sc
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need which l can fill and the hours work
may extend TO a whole day or even longer.
Naturally l take these opportunities TO
advertise myself, as hat is the best, in fact
the only way TO get known.
My scale OF wages, Of course, 1uctuates
with circumstances. Sometimes l am paid
by piece work. whatever that may be;
again. with a great many OF my customers
| receive a monthly sum for all services
rendered. keep an account Of what | have
done during the stated period. and the items
of time and services ave their separate
values; 80 far no one has ever disputed
them.
Work of this kind is very pleasing from
its novelty. No two days are alike; n
Of them | may he automobiling through
WestChester county with a charming old
lady. the next attending a matinee with a
group of schoolgirls, another reading to
an invalid. and another putting the Last
touches to a woman sitting for her photo
graph who depends upon my taste rat her
than the poses of the professional.
What the emergency woman does not
say, but what probably accounts in great
measure for her success. Ia her personality.
She has a serene, we'll poised manner which
would not be readily rIfied; she has a wide
experience Of the world and Ii a good talker;
her dress is pleasing without obtrusiveness.
and. in a word. she could fill any place with
out a misft. Above all, she hasthe naturally
cheerful manner which is almost indis-
pensable to any n who gains a livelihood
by catering 70 the fancies Of human kind.
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CREEKS AND TEN LOST TRIBES.
Indians Story Or Their Wandering Away
From PaIestIne.

.ChiCkGsb6 correspondence h0rsds Cty STIR.
The Indians are the most supprstitious
people ON earth. " said a man a few days ago
who had taught for wears in a Creek Indian
school. They have MYTHS and legends BY
the score. some of theU are as beautiful
and picturesque as the legends OF the old
Greeks and Romans.
" boarded for i've wears with 4 Creek
Indian who had been educated at Carlisle
He knew the indian legends and used ~
tell them TO me and his children rs wc sat
around the fireplace ~ an evening. You
know the Greeks have a legend that they are
one Of the lost ten tribes OF Israel. This
indian was the son nj n medicine man who
was once great and powerful ~ the tribe.
All his knowledge of Indian lore came from
his father, tho medicine man
This medicine man said that the Creeks
were one Of the lost ten tribes Of Israel. The
legend ran that they were once assOcia ted
with the other tribes and that they had wau-
dsred and become separated. They van
drred for years far 10 he north until they
came To a sea. There they built boats and
embarked They staerpd their course bv
the wand Of n medicine man. Each morning
he went 10 his tePDpe and set M his OWNING
rod and toll. them which direction to DuT sue.
They follow pd ia is rod from a warm country
TO 4 cold -pH on Winch they ~et ,ail. The
sea wac Crnsscd and tHe!,t hey Travelled toward
the south again,
The Greeks have q covenant % '1heir triba
which - kept with the .hiefs. No one but
the elect II ever permitted 10 see this guar
anl"c Of the genulneness Of the Greek Faith
and origin
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During the summer while her customers
were out Of the city the emergency woman
took advantage Of the DOL days to put up
a large stock Of preserves, branded peaches,
marmalades and jams. Some of these she
make every year to I'LL up the shelves OF
her housekeeping patrons, a great many
Ali new orders from bachelor women and
young couples who do light housekeeping.
and she even has a few bachelors who ave
breakfast in their rooms and like 10 have a
shelf Of sweet things.
While You might think that trade would
lag in the hot weather, the contrary has
been the case, and she has been kept hard
at work. Her mail is a large one, consist
ing Of requests from out OF town folk to
send some forgotten article left in the
furry OF departure, to do some shopping,
to purchase bridge whist prizes or TO take
advantage Of some bargain noted in the
Sunday papers.
Just to give o an example," she says
between hurried steps from pantry to
visitor, o n Of my ladies telegraphed me
to get her som arrack punch for a 5 o'clock
tea she was going 10 have, and the very same
mail l get a hurry call to meet a pet dog
and lave II taken 70 a veterinary"
She Is called upon often to open and air
apartments before the Homecoming, TO
find maids and have them ready-the most
hercuIean labor Of all-and in lieu Of that
to do such work in the apartment as may
render it habitable.
In her spare moments the emergency
woman has perfected herself in the triple
need OF ode days. manicurin9, facial
massage and shampooing. She does not
care to make her money in this way IL
better opportunities Offer, but she can hlI
in unemployed hours.
In the neighborhood OF private schools
she can often be seem, a trim little figure,
leading one or two children to their daily
tasks. and when school ia over she returns
to escort them home. Many women are
unable to spare a servant or to 20 them
selves, while the child cannOt be trusted
to go alone.
Her care Of children extends TO a wider
field. She takes them TO the dentist, to
the matinees, TO any and all kinds OF amuse-
ments. Often AZ oh ldren's parties she
attends, to help out in amusing them. and
on her Oh Id LIST are the names OF two little
ones whom she takes once every week
10 visit their grandparents. from whom the
parents are estranged.
From some OF the fashionable chools
outside the limits OF town she meets a group
Of girls every fortnight and takes them
20 luncheon and then to the MATINEE or
concert. She does not leave them until thu
train pulls out Of the station. "
Another OF her interesting duties 10 the
entertainment OF guests who want 20 shop
or TO 70 TO places of interest Of which their
kosis are tired. By filing In q day OF his
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the little frills and things that-oh, my
woman car 10 in odd minutes"
The frieze rustles like paper breaking
away from a wall and he clears his throat
Of an unaccustomed lump.
What are you willing to pay?"
Good, generous sum. We ave paid
eighteen, but If the cook was an experienced
n and willing to go out with me now I'd
say twenty"
There is a dead pause. He fills it in,
feverishly.
You see this is rather an unusual ex-
p~erience for me. We've had one cook for
fifteen years; had all sorts OF offers of mar
riage; refused them because she loved us so;
wouldn't have zone as it was. but a relative
in Ireland died and left her a big estate"
He doesn't dare TO look at the frieze, but
he knows if a man was ever justified in lying
he is.
The glacial tone of the manager breaks
in upon his ~reverie:
We haven't any cook here that would do
laundry work for less than twenty-five"
Raise you to twenty-five He is sur
prised at his pulse. Hopes he isn't going
TO have typhoid.
Then the manager catches sight of the
pink string.
From the country. OF course. That
makes il more difficult"
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HUSBANDS TURN.

kind she relieves the situation and brings
the guests back at night tired and happy,
TO find the woman OF the house delighted
TO welcome them, having had her own day
free.
Among these customers is a wealthy
! bachelor whose mother make him ar annual
visit and with whom she takes delightful
trips of all kinds; tbs engagement is a from
year TO year one, and the week Of that visit
all her other duties have to be rearranged.
Once when she was i'll the visit was post
poned until her recovery.
COnvalescent nursing is another OF her
oherin gE. She can give no reguIar trained
service, but for the patient who can take
short walks, wants to be read TO or reused
from moods Of languor n depression
she makes a capital substitute for tho
professional.
The private detective work she has been
called upon to do now and then for a well
known law firm. she admits, is the most
exciting. She may &c TO a smart hotel and
stay, a hurried trips out Of town, or
whatever may be required.
In speaking Of her experiences of this
kind the emergency woman displays a
sense OF humor which may be one OF the
elements OF her success.
an one of my cases a man and wife had
. been divorced, the court had given the
child TO the father and the mother had
promptly kidnapped her; she had married
again and lived in a beautiful house IN
Riverside Drive The father was anXto'Is
to have his little girl. but hesitated TO kid
nap in turn or resort again to legal measures.
for the girl was fourteen and he thought
he would rather win her regard than at
temDt to coerce her.
Il watched my chance and one morning
met the little girl on her way to school, for
the time unguarded. | spoke to her and
told her Of meeting her father and how
anxious ne was b. see her. She agreed to
meet him and promised to keep that meet
ing secret. ! telegraphed the father, who
came way from the South. He talked
with her and they came to an understanding
that she was TO visit him for three months,
TO return she could do so.
six weeks afterward l happened to be
in the peighborhood and there wa Frances
the little girl-ANlking nonchalantly To
school. Ispoke to her again and she acted
very embarrassed, admitted that she had
been with her father, but said I had better
write TO him.
As to the money part Of the transac-
ton. that had been settled long ago. but
was curious, sol did write. and he answered
my letter, saying that il had been a great
mista Ike trying TO chan GO existing condi-
tons, for when he came to live with Frances
he fou nd her 80 much like her mother that
he could Mt stand her at all and had "a send
her hack.
I rave been asked what [ don't do in
my capacity as emergency woman, and
frankly I don't believe 1 could tell. It In a
profession that grows by use. Sometimes
when | am called upon to shampoo a ladyis
hair Ne got talking and beforel hAyefinshed
! have discovered some household OF sOCal
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at minimum prices. ~
Although thousands OF immigrants come
In e~very~week it does not seem to affect
the situation, for the women are railroaded
through to the West. Ireland Is sending
fewer Of her young women and the Scan4
dinavian races prefer to settle in the weaA
and Northwest.
The better education Of the domestic
servants is partly responsible for their
present demeanor, joined to the knowl-
edge of their worth. With this education
comes the demand for material evidences
of success.
The maid no longer wears her mistrees's
old clothes, but vies with her in fashion.
Many servants, especially among the colored
people, have clubrooms where they meet
evenings and receive their company and
such a subject as house work is never men,
toned. The old style family servant who
stays through sickness. sorrow and vicissi-
tudes of fortune IL practically unknown.
~The apartment hotel and light house,
keeping with restaurant dinners n wer
the need temporarily, but the answer is
inadequate, especially where there ara
children. The housekeepers Of the coun-
try are facing a grievous situation"
The agency ma ma gers with a few dis
senting voices blame the attitude Of the
employee rather than the employer. who
they say puts up with Incompetence apd.
incivility, and giving generously receives
the minimum in return.
Really, said one of the most experienced
Of the managers, the kitchen queen has no
idea 80 far as we can see but to overdress,
amuse herself and leave her place when any
friction occurs
Nowhere is this difference between
supply and demand shown better than.
in the work Of the. Society for Placing
Mothers With Children The object Of
this society il to find homes for mothers
deserted, widowed or with illegitimate
children and a few years ago it found few
families willing to take it's charges. The
situations secured were mostly with farmer
folk h paid SIS or SO a month. Some
times a very experienced woman received
$40, while on the other hand others were
willing to work for almost any wages,
especially If they had delicate children,
In the last year the Office. sitdated in the
Charities Building, has RECEIVED many
applications from suburban Residents for
such mothers, often welcoming the child
as a possible anchor to secure the mother
for a long term OF employment. The
wages nave jumped from the figures quoted
to $lS and 500 a month and one house
keeper recently sent out with a small child
gets $35. .r.
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FOUGHT BY HUSBANDS SIDE.
CIVIL WAR ROMANCE OF AN
OHIO WOMAN.
Bride VINO Refused to he Separated From
Her Husband Joined q Cavalry Troop
n Was In . Number OF Hard Eng age
ments in Her Three Years Service.

W. -AND W AAN9 ~
ments In Her Three Years Service.
Mrs. Martha Lindley Of Mortified. Ohio,
a little town near Akron, served through
the civil war asa member of an Ohio cavalry
troop with her husband. and the hundreds
Of comrades with whom she was daily
thrown into contact never knew, says the
Cleveland Leader, that the blue eyed, fair
haired chap whom everybody liked 40
we'll was not a handsome boy, but a brave
and determined woman who Owed her
husband so we'll that she refused to be
separated from him.
When the war broke out Mrs. Lindley
was a bride OF a few months and lived with
her husband in their newly furnished home
in the northern end of Summit county.
Lincoln's first call for troops caused her
husband to enlist, and she watched him
march away with a sad heart.
A few weeks later she disappeared from
home and friends, and was seen by them
no more until the end Of the war. Putting
on q suit Of her husbands clothes, she went
TO IN adjoining county, where a recruiting
officer was at work. and enlisted, STIMULATING
that she should be assigned to the cavalry
troop to which her husband belonged.
ms WIS hBTeeu 10 anu young trooper
Smith. fitted out with uniform and arms,
was sent to Virginia, where the troop was
located.
She swore her husband to secrecy and
throughout the long struggle they ap-
peafed TO their comrades as chums, the hus-
band shielding his youthful looking COM
rade whenever possible. A born horse
woman. Miss LindIey soOn became n OF
the most dashing members of the troop,
and engaged in many a daredevil escapade
with her comrades. She was a good soldier.
too, apd never shirked any of the unpleasant
duties Of the men at the front. She took
part in a number Of the heaviest enga ge-
ments during the three years service and
escaped without a scratch OF a moments
sickness.
Il was frightened half TO death, said Mrs.
Lindley, in ~recOuuting her experiences. but
was ~ anxious, 10 be with my husband
that I resolved 10 nee the thing through II
u killed me. had little hope that ] would
BE- able to carry out my Incorporating
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there wages rise TO sSS and $40. A waitress
demands from SIS to SIS. an upstairs girl thh
same. a mar and his wife from go 10 So, SCI
and even a useful man. who expects to ae6S
his training for footmap or butler, has tho 4
temerity TO demand $50. .t.N4sf
Buffers you can get for $50 or 900, II trey. IL
are not Of English birth; They are the highest -
priced servants in the market and arc
really the best trained.' 4
A . a question regarding general house ~
workers the managers one and all raise
eyes and hands to Heaven.
The we'll trained servant now abso-
lutely refuses to do general house work. p
that il to her a last port Of refuge" they
say. MANY agencies do not attempt to- -
reach this need, saying frankly that they. +,
do not know where to get the girls. GO e.,
"A girl much prefers to do one thing and
prides herself on her ignorance OF other sr
branches. Even the old fashiOnedformula .sY
Of cook and laundress is in danger Of being
destroyed. IA.
Wages will remain at their present
figures until some change Of conditions, 4.
comes about and that may he caused by -
the repeal Of the Chinese Exclusion act, --
which would give housekeepers good help 81
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Facsimile brushes in past the ~doorkeeper
Who tries Nainly TO stop his mad rush with
the. announcement that he might just as
well take his time as there's plenty ahead
Of him. launches himself into the room
and hurls the surprising statement that
be wants a cook before he Is aware Of the
situation he has rashly faced,
Seated there are hundreds of women
OF all ages and sizes, who have apparently
one and only one aim in common, to stay
and see the struggle carried to a finish.
Eyes varying in intensity, expression and
color are turned on him and at the reply
II the manag that he must take his turn
be sinks into the nearest seat, t~wirling his
hat IN his hand and doing his best to recall
the reason why he did not take the stock
offered him in a company which designed
to furnish nutriment to humanity on the
tabloid system.
His advent, after his initial burst, makes
little impression. He simply waits. Lunch
con hour passes, the time appointed to see
Sman. Still he sits on.
0nce in a while a man comes in, and be-
fore his turn arrives he has learned to dis
tinguish the amateur like himself, swelling
with hope and enthusiasm. from the ex-
perienced veteran who sinks in. casts
pleading glanoes at might he cooks, at
calous chambermaids and does little sums
N a slip Of paper to see how much money
be can go without in order to offer more
Of bonus.
As a last resort he tries Christian Science.
and after repeating to himself a hundred
times that there il no such thing as ain
and suffering in tine world and that there
are cooks 70 he hired a finger beckons
him and a businesslike voice gives him
an opportunity to be heard.
He gathers himself for one tremendous
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verely tailor made suits, necklaces, brooches,
belt buckles, all in the latest style. and
skirts swept aside displaying smart shoes.
They are worn by all alike, maid TO be
and mistress to be. In a majority Of cases
one does not detect which is which, until the
glance rising from shoe tip to face encoun-
ters the triumphant, naughty bearing which
bespeaks the future queen Of the kitchen
and the appealing, humble, distractedly
anxious expression OF the housekeeper
imploring help.
In one corne sit a couple of young women,
one in a light summer silk with a foolish hat
perched aloft. The other is gowned in a
dress which has every mark of a Fifth ave-