The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-10-19
GIRL UP TO HIGHEST BIDDER.
Has $4,000 Education and $40
Typewriter Job.-Longs for
Silk.

NC" IOfk ana NaHLOll, ILL.,, nus mary
McLane beaten the Vanderbilt Cup
distance. In document which she
has made public, offering herself
"for sale to the highest bidder,' a.
a "young American woman slave"
she barcs her soul.
The statement is bitter, frank and
breathes spirit Of rebcllious pro-
test against business and social sys-
tens, of which she says she is VIC
tim. She declares she has had n
$40, 1000 education, but can make no
more than $40 week as n stenogra-
pher for publishing house.
She is a daughter Of James X. Ma
gle, once printer for the State of IT,
linois, under Governor Cullom. The
family moved to Washington many
years ago and she and her father
were employed for years in one of the
Government departments. She oc-
cupies modest room in flat at
No. 307 Chicago avenue.
Poetical, With Passionate Lips.
The frank and daring document
reads:
"For sale to the highest bidder,
young woman, American slave, intel
ligcnt, educated, refined, true, honest,
just; poctical, philosophical; broad
minded and big soulcd-and woman
ly above all things.
"Bruncttc; large gray green eyes:
full passionate lips; splc"dd teeth,
not beautiful, but very attractive,
features full of character ana
strength, yet truly feminine; height,
5 feet, inches, we'll proportioned,
graceful, simple.'
Age, we'll, she is not very old, but
she was not born yesterday.
"Artistic temperament; warm, gen.
erous hearted; kind, gentle, affection
ate disposition; at times bubbling
over with merriment and vivacity
then again dignified, sedate, studious,
! or perhaps bowed down with grief at
the wrongs and miserics of her fel-
low creatures.
"Shc can appreciate good story
and also tell one-not bit prulish--
at the same time she is deeply and
truly religious-not pious.
every vivid imagination, fair lit
erary qualifications; student OF
psychology and possesses unusual
powers herself.
"She can't sew little bit-but
she can plan dashing costume.
"She can't tell flank steak from
porterhouse Tin the butcher shop
but she can get swell dinner
and make everybody happy.
"Shc cant make loaf of bread
does obey the laws Of God.
"She can hardly add up Il column
Of figures without making mistake
-but she can write good story.
Is Typewriter, but It's HI.
"She can't make loaf of bread
but she can give some character i'm
Dersonations that can't be beat, and
she can get up All entertainment
without a flaw or hitch in the whole
thing.
"By force of circumstances and
lack Of opportunity she has spent
most of her life as typewriter in
routine, monotonous, mechanic office
work. She's a crackcr-jack typcwrit-
er, but typewriting is III.
"She has had illness and hard luck
Since then she has been striving fo'
an opportunity to make herself use
ful in some congcnial occupation and
to find field for her versatile tai
ents. Here is very serious ease OF
Administer tastes and rag carpet cap
acities. She longs for silk underwear
and is wearing ten cent gauzc under
shirts and washing them out herself
while straight front model shallow
patcs, laden with silks and diamonds
air themselves and their lapdogs in
! $4,000 automobiles.
ats pretty hard lines for man
that 's down, but it, ten times worse
for woman.
She Hopes to Bring a Good Price.
"This young woman, therefore, in
offering herself for sale is doing
nothing but what hundreds of womcl
are doing every day. There is moth
ing unusual about it except, perhaps,
that in this case the slave has giver,