Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-31

tIHS power USED IN raising the CURTAIN, i
is vertical. The hand pull Is attached
TO the window shade stiffehing bar by
chains secured to the bar at equal dis
tances from the center. This seems to
be the solution OF the question Of gray
lily and makes 1t Impossible for the
curtain to swerve to either side. 1T
must go straight. How this Is accom-
plished is the secret Of the invention
Likes to Benefit the World.
In a conversation with the writer
Mrs. Rawson said: u am engaged In
SO many enterprises that I do not care
to undertake others, but these inven-
tons just came to my mind from ne
cessity, or, rather, saw the great con
svenience to be derived from them, and
~ wondered why some one had not
thought of these devices before. It IL
not that IScare SO much for the money
that 7 ma make, but ] like to DO some
thing that win be Of benefit to the
world. And am sure the telephone
lift win be a benefit, and the window
shade pull viii certainly be a great
convenience to the household IN
You ask me how I came to 60 into
business? Well, I just had to! When
] was left a widow about twelve years
ago, with three children. do not be-
lieye that had dollar In my purse.
Fortunately 4 had received a musical
education, and i taught soon learn
ed that there was very, little money in
this, and, besides I was ambitious. & Il
wanted to accomplish something and
Just felt that should succeed. Los
Angeles was growing, and 4 believed
that there was money to be made in
real estate, Men were making for
| tunes in It, and why could not WON
an do the same? But / had neither
money nor experience. So got the
position Of manager for capitalist
who built and bought houses for rental,
and attended to the renting and the
general business, and this gave me a.
knowledge of real estate values. L had
from 100 to 100 houses to look after,
and thus j formed an idea of the rela-
1 tive values in different sections Of the
city and noted the direction Of its
growth. Finally, 7 went into the bust
ness Of buying and selling for myself.
had learned from experience that
there is a certain pedcentage Of city
property owners who desire to sell or
exchange for country property: They
suddenly become anxious to try life in
the suburbs, where they can, according
1 to the adyertise mentts, enjoy the COM
forts Of a city life in the country, free
from dust and noise, and for nickle
fare. They soon tire Of this and re-
move to the city. There is a certain,
4 per cent Of country people who become
4 tired Of their isolation and come to the
+ city. Their ranches are sold cheaply,
! and in turn they buy the houses of the
urban who prefers the country. This
element make these changes at regular
intervals. Il I attentively read the adver-
! Using columns Of the papers and noted
4 this transition from the city to the
country and the reverse, which comes
and goes as regularly as the waves Of
the ocean. bought the house Of the
4 man who preferred the pure air Of the
country at a good bargain and sold it
to the countryman who had become
tired OF the country and wanted to
breathe the city air. e
Out For Business, Not Compliments.
.sOf course made a profit on each
1 transaction. In due time the man from
the city got tired OF the five cent fare.
the pure air and the quiet surround
q ings and again returned to the noise
i and dust and to the house which he
had sold to me. And he paid an adj
vanced price for It. The suburbanite,
or comtryman, in like manner, again
tired OF city life and longed for the
suburbs or country and his house Or
ranch, which he got. but at an adj
vanced price. ] also bought mortgages
and bank stock and dealt only with
d business men Of good standing. In
looking for bargains in real estate i
made it a point to call at just about the
hour when men have finished reading
q their mornings mail and are ready to
talk business. In q. few words stated
just what kind of property wanted,
Its location and selling price. have
i learned that men that is, business
4 men will most always assist q woman
when they feel assured By her manner.
and talk that she comes on business
and not to hear comp liments. ! man
aged TO transact all my business be-
fore the hour Of lunch but when
delayed and invited to lunch Invariably
i replied, with thanks, that never dined
out, but always returned home to dine
with my children Even these men
saw that was a business woman and
came not for compliments, but really
on business. ss8s
Made 4 Point to Buy Old Houses.
I'm ADDITION to watching the migra-
ton from the city to the suburbs and
from the suburbs to the city and the
4 return wave each way, which IS but q
study Of human nat,ire and the adver-
tisements, | made IT a point 70 buy old
houses and have them repaired and
4 painted. A knowiedge Of human ma