Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-16

business. And we have not far 70 20 in
looking for a reason for all this. In the
first place. a woman Is bound to gain
recognition simply because she Is a
woman; for It Is the hardest thing in the
world for q man to refuse a request made
by a woman. especially II the woman be
young and pretty and. Of course. clever.
So, before he knows what he is doing, he
is placing an order.
In many branches, such a. in selling cor
sets, ladies' waists and underwear, per-
fumery. millinery. toilet articles and doz-
ems OF other things, a woman Is better
adapted to the buslnes OF selling than is
a man, and she is particularly successful
along these lines. A successful woman
drummer is always In her element, for she
Is sure Of herself and knows what she can
do; II is second nature for her to dilate
and expand on the salient features Of such
Of these articles as she may be selling. AS
q rule these women are quick at repartee,
some of them good story-tellers, trimming
over with original good humor, and have a
thorough knowledge Of mems weaknesses.
The Woman who Makes Good.
The woman who makes good must be
blessed with strength and health and an
ambition to learn and take advantage Of
every opportunity that comes her way, says
the September Dellneator.
She must work with all her heart: play
with all her heart; above all things avoid
ing Indifference and the enemy to all prog
ress-apathy.
She must select the pleasure that will
bring her the greatest Joy, choose the work
she is best fitted for.
Ordinary hard luck never ruins people. 1t
puts them in a mood TO learn a thing or
two. Everybody makes mistakes. with
some It is a regular occupation. but to mako
e mistake and wall about II is to make two.
Women often speak Of their talents not
being appreciated. A talent is next to
worthless unless one has the ability to get
down to hard, plain. everyday grind.
Then. too, the woman who wins must
learn to talk, but not to tell. There is an
art-the most contaminated appearing
absolutely frank to the butcher, the baker
and the family cat and yet not reveal any
Of ones business affairs.
TIL woman who wins must be able to
hold all and hear all yet betray II by
neither word nor look; by injudiclous de-
Tense no more than by overt treachery; by
anger at a malicious accusation no more
than by a smile at an egregious mistake.
To be able to do this requires a rare COM
bination Of tact and self-respect. One can
not just slide along in business and win
promotion and more salary. A knowledge
Of the business is necessary to show re-
suits.
To make good, a woman needs that fine
balance, that accurate self-measurement,
which goes by the name Of common sense.
1t Is the one thing on which success de-
Ponds the most.
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Where Women Run Things.
Froissy, the chief village of the canton
In the reimbursement of Clermont, half way
between Paris and Amiens, has achieved
fame these days through the discovery that
many OF its public offices are held by
women.
Five important posts In this village OF
bSS Inhabitants are filled by women who
probably could not define the word suf-
fragette. Nine. Dauboin. the postwoman,
has a hereditary title to her distinction.
MY father was postman for twenty-five
years and died two months before he was
entitled to his retiring pension" she told
q reporter. THE administration allowed
my mother to take his place, She held It
for nine years, when she became too old
for the work, and for the last three years
l have been postwoman
Il have three mails a day to distribute.
l do my work with pleasure, the people of
Froissy are satisfied with me and / am
satisfied with the people OF FroIssy, and
what more would you want?"
It Is true that Froissy has no very great
use for kilograms; nevertheless, Nine.
Lesobre has occasionally to walk eight
miles to deliver a dispatch, as Froissy is
the telegraph center for all the nelghboring
villages.
It proved impossible to obtain q photo.
graph Of Miss Jeanne Marchandln, who
succeeded her father as village barber.
Some time ago a local paper published her
portrait and the result has been that she
has shrunk from the camera ever since.
The 6S-year-old town crier, Miss Marie
Druhon-Maillard. has also a hereditary
right to her office. Her grandfather and
her father preceded her, and when her
father died, at the age of SO, from a sun
stroke while he was giving out a public
notice in the market place, she naturally
took his place.
The station agent. Nine. Taillefer, has
over. the little railroad station for
eleven years. Her husband, who is a train
conductor, finds himself under her orders
when his train reaches Froissy.
One Mans Ideal Girl.
Not long ago a young man was talking
TO his sister and me about the kind of a
girl he would like TO marry. relates
Beatrice Fairfax in the st. Louis Times.
"of course he said, II would like her
to be pretty. Every fellow likes to think
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