The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-17
The Next Social Sec
rotary Of the White
House american
Champion Iyplst's
London Record.

appointment referred TO. MIS-. Itelye3a
was appointed to Il place in the war
department in 1907. She is the widow
of Albert Relyea, formerly chief OF
division in the treasury department.
Miss Rose 1ritz. the American cham
pion typist. who accepted the chal-
lenge to type 100 words in a minute
in a London newspaper office, went
through the ordeal triumphantly. She
accomplished the remarkable record
of tipping 262 words from an article in
the newspaper before her in two min
utes twenty-siX seconds, or at the rate
writer used had been operated for two
years. Time was taken by an expert
timekeeper on chronograph.
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The head maid Of Queen Margherita
makes about $4,000 a year from the
sales of the old gowns of her mistress.
This is one of the maids perquisites.
The sales are held twice a year. Amer
To quote an English journal, Ameri-
can women are willing to pay the
highest prices for the souvenirs of a
queen.
As most women in the Omitted States
know, Mrs George CORVALLIS West
was the widow of Lord Randolph
Churchill when she met her present
husband. When Churchill first saw
the piquante Miss Jennie Jerome he
resolved that he would win her for his
wife The same evening. so it is said
Miss Jerome told her sister that Lord
Randolph was the man she was des
tined to marry It was some years
after Lord Randolph Churchi!rs death
that she became Mrs. George Cornwall
lis West
The bottom scale of prices is reached
by the poor seamstresses Of Paris.
They toll from dawn to dark in the
making of children's clothes. One cent
an hour is the estimated stipend. but If
the work is exceptionally clever they
can earn IS cents for twelve hours
work. Female house servants receive
about So month Saleswomen in the
largest department stores earn about
$50 q month
More than 5000 patents have been
issued by the United States Office to
women. Some of them are for car
couplers. night signaling, life RATS, car
wheels, machines for manufacturing
ozone. and one is for a typewriter for
the blind. Nearly all the patents are
for something practical.
A visiting card on which appears a
silhouette of the person who offers 1t
and which may have a design appro-
pirate to the owners station in life is
a fad in Germany. 1t has been intro
duced here by Nine. Gadski. Her card
has laurel border. and harp at the
bottom of the card is her design
An ancient bed valued 1T 5000 is
the property of we'll known French
actress. 1t is in an excellent state Of
and its adornments car
~ out to the full all the lavish beauty
Of the bed itself. Draped at the back
from a ring in the ceiling are beauti-
full curtains of antique brOcade, plumes
Of ostrich feathers looping them up at
the corners. The bedspread is of rich
est satin, yelled with valuable lace in
exquisite design. Several old English
homes own antique beds which are the
envy Of connoisseurs.
Sc
The only woman jailer In the world,
It is believed, lives in Switzerland. Her
name Is Jenny Porchet. She is gov
ernor of the prison Of Algie, In the
Rhone valley. Thirty years ago she
the chief warden Of the pris-
IN and soon proved to be a valuabl
helpmeet. OF strong physique and
with proper ideas of discipline. she
soon made herself valuable, often TAX
ng her husbands place when he was
absent @when he was Ill. When he
lied the authorities offered her the
place and she accepted. All the year
lround the prison contains from ten
o twelve prisoners. sentenced to terms
II imprisonment ranging from three
months to three years. and. although
The has no assistant. she has never
lad any trouble with her prisoners,
Except on one occasion. many years
lgo, when burly ruffian attacked her
She taught him lesson in good be-
lavf0r that confined him in the hos
'ital several weeks. Many a prisoner
las been set on tho right path again
y her wise and kindly advice.
The mother of the queen Of Spain,
'rincess Henry OF Battenberg, has |
ust finished a history Of the Isle Of |
Wight. The proceeds Of the sales are |
Q 60 to the benefits Of the isle. The |
'rincess is the governor Of the historic
title gem Quite long time ago she
'ublished a translation of several fairy |
aleS. The princess Is also n musical |