The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-18

Some one told her she was wonder
fully well preserved for her years.
The compliment gave her an idea. She
said:
I've kept down wrinkles, manlcured
my hands, and exercised my figure In
to good condition, all for myself. l
wonder If | could show other women
how?"
She took a few lessons from expert
manicurists and facial masseurs, had
some cards printed, rented a tlny nat,
moved in what was left Of her Ola
home-fttings. established her mother
and picked up her new life with a
smile.
asked her today why she was
thankful. She smiled her radiant. hon
est smile and answered: "Oh. for so
much, First. to think that a :
was opened for me to earn my living
and thus be independent.
Second. for my health. ! feel SO
strong and capable again.
Third. for my mother. She makes
| home for NE now.
Fourth. for the fact that ! do not
| owe a dollar. Debt is such a terrible
thing to face on Thanksgiving morn
ing"
How the dun-colored little lady
would have stared at our new-found
friend.
whats the use Of being healthy
ard cood-1ooking" 81 g would ask II
the man you had loved for years Is
not around to admire you?
And what IS TIE use OF being thank
f,l for inst a mother. Every one has
a mother-and then this woman must
support her mother from her slender
earnings. That looks morr like a cause
for worry than for thanks.
"Then one deserves no credit for be
:ng out of debt when you have SO
small an income that you do not care
have anything charged"
Dun-colored little ladies ALWAYS have
heir own arguments with which to
eght any unruly feelings OF thanks
giving and happiness.
Put OF a truth tie wage earning
woman today has much for which to
be thankful. I recently met a white
haired woman who ranked among the
r~ioneer business women or New
York.
She said that when she first onened
her shop, the Curioue-minded. oovs
men and women. used to hang ronnd
the door for a peek at her and often
ryJ-.nx 1or -, 3ha c4root
The American girl In business Is
r~articularlv fortunate. according &c
the licht o. an Englishman, h has
been studying sociological condition.
in America.
lie found himself one noon at {
great white and gold restaurant II
the financial district of New fort
, city. All around him at other tables
1 were we1I-groomed, wel-dreesed, well
> behaved young women. He said tt
his host:
7 "And who are thes, young I'M
! DO they buy and sell stocks?
: His host smiled.
Not at all. They are our stenogra
: pliers. clerks and private SECRETARIES.
! "Ah-" said the b~ewildered English
man. "but-er-they look SO like Ia
;, dies"
: Yes, we have reached the potn
where we may work for u living an
still be regarded as ladies In IN
hroadest sense Of the word.
. Breadwinning is today a badge c
honor. and the woman who earns ne
own living Is not a social outcast ;
much snobbery has America los
through the womanliness and INTEL
: gence of its business girls.
So much have the little ~dun-colore
ladies 10 be grateful for-indepel
:, dence. and honor and happiness In L
: dependence. II only they Will folio
the girls who have learned to walk @
the sunny side of life's broad street.
All happiness is comparative. A
II causes for Thanksgiving are compar
# tive. Do not look towards those WI
IN are better off than yourself when yc
are counting your beads of gratitud
m COX rather on the state Of those VI
r may well envy you-and hen gi'
thanks.-Chicago Inter Ocean.