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Bro,neriy Resentment.

Young Mother proudly)-Everybody
says the baby looks like me. Bachelor
Brother (amazed)-The spiteful things
don't say that to your face, do theyf
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An aspiration is Joy forever, a Dos
session as solid as landed estata--
Robert Louis Stevenson.
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Secrets.

Secrets.
Don't complain of people tellin' y(k
secrets" said Uncle Eben. 'Dey
couldn't do It If you hadn't stahted it,
Washington Star.
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they were respectively interested OF
these the least one can say is that the
high standard Of education in California
is due 10 Mrs Hearst and Mrs. Leland
Stanford, Being State university. of
course, the school at Berkeley would
exist without Mrs Hearst, although it
could not pretend TO anything like its
present prosperity and an efficiency that
is recognized all over the country. On
the other hand, Leland Stanford Jun
ior University owes its existence to the
mother OF the boy to whom it is me-
mortal She has practically done every
thing for the Pao Alto school, while
Mrs. Hearst has We'd with her in build
ing up the one at Berkeley Here are
some Of the things the latter has done
for the University Of California she cs-
tablishcd, built and endowed the school
Of mines gaze Hearst Hall, the assem-
bly, building in which meetings and con-
certs are held, built the famous Greek
Theatre and, whenever funds are need
ed for any new academic departure,
President BENJAMIN lde Wheeler gem
orally knows where he can get them
without going outside The board OF
regents Mrs Hearst is member OF
the board of regents.
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poor She was largely instrumental il
getting such legislation as the Mefcali.
tile bill, the new 1ombs bill. the Public
School. Prison and Anti-sweating bills
through the New York Legislature
Then, too. there is Helen Clay Fr...S,
daughter OF Henry C. Frick. the mil,io:
a;re banker She does not have o.N.,
for anybodys death in order TO % I'd
vast sums in social service work. =. sh.
has already given them and is Going i
all the tiire. Reercatica pa;S. sor ~
ptonie is her fsvo-iic tonby
In Clicago there are many wutssa
who spend no. only ;noley bs, bgsias
and snergy iu th,i- pldlarshropic srtcS.
pfises Mrs !. Qyica Ssss.oss. 3siss
Iiieg.rbo.;fr md siMoss seoce ~
o.'tetg. vro a'e &c ,rslly supposed 10
). :fiiter'4y stslr IN -ay so.rly in
socisi d..sir.ons ar, $ . aa,ie- a. isct
ex'-t,,a'y s9sY pi ap-cle somsr
WIKI 'oss uYos &c rcoi'. sr > r,scer-
sibility ssya they ~ !, t.scSlres ir
te'igently In ~ .e,,or, g mis- gyp~
can b. found IN cry ,-s III cugfc :
the Un;'-d S's;ts
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der she was a school teacher in an cx-
cessively Puritan community As a re-
suit, she approaches her task entirely
from a scientific standpoint But Mrs.
Hartman has more Of the qualities of
the mother and the housekceper than
Of the school teacher and the methodi-
cal philanthropy She has naturally be-
come strongly imbucd with the view
point OF her late husband-and it is
known that Mr. Hartman was no be-
liever in institutional charity. He did
not approve Of giving money to the
poor, but OF giving them opportunities
TO make money. Consequently, when he
started the work on his estate at Arden,
he hired exclusively local labor, al
though he could have got the job fin
ished in half the time BY giving out the
contract elsewhere AS il is, it has
lasted FIVE years already, and probably
will take five years more before it is
completed.
Helping the poor does not mean Civ
ing them money In most cases that
would be the worst possible thing to do,
says Mrs Sage And her views are
further expressed in the charter Of the
Russell Sage Foundation: Not TO re-
lieve individual 81 family need but to
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have the millions been spent so seien-
iihcally.
Il would seem as il some OF the most
prominent men who have made America
proverbial for swollen fortunes have
waited until after their death to reply
to the accusations of predatory finance"
that were hurled at them all their. life
long Hardly had the country overcome
is surprise Al the Russell Sage will and
rs feeling almost akin TO sympathy at
the magnitude OF The task before Rus
sell Saee's widow. when the news was
published of the testament OF +. H..
Hartman supposed 10 be the shortest
document OF its kind on record Ii GER
tainly is the briefest possible disposal of
Sl4oooo,ooo. But for many years before
the dynamic railroad man ever thought
of dying and while Sage's misery fingers
were still clntching al the boards he was
p;lng up. the bulk OF two OF the most
famous California fortunes we're being
spent by the women whose names are
:-scparably associated with philanthropy
on the Pacific coast--Phoebe Apperson
Hearst and the lats Jane Lathrop Stan
ford
Gifts to Universities
The manifold and diverse benchcence
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to this country. by the way. as many TN
fortunates OH the other side OF the At
lantic have found out
Mrs Oliver II. p. Belmont is such a
versatile parsonage and has been SO
prominent lately in her fight for Woman
Suffrage that her philanrhropic activi-
ties have been lost sight of. Ncyerthe-
less, they have always been in evidence
The Children's Hospital that she recent.
ly built and endowed, at Hampstead, l.
J., is perhaps the most notable OF her
achievements. or at least the most last
ing But the notwithstanding girls
found her help indispensable in enabling
them to win their strike
This same strike. BY the way, brought
forward the personality OF one woman
never before heard OF in this field /.
Anne Tracy Morgan, daughter of J.
Picrpont Morgan. Like all the others
who try to help people with their money.
Miss Morgan has avoided publicity as
much as possible II is not always pcs
sible. but il is only fair to say that .he
majority Of such women try to ar-;j
advertising their charitable propensi-
ties it for no other reason. at least be
cause such advertisement makes them =
mark for hordes of begging 'c,er
writers and other impoftunate ss-n-s.
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HOW AMERICAS COLOSSAL
FORTUNES ARE BEING SPENT
Mrs. Stanford Pounds University Mrs. Hearst the "Ange'
Of Berkeley Mrs. Hartman, Gives Huge
Park to the People
| n i'oihi-g do American women oi
ffn-daV +aarc rlrarit reveol the

n roihi-g do American women Of
to-day aorc clearly reveal the
active presence in themselves Of
: spirit which was, at most, dor
nlsnt ~ fhe American woman Of yes
tefdNis than IN the character and quail
ity syd magnitude Of their efforts in the
djrfcf:on os caring for Others
Snca is the summary NJ Elizabeth
MscCrarkens judgment hi her book
aoets The American woman. Super
heislly this may sound like very par
ssx statement OF rbapsodically pa
tri.tc person The LADY Bountiful''
IS supposed 70 have existed even in the
standardization Of The Middle Ages.
tlls males Of past generations pro-
verbally boasted of leaving charity en-
slrsb to their women folk And no in
telligcnt person for a minute supposes
thatihe woman who cares for others
---the word Charity" with its invidious
nieaning Seems fortunately to be pass
ing from the language nobody sup
POSES that she is TO be found only i.
this country
The multi-millionaire female philan-
tlIfopist, however is peculiar 10 America
Nowhere else have SO many tremendous
fortunes fallen. almost simultaneously,
orNer the unrestricted administration
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handle the pretty garments, cs6 ~
get the best class o. c sSrne,5 Ihs+s
who instsl on hsi.rs scms.tine -
tirely dlffercut from ,uything We csa
show them are 'srlaS On the nerves
hat VIC learn to throp, or the ulp,sas.
ant effects.
IN our store thers ia a benefit fund,
to wBlcn all must 9@islg. We are
taxed ter cents ssfn Tor the funeral
Of an crDl,ye. After VIC have beer,
in the store two years we arc allowed
two weeks vacation with pay. Every
one Is expected 70 take vacation Ia
summer, as trade is dull then. Most
OF tho girls go to the country and a
few TO the seashore. Many stay right
at home, resting and getting their
winter clothes in order.
"This ia my allowance. Board, SIS a
week; carfare. 60 cents: washing. rs
cents dozen: lunches. SO cents;
clothes, average SO week. Salary
SIP, expenses Se-95. save S2.05."
Any girl who wishes TO clerk may
take this girls experience as typical
of what she viii have to learn and TO
do in the average big store.
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In smaller towns carnot depend on
tourists and surrounding towns TO re-
lieve them Of old stock, but expect
their clerks to sell the old stock be-
fore the time comes TO lsy in new
supply. Now, though II is not gem
orally admitted. clerks duty is just
as much TO get rid Of slow.sellers as
It is to sell oft fresh, dosirnble goods.
Tho more practice and success you
have In selling tho former, tle more
valuable you will he to your employer.
Anyone can sell customer the
THING he wishes said merchant y
expect my clerks TO sell him the
things we wish sold"
IA snaIicr Towns,
The life Of girl clerk in smaller
town Is a plpasant ono There is the
daily sisiilHe with friends who come
TO the e;oto and me making Of new
acauainiancee As the townspeople
are her relatives and friends. shn en-.
joys n,me ecci3l lffc il thr evenings
thar the clfs Geek does generally.
Because the Egfi IN Tho Snail town
knowa hcr, customers personal affairs.
IT. i5 diitcuit for her net 70 bring por-
crral fixes anS diShkes into her work.
She needs must make new friends
and forgive old enernies lest they
take their spite out on her end biiy
elsewhere. No clerk receives 0 tnalpif
icent salary fbN' Tie En- IN I fiie'kinall
tcyn who has from s25o 10 ST a week
lives st home. knows how TO sew, and
ear mako hei' meney 80 much further
thsn The girl in the city who earns
tBleo as much. Take all these things
into consideration, especially the loss
OF home and personal friends, when
yoa Eisf TO 80 to larger city be-
cause of "biarcr salary
III tAs l.. ~ savss. Apply liAs 10 q
position Is very cut-and.dricd affair.
You generally 20 to shop because
you know sore CT the clerks or 1t has
been recommended 10 yea You are
told the way TO the desk where appli
cants are interviewed. aud you are
taken on at once or your name Is put
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and efficient young woman in one OF
the large department stores tell her
story as she told II to me. Bessie Is
neat, pretty and refined Her EN-
ployers call her a model clerk, for she
Is not only quick. obliging and popu.
lar with customers, but she has brains
and wit enough to advance. Her ex-
perience is the experience OF the sue.
cessful girl In general.
Bessie says. when | first went into
the store started as wrapper of pack.
ages and cashier for the counter
Soon | was made inspector OF wrap.
pers and packages and received four
dollars week. boarded with my
married sister and paid her three dol
lars a week Most OF the girls board
at home. They could not pay board
outside and have enough left for car
fare, lunches and clothes. In three
months time was transferred to sell
ing boys blouses. tell you | felt
proud when | stood behind the coun-
ter and sold goods. had to attend
the school in the store where sales
people are instructed how TO sell, how
w oANtFoo a thSAtiutA PiCnooANis oftN
TO be willing and courteous. My sal
airy at the blouse counter was s5 a
week. took the place In June and In
December was given charge OF the
counter taking the place Of a girl
who had been there fif,een years MY
hours were from 8 A. NJ. to $50 P. M.
Here | learned how to walt on GUS
toners and TO fill In sizes by ordering
from the manufacturer. After selling
blouses two years they put me in the
transfer department for one month.
My salary was then Ss week. Here
| settled transfer slips when custom
ers had finished shopping, and gave
shipping directions. ] had to be quick
at lsures. addine alnounls llolu d.i-
ferent bills and to know the different
express companies and railroad
routes. Next went to the handkcr-
chief department for one year, then
to the misses suits, where my salary
was Increased TO SO. Then came 10
where | am now, The French room,
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STORY OF OEE Sf'l+-ESsEJ JL
YOUNG WOMAN'S EXPERIENCE
Hours Are Long and ps s Srian Fer Begrrery nr Goo
Qualities Are Rewarded Beneft rands

selling French underwear An; 1888
During the first six u,ensk- ~ ,4eay
WAS SO, and from - nsft snsf !
have been receiving 81. 4 ~.
When am experienced enough : oel'
the handsome French lingerie robes
my salary may reach SIS a week.
The Hours.
Tam here at T;45 A. NJ. They take
our time. and II we conc later than
$50 we are fined. 1t is my duty to
dust the cases and decorate the tables
OF the room with the underwear and
robes. Each morning we get the adj
vertisement for that day and read 1t
The buyer for this de.
partment gets up the advertisement.
Each clerk has stock TO take care
OF. to clean, brush and put away care
fully. This occupies at least an hour
and a half of time, as We have to keep
leaving the stock. 10 wait on custom
ors. We are not allowed to have any
visitors, nor are the girls allowed to
talk with each other This is a just
rule. think. as We need all our time
and attention for our work Monday,
for example. sold forty customers
different garments, my sales amount
ing to 1856. The girls who go ahead
in clerking run a good book. The
sales depei.d largely oA lie gil.
"When ii is time 10 close. We nm.
dress the lay figures. put the stock
away and cover 1t. We keep an in
yentory OF stock. this Sosk being dl-
yided among three clerks and A stock
girl The work in my department Is
very fascinating II i pleasant TO
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on the wai,ing-list. You are but unit
in a vast system in big department
store Consider how little time your
employer can give you when there
are from one to two thousand en-
poyes. Your style of dress will be
regulated, so will your time. your
lunches and perhaps your recreations.
Most of the big stores have their
clubs and dancing classes for clerks.
They also have rest-parlors. sick
rooms and roof gardens and libraries
for their employees. Many have day
schools for the cash hovs and girls
and the wrsppers, and night schools
for older clerks. You will be under
rigid inspection every moment of the
day. You must keep your hair sham
pooed and heoomingly arranged, yolr
complexion healthy and your hands in
good condition. Your gown must be
neat and well-hrushed, and your neck
wear spotlcss. Get into the cont
dence Of girl clerk aud you Will find
that her evenings are generally spent
in washing and ironing neckwear and
white waists and in attending To her
hair hands and feet. The continual
standing Ia hard on The feet, so you
must patroniEe good bootmaker and
must use every means OF keeping your
feet from getting tender and sore.
T'hfrh are two classes of elerks-.he
impertlnentg gum,chewing class. mem.
bcfs OF which gather IN groups behind
the counter and chat while the cus-
toner waits, who use slang aud who
ridicnle customer openly: and the
dlgnihed class, whose members are
noted for quiet refined, courteous
manners, who do not gossip OF iiirt,
and who rise steadily from cash girl
TO heads OF departments or foreign
buyers. The best way 10 judge the
lAAd VI clerk soa wish 10 os Is y
think, What kind OF girl do | prefer
to have wait on me?p Try to be that
Kind and you win not 20 aniiss.
How Progress is Made.
! cannot better describe clerks
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IN addition To this. Mrs Hearst has
established and endowed five kudcrgar-
ten classes Tor the children OF the poor
in San Francisco. The manual training
school in the Golden Gate city owes It's
existence to her She has established
kindcrgaf,cnS and kindergarten train
ing school in Washington, d. C.. and
has donated hundreds OF thousands to
the American University. She gave
100000 for the erection and MAIN
tenancc OF the National Cathedral
School. for girls She keeps mp several
working girls clubs IN San Francisco
which She has founded. Mrs Stanford,
while She was alive. was also keeny in
terested IN the kindergarten schools of
the same city. and her gifts in that di-
rection amounted to upwards OF $780,
600 She also built the Children's Hos
pital at Albany. n. y. at cost OF Sloo.-
900, and then endowed il with a like
sum for is maintenance And these
are merely some of the best-kuown in
stances Of the philanthropy OF Mrs.
Hearst and Mrs Stanford
Mrs. sage's Training
The fortunes OF Russell Sage and Ed
ward II. Hartman, on the other hand,
will be spent in mo-c widely differing
ways. Mrs, Sage and Mrs. Hartman
are far more dissimlsr in their person.
alities and ideas than were Mrs. Hearst
and Mrs. Stanford II would seem as
ii the formers entire life aud training
were intended 10 equip her for the task
with which she was confronted in her
eighty-hr;i year Mrs: Sage has always
been interested in philanthropic and
educaiorsl work before she married
the remarkable Wall Street money len
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DEPARTMENT. STORES OTTER
STEADY CAREER F.i- GIRLS
Excellent Chances of Advancement TO Well Paid Positions
for Industrious and Intelligent Persons
By LAURA A, SMITH

question asked the girl applying for
position AS clerk Is what expert
ence have you had?' Therefore, IL
you live In a small town and have
ambitions toward going to larger
city, | advise you 10 work in your
home shops for a few weeks or
months, 50 that you may truthfnllY
say YOU have had experience CLERK.
ing a 4 small general store ia fine
experierhc. faf yes are not confined
TO ore crtr'n- UUf ioa,r many dif.
ferent kinds oi gooGs srs rriees IN
0 country store yea GORE into clasor
touch with your employer afe called
into consultation HlCa iG. s1s,s riga
buyers. and thus you it.Ie&ee your
own knowledge Of buying. ordering.
Judging materials and what good
store necdsfn the Nay,of Variety BE-
cause You have this general knowl.
edge YOU may advance moro qnicldy
in The city You can fiji a vacancy in
any department beiier than the rirl
trained 10 sell just one kind OF goods.
Your experlcnce will stand you IN
good stead too IL Tho tire arrives
VIXEN yon can set uil your own little
shpp.
IN your own t9wn yon come IN con
iaSN rtsA ! oiAeleA.t - sla u cs.ssssA.'
ers from those IN the large cities.
The persons who come TO yon are not
professional shoppers. but friends
who have faith in Your Judgment n.d
who ask you 10 decide To- seIn. THUS
You learn 10 ''slze.np customers and
study how to please them Merchants
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she doubled all the bcquests made by
her husband to the other heirs.
Homes for Working Girls
The problem OF comfortable and
.pleasant-looking homes for working
people is one in which Mrs. Sage is es-
pecialy interested Her men OF affairs
are now at work on plan for cstab-
fishing model tenements in New York
City Furthermore, she has bought so
acres OF ground near Jamaica, where
she is spending $35o,ooo in experiments
for this same cause. Some illustrations
on this page show portion of the
progress that is being made in this
quarter Her ten million dollar gift TO
the Russell Sage Foundation has been
invested 50 as to yield an annual income
Of 100000. A large proportion OF this
Is being spent in the ANTI tuberculosis
campaign. The National Playground
Association also is being helped and the
various institutions for the blind get
their quota. John M. Glenn is execu-
tive head Of the Foundation, while the
School Hygiene Department is under
the direction Of Luther r. Guick.
Mrs. Harrmans most notable gift so
far has been the Palisades Park. follow
ing the well Unknown intention Of her hus
band. The State OF New York not only
has been presented with a magnificent
tract Of land. but with sufficient money
to enable it to buy up as much more as
is necessary to make the finest inter
state forest reserve in the country
right on the Hudson River. Mrs Har-
riman has thus preserved for the use OF
the people what is perhaps the most
gorgeous scenic territory in the East
although it is rather large order to
make comparisons She is also carry
ing out Mr.. H5rriman's wishes with re-
gard to the Industrial School which he
had established on the East Side OF
New York.
Helen Gould's Philanthropy
The philanthropic activities Of Helen
Miller Gould have been well known for
some time The greater part of the
good done by this woman will never be
known-probably not even BY the peo-
pie benefited All her life she has de-
voted both time and energy towards
spending her share OF the money lett
by Jay Gould in caring for the poor and
suffering. Her greatest individual gift
was to the University OF the City OF
New York, to which she presented a H.
brary building at cost of $4,000. OF
the 100000 she sent the United States
Government when the Spanish war
broke out and how she equipped hos
pital camp and went right TO the scene
and nursed the wounded herself every
body knows. Miss Gould is not so much
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Toasted Cheese.

Cut some Parmesan or Amer. can
cheese into very thin slices or shrsNc
Put inlo a lin dish and sci in the oves.
or before the FIRE, 70 toast, and wner
thoroughly dissolved pour into Il oua
heaping tablespoonful OF butter, :
little made mustard and pinch OF
white pepper. Serve It in the dish as
hot as possible with pulled bread, or
placed on toast.
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eradicate the causes of poverty and ig-
normce' Within two years and a halt
after the death OF her husband. she had
given away twenty OF the seventy mill
ions he lett SIo.ooo.ooo TO the Russell
Sage Foundation, $5.2so.ooo TO educa-
ton, ss.ooo,ooo to religious institutions,
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MRS. RUSSELL SAGE GIVES
$50, 100000 IN TWO YEARS
Miss Helen Clay Frck and Recreation Parks Pierpont
Morgan's Daughter and the Shrtwaist Makers Strike
=. Helen Goud's Work for the Poor

Mrs. Edward Lauterbach is another
wealthy New Yorker who gives both
time and money for the benefit OF the
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Learn 70 move quickly and

Learn TO move quickly and
Z quietly
Cultivate a pleasant, obliging
manner.
b loyal to your firm.
Never discuss a customer with
outsiders.
Have q definite ambition to climb
upwards
Try To gain and keep the good.
will Of fellow employees
Avoid gum chewing, exaggerated
coifure and cheap jewclry,
Tyest all men customers with dig.
nifty and reserve.
Never accept invitations from
strangers.
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Sage, she Is able to give more individ-
ua attention 10 the charitable gifts she
makes. They are by no means confined
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] cannot better describe clerks
progress than to let a most loyabie
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By LOUIS SHERWIN

she doubled all the requests made by
her husband to the other heirs.