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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-27

state in campaign tours, so you Will lind
him at home. He does not AFFECT any
thing. Even in his manner of dress ne IS
the same at home as when mingling
with the voters in the rural districts.
He dresses plainly but neatly at all
times. The same suit and hat he wears
while addressing the voters in the country
schoolhouse are the same that ne wore "
church last Sunday morning.
On the front veranda OF the home after
we started to church Mrs. O'Neal called
attention to her husbands hat 1t was
the same light brown, broad-brimmed hat
that he wears every day. 1t is getting
soiled and just little frayed. But 1t was
the only one he had. He regretted that he
had neglected to buy another. and prom
ised Mrs O'Neal that he would correct the
oversight. There was nothing aHecteu
about this
He had not considered his apparel as a
political factor as is done by some poll
ticians 1 know. He can be nothing but
natural.
We attended the Florence Presbyterian
church, of which he and Mrs. O'Neal are
members. They both take an active part
in all departments of church work.
The sermon was by Dr. e. d. Nc
Dougal one of the most forceful minis
tiers of the church in north Alabama.
Hears BroOk1 Lawrence
At night the entire family attended a
union service at the Presbyterian church,
where the Rev. Brooks Lawrence. state
superintendent of the Alabama Anti-Sa-
loon league, preached sermon on temper
ance Mrs. ONeal and your correspond
ent occupied seats Immediately to the
right of the speaker, two seats back,
while Colonel O'Neal and Miss Olivia
found seats nearer the entrance. Togo
was also an attentive listener, occupying
a place at the feet of his mistress.
AT the Sunday evening meal Mrs.
ONeal displayed her skill as a prac-
teal housewife.
The servant, the. old colored cook.
who has presided at the range in the
O'Neal kitchen for the past seven
years, had her usual Sunday afternoon
and evening off. Mayor Walker of
Florence had dropped in unexpectedly
at the noon lunch and we had fingered
long and hungrily over the plates.
There was nothing to do but prepare
the evening meal.
But Mrs. O'Neal proved herself equal
10 the task. Indeed, she declared that
this was her custom and did not mind
II one bit when the self-imposed guest,
the newspaper spy on the family. pro-
tested that the preparation of an even
ing meal after such an excellent late
lunch was useless.
She and Miss Olivia prepared feast
ana your correspondent and the next
governor of Alabama expressed their
full appreciation of 1t in action that
permits no doubt of their enjoyment.
The browning feature of the meal
was a liberal supply of pear preserves
that had been put up by Mrs. O'Neal
herself. The fruit WIS grown in her
own orchard Many delicacies on Mrs.
O'Neais table emphasize her excellent
housewifely qualities.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-27

She is true helpmeet to man
who labors for his living and the COM
fort of his family just as you and T..
Mrs. O'Neal would grace the posi-
tion Of first lady Of the state. She Is
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-27
Son Of Governor O'NeaI

That Colonel O'Neal should aspire to
the high office of governor of the state
is natural and a most laudable ambi-
ton.
His father Gov. Edward A. O'Neal,
was one of the most distinguished and
widely popular executives who ever
graced the governors chair. It II natural
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-27

O'Neal is far from being professional
politician, As you see him out over the
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-10

they were respectively interested. OF
these the least one can say is that the
high standard oi education in California
is due to Mrs Hearst and Mrs Leland
Stanford. Being a 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 10 the
mother OF the boy to whom it is me-
mortal She has practically done every
thing for the Palo Alto school. while
Mrs. Hearst has We'd with her in build
ing up the one at Berkeley. Here arc
some OF the things the latter has done
for the University of California: she es-
tablishcd, built and endowed the school
of mines. gave Hearst Hall. the assem-
bly, building i'll which meetings and con-
ccrts are held. built the famous Greek
Theatre and. whenever funds are need
cd for any new academic departure,
President Benjamin Idc Wheeler gen
orally knows where he can get them
without going outside the board of
regents. Mrs. Hearst is member of
the board of regents.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-10
DEPARTMENT STORES OFFER
STEADY CAREER FOR GIRLS
Excellent Chances of Advancement to Well Paid Positions
for Industrious and Intelligent Persons
By LAURA A. SMITH

question asked the girl applying for a
position as clerk is; What expert
ence have you had2" Therefore, il
you live in 4 small town and have
ambitions toward going TO q larger
city, ] advise you to work In your
home shops for a few weeks or
months, so that you may truthfully
say you have had experience. Clerk.
ing in small general store is fine
experience, for you are not confined
TO one counter, but learn many diff.
ferent kinds of goods and prices. In
country store you come into closer
touch with your employer, arc called
into consultation when he deals with
| buyers, and thus you increase your
own knowledge of buying, ordering,
| Judging materials and what a good
store needs in the way of variety, Be-
cause you have this general Bnowl-
edge you may advance more quickly
in the city. You can I'LL vacancy In
any department better than the girl
trained to sell just one kind of goods.
Your experience viii stand you IN
good stead, too. II the time arrives
when you can set up your own little
| shop.
In your own town you como in con-
tact with a different type Of custom
ers from those In the large cities.
The persons who come to you arc not
professional shoppers, but friends
who have faith In your judgment and
Who ask you TO decide for them. Thus
you learn to ''size-up" customers and
study how to please them. Merchants
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-10

poor She was largely instrumental in
getting such legislation as the Merean-
tile bill, the new Tombs bill, the Public
School, Prison and Anti-sweating bills
through the New York Legislature
Then. too, there is Helen Clay Frick.
daughter of Henry {. Frick, the million
airc banker. She does not have to Matt
for anybody's death in order 10 spend
vast sums in social service work. as she
has already given them, and IS doing it
all the time Recreation parks for the
people is her favorlte hobby.
In Chicago there are many women
who spend not only money but brains
and energy i'll their philanthropic enter
prises. Mrs. J. Ogden Armour, Miss
Higgenbotham and almost a score of
others, who are generally supposed to
be frittcring their time away solely in
social diversions are, as a matter OF fact,
extremely busy and capable women.
who look upon their wealth as a respon-
sibility which they try TO discharge in
diligently In fact, persons of this type
car be found in every city throughout
the United States. e.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-10
STORY OF ONE SUCCESSFUL
YOUNG WOMAN'S EXPERIENCE
Hours Are Long and Pay Small For Beginners But Good
Qualities Are Rewarded Benefit Funds

selling French underwear and blouses.
During the first six months my salary
was SO, and from the next year |
have been receiving S12 a week
When | am experienced enough to sell
the handsome French lingerie robes
my salary may reach SIS week.
The Hours.
II am here at 7:s5 A. NJ. They take
our time, and il We come later than
80 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 ad'
vertisemont for that day and read 1t
thoroughly. The buyer for this de-
partment gets up the advertisement.
Each clerk has stock to take caro-
Of, 10 clean, brush and put away care
fully. This occupies at least an hour
and half OF time, as we have TO keep
leaving the stock TO walt 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 timo
and attention for our work. Monday,
for example, sold forty customers
different garments, my sales amount
ing 10 1865. Tho girls who go ahead
in clerklng run good book. The
sales depend largely on the girl.
"Whon Il Is time to close, we un-
dress tho lay figures, put the stock
away and cover f. We keep an in
ventory of stock. t-Js work being di-
yided among three clerks and a stock
girl. The work In my department Is
very fascinating. II is pleasant TO
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-10

on the waiting-list You are but unit
In a vast system in 4 big department
store. Consider how little time your
employer can give you when there
are from one TO two thousand en-
ployeS. Your style OF dress will be
regulated, so viii 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 boys and girls
and the wrappers, and night schools
for older clerks. You VIII be under
rigid inspection every moment of the
day. You must keep your hair sham
pooed and bccomingly arranged, your
complexion healthy and your hands In
good condition. Your gown must be
neat and well-brushed, and your neck
wear spotlesS. Get into the conf
dence of a girl clerk and you VIII IND
that her evenings are generally spent
in washing and ironing neckwear ana
white waists and In attending 10 her
hair, hands and feet The continual
standing Is hard on the feet SO you
must patronlze a good oootmaRer ana
must use every means or Keeping your
feet from getting tender ana sore.
There are two classes of clerks-the
impertinent, gum-chewing class. mem.
bers OF which gather in groups behind
the counter and chat while the Gus
toner waits. who use slang and who
ridicule customer openly; and the
dignlGed class, whose members are
noted for quiet, refined, courteous
manners, who do not gossip or hirt,
and who rise steadily from cash girl
TO heads of departments or foreign
buyers. The best way to judge the
kind of clerk You wish to be is TO
think, What kind OF girl do prefer
to have walt on me7" Try TO DO that
kind and you will not go amiss-
How Progress 10 Made.
cannot better describe a clerks
progress than TO let most lovaOle
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-10
HOW AMERICAS COLOSSAL
FORTUNES ARE BEING SPENT
Mrs. Stanford Pounds University Hearst the "AngeP
of Berkeley-Mrs. Hartman Gives Huge
Park to the People

have the millions been spent so scien-
ti6cally.
1t 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 liic
long Hardly had The country overcome
its surprise at the Russell Sage will and
its feeling almost akin to sympathy at
the magnitude OF the task before Rus
sell Sage'S widow, when the news was
published OF the testament of Z II.
Hartman. supposed To be the shortest
document OF its kind on record 1t GER
tainly is the breiest possible disposal of
$4,000 900. But for many years before
tho dynamic railroad man ever thought
OF dying and while Sagc's miserly fingers
were still clutching at the boards he was
piling up. the bulk of two OF the most
famous California fortunes were being
spent by the women whose names are
inscparably associated with philanthropy
on the Pacific coast-Phocbe Apperson
Hearst and the late Jane Lathrop Stan
ford.
Gifts to Universities
The manifold and diverse benehcence
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-10

and efficient young woman In one Of
the large department stores tell her
story as she told IL to me. Bessie is
neat, pretty and refined. Her en-
ployers call her a model clerk, for she
IS not only quick, oblging and popu-
lar with customers, but she has brains
and wit enough TO advance. Her eX-
perience is tho experience Of the sue
cessful girl in general.
Bessie says: "When I 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 a 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 i felt
proud when / stood behind the coun-
ter and sold goods. | had to attend
the school in the store whore sales
people are instructed how TO sell, how
to address a customer pleasantly and
TO be willing and courteous. My sal
aTy at the blouse counter was 50 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 flfteen years, My
hours were from A NJ. TO $50 2. NJ.
Here l learned how to wait on Gus
toners and to I'll In sizes BY ordering
from the manufacturer. After selling
olouses two years they put me In the
transfer department for one month.
My salary was then So week. Here
/ settled transfer slips when custom
ers had finished shopping, and gave
shipping directions. | had to be quick
at hgures. adding amounts from diff.
ieTent bills and to know the different
express companies and railroad
routes. Next l went to the handker-
chlet department for one year, then
10 the misses suits, whoro my salary
was increased to So Then I came TO
"here l am now. the French room,
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-10

der she was school teacher in an ex-
cessively Puritan community. As re-
suit, she approaches her task entirely
from a scientific standpoint But Mrs.
Hartman has more of the qualities of
the mother and the housekeepcr 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 1t is
known that Mr. Hartman was no be-
lever 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 fn-
ished in half the time by giving out the
contract elsewhere AS it is, it has
lasted FIVE years already, and probably
will take hyc 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. y
says Mrs. Sage And her views arc
further expressed in the charter of the
Russell Sage Foundation, Not to re-
'lievc individual or family need, but to
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-10

handle tho pretty garments, and we
get the best class of customers. Those
who insist on having something en-
tirely different from anything we can2
show them are trying on the nerves,
but we learn to throw OF tho unpleaS-
ant effects.
In our store there Is benefit fund,
to which all must belong. We are
taxed ten cents each for tho funeral
of an employc. After We have been
in the store two years we are allowed
two weeks vacation with pay. Every.
one is expected TO take a vacation In
summer, as trade is dull then. Most
of the girls 90 TO the country and a
few to the seashore. Many stay right
at home, resting and getting their
winter clothes In order.
This Is my allowance: Board. So
week; carfarc, GO cents; washing, 10
cents a dozen. lunches. 60 cents;
clothes, average So a week. Salary
S12, expenses $685., 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.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-10

to this country, by the way, as many un
fortunatcS on the other side of the At
lantlc have found out
Mrs Oliver II. p Belmont is such
versatile parsonage and has been so
prominent lately in her fight for Woman
Suffrage that her philanthropIc activi-
ties have been lost sight of. Ncverthc
less, they have always been in evidence
The ChIldrcn'S Hospital that she recent
ly built and endowed, at Hampstead l.
l., 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. 1t is not always pos
sible. but it IS only fair TO say that the
majority OF such women try to avoid
advertising their charitable propensi-
ties; if for no other reason. at least be-
cause such advertisement makes them 4
mark Tor hordeS OF begging letter
writers and other importunate persons.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-10

In smaller towns cannot depend on
tourists and surrounding towns TO re-
lleve them of old stock, but expect
their clerks to sell the old stock be-
fore the time comes to lay In new
supply. Now, though it Is not gen.
orally admitted, a clerks duty Is just
as much 10 get rid OF slow-sellers as
ii is 70 sell out fresh, desirable goods.
The more practice and success you
have in selling the former, the more
valuable you will be to your employer.
Anyone can sell a customer the
thing he wishes" said merchant Fl
expect my clerks TO sell him the
things we wish sold"
In Smaller Towns.
The life of a girl clerk in a smaller
town is a pleasant one, There is the
daily visiting with friends who come
to the store and the making OF new
acQuaintances. AS the townspeoplo
are her relatives and friends, she en-
joys more social life in the evenings
than the city clerk does generally.
Because the girl in the small town
knows her customers personal affairs,
II Is difficult for her not TO bring per-
sonal likes and dislilles into her work.
She needs must make new friends
and forgive old enemies. lest they
take their spite out on her and buy
elsewhere. No clerk receives q munif'
icent salary; but the girl In the small
town who has from $3.50 TO 81 q week
lives at home, knows how to- sew, and
can make her money go much further
than the girl in the city who earns
twice os much, Take all these things
into consideration, especially the loss
OF home and personal friends, when
you wish to go to a larger city be-
cause of digger salary"
In the large shops, applying for a
position Is a very cutand-dried affair.
You generally go to shop because
you know some Of the clerks or it has
been recommended to you. You are
told tho way to the desk where appll-
cants arc interviewed, and you are
taken on at once or your name is put
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-10

Learn to move quickly and
quietly.
Cultivate a pleasant, obliging
manner.
Be loyal to your firm.
Never discuss a customer with
outsiders.
Have definite ambition to climb
upwards.
Try to gain and keep the good
will Of fellow employees.
Avoid gum chewing, exaggerated
coiffurc and cheap jewclry,
Treat ell men customers with dig
nifty and reserve.
Never accept invitations from
strangers.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-10
n n nothing do American women of
to-day more clearly reveal The
s. active presence in themselves OF

III N nolHInE 40 fAI1cIl1th N'iHsH u
to-day more clearly reveal the
active presence in themselves of
spirit which was, at most, dor
mant i'll the Americau woman of yes
terday. than in the character and quail
ity and magnitude OF their efforts in the
direction OF caring for others"
Such is the summary OF Elizabeth
MacCraoken's Judgment in her book
about the American woman Super
ficially this may sound like very par
tial statement OF rh1psodic7lly pa
triotic person The Lady Bountiful'
is supposed TO have existed even III the
mi-barbarism of the Middle Ages
The males of past generations pro-
verbally boasted of leaving charity en-
tirely to their women folk And no in
tclGgent person for minute supposcs
that the woman who cares for others
The word charity with its invidious
meaning seems fortunately to be pass
ing from the language-nobody sup
poses that she is 10 be found only Ill
this country.
The muti-mllionairc female philan-
thropist. however, is peculiar TO America.
Nowhere else have so many tremendous
fortunes fallen. almost Simultaneously.
under the unrestricted administration
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-10

90 popular is clerlIing as an occu-
" patton for women that we speak
, OF the army of women clerks"
~ Watch the big city shops at
closing time and you will realize how
immense IS this body of women en-
gagged in selling goods. Formerly We
thought of woman clerk as one en-
ployed in a dry-goods shop only; but
now the saleswoman greets you from
behind tho counter OF almost every
kind of shop.
As in other lines of work, the first
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-10
Toasted Cheese.

Cut some Parmesan or American
cheese Into very thin slices or shreds.
Put into a tin dish and set IN the oven,
or before the fire, 70 toast, and when
thoroughly dissolved pour into it one
heaping tablespoonful of bytfr. q
llttle made mustard and a pinch oil
white pepper. Serve It In the dish as
hot as possible with pulled bread, OF
placed on toast.