Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-27

would suffer under. She felt that being a
man or woman had nothing to do with the
quality OF the work. and she went 20 them
not as a woman, but as a tuner. She rea-
soned further that a woman had just as
much right to sign her Initials as a man.
In her prospectus she stated that she
would come at regular intervals and tune
their pianos and keep them In good con-
dillon. Country towns often have difficulty
securing tuners. SO many OF them made
engagements TO have the tuning done. She
charged 81 a piano in nearby towns and 50
where the distance and expense OF travel
was greater
When she arrived there was always sur
prise to find the tuner a woman, but where
there is no competition there is not much
choice, and she was sure she could give
satisfaction despite their misglvings and
went right ahead. Being a good performer,
she often entertained them when her .tun-
Ing was done, thus demonstrating how
we'll she tuned.
Women have entered many fields new 10
them with great success, so why not tun-
ing?
Business Girl MS House Builder.
A young business woman Invested her
hard-earned savings In a lot, which as the
city Improved, greatly increased in value.
She had been paying taxes on that lot
a number OF years when the thought oc-
Cured to her that here was an outlay and
no income. Why not build and finally make
It pay? The more she thought about It
the more convinced she felt that It would
be the best thing to do. She realized she
would run some risk in the undertaking
and talked the matter over with some
friends who had building experiences.
All these friends dissuaded her, saying It
Is no undertaking for a woman. But she
was imbued with the old maxim, Nothing
ventured, nothing gained and she rushed
to profit by her friends experiences.
As her position left her free after 3
o'clock in the afternoon daily. as well as
Saturday afternoons, she had this time to
devote to looking after the construction.
She applied to a bank for a loan, which
the bank granted, found a first class archl-
.tect, although aware that contractors some
times plan as well as construct houses at a
saving in cost. Her business experience
taught her that there is less risk in having
the best in an undertaking., which she did
not fully understand, than In saving the
architects fee, as she might by employing
the contractor only and paying more at the
other end.
She made efforts to post herself, read the
building news, thereby learning the names
OF experienced architects, and made in
quiries as to the satisfaction given by them.
She chose one, who, though charging a
large fee, was known to be responsible
both financially and professionally.
They went over the plans together. She
enjoined upon him that one of the main
considerations in the house was that every
room must be light and every closet must
ventilators, as well as light. She helped
plan many little comforts in the
way of cupboards, coy hooks and corners,
such as would be a drawing card for a
tenant. They agreed as to price, cutting out
all non-essentials She had the land sur
veyed so there could be no possible en-
croachment on neighboring property and
specified that only the best material should
be used in construction.
The contract was drawn up carefully,
specifying price, time in construction, num-
Der Of payments, and when each payment
was to be made. Plans Of the house with
detailed specifications as to materials to
be used, etc, and then the contracts were
duly signed.
During the construction the young woman
studied the plans and specifications when
at home, familiarizing herself with them
and visited the structure every other day.
In time the building was completed and
the architect informed the young woman
that lie had thoroughly inspected the
premises and found everything in accord
ance with Specifications and plans and
that the house was ready for acceptance.
She went there. specifications and plans
in hand, to examine infinitely before ac-
All seemed satisfactory until she
reached the bathroom. when, to her sur
prise, she found there had been no provis.
ion made for gas.
She pointed out this omission to the con-
tractor, who went over the house with
her, and he replied hat contract did not
call for this. Showing him the clause in
the specifications, black and white, he
remarked it could not be helped now, as
the walls would have to be torn down to
put in gas pipes. The young woman re-
marked she would not accept the house
until this was rectified. and. calling up the
architect, told him he would have to settle
the difficulty without additional cost to
her.
Without much loss OF time the pipes
were eventually installed, after the archi-
and contractor had it out with each
The building was we'll put up, and
ADAANNhI gASAhAhb q bOOh llNOlAlC WHICH
applied on the mortgage, as her posi-
ton paid her living, and when the mort
gage was lifted she was enabled to retire
and live on the income from the house.
Thus resulted a business girls undertake
despite warnings Of friends, because
she would do her own thinking.
Reaching for the Dollars.
Despite the warnings given out by the
Department of State at Washington from
time TO time against such frauds, the
swindle cases continue, and re-
Gently these attempted frauds have in
creased to such an extent that the state
receives several letters a
week from people who nave either been
victimized by these schemeTs or who
have received letters from them. These
swindiers rave preyed upon residents of
the United States for more than twenty
five years and have secured thousands
of dollars from Americans. They are
in various parts OF Spain. Their
method Of procedure is TO write to some
person in the United States respecting
the Imprisonment of a relative and the
guardianship of his child. The stories
vary in detail, but the most common one
Is that a distant relative Of the person