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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-01
TEACHES SYSTEM
TO THE SYSTEM
Mary Shapiro, the Remarkable
Business Housekeeper
of Wall Street.
ITS EFFICIENCY ENGINEER
She Tells Employers How to MinIni-
ize Their Office Expenses and Get
Better ResuIts-some Unique
EmpIoyments.
BY RICHARD sPILLANE.

Wall street has something entirely
new, business housekeeper. She calls
herself visiting secretary, but visit
ing or business housekeeper more
nearly defines ker work. In the home
OF THE System" she is teaching sys-
TEN. She is a scieAtiflc Office woman.
When firm or a COZ 9oration finds its
office force does not w;.rk we'll, or that
expenses are out of al proportion to
the results achieved. she Straightens
things out What the eficisncy engi-
neer who goes into factory and, aft
er careful study, reports to the manu-
facturer what must be done to check
waste, she does for the banker, the
broker, the lawyer and the mining
man. No job is too big for her, and
no job too small. She has been in
Wall street long enough to know It's
needs and has had experience enough
to know how to meet those needs.
The business housekeeper is Mary
2. Shapiro. She went to the street
when she was a slip of girl. She is
less than thirty now, but she says it
seems as If she has been in the fnan-
cial district for ages. Most of the
stenographers down town or up town
are most happy when they have the
least to do. They chatter and gossip
and watch the clock rather than think
of ways and means by which they
may serve their employers or improve
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-01
TOOK BISHOP AT HIS WORD
Footman May Have Been Consider
ably Astonished But He Was
There to Obey Orders.

Bishop Brindle, the well-known Eng
lish clergyman, sometimes tells this
story against himself. Dining at Sir
Evelyn Woods he narrated the old
story of the small boy who, going to
a party, was instructed to refuse cake,
as he had not been very well. But
suppose they ask me again, mummy"
he said "Oh, you must still say, No.
thank you" And II they ask me
again!" "Oh, they wouldn't be so
rude as to do that. Now, 1t is time
you were off" The small boy re-
turned home in tears. Asked what
had happened, he replied: We'll,
mummy, they asked me to have cake.
and l said, No thank you; and they
asked me again, and said, No. thank
you; and then they asked me again,
and said Just like daddy says, Take
the dam thing away"
At that moment a passing footman
caught the bishops last words, and
with a start swooped down on his
half-inished plate, and bore it away
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-01
Good Exercise.

The dancing mania of the present
day has fewer political results than
the one which came in the later middle
ages, but it seems quite as fruitful a
topic of learned explanations. These
explanations are seldom complete, for
obvious reasons. The savant who
starts to study the tango from scien.
tifc viewpoint usually ends by dancing
it, and the one, two, three and dip has
a bad effect on the processes of philo-
sophie thoughts. Whatever the mer-
its or dement's Of these dances as
works of art or expressions of social
feeling, their value as a means OF ex
ercise is sure People who never
could have been persuaded to take a
course in gymnastics have danced
their livers into good condition and
kept young in spirit and in flesh. A
mania" which produces such, results
may be quite as valuable as some
forms OF sanity.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-01


the albumenates of our food, it ap-
proaches them in chemical compost
tion and changes rapidly an1 easily
In the body; in other words. 1t is
easily digested and is a good substi-
tute for stronger foods which could
not be eaten by convalescent.
Gelatin added to milk gives bulk
and makes It more easy to digest
Gelatin must not be boiled, as it loses
Its thickening power. 1t should be
softened in cold water and then added
to the hot liquid.
Gelatin is indispensable in the
preparation of many desserts; it is
also used with meat sauces, meats,
fish and vegetables, as we'll as in the
making Of confectionery of different
kinds.
Prune Jelly.-Wash a half pound Of
good prunes and allow them to soak
for an hour in cold water. Then put
into an enameled saucepan with the
rind of lemon thinly peeled, a stick
OF cinnamon and quarter of cupful
OF sugar. Stew until tender, then
strain the liquid and rub the prunes
through sieve. Crack the stones,
blanch the kernels and add to the
pulp; add a quarter of a cupful of
lemon juice and four tablespoonfuls
of softened gelatin. Stir until we'll
mixed, strain and mold, then serve
with whipped cream, sweetened and
favored with almond.
Cocoa that is left over may be
thickened with gelatin and served as
a most satisfying dessert with cream
and sugar.
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than a clever young man, and has a
better grasp of detail. The men Miss
Shapiro worked for were delighted
with her services. They would have
been happy to have retained her as a
clerk But she did not wish to remain
a clerk. She had a finer mind than
some of the men she worked for, and
better grasp OF business. She thought
she might aspire to some official posi-
tion, like secretary or assistant secre-
tary to a corporation. She knew she
had executive ability, and with her
skill at accounts and her fine grasp Of
correspondence and general business
she knew she could give good service.
Men who knew her capabilities praised
her highly, and declared she was one
Of the brightest young women they
ever had found in the business field.
Praise is very pleasant, but when
there was a vacancy In a secretarial
position. and Miss Shapiro applied for
1t, those who had the awarding Of the
position hemmed and hawed. They
would like to give it to her, they ac-
knowledged, but 1t never would do.
They had to have man, they said.
To have a woman in an official posi-
tion would be unconventional. Busi-
ness is bound by convention. Some
day It may be different, but that day
is still distant
Became Efficiency Engineer.
Miss Shapiro had hopes of attaining
her ambition after a while, but as time
went on and she say no change, she
began to think of other ways and
means of improving her condition. She
kept her eyes open all the while. She
studied Offices and she studied busi-
ness. She saw lot of waste and she
studied how to eliminate it in all its
phases. She studied the problem in
the light of affording a broader field
in which to use her energies. When
she was satisfied that there was an op-
portunity for her to employ her tai
ents to the best advantage. she
branched out for herself. She became
a Wall street efficiency engineer.
Wall street is made up of a mass Of
businesses, big and little. There are
some concerns that employ hundreds
of men and women. There are some
that employ a dozen or two. There
are some that are made up of man,
a boy, and an apology for a stenog-
rapher Some of these businesses are
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-01
ECZEMA ON CHILD'S BODY

$40 High ST., Oshkosh, Wis.-"When
about two months old my nephew had
sores break out ON different parts Of
his body. The trouble first began as
a rash which itched so at night some
one always held his hands, even while
sleeping, as at the least scratching 1t
would run together and form scabs.
His night-clothes had to have mittens
on them or the scabs would be raw
and bleeding by morning. His cloth
ing or the least friction irritated the
trouble. His face and scalp were COW
cred. They called it eczema.
I'VE tried different treatments but
none cured him. At three years old
we commenced the use of Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. 1t took nearly a
year to effect a complete cure and he
never had anything like 1t since"
(Signed) Mrs. F. Scofield, Mar. 81.
1914.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free. with 32-p. Skin Book Address post
card "Cuticura. Dept. L. Boston. ADV.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-01
Could Not Prevail.

Uncle Luke was cautious in state
ment. and achieved some reputation
In the negro quarters as an oracle
thereby. The nearest that Luke ever
came to making a positive statement
was in the matter Of Sam. He and
Sam were ordered to come up to the
masters house one day and do q Job
of whitewashing. Both promised. and
Sam stayed away. The master swors
moderately.
Il guess Sans a pretty good-for-
nothing liar, Luke" he commented.
We'll. sab, l amt sayin' It," as
sented Luke mildly. but it's so as I'm
tell dat no niger in de qua'ter give
de trufe harden wrastle n what Sam
do. Vas, sah."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-01

their minds. Occasionally there Is one
that is different. Miss Shapiro was
different She was earnest. ambitious
and eager to learn. She wanted to
have her full share of the innocent
pleasures of life, but downtown meant
business to her. AS she wanted to go
ahead In the world she could not see
wherein she would be doing justice
to herself II she did not learn every
thing she could about business.
Learned Something Every Day.
What education she has she got in
the schools of New York. A good
pupil can learn a lot in the schools of
New York. There is lot more that
can be learned after leaving school
This girl stenographer learned some
thing every day She studied her en-
ployer's business, studied the methods
by which things were done and re-
tained all the knowledge she obtained,
She was not content merely to tran
scribe the notes of her employers
letters. Whenever she could make
herself useful at any other work, she
was eager to do it. First of all, she
wanted to be a first-class stenogra-
pher. The more difficult the dictation
the better she liked it. Within two
years she could write so fast steno-
graphically and SO accurately that she
was the pride of the office.
It is all very well to be firstclass
stenographer, but stenOgraphy has it's
limitations. She could not hope to get
more than s25 or $50 q week. regard
less of how expert she became. She
wanted to fit herself for something
better. She had an idea that IL she
became well grounded in business she
could fit herself for some really good
position. The New York university
has a department Of commerce, ac-
counts and finance which is designed
to equip students for the greatest use
fnlness in business. Miss Shapiro
went to the university and entered
this department She studied COM.
merce and accounts and finance with
the deepest interest She has won.
derfully acute mind, The study fas-
cinated her. When she was graduated
she had learned as much as her teach.
ers could impart to her
she wanted to be thorough SO she
was not content to wcrk in only one
branch Of Wall streets business. She
took various employments simply with
the idea of getting experience and
knowledge, She worked for a banker
and she worked for q broker: then she
worked for q lawyer. then she worked
for q mining man.
"A clever young woman learns faster
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-01


flour added to make q batter thinner
than cake batter and raise half-hour.
Bake in iron rings and turn. Then
break open and toast and spread with
butter
Cod Pie.-Take the leftovers of cod
fish with the bones carefully re-
moved, put in pie dish and season
with salt, pepper and paprika. Pour
over some melted butter and cover
with oysters. pint is sufficient. Over
these place mashed seasoned potato
and bake for half an hour.
Egg Pie.-Hard- cooked eggs cut up
in a rich, white sauce and covered
with mashed potato and baked. Brush
with melted butter, season with pars-
ley, or brush with beaten egg.
Baked Minced Mutton.-Fry two
finely minced onions, add to this any
saVory herbs and finely hashed NUT
ton seasoned we'll with pepper, salt.
nutmeg, and moistened with gravy.
This Is put on layer of seasoned and
mashed potatoes and another layer is
put on top Of that and baked.
Apple Snowflake apple sauce that
has been sweetened and put through
sieve; add the beaten whites Of eggs
and pulverized sugar, beating until
stiff. Heap in dish and serve with
thin custard poured around the snow.
Mutton Curry.-Slice raw, lean NUT
ton, cover with water, add two on
ions, piece of ginger root and few
cloves; cook until tender. Strain off
the gravy and add a tablespoonful of
sugar,two of lime juice, teaspoonful of
curry, salt and cayenne. Then sim
mer for twenty minutes and serve.
Hot 5everaee.-The yolk of an egg
is beaten and a little sugar added,
then the beaten white and a half-cup
of hot milk, sprinkled with nutmeg.
This would be both a nourishing and
refreshing drink.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-01
Family Verdict.

Here is a story of an unexpected
acquittal told to Mr., Philips by the
late Sir Frank Lockwood against him
self:
when on circuit he had been de-
Tending a prisoner, and although he
had done his best for him he thought
that the case was hopeless, and he
was immensely surprised when the
man was acquitted.
"On returning to London Frank
Lockwood saw the man In question at
the railway station. and said to him:
"I strongly advise you to be care
full for the future. I am sure that
could never get you.oR again
~ don't think you COULD replied
the man, The fact is. my brother-in.
law was the foreman Of the Jury. the
last man 'on the front bench was my
cousin and q great pal OF mine. and Q
man at the back owed nv ffty
pOnnda
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namon, one inch long, and cook be-
low the simmering point until the
prunes are tender but unbroken.
There should be fully three pints of
water when the prunes are done.
Add three tablespoonfuls of sago, a
little salt, and sufficient sugar to
sweeten, cook until the sago is trans
parent. Remove the cinnamon, add
a cupful of grape juice and serve
when hot.
Liver cheese.-Soak a lambs liver,
wash thoroughly and place in deep
stewpan with a calf's tongue, or
three lambs tongues, and a half
pound of fresh lean pork. Tie up
loosely in a thin bit of muslin six
allspice. five cloves, and half bay
leaf; add this to the meat with a
scant teaspoonful Of salt and q dash
Of cayenne pepper. Pour over barely
enough boiling water to cover and
simmer gently for four hours. Dis.
card the gristle tubes and put the
meat through a chopper. Add salt,
pepper. and enough Of the pot liquor
to moisten. Pack in creased molds,
cover with a plate and weigh and let
stand "a hours.
Fried Cream.-Scald a pint of milk
in a double boiler. adding an inch
stick Of cinnamon to favor. Beat to-
gether two eggs. add a quarter of a
cupful of cold milk, one tablespoon
full of flour, two of cornstarch, a half
cupful of sugar, and a quarter of a
teaspoonful of salt. Add this to the
scalded milk. removing the cinnamon,
return to the boiler and cook Is min
utes, stirring frequently. Lastly, add
one teaspoonful Of butter. two table
spoonfuls of blanched and chopped
almonds, and one teaspoonful of va
nilla. Pour into a shallow pan, and
when cold cut in strips. dip in egg
and crumbs, and fry in deep fat.
Serve with a sweet sauce or dust
with powdered sugar.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-01
Her Gentle Hint.

-Four year old Aloha was visiting her
aunt, who was not used to having chill
dren around. At the dinner table for
the first few minutes Alola was for
gotten in the serving. The child had
always been taught to wait, but after
what seemed a long time to her she
exclaimed, Aunt Ruff. used to eat
chicken"
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Watch man eat and you will know
how he works." 1t is maintained by
the fast eaters that as they do every
thing rapidly SO all their functions
work at the same rate. However this
may be, 1t is essential that energetic
chewing should continue until all the
food has been we'll mixed with the
saliva (the first digestive juice) and
that the food should be so finely d.
vided that the flavor has been well en-
joyed.
Our prehistoric parents had good
teeth. Mastication Is good for the
teeth, and they exercised them on
good, coarse bone and muscle making
foods.
The crusty, brown, hard bread is not
SO we'll liked or as popular as it should
be. Bread which is soft and spongy
and perfectly desirable bread Is not as
well chewed, is swallowed before the
sweet flavor of the grain is discovered
and which is vastly more important,
before the saliva has had an opportuni-
ty to give its valuable aid to digestion
Haste in eating usually goes with
the evil of much drinking at meals.
Food properly chewed will be moist
enough to slip down without any diff
Guilty. The old idea that nothing
should be drunk at meals is not held
at present. Water is needed, but
should not be taken in unlimited
amounts during eating.
IeEk1 N~,<s~zA-.
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Good Enough for Her.

The illustrated Bible had a strong
fascination for small Geraldine. With
the book open on her lap, she looked
up and said:
Mother, do folks marry in heaven?"
"The Good Book says they do not.
Geraldine"
well, do they marry in-in-tho
other placer"
Il suppose not, my dear"
Geraldine shut the Bible with
bang.
Then I'm going to stay right here -
she said.
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Quite a Difference.

Sir George Rose, once turning a
corner, came suddenly upon some
young barristers who we're in the act
OF aping his walk and gestures. You
mistake, gentlemen" said the good
natured wit. accosting them. THAT
Is not the air of the Rose; 1t is only
the stalk"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-01

Excellent results are being obtained
in Paris by treating sufferers from
rheumatism with what are known as
parafin baths. The patients are placed
in envelopes made Of mineral wax
which are raised to temperature of
&C degrees and are kept there for "a
hours.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-01
S7ahoKTOTI[NR
f@ABKE$y

The Luck" that / believe in
Is that which comes with work,
And no one ever finds II
Who's content TO wish and shirk.
The men the world calls lucky"
VIII tell you every one.
That success comes not by wishing
But by hard work. bravely done.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-01
LIE Preserxer Shaped Like renpln.

One of the latest substitutes for the
ordinary life preserver is curious
device which, when extended for use.
has a shape resembling that of bowl
ing pin. It is intended to be entered
by a single person and in that case
keeps the user entirely dry, but 1t Is
claimed that its buoyancy is so great
that, in case of catastrophe, as many
as twenty persons can be supported
for an indefinite period by hanging to
the loops around the lower part Of
the hood.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-01

saver Of foods. II
is not OF itself OF
much value, but It
forms a most de-
sirable medium for
fruits and other
foods in combina-
ton. While gela-
tin cannot replace
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-01

future use. Wash and
soak a pound of prunes
in three pints of cold wa
ter. Next day place over
a slow fire, and when
steaming add one lemon,
washed and cut without
pairing, into the thinnest
of slices. q stick of Gin
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-01
EorestaIIIna the charmers.

That young millionaire has been
here a week but none OF the seashore
beauties have come near drowning"
He let 1t be noised abroad that he
couldn't swim"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-01
resi- For Prospsotlvs Eathar.

No man has any business to get
married until he can listen to a cry
ing baby without saying things that
weuldnt look wei, In print.
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well organized. The majority are not.
lnanimate machinery works more ac-
curately and more regularly than ami
mated. 1t is a rare business manager
who gets the best possible results out
Of his office force.
One day Wall street was surprised
to receive an announcement from Miss
Shapiro that she was ready to assist
business houses to reduce their of.
flee expenses and at the same time
maintain the highest standard of eff
cheney. These results she would OBJ
tain by studying their needs carefully
and applying the most practical plans
and suggestions.
Some of the men who received her
announcement threw it in the waste
basket. To some of the others it gave
an idea. They were not satisfied with
the manner in which their Offices were
being conducted. Expenses were high,
but somehow they did not manage to
get their work handled satisfactorily.
They sent for the young woman. They
acknowledged they did net know what
was wrong, but were willing to
have the source Of the trouble discoy.
cred for them. and were ready to pay
well for It.
New eyes are better than old. Some
times a person is too close to an OBJ
1ect, or has been close to it too long
to see it in the proper light. One big
broker who employed Miss Shapiro &C.
knowledged that his expenses were
altogether too large, but he could not
see for the life of him how he could
reduce them. Miss Shapiro looked
over his books and studied his case
for day. Then she startled him by
an explanation 50 simple that he al.
most was ashamed Of himself. The
broker had offices large enough for a
concern that did twice or three times
the business. His lease was about to
expire. She pointed out how, by re.
arrangement. he would have plenty of
room with half the space. She con.
solidated the work of some of the
clerks. read1usted the whole establish.
ment. and got her pay. One day of
study on her part meant the saving Of
several thousands Of dollars a year
to that broker. Not only that, but
it brought about better constitution
In the whole establishment. The broker |
thinks she is wonder.
Sample Of Her Work.
A very rich and good man Of Wall |
street sent for her, He could not uh. |
derstand why It was he never could |
set the service out Of his clerks that
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-01

We'll. well! l see you are back
again"
Nonsense. Can't you see I'm still
out Of the city?"
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Though home is a name. a word, 1t is
q strong one; stronger than magician
ever spoke, or spirit answered to, in
strongest cOnjuration.-Dicke
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Ideas like ghosts (according TO the
common notion OF ghosts. must be
spoken to a little before they will eK-
plain themselves.
Cheertulness and content are great
beautifiers, and are famous preseryera
Of good looks.-Dickens.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-01

Unnecessary.
did her father give the bride
away?"
mo. He said the groom would find.
her out soon enough"
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live up to the knowledge
acquired. Probably the
most common error is
eating too fast. another
eating too much, and an.
other not masticating
the food well.
There Is an old saying
which ponS liko this.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-01

II you have been foolish most Of
you life, brace up and try to be sensi-
BILE for q change.
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YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL YOU
Try Murine Eye Remedy for Red, Weak, Watery
Eyes and Gmnulated Hyelids: No smArtinR-
tust Bye Comfort Write for Book of the BYE
by mail Free. HrTine Eye Remedy Co. ChicaIN
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Manners.

Manners are not idle. but the fruit
OF loyal nature and Of noble mind
TenHyson.
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question that the
English cook eX-
GELS in m a ny
dishes, for exam
pie, the crumpet.
Here is the recipe:
To one quart of
milk add IL yeast
IL