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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-03-04
manager called her aside and informed

manager called her aside and informed
her that she was discharged.
When she got home she didn't know
whether to laugh or to cry. She be-
lieves che never would have been dis
charged if it were not for the abom'
Unable custom of selling things on the
fractional plan. She made lot OF
acquaintances in the store. None of
the girls had an idea of what she was
there for Some of them are her
friends today. They do not know she
is a writer.
After her ignominious dismissal she
sought some more experience. She
got a job in a popular cheap restau-
rant. She was to get seven dollars
and half week. Incidentally, there
was chance for tips. She wasn't a
success as waitress. She trieG to do
as the other girls did, but she didn't
have the ability. She never could
master the art of racking up plates,
saucers, cups, knives, forks and
spoons in great pyramids on her left
arm and marching serenely down the
aisle. She did the best she could, but
her best was very poor. Several times
the load was too much for her, for she
had not been skillful in stacking the
stuff up, and she let the pile fall.
She served men and she served
women She never got tip from a
woman. Maybe it was because she
was such a bad waitress. She got
tips from the men, however. Maybe
they sympathized with her. In that
restaurant she net man whom she
considers the kindest, politest and
most generous human being she has
ever met His clothes were shabby
and his linen was frayed 1t was
worse when he departed than when
he came in, for she spilled coffee down
his left arm, onto his collar and on
to his neck. The poor man didn't
scold her, or didn't even frown. He
mopped the coffee off his coat sleeve
and of his collar. and he wiped his
neck. And after that he gave her
five-cent tip.
She didn't remain in that restau-
rant long. 1t was not her fault. She
was fired. She went out then and
looked for another job. So far as she
knows, no one had recognized her, but
in the department store two or three
persons from St. Louis looked at her
sharply. and she believes they recog-
nized her. or thought they did
In Sweat Shop.
Her third job came through an ad-
vertisement. The ad called for rip
pers. That is trade term in the.
tailoring business. She got an en-
gagement in sweat shop in Allen
street. OF all the congested sections
of New York there is none that is
worse than Allen street The shop
in which she got employment was
wretched one. Most of the employees
knew no English. Nearly all spoke
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-03-04
HAD CONFIDENCE IN IANITOR
Landlady Knew to Whom to Apply
When She Wanted References
as to a Tenant.

Smith, just established IN a new
fiat, happened to discover that the
landlord-or landlady, rather-had not
investigated the references he had
furnished, upon her very particular
request.
=. why didn't you ask anybody about
me?" he asked.
Il did" was the answer II asked
the janitor at your old place. l always
do that. After finding out from the
old landlord whether tenant is good
pay, l make a personal call on the
janitor of the house he has been liv'
ing in."
"But are janitors always to be
trusted?"
"By no means. l can usually tell
whether man is truthful. l use my
Judgment In each case. 1t isn't hard
to guess whether he has been unduly
influenced by tips or the lack of them.
Generally speaking, the janitor knows
the tenant better than anybody else,
and l prefer his estimate to that of the
friends and business associates whose
names are supplied as references"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-03-04

Yiddish or a Polish dialect She wont
to work by the piece. A gooo ripper
could earn so cents day. Miss Hurst
was no better as a ripper than she
was as a ribbon girl or waitress. She
earned her car fare and little over.
She probably was considered as a
hopeless subject. The boss discharged
her.
After leaving the sweat shop she
plunged into writing. She had gath
cred a lot OF material. She had kept
her eyes and her ears open, not only
in the department store, the restau-
rant and the sweat shop, but on the
streets, in the subway. in the Il
trains, everywhere. She was gathering
impressions, studying life, thinking OF
people, creating situations. She wrote
story after story, and sent the articles
out. She sent various manuscripts to
a publication that has the largest cir
culation of any in America. They
came back regularly. She SEM them
elsewhere. Occasionally she sold one.
She was sure that she was going to
succeed sooner or later. One day she
got a letter from this publication OF
great circulation. 1t asked her to call
at its New York office. 1t also in
formed her that one Of her stories
which she had called Power and
Horse Power" had been accepted. She
went to the office considerable exer-
cised. She had made up her mind
that she would ask big price for that
story She would insist on getting
hundred dollars. The gentleman was
very polite. He told her the editor was
very much impressed with her work,
that he had been watching her for
long time and that she had been show
ing steady improvement. The publi-
cation wanted her to submit all her
stories from that time forward. he
said.
Now, what do you think your work
is WORTH" the gentleman inquired.
She tried to say one hundred dol
lars, but the words would not come.
She hesitated, and hesitated, and final
ly said:
"I'll leave it to you"
Well" he said, suppose we start
at three hundred dollars an article"
She nearly tainted.
That was two years ago. She has
beer writing, writing, writing ever
since. She gets far more than three
hundred dollars story now. She is
one of the highest-priced story writer's
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-03-04

hopes One of her friends who knew
the editor of a magazine took her
down to that gentleman. Office and IN.
troduced her He was very kind. but
didn't waste words.
What have you to submit?" he
asked. She had gone to him empty.
handed
Go home and write something and
bring it in," he told her.
She did. He read the manuscript.
Then he gave it back to her.
Young lady" he said. you can
write. but you do not know Row to
handle a story yet"
Then he made lot Of rapid-fire sug'
gestions. She rewPote that story
three times. The third time the edi'
tor accepted it. He accepted two 9TH
er stories, but he made her rewrite
them, and rewrite them and rewrite
them.
Going After Material.
To get material for stories she did
some astonishing things. She wanted
to develop a field of her own. She
did. She wanted to know at first
hand about the shop girls. She ap'
piled for a job in a big department
store. 1t took her six weeks to get
an engagement. She had her heart
set on being assigned to the ribbon
counter. AS luck would have it, that
is the work to which she was as
signed. She was to get $3.50 week
II anyone thinks the girl at the rib
bon counter has an easy thing of 1t
he will be disillusionized by Miss
Hurst. With all her education she
never has mastered mathematics. The
first day at the ribbon counter was
one of terror to her Some of the
stores sell their ribbons at all sorts OF
odd prices. Some Of it is ten cents a
yard, some 171a, some 22k, and so on
Women are queer creatures. They
buy ribbons of odd lengths. Some
times they want 7R yards, sometimes
1871 yards. When lady would order
TX yards of 17b-cent ribbon, Miss
Hurst would have a terrible time.
She couldn't figure out 71S times 171s
in less than half an hour, and then
nine chances out of ten the result
would be wrong. All the salesgirls
keep a book of their sales. Miss Hurst
was short in her accounts that first
day. She was short in her accounts
the second day. and the third day
and the fourth day, and the fifth day
At the end of the fifth day the floor
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-03-04
Explanation to Her Guests.

A little girl gave a children's party
the other day to certain of her young
friends. She was very anxious that
everything should be done properly,
and just before the arrival of the
guests was discussing matters with
her mother.
Mamma" she asked, shall we say
grace?"
NO." said mamma; "it will be a
very informal dinner, and l think
you need not do that"
That meant one ceremony the less
to be gone through, and was a relief
But the little lady was anxious to
have all her guests understand it.
So, as they gathered about the table,
she explained:
Mamma says that this is such an
internal dinner that we need not have
grace today?"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-03-04
The First Eire2

Speaking of wonderful inventions,
the overshadower of Edison is the
manor woman-who invented fire.
Our prehistoric ancestors doubtless
were familiar with fire from lightning
strokes and lava eruptions. But how
did they ever get the idea that they
could initiate the effects of lightning
by rubbing two sticks against each
other? 1t has been observed in re.
cent years that in bamboo forests of
southern India branches sometimes
are whipped by the wind against each
other until they burst into flame. That
probably was where the fire inventor
got his idea.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-03-04
The First reIephone,

Robert Hooke, in 1867, conveyed
sound 20 a distance by distended wire;
and between Hooke's time and that of
Elisha Gray considerable progress was
made in the direction of the tele.
phone; but it appears that the first
real telephone was given to the world
by Alexander Graham Bell. about
1877.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-03-04
Rayberry Shrub.

The plant from which the bayberry
candle is made is the shrub Myrcia
cerifera, plant which is common in
New England, and especially along the
coast OF Maine. The bayberry shrub
is not closely related to the Myrcia
acris, or West India bay, from the
leaves of which bay rum is obtained
by distillation
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-03-04
TakInu Chances.

I'm afraid that filibustering speech
I've been making will subject me to
a great deal of criticism" exclaimed
Senator Sorghum.
IT'S a good speech"
"Yes. But it's clearly in violation
Of the eight-hour law"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-03-04
To Be Expected.

THE other day young man went
to get marriage license and the blum
dering clerk gave him dog license .
What did the prospective bride
groom do?"
81 understand he emitted howl"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-03-04
That's So.

Golf is a good game, but it has its
limitations"
How so?"
You never see golfing story
where the hero saves the game in the
last three minutes of play."-Kansas
City Journal.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-03-04
Have Healthy, strong, Bea .tiful Eyes

Have Healthy, Strong, Rea .tiful Eyes
ocullsts and Physicians used Murine Eye
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Care. Try It in your Eyes and In Baby g Eyes
No Smarting Eye Comfort. Buy Murine
of your Druggist accept no Substitute, and II
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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-03-04
CHARGED for His SUFFERING

You charged $40 for giving my
daughter music lesson?" NO" re-
piled the professor, serenely. 1T is
only $5. for the lesson. The other IF
teen is for having to bsten."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-03-04

When woman says she won't she
won't; also very often when she says
she will.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-03-04

Happy is the home where Red Cross
Ball Blue is used. Sure to please. All
grocers. Adv.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-03-04

A girl can't be blamed for forgetting
a fellow when he forgets himself.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-03-04

When a policeman uses his club he
generally raps for order,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-03-04
The DIMcuItv

"He simply refuses to throw any
light on his past"
Perhaps he can't; it's so shady
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-03-04
Ournor4anY IA aAo1hara

UWpOFIanT 70 NJ0IN0T8
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASToRIA, a safe and sure remedy fol
infants and children, and see that 1t
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-10-30
NEW RULING.

Desert land entrymen who have offer
ed final proof in their entries, and then
made application TO be allowed to ac-
quire title to the same under the provi-
sions of the act of March 4, 1915, the act
passed for the relief of such entrymeu as
are unable to comply with the require
meuts of the original law in regard to
irrigation, will be interested in new
ruling recently made by the commits
sioner of the general land Office, Receiv-
er Tompkins having received notice Of
the same.
Where proof has been offered and the
purchase price of Sl.00 per acre paid un-
der the old law, il is hecessary at the
time of making application under the
new law, to also make application for
the repayment of this money. Then,
when the application is granted, it is
necessary, if the entry is to be perfected
by purchase, to pay tie sum of 80 cents
per acre, and further sum Of IS cents
per acre at the time of making the final
proof under the new law As it takes
considerable time for an application for
repay lnGub W bt dCbGu upOll, ihDSl Ol
these applicants were placed in the posi-
ton Of already having paid Sl.00 an acre
to the government, and then having to
pay 30 cents more an acre before the
application for repayment was acted up.
on. Under the new ruling, where money
paid at the time of final proof has been
covered into the treasury, it is not nee
essary for the applicant to pay any more
money at the time the application is
granted bat he is given credit on the
purchase money for a sum equivalent to
30 cents per acre, and the other 90 cents
per acre is then held and he is given
credit for it at the time OF offering final
proof, thus making it necessary for him
to pay but % cents an acre more. This
is great improvement over the old sys-
TEN, as it makes it much easier for the
entrymen in many cases. Where they
do not desire to take advantage of the
change, the matter can be carried
through under the old system.
In order to take advantage Of the new
ruling, it is necessary that with the APP
plication for repayment the entryman
also file IN application asking that credit
for the sum of so cents an acre be allow
ed on the purchase money.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-10-30
DEATH OF MRS. F.. p. AYREs.

The people of Custer and the SUR
rounding vicinity were deeply greved
to learn Of the death of Mrs. r. P. Ayres
which occurred at Deadwood on Thurs
day morning, October 2lst, Thus pass
eth to the beyond all that embodies a
noble and beautiful character.
Almyra Richardson was born in Hu-
mansville, Polk county, Mo-, in 1874
aud was Al years and two months old at
the time of her death With her par.
ents she came to the Black Hills TWEEN"
ty-seven years ago On November 10th,
1892, she was united in marriage to Mr..
f. p. Ayres, Of Fairburn, S. d. To this
union were born two daughters and
three sons. For the past twelve years
the deceased had been ailing and for Il e
last several years was almost entirely
helpless, but she bore her suffering with
iortitude and uncomplainingly.
The deceased leaves to mourn her
death the husband, two daughters and
three sons; Mrs. Addie Roseberry, Bir-
| della, Lonny, Francis and Alvin Ayres,
besides her aged father r. b. Richard
son, -four brothers and two sisters.
The funeral service was conducted at
Pringle by Rev. Davis, the Congrega-
tional minister of Custer, on Saturday
forenoon, October 23rd. The hymns,
Nearer My God TO Thee" "One by
One Wen all be Gathered" and "We'll
Never Say Goodbye in Heaven" were
sung by the choir. The floral offerings
were many and beautiful. large CON
course Of people, including many of the,
Custer friends of the deceased, followed,
the remains to its last resting place in
| the Pringle cemetery.
| Farewell, farewell, dear mother,
On earth forever more;
| But soon We shall meet you,
| On the Celestial shore.
What is home without mother
| TO give her loving care,
! To those left behind
In sorrow and despair.
| shadow now is past,
| Der once happy home,
| by the messenger Of death
| Inat never cease 10 come.
'Tis sad to part with one,
! With one we dearly loved;
But Jesus called for her 10 come,
| To dwell with him above.
| Y
| She is but sweety sleeping,
| To awaken on that shore,
i Where loving ones will meet
| To part from her no more
Then farewell, dear mother,
soon we shall Join you there;
| In that beautiful home above,
Where parting Is no more.
VIM y. SAYARS.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-10-30
WOMAN SUFFRAGE DE-

Ia LII 44N ~ II w - LINZ ~
Unusual interest was manifested in
the special election held in New Jersey
on October 18th, partly because of the
fact that it involved the first test in any
eastern state for many years upon the
question of extending the trust of the
suffrage to women, partly owing to the
aid given to their sisters by suffrasists
from other states, and partly owing to
the fact that the test was held in ad
vance ofthe general election, when the
question will be passed upon in three
other popuous states in the same sec
ton, namely New York, Pennsylvania
and Massachusetts, No doubt, also, the
declarations of President Wilson and
Secretary Garrison that they intended
to vote for the suffrage amendment in
the state of their legal residence attract
ed considerable share Of attention TO
the contest The amendment was de-
feated by majority of $4,000 in total
vote of about 100000. With the suffrage
amendment went down another propos.
ing to eliminate from the constitution a
provision preventing votes to amend the
same from being taken more than once
in FIVE years. The states giving equal
suffrage to women are, in the order Of
their adoption Of the principle, Wyom-
ing, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Washing
ton, California, Arizona, Kansas, Ore
gon, Nevada aud Montana With these
may be mentioned Illinois, whose legis-
lature has extended to women the right
to vote for all offices not created by the
state constitution, and the territory of
Alaska, which has granted full suffrage
to women.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-10-30

the Forest by reason Of the fence.
The damage done in a very few cases
by elk, in no instance to the formulators
or circulators Of the petition, will be
settled by the State on its own initia-
tive, as it should be, as will any adjust
ment desirable to be made in grazing
rates, without recourse to petition by
those injured whatsoever
The one request made in the petition
to which we all agree, settlers, citizens
and officers, is that calling for an inves-
tigation Of conditions by personal rep
resentatiye of the Governor. No one
having an honest desire TO have condi-
tions known and understood and proper
remedies applied wherever called for by
facts, could possibly object to such a
procedure. Had the petition contained
this one request not coupled with mum
erous selfish and questionable state
ments, it should have received universal
endorsement and would have borne
practical results
That the Governor, had he the power,
will relinquish title 10 several sections
of state school lands that few people
may file on them for personal gain, or
will annul all grazing fees and remove
all restrictions and regulations for the
benefit of a few dissatisfied individuals
and to the detriment and loss of the en-
tire state, which things are plainly the
desire of the formulators and circulators
of the petition, is highly improbable,
petition or no petition.
Citizens on the Forest are the same as
citizens off the Forest, no better, no
worse. As citizens they are entitled to-,
and will receive from the state every
protection and benefit compatible with
the interests of the entire community
That thev will receive special privileges
to the detriment of the rest of the COM
munity is, however, very doubtful.
GEO. w. ROSKIE,
State Forester.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-10-30

ing the more dangerous condition above
described.
Fourth The Board Of Education has
done all in its power from time to time
toward the maintenance Of the building,
and from no angle can ] see where it
would be practical to make further re-
pairs or alterations even for temporary
use Of the same.
Fifth: No formula can solve in min
utes or years the time this building
might stand under present conditions,
however in my judgment the said build
ing as it now stands has no factor OF
safety and should be condemned from
further use.
Yours truly,
II. +. WALDR0N.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-10-30
Yours very truly,
GUY &. FRARY,
Commissioner.
Report of Architect waldron.


RAPID CITY, S. D., Oct. q, 1915.
Mr. GUY g. FRARY, Com,
State Food and Drug Dept,
Vermillion, South Dakota.
DEAR SIR Upon the recommenda-
ton of your inspector w. NJ Cox, the
Board Of Education of Custer, S. d., has
employed me to examine the conditions
of their city school building for the pur-
pose Of determining its factor Of safety,
and to report to you Of the same.
have therefore, on the date of this
report, made careful and thorough ex-
animation, and find the conditions Of
said building as follows:
First: The building has been erected
in two units, the first and older unit is
Of brick, two stories high, and contains
four class rooms This unit was very
poorly constructed when built, and am
informed that it has been erected TWEEN
ty-tive or thirty years. The second unit
is two story frame structure contain
ing two class rooms which has recently
been erected and is in fairly good condi-
ton, except that it depends upon the
first unit for one wall and a second story
entrance.
Second The walls of the first unit
are too thin, having less thickness than
any building ordinance will permit in
such height, length and small openings,
and the second story is veneered only.
This construction having been subjected
to vibration caused by action of the
winds together with the reaction Of the
live loads over the lightly framed floors,
has developed shattered structure with
cracked and DETECTED walls, and separa-
ton of frame work and masonry.
Third The floors also are of too light
construction and were never properly
anchored to the walls, and two of the
roof trusses supporting the bell tower
frame work have no direct bearing on
the brick wall, but bear only on the
wood lining and partitians, thus favor