The Washington times., 1917-11-25
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Hidesn sway in the corners Of tn,
hig cities, Of the United states ar;
people who depend. upon, unusuaI oe
.cupAtiens TOR their living. New York
With her eosnepolItaa population
eeatAlnS A,ErsGt many OF them. Wash
tngtoA and ne cities Of the far West
ere not without their ahare, and they
alf Reen to thrive IN shsIr own psen.
liar Zfash9oa. .41i.r- q; :
m ne crowded strestls of New
ycgk.s E6sl side can be round dozen
ef:snore nsh who make their living
BY eellinE nUthlne but baked apples
ThS1 carry q porfable oven OF sheet
1Fon, Whleh Il asted With whsSIT, and
haSe hanels IKE q push cart. On
TOP of the ovsn-erisp. brown. and
stsaminE-ars the applies. which are
always sold at cent each. Even
thig last winter. when the prices OF
npp1og SCARED slEyward, these ven
dofa maintained the price, but the ap-
ploa were smaller.
Down near the North river are two
old sWomen who have made their way
ter the last twenty years by selling
cracked china. A cup with a nick or
q plate that IL cracked seems to have
. demand, Tor from carrying their
wares In q basket. as they originally
ala, they now have store full OF
stock
The, gathering together Of nothing
but eeeond-hand shoes. mending and
polishing them into wsarable eondi-
tionE, has given q livelihood 20 sew
erSi men over on Seventh avenue,
Duftoa-MaaehlaE Paya.
Then there Is q woman who has
supported herself for year by doing
n6thiAE bot 'natehing buttons Her
collection has grown 30 enormous
that it fs considered very valuable
4iss Agnes ouirk, employed in the
Barsaq of Plant Pathology OF the
Department Of Agrieulture, who
dsaws down her weekly stipend by
eonserving food for bugs.
In this daysof Hoovsrizlng the hu-
man menu the unique position Of Misc
Qpirk Is an interegting one. Z
!. It Il no sinseure this Job Of Miss
ouirira, for Il seems bugs and bac-d
t6fia can be - nnicily. about their
food as folks. 50 Il becomes this,
sbung iadxis ;rnissfoa la.preparinG the
fpnd on Witch thu millions Of mere
tugs and bacteria thrive to see that
they an get exactly what VIII keep
Trey beeofae pse1ish and arc aiiInE
nust ehEnBs their diet and prepare
goEething more palatable for her
ETaeir food l. neasdtsd accurately
In graduated glasses, and everything
n prepared for them. In absolutely !
correct portions.
Il DeetoF re. sIek Bsoks.
Another young women who has
gene out Of the beaten paths indus
triAily.i sAEiss Rose Murray. who
elected TO IoOk. after the ills of the
{. 100000 or more books IN ths- Public
Library in New York city.
Rose Murray is pretty and clever. |
but she hides her wins0meness behind |
an ugly mask Of cheesecloth and COW |
ers, up her modish gown with 4 huge |
apron when she spends eight hours Of |
every day healing the badly injured |
or passing the verdict OF ex- |
tsrmination on the Ineurable ones.
Miss Murray ! sthe only woman IN I
thlS particular line OF library work, 4
and 90 proficient has she become that
The committees who pass on the bind
ing. paper. ETC., consider her Judgment 1
The last word. The position is q pay
lag one. but Il entails spending
nours of each day in q room filled
With coVeriess, worn, torn. and musty 1
1rd books. Her knowledge OF this
branch Of the service has saved many /
books and thouhands OF dollars to the
Then there ls youth named Perry
4, Click. who has one OF the largest
Of noths and BUTTERFLIES.
Dr smaller. ones for the private col
.ector. sfnce he was a youngzter in
sniekers he has followed this hobby
~ catching and preserving these
garEeous bugs, and has made an lex-
;e!lent living while doing the thing
be most liked to do.
Mers Mss To Front. Tea.
The crochet hook and a penehant
for making artistic designs In lace
york has made 4 splendid living. for a
man 10 Brooklyn. who uses this talsn;
In doEtsninE unusually hand
some sbedspreads..,for which he de-
IISnds and receives a splendid sum.
q isn't quite the usual work for a
nan TO 10, but he doubtless believes
Z batter to WELD the, crochet hook
fsgtly than to- DO some. more manly
5Tanch sof, work indtIeEently we'll.
There are the men who have doll
1papaals, the men aud women. who
1end precious bits OF china and, glass.
md scores Of other unique Industries
shieh are hourishing IN queer. out-of-
'hs-way' pleces- So f~r