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The SEATTLE REPUBLICAN
VOL VI NO. 33
TRIBULATIONS
OF WANTERi
“Wanted a Girl” Ad. Brings Man.
Applicants to tbe Home 1
That So Advertises. A Woman's Trying Experience in Hirini
a “Girl.” She Was Away From Home. A Diary Ex
cerpt Which Was Made From Actual Life by a Seattle
Lady on the Girl Curio That Pretended to Want Worl
1 11** want column in always one 1
of t lie I test paying ones about the
daily newspaper, for, it. is a never
emling one. The people will have
help, and, there are those who
n atty want work, those who<lo not!
want work, those who think that
they want work, and all of these
will call to inquire about the work
“that people” have to do. The
employment bureaus are kept busy
sending out applicants and taking j
the names and addresses of those
who wisli help, while the free em
ployment bureau is simply over
run with calls. Any want add for
help will receive numerous ans
wers, for some who are hunting
work will answer all of the adver
tisements, “for, no harm in seeing
w hat they are, you know.”
Of those that call there is the oft
changing girl, who works when she
fee s like it and leaves on a plea
of sickness when she is “tired,”
there is the girl, who wants big
money and but little work; also as
in most other things, the eye ser
vant. who works only when she is
tiring watched; and the girl who
does just what she is told and
nothing more; there is the girl,
wlio has so much company, that
life, to her employer, is made
niihcrahle; the one who wants to
out so many night s in the week
that her days in the week are full
of sleepiness; the young girl, who
Ims had no experience, and to
whom you have to say, “wash this
Hini dry that;” the old girl, who
lias had so much experience that
you dare not say, “wash this and
dry that;” then there is the steady
nirl, w ho ausweis the bill in every
respect, lint her name is Scarcity,
(‘Veil as much so as are the girls
that will get up in the morning
without being called. •
A few leaves taken from the
diary of a friend of mine, who felt
called upon to employ a servant,
will explain the peculiar kinds of
servant girl curios a want add will
bring to your door. She and her
li iisl land were both away from
hiuiie iluring the day. They had
mie litlle Imby boy four years old.
Their house was a small one and
tli(* work very light, they offered
?k>a month and put their wash
ing out. What 1 read in her diary
“My hi Id appeared in the morn
i'lk' paper and l had but a short
time to wait Indore the doorbell
"•mg. On opening it 1 saw before
to** a tall well dressed woman who
K *s unmistakably a Swede. “Are
>"ti the lady of the house?” she
“you advertised for a girl?”
W “What wages do you pay,”
sla- continued. *l5 per month.
ell | only work for $25,” and
•lit* turned to leave, but stopped,
to'ditated for a moment and look
lnK«t me most severly, added: “I
* u 'ili| take light work for $20.”
,n .v tirst applicant had come
5I1( 1 gone.
Again the bell rang and I saw
'"‘We mo a young girl of slender
I '' rill and a rather pleasing face.
I r °m the country 1 mentally com-
ns 1 noticed the stooping
■•" millers and manner of dress.
I n the g»rl we would want, 1
| for 1 had always been
hint country girls made the
B*l“‘lp. I asked her in and we
talked the situation all over
■. ei ‘ 1 saul, baby is not much
I’.aby'?” she gasped, “is
K/* ( ‘ n I in, iy? [ never work where
■ao ' s H hahv—l do not like
■J Wr 7‘ and never did.” “No,”
■ I c °wld not take the
(1 ' no patience with chil
■JJj’uu know. He would get to
after you and 1 would not
■f wha: to do with him. Do
HU' lu ’ w anyone who wants
win, has no children?”
■jd h nut i.■ press a smile and yel
a, u *"■«•}• for this young gir
S '* as »u devoid of patienc
with wlmt she herself once was
awd seemingly had not yetchanged
from to any great extent, so 1 got
the paper, cut out all of the adds
where no mention of children was
made and gave them to her. She
was grateful, for when she reached
the door she turned and said: “I
wish my sister was here, she is
way out from town. She works
out, just loves children and all of
that, only 14, but not afraid to
stay in the house with the children
nights or any thing. She would
suit you.” My second applicant
i closed the door and was gone.
In a short time I was again ex
plaining my want to a tall, angular
I woman whose sharp voice had a
| repulsive ring in it, so much so
that a shudder ran through me as
1 pictured baby with her all day
j alone. “How many in family an*
you,” she asked after 1 had told
her just what would be required of
her. Three, I said, just that
; moment baby ran into the room
, with a napkin tied around his neck
for liis breakfast was just over.
“Does the baby use a clean napkin
j every meal,” she asked. Yes.
| ‘ And you have three meals a day?”
Yes. ‘‘Let me see,” she said, “three
a day, seven days in a week, 21
napkins a week to wash just for
the baby. Could you not use
something else for him?” I told
her we preferred the napkins
“Yen, but so many,” she persisted.
After a moments hesitation she
asked: “Could I see the bed whore
I would sleep, that is if I take the
place. Some how lam so parti
cular alxmt my bed. I must
always have comfort in bed.” I
pointed to the little bedroom just
off from the kitchen, she entered
it, stooped by the bed side and the
minute examination sin l made was
worth the great forlvearance one
had to endure while “being ques
tioned by her.” ‘AY e 1 1 it is
alright, some places you never
know about it and every thing.”
Then to my exceeding great joy
she started for the door. “I'll let.
you know if 1 decide to take the
place,” she said. “1 never worked
for so little, but your work does
not seem very heavy, only the
baby, and I will coTue back if L
decide to taka the place.” My
third vas gone.
All was quiet and I enjoyed the
rest, in fact almost hoped that the
fourth would not come when the
door I*ll rang. Yes, she was a
pretty £irl. My heart sank. 1
had bee a told that pretty girls did
not mad* good help: spent too
much before the mirror, used
too muck gas curling their hair
and that liey proved an annoyance
to the m\n of the house or some
thing likellmt; but J asked her in
and told what we wanted. She
B(x>n conduded that six*' was the
very girl Wiat we needed, but I
did not. Have you ever worked
out before,. I asked. “Yes indeed,
three timed that is in three differ
ent How long did you
stay in ench? “Well, Ido not
remember Ixactly. 1 stayed the
longest at be last place and that
was three weeks. Do you have
much company? “No, Ido not.
1 do not beteve in girls working
out and havAg so much company.
I have just lone beau, we’re en
gaged,” she!added. How often
does he Cornell asked? “Oh, two
or three tinni a week. He says
he thinks a trl ought not to be
out on the greets oftener than
that, eveniugaieven if she is going
to marry the Mellow.” I told her
that I did not believe she was just
the one we \vfie looking for, and
as the door cl<w‘d and 1 caught a
glimpse of the **autiful, laughing,
curly hair undw her rather worn
hat 1 hoped tap “fellow’ would
keep his promise and make a home
for the young igirl in the near
ifuture. ]
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1900.
The next ring wfcoli brought
me to the door proved to be a
middle aged womann»fined, well
dressed and with mffmers whieh
would be an example to some who
are more favored, in wordly goods
at least. By her mde stood a
younger girl—her sister. I asked
them in and noticed that she made
signs for her sister to sit down.
I soon explained the situation to
her and she in turn explained hers
to me. It was this: Her sister
was of foreign birth and did not
speak English. She wanted her
to learn and thought that to hire
her out would be the best way to
teach her. She does not have to
work out necessarily only we are
so anxious that she learn to speak
Euglish. Well there it was: I
•ould not speak anything else save
English and that was just what she
ould not speak. 1 was absolute
s’ guilty ot bursting into uneon
rolable laughter for I was trying
n imagine how I would let her
now w hat 1 wanted done during
>y absence. 1 had no trouble in
plaining the difficulty to the
ter one and she arose and becon
g to her little sister to follow her,
t in the same ladylike manner
t she entered.
I’ime had painted white the hair
ike next woman who called.
Ijoiced at the sight. Experi
©d, 1 mentally, commented.
Seame in and we talked “it” all
o\ She had agreed that she
w« i keep the house “like a pin.”
need never get up until
br<fast is ready,” she said with
a sie. And on the whole 1 liked
het!k. “You are never home
sav» meal time and in the even
ing; she asked. That is all, l
ansvd. “Well, I’ll just suit
you.r at the last place 1 worked
the iimn did not know what was
in h)wn buttery. 1 have every
thin.’here 1 could put my hand
on it) the dark. I have never
workfor so little,” she concluded,
‘but m not a young woman any
longfud require two or three
hourtst in the afternoons.” We
had ait sealed the engagement,
but w- sli e reached the door she I
said; q yes I forgot to tell you,
I can sleep at your place for 1
have , little girls. They are
both i hool, but I could not l>e
away n them at night.” My
high r>s fell. Instantly 1 re
membf that she had asked if 1
were \y from home all day
save ah>al times.” What she
had sahout the other employer
not knew what was in her own
buttery 0 to my mind at once.
Of courtm might have no desire
that we d her little ones also,
but L redmred that it is a good
thing no place even the appear
ance of ttation in our brother’s
pathway told her that we just
must havome one who could
sleep in house, for we some j
times went evenings.
By thine I began to wish
that we diot want a girl or that
the apple, were to call at my
husband sice instead of at the
house. Af there came a rous
ing ring 8c door l»ell. This
t ime 1 was jeved to see a neat
little dap Ming on the thresh
old. \\ hatljef too, that it was
not another SW er to that add.
1 looked at HU ,i ] lft looked at
me. W ell, ,i finding that he
had no intflri of speaking, what
is it? “Girl.p answered. No,
1 replied no Still he stood.
"W ant a slowly asked.
\es, but I Moue yet. Still he
stood. Then. light dawned
u|>on me H l0( i to work “1
work, hnsM'p 8 , l )U t you are
not. a —the gftnt.was my rather
awkward iS And I rather
regretted til was no t a girl,
for I had boßm that they make
the very bcsH
1 hen therß lull. The door
bell was sil«L little English
woman, fort y, t l( i foolish rang
it. 1 bade tH. r , she took a
seat in a complacently
rocked to amt fi g j, e explained
that she had out in
regular serv |H[ had on one
occasion • ’ ‘“ksekeeper for
several yeg j
all about from our
home work. “Jk here would
be very much Uq of a house
keeper as you ay all day.
1 think I will place for to
be candid with | am oufc () f
money. Have pi , the c j ty OD
business. staying at
the hotel, but mj ang are ex _
hausted and if R, n ij like for
me to work for yo, y j t j g ijfc e
this, I shall h*vi. ()me today
for lam out ok. t. ” j) G you
go out much nigh t j, a t
is, have you m i 4kny? “No,
none,’ she replied. m p n g ft gp<l
to a young are to be
married in Mai«, months
from now, but h£p n the city.
Now there is ont wP g j,p con
tinued, ”1 have tn 3 inatism in
one leg and canJML ( j m uch,
that is why 1 a small
payiug place, the^ Qot carry
Continued
They Do Say
lhat we would be glad to send
The Republican to your home
ilddress. Telephone us and we
will do the rest.
That Bill)’ McArdle is taking
anti-Navin nervine for a political
bracer.
Ihat Billy Parry’s non-office
announcement has given a baker’s
dozen of fellows the want office
jim-jams.
That the Republicans will doubt
less have a good large lh>ot in the
next mayoral ity scrap.
That Bill Gay is laying dead in
this year municipal contest. Good
boy.
I hat it is easy enough to build
a $lO,OOO house if you are an office
holder and without coneience.
That if one more man will just
announce his candidacy for city
comptroller the fatal “13” will be
on hand.
That Charlie Heed is having his
first experience of newspaper sub
sidizing and it goes hard.
That the official that gives
succor to “thugdom” is equally as
criminal as the wretch that does
the act.
lhat P. J. Smith of Issaquah
will doubtless have a word to say
iu the next shrivealty contest.
That John Wooding’s “harmony
communication” was but another
way of saying, “I am looking for
another fat job.”
That “wretch* *1 service’’ is char
acteristic of the most of the electric
street car road*, in the city at
present.
That, perhaps, the “Hawks” will
be looking for spring chickens after
the next city conditions.
That Lewis and Lippy have a
“turner” for a wringer in the next
municipal convention.
That Blethen is no longer a
leading factor in Seattle politics.
That no one seems to want to be
treasurer of Seattle. Too much
bond and too little pay explains it.
That Gen. George Tibetts of
Issaquah has his lightning lod up,
but he has not named it as yet.
That John \V. i'/att is to Ih> the
Kent king-pen with plenty of Van
for leeway.
That the Seattle preachers have
the Way-Winsor political disease
and will follow in its wake next
spring, perhaps.
That good times have not less
ened the number of applicants for
political jobs in Seattle.
That twenty cents will get The
Republican for one month. Try
it for that length of time and you
will keep it for all time to come.
That “Tatty” Humphries will
hit the grit for the supreme judge
ship nomination before tiie next
Republican state convention.
That the weekly newspaper crop
is quite prolific in Seattle this
season. Two a week is the record.
That the present city council has
thoroughly advertised itself and
ought to have no trouble in getting
re-elected.
That the American “birds” pro
pose to have a word to say in the
next municipal contest in Seattle.
That John Cort couldn’t make
organizing Eagles pay very well,
which Irvin Barruch now regrets.
That George G. Bright is hand
ling the Good Government Club
with care.
That Walter Fulton stands for
right regardless of who gets hurt.
Its too bad that he is not prosecut
ing attorney.
That Wood, Winsor and Way
are three of a kind and it ought to
be an easy matter to draw another
to them.
That John Bushell, of A. P. A.
fame, looks natural on the streets
of Seattle, but he has no mind for
more political honors.
That there are a dozen men con
nected with the Seattle police
force who know more in a minute
about police duties, than does
Charley lleed in a year and some
one of them should be chief.
That the Good Government!
Club is not directing the affairs of
the so called citizen’s political
move.
That the Union Printing Com
pany has a union telephone num
ber and is comjxised of union
printers. Unionism is its force.
That the chain gang is com posed
of men, who have seen “better
days.”
That it is time you were making
your yearly contract with the N. P.
for transportation.
That, “the I am going to Nome
in the spring,” is a genuine chest
nut. You will probably go, if you
have the price.
That Ambrose is ready to lick
any body else that calls him a liar,
providing always, he be a little
bit of a fellow.
WASHINGTON
PARAGRAPHS
Culled and Collected From the Country
Papers of the State
Things of Mate Importance, of Financial Value, of igricnltoral
and Scientific Necessity, of Horticultural Advantage and
of State Prosperity Reported From Every Section of the
State. Much Prosperity Evident Throughout the State
Catharine MdCarthy, who lives
near Forest, Lewis county, has just
passed her 101st birthday. She is
in splendid health and sleeps as
peacefully at night as a child.
C. B. Allen has resigned the
position as postmaster of Fort
Canby and Lewis Hendricks is a
candidate for the same.
North Yakima has been visited
lately by a number of fire fiends
and, as a result, quite a few houses
have been burned. The miscre
ants have not, as yet, been ap
prehended.
The Ballard News is of the
opinion that neither the mayor nor
the chief of the police of Seattle
is given a square deal by any of
the Seattle newspapers, it, there
fore, has undertaken the task.
• The Sumas News has entered its
10th year and shows signs of much
prosperity.
The Tacoma poultry show has
been in session since January 1(»
and is being very well attended.
The seventh annual convention
of the Northwest Fruit Growers’
Association, which has been in ses
sion in Tacoma this week, has been
most liberally attended by the
fruit growers of the state.
The county treasurer of Clarke
county had $48,805.07 January Ist
last in his vaults. The finances of
the county are in a most
excellent condition.
A bright young Filipino boy brought back from
Manila by one of the Washington volunteers. He is now
being educated and tenderly reared in the family of Mr.
and Mrs. Julius Redelsheimer, a well known Seattle
clothier. As are most of the native Filpinos, this boy
shows distinct traces of being an offspring of that race of
people known in the United States as Negroes. At
school lie is exceedingly apt in hooks and studies, and at
home a prince of manliness. His foster parents are much
devoted to him and propose to give him a polished educa
tion. Should he decide to return to his native land he
will he a splendid subject to do missionary work among
the natives for Uncle Sam. Lucas has no parents to his
knowledge and being hut a street waif at home, explains
why he came away with the soldiers. It is lucky for the
young fellow that he fell in such excellent hands as Mr.
and Mrs. Redelsheimer. He speaks English rather poorly
as yet, Spanish being his native language. That he might
not he weaned completely from his home memories Mr.
Redelsheimer sends him to a Ca tholic school.
4&&W°ol,™ ri^%j$ews P a Pers
The Arlingtou Times is adver
tising for a good truck gardener to
locate near that city and guaran
tees such a gardener a splendid
patronage from the citizens.
It is claimed that a petition is
being circulated in Colfax, which
is to l>e extended to other counties
in the wheat belt, praying that the
governor call a special session of
the legislature for February for the
purpose of passing a new freight
law'.
Walla Walla county sent 32
prisoners to the penitentiary dur
ing the year 1899, half of whom
were ex-convicts and but few of the
number were residents of tlmt
county.
William Lack, an old resident
of Mountain View, died January
4th while sitting at the dinner
table.
S. S. Palmer, while trimming
his blackberry bushes, near Elnin,
one day last week, found some of
them in blossom.
One hundred dollars per capita
were expended in Assotin in local
building improvements, amount
ing in round numbers to $90,000,
during the year just closed. Pretty
goixl record.
If Congressman Jones succeeds
in his undertaking he will have
SI7S,(XK) appropriated for a conva
lescent military hospital at V an _
couver barracks.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
The Arlington Enterprise, which
started out some time ago as an
independent paper as to politics,
has come squarely out for Repub
licanism. Falling straws always
tell the direction of the wind.
The house where some Japs
were living in Wenatchee was
blown up one day last week by per
sons not wanting the Japs to work
on the new coal chutes that are
being built there. The Japs are
still at work.
Mr. Huelsieps, of Pasco, lost
twenty fine blooded chickens with
in a few minutes. A badger enter
ed his chicken coop and was mak
ing great havoc of the chickens
till a load of shot put an end to
him. Two of the chickeus had
l>een sold for $5, but had not yet
been delivered.
With the exception of a light
snow just before Christmas, Frank
lin county has not seen any winter
and people have been going in
their shirt sleeves ever since.
Pasco lias fresh vegetables—such
as peas, lettuce and onions grow
ing in the gardens. Guess the
state of Washington is alright.
So says the Pasco News-Record.
Owen McFarland of Anacortes,
head sawyer at the Rogers Mill
Company’s mill, was one day last
week struck on the head by a fall
ing board and instantly killed.
The board which struck him was
falling with so much force that
after killing McFarland it was
thrown 40 feet further away.
LaConner is having some Dip
theria trouble: three cases and
three deaths. Every precaution
is lieing used to prevent she spread
of the disease. All public services
and public gatherings have been
suspended and the public schools
will not be opened till it is found
that it is quite safe to do so.
Col. Wainright spent last week
in Dayton receiving horses for
U. S. Cavalry service. Quite a few
horses driven over from Pomeroy
and Lewiston were rejected and
had to be returned home.
A petition is in circulation in
the vicinity of Pomeroy and is
being numerously signed, recom
mending that young Burris, who
last fall was convicted of rape and
sentenced by Judge Godman to a
two-year term in the penitentiary,
be pardoned. The jury that found
Burris guilty has signed the
petition.
A Chehalis saloon man had a
3ueer kind of a hold up last Sun
ay night. There was no one in
the saloon save tin* barkeeper, one
Bartel I, when the bell from one of
the private rooms rang. He went
at once to answer it aud was con
fronted by two parties dressed in
women’s clothes, who covered him
with their revolvers. He escaped
from them and ran for the front
dopr to spread the alarm, but was
there met by a third man with a
gun. They had secured $2O from
the money drawer when a noise
from the outside frightened them
away.
A move is on foot in Chehalis to
ask the city council to appoint a
new city marshal in place of Mar
shal Michael is. The (tnTrjTiniut is -
that he is too lenient with the
hobo element and that the tough
element is sometimes allowed to
make themselves tot) conspicuous
on the streets.
Buckley has had a “red letter
day” in her postoftice. On Mon
day of last week the business of
the postoftice exceeded that of any
one day in the last six years. If
heavy mails mean much business
why Buckley is most assuredly not
having a dull season of it
According to the reports in the
auditor’s office, the total number of
marriages in Skagit county for the
three months ending December
31, 189 ft, were 31. Of these 31
brides, 30 were white and one
Indian, 24 were born in the
L nited States and 7in foreign
countries. Of the grooms 30 were
white and 1 mixed white and
Indian, 18 were natives and 13
foreign born.—Mt. Vernon Argus.
Bnckley realized $104,70 from
bicycle license last year. This
sum will be quite a help for the
construction of bicycle roads.
The Sunday closing law is l>eiug
strictly enforced in Colville.
Assisiant Attorney-G ene r a 1
Vance has decided that any person
can practice osteopathy in the state
without holding a certificate from
the state hoard of health, that is,
if they do pot deal in drugs or
or do not prefix M.
D. to their nSmes.
That its the old dodge of array
ing one colored iuao against the
other for political |\rposes. It
will fail in this instancy, dear
Charlie. ",