A BOLD EXPEDIENT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 849, 22 June 1910, Page 3

A BOLD EXPEDIENT.

'An ingenious advertisement and a imart office boy have brought fortune to Elizabeth Magie, a Chicago typist. Two years : ago, poor aud despondent, she Landed in at the office of a daily paper the following remarkable advertisement: For sale,, to the highest bidder, young woman, American slave, intelligent, refined, honest, just, poetical, philosophical, broad-minded and big-souled, and Womanly above all things. Erunetti,, large grey-green eyes, full, passionate lips, ,- splendid :".tocth ;" :| not beautiful, but attractive, and full' of character and strength. Height, 5 feet 3 inches, well-proportioned, graceful, supple."" Had a 10,000 dollar education, but can only""earn 10 dollars a week. Age—well' she is not very old,, but wis not born yesterday. Artistic temperament, jwarni, ■ generous-hearted, kind, gentle, ■ affectionate, bubbling over with merriment, and withal dignified, sedate, studious, and sometimes bowed down with grief at the miseries of humanity. Cau appreciate a good story and tell a better; is not a bit prndish, yet is deeply religious, though not pious; has a vivid imagination and unusual psychic powers. Cannot sew a little bit, but can plan 8 dashing costume. Cannot tell plank steak, from, porterhouse, but can arrange a swell dinner. Doesn't go to church, but-obeys tho laws of God. Cannot cook, but can create. Longs for silk underwear, but has to put up with cotton, while shallow-patcd ' ladies . air themselves and their lapdogs in 5000 dollar automobiles. She 'is a craekerjack typewriter, but typewriting is hell. Has Axminster tastes, but rag carpet opportunities. Her brain is burning with projects to benefit mankind, but her botlv is bound, with galling iron chains, to the rack of mechanical tcil. . This young woman, therefore, in offering herself for sale, is doing nothing but what hundreds of women aro doing every day. In this case, however, the slave •has given more than ordinary thought and consideration to her condition and the cause of it, and, instead of offering herself for sale privately, she does so openly and publicly, in tho hope of bringing a larger price than might be obtained at a private sale. • The office boy who took the advertisement m had a keen instinct for new--and drew the editor's nttention to it. lhe editor sent his most reliable reporter to interview Miss Jfagie, and the licxt morning her remarkable appeal was featured m the news columns. It was quoted all over the world, aud the ;>ir2 was besieged by interviewers. She explained that she. was only anxious to sell her intellect to the employer who valued it most highly. Within a week she was deluged with offers from editors, merchants, and theatrical managers, and from that day to this she has been one of the busiest people in the State* Her services have been in constant demand on k-Bturt, concert, .theatre, and college P r , 01 '! n ;.n-. SIIO J' 5 ' tho a "' fhor of a bode entitlea "lhe Slave Triumphant," which is a wittily-wriltsn narrative of her own career, and in odd moments her active brain and ingenious fingers arc associated m the manufacture of children's tojs._ hhe is earning a handsome income, «m ! -,-r m ? «- the J la PPi«st ai"l brightest spirits out ttesl. She is still unmarried. GREY HAIR, Take warning in time from one with vast experience. A ever use an advertised eheap.dve; it burns and eats the life out of the. hair. Consult .Miss i\lils„ , by .letter or personally re Alfredu-iA Egyptian Heima, Registered No! S V is harmless, is ; .not a dye, but restore* to natural colour immcdiatelv Pairphysician, lace expert, treats and teaches ladies ami gentlemen their home IrAr ment, shampooing, manicuring. Most natural hair-work. Only best '~„, it,, hair used, Perfect match guarllnt d Hair-dressing done and taught. Elect™ lysis. Telephone, 814. Kin-'s riin.,,l (next Empire Hotel), WUlis Ktrect Ve? lington.—Advt. ' '' SUPERFLUOUS'fIair destroyed "s r,i Face, and Body Massage Shampooing Manicuring, Pedicuring, Chiropodv Hhe" matism and Nerve Troubles Treated" Corpulency cured. Mrs. Hulleu 2U-' Lambton Quay, opp. Kirkcaldie' •mil Stains'.-Advt. " "!j Have you noticed the goods shown in our windows?' There is nothing better to be obtained at the prices. We are content with small profits, and our patrons' satisfaction. Liquorice, best ouniity, -id. per stick; pure cod liver oil, Is.' per pint; malt and oil, Is. per lb.; beef and iron wine, 3s. Gd.; sarsaparilla. 3s. Od.; Violet, Lanolino, Carnation, and other pure skin soaps. 3d. per cake. Shaw's Medical Hall, Manners Street, and tho Cecil Buildings, Lambton Quay—Advt. Ladies' Costumes aro made at tho English Tailoring Rooms, 52 Willis Street. Those who havo been gowned by Mr. W. fi. Bedford, continually advertise him.