Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-11-17

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aSA :" shOAEss The EmAN.WOMAN.
From the salford lEng) Weekly Newsl
The most rsmarksble woman Of this century
Wsa Harry Stokes, the bricksetter, whocom-
aa,ssd suicide IN me ssaiee o. the River Irwell,
~ Mode vince, isst blight week. For about
thirty years this extraordinary person has
lived IN Mancnester and Stafford ~ q journey
man and master bricksetier: had been twice
mAIned 70 otncr women; had kept beerhouses
and served. enst0mers at the tap as "jolly
landlord; nsd worked at her trade as brick
setter, and erected many important buildings
IN both towns; and had obtained the reputa-
ton OF being the most SIX iilfsl fre-grste setter
ana -cn1mney doctor" IN the neighborhood-
She siways dressed ss man, in the clothing
peculiar to her trade; invariably supsFintsndsd
the men IN her employment; and could Lift .
weight, spread the mortar, and set brick
with the best Of them Her habits were those
o. man. She ettendeda daily ordinary in
tne se1a ssong With other brieksetteu, drsnk,
smoked, ana leked withufbA. -hazdssk, md
joined IN the evening carol1ls. Yet, with al
TAI. constant and close intimacy with the OPP
posife sex, this strong minded woman con-
triyed to keep her own great secret and there
Is every reason to believe that she has gone
% Nc stsse - ,ae sdysnced sge On %,
~ . ss9 tnrooenous sne wnoie
On ck upon those passions which crowd the
Q seets OF every large town with the unfortunate
VI ner sex Her great endeavof was on all
occasions 10 Keep up the manly character she
S.-sa.ssS - a. % lom cnila sne nad been 90.
aSskr,;s.'. ~ sns seIs roI. OF enc of the most
and tbs st;n .bs h.d as.s;ns sn,ca nm y enssged,
Al smoan. ol Perseysring energy which made
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had thus marked out for herself self = There here are are
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go isnJ.. s.s p :. "a sie sen.ufe ~ IN IoI-
history o. trsditon xSsrs ~owsn Usne hs case n
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Z of nan - ss.s - S0mpssssy ~ sssomee nsnlts
the nrv;n. cs,r;"s;s. - - ~ IN exsa
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bssn ensbied - s;ssn ~ a'1JI,y ea,sa We nave
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nan xssrs h.a r..a.d In. IN .Is eJuse, ana ere
M..y yoSs nao Passea over ner nead sne was
: W.. ine2 NO .cquIn.snce witn some Of the
esnsss ana soqgnest work m that hard
gI9asns oaysr Little harriet ctokesg lines
: nsa no. oesn Iaid N pleasant places; She was
80 groeno down oy the IRON hand at home that,
wnea sue was ABOUT eignt years old, she put on
-. I.efea suit Q. ooy : clothing and walked
.S.'. .Sn nsns :n ne we. vac World; Arrived at
s as Wig o nnItoy, sne looked Tor work.
Sne nso not run away from ner fathers house
yee,use sns ana NOT oke ana preferred 70 eat
me oleAe o. idieness. Inc hard treatment OF
PALsne Ignorant OF their responsibility, had
= ersen e ner from the protection o. home. and
from All the assocnoom which should enchain
tee ysong Eind 20 home That she was not
ra,d " nafo work was apparent when she Of
asred ner services TO Q brieksetter in Whitby.
Inougn somewhat undsrsi.ed, she appeared a
nrosdset, setive, useful lad, and was speedily
. SET 70 work. Her hrst efforts to please was At