The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-11-27

color, however, being dull, dark red
The garden appearance Of the English
farms are wanting-the clumsy ploughs
and carts. the rudely yoked oxen,
driven by the equally uncouth appear
ing laborer, seem strangely at variance
with the national character. But on, on
we 60. Station after station-all strange
indeed, to us-is passed. We are draw
ing nearer to Paris. The windings OF
the Seine become more distinct. The
beautiful suburban residences passed
in quick succession, surrounded by lux
uriant orchards and tastefully arranged
gardens, tell in nnmistakeable language
that we are on the confines of the queen
of European cities. But before we
have time to realize our position we are
whirled into the station, from which
we take our tramp to the London and
New York Hotel, scarcely block dis
tant.
As the train for Basic, via Strasbourg
leaves at sos we have little time fol
pleasure or reflection
Accordingly, after dinner, where tour
lists of all nationalities are met, We
drive direct to the depot, and pass
through many Of the most celebrated
streets in the city. A glance at oul
coupons" by the gendarme in attend
ance, enables him to conduct Us to thu
waiting room, where we remain unit
within five minutes of the time of de
parture. The shrek of the whistle an
nounces that all is ready-when fortu
nately we find one. Of our companion
to be an intelligent, affable "GermaI
American. We sigh in vain, however
for the conveniences of "the sleeping
car" such luxury being unknown Oh
the continent. A Frenchman and hi
wife, evidently recent converts to ma
trimonial felicity, keep up an incessan
jabber, and thereby help us to secur
a comfortable snooze. In the morning
we find ourselves on Swiss soil, III
quaint old gables. and the characte
and costumes of the peasants lie
noting Enthusiastically that we have pass
ed the confines of the French empire
At $50 a. m. arrived at our destination
Basic, having travelled over 5000 mile
in little over three weeks.
American VS.. Chinese Laundresses.
We clip the following from the las
number of the San Francisco Worktns
MINIS Journal, and commend its peruss
to our cheap labor advocates:
The following paper has been orig
mated and put in circulation for sign'
lures by some industrious laundressei
who find their business failing becaus
of the Woodworking of the Chinese
We hope that these industrious wome
will be sustained in their enterprise, an
that every right-thinking man an
woman will give them employment, j
preference to a class Of people to whOr
they are under no obligations. If tn
Chinese cannot thrive here, they ca
return to the country whence the
came but our own people must renal
and live; they have nowhere to GO
they have reached the verge Of tn
continent. We hope the Women
f Working Society will be successful
and shall assist their enterprise all "
can. Following is their
MEMORIAL.
LAUNDRY WoNEN OF San FRANCISCO w
the ndeIsigned, bring DESTROYS of forming
"Women'r Go operative Anti Chinese Laund
IRE 90. AZ dAfsREHI wiz Iee lao
ing patronage given the Chinese as wsshme
thereby depriving OF our only means OF su
: porting Ourselves and our children. We Their
fore earnestly solicit the signatures OF all a
lsurdrv women Of San Francisco to becnn
members, when, through the San Francis,
press, our wants and right may be made know
, and WOmen's Working Society, for our m
] Iual benefit, may b. esrabl SHE'D.
Ca harine MeIEler, Annie Flnke,
L. Kohl r. H FAUX.
Emf lie WOrner, VOzgin Winland,
Mrs. Frederick, Caroline Roster, Jr.,
K Hess, SOphi4 Bromm-r,
Christine Soreckels, Mrs R Harold, ST.,
Marie Fradenhny, Emma E II ,rrold,
Mrs. John Harold, Annie Sootman,
and fifty 9th Is