The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-07-20

mans hands can manufacture-fnds here,
not purchaser, at least chance to let tn
PuDhc know It is for sale. Lunches are serves
aally at very low rates, and if nothing NOR,
is accomplished women are brought in con
Iacs with each other and synpathies ar,
aroused. III s.-.
| Another good sign: The scientific lecture,
~ the University are attracting quite mum
per OF women. Not 80 very long ago if {
lady in this city had manifested q desire tc
hsten 70 such lectures there would have been
an upralslng OF hands In indignation at such
2 mannish propensity. The papers would
nave howied and Pm not so sure but some OF
we clergy would have kept them company.
NOW they are applauded Tor their ambition.
In fact almost every movement which looks
70 Tie improvement of the moral condition OF
society is the result of well directed efforts on
Inc part OF some woman. Look at the thirty
HVe iree kindergartens in st. Louis they ara
entirely due to the efforts of Miss Blow; San
Franci SEQ has TO bless Mrs. Sarah B.. Cooper
ZOE gathering the poor, ragged waits together
under the Kindergsrdens roof; Cincinnati
owes her thanks to Mrs. Judge TAFT for SIM
iiar work, and one of the greatest charity re-
forms In the world owes ito conception and
success almost entirely to miss Louisa Lu
Schuyler, OF New York City. New Orleans
never had free Library until Mrs Matte
Field, known in the library world as "Cath-
crime Cole" gave lall the books she owned to
form the nucleus for library which shall be
free to all She possessed one hundred vol
umes, many Of them books that had been to
her like dear friends; she freely gave them
al, hoping that others might be stimulated to
contribute also. am glad to record that nu-
merous and liberal contributions have been
made, many Of them from most unexpected
sources, and the day will soon come when New
Orleans can point with pride to her free libra
~. tishould be known as the" Catherine Cole"
Library, for Mrs. Field is far better known by
that than by her own name, and New Orleans
owes her heavy debt of gratitude in addition
to that due her for starting the library.
Mrs. Field Yields facile pen, and she sees
the world as it is, the shams and glamours
never for one moment deceiving her. II a wo-
man can work in New Orleans to-day and still
be considered reputable, it is because the pen
Of Catherine Cole has educated public opinion;
If once careless girls hsye taken on woman
ly ways and have turned aside from paths
which lay very, near to danger, 1t was Gather
Inc Coles pure, strong, earnest admonitiOn
ringing In their ears that called them
back never 9 good cause, that did not
receive her endorsement, meyer bad one, no
matter by whom champiOned, that she did not
shake it out before the public eye, like gar
nent, and point out all its falsehood and error
She is noble woman and is doing noble
work. /
The new Jewish Hospital, on Prytania
street, Is most excellent building. They have
square of ground, 420 by $50 feet, on which |
buildings for hospital to take the place of the
l'owoO 1nfrmary, which is too small. It is |
loble charity; aplace where Jew and Gentle |
nay 60 when afflicted, assured Of the best at
entiOns and medical treatment. |
There was never better demonstration of |
he trite saying that tall oaks from little |
'corns grow" than is found in the birth and |
ubsequent growth of the Produce Exchange in |
his city. About yeaa ago, when business
vas laundering along IN very stupid way,
n an effort to get upa little squirt OF interest,
Jol. VIM. NJ. Smallwood mounted dry
foods box on the pavement and got crowd
Iround by mock sale OF fiour. Finding the
rev amusement seemed to take, he conferred |
With some of the dealers, and the result was
sure enOugh" sale on the second day. Each
succeeding day found the number of buyers,
ellers and spectators increased, until the
treet would no longer answer for q place of
Meeting. For a time the wareroom of a bu-
iness house was used; then an organization
having been effected, a room was rented. At
irst they had only fifty seats, and their value
vas merely nominal. There was not dollar
IF capital. Now, after years time, the Or
,anlzation has nearly 1000 members, the
eats are selling at $3.50 and upwards, and
hey have a clear $1OO,O0 paid-up capital
They haYe hired and fitted up large, COM
nOdious building, and are fairly launched up
N firm business basis.
The latest excitement has been over the in
reduction Of the electric lights upon the levee.
Heretofore vessels trying 70 expedite the pro-
'ess Of loading or unloading have had to
stumble along as best they could, aided by the
Uncertain light from the burning lightwood.
Now the tntire river is as brilliant as in the
,laring sun, every, object being as plainly dis
;ernable as in broad daylight. Whatever is
o become of the poor 'wretches who have
'lways made living by stealing from the
eyees al night, is q question fol- the future to
ettle, for their occupation is surely gone
" neither or not they would stand chance of
should they bring suit for damages,
) lawyer, not I, must decide. L. D. G..
Down South July @. 1882