The National tribune., 1885-12-10
LOYAL WOMAN'SW WORK
The Household, Conversation Club,
Puzzles, etc.
The Happy Household.

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sery cute and odd is made by painting a landscape
scene or bunch of flowers small shovel L
painted moonlight scene on mine, ana u Is a very
attractive ornament Now Tor decorating the paleis
of the doors. First paint q lake; then paint your
pond-lilies and cat-tais-the cat-tails should be
very cz.re!essiy arranged; then paint stoFks IN a
different position for each panel, one lowering
above the lake, one standing in the water on one
foot etc. OF course one must have some originality
in arranging them. but j am more than pleased
with the effect since painted mne for 1t is some
thing odd the doors nicely decorated, instead
of just the plain door Ii YOU nave any oid psa'es,
china or even common ware, it can he made to
look very attractive by painting something IN It's
center. have Mary Anderson painted on CHINA
plate. Gid border around the edSe.-Ella HUH,
Murphysboro. Ill.
Editors Chat.
Ella HulTs contributions TO the Happy Household
are greatly appreciated Very pretty suggestions
are given this week, and here is what Media
Piympton says of the plaque. Her offer is surely a
very generous one:
The plaque Ella Hull spoke of in last week 8
paper is very nice; and if there any soldiers
daughters who do not paint, and would like to
make one. and will send me the velvet, Will paint
them for them free. of course VIII soon be 10
Media PiymptOn West Decatur, Clearfeid Co, Pa
Joe T. Dyer. Box 81, Whtesburg, Tenn, says
that Field, Dungeon and Escape book written
by Albert d. Richardson, mailed TO him by J. d.
Hall Paxton, ILL.,, Aug. 10, has never reached him.
Thinking it may have miscarTied, he would be
grateful TO any one who can give him information
leading to its recovery.
Chas p. Stone. Buffalo. Pa, and w. r. Ashford,
Maryville Mo-, contribute well-considered letters
In favor of Chinese immigration from the philan-
thropic standpoint.
If Jacob c. Matlick, Co. B. 5th w. Va. Cav,
Granger Mo-. has not yet received " Mary's Dream,
he can secure Il copy by addressing Mrs III. /. YOU
land Lisbon Center, Androscogin Co., Me-, wife OF
Thos Youland, 29ih Me. veteran.
Thornton Cook, Highland Park, H., thinks John
Hoskins jr., quoted too freely from Barnes's HIS
tory of the United States without using quotation
marks in his letter on the Indian Negro question.
The point is well taken. The Club must be careful
10 give full credit when borrowing from others.
Bright eyes on the alert.
Walter kaler still continues to get lively racket.
but il only fair that he should have little
help his side. Joe Dyer has the floor The
Negro-Indisn question closes next week.
Conversation Club.
Rules of the Uttb-I Write briefly. q Write only
on one side of the paper. 3. Write TO the point 4.
Write subject. 5. Write your best 6.
Send answers to all puzzles for of Editor. Each
week the names of those writing the best letters
style, composition, spelling, penmansillp and gen
eral merit coHsidered-wili be named at the head
of this column OH the Honor Roll. First honor will
include all OF these requirements. Second honor
will include deficiency in some one point. No
others viii be named
HONOR RoLL-BEsT LETTERS.
First Honor-George Charles johnson, FELTON,,
Santa Cruz Co. Cal.
Second Honor-Belle Holloway, Youngstown,
O.. Stella Lounsbury. Fairmont, Mimi; Sadie +.
Hallenbeck, Hudson, n. V; Ira L. Bendon. Glen
dive, Dawson Co., Montana Ter; Lille White,
Brookville, Mass; Eta Brewer, Valparaiso, lad. (;
W. r. Ashford Maryvihe, Mo.
SPELLING AND GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
A. j. Robey and Iyie Ginger correct all mis-
spelled words Here are words incorrectly spelled
and ungrammatical phrases used by the Club MEM
bers this week. How should they be? Rebellion,
judgement evry, arrangeing .visious very, swollen
UpgTaumaticaI phrases: Surely done something"
would Of gone; needn't to went"
THE CHINESE QUESTION.
Shall Chinese immigration be prohibited has been
q very prolific theme and many excellent argu-
ments pro and con- have from time to time been
presented the Club. 1t must be frankly confessed
that when it has to good, solid arguments the
preponderance of evidence has been the side of
prohibition or at least form of restriction of
Mongolian importation.
importation, It seems to be- rather than inmigra-
ton, since the great mass OF Chinese coming into
the country have been brought by the Chinese Six
Companies, and are actually under form of
peonage while IaboTing upon shores. While
America, true to her constitutional principles will
now, as IN the past accord hearty welcome TO all
naiionaiities seeking her shores who are in sym
palhy with her institutions. and who would become
part oil her Intelligent constituency, vet she must
guard. with very jealous care, her dearly y-bousht
rights against the encroachinents OF any form of
slavery. peonage serfdom, knowing by her terri
BILE experiences eliminating in the rebellion, their
debasing and brutailzing effects upon all classes OF
her people.
however quiet and inofensve when pursuing
their ayocttIoIis III isolated places yet hen
trous and evil practices come the surface, show
ing how wholly Unfit they TO share the high
privileges OF our progressive civilization. Congress
sIonal legislation, limiting the number OF the
Chinese that may annually immigr.te to this coun-
try, came none too soon. The discussion closes
with weI-considered letter from California, writ
ten by young gentleman OF 2o, who Is q news
paper correspondent 1t reflects the prevailing
sentiment upon the Pacific Coast, as shared by
those WHO know most about the subject
Among the best letters received, rejecting similar
views, are from the following: +. w. Cooley, Mar
shalitowu. o. >. J. Finch, Baker City, Ore; Jennie
Fry, Broadalbln y. v; VIM l.. Lorinl, Santa Rosa,
Cal Chas. B. johnson, Sharon, Pa; Arthur L.
Clehn, iiornellsviiie, \. Y.
THE CHINESE QUESTION.
FRIESDs OF THE CLUB: 1 consider the Chinese
one of the greatest that have in America.
Think of how many of fathers, brothers and
relations who gave up their iifs in This las; great
rebellion IN defense of liberty. And to-day slavery
OF worse form is taking root III this land of the
free Very little is known of the Chinese in the
Eastern States owing to the few. Let some Of our
Eastern Chinese lovers visit Chinatown in San
Francisco There they viii see sight that will open
their eyes.
We must admit that all great cities have their
slufns, where disease crime and misery abounds.
Chinatown, in its best aspect, must stand apart
from them ali, for here be found, 5 reported
by the Investigating Committee, the raDkest out
growth of human degradation.
CHINATOWN
proper consists of L. biocks-about l6 acres Sleep
ing accommodations are provided for and occupied
ia the Chinese quarter by sc, 800 human beings In
prostitutes, and that these creatures were held in
abject slavery. There was also found that 52s
Chinese, employed ia manufactures, competing
directly with American workmen. and at wages
upon which American can hardly support him
sell, TO say nothing Of a home and q family with
which 70 brighten has days he treads down life s
path.
No less than go sewing machines are operated
by male Chinese In the EIanufacture of women 5
and cllidreu's underwear The streets of San Fran
CISCO flied with street-walkers; young girls of
ii years oi age soliciting upon the public
streets. Remove the 10 Chinese that operate
these sewing machines and the streets OF San Fran
cisco viii have less prostitution. There il not n
town on the coast that does boast of a Chinese
wash-house. In The large cities three-fourths of
the washing is done by the Chinese which deprives
There Is large number Of big land owners and
capitalists IN this State who argue That
CHEAP LABOR Is ECONOMICAL.
They also state that any system which encourages
independence IN ii laborer is vicious. There men
in TINS Ssaie who own from 10000 TO 200,000 acres
of land. They hire large gangs Of Chinese; they
are kept IN dirty barracks; fed on bacon, beans,
bread and coffee. The way iii which this diet is
often cooked - not fit 10 feed hogs On, let alone
human beings When Eastern farInhands come to
California they are invited TO sleep in the barn and
furnish their blankets and 10 live the above diet
The ranch system III California bears n striking
resemblance 10 the
PLANTATION SYSTEM
i'm the old days before the war If Chinese immi-
grafton wils stopped for good, aud the remaining
Chinese were compelled 10 migrate, white men
would be treated rs human beings. Large tracts
of land that now being faTned the above
system would be cut up into small tracts and neat
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