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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-08
MOTAERS-lN-lAW.
VIII Hubbard Herman Stands Up in Their
Defense.
GRACE GREENWOOD


Especial Correspondencel
New YocE. Aug There Is one large,
luxuriant falsrhood that would like to see
knocked in the head. 1t is a falsehood that
has been repeated so often in the press and
pulpit, in current literature and conversation,
that the unive: sal public has come TO look
upon it as
Glittering, Gospel
neutrality-suspicious. and unquestionable.
1t is pOmpOus lie-a patriotic lie, withal,
and it parades itself tremendously in all sea
sons and in all conjunctures. allude to the
Superb and ScallOped
Assertion that gallantry to womanhoOd is a
second nature with the average American
an assertion that insults our intelligence when
we consider the facts Of the case; when We
consider that he denies woman the rights of
citizenship; takes her into custody if she tries
to vote; taxes her property while depriving
her of representation; pays her lower wages
by one-third thanhe pays employees of his own
sex, and manifests the outrageous injustice
of a slave-master in all his deeds and dealings
with the mothers, sisters, wives and daughters
of the race.
Don't think that intend to indite woman
suffrage article, now and here, for l don't
The average brain of the period is hardly pre-
pared for an article of that kind The aver
age brain of the period is still warped and
twisted by the
Hates, Prejudices and Bigotries
OF black, barbaric past, and l, for one,
don't propose to preach a reform which the
majority Of both sexes are constitutionally
unable to comprehend ] am not heroic
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-08
ARE KNEE BREECHES COMINGr
The Gradual Transformation of the Dress
Suit-A Swelrs Wardrobe.

The Gradual Transformation of the Dress
Suit-A SweIl's Wardrobe.
'sThe past season was the most significant
one in fifty wears as far as mems fashions are
concerned, ~ said an uptown tailor, because
il showed that the old-time and ell-Sutficient
dress suit was losing its hold. Men have
grown restive under the severe and rigid
dress suit rules of former years. They are
moving toward more elaborate costumes, and
they'll get there before long, too"
I've watched the restleSsneSs Of the dress
suit he continued slowly, with great care,
for knew that rs soon as the deadlock was
broken il would only be n question of time
when knickerlockers, huckled shoes and
ruffics would come in. The first indication
was a broad satin or silk collar and lapel for
the evening cost. This made stir at first,
but now three-fourths of my clients have silk
or satin lapels on their coats. Then came
white waistcoats-at first very simple, but
this season made of figured silks of really
raudv patterns, and further decorated with
gold buttons. Many of the buttons had the
monogram of tho wcarer wrought ON them,
and some had crosts. Then came a
verv significant change-the triumph OF
plated, stamped. ribbed and decorated shirt
1TOllIS. ntN uiili''St UNIV 'SANAS -
the season ended The straight collars OF
few seasons ago were replaced by rolling col
lars, and the little shOstring ties by broad
black or white bands Then the coat tails
were rounded off and made smaller, and the
coat drawn in at the waist like the coats OF
tho Eighteenth century. / saw the way
things were tending, and built up some OF my
shoulders with great success. The trousers
were then decorated with a broad satin band,
and your fashionable man Of 'S6 was properly
clad Add very low pumps, colored hose and
the latest wrinkle from the Prince of Wales
a bright red, blue or yellow silk handkerchief
thrust into the open waistcoat front-and
everything was complete. These are small
| things in detail but very important as lndl
| eating the bent of fashion. plainly dresseai
man Of two seasons ago is echpSsd by the
dandy Of to-day, with lis snowy shirt front,
dash of color in handkerchief and hose, deli
/ cately tinted waistcoat, loosely tied craVai
and high shouldered, tight wasted coat
And YOU think all this precedes knee
| tTeechesn
surely tennis and bicycling have shown d
| great many men how becoming knee breeches
| are They are infinitely more graceful thar
| trousers, If a man has any sort Of leg at all
! No man wears knee breeches when be play'
tennis because they are comfortable, becaust
| they are not. The stockings irritate and arr
exceedingly warm, and the garters above the
! knee are no end of a nuisance. A pair Of
loose flannel trousers are infinitely more com
Portable and convenient. But the mind oi
man is bent on knee breeches, and the infiu
ence Of woman goes with it Men now veal
knickerbockers in the country, though they
never touch tennis racket or throw let
over wheel lie is the result Of the desire t.
look picturesque. New York Sun.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-08

Hampton is managed somewhat as q mill
tary school The officers drill daily, and the
scholars all have uniforms The dark skinned
officers wear their epaulettes with dignity,
and | noted that tho major, who was our
guide. was greeted with a military SALUTE
wherever we went
The Indians here of both sexes enjoy the
life. The Indian boys cut their hair short
and wear shoes instead of rnoccasins- They
like American games, and play croquet,
dominoes and checkers, delighting especially
In looking at pictures and in reading when
shev become far enough advanced to do so.
They try 70 help each other, and they have,
in the wigwam, family prayers every night
conducted by the boys, two taking part each
night One reads verse from the Bible and
the other makes n short prayer either In
English OF Indian, and then all sing a verse
and repeat the Lorrs prayer. These Indian
students are great fellows for clubs They
have a half dozen different organizations
made up of debating societies, literary so
cieties, temperance societies, brothers 50
cieties, etc. The Indian girls have also clubs,
and every two weeks these clubs meet to
eether and have social and literary entertain
ments. The Indian is much more Of a social
animal than be is given credit for, and under
proper surroundings he develops a love for
social amusements equal to that OF the Eng
lish
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-08

enough 20 throw my IRE away on a desperate
Iy hopeless task like that. / simply propose
IN shoU that the American male in his treat
ment of the female is just a.
Mean, Contemplate and Cruel
As the male Of any other so-styled civilized
race or realm, and shall use his treatment Of
the mother-in-law as an illustration.
Whenever a man thinks he IS just bit the
wittiest fellow Of his acquaintance he forth
with begins to make jokes anent the mother
in-law He pictures her As n
Grim. Growing, Rude, Raspy
Hag, whose life is devoted 10 creating discord
In the homes Of her married children, and
whose death would be Just cause for wild,
hilarious delight on the part Of her sons-ln-la"
He caricatures her in this manner, because,
and only because, he looks down upon the
weaker se1-Cousiders woman as an inferior
creature, made 70 be the
Toy or Thran
OF man He never makes the father-in- law
asubject OF sport, pasquinade or jeer. Oh, no!
The father in law Is a big, healthy he Great
ure-a sex aristOcrat-and is perfectly able To
take care OF himself But the mother-in-la
Is only a woman-ls weak, helplesSs-beloags
TO a sex that has been in servitude for cen
turies, and is, therefore, a legitimate target
tor the attack Of every arrant coward that
eomes along.
That papers publish the low, unmanly Jibes
and iests Of the witlings in question, Is one ol
the many reasons why frequently blush RED
for my profession
/ The man who lampOons mother-in-law
or who types such lampoon in his paper
/ thereby insults his own mother-inSuits bel
/ who went through the valley Of the shade"
| of death that he might liye-whO agonize'
for him. sacrificed her best years in his be
half. and would go through flood and Ham
to serve him still
wonder IL he ever thinks Of all thisi
wonder IL he did think of 1t, whether tn
thought would stay his penl | wonder If b
would-or could-deliberately look at he
wrinkles, her silvery hair, the tender look Il
her kind old eyes, and then mock at her b,
mocking at her classl
There il doubt, and of that doubt gladl
give him the benefit; but until wOmanhood
treated with moro respect than it enjoys tC
day. | want to hear no more Of the assertio
that gallantry Is a second nature with IN
average American want To hear no nor
Of it, even though the lack Of respect spring
from mere thnug ghtleSsSness
A gentlemen is always thoughtful OF II
feelings of fothers-particularly Of the weak.
WILL HUBBARD HERMAN.
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he still feels as fresh as when be began, which
would not be the case il he bad written his
letter himself His letters average about
1000 words each.
In appearance Mr.. Carpenter Is far from
robust Tall, slight and narrow across the
shoulders, his physique is not Of the kind that
could bear much strain His intellectual
strength and brightness are shown In his eyes,
which are singularly clear and deep. HIS
hair has a strong inclination toward the old
fashioned red In conversation he Is enter
tanning and pleasing but always modest He
is Mansfield, O., boy. Born there in 1850,
he is now 81 years old. He was graduated
from the Wooster (O.) university in 1877. The
energy and enterprise which distinguish him
now in his career manifested themselves in a
a journalistic venture before he was fairly
launched from the doors of the university.
On the day of his graduation he published
paper giving an account Of the graduating
exercises, and from the one issue made s2sS1.
After leaving the university he studied law
for a year, and then became the Columbus
correspondent Of The Cleveland Leader, until
the campaign Of 1880. At the same time he
was also a correspondent Of The Times, Of
Cincinnati, and Of The Volksblatt, the late
Mr.. Hassaureks paper.
Mr. Carpenter greatly overworked during
the campaign of 1880 and suffered from i'll
health during the two following years. In
1881 he Travelled in Europe and Egypt In No
vember Of ~ he located in Washington as
The Leaders correspondent He owns a
house there, a.d with his wife and child
makes it his permanent abiding place and
continuing city. He will go abroad during
the latter part Of the pres mt summer for q
few weeks of recreation
Though such a successful correspondent,
Mr.. Carpenter is something more than a news
writer. His literary contributions to the
magazines are as popular as his newspaper
letters, thougt by no means frequent His
numerous journalistic duties prevent him
from doing tsuch literary work
GER7RupE GARRISON.
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lish-

The Indians here, as a rule, work half Of
the day and study the other half. | entered
a number of their class rooms, and heard
them answer the questions propounded by the
teachers. They We're in the same classes with
negro students, all dressed in blue uniforms,
and was told that the Indian learned more
quickly, as a rule, than the negro. The In
dian bows are straight fine looking fellows,
and they carry an independent air in their
eve and in their walk The most of those
heard talked English fairly well, though one
was glum and would reply to none of the
questions asked him
The Indian girls are, as n rule, not pretty.
They are dressed plainly, and make good
students. They learn easily all pertaining to
housekeeping, and many of them make excel
lent cooks. Such as have gone out from
Hampton have done well Some are teach
ers. others are wives of Indians educating
their husbands, and a great number have
brought soap and water and good cooking in
among the savages Miss Helen W. Ludlow,
one Of 6he teachers Of Hampton, who trav-
eled lately throughout the west, visited most
Of the tribes where the Hampton students
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-08

sian-like in their features that only their asso-
citation showed them 10 be of African origin
During my whole visit to the school did
not hear q vulgtr word or see an unbecomine
action in any of the students. The class
rooms showed much intelligent teaching, and
the scholars of the upper classes will compare
very favorably with those of some of the
white colleges which | have visited The
Hampton school has proved that the Indian
and negro are susceptible of high order OF
education, and the hundreds of graduates
which this school turns out yearly cannot but
be of great influence in civilizing the races TO
which they respectively belong.
FRANK GEORGE CARPENTER
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he goes home. and try 10 persuade him TO
take off the white mans clothing. II Inc sticks
TO them be is pretty SURF to keep up with the
other habits OF civilization
was much interested in going through the
various shops and in noting the Indians ann
the colnrcd BOYS at their trades. The Hunt
ingtlon industrial works, the gift Of the mil
Iionaire, {. T. Huntingdon, Is an immense
planning mill which saws over 2,0OO,OcO feet OF
pine logs every year. \ number Of boys
were working in il as ! entered, and noted
that some of their work finely finished
seats for u church which is being put up for
the school.
In the girls industrial department l found
"a girls sewing and mending, and some max
| ing clothes and shirts This department
turned out :, 81 pieces of work last year, and
! among its workers are Indian boy tallors. In
| the household division 10 colored and Jo
| Indian girls take their turn in cooking les
! sons and at the tables ~ boys are walters ana
| IA are cooks In the Indian training shop
there are Il boys using carpenter tools, are
| learning painting 5 thinning, and harness
| making Three young Indians are employ cd
| in the printing office, and the paper which Is
| issued by the school contains articles and
| eSSays written by the students in almost every
| issue. The Indians make good shoemakerS
| and the shoe shops Of Hampton are busy
enough places TO be located in Lynn They
turn out SOO pairs of shoes year, and they
do all the repairing for the students.
| | noticed some harness made by the Indian
bows here and the work is excellent and a
finely finished rs you will find anywhere. Ii
the engineer shop two Indians arc ut work
| and these men are getting the training whlci
will fit them for plumbing if it should hapPel
that an Indian city should rise with moheri
improvements There is knitting depart
ment here at Hampton, at which the student
make good wages; but the Indians do nottak
TO this class of work, and the 1000 dozei
pairs of mittens which are turned out yeari.
are made by colored students.
| was much impressed with the scene at tn
dinner tables. All Of the 700 students cam
in in an orderly manner, and all stood an
sang a blessing over their meal in chorus
The forty walters were all boys in whit
aprons. and the tables were small ones seal
tered throughout big room The boy at tn
head of the table helped out the dishes To Tn
members Of his table, and | noticed that III
eating was done with rs much decorum an
etiquette as you will find at any ordinar
family dinner table in America The stI
dents seem TO enjoy their meal, and they cha
ted together as they ate There were man
beautiful girls among the colored student
and not a few with faces so white and cauc'
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fitted up with a washsnnd, a good, hard,
c,,an he'd. a chair anl a table. noted that
MANY of them decorated their rooms with
pictures, and that though the prints were
moor the evidence of artistic taste was not
lacking.
Tb,,e Indians come from many different
tribes and they speak languages widely dh-
ferent. When they first come the sign Ian
guage, which is in common use among all the
Indian tribes was used by the students In IN.
structing them as TO various matters, and
give you picture here of Hampton student
who is supposed to lie telling two oil hi
blanketsd brothers, frr,sh from the frontier
how the white mans way is the better way
for them
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teachers He does not believe that
the only good Indian is a dead Indian,
and he says that, though there are hardly
more than 5000 out of the ll,OOO In
dians enrulIed in boarding and day schools
who are getting n practical education, that
I5,0OO would take such an education if they
could get it, and that there are 5000 who
need it, He says there are twenty tribes
ready to take lands in ssveralty, and that If
the government will pay the treaty debt OF
the Indians of S4,OO0,OO0, as the interior de-
partment urges, it could, if the money was
used wisely, put the Indians far in advance in
civilization.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-08

no Geographic
work: that be turns
over to another
man. His writing
is all done by die
tation. An expert
type writer is at his
Office every day
from . O'Clock until
noon. He dictates
and she plays it out
on the keys This
makes his manu-
script a joy toprint-
ers, and saves him
the fatigue Of writ
ing. After dictat-
ing all the forenoon
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-08

During the late war Hampton was regarded
by the freedmen as q city of refuge. With
Rem Butler 20 hack them, the colured people
collected here from all quarters, and 1t Is
probably this fact that caused the foundation
Of a great colored educational institution at
this point A colored population of 100000
lies within easy reach of Hampton, and about
twenty years ago a school was opened here
for colored scholars on manual labor basis
This school has since developed into the noted
Normal and Agricultural institute OF Hamp-
ton, whirhnow has buildings and lands valued
at 500. .Onn, and which gives tuition annually TO
about so colored people and l40 Indians. 1t
has become one of thcgTpat institutions Of the
United STATES. and it is known from Maine to
Georgia and from Oregon to Florida Il has
Graduated 500 colored students, Of whom
nine-t -tenths are doing well, and though it has
been used as an Indian school for only about
a decade. it has sent out l4j educated Indians,
two-thir,is Of whom are now teachers, farm
ers. mechanics and laborers in the west II
Is probably the cheapest college in the United
States. and from its catalogue, which lies be
fore me. find that the cost Of tuition Is only
$40 per year per student, that board costs SO
per month, and that the cost Of clothing ranges
from s2D to $50 year This tuition is paid
by endowment or gifts Of friends Of the insti'
tuition, 50 that the whole necessary part to the
colcred student who wishes an education is
about $50 a year for clothing and $40 a month
for board.
Gen. s. C. Armstrong Is a straight, fine
looking man of 50, who has been engaged in
this work for some years, and who is an en
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-08
OUR INDIAN STUDENTS
AT THE HAMPTON coLLEGs-THEIR
LIFE AND TRAINING.
Effect Of Their Observation-Disclosures as
Pupils-Thc Labor System In Education.
How the Little Indians Enjoy Them
seives-A Wonderful Institution, Etc.
fSnecinl Ccrrespnndence. ]

HANrroN, Va, Aug. al am writing this
letter on some of the most historic ground in
America Hampton, Va, is situated within
q few miles of Old Point Comfort, around
which rise the hattlenents of Fortress Mon
roe. the largest fortifcation in the United
States. On the waters opposite me the battle
Of the Monitor and the Merrimac was fought,
and on the ground where l now sit Capt John
Smith stopped in l6os before he went up the
James river 70 have his life saved by
Pocahontas. A stones throw from here Ben
Butler esta blished the first colored school In
the United States. and it was here that he
made his declaration that the negro was con-
traband of war. Just across Hampton roads,
out of sight, is Norfolk, and between Hamp-
ton and that point lie the rip-raps, where
Andrew Jackson used to go fishing with
Amos Kendall, and where it was supposed
President Tyler was going for summer yaca-
ton when he slipped off to New York and
married Julia Gardiner in one of the churches
there.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-08

were, and she says out of the seventy-three
students she saw only four who had gone back
10 the use of the blanket. This use of the blan-
Ecs, instead OF civilized clothing, is with the
Indians the sign Of advancement or retro
grcSsion- If you can &c: an Indian to wear
civilized clothing half the battle has been
won. His fellow Indians laugh at him when
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-08

thusiast on the sub
ject. His father
WAS a missionary in
the Sandwich Isl
ands, and it is with
a missionary spirit
that Gen. Arm
strong is pushing
the education of
the Indian and the
negro. He believes
that the future Of
the negro is wrap
ped up in his ecluca-
ton, and he tells me
that 30 per cent Of
the graduates Of
the school go out us
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Tho students arc all required to labor for
certain hours every day, but they have only
an hours work a day which they are not paid
for. For all over this the school pays them
from 5 to cents an hour, and they have the
chance Of making from s. 10 s5 q month at
the trades which they learn here. The aim is
TO give them such an education as will enable
them to make good citizens and good men
and women, and they are taught, in addition
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-08

BE ashamed to die until you have achieved
some victory for humanity. Horace Mann
Horseshoe OF the Northern Pacitc.
At ono point on the Cascade branch of the
'Torthern Pacific the railroad describes q
horseshoe, which is two and a quarter miles
round, and only ! 500 feet across the hill at
,.le open end Of H. 49,.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-08
TWO SINNERS.



there vas man, it is said, one time,
Who w,mt astray in his youthful prime.
Can tho brain keep cool and the heart keep
quiet
When the blood is a river that's running rioti
And bows will Ike boys, the old folks say,
And the man is the better who's had his day.
The sinner reformed, and the preacher told
Of the prodiSal son who came back 10 'lie
fold,
And Christian people threw open the door
With a warmer welcome than ever pelore-
Wealth and honor were to his command,
And a spotless woman gave him her hand
And the world strcwed their pathway with
CRYING. God bless Iadye and God bless
groom"
There was a maiden who went aStray
In the golden dawn Of her lifes young day.
She had more passion and heart than heal
And she followed blindly where fond Love
led,
And love unchecked is dangerous guide
To wander at will 10y fair girls side.
The woman rrpented and turned from sin;
Rut no door Opened to let her in
The preacher prayed that she might be for-
given,
Rut told her 10 look for mercy-in heaven;
For this is the law Of the earth we know,
That the woman is stoned while the man
may 60.
A brave man welded her after all;
But the world said, frowning, I'VE shall moi
CALI Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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'Thsss trsiEs ne the only ones runIipg on
sunday.
seeping car 70 Boston and New ToTs with.
1rit change
The ira n leaving at $3.50 has sle' per IN Sy rz-
cuse, connecting With Iarlor ear TO New York.
Train leaving epTIEgrtid At s5J . q. Lss
sleeper to New York without cfsnge.
AL trains run py CGntss TEndaId Time
which 10 IS uin utes sop or thai springfield TIM.
Gao. n. EEIeEf.
Ticket A.@nt GTcpds Depot,
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n. 7. >. q o. RAH WAY.
Irslas Arrive From the East.

Trains No. 4 and have sleepers. but no charge
= cars in either q rough 10 New York.
No. has sleepsrs through TO ST. Louis
All trains arrive and depart from L b. q ".
lepOt in this city.
fraIns run on central time.
Fer tickets to all points call On
' D. PHLKsKR, Agent; ONCE IN Or nd OP'l
House