davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Van Buren press., 1893-07-22
WOMEN WAGE-EARNERS.
Some Interesting Statistics on This Impor-
tant National Subject.

tant National Subject.
*"We come now to the final report,
In some ways summary of all-that of
the United States labor department at
Washington, and the work for 1885,"
says Helen Campbell in an extended ar
ticle in the Arena In the 22 cities in
vcstigated by the agents of this bureau
the average age at which girls began
work was found to be Is years and A
highest average, it being there IS
years and Z months, and in Newark,
N. j., the lowest IA years and Z
months. The average period in
which all had been engaged in their
present occupations is shown to be 4
years and months; while of the total
number interviewed, 9, $40 were engaged
in their first attempt to earn a living.
AS against the opinion often ex-
pressed, that foreign workers are in
the majority, we find that of the
whole number given, IA, were
native born. OF the foreign born,
Ireland is most largely represented,
having $50; and Germany comes next,
with 755. In the matter of parentage,
1891 had foreign born mothers. The
number of single women included in
the report Is 1881; 745 were married
and 2,O3s widowed, from which it is ev-
ident that, as, rule, it is single wom-
en- who are fighting the industrial fight
alone. They are not only supporting
themselves, but are. giving their earn
Fings largely to the support Of others at
homN More than half--s.754-do this;
and O,sis, besides their occupation. help
In the home housekeeping. OF the total
number, 4,92s live at home, but only
TOl of them receive aid or board from
their families. The average number in
these families is 5.25, ana each contains
2.4S workers. .t,.4 st- sCf.sssa f
Concerning education, church at
tendance, home and shop conditions,
1881 reported. Of these 10,45s were
educated in American public schools
and 5,315 in other schools; 5,S54 attend
protestant churches, 7,769 the Catholic
and S67 the Hebrew. A very large per-
centage, comprehending 5000, do not
attend church at all. In home con-
ditions 12,i2O report themselves as
''comfortable," while 1902 give home
conditions as poor" Poor" to the
ordinary observer, is to be interpreted
wretched, including overcrowding and
The Van Buren press., 1893-07-22
A sOcIABLE PARTY.
A True Bit of History from the Zoolot
icaI Collection 1T New York.

A True Bit Of History from the Zoolog-
icaI Collection ut New York.
All the birds and beasts in the ZOO
logical collection at Central park in
New York have every day at their
meals a number of uninvited guests.
Whether they like it or not the ami
mails on exhibition have to share their
food with host of greedy, noisy saucy
little visitors that can not be driven
away even by the eagles and vultures
These little visitors show their con-
tempt for royalty itself by boarding the
lion in his den, sharing his rations, and
sometimes disturbing his maps when
they alight upon his paw or his back.
OF course the visitors referred to are
English sparrows; what other living
creatures would be SO bold? The ami
mails most subject to their prosecutions,
and most submissive to them, are the
prairie-dogs. These little animals are
accustomed to entertain unlimited
guests on the plains of Colorado and
New Mexico, where they live when at
home; guests such as rattlcsnakes and
the owls that not only live with them,
but. not content with free lodgings,
sometimes ungratefully eat up their
hosts little ones.
As substitutes for owls and snakes,
the sparrows in Central park are in
deed welcome to the prairie-dogs.
though they always get more than 8
fair share of the daily lunch. Some
times they peck their timid hasts when
the latter attempt to sit at the first
table" The prairie-dogs, however,
never seem to take offense, but chatter
away to the sparrows and to each other
in the best of spirits, glad to accept
whatever the sparrows are pleased to
leave them. Each dog or family Of dogs
has its own burrow, but they are con-
stantly visiting one another, and hold
ing town-meetings in the center of the
space allotted them for their village.
A happier, more peaceable or more in
teresting community it would indeed
be hard to find.-St. Nicholas
The Van Buren press., 1893-07-22

house life, which Is the portion OF
many. A side light Is thrown on per
sonal characteristics of the workers,
in the tables of earnings and lost time.
Out Of 12,s22, who reported, S73 earn
less than 500 year, and this class has
an average Of 60. B lost days for the year
covered by the investigation. With the
increase Of earnings the lost time de-
creases, the 2, LAT who earn from $500 to
$3.50, losing but 37.S, while S0S earn $3.50
to $500 year, lost but 1873 days.
Deliberate cruelty and injustice on
the part of the employer are encount.
cred only now and then; but competi-
tion forces the working in rs inexpen-
sive manner as possible and thus
often makes what must sum up as cru
city and injustice, necessary to the con-
tinued existence of the employer as an
Industrial factor. Home conditions are
seldom beyond tolerable, and very
often intolerable. Inspection-the ef-
ficiency Of which has greatly increased
the, demand by the organized chari-
ties at all points for, women inspectors
and the gradual growth Of popular In
terest are bringing about few inn
provements, and will bring more, but
the mass everywhere are as stated.
Ignorance and the vices that accom-
pany ignorance-want of thorough
ness, unpunctuality, thriftlessness and
mprovidence-are all in the count
against the lowest order of worker;
but the better class, and, indeed, the
large proportion Of the lower, are liv-
ing honest, self-respecting, infinitely
dreary lives .4l r} .t.t
1t is q popular belief that the work.
ing women form large proportion OF
the numbers who fill houses of prosti-
tuition; and that "night-walkers" are
made up chiefly from the same class.
Nothing could be further from the
truth, the Testimony of the fifteenth
ANIMAL report Of the Massachusetts, bu-
reau of labor being in the same line as
that of all In which investigation Of
the subject has been made and all con-
frrning the opinion given. The invest
igation of the Massachusetts, bureau,
in fourteen cities, showed clearly that
a very small proportion among work.
ing women entered this life. The
largest number classed by occupations
came from the lowest order of worker,
those employed in housework and ho-
tells, and the next largest was found
among seamstresses, employees Of shirt
factories and cloakmakers, all of these
industries in which under-pay 10 pro-
verbal. The great majority, receiv-
ing not more than Ave dollars a week,
earn it by seldom less than ten hours
day Of hard labor, and not only live
on the sum, but assist friends, contrib
ute to general household expenses,
dress SO rs to appear fairly we'll and
have learned every art Of doing with
out. More than this, since the deepen
ing interest in their lives and the forlna-
tion of working girls clubs and socie-
ties of many orders, they contribute
from this scanty sum enough to rent
meeting-rooms, pay for instruction in
many classes and provide relief fund
for sick and disa bled members. a5
The Van Buren press., 1893-07-22
?
TOMATOES.
romatoes, scarlet pump and rousA
By many thrifty wives are found
To add no much to the tables grace.
That some suggestions are IN place.


Tomatoes, scarlet pump and rousA
BY many thrifty wives arc found
To add no much to the tables grace.
That some suggestions are In place.
II raw tomatoes you select,
Pick out firm spheres without defect,
Scald the skin loose, and slice crosswAysI
Serve In dish with mayonnsisA el
They mako pretty salad, too,
Small, perfect globes of scarlet dew.
Placed In the midst OF palcst green
Crisp curling lettuce foamed between
II In fried tomatoes you'd excel.
Cold stewed tomatoes, seasoned we'll,
You'll take for this; add cracker rolled
Enough the cakes to lightly mold.
Fry them In butter till light brown,
They'll be the incest In the town.
Or fresh tomatoes take and slice
And salt and roll In crumbs. Quite nice
They are, II cooked as Just aboye-
Fried in hot butter on the stove.
Soup Of tomato cream will please
An eptcure. IT'S made with easee! ssisf
Take ono quart canned tomatoes, stain,
Add just pinch Of soda, then
boil next quarter OF an hour:
Take one quart sweet milk, and Of 6eus
One tablespoon, then butter, salt
And pepper till tits without fault.
Turn In and bring II to Q boil, sass
Then taste reward for ali the toll
Then baked tomatoes are quite mica
II cored, their centers filled with sptoA
Some Of these dishes ought to please
And sive tho busy housewife ease,
So she will cry. In winters rain,
20 for tomato time againt" rst4
Florence e. Pratt In Good Housekeeptne
The Van Buren press., 1893-07-22
Cause for discharge.

I Judge Severely -Horsewhipping d
the only suitable punishment for you
and your kind. The idea of man Of
your size beating poor, weak woman
like that! .l..
Prisoner-But, your honor, she keeps
irritating and irritating me all the
time. ltH -i.t
Judge-How does she irritate you?
Prisoner-Why, she keeps saying:
"Hit me! beat me! just hit me once,
and I'll haveyou hauled up before that
baldheaded old reprobate Of % Judge,
and see what he'll do with your
Judge (choking) = Discharged -
Puck. Y ~
The Van Buren press., 1893-07-22

eniike most pinwhecls, Il went
beautifully, whixzing and buzzing and
showering iron-filing-like bits of pow
der into the darkness with a charming
effect, that set the boys to clapping as
soon as 1t had ceased. There were two
more ms sucsessful, then there was
an interlude Of cracking, banging
bunch OF fire-crackers that jumped
SO near the boys that they popped
this way. and that like popping pop
corn in % Pepper. to escape III chen
came the grasshoppers and snake or
two, that wriggled and twisted, and
squirmed and Missed to such perfection
that the little boys applauded and
cried Go ahead, Jim; your . good one
at It'll. ~ kss
"oh, taint nauthin' to what's goen
to be- said Jim. !, "I'm just coming to
the Romin candles and sky-rockits."
There was profound "ah-ing," as
Jim made this announcement and
lighted the first Roman candle. Some
thing was the matter with it at first, it
wouldn't go off. then it would go off
with such buzz and splutter when
Jim, the operator, least expected it,
that he jumped and rubbed his fingers
on his trousers leg.
\ That's no good," called Bobbie;
give us a slky-rocket; why. don't you
please?"
q "Sky-rockets is for the sky, isn't
they?" asked Ralph, mildly, while John
coughed from the smoke and severely
rubbed his eyes.
They're for sheds, too" said Jim,
drawing one out of the basket; 'now
look out, boys, and yer'll lsee the fun"
and he whisked it three times about his
head as three beautiful stars Of Grim
son, green and blue light shot to the
rafters, then. unable to escape, fell back
upon some straw stored upon the hpards,
left of what had once been the loft
floor.
In a moment there was such blaze
of flame , and cracking of dry timber
as the hungry fire ate its way in every
direction that dozen little faces grew
pallid; n dozen little hearts stood still,
and dozen pair of eyes expanded with
terror as dozen little boys stared at
one another, too frightened to move.
At this moment the shed door was
pushed open and Ralph's and Johns
father cried: "Boys, boys, out Of this
for your lives; home with every one Of
you, Jim" The rocket, which Jim, in
his fright, still clutched, had gone off
with bang, lacerating his fingers and
taking off all OF his eye lashes and eye
brows with it. 1893
To add to the excitement, the clang
of the fire. bells was heard, the engine
and hose-carriage galloped down the
street, and stream of water fought
the flames until they curled down into
a little blue heap among the ashes that
were all that was left of the old she'd
Twelve little boys were put to bed
that night without any farther fire.
works that Fourth of July, and Jim's
hands were so badly burned that were
you to go to the factory belonging to
Ralph's and Johns father you would
see him feeding boards to turning
machine with fingers too seriously in
jured to do anything else as well. IN.
Carrie Hyde, in Home Magazine. !! Z
The Van Buren press., 1893-07-22

and narrower at the top. Very stylish
costumes of pale yellow linen duck
figured with tiny dots are made with
skirts full and untrimmed and COM
pleted by Eton jackets turned back
with revers that are finished with rows
Of very narrow black velvet ribbon,
which also shows on the deep collar
and close portion of the bishop sleeves.
There is q girdle likewise trimmed, and
The hat eE suite is of yellow Ncapolitan
braid or Leghorn. trimmed with Isa-
bella roses and black velvet loops. M
Very simple and charming also are
some of the afternoon dresses made OF
grayish green. pale russell brown, violet
Or dove-colored crepon trimmed with
scru guipure lace and satin ribbon
rosettes. One in golden brown is made
with double skirts bordcred with rows
The Van Buren press., 1893-07-22
How elephant Is Spelled.

Mamma and Bobby one day went on
a visit to Aunt Eva. One of the inter-
esting things Bobby saw there was a
little stuffed elephant made out of
cloth. A little white blanket was over
the elephants back, and Aunt Eva had
embroidered. the word Baby on it.
Shortly after Bobby returned home
his older brother Harry said: 90,
know how to spell horse, and mouse,
and shame and lots Of new words"
20, pooh" said Bobby, scornfully,
"Bet you can't spell elephant Ican!"
Hurry opened his eyes pretty wide at
that. "He can't either, can he, mann
mar" he said. s.ss a
"Can, toop' shouted Bobby, tri-
umphantly. "B-a-b-y, elephant"
American Agriculturist.
The Van Buren press., 1893-07-22
An Unjust Suspicion.

A Texas gentleman went out fishing
one day. He had q nice lunch fixed
up, but upon arriving at the fishing
place he discovered that he had lost It,
SO he retraced his steps until he met
large satisfied-looking negro, who was
seated by the roadside under . tree
picking his teeth. A
did you pick up anything In the
road?" asked the fisherman.
mo, sab, didn't pick up muffin
couldn't a dog hab found 1t aud ate II
up?"-Texas Settings.
The Van Buren press., 1893-07-22
Very Dimerept.

Smith-You must have . wonderful
memory to keep all those things In
your head.
Jones--Yes, never forget anything
when it is once there pointing to his
forehead).
Smith-Well, old man, how about the
twenty dollars l lent you some time
ago?
Jones-Ah, you see, that's different.
put that in my pocket. Brooklyn
Life, s.
The Van Buren press., 1893-07-22
A Philosopher Born,

An Indiana maiden, years old, was
driving along a prairie road with her
father and '6-year-old brother. The
brother, who is Of an anxious
turn OF mind, was In great
distress ut the sight of an OK that was
calmly devouring large pile Of seed
potatoes in the corner of o field. 20,
papa, stop" he said. 1--WE ought to tell
the people in the house." "Do sit
still, Buddy" put in his philosophic
sister. 1T 'sn't we OK, nor we pota-.
toes. Chicago Tribune.
The Van Buren press., 1893-07-22

teen inches, buttsnhole stitched about
the scalloped edge with yellow wash
silks, with single embroidered pansy
on the pointed flap. A fat sachct
of cheese cloth, with IN interlacing Of
wadding thickly sprinkled with sschet
powder, is laid just inside and tackled
to the four corners, to be removed when
the case goes to the laundry.-Amer-
ican Agriculturist.
The Van Buren press., 1893-07-22
Conundrurns to Guess.

When are people like pianos9 When
they are square, upright and grand.
What part of bird, is like proviso
In a legal document? Its claws lclause)
What law is looked upon as being q
very wicked one and is feared by al
most everybody? An outlaw.-Youth'v
Companion.
The Van Buren press., 1893-07-22
No Head for Buslnsss.

Nose Schaumburg, Jr.-vader, .
shentlemans wants to know il dot un-
shrinkable undershirt don't shrink .
leedle, anyway.
Nose Schaumburg, Sr.-Does dot
shirt at him?
mo, it vas choost . leedle too pig"
"Of course it will shrink. w don't
you have some heads for pishness. y
Texas Siftings. as.is
The Van Buren press., 1893-07-22
Very Suspicious

Friend-Wh Elvira, what's the mat.
ter? ~
Y Elvira-Oh, I don't know, only I'm
worried to death. I've had the same
girl six weeks, and she doesn't talk
about leaving yet.
"She doesn't?"
"No, not word. She must be IN
love with my husband. IN. Y. Weekly.
The Van Buren press., 1893-07-22

II brown satin ribbon. The round
waist has a softly folded serpeptine
front, and a fall OF rich cream lace fol-
lows the outline Of the drhpery, from
the right shoulder to the extreme left
ride of the waist Frills Of the same
lovely garniture show at the elbow Of
the dropping pear-shaped sleeves. An
sccordion-plaited skirt Of scarlet crcpon
las insertions Of Spanish guipure lace,
with short Eton Jackets and deep cuffs
20 match.
Striped silk batiste with silk dots on
.very alternate stripe make lovely
The Van Buren press., 1893-07-22

silk Wnists.s ,ssa.. U-.4 g. s..4
Especial New York Correspondence
Lawn, batiste and dimity, linen duck,
French zephyr, gingham, pique and
chambery are the materials most fa-
vorcd for day gowns at all the fashion
able summer resorts. Many of these
are made with unlined round waists,
gathered skirts, also unlined, but uln0S
with view of wearing pretty stk o.
batiste waists and petticoats babsatA
them. The dress skirts are full = the
back and slightly gored ON the front
and sides. Skirts four yards wide are
the average, though very many are
made both much wioaF at the bottom
The Van Buren press., 1893-07-22
sure 10 Re Proatabls

"When grow mp" said Bob, ''I'm
going to be an architect and draw pic-
lures of big houses, and make other
people build 'em and pay me for letting
en- do it."-Harpar's Young People
The Van Buren press., 1893-07-22

gowns for
> u IN m e I
1ances, as
also do the
be a u tiful-
ly-fowered
Pompadour
toilets with
colors no t
at all pro-
n oun c e d.
but in faint
8 h a d owy
tints like
t h o S e in
Chine silks.
A ia brio
| IN p o rted
by tailors
for dressy
3 II IN M g r
uses is q
q e w v a.
ri ty of
home spun
~ ~ ~ - n
The Van Buren press., 1893-07-22
4.NiohT DRESS sAoHET,

Every Young Lady should Have One d
Her Room. se75 !. 4.
In the daintily furnished room Of .
young lady where the wall paper Il
starred with yellow pansies, and tho
bedspread, btrean and dressing table
covers are worked with the same de.
sign, there lies on the bed Q night
dress sachet like the illustration. IL
is made Of white linen eleven by seven
The Van Buren press., 1893-07-22
FASHION LETeP

summer Resort Materials and Costumes--
Dainty Afternoon Dresses-B Blousos and
SILK Wnists.t4. ,5Fa... Nl. 8 s.4
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-24
THORNS NTHE FLESH
MISS MARIE TEMPEST SAYS COMIC
OPERA STARS HAVE THEM.
The Opera and the Drama aParalleled-Dis-
turbing Elements That Creep In-The
Gift of fComposition-A Popular Singers
ideas of Her Art. a1s1 c
Especial Correspondence.l


NEW YORK, Nov. 2o.-The drama and
comic opera are indissolubly united. The
former plays an all important part in the
latter. The divine comedy of song finds a
fitting setting in its sister-the drama. The
star, in either case, makes or mars the pro-
dJlctlon. Of the two, the opera is the more
difficult in its presentation. from the fact
that the parties participating must possess
both vocal and dramatic power. This COM
bination, to any appreciable degree, is rare
ly met with III one person. Hence the
scarcity Of comic opera stars.
One might almost say that two courses
OF training are necessary to insure perfec-
tion. To be successful comic opera singer
one must diligently study both dramatic
and vocal art. To become competent in
both, their study must be taken up at a
very early age, but without natural affinity
for the work the most careful application
is well nigh useless
A good comic opera singer is born, not
made. In fact the same rule may be ap-
piled to every art in life. To attain success,
natural adaptability must predominate in
the individual. Environment also has
much to do in bringing to a successful
issue innate talent OF this order. The
amount of labor involved in preparation
for the comic opera stage is endless, calling
for years Of the closest study before even a
slight success can be achieved.
The spirit of the times is inevitably turn
ing peoples minds toward whatever af-
fords the most amusement. The day of
plays and heavy tragedies
OF all Kinds is passing away, and the pub
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-24
THE LEHIGH STRIKE.

JERsEr CITY, y. j., Nov. 23.-Tbe
Lshigh Valley strike situation remain
without material change. The company
is increasing the number of It's men and
moving freight slowly.
WILKES BARRE. Pa, Nov. q. The COM
pahy appears 10 have the best OF the sltua-
iion today Passengers trains are making
fairly good time, and some OF The colllerles
have been supplied with cars Twelve
engineers from the west arrived this morn
ing aud were assigned to duty. The
strikers refused to acknowledge that they
have lost ground, but claim that the out
look is brighter nan ever.
ROCHESTER, n y, Nov. 23-The local
situation has Undergone no important
change. The company is running an oc-
cas!onal train over the Rochester branch.
No passenger tickets are being sold.
BUFFALO, \. Y, Nov. 23-The fifth day
of the strike finds affairs on this end in
much better condition than at any time
since the trouble began. Freight is
moving east slowly, bnt the blockade has
been broken. The company is getting men
20 take tie places of tie strikers, though
Sayre continues 10 be "A point Of blockade.
SHAMoKIS, Pa, Nov. 23.-The Lehigh
Valley strike has extended 10 :he Mahan-
ey division, all the men going out today.
Traffic i practically suspended.
WILKES BARRE, Pa, Nov. 23-A COM
mittec from the individual coal operators
held 4 conference with the strike leaders
this afternoon. The individual operators
are anxious that the strike should end, as
they are losing IA great deal of money. a
hrothei hood man SAID this evening: The
individual coal operators may cause our
winning the strike wiLhin the next TWEEN
Iy-four bour-."
PHILADELPHIA, Nov % President
Wiibur OF the Lehigh Valley has received
information. from Towanda, Braiuard
county, that the sheriff bad, in anucipa-
tion OF trouble, called Oh tue governor for
military assistance. Mr. Wilbur was un-
nble to give the details of the alleged !
trouble
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-24

inger in the public ear, and that every lit
tie street gamin will be able to whistle in
his inimitable way These melodies pene-
trate the most fashionable homes, and they
delight young and old alike.
There are but few successful composers
OF light opera in the world. 1t requires a
unique gift OF composition and a peculiar
adaptabiIty to the musical needs and
tastes of the people. Many giants-intel-
lectual and Rusical-start out with the
best Intentions, but at length fall by the
wayside To produce meritorious comic
opera requires indefatigabls industry, tire
less patience and temper perfectly under
control, for even after an opera is staged"
the composer sees parts of his cherished
work literally torn to pieces by the critics.
The man who can keep his temper under
such trying conditions, and at the same
time adapt himself to the changing whims
OF the people, becomes the hero of the hour.
MARIE TEMPEST.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-24

SPOKANE, Wash, Nov. 23-At II o'clock
.. IN. today mob of 100 men gathered in
front OF the Review office, ana were hav-
nngued by their leader, an alleged Ap-
srcnist named Helm. He threatened the
paper with dire vengeance. unless it
altered the tone of its editorial columns.
The crowd then marched 10 the Cannon
bank building. BY this time it seemed to
I've two or three hundred men. There
Helm repeated his hsrangue. At l o'clock
.he crowd dispersed.