The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-30

The Mining AID SMELLING Dbtriet on
ioOD.

ffTTSBtKt, kAS,s May -i-'P'S'''ss
10 The Noman'a Edition.~l suppose II
teu YOU that / am a married woman
and nave niA children tths oldcst ilft"eh
years oldi, ana do all my own wolh,
you would be surprised mat shouip
md tina 10 wtlto even short letter.
Moll, We western women ar" given 10
nurpfinng people. I 10 not believe thal
there arc many things mat We wouiu
not dare ny ~ do. ana Nh'n !, 'oiii''
To lending "a helping hand IN "A good cause,
wa afe ~ be- depended upon. we nave
passed through many Or1enls, Tor Sfa0n-
hOpprfs droushta, cyclones, iornao1es,
ana riiih"a All Finit hhhnhe' anu No. ie's
Generally leave theif impress. rms
apfius otf little fify 90 ten thousand m.
hhhranfE hi fair 20 fhril tro"th ana
prosperity Sew hurlu'rf houses HtiuHs
up one after another. ana lu every direc-
tlau lou could n"r neat niue COTTAGES
auu some very pfcifnilOur residences
haine b,hit Everything seemed 80 en-
snutnHius. The merchants ana manu-
factuiota said that business was good,
every ming looking upward ana onward
a. "a brighter future. ~. 49,.
rioyeH have struck. About hf' huhniru
got Tho wages they think they ou3lt
IT, get Ana tho most NJ them are soi-
cfnrfa. Who were getting Twice or tinibttts
times what they received ~ INC ~
Country whore the most OF tnein 'aile
nom. For my part WISH they N.tS
back there. would wish they w0uid
come to want. but ! know u they should
their wives would be- COMPELLED TO AK
ina washing 60 support them, aud thry
would have 10 WORK twice as hard ana
NOT get half as much for u as they were
gfftlng before The strike. or course
thia strike did not by any means hlil
The new NE and hope which had a>runs
up vet 10 was depressing In lts eject
Fortunately. lf lasted only snort time.
the strikers winning their point ny
smcitinV business, though the largest
.HFIfN ..Hff ON
of the labOrlng class OF Plttshurg. Being
located on the largest coal neld IN me
West the manufacturing ana mining
interests alcnc would II sure ITS
future wealth and prosperity, paying
about one and one-half million dollars
annually 10 miners alone. IL also IT, "A
railroad town. having five roads passing
through H. and two Of the roads have
their SHOPS" located here. The sur
rounding country rs very productive ana
I'm high state Of cultivation. Now
don't think ! am IN the real estate busi-
ness and am trying 10 boom this town,
but somehow the Kansas people always
do "blOW' about Kansas and their ioWn'
h they get a nance You Know Us as, .
State, Kansas Is given 10 blows. Inc
wind blows wonderfully yes. fu1onsist
sometimes. and here In Pittsburs amour
> O'Clock I'm the morning you would ihlhk
everything was blowing, when the iii
ferent whistles blow Tor their men TO
go 10 work.
I will try TO tell you something about
the people who live mere. suppose J
should commence with the men, put as
this IS "A WOmaus paper, l VIII give tnem
the precedence. Just now the Dig
slecyei women seem 10 be IN the as
tendency. our own pastor was away
ard / vent 20 the Presbyterian churen.
As il was "A little strange 10 me, l guess
1 was not as devout as 1 should have
been. or course, when the music com
menced | naturally looked towards ihe
choir. which was located 10 one nldr
of the pulpit | saw one not very large
lazy VINO played the organ, ana hibe
pair OF sleeves. Then 1 began 10 cast
my eyes around about me. and u was
sleeves sleeves, and nothing but sleeves.
As / came down the aia.e attcr services
I WAS confronted by what seemed 10 bc
two balloons fastened together, ana YET
II was not exactly ike tnat either TOT
right down between them was a little
woman. yes, little woman between
two sleeves. She may really have been
a large woman. but the size OF the sleeves
made ner look small. would ike
pair just 30 bee in the 4eshlou, III 1 thought
my husband could walk beside me. But
1 think 1 would feel awful TO De walking
on the street between my sleeves ana
MY husband walking behind. no"
little he would feel. And / hardly think
&c would be right for as 10 take the mid
die OF the street and compel the street
cars and other things TO 80 on the SIDE
walk
Then We have some bicycle women here.
l mean women who ride bicycles ana
have bicycle clubs and wear bicycle
boomers. / suppose they nave hVely
times. They seem a fast set.
'rhc White Eibboners, carry their pan
rcr over the town. They are a noble
class OF women. and DO rs much sc9n
iu many ways.
And there are two ministerial WON 81
regular ordained ministers. / nave htafc
them both preach. one g. a 'onsttsa-
tiOnalist, a very quiet. lady-lkc woman,
ard in q laiy-lik- way breaches an ok
Cpuent sermon. The other Is pastor OF
the Baptist church, rides bicycle. ana
tries 10 act as mach llN, a man az SIZE
can Sre breaches good. sound Ser
men. but Is very loud and masculine.
There are comparatively few OF eacn
class ! have named. And We nave a
whole town fun of good Christian wives.
mothers. and sisters. who are happs. iiv-
ing quietly In their homes, making thlfe
round them happy.
The men-sOma Of the n.test ana pest
of men live here. This rs whore 1aY NUS
band lives. There are just lots OF otser
good men here. too. but ! don't Ike
them all as we'll as ] Do my husDtnH'
There are some very bad men here, too.
Thcv drink whisky when they can get IT,
Sometimes they get tn Office. and ihey
ran things so that other men can get d.
too. That reminds me, We nave l"Fh
who they call lOJt- lessers, TOO. SOW,
when We have good Men in office they
don.f allow whisky sold. These hOO,.
lepgers are walking salot as. Iuty carry
whisky in Bottles in their bQot-l g, ana
dodge In the corners and dark places ana
give their customers the wink Iney are
Sometimes caught and hned. Iney eeii-
orally have money enough 10 pay Out
ard they bootleg 10 again until tn0y
are caught &c. Then. We have class
called tie i0intist. lie will 30 into pusl-
rcss. usually druggist or restaurant. that
Is legitimate business and se sms all right,
but the customers get TO understand tndt
there is something else just little back.
and IL he wishes a Zip" DE can have IT,
Woe unto hypocrites.
The real estate mfn-ny what Wl
awalc. class they ire They want 10 buy
and sell everything. They have "a perfect
command OF language. and are very
graphic I'm descriptions Of Kansas real
estate. Bat they will 10 % watch. o
nv. there are so many kinds OF men
that i am kinder beNllaerad which 70
write about. So ! believe II you w1h
excuse me this time If YOU have another
Wcman's Edition OF The Ilmss } believe
I could write YOU q whole letter about
them. But II you throw TINS IN the waste
basket / will know you don want me TO
tcp YOU any more about the men
If you are tired Of this loug-W-ndel
letter. lust remember that this Is state
OF wind and we have some o. spare
VIRGINIA KANSAS.
JHE E1>1EE HiBBIi.