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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19
WANTS TO BECOME A NURSE.
Descendant of President Adams
Studying in n Hos
DitaI.

Studying in the training school for nurses
connected with the Presbyterian hospital at
Philadelphia is a young woman in whose
veins flows the blood of one of the most
noted families in American history. This
maiden who wishes TO be a professional
nurse is Emma ONeill. 4 great-grand-
daughter of John Adams. who was the
second president of the United States and
one of the founder of the government
Miss o'N.ill viii soon start upon her see
ond year. Il i required of each pupil to
render three months of night duty each
year. and Miss o'Neill is just now respond
ing to that requirement. Her living is as
ncthodical as that of the army student at
West Point. Despite the fact that she IS
scarcely more than ~ years old. she pos
scsSes in not Ii small degree some of the
characteristics of the distinguished family
OF which she is "A proud descendant. Miss
oNeill has made a host Of friends among
thu officials and attaches of the PreSby-
terrain hospital. all of whom speak Of her
IN the highest praise. both rs Il Young
woman of Christian virtues and a minister
ing angel 10 the sick. In appearance she
IS of fair height. with n form that would
attract aJteutAn anywhere. She has a
wonderfully expressive face. with eyes that
ar. lustrous. not to say bewitching. For
III" street she dresses in excellent taste. 4
i,hEesS in simplicity. Clad in the garb
OF "A professional nurse, with the couver-
tIonal light blue dress, white apron and
CaI. She IL 4 subject for a camera. and
there is suggested a stability Of character
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19

girl was near 16. an age. at which many
girls have completed their education and
are beginning 10 think of other things:
Then. and not until then" writes Miss
Donald. did Linnie's school life begin. She
was in the last month Of her 10Th year, Il
icing deaf. dumb and blind. with only !;
sentences and such ideas as had come TO
her through her fingers
Now Linnte is IS years Old. and has
learned the New York point and the raised
print. She has also learned the American
iiaille and the English braille-equivalent
to learning four languages. She knows all
her friends by the touch of their hands.
She has signs for all of her acquaintance
and she never heSitateS to tell you the
time of day. winding and setting 1t when
she likes. She rcCiteS the Lords prayer
by use of the signs common to the schools
for the deaf. She is familiar with any
combination of numbers under Loco. can
take you in imagination over all the world
In the kindergarten she makes all sorts
OF fancy work. She runs the sewing ma
chine with the greatest of ease ana mas
learned to write on the typewriter. which
public schools of Sioux Falls. S. d..
In addition to all her other acqiirements
in the last year, Linnie can talk, ana Is ;ible
to read simple words spoken by her teachsr.
bered that she neither sees nor hearS 4
word that is written or spoken. :.
Laura Bridgman became distinguished IN
ali civilized lands for her varied accom-
plishments before she was as old as L.innie
H@cuewood. But it should be borne in
mind that Laura's training, begin
at the susceptible aEet OF .,u, y harin
until she was 10. Helen keller's traininH
began when she was 6 years Old, ana Laura
Bridgman and Helen Keller had every IA
c;litv for the development of every FACULTY
ten years before the training of Linnie
HngueWOOd began.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19
First White Woman In YezO.

From Lcslie's Weekly.
Mrs. Mabel Loomis Todd. wife OF Am
herst's professor of astronomy. will pub
fish in n few months the story of her eX-
periences as the only woman member Of
the famous Amherst expedition that went
to japan a year ago to observe the eclipse
of the sun. The book will give a valuable
study of the Aim, a peculiar tribe in upper
,Japan little known to science. and in whose
territory in YeZo the foot of 10 foreign
woman had never before trodden. Mrs.
Todd has been. since her return. ~lecturing
on what she saw in the Orient. She is
already known to literature through a lit
tie volume of sounetS and through her edi-
ton OF Emily Dickenson's poems. Mrs.
Todd was a valuable adjunct TO the party.
She has literally grown up in an astro-
nomicaI atmosphere. her father having been
the late Professor LOOMS, of Washington.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19

MY friends all laugh at my enthusiasm
for golf. said a married woman with a
large family and many. cares. but if they
could realize what it has done for me they
they call it. Many a time. when have
been so worried over this thing and that
that | would otherwise have sat down and
cried, ] have forgotten for the time being
my cares and my thoubles in following
that little white ball across the fields. and
the attention il naturally commands makes
me- forget for the time my cares and my
troubles. while the fresh winds of heaven
blow away the cobwebs from my tired
brain. giving me courage and a clear Wis
ION. I verify believe. if 1t had not been
for my liking for golf and my enjoyment
Of the game. l should have had nervous
proStration.''
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19
WOMAN'S new WORK.
MISS FULLER HsRBOR MISTRESS AT
TACOMA, WASH.
A Woman Undertakes for Denver
The Wonderfu New Record of
Miss GoIdtwniih. Rapid
Typewriter.

Tacoma has the only harbor mistress in
tho world. Her name is Miss Fay Fuller
and she is 4 newspaper woman who mas
become very popular on the water front
beat of the Tacoma News. Miss Fuller
has been Of great assistance TO Haroor-
master Henry q. Holm. of Tacoma, IN
making up his volGminouS reports. ana
vixen he became iucapacitated last week
through sickness Miss Fuller was appolht-
ed to fill his place. Tn necessity for MI
:rg the place Immediately was the Collec-
ton OF dues from some of the ShipS ana
steamers that had made use of the clt%S
facilities. Miss Fuller know how TO make
III collections and Sh" WAS iutruStti with
tHc municipal vouchers and collection
books inside OF ten seconds after beng
oloaked win authority to act rs harpor-
mistress bv Mayor \. Y. Fawcett.
Among Miss FUllcr'S duties Will be the
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19
CONFEDERATE DAUGHTERS.
Mrs. Kate Cabell Currie. the New
President of the
nrHor

Mrs. Kate Cabell Curr!e. who was re-
Gently elected president OF the National
Daughters of the Confederacy at the con-
Vcntion of that organization In Baltimore.
Is Il resident of Dallas. Her father is Gen
erai W. L. Cabell. II Confederate veteran.
who Is more familiavly known throughout
Dixie as "Old Tige.' Mrs. Currie has been
an enthusiastic member of the National
Association of Daughters of the CC.IIeder-
acy. ever since il WAS organized ana at
tended the annual convention as Al dele
gate from Texas. Her speech. in which She
ted OF the energetic work lone by the
Dallas chapter III erecting i monument TO
the Confederate veterans in that city. ere
ated great enthusiasm. and when She re-
turned to Dallas as chief executive OF IN"
organization she was made the guest OF
honor at a rousinS reception.
size. The Daughters OF the Confederacy
organized at the University OF Virginia
in 1894 much work of a charitabl. and
historical nature has been accomplished.
The objects OF the order are to care for
all needy wives and children of cnnfcd-
crate soldiers and to collect and preserve
all available records of tie Confedcracy.
hundreds of chapters have been formed III
various states. some of them in Northern
cities, Just 1T present the Daughters are
trying to raise Il fund OF Si,0rt, which Is to
be used in marking the graves OF the 21,i-.
Confederates who died in Union prisons.
1t is proposed TO erect a simple shaft in
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19
BROKE STONES ON THE ROAD.
Aged Task Which II Had
Undertaken for Her Lazy

A sight which aroused the ire and pity
of passersby was seen on n road near
W~illiamsport, Pa, n few days ago. II
was an aged woman WELDING a large ham,
mer and breaking stones. The woman Is
Mrs. Agnes Boatman, GO years of age.
Several days ago the poor board Issued
an order for work to her lS-year-old son.
The young man reported at the stone yard,
but was lazy and skulked away. His moth
e. then procured another order and pre-
sented it to the foreman at the stone pie.
saving that if her son did not do the work
she would break stones herself. 1t was
too much for her, however, and after
working half an hour she laid down the
big hammer and walked YEARLY away.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19

the death of his mother. when he should
he made happy with his bride, His mother
died IN October, 1895. Shortly afterward
Mrs. O'Neill was stricken with paralysis
ana died in the following August. Emma,
the daughter. was 10 have been married
June q. 1896. to u young clerk in a store
on Eighth street. near Arch street, but il
became necessary to postpone the we'd
ding because of her mothers Illness. A
week before Mrs. O'Neilrs death Emma
was taken sick and laid up for several
weeks. When she became convalescent she
broke off the match with her lover and
commenced studying to be a professional
nurse. Now rumor has It that Miss O'Neill
and George Heaton, her mothers lover,
are to be married.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19
Woman ns m Undertakes.

Miss Fannie D. Gardner, the only wom-
ar emhalmer of the world. lately of Vim
ennes Ind. proposes to enter business
at Denver. She comes of q family which
for generations has been engaged in the
undertaking business. Last year she was
president of the Indiana Funeral, Directors,
Association. and she has studied many of
the things which recent science has dis
covered in the care of the dead. Her
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19

At noon on December Q. United States
District Attorney VIII ID. Wright and Miss
Nellie Spears Were married at Jasper,
Tenn. This was one of the most notable
weddings that ever occurred in Tennessee
Mr.. Wright was IA candidate for election
on the Mckinley tick during the late
election against II. II. Hannah, on the
Bryan ticket. They agreed to carry on a
dignified and clean campaign and let moth
ing interfere with their strong personal
friendship. Mr.. Hannah. Democrat, won.
and set TO work using his influence to have
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19
OF INTEREST TO THE FAIR SEX.
Makes n Decision In ReEnrd to
the Age of Women.

Judge Albright. of Allentown, Pa. made
a decision that will be OF special interest
to the fair sex at large. Miss Edith Gus
tard. Il sprichtly and yivacious Young miss
of about p was called to testify
in an eiectment ease between Louis Raul
and his son-in-law. Sherman coss. The
lawyer pointedly asked Miss Custard her
age. Her reply was:
Il may be ~ for all you know; my age
has nothing ut all to do with the case and
/ refuse to- answer your question"
Judge Albright informed the lawyer that
the woman reply TO his question was an
appropriate one. and the subject was i'm
mediately dropped by the attorney.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19

Mr.. Wright made district attorney.
Miss Spears, who is one of the prettlest
girls in Tennessee. agreed TO marry Mr..
Wright II Mckinley would be elected pres
ident and then appoint him United States
district attorney for Eastern Tennessee.
After the election the romance was carried
everyone. Mr.. Wright received the appoint
neut and the agreement was fulfilled. Mr..
Hannah was made private secretary to
Governor Taylor. and OfICiatCd as hest
man at the Wedding. The most aristocratio
and prominent families in the state were
represented in the
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19
THE FASTEST TYPEWRITER.
Miss Alice GOldthwnit of st. Louis,
Wrote 155 Words In n
Minute.

Miss Alice Goldwait Is said to be the
most rapid operator on the typewriter,
under test conditions, In the world. At
an exhibit of expert typewritirg giren in
St. Louis a few DAYS ago Miss Goldthwait,
in the test made, wrote eighty words per
minute from dictat;on. In the second
test of three minutes and ten seconds she
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19
A Woman, Yet n Major.

DR.. Belle Reynolds. who was elected
president of the woman's parliament re-
is practicing medicine at Santa Barbara.
where she lives. was one of the most noted
characters of the late civil war. She went
with her husband to the scene of conflict.
aud uas an active participant with the
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19

Northern troops in many engagements. By
her bravery and devotion TO the wounded
soldiers she gained fame and the rank of
major, which was conferred upon her by
Governor Yates. of Illinois, title that sti!l
cllugs to her. Mrs. Reynolds is an active
worker in the cause of women.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19
Its Strong Point.

From the Washington Star.
"po YOU consider the electoral college
q desirable institution" inquired the man
whose mind is on the nation.
WELL remarked the nervous friend.
u can't help admiring it for the fact that
! never yet heard of an electoral college
yeil."
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19

cut away the ropes commanded Mrs.
W :nchell. as the sloop keeled TO one side.
pulled by the Dragging rigging.
The men hacked the ropes in two and
the maStleSS boat righted.
Another crash followed and the jb went
the way OF the maStS.
cut away the ropes" again sounded the
cool When it had been obeyed
there was only the hull and the littlo
And still the storm blew on and the
waves began to roll more determinediy.
They soon had the dismantled sloop rolling
dangerously. Those that did not strike
under her and throw her violently OVER
broke above and fell like small cloudbursts
upon her deck.
their hopes go TO the winds. They SAW
nothing to do. Their resources. originally
neager. now seemed entirely exhausted
They could do nothing hut await what
seemed to them the inevitable.
Ii might we'll have seemed hopeless to
any one. The %stoutest hearts might iusti-
fably have quailed before such an outlook.
There was not a speck of land in sight,
Only mountains of water and a sky of
wind. No wonder the men shrank. The
only wonder is that the woman did not.
Mrs. Winchell it is averred, was not
even terrified by the tearing gusts or the
upsetting waves. She faced the storm
calmly. as indeed she must have done to
escape by human ingenuity the terrific
power of those natural elements She
gave her commands sharply and quickly.
and they We're executed without demur.
To the credit of the men be- it said that
they recognized her superior grasp of their
difficulty and We're ready to follow her
lead out of it. To their prompt obedience
to her orders as we'll as to her wonderful
presence of mind is attributed the success
of the desperate expedients resorted to.
She called the men TO order quickly and
orGered them TO rig up Il jury mast and to
this she attached an improvised sail made
up of sacks sewn hastily together. Then
she grasped one of the oars out of a small
boat on the deck. stationed herself on the
stern of the tossing sloop and guided the
wreck into a place of safety
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19
Rewards.

Why toll and strive for eminerce?
This country is SO queer.
You'd only find your portrait used
In advertising beer.
Chicago Record.
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wrote 302 words. an average OF ninety-fve
and one-half words per minute. The dicta-
ton was from a sermon and other I'M
familiar matter. Another interesting test
was in writing a familiar sentence, in
which Miss Goldthwait wrote l55 words in
one minute.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19

He-"Give me Il kiss? She tIecidedly)-
"I won't" He-"You shouldn't say T
won't to me: YOU should have said. Z
prefer not" She-"But that wouldn't be
true. Harlem Life.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19

AS the procession reaches the sepulchre
the choir chants IN EXitu Israel de
E.gypto." The Apostles deposit the image
on Il cushion covered with rich tapestry,
and the statue is then wrapped in a silken
that moment the heavens open, and in the
midst of 4 golden shower is seen the Holy
Trinity-GOd the Father. seated on His
throne: at His right and left are seated
God the Son and God the Holy Ghost, rep
resented as two children.
The miraculous image, now Invested of
its death mask. in all the glory of its
heavy brocades and jewels, is seen 10
emerge from the tomb and to ascend slowly
toward the heavenly throne. God the
Father. leaning toward it, places on its
head the heavenly crown. which Mary. the
mother of Christ. has earned. The crowd
weeps. the crowd prays. the crowd ap-
plauds. TIE invisible choir swells forth in
glorious anthems and the diademed Vir-
gin slowly ascendS and tonsummates the
glorious and miraculous assumption.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19
The Death of Mary.

Then Mary announces that she is about
to die, and the .Mangrana" descending.
the angel presents her with Il golden palm
leaf. Mary asks as a last favor of the
angel that she; may see the Apostles before
she expires. Mounting Il sumptuouSly fur
nished bed. she lies down to await her
final and the Apostles. one by
one. come in TO adore her. The Man
grana'' descends once more, lowering over
the bed. and amid the dirges and the death
like stiffness of the vast multitude, MaryS
soul, n beautiful doll. dressed i'll richest
silks and covered with gems. is taken by
the angel, and the 'Mansrana' returns TO
heaven.
The crowd disperses in silence. and thus
ends the first day. The nights of August
II and - are devoted to silent prayer. The
image of Our Lady of the Assumption is
exposed, lying on the bed of death. Before
the image an endless crowd passes. All
those who have been spared from misfor-
tune. saved from shipwreck. cured of ill
ness. mothers whose children have been
restored to them. cripples who walk. blind
who see. deaf who hear. dumb who speak,
move with lighted taper up the main aisle.
down again and out into the inky rkness
of the streets.
At $50 on the evening of the 18th the
The venerable archbishop and all the clergy
file out of the vestry. The image is lifted
on the shoulders of the Apostles. The
Virgin is clothed in heavy brocadc. and
covered with jewels. She lies extended on
a large cushion and, to make the delusion
more perfect, her face is covered with Il
death mask. The procession passes around
the church, and finally returns to the stage,
which is now set to represent a sepulchre.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19
A WOMAN SAVED The SHIP.
MRS. WINCHELI,S EXHIBITION OF
SEAMANSHIP.
The Men Had Given Up All Hope and
Abandoned the Sloop and Crew
to Fate When the Woman
interviewed

The Anna Cathar.na. q thirty-foot sloop
with u crew of five men and one woman.
arrived at Tfl.amook. Ore, the other day.
without masts or sails. and looked AZ
though She had received 4 merci!ess drUb-
bling 10y the storm waves Of tine SEA
Had ii not been for the woman on board.
the vessel would beyond Il doubt have been
lost. The men OF the party had given up
all hope and abandoned the sioup and
themselves to their fate. when the woman
interviewed.
Sh. was ny all odd the best sailor among
the lot. Size had not Only q theoretical
knowledge of seamanship, which doesn't
save people from drowning. but a prac-
teal knowledge. which sometimes does. In
thls Instance. at least. the practical sense
in the head of one woman awaited where
i've masculine headsfuI of theories had Ia
mentally failed.
III san Francisco Examiner thus tells
the story: When the Anna catherine lett
pes comments made on the mystery sur
rounding her departure. She was Il little
mite of a thing. BAT she had large preten-
craft seemed absUrdly ~incongruous-
Set Sail for Alaska.
declared that they intended 10 go TO Alas
ha- Now. a "Trip 10 Alaska IS something
OF an undertaking in even d large ship
IL assume the appearance of 4 ChiidS
play in this Tiny vessel. Predictions were
freely made that the miniature boat would
tall short OF reaching as Tar nOCth as
Humboldt bay. She was loaded to tho
waters edge with provisions Tor an Arctic
voyage" The brave little crew was III
trepidly in earnest. But earHestuess could
not outweigh stern realities.
Ii took the sioop twenty-five days to
reach 4 port in oregon.
How many days would Il have taken
you TO reach Alaska. even If there We're no
ice III the way TO block your VOYAGE
was asked of one of the men.
He shook his head. He appeared to feel
thankful that he had been spared the
hardship of figuring il out on the water.
ject of his escape and that of the others
OF the little vessel. He said that Mrs.
Nincheli, the heroine. was the most Won
derful woman no had ever had the good
fortune TO behold. one seldom has the OPP
pcrtun!ty, however. of seeing Il woman in
50 unique a situation. That i'll itself was
enough 10 make anything seem wonderful
If it acted at all differently from everything
Else. The fact that Mrs Winchells aC-
tons would have entitled her to beng
uation only adds 10 the brave little hero
ines distinction
When the storm first broke over the
sloop she withstoOd the waves fairly we'll
owiiSS 10 the heavy ballast which her sup
plies afforded. These supplies probably
were intsnded-uhey saved the crews lives,
albeit from drowning instead of from star
walton.
The hull stayed rightside down in tho
water and rocked none too severely Tor
quite a while. though the storm was beat
ing upon it iiercely- But the solid resist
ace Of the hull deprived the masts of t
d. gree of pliancy, and since they Couli
rot bend before the wind they broke OH
and We're blown into the waves
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19
Church Becomes Il Thea:er.

For weeks preceding August j, prepara-
tons are made for the celebration AS a
souvenir of the feast. il IS customary 70
give all thOSt. who receive the Sacfanents
a fan. Those presented this year 10 the
faithful were OF azure blue lace. mounted
on gilded sticks. on one side was palilltu
a pretty landscape. on the other was writ
ten these words: "Ayuntamiento constltu-
cional de Ia Ciudad de Elche, 1872.
The clergy transform tn. church. u sew
enteenth century structure, into Il me
alter. At the end OF the choir. surrounding
the main altar. is the niche containing the
miraculous statue. Here the queen OF
Heaven stands, sometimes hidden behind
a veil. upon which her picture is painted,
oftentimes standing out. a brilliant nSure.
brought into more prominence by the uaIk
golden background, and surrounded by
chubby cupid-like angels.
sacred character. The affairs are str pped
of their Under the cupoia IN
front of the main altar q wide stage Ok
boards covered with azure draDeries IS
erected. \ slipping platform toward the
sacristy is the means by which the actors
reach the stage. On the left hand side o!
the primitive stage is a higher platform,
furnished with benches covered with red
cloth. upon which are to be seated the Dig
canvas is stretched from supporting pillars
Immediately under the cupola. This canvas
is painted to represent the Sky, STUDDED
with angels. Seraphim and cherublm, play
ing on different musical instruments. Inns
is meant to he the heaven into winch the
Virgin is to be transported. A motley COLI
lection of benches, chairs. camp stools ana
even boxes IS crowded into the unoccupied
space of the vast nave. The theater IS no"