The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-18
THE RICHEST OF WOMEN.
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day and told me that I had better give up
carrying it, and I have done so.''
'By the way" Mrs. Green continued st
got curious present the other day from
San Francisco 1t was just after my fight
with G. p. Huntington down in Texas. 1
heat him in the courts there, and the peo-
pie of San Francisco were delighted at my
success. One of them sent me a box con-
tanning a 44-caliber revolver, with a lot of
ammunition and a belt, so that I could
hang it at my waist. In the letter accom-
panying the box the writer stated that this
was little button-hole bouquet from the
citizens of San Francisco, and that if I
came out there they would meet me at the
depot. ten thousand strong and we would
march on together to victory against Hunt
ington and punish him for his outrageous
treatment of the people of the Pacific
slope"
THE RICH AND THE POOR.
What do you think about rich men, Mrs.
Green? Don't you think they are to large
extent the cause of the hard times?"
mo, I do no." replied Mrs. Green. II
think the chief trouble comes from the men
between the rich and the poor. 1t is the
middle men who causing the distress.
They want to arouse hatred of the poor
against the rich in order to make money
out of it. 1t is the middle men who organ
lie the big corporations and water the
stock and get rich men to buy it. 1t is
they, also, who stir up disaffecton among
the poor"
How about the Anarchists"
II have never found the Anarchists very
bad" said Mrs. Green. II have just come
from Chicago, the city Of Anarchists The
wit Apo r,DJof etc hot
misled Most of them will do the right
thing when they know what it is You
may remember that 1 had fuss with some
OF the Anarchists few years ago. 1t was
when my boy Ned was just graduating. 1
am trying to teach him business, you
know, and 1 wanted him to learn what it
cost to make a building and what went
into it. In that case he would know some
thing of what a mortgage on such build
ing worth / was putting up a block
in Chicago, and I told Ned there was q
chance to learn all about painting and other
work So 1 bought pair of overalls for
him, gave him a brush and d keg of white
lead, and hired man to teach him to
paint He was laying on the stuff, when
one of the Anarchists came to him and
threatened to throw him into the lake for
taking the bread out of the workingman's
showed him that Ned was not getting any
money for his work; that the job had al
ready been let out by contract, and that
the painters would get all that there was
in it, The result was that he went away
satisfied"
What is your ambition for your son.
Mrs. Green?" L asked.
Il have none" replied the woman of mil
lions "All that 1 can ask or hope is that
ne will make an honorable and upright
man. I would like him to be able to man
age his property and to make the most of
himself and it,
HETTY GREEN AS A NURSE.
Mrs. Green next spoke of her daughter,
who is an invalid, and whom she spends
much time nursing. Mrs. Green is very
proud of her abilities as a nurse. Said she:
Il can take patient and nurse him quite
as well as these trained nurses of the hos
pital. l took care of my father during his
last illness. He died before we had trained
nurses l remember that l kept record
of his temperatures, the times he received
nourshment and the times l gave him
medicine. just as the nurses do now [
have often nursed people in the hotels
where have been stopping and L don't
believe that 1 have ever had a greater
pleasure than seeing them get we'll under
my care. The secret Of good nursing is
common sense, just as common sense is
the secret of money-making. Common
sense is worth more than doctors sense.
i remember a case 1 had which illustrates
this. 1t was my laundress. She had been
working for me for many years, and all at
once she became sick. She tried the doc
tors, but could not get better. She thought
she had worm In her stomach, which
crawled up at night and ate at her throat,
almost choking her.
"At last l said that I would come and
her. 1 first took her out on the
front porch when the sun was shining, so
that ! could get a good sight at her and
look her over. 1 made her open her mouth
wide and on looking in l saw that she had
very long palate and that her tonsils
were quite sore. You see, her palate had
dropped down al night, and she thought it
was worm. 1 told her that l thought 1
could kill the worm, and 1 sent for some
alum and preparation of iron. l put the
alum on a spoon ana touched IL to her pal
ate. You know how alum acts it Fuckers
your palate up. then used the iron Prep
aration for her tonsils Well, that night
the worm did not bother her. 1 continued
the treatment for several days and 1t made
her well.
Now" concluded Mrs. Green, that cure
was accomplished by the use OF common
sense. Common sense, 1 believe, is the
most valuable possession any one can have
Such success as have had in life has been
due to IT, and TO the fact that / was not
afraid TO use such common sense as God
gave me. / believe in the Ten Command
ments, and obey them far as / can 1
try to treat every one fairly. and l think
it is my duty to defend myself when / am
ing for it. Ishve simply because like to
20 so. and because believe 1t Is better for