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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-13
LAURA DE FORCE
GORDON,
Attotney-at : Law.

mpelled by that inherent force which mysteriousy
connects US with the great law Of evolution, has
sought to gain knowledge, well to broaden her
sphere of labor, that society church and state have
united in holding her in check.
The past halfcentury has brought wonderful and
rapid changes in the condition of the world
over. and among them all. perhaps, the most
marked change is in the opening up of many lines
of industry hitherto monopclized by
To understand little how this condition
changes that have been wrought in the whole world
of work and industry by the wonderful discoveries
in the domain of science and of The discovery
of steam and electricity do the biddingN
of the human mind, together with the brilliant
of mechanical inventions which seem a natural
thereto, have been to this what the dis
man from the sixteenth century onward to the nine
teenth.
5 But this century has brought greater changes in
the industrial conditions of than men. With
all the advancement made for thousands of years
past the condition of woman as a household drudge
servant in the home of her master whether father
or husband mattcred not, unchanged The dis
taft and spindle the loom and embroidery frame
varied by a:tchen work, held women for ages untold
In the seclusion of the home whether castle,
but the divine power of scientific discovery has
brought the spinning jenny. power loom the sew
Ing machine steam laundry etc., etc, to change the
whole domain of domesticity.
Those labor-savng inventions have not enamel
pated woman from the domain of labor but thew
have broadened and enlarged sphere of Industrial
activity.
That wives have always assisted their husbands
In the support OF their families no argument
but the spinning and weaving and fashionfng of raj
ment by hand did not in domestic statistics
when wives were in everything except name
and wages ~
The employment of women to do the work that
men might do while those left idle is largely
owing to the greed avarice of the em.lover
who readily seize the political inferioritv OF
women to offer less for the same work Place
women upon equality with men politically and
the employer class will not dare discriminate against
them in the matter of wages
We cannot go back to the domestic life Of q half
century ago if we could We should strive to adapt
ourselves to the things which is syveepng
us resistlessly onward to- believe higher and no
bier life. both domestic and social, for men and
women alike. - ~
If there is tendency of the sexes r. ,,ora senar
ate homes 1t proves at least the enjoyment OF
a greater degree of person al and individual liberty
Torn bachelor called for legislative curatiyes In tho
shape Of fines.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-13
ADDlE |. BALLOU,
Notary Public.

labor and the unrestricted rearing of children beyond
the limit of parental ability to comfortably cIothe
heathfuy feed and consistently educate them with
out becoming beasts of burden, speak in the ac-
complishment
many and varied arts and professions that are wage
producing and that she should be sharer and
helpmeet in his responsibilities and wage earning and
proprietorship of the same, other conditions being
equal, excepting always the periods when through her
highest domain, that of motherhood, all vital and
moral energies should be directed toward the most
perfect production and of her child believe
to be incompatible with the spirit of American
hood TO be dependent upon another the require
ments of existence.
In the home should be mutual experiences and in
terests. comraderie of condolences which only
come through equal opportunities, educational and
otherwise, and an equal standard of morals and
trenchment of vices 1t is the violation this order
for centuries that has caused our womannood to as
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-13
DON'T CROSS YOUR LEGS.

D : :: e.: s: T.: {: 6:
ment that it is one of the worst
things in the world for a man or wo-
man. 1t is particularly injurious for
women to sit with one leg swung over
the knee of the other.
Many have often wondered how in
the world they have contracted a split
ting headache, or why their feet get SO
cold at times. According to the Jour
nal of Good Health these two troubles
and score of others are due solely
in many cases to the common habit of
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-13
USING THE LIFE OF HNMHLS TO CURE SICKNESS

find himself with the blood of 922
families coursing Though his arterial
system yet people boast of their
descent from a man whose proportion
In their makeup is as l to 922, when
they will not even claim their second
cousins unless they have coin.
But people who are pining for an
cestry to boast about do not stop at
200 years. They go back down the dim
aisles of history looking for men who
made their mark with. signet ring.
because they could nol write their
names, and who were distinguished
principally because of their numerous
progeny.
In 800 years. it is estimated. one
mans blood would become diffused
through the veins of 1,015,3O2 people.
What would be the proportion II
they were to go back to 1866 A D.?
Let those who make pretensions to
blue blood cast their eyes over this
table:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-13

!. Notary Public; ALICE MOORE McCOMaS. IpsuruDce
will be reconstructed. and then there will be good
times for the whole race"
The process of reconstruction generally brings
with it doubt, fear and confusion. Our domesticty
is in the th1oes of this The business
who is the greatest factor in this reconstruction
movement, is standing firm-still womanly, still home
loving She will not be by the shock she is
giving society by her rapid strides higher civil
lization, which broader and therefore
waiting womanhcod larger and therefore more stable
and substantial home life
American domesticity, like all things by nature
imperishable, is simply undergoing change from
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-13
MRS. LOWELL
WHITE.

Fifty ago complained that ideal dOmeS-
ITCHY could not be attained because there were too
many idle to be supported by them. The pen
dulum has swung to the other side. Women now have
the liberty to exercise their genius and skill in any
chosen direction they awakening to the fact
that ideness shelters protection dwarfS the
alike CT and
The result is that too day women stronger men,
tally and physically than they a generation
since. AS mothers they are wiser more Intelligent
of the community valuable, thus increasing ap-
probably the degree of domestcity.
nation is great in proportion as its women are
educated and indvidualiZed. In countries where
women take active share in business life cviliza-
ton reaches high degree of development and domes-
ITCHY including in its broader both home and
country, is relatively benefited. The fact that
millions Of in the United States wage
golden age is fast approaching, when every human
being shall support himself herself The girl bach
eors to be congratulated upon their enviabe po-
stion.
In former times the who did not marry
called old maids Having definite status, they
became objects of dersicn and spent lives in
rearing other women's children. Independence is
admirable quality wherever found, and when the girl
bachelors select better better descriptive Of
their state Of evolution, critic need carp.
AS to club life for men-man has always made
woman's opinions for her He tells her to remain
doors and limit her knowledge to the per-
tanning to the feminine domain. He declares that
contact with the larger life of the world will take
suit is that he finds companionship his club and
when compelled to be at home he generally drops
mentally that he be in touch with the family
telgence. So long mortals lack the power to
transcend the limits of sex long will they make
separate habitations for themselves.
believe the decrease of American domestcity to
be more apparent than real. The increasingly hard
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-13

children. Curious investigators have
come to the conclusion that the belief
is probably due to the fact that the
dove is emblematic of purity and inno-
cence. and therefore it is meet that it
be used only for children.
Care and discretion are used in the
selection of the dove, in whom the
heart broken family repose so much
trust white one must never be taken,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-13

representative; LAURA De FORCE GORDON, LID.
men are less disposed to settle in life and young
women have learned that self-support than
marrying for a home. The tendency is certainly ~
less early and deliberate marriage The heartM
stone may not be laid soon, but it will less
sacred; and the children to gather about 1t will be
tenderly and intelligently cherished
The attention given to child study refutes In
itself the idea that American domesticity is
ing The literature of the subject grows daily more
rich and profase. From the mothers meetings of the
cottage and schoolhouse to the lectures of the
VersitieS, and the national council of mothers child
hood is recognized the supremely important period
of life
The child claims the best thought of the age. Be
hind all this is the principle of home
which the child is the central thought. The
stone is the altar of the republic and
zenship can be trusted to keep its affairs bright.
There has never been time when either laws or
customs of society prevented women from working.
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for the white dove is the emblem Of
death. Nor must the dove be caught
by other than innocent hands, and so
the obtaining of the dove generally falls
TO tie lot of the youngest child in the
house.
While this practice is more common
in the provinces of France, it is not un-
usual in Paris and the large cities. Nor
is the custom found only among the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-13

practiced in France since time imme-
mortal. Especially is this true in the
provinces. When medical treatment is
of no avail a dove is used as the last
hope. The head is cut off, then the bird
is slit open from neck to tail, and
feathers, blood and all is spread on the
patients head. forming sort of cap.
The people believe that the dove has
healing powers only when applied to
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-13
DoRcAs ]. SPENCER,
Corresponding Secretary
w. c. T. u.

women from assuming the marriage relation and its
attendant responsibilities But this by means
proves lack of appreciation of its advantages.
great natural law cannot be subverted by any
artificial conditions Men may evade the burdens of
domestic life live in stag camps" clubs lodging
houses and restaurants or what not, and make
TO themselves homes without husbands for both sexes
have demonstrated their adaptabty to these make
shifts. They are, moreover, all conscious such
things but substitutes for something better
and it is beyond question that the uncomfortable in
snct of domestcity the irresistible desire of
the human heart for the sasfactons domestic life
threatening in time to be beyond the reach of the
masses will be the powerful lever by which social and
industrial revolution come
In the meantime it must be admitted that vonn.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-13
FRANCES c.
TREAOWELl-,
o. o. S.

the who brave enough to ignore traditions
and join the workers of the world But all this has
changed. Women Of all classes and conditions work
at the present time-many who wealthy for the
very love of being occupied and accomplishing some
thing in the world. and others because necessity in
some form other urges them
To be wife, mother, and good housekeeper Is
no longer considered the only sphere of
but 1T is matter for regret that of the poorer
ones are expected to work both outside inside
their homes. 1t is not easy to combine Offices Of
bread winner and home keeper, and when a woman
has to fill both places the home generally suffers
nestle life alone demands the best mental phys-
cal energies OF woman, and when the wife and
overtaxes her strength in the result is
to the welfare of her poSterty The main trouble
women who work is that they usually content
try to do woman's work also in tie hours during
which the man takes his needed The woman who
tries to keep house" evenings after working
day is a martyr indeed, but there are many such
among working people
Business and professional women are solving this
problem for themselves and the result is the girl
comfortable and convenient seem TO he
from point of view. Club life for either men or
women never take the place home life the true
home life which God to institute and enior
dency is to make the of the individual
to the good of the world. 1t is the educated the re
fined and the gifted who make real homes full of
the atmosphere of true domestcity-beautifuI evan
pies TO those who live lower planes; but if thew will
not, what then? - 49, ii
Ing the love of home and home life is decreasing
as far are con-
| NINE. l. A. SORBlER, cerned. Love of home is SO
p.,4...wr,u natural in woman that
when she is forced by cir
- cumstances into the outer
world she appreciates and enjoys it, no matter how
humble it may be, only the more
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-13

inferior condition, when
women did no wage-earning
work, to one vastly superior,
when women receive wages
for their work.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-13

An aerial bicycle for driving a bal
loon was recently tried at the Crystal
Palace, England. The machine is fit
ted to the car of an ordinary balloon,
over the front of which a big fan,
something like the screw of a steamer,
projects. 1t is worked from the inside
exactly as a bicycle is, while between
the balloon and the car are two more
such fans, which are to drive the bal
loon up or down. These fans are
worked by the driver turning a handle
just on level with his face.
Careful measurements prove that the
average curvature of the earth is 699
inches to the statute mile
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-13

conditions Of wage learners,
created by the prevalent
competitive system of capt.
tai and labor, must of neces-
sity discourage men and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-13

In fact, the earlier civiliza-
tons made of woman a
drudge, with all the condi-
tons the word implies. 1t is
only since woman herself,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-13

better home conditions. The
desire for a comfortable
home and educational adj
vantages for their children is
the actuating motive Of the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-13

future. I do not define do
mesticity to mean, how
ever, a chimney corner ex-
istence, which necessitates
the serVi1itv or domestic
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of our present day socioogsts, and with good rea
son, since if the ansyer be in the affirmative the
matter is of the gravest import to our country.
That such question should be asked at all is one
manifestation of the changed conditions which
have to since the time of the almost univer
sal home Of the cards and the spinning Wheel the
brick and the candle molds.
Statistics show that in many of the states over so
per cent of the working assisted in the sup
port Of their families by the labor of their wives and
children, and that United 100000
Cor IS cent Of the entire female population)
wage workers. the number having doubled In the past
twenty years. We also in large towns and
cities that and and in
clned to make separate homes and that the boy
girl marriages" characteristic of forefathers
foremothers rarely take place among Ameri-
young people.
Does all this tend to show that love Of home is
dying out among US, and that the advance of
along educational and industrial lines practically
deserton of the duties which formerly
as her only heritage and the performance of which
considered her only fitting career?
Some Of San Franciscos wise broad minded
women prominent in professional business and phil
anthropic circles have given following answers to
the very important question:
COO created man and woman equal, and 1t was the
selfshnesS Of which drew the dividing line he
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-13

tween him and woman in
the first place. In the past
that line was overstepped
only infrequently, and gen.
orally at the social peril of
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-13
NINE. |. A. SORBlER,
President w. E. !. U.

world she appreciates and enjoys it, no n
humble it may be, only the more.
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s American domesticty decreasing?
This question is engaging the serious attention
of our present day sociologsts, and with good rea
son. if the ansyer be in the affirmative the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-13

God created man and woman equal and 1t was the
sefshness of which drew the dividing line he
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I do not think the woman in business is de
creasing domesticity. Women in business t
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-13

oeheVe America to be assuredly the land of Il,
mesticty and of the ideal home both non, go - ~
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believe the decrease of American domesticity to
be more apparent than real. The increasingly hard
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do not think that domesticity, taken as naan
ing the love of home and home life is dacraosin,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-10-10
Seal Skins.

Only through years of practical eX-
perience can the fur business be
learned. A deeper study cannot be
found, nor can deception either will
fully or otherwise offer more oppor-
tunities.
Seal skin garments and furs should
only be purchased from reliable fur
houses, who can truthfully tell you
the grade of seal, where the skin and
lining can be selected, and from meas
ure have your garment made.
Alluring advertisements of small
dealers or department stores, who do
not know one fur from another, with
out consulting the ticket attached to
each, are not reliable fur houses.
We, as furriers, do not deceive you,
positively saving you at least 30 per
cent on seal skin garments and all fur
goods.
The fur business has been our life
study, for 80 years having been ac-
lively engaged in the same. Our furs
have been worn by the royal families
of Europe, and our mail order bust
ness extends to all parts of the coun-
try. The label Richter, Furrier, is a
guarantee of reliability. Surely it
stands to reason that we as practical
furriers, importing our skins and
manufacturing our garments and
furs, big saving is derived, that no
dealers or department stores, know
ing nothing Of the fur business can
offer.
Therefore, be not misled, only
furrier can sell you honest furs.
L. RICHTER q Sons,
Manufacturing Furriers,
219-221 West Second Street,
Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-10-10

the following questions, viz: First
Are you in favor of absolute repeal OF
| the Allen. franchise law, and Will you
vote for its repeal if elected? Second
Are you in favor of the repeal OF
the Case garnishee law, and viii you
vote for its repeal? Third-Wi1 you
vote for an employers liability bill
similar to the one before the previous
the State Federation of Labor? Fourth
Are you opposed to the hiring out
of convict labor by contract, and will
you vote for law against it?
Therefore. be it resolved, That the
attention of candidates be called to
this action, and that each is hereby
requested to define his position. hav-
ing the same published through the
local press.
Resolved, That our thanks are
due, and are hereby rendered, to
Joseph Ii. Mulligan, of Kewa-
nee, candidate for the state senate,
who has heartily and unequivocaily
agreed to do everything possible to
secure the action desired by the State
Federation of Labor, and that the
same confidence be extended to 9TH
ers who will do likewise.
A committee was named to act with
the secretary in bringing the facts
contained in the foregoing resolution
to the attention of candidates.
1t was ordered that the old legisla-
tive committee be superseded by a
new committee of which the presi-
dent of the congress shall be mem :
Der.
The usual grist of firms said to be
handling goods alleged to be manu-
featured by non-union labor was re-
ported to the congress. Com mittees
were appointed to investigate and re-
port.
A letter was received from Pastor
T. w. Grafton, expressing thanks for
the part taken by Representatives of
labor at the public service at Memorial
Christian church Sept. Is. The
congress in turn voted its thanks to
Mr.. Grafton and the officers of the
church for the opportunity offered.
A resolution presented on behalf of
the Moline Federation of Labor protest
ing against the advertising by firms
supposed TO be friendly to organized
labor of unfair goods was adopted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-10-10

Hoods Pills are the only pills to
take with Hoods Sarsaparflla. %
cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-10-10
IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Notes of Interest Concerning Enrolment,
Attendance, Etc.


The enrolment in the schools of
the eitX, not including the High
school, was ,, $50 for the month ending
Sept. So! The enrolment in the
High school for the week ending Oct.
was SOC, five greater than for the
entire year ending last June. The
total enrolment in the city is greater
by nearly one hundred and fifty than
for the corresponding time last year
All first and second grade schools
that make an average of 81 per cent
or better in attendance and punctual-
ity, and all other grades that make an
average of 80 or better are given a
quarter holiday at the close of the
month. The record for September
was so high that all schools in the
city but two were entitled to and re-
ceived the quarter holiday.
A very enjoyable general teachers
meeting was held in the Lincoln
school last Saturday morning. The
subject under consideration was Ian
guage. Quite a large number of the
teachers took part in the discussion,
and all seemed to receive helpful sug
gestions and new instruction. Teach
ers were present from Milan and
Sears. The teachers will take up for
study at their monthly meetings dur
ing the year The Report of the Com
mittee of Fifteen This is one of the
ablest educational papers ever pre-
pared in this country, and much is
expected from its careful study.
Fire was started in the High school
heating plant this morning.
The Mort bern Illinois Teachersi as
ISOLATION meets at La Sale the last
Friday and Saturday of this month.
Rock Island will send a fine delega-
ton.
Miss Mary Reid Pearce, of Chicago,
spent two days in the city last week
inspecting the music work in the city
schools. She expressed herself as
highly gratified with the work that is
being done under the direction of
Prof. Philbrook.
Mrs. Rebecca Pollard. the author of
the synthetic system of teaching
reading, has promised to spend few
DAYS in the city next month. She will
visit our primary schools to illustrate
her methods and give the,teachers any
assistance they may need.
George p. Brown, of Bloomington.
editor of the School and Home Educa-
ton, has promised to visit Rock Island
some time during the fall and deliver
lecture TO the teachers. His sub
ject will be Supplementary Reading
as Factor in Education" Mr.. Brown
is fine speaker and is recognized as
being one of the best informed men in
Illinois on educational subjects.