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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-23

In Woman's World.

sBatchelor Women is the title of a re-
| cent article in the london Contemporary
| Review. It is by Stephen Gwynn, and
will be read by women with mixed feel
ings. Mr.. Gwynn devotes a good deal of
| space to discussing the latest theories OF
Signor Ferrero regarding the increase OIL
spinsters In Anglo-Saxon society, as ne
puts it. Signor Ferrero Is quite alarmed
on the subject. Mr.. Gwynn quotes one
Of his Illustrations as follows;
81 knew a family which was composed
as follows: The mother, widow of a Cam
bridge professor. had devoted herself to
| politics and fought in the front ranks of
the Radical party; the eldest daughter,
unmarried and thirty, was a journalist.
and lived by herself in a fiat, where she
received her friends Of both sexes; the
second was a professor of history at Cir
ton; the third had founded a model farm,
with the purpose of training ladies to
earn their own livelihood as gardeners;
the fourth had become an artist, and was
studying sculpture. Not one OF these four
girls had the least desire to marry. no-
troubled herself In the least to captivate
a man. They might easily have
found husbands, as they We're well
off, and the two youngest excep-
tionally good lookings but hey did
not want to-; they said that as things
were they had more freedom, and that
marriage would diminish their liberty and
their pleasures in life. They had, in
short. devoted themselves to sterility, not
from religious motives, but from sheer
calculation"
Mr.. Gwynn argues against this pessi-
mistic conclusion. He grants that society
is being greatly modified by the new and
rapidly increasing class of women to
whom marriage is not the chief end and
aim in life. but proceeds to show by act
ual Instances. and also by modern fiction.
that the advanced and educated woman
may still occasionally be induced to take
pity on single men. He says
sfFor the most part the bachelor wo-
man has either to grow old in her vir-
tuous Bohemia-and it is not wholly a
cheerful fate-or to marry and go into or
binary society. There is. however, one
thing to be said. If she imigrates in sufi-
cient umbers into society she will prob
ably end by modifying IFS conventions;
and it is surprising what a number of
women one meets who have, at one time
or another, studied art in Paris. and lived
on two or three francs a day hen allow
ances ran short. or assisted in q bonnet
shop or tried their hards at Journalism.
A good manv. of course. have merely
broken away from home for a few months
in sheer desire to change. or have set up
a studio chiefly in order that they may
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-23

The new Dresden challies are manu-
featured in Lyons. ard they show many
of the very attractive designs popular in
the silks and small-patterned satins of
last winter. Thes goods are as delicate in
effect as the sheer India woods. and they
make dainty and Summertime GOWNS
which can be worn on cool days and even
ings during the entire season. The Amer
lean challfes are exceptionally pretty in
design this summer, but the quality,
though good, can in no way compare with
the French goods.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-23

Round ground valenciennes lace is
coming into favor as a trimming for lin
gerie of all kinds and children's clothing
as well. The patterns are almost exact
copies of the old antique valenciennes,
and it is recommended as almost indie
structible. which is the highest possible
praise. for anything that adorns the I'M
dergarments, subjected as they are to the
test of wear and tear in the laundry.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-23

The pretty silks printed in small Pom
| padour designs are hardly to be called In
dia silks, although they certainly very
| closely resemble the fine. light textiles
from tina far-off country. However,
whether they come from India or In
diana. Palestine or Paterson, they are
dainty, durable, and firm In texture. and
made up in the prevailing styles, which
render them suitable for nearly every
possible occasion. They will be very
fashionably and comfortably worn
throughout the entire summer and au-
tumn.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-27

+, Indiana has an attorney in Whom the
4 poetical instinct is so highly developed
/ that it cannot be restrained, even dur
I ing the hours usually devoted to prose.
/ In the circuit court at Anderson the
other day, this rhyming lawyer, who
represented the defendant in g. case on
trial, served notice that he would pre-
sent his argument in poetry Counsel
for plaintiffs protested, and the court.
whose dignity was clearly RULED. said
that he would not listen to poetical ar
gumentS. The poet insisted, and is a
little investigation showed thaN there
were no presidents or statutes govern
ing the case, the arguments were post
poned till January in order to give the
judge time for reflection.
The case is a peculiar one, and in
the absence of precedents. the court is
placed in very delicate position. There
seems TO be no way in which he can
protect himself except by resigning his
place on the bench, or boldly enforce
ing the general rule that the court is
the sole judge of the proprlety Of meth
DDS of argument adopted bv counsel
and telling the attorney for the defend
ant that he must talk prose. withdraw
from the case. or so to Jail for cen
tempt Even if the court should adout
the latter plan, he would be haunted
by the knowledge that no Jail can ST.
lehce a real poet. The matter might
be more easily settled if the case were
criminal one. Then the prisoner
could plead the provision against cruel
ana unusual punishments and the poet
would be compelled to sit down.
a somewhat similar case arose. re-
Gently in New York, and il the desire
10 present legal arguments n,rhyine
should become general, it may be nee,
essaly to take a test case before the
United States supreme court
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-27

Life BY Helen Milan. Illustrated,
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Mopsa, the Fairy. A Fairy Story for
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My Dog Plato: His Adventures and
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Peter the Pilgrim. The Story of a
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Squib and His Friends. A Story for
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Toms Opinion. The Story of Boys
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We and the World A Story for Boys.
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-27
QUE INCREASLNn cn1n

me gold coinage of the world for the
past year shows an increase of abon+
% per cent over that of the nrecedino.
year. which was the largest on REQ.
ora This bit of news is of additional
significance in connection with the
gold movement in this country. sinae
1898, when the Sherman silver cninaea
law was repealed, the currency eircula-
ton of the United States has been in
creased by about $165, 600 900. and near
~ all of this increase is in gold Tho
hgures are brought up to the begin
hlhS of the present month
1t is curious triple coincidence tbat
the amount of Sherman silver notes is
sued from June 80, 1890 to June 90 1892
the amount of gold exported from tho
country and the reduction of the goId
IN the treasury during the same re-
ROO are all very nearly the same
Hence the natural inference. mar
Whlie we were initiating our CURRENCY
win silver and with paper based an
SILVER we We're forcing correspona-
ing amount of gold out of the currency
and out of the country.
ms is a peculiarly apt denonstra-
.loh OF the time-honored law of the
English financier. Gresham. that tba
'heaper money always drives the be+te,.
money out Of circulation. Further
more, It appears that, while we have
'eei ehfohlng our currency by stop
ing the coinage of silver and admit
ing the normal inflow of gold, we have
= 'i'e same time very greatly increased
ne total circulation, Moreover. the
normous credit balances sull due us
rom europe guarantee continuance
soid imports and a further enrich
iene ana expansion Of the currency.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-27

Price 10 cents.
Cuckoo Clock, The. BY Mrs. Moles-
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Down the Snow Stairs; or, From
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-27
JoLLEGE MEN IN BUSINESS.

| yOLLEGE MEN IN BUSINESS.
professor John C. schwab publishes
tHJhe Yale Review an article showing
n relative number of graduates in diff
ent professions and callings During
eighteenth century more than one
I'd of the graduates became ministers,
re being, however, a marked falling
n in the proportion during the closing
III ars. For nearly fifty years preceding
TE6, the percentage of graduates going
the law was very uniform, running
/ IN 81 to 36. During the same period
se e percentage adopting the ministry
\ a profession fell from 81 to Z.
I one of the most interesting facts es-.
( fblished by the statistical tables pre-
red by Prof. SchWab is that business
hich formerly attracted less than one
81 nth of the class, now takes nearly
le-third, or about the same proportion
ice claimed by theology In this CON
.7ction Prof. Schwab says: Tn any
use, it is clear that the leadership
hich naturally falls to the college
I,lerly chiefly exerted from the bar AMI
he pulpit; that nowadays, however. the
Industrial leaders are also largely re-
ruited from among college graduates;
hat the typical college graduate of to-
'ay is no longer the scholar, but the
nan Of affairs"
This is quite in accord with what
'ay observers who have paid any at
ention to the subject have noted. The
prejudice against college men in bust
less, never well founded, has been rap
Oily dying out in recent years. College
are now found holding re-
positions in a very large pro-
Of great business Offices. and
he prize-winning habits of student
lays are carried into the Industrial and
commercial world
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-27

The Sunday Spy hopes that L
Wrentham bank burglars may n
have caused any. serious inconvenien
to Mr.. Chamberlin, the admiral
Listener" of the Boston Transcrii
Mr.. Chamberlin lives at Wrentham al
has had genuine pleasure in waikiki
past the bank occasionally and thin
ing how agreeable ii would be to hid
some money to deposit therein. If |
scamps who robbed it cause the S
pension of the institution it viii bd
severe blow to one of the finest writ
and best liked men in Massachusetf
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-27

IN, ~ 1
The recent accident on the Iio,
vania railroad, in which twelvshl,
hands working on the track, an, =,
to see an approaching train be,oo.
the fog, were killed, points torn.
essity of devising some means bar
ing people who are thus expose tbe
the air is heavy with dampisat
smoke and steam from locomooa,,
tie close to the ground, and sec,raa
and especially those working, ee,.
railroad yards, are in grea,ila,
Water craft moving under a.
weather conditions, sound sinuet
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be done to protect the men ,cau
on tracks. Even with sue Ia
tions, the work will be dangentnu
cause of the difficulty of d GOV,
till the last instant on viii,
eral tracks a train is appro
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-27

The breeders of the light harneS
horse should take some concerto,
action to secure a representative dis
play of typical American horses at tn
Paris exposition in 1900 The light hat
ness horse is a distinctively America
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-27

When DR.. D. K. Pearsons, whose re
markable life story as told by him il
a recent public address, is published
elsewhere in this issue, reaches HEAVIER
and meets, or is eventually Joined by
the hundreds whom he has so directly
aided, he isn't going to be lonesome
His is an example for rich men every
where to study and adopt.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-27

1t is undiscriminating crf III,
complains of the contentioricino,
moil of local politics. The ana
campaign is now in fun mt
there are abundant evidence &c
ton and turmoil in varior o ~
the commonwealth No dou va -
ambitious candidates that ma
be discouraged and me IL
should be discountenanced 81 ~.
nounced; nevertheless. it ina ~
the public good that Their, Of .
life and animation in the thana
local government than if r.
should be no popular conc,vorn
viii be sorry day for pop1rou.,.
ment when elections habi'to ~.
no excitement. 1t is ess,n,,,,,
well being and progress al
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that the people should be stirred
link earnestly of political affairs.

2 populist victory in the election Of
ate ticket in Nebraska is said 10
been due to q revolt against ma
e methods on the part of the repub-
rs and Inefficient conduct of ths
laign. The fight was lost in Doug
county. and the Omaha Bee says
a properly conducted campaign
d have given the republicans a ma
Y of 5000 for the entire state ticket
at county. The Bee warns repub-
8s that if they expect to win next
Z and in 1900, the Legislature must
! clear of Doodle men, and see that
but clean and competent clerks
employees are engaged. 1t is nc.
vt true that populist victories have
won in past years because of re-
lean plumbers, and if the best ele-
L now comes to the front in Ne
ika, those mistakes will be avoided
he future.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-27

Reports from Washington indicate
general expectation that the presi-
dents message will exceed in length
anything sent to congress during the
last several years. However that may
be, the document will be read with in
terest. Mr.. Mckinley has several live
topics to handle, and he Yields a Wig
orous pen.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-27
KwANG sU MARKS AN EPoct. -.

IRON the Indianapolis Journal1
once. l said f fSn die for his country but
con, !, p ,a,|4 was the Chinese enperorsn
tbinsi 'T yr,.} that you are quoting some
'"'"s written before my day.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-27

The proposed soldiers monumen
Springfield is a worthy idea and
serves realization. The Sunday
suggests that when any Worcester
receives a letter asking him to (
ten cents, on the endless chain !
to Mayor Dickinson that he does S
once. Then, if he feels like expeni
more for the same purpose, let a
mail the other four letters to pd
in Springfield. The estimable resid
of that attractive little city shoull
afforded the fullest facilities towI
helping to pay for the monument
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