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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-16

The longer and farther away from
home thoughtful American woman
travels the more highly. at every stage
Of her journeyins. she will learn to ap
precinte her own blessed land. 1t Is
not what 1t ought to be, so far as the
rights and liberty of woman are con
cerned--no, not by long step-but
such as 1t Is, is the best on this earth
and the freest.
In other lands than ours, even in the
most civilized countries, woman has
more than her share OF so called mans
work and duties, with hardly any Of
the honors and emolumcnts at all thnt
60 with the responsibilities.
The first glimpse had Of woman In
civilization on her own ground was at
Marseilles, France. That was the frst
port where we landed after leaving
Port Said and the Suez canal. We
reached Marseilles on Sunday, steam.
ing into the harbor past the rocky islet
whereon Ia the world famous castle of
Monte Christie, the one from which the
hero makes his melodramatic escape
and stands upon the shore, tattered
and In rags. waving his arms and
shouting:
"The world Is miner
1t was Sunday, 4 o'clock, when we
tied up at the dock. Before we landed
] noticed standing on shore, evidently
awaiting us, n large. strong looking
woman, with bleached blond hair arms
akimbo, fully understanding herself
and knowing what she was there for.
She came aboard the moment 1t was
possible and down into the saloon
There cav her and the brown Jap
anese stewards in close conversation
accompanying their jabbering with
counting out and rolling together i'm
mense piles of ships linen, both fol
beds and table.
Three carriages, ordinary two horse
livery hacks. waited outside on the
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-16

sey. although British possession. II
Is much the same as Ht Marseilles.
Women get more than their share Of
the poorly paid work. French peasants
from Brittany have swarmed over here
like bees because the chance for life IL
better than In their own country. The
women are the quaintest looking crea.
lures. short and broad. wearing the
odd and absurd caps you see In French
pictures. The women are not very
picturesque looking, however. They
work in the fields with their husbands,
and their daughters 20 out to service
among the Jerseyites. l have seen wo-
men coming into the town here wheel.
ing heavy handbarrows loaded with
vegetables. which they peddle from
door to door.
One morning looked early out of
my window and saw another sight that
you might hunt the States over with
searchlight and could not find Its like.
A French peasant woman In her fused
up white muslin cap was wheeling n
mans big trunk to the steamer wharf
upon her little handbarrow. She had
come In from the country, mile and
half away from the wharf at least.
She was trudging along, putting like an
engine.
Behind her, some distance away,
walked the owner of the trunk, big
tourist, twice as strong as the wo-
man. He was going away by the
steamer that morning and had hired
the woman to wheelbarrow his trunk to
the wharf, No doubt she did 1t much
more cheaply than man with cart
would have done. An American man
would have been ashamed to let a wo-
man do such thing.
have heard of one woman doctor
who has just established herself in
Guernsey. the first and only one in the
Channel islands, and she Is nine
days wonder. Old women, am sorry
to say, are the first to disapprove of
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-16

her. They say woman hasn't got
"the power" whatever that Is, to be n
doctor. have never heard one of them
question woman's power" however,
to do mans work in the fields and
wheel heavy handbarrow about the
public streets all day. When | tell
them of honored and well beloved wo-
men physicians in the States who have
n practice of from $4,000 to $4,000 q
year. they stare like Idiots aud shake
their heads.
There Is at present, however, one wo.
man In the islands who is In profess
sional life and at least partially ap-
proved by the members Of one Of the
dissenting sects here. She Is adver-
tised widely as "lady evangelist"
Bills like circus posters are attached
to fences and other places announcing
that the popular lady evangelist will
hold a series of revival meetings In q
given chapel. A house Of worship not
belonging to the Church of England is
not church here, hut chapel. l saw
one of the posters full length in meat
bnop ohe uuy, hiohB WIN tho pioouy
beef quarters and the slim lamb legs,
and went to hear the lady conduct
her meeting Sunday evening.
She was well educated young wo-
man, with sweet, clear English voice
that could be heard with perfect dis
tinetness to the farthest corner of the
big, crowded chapel.
Her sermon was proper enough Of its
kind, but 1t was kind that carried one
back to the days Of primitive revival
and camp meetings at home long ago,
services where the preachers best
work was n whooping Of the outsiders
up and drawing them into the denomi-
nation that they might be useful in
adding to the funds Of the organization
and helping defray It's expenses.
ELIZA ARcHARp CONNER.
Jersey, Channel Islands.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-16

dock. The woman with the bleached
hair, the color of reddish champagne,
aided by two assistants, women also,
carried the huge bundles OF linen out
to the carriages. The drivers helped
load them into the vehicles, piling them
high above the horses, like load of
hay, and away the procession went.
The woman with the bleached red
champagne colored hair was at the
head of laundry for renovating ships
linen. There were some 800 pieces al
together from our ship, and they had
to be washed. ironed. folded and re-
turned to the vessel in "a hours. This
was really accomplished.
interviewed the woman at the head
of the laundry next day when she
brought the clothes back. They were
beautifully done, pearl white, all fold
ed, 80 many pieces to n bundle, for con-
venlence in counting, the bundles neat
ly tied with red and blue tape. asked
the woman how she did 1t. She said
no soon as she got the bundles home on
Sunday afternoon she put 40 women to
washing at once. They tolled all night
long from Sunday evening, and the
next morning fresh relay took their
places and finished the task barely in
time.
"But of course you did it by machin-
ery?" said. "You use the modern
washing and steam conveniences for
laundry work, don't you?"
mo" answered the woman; 1--WE
have no machines or steam. We do 1t
all by hand, every bit, and 1t is hard
work."
Actually those poor creatures had
handled all the work, part of the linen
consisting of heavy tablecloths a dozen
feet lorg, with their cwn weak arms
and fN gers, without n single one Of
those American steam laundry conven-
iences that lift SO much Of the drudg-
cry of washing from weary human
shoulders in the States. They earned
their money.
SO the woman with the bleached hair
works on, planning, hustling, dream
Ing hoping for better days to come,
like all the rest. Probably the hilltop
OF human ambition and ease would be
reached for her II she had steam
laundry and modern renoyating ma
chinery.
The harbor at Marsellles Is artificial
ly pleced out by magnificent stone
breakwater. with n double promenade
on top. This Is fayorite walk and
tpunglng place for the common people.
During walk along 1t out over the
blue water noticed dozens of men in
the clothing Of workmen lying In the
shelter of angles. steps and walls
whether drunk or dozlng ! know not,
perhaps both in some cases.
These were mostly steyedores ana
men who work about the docks and
shipping. One who knew Marseilies
well told me they got good wages, but
spent It all for drink and on them
selves, giving nothing to their fami-
lies. To support themselves and their
children the wives keep little shops
or do washing, scrubbing, etc. The
man of the family Is kept for the hon
or and the pleasure Of his company.
Here in the beautiful island Of Jer-
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-16
new
Order For Akron.
The Bankers FraternaI
Union,
Incorporated Under the
Laws of Chic.
Supreme Council Located In
Cleveland.
A New, Up-to-Dats PIan-Akron
Officers.

The Bankers Fraternal Union is a
fraternal order with supreme council
In Cleveland, offices In the Garfield
,uilding. 1t has q financial backing
" well known business men Of this
tate, managed by insurance men,
rganized on business principles,
nd issues certificates In amounts
rom $500 to 5000.
The officers are: Jacob f. Burket,
upreme past president, Of Findlay,
ohio, who is president of the Ameri-
an National bank, and one Of the
udges of the supreme court; ID. II.
Kimberley, supreme president, Of
lleveland, Ohio, president of the
'entury National bank, vice presi-
lent Of the Produce Exchange Bank
ng Co., and president of tho Perma-
ient Savings & Loan Co.. Frank p.
1rown, supreme vice president, of
Cleveland, Ohio, assistant cashier of
he Century National bank; l.. 8.
Myler, supreme attorney and man
ager, of Cleveland, Ohio, who is a
lawyer of ability and well known
fraternal worker, having organized
the Pathfinder; ]. Burton Parsons,
of Cleveland, Ohio, supreme secre-
tary, formerly Of Edward Townsend
" Co.; Geo. L. Curtice, Of Akron,
Ohio, supreme treasurer, treasurer
of the Capron & Curtice Co.; J. O.
Anderson M. D., supreme medical
examiner, of Cleveland, Ohio; Oscar
=. Olin AM, supreme chaplain Of
Akron, Ohio, who is principal of
preparatory school and normal de-
partment Of Buohtel college; Frank
Blakeslee, Of Cleveland, Ohio
supreme sergeant-at-arms, grand
secretary Knights and Ladies' Of
Honor of Ohio; Geo. A. Lemnitz, Of
Cleveland, Ohio, supreme conductor,
receiving teller of the Savings d
Trust Co.; Benjamin Denner, of Ft.
Wayne, Ind, an experienced in
surance man, supreme inner guard,
and James F. Short Of Cleveland,
Ohio, supreme outer guard, real es-
tate and insurance.
The Bankers Fraternal Union has
insurance men at its head, who un-
derstand how tt secure business, To
date, they have written over 100000
insurance and have about fifteen
good men in the field, and positions
for one hundred more. Address L,
8. Myler, Sup. Atty and Mgr, 722
Garfield Bldg, Cleveland, Ohio, for
further information.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-16
Patriotic Exercises.

A large attendance of q. A. r..
members were present at their hall
Friday evening to participate In the
exercises incident to the centennial
of Gen. George Washington's death.
Patriotic selections were sung and
played. The principal feature was
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-16
AKRON Man
Loses Good Position at
Chicago.
He Is a Brother Of Major Bryan
Of Akron.

Isaac ]. Bryan, secretary of the
Lincoln park board of Chicago,
and a brother of Nal. Fred'k @,
Bryan of Akron, will be ousted from
office at special meeting of the
park commissioners, said yesterdays
Chicago journal, At least this was
the arrangement when the board
went into session and it is not likely
that anything will transpire to save
Mr.. Bryan. Charles Erby of the
Twinty-first ward will be chosen to
the position thus summarily vacat-
ed.
Mr.. Bryan's removal is In line
with the shakeup inaugurated by
Gov. Tannar several weeks ago.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-16
Train Wrecked.

A., O. g. & s. freight train was
wrecked at Twipsburg, Friday, by
running into an open switch. The
engine and six cars We're derail ,d1
No one was injured.
The Van Buren press., 1899-12-09
Fayors Seating Roberts.

MeCoNNELLsvILLE, O., Dee. 3.-John
@. Abbott, who represented this district
in the Ohio Senate for years as a Re
publican, is home after spending year
in Utah as a member of the Ute Indian
Commission, Mr. Abbott SAYS:
Il an in favor of giving Congressman
Roberts his seat, because | know him to
be morally pure man. Roberts was a
member of the constitutional convention
in Utah, which prohibited polygamy in
the future. He was one of the most
active advocates of the abolition of
polygamy. He did not believe. how
ever, that it would be right for men
who had been led by wrong religion
to take unto themselves several wives TO
cast them all Off save one when polygamy
was abolished He believed that those
who had more than one wife should care
for them as before and sustain them in
the relations of matrimony into which
they had entered. Under the eircum
stances. | believe this was right.
Roberts is one of the most able men
in all this country He is as eloquent
as Foraker and as clean politically as
any statesman Ohio ever brought forth.
He began as blacksmith and went to
his present place. l believe he is en-
titled to his seat and should have it. ;
The Van Buren press., 1899-12-09
SMALLPOX in the Colony.

Smallpox has made its appearance in
the Colony and family of four colored
people are said to have developed the
disease in virulent form. Many 9th
ers have been exposed to contagion and
the fear expressed that the disease will
spread in that section is not ground
less.
Our board of health should, and no
doubt will, take every precaution to
prevent its introduction into town.
Later reports are to the effect that
several cases of smallpox have made
their appearance among some negro
tenants on Capt Bollings farm near
Alma These negroes had moved there
from the Colony recently and had been
exposed to contagion by coming into
contact with the family in the Colony
that is afflicted with the disease.
It appears to us that it is necessary
that prompt steps be taken by our com
munity against its Introduction.
The Van Buren press., 1899-12-09
Worth Investigation.

On last Monday we were shown by
Mr.. Josiah Stahl a specimen of mineral
taken from the bottom of 35-foot shaft
on his farm near Rudy, which he stated
contained lead and silver in paying
quantities. Personally we are not COM
petent to Judge regarding the specimen
shown, but as Mr. Stahl has had several
years experience as prospector his
statement should cause further investl-
cation to be made.
Mr. Stahl. at his own expense and
under very diseouraging conditions has
had regulation mining shaft sunk to a
depth of thirty odd feet and now feels
that he has demonstrated the presence
of lead and zinc as well as traces of
silver in that region, and has followed
the surface indications for a distance of
more than nine miles. He, however,
feels unable to prosecute the search
further unaided, and in conversation
stated that he would either turn over
the property to parties who would un-
dertake to prosecute the work on the
understanding that if it pays he to re-
ceive a share of the profits, or If they do
not feel inclined to continue the search
on his land, he will show them other
places that his experience leads him to
think could be developed into paying
properties. The proposition is certainly
fair one, and while the expense, if a
company was formed, of further de-
velopment would be light, the benefits
derived by the entire community, should
mineral be found to the extent Mr.
Stahl believes it to be present, would be
immeasurahle. Would it not be well
TO take the matter in hand and spend a
few dollars either proving or disproving
the presence of mineral.
The Van Buren press., 1899-12-09
commissioners Sale !!

NOTICE is hereby given that under and by
~ virtue of a decree rendered in the circuit
Court of Crawford County, Arkansas ON the
% day of November, 1899, in an action then pend
ing in said court on the ehancery side between
Cecilia Baldwin. plaintiff, and E. S. Diekerson,
Nellie DiekersOn and Newt, Donahoo Deiena-
ants, the undersigned special commissioner
will ON
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 80, 1892
within the hours for judicial sales, at the front
or Main street entrance to the Court House IN
the City of Van Buren, Ark, oder for sale ana
sell at public outcry, to the highest bidder on
credit of three months the purchaser to give
note with approved security and bearing
interest at 10 per cent per annum from date OF
sale until paid, the lands described in SAID
decree. situated in Crawford county, Arkansas,
tO-Wit.
Lots and 9. Block A. Baldwin's Addition to
Van Buren,,
Said sale to be made in default of payment of
Sl1615. with interest and costs adiudged against
said defendant f. S. Dickerson, and declared to
be first lien upon said real estate. said sale
to be subject however, to material mans liens
in favor of Isaiah Rieman in the sum OF S20l.50,
and in favor of Buck Williams in the sum of
$3.50 adiudged against the dwelling house
situated upon said lots
W. p SADLER, Special Commissioner
The Van Buren press., 1899-12-09
Railroad Hospitals.

The Missouri Pacific Railroad com
pany believe in caring for their men
For years the company, with the help
Of their employees have maintained hos
pitfalls for the benefit of the sick and
injured. The main hospital is in st.
LOUIS. others are at Kansas City and
Sedalia Men injured on the Iron Noun
tain system, south of the Missouri line,
were treated at Little Rock, Ark.
But the distance between these hos
pitfalls is great. The company desired n
plan by which their men could be cared
for at each division point, yet at less ex-
pense than the establishment of hos
pitfalls would entail, Finally they de-
cided on the establishment of emergency
stations at important points on their
route
On Dec 1 stations were ordered at
Omaha, Pueblo, Col. Wichita, Atchi-
son, Coffeyville and Ossawotamie in
Kansas.
Two surgeons are employed at each
place. Whenever an employe of the
road is injured he is taken to the nearest
station. Then the surgeon sends him
to the best private hospital in the city
His expenses there are paid by the rail
road company, and their surgeon treats
the patient When cured he is restored
to his position on the road. All cases
of sickness among employees are treated
in the same manner. Illness incurred
by. vicious acts is alone excepted.
At Omaha patients are sent TO st.
Joseph's S Hospital. Cases taken to
Pueblo go to the large hospital main
tanned there by the Colorado Coal and
Iron company. At Wichita, the City
Hospital is used.
DR.. w. Outten, chief surgeon at the
Missouri Pacific Hospital in st. Louis,
said yesterday:
1--WE have sought for a long time some
method by which our employees injured
at a distance from st. Louis might be
spared the long journey they were COM
PEELED to make in order to enter our
| hospital here. In many cases grave re-
suits followed the journey. But no
practical scheme was suggested until
| the origin of this branch hospital idea e.
This. think, fills the demand,
1T would be too costly for the com
pany to maintain hospitals in the smaller
towns on the route Hence we send
those patients to the best hospital in the
nearest town, pay their board, and our
own surgeons furnish treatment and
medicine. This system went into effect
Dec. /, and will prove of great value to
our employees.
The idea is to have all these branch
stations tributary to the Mission Pacific
Hospital in st. Louis When conditions
permit all obstinate cases will be brought
here.
''Did you know we have the largest
hospital in the world that is maintained
by a private corporation for the benefit
of It's employesY Our building covers a
block, aud IA 900 patients are treated
here annually; 60 900 prescriptions are
filled in the drug department at the
hospital treatment. board and medicine
are furnished free. There are 40 beds
for patients Every room is light and
airy. a good library at the disposal OF
the patients Exchange.
But the sum of fifty cents is taken
from the salary of the employees to pay
for this hospital service.
The Van Buren press., 1899-12-09
After a continued severe illness. the

After a continued severe Illness the
little 49, months old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. d. T. Goldsmith died at 4 P NJ.
Wednesday. The bereaved family
have the sympathy of large circle oil
friends and acquaintance in their loss.
The interment took place in Fairvlew
cemetery Thursday afternoon.
Some time ago it was announced by
the Right Rev. Wm. MONTGOMERY
Brown, d. D., bishop Of Arkansas
Episcopal Church, that he had divided
the state into two arehdiaconate DIS,
triets, Little Rock and Fort Smith, ana
would appoint an archdeacon over
each. After casting about among
those available for the work, to deter
mine who would accept the appoint.
ments and would be the strongest IN
furthering the church interests, Bishop
Brown has finally selected the Key.
r. w. Rhanes, rector OF st. Paul
Church, Newport Ark. and the Kew.
W. D. Williams, assistant rector OF
the Church of the Holy Apostles, New
York. The positions were rendered
them and they have signifed their ac-
ceptance of the responsible posts.
Archdeacon Rhanes has been assigned
to the Little Rock district and Arch
deacon Williams to Fort Smith They
will begin their duties on Jan, 1, l9oo.
L. r. Democrat.
The Van Buren press., 1899-12-09

has continued to do so with more fire.
ouency than any other chief executive.
On June 8. 1893 the President par
doned Captain John ID. Hart of Pennsyl-
vania. who had been convicted of tilll-
clustering, violation of the neutrality
laws. as it was showu he had furnished
arms to the Cubans before war with
Spain was declared.
Captain Hart s petition for executive
clemeney was signed by seventy SIX
United States senators and men proml
nent in official and private life through
out the United States.
This was the only petition ever re-
ceived at the department of justice hav-
ing so many prominent signers.
The figures show that President Nc
Kinley has favored particularly violators
of the national banking laws, men con
victed of making false entries in the
books and false reports regarding the
condition Of national banks; embezzllng
postmasters, money order clerks and
other offenders against the postal laws, /,
counterfeits, illicit distillers and other
crimes against the internal revenue
laws. OF the total number of pardons
granted. 1906 were deserters from the
army and navy of the United States, who,
until pardon was granted, were pre-
vented from holding any Office of trust
under the government.
Although the rules of practice before
the attorney general specifically state
that before an application for pardon OF
communication of sentence will be con
sidered it must first bear the indorse-
ment of the trial judge and prosecuting
attorney, this is not followed in ma
iority of cases. Political influence is as
efficaeious in securing a pardon as it is
in any other branch of the government.
The interest of Il United States senator
or a we'll known politician in a case is
oftentimes of more value than the in
dorsement of the court officers who trieG
the criminal.
The President has extended elemeney
in the shape of pardons and commuta
tions of sentence to all manner and class
es of criminals since his inauguration
on March 4, 1897. The list includes
every crime from murder and bank
wreeking to petty thieving and keeping
disorderly houses.