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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-11


never has even so much as Slipped an &C.
centric, to use his own words, since he
changed roads,.
Before the time of the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers men used to run the
railroads in their own way, the officers
were absolute dictatorS, dominating the
| men to excessive labor and to the endan-
germent of their lives and the company 5
properties. In my personal experience
said one of the party, Il remember hair
breadth escape on the Detroit Toledo d.
vision Of the Michigan Southern road
had just got in with my train from Goshen
on the air line, 1t being the fifth day and
| night for myself and the whole crew on
the road without sleep. save cat-naps
caught on the sidings at meeting points
1 was told that 1 must be ready to leave in
an hour for Detroit.
II went to old man Hardy. who was
| master mechanic and boss of the round
must have rest He said that the train
| must be hauled to Detroit. 1 knew ii
| meant the loss of my job if I rebelled, Sc
| after a conference with my fireman
| agreed to go out, with the promise that
| have twelve hours to sleep in Detroit
| We started. and the last 1 remember was
| at Milburn. a few miles from Toledo
| When l awoke and pulled myself together
| whereabouts. Finally l located a familiar
| Landmark and knew that l was standing
In the corporate limits Of the city of Mon
| roe, twenty-eight miles from Toledo more
| than twenty miles of which had been made
| by myself and fireman while we were in
| the arms Of Murphy We had slept for
! was dead-not a spark of fire in the fire
| box, nothing but a cold engine. Looking at
| the cab clock 1 saw that we were six min
| utes on the south-bound passenger trains
| time. That was an exciting moment. Fig
| uratively speaking. my hair stood on end.
| To make matters worse, my headlight had
| gone out. 1t. too, was tired. I picked Up
a red light. lighted 1t, woke up my fire
man started him ND the track TO far the
passenger train. went back to the caboose,
| found the conductor and three brakemen
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warwick-'Why Is it that there are no
real skyscrapers in London?'
Wickwire-"There is no sky"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-01

was all right next day. l suppose l
had had what women call nerves.
never knew what nerves meant before,
because no two women / ever met
seemed to have the same kind. If it is
slamming a door that upsets one wom-
ans nerves, it may be coming in on
tiptoe that will upset another's. You
never can tell. But L am sure it was
nerves with me that iirst night: know
1 have never felt so queer since. Oh.
yes. / have. though-once. l was for
getting: but | have not come TO that vet.
We had a splendid passage home.
Most of the passengers We're in good
spirits at the thought of seeing England
again. and even the children We're not so
troublesome aS have known them. |
soon made friends with some of the
incest people, for 1 generally make
friends easily. do not know how 1 do
it. but | always seem to know what peo-
pie really are at first sight. J always
WAS rather Il judge of character.
There was one man on board whom |
took a great fancy 70 from the first. He
was young American, travelling about
as Americans do to see the world. Ifor-
get where ne had come from-though |
believe he told me-or why he was going
tn London; but a nicer young fellow |
never met. He was rather simple and
unsophisticated and with less knowledge
of the world than any man L ever knew;
but he did not mind owning to it, and
was aS grateful as possible for any little
hints which. aS an older man who had
not gone through life with his eyes shut,
| was of course able to give him. He
was of a shy disposition / could see. and
wanted drawing ont: but he soon took
to me. and in Il surprisingly short time
we became friends.
He was in the next cabin to mine. and
evidently wished so much to have been
with me that | tried to get another man
to exchanges: but he was grumpy about
it and had to give it up, much to young
Cars disappointment. Indeed he was
quite silent and morose for IA whole day
about it. poor fellow. He was "a tall,
handsome Young man, slightly built
with the kind of sallow complexion thai
women admire. and | wondered at his
preferring my company to that of the
womankind on bo;. I'D, who were certain
ly very civil To him.
One evening when | was rallying him
on the subject. as we We're leaning over
the side flor though it was December il |
was hot enough in the Red Sea to lounge |
on deck, he told me that he was en- |
gagged to be married to a beautiful young
American girl. 1 forgot her name, but |
l remember he told it me-Dulcima
it is of no consequence.
quite understood then. L always can
enter into the feelings of others so en-
tlrely. L know when | was engaged my
self once. long ago, did not seem TO
care to talk to any one but her. She did
not feel the same about ii, which per
haps accounted for her marrying some
Dne else, which was quite a blow to me
1t the time. But still | could fully enter
INTO young Cars feelings, especially
when he went on to eXpatiate on her
PROJECTIONS. Nothing. he averred, was
90 good for her. At last he dropped
lis voice. and afte- looking about him
IL the dusk 10 make sure he was not
overheard he said:
Il have picked up "A few stones for her
IN my travels; 4 few sannhires of consid-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-01

1 was perfectly silent. 1t is net every
man who would have been SO in my
place, but was. I know when to hold
my tongue, thank heaven!
Presently the others came in, all full of
the same subject, and then suddenly l
remembered that it was getting late;
and there was hustle and a leave tax
ing, and 1 had TO post off before l could
hear more. Not, however, that there
was much more to hear, for everything
seemed to be in the greatest confusion,
and every species of conjecture was afoat
as to the real criminal and the motive
for the crime.
1 had not much time to think Of any
thing during the first day on board; vet,
busy as was in arranging and rearrang-
ing my things, poor Old Sir John never
seemed quite absent from my mind. His
image, as had last seen him, constantly
rose before me, and the hoarse whisper
was forever sounding in my ears, I'm
watched! 1 know I'm watched!' could
not get him out of my head. was I'M
able to sleep the first night I was on
board, and as the long hours wore on 1
always seemed to see the pale, searching
eyes of the dead man; and above the
manifold noises of the steamer and the
perpetual tapping of the calm water
against my ear came the whisper, ''Im
watched, know I'm watchedw
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-01
PAGES 9 AND 10.

cradle value. | don't care to have it
generally known that l have jewels
about me, but don't mind telling you"
MY dear fellow" replied, laying my
hand ON his shoulder and sinking my
voice to a'whisper, lot soul on board
this vessel suspects it, but SO have ]"
1t was too dark for me to see his face,
but felt that he was much impressed
by what L had told him.
''Then you will know where 1 had bet
ter keep mine," he said moment later
with his impulsive, boyish confidence.
''How fortunate 1 told you about them
Some are of considerable value, and
and 1 don't know where to put them
that they will be absolutely safe. 1
never carried about jewels with me be-
fore, and 1 am nervous about losing
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-01

Jewels, Some one had got wind of the
Jewels, which at that moment We're re-
posing on my own person in their old
brown bag. Sir John had been only just
IN time.
what was he looking for?'' continued
Dickson, walking up and down. 1.-THE
old man must have had some paper or
other about him that he wanted to get
hold Of But what? Cathcart says that
nothing whatever has been taken, as far
as he can see at present"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-01

tic be continued next Satur e,)
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-01

how the r,.sp sol UroSen--httle accident
as the lady who Wore it gave it to ne
Rather brown. isn't it, on one side? But
it will come off. No, you need not bs
afraid of touching it; it isn't wet. He!
he, And this crescent. Look at those
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-07-28
G. F. w. c. Educational Committee

Conformation before Reformation"
has been the motto of the educational
committee of the federation. For
two years of the four years Of its ex-
istence the members studied schools,
their needs and deficiencies, and how
women may increase their efficiency.
The committee has evidently decided
that four reforms are necessary, for
it advocates the introduction OF man.
ual training, the incorporation Of
kindergartens as a part Of the state
system Of public schools, the MAIN
tenance of vacation schools in the
larger towns, where statistics show a
large increase Of crime committed by
juvenile offenders during the summer
months, and the systematic teaching
Of morals in the public schools. Miss
E FANS, the chairman Of this COM
mittee explains in her report that she
does not mean the teaching of any re-
ligion, but that she does think that
a more exhaustive exposition Of the
beauty of holiness, the rewards Of
virtue and the misery of breaking the
moral law, would make better citi-
zens of the little boys and girls we
spend so much money to cultivate in
to something useful. 81 would have"
she says, "morals taught by concrete
examples. beginning in the kinder
garten, with stories Of great and good
persons, and bring the work up
through historical examples, biogra-
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-07-28

been adopted Of dividing the subject
for the next meeting into heads and
sub-heads and writing them on slips
of paper for distribution at the meet
ing before the discussion of the pro-
posed topic. Discussion is as peremp-
tory as the preparation and reading Of
the papers. Mrs John Parker Bronx,
the president of the league and one Of
the founders reports that: The bish-
ops say that it is the only organiza-
tiOn of the kind in the world and
they hope that branches or chapters
throughout the United States may be
established"
Women form four fifths Of most con-
gregations. If it were not for their
interest. work and influence, churches
would be in bad way in this and
every other country. Without their
OBTAINING hands and voices many
more men would wander off to a club
on Sunday mornings or intrench them.
selves behind the interminable sheets
of the Sunday papers. Especially in
the methodist church are the women
Jealous and effective workers. Yet in
that church the women are excluded
from representation more than in any
other, unless it be the Roman cath
Ollie, which is without semblance of
self.gOvernment. 1t therefore has been
not entirely without sense Of salts
faction that most women listen to the
reproaches of preachers and Others
who talk about how church work is
neglected for club work. The only
privilege woman has i'm churches is
that OF washing and wiping dishes at
sociables, cooking cakes, salads and
fowls for delegates" Ard church en-
tertainments and selling tickets for
concerts at the behest OF the trustees
"who need the money" but are too
proud to sell tickets. These are not all
the privileges women are allowed in
the church but the Others are similar.
When it comes to the dear privilege of
giving advice, or bOssing or of filling
any of the ornamental and dIgnitied
church offices it is not considered
seemly that a woman should be ap-
pointed or elected to any Of them.lt is
not at all surprising therefore that a
large number Of women have slipped
away from the drudgery of unap-
preciated manual labor into places
where she may hold dignified and
honorable offices, which, after all, are
as dear to woman as to man.
Il g
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-07-28

An egotist is like the Ancient Ma.
riner--he holds us with bis glttering !.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-07-28

the despair Of her governess because
she will not learn out of her books.
She says Of them: CHOSE beastly
books" and when corrected, "those
Objectionable books, the more / try to
master them the less l learn. But
when l don't try--when / persevere
long enough in not trying-then
things come to MEETINGS that l
seem to understand better than the
things which have been explained TO
NE, il you know what l mean" Her
governess in trying to excite Babs'
emulation says that Julia, Babs' Sis
ter will be credit to the family and
that when she comes out, people will
be amazed at her brilliant accom-.
plishments. Babs replies: 'When i
come out they'll be amazed at my bril-
liant ignorance, and that will amaze
them most-it's not so common" Mrs.
Grand uses dashes like school girl
essayist or letter writer. She has an
original mind, an unconventional
habit and a determination to work
out her own salvation, ''an il" II be
destruction she is willing. Her rapid
pen or typewriter does not wait for
inspiration but hurries along and the
movement and air Of her stories are
their chief attraction to westerners
who live in a high altitude where
torpor is unknown.
Delirious Furniture.
Some of the monthlies devoted to
women, homes and man have been
running illustrations of what the cap
tion designates as artistic furniture
Tables with shelves or carving below
the board, so that only legless men
can sit close enough to them to play
cards or to eat, narrow arm-chairs,
with arm pieces SO high that only the
armleSs man that writes with his
toes can be at his ease in them, and
beds set i'm square hole i'm the wall
where no air or light from sun or
globe can reach the sufferers who
must rest on them, are some of the
articles which publishers have select
ed to teach women how to make home
a happy and beautiful place. The
man who drew the plans for this in
quisitOrial furniture had only one
idea, to draw something unique. He
went about his work with entire for
getfulness Of anatomy. The Ladies'
Home Journal secured the furniture
architects first plans and he had
many imitatOrs. Chairs that cannot
be sat in, beds that are caves, impOs-
sible tables and night mare divans,
book cases and escritOires will Ger
tainly not be mistaken Dy the SUBJ
scribers to this periodical, for ad-
iuncts of a happy home. If any man
can honestly lay intemperance TO
domestic torture this original furni-
ture will drive him to drink.
Land Grabbing.
The spirit that presides at every
meeting of the City Improvement
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-07-28
THE CHINESE SITUATION.
tBY ANGIE Y. NEwMAN,l

sit by the sea and listen,
For the waves arc bringing me
The tale Of an inland city
That lies across the sea.
The tale Of frenzied people
Who live in the centuries old,
Who never have heard the footsteps
OF Time on the mountains bold.
Who never have caught the music
OF the great cathedral song,
jehovah Is God of the nations;
The world is marching along"
They are dreaming still Of Buddha,
Confueius and the rest,
And save for the cruel slaughter,
'Twere less than an idle Jest.
But the world looks on in wonder
AT the might Of an ancient faith.
A wall comes over the waters
Like the rush Of tempest-wraith.
The air is full Of a tremor,
Of longing and fearful dread,
Lest the message Of the morning
Sound the requiem of the dead.
O, eyes that are weary Of watching
For the flag Of Our native land,
Shelled, in the angry city,
A brave, defenseless band.
Are ye the nations martyrs,
Ye Messengers Of Peace?
Death struck in the mad arena;
No Thumbs to grant release.
Must life then, be the forfeit
For faith in her eountry's add
On the altars Of the nations,
Such costly incense laid.
Yet all the flags are floating
Jest eighty miles away.
While jealous old commanders,
Dispute the right Of way.
Yet all the flags are floating
Just eighty miles away;
While all the bells are tolling
From sea to sea today.
O, give the Yankee soldiers,
lpray you, Mr.. Hay,
The longed-for marching orders,
They'd reach Pekin today.
Tnn loose the brave young heroes
Who fought at old San Juan,
They'd "fx" the Chinese rebels
And traitor, Prince Tuan.
Do this or let the nations
Their flags could float no higher
Half mast their worthless snsigns,
Above the funeral pyre.
And freedom sit in judgment,
With all her banners furled,
Surrender arms, ye nations,
It's Buddha rules the world
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-07-28
THE COURIER

ply. famous essays, and the like. The
educators would have to devise some
working plan, but they have evolved
ways of teaching history without Civ
ing offense, and they might, l am
sure. do the same thing with morals"
Miss Evans says that the committee
desires the extension Of kindergarten
work into country schools, and there.
fore advocates special training OF
country-schoOl teachers in kindergar-
ten methods. In Minnesota, where
the chairman lives, club women have
carried out some of her suggestions in
regard to cleanliness and decoration
of schOol-grounds and school-houses.
The City Improvement society OF Min.
neapolis offers prizes to the children
for the prettiest and neateSt flower
gardens. The seeds are given to the
children and the gardens are planted
in the home yards; the prizes are fine,
large pictures, and the gardens are
graded so that each schoOl-rOom works
in unison in an effort to win a picture
for its walls. The club women visit
the gardens and advise and encourage
the gardeners. Last year twenty five
pictures were given away. The result
not only improves the schoOl-hOuse
but the work itself has a valuable
moral influence. Whole neighbour
hoods have been improved by the sub.
tie teachings of these neat and attrac-
tive little gardens.
"Babs the Impossible"
There is a choice of villains in cur
rent fictiOn. Conan Doyle's villains
are 1.-the, thin-moustached, saturnine,
and silent. They lay intricate and
very interesting plots. so much so
that we feel kindly towards them be-
fore they are foiled and decapitated
or run through, for the time they have
killed for us while they have been
trying to kill the hero or ALLEVIATE the
love of the heroine from his nibs.
Anthony Hopes villains are as brave
as the bravest hero. They are dash
ing, graceful, impudent and until the
end where, of course he must die, Mr..
Hopes villain has a hero's luck i'm
war and love. He does not viciOusly
gnaw scraggy mustache, but if he is
a knight he Stays his enemies and his
plume waves in the thick OF the bat
tie in saucy triumph. With the legs
and bearing of the matinee girls idol,
Anthony Hopes villain has sincere
mourners, when the end of the tale,
and the artistic tyranny of compost
tiOn condemn him to a violent but
sudden death.
Mr.. HOwells' villains are just faint
ed with vice or suspected of it. They
are convicted on gauzy circumstantial
evidence that has no effect at all on
anybody but Boston literateur,-a
dainty man who can distinguish and
separate from tangle forty-nine diff
ferent shades of the same color and
correctly classify and locate all the
OdOrs which float into his laboratory
from the back bay window. Mr..
Howells' villain is vulgar rather than
vicious. He breaks the laws of the
table. of the drawing room and of my
lady's boudoIr and his actual Often
siveness is as culpable, until we con-
suit the statutes, as if he had MUIR
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-07-28
Land Grabbing.
Delirious Furniture.

The spirit that presides at every
meeting of the City Improvement
Society Of Lincoln is desire to help
the city officers in the enforcement
of law, first by keeping the law them
selves. and secondly, by example and
precept to help the community keep
the law. II the society did no more
than foster the spirit Of law and order
its mission were beneficent. At the
last meeting of the society new
attempt was reported of land owner
on the corner Of Eighteenth and M
streets to extend his lots into the
street. The sidewalks zigzag in and
out at too frequent intervals over the
city. If the council decide that the
streets are too wide then each lot
owner should be given his share. As
it is few privileged ones are taking
from the city what they have no legal
right to.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-21
The RichIand Meeting.

Considerable curiosity has been
aroused by the failure of the party or
gan in this city to publish a report Of
the a meeting in Richland district
last Thursday. When the facts are
known the silence of the organ will not
cause any surprise. 1t appears that
there was in this district, as it is
charged that there was elsewhere, a
determination to force the selection of
Dovener delegates. There is a well
defined division Of sentiment as to the
nomination, and the factions were ac-
tive in getting their supporters to at
tend the meeting at the brick school
house.
The nominations were made in due
order, and after the balloting had pro-
crossed for a short time, it is alleged
that the Dovener faction learned that
the Campbell element would win.
Then a motion to adjourn was made,
and the chairman declared it to be car
ried. The ballots were not counted,
and Richland district is without repre-
sentation in the Ohio county delega-
ton. 1t was stated yesterday, upon
excellent Republican authority, that
the secretary of the meeting has the
ballots in his possession, and pro-
poses to count them and certify to the
result. The contest in Richland may
be carried into the convention. 1t is
up to the Dovener faction to give a
satisfactory explanation of the very un-
usual proceedings in Richland.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-21
BIG CROWD PRESENT
At CONVENT OPENING.
THE GOOD SHEPHERD HOME, AT
E~DGINGTON LANE, FORMALLY
OPENED YESTERDAY.
Rt. Rev. p. j. Delivered
an Address Upon the Lawn, and
Administered the Benediction of
the Blessed Sacrament-BeautifuI
Home for the Community of Sis
ters.

Mother M. de Sales and the four sis
ters from the mother house of Good
Shepherd in Toronto, Canada, aban-
doned their temporary quarters yester-
day afternoon, and formally took pos
session of their new house at Edging-
ton Lane. The building is the old Del
ringer residence, extensively remodeled
and improved, and converted into an
admirable institution of it's kind.
Several hundred visitors from the city
went out on the w. & E. G. cars, and
carefully inspected the different apart
ments, all expressing agreeable surprise
at the manner in which the interior
was arranged.
Shortly before four o'clock the Wis
itors assembled upon the beautiful
lawn, and listened to a brief address
by Rt. Rev. P. j. Donahue. He ex-
planned the object of the institution
and commended the Sisters of Good
Shepherd for their noble work in re-
claiming fallen women, and saving
children who are surrounded by per-
nicious influences. He explained the
conditions necessary to admission as
being a sincere purpose to reform, in
the case of unfortunate women, and
In case of children the necessity of re-
moval from surroundings dangerous
to health and morals. At present there
are no cases being cared for at the
institution.
At the conclusion of his brief adj
dress the Rt. Rev. Bishop administered
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament,
the entire crowd joining in the i'm
pressive service.