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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-05-23
A General strike Called.

Washington, May 1.-THE executive
hoard Of the National Association Of
Mschinists have called a general
strike on May 20 for shorter work
day.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-05-23

Takes the turn out; heals the
wound; cures the pain. DR.. Thomas
Electric OH, the household remedy.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-05-23

Biennial meeting head camp Mod.
crn Woodmen Of America at St. Paul,
MINI. For this occasion the Union
Pacific will sell tickets June 7,S and
Q OF one fare plus % 90 for the round
trip, good returning June 10 to IS In
elusive.
For further particulars call on
|. j. BONN, Agent.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-05-23
Do Not Forget !
That We are selling Shoes CHEAPER
than Any firm in the State Of Kansas

Here we list a few eye open
ers in shoe bargains that
ought to interest you. We
have all sizes and they are
all new, clean, this seasons
goods, at about
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-25

Those pictures" said a photographer
turning over pile of portraits of women.
were taken ten years ago. That was the
goo-goo-eye period. These" pointing to
some displayed in a frame, were taken
this year. This is the human form di
vine period. Then my customers made
the most of their faces. Now they are
more inclined to travel on their shapes.
1T is simply change of fashion which
they settle for themselves. The beauty
area has been enlarging. 1t is now ex-
tended so that It takes in pretty much
the whole figure. But l will venture to
make this prediction. that it will be some
years before fulI-length portraits Of
women standing up will be popular unless
there is a change in the styles for skirts.
lit may be different with photograph
ers who have studios and can therefore
charge high prices. They can afford to
throw In with the picture some advice
about posing. / have only a gallery, and
at gallery prices customers do their own
posing They pick out what they think
are their most effective points and study
how to bring them out best, and then
come here and show them oil while pho
tograph them.
"A few years ago. as you see. their
ideas were running on their faces. Now
their IDEAS run to curves and the body is
quite conspicuous in the picture rs the
face and often more so. The face Is no
longer the main thing. Customers even
adopt poses in which the face has TO be
sighted in order to bring out pretty
curves and graceful outlines. In favor
of the new fashion IL may he said that
II sometimes gets into the picture more
character and better effects than when
merely the face and part of the bust
were shown
"If you will look over these pictures
you Will see that while many customers
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-25
Mistress of Games.

The days are long since past, says Lon
don Lady" when 1t was considered lady
like to faint, and when feminine weak
ness and lack of self-reliance were sup
posed to enhance woman's charms Now
our girls are athletes Ike their brothers.
In view OF the overcrowding in nearly
every other profession at present open to
women, the recent appointment of Miss
Edith Brown, student of the Physical
Training College at Southport. to fill the
important position OF Mistress of Games
and Gymnastics in the public schools of
Durham, is of especial interest to all who
concern themselves with the doings of
women
The young lady, who is only twenty-one
years of age, is the daughter of Mr. VIII
liam Brown, Of Canterbury Park. Lon
don. She entered the Southport Physical
Training College in 1893. for two years
course. found the work most congenial.
and studied with conspicuous success In
addition to having qualified in the scien-
tific subjects of physiology, hygiene, sick
nursing. ambulance, and medical work
and gymnastics. she obtained distinctions
innumerable: Gold medals for practical
gymnastics. rope climbing. swimming, and
jumping: and silver and bronze medals.
Whether similar openings for women
VIII offer in other towns in the South
African colonies remains to be seen; Miss
Brown owes her appointment (Which. by
the way, is worth eco year, to the fact
that the authorities OF the Durham public
schools have taken up the subject of
physical training In a practical way and
deputed one of their principals. Miss
Moore Smith. to visit England in order to
engage competent teacher. Miss Moore
smith choice, after careful enquiries
and Investigations, has fallen as we have
seen. and there is little doubt that II Will
prove very satisfactory one to all con-
cerned.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-25

| e1ccs there will help me to write more
| thoughtfully and to know more about hui
! man nature in general Especially do
/ want to see the American girl at home
our English girls in the opportunities that
| have been given to her She can think
Tor herself. She can take care of herself.
Even the self-conideEce. which. as YOU
| say is some times carried to the point of
! being an annoyance to others, is so much
/ to her advantage. She knows enough to
/ be suspicious. She is brought up with the
| boys, ism [ she? All, that is where she
| has an advantage! When / was a girl in
nrkshre | was brought up chiefly by a
| governess and a maid and was no ex-
ccption to the rule with English girls of
my class? What did we know about life?
What did We know about men?
Il was married to army officer at
the age OF sixteen, and while wandering
about with the service in the Far East
! tried to keep my life from being aim
less by writing. l began to write before
began to think, and 1t was not until
some time afterward that / set to work
In serious earnest. and not until long aft
erward that what | wrote and rewrote
found a publisher"
Madame Sarah Grands husband who
was Brigade Surgeon Colonel McFaIl died
| in 1893. Her father, Edward Belenden
Clarke, was Il commander in the royal
navy stationed In the west of ireland at
the time his daughter was born. After
five years of travel in the Far East fol-
lowing her marriage, she returned to
England and began work on fiction Two
years later. when she was twenty three
ldeala' was written, but no publisher
would take it. The ambitious young au-
thor put it away in a drawer for seven
years, then read II over and concluded
that 1t was good enough to be printed.
and decided that If nobody else would
take it she would publish it herself. 1t
attracted a great deal of attention. but
in spite of that the author could find no
publisher who would take THE Heavenly
Twins" Practically every reader in Lon
don declined 1t, and again the author de-
cided to print her story at her ex-
pcnse. Heinemann, with whom she nego-
tiated to this end. seems to have been so
struck by the courage of the author that
he went to work and read her manuscript
himself and decided to publish 1t. 1t was
one of the luckiest things that that lucky
publisher ever did.
Last year the author, whose wit and
eloquence had brought her u reputation as
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-25
When n Maid Mnrries.

1t often happens that the acquaintance
of a girl of the present day never know
her baptismal name until they receive the
invitation to her wedding. even though
they may have been acquainted from
childhood. Wedding Invitations are great
telltales in the matter OF names. Some
times, indeed, the brides are hardly rec
ogniZable under their real baptismals.
Thus Fanchon appears as Frances on
the invitation. and Marie is just plain
Mary. Edythe becomes Edith and Ma
belle, Mabel; Gilmore is found tc be right
ly Ellen, and Elise. Eliza.
one young woman who had been known
to her acQuaintances from a child as
Bird figured in her marriage notices as
Jane, and consequently had difficulty in
making her friends believe that it was
really she who was to enter the bonds OF
holy matrimony. Still another young
woman had changed Isabella Elizabeth
into Lilabel-and one can hardly blame
her for dof'inS this very regal combna-
tion-and there WAS actual CONSERVATION
in the church when the rector distinctly
married her by her rightful name.
II pretty young creature who calls
he a great disappointment to IL large
number of her acquaintance for they be-
lev" firmly that she has no claim to this
poetic title at all. Indeed. one of her
SuuuOtntrS declares she was christened
Deborah Ann, and nothing more elegant
than that.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-25
wANTED-HoUsEKEEPERs.
Women Who Understand the Busi-
ness Always in Demand.

ness Always in Demand.
Many women when talking about their
chances of success as money makers
| should necessity compel them to earn
their bread assume that IL the worst
emergency arose they could always get a
place as housekeeper. Most incapable wo-
men who have never been educated in the
first principles of home making calmly as
sert their ability to take charge of a
strangers house on salary when they
would be entirely ircerapetent to take
care of even the smallest establishment
of their own.
In this way the incapability of domes-
tic service begins at the very top and
is carried to the lowe st place in the kitch-
en-. says the New York Sun In reality
the work of housekeeping Is a most i'm
portant and particular one. often embrac-
ing such departments as the care of chill
dren. the keeping of accounts. and the
entire charge OF dinners and otner enter
tainments given during a season. The
work Is also paid for at high rate when
proficient service is given and can be so
quietly and pleasantly carried on that 1t
is remarkable that more gentIewomen do
not take up the study for the purpose of
ma king it profession. instead of crowd
ing the ranks Of other less profitable vo-
cations.
The housekeeper who comes each morn
ing and leaves in the afternoon, or as
soon as mark and arrangements for
the day are concluded. is one of the new
est in her line. of course she must have
a corps of thoroughly trustworthy ser
wants under her, in order to thus trust
them with the carrying out of her orders.
but she is enabled to take care of two
and sometimes more households through
this method, and naturally makes the
business pay
Marketing and the laying out of the
days menus are the important duties Of
the day, while in some cases there is a
daily going over OF silver and linen. But
where there is a butler employed he is
entirely responsible for this department.
and the housekeeper receives his reports
as to the condition of things. But the
housekeeper is responsible for the work
ing of the household, the excellence Of
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-25

the cooking. and the variety of the me-
nus. as well as the general appearance
and perfect cleanliness of the home and
the behavior of the servants.
Such duties are, of course, extremely
onerous and require no small amount OF
intelligence; tact in managing servants
skill in marketing and economy in ar
rangement. as well as a thorough under
standing of the needs of a fashionable
household. For 1t is in homes of this
class that the housekecper is employed.
for the reason that women in society
nave no time nor inclination to attend to
the bothersome Diet; lis of their large es-
adjustments and Numerous servants
The housekeeper never ranks with the
servants. nor eats with them in the
large household. She has her own rooms
and her own meals, as a rule, at hours
which leave her free to look after the
family meals. She takes entire charge of
counts monthly to her employer. who
gives her check to settle all debts, in
Guiding servants wages.
The housekeeper in England Is a per-
sonage of more Importance than in Amer
lea, but the American housekeeper fire.
quently receives a higher salary and has
many privileges. such as a protracted va
cation, when house is closed up for the
summer She returns a few weeks in ad-
vance of the family which employs her
and sees to the opening of the house. the
airing of rooms, and putting up of cur
tains, as well as all Necessary arrange
ments for the comfort of the returning
family.
But the woman thrown on her own re-
sources, who thinks it is only necessary
for her to obtain place of this sort to
fill it aptly rests under a grave misappre-
tension In the first place, the highest
references are necessary as to her ability,
honesty, and experience, while her social
reference must be unimpeachable The
management of servants in itself is a
task which only a woman of good health
and excellent nerves could accomplish.
Marketing and account keeping are also
two important items and in n house
where much entertaining is done the work
mounts to such Importance that 1t COM
mands salary much higher than that
paid to women in other vocations.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-25
MADAME GRAND COMING.
She Heralds Her Advent by PraisinE
American Girls.


Madame Sarah Grand being President
of Il Woman's Suffrage Association, and
| an apostle of woman's emancipation and
all that sort of thing. as well as the au-
thor of novels that have been called "ad-
| vanced," is in some danger of being carrie
atured in the minds eye of anyone who
has not seen her,esays a London despatch
to the 'Pittsburg Despatch" The posses
sion of views. however. does not seem
to have made her formidable person to
face in a drawing room. She is a tall,
slender, graceful lady, a little reserved to-
ward strangers and dressed, so far as
mere man could determine, in the best of
taste. When had the pleasure of talking
with her the other day she seemed as free
from Alterations in manner as she was
in appearance, and II one had not known
her to be one of the half dozen most sue
cessful authors in England. and one of the
brightest of public speakers, there would
nave been no reason to suppose that the
ordinary fashionable duties had not al
ways taken her whole time
Americans will have an opportunity
soon of judging of Nine. Grand in person,
for she said in answer to a question that
she had long wished to go to the United
states, and that she was going to crafty
the desire in September with a four or
five months visit
Il have large number of friends in
America" she continued. land for a little
time ! shall visit about in New York. At
ter that | shall become a plain working
woman fulfilling a contract to give a
number of lectures. If the Americans will
only like me as much as / like the Ameri-
cans l have met all over the world. NV
only source of doubt and timidity about
the trip will be removed
No, shall not be likely to come back
and write about such an appallingIy big
country on the strength of a four months
visit, but 1 shall expect that my expert
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-25
an after-dinner speaker, was tempted to

an after dinner speaker was tempted to
appear on the lecture platform.
II certainly was nervous at first" she
said in speaking of it, but as soon as
began my address l forgot all about my
self and did not remember again until the
lecture was over aud l suddenly found
myself completely exhausted. But after
a time | began really TO enjoy it, and
now believe IT is actually true. as some
authors have testified, that an occasional
round Of lecturing is good as a tonic
doubtless on the principle that a change
of work is rest. / can't write and lee
ture. too, however. l had three novels
started, but have stopped work on them
and shall do nothing more with them I'M
I'll return from America. Then one of
them will be finished in a few months,
hone"
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-25
Two Good Reasons.

Miss Helen Gould has recently given a
valuable collection of books to the Stock
ton tkan.) Library Association, and the
authorities, In thanking her, made an ad-
ditional request for her picture to hang
on the walls Of the library. This is her
reply. which is published in the Kansas
City tMo) Journal"
You are very kind to ask for my pho
tograph for the library, and / am sorry
not to send 1t. as you suggest but. for
two reasons. l have made 1t a rule to
keep my likeness from public use; first,
because ] do not feel that | have done
anything emitting me to such distinc-
ton, and. secondly. because | am quite
annoyed by cranks and ii seems a little
safer not to be too readily recognized
more comfortable at any rate.
With good wishes for the Stockton Ii
brary and the people of your community,
l remain, very truly,
HELEN MILLER GOULD"
Miss Gould does not give her picture to
others than her intimate friends or send
letter with her autograph since an at
tempt was made to forge 1t by a man to
whom she had. in connection with some
kindness rendered, sent a personal letter
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-25

\ Chicago woman who recently returned
from lengthy tour In many foreign
lands has an album which she would not
sell for its weight I'm gold In the course
of her travels she visited all sorts OF odd
places. and In each had u snap shot taken
of herself with characteristics surround
ings. She was not moved by vanity IN Sc
curing these pictures, hut simply wished
To secure them for the purpose OF enter
tanning friends In this she has succeed
cd Immensely, There are hundreds VI
them-in an Arab tent, In a Turkish ha-
rem, on top OF Mont RRnc, AT the third
cataract OF the Nile. IN curve of the
Amazon, near the spouting goyscrs ef lee
land. In a Norwegian ford. seated IN a
reindeer sleigh In l.apland. aud no end of
others.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-25

Women can, If they will, help each 9TH
er UNNECESSARILY by giving strictly honest
recommendations to servants. We are
warned against engaging servants with
out references-as If references meant
anything Women Diminishing maids for
untruthfulness or drunkenness. or some
other objectionable sin, extol their cook
cry or their ironing, suppress the truth,
in fact. until each employer feels that no
reference is almost as valuable as good
character" Weakness in this particular
Is mistaken kindness to the servant, and
often grievous wrong to the next en-
pioyer. 1t would seem that common hon
esty and class spirit should be sufficient
TO persuade woman employer to pro-
tect others from worthless and worse
than worthless servants. so far as in her
lies 'Tis a pity that there is not some
potent way Of enforcing this particular
sort of truth-telling. which Christian
training and humanity have failed to do
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-25

want to display TIL ir forms. almost with
out exception they draw the line at or
Just below the knee unless a long skirt
Is worn. In some cases, as in this picture
of the girl sitting on the arm Of the
chair. one foot is seen dangling cocuet-
tishly in the air. but III majority OF in
stances the feet are in eclipse | think
the prevalent fashion of the short rainy
day or walking skirts reveals the reason
IF as you walk along the street you
will observe the feet of the women which
may be seen under the short skirts you
will be amazed by the statistics of women
who are pgeontoed. From my own OBJ
servatIons / am inclined to believe that
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-25

two out of three women have their feet
turned IN, or at any rate set at an angle
widely different from that prescribed by
the rules of beauty. The feet may be
small and well-shaped, the ankles round
ana pretty. but the woman in most cases
will be without one element of feminine
beauty that is greatly admired; either one
loot, or more generally both, will be seen
to be set on at an impossible angle.
lnasmuch as l have noticed the preva-
lence of this defect only since short skirts
nave been generally worn, l cannot guess
whether 1t has always existed or whether
II is result of modern conditions; but
1t is mighty certain that women's photo
graphs showing the feet won't be popular
so long as so many of the sex are pigeon
toeG''
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-25
THE sENoRITA's FAN.
1t Is rs Formidable as CupId's
Famous Dart.

To imagine her without ii is impossible;
the fan to the Cuban girl is what the at
tribute is to the goddess. You might as
well represent Diana without her bow and
arrows. or Venus without her mirrors. as
to picture daughter of the tropics mi
nus that little toy, which in her hand be-
comes fairys wand.
1t is her privilege to use it as a fasci-
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-25

Your conversation. Mr.. Newman,
said Miss Peppery. suppressing a yawn,
reminds me of some champagne" 'Ah!'
exclaimed Newman. much pleased. $50
sparkling as that?" NO. but it's extra
GrN. -Hhiladclnhia Press.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-25
A Common MIstnkc.

II is a common mistake to suppose that
people are commanded to royal enter
tainments saws London Truth. The
card runs-"The Lord Chamberlain is
commanded by the King to invite y. Y.
H. to etc.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-25

OFT
The Brunswick times-call. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1900-1902, 1901-06-16
At the OgIethorpe.

Among the vieit0rs reRiJered st the
ORlethOrpe yesterday were: Mr.. and
Mrs. g. NJ Ellis, Mr. Chss Loop, Miss
Jensy Loop, Mrs. W. ID. Banks, Mrs.
Jackson Payor, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Meyer OF Chattanooga, Mr.. J. A.
Marrett of Atlanta, A, W. Vigal Of
Baltimore, J II. Meyers of Triton, G.
G. Mordics of Savannah, J. W, Cum
miugs. Z, G. Rose of Chattanooga, A.
Mayer of Atlanta, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Phietfer and Miss Lille Phiefer, OF
Albany.
The Brunswick times-call. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1900-1902, 1901-06-16

II patients in all, 2 dying Of small.
pox, 3 dlaGhargsd, 6 remaining, and
hope within the next ten daya to disA
charge them.
The Brunswick times-call. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1900-1902, 1901-06-16
DEATH OF AN AGED LADY,
Mrs. Maria Deming Wiley Passes Away in
Madison.

Bruoswick relatives, for she wha fell
asleep 40 quietly and sweetly after a
beautiful life tilIed with good works
was ths devoted 81 t.r in law nf Mre
A. X Ormipg and gfandm ,ther Of Mr.
Edwin RFo1stcn. aud frie IDS, f,r ,he
was known erd l4ved here, heard with
sorFow of the desth of Mrs. Wiley, not
SORROW :3T her because Of her going.
foF she went 10 that Father whom she
had loYed throughc ut her life. but for
the lonely plsce in the lives If those to
whom she had been 40 dear. The
following notice is from the Madison
Advertiser;
Mrs. Maria Dsming Wiley died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs ELL
hr'b ton, at wood, onlTuesday
evening, the llth inst. Al the time of
her death Ms. Wiley was one Of the
oldest citiZens Of Morgan lun.y, bel nR
in her S3rd year. She was the daughter
Of David Deming. who came from
Connecticut and ettIpd in Madison in
1895 Ia 1897 shs was uuited ia marri-
age to Vim. B Wiley, who died In 1886.
OF that union only two children sur
vive, Mrs, Brcbeton and Mr.. w. A.
Wiley, of this city.
The funeral occurred yes erday from
the BrObston residences az Btownwood,
conducted by Rev. WYley Page n the
absence CT Rsv. M, L Peabody, of the
Presbyterian church. OF which the
deceased was mem Der. The q seru0 ent
took pIacs in the new cemetery,
Mra. Wiiey was a true, good woman,
highly accomplished and intellectual,
and her passing away remoYee another
old landmark from Georgia. To the
bereaved family we sx end sympathy.