Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-11
Gloversville, The
Adanless Eden

revealed to the world q state OF
things in that pretty little up state city
that should bring a blush of shame TO
every eligible bachelor in the country:
Il have come" announced the iaI
and robust Martha 70 the magistrate ITO
have YOU find a husband for me. There
are ten girls to 'every man where I'VE
and consequently nine old maids remain
TO envy the one lucky female. am one
OF the nine
All praise to the fearless Martha! Let
the fact that she selected Hoboken be
FORGIVEN as a Youthful indiscretion no.
to be compared with the service she has
rendered her native place. For now that
the truth Is out, there should be no longer
lack OF marriageable young men IN
Gioversville.
The stranger whose reasoning faculties
had been trained by perusal or the ex-
ploits of the late Sherlock Holmes might
easily find O confirmation of Miss Wat
} son's statistics in the long billboard OPP
posite the GloverGyille station. To the
casual observer IL is much like other
billboards, but a closer inspection reveals
remarkable popularity.
Where are tho familiar advertisements
of "Natty Suits for Nobby Men," OF
Superior Chewing Tobacco for Males in
Humber Walks of Life" of "Suspenders
That VIII Not Break and Buttons
That Require No Thread" designed for
the unfortunate and helpless bachelorT
Where are the thousand 9nd one "Sooth-
ing syrups," ''Teething Lotions" and
"CoIic Cures" supposed to DO indispensa-
BILE TO the man of family2
Instead four varieties of chewing gum
vie In attractive ana extensive display,
while various articles pertaining to the
feminine toilet occupy the remaining
spaces One lone cigar advertisement has.
to be sure, a modest corner, but 1t was
evidently painted by ope who failed to
comprehend the situation.
Leaving behind this prima facie evil
dence, the main street. although it was
almost noon, presented vista OF barren
sidewalks. It seemed, in fact, deserted
village. Stores there are in plenty
smart, attractive, UP TO date stores at
that-but customers are nowhere to be
seen The absence of men appears to
be accounted for by the absence Of
persons OF any kind whatever.
Suddenly, somewhere in the distance,
factory's midday whistle blows. dozens Of
other whistles join in the chorus, all Of
pitch that is characteristic OF the place
none of your hoarse, masculine toned
whistles but sarill. high pitched, femin-
ine shrieks such as a young ladies' semi
nary. invaded my mice, might be sup
posed to produce.
The idle clerks stop gossipipg in the
doorways and rush behind their counters.
Soon from the outskirts approach the
chatter Of feminine tongues, the swish
Of skirts, the sound Of countless datntily
shod feet A minute later, like an adj
vancing flood, a. great wave of feminity
sweeps down the road In gossip wflis-
pering groups of three or four, in ar
argumentative punches of dozen, in
noisy, laughing crowds Of twenty at a
time, they descend like q horde of seven
teen year locusts.
And such girlsl Those acquainted only
a.. IL. Co. nd
shouldered, sallow faced and hollow eyed
can form no adequate conception Of this
daily noon hour beauty show at Glovers-
Vile
Girls of the oloversvlIle Mould.
A life spent for the most part on the
home farm has given them perfect
health aud magnificent figures. 1t is
paying tine ripest and rosiest peach a
high compliment to use It as a compari-
son. Now aud then sn exceptional man
passes by. Those whose mature age
and dign.fed bearing proclaim them al
ready married stalk by unheeding- and
unheeded, while at long intervals an oc-
casional desert, as it were, in these GASES
of feminine bloom, there hurriedly sinks
past a stIll summarized youth, who wears
certain hunted look peculiar to the
rara avis bachelor in this place.
At first thought this typical expression
might naturally be attributed to the i'm
portunities CT the ten young ladies who,
according to Miss Watson, have but one
man to divide Up among them, but in
vestigation reveals the actual cause to
be quite different
''You see," pathetically explained one
of these distracted youths, with such
O bunch Of beauties to pick from how
in thunder con a man ever make up his
mind which to take7
NOW, look a. my case. Last night
took Mamie to the dance, tonight Lulu
goes with me to the Pleasure park and
tomorrow evening l have promised to
take Ella to the theater, besides which,
Jennie, Sara, Mary and Annie Will be
offended IL I neglect them. tell you,
It's quite possible to have too much of
a good thing"
From which conversation II may be
seen that Il is an awful indecision that
is slowly but surely undermining the con-
situations of Gloversville's strong young
manhood. Really, under all the circum-
stances, * Is most creditable to their
integrity that they have not cut the
Gordian knot by falling converts to poly
gamy.
A Gloversville picnic-they have all the
rural populations fondness for picnics--
would seem to the poor city youth, com
PEELED to share the miles of his adored
one with several jealous rivals, picnic
in every sense Of the word
The fact of the superabundance OF the
fair sex having been once established, 1t,
becomes of interest to ascertain the cause
A man in the last stages of double
cataract might discern that II Is certain
ly not due to any lack Of physical
charms on the part Of the young ladies
themselves. nor do they lack in that COM
Portable "dot" that is deemed so nee
essary by our French cousins. "Starva-
tor" wages are unknown in Glovers-
Vile, and many Of the girls earn more
than 500 a month. Investigation shows
this absurd state of things to be due,
first, 70 the aboriginal Indians, and, sec
ond. to the Mckinley tariff.
Way back in the early history Of the
county, when the sole feminine portion of
what grew TO be this thriving town con-
sisted Of dushy Pocahontases, attired in
negHge blankets and a few neat but not
gaudy beads. tie Indians OF tEis section
of the Mohawk Valley became noted
for their superior methods of curing deer
skins Now, these soft tanned hides were
particularly fine for the rude shaped nit
tens of the frontiersman, and thus sprang
up the industry which was eventually to
give .Gloversville fits name.
While at first the making of mittens
was women's work the invention of cut
\ ting dies which, laid upon a pile OF
/ skins, would cut a half dozen patterns
ct a time, required the brawny arms of
| the hardy male Slowly from the first
/ wagon load shipped to Boston in 1923