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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-09

United States to teach them the ways
of civilization.
| Datto Pershing's councils are held
each morning with Moro chiefs. are
! famed from corner to corner of Min
danao, and continual procession Of
savages visits the white mans tent.
| He is counselor. guide and prophet
for the entire district, and every con-
ceivable kind Of business both private
! and cubic. is taken to him for adjust
! ment
When Gen. DAVIS. commanding the
| department of Mindanao and Jolo,
sent Pershirg to Higan as command
ing officer. he selected one of the most
| efficient officers in his command to pre-
side over the turbulent district of Lake
Lanoa. Datto Pershing's levees are
more like family councils than any,
thing else. The swarthy, brilliant
eyed Moro bellies bring gifts of tropi-
I cal fruits and rare woven textures to
lay at his feet. Their attitude toward
him is one of worshipful alteration
Mothers carry their children to him
| to receive his commentator. for tits
said that the favor of Datto PerShing
1 will insure brilliant future. He lives
| on terms of friendliness with the ma
tives, and his very unpretentious bear
ing, his very apparent attitude OF
friendliness, won them from the be-
ginning, and they made him their chief
officer when they found that rule with
him meant kindliness. sympathy and
understanding Alone and unarmed
he ventured into the district which he
commands. establishing himself there
at the very doorstep of the Moro
stronghold. His very GOODNESS won
their admiration. And when they
found that he had come as friend, in
stead of an enemy, IL won them uncon-
ditionally.
The savage Moros appreciate a genu-
inc friendship. They know the datto
Is in sympathy with them, for he has
paid them the compliment of respect.
ing their customs, and they carry their
grievances and their difficulties t o him
as children would to a parent.
That Capt. Pershing is a soldier OF
the first order was demonstrated by
the campaign of last September under
his immediate command when Me and
his men gave the Maciu Moros such
drubbing that no trouble has oc
Cured since at any Of the camps along
the trail. -
The ranidly increasing business o
The Bank Of MaItinsburg. has made
: necessary to purchase an adding ma
chine. The machine is one OF the Ia
4 test of the Burroughs and is cor
!, sidered the most wonderful inventio
r of modern times.
The Rev. ]. B. Chamberlain. OF TIN
/ city who has been filing the pulpit 9
i the Liberal United Brethren church
u Greencastle since the resignation {
y tha Re- G. II. Westfall six month
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-09
is OF SOUND MIND.

Ia The case of the petition for the
appointment of some one bv the cou ri
to take charge of and manage til c
propertv and affairs of Gottleib Fus S,
the aged German whose mental condi-
ton was inquired into by the court
the first of this week, and the court
handed down its decision this morning,
in which it declined to grant the
prayer of the petitioners. The court
evidently believed that the old gen.
tleman is fully capable@@ of !. attending
to his own affairs.
CASES DISPOSED. OF.
The report OF tine commissioner ct
school lands was filed with the court.
S. w. Walker VS.. A. H. Walker ct.
al. decree of distribution.
Elizabeth A. Thomas VS. c. j An
derson ut all decree of sale Circuit
Court adjourned Friday morning until
) 80 O'Clock Monday morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-19

smiling brightly. There are many women
who, having returned from abroad with
fewer prejudices than exist in this city,
want a cigarette before dinner. In the
first place, they cannct buy cigarettes with
out sending a male friend or a servant for
them. Here l sell cigarettes. II is true
they bear my monogram, but that is not a
matter to be regarded as criminal, or even
with any great seriousness.
II told the young man who called upon
me that all my patrons had been on the
continent for years, and were contracting
no new habits. They smoke in their own
homes. and there is no really excellent
reason why they should not smoke here IL
they wish. They drop in here for a quiet
Whit of good Turkish or Egyptian tobacco
after a days shopping, and | sell them
quite a number of packages of cigarettes.
This is sheer persecution continued
Mrs. Vanderbilt. IL have been subjected
to it before. My. former husband has not
provided for ne in a manner to make il
possible for me to lead the life of leisure
led by other members OF the Vanderbilt
family, and largely because Of that fact
l am forced to adopt such means of liveli-
hood as seems to be best adapted to the
circumstances.
For the past ten years l have been at
tempting to avoid the prosecutions of the
Vanderbilt family and have lived in con-
vents to get away from them. While liv-
ing at hotels l have been constantly an
noyed by the presence Of detectives and
hired spies who have endeavored to make
my life a burden.
Just what the young man who called
will do l do not know. / told him when
he threatened to use the combined power
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-19
FrillS of Fashion

A cape suitable for a matron was carried
out in ivory-corded silk, with cream lace
applique and softened with accordeon-
pleated frills of chiffon.
The white lawn tucked skirt completed
with the white lawn collar, and the craVat
of plaid or of spotted soft silk, are worn
with the tailormade dress.
A very lovely gown seen lately was of
ivory panne, embroidered with gold pail
lettes and large roses of pink mousse line de
sole witt green chenille foliage.
Many of the d~ebutantes this spring chose
to carry their bouquets i'm the form of a
sheaf of flowers, so as to show the stalks.
The beauty Of a flower stem is quite a
modern notion.
Wine cOlored straw composes a modist
hat. the crown encircled with the same tint
of tulle, the new tulip r~osettes on each side
shading from dark 10 pink, with tones of
mauve matching the fuchsias and foliage at
the back.
A hat, composed of Killed satin straw,
had the crown entirely covered with closely
set lilies OF the valley, tied with cerise vel
vet at the side. Failing on the hair were
clusters of black and green cherries, with
foliage.
Irish lace continues on its course of popu-
larity, and deep cape collars to the waist
made of this will be worn In the summer,
and help to carry. out that idea Of sloping
shoulders which is so dear TO the hearts OF
the authorities.
Quite the newest notions of the momcnt
are white ivory combs treated with gold
ornamentation, and they are to be had
suited to high and low hairdressing. Some
OF these have paste tops, tortoise shell
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-19
For and About Women

Mrs. Jam Dukes, the pioneer white
woman OF Montana, died at He'll Gate last
week. She settled in the territory in 1853
and was married three times.
With the death Of Mrs. Fanny Wilder,
whose demise occurred on the 9Th inst, one
of st. Pauls most prominent pioneer
families has become extinct. Mrs. Wilder
was the last of the family. Less than three
II onths ago Mrs. Cornelius Day Appleby,
her only daughter, died. Mr.. Wilder's es-
tate amounted to over 100000
Fanny Herring, the actress who charmed
the audiences of the Old BoweTy theater
thirty or forty years ago. celebrated her
srventy-irst birthday recently. After nearly
fifty years on the stage she retired to her
farm in Connecticut, where she now lives
in the best of health.
A woman, DIR. Jennie Nicholson Browne
of Baltimore. obtained the highest average
of all the 15 candidates. mostly men, who
took. the Maryland State board examina-
ton In medicine in June, 1902, the results
of which have just been published. This Is
the third time a scholarship honor has
fallen to her. She is a niece of Bishop
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-19

favorably by other members Of the Wander
bilt family, but this did not deter her from
going right on with her preparations for
her opening.
She has been convinced that her hus-
bands relatives will not quietly permit her
to continue to exhibit the Vanderbilt name
above her place on Fifth avenue without
some opposition. A young man called at
the shop, and, with every evidence OF per-
turbation, stated that he was a represent
alive OF the Young Mems Christian a~ssocia-
tiOn.
81 wish to tell you, Mrs. Vanderbilt" he
began, that, representing as l do the
united sentiment of the churches OF this
city, 1 am enjoined to warn you that you
must give over the sale OF cigarettes to
women, and must not continue to permit
the smoking Of cigarettes by women in
your tearoom."
The young man also stated that he had
prepared an article on the ~iniquity of such
a place, and was prepared to publish It.
81 read over the article he had prepared
said Mrs. Vanderbilt, "and was astounded
at the malice and injustice which character
lied it. 1t was cruelty untrue in every par
ticular.
when 1 had read it handed it back to
him, saying that l knew it had been in
stigated by Mrs. Frederick X. Vanderbilt"
AT this he suffered and muttered some
unintelligible reply. and after some foolish
and feeble evasion, drifted into another
line, telling me i was leading young women
into paths they should not tread, and other
tommyrot of that sort.
o course, you know that my tearooms
are not likely to tempt any woman from
the straight path" said Mrs. Vanderbilt,
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-19
Over a Century

Mrs. Catherine Barrett, who was the CID
est person In Iowa, died at her home eight
miles south of Waterloo, April 10, aged iI6
years. She retained her faculties fully up
to a few months ago. When she was 100
years Of age she was employed in a hotel
at Laporte City as laundress. She was
born on the Isle of Wight, November II,
1885. She came to the United States about
twenty-six years ago. She had been mar
ried twice, her first husband being Michael
O'Connell, to whom she was married ninety
years ago She was the mother Of four
children. all OF whom are dead. She came
from a family noted for its longevity.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-19
New Field of Work for Women

third and Lombard. The residents along
her various routes have grown accustomed
to seeing her pass by with her odd bundles
and e~veryW here she is known and greeted
as the teacher"
] always stop a minute or two to give
them a chance to admire Miss Baumann
says, but, oddly enough, they never ask
for anything. Just to felst their eyes or
the flowers is all they want. The only
time l ever broke by rule Of not dis ributing
on the street was one day when l was pass
ing down Lombard street with an armful
of wild ~azaleas, gathered the day before.
Suddenly an old, old. colOred wonan got up
from a doorstep. raising both hands in
ecstasy. Dress de Lord!' she exclaimed.
an 1 amt seen calico flowers since l lef'
de souf.'
"She seemed SO delighted with such a
memory of her youth and lowered so low
ingly over the blossoms that l couldn't
pass on without leaving a half a dozen
sprays behind.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-19

C7RS. JACOB II. VANDERBILT, who
has opened q tearoom and cigar
% cite parlor for the ladies Of the
R&4N Four Hundred at 430 Fifth ave-
- nue., New York, has already en-
countered the family opposition she ex-
pected when she fitted up her snug little
shop, but she is not in any fashion dis
mayed or disheartened.
Back of the quaintest little store on the
avenue, showing a rarer display of rugs and
curios, in the tearoom-a quiet dream of
a tearoOm, with furniture of green rattan,
with exquisitely dainty tea things and the
privacy that has so far been almost un-
obtainable by the women of New York.
Here they may sip their tea and drive
darts OF cigarette smoke through cleverly
executed rings, IL they be so expert. 1t is
an establishment that is an acknowledged
concession to modern tastes brought from
abroad by those who have Travelled on the
continent.
Mrs. Vanderbilt, who opened the tearoom
and art shop a week ago, is determined to
emain in trade and TO establish a business
from which she may derive an income to
support herself in the manner in which she
has been accustomed. She has formed o
partnership with Mile. Monnier, a dainty
little blond French woman, whose knowl-
edge of Oriental rugs is conceded to be
second to that of no person in this country.
A number of rugs are already in stock,
and more are expected, while the two
partners in the new business expect to
receive many commissions from wealthy
purchasers. They will establish a regular
importation business, from which they be-
lieve they will derive large profits.
Mrs. Vanderbilt had received many init
nations that her project was not regarded
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-19

Occasionally there is a tree to climb where
coveted specimens are far beyond the reach
of the crooked handle Of her umbrella.
On certain days the superintendent trip
is to the woods and fields in s-arch Of wild
flowers. On others, armed with a large
basket, she visits friendly farmers to 60
licit garden and orchard products, or again,
she follows the course OF some stream to
hunt for necessary water plants.
The burden she brings back to town at
night may be forty pounds of leaves pulled
from all kinds Of trees, or hundreds OF
twigs bearing pears and other fruit, or a
basketful of potatoes. beets and carrots,
dug UP with their leaves and all.
Distribution the following day is. not an
easy task. The schools to be supplied lie
in widely separated parts of town. There
is one at Sixth and Lombard streets, an
other at Third and Catharine, a third at
Howard and Diamond, and the remaining
three at Twenty-sixth and Cumberland, at
Twenty-th I'd and Callowh II and at Twenty
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-19

Isaac l. Nicholson of Milwaukee, Wis. and
was graduated at Bryn Mawr college In
1893, and subsequently at the Woman's
Medical college in Baltimore.
The writer OF the famous poem, Little
Things" beginning Little drops of water,
little grains OF sand" Mrs. Julia A.
Fletcher Carney, celebrated her eightieth
birthday at her home in Galesburg. ILL.,, on
Monday last. She wrote the poem in 1S45,
when she was a teacher In a school In
Boston, and her purpose was 10 persuade
her scholars of the value of little things.
Fhe lady mayoress of London can appoint
maids of honor and a trainbeareT, and has
her own private state carriage and four.
At the lord mayors procession, If she
comes direct from her country residence, n
guard OF honor Is sent to meet her and to
Escort her to join the pageant. The lady
mayoresS of York can retain the prefix Of
lady" before her surnam for the re-
mainder OF her life.
Mrs. Sarah X. Bolton of Cleveland will
shortly make a tour of the largest cities
to plead the cause of the waif cat and
tramp dog. 1t was largely through Mrs.
Bottoms efforts that a home for such four
footed outcasts was established in Chicago.
This energetic woman is waging an active
war against the pound, and she is setting up
homes of refuge for neglected animals, not
only in her home city, but in Boston, Wash
ington and some of the southern states.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-19
WOman's Coming Greatness

mans stature should dwindle instead o.
increasing or remaining in statu quo is not
so susceptible Of explanation, writes Rob-
ert Webster Jones in the April House
keeper. The suggestion that, with wOman's
growing prediction for a public life, man
has become Of a shrinking deposition"
must be rejected as a triflns with a serious
subject, for serious it is-to man. Equally
unworthy OF consideration is the theory that
matrimonial expenses keep a mar
short" Whatever the explanation,
timely warming should be accorded man
that he is shortly to be Cooked down
upon" Whether high-heoled boots or
other artificial aids can be utilized ad-
yantageously by the dethroned monarch TO
maintain his dignity, remains TO be proved.
1t is the condition of looking UP to his
wife that confronts man-not the theory.
And it is a condition to which many a
husband would take a long time to get &C
customed.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-19

OF the churches against me that I attended
Father Dueey's church and was regarded
as a good church member myself.
when / FIRST went into business was
told that l must look for criticism, but l
find that my friends are standing by mo
nobly. l have received many letters from
friends in this country and in Europe, and
all wish me good luck. and many have told
me that il aid were needed to call upon
them"
The little tearoom was we'll filled with
shoppers; slipping cups OF fragrant tea of
an undeniable good spirit. and the air was
tinted a light gray. Many were there for
other purposes than tea and cigarettes,
however.
In the collection OF novelties selected by
herself and Mile. Monnier are many Of the
exquisite things that women delight in.
Besides the collection of rugs in quiet
cOlOrs. there were many curios from the
Orient, and a particularly fine collection of
white coral. OF which the two women will
make a speciality. There is but little OF
1t in this country.
"In a little while" said Mrs. Vanderbilt
quietly, New York will become accuse
toned to the sight Of women smoking. At
present they are not permitted to smoke
in sherry's or Delmonico's and they must
come here If they would smoke.
II may be violating the Vanderbilt tradi-
tions," concluded Mrs. Vanderbilt, but
then, even the Vanderbilts of today had
a beginning. / may establish a new line Of
Vanderbilts for all they know. and my pos
terity would regard my humble beginning
with no more shame than is exhibited by
the Vanderbilts of today in looking back
upon those ancestors who established the
fortune that is row theirs"
side combs, and others are gemmed, some
displaying small green horets and leaves
standing out from IA ground work of pearl
and green enamel, savoriug of the art
nouveau and the empire; i'm fact, combining
the best ideas in both. Many are prettily
with paste and pearls.
A charming white tulle dress lightly
dotted with spangles, has a fringe of pink
roses on the hem, and a black net dress
closely covered with silver spangles, lined
with white, bears applications of white
roses with excellent effect.
A recent bride wore a gown of white
tucked mousseline de sole, with insertions
of lace, embroidered with silver sequins and
fiounces of accordion pleated chiffon. over
veil of exquisite Brussels lace, an heirloom,
and in which she had been christened.
A charming tea gown is carried out in
pale turquoise accordion pleRted blue crepe
de chine. the upper part edged with "A deep
flounce of Alencon lace, as also the upper
fiounce to the skirt, the Lace yoke finished
of with a lace bertha. The sleeves are
loose and flowing.
Black evening dresses are likely TO be as
much In demand as ever. especially those
that have the upper part covered with min
ute paillettes. very small at the waist and
increasing in size as they descend. A beau
ming at the foot composed of inch-wide
satin ribbon and lace insertion.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-19
World of Fashion
CONTINUED from Page Ten.

waist requires the major part OF the labor
and considerable knack with the needle to
boot, as stocks and cuffs must reveal care
full At and faultless stitchsry.
But remember the Feady-made sets and
set to work on your embroidered linen
gown on shirtwa:st with a stout heart.
For without at least one such garment in
your summer wardrobe, you can only ex-
peet to figure as behind the times.
AS to underwear for all these dainty
washtub fabrics, it, too, must be washable.
With gowns in ecru l~inen-which shade,
however, is not nearly so modish as white
or other ~colors-pongee petticoats with ecru
lace insertions may be worn. But a white
frock requires a white muslin underskirt
with lawn fOunces. Chambray pettieoats
in the same colors are highly approved for
the tinted linens.
The corset body of old-fashioned Tegula-
tion shape is now little worn. In its stead
fair woman covers her steel and whalebone
armor with a dainty chemise, which is skirt
and corset cover in one. The corset itself
is worn over a knitted undervest, which is
sufficiently low not to show above the
chemise neck. for, no matter how fine it is.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-19

the knitted undershirt is not a pleasing gar
ment. For this season women of fastidious
taste now eschew the tinted silk article,
choosing instead vests of pure white Isle
thread. Preferred styles in these are en-
tiTely untrimmed, for the wash ribbon draw
strings can scarcely be called trimming.
MARY DEAN.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-19

perintendent of the nature study in the
vacation schools she not only supervises the
nature work done by the many classes, but
collects and distributes the specimens
needed in teaching 5000 ch~ildren-hun-
dreds Of roots of all varieties, stems and
leaves, flowers, fruit and vegetables.
Three days a week she is of in the
country from early morning until shutdown,
hard at work. Three days she spends dis
tributing among the schools.
Her excursions take her far beyond the
railroad and trolley lines. Clad in a COM
Portable working dress, she does miles and
miles Of walking over dusty lanes, her eyes
wide open for plants that have sprung up
by the wayside beyond the fences, so they
may be legitimately appropriated. Some
times she must mount fences to gather
twigs or leaves from convenient branches.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-19

C=7HILE it is not unusual for woman
IwI TO look down upon man intel
XN lectually, the statement that she
EGEQs will soon be able to do so from
S&S the physical standpoint will be
somewhat of a shock to the creature called
by courtesy the lord OF creation" Yet,
in the words of an eminent American ply
stefan, "the present century will witness
striking changes in the comparative
physiques of men and women. During tho
two final decades of the nineteenth CEN
fury the average stature of the American
woman showed a gain of over an inch.
While it is absurd to think of an in
definite continuance of this progression,
ii is probable that within fifty years the
six-footer feminine will be a common sight
In our city streets. and the average mas
culine stature will not exceed five feet
eight inches"
That the increase in woman's height has
been due to her enthusiastic adoption of
outdoor sports cannot be doubted. but why
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-19

Or six weeks or so in the sum-
mer, relates the Philadelphia
Press, Miss Kate Baumann has
one of the oldest occupations Of
anyone in Philadelphia. AS su-
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-19

IS. JACOB H. VANDERBILT, who
has opened q tearoom and cigar
cite parlor for the ladies Of the
Four Hundred at 43O Fifth ave-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-28
STUB ENDS OF THOUGHT
@ BY ARTHUR 6. LEWIS.

Talent breeds best in the silence Of
taccordance with It's environment.
Faults are always found on the sur
face OF mems characters; virtues have TO
be probed for.
AS we overcome selflshness, the founda-
ton Of charity takes Its place.
intellectual honesty Is best demonstrated
by those who are not afraid TO act upon
their own convictions
The instinct OF imitation Is as strong
Much Of our own Individuality is COW
cred up BY the fear OF another's opinion.
Little things are tho foundation upon
which great things are cons tructed
One Of the most important indlcations
OF strength In character IS the apiilty
and energy to execute what we conceive.
Men who are unfair in controversy are,
a rule cowardly In action.
Sentiment and regret may soothe the
wound that thoughtlessness caused, put
It will not heal It.
The soul Of music lives eternal IN the
heart of happiness
Consistent ambition is the power behlhd
tho bullet Of effort.
When women learn to understand men
they command with kisses and plead with
tears.
How hard It Is to say nothing When
We have nothing to say.
Custom Is law that one fool makes,
and all fools follow.
Sentimental weakness should never DO
permitted to control practical virtue.
The sacrament OF matrimony rests upon
the foundation of society.
Executive ability consists largely N
the knowledge Of how to dispose OF tribes