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The Port Gibson reveille., 1903-10-22
WOMEN AS WORKERS.
British Admiralty May Employ Them
In the Dockyards.

In the Dockyards.
The outlook for women workers in
England Is becoming more promising
every year, says the London Express.
Tie announcement Is now made that
the admiralty have asked for a report
from the captain-superintendent OF
Pembroke dockyard as to the expedi-
ency Of employing women In the draw
ing Offices as tracers, and In the ship
joinery and furniture departments as
French polishers and upholsterers.
In the event Of the report proving
favorable, It is likely that a good deal
Of work which is now done by male
mechanics and apprentices will be ap-
propriated by members Of the weaker
sex.
In this connection 1t is interesting to
note the number Of occupations now
open TO women-a number which IS
ever increasing, so that at the present
rate Of progress there will, at no very
distant date, be but few occupations
which mere man will be allowed to re-
tain without fear Of female rivals.
Women already compete with men
as architects. accountants, artificial
flower makers, BARRIERS, bookbinders,
bookkeepers, bartenders, beekeepers,
chainmakers, clerks, curators, CONNER
cial travellers, doctors, dentists, dis
pensers, dairy teachers, florists, fac
tory inspectors, gardeners, hairdress-
ers, house decorators, indexers, jour.
alists, librarians, laundry managers,
letter sorters, lecturers, organists,
poultry farmers, plan tracers, printers,
photographers, rent collectors, sanitary
inspectors, stockkeepers, secretaries,
stockholders, silversmiths, shop assist
ants, typists, teachers, telegraphists
and wood carvers.
In the field Of medicine, woman is
a, 'ed just now by the fashionable
craze for lady doctors. Countess Spen-
Ger, whose serious illness has been for
50 long a source Of much anxiety to
her relations, has throughout been at
tended by DR.. Mary Scharlieb Of Har-
ley street, who is a very experienced
and clever surgeon, and possesses a
delightful personality.
Dr. Ella Scarlet Synge, a sister Of
Lord Abinger, holds two good govern
mcnt medical appointments in South
Africa, and in addition has a small
private practice.
The number Of registered medical
wc mon VIII, have obtained their de-
grees in Great Britain Is already more
than 500, while in London alone 90
ladies are in practice.
1t will be news to many that there
are in England many hundreds Of
women smiths who toll from morning
to night in producing chain links. In
the Cradley Heath district alone there
are fully a thousand women Of all
ages SO employed.
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morning jacket includes one of exceed
ingly graceful shape and is to be COM
mended both from the standpoint Of
style and comfort. As shown 1t Is
made Of blue challie, figured with
black, and Is trimmed with frills Of
lace beading. threaded with ribbon
and fancy stitches executed in black
corticelli silk; but the design is a sim
pie one and can be utilized for wash
able fabrics as well as for the pretty
woods and simple silks that are in
vogue for garments Of the sort.
The jacket consists Of fronts, backs
and side backs, and Is finished at the
neck with the wide cape collar. The
sleeves are in bishop style and are
gathered into straight cuffs at the
wrists.
The quantity OF material required for
the medium size Is three yards twenty
seven inches wide. two and three-Quar-
ters yards thirty-two inches wide or
two yards forty-four inches wide with
four and one-halt yards Of lace three
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the degrees are printed across one
end. A heavy steel needle is accurate
" balanced, and a glass top set IN
cement covers the compass. The move
ment Of the needle Is quite limited, as
can be seen In the accompanying mem.
ory picture, the swing being through
an arc of only about forty degrees.
The compass, with the instruments
with It. such as rulers. diyiders, ETC.,
bears the unmlstakable marks Of age.
The family in possession OF this
curious relic has resided in Missouri
for many years. Among Its numbers
have been some Of the pioneer Meth
odist ministers Of the State, and also
General John McNeal, a Federal COM
mander.
According to the documentary his
tory of the instrument. 1t Is claimed
that William Penn and his co-worker
used the instrument in the survey Of
Philadelphia. and a few notes were
given In the old document.
Whether the. compass is a genuine
relic or not could only be determined
by comparing the historical data which
accompany 1t with the old records Of
the city Of Philadelphia. but the odd
form and mechanical excellence OF the
instrument tend to inspire the casual
inspector with confidence In the gen
uineness Of its history.-PhiladeIphia
Record.
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Long coats that are tucked at both
front and back are among the features
OF autumn styles and give just the long
slender lines demanded by fashion.
This one, designed by May Manton.
is made of black satin faced cloth
with trimming Of Oriental embroidery.
in dull colors edged with black velvet,
but the design suits all cloak and suit
ing materials. The sleeves are special
ly noteworthy and smart. and. In ad-
dition to being among the latest shown,
are ideally comfortable.
The coat Is made with a blouse por-
ton. that is fitted by means Of shoul-
der and underarm seams. and the
tunic which is Joined to the blouse be-
meath the belt Both portions are
tucked and stitched with corticelli silk.
The sleeves are made in two parts. the
under portions being exceptionally
wide and pleated to form the fun
puffs.
The quantity OF material required for
the medium size is five yards twenty
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The bus driver, who is a good judge
IN these matters, says that there are
more Americans in London this year
than ever before-that is to say,
Americans who ride on omnibuses;
the coronation possibly attracted more
OF our wealthy cousins last year And.
to quote the bus driver they are very
charming. The party, which generally
manages to secure front seats at a
western terminus and travels right
through to the city, consists as a rule
of "momma" and two or three girls.
"Poppa" presumably stops at home
and pays the bills. They talk the
whole way. and most Of their CONVEX
sation is directed to the driver in the
shape OF questions as to what this or
that building Is. and why things in
London are so and so. To anybody
but q man who could drive over his
route with his eyes shut tnls cross-ex-
animation might be .distracting. To
be in a position to impart information
IL so rare that 1t should be its own re-
ward. The only grievance Of the bus
driver is that In this case Of American
ladies' it so often is.-London Chroni-
Gle
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sashes will evidently be favorite ac'
compartments OF the seasons evening
gowns. so masy and SO beautiful are
the recently inported ribbons In six
inch and widr widths. These are
printed in a variety Of exquisite de.
signs OF flowers and leaves, and the
colorlngs are OF Jewel-like beauty. A
sash OF heavy white satin ribbon has
a narrow edge pf black velvet, and an
all-over design II vine leaves In several
tones Of gray elvet, shading from the
most delicate raarl to stone color. The
same ribbon is shown In green tones
on a white satin foundation. A black
taffeta sash has n design OF shadowy
gray ostrich plumes overlaid with pink
roses. Holly berries and leaves In
their natural colors on cream colored
silk furnish a gay effect. In general,
however. pastel and opal tones are pre-
ferred.
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Alencon lace IS the favorite with
frocks for madame or modemoiselle.
The imitation OF this beautiful lace Is
widely used. and nowadays one sees
very few examples Of the bona flde
Alencon. Some Of the prettiest frocks
are made OF three or four founces Of
the lace Imitation. and the corsage
also displays it in the shape Of a boil
ero. Tulle d'esprit will again be used
for dainty evening wear, the skirt
being composed OF large or small ruff
fies of It. Sometimes. In place OF n
hem. the rufIles are finished of In
scaIlops, n tiny thread Of gold cord
being arranged at the edge. Prayed
out ruffies OF silk will also trim some
OF the debutante's frocks.
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and one-half inches wide for frills and
one and three-fourth yards OF beading
to trim as illustrated.


Exceedingly Effective Costume.
Combinations Of tucks and shirrlng
are notable in many Of the latest gowns
and waists and are exceedingly ehec-
five in the fashionable soft materials.
The very smart May Manton waist IL
lustrated In the two-column picture Is
shown IN white crepe de chine with
yokes and trimming Of Venetian lace,
but Is suited to washable fabrics as
well as to silks and woods, and to the
odd waist as we'll as the entire gown.
The waist consists OF the fitted lining.
with fronts and back Of the waist
nroper. The lining Is faced to form
the yoke and the waist is shirred Mt
the upper edge and tucked above the
belt 1t Is gathered at the waist line
and is slightly full over the belt. The
closing is effected inyislbly at the cen
ire back. The sleeves are shirred at
the shoulders. where they form contin-
nous lines with the waist. so giving the
desired broad effect, and the fulness Is
gathered to form soft full puffs at the
wrists.
The quantity Of material required for
the medium size. Is five and three
fourth yards twenty-one inches wide,
four wards twenty-seven inches wide,
three and one-half yards thirty-two
inches wide. or two and d-seven-eighth
Yards forty-four inches wide. with
seven-elghth yards Of all-over Lace and
two and one-eighth yards Of applique
to make as illustrated.
skirts made with deep graduated
flounces. that are arranged in shirring
at the upper edge are notable among
advance models and viii be greatly
worn in all the thin and pliable mate
rlals which are so fashionable. includ-
ing silk. wool, linen and cotton. The
very graceful May Manton model Illus
trated in the large drawing includes
wide tucxs at the lower edge of the
founce and is shirred over heavy cords.
The material OF which the original Is
made is wolfe, In the lovely shade
known as mais or corn color. and the
finish machine stitching with corticelll
silk.
The skirt is made in three pieces and
Is laid IN tucks at the sides and back
which give a hip yoke effect. The full
ness at the back is laid in inverted
pleats and the dounce is scanned to the
lower edge.
The quantity OF material required for
the medium size IL twelve and three
fourth ynrd@ twenty-one inches wide.
ten and three-fourth yards twenty
seven inches wide. nine yards thirty
two inches wide or six and three
fourth yards forty four inches vide
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with tie consent Of the Government
Of Colombia, and the purpose Of Its
draining, sordid In itself, rests on a
basis Of quaint romance. 1t is a very
strange tale which Mr.. Benjamin Tay-
Tor tells In the English Illustrated,
under the title OF y Quest for Sunken
Treasure"
"This lake." says DR.. Zerba, rs the
celebrated 'El Dorado Here, It is
said. the Cacique Of Guatavita was
covered with a sticky substance. over
which gold dust was strewn, which
golden covering constituted his vest
ment when making the sacrifices. The
term 'El Dorado 1t should be ex-
planned. means the Golden One, or the
Golden Man, not the Golden City, as Is
commonly supposed.
The Cacique of Guatavita. who had
an army Of 10000 men. used to rule
there over 100000 people.
This lake. between 1000 and 10000
feet above the level Of the sea, on the
summit of conlcal mountain. they re-
garded as the residence Of their pro-
The Port Gibson reveille., 1903-10-22

An ingenious cadet of an English
scientific corps made use Of electricity
to wake him IN the morning and boil
his cofIee at the same time. The min
ute hand OF his clock was made to
bring two spring contacts together and
the rising bell. The current. at the
same time. actuated a small electro
magnet, which allowed some sulphurlc
acid to run out Of a spoon and ignite
a match. which. in turn. lighted a spirit
lamp under the coffee boiler BY the
time be was dressed his coffee was
hot
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Peculiar Colorado Men.

Il know two men in Colorado" said
Col. Alexander, an officer in the army,
who may be ranked as peculiar char
acters. One Of them owns the great
est silver mine IN the state and does
not develop it, and the other owns not
spring which is a marvel in its cura-
tive properties, and he does nothing
to encourage people to come to II. The
mine owner digs out some silver ore
from tinao 20 time, puto Il IN soolr,
and carries 1t to Denver, where he
sells it. In this manner he gets enough
money to supply his necessities, but
he will do nothing more. He might
become a silver king If he would de-
velop that mine and take out the
wealth Of silver. I can't say why he
will not do so, but he won't. and that
is all there Is to it.
"The other fellow has a spring that
is wonderful, and those who could
stand the treatment they received at
his place have been cured Of chronic
ailments Of a most serious nature. He
mas a few tumble-down cabins about,
with nothing in the way Of luxuries or
even comforts. II he would put up q
good hotel and make tne place attrac-
tive for sick people he would have
great crowds there. but that Is some
thing he will not do. He says those
Who want the benefit Of his spring
must take what they find and be salts
fed with what satisfies him If they
don't like It they needn't come Is the
way ne puts it. and he cannot be in
duced to make Improvements or to al
low others TO do Washington
Post.
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There Is really no necessity for the
New York papers to poke fun at the
personal columns OF their country con-
temporaries. 1t Is quite as interesting
for the readers OF the Plneville Poker
to learn through the columns or that
valuable news medium that Peter Per
kins is painting his henhouse green as
II is for the patrons OF the New York
daily newspapers 10 be Informed that
Mrs. Vanderbilt has a new gown or
that Mr.. Astor IL putting a new front
on his Newport villa. The pIutocracy
of Pineville Is just as important-to
plnevIlle-as Is the mlllIonocracy or
New York.
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William III. Taft, Who
VIII Succeed EIihu Root


William Howard Taft was born in
Cincinnati. Ohio. September Is, 1857.
and was n son OF Alphonso Taft, jurist,
former Secretary OF War and Attorney
General Of the United States. He was
educated at Yale whence he was grad
uated In 1873. ranking second in his
class. In 1880 he was admitted to the
bar I'm Cincinnati. having been gradu-
ated from the law school OF that city
the same year. AS the law reporter Of
the Cincinnati Commercial he gained
journalistic experience. In succession
he served as assistant prosecutor or
Hamilton County. collector OF internal
revenue OF the FIRST Ohio District.
Judge OF the Superior Court OF Ohio.
and Solicitor General OF the United
States.
In 1892 he was appointed United
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tecting deity. to whom they thought It
necessary to make offerings twice a
year. In consequence all the Cacique's
subjects assembled at the stated times,
with their gold offerings, and. forming
in grand procession, advanced with
music to the lake. Arrived there, the
Cacique and the principal chiefs en-
barked on the lake in large canoes, by
steps formed IN the bank, and the peo-
pie at the same time spread themselves
all around the lake. On arriving at the
centre Of the lake the chiefs anointed
the Cacique and powdered him over
with a profusion Of gold dust hence
the name Of El Dorado-the Golden
One.
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An Ancient Giant.

The complete skeleton Of a human
giant has been found at Holbeach,
England, n little Lincolnshire fen town
between Lynn and spalding. during
excavations for the foundations Of two
new houses. Every bone was in per-
feet condition and not a tooth was
missing. The skeleton measured seven
feet two inches I'm. length. A curious
key, five inches long. with triangular
handle. was found near the bones.
stukeley, the famous antiquary. who
was born at Holbeach. records that at
the spot where the discovery has just
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A BottIe-Washing Machine.

A new bottle-washing machine has
Just been put upon the German mar
ket. The device has many advantages.
It is claimed. over similar machines
known thus far. The bottles are first
dipped into warm water. get filled.
turned around several times, and then
reach a system Of brushes. by which
they are scrupulously washed and
cleaned inside and out. As soon as
the bottles have gone through this
process the machine provides for a
thorough warm and cold douehe, and
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The sh0emakers OF Madrid, Spain, re-
Gently combined to encourage dancing
with the object Of wearing out as
much shoe leather as possible They
hired several dancing halls and
charged ten cents admission. Each
admission ticket bears coupon,
twenty Of which entitIe the owner to a
new pair Of shoes free Of charge at the
nnlnn Store.
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Cyrus Il, Dallln. the well-known
SCULPTOR who for the past three years
has had his home and studio at ArlIng.
ton Heights, says the Boston Globe, has
just completed his figure representing
the protest Qf the Sioux Indians at
the taking of the great Louisiana ter
ritory, which was formerly owned by
the Sioux and Cherokee Indians. The
statue Is for the St Louis Exposition.
where It will be set up on one OF the
main boulevards In the central portion
Of the grounds.
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Away up in the heights Of the Andes,
just north Of the equator, some 5000
feet above the sea, lies in the plateau
of Bogota the Lake Guatavita. This
plateau is supposed to be the birth
place OF the potato, which to this day
is the principal crop. This lake Is be-
Ing drained by a joint stock company,
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A country editor says: "A properly
written obituary contains the age,
name, relation, date of demise and
time of funeral in the first paragraph,
and the rest should be left to a kind
Providence. An obituary fashioned
after these simple rules Is calculated
to preserve the reputation for veracIty
on the part of large number Of edit
ors who find the temptation strong to
heap Goals Of fire on the head OF the
departed"
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The statue represents a full-blooded
Sioux mounted on one OF the famous
Indian ponies Of that tribe. The steed
Is drawn back on his launches and
the Indians hand is raised In protest
nj the seizure OF his lands. The Sioux
Is finely modelled. the expression OF the
face and the raised hand giving un-
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The first and only Eskimo newspaper
in Labrador. the Agail Iliunainuortut,
is edited by a Moravian missionary.
The printing Office Is at Main. It ap-
pears only six times a year, a number
being issued every month from De-
cember to May. In June all the sub
scribers hurry off upon their fishing
and seal hunting. and get far beyond
the reach Of the distribution Of the
paper
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the AIcNeal home visited and the Penn
compass. with its attending parapher-
MALTA, carefully inspected.
The instrument consists Of q block
OF walnut wood. about three and half
inches broad and nine inches long.
followed into a box. The box Is neatly
lined with some white substance, and
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A new and popular material OF the
net class is tulle avaignee. a fine silk
tuIle with meshes forming symmetrical
lace designs. 1t is much more durable
than the ordinary tulle.
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Louis XVI. evening frocks-the
bows. quaint lowered silks, the point
ed bodlces and the full skirts-will
again be in vogue These gowns seem
to suit some young ladies to a nicely,
for they surely become tall, slender,
erect and not too frivolous young
woman.
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Among colors other than blue and
gray rich reds and browns Will find
favor during the coming season.
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States Circuit Judge OF the Sixth Dis
frict In 1896 he became dean and pro-
fessor I'm the law department Of the
University Of Cincinnati. In 1000 he
became Chairman OF the Philippine
Commission.
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been made q Roman Catholic chapel,
dedicated to st. Peter. formerly stood.
Other human remains have been pre-
viously unearthed on the same spot.
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The German Army
Now Uses an Auto
mobile Bakery -:-:-:

One OF the things which cause no
end Of trouble IN getting an army corps
into the field Is the commlssariat. On
paper and In times of peace every.
thing. Is in apple pie order and the
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Food fer thought sometimes re-
suits In mental indigestion
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For the Neck.
Turnover linen collars, worn. with
the tiniest bows mace OF string uei
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It IL quite possible for next-door
nsighborn 70 b rather distant
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mlstakable emphasis to the sculptor's
idea. The statue is 70 eighteen feet
hitch
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not an inch wide, are worn by women
In Paris.
The Coconino sun., 1903-05-09

pression up all the participants in the Flagstaff excursion.
 The Presidents train left Bright Angel promptly at 6 o'clock p. m., the Cleveland Grays' train following half an hour after. The Flagstaff excur- sion left at o'clock, and the Prescott excursionists half-hour later.
 During the afternoon the President, Governor Brodie and others of the party visited the Grand Canyon as far east as the Grand View trail.
 The famous Cleveland Greys, of Cleveland, Ohio, in special train, were visitors at the Canyon on We'd nesday. They are an independent military organization, and were jour- neying to the Coast, having met the Presidential party at Santa Fe, where they acted as official escort to the President. These knights of the gray uniform date their beginning as an or ganization from 1s47, since which time they have figured prominently in war and peace. In 1861 the Grays were the first Ohio troops to volun- teer for active service, and went into the field as the color company of the First Ohio Infantry. It is matter of record that eighty original members of the company received commissions before the close of the war. During the Spanish-American War they re- cruited and Officered a substantial body of troops.
 The company has figured in the in- auguration of most of the governors of Ohio since its organization, and in the inaugural ceremonies of several of the Presidents of the United States.
 The day was an ideal gala day, as to the weather, and though the excur- sionists arrived in Flagstaff on their return late at night, tired and sleepy and wornout, the unanimously-vOiced verdict was that it had been beauti- full day, beautifully and pleasurably spent in deservedly honoring the na- tion's popular and manly chief.