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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-13
The Metropolitan 'openlna.

Way Down East" Lottie Blair Par
ker's delightful story OF New England
farm life, will be the attraction at the
Metropolitan for the week beginning Sun
day, Aug. %.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-13

Ivry year tn hospital where theyve
been since last llction day to vote tn raypublIcan
ticket In Mississippi.
more. Ye will understand what I mean be me wink
Rosenfelt may as well go back to tn barn!'
ON 0, SIR, will not disturb amy man S romance
with me valuable an unsought opinyions.
But, secretly, Hinnissy it don look to me as tho
ayether " thin had th ghost iv a chance
II m afraid iv Rosenfelt, = said Mr.. Hennessy.
ain It afraid iv amy prisidint that liver
lived, said Mr.. Dooley. six months in TIL White
House wud tame a buffalo,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-13

lers," "Crackerjacks,'' "Rentz- Stanley,
Fay Foster" "City Sports Rose Hill,
Merry Maidens," Partisan Widows"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-16

WRITTEN FOR II sunday REPUBLIC.
1t is said hat we sometimes entertain
angels unaWares.
From recent developments II would seem
that many of the smart set have been
entertaining fallen angels and frauds of
the worst character, and that some of the
fashionable society have had in their
homes disreputable guests, who could not
refrain from plying their nefarious pro-
LESSONS, Notwithstanding the honor done
them by their deluded hosts.
1t is useless to say that these same par
ties had never betrayed anything that in
dicated their true character, but Il is i'm
possible for the most artful to be always
on their guard.
The trouble has been that our good peo-
pie have allowed themselves TO wink at
very questionable things in the character
and conduct Of what they supposed were
highly connected p%retentious individu-
ais, some of them claiming titles or close
relationship with royalty.
The majority Of the charlatans and
frauds are foreigners. who seem to have
a hypnotic influence over certain wealthy
A~mericans-the only Americans whom for
etgners care to know or condescend to no.
tice.
Tn population of london and Paris is
so dense that all kinds of creatures must
find some way by which to obtain a living.
E~xhausting their resources, it is necessary
for them to find new fields. hence, they
come to New York, where they have bet
ter opportunities.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-16
By MRS. JOHN A. LOGAN.

They are generally artfuI in all respects
and adopts at some particular thing which
they use to ingratiate themselves into the
good graces of those who are ready TO
avail themselves OF the talents of anyone
way give their retainers more prominence
than others Of their set.
A popular caterer once told me that he
had secured some very beautiful doilies
which he used at the dinners which he
served in private houses where much ele-
gance and display Were required. After a
dinner in the home of one of the highest
officials, TO which only those who were
considered the most distinguished persons
were invited. the caterers head man missed
one of the doiiies. One of the walters had
taken them off the table. but neglected to
note the particular plate from which it
was missing. He satisfied himself tina one
OF the guests had taken the dolly.
Soon afterwards he served another din
ner to which almost the same guests were
Invited. When the guests withdrew his
manager went around the table to see If
another had been taken. and sure enough
the one at one of the ladies' plates was
gone. He then consulted the hostess. tell
ing her h had happened. She advised
a little detective work, informing him that
a friend who had dined a person at a
small dinner had missed one of her best
doilies. 1t was SO managed that the sus-
pected person ave the caterer an order to
serve a dinner for her. which he did.
She did not wish him to furnish linen,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-16
HOW WOMEN HELP TO WORK OUT
THE DESTINY OF ERRING HUMANITY

WRITTEN o THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Women with their lamps burning, a..
ways watching-that is what We mus
be-" said q woman official to me. Early
morning. late at night, week day or Sun.
day. whenever the call for duty comes. i,
must be obeyed; but though the strain is
great and constant. we have good Holt
days, six weeks in the year, and after
ten years service the annual vacation is
ten weeks"
Who are these watchful women? They
are Government servants, employed un-
der the Home Office. Their duty is to in
spect factories in all parts of Great Brit
ain and Ireland, with reference to the con-
ditions under which women work. They
are all women of education who have
been nominated by the Home Secretary,
and have passed a severe examination be-
fore receiving an appointment.
They must be well versed in the laws
Of hygiene and sanitation; they must have
factory legislation at their fingers ends.
They must be skillful In writing reports
of their visits to factories, and must be
mathematician, insofar as such calcuIa-
ions are necessary to give detailed re-
ports.
If they know n or two languages be-
sides their mother tongue, so much the
better, as they may have to deal with
foreigners whose knowledge OF English is
limited. But above everything else they
must nave tact
Eyes, we have had to meet and live
down n good deal of opposition in our
work simply because we were women I
,or'f offar q Jriply mr. pira Ion half a
crown remarked one irate manufacturer.
before he permitted the woman inspector
to enter his works.
"But diplomacy is not restricted to for
eign affairs. it is very useful at home.
And now that our work Is well understood
it is no %infrequent occurrence for a man
ufacturer to inform us that he has a new
factory in contemplation. and to request
one of us to visit him in order TO make
suggestions for the efficiency of the work,
and for conditions favorable to the we'll
being Of the workers"
1t is not, however. always plain sailing
for the woman inspector. She may have
to deal with a manufacturer who resents
criticism, and who objects to carrying out
necessary improvements. who. in a word.
obstructs legislation. The next step is
legal.
The delinquent is summoned to appear
before the Petty Sessions Court. and the
inspector conducts her own case. She has
full power to call Witnesses. to cross
examine and to do everything to facilitate
a clear understanding of the case. The
judgment is either a fine or imprisonment.
The distinctive work OF the woman in
spector is that she is concerned with
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-16
LOCAL AFFA1Rs.

This is a time when citizens ought to get their
political bearings at the very start Of the campaign.
before issues are become muddled by irrelevant
matters, and stick closely to the one issue involved.
Reform meets with most cunning and vigorous OPP
position at the stage when it has a fair chance of
becoming perpetuated into good government; and at
this stage the reform reliance is placed in the ele-
ment of citizenship which can reflect on an oppor-
tunity.
The people of st. Louis are especially enabled to
understand the nature and force of venomous Oppo-
sition. The early circumstances of the present cam
paign recall the circumstances of the first success
full movement against bad government. The begin
ming Of the political contest discloses an alignment
Identical with that which existed when ~spoilsmen
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-16
HAZARD OF ENTERTAINING GUESTS
WHOSE FOIBLES ARE DISHONEST

glass or china. as she had all that she
would require. Imagine the mans con-
s~ternation when the lady's table linen, in
Guiding doilies. was issued to him to find
his and Mrs. BIS doilies among those
handed to him by the lady in question. He
was pretty smart and said nothing. but
when the dinner was over took the three
away with him and returned Mrs. BIS to
her. VINO agreed If the caterer was called
UP about them to produce all Of hers in
court TO show that one belonged 20 her
set He had his own set. which was COM
plete after the recovery of the two that
had been stolen by the lady in question.
1t is needless to add that no demand was
ever made for the return of the doilies.
and yet the same caterer served many
dinners and luncheons where the lady
mentioned was an honored guest. though
perhaps the theft was known to all the
entertainers of the city. It was looked
upon as a foible of one of the leaders o,
society.
Worthy people are overlooked IN fash
ionable society and unworthy. pretentious
ones have attentions heaped upon them II
will be well If the numerous losses OF pre-
cious stones and money. a~ggregating SO
large a sum as s32s. 0nD, rouse these wealthy
people to a realizing sense of the hazard
of entertaining persons until they know
who they are and something Of their
standing In the community where they
nave lived.
Copyright. 1904. by W. r. Hearst. Great Brit
ain rights reserved.>
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-16
THE LAST DAY.

For only seven weeks longer viii the Worlds
Fair flourish. Then the masniticenr". the allure,
ment. the marvels and the whole International city
of dreams will pass away. transferring themselves
back among all nations, and, as if in bereavement
over the change. that magic arrangement of flowers
will lose lis sayness of color in autumn's decline
and that harmony of adornment which pervades
the scene will become Il melancholy. motley dis
cord: 10 SO remain until the new and beautiful pco-
pies park comes into beirg.
But seven weeks are a comparatively long time
in which to realize enjoyment and bcrcii;. and mil
lions of people are still enabled TO reap the count
less advantages which are offered. The grounds
will be alive day after day until the last hour. The
throngS should grow larger as the time becomes
shorter.
Yet the nearness of the Expositions end impress
sively i~magniies the quality, the comprehensiveness.
the magnitude. the beauty and the greatness of the
exhibition and spectacle. The whole seems bigger
and better now and much more worthy of interest,
and it is easier to have an adequate conception not
only of the significance and Importance of this en-
terprise. but Of its thorough merit and of its in
spirational influence.
Now it is possible to feel appreciation. In a
short while the largest and best of universal ex-
positions will be closed. AS an exponent of human
progress and civilization, it is the triumph Of cen
turtles. Years of advancement We're necessary to
create the conditions which made the project pos
sible, and special circumstances were necessary to
bring it into being. Circumstances may not exist
in generations enabling another great. international
exposition; and although this Exposition may have
a peer ut some period in the distant future. there is
l,ttle likelihood that it ever will have a superior,
particularly in the best respects.
Viewing the matter in this light. there is Il pro
nounced incentive for taking advantage, in the re-
naming seven weeks, of the rare opportunities for
pleasure, recreation and enlightenment which are
presented in the st. Louis Exposition. Nobody can
afford to reject these opportunities altogether, nor
can anybody accept too many of them or fail TO get
good out Of them. The Exposition is educational
in entirety, and 1t cannot be seen or studied too
often.
All who have visited it, and who can visit it
again, will do so often, as they understand and ap-
preciate- its elevating quality. These who are so
unfortunate as not to have seen 1t, now begin, as
the closing day draws near, to feel what they have
missed. There are treasures In these remaining
seven weeks for all who visit the Exposition.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-16
SEEK SOMETHING TO ENJOY AND
YOU WILL SOON KNOW HAPPINESS
By ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.

WRITTEN FOR II SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
What does each day bring you? Work.
worry and discomfort?
Are YOU dreadinE the dawn. and do you
fret and rebel at the fate which has been
Imposed upon You. and do you weep and
ray for better things to come?
II this is your habit of thought you are
placing an impossible barrier between
yourself and any possible future happl-
ness.
You are training your mind to ~despond-
ent mental habits. and these habits will
pursue you, no matter how conditions
may change for the better.
This Is not a theory.
1t is a scientific fact.
/ have known a woman to d"cli with
morbid persistercy upon her really IN
happy life. and to shut away any sug-
gestion hat it could change for the bet
ter with a logged pessimism. And when.
later. conditions did change Through the
efforts of others. and she was given ideal
surroundings and every affectionate care
and attention. size found herself unable
to change her way of looking at life.
From morning until night. year after
year, she was Respondent, d~iscontented
n complaining. She had developed the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-16

Then be glad YOU are yourself and go
to work to make yourself what you wish
to be.
You ave no idea what powerful quail
ties lie in you to change the conditions
OF your lot for the better.
But it Is useless TO change them unless
you change your way of thinking about
your present environment.
Ffrd something to enjoy each day n
look forward. to more enjoyment to-mor-
row. Do not be discouraged if your hopes
are slow in Undertaking: the delay 10
but temporary.
Remember what seems evil TO o in
your life is only good incorporating. n
the Sanskrit the word ood means IT,:
which exists. and Evil. that which has &c
existence.
So it is plain to see how far back the
metaphysical school obtains its idea that
all is good.
Good is the only thing which lasts. and
once YOU fix this thought in your mind
you will find it most inspiring and help
full. Misfortune is only temporary Be
cheerful in that conviction and learn the
habit of happv thinking.
Copyright, 1884. b. W. II Hearst. Great
Britain rights reserved.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-16
"Tbe Handicap of Marriage. in Lonaou.

London Black and White.
As surely as the autumn interregnum in social and
political activities arrives. some editor, graveled for lack
Of matter, raises again in some form or other the old
but ever-new question. Is Marriage a Failure?' This
year several daily papers have opened their columns to
a discussion of the perennial topic under the guise of
THE Handicap of Marriage" and, with an eagerness
that Is really comic, controversalists of both sexes rush
into print to belabor each other with reproach and re-
elimination and to labor obvious fallacies when they are
not diligently laboring the trite and commonplace. Mean
time, while earnest ladies and gentlemen are endeavor-
ing to distribute the blame for the supposed reluctance
of modern man to enter into the married state. the great
mundane movement calmly proceeds, and there is Just
as much marrying and giving in marriage as before the
young lions of the correspondence columns began to
roar. The price Of wheat has, we know, a constant and
well-ascertained effect upon the marriage rate: but that
a nice calculation OF the less or more to be derived by
either sex from matrimony ever postponed the publica-
lions of banns is beyond belief. AS George Eliot has re-
marked, when a mar sees the woman he would have
married If he had Tot determined to remain unwed. his
retention of the status of bachelor depends much more
upon her resolution than upon his. Marriage may or may
not be a failure; but 1t has. as the Americans put it,
come to stay" and in spite of all the handicap which a
wife and family may impose. in the spring the young
mans fancy will continue to lightly turn to thoughts of
love just as much as before the spirits of innumerable
suburban nonentities became disputed within them.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-16

, gloomy n pessimistic part Of her brain
and ~atrophied the optimistic portion by
disuse.
II you should tie your right arm 10
your side and never Use it for years il
would become enfeehIed and in a measure
paralyzed. When. ON day. you under
took to put this hand To work you would
find it incapable of obeyins your COM
mands.
II you never allowed your child to walk.
but kept it in q p~erambulator until it was
grown. you could not expect it to walk
some day at a sudden request.
II is precisely SO with the mind. 1t
must practise the habit OF pleasant and
hopeful thought before it can enjoy any
blessing or event 10 the full
Begin to-day to give yourself a kinder
garten training in happy thinking.
No matter how miserable and burdened
your life may be, look for some one bright
spot. some beauty in nature. some hour
of rest. some sweet little hope. and dwell
upon that for a few moments until o
can feel a thrill of Joy in your heart.
Look at other lives and realize the fact
that YOU would not exchange YOU lot in
the entire for that of any other human
being yoII know.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-16
By LADY HENRY SOMERSET.

| everything that affects women workers.
Wages. hours, sanitation. healthful sur
~roundings. regulations for dangerous
trades. and the infinite number of ques-
tons which make for the good OF the
worker and the efficiency OF her work.
On the point OF wages, much useful
work is done by the inspector in seeing
that factory legislation is properly carried
out In the case Of women out-workers.
for instance, the master must ave partic-
ulars Of work to be lone clearly written
down, and also the payment that will be
made. The woman knows then exactly the
conditions under which she works.
Then, too. with regard to fines or deduc-
tons of wages on account of damage to
the work. It is the duty of the Inspector
to see that the Truck acts. which deal
with this question. are complied with. and
that only a fair sum is deducted from the
money due to the workers
1t is usually the women workers who
need the helping hand. but the master
must have some measure Of protection
against carelessness on the part of the
worker. Now. in accordance with the
various acts. q woman who should re-
ceive, say, twelve shilliDgs for he. work
knows precisely the reason why two shil-
lings are perhaps deducted.
Every post remarked one OF the ex-
%perienced women inspectors in London
brings details of cases in which it is con-
Eidered that fines have been unjustly i'm
posed. or employees subjected to treat
ment which is not justifiable. Many of
the documents bear the signatures of the
workers. for they know that they may
entirely trust us not to reveal, or they
are sent by societies interesting themselves
in the question of women's work
W then investigate personally. and as
routine visits are constantly being paid
to factories of all kinds. it is not known
whether we go on special or on general
business. We are generally able to adjust
the matter satisfactory without friction
The health OF the workers is one of the
most important aspects of the duty OF
women inspectors. the temperature in
which work is carried on needs careful
watching. In laundries. for instance. there
must be proper ventilation to get rid of
steam. and to Keep the ironing-roOms from
becoming too hot.
The dressing of lace is another occupa-
ton which must be carried on in high
temperature. and the length of time for
which a woman is allowed to work in a
hiShly-heated atmosphere is strictly reg
ulated.
On the other hand. too low a tempera-
ture is equally injurious. The watchfuI
women are kept busy in the autumn and
winter in making sure that proper means !
taken for warming the rooms III which
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-16

and malefactors We're brought before the Grand
Jury and summoned into court for their crimes. The
campaign is a continuation at the polls of that battle
which has been waged in ali municipal departments
for three years-of the battle between loyal officials
for reform and disloyal otficeseekers against reform.
Citizens have only TO compare the tickets to real
izc their duty; to compare the work done in recent
years with the deplorable conditions which prevailed
up To Il short while ago; merely to study the Issue
at the surface. They cannot make Il mistake either
in the tickets or in the issue if they will remember
how ST. Louis was disgraced and how it has been
redeemed.
The issue is made particularly plain 10y the HOLM
nations of the Republican party. The Republican
ticket is largely a roll of the old gang and the old
gangs friends; it is so thickly marked with suspicion
as 10 he an open declaration of Intention against re-
form; it is Il ticket that would lave been representa-
tive of The Republican machine which disgraced
the whole community; it is a ticket that forces upon
all citizens the danger OF serious rctrpGressiou.
The Democratic ticket is a surety of the progress
OF reform. Ii consists of men who can he trusted to
realize The desires of tho people of ST. Louis. II is Il
reform ticket. The great superiority Of this ticket
over the deficd ticket put up by the Republican ma
chine is obvious AT Il glance.
Citizens are advised TO fix the issue in their minds
at the very start of the campaign. They are advised
to study the situation from a standpoint Of loyalty
to principle. to city and State, and 10 resolve now
that they will not he led astr.ly by conspiracies
which will be tried 10 restore the old gang to power.
st. Louis is redeemed and 1t must remain redeemed.
Reform will not be safe until after this election.
In some respects it is in greater jeopardy BOW than
at any previous time. The gang will do its utmost to
regain its influence. The gang will make a desperate
fight, But it is fortunate for reform that the Repub-
lican ticket. marked as it is. so clearly shows the
gangs plans. To the people of st. Louis their duty
is manifest. The Republican ticket is tainted with
spoilsism. The Democratic ticket stands for reform.
From the start citizens should he firm in their sup
port of the ticket which insures the extension and
the preservation of reform.