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( Iv.-E1nily as a Wage Garner.

IV.-E1nlly as wage Garner.
There was work waiting for her at
once. "Three dollars and a half a
week, and could speak not one word
of the English, :" triumphantly. No
wonder foreigners think that America
is paved with gold and that they may
have the paving. "When. I heard Of
my wages I knew we did right to
come said Emily. -, r
not used to the general housework, and
it is a bad feeling to know that there
is in the house not one person who can
understand. you. The lady did not
speak my language and I did not speak
hers, but / made my mind up that [
would learn as quick as Swede girl
ever did learn. The first two, three
days we could only nod and point to
one another; When the lady told me
piece Of paper as she spoke it: Writing
speak before / did to spell, SO write it
very careful, just as she say it. Some
words I had to write again an again.
It seemed to me that I never, never
would learn to say handkerchief. Then
i took the newspapers an spelled out
the big, black letters in the advertise
ments. The children helped me, and it
was not long before I could read a lit:
tie in the baby school books. Ny. ]
think 50 hard in English that I was
afraid I would forget Swede.
When had been there two weeks
I thought I knew enough to go down
town by myself. The lady was afraid
/ to let me. you will get lost: You
cannot. find your way about, she saw
But laughed and say am not SC
dumb as look. Then she made me
promise if forget how to go home
W yent her Ma husban aG after Butt ny
{ I could find my way and / went home
. by myself and long before she ex
s pected me. American people are 81
kind and helpful
Emily remained in her first place only
three months. The work was too hard
the family large and the washing
larger. She was not accustomed to gen
eral .housework. So she went across th,
street, where the family was smalle
and the wages bigger.
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wwYHAT is the secret of the success
:1 !" II III : s:ss
language and Of customq
"It is work, and more work, and
more work YETI, explains Emily.
Emily knows, for it is only two years
since she left Sweden, and the two years
have given her cosy little home of
her own that was earned largely by her
energy and thrift. Her story, as she
tells it to the Journal readers, is the
story Of hundreds of girls who are scat
tered thru the northwest, working and
saving for future they could not have
had in the old country.
"Sweden is very far away, nineteen
days away Enily's bright face was
Swallowed as her thoughts wandered
backward to the old home in Sundsvall.
farmer, as his father had been be-
fore him, but the spirit Of unrest which
ran thru Sweden made him dissatisfied
with the quiet country life and he took
his family to Sundsvall, where he found
work in a wood-pulp mill. The busy
mother carefully trained her girls in
all household tasks that they might
care for themselves when they were old
enough to leave home.
"Such a pretty place. sighed Emf
". "Just a nice house with a little
yard about it, but full Of comfort for
the good father and the mother and
the FIVE children. And always enough,
If there was nothing to spare" =,
Domestic service in Sweden is not
what it is in the United States. There
the term general housework' is al.
most unknown, and more servants are
kept than in the average American
home. Emily found place in the big
house Of the consul director, and after
brief apprenticeship in the kitchen
she was advanced to second work.
= "Then I had to look over all the
linen. In Sweden we have no bad wash
day each week. We only wash once in
three months, and the washing is, al
done away from the homes. So. every
three months counted every piece OF
linen in the house and made what yor
call laundry list, and when the wash
came back it had to be counted again
Then I helped with the mendlng ans
- the sewing, for my good mother taught
me how to sew as well as to cook, and
Of course, I had the care of the dining
room. I was busy all the day, but i
was not the hard work that girl hal
in Minneapolis when she does every
thing there is to do in the house.
"We had plenty good times, too
she went on, in her careful English
Emily really speaks very good English
- altho she laughs deprecatingly whe1
you say so, and promises to do mucl
better soon. We dance the two-stel
and the three-step in SundsvaH, jus
vas you do in Minneapolis. and the youn.
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and they had given her their gifts ID
bring with her.
A little fat Of Just two rooms was
rented. " It was better to have It lit
tie and nice than big and uncomfor-
wife.
How many times they planned what
would furnish those two rooms and
what important shopping they. dbl
Emily knew what she-Nanted and made
her purchases carefully. while Olaf
stood by, his face glowing with pride
in her knowledge and ability. When the
furniture was arranged In the two
window and the silver and china placed
in the little cupboard, they looked
around at the home they had earned
themselves, and Olaf was az proud a.
Emily and Emily was the proudest girl
in Minneapolis.
"We had everything we could want
and all paid for and 500 left,o she
announced brilliantly.
It was quiet little wedding. Emily
and Annie slipped into their simple
white gowns and Emily carried the
bride roses she had reminded Olaf to
bring her. Then. with Olaf's friend
they drove to the house Of Pastor Petri
and the sundsvan boy and girl. who had
been sweethearts all their lives, were
wed. Pastor Petri and his wife gave
them warm congratulations for, perhaps,
no one more realizes the discourage.
ments and hardships which the people
from another country have to meet here
than the Lutheran ministers.
And then,' said Emily with shin.
ing eyes, ct cooked fine dinner for.
my husband and his friend and for
Hannah in our own home. And we
talked about Sundsvall and the days
when we were boys and girls in Sweden
and 1t did not seem as tho it could be
true that it was just a year since we say
goodby ito the father and the mother at
the railroad station. Much can happen
ma year when you are busy and
happy
That was year ago and the nestegg
has been growing larger and larger each
month. Only Emily knows where it is,
for Olaf still follows his plan of bring
ing his wages to his wife each week.
Emily is not only homemaker, but she.
too, is wageearner.
/ had not enough to do in my home
to keep me busy she said. When I
had been doing the work for five, q
family Of two seemed nothing. / asked
Olaf If / might work out little and
: help bring in something He did not
want me to, he said man should take
care Of his wife, but he knows that it
woman wants to be happy she must
be busy and at last, he said yes. So
three days go out washing and IRON
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their children leave the home nest.
Boxes and bags were quickly packed
and the three travellers made farewell
visits to friends and relatives who
came in turn to say goodby and add
some gift to the rapidly -increasing pile
relatives in America, who might be in
New Orleans or Alaska. It was all
one place to the good people of Sunds-
vail. just before they sailed Annie,
Emily and Olaf went to the. pastor s
for the letter to the minister in Amer
ica,. and they listened happily, if lit
tie impatientlv, to his words Of fatherly
advice. They had no fears. for they
felt that fortune smiles on the young
and the daring.
Sundsvall had never looked so beauti-
full to Emily as it did the day she went
away. AS she gazen into the sorrowful
faces of father and mother she realized
as she had not done before how far
she was going and what the separation
would mean. Her eyes were dim with
tears when she felt the clumsy touch
of olaf's fingers and as she met his
happy smile the regret for the past was
lost in the promise of the future.
They went from Sunasvall to Gotebere
by rail and there took a steamer fol-
"such beautiful country is Eng.
land,'' remembers Emily. Sweden
too, is beautiful. I believe that nc
Americans can know how beautiful
Sweden is, but it is different beauty
from England. The way from Hull tc
Liverpool was like going thru a gar
den.'
In Liverpool Olaf and Emily slipped
away for an outing by themselves an6
as they could not speak a word Of Eng
lish and knew not which way to turn
they promptly got lost.
The people laughed at us and
knows how they say to Olaf oh, go t.
America and be a policeman but
didn't know it then for not one wore
of English could I understand.
Long as the voyage was, II was no
one day too long, for the three youn,
people from Sundsvan. Their friend
had furnished them with books, tn
girls busted themselves with fancy worl
and they all wrote letters.
Such many letters as we did write
We did not visit much with the peopl
z on the ship for we were just happy wit
our three selves. Is
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u.-Emi,y Her own Mistress.

And then one day we counted tho
money. It was 1920, and we had saved
it all in one year. Her eyes grew big
with pride. I" And after we had coun-
ted it Olaf look at me and then he
look at the money, and then he say,
{ Now we can get married An, say,
yes, now we can get married.
What lot Of things that $12o
bought.
Everything I wanted. !" declared
Emily, proudly.
,fts that any girl might have priced.
There were the handspun, handwoven
house and bedlinen that she had made
herself long before she had thought Of
marriage. The towels and napkins. the
tablecloths and sheets were full Of
memories Of Sundsvall and the old
home. Relatives and friends had re-
membered when she went away that
her wedding would take place over seas
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people laugh and talk together and hav
such good times.'
1.-The Emigration of Emily,

It was not want nor necessity that
sent Emily from Sweden. It was just
curiosity and the natural desire Of the
young to try their wings. tTWenty-six
years before, ,Emily's uncle and aunt
had gone to America and settled on a
farm in Wisconsin. How far away they
seemed to their people in Sweden aud
ters that told of a life SO foreign from
their own! The aunt wrote of the pros
perity that had come to them, Of the
many comforts they had, Of the oppor-
tunities for work, of the good wages
that were paid, of the merrymakings
Of tho young people and Of the friends
and neighbors who had wandered across
the. sea and were prospecting as they had
p9rospered: How those letters 81 inf3ame ID
and how the boys and girls would wan
der down to the wharves and gaze at
the ships that lay in the harbor, and
imagine that they were going to carry
them across the sea to golden future
in America.
And then one day came letter from
Mif9nsn enclosing Annts ticket d,4 for AnP hsr
breath and the tears sprang to her
eyes at the thought Of taking the long
Journey alone She begged Emily to
go with her for frugal Emily had al
ready saved something from her small
wages.
i. 4 !.
Emily had reason for saving, the
strongest reason girl can have, for
was she not betrothed to Olaf and were
they not going to be married as soon
as they could save money enough to
provide the new home7 But wages are
low in Sweden and the little sum grew
slowly-very slowly. When Annie
begged her sister to Journey with her,
Emily remembered her aunt IS letters,
the rnany opportunities for work and
the large wages. until it seemed to her
that America must be land where
money could be gathered up by any
who would stoop for it.
stLet us have our home in Columbia
land, Olaf, she said. We will be an
old couple Before we can save enough
here in Sundsyall. Let us go to Amer.
ica.''
The picture that she painted Of thei,
new home in the new world was &c
realistic that Olaf never hesitated
He had no fear that he could do what
She expected of him., for had not
Swante and John and Eric, all Sunds
vail lads, found prosperity in the new
world and was he not as strong of heart
and hand as theyg
It did not require much persuasion tt
obtain the consent of the parents, fo1
old-world parents are used to seeing
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nT-Emily Sees America.

1--WE had not "a bit Of trouble COM
ing into the United States. The officer
say have we any money! And show
him we have and he ask have we any
relatives9 And tell him Of my auntie
in Wisconsin and show him the letters
from the doctor and the pastor at Sunds-
vail and he say Run along. I guess
you are the kind Of people we want.
didn't like the first America I
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dirty she confessed. "I began to
Sweden was the only clean country"
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Continued on Page Z. Magazine Section.
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1.-The Origin of Emily.

l.-Tne Ur1g1n OF E1n1Iy.
WIZ THAT is the secret of the success
RAj which the young Scandinavians
wv find in this alien country to
w which they come, ignorant OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-09
Ten Months in Jail.

Amos Curtis was arraigned in the Police
Court before Judge Scott this morning on
a charge of assault on Frances Young. The
trouble which caused Curtis arrest and will
cause his Imprisonment for ten months IN
the District Jail occurred on June 5. Frances
seemed to be very popular with those Of the
other sex, and on trip down the river she
had more than one admirer. Amos did not
take kindly to this popularity, and he tried
to reason with the girl. He finally tried to
persuade her to his way Of thinking by the
use a pocket knife he had drawn from his
pocket He succeeded in stabbing the girl
three times with the knife. leaving her in a
bad condition at the corner of Sd and P
streets northwest. officer Boyle of the sec
ond precinct station found the girl and had
her sent to the Homeopathic Hospital, while
he started on quiet search for Curtis. Cur
tbs was located about two hours later and
was arrested. He has been held in jail
until the recovery of Frances Young from
the stab wounds. The case came to trial
today, and after Judge Scott had heard the
evidence he imposed a fine Of 500 or ten
months In Jail He was committed to jail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-09
THE STATE OF TRADE.
Conditions All Favorable for Business
in Many Cities,

NEW YORK, June 9.-Dispatches to X.
G. Dun & Co. indicate that weather condi-
lions have been more favorable for trade at
many cities. and, what Is more important
the crop outlook has improved Building
operations are numerous at Pittsburg.
maintaining activity in lumber and mate
rails. but more iron furnaces and glass fac
tories have closed.
Conditions are improving at Baltimore
and payments are more prompt. The straw
hat output exceeded last years. but ma
chine shops and furniture factories are
only partly employed. Retail trade at Gin
cinnati Is only fair. but wholesale pur-
chases of fall and winter goods are liberal
ana manufacturing plants are busy Dry
goods sales at ST. Paul maintain a good In
crease over last year. Footwear trade is
or good volume, and remittances are fairly
prompt.
Trade improves steadily at Portland.
Greg, stimulated by large crops and the
exposition. Sale of summer goods at
Louisville Is improved by better weather.
and collections are remarkably prompt
footWear and dry goods are active at St
Louis, and building operations are large:
Personal buyers in the market are
scarce but mail orders are liberal Money
moves more freely at Atlanta. and there
Is a seasonable demand for hats and
shoes. Kansas City reports building opera
tons and real estate transfers numerous
and manufacturing plants busy, while
better weather helped trade.
Bank exchanges are heavy for the first
week OF June and show continued large
payments through the banks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-09
FoRTY-oNE LABOR MEN HELD.
Awaiting Result of Injuries to Man
Shot at Meeting.

PHILADELPHIA, June 9.-Forty menu
bers of the local branch of the National
Structural Iron Workers and Bridge
Builders Union were today committed to
prison without bail to await the result of
the injuries of Edward Joyce, who is said
to be dying in hospital. Joyce's home
is in Washington. He is a member of the
local Bridge Builders Union and last night
attended a meeting of the organization. He
was shot during the meeting, but has
steadfastly refused to say who shot him or
to make statement as to the cause of the
shooting.
The forty other members OF the union
now under arrest are equally reticent. They
were arraigned for hearing before a
magistrate today and all refused to answer
questions. Detectives are working on the
case. The hospital physicians say Joyces
condition is critical.
Only two witnesses were examined. one,
James O'Brien, admitted having the pistol
with which the shooting was done, but said
he had taken it from a man named Chet-
wood, or Chitwood, who, he said, had shot
at Joyce. He declared he knew nothing
about this man other than that he was at
present at the meeting. Secretary Harry
+. Burk said the name of Chitwood or Chef
wood did not appear upon his books.
According to the police several of the men
under arrest stated that this mysterious
person was acting as Sergeant-at-armS, but
none of them appeared to know his ad-
dress. The police are of the opinion that
the shots were fired in self-defenSe. They
say that Joyce had an argument with the
man at the door, and that he was once
elected and then came back and forced his
way into the meeting. 1t was then that the
clash came, and Joyce is supposed to have
struck the doorkeeper and had grabbed a
chair with which to knock him down when
the latter pulled his revolver and fired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-09
YELLOW FEVER SCARE
SECRETARY TAFT HEARS FROM
GOVERNOR MAGooN.

Secretary Taft has received a letter from
Gov. Magoon In regard to health conditions
on the isthmus, In which he says:
Knowing your interest in the yellow
fever situation on the isthmus, I transmit
herewith a list of all cases arising from
July 10, 1904, to May %. 1905. Since this
compilation was made there has been one
death and one new case, which were re-
ported to Washington by cable.
The administration building in Panama
was fumigated yesterday Sunday. not be-
cause any special apprehension was felt
but because I suggested to Col. Gorgas that
the building should be fumigated regularly
every two weeks. thereby lessening the
hazard to a minimum.
The screenings to the openings of the
building have been overhauled, and the
screened doors opening to the balconies
locked and the key put In charge of one
man In each division, who is held RESPONSE
bic for keeping the doors closed and locked.
The entrance to the building has been
Gagged so that a person entering must
pass through two screened doors.
"A thorough system of inspection is in
force, and l think we will have no further
trouble from the building although some
OF the non-immunes who work therein may
contract the disease elsewhere"
Maj. ]. r. Kean of the surgeon general
office has returned from the Isthmuss Of
Panama. where he was sent in connection
with the purchase of medical supplies for
the canal zone. the surgeon generals office
having been charged with the purchase of
such supplies. Maj kean feels confident
that when the sanitary work projected by
Col. Gorgas. the officer in charge has been
finished and the water works system has
been put in operation yellow fever can be
stamped out and the malarial fever con-
trolled.
Gov. Magoon reports two new cases of
yellow fever on the canal zone. They are
Manuel Gomez. a Spaniard, and Francisco
Lorga, an Italian. Neither were employees
of the canal commission.
Gov. Magoon reports one more case of
yellow fever in Panama. that of Edward
Hurley, an American, but not an employee
on the canal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-09
HOLMES rs SUSPENDED
RELIEVED FROM DUTY AT HIS
OWN REQUEST.

Assistant Statistician Holmes of the bu-
reau of statistics of the Agricultural De-
partment was this afternoon. at his own
ing the completion of the investigation
now being made into the charges OF irregu-
iarities in the preparation and publication
of the government cotton crop report issued
last Friday, preferred by Richard Cheat
ham, secretary of the Southern Cotton
Growers Association.
The suspension was announced soon after
the close of a long conference in the private
office of the Secretary of Agriculture. be-
tween the Secretary. Mr.. Holmes and the
officers who are conducting the investiga-
ton.
Neither Secretary Wilson nor Holmes
would comment on the significance of the
suspension. The investigating officials will
continue their labors until the official probe
reaches the bottom of the unpleasant af-
fair.
Early this morning Secretary of Agrt-
culture Wilson and several secret service
, men detailed to the case met at the depart
ment and carefully went over the docu-
mentary evidence submitted by Richard
Cheatham, secretary of the Southern Cot
ton Growers Association. After the evil
dence had been inspected and discussed
Mr.. Cheatham and a number of other VIII
nesSeS were examined.
Assistant Statistician Holmes was sent
for by Secretary Wilson this afternoon and
remained closeted in the latters private Of
flee for some time.
1t is not believed that the inquiry will
continue more than day or so longer. as
the affair is of such q nature as to render
speedy conclusion possible.
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ASKS FOR BAIL PIECE.
Jackson A. Brigg Fails to Answer in
Court

When the case Of Jackson A. Briggs,
known to police circles as "Glass- Eye
Jack" was called in the Police Court before
Judge Kimball today having been con-
tinued from Monday. Attorney Ambrose
asked the court for bail piece" Briggs
was under bond for 800 to appear in court
today. but the attorney stated that Briggs
had refused to come here for the case and
that, In order to protect the bOndsman, the
order from court was desired.
When the case first called on Mon
day Briggs was not In court, and 1t was
intimated that he had jumped his bond.
His attorney, however was confident that
he would be here today. The attorney
stated in court today that he had letter
from Briggs in New York city, and he de-
sired the bail-piece to be sent there to save
the bondsman.
Briggs is under a charge of vagrancy.
According to the police Briggs is card
sharp and is said to have won considerable
money in this city.
1t was stated by Assistant Corporation
Counsel James Pugh that such people
could be punished under the vagrancy law,
and Briggs was arrested under that law.
The case is largely test case, it is as
serted that all card sharps and such gam
blers are liable to the vagrancy law.
AS is customary, the request was grant
ell. and Clerk Harper was ordered to issue
the order of court This will be sent to
New York for service Briggs.
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Read the Sunday Star.


ously. saying that what they promised one
minute they forgot the next. On the other
hand, the missionaries spoke OF the re-
markable intelligence shown by the chill
dren in learning the Christian doctrine. the
moderation of the natives in eating, and
the absence of intoxicants. Their sense of
hospitality was very marked. Women were
treated with consideration. and had greater
authority than in almost any other land
hitherto known.
The natives of Guam are. as a rule, Of
good physique and pleasing appearance.
owing to their mixed blood, their COM
plexion varies from the white of eau
casian to the brown of Malay. Most OF
them have glossy black hair, which Is
either straight or slightly curly. 1t Is
worn short by the and long by the
women, either braided coiled or dressed
after the styles prevailing in Manila.
Though the natives of Guam are natur-
ally intelligent and quick to learn. little
has been done for their education, and
many of them are illiterate.