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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-05
Wbnt women Arc DoinE.

Augusta de wit is the leading woman
Of life and the world and is as much at
home I'm Java's jungles and mountain dis
tricts as in the Scotch highlands, in the
lagoons of Venice as in her native Dutch
polders.
Mrs. Marion B. Baxter is at the head
of the only free hospital in Seattle, Wash,
the hospital ship Idaho. Roger s.. Greene
and other public-spirited men of the city
bought the ship and gave 1t for the benefit
of those too por to pay for admission
to hospitals.
Mrs Ogden Goelet is very charitable and
is almost leading i'm Paris at the present in
charitable works. which are becoming
Fashionable The latest .t to win her syn
sellers of the boulevards and, with the
countess de Bearn. she arranged an aris-
tocratio concert in aid of them.
Mrs. Katherine Maxam, aged 49, travelled
all the way from Saginaw, Mich, to West
Hoboken, N. j., in order that she might
be photographed with her daughter, grand
the journey without feeling any special
fatigue and on reaching her destination
insisted on going to the photographers at
once.
military company composed of the
daughters Of Boone county farmers has
been organized with headquarters at Engle-
wood, eleven miles southeast of Columbia,
Mo. The first public drill took place at a
log rolling at Englewood, where, in the
all parts of the country, the girl soldiers
gave a striking exhibition, going through
the manual Of arms like veterans
Miss Bertha Krupp daughter OF the IA
nous gunmaker and manager of the great
plant at Essen, has become an ardent
florist and spends much of her time in the
beautiful gardens which her father laid out
for her. She is especially enthusiastic about
orchids and has imported some of the rarest
growths from South America Believing
ornamental gardening to be a suitable call
ing for women, she has started a school at
Essen, where girls are trained for the pur-
suit Miss Krupp's reserved life is a source
of wonder to her many friends She rarely
leaves the villa Hugei except for an occa-
sional trip to Florence or the Italian lakes.
There is no talk of her marrying.
William Edgar Cell, the English teacher
and lecturer, says one OF the most remark
able women he has ever seen, fit to be
ranked with Florence Nightingale and Joan
of Arc, is Mrs. HIGHWAY of Kaudava, Fiji.
Mrs. HIGHWAY has organized the Eighty
Brown Sisters Of Kaudava. She sails with
them from one island to another. their
boat followed log with a single outrigger,
and has been known to visit 40 huts in
two days, giving medicine, showing the
native women how to care for their chill
dren and how TO keep their huts In a san-
tary condition, and acting in her character
OF health inspector, sometimes burning
disease infected hut-and preaching the
gospel into the bargain.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-05
4 ProfessioHaI spanker.

IL took genius to discover that there is a
place in this complex world for a pro-
fessional spanker. The discovery is a re-
cent one, and the genius who is prohting by
her inspiration is Miss Maude Kelly, an at
tractive, woll-educated young woman of
Toronto, Canada. She sends out private
circulars notifying parents that she cor
reefs children for reasonable consider
alton, and is ready at all hours to visit
homes where her services are required
Miss Kelly takes pride in her profession
and talks about it as IL 1t were the most
natural thing in the world. Recently in an
interview she talked of her experience and
her methods.
II was formerly teacher of gymnastic
exercises" she said, "one afternoon Wis
tied friend OF mine. Seeing she was
greatly worried. asked her what was the
matter and she told me her son Harry was
incorrigible. / suggested a whipping. oh,
! couldn't manage st. she said. Ask his
father TO do II, then l pursued. He is
away in New York. she replied, and will
not be back for week Evidently Harry
deserved punishment, and the situation de-
manded that 81 be inflicted at once.
knew the family very we'll, and I offered
my services as a friend They were ac-
cepted. Harry was a boy OF II, but
took him into the nursery and spanked
him very soundly.
After that Harrys mother came to me
frequently, and friends Of hers got to hear
of my kindly offices and asked me to act
for them. My income was small, extra
money would be useful. and l decided to
make business OF juvenile correction.
II never punish boys over l2. Not that
/ am afraid of them. l guess not!
thrashed a brother of mine when he was
10, but the circumstances are different
Rousseau's Confessions illustrate the dan
gers OF women chastising boys who are
neither big nor little. II is my object to
act always with propriety. and 1t is for
that reason that have adopted an age
limit. There is no harm in a woman taking
a child across her knee. / am not .unduly
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-05
Manages a Farm.

Living all alone on a farm eight miles
from Brodhead, retiring and practically I'M.
known beyond the circles of her friends,
relates the Milwaukee Sentinel, Miss Luz
cinda Lake personally manages two farms
in the neighborhood of Brodhead aggrega.-
ing go acres. She hires men to work in
the timber lands during the winter, and
she also transacts all the business con-
nected with extensive real estate holdings
in the Dakotas, besides looking after the
rentals and sales Of city property in Brod-
head
Miss Lake il wealthy, although she dis
claims the fact. She is a success but she
modestly refuses to admit it. She is a
spinster and takes pride in the fact. She
is exceedingly generous and charitable.
Money which Miss Lake gives for charity
she earns by hard work on the farm,
hiring herself instead of a man and only
allowing herself Is cents a day, because
she cannot put in as long hours at out
door work as a man could. BY clearing
away brush and burning out stumps she
earned generous contribution toward the
private rescue work among Milwaukee's
unfortunate girls and other lines of work
in which she is interested.
Eccentric In many ways Miss Lake or
ders her entire life by the same unbending
system which regulates her charity Civ
ing. She allows herself % cents day
for board and clothes the stipulated
amount for clothing being s25 year
Sleeping always with a revolver within
reach. practicing frequently at shooting at
a mark, and determined in her decision
to shoot without warning any one who
attempts to enter her house unbidden, she
is not afraid of being molested. Neigh
bors who visit her In the evening speak
from the gate In order not to brighten her,
and also to avoid accidents.
Il have never had an unpleasant expe-
rience,' said Miss Lake recently. when
l hrst began living alone / was afraid
that the boys might play jokes on me and
that l might injure them but 1 let them
know that l had a revolver. One of them
came 10 me one day and asked me If /
could shoot. invited him to go out with
me and see me practice. and you can be
sure that the boys don't bother
Il rent out portions of the farms and
only hire men myself for the timber land
work in the winter Even then 1 try as
much as possible to get the men 10 do
the work by the piece, for have found
that when hire them by the day there
is much more danger of their imposing
on me-"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-05

mittee Of women once about certain home
missionary movement In this movement
every participant was to contribute n dollar
that she had earned herself by hard work.
The night of the collection OF the dollars
came. and various and droli we're the
stories Of earning the money. One woman
had stamped hair. another had baked
doughnuts. another had secured newspaper
subscriptions and so on. The chairman
turned to a handsome woman in the front
row.
Now madam. 1t is your turn, he said.
How did you earn your dollarr
4 got It from my husband. she ans
wered.
'Ohol' said he. From your husband7
There was no hard work about that2
THE woman smiled family.
You don't know my husband she
said"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-05

Is. LOUIS Marion Mccall OF st.
Louis Is energetically sgitating
the introduction OF the social
secretary idea in the department
stores Of her home city and has
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-05
EriIln OF FnnhIon.


This Is a great year for the separated
coat. The empire style has the lead.
The fashionable redingote has been re-
named the princess coat, under which title
4 1t is increasing in favor.
The corselet skirt with bretelles or Shout
der straps and no Jacket at all is being
Light material, voile, cashmere, henrietta,
eolienne and similar fabrics are used.
The evening velvets are very charming
for they are thin and light and there Is
something about them which is very attrac-
tive. Velvet is always dressy, ana since II
has been reduced In price It Is certainly
very desirable.
When 1t comes to sleeves there are ways
that are Just lovely" as the modistes will
tell you. One very pretty sleeve is cut of
just above the elbow. Here It is finished
finger wide. Upon the band Of silk there
are silver clasps.
A charming empire coat of light brown
cloth has the waist outlined with band
of the cloth tucked in very fine tucks
pressed fiat and inset in the cloth OF the
coat. The bands crossed in surplice and
extended around the back of the waist.
The same bands trimmed the sleeves above
the wide, haring cuff
II you are getting a handsome evening,
dress you would do well to trim 1t in some
simple new way, for in this manner you
get certain distinguishing touches which
you could not otherwise obtain. There are
and these, If adapted to your new dress,
will make 1t very distinctive.
1t is becoming very fashionable to make
the evening gown Of net, that old-fashioned
material. The net gown may be plain and
trimmed with founces or 1t can be beau
tiful lace net with lovely lacey figures set
in IL. Then there is net upon which lace
is applied and on each application of lace
there are lovely little jeweled ornaments.
The use of mock gems upon evening
gowns is very acceptable this year. All
are wearing them, and even the debutante
comes in for her share. II is very good
form for her to wear turquoises, sapphires,
tourmalines, topaZes and garnets, but she
should not wear emeralds, diamonds or
rubies, these three being considered the
stones for matrons.
The heaviest coats are for cold weather
automobiling. Devotees of the sport are as
rule rich enough to indulge in fur and
leather garments, and although the first
cost of these is considerable, the service
they give seems to justify the expenditure.
The most luxurious motoring garment is
of soft finish leather, in brown, black, blue
or some other simple shade. The half-long
box coat is the commonest model, but
others more elaborate and more becoming
are to be had.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-05
rips for the Beauty seeker.

II a young woman wishes to be slender.
graceful and beautiful It is not necessary
that she should adopt diet OF pickles and
slate pencils and starve herself into shape.
What she needs is plain, wholesome diet
and regular habits. II she eats all sorts OF
trash at all sorts of hours she may have
what she calls a good time. but before a
single season Is over she will part COM
pany with every element Of female beauty.
In this respect young women are not at
all sinners above all others. All sorts OF
feasts between dinner and bedtime are just
as foolish as the ice cream habit among
lovers. One Of the contradictions in the
Christian life is the habit churches have
OF getting up feast at 8 or O'Clock in
the evening and filling the tired stomach
with hot coffee, clam fritters and dough-
nuts.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-05
the WORKING Girl at Home.

Elizabeth Howard Westwood's second
article in Public Opinion deals with her
experiences in finding a home when she
''came to New York. with a capital of $40.
Having found the home, she tells how the
silk gowned charity" appeals TO the shop
girl. zone of the committee (of the girls
home), whom we remembered daily in our
prayers" she says, "sent the house an
invitation to Join working girls club just
being started at the parish house of her
church. 1t met on one of my free nights,
and, decked out In the hat presented by
the Norwegian milliner and my one silk
waist, and accompanied by Alice, 1 at
tended the first meeting. Several beauti
fully gowned young ladies, Mrs Van Rens-
salaers daughter among them, fitted about
the room and made us feel at home The
methods tried on me were varied, sym
pathy for my hard life. curiosity about my
mode Of existence. and gentle condescen-
sion mingled with a forced effort to be
natural, were among the specimens. I
drank 1t In with glee until Mrs. Sydney
Jones called the meeting to order and
addressed us dear girls. She told the pur-
pose Of the club and outlined it's plans.
Different ladies interested In lettering the
condition of the working girl had con-
tributed generously in money. and dear
young ladies here this evening were giving
time from their social duties that the club
might be a success. The benefts-all free
were illustrated lectures, sewing, cooking
and gymnasium classes Would we do our
B share? Did We? 1 don't know, for at that
moment Alice bolted with a sniff of un-
speakable scorn, and was forced to follow
suit.
i don't want none Of their charity said
Alice, when we gained the brightly lighted
avenue. They can keep their money and
get new hat with II. 1 guess 1 earn my
living and can afford to pay for what 1 get
well as they cam
but our club life was not to be cut Off
at the start. Louise, my pal at the store
introduced us to the Junior section of the
Endeavor club of which she was member
and we spent such an evening as sent US
home with a re-established faith in the Joy
of life and sufficient spirit to escape I'M
crushed from the acolytes reception of our
post-10 o'clock return. The Endeavorers
were no pet charity Of a well advertised
society woman. We paid our dues % cents
a month, and the club at large was a self
supporting institution with expenses met
from its own funds. One of the seniors
an assistant buyer at stern's-was the
president, and the night we Joined she
gave us helr-to quote from Dora-for our
behavior with our gentlemen friends at the
last dance, She hit from the shoulder, and
Ruth Ashmore in her palmiest days was
never as forceful and scarcely as illuminat-
ing as was Kate Finnlgan."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-05

A skin OF Beauty Is a JOY Forever.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-05


hH Louis Is energetically agitating
4 WI the introduction OF the social
secretary idea in the department
80 stores Of her home city and has
already enlisted the managers Of several
big stores in the movement. The social
secretary as connected with the departrn emit
store is a woman Of tact and good jUdg-
ment, who holds the important position OF
arbiter between the young women ard the
girls employed and the men in charge OF
the departments.
ut very often happens" said Mrs. Nc
Call, that difference Of opinion arises be-
tween the women employed and the floor
walkers, and the men, in their superior
fashion, not brooking any contradiction,
will discharge the girls, and possibly wreck
their whole lives in 30 doing. The young
girl, discouraged and thrown upon the
streets without work and without the
recommendation that will secure another
position for her. may not have strength of
character enough to overcome the diff
culties that confront her at this psyoholo-
gical moment OF her career, and the result
may be disastrous. The secretary, II APP
pealed TO, could adjust the difficulties, and
the girl be saved much difficulty and
SORROW"
In the narrow sense in which the phrase
'social secretary has come to be used,
It's significance from a sociological point OF
view may not be obvious, but II was used
first in the broader sense. and Mrs. Mccall
favors the designation for the woman who
will not only look after the commercial
welfare Of the women employed, but also
be a sort Of guide, philosopher and friend"
for them in the everyday life Of the depart
ment store.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-05

The late Patrick A. Collins. mayor Of
Boston. studied law at Harvard. A Harvard
man said OF him:
collins liked to see a wife treated liber-
ally and reasonably. On the subject OF
household expenses, heard him tell COM
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-05
Carpenter s Letter



in case of the failure of the revolution, 1t
might have caused his railroad the loss of
its charter The revolutionists knew that
he had the money in gold. and also that
they could not pay the soldiers in any
thing else. Colonel shaler at first refused
to give up the gold. but said he would sell
II to his Panama banker, a private party
for New York draft. if that could be ar
ranged. This was done by telegraph, the
bankers saying that they would take the
gold and give drafts for it. Upon this the
gold was handed over TO the bankers agent
at Colon and the agent in turn gave 1t to
Captain Hunter. who saw that it reached
the right parties.
The troops, having received their money,
collected on the wharf and there stopped
refusing TO 90 on the Royal Mail steam
ship, which was TO take them home, until
their officers should arrive from Panama
They held out until O'Clock that night
when they took ship and steamed away.
Their departure closed the revolution
Panama was a republic, and as a result
the United States made the treaty which
gave US the ten-mile strip and the right to
build the canal
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-05
For and About Women Folks

severe. but I make my patients smart,
even though whip some OF them through
their clothes"
Miss Kelly is young woman OF deter
mination and evident vigor. Although some
Of her ideas are eccentric, her disposition
is amiable and It is said that she has
many friends. even among the children she
has spanked.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-06-08
selIIna Chunks ID RIue 81.

The promoting industry thrives on
human credulity-and greed A few
years ago the writer asked one of
these promoters, who was arTayed in
purple and fine linen and was exploit
ing what appeared 10 us like a partiCu-
larry slim investment proposition, IL
he expected people to buy his stock.
MY son, was tue reply, Il can sell
the American people chunks Of blue
sky, and have them chase after me iQr
the privilege OF buying IT," Aud he
did, for that is exactly what he was
doing at that time. Dear people all,
shun those glittering propositions that
promise such dazzling dividends,
Standard Oil and Beet Trust stock
isn't for sale, and nothing else pays a
hundred per cent, Remember the blue
sky statement.-TH ardwiCk Gazette.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-06-08
THE ONLY sRATTLEsoRo.

/ With other journals, moved, we
assume, by the same feeling Of envy
that is ours, we have at times derided
Brattleboro for its habit OF pluming
itself on all occasions that give shadow
OF warrant. We hereby recant. What
eIss ls possible after a perusal Of this
record. taken frqw The -Four Track
News
ION one of the high hills, reached
by a drive bordering the casCading
Balestier Brook, Backyard Kipling
built home, The Naulahka,' and
laid out lovely little walled garden,
while a footpath bordered with flowers
led 10 his little tea-house and a glorious
outlook. L0ngtellow spent summer
in Brattleboro; Harriet Beecher Stowe
was frequent resident Mary Wilkins
passed her childhood there aud has
incorporated many Brattleboro char
acter in her tales. At the fork OF
North Main street, young Larkin|
Mead, the last night of the year 1856,
constructed a recording angel of wet
snow WHICH ~ that cold season re.
malned ia perfection two weeks,
unprotected save by the sanctlty OF
genius The boy sculptor reproduced
the snow Image in marble, and thus
began his artistic career. Within
sight of the spot where the angel stood
were born two other famous artists,
the brothers Richard and William
Morris Hunt.
AT the great curve OF the road, iu
West Brattleboro, stands the tamou,
old Hayes homestead. in which seven
generations of one family have lived
a record eQualed by few houses in the
land. 1t was built by the first Ruther-
ford Hayes, a blacksmith by trade %,
an inn. In 1915 the old Brattlebor0
Light Infantry dined there the day
that the stage-coach, decked with flags,
brought the tidings Of peace after the
War Of 1872. One Of the boys who
waited upon them became the father
of the future president
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-06-08
Mrs. Roaers 10 ReformLne.

II the attorneys for Mrs Rogers hope
to induce the next legislature 20 com
mute her sentence, ii opportunity is
afforded. on the ground that she should
be sent 10 prison i'm order 10 give her
an opportunity to reform, they may as
well abandon hope now first as last ,
for according 20 all accounts it would
be necessary 10 sentence her TO solitary
confinement for the rest of her natural
I life TO give those prisoners who nigh,
otherwise be about her am opportunity
TO reform, let alone reforming herself,
as the forthcoming investigation OF
the states prison will unQuestioaably
show The people OF Vermont are not
| likely 70 forget the ghlsIly details OF
the horrible crime Mary Rogers so
/ long prcmeditated before she was able
/ to bring about its contamination, and
their representatives in tbs next leui>-
/ hture will be lairlv well informed on
/ the subject Free Press
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-06-08
Question Of Pure FOOD.

Along in the same category as
boards OF health comes the question OF
pure foods. 1t is a lamenable tact
that as a nation we are eating adulter-
ated food Into the simplest of our
food commodities has come this de-
basing OF the supply. Even things
used In the adulterau0n, have them
selves been tempered with, and arti.
fetal products take the place OF yege-
table products. Much of it is com
paratively harmless, but much OF it is
not only harmful but dangerous. Our
state laboratory is doing valiant work
in pointing out adulterated products,
and we hope that a vigorous wedding
out process may be the result Brad
ford Opinion.