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The Washington times., 1905-11-26

AS the Moors practically controlled the
commerce and education of Spain for
over hundred years. the Spaniards
acquired. TO a great extent, the same
ideas held by them of the education and
treatment Of women. And they. in
their turn, carried these ideas to Mexi-
co. In fact. tho Mexican women of the
upper classes were much freer under the
Aztecs than they were afterward under
Spanish rule And. until quite lately
this condition of affairs has prevailed in
Mexico since its freedom from the
Spanish crown
Not so many years ago when a Next
can woman went shopping. she remained
in her carriage in the street and sent
her servant into the store 10 call one
Of the clerks TO wait upon her He came
out and received her orders and brought
the goods to her for examination. = his
peculiar method OF shopping was due to
the old Moorish idea that a lady Of
good family should be exclusive and
should shield herself from the gaze OF
the public, and in fact from everyone
except her own immediate relatives and
most intimate friends. This idea has
been dying hard for over a century and
led IN some parts OF the republic
The Mexican woman is naturally a
home lover. She has no clubs 10 take
her away from her home. and she has
few outside interests. Even when she
is philanthropicalIy inclined. which she
very often is, her ideas of life tend q
make her place her charitable contrl-
buttons IN the hands OF sister Supporters
Of converts or directors OF charitable IN
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Mexican Women Not Athletic

stitutions and works for use IN the
cause she has at heart
The Mexican women CT the middle and
upper classes have never been athletic.
at least since the Spanish Conquest
This of course was due 10 the secluded
life they led But the women Of the
lower classes have ever been stout and
kind has always been their lot. On &C
count of her quieter disposition Il Is
not probable that. for years at least.
the Mexican woman viii take the inter-
est in athletics that IS now being shown
by her American sister Another reason
IS that the sympathy Of the Mexican
people is all against her doing so.
In the Mexican schools the girl -
taught many things IA the way OF need
lework. paintings. embroidering, drawing
and designing. and these later serve TO
leaving school. To this must be added
music. For here. as IN Spain and other
Latin countries. most women Of the mid
die and upper classes receive an excel
lent musical educatio
In their homes and ia their Own way
tne Mexican women are delightful enter
tanners, and their knowledge OF music
aids not little IN their entertainings-
The piano always forms very I'M
portant factor IN the entertainment AZ
a Mexican house No matter how small
ways someone who can play we'll and
his OF her services are requested. and al
ways chcerfullv given. for AeXicaa ~
only likes 70 help entertain his frienCs
and his friends friends. nut he l0olts
upon it as his duty 10 do So With the
piano also goes singing OF the popalas
songs Of the day.
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Nothing to Lose.

they figure that they have everything
to gain and nothing to lose. and as their
agreements with their clients usually
provide that they have half OF what
ever Is recovered they can afford to and
do take long chances many times when
they know that their clients were In
iured. IL at all. by reason OF their own
negligence.
Inc very minute an action Is begun
the defendant cannot settle with the
plaintiff without being responsible for
the lawyers fee. and therefore the at
to:ney has strong inducement to bring
these cases. with little or no danger to
himself In case Of defeat
1t Is said that Guiteau, the assassin
OF Pres dent Garfield. who at one time
was a practicing attoTney in New York
city, once took a case on a contingent
Zee, the agreement being that he
should have half of what he collected
He collected one-half Of the original
claim and Informed his client of the
fact, telling his client that the hale he
had already collected was his, the law
yer's half. and when he succeeded IN
collecting the other half he would turn
II over 10 the client
OF course. the value of q lawyers
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Fee of Millions.

A more recent case Of a large fee is
that said TO have been received by VII
liam Nelson Cromwell for bringing about
the transfer Of the interests of the
French Panama Canal Company 20 the
United States Government. Many ac-
counts have been printed about the size
OF Mr. Cromwells fee IN this matter.
some CT them making II as high as &c.
O00.0O0. This Zee was not earned IN a
day, however. but only after long and
tiresome negotiations
Since lawyers fees have become the
subject OF contract between the lawyer
and the client. and are no longer consid-
cred as a honorarium. as they We're orig
inally. many STOKES are frequently
heard about disputes between lawyers
and clients concerning fees. In GER
tain class OF cases contingent fees ap-
pear TO be the rule, while among the bet
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ter class OF attorneys a case ia rarely
ever taken on a contingent basis.
With the advent of the electric rail-
roads the numerous accidents due to the
changed conditions of public traffic open
ed the door to a thriving business for
that class Of lawyers commonly known
as ambulance chasers..- AS the clients
in these cases are, IN nine cases out OF
ten, probably irresponsible and unable
to respond for the costs OF the suit II
they are defeated. the lawyers OF the
class mentioned take their cases and
bring actions on the gamble" that they
will be able to squeeze something out OF
the railroad company.
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Stony Points Only wreok.

"Oh. yes, we did have a wreck here
once-but even that didn't amount to
enough to be exciting. It was not
due to any failure Of the light. It
was stormy night IN March, 1901.
that the Poughkeepsie. Of the Cen
trail Hudson steamboat line. came to
grief at the Point here It was the
worst night can remember in all
the years I have lived here. Ny
mother had just returned from the
light, and it was after 1 O'Clock in
the morning. The storm was beat
ing like thousand furies down over
the Point and across the river. Pres
emily we were startled By a han
from outside our cottage, and then
as the door was opened half hun
dred passengers from the wrecked
boat were brought in. They had
been brought ashore in life boats and
were nearly frozen to death. We
warmed them and dried them. and
took care of them till morning. and
then they wen1 on to New York.
"Oh. yesi-and we had q crazy
man here once, an Italian Iaborer
from the briekyards at Haverstraw.
He announced that he was goins
to clear the place out, that the light
house had no business there.
Mother was badly frightened. She
had no better weapon than . poker.
but she ordered him away. Instead
Of going he began to smash furni-
ture and tear things up generally.
Then he seemed about to attack my
mother, when she brought the poker
down on his head and shoulders.
That seemed 70 daze him. and he
backed out of the door, but he lock
ed the door on the outside. and
made my mother a prisoner Then
he went TO the barn and continued
his destruction Of things. Mother
finally succeeded in getting cut and
starting the fog bell. which, as it
was perfectly clear, alarmed the
town and the man was captured and
locked up.
still, in the main. one day Is
pretty much like another, and it's
awfully, awfully lonely, so III be
gIad-and sorry, too, OF course-to
move down to the village, and live
where I'll have some neighboTs-
But the river men aren't glad.
There is not one who is not on
familiar terms with the blinking
light on that rugged headland some
thirty-five miles up on the west
shore of the Hudson, not one who
has not doffed his cap to the gray
haired woman, who has kept the
lamp trimmed and burning. and not
one who does not regret the pass
ing of Melinda Rose.
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SOME ENORMOUS FEES PAID TO LEADING LAWYERS

he cable report that the largest
Zee ever paid TO a Scottish bar
i rlster for one days services was
that received the other day by
iHoinas shaw, K. @, NJ P. of Edin-
Ish' OF 900 guineas, or s2.s25. for de-
iehaing the two sons of Henry Phipps
against the charge Of shooting some of
I-oio LoVats employees who were poach-
ING on salmon pool that Mr. Phipps
Hao ieased from Lord Lovat, recalls
the story OF Boswell, the famous BIZ
ographer OF DR.. johnson. Boswell once
remarked that his income as Scottish
barrister amounted to elO.OOO a year.
and some more or less sarcastic friend
who heard the story OF BoswelFs IN
come remarked that he wondered what
al the other Scottish lawyers lived on
OF course. IL is scarcely probable that
the correspondent who made the as
sertion that the 500 guineas was the
largest fee ever paid to a Scottish bar
rister for one days services could nave
accurate information to absolutely sup
port his statement. II is an indication
however. that large fees are not COM
mon in Scotland. ana inasmuch as Bos-
wells friend suggested that II Bos-
well got $4,000 a year there would be
nothing left for any or the other Scot
fish lawyers it seems 20 indicate that
the same condition Of affairs existed in
Bosweil's time that exists now
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close by. The light itself she dis
played with Infinite pride. for it was
polished to the last degree of bright
ness and ready to send forth fits sig
nal to the rivermen as night fell
During the ffty-two years of old
Mrs. Roses service, she was never
absent from her post a single day.
She reared her children there and
sent them to the little school at the
village of Stony Point, a mile away.
Once In so often the inspectors ten
der comes. 1t always came unan-
nounced. sometimes only to bring
supplies, sometimes bringing the in
sepctor of that patrol" who must
go thoroughly over the premises,
even to garnet. cellar, and barn. It
is not recorded that he ever found a
speck of dust or any cause for criti-
cism in the Rose domain, and It Is
freely prophesied that the next
corner will have no easy task in
keeping up to the Rose record.
You see, have lived nearly sixty
years here On the ragged edge of
things where nothing ever happens.
continued Miss Rose plaintively-
absolutely nothing. The earliest
recollections l have are associated
with everything about Stony Point
How well remember following my
mother up the steep ladder-Hke
stairs in the lighthouse as soon as l
could muster up the courage. 1t was
real wonderland to me and l know
l had longed many tine to take
my dolls up there. 1t seemed as if it
must be nothing more than a dolls
house.
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Organized First Trust.

In this country accounts are frequent
IS heard Of big fees, some Of them well
authenticated and others brought out
apparently by some Lewis Jarvis. %
who took this method OF impressing the
public with his Importance. There have
been all kinds OF stories printed at va
rioas times and many other circulated
by word OF mouth that never were put
IN type concerning the immense fee
which well-known New York lawyer
received for organizing the original
Standard Oil trust. While the trust
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No M0re L0nelg Winterg f0r Aer

no More Lonely Winters for Her.
Her friends have known for some
time that Melinda Rose would not
face another lonely winter In Stony
Point light But it was not until
the first of November that she took
the irrevocable step of sending in
her resignation. II was addressed
TO Capt n r. S. Mackenzie. and
was as simple and straight to the
point as it was possible to niaaihz55 Il
It read as follows:
eSir: I hereby send IN my resigna-
ton as keeper of the Stony Point
Light Station, to take effect Novem-
Der 30, 1905. I find the care and re-
sponsibiHty too great for one keeper
70 attend two lights and one fog sig
nal for the sum OF $3.50 per annum
Thanking you for past favors. 1 am
very respectfully
MELINDA ROSE,
Keeper of Stony Point light"
No ore who knows Miss Rose
thinks for a moment that II was
the inadeQuacy OF the salary that
led her 10 give up the position which
has been in her family ever since
1852, when her father, Alexander
Rose. was appointed lighthouse keep-
er by President Polk. The Roses
took possession Of the little slx-room
cottage, and the nine acres of ground
that go with the light, the following
year. They had always lived near
Stony Point Miss Roses great
grandfather was soldier In the
Continental army. under Washing
ton. He took part in the stornIing of
Stony Point under Mad Anthony
Wayne, and was wounded IN a
bayonet charge during that engage
ment Her father and mother had
watched the old light building nearly
eighty years ago with all the absorb
ed interest which chiIdren-country
children at that, to whom trifies are
events-give 10 each an undertal1-
ing.
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o. N Kears al In SerUioe.

Finally her father was appointed
keeper, and a few years later rup-
tured a blood vessel carrying timbers
for the tower, where the fog bell
was to be placed, and died within a
month. Then her mother, widow
with six little children dependent
on her, was given the appointment.
and for ffty-two years she was NOM
inaliy keeper Of the light. though
during her latter years more and
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OF an Anticipated pattern. and were con-
stantly getting out of order, and finally
enc day the whole machinery got on
fire and yve were compelled TO jump into
the water 20 escape with our lives. The
yacht burned TO the waters edge. and
| suppose # sank. 7 have never seen
or heard anything about il. / made up
my nina that thereafter I would ac-
eept only cash fees for my services -
New York Tribune.
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all my years here. Two of them 90
CURED when was little girl. One
was the death Of COW we kept here
on the few acres Of reservation land,
and the other was a cholera scourgs
among the chickens was caring for
so earnestly. The other event was
the wreck Of the Poughkeepsie.
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workings OF the machinery. it being
fitted with a steam engine. the power
Of which was generated by a burner
which turned gasolene into gas and
then burned 1t under an ordinary tube
boiler
'I hired an engineer to run the boat.
spent several times the amount Of my
fee. and took two or three trips in the
yacht. But the boiler and engine were
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more of the responsibility devoiv-
ed on her daughter.
At the time of her death in Jan
uary, 1904, Mrs. Nancy Rose was
the oldest cS ITGcle Sans lighthouse
keepers. both in years and length
of service. Seine years before her
death the Historical Society honored
her with long-service medal, which
was one of the old lady's most cher
ished possessions. Of her six children
only two survived her-her son Alex
ander, who for some years had been
supervisor of Stony Point village.
and who said frankly that he'd
rather pick huckleberries for a liv-
Ing" than keep the light, and her
daughter Melinda, who for associa-
tons sake took up the work when
her mother laid It down, and has
done it faithfully. in spite of mortal
loneliness, for the last two years.
ct is not the pay" said Miss Rose.
and 1t IS not the work; it is the
loneliness that has beaten me. now
that my mother is gone. It is worse
in winter when fewer visitors come
to the Point than in summer. But
always it's lonely I think I have
been wanting to live nearer my
friends as long as l can look back.
And yet it viii be a wrench leaving
on the last Of the month-rather a
sorry Thanksgiving Day, I'm afraid.
You see 1 have never known any
other home. Why. my brother and
have lived here all our lives. It
will seem queer not to have the light
on my mind. and the fog bell. and
the feeling In the winter storms
that something may happen.
As il anything ever did" she
continued, laughing. I'VE have TO
keep a log of the light, you know;
and rs the most uninteresting thing
you ever saw. l believe the ledgers
Of a business house would be more
exciting. A record OF the weather.
day in, day out, year in, year out;
how many wicks. how much OIL
that's about all it amounts to. OF
course, there have been changes.
When my father first took the place
there was only the one light to look
after. Then the fog bell was put In
piace-that cost my fathers life. 1t
used to be in a tower on top of the
lighthouse, but fifteen years ago a
new tower was built an eighth of
mile away-not much of a walk on
pleasant spring day, but consider
able in bowling winter storm. And
the fog bell il not needed on the
spring day. and it is in a winter
storm-and it has to be wound up
every three and three-quarter hours.
SO you see that eighth of a mile
means considerable. Then Just re-
Gently they added a ruby light at
the top OF the bell tower. so I have
had two lights and a bell to take
care OF. and that has meant a whole
lot more work. and there has been
no change in the pay. Still that is
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thought "Uacte San" a Relative.


And then when l get a little
older how great was my joy when I
was permitted TO help polish the big
lamps. They were nothing less than
magic to me and when my mother
told me they belonged to Uncle
Sam l remember I worried her for
days trying to find out who Uncle
Sam was. supposed he was. of
course, a relative who would he
dropping in to see us some day. That
childish belief remained with me I'M
til I had grown to be quite girl,
and l recall that it was great dis
appointment indeed to find out one
day that had no such uncle among
my kinsmen.
AS my mother grew older the real
work of keeping the lights in trim
devolved more and more on me.
know I took the keenest delight in
waving replies to all of the river
boats as they signaled to mother.
and none OF them ever dreamed of
passing Stony Point without hailing
her Every pilot on the river had
come to know and respect her.
But as for anything really hap
pening-well. l can only remember
three events that have been import
ant enough TO stick in my mind in
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year will mark an epoch in
the life OF Miss Melinda
Rose. OF Stony Point. For
ffty-five OF her sixty-odd
years her life has been spent in
Stony Point light. OF which first
her father. then her mother. then
she herself was Official keeper. For
the two years since her mothers
death she has been battling with
the desolation of loneliness. but at
last she has given up. She has sent
in her resignation to take effect No
vember 80.
For two generations Hudson river
pilots have known Melinda Rose.
from the time when she was a fly
away bit of a girl in short frocks
and pigtails, laundering with bro
theirs and sisters long since dead
over the rocky, wooded blum which
was her kingdom, waving and shout
ing shrfn greeting TO the passing
river men, through the days of her
early womanhood. when she first
began TO share the responsibility of
keeping the light" with her mother.
Even down to the last few weeks,
when they have been sending their
regrets through megaphones to the
gray-haired old woman who has
kept the lamps trimmed and burn
ing as their official keeper FOR the
last two years. For most Of them
have heard that Miss Rose is going,
and all who have heard are sorry.
It won't seem like the same friendly,
familiar light blinking at them from
the rugged old point, when they
know that Mis- Rosa designa-
ton which fitted equally to mother
and daughters no longer there.
She is TO be succeeded by Frank
Guyette. for years keeper of the
lighthouse on Juniper Island in Lake
Champaign
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Yacht for Pay.

81 received a call from a client for
whom l had done a small amount Of
business, who told me that he was hard
up, but he wanted ne 10 do some work
for him, and suggested that I take a
small yacht which he owned In pay
ment for my services. which was an
unusual proposition. but I assented, and
after I had done the work | went up
to take possession of the yacht My
client went along and explained the
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services frequently depends on the eff
fectiveness OF his work rather than the
time which he takes to do II. and when
he accomplishes important results for
his client. and does it within a day or
TWO. or perhaps I'm an hour or two. 1t is
hard TO make the client believe that the
services are worth as much as the law
yer thinks they ought to be
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was more than a mere workshop to
her. Everywhere on the point are
the evidences of her handiwork.
Thrift and order are exemplifled in
the little white-painted cottage and
in the towering light that stands
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loneliness beyond anything you can
imagine"
It was more than manifest that
Miss Rose was moved by deep senti-
ment as she told of her share in the
work of the Government. The place
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he FamousO IdLight-
house Passes Into
Strange Hands After
Beng F faithfully
Guarded BY Two
Oe tons Of
Roses First
Keeper Of That
Name Was APP
pointed by President
Polk in the Early
Fifties.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1905-03-09
Champion Eminent for rheumatism

Chas. Drake, mail carrier at Chaplin
vile, Conn, says: "Chamberlain's Pain
Balm is the champion of all liniments.
The past year l was troubled great
deal with rheumatism in my shoulder.
After trying several cures the store
keeper here recommended this remedy
aud it completely cured me-" There is
no use of anyone suffering from that
painful ailment when this liniment can
be obtained for small sum. One APP
plication gives prompt relief and its
continued use for short time will pro-
duce permanent cure. For sale by all
druggists.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1905-03-09
DIXON COVE.
SpeeiaI 10 tie Wo70s.

Special 10 the No7os.
Here I come, the first time in life.
Will Burnett says he has hog IN an
old log. and is waiting for Sleepy sam
to come and get HIM out. Guess they
will have a dinner right IL Sam ever
comes.
Would hate to see Doc Ragsdale step
high in his new house. Guess he will
Quit visiting poor folks, for haven't
seen him go up Dixon Cove in long
time. Guess he has the big head.
John Kilgore and family visited Will
Burnett Sunday.
Alice Coppinger visited at Will Burn
etts last week.
Nettie Bostain and Alice Coppinger
visited at John Kilgore one day last
week.
Sleepy Sam is asked to get rid OF that
dog before come to visit him.
Bill Dooley has left the cove and
will take his place this week.
Guess the reason Minnie Ragsdale
| smiled the other day was that she was
sitting in her pas new house.
Jesse Coppinger is still scratching hi
head.
| Lettie Kilgore was sad Sunday.
Doc Ragsdale should watch his owl
mouth about tobacco juice when he get
int that new house.
Come again, Sleepy Sam. Redbird.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1905-03-09
THANS.
SbeeiaI to the Mea0s.

Special to tie NeaOs.
We are glad to see the sun shine a.
gain and the farmers at work on the
farms.
La grippe is the order Of the day up
here. Several are sick at present.
Mr.. VIM. Mansfield is not expected to
live very long. 1t was thought he was
dying Saturday morning.
Last Tuesday your writer made a, trip
to Dunlap and spent a pleasant night
at Cousin w. L. Smiths. He has nice
house and lot in Dunlap and is running
store there.
Postmaster Alexander has fine new
postofice built and has moved in. He
is a good postmaster and is so accomo-
dating to everybody.
Ye writer is aiming to 60 as far as Jas.
| per next Wednesday with my broth Ell
and his wife. They intend to start for
Oklahoma the sth OF this month. They
will stop with friends in Jasper Wed.
nesday night. Our cousin, w. L. Smith
of Polk county, Ark, arrived Friday
and stayed with US until Sunday morn
ing. He then went up to see Uncle
Frank Deakins.
Mr.. Coldwell was at Thans this week
He is our drummer.
Several are making garden this week
| A protracted meeting is going on a
Dunlap this week at the Methods
church. M. 4. U.