Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-09

Probably the paiernal veto alone would
not have deferred her from following
hen lucinatlons. but for the fact mat
10 was accompanied by a refusal TO
dcffay the expenses OF attendance no q
medical school ln Paris. Then she
broke ont into open rebellion against
tho shac.i'es OF fashionable society aud
resolved 20 take her fate 90 her own
hands and earn her own living she
began by teaching English. lu which.
thanks to her fathers tuition. she was
far better gu lifted tp give instruction
than many Women of mature years
But her youth was against her. She
could command only small pas. AZ
eighteen She ycDturel ON mairimonF
and ualca failure of o. She was NOT
cut oui Cor The huW-diuW ne Of do
nestle bliss
She ugNt turned her THOUGHTS 20 tha
stage She studied AZ tne Brussels
Doraar.atoirC aud made such faud
progress That On less than o. year she
carried 0n "a nigh prize. That snIl-
Dad Oh secure lor aH engagement 70 int
Gvmrafa m Paris no 70 s8hry of so 7
month She next arrerni il U'
The8fDr Franchise where Madame
Eafy bt'f.eHdoI her ana predicted p
tnunnt career fnr f'r H sr' stuoh
i1 'hr boards But she W1s beginning
t1 frI herself % SOS tHe drama 1i
real me- that attracted tar most So
She entered tho profession That af-
frrrI Der fha best opportunities DO
see 30 ana e'H"' Dr. Ir 900 SORTS ny
phases journalism.
BECAME NEWSPAPER WOMAN.
After getting some contribution
printed. which proved that she could
write we'll and f0reeflIy. she was ap.
pointed the Brussels correspondent OF
20 great F8ris.an daily She described
the Belgian miners strike Of 1898. me
street fights which followed and aN
rho rest ~ Doe struggle She covered
fhe minors. congress az Brussels in me
scar following her reports were tK-
pa.leHt. hut were too much c0lnled hy
DER own convictions to suit the con-
f-yaHye Journal which she served
She rebsUal when the editor suggested
that she should moderate her tone. ana
lost hoI position.
She uezt joined the staf Of Ia Pc
fIte RepubIque. then edited hy ". MI
lpard. tho veu known Socialist VINO
a little later became q member ot IN"
ygIdock Rousseau cabinet ON ms
PAPER she was given fuIl scope % go
for the capitalists She recorded dH
the great mining strikes She attract
cd great attention hy her vivid dcscrip-
tioU of the rItable e0ud. Toms ot Wo-
mon and Girls employed at starvation
wages u trades that were rulhouA W
health aud from which their employers
derived huge profits. she was l'ie
FIRST woman journalist IN France ad-
mltted 10 report cases ia the ia"
courts.
INHERITED LARGE ESTATE
Her father died six wears ago, and
She Inherited his large estate. That
was the crucial test NJ her Sociaiisuc
creed Would She practise what she
preached She gave immediate proof
that she possessed 90 the fun tho cour-
age al her convictions She introduced
tho elght-hour day in every depart
ment. She increased the quality and
Of the food given 10 the
hands She allowed them to knock
M work Tor am hour in the middle OF
the day. and insisted that in general
they should De treated as she herself
would wish 20 be treated were she I'm
their position The result was that
her expenses far exceeded her profits
The FIRST year she lost more thal 100
cart loads Of hay because. owing 20
the shortncss ~ the working hours u
could not Doe gathered before the bad
set iu. she has been losing
money steadily on her property ever
since. bus She stlll adheres 10 the sys-
tenn she has established there aud VIII
continue % do So as long as she has
amy property left
ABOUT BUSINESS
To the practical minded man II
would seem that she is really doing the
cause She has 90 heart more harm
than good by her experiment since
the net results thus FAR have been 90
that the elght-hOur sys-
tenn applied 10 agriculture does not
pay To that she answers she Is not
a good business woman and in other
hands 70 might be made 20 pay Any
how. che contends, her financial sue
cess or failure counts for nothing the
3ll important thing is 90 educate agri-
cultural lahurcr- up 20 the point where
th'y win refuse tu work more than
right hours a day and then things will
adjust themselves On the new condi-
lions. since man cannot I've without
he products of the soil whatever be
their price.
OF late years she has thrown In her
I1t with the National Federation N
Work which advocates revolutionary
10 Us opposed 90 trades
mionism which seeks 90 obtain mere
.y material improvements The fed
Grafton claims that % uow embraces
tho majority NJ the workers m the
country. and that the Socialist party
.r0Uor Us losing touch with the work.
.ug classes altogether
Mime SIrgls IS now 3g years old
Though her energy and enthusiasm
show no signs ~ abatement. and she
bayey affect. 90 make light NJ the fine
gratitude Vith which she has been
treated hy those for whom she has
made the greatest sacrifices. there Is a
bad look lu Der face at times which
shows that sh. feels A. deeply Her
outlook on li'o is q pos-imi.tic one Of
have seen sD much of the dark side
NJ existence she says. chat J have
been tempted Co can human life
hell D. Isle SMELL
Co..
A WORKING WOMAN
FOUND NEW RELIGION.
CONTINUED from page seventeen.
institutions. supported bv funds given
hv ku7'uu sta NuU has complete con-
troll of tHa treasury hlIel hy me pro-
.CcIs ot the 1Ic of Udu'grnccs and
pictures uf saints A printing press
does mulch tn sUroas The movement,
.t- latest production i- manifesto t1
lhe peasants. cNnmfiHg them NOT to
give up tha churches already won from
The bishop. hu, no thc same time 'o
refrain fum violence ar much as pose
.IbIo BOO drfeUHIur their uNu.
str.H .I tho rUH e. Do a..HIII UIIINHH have