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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-22
The First Man Dre..malSer.

AS far back as 1870 there was in
Paris man dressmaker, probably
the first of his kind. His name was
Rhomberg, and he was the son of a
Bavarian peasant from the neighbor-
hood of Munich. He owed his success
to his genius for concealing and RENE
dying defects of figure. He drove a
beautiful carriage on the boulevard
and had an escutcheon in the shape
of a pair of corsets and an open pair
of scissors painted on the panel of each
door. He left a large fortune to his
hpirS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-22

ironing clothes, OF killing and dressing
meat, of churning butter, of baking
bread, of grinding meal, of raising
chickens, of cutting wood, of preserv-
ing fruit of heating a house, Of deco
rating rooms, of training children and
of writing books-and all these crowd
ed into one establishment, in close
proximity and all Earring and clashing
with each other and al! carried on in
the most primitive and barbarous fash
ION upon small scale and by unskill-
ed hand labor 1t takes a hundred
cooks to prepare hundred meals bad
~, while twenty cooks could prepare
one meal for hundred families and do
it perfectly. 1t costs 100000 to build
and equip hundred kitchens; it would
cost only $1,000 to build one kitchen.
1t takes a hundred churnS and q hun
dred aching backs to make a thousand
pounds of butter; it would take only
one machine and Il man TO tend it to
make the same thousand pounds, and
the cost Of making it would be cut %
per cent. But, of course you cannot
have large buttermaking except it is
done for profit, and that means adul-
teratlon and poisoning. 1t takes hun
dred ignorant nursemaids TO take care
of the children of q hundred families
and develop every kind of uglineSs
and badness in them. Ii would take
only twenty or thirty trained nurses
and kindergarten teachers to take care
of them comparatively and bring them
up according to the teachings of sci
ence.
One could show this same thing In a
necessary, but it has all been reasoned
out in Charlotte Perkins Gilman'S
book. THE Home" and any one to
whom the idea IS new may read it
there. The purpose of this paper is not
to persuade any one, but to move to
action those already persuaded. To
such offer my cooperation.
Near to New York.
The following embodies my own con-
ception of what such home colony
should be. 1t would be located within |
an hour of New York and would have |
100 families and 800 or 400 acres of |
land, BEAUTIFULLY located, near some !
body of water and as unspoiled by the |
hand of man as possible. 1t should
have an abundant water supply and |
a filterlng plant, an electric light and
power plant and a large garden and
farm. raising its own stock, meat, poul
try, fruit and vegetables and canning
the last for winter use. 1t should be
by a board of directors
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-22

inclination. and 1t would not be in the
least necessary for any one to associ-
ate with those who are not cOngenial.
| This spirit. if wisely and earnestly cul-
| tivated would solve the servant prob
lem for the colony and solve the
health problem for its members as well.
In this community every member
would he credited for the time he
worked, and it ought to become the
custom for the men 10 help with the
barvests and the women with the pre-
serving of fruit and the children with
the berry picking and the wedding Of
the gardens ! have no doubt that
there are thousands of young men and
women in New York city. students OF
art and music and the professions.
who would he glad OF chance To earn
their way in Il community whore class
feeling did not make labor degrading.
1 appreciate the difficulties in the way
of such project, the chances at pres
ent against n coal HEAVIER being a So
cially possible person, ana | am not
insisting that the day laborerS should
share in the privileges Of the commu-
nifty. But ! do think that this should
certainly be the case with those whom
we select TO care for and teach our chill
dren and also. if possible. with those
whom we permit to prepare and serve
our food If am not willing to shake
Il mans hand or sit next to him in
reading room j do not see why l Should
he willing To eat what he has cooked.
Building For Social Purposes.
There would be Il laundry in the colo
NY boat, livery, and bath houses.
drug store, Il general store. a refresh
ment room There would, of course,
be a complete telephone service, cleo
trio lights and hot water or electric
heating throughout the buildings.
There would be IL resident physician.
and perhaps before long teachers Of
music and languages might find ii
worth while to join the colony. There
would, of course be Il building for so
cial purposes, with large piaZzas for
summer and sun parlOrs for winter.
There would be n hall for lectures,
concerts, theatricals and dancing.
There would he reading room and
circulating library of periodicals and
recent books. 1t is your custom to
spend. say, $50 or 500 il year for these,
and you could achieve your purpose
comparatively for n fifth OF the eX-
pense. There would he gymnasium
and swimming pool and. of course,
tennis and crOquet and baseball
grounds. There would be stages to
meet all trains and closed conyeyances
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-22

! and then tie Invitations were sent
out by word of mouth to all of the
| farmers In the neighborhood to attend
the "cabin raisin'." These accommo-
dating neighbors began to arrive early
| in the morning, and about the time
| that the ordinary dweller in the city
| was turning over in his bed for his
beauty sleep" the ak and the adze
were sounding from the clearing, and
chips were flying in all directions.
Four or six lusty farmers would slip
two or three heavy poles under a log,
pick it up and carry it to the wall
There they would heft 1t to the top
Of the log wall by main strength, and
two men on top would trim the ends
Of the log so that it would lie firmly
in place at each corner of the cabin
Only few men could be employed at
a time. SO the others lounged about,
chatting. offering good advice or sharp
ening their jackknives on the big grind
stone. By the time that Mr.. Woollen
had arrived the work was well under
way, and he was asked, with a friend
ly grin, If he had come to lay the cor
nerStone He really was not needed,
for the men worked as though raising
log cabins had been an everyday pur-
suit with them, and about all there
was for him to do was to hand up tools
occasionally TO the men on the wall
and to keep out of the way of the men
who were carrying the logs.
The cabin is practically two cabins
of one room each and basement,
connected by covered porch, and
each room is eighteen feet square. In
each will be big, old fashioned fire.
place with crane. In one a sister of
Mrs. Woollen, Mrs. Pruenetta Mapes
Of Vincennes, will make her home, and
the other is to be fitted up for sum-
mer school for nature study. A library
Of suitable books will be furnished and
big table and plenty of easy chairs
The cabin is patterned after that in
which Mr.. Woollen was reared. which
stood about a mile and half from
Buzzard's Roost. From recollection Mr..
Woollen made a rough sketch. and
rom this an architect made drawing.
peculiar feature of the building at
the present time is the fact that no
provision has been made for doors or
windows, and this looks a bit strange
to the ''tenderfoot,- but assurance ia
given that 1t is customary to build
log cabins with unbroken walls and
then chop and saw suitable openings
for doors and windows before the OPEN
fngs between the logs are chinked with
plaster and bits of wood
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-22
Golden Circlet. For tn. Hair

Women who have returned from Par
Is recently have brought specimens of
a new hair ornament. gold circlet
like bracelet, but larger, says the
New York Press. The slender gold
band. set with jewels, has comb at
each side to hold it in place. A society
girl who is to be married soon wore
one of the circlets a few nights ago in
Sherry's at New York. and the result
was highly effective. Her hair was full
around the face and was piled in a
high knot on top the circlet fitting
closely around the base of the knot
The effect was to make an aureole of
her beautiful bronze hair with the
crown set off by the Roman gold band,
which was studded with small dia-
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-22
MRS. CONCERTS BIG PROFIT.
bought n Rug In China For $50, Sold
1t For 81 900.

Mrs. f. H. Conger, when her hus-
band was minister to China, purchased
a rug In that country for 500 and later
sold it in Chicago for 81 1000. The story
was recently made public by friends of
the Congers at Des Moines, Ia, says
a dispatch from that city.
Mrs. Conger bought the rug against
the protest of her husband shortly be-
fore their return from the orient. Mr..
Conger declared his wife would get
cheated, but Mrs. Conger had her way.
A Chicago man heard of the rug, asked
TO see it. and after examining ii offered
$1,000 for it. This offer was accepted.
With the money Mrs. Conger has
built home in California In which the
family will permanently reside.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-22

/ exclusively by the ignorant and cal
| Ious? And if authors, artists. scientists
and philosophers are to reproduce their
| kind what is TO be done? Shall they
| have to marry their housekeepers? /
| have made many sacrifices for my art,
| but i confess that that one would have
| staggered me.
OF course we can do it if we must.
We can stick to the farm and raise all
our own food and keep our health and
| do it all 1T moderate expense, hut how
pitiful it is! We cannot travel; we can
J never hear any music or attend the
theater; we can have only books and
our own thoughts winter and summer,
year in and year out. We cannot send
our child to a kindergarten, to school,:
he can never be with other children.
Can a mere writer of original books
afford a house in the city or city prices
for impure food? And of course we
cannot keep Il wide awake boy in
boarding house or apartment. No, we
must have our own home and in the
country, so our thoughts come back
from every flight. Let us make one deS-
perate effort to try to get good serv
ants and then pay them anything and
keep them, and then when we get the
machine running let us get u little
house near by and keep it for our own
and allow no one there and go and live
there and eat cold food and do our own
work whenever we wish to be alone
with our thoughts.
That was our plan until / took the
resolution to write this article. There
are hundreds and even thousands In
exactly the same plight, 1 said. And
why should they all sink back and
reconcile themselves to the monstrous
abSurdities of isolated housekeeping?
AS a preliminary to explaining what
| wish to propose | shall state one
thing that 1 do not propose. 1 am not
dreaming any sort of self supporting
colony, to set a new ideal and realize
the cooperative commonwealth. What
l am making here is a simple business
profession for an association of people
who may possess moderate income to
secure the benefits of the application
of the machine process TO their dOmes-
tic affairs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-22
surrery That Leave. No Scar.

Some of the hospitals in London are
employing for operations an unnamed
surgeon who has perfected method Of
incising the skin without leaving a
visible scar, says London cable dis
patch to the Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune. His method Is based on the
practice of cutting the skin slantwise
instead of at right angles to the sur
face and is one of the most important
advances in surgery in recent years. ..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-22
Hat. For Horses.

The styles for this summers equine
millinery follow the shapes OF last
year, but are more highly colored, says
the Boston Herald. An express horse
met in Cambridge the other day wore
a burnt shade bonnet trimmed with his
own ears and a perky red and yellow
Quill that his waggish owner had stuck
1T the popular angle. IL gave its un-
conscious wearer a most rakish air.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-22
Musical Announcement of Betrothar.

Decidedly odd was the way in which
a Providence girl recently announced
her engagement to Boston young
man, says the New York Press. She
sent out invitations to an informal
musical evening" On arriving. every
guest received a programme adorned
with bow of white satin ribbon and
embellished by a sprinkling of hearts
At the top was written, AN evening
with the bride TO be-" The entire pro-
gramme was composed of love songs
and by the time the musical story was
finished the girl was receiving congrat-
ulations from her friends The supper
cards were decorated with few bars
of the wedding march from 'Loben-
grin"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-22
waist Buttontnr accident.

While attempting to button her dress
the other night Miss Weisenborn OF
Belleville, ILL.,. broke her arm. She was
about to attend party and was dress
ing In haste. All went well until she
went to put on her waist. OF course II
buttons up the back, and Miss Weisen-
born had to do it herself. says a Belle
Vile dispatch. She started at the top
and fastened the first six buttons with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-22

out difficulty. Then she started at the
bottom, and six more were quickly fas-
tened, but the seventh from the top,
which was also the seventh from the
bottom, defied her. She twisted and
bent and went through all kinds of
contortions in vain efforts to fasten
that thirteenth button. Suddenly there
was snap, and her arm fell helpless
by her side. One of the bones had bro
ken
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-22
Living Like a FeudaI Baron.

Here am 1 on my little farm living
as my ancestors lived. like cave man
or a feudal baron. / have my little
castle and my retainars and depend
ents TO attend me, and we practice a
hundred different trades-the trade of
serving meals and the trade of clean
ing dishes. the trade of washing and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-22
BeIIbOys.

Huckleberries are getting ripe and
the small boys Of Duplin will soon
have bells on as they 20 about through
the forests gathering them in, says the
Duplin Journal. We give this notice
in advance in order that the farmers
will understand when they hear Fha
tingling and tinGling OF the bells.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-22
BY UPTON SINCLAIR in the Indepcnd-
eat. June Il.

BY UPTON SINCLAIR in the Indcpcnd-
eat. june IA.
II HAVE Il problem to solve. l write
an article about it for the reason
that there are others troubled with
1T, and believe that number of
people might solve it together where
each would fail by himself.
In carrying out my purpose l am
Obliged to discuss what the world
would call my private affairs" So
explain at the outset that / am a So
cialist and consider that the private
affairs of most individuals constitute
the most important public affair now
existing. / discuss my own because
they are typical and because they hap
pen to be the ones with which l am
most familiar
The problem Is the one commonly
known as the servant problem" 1 in
vite you TO consider the situation of a
man who is possessed of small fam
lily and small income and wishes to
be free to turn his attention to intel
lectual pursuits.
Ideal Place to Rear a Child.
For the past two years we have lived
upon farm, and farm Is the ideal
place TO bring up child, you have
read in the books. At the outset hum
ger for companionship seized our Da-
vid, and he found his way to a neigh
boris and played with little girl who
suffered. After a week or two we
found that he was suffering too, and
stopped the visits, but too late, and
now, for all / know, he may continue
to say every word three times over as
long as he lives. And when he was not
learning to stutter he was up in the
pear orchard stuffing himself or behind
the house swimming the baby ducks
and his shoes in the washtub or out in
the kitchen mixing himself Il pudding
of pepper cruets, candlesticks and
milk. So it was found necessary to get
some one to take care of him. so little
by little the problem has arisen, for
you must understand that it is not
merely a question of finding u govern
ess or kindergarten expert: it is a
question of setting up and keeping I'M
der way home for him. and it Is a
question of an establishment of serv-
ants
The mistake was in the beginning
you say-if you object to servants you
ought never to have married. But is a
man to be denied the privilege of par
enthoOd just because he happens to
possess an intellect? And is 1t for the
best interests of the race that its flu
ture generations should be furnished !
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-22
In Darkest Africa.

Il read the news" said King Gooroo,
And sad am to see then
How folks In faroff Christian lands
Bamboozle US poor heather.
THAT rank canned missionary stew
I had today for dinner
I'm sure was not n sanity man.
But some ungodly sinner
New York Word,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-22

president devoteG half an hour 10 nis
uncle right then aud there before going
back to the waiting statesmen.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-05-10
VAST ARMY HAS
LEFT The CITY
PACIFIC RAILROAD ALONE HAS TAKEN
OVER $4,000 REFUGEES FROM THE CITY-VALUE OF
TRANSFORMATION GIVEN FREE AMOUNTED TO
OVER $5OOOOo

SAN FRANCISCO April 26-Bewecn mr Wednesday, April
18th and Sunday night the Southern Pacific with
line local Eastern points, carrying
refugees from San Francisco During the time 6o suburban
Oakland pier with 1880 total 730 trains
with 578 During the period about fifty with
from points between Third and Townsend streets and
Ocean View the south
The people FRANCISCO exceeded 22
The value the transportation issued free by the Southern Pa
Oakland San Jose, Rosa Sacramento
Vallejo people rough estimate date exceeded $780,
The free freight transportation cannot be estimated at the
ent time.
eight information established different sections of
San Francisco by the Southern Pacific being supplied by
omobe service hours with the latest information
tranSpOrauOn Two agents charge at each place eS
desiring transportation reducerate transportation
arrange credentials there be used the South
Pacific Offices ground floor Ferry building; second floor
Oakland pier San Pablo Broadway Oakland and Six
eent Oakland There change in the instructions
issuing transportation but aebodd single should
expect leave unless their friends families
other point and they feel it necessary to reach them
Train the division resumed yesterday Coast
line which have been operating between Third and
and Los Angeles
northern terminal will be Oakland
ming Niles and San Jose Service will also be resumed between
Jose and Santa Cruz Monterey Salinas San Luis Obpo etc
will announced later Trains operating
hours San Jose and San Francisco via Palo Alto
ferry service will be established with boats
leaving the foot of Broadway Oakland and from San Francisco
every hour.
The Southern Pacific and California Northwestern have
abshed ferry service between Sauato buon and Oakland pier
boat will leave Sausalo the morning. Tburon go
il the afternoon Schedule will be announced later
Service between Alameda mole and Wrght station the mar
rowgauge and Los will be reesabshed prob
ably today with boada trains trains being dis
permanently The line between Wrghs
FELTON, will be opened for considerable time
Service to Boulder Creek will be via WatSonVe and Santa cruz
Military arrived Wednesday from Philadelphia with three
tourist sleepers, having 100 men with officers
Medical special due tonight from Chicago with seynt-hVe
doctors for the relief camps.
The Eastern will today establish offices the Union Ferry
building each having been granted feet OF spaceChronce
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-05-10
FIFTEEN MILLS
AT WORK
DECLARE THAT THEY WELL BE ABLE
TO FURNISH BUILDING MATERIAL-FIFTEEN OF
TINE THIRTY-NINE planning MILLS IN SAN FRAN
CISCO ESCAPED INJURY

SAN FRANCISCO. April 26-One OF the encouraging OF
the reports with work rebuilding the burned
district OF the city is that OF the Francisco Planning Mill Owners
Association Fifteen OF the thirty mills escaped the fire and
of them The association will
he in position furnish all milwOk rapidly required
The The San Francisco Planning Mill Owners AssO
consisting of thrynnc firms engaged the manufacture
of mill and cabinet work held meeting at the residence of the pr
dent Andrew Wie yesterday. and asceaned that fifteen
OF the mills escaped destruction Two OF the mills running
and the balance will operations permitted do
5y the Board OF Public Works
Those whose plants destroyed by the fire will rebuild aSoon
their insurance losses adjusted
aCeraned that the buildings OF construction
the residence and suburban districts be supplied with such
mill work they require which will furnish homes for
cral thousand people within comparatively short period
"Al the mill enthusiastic the possibilities OF the
Greater and take his medium of informing
patrons that they will be position furnish mlwor fast
required Not only for completing buildings in course OF
the buildings also and embracing
modest cottage class skycraper
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-05-10
Store To Let

Fort street ext to Club Stables, Now
occupied by Y. Wo Sing Co. Possess
sion given May 1. Inquire Club Stables.
Telephone Main 109.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-05-10
THE MOLOKANS

Under the heading con the Lanai
the Garden Island publishes the fol-
lowing regarding the Molokans
well, what did Jack say about the
Molokans?" asked the Supervisor as
he joined the hungry crowd awaiting
dinner time round the lanai table
"He said something, but it didn't
convey any idea to my eager mine"
answered the Kicker. you know
Jack is diplomatic, and when he said
the scales were balancing, he might
mean that the Molokans had found
their level, or that the plantation and
the intruders were equally heavy, or
perhaps he intended to indicate that
the bewhiskered gentlemen were bal
ancing on tight-rope and apt to topple
over any day. Who can tell?"
IF he thought the latter was the
case" ruminated the Small Farmer
eve fellows who really have the right
to the land could probably accelerate
the final outcome by little push But
then what's the use; some other spe-
culative millionaire would probably dis
cover another downtrodden race, and
would convince Pratt that they ought
to have a chance before us"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-05-10

"Quite number of them have left
lately" remarked the Cashier, and
the Hawaiian band has played them
out the Territory just as they greet
ed them with their inspiring melodies
on arrival. 1t played a funeral dirge
to the buried hopes when they left these
sunny shores instead of Toni Toni
and Come along with me, Lucille"
Il hear the colonel scored you
fellows up at the meeting the other
day" said the Kicker, addressing him
self to the Supervisor, did you take
the cue ana appoint a river opener for
the island, or did you let the job out on
contract to the corporation"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-05-10
HOME AGAIN

A cab with lights turned low and
wheels muffled stood in the shadows.
Presently man appeared, walking
with stealthy tread. His hat was
over his eyes, his collar turned up. He
wore gumshoes Whispering to the
driver he entered the cab, closed the
door softly and they went into the
silence of the night
"Why did you not investigated" de-
manded an observer of a policeman
Investigate yer grandmother" was
the naughty reply; its only one of
them big insurance mugs come home"