Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-01-02

Recently have read of two women
nose heads are level. Both have
len heir to considerable fortunes
~ Ia take the matter as calmly and
IA itilosophicaily as if they picked up
<Ebusand dollar bills in the street every
h. One of these philosophers is Mrs
Tx Smith Klllien. bright faced
If|shwoman who scrubs the floors of
Leaf Office building I'm New York. Mrs.
l<illien is a widow with two daughters,
<Nhom she has brought up by the labor
'8 her hands. Her pay Is only few
1Dllars a week, but when she got the
s|ews that a brother had died and left
l}hr $4,000 and that the money was
~aiting for her she said "Sure, this is
xery unexpected. Pm not needin' the
|Honey particularly. but 1t will come In
andy for me daughters. They will get
ID eddycatiOn for themselves, but their
|nother win stay here an scrub an
ii rn an honest llvin'. If wint home
impose I'd hang out the winder all
by an get as stout as an elephant.
8hy should quit work because I've
kw dollars? Would ye expect me to
III down like an ould woman? Indade,
|'m contlnte1 to work as long as God
&mlghty gives me strength"
4 The other wo2ap whose head is
|hcked so full OF good, strong common
ense that she cannot be dazed By good
brtune lives in Washington. She is
hrs. Edith Sage Emerson, niece OF
RUSSELL Sage. She is not going TO con-
4st her unclo's will, but will accept
thankfully the $4,000 Uncle Russ
Nidow has given to each OF his nleces
shd nephews. She appears to be the
be Sage heir who remembers the fact
bat she never earned a dollar OF the
<nge fortune and there is no reason.
'herefore. in equity, why she should
'et any of II. When she gets the $780,
DO she will go to Europe and study
|rt, which she has longed to do for
|ears.
Only weakmlnded women and old
hen In their iotage live In the past.
Don't do IL. Look forward and al
Fays look for something brighter and
,etter than the past has brought, do
ng your best to deserve 1t.
RH
do you know what Herbert Spencer
aid? "In the history OF humanity the
Ioddest part concerns itself with the
reatment of woman. Canniballsm. the
orturing OF prisoners. the sacrificing
n victims 10 ghosts and gods--these
Ave been brt occasional but the treat
nent of woman has been universal and
onstant. The amount OF suffering she
BIS borne is beyond the Imagination"
Here Is the story OF hysterical man
nd one Of those air obstructing, dust
ntchlng lambreQulns: Edward Harri
Ian got up in the morning and lighted
gas stove to get breakfast on. The
lame blazed up and set fire TO tho
nantel lambrequln. Edward screamed
Dr help. His 'wife falnted"--at least
be newspaper young man said she did
Seither OF the nervous pair had sense
nough TO grab that fool drapery and
boke the fire out. which could hava
|een done in half minute by any
'ody with head on. Instead an alarm
vas turned In. and the fire department;
anne, wagon. hook and ladder and en-
ine. A dozen gallant fgemen rushed
n and put the lambrequin out. The
% fh.. thA ~
he lambrequin.
Thirteen men were out In a launch |
a the Housatonlc river. The launch |
truck log and sank. The men wero |
brown into the water. Two women |
Vho knew how to run launch put
ut In their own boat and rescued all
{ the thirteen men.
have heard a choice bit OF slang
which is new 10 me. A salesgirl In
Try goods store was Imparting 10 a
ornpanion one OF the thrilling conf
ences which young saleswomen gen
rally exchange when a customer In
1AAy 70 WaAtAAh AOA Nv 81
gho heard the tale raised her hands,
DOked upward and exclaimed. well,
ow, wouldn't that put your eye out?"
e9
Out of thirty stories In a recent
oonth's issue of leading magazines
eventeen were by women writers.
here is no other fiction writer today
o popular as Marie Corelli. Nearly
10000 copies OF her last book, 'fhe
treasure OF Heaven" were sold In
treat Britain on the day 1t was pub
Ished.
The recent marriage OF Miss Louise
'orsslund and Mr.. Carey Waddell was
he union OF two American literary
eople. The wedding took place at the
ayyille IN. " home OF the brides
ather. Why l mention IL especially is
hat by request OF the bride and groom
be words ''obey" and ''serve" were
m.tted from fha Foarria "a cQrQm0nV--