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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-09
WOMEN or COREAS COURT.
Great Reduction In Their Number In.
nuence They Once Exerted.


The visit of three Corean our aides to
Japan is an indication Of the striking changes
that have resulted from the Japanese occu-
patton Of the Hermit Kingdom. Two years
ago there were no fewer than 800 ladies In
waiting, now there are only 100.
This wholesale reduction naturally created
conservation. and there was much lamen-
tation among those whose services we're
dispensed with. Their lot. however. does
not seem TO have been altogether envisble.
II appears that IL has been the custom 10
take girls into the court from the age OF 10,
and thenceforth throughout the whole
period OF their natural lives they were
never allowed to leave the precincts OF the
palace, 20 that they lived In absolute ig-
norance OF the outside world.
The few who accompanied the Emperor
on his recent tour gave evidence Of the tim
idity which had resulted from their long
confinement. for they could hardly be per-
suaded to enter the train. and they finally
did 30 with manifest trepidation.
Hitherto the influence OF these ladies at
court has been very great. Having con-
slant access 10 tho ear Of the Sovereign, on
the one hand. and being, on the other. ao-
cessible to all the intriguing influences that
prevailed In the unwholesome atmosphere
OF the court, their power exceeded even
that OF Ministers OF State.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-09
GHOSTS OF OLD TRINITY.
How the Wind PeopieS the Graveyard
with Paper Wraiths o. Nights.

The ghosts in Trinity churchyard stir
or gusty nights. II one stands before
the iron palings of the fence and looks
across the dark graveyard to the black
skeleton Of the elevated structure he sees
them on these nights Of squalls skipping
from stone to stone, nodding from the
blackness OF the shrubs and winging their
way eerily up into the buttressed shadow
blocks of the church.
Occasionally a lusty wind will come
tumbling up Rector street and high sloft
along the dark sides Of the Empire Build
ing a n%ewcoming ghost will waver and flop,
settling, soaring and scattering from
window sill to window sill until on a tan
gent course it sails over to settle among
the headstones. Often q ghost will rise
from the ranks OF the stones. leap the
fence and go galloping with the wind
down into the canon OF Wall street.
Some of the thin. spidery ghosts roost
in the branches Of the trees and send out
i~uttering fingers that search the winds.
finding nothing.
These restless spirits that whisper
through the aisles Of stones Ind fly where
darkness shields are only the discarded
waits of the city's streets after all-news-
papers and tangled skeins Of ticker tape
snatched by the wind from ashcan and
gutter where they were thrown.
Because the churchyard is hedged about
by piles Of stone and brick it is the gather
ing place of the v~agabonds, Every wind
Of the four leaves it's freight there.
Until the sections men can come around
in the morning and clean up the old grave
yard remains the TRUSTING place of these
homeless wraiths.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-09
Closed on Account of
a Visit From
the
Hon stephen G. Zwlggletree,
VIII BE Open Again
for Regular Business
To morrow at NOonl
A JOKE ON THE LASDLiUE.
Inpard Onsbie Crime Of the Veteran
BOarder I'm Ills Youth.

al never had but n row in a boa riding
house. said the veteran boarder. "and
that / brought on myself.
In this house we certainly did have
tough steak. Where they got it ! never
knew. l used to think they bought the
sole leather remnants from a trunk fac
tory about four blocks from our house
and cooked them for steak.
"Be that as it may. the steak was
tough apd one night | conceived what
I then thought was a felicitous fancy.
you have seen those knives with a
cutting edge On one side and saw teeth
on the other? They sell 'em to house
wives for cutting of slices Of ham. the
knife to cut with and the saw to saw the
bone. Well in my youthful foolishness
| bought one Of those saw knives and
took it home, and the next night we had
steak for dinner I took IL down and laid
it beside my plate on the table. Well, it
made a sensation.
when my piece OF steak came In |
tried it first with the knife side Of my
saw knife. but there was nothing doing.
and her l turned the knife over and tried
the saw side IN i sawed and sawed and
sawed away. bending down owe the plate
flu DtdflHB VI VII u iIR ildIu Win I'LL
hands sitting around my table stopping
eating and looking on, and
We were all having lots of fun. and
then without any warning the landlady
came in. She came In and stood along
side Of me. all without my knowing, with
me keeping right or saving. and then she
touched me on the shoulder and looked
! up, with the whole dining room now look
ing on, n then she stood there and
looked down at me, just looked at me,
that was all, but the look she gave me was
enough. | put down the saw.
Il hoped II would end there-I had put
away the saw knife for good-but 1t
didn't, II was on a Thursday that | per-
formed my great feat for the amusement
OF my table, and on Saturday when !
paid my board for the week the landlady
coldly Informed me that my room had
been rented to a boarder who would take
possession OF it the next morning, Sunday,
and that day ! had to spend looking for
another boarding place, which was not
at all funny.
1T is difficult to find anything perfect
all the way through. Tough as the steak
undoubtedly was my room had always
been kept in the pink of order and | GER
tainly did hate to leave IL. But for such
a crime as mine there could be no suspen-
sion of sentence, for as every bosrder
should know there lie one thing that no
landlady will stand for; she will not
stand making fun OF her table.
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.Arzz1 HszHxH~ cz1osANx1zex

economics, Both the Kitchen and the
bedroom in turn will be used for fnstruo-
ton go that In the end the women will
have been graduated In home making
as we'll as child rearing. Everything
in the home will be touched upon.
Zone mother who came TO us last year,
though only 50, was found to have nine
children. The youngest Yves d tAby Of
five months, and there were six Others
under working age, The family had
long outgrown the fathers earning ca
pacity. The mother and young baby
we're brought to Caroline Rest. where 1t
required sixty-two daye OF nursing. good
country air and wholesome food to re-
store her completely. The older children.
the six not working. were cent to Sea
Breeze, 80 that 1t gave the father time to
readjust himself and get q better start
toward providing for his family.
"One Of the features OF Caroline Rest
is that the time uf, the mother's stay is
unlimited. She car remain two. three
or six weeks as the need may be. and some
have remained fofthree months.
an the city there are nurses who visit
the mothers, those who may not be able
TO leave home, and give them instruction.
Garments are provided for the mother
and layettes for the new babies as we'll as
medicine. Last year 2i6 mothers. 100
infants and i4s children were cared for
at Caroline Rest, and the average stay
was Twenty-Five days. With the addi-
tional accommodation in the new build.
ing fully three times that number can be
taken
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-09
,NozXSR5 ar 7WE MT1NON.

care of babies. The faces of the babies
were white and wan. Occasionally chill
dren Of 2. 3 or maybe 4 years tagged
at the heels Of their mothers.
Had you asked the women where they
were going they would have said. "To
school, Not a to school like these near
their city homes to which theu older chill
dren go, but TO a school for tenement
mothers which George Fl. F. Schrader
has started up among the hills OF Harris
dale. 1t is called Caroline Rest. in men,
DRY OF Mr.. Schrader's mother.
1t is not only a sanitarium where young
mothers can go to rest and recuperate,
1t is also a school whore the ignorance
that kills some 1000 new born babies each
year In the New York tenements a be
overcome by know ledge Of a scientific
sort. 1t was two years ago that a cottage
was secured among the hills OF Hartsdale
for the establishment of Caroline Rest.
Here some ten young mothers were domi-
ciled and ca red for. Amid healtbful sur
roundings they grew well and strong
again and their babies thrived.
Now the cottage has been replaced
by a picturesque English structure which
accommodated thirty mothers and their
children. There is a wide veranda where
the convalescing mothers may sit beside
the big clothes baskets in which, orn
Portable and happy, the babies rest. As
you enter the house there is a reception
hall in which on dull days. before a cheer
-fui FIRE In the big fireplace. the mothers
can sit. A sun parlor Is another feature
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-09
THE SUN, SUNDAY, MAY 9, 1909.

Of the place. and there Ia q nursery for
the older ohilefcns
II 10 the schooling which these mothers
get that Ia to help them most. There Is
a well defined course followed by the
pupils, a curriculum az carefully planned
as that ofA normal college.
On the day a.mother arrives with her
baby she 10 simply allowed to rest and
adjust herself to her new surroundings.
The next Morning. II she is able, she gets
her first lesson, which consists Of how to
wash the baby.
AYou must remember explained the
nurse In charge, that many Of the
mothers who come here are little more
than girls themselves and have gone
right from the factory into their own
home and motherhood with nc more
preparation than a child. One young
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-09

best. In the dim borderland between
comedy and tragedy. to express pathos.
The audience lau CHE when he bumps
against the old rocking chair. and
when he puts his hand on the place Of
his hoard they applaud wildly and howl
with delight. Good joke on the old man.
II you are an actor with nc ten, twent'
thirt' training you wish there WAS some
place to lie down and die.
a "The silk and satin. s2-a throw, even
Ing dress. and taxicab clientele Of the
hi!h class theatres are a wild lot, too,
and the average first night New York
audience is about the weirdest assert
ment of human beings that ever assem-
bles anywhere.
-In the first place they will talk right
along no matter what happens. They
will tell their friends the past. present
and future Of all the actors and when
their stock Of imagination gives out they
conduct a running fire of criticism a. to
the merits Of the show. sometimes favor
able and sometimes not. We actors
can see them nodding and maxi ing res
lures, even il we can't hear.
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mistakes both In calculating the time
and the charges. All Of my charges are
baeed on the amount Of time required
and the character OF the work to be done
Where I have TO strain my eyes so that |
can only work q short time at a stretch ]
add to the price. I never make these
points Gear to my patrons. booauseT have
found that few Of them care. why they
have to pay. How much and when are
about the only questions ] have to answer
now that I have worked up my ist OF
customers.
As work for a woman I can say that
1t does not require any great degree OF
physical strength, and only the finest
kind makes any extra demands on the
eyes. Def fingers and a working knowl-
edge Of the few principles of %bookbind-
ing are about all that 10 necessary for the
average library.
in all large cities there are private
libraries OF more or less value which re-
uuire attention to keep them in order,
l could include cataloguing in my work
end when l frat began ] did think OF
doing so, but nowI have worked up such
a lot Of regular customers that l have nc
time left"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-09
Don't Eat TIL We Are Open.
Grand opeufng To morrow Noon.

when saw that sign I says to myself.
All right, Bin'-that was my friends
name-'I won't. I'll starve up a little
and come to your grand opening and help
start things ND with q boom You see. I'd
had my dinner about two hours before, n
square and hearty meal, and ] didn't feel
in the least bit hungry then. SO I stepped
into the store where Bill was standing and
| told him what / was going to do.
IAN right says Bill, all beaming and
smiling. Then we'll be sure of one GUS
toner anyway
when. supper time came l sure was
hungry, but / stuck it out. and hungry as
| was in the morning 1 went without my
breakfast then. Right aftet breakfast
time l went down to see how Bill was
getting on, and by gravy, he wasn't
getting on at all, the carpenters had
struck Then along Bill. he'd
been of trying to hunt up a couple more
4'Stevey.' he says. there's nothing
doing We can't possibly open up before
tomorrow noon. and what yon wan to
do now. he says, is to 20 right home and
get something to eat; don't wait any
longer; and when We do open, why, you
JUST COme aFOunu duu eat Win lut-
al thought to myself that ia been
pretty near a day now without eating and
/ thought could go another day all right,
and | told Bill so, and i did. Next
day there was more delay and the restau-
rant didn't open; and then I'd been "
days, forty-eight hours. without eating
and hungry? Well, l don't believe you
know what being hungry is.
-Of course II I'd had any sense at all
I'd have rome then n got some thing
to eat; but | always did hate to give up
and now | got obstinate and just made up
nv mind that I wouldn't eat till Bill
opened his restaurant il ] starved to death
waiting. which | pretty near did, because
the blessed restaurant didn't oPsn I'll
without eating for four full days.
"On that fourth day l was the first man
in for the simple reason that for about
four hours previous | had been leaning
up against the latch outside, and after
l got in, why. honest. I hate to tell you
what happened then. YOU must re-
member that l was very hungry.
-Bill only had n waiter and | kept
him busy. just kept him going back and
forth bringing things to me; and | kept
Bill busy all the time carving and scoop
ing and setting up things for the waiter
to bring. and he didn't have any tele-
phone, and by s o'clock P. NJ. l had eaten
out the whole restaurant.
$50 you see I was not only the first Gus
TONER in when the restaurant was opened
but / was the only CUSTOMER waited on
that afternoon, and when Bill had turned
all his pots and pans upside down he
comes out among the waiting people and
that there'd be another, a
supplementary opening. the next day;
and then he closes the doors again, aud
then he writes out and hangs up in the
window this sign:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-09
SEALING FREIGHT CARS.
New York Central LINES Trying . New
Guard Against Thieves.

euufu ASAinst Inietee.
A new way Of sealing freight cars ID
being tried out on the New York Central
lines between New York and Buffalo.
Up to a few years & the annual loss
by freight robberies on this division ap-
proximated 5000 o {. This loss has been
cut down materially by a systom Of patrol
organized by William A. Humphry, chief
of the railroad police Of the division.
Every n who has visited a freight
yari remembers the device Of twisted
wire with a lead seal that was supposed
to protect the doors of loaded freight
cars. 1t was a simple matter for thieves
to untwist the ~ires, rob a freight car
on a siding and her clamp the lead seal
back in place again.
When this was done the robbery re-
manned undetected until the car had
reached it's destination. Then II was
impossible to say where or when the loot
ing was done.
The new scheme does-sot have for its
object the greater security Of the car doon
themselves. A complicated device lock Ia
impracticable.. since 1t Is necessary to
opened quickly and without a key. The
new seal aims rather to make certain
the detection of any tarnperins with a
car on the first inspection after the
time Of the robbery.
The lock itself is simple-merely a
pin through q staple and hasp. very like
the ordinary barn door sort. The dir.
ference lies in this. that the pin drops
down into a slot where it 10 secured IN
place by a p~astebosrd a seal. The
pin cannot be Withdrawn without ths
removal and practical destruction OF
the card.
1t follows that the first inspection will
show that the car has been tempered with
and that 1t will be easy to figure a. what
point or between what points the robbery
was accomplished. When this Ia known.
the railroad detectives say. 1t IL COMPARE.
lively easy to catch the thieves.
The card seals are 80 large that their
absence may be easily noted by q man
beside the tracks when a train Il in motion.
1t Is believed that the impossibility OF
opening a oar without the break being
detected at the next station II not before
will in itself prevent a large proportion
Of the pilfering.-
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mother I have here now is only IA, and
you can imagine how much she knows
about bringing up her child.
aThe first thing tbs mother Is taught
is the use Of the bath tub and basin. 1t
seems almost incredible that 1t should
be necessary to teach this. but you know
in many OF the tenements the use OF the
tub Is not considered necessary.
AFTER learning how to wash the bath
tub and other utensils the mother is
taught to battle and dress the baby under
supervision. She Is instructed in the
care u the Ice box in which the milk Is
kept, and sees how all the dishes used
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-09

TO prepare the baby's food must be steril-
lied. Preparing the barley mixtures
and food comes next. z
1T happens very frequently that a
young mother cannot come to Caroline
Rest unless she brings some of the younger
children with her. SO these. the run
abouts. as they are called, are also looked
over. and if any trouble exists it is used
as an object lesson for the mother so that
she may avoid a repetition of 1t in the
little new baby she brought with her.
Each mother is taught how to mend
and clean her own garments and haa a
course in personal by giene and household
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-09
a ftterin OF gas fttings-is that

want a ittcrin Of gas fttings-is that
right?'
The plumber and gasitter said that was
right. and after putting up with the leak
for n week or two longer Mr.. Flatman
got a steamfitter to come and take down
the chandelier and put a cap on the feed
pipe.
The Flatman family are now dining by
the light OF a kerosene lamp and waiting
for the coming Of the man who is filter
than the gasfltter to fit in The gasfittings
so that they will be fit to use.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-09
MIR. zWleGLETREE,s LONG FAST.
Longer and More Than Fulfilling His
Original Friendly Purpose.

"No.- said Mr.. Zwiggletree, Il
was cast away on a desert island nor
was ] ever 30 poor IN my native land
but that | had money enough to buy at
least something to eat, but l once did
starve myself for four days on end.
Passing down the main street Of the
town where l was then living. at about 2
O'Clock IN a bright and sunny afternoon.
I saw pasted on the window Of a little
store that a friend Of mine was reftting
for a restaurant this sign:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-09
Chance for Beggars,
From the London Globe.

Begging must be profitable in Paris
jud ging from a recent advertisement in A
Paris paper: For Sale-Present holder
retiring to the country, good situation for
one legged man; nelEhborhood Of the
Etoile; hours OF work. D p. NJ. to 7 r. NJ;
by. children and strangers. any ihfrmity
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-09
CONDUCTORS COFFEE HOT.
He Heats II on the CssnGht In In
smoking Car Between Steps.

Passengers who 90 out on the earliest
train In the morning on the Erie have a
chance to o the conductor get his break
fast between stops.
No cold fodder for him. He brings his
oodee pail into the smoking car and puts
II on top Of the sealisht. Then be lefs
down the globe Of the light 90 that the gas
win get air and give more heat.
A few minutes gets the coffee hot, ana
he retires into the baggage oar TO enjoy
hts morning meal -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-09
SCHOOL FOR YOUNG MOTHERS
LESSONS IN CHILD REARING
AT CAROLINE REST.
An Institution Which Gives Needed In.
struction TO Wives Who Jumped From
Work Room Into Matrimony-Needs
OF Tenement House Mothers Supplied.

T A train out Of the Grand Central Station
for Hartsdale carried some interesting
passengers the other day. They were
tenement house mothers. some OF them
scarcely more than girls, and each had
a two weeks old baby in her arms. They
were for the nest Part factory girls who
had jumped from the work room into
marriage and knew little about taking
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1909-11-17
Hot Springs Road.

Mrs. Emma Meinert, whose res
ignation as postmistress at Elk City has
not yet been acted upon by the de-
partment in Washington, was down
from the hot springs, Friday, Satur-
day and Sunday, to look after affairs
in the Office, returning home Mon
day.
Mrs. Meinert reports the hot
springs surroundings are fast assum-
ing appearances of summer and
health resort. Several small buildings,
including a nice bath house, have
been erected, and material is being
assembled for a large hotel that is to
be erected in the spring.
Mrs. Meinert travelled out over the
new road, which was completed from
Red river to the springs two weeks
ago. This road is going to be con-
yenience to visitors at the springs;
heretofore the last twelve miles had to
be made on horse back, but now one
can drive from Elk City direct to the
springs. Mining News.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1909-11-17
Noted Evanselists Coming.

The Christian church of this place
has been fortunate in securing for a
series of meetings during January, the
Whiston-Longman evangelistic team
of Nebraska. These men, Winston
the preacher, and Longman, the singer,
are evangelists of national reputa-
ton and far superior to any that ha:
ever visited Grangeville. Preparation.
are being made by the local church
for one of the greatest awakenings ir
the history of Grangeville.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1909-11-17
School Notes.

We are in our eleventh school week.
A touch of cold weather brings us
face to face with the advantages and
disadvantages of trying to warm a
large building with stoves. Some of
our pupils roast while others shiver
"a condition by no means conducive
to the health of those interested.
Four new pupils this Week.-Mrs.
Mollie Hurley in the high school,
Mabel Winslow in the seventh, Err
win Winslow in the third, and Arden
Fletcher in the fourth grade.
Several pupils have been trying to
sell tickets for the Commercial Club
Lyceum Course though not with very
marked success. We know from
observation and experience in the east,
that such courses are very beneficial
and in few years become very pop
ular. We wish to commend the
club for their efforts to help furnish a
better class of entertainments and
hope they will continue until complete
success is attained in this regard.
Such matters are educational and have
large influence upon the work of our
schools.
An examination of our school CEN
sus shows that one hundred and
forty-four of school age are not in
school. Four are married, four have
graduated from the high school,
twenty-three have completed the
eighth grade and did more or less
work in our high school, ffty-seven
others are over 18 years of age, and
so are not included under the Com
pulsary school laws, eleven have
gone to other schools in the cities,
nine have moved from the district,
nine little people are under eight years
of age. AS a result, about twenty
seven are left for the truant officer to
hunt and place in school if he finds
them otherwise not exempt. We
know of some who must needs work
to help support themselves and the
family, and one or more who have
private instruction.