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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-04
Leaves Sick Bed TO Wed.

LONDON. August 3.--Margaret
Goodwin, n California heiress and SIS
ter-in-law of young Mrs, Daniel O'Day.
whose husband 81 son of the former
Standard Oil mas &c, was married
secretly TODAY 10 New York lawyer
named Howard
The ceremony took place at Christ
church, Mayfair None Of the bride s
family was notified Her brotfST-in-
law. 4. Jackson stone. prominent
club man and former New Yorker
liz absent from town and does not know
OF the wedding
The bride went to church from a
sick bed She has been III for many
weeks and is Just recovering from
appendicitis, she almost tainted Sow
eral times during the ceremony.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-04
BANK sTATEMENT.
Who is Destined to
ossess Anericao
selected by Edwin Markham.

There Ia food for thought in Mon
roe Royce's The Passing OF the
American" Commenting upon the
presence of so many foreign elements
in our great cities, Mr.. Monroe says;
The first thing / found was the
fact that nearly all the work--manua|
labor / mean--in town and country ts
being done by the foreigner---that Ii
by men and women without Ameri-
can birth or descent. / have been
AT some pains to Investigate this mat
ter, and find. for example, that In
the work OF loading and unloading
steamers and all kinds Of ocean and
river craft in New York, Boston
Philadelphia and Baltimore. there are
hardly 10 per cent Of Americans EN-
Dloyed And this Is more or less true
along the whole length OF the At
lantic and Pacific coast lines. The
foreigner is doing this work in the
East. the North. and West and the
negro in the South.
The same IL true OF railroad con-
struction and repairing. street MAX
ing and cleaning, house cleaning. etc.
Nearly all the trolley conductors, jani-
tors and caretakers are foreigners
CONCERNING the nationality of carpen-
ters, rnasons, smiths. painters and
other kinds Of artisans. ] cannot speak
with 30 much certainty.
There is not. and never has been,
such thing az a real native Ameri-
can servant. Americans have some
times been silly enough to boast OF
this fact. but we are now beginning to
feel that II would be a great blessing
10 be surrounded in our homes by
people IF our own race and nation.
''This would be a double blessing;
II would bless those who serve Az well
as those who ara served. But alas,
we have no ono trained for this per-
fectly honorable. pleasant and we'll
paid employment. And at least half
Of the many millions paid out every
year for domestic service goes out of
the country
Living AZ / do IN the chief city
OF America, II seems odd that ] should
seldom. IF ever meet or see Anerf-
cans except in social or professional
way. and tho professions are being
rapidly filled by men OF foreign
rtafrtcs. = 8
NOW the people who do the work
OF a country, II they De not slaves.
viii IN good fime possess that land,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-04
food Prices shonld Decline.
New York Money.

.ST.44s " ~ - a li4ez5eS
was nominal. there were no loans ne
loanine ana renewing rate was -
Der cent Time money was STEADY. with
xixtv days az j 2M3 "a per cent
ninety days. 1904 per cent ava
six months at 3-4H5 per cent Tiine
commercial paper w0s quiet AZ from
8-4n5 per cent
In the foreign exchange market ue-
uand sterling vas off 10 to 20 points
Yrou. Yesterday Demand was qaott.d
at IS 66.B5dis69 80, cables - Sb.89'
alntr-daN hills. S4k4.a0.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-04
OUTLOOK VIEWED
WITH OPTIMISM
lr SPRINGS Up VIGOROUSLY WITH
REPORTS OF CouNTRY-wIpE
coon CROPS.
BUSINESS INCREASING
BEARER MONEY Will PLAY M
PoRTANT FART IN RESTRAIN
ING RECKLEsSNEss RE
WANDER Of TUE tEAR~
by n. C. FORBES

MEM YORK. A uElst 81 IlrlislI
tn epriugup Up vigorously ali over
the country. 1t IS growing even East
er than wheat corn and other crops.
Faster 900, taau general business
when j. gayiuG something
It's rooiF are embedded II . SCUM"
foundation although te" rocks are
rrei atth What aas produced tn's
growth a. confidence, FlTsi, very
heaftv developments IN tie grain
pfoduetar states and - belief quite
t4s,iaea. that tie 1919 supply ~ 1000
stugs W.Tl Ug 17ETfy e7ur-VfT'ft
and, use death Il fears over revolu-
fsouage political proposals On me
asrt IL President Tat ana " uodfo*
NI-s41- Nhllu even NJ. Roosevelt II
proving not quite so radical az al
f{~st expected ThfVi. realization that
10 really d sastro Is tariff revision WILL
De feasible. ssliee the constitution OF
congress MI, prevent the passing OF
srae,ic }egislat on Fourth. people are
slnspIy trad II waiiowing in. depres-
F,ep ana are itching 10 strike out
sfresh with characteristic American
courage and energy
business Is Increasing.
A}yeAde business is Of distinctly
larger volume Steel Is the conspc-
uous leader. prices continue to move
onward and consumers are clamoring
f0r prompt deliveries Generous IA
crease II bank clearings tell the same
tale II expanding operations. So do
the rross receipts Of railroads. SO
also. the loud cries for additional In
Dor. both from manufacturing cen
ters IN the East a al from the agri-
cultural West.
Dearer money is a logical outcome
Of mere active business. Unless all
signs fall dearer money will play an
important part in restraining reck-
lessnes during the remainder OF this
wear Even today American bankers
are drawing upon London for = e.
.piies although neither the new grain
nor cotton has begun TO 20 forward.
II money can stiffen now. before
the customary autumnal demand sets
IN what will happen hen the pinch
come
stocks 10 the Pendulum.
The stock exchange continues 20
swing backward and forward. II has
received encouragement during the
last few DAYS from the publication Of
satisfactory statements O. railroad
earnings. excellent reports from agri-
cultural districts a plethora Of bull
fsh interviews with men Of large az
fairs. additional advances in stee'
r.rices. a sensational rise In the mar
ket value Of Canadian Paci1c shar IS
reassurinR limitations from high 90
litlcal sources and spontaneous out
burst CT optimism throughout th'
greater part Of the country. Cottor
mar gone backward, but Is far from
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-04

the New Orleans and New York mar
kets showed weakness by such trans
actions as were made unofficiaily, This
selling was caused by reports OF rain
for fha western cotton bsit and this
morning the New York market broke
sharply as result. During the first
hour declines Of nearly 30 points were
recorded az compared with the pre-
vious close October sold at 124S;
December At 1850: January at I2.4S,
ard March AZ 12.47 On this movement.
There was no substantial rally Before
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-04

No sheiied Spanish S%c per pound
VIHGfNIAS-Market Quiet
Fancy Jumbo 3Sc per pound
Fancy Hand Picked 3iao to $40 per
pound
Prime &c per pound
Machine Picked Sc to 3Ac per pound
Smelling Stock &c per pound.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-04
Outside Securities,

NEW YORK. August 3,-The trad
ing on the outside securities market
today was quiet and irregular. Special
ties, however. were In fair demand
and in some instances higher. Metal
shares were quiet and irregular. Bonds
were quiet and steady.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-04
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COTTON MARK EFT.

NEW YORK. August IA ratt\r
: bad break took place in the cotton
market today. Liverpool wras closed
aG@ Ell. be Until Tuesday morning.
and this removed from the market
trading fT0rps- that dlxsctte3A---4 La ina
previous das. and aftAr. ths close, Dota.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-04
Pitcher Demaree Becomes Giant.

NEW YORK. August 3.--The New
York National league clug yesterday
announced the purchase of Pitcher Al
Demaree. of the Mobile club. OF thu
Southern league. Demaree. a few
years ago. had a trial with the New
York Americans, He has pitched
many shut-out games for Mobile.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-04

stood and misjudged by these stran-
gers who throng our portals. For we
mold In trust her ideals of govern
ment of morals, and of religion
handed down to us by our forebears."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-04

(Reportcd by Rodgers. McCabe Il Coz
Petersburg. Va. Aug. q, 1912.
sPANISH~-Market Firm
Farmers Spanish e2Mc per .bushel.
Jumbo Spanish S5c per bushei.
: No / Shelled Spanish &c per pound
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-04
RICHMOND sToCh MARKET.

Richmond va. aug :, lsl2
fYurrsshed by Richard " Manry.
stock end bond broker. 1915 East
Main street,
STATE SECURITIES,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-04

NOW the people who do the work
OF a country. II they be not slaves,
will IN good time possess that land,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-04
RICHMOND GRAIN MARKET.

Wholesale Quosatsons on 'Chnn9e.
Richmond, Va. Aug. 8. 1919
SN-yFTAT-Cay lois
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-21

wheedle them out Of her lord and
master. This is why men have taken
the labor of the domstio woman
without so much as even a thank you,
More, they even have the colossal nerve
to swell out their chests and so about
Dragging self-rlghteously about support
lng" the women who work eighteen hours
1 day like slaves to make them comfort
able. They never dream that these wo-
mems work Is really worth pay en-
velope on Saturday night until some
poor, overdriven druge dies, and MIR. Man
finds out that II takes about three
tourths of what he earns to pay the
cooks and chambermaids and nurses and
seamstresses to do the work that she did
The real reason that widowers are al
ways In such a hurry to get married
again is because 1t Is so much cheaper
10 support a wife than II is to pay a
woman for working for them.
And wives are the only people on earth
who work for their board and clothes.
But, alas and alack. woman's lack Of
pride in her work does not end with the
performance of domestic duties. 1t ex-
tends 10 every variety Of work except
the three professions about which finger
a halo Of bogus romance. II a woman
is on the stage, no matter how poor an
actress she is; II she Is an artist, no mat
ter how weird the pictures she paints II
she writes, no matter what drivel she
yeribbies, she is proud Of her work. 9th
erwIse she Is ashamed Of 1t. and apollo
gfzes for H. and keeps it concealed as
far as she can.
And in that lack Of pride In her work
is the whole secret of why she SO sell
dom succeeds, and so often fails. She
doesn't lack the ability. she doesn't lack
intelligence, she doesn't lack industry.
She simply lacks the punch that We put
behind anything that We are proud OF
and glory in doing. She lacks the kind
of inspiration that comes about thing
Of which We think every minute We are
awake, and dream every minute we are
asleep, and which we bore other peo-
Die to death talking about because we
are so interested In II that we imagine
It the most thrilling subject on earth TO
everybody.
II you sit down on the train by a
prosperous looking man before you've
gone twenty-five miles he will tell you
that he is the leading banker or mer-
chant in Squeedunk, or that he travels
for the biggest wholesale grocery In the
country. and that his sales last year
broke the record for his house. But II
you should sit down By a smaTtly
dressed woman who is milliner or
dregsrnaker you might travel with her
from New York TO san Francisco and
she would never pipe once about her
shop.
she would talk about fashion and ask
YOU II you didn't think Mrs. Astor per
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-21

Ireland. wherein he was born, about i1is,
johnson fell deeply In love, but when he
told his love to the black haired, blue.
eyed beauty who had enthralled' his
heart lie was rudely rejected. Broken-
hearted and miserable. no reached the
conclusion that life was not worth liv-
ing, and in the depths OF his despair he
even contemplated suicide.
But johnson was intended for a nobler
end than that Of filling suicide grave,
His uncle. Sir Peter Warren. owned large
tracts Of land In the Mohawk Valley. and
thinking to cure hts nephew Of his love
sickness and at the same time to make
him Of some use in the world. he sent
him tc look after his big estates In New
York.
The plan worked like a charm. The
young man had scarcely planted himself
In the Mohawk region when It become
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-21
Sir William Johnson
nr REV. THOMAS b. GREGORY.
By Tad

apparent TO all that his influence was
to be- tremendous Among the redmen
he became at once king. BY tho mag
teal power OF his personality he made
them love him. fear him and trust him.
His great common sense, iron viii and
unfaltcring Justice made him the "creat
Father" OF thousands OF savRres over
whom no other man. white or red, could
exert the least control
The value Of this wonderful power.
possessed by johnson over the Indians
was seen throughout the struggle be.
tween France and England for supremacy
on the continent. BY keeping the power
ful six nations true to the English
johnson may be said to have snved the
day for England. The strategic int
portance OF the state OF New York In
the French English war was Immense.
and II was Johnson's diplomacy In pre-
serving that Importance for the English
that finally turned the scale. II the
terrible Iroquois confederacy had been
against the English II is more than
likely that the struggle would not have
ended as II did. In which event there
would have been no English rule In
America, and no United States as we
now know them.
Johnson died in lT1i, in his fifty-ninlh
year, rich and full Of honors, having
done far more than his fair part toward
the establishment Of progressive ciHsi!.
xation among men. Our debt To him -
lnealeulable; and We can never be rrate.
, ful enough TO the lassie who gave him
the mitten and sent him across the seas
| to America.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-21
The Boy Scout
By sIINNA IRVING.

The little boy scout goes marching out
In khaki suit or tan.
And a broad felt hat with a silver c3TG,
Just ike a grown-up man.
lie feels SO big as he swings along
In steps with the line Of boys,
That he knows he never again viii cry
Or play with his childish toys.
The little boy scout is only eight
And his eyes are blue and bright
His mother kisses and tucks him up
In his pretty white bed each night.
Tramp, tramp. tramp. on the wsard road
He ls tired, and hungry, too,
But 10 fall behind in the dusty march
Is not what q man would dc.
Tie little boy scout is home sgG.1.
To bad IN the dark he goes,
10 more afraid q taG bogey-heaEs
That LUX On tire stairs he know
He has Learned - ss1g1e- the gz-1 u life
As only b-aye heart can.
And his mother steals 20 his cot 10 say:
Good night. ~ de2- lite man
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-21
EDGAR LARklN ANSWERS
QUESTIONS IN SCIENCE
ny EDGAR LucIEH LAnxrr.

Queslions-Since science has trlturatcd
matter down to ciectrons. and as We can
pump them all out OF n tube. and tho
mind of man can conceive thst-but IN
the tube there is space absolutely UNI
affeoted-dId the creative mind create
endless spaee7-A. Deleglise, San Fran
cisco.
Answer-This question cannot be an
swcred. because the phase Of mind man-
Testing as hunRn-this Is. functioning In
the human brain aud issuing forth in the
phase called thought-cannot commence
TO think of space. Nor can this mind IN
man think of the mighty meaning of the
word create, yet this same mind is well
aware that there Is such a world. and
that II implies tho existence OF a mind
able to create. For mind Is the only enA
tity in existence that can create. That Is.
to think a thought that has not been
thought before. For no object can appear
without preceding thought Of it.
Q.-As neither molecules. atoms nor
electrons are visible in the most powerful
microscope. what is the reason for dis
carding them for electrons. and how
under the circumstances can the size and
number Of these electrons be determinedg
John d. Blake. san Francisco.
Alto answer this would require six
pages Of The Bee. filled with cuts aud
descriptions Of scientific instruments. A
particle OF matter containing 100000
atoms could scarcely, II at all. be seen
even In the ultra violet energy micro
scope Now let the l,oOo.eD0 atoms separate
out into a space fifty or 100 times create.
than the solid particle occupies ami
charge each one with high-pressure cleo
tricity. They will move with unthinkabls
speed. Let them strike the hard metal
platinum and ii will become white hot,
and even melted, IL the bomhardment is
continued. Let the electrons hlg the
platino-eyanide OF bsriun surface Of the
disk or screen o. a Crookes spInthsfo-
scope, then at each impact or collision 0.
an eleciron a minute brilliant flash or
spark can be seen. These results o.
bombaTding can be viewed in micro
scopes of great magnifying power. Ruth
erford. Thompson and Millikan by intr:-
cate methods OF damplug and isol4tiag
have succeeded in singing out one cleo
iron. Then by means Of an accurate
knowledge Of each electrical Unit OF meas.
urement as voted upon by the wcTil
congresses OF electricians at the worlds
fairs in Chicago and S.. Louis aad in
Berlin. Paris and London, combined with
a perfect working knowledge OF the laws
ruling force. specific speeds and nloInen-
tum, Joined 10 complete knowledge OF ths
highest mathematics. all Joined In union
with the most severe mental work yet
surmounted by man, long continued. b.
these means and processes. the mass.
charge Of electricity and dimensions Q.
lone eIectron, the absolute Unit OF the unI-
verse, was determined. The secret is.
EIectrons we're made sensitive to human
organization By means o. the eiectric.ty
they carry. But the astounding fact new
looms. they are entirely electricity. That
is, what has for thousands Of years possa
under the name OF raSs. Is IL real.tr
Ielsc;EiciS:s
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-21
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-21
Woman's Lack of Pride
by DOROTHY DIX.


fectly sweet. and casually remark that
she thought dear Gertrude Vanderbilt
such darling. She would discourse
about motor cars and Pomeranian pups.
but wild horses couldn't drag out Of
her a single detail about the state Of
the trade In the bonnet or dress business
For no matter what an artist she
might be In her line. no matter how
much she was making. she would b.
ashamed Of IT, she would have no
sense Of the dignity of labor or the
glory of independence. She would have
no pride in her craftsmanship. She would
want you TO think her a silly, incom-
petent, useless waster instead of the
admirable. sensible, competent, upbuilder
that she was.
Isn't that funny And sad Couldn't
you laugh over It? And weep:
/ want to repeat, with all the en-
phasis / can. that the reason women
fail at their work is because they are
ashamed OF II. You can't put your
heart into the doing Of thing unless
you are proud of 1t, and unless you
believe that it's the most important
thing going, and the doing of 1t will
reflect glory on you.
Can anybody imagine the woman
making fortune, taking boarders who
Is so ashamed of keeping boarders that
she calls them paying guests? Can
anybody imagine the stenographer who
comes down TO an office dressed as II
she were going to a reception even ad-
vsncIng to the position Of confidential
secretary? Can anybody imaginq the cook
whose feelings have 10 be sdothed by
calling her an active housekceper' or
domestic assistant ever become
high-priced chef?
Not In thousand years. The woman
who becomes a hotel keeper Is she who
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-21

who IA just as proud Of inventing a new
plate as a poet Is Of writing new ode.
Shame and success never walk hand in
hand. But pride and success are twins.
That is something women have yet TO
learn, and when the day comes when you
hear the shop girl Boosting Of her sales,
and the stenogrsnher getting out a
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-21

Dragged that she kept the best boarding
house in town. The girl who gets TO be
invaluable In a store or office Is the one
who is proud of being working girl in
stead Of trying to make people think she
Is society girl The cook who gets
where she can name her own saNry, and
the rich fight to pay II, is the woman
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-21

brass band to celebrate her spelling, and
the milliner and dressmaker and board.
ing house keeper blowing their own
trumpets. then. indeed. may men he
afraid Of woman's competition In bust
ness. But they needn't worry about II
80 long as we have woman-ashamed-o of
her-job everywhere.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-21

was to exert great
influence upon the
fortunes Of this
continent.
The name Of tho
young man was
William johnson, TO
be known TO fame
later on rs Sir VIII
liam johnson. tho
king Of diplomats,
natural born sol
tller. statesman and
master Of men.
In his native
county OF Meth,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-21

form all the multi
tudlous duties Of
wife and mother
and hOusekceper for
her board and
clothes, was the
womans fault.
Il was because
the woman herself
underyalue her SER
vices, and had so
little pride in wo-
mans great essen
tial work in the
world that she
didn't demand any
thing for her labor,
but was huumbly
gateful to get what
she could. and to
first earn her
MAEes and then
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-21

ipoNT CARE u Ne Is a
Hour nAE GOTTA STOP
klcSte| NV pAWG AfaoOS q.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-21

said in my last article that the reason
the average husband refused to make his
wife any personal allowance Of money,
cash In hand that she might do with 1t
as she pleased, but expected her TO per-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-21

february ~, I53s.

one hundred and govcny-fnnr years
agn tuday-Februnry q, lIS-there came
into tho port of New York a ship from
the Emerald Isle bearing among It's
human freight a young man Of % who
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-21
LEAVE htr WOMAN sc

ipofT SHOW Up TILL {. 80
REn IMop W ne FLOOR
ptEfS IHAvE ) WIpE
cALLs nEN ABOUT so
ME5JASGS Cow 6 IN = AHn
I REfA 20 ooT AID psLNER
pteM Apouso NE rnWr4
= q 4
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-21

GEE Witt OK Ay2LE~
i5ORE HAVE Ir 5oET
NOW. INA a ELG GRApt1
opEPATDP AT HEYKiMER
ANao lTS 50 EAS4 IN
AERAionteI'LL CATH 4
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Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1912-12-20

JcTS. IL ID SlHdll
Wonder that the storm seemed merci.
ess and cold. But when she turned
II at the big stone gateway, her
houlders Strengthened proudly.
The old Fcnway place" she muir.
nured, glancIng about the gloomy, un-
iept grounds, and | am the last Of
he Fenways"
If you were not II would go hard
With them" intcriCCted that other half
II Miss Fcnway's nature that was
always ridculing her Penway pride.
Unless" with malicious emphasis,
they CHANGED TO be also impervious
cold and hunger!"
Miss Fanela'5 lips trembled as she
Unlocked the great front coor-upon
10 condition did she ever leave or
inter the house by any of its other
numerous entrances,
She lighted The small oil lamps that
stood on the marble top OF the hall
)uilct placed her coat and hat on the
carved rack. ana peered closely into
he great mirror.
Tomorrow Is Christmas, and your
birthday" she whispered accusingly
'and-no one has remembered t.
Not one of your old friends! Yot
ire alone"
"Of COURSE. | am alone" spoke th'
Fenway pride complacently. who II