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the presence of the attendants of
the institution?
A. No.
Q. Are parents allowed to see
girls except under supervision of an
attendant and except through graf
ing?
A. They are allowed to see their
girls but only through grating
and only in the presence of an at
tendant.
Now, as stated before, the above
answers are the admissions Of the
Mother Superior Of this home to the
councilmanic committee. We will
leave it to anyone, no matter of
what nationality or church aff1lia-
tions, do these conditions bear out
the official claim that this institu-
ton is non-sectarian and reforma-
tive? To our mind the 'reforma-
tive" rules and policies of this home
are nearer those practiced in the
Fifteenth century than in the pres
ent era of civilization
If the truth were stated one
would say: "This place is not a
home; it is a penitentiary. Yes, it
is even worse tnan p0nltentlary,
for even in our State prisons an in
mate can write to his family and
friends almost every day" We be-
lieve that the dungeon has also been
abolished in our prisons, and we do
know that when corporal punish
ment was used in the Michigan pen
itentiary during an outbreak of
prisoners, last year, the entire ma
ton was shocked.
Then again, if we are to believe
what this former director of the
home said is true, and he is a men,
Der of the Catholic church, that the
laundry earns about $4,000 year,
can we not truthfully say that this
home is commercialiZing charity?
Here we have these fallen women
women and girls committed to this
institution absolutely in violation of
law prevented from communicating
their desire of liberation to their
friends and relatives, on account of
the strict censorship of the monthly
letter, and then placed to work in a
public laundry. The testimony of
people who know is to the effect
that the older girls work all day at
the mangles and irons. And the
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city of Pittsburg has been paying
this home SIS week for every girl
committed there. Another interest
ing fact in Connection with this laun-
dry is that although this adjunct is
operated in competition with other
laundries it pays the city but one
dollar every three months for the
water used.
The answers of the Mother Su-
perior to the Investigating commit
tee of council proved that the insti-
tuition was not nOn-sectarian. Now
let us ask, is it reformatory? Is
there anything uplifting about work
ing in a laundry in which the silence
system is enforced, in eating meals
at table, where the same rules
about speaking are in order, in be-
ing subjected to such methods of
punishment that have been aband-
oned long ago in our modern penal
institutions, in living under such
regulations which almost effectively
prevent communication with the
outside world?
The Harpoon believes the time
has come for the officials of this in
stitutiOn to take some action in this
matter. There are two courses
open. The present policy of the
home can be reaffirmed and the in
stitution permitted to exist as it has
hitherto, or, the management may
be placed in the hands of persons
who have some regard for the mod
ern idea of character reformation.
If the directors decide upon a
change, provision should be made
for unrestricted official visitation by
representatives of every denomina-
ton and nationality and also by the
parents and friends of the inmates.
Today, all over this country, in
situations for the reformation of fall
len girls and women are adopting
methods and measures of the most
humane character with marked sue
cess. The results are accomplished
not by fear and punishment, but by
inspiring the girls with desire to
elevate themselves to lives of honor
and respect.
We understand that the institu-
ton is asking the Legislature for a
larger appropriation this year. Our
recommendation to the State is that
not one cent be appropriated for
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SOME FACTS CONCERNING THE
HOME OF THE GOOD
SHEPHERD.
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non-sectarian rules, and whether or
not it was truly reformative in char
acter. To obtain this information
the following questions were asked
the Mother Superior. The answers
are also given.
Q. Are girls allowed to speak
while working in the laundry?
A Yes; but only about matters
pertaining to their work
@. Are girls allowed to speak at
meals?
A. No.
@. For what offenses is the dun
geon used?
A. For serious offenses, such as
swearing and using immoral lang
uage.
@. For what offense is corporal
punishment used?
A. For serious offenses.
@. For what offenses must girls
eat on the floor?
the table.
@. What is done with girls who
try to escape?
"A. we cut Iu0lF Half OIL.
Q. If a girl has no friends and
wishes to leave the convent, is she
prevented?
A. Well, she is allowed to write
letter once a month. The letters
are read before being sent out.
@. Must Protestant and Jewish
girls attend Catholic services, keep
fast days, etc, and take part in Sec
tartan Observances?
A. They must all go to services.
ct was later learned that the
girls arise at, $50 o'clock every
morning and all go to mass.)
@. How many girls are here
now?
A. PIP.
@. Can any but Catholic clergy
visit the home?
A Yes. There was a Presbyte-
rian minister here about ten years
ago and Jewish rabbi here about
six years ago.
@. Are ministers permitted to in
terview Protestant girls except in
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The Seguins Return TO Their
Home, Stevens Point, Wis.

WITH the postponement Of my case, the
w immediate necessity for the stay of Rev.
P. A. Seguin was at an end.
We babe him and his good wife farewell,
last Wednesday.
They had done memorable work in Geor-
gia. They had left an impression wherever
they went.
They not only corroborated all that Mr..
Watson had said about Romanist horrors,
but they went even farther-for they knew
the most secret facts, from having been Oh
the inside of Rome's converts and monas-
teries
''The Eye Opener" is a dynamic book, Civ
ing in plain English those questions which
the priests put to the women.
Would to heaven that every American
could hear ex- priest Seguin and his exnun
wife, or could read his book.
The facts, the facts, THE FACTS, are
enough to damn any organization that ever
existed.
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plan of organization for Georgia-as
proposition to set you to thinking and to get
you1 views.
In every paper, you see some reference to
Rome's organizations, Rome's celebrations,
Rome's anniversaries, Rome's conventions,
and Rome's commemorations, tablets, monu-
ments, &C., &c.
Rome and the Pope overflow nearly all Of
our daily papers
When will the counter movement begin?
IT IS HIGH TIME.
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this home until evidence is given
that a sweeping departure in man
agement and rules is contemplated
and that such changes will be put
into operation in the near future
The Harpoon, Pittsburg, Pa.
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Brother ScarbOrO Enlarqinq His
Work.

THE time Of the greatest usefulness is at
hand for such bold leaders of thought as
Rev. j. A. Scarboro.
| rejoice that his paper grows in circula-
ton, and that he us contemplating its
removal to Little Rock.
He is the man to organize the Liberty
League in Arkansas. Would that we could
keep him in the field constantly, speaking and
organizing.
Next week, [ will lay before our readers
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should read. Contains every party platform;
fourth edition almost exhausted. Price, SOC,
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PAGE SIX

purpose Of his visit. the Sultan graciously,
and immediately yielded, after the Captain
had shown him the formal declaration of
George Washington that oar Government us
not IN any sense based on the Christian rezi-
giOn."
Captain Finley was authorized by the Sui
tan to assure the Moros that it would be all
right, from religious point of view, for
them to obey our Government, since our Gov
eminent has no religion of any kind
So you see what you get by having Gov
eminent that has no religion
Some Of our Filipinos are Roman Catho-
lies; and when troubles arise on church mat
ters, we have to send ENJOYS to the Pope of
Rome.
Others of our Filipinos are Mohammedans,
and when questions of Faith arise, we have
to send the ENJOYS to the Sultan who repre-
sents MahOmet.
| have not yet decided in my own mind
whether this isn't another oke on us Demo
Gratis and us foreign missionaries.
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-05
By Lillian LAUFERTY.

KIT AVE you ever watched a fish
breathe?" asked dark-eyed
Zoe Barnett, Of Lew Field r.
An Aboard" company NO, I'm not
bringing the role of comedienne into
this interview; I am about to tell you
the greatest beauty secret / know a
FISH breathes visibly-you can see its
little sides expand and contract as Il;
breathes deeply and all over its N1dy
But most women breathe either IN
the top Of their lungs or expand their
diaphragms as much is their stiff cor
sets will let them. Now, l wear cor
sets of 'Grecian tricot'--or webbing
and those corsets breathe with me-"
We were sitting in Miss Barnett's
own cool Swallowed room, and the
grateful breeze that fluttered the cur
tains had not seemed a possible thing
down on the sidewalks below. My
hostess was wearing a fascinating
pink kimono-just the pink to bring
a flush to the clear olive Of her
cheeks; pink mules" peeped daintily
out, and her head was bound in
scarf Of soft pink silk with big pink
bow dropping in graceful lines just at
the base of left ear that fitted in
with the color scheme of sea-shell
pink A very witChing negligee for d
midsummer day. Try it with the fin
ishing touch of surah silk sash and
see, little sisters
Now, l viii give you a little eX-
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Daysey Mayme and Her Folks
By FRANCES L. GARsIDE.

TIME continued demand made upol
the time of Mrs Lysander John
Appleton and her daughter.
Daysey Mayme. to reform the world
has proved a blessing to Lysander
John. leaving him uninterrupted op-
portunity for research work.
Il feel Re said calling the two fat
pillow cushions TO order. "as if my
hands were being uplifted and
strengthened by unseen forces; as
though l. too. a mere man, have a
hand in the progress Of the world"
He paused. The two fat pillow
cushions looked at him with such
blank expressions he realized that
they mad reached the highest degree
of culture. 1t meant so much to be
understood, and they understood him!
AS a result Of weeks deep study,
and untiring porting over old manu-
scripts, / have found that the follow
ing problems Of life remain unan-
swered ! open my hand, as it were,
and fling them broadcast to my sex
for solution. Let them come nObly
forward and take this share of the
worlds work on their shoulders.
Let them. ] say. relieve our poor
struggling mothers, wives, daughters
and sisters of some of the burden of
exploration of the unseen that now
rests with them.
TF'irst, l would ask: Which is pref
era BILE to sleep with-A baby, or one
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of those insects the commonplace call
a bedbug. but which we, who are
more tempelamental, know as a Grim
son rambler
"A woman viii leave guests at the
table. or her husband on his death
bed, to run to the window 10 see the
fire engine go by. but would she run
If in the midst Of a marriage pro-
posal?
Does a wooden-legged man take
his wooden leg to bed with him?
rs there more reason for a man to
be grateful to his wife for cooking a
steak well than there is for her to be
grateful because he bought it,
If il is true that the spirits Of our
ancestors are constantly flying around
us. are our women ancestors up in the
air all the time because of indigna-
ton over the scraps wasted that
would make quilts and rag carpets .
who is the more wasteful: The
boy who cuts up pumpkins for JACK
lanterns or the woman who makes
them into very poor pies?"
He paused to give his next question
impression and weight It was a
problem older than the world itself
and no one has ever solved it.
ION whose head" he asked-then
he paused to scratch his head sfter
the manner Of those who are deep
thinkers-"On whose head did a Ger
tain pair of insects travel on that ia
NOUS journey in the ark2'
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The Case Of Alfred

II HE middle-aged woman with
the youthful hat sank into the
car seat with a sigh Of re-
lief. My but I got tired waiting on
that COrner." she said to her COM
paniOn u hate this standing around
waiting for street cars when there
might just as well have been an au-
tomObile in the family, As 1 was
saying 10 my husband this morning
it does beat all that after you slave
and plan all your life for your chill
dren things never turn out as you
want them to-"
That's So" agreed the woman in
the shade too bright heliOtrope suit
They just do as they pleasei'
Not that Lizzie is not a good
daughter went on the middle-aged
woman It's just that you can't tell
about men. They can be the blindest,
most eXasperating, contrary crea-
lures, As I was saying to my hus-
band when he took Alfred Guam for
a partner, who on earth would have
dreamed that such a boyish, plea SAINT
fellow could have such a will of his
own and be so absolutely deaf to the
call of what are really his own inter
ests?
He has money, you know, and as
his folks did not live here I made up
my mind that it was my duty to he
kind of motherly to him" explained
the middle-aged woman. q think
there is nothing so pathetic as a
nice young man away from home and
a prey TO every designing creature
who sets her eyes on him, especially
when he is a good-looking young
man like Alfred"
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! wasn't going to have Lizzie beaten
on hero Wn ground.
When he got his runabout | men
toned that Lizzie was perfectly crazy
over autos and that the fresh air was
so good for health He took her out
several times when | invited him to
come early for dinner, so they could
get a ride afterward, but it wasn't
month before that George Mac
Prang was driving the runabout with
her own hands and smiling conde-
scendingly when she passed our
house
You don't know what I suffered at
the hands of that George MaCPrang,
Mrs. Carver, I'd ask Alfred out for
nice little family game of cards
and he'd have an engagement and the
next day George would drop in and
tell what a fine time she and Alfred
had at the theater the night before.
He was perfectly nice to Lizzie
and if she dropped into the coal
office near closing time, as it was
perfectly natural for her to do, since
it was her fathers office, Alfred
would usually bring her home
Don't push yourself, l told Lizzie
Only don't be backward about show
ing him that he's popular with you,
That tiatters a maintaining him
think you like him and are too mod
est to show it,
Just as | had arranged to have
Alfred take his summer vacation at
the same time we did and be our
guest at the cottage we were going
to rent, in comes that George Mac
Prang with a solitaire as big as q
paving stone all smiles and applied
bushes and throws herself on Lizzies
neck and says she must tell her first
because it was through her that she
and Alfred found each other.
Isn't that enough to make a wom-
an give up in despair, Mrs. Carver?
Not that I'd have dreamed Of trying
to force Alfred or Lizzie in each
others direCtion-nOt me-but being
junior partner and, of course, what's
her fathers will be Lizzies some
day and then Alfred would have had
it all-and mis- nice automobile and he
is so good looking-and to think that
that silly Georges MacPrang
Maybe something will happen"
said her friend, comfortably. Lizzie
may yet be glad she didn't get
him"
My goodness" said the middle
aged woman emphatically. why,
my Lizzie wouldn't have had Alfred
Guam, not if he'd begged her on his
knees"
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or he would have to get some one that would
Jennie noticed several times during the day
that the tears were streaming down the girls
cheeks she bent over her work. SO after work
Jennie waited outside and wanted to explain to
the girl that it was not her fault the way the fell
low acted.
The girl backed away from her and said: "You
little fool, don't you know he is all have in the
world, and if I lose him l will have to walk the
streets for I can't and won't TRY to live on the
money get in the office. / was a fool in the first
place to let him you--for he is MINE. NINE
! tell you, and you-you little fool let him alone :"
Jennie tried to explain, but the girl founced away
cursing her.
Ito be Continued)
HAL COFFHAN.
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bors say l look younger now than l
did fifteen years ago. Mrs Sarah
r, Whatley, Athens, Texas, r. F. D.
No. 3, Box 81
We know Of no other medicine
which has been so successful in re
lieving the suffering Of women, or
received SO many genuine, testimo-
mails, as has Lydia f. Pinkhams
vegetable Compound
In nearly every community you will
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Almost every woman you meet knows
Of the great good it has been doing
among suffering women for the past
so years.
In the Pinkham Laboratory at
Lynn, Mass, are files containing hun
dreds of thousands Of letters from
women seeking health, in which
many openly state over their own
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their health by taking Lydia E. Pink
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Of them state that it has saved them
from surgical operations
IF you want special advice, write
to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Com
pany (confidentiaD, Lynn, Mass. Your
letter will be opened, read and an
swered by a woman and hold in strict
confidence.
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fully. He's net dead; he's merely
run down"
so" roared Bilkins, Selling Wig
giles by the arm, I've found you at
last, You called me a jackass at the
club the other day, and, by ginger
you've got TO apologize
"All right, Blk" said Wiggles
Anything to oblige. Lead me to the
real jackass and I'll apologize to his
face"
The father Of a st. Louis bride pre-
sented his sOn-inlaw with eighty
thousand head of cattle.
Papa, dear" exclaimed his daugh-
ter, when she heard of it, that was
so kind of you. Charley's awfully
fond of ox-tail soup"
Washer entering a restaurant hur-
riedly) Jaw, say. can a man get
a dwink here?"
Waiter dry; Yes. Fetch your
man in"
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BY YOUR ACTIONS.

Dear Miss Fairfax:
am 10 and in love with a man
one year my senior. He loves me
also. He has two sisters who are
jealous of me and they are always
telling him falsehOods about me,
some Of which he believes. What
shall l do to prove that these
things are not true? BILLIE G.
If you will conduct yourself in a
way with which the most carping
critic could find no fault, his sisters
charges will fall fiat to the ground.
Always remember that time has never
weakened the force Of that saying.
ACTIONS speak louder than words"
If his love is worth the keeping he
will have no doubt of your worth
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Chapter Is.

w THEN Jennie saw her former girl friend at
w the office next morning the girl scowled at
her and when she got a chance Missed in
Jenne's I'm get even with you If it's the last
thing in the world I ever do"
Poor little Jennie wanted to tell her that it was
not her fault that the girls fellow acted so the
night before and wanted Jennie instead of the girl
But she would not listen to Jennie only to swear at
her and call her little trouble maker.
Jennie could do nothing but think about it all
day, and received a severe call down" from the
days past that her mind had not been on her work,
and that she would have to pay stricter attention
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Household Suggestions

To prevent flies settling on pictures
or windows, pour boiling water over
an onion When the water is cold
use it for washing over the glass.
An invaluable cure for sore eyes is
a little boracic powder dissolved in
warm water. When cold battle the
eyes two or three times a day.
Soft hair bristles can be made stiff
and firm by dipping them in a penny
worth of alum dissolved in sufficient
hot water for washing the brush.
When frying fish, dip it in milk in
stead of egg before rolling in bread
crumbs. This is more economical and
tastes better.
Tie a piece of lemon on a corn
every night for five nights and it will
generally cause 1t to drop out.
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hibitiOn Of proper breathing. and then
you would probably like a little ser
mon on just what II does for you"
went on Miss Barnett. making the
interviewer lot an easy one, indeed.
An Exhibition.
Please put your hands here on my
ribs and feel them press out and out
till they are fully expanded by my full
lungs and till my chest is pushed way
up by those same lungs. and all the
hollOws in throat and neck are padded
out and filled by the splendid clean
air I am drawing up from my dia-
phrasm. That is deep breathing
Deep breathing helps you have "a
figure that is slender yet round. It
banishes hollowe and unupholstered
bones, and ii helps the skin throw off
impurities and keep white and fine of
texture. II let's you have a clear
voice. with plenty of reserve power
and strength back OF it. Try it at an
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Advice to the Lovelorn
YOU DON'T LOVE HER.
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

YOU DON'T LOVE HER.
Dear Miss Fairfax.
! am 25 and dearly in love with
a girl one year my junior who
says she loves me- While ut A
party late one evening she fell
asleep and started TO walk in her
sleep. I have heard since that she
walks in her sleep quite often. Do
YOU think we could live happily
together, or should l give this girl
up? WORRIED.
II you loved her such trivial fail
ing would appeal to your sense of
protection. Not for a moment would
you consider giving her up.
Are you quite sure, young man, that
you have no failings more undesirable
than sleep walking? II this is the
only fault she has she deserves a par
ticularly worthy man.