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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-02
STENOGRAPHER

workers instead of staying at home
to work samplers"-
81 hardly think you will find many
ladies who dc that nowadays" he
said, smiling at her vehemence.
Womanlike, she loathed Interrupt
ton. and more especially when 1t
breathed of contradiction, so with
lifted head she hurried on: ITO me
the word lady is very vague. | much
prefer woman 1t seems, somehow.
to possess a fuller and altogether
deeper meaning"
The smile had left his face, and
he stood gazing with deepening in
terest at the eager, excited face as
he muttered $50 it. does. So it does"
Tea over. hey decided to return
bling cliff path rather than scram-
Bile for seat in the decidedly jolly
van which plies between st. Peter
Port and the different bays. and dig
nified the name of bus"
At every bend of the narrow foot
worn path some fresh picture seemed
to stand out, challenging, as 1t were,
their sense of beauty and admira-
ton, and so it was dusk ere they
reached the tiny closed-in bay which
lies nearest the town. and called
Fermain.
Here they paused to watch the
moon rise, which it did presently.
And surely never moon rose on more
peaceful or solitary scene!
The silence was intense, except
when on the still night air the shrill.
weird cry of some night bird would
fall, making the silence which fol-
lowed still more eerie by reason OF
its having been broken. One of these
small visitors had just brushed past
them, disappearing almost ere the
echoes of his weird cry were hush
ed, when Marie shivered as though
with cold and turned TO Argus
Take me home" she pleaded.
1.-THE sea frightens me; it has such
a mournful sound tonight"
Argus drew her arm through his.
you feel things far too deeply"
he said chidingly. yet withal ten
derby.
Come away" she pleaded; at is
too - =. too sad tonight"
At the top OF the cliff they again
paused
''rhe sea mas tired or depressed
you, or has it done both?" asked
Argus, anxiously scanning the tired
look on her face.
Neither" was the reply. 1T has
by the Star Company. orsat Britain
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-02
BY Barry Genung

continued his arguments.
Perhaps she, this beautiful de.
ceiver-for they are invariably beau
tiful-also shattered his belief In
things spiritual"
Once again wrath and indignation
blazed away in the expressive eyes
as the girls reply rang out clear
as a bell:
Then he Is no man to condemn
what is pure, beautiful and vastly
helpful because one hypocrite choss
to cloak her lies and deceit under q
semblance of the real thing"
Argus stared anew, and this time
with something akin to awe as well
as wonder at the earnest face SO
near him. The moonlight showed
him the sensitive color coming and
going on it, while the labored breath
ing and tightly clenched hands all
denoted deeply stirred feelings and
real earnestness. And, noting all
this, Argus asked himself when and
where this little city typist had SO
learned to think and feel. Indeed,
so curious was he to know that he
asked her. She turned quickly at
the query. not sure whether sar-
easm had not prompted It. But the
sterngly set face above her was too
grave for aught but deep and kindly
interest, and, feeling strangely re-
lieved that it should be so, Marie
replied:
Il hardly know, for I'm not what
the world calls good or even reli-
gious. Perhaps" she added, in a
lighter tone, ut is one of the things
the sea has taught me-"
And you type mems lives for q
living?"
Earlier in the day these words
would have raised all the independ-
ence of which the girl was capable,
but now they merely caused her to
turn aside, saying abruptly:
ut must surely be growing later"
Argus looked at his watch.
You are right. it is late. Come
leading the way-'T know a short
back to the town."
A long pause, then suddenly .
merry laugh broke out.
Argus paused In the very act Of
kicking to look his amazement-
"Then you're not angry?". he ven
tured
"of course am that Is.
was, mean, II"
Half an hour later they we're stiIl
arguing the point
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-02

- am a stenographeri"
"A what?"
"a stenographer" (proudly and
very distinctly.
you a stenographer at S.
week."
Seven dollars" she corrected him.
and" (watching him covertly) out
of this / manage to pay board and
lodging, clothe myself, and. what is
best of all. keep out of debt"
Still he remained silent, and gazing
at her as though he hadn't properly
understood her
Marie noted only his continued ST.
lence and surprise, and both. to-
gether with her great pride, goaded
her on. 81 am even able to take a
months holiday every year." she
continued, providing l bring my
work with me"
Here she paused. and. receiving
no reply, and translating his silence
according to her own key, the girl
threw him a whitening glance Of
scorn.
ut is very evident you regret hav-
ing asked a city stenographer to be
friends" she said, 80 pray forget
all about it, and rest assured that
she, the stenographer, will never
presume ON the honor once offered
her"
Good heavens!" he exclaimed,
when at last the words would come.
"can you think me such a cad? If l
was silent, believe me, it was be-
cause my surprise aud admiration
kept me So"
1t was Marie's turn to be silent.
And Argus. deeming her angry,
and feeling he must say something
more, Numbered on: 81 always
thought of stenographers as-well.
not quite ladies'" he finished lamely.
Marie's face softened at his evil
dent confusion. but. nevertheless,
there was something strongly re-
sembling reproach and scorn in her
eyes as she faced him
Don't you think your attitude
toward girls forced by circumstances
to work for a livelihood rather
cruel?" she asked.
"Cruel?"
yes, cruel she repeated. with
flashing eyes, for what else is 1t to
condemn a girl to the plane of non
ladyism'-('T always coin words to
suit my meaning" she paused to ex-
plain) merely because she is
forced, through circumstances over
which she has no control, to take
her place IN the army Of worlds
Copyright. 1914
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-02

From the point of view of the number OF
eminent women per ten million Of population,
France is not the only nation whose nineteenth
century ratio fails to equal that of the eigh'
teenth. Germany and, especially, England have
failed signally in this respect Italy is the
only one of the five modern nations which at
present shows gain in ratio of eminent women
according to population in the last century
over the previous one She seem3 to be rising
out of the trough of a curve, the crest of which
was reached in her sixteenth century Renais-
sance.
"rhese figures emphasize the promising stu.
alton in America. In another half century, it
Will undoubtedly be seen that while popula-
ton increased from 100000 in 1890 to 50,155,
TS3 in 1880, there was a corresponding increase
In the number of American women of ability
per ten million of population. No more vital
problem in connection with the social and edu
catonal life of woman could be propounded
than the one revealed by these curves. Is the
racial difference an important factor, or must
one look to the social conditions and educa.
tional opportunities of the time for an explana
ton? Why is 1t that England, starting in the
fifteenth century with the same ratio as Italy
Is eminent women per ten million of popula.
tom should rise in the eighteenth century to
73, while Italy fell to 5?
1888 per cent of the eminent women mar
ried men of sufficient distinction to fall within
our criterion of eminence selected for the
women. Twelve of these men were married
to moro than one of the eminent women, and
twenty-five of the women had more than one
eminent husband. The women with eminent
husbands were chiefly of French English, Ger
man, Roman, Italian Spanish. Byzantine and
Austrian birth. The average eminence of these
women is high but it is, in part, glory re-
fected from their husbands since 81, or 32.4
per cent Of this group are classified under
Marriage
Classified by occupation, literature has pro-
duced the largest number of eminent women,
and conjugal devotion the smallest number.
Here is Mrs, Castles table.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-02
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in thatTr she asked, with the falntest
suspicion of a curl in her upper lip.
His face glowed beneath the tan.
1.-THE truth is" he said lamely, L
never thought of girls like you hay
ing to work for their living"
OH"
You are sarcastic!"
Am II" Still the tone was cynical
and not a little bored.
Her Indifference nettled him.
Yes, you are he retorted, land
it's hateful in a GIRL"
Maries fine eyes flashed as she
turned to him and said simply: Il
wish to go on with my work."
81 beg your pardon" was all he
said then, but added presently:
You've lots of spirits, and that's
what like in Il girl"
Aagaln n merry laugh rang out.
That's right" he said, with one
Of his rare smiles, but growing serious
again almost at once, he bent over
her SO that his words would reach
only the ears they were intended TO
reach.
Won't you be friends" he asked,
instead OF first laughing ut and then
growing angry with me?"
The eyes of the girl he addressed
met his questioningly for one brief
survey, and apparently quite satisfied
with what she saw tlere, a shapely
brown hand was impulsively held out
to him, while an equally impulsive
y Will" met his ear.
Having seen the Packet leave for
England, they quilted the pier, or
White Rock, as the Guernsey landing
stage is called. and hugging the coast
all the while presently came to the
small and semi-tropical gardens
called La Vallette. The heat being
intense. they trayersed the long tun-
mel hewn out of the solid cliff, and
so gained the tiny sheltered bay
which lies beyond, and warranted
cool spot on the warmest day.
Presently conversation turned on
their respective stays in the island.
You've seen absolutely nothing" ne
said, regretfully. Say you'll come out
this afternoon. I'm really a very
good guide he added, with one Of
those returns TO boyishness which
were perhaps his chief charm.
This morning was wasted" she
reminded him. land will have to be
made up"
May | ask the nature Of your
work." The tone was diffident con.
sidering the great curiosity which
prompted it -'
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-02

only made me think thoughts which
nothing else could have given rise
to-"
at has ever been famous for that!"
And yet" she began, and then
paused.
Wont you go on?"
Il was wondering" she said, how
men and women who feel and know
this concerning and all nature can
yet profess to deny a Creator?"
Argus's face became clouded.
1T takes some getting used to-"
he admitted, but once the idea has
taken root it sticks"
Marie was startled at the change
of tone,
DO you know" she said thought
fully, that you often remind me of
my client"
Here Argus's eyes peered into hers
eagerly.
Tell me-" he said sternly. does
he, too, suffer from fits of self-disgust
and passion brought on, good folks
would tell you, by his unnatural
scorn and hatred of both his Maker
and his fellow men?"
HE surely must" came the low
reply
HIS work implies this, tn sn?"
No nat II Il wouldn't to ar or
binary readcr. perhaps. but some
how seem able to read bec vI1l tue
ilncs. and"
And what. child?"
Still Marie paused.
ut is difficult to explain Just what
see there-between the lines"
Wont you try?" came in low,
eager tones.
The big, gray eyes grew thoughtful
as in imagination their owner con-
;ured up the unknown author OF
those vastly fascinating, though
strange and even terrible writings.
Sometimes" she said refiectively.
and Argus had to bend to catch her
words, 81 catch glimpses of a man
who It was intended should be hap
by, but who is, instead, cynical and
restless. Heavens! how restlessi
And. worse of all"
What, chfld?" came from the man
at her side in stifled tones.
A look of infinite compassion had
fits home in her eyes when at length
the words came;
Even a scoffer at religion and
all that is beautiful in lifei"
Argus laughed heartily, then as
quickly became serious again when
he demanded:
@Will you tell me what sort OF
man he is-this mysterious client
Rights Reserved
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-02

~ YOU appear very busy"
- " Marie Rochester looked
L up to find herself addressed
BY che tall, stern-looking man she
mad met so continually in the narrow
paved streets of st, Peter Port
Guernsey's capita.
II am busy" she replied. hardly
knowing what else 10 say under the
circumstances.
MAY / sit DOWN." he asked, point
ing to the closely written sheets be.
side her on the seat The girl hid a
smile with difficulty.
II understand all seats on this pier
are free" she replied demurely
enough, and collecting all her papers
together in a neat pile, she was sooR
again absorbed in their contents.
Meanwhile, Gerald Argus sat watch
ing her.
"Who and what was she?' he won
dered. For days past now, she had
interested him and aroused his Gu
riosity, despite his oft-repeated boast
that no woman living had the power
to do chat
IF she only would look up" he
unused irritably. Sitting there max
ing idle guesses as to who and what
this girl might be was rendered dou.
bly, irritating by the fact that her
eyes were never once lifted despite
sundry coughs and fidgetings on his
part
You appear very busy" he again
ventured when sore pressed for pa
thence
$50 you were good enough to re-
mark before you sat down." she OBJ
served, looking up with her finger on
a word and a world Of merriment in
her eyes.
ooh, If ny curiosity annoys, or
worse still. amuse1 you, I can move
on" he said huffily, but paused as a
merry laugh rang out. You might
share the joke" he said, undecided
whether to join in the laugh OF be.
come angry.
Don't you see tt?" she asked
you make the same absurd remark
flor 1t Is absurd to remark on what
is obvious), and then, when I venture
TO draw your attention to ii, you be-
come angry and talk Of moving on. +"
A twinkle showed in his keen dark
eyes. las / daren't remark on the
fneness of the morning" he retorted.
may l venture to ask why you are
vt work on such q glorious dayE
Because l have my living to earn,
nd so cannot afford to be idle"
lis there anything very remarkable
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-02

"In order to reduce the results to a common
standard that of ten being selected IN this
case, it was necessary in each instance 10
divide the number of lines accorded a woman
in Lippincott by IL; in La Rouse by 49, IN
the Americana by IA; as also in Brockhaus
and Meyer; and in the Britannica by o.3. ny
adding the results from the different autnorl
ties a figure was obtained which determined
the position of the woman in the series OF sos
The date of birth and death, when known IS
added for purposes Of identihcation, as Wen
as the figure obtained as explained above winch
determines her position in the order or merit
Those designated by a star are known to nave
been married one or more times, those oeslg
mated by dagger have not married. Ihe con
jugal relation of those not designated Is IN
known to the writer
From the viewpoint of the average American
reader Mrs. Castles order of merit" contains
some surprises For example, Ouida is NO. loI
in the list while Mary Wollstonecraft Goodwin
(author of "FrankensteinO is No. 70; Letitia
Bonaparte (mother of Napoleon ~ is No. S2l,
and our own Harriet Martineau No. So; but
Mary Baker Glover Eddy founder of Christian
Science) is No. 1877, while Emma Abbott is No.
1893
1t is necessary to remember however, that
this order of merit" is founded not upon
national or local celebrity, but upon interna.
tional historical schoarship-upon the number
of lines awarded in authoritative written his.
tory. Upon this point Mrs. Castle says fur.
Their:
According to our standard of measurement
Mary Stuart is the most eminent woman of his
tory She has no close competitor. Her repu-
tation, however, is greatest with Englsh-speak'
ing peoples, as is shown by the variation in
the amount of space accorded her by the diff
ferent encyclopedias used, George Sand is the
most distinguished literary woman; the chances
are even that position as fifth in order OF
merit is correctly determined. The most emil
nent woman of American birth is Mrs. Stowe,
who ranks twentieth; the chances are-Iexen
that had additional or different encyclopedias
been used in compiling the list, her position
would be between II and 81.
These twenty women form a diverse group.
They represent six centuries and nine national.
tiles Cleopatra is the most distinguished
woman of the pre-Christian era AS far as pre-
eminently gifted women concerned, the
record is blank from the first century before
Christ until the birth of Jeanne dare in 1411
Four of the twenty most eminent women be-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-02

Cattell. who found the birth rate OF American
scientific men to be 1888 per million popula'
ton in Massachusetts, and S69 in Connecticut
decreasing continually at greater distances
from this centre
At the present time American women can
plume themselves on having gained a lead
over the women OF other nations that promises
to leave them unrivalled unless some political
or industrial cataclysm eventuates to their dis.
advantages The following table is reprinted
to illustrate this authors analysis from this
standpoint:
manhattan
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-02

When the list of SOS names was completed.
followed Professor Cattelrs method of arrang-
ing them in order of merit Counting the mum
Der of lines accorded the women OF my list
in the different encyclopedias or dictionaries
the following results were obtained:
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-02

~ YOU appear very busy"
" Marie Rochester looked
1 up to find herself addressed
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-02

Total Number Ave. Line
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-02

Half an hour later they were still
arguing the point.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-28

energy. There was always fear and
dread in my mind, ] had cold, nervous,
weak spells, hot flashes over my body.
had place in my right side that was
SO sore that 1 could hardly bear the
weight of my clothes. tried medicines
and doctors, but they did me little good,
and never expected to get out again.
] got Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and Blood Purifier, and GER
tainly would have been in grave or in an
asylum if your medicines had not saved
me. But now can work all day.. sleep
well at night, eat anything / want, have
no hot flashes or weak, nervous spells.
All pains, aches, fears and breads are
gone, my house, children and husband
are no longer neglected, as am almost
entirely free of the bad symptoms had
before taking your remedies, and all is
pleasure and happiness in my home. p
Mrs. JOSIE HAM, r. F. D. /, Box %,
Shamrock, Missouri.
Ifyou want Especial advice write
Lydia f.. Pinkham Medicine Co.,
(cOnfidentiaD Lynn, Mass.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-28
Spring Goods Easy To Launder.

Mothers who have small daughters to
dress viii rejoice that the wash goods
which have fashions approval for spring
are Of the kind which will launder very
easily. The mother who does her own
! houseworl often feels that the ironing
is the hardest part of the work, especial
! ~ when there are many little ones TO be
kept clean and dainty in white dresses.
! But next summer much OF the tedious
ness OF the work win be removed by
the materials which are practically all
of rough weave requiring little or no
ironing, Frequently these materials are
improved by slight pressing, but this
| is a far different process from the iron
ing of smooth material which must have
every wrinkle rubbed out and which re-
quired to be sprinkled very wet and
ironed until perfectly dry to make ii
look its best.
In the sprinkling of tt-1se rough ma
terials lies one of the secrets of easy
laundering Of them. for they iron much
better ii there is only the slightest damp
ness about them This is illustrated BY
ratines, which, as someone said. "are
next to seersuckers in being easily laun-
W HtH IHfN dtt hUuUtiltu very
little, they look well with slight effort
and as with most materials now the
abolishing of starch takes away much of
the hard work OF ironing.
1t is possible to iron some of the ma
terials without any dampness when the i
irons are hot enough This is true of
some grades Of wolfe and little ex
perimenting will show what kinds of
goods may be treated in this way and
yet look well.
Aside from the saving in ironing there
are other advantages which render these
materials easily launderId, one of them
being that they are usually so loosely +
woven that they wash easily, and, as
they do not crush as the muslins and {
linens, they do not look mussy so soon
There seems TO be but one objection I
brought forward against them and that /
is that the ''nuhhed" effect which most 4
of them have makes them more or less
dirt collectors, and some claim that the
dresses made of rough materials conse-
quently soil easily; but when the weave
is of such nature that il viii launder
SO easily as has been pointed out, this is
not an alarming phase of the question.
Crepes have first place i'm favor and
these are followed by voiles, ratines cot
ton momie-cloth or material which
closely resembles the old style monte
cloth, but which nearly every shop has
a different name for, and many other
both pretty and practical
Plain, solid colors win be much in evil
dence as well as exquisitely figured and
lowered designs on plain grounds for
those who desire the fancy patterns. In
the array of materials shown in the
shops il is noticeable that bordered ma
terials are marked down. and that nat
urally leads one to believe that the day
for tbsir popularity is waning. Indica-
tons would point to their being sup
planted bv the materials which have
just been described.
Dorothy Dexter
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-28
NEW ENGLAND RURAL PROGRESS
Will Be Discussed at Conference in Bos-
ton March 6.

The eighth annual meeting of the New
| England Federation for Rural Progress
will be held in Faneuil hall, Boston, or
| Friday, March 6. An able array OF
speakers have been engaged to take part
Rural progress in each of the six New
England states during 1913 will be dis
cpssed by the various commissioners OF
agriculture and Others. j. +. TAYLOR
lsecretary of the Greater Vermont asso-
citation, representing Vermont. Rural
progress in New England as promoted by
the agricultural colleges, experiment sta
tions, extension service, boards and com
missioners of agriculture, agricultural
societies, the grange, the county advisers,
local boards of trade and business mems
associations, boys and girls corn club
movement, and the Boston Chamber of
Commerce viii be reviewed by men con-
nected with these various lines of work.
A complimentary luncheon will be ten
dered to delegates at the American house
by the agricultural committee of the Bos-
ton Chamber of Commerce, of which our
fellow Vermonter, Hon. T. n. Vail, is
chairman; at which the creed of the
New England federation will be voiced
by the president, j. L. Hills, of the Uni
versity of Vermont; agriculture as
business industry will be discussed by
Robert Scovel, live business man farm
er; the government rural organization
service and how New England can profit
thereby by T. N. Carver, the head of
the service; and railroads and their rela-
ton to agriculture by Howard Elliott,
chairman of the board of directors of
the New York, New Haven & Hartford
railroad. The afternoon session will be
addressed by c. j. Brand, chief of the
federal bureau of markets on markets
and marketing; by George Upper, sec
rotary of the Y. M. C. A. immigration
bureau, on immigrants as farm laborers;
by John A. Seheuerle, secretary, on the
work of the Hampden County Improve
ment league, and by f. L. Morgan, sec
rotary, on the plans of the purpose of
the Massachusetts, federation.
Any and everyone interested in rural
affairs, whether a farmer or not, but
the farmers, is heartily well
come to attend these sessions. which are
free. Programs can be obtained for the
asking, either of the president of the
Dean j. /. Hills, University
of Vermont, Burlington, VT, or the sec
rotary, John c. 0rcutt, Boston Chamber
of Commerce, Boston, Mass.