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THE OLD-MONK-CURE
Kven the most constant renders of
newpnpers w 'n reel y realize the revolu
tion being brought about by the In-'
creasing employment of women In all
industries. Within a short time, the
Young Women's Christian Association
of New York City found places for
4,000 girls and young women In offices,
about one-third of whom replaced male
clerks.
The New York Life Insurance Com
pany, which a few years ago employed
only men in Its New York office, bos
replaced one-half of the men with wo
men. Managers claim that women are
smarter and more trustworthy than
men. It also appears that women em
ployed are content with considerable
less' wages than men employes.
The Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company, of New York, employes 1,700
women in its offices and 800 men. The
same thing is largely true in business
offices all over the United States.
In factories, a similar change hns
been brought about In many Indus
tries, men are only employed as fore
HOW TO BE HAPPY.
Whea you hear of good in people
tell it;
When you hear a tale of evil quell it.
Let the goodness have the light.
Put the evil out of sight,
Make the world we live in bright,
Like the heaven above.
You must have a work to do pursue it,
If a failure, try again renew it
Failure spurs us to success,
Failures come, but come to bless,
Kitting us for righteousness
In the heaven above,
John Sterling.
r OOK here, Grace, when am I to
Ja see that famous chum of yours?"
"'Famous?' O, she Isn't that,
Fred! She's Just sweet and lovely and
dear and "
"Well, well; I'm not particular.
That's enough for me. Where is she,
anyhow?"
Fred Llddon was calling on his fa
vorite cousin, Grace Sherwin, who was
a member of the senior class. Her
room was that of a typical college girl.
The walls were adorned with knick
knacks of all sorts, including both Har
vard and Yale banners.
"I don't see what you want Unit blue
tiling up there for," continued Liddon
(Harvard, 'Dim, sauntering idly about
the room and punning before n silk
flag, with a large Y on a blue ground.
"I know, it's for Arthur Stapleton a
Yale man!"
Grace laughed. "Celia put that up.
I didn't. He was rather attentive to
her at their last senior prom."
"What does she look like?"
"O, her picture's there on my desk
You can see for yourself."
Fred glanced over the half dozen
pretty faces that adorned the girl's
desk. Suddenly he paused and ab
ruptly picked up one of the photo
graphs.
"This must be Miss Colhurn. Well,
she is a darling, Uiat's a fact"
"You wouldn't dare tell her that to
her face!"
"Wouldn't I? Just tell me where
and when I can meet her."
Grace glanced up at the photograph
be held In hit hand. She opened her
, lips to say something hastily then
closed them tightly again and turned
away to stifle a laugh.
"She she'll be at the reception next
ONE FIFTEENTH, j
men. Women work for lower wages
and they are better adapted for light
Industry.
Is this process of substitution a good
or bad thing for the workers them
selves and for the country? If men,
who generally require higher pay, be
cause, as a rule, they have to bring up
a family, are crowded out of work by
women, who take lower wages, because
so long as they work they remain un
married, and because in many In
stances they receive free from their
parents some part of their cost of liv
ing, the result would be anything but
good.
It may be wondered If this is not a
leading cause of so-called race suicide.
The male portion of the population is
less able to marry, because not earning
enough to , maintain a family, while
women with comfortable and adequate
earnings of their own have less desire
to accept marriage.
In the city of Dundee, Scotland, the
substitution of female for male labor
has reached n climax. Dundee makes
cheap goods for export, in competition
with Chinese and Japanese labor. Only
Wednesday evening. I'm sorry she's
out to-day. Won't you come, Fred?"
"Indeed I will. What a bewitching
face the girl has! A sort of dreamy,
poetical look about the eyes hair toss
ed up anyway but It's that little lock
that hangs down on her forehead that
confound that Yale man!"
Fred had recently begun the prac
tice of law, and he hnd a hard point to
study up that "next Wednesday even
ing;" but he was on hand at the col
lege reception, notwithstanding. As
he left the dressing room and stood
for a moment in the hull, immaculate
In his evening suit, he heard a merry
peal of girlish laughter from an ad-
Joining room. Immediately afterward
door opened and his cousin peeped
out
'Oh, Fred, I'm so glad you:ve come!"
said she, closing the door behind her
quickly. "I was afraid some horrid
law cuse would keep you."
Fred looked her over reprovingly.
"You're stunning, dear, In that white
dress," said he. "Yes, I ought to have
stayed at Lome I may lose my first
case by coming out here. But you see
I wanted to meet your that Is, of
course "
"How very polite!" laughed Grace,
teaslngly. "You never thought of your
'stunning' cousin, sir confess Itl but
you wanted to make the acquaintance
of Miss Celia Colburn, the 'darling!' "
"Oh, say, Grace, you didn't repeat
that to her, did you?"
"Of course I didn't! Poor fellow,
don't blush so! I don't mind your
wanting to see her you can see me
any time, you know."
"Well"- said Fred, fidgeting at his
collar and cuffs, "Is she here?"
"She U right In that room. Just let
GRACE GLANCED UP.
the lowest wages are paid and prac
tically only women are employed. As
a result, the men of Dundee are being
reduced to the position of parasites.
A great many cases are found In
which men who should be workers sub
sist upon the wages of their wives.
It may be that there Is compensa
tion for the apparent evil of this
change In the greater Independence giv
en women by their wider employment,
and that they, by reason of this Inde
pendence, exercise more careful choice
when they do marry and are able to
exact a higher standard of morals and
behavior in men.
Whatever we may think about It, it
is certain that the employment of wo
men increases at a tremendous rate.
In thfs, as In other tendencies of our
civilization, no reversal Is to be looked
for. The revolution must be accepted
and mankind must find some way to
benefit by the change.
But look at the number of advertise
ments In the papers by men who want
situations and ask yourself what can
be done with the superfluous male.
Indianapolis Sun. .
me run in and prepare her for the
honor, and then I'll take you In."
Oh, say " began Fred again: but
his saucy consln had already whisked
into the room, and from behind the
closed door he caught a sound which
was suspiciously like stifled laughter.
He began to feel awkward and wish
Himself well out of It Then he grew
vexed, and that did him good. When
uraee come for him a mometit later
ne was nis cool, Imperturbable self
once more.
"Allow me," said his cousin, throw
lng open the door, as he stepped for
ward, "to present you to the original
or uie photograph!"
rea Halted on the threshold In
sometning very like dismay. There
stood. In a semi-circle, no less thnn
fourteen girls, in various stages of
merriment, but each apparently striv
ing to attain the conventional amount
of demureness on the occasion of a
formal presentation.
"What what do you mean?" he
jtammered, gazing hopelessly at Grace.
. "It Is a composite," she shrieked, In
a perfect gale of laughter. "It's a
photograph of our Phi Delta society.
Girls, attention! Once more, Mr. Lid
don, let me present you "
Fred with "a mighty effort recovered
himself and made a sweeping bow.
"nappy to meet you!" he exclaimed,
resolved to make the best of the joke.
The fifteen courtesiod as one girl.
It waspluin that they hud practiced.
Fred knew he would be the hero of
gooa college story tnrougn many
classes to come.
"This likeness was an excellent orfe,"
ho doclared with a laugh. "I recognize
the dreamy eye, the artistically are
less hair, the Graep, may I beg the
honor of a special and individual In
troduction to the "-the fifteenth of
your society, who stands on your ex
treme right, and who, unless I am
mistaken, was the final fraction to be
photographed In the composite pic
ture?" Grace clapped her hands. "You
know her!" she exclaimed, as she per
formed the ceremony willingly enough.
"You must have seen Celia before to
day!" "No," laughed Fred, contentedly, as
he led his blushing partner Into tho
corridor. "It Is a scientific fact that
the last Impression Is the strongest,
and the picture Is far more like you,
Miss Colburn, than any of your class
mates. Besides, I recognize the stray
lock of hair!" Housekeeper.
A woman who never travels and
never expects to recently bought a
book of a book agent, entitled, "How
to Behave When on a Sleeping Car."
In 1805 the difficulties between the
Chinese and Japanese made the lot of
missionaries In China extremely dan-
erous. They recognized the serious
consequences of a general uprising of
the Chinese. In "The Tragedy of Pa
tlugfu" there Is a letter from an Amer
ican woman telling how a party of
htnese soldiers were checked when
they came rushing toward her house:
A week ago a great crowd of Chi
nese soldiers came to the compound,
about fifteen rods from here. They
caused great disturbance among the
Chinese servants and others. The
racket about the place was something
terrible.
Mr. Roberts did what he could to
keep them quiet Dr. Noble soon came,
and they two worked all the after
noon, trying to entertain these men by
answering their questions and show
ing, them round. They broke into the
cellars, but did not break into the
houses, although they pushed on the
doors and wanted to get In badly; but
the gentlemen told them there was
only a woman inside, and It was not
proper for them to go in. To this they
finally agreed, for the Chinees are
very particular about such things.
I soon saw them coming toward the
house like a lot of hounds on the
track of some prey. They came to
the windows and began looking In, but
did not try the doors,
1 saw some faces at one window
which did not look very bad, so I sat
down at the window with Baby Paul.
He Immediately reached out his little
arms to them and laughed, delighted
to see so many faces. They began to
smile and ask questions. I asked
them where they were from, and they
answered me. They thought Paul
would be cold, dresed In white. So I
showed them that he Lad flannpl on
under, etc., and they seemed'' satis
fied. They finally left. You can Imagine
my relief.
THE REAL GAUTEMALA.
It Is a Country of Great Undeveloped
Possibilities.
Guatemala Is a country of great
undeveloped possibilities. Twenty
years ago the first railroad was open
ed connecting the capital with the Pa
cific port of San Jose, a distance of
seventy-five miles, says Nevln O. Win
ter in the Pilgrim. From Escuintln,
a ravorue watering . place, a Dranen
extended to Mazatenango, and there
connects with another line to the port
of Champerlco. On the gulf side, a
road, the Guatemala Northern, is built
from Puerto Barrios to Ranucbo San
Augustln, a distanee of 129 miles.
With the completion of the seventy
miles intervening between this point
and Guatemala City, there will be a
continuous line between the gulf and
the Pacific.
The latter road was well constructed
and opened to traffic ten years ago.
However, it Is a dlfflcut matter to
keep a rorfd In repair in these tropljal
countries because of excessive rain
and the action of the elements and in
sects upon the ties. In the 129 miles
of track there are 230 bridges, and
many of them are over streams whlcn,
In the rainy season, are raging tor
rents. In that season many of the
streams change their course or wldon
their beds and wash out the track.
One who has never visited tropical
countries cannot appreciate the diffi
culties of railroad construction there.
For the last few years the road has
been practically abandoned for freight
purposes because of washouts and the
destruction of a bridge across the
Montague river. Now It has been
financed again and construction crews
are at work all along the line, a new
bridge is being built and creosoted
ties laid down. At the present time
only one train a week Is being run to
carry the mail and any passengers
who may want to go. This train re
quires two days to run the 129 miles.
The passengers do not urge greater
speed, for In some places there are
scarcely two ties to each rail that will
hold a spike. This road and all the
others are narrow gauge. Considerable
work has been and Is being done on
the extension to the capital, and It Is
hoped to have it all completed within
two years.
The greatest problem with the rail
road, as well as with other enter
prises, is labor. The Indians will only
work spasmodically. Sometimes the
political governors will compel them
to work, but this cannot exceed four
teen days. Then they draw their pay
and leave. The plantation owners
overcome this by advancing the Int
dlans a certain amount of money rind
the law compels them to work until
the debt is paid. Each plantation has
an alcalde, or mayor, who has the
power to enforce the laws, and he can
put the recreant laborer in the stocks
or In Jail If he refuses to work, or
can summon the soldiers to hunt up
and bring him back if he attempts to
escape. Another mozo is often taken
as security for the one employed.
A man's Idea of an angel Is a wom
an who doesn't talk about her neighbor.
St. Jacobs Oil
has traveled round the world,
and everywhere human
Aches and Pains
have welcomed It and blest
it for a cure.
Price, 25c. and 50c.
MMI
Professional Jealousy.
"Mr. Dustln Stax says he lsnt going
to endow any more libraries."
"But I thought he was devoted to
literature. He has written books him
self." "That's the trouble. The people let
the dust He on his books and stand in
line to get 'Mazle's Wooing and '
When True Love Was In Bloom' and
works of that character." Washing
ton Star.
, Controlling Nature.
Everybody knows that of late years
natural forces have been wonderfully
subjected to man's need. We are
dazzled by the spectacular achieve
ments in steam and electricity, but are
likely to forget the less noisy but no
less marvelous conquest of animal ' and
plant life. Horses are swifter, cattle
heavier, cows give more milk and sheep
have finer fleeces than in days gone by.
In plants the transformation is even
more marked. People now living can
remember when the number of edible
fruits and vegetables was far less than
at present and even those that could be
grown were vastly inferior to what we
now have. For example, our parents
knew nothing of the tomato, except as
a curious ornament in the garden.
Sweet corn was bardly better than the
commonest field sorts. All oranges had
seeds. ' Celery was little known and
poor in quality. In theHower bed the
magnificent pansy baa replaced the in
significant heart's ease from which it
was developed, and the sweet pea in all
its dainty splendor traces its origin to
the common garden vegetable.
This progress bas been made in spite
of the great tendency manifested in all
plants and animals to go back to the
original type. It is indeed a battle to
keep strains pure and up to the Btaud
ard they have already attained, let
alone any improvement. The practical
results are accomplished by men operat
ing largely for love of the work, like
Luther Burbank, in California, and
Eckford in England, as well as by the
great seed merchants, D. M. Jerry A
Co., of Detroit, Mich., who are not
only eternally vigilant to hold what
ground has been gained,' but have a
corps of trained specialists, backed by
ample means,' to conduct new experi
ments. The results of their experi
ences can be found in their 1906 Seed
Annual, which they will send tree to
all applicants.
Self-Snpportlna Park.
Following the example of many
European cities, Los Angeles, Cal,
will turn Griffith Park, with an area
of 3,000 acres of brush land, into a
commercial forest. Four experts, with
a view to converting this practically
waste piece of land into a productive
forest, made a comprehensive planting
place for the trees, which will not
only pay for its cultivation and '?ar
through the sale of mature timber, but
will -prove a constant source of pleas
ure and recreation for the citizens of
Los Angeles. Los Angeles is the first
American city to adopt this plan, but
It is predicted that other municipali
ties in this country will soon follow in
Its footsteps.
Valne of Elephants.
An African elephant is of value only
for its ivory, of which a full-grown ani
mal yields from $250 to $300 worth. On
the other hand, a working Indian ele
phant cannot be bought for less thaa
$2,500 to $3,500.
Jnst the Man He Wanted.
"I sent for yon, sir," said Mr. Pham
ley, "to fix a key in my daughter's
piano-."
"But," protested the artisan, "I'm not
a piano tuner, I'm a locksmith."
"Exactly; I want you to fix the bloom
ing thing so I can lock It up when I
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If a man could have half his wishes
he would double his trouble. Poor Rich
ard. , One-half the worldd oesn't care how
the other half dies.
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