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Tilt: Ui;i.wO.W UMAV JUL'ti.SAL, WUILAHU, iUIJAY WOUWUiO, OCTObLft 15. H Ik 1 1 v 5 v j V 7 The Intrepid Educators Who Have Striven Nobly to Infuse New Life Into the Feminine Slavs - Carta utf 7tintr?y C&Sza r ,J SVER their samovert of tea, nhen 1 V i?'- " of uar and virtual revolution, the feminine Jv dtnti of the land of the czar gave encourage mem to the young men who were tlannmg the overthrow of tht oJJ order of things, frothing come of it but talk. Only a few years later more practical evidences of tht new thought came into being. This time it uat not in the form of firebrand speeches, but in plain, simple work among the poor. Cultivated Russia is one thing; the vast land of the common people is another. They are separate and apart, though of the same nation. But this latest awakening is destined to bring them closer together. For the social worker has made her appearance. The woman who goes into the dwellings of the poor and nurses their sick, teaching them, at the same lime, how to avoid ill health by sanitary Ikingthis is he new woman of Russia, and she is one of the greatest of inno tations the czar's people have known for many, many years. ff- ry"i ii i v- - 1 . V f ! !..-.r-vv- : ' 7.. :. -' W' , . . i . IT wn.M ' . 1 . Air' - m at Ou'assc S ( . ; ' in r-:,. rVkf Wao. if? &crmny alify thtil for norm ml ork. cs of yB( Jivlik wtll cm ! rblUdtlphlA falL UimJi wa ik Mai cUr la whlca la aiari a wark a( IMa alad. far II It a araal aaiifairliiB' plaa, aa4 la eaila4 lha Maachaaiar af Huatla. Maar af Ha tviMn ha llltraily lu4 la faciorl from (Irlbaed. ARtlttr womtM kaa rsnlil tna ad of Chrla ian wark U U4a. Una la Hlaa ttvrtfc KOaa. af Wirx, who 0ad lha flral training acboal la Maaaia far nurava. Kamala auraa kaa ar baa Iatraia4 la ltuia. and tbay ara net la ba faaad la aay af (ka koapttala. Mat mtiy JtuaaUa glrla kava bad a dvalra ta cara fur Iba alck. o tntr vaat ta Hrlla aad workad la ka koapiiaJa ibtra. Iluodrada af Ituaataa aura ara aaaf doing arood work la Oar many. Ibtra no flara far lhn to gtt Iba train ing la Ibalr ea counlrr. BO Ibrjr want to lha r'athvr Uad aad rmaiaad ibara. Miaa Bartb taa waa ona af thaaa. Ska waa as- T HE rtar et Ruuli la up af atrial It afaia. Ae eualomcd ba haa batn to nlhlllata. But now he'a tha atorm centar of a horda of arouaed womiD. If it waa tha "votaa for women" movemant. aoraa Americana might even irmpathlta with him. Bat that's not It by a long ihpi. A rcqueat haa actually baen mada for a coltegtff tilghr ftmlnlna education, and Americana are willing to foot tha bllL Vocatfonal and profeaalonal work for the' aklrted aes haa heretofore been altogether out of tha ques tion In nuaala. A trained nuraa even la considered an unpardonable Innovation. In a nutshell,' this is the real reaaon that bars a million dollar unlveralty and eemlnary at tit. Peters burg. Oae of the buildings waa to be reserved for - girls and young women. They were to be taught the classics and anvthinir else tnev wanted to know. The seminary would even be open to them. To make mat tera worse, the professors ana teachers were to ba of their own sex. From a Itusalan point of view, It was no wonder that the ciar put t strong veto on the plana of tha Baptista when ha neard that women ware to ba admitted to the seat or learning. TO ARGUE WITH THE CZAR But there Is still hope. Three prominent clergymen ara on their way to Hu. Teterabuig to have a private audience' with the csar and present their vlewa on the all-important subject. The ministers are the Rev. Dr. , MacArthur, pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church and naturally haven't lha aama tender lafluenoa over them that a. woman would have." Miss Martha Wensk, the daughter of Frederick Wenak, a wealthy brick manufacturer and builder of Lods, waa among tbo first to become Interested In this work. She came to thla country and took a three ars course In the Chicago Training Kchool. and vis. fied all tha large cltlra of the country, Investigating tha educational facilities and the work carrlsd on by tua women settlement houses. 8he Inspected tene ment houses In psrtlcular, aa there are a arrest number of them In the large cities of Ituisla. and noted the eondltlona of the model homee. In contrast .to those where tha comfort of the tenanta la not taken into consideration. Miss Wensk wsa particularly Impressed by the work of the women's clubs in looking after tha wel fare of tbo poor, and ona of her first etepa waa to organise a almllar institution In Lods, to which aome e)f tha moat prominent of her countrywomen belong. On her return to Russia aha opened a school In Lods with one hundred girl pupils. The curriculum resembles . that of an American academr- 'J'he atircess of this Institution will no doubt menn the founding f manv ptnnlliir ones tlirouirhexit Husslt. Miss Wensk, wnv'd Ilka to brn1n l"r bf"k. hut her only aaststant Is her surer. Ml Alma. Kncour- n '.Garficrfnj af &ocff JYorfers r?f TejrcAcrs. of.rSoutfi Tfusste' eesiUastl betgkt. aad II a aa - ai aU aaui "ki.- air aad arsv kaa rr4 Uat If Ike ltia Waaaea wee t a a la Ueeekaey. laey 4 be ) aa fee' -I la IS. if Bailee lead aba wa la L. laklag cnsaei ftte aita a erase tsltfc ker. aa4 efs4 a leeieteg xa4. Her aafaea be ald iiea 4ke ta nit airy, fr ibey af eejf atuad IM ak, kal (s tala Ike kaawa af Ika aad aba tke btl bw tkey sea bHee Ikeir eaiit. iak eastbsee ktw la rare far ibetf bebta aad ae ibat ibe fbiure are I la ki Tba at a I e ks4ir-eM be tba gins ta fralaiag aaat gel iba ad ats-riaa la beeam'-; Ml tbey ara la pilule bea aad Ike taa4 a erase rriaia4 tatr werk. Ikere ara ak-eat a kaadrad atadeais at tieetkL Tba awteee are neeer ai tba aaraery. As aa ae Ikey are tkreegtt aae Jb aaotker la oalllag fa ke, Tkey But eaty ga lata baa. bat alee IH f((eria If tkey leara Ibat a glr la Bt la ea4lUoe) I wark, Ikey Immediately report lb ease l Ika 0 aad set permteelea far ker to ga baeaa far a reel. Tba asKi baada aaa already lai4 Ibei iba aarsae ara Ifcsir frleada. aad are e.atcb ta raprt brutal traalsssat e krk af seaiteuea ta tbcm NURSE RICH AND POOS "The pioneer aarees ara af service la all claaeet t people, iba rick as well as iba paar." at re iba Jtev. Mr. Alf. "Of eaare. ika poor people ara set charged aatklag; aad. far tkat matter, these aeble wocnaa prefer la davale ikeir aaeralaa ta ika aa- fortuaatea wbo oaaaol afford even tba aeceselute af Ida nai ta meaiiua Ika luiarlaa. "The work kaa already become ao great Ikat tka I'ree of trelaed women cannot handle the buadrede ef assaa tkat some under their aotieo, aad It la aiparted fiat their number will Boon bo eupplemeaied by ether Russian aad Follib women from Uermany. wha caaasc jia their eistere onill iba terme far wblck tbey fceve contracted to work have eiplred. At Udeeaa the aork baa been Itkea ap en a smaller scsle by Miss Amelia tlrossmsn and Ule Martha Krautman. boik of wham ara graduaUe of tba lierlln nurses training schools Tbey ara both mem bra of good families and labor solely for tyke love af Ik What they ara moat anxloue lo combat i the tenement evil, la both Lo1i and Odeasa it la tha role for the poorer people to live in tenement house be reuse the rent Is cheap, and there is a aelghbeny feel lug among tbcm tbat is hardly. to be duplicated Is more laolatad houeee. A great many people would feel loat If they left tbeee human beehive. "Although fifty or sixty families often live la one house, the conditions In some places ara far better than In Ibis country; but then again there ara build Inge that ara terrible." . The nest efforte of the Christian women will probably be directed toward tha Coacka on the Kuban and Don rivers. The Coesack girl have never received much achoollng. They are trained, as ara their brothera. to ba great fighters and horsewomen. Their education la only a secondary matter; r' women In the world can stand aa much. They cart ride for days at a time without getting tired. Indeed, soma of them ran outdo their brothers and husband. But there are aome women in Husala who have not hearts of steeL They think tbat at least some re strictions should be put on the strenuous schooling of these sjlrls; that woman are not born to be fighter, but the love and affection should be Inculcated In their hearts rather than tha desire for combat It , would not be surprising to sea a school for thsm founded very shortly. Several officers have been Inter tated In the movement and have given their support. GreatlrVbmeB Bahintf fiorxv l amovs r resident of the American Baptist Alliance; the Rev. lussell H. Con well, pastor of me Baptist Temple. Phil adelphia, and the itev. F B. Meyer, of Uondon. These men are all stroncr chumpions of women's rights, in the sense that the should have the privi leges of higher education ana be allowed to teach the young, attend ,to the sick, work for th social betterment of nuniaitity and enlighten .their less for tunate sister: . JJoctor Con well only recently opened his. church for the exclusive use of women at stated times, and It has gained the name of wie "Women's Church." He is ulso president of Temple University, wmcii Is a co uucatlonat' institution. When these three able divines present their views to the czar and show him the mammoth work tbat has been done by women in this and other countries. It Is possible that the csar will relent and give his permis sion for the erection of the tit. Petersburg institution. The signing of such a decree" would mean a great change in the conditions of Russia. A small band of pioneers is already at work inter esting girls In professional and business careers and laboring anions; the poor to better their social condi tions. A woman's college would greatly benefit their efforts and spread, the work to all the large cities In Russia. A strong foundation for the movement has already been Tltld in Lods and Odessa, and it Is being rapidly built upon. av , . . . - The situation 1n Kussla Js being keenly watched by the Rev. Gustav Alf. a JRuasian minister who is doing evangelistic work among his fellow-countrymen In America. His wife was tone of tfhe. leaders in tha "new. woman" movement, and bad gone -to Germany to be educated for that purpose.' She was married in Odessa, on the Black sea. two years sgo, and returned With ber husband to Philadelphia. She is looking for- ' ara 10 joining in uia wui a. again upon tneir return Kussia in a year or two. 'A young woman Is handicapped in everv wit. n as education Is concerned.' in our countrv " the nv Mr. Air saia recently. "Wiirni years' achoollng Is con sidered enough for any girl.- and a great deal of that Is spent In gymnasiums. The Runslen srovernment con siders that if a lass is atrong physically and develops Into a atrons;, healthy woman. It Is sufficient ' Her , Eientallty Isn't considered. She Isn't supposed to have rains. .,-... m .. "Tha phyalcal education Is all very well, but our women are opening their eyes. They want aomethlne ' mora, j uu wnw iraveiaa in "otner countries - 'hl i?hr'i'r: Am nh ill I f&&pu iU It'ZS r ' Mb , f m Ii 1 r III I 4j?fi xrrsMii f Nry " wl wst in wur ofi far I I we iiDanc famous in pjpotnjr&j T IS i being , acknowledged, these days that women have some business Bense. They hare been buying for stores so shrewdly, running bi ranches so enereeticalLv. advertising so successfully, and even conducting factories and stores of their, own so astutely, that the old tradi tion of their incompetence is disappearing- , v , A new generation, with different training and greater opportunities. ' t That's what the half-convinced critics admit. have noticed the broader tohars of l waman'a nr .11 tf m fam van na ao mnM nU.M : - i;r.:ma 5 and tha profes.loa.i and business opportunities T that I" .f,7r. Z .nv'. V . "r" : ara open to the girls, such as being school teachers, , nature It took all history to fashion..' .-. trained nurses and stenosrraphera. v' ' - " . : ; .' ' ; . "In 1 Russia these duties are not considered a . woman's. She eanelther work In a mill or stay at KB of thoa candid husbands Is -John D. lib7.1 h P""nt "nirrJ "-'"-"-S'vesneaUy .1, the Tcrcuit lor "One of the greateet needs f the country Is female V- bim wealth (0 hia wife. school teachers. Tha mothers have recoa!ed this for ' "VV by," aald be recently,' lf It had not wtJ.."L Ern h:.bJnea. -ag.clty. for her dear lastlnot ... ' - e " ""i nea, woo in anr&ira, 14 aava been a poor man today. Here and there, through the pages of tbat his tory through those pages which are still in the making- glint lights on the ability woman shows under the very condition when she, is supposed to , have no' initiative at all. ' Jr.. ; ' 4 Hero" and there' a husband will drop the grandeur of solitary achievement that invests him and admit that lie owes as much to his clever wife as he does to himself. Hero and there some dis-; tinguished career, in its very bends and stages, will show the 'unmistakable hand of the woman, that made it.. . , ' " ' ' :. J- ; Many a time her advice ran counter to Ideaaof mine; but .hef-judgment Invariably proved better than my own. She has ' known ".every detail or ; my buelnt trans actions from' the very beginning of my career. When our oil dealings were so small that 'we ooildn't afford, to bare bookkeepera, Mrs. Rockefeller : kept the books. She was my confidential adviser whenever It came to a step designed, to broaden the tcslness." . Old prejudice dies hard; there is probably no ona. - who would dare aaaert that the brains which' hava 'made 'tha mighty Rockefeller fortune are a woman's except John D. Rockefeller himself. But ha Is tba one who says itv -.:r:r.- , . ' J- . There was another man. only lately, passed away, who bad the same confidence in his wife's business . Judgment;: and he proyed It. besides frankly ad mitting it .That was the late E. H. Harriman. When his will was read, it appeared that he had left all, hia Interests In the hands of Mra Harriman. prob ably the greatest Individual collection ef business and financial enterprises, and among the most Intri cate and difficult, aver intrusted to a woman. , : , These are modern examples; and American affairs rush on so hurriedly that It sounds like, tha distant past to refer to the years' when A. T. Stewart and Commodore Vanderbilt were the ' money paragons , whose wealth was worshiped. But the story was different then aa to the reality oj the wife'a business "courage and shrewdness. Mr. Stewart unhesitatingly averred that much If not all of his success In trade should be credited to his wife, while of the entrgetio old commodore the anecdote of his first real start Is among; the most trsasured in the Vanderbilt family. His wife was looking after the bumble hotel they had been running when , h was well nigh distracted for the cash he needed to embark Upon . his early steamship enterprise. The Vanderbilt credit was very different from what It became in after years, and the commodore always hated to let anybody tnto the subcellar he was digging for himself. , "How much do you needr asksd his wife. "Oh" with that dismissing tone men have for any ona who can't help them on tha spot "I need thou sands.' A v'i -.JX' . '-it..'-"Well," she rejoined, "If $S0OO is enough, I cap ; glva It to you. That is what I've saved out of the hotel thus far." . . ;' Thaf 18000 was the most Important, critical step toward the famous Vanderbilt millions. ' ' ' But these are trade instances purely. ' About -the feminine instinct for affairs there appears to be a genius that I peculiarly adaptive, nowhere more in evidence than in diplomacy and the -negotiations that call for combined tact and planning;. - . The debt which Lord Curson owed to the millions of his wife, who was Mary Lelter, was too well known to need comment, and perhaps the credit might be given her wealth rather than herself. But she. did. nevertheless, make him viceroy, of India, A case that leaves the wife distinctly responsible ' for her hus band's success l's that of Lady Oerald Lewther, who, as Alice Blight, brought to the modest young Wash ington attache of Great Britain's embassy her beauty and her supremo sift for smoothing diplomacy's often troubled paths. These : were, her best dowry, although' she was by no means lacking ' In fortune. Since their marriage, he has attained the knighthood that gives hlmthe noble prefix and has risen to the difficult .post of British minister, to Turkey. , A parallel in American affairs, far more impress ive, is that of Senator Gore, whose blindness hs made him totally dependeht en his wife. Uterail, Mrs. Gore has been bis standby and his guide. . .. One 'can take the widest extremes, and find tha wife the power that has often been behind great men In all walka of life. General Ruasaii A. . Algsr, in thla country, used to delight In saying that to Ms wife ha owed the very beginnings of his career and they went back to log-cabin days. No stranger eon-' : trast could be found for tha Algers than that of the dramatist Sardon. with its' setting of French art -and intrigue en the stage. v ; '.- , : - With all his genius, Bardou . rould, not force h' way into , the theaters that alone could give him op portunity for fame. But Mma. Bardou could do it ir him.' Sha made frienda with the popular and Iriflnn tial actress. Mile. Dejaset; and, when tha time ripe. Implored the actress to make a hesrfnit tit t .- author. At fjejasets word, tha reluctant :. ' t doors flew open. Sad the world has ice a. k;; ..edged tbat the man whom his wife ta-1 hrr,.,; ! 4 , tha fore was lis supreme creator ct n. rl - , statecraft