Corvallis gazette., July 22, 1904, Page 6, Image 6

A DOCTOR'S: MISSION
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GI.KNROY,,,
CHAPTER XIV. (Continued.)
No sleep visked her weary eyes until
long after midnight, she was so unhap
py and so unnerved by all the events of
the last twenty-four hours, and again and
again die prayed that all might go well,
and noUiinar terrible result from the loss
of that dreadful knife.
Rising with the alarm of the usual
bell that rang to awaken the household,
tii poor girl again commenced to review
the problem that had presented itself to
be worked out the night before.. Once she
Should she worry Sir Reginald by tell
ing him the accident that had befallen
tier, or should she not?
Before deciding positively, she resolv
ed to pay the corridor a morning visit,
and by listening, study out, if all was
going on as usual.
This resolve she instantly carried into
effect. Turning once more from her
room, down the corridor, she placed her
ear close to the panel, and listened in
tently to hear if any movement could be
discovered within the concealed room.
All was still! Not the faintest mo
tion was perceptible; therefore, feeling
greatly relieved, she returned, quite sure
that all must be well, and firmly resolved
to say nothing of what had happened,
.and while keeping silent endeavor to
drive the entire circumstance from her
own mind, and so be at peace.
The day passed on. as usual, and when
Bight brought her tow the shelves, she once
more found to her satisfaction silence
reigning, and felt that now, indeed, all
was right. Poor Ethel! She little knew
the fearful consequences yet to ensue
from her first blunder.
The third afternoon had arrived, and
nothing had transpired to lead her to
apprehend the least trouble from that un
fortunate occurrence. She had, therefore,
regained the courage she had lost, and
was fast driving the entire circumstance
from her mind. - -
This afternoon Sir Reginald had ex
pressed a wish for music, therefore she
had brought her guitar to his bedside,
and had sung several ballads for his
amusement.
"I think," at length he said. Interrupt
ing her, "that it grows cloudy. , Please
look, out and tell we if a shower is ap
proaching." Ethel arose at his bidding, and after
examining the sky returned, saying, as
he resumed her seat:
"There is, indeed. A very black cloud
Is lying in the west, which foretells a
hard shower."
"Then put aside your instrument and
draw close to me, as I have some pri
vate Instructions to give you In regard
to a new work to be done to-night. Are
(we entirely alone?"
"We are. Mrs. Fredon left the room
to prepare you some nourishment,, and
your wife and niece are in the grounds,"
replied -Ethel, trembling, she- knew not
why.
"Then listen intently to my Instruc
tions. If that storm rages about half-
ninjk np ran n'rlntflr frfwnicht
must visit the Haunted Tower and put in
motion .tum machinery I have erected
there."
"O. Sir Reginald,"- murmured the
shrinking listener, "please do not ask that
of me."
"You just attend to my orders, and do
"what I tell you toN do. Never dare dis
pute my will."
The baronet then proceeded to give
minute directions for the lighting of each
light, and ai.-o for the movements of
the frightful find hideous image there
concealed. At its conclusion he remark
ed: "Do you think you understand every
particular of the work 1 now require to
be done?"
"I do," replied Ethel; "but, sir, my
soul revolts from the whole thing. I
consider it a wicked deception, and I beg
you to excuse me from undertaking it."
"Who cares what you think about it!
No one asked your opinion. Do it you
shall, so do not dare to utter another
vord against it."
"Sir Reginald, I have faithfully per
formed your wishes in regard to feeding
the auiutal, whose life you value so high
ly, knowing that to preserve the life of
even '"the least of God's creatures is a
duty, but I can see no possible necessity
for driving to impose upon -the credulity
of the inhabitants of this quiet place."
"That, I tell you, is my business and
not jours," was the angry reply. "You
are here simply to attend to my work,
end I have well paid you for doing so."
"I know that; but surely I am at lib
erty to point out an error in your wishes
and judgment. Sir Reginald, this thing
that you ask me to do is wrong, and I
entreat you to carry it no further. You
any you have done this yourself for twenty-five
years; surely that can answer any
purpose you may have to effect by it.
Please, then, be satisfied, and let this
thing rest!"
"I tell you I will not," replied the
barouet, fairly purple from rage; "do
you not see that your obstinacy is throw
ing me into a terrible and injurious ex
citement? I command you to obey my
wishes. If you dare refuse, . you shall
leave my house this night, even though I
know you have not where to lay your
head. Do you hear?"
"I do," murmured the distressed girl.
"Will you obey?"
No answer came, the only reply she
could make being a burst of tears. Mad
dened by her' silence and sobs, the baro
net started up until, leaning upon his el
bow, a thing he had been expressly for
bidden to do, aa It would jar his hip,
he shook his fist violently in her face,
while he demanded in fury:
"Will you obey?"
"I will!" she at last gasped, between
her sobs. Poor girl! seeing his violent
excitement, and remembering her aunt's
last charges, she dared not refuse.
"Then see that you do it." be return
ed, more calmly, aa he sank back with a
grown' npwa "his -ptllowr - "
There was no escape from the dis
graceful duty that awaited . her, . at
K BY EMILY THORNTON
Author of ' Roy Russell's Rttlk,
"Thb Fashionable Mothex, " Etc.
her; nsual , time she took the" lighted can
dle injier hand and started, with -tearful
eyes to attend t the task before her.' .
L CHAPTER XV. - "
After Dr. - Elfenstein had asked per
mission of Sir Reginald Glendenning to
search the Haunted Tower "he felt ex
ceedingly puzzled over his future course.
Resolved as he was to penetrate the mys
tery of that place, "he could not, under
stand how the thing was . to be accom
plished. . . t ''. 7.
In all his . visits to Sir Reginald, al
though reserved ' in manner, his -every
Merve had been on the alert. He had
been told that the room occupied by the
present baronet was the one where Sir
Arthur had 'met his sad fate. Knowing
this, he fairly studied that room.
He noted its width, height and
breadth; the height of the two windows
from the floor, the size of those win
dows, and particularly he noted the one
from which the rope had dangled that
had been used to lower the body to the
ground. ' ,
He had several times walked to that
window, as if meditating over his pa
tient's caae, and looked out, surveying
the ground below, and the distance from
it to the lake, which was visible through
the trees.
From the house, which he visited daily
in his professional calling, he often drove
around, examining the stables" and out
buildings, and some-times "slowly went
around the tower to view the ruined part,
and to see if by any means he could ever
effect an entrance.
One day, It was the one on which
Ethel started for the eventful walk, he
in such a drive noticed a small, well
trodden pathway leading up to a clump
of bushes. Instantly the thought struck
him that behind those bushes, conceal
ed from view, might be, an open passage
to the place, although he felt certain
there was no doorway. The more he
thought of this the more he was sure it
mast be the case.
Why that well used path through the
grass if not for some such purpose?. Yes;
some human feet were in the habit of en-:
terlng there, and he resolved to return
to the place, under cover of darkness,
and investigate those- bushes.
Full of this discovery, and full of hope
that he might yet penetrate to the mys
terious tower, he touched his horse with
the whip and drove hastily away.
But just as he emerged again into the
ramble, he saw Mfes Belle Glendenning
gazing at him from an upper window,
and felt mortified that she should have
noticed his ride around the premises, as
conscience whispered it must speak to
her of a prying nature.
Feeling, however, thajt it was done,
and could not now be recalled, he passed
on, and proceeded. to visit the homes of
several sick persons who" needed his ad
vice and assistance.
On his return it was that he suddenly
heard a wild shriek of terror, and looking
around, had seen Ethel in that dangerous
situation, while the nearing train told
of he death that awaited her. Springing
to the ground, he had rushed to her as
sistance, and had wrenched apart those
stiff fastenings and drawn her from her
peril.
After he had left her at the Hall it was
hard' to recall his truant thoughts to their
proper sphere, but with set teeth and a
firm resolve, he plunged into study, and
active work, in orde? to be at. peace with
himself.
The great suffering of a new patient
even detained him by his side until, after
midnight the second evening, and a third
time had night folded the earth before
relief came to the weary one, and Earle
Elfenstein was at liberty to pay the
lonely ruin the desired call.
Then a violent storm was raging! This
storm was, strange to say, the first that
had occurred in the evening since his
night voew of the haunted tower, and
its dancing demon, just five weeks be
fore. Not-wishing to be seen by any of the
inmates, he did not venture out until af
ter nine o'clock. Then the wild wind and
drenching rain served to retard his prog
ress bo much that it was full quarter to
ten before he felt the : worn pathway
and crept behind the clump of thick, wet
bushes, where, once concealed from view,
he paused to light a small dark lantern
he had wisely brought with him.
By the aid of this he proceeded to ex
amine what only seemed a dull, blank
wall. Close inspection, however, reveal
ed a large stone that was loose, which
he easily drew forth, . making a ' clean,
unobstructed passageway, through which
a maa could creep and without hesita
tion in he went, landing directly upon
an old, but still passable floor.
Lowering his light, be paused to ex
amine this floor, and found to his sur
prise, wet tracks upon it, that told plain
ly that very recent footsteps had passed
that way. Following these, the young
man walked in a direct line across the
buTliling, until he reached a door, which,
upon trying, he found to his chagrin, se
curely fastened. .
Even while he paused to reflect upon
his next movement, distant footsteps fell
upon his ear, just beyond the, door, and
hurriedly he darted back, extinguishing
his light as he did so. ..
Just in time was this movement made,
for a hand unhooked the fastening, open
ed the door, and there, to his unmitigat
ed surprise, stood Ethel Nevergail, the
girl so much "the object of his thoughts
since that narrow escape of hers, with a
lighted candle in her hand, peering into
the darkness beyond.
. Had she seen him? he asked himself,
creeping like a thief towards this unfor
tunate house, and hearing his steps, had
she come to warn him away?
No! the thought was absurd, and . he
soon saw that she came seeking merely
a covered basket, not observed until then,
standing just beyond the door
How pale she looked, as he viewed for
one "moment her sad f aca and yes !sureJ
ly, those- were tears- that -fell- -from- her
beautiful hazel eyes .upon, htr rhrek. --
: - The sight of those tears caused hfm to
take one step toward her, but she fortu
nately did not see him, but drew to the
door, -after securing the" basket, . and he
then heard her little feet?- start down the
corridor..- . '-"',. :: i '
Resolved not to be balked in his ef
forts to unravel this night one mystery
at least, Dn Elfenstein pushed again to
wards the. door, , and to his joy it this
time yielded to his touch... .
Poor ' Etfhel! this night" for the first
time had been required by Sir Reginald
Glendenning to visit the tower and follow
but directions he gave her in full, for
producing' the illusions that were to terrify-:
the unsuspecting public. -'
In great agitation then, and still weep--ing,'
she had proceeded to the fulfillment
of her .loathsome duty, and in her grief
and excitement, for the first time forgot
to fasten the door, after possessing her
self of the food.;
This forgetfulness accounts for the
entrance of the doctor-into the corridor,
and enabled him to follow her advancing
figure, softly in the distance.
CHAPTER XVI.
Wiping away her tears, poor Ethel
placed the basket of food and knife upon
the .floor, by the entrance of the tower,
as Sir Reginald had told her to attend to
the business in that quarter before ad
ministering to the wants of the conceal
ed quadruped. ".'
At last the weary steps were climbed,
anud she stood panting on the broad land
ing, just below the upper windows of the
place. It was standing on this landing
that her part of the ghostly work was to
be performed.
Taking then a long handled torch, with
which the. colored lights above were to be
touched in order to light them, she ap
plied the candle to it, and reaching up
soon had every one illuminated and flam
ing away in the usual unearthly looking
glare.
In doing so she never observed the
tall, silent figure of the man who had
crept after her and now stood in the
shade below, intently watching her every
motion.
The stuffed form before her was next
to be attended to. Taking, therefore, the
lamp from within the head she lighted it,
and putting it back almost exclaimed at
the effect the colored light gave the eyes.
Winding the crang slowly, she saw
that it worked as she supposed it would,
and soon the impish figure was swung
aloft and stood dancing to and fro, to
the terror and dismay of all outward be
holders. With tears still falling over her pale
cheeks, Ethel stood with her eyes fasten
ed above, upon the swaying motions of
that frightful looking image, when her
heart almost stopped within her, and a
wild cry burst from her lips as these
words fell upon her ears: '
"Is it possible that this is the occupa
tion of Miss Ethel Nevergail this stormy
night?"
Turning, she saw advancing towards
her, " and fully revealed by the lights
above, the form of Dr. Elfenstein.
"Oh, doctor," she wailed, as she burled
her face in her hands, and burst into low
sobs of shame and dismay, "how came
you here to witness my disgraceful
work?"
Then suddenly remembering her
charge, and true to the interests of her
employer, she again seized the crank and,
lowering the image, . extinguished that
head lamp, as well as the others, leaving
everything in darkness but for the feeble
flare of the one little candle she had plac
ed upon the floor. Then turning, . she
faced -her accuser.
"I came, no ma titer how; suffice it that
I was determined to unmask this daring
fraud, and so . allay the fears of timid
women and children. Certainly in doing
this I never expected to discover that
Miss Nevergail was the prime mover in
this outrageous piece of work!"
Ethel listened to the cold, hard words
in utter despair, then fluttering like a
wounded bird to the ?ide of the indig
nant man, she laid one small, white hand
on his arm; which was shaken off in dis
dain before she could utter, one of the
following words:
"It is the first time I ever did this
thing. Oh, believe me; surely you must
remember that I was in Liverpool when
you saw that sight, the time when it last
appeared?"
"Yes, that is true; I had forgotten. But
that does not absolve you from to-night's
ghastly deception," was the still cold re
ply. "
(To be continued.)"
A BABY SQUIRREL OVERBOARD.
With Skill and Oeatlefiess the Mother
Rescued the Tonngiter.
. "I was very much amused and very
much instructed recently," said a man
who lives In the country, "by the. an
tics of a mother squirrel in my section,
and while I have grown up, as I might
say, among squirrels and cypress
trees. It was a revelation to me. The
squirrel had nested in a low, dumpy
cypress tree close to the edge of a lake,
and the nest was probab'y thirty or
forty feet from the ground. The
mother squirrel happened to be in the
tree ' at the time, although I had no
occasion to notice either the old squir
rel or her young until something trag
ical happened In the family. In some
way one of the little fellows scram
bled over the edge of the nest and
fell to the ground. I heard the noise,
and, looking in the direction of- the
sound, I saw the baby squirrel
squirming around Jn great agony and
totally unable to get on its feet The
mother squirrel rushed down the side
of the cypress like a streak, and al
most in an instant she was by the
side of her offspring. She took in the
situation at a glance, and set to work
to get the youngster back In the nest
She switched the body around and
turned it over and then grabbed it
with her teeth jusf under the smaller
portion of the back. Instinctively, I
suppose, the young squirrel threw Its
arms around the mother's body, and
after she made sure that the ' hold
was good she started cautiously back
to the nest She reached there safely,
and I saw no more of the distressed
mother nor the youngster. "I was very
much Impressed with the gentleness
and skill she displayed in handling the
injured baby, squirrel, and really It
was an Inspiring scene." The Mall
"aad Express," , ..kc'J.UJI:
Be sure you're; wrong; then back ,ypr
WINNER OF THE
HIGHBALL AND JOCKEY FULLER. -Highball,
winner of the seventh American Derby, is a bay colt by Ben
StremeStrychlnia and is owned by W. M. Scheftel. Highball Is an Eastern
thoroughbred and In the future betting was consistently played by Eastern
followers of the horse. He was second choice In the betting with Moharlb.
His victory was a great surprise to Western horsemen, he being, the second
Eastern thoroughbred to carry off the honors in the great Western classic,
unless Robert Waddell be counted as the third, although "Pa" Bradley , has
been " identified with Western race tracks for several years. Strathmeath,
owned by Green B. Morris, was the first Eastern candidate to capture the
Derby. There have been many famous horses sent West from New York for
the classic, but Highball will be long remembered as one which was not the
favorite.
FAMOUS CHURCH BUILDER.
Bishop McCabe the Moat Striking Fig
ure in American Methodism.
The most striking figure in Ameri
can Methodism is Dr. Charles C. Mc
Cabe, the new resident bishop of Phila
delphia, assigned by the General Con
ference. As church builder, lecturer
and lifter of church debts he is known
not only in every State of the Union
but in almost every country as well.
More than 2,000 Methodist congrega
tions owe their houses of worship di
rectly to his personal efforts, -while
thousands of missions, situated in ev
ery corner of the globe, are maintained
from the income of $1,000,000 estab
lished under his immediate supervis
ion. .
Bishop McCabe is now 68 years old
and has been a member of the church
since his eighth year. After being
graduated from the Ohio Wesleyan
University, in 1860, he was received
into the Ohio Conference. When war
broke out he entered the service as
chaplain in the One Hundred and
Twenty-second Ohio Infantry. The
BISHOP It'CABE.
surviving members of that regiment
remember, with gratified hearts, his
tender sympathy and kindly aid to the
wounded. He did not remain in the
hospital tents to care for the injured
as they came in. Instead, in each bat
tle he hurried to the field and minis
tered to them as they fell. It was
Bishop McCabe's great solicitude for
the wounded that resulted in his cap
ture at the battle of Winchester. He
remained on the field when the Union
troops fell back before the arrival of
Sheridan, and was sent to Libby
prison. "
Only such a man as Bishop McCabe
could see a bright side to that terrible
prison pen. He remained in it for four
long months, and the fund of humor
ous reminiscences be collected in that
time has made a nation smile for forty
years. Indeed, the bishop's lecture,
"The Bright Side of Llbby Prison," has
done more than that The admission
fees paid by 2,000 or more audiences
have netted over $250,000, every .cent
of which was devoted to the church.
After partial recovery from the ef
fect of his Imprisonment, the bishop
was Invited to speak at the anniver
sary of the Christian Commission.
George H. Stuart who heard him, was
so much impressed that he obtained
permission from Secretary of War
Stanton for the bishop to devote his
entire time to the work of that benev
olent institution. Through his labors,
$100,000. was put into the treasury of
the commission.
At the close of the war Bishop Mc
Cabe, then famed as a chaplain, re
entered the work of the ministry, and
was stationed at Portsmouth, O. Soon
afterward he was elected assistant
secretary to the Board of Church Ex
tension, a position which he filled for
sixteen years. The board was In its
infancy when he entered its service.
By his efforts its income swelled to
$300,000 yearly, and Its loan fund ac
cumulated a permanent capital of
$500,000 ,
I .- jtTamon Rallying: Cry? "
; c Abonl.this; timeiz-anlnOTelnfer-enca,
presided ,ve'l'Bberf inger-
AMERICAN DERBY.
soil, was held at Syracuse, N. Y., and
a resolution Was adopted to the effect
that Christianity was a failure. On
hearing of this resolution, Bishop Mc
Cabe telegraphed to Ingersoll: "Dear
Bob: We're building two .Methodist
Churches a day."
This statement spread like wild
fire, and was ridiculed as an absurd
overstatement of facts. Dr. Daniel
Curry and Thomas W. Pierce took
exception, in vigorous terms, and as
a reply McCabe wrote a famous song
which was rendered at tens of thou
sands of rallies throughout the land.
Not only did the bishop make good
this statement that the Methodists
were building two churches a day, but
he prophesied that "three a day"
would not be the limit and that be
fore his death the loan fund of $500,
000, would exceed $1,000,000. Both
these prophecies long since were ful
filled. The Missionary Society in 1884 elect
ed Dr. -McCabe its secretary. It was
at this time that the famous cry "A
Million for Missions," was raised The
master church worker echoed and re
echoed it all over the country,
until, by dint of Its persistence
and his own magnetic enthusiasm, it
became an established fact Within
three years the income of the society
reached $1,044,000.
To-day the cry is "Two Millions for
Missions."
While he was secretary to the Mis
sionary Society more than 100,000 con
verts were added to the church in
foreign lands, and a mighty host was
gathered in the home missionary field
One of the plans in aid of the mis
sions put Into operation by Dr. Mc
Cabe is really unique. He formed an
army of 100,000 members, each one
pledged to pay $10 a year. While as
sistant secretary of the Church Ex
tension Fund, Dr. McCabe built more
than 1,000 churches. As . secretary of
the Missionary Society he added half
a million dollars to its annual income,
chiefly through his personal attrac
tiveness. Special frontier work, one of the
brightest financial schemes originating
with Dr. McCabe, has met with great
success. As a result of his efforts, 600
churches have been built on this plan
at a total cost of $1,325,000. They have
an united seating capacity for more
than 500,000 people. The sum donated
by private Individuals toward this pro
ject through his efforts has reached
$163,250.
External Development.
Mr. Herlihy's friends had said so
much In praise of his rare qualities of
Intellect since his acquisition of "a bit
of money" from bis aunt in Ireland,
that he at last decided to consult a
phrenologist He found one whose
price seemed comparatively reason
able, and decidedly against Mrs. Herli
hy's wishes, visited him in company
with a friend.
'i never saw such contradictory de
velopments in all my experience," said
the phrenologist after a few moments'
examination of Mr. Herlihy's head.
"Were your parents eccentric?"
Mr. Herlihy began to smile with the
foolish expression of one who, suspects
a compliment but before he could
speak his friend answered for: him.
"He'll not have much rimimbrance
o' his parents," said he, ."but Maggie
Herlihy, his wife, she's eccintric. You
don't need to be payin any attention
at all, at all to thlm largest boomps."
: The Modern Cavalier. .
The Low- Comedian Hello! The
note that came with the bouquet goes
next your fluttering heart eh? Must
be pretty sweet?
The Chorus Lady (effusively) I
should say it is, the darling! All he
says is "Buy pork," but please don't
givethe tip away. Puck.
.This gift of innumerable spoons and
knives and forks to a bride It unfortu
nate she immediately wants to show
jhow many "guests she cau entertain
iwithout borrowing. . - " ", ' -
JUDICIAL DECISIONS.
The advisability of documentary' evi
dence tending to establish the guilt of
an accused of the offense charged Is
held, in Adams vs. New York, advance
sheets U. S. 1903, p. 372, to be affected
by the fact that It was in violation of
the constitutional prohibition against -
unreasonaDie searches ana seizures. . .
The constitutional guaranty of relig?
ious freedom la held, in People vs.
Pierson (N. Y.), 63 L. R. A. 187. not ta
be violated by a statute requiring the
furnishing of medical attendance . to ;
minors, wnere tne constitution pro-,
vides . that liberty of conscience shall
not Justify practices Inconsistent with
the sarety or tne state.
. - The right to interrogate a witness as
to his belief In a, Supreme Being who:
wouiu uuuuui mm iur ituse swettnus, .
lor tne purpose or airecting nis cred
ibility. Is denied in Brink vs. Stratton
(N. Y.), 63 L. R. A. 182, where the
constitution provides that no person
shall be Incompetent to be a witness on
account of his religious-belief, and ab
rogates all disqualification from civil
rights because of such belief.
A stipulation in a railway pass that
the company shall not be liable to the
user "under any circumstances, wheth
er of negligence of agents or otherwise,
for any injury to the person," is held in
Northern Pacific Railway Company vs.
Adams, Advance Sheets U. S. 1903, p. '
408, to violate no rule of public policy
and to relieve the company from liabil
ity for personal injuries resulting from
the ordinary negligence of its employes
to one riding on the pass with knowl-
orifra of its pnndftlnna.
A promise by a conductor to assist a
female passenger who is partially blind,
in alighting from the train at her desi
tlnation, is held, in Southern Railway
Company vs. Hobbs (Ga.), 63 L. R. A.
68, not to amount to an undertaking
on the part of the conductor to enter
the car In which the passenger Is rid
ing, assume charge of her bundles and
escort her from her seat down the aisle
and out upon the platform, unless the
passenger is so helpless as to require
this extraordinary attention and the
conductor has notice that such is the
case.
The right to cross' examine hand
writing experts in order to prove their
ability Is sustained In Hoag vs. Wright
(N. Y.), 63 L. R. A. 163, and it is held
to be error to strike out an admission
by such an expert that he had been
mistaken as to signatures which he had
pronounced genuine, although the trial
judge might in his discretion, have ex
cluded an effort to secure such admis
sion in the first instance. The other
authorities on examination of witness
es to handwriting by comparison are
collated and reviewed in a note to this
case.
A combination prohibited by the act
of Congress of July 2, 1890, is held, In
W. W. Montague & Co. vs. Lowry (C.
CL A, 9th C), 63, L. R. A. 58, affirmed
advance sheets U. S., 1903, p. 807, to
be constituted by an association to
unite all "acceptable dealers" engaged
in certain business In a certain city
and within 200 miles therefrom and all
American manufacturers of their sup
plies, the rules of which exclude un
acceptable persons from membership
and prohibit their purchasing supplies
at less than list prices, which are more
than double what members of the asso
ciation pay.
WOMAN CLERKS IN GERMANY.
Steady Progress of the Sex in Spite of
Conservatism.
Women have become an indispens
able factor In the German postal tele
graph and telephone service, it seems,
in spite of the conservatism which pre
vented the utilization of feminine ac
tivities in public work in Germany
until nearly half a century later than
In France and England. United States
Consul Monaghan, of Chemnitz, in his
recent communication . to the United
States department of commerce and
labor, reviews briefly the conditions
and requirements which are of Interest
as showing the progress of women In
the fatherland.
It is not every woman who can ob
tain a position in the German postal
service, so strict are the government
regulations respecting age, character,
education and health. A government
medical examiner pronounces upon the
health, which must be perfect; the
age must not exceed 30 or be under 18,
and a good common school education
is a primary requisite. Possessing all
these qualifications, the woman can
didate is eligible only to a position
as assistant in the postonlce, and the
highest salary she can hope for is
$119 a year. In the telegraph and
telephone service, however, all grades
of positions are open to women,
though the rules of admission are
equally strict and no women with
children are employed. Four thousand
women are now engaged in the tele
phone service of the German empire,
it is-" stated, 1,000 of them being in
Berlin. The hours are light, ranging
from six to eight a day.
The highest pay which a woman can
draw In German telephone offices la
$357, which is said to afford a com
fortable living in Germany, but is a
low wage compared to that to be ob
tained in England, where experienced
telephone clerks get $600 and chief
supervisors are paid as high as $2,550.
Iu Germany, however, it must be not
ed that women on their withdrawal
from active labor after the prescribed
number of years of faithful work are
awarded-a government pension on tha
same plane with the men. j
A-Dividend.
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