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MANCHESTER, MASS., FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1909. 
SOLOMON VS. MODERN WOMAN. 
Subject of Mrs. Kate Upson Clark's Lecture 
Before Manchester Woman's Club. 
The Manchester Woman’s club held 
its regular semi-monthly meeting “Tues- 
day afternoon at the Chapel, when Mrs. 
Kate Upson Clark of Brooklyn, N. Y., 
gave her highly interesting lecture on 
“Solomon versus the Modern Woman,’’ 
the great subject of womanhood. 
She told of the wonderful nature of 
the Book of Proverbs and advised _ its 
reading more carefully and more often. 
From chapter 31 from which she 
gathered her subject material, Mrs. 
Clark read of the prophecy taught King 
Lemuel by his mother, of the praise and 
properties of a good wife. Where there 
is no vision, people perish. Mrs. -Clark 
called this chapter the birthday chapter, 
as there are 31 verses in it. 
‘Throughout the verses woman's in- 
dustry is the prevailing idea. She worked 
willingly with her hands. When she 
didn’t have any work, she went out and 
sought it. [his model woman of Solo- 
mon worked in her home and worked a 
great deal. One should take pride in 
whatever one does and do it the best 
possible, and also artistically. “This 
woman had her own money, had what 
she earned. 
Mrs. Clark alluded here to the un- 
married woman found in many countries, 
and found in America in all her glory. 
She conducts clubs, supervises over the 
youngsters in the family and so on. 
The good woman worked in the field. 
When she saw a good field, she bought 
it. Her industry and strength were 
ahead of ours. Mrs. Clark said that the 
future woman would own a piece of land 
for cultivation and would live practically 
all the time out-of-doors. 
The speaker again said: ‘‘ Strength 
and honor of work are hers and in_ her 
conviction she never faltered. She, 
clothed with dignity, kept her place in 
her family, and her children rose up and 
called her blessed.’’ This idea cannot 
be emphasized too much, for too often 
the mother gives up in every respect to 
her children and becomes as the speaker 
expressed it the “‘door mat of the 
family.’ 
This woman, the Bible tells us, was a 
happy woman and enjoyed the works of 
her hands and that is the way all should 
be. ‘*She opened her mouth with wis- 
dom; and in her tongue is the law of 
kindness.’’ The last of this verse is 
most beautiful and the speaker illustrated 
ANOTHER ADVANCE FOR MANCHESTER P. 0. 
Big Increase of Business Gives Office Another Permanent Clerk. Harry T. 
Swett Appointed. Will Begin Duties May 1. 
The steady advance being made by 
the Manchester postoffice for the past 10 
years, under Postmaster Samuel L. 
Wheaton, and the fact that the office has 
done more than $10,000 worth of busi- 
ness for the year to close April 1, is re- 
sponible for the additional facilities to be 
granted the public in the shape of an ad- 
ditional clerk the year round. 
Until a few years ago the postmaster 
and his assistant were allowed one, and 
later two young lady clerks in the .sum- 
mer months, to assist in handling the 
extra business. Two years ago the re- 
ceipts of the ofice warranted the addi- 
tion of a permanent clerk. Edward H. 
Wilcox was appointed. ‘The business 
since then has increased so that still. an- 
other permanent clerk is to be appointed. 
Harry T. Swett is the fortunate young 
man to be thus honored. He will as- 
sume his duties on May 1. 
Mr. Swett is one of Manchester’s 
popular young men. He is a brother of 
Selectman F. K. Swett. The past win- 
ter he has spent in Lowell. 
Manchester people ought to feel proud 
of the standing of the local postoffice. 
with a short story the great value of kind 
words through life. 
Poets and fiction have their very beau- 
tiful heroines. It has been found from 
a perusal of King Solomon’s observation 
of women that the most beautiful are not 
the most lovable, or the most valuable. 
Some day, Mrs. Clark wittingly sug- 
gested that an X-ray would be invented 
by which we would see at a glance the 
true beauty of the soul. 
“* She that feareth the Lord, she shall 
be praised.’’ Here Mrs. Clark read 
some beautiful verses from Wadsworth’s 
Famous Woman. Returning again to 
the chapter, she said, that through the 
whole chapter, although practical, there 
is something expressed most beautifuily, 
to show that the woman had the touch of 
the angelic nature. 
In closing, Mrs. Clark said she hoped 
she might be a help to many to attain the 
ideals of the model woman. 
eS PR LIE 
Selectmen Appointments. 
At their meeting Wednesday the 
Board of Selectmen appointed John D. 
Morrison superintendent of moth sup- 
Few towns of 2600 population can boast 
of having an office of the first class, with 
a postmaster, and assistant postmaster, 
and twu permanent male clerks. 
When Postmaster Wheaton took the 
office ten years ago the receipts of the 
year were $5085. ‘The receipts haye 
steadily increased until last year (ending 
April 1, 1908) they were $9090. Up 
to March 1 of this year they had in- 
creased to $10,300, and it is reasonable 
to assume that with the close of the year 
(April 1) they will have reached very 
nearly the $11,000 mark. 
‘This means, further, that Manchester 
will be entitled to a free delivery service, 
for an office which does a $10,000 a 
year business is entitled to this service. 
Postmaster Wheaton will, no doubt, 
make the necessary application at the 
close of the fiscal year, and as is custom- 
ary in most such casts the department 
would investigate the conditions peculiar 
to this office, and if the business of the 
coming year again passed the $10,000 
mark free delivery would thenbe in- 
stituted, 
pression for the year and Leonard An- 
drews, sergeant of the police force. 
The board also placed a contract with 
the Bay State Dredging Co. for dredg- 
ing the inner harbor, for which purpose 
$3000 was appropriated at the annual 
town meeting. ‘The contract, we under- - 
stand, isa very favorable one, being 
made so from the fact it could be placed 
thus early. “his company did the dredg- 
ing the last time it was done. The 
work will be started at once, part of the 
outfit being expected to arrive this week. 
It is understood, also, that arrangements 
have been made with the park commis- 
sioners to have the dredging material 
dumped at the Masconomo Park, for 
which purpose $1000 was appropriated. 
Founder of Society with Long Name 
Dead. 
George T. Angell, founder of the 
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention 
of Cruelty to Animals, died “Tuesday 
morning shortly after 2 o'clock, at his 
apartments in the Westminister, Boston. 
He was the editor of Our Dumb Ani- 
mals, which he founded in 1868. 
