The Cairo bulletin., 1874-05-31

>h' may ''tth' III tut toufts flUeDcnueut i
of her husband. n the husband Is sued, In
She may defend for him and if she is sued
he may defend for her. She has an equal
share with her husband In the education
and support of the children; and, If she has
the expense of educating and sup
porting the children may be recovered from
her as from him. nc the family has a home
stead the husband cannot sell 1t from over
the heads of the wife and children until he
hiss prj,u ed another home for them. In
everything she has been made the equal of
the husband before the law. except that she
Is prohibited from entering into partnership
with any person but her husband, without
his consent, unless ne has deserted her, il
an idiot, Is insane, or l. IN the 'penitcniiary.
The opponents of this bill declared, las the
opponents of the prohibition of the innic- |
tion 10y tic husband of reasonable punish. |
ment upon the wife declared of Old, that il |
would break up the family relation-raise |
the demon OF discoid in every home. liut
the advocates ofthc bill were not irightencd;
we took the responsibility; we passed the
hill; we placed Illinois ahead of the bal
auco OF tue world. l. not the day OF wo-
mans disenthralmcnt growing into its full
| splcndor; Is not truth eNertiog a wonder
ful moral control through public opiniony
WHAT NExTy
| The ballot in tue hands of woman Yes, II
there Is any virtue I'm the "inS OF the
times"
You need not tell me that on every side
| we hear the outcry of men asserting that
they will not consent that woman shall par
ticipatc in the government Of the country.
Time will instruct them. We who wish
woman's equality can wait.
WHAT a WOMAN DID.
Those were dark days in the life OF Maria
Theresa, when Frederick the Great had said:
"Thcy who want pcscc viii give me what |
want | viii have all Of Lower Silesa" 4"
Great Britain, poyerty-strickcn, sloodby her.
All her other allies had abandoned her.
Her armies had been beaten; the enemy was
laundering at the gates Of her capita.
She fled for refuge and protection 10
Hungary. Would she not receive cold com
fort there, ''Wc have been accustomed to
&c governed by men; We will not allow !
woman 10 rule over Us we will break away
from our allegiance" the Hungarian, had
, said to her father. The young queen was
not discouraged. She convened the diet,
-, OF the states. In deep mourning she entered
the hail. on her head the crown OF ST
stephen, In her hand the eimitar. Sh'
showed her subjects that she could hcrscl
cherish and yenerate whatever was dear an,
: venerable in their eyes She traVersed tn
, apartment with slow and measured tread
: ascended the tribune from which the soyei
= cisus had been accustomed 10 haranguc Tia
states - Deserted on ali Sides" she exclain
ed. "it il to the arms and the long g.tricd yalo
:, Of the Hungaiians that now n.y. Th
n words were electrical. A thousand SWORD
leaped from their scahbards and men VIII
had declared they would be ruled by no WI
man were now ready not only TO De rule
by one but 10 also die for her. Thus eve
Man, informed by prejudice. declare, he wi
40 never submit to innoya alton that tend
4. give woman voice in the government, bl
y. when he la, learned that she is worthy Il
lc confidence. and -hc hi, tbs courage 10 a.
" it In language as bold "a, that Of Mar
e., Theresa he will yield to the appeal; h
HlNluAlfHr VII VANISH iilAl Hf VIII heG0li
II the champion Of her equality.
-, NOT VOW.
Ia But That time j. no. nov. Women are ~
d. vet prepared to exercise political power
q, The cd de,potism has LEFT too many OF i
,r marks upon her character, and upon that
IN man. 1t is true that
IA Tin arts Of government
Elizabeth and Others. arts ofw1r
OF The PEASANT Joan and Others arts ot grace
of ~spph0 and others Wed with man.
ia but the majority OF women are not yet pr
~ pared for partici patton in political AFFAIR
DE- Their education has been and still j. defec
a' i've. OF fold, the poor, who wore frock
vi libored in the field or drudged in the hove
: thc r.ch, in frockS, were the lazy and i-no
~ ant ornaments ot palace aI
< castle. To-day most women q
~ no longer ignorant; they are learned
~ many things bus stiil very defective /. the
~ education.
IL GIILs IN THE HOUSE,
and then piano. All Of them-tho,c wi
have and those who have not music in the
souls-put at it; music drilled into then
7! not In most Instances music they ought
ld- know, but the light tsra.lIra music OF IA
j! ''Nloon on the Lake Is Beaming," ~ a
ce Dreaming of Thee" "Listcn 10 the Mo,
nj ing Bird" school. Are you surprised the
70 have been no great female musicians--l
lr- pcttcoatel MOZarts or Bcethoycn,y II
'ht fectiSe musical education, you see. Socie
lie demands that q woman shall be music;
he and so YOU have women everywhere ban
OF Ing pianos, tuggng at harp strings, trummil
20 guitars ;--making musicy no, noiscs--ile
saw sounds. Boy IN the house, ifmusiC
can strike the piano, and allow his passi'
I'd, for music TO lead him into its mclodo
lie fields and by its pleasant waters that RIP
at a. they wash the shores of the stream OF i
his man sympathy; ifnot musical, no may wa
al, der away after what bis nature Graves.
r. Girls in the house, and then crochet a
all embroidery needles, floss and wOOlens
We, OF the girls, willing or unwilling, go
ant mandcd to acquire the elegant accomplish
of the art of cmbroidery-not because by
they may at some time earn a livelihood
i'm, bc useful TO mankind, but because sOclS
m has decided that embroidery work done II
f,, dawdlng manner by eRHaiei wo
1. en-, dressed In ne0lige, wearing low slipp'
sv- aud very white stockings, is an acc0mpli
is ment. Boys are not treated thus, tina