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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-22

THE COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS
49, OF LADIES' FAIR AND BAZAAR for benefit
Of bun ding fund of StansDury Lodge No. "a, f. A. A
NJ. desire parties to whom tickets have been
for sale to make returns therefor before
June l. in order that the horse harness, snd buggy
may be disposed OF. F. g. ALEXANDER
my19-l1L Treasurer.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-08
SOME ROYAL DIVORCES.

A French, IN English and . German Case
In Our Own Century.
The case of the unfortunate Queen
Natalie does not stand alone in the
history of royal ladies. In our own
century there have been three royal
divorces, but, perhaps, the lot of none
of them was so painful as that of the
young Queen. The first sovereign who
was divorced from his wife was Napo-
leon 1. He abandoned Josephine Beau
harnais in order to marry the Arch
duchess Maria Louisa, of Austria. As
there was no real cause for the divorce
it was put forward on behalf of the
Emperor that the marriage was cele-
brated by a Republican priest only,
and, therefore, it was not valid &C
cording to the church of Rome. The
excuse was a very weak one, and, in
deed. quite absurd, as the Pope, at the
conclusion of the concordat, had given
dispensatio a radice to all marriages
celebrated since 1889; but the Emper-
or's wish was at the time the supreme
law for the Episcopal consistory in
Paris, and the divorce was granted ON
the payment of . certain fine I" accord
ing to the means" Of the PARTIES. The
most notorious royal divorce case in
recent English history is. Of course,
that of George w., Of England, who
wanted to get rid Of his wife, the poor
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-08
The Dandy's Useless Life.

He has fine form and manly beauty,
and the chief end of his life is to dis
play them. With notable diligence he
ransacks the market for rare and curl
Gus fabrics, for costly seals, and
chains and rings. A coat poorly fitted
is the objectionable sin of his creed.
He meditates upon cravats, employs a
profound discrimination in selecting a
hat or a vest, and adopts his conclu-
sions upon the tastefulness of button
or a collar, with the deliberatiOn Of q
statesman. Satisfactorily caparisoned.
the dandy saunters in fashionable gal
leries, or faunts in stylish equipage.
or parades the streets with simpering
bellies, or delights their itching ears
with compliments of hattery. or with
choicely culled scandal. A gaudy, in
dolent butterfly, he flutters from
flower to flower until summer closes.
and frosts sting him. and he sinks
down and dies, unth0ught OF and un'
remembered. IN =. Ledger.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-08
Suffrage and Liberty.

Tho whole adverse argument of wo-
man suffrage really settles into ques-
ton of convenience, and that is one that
may be left to determine itself For, if
it is really inconvenient for woman to
vote, the permission to do so would pro-
duce no evil result. All that most
of the friends of universal suffrage ask
is freedom. No man is compelled to
vote. but every man may. 1t is left en-
tirely to his own choice. If the princi-
pie that there shall be 70 taxation with
out representation is correct, there is
not and never has been sound argu-
ment for the disfranchisement of women
since they have been property holders.
A woman might own all the real estate
upon a chief street in a village, yet she
can not vote for road overseer. The
history of the movement for suffrage,
like all other great movements in this
country, shows to every youth that he
who is hospitable to liberty ridiculed,
entertains angels unawares. 1t is safe
to heed the counsel of Condorcet: '.Do
not choose man who has ever taken
sides against the liberty of any portion
of mankind. "-Cincinnoti Gazette.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-08
NOTES ON VOTING.

As men often declare that women are
the ''salt of the EARTH" the quicker
some of this preserving element is used
to purify politics the better.-Geo. R.
Scott.
WHEN man can walk up to the bal
lot-box with his wife or sister on his
arm, voting-places will be far more
agreeable than now and the polls will
not be such bear-gardens that refined
men will be constantly tempted to omi
their political duties.-H0,7tet Beecher
Sto,Ue
FOURTEEN ladies of Scio, n. Y, pub
lished card in the Wellsville Reporter,
to the effect that having read an article
in that paper wherein the question is
raised whether or not the women of the
country wish to vote. I'VE, the UNDER
signed, with a great deal of pleasure and
emphasis reply, most assuredly we do.
My belief in the right of women to
the exercise Of the elective franchise
grows with the growth of my study
and experience. did not join the
suffragists under the impulse of easy
gOOd-nature or mistaken ambition, but
from conviction of duty which 1 have
never seen the smallest reason to
abandon or regret.-Nrs. Julia Ward
HoUe.
JUSTICE requires that women should
vote, in ga government of the people,
by the people. and for the people," de-
irving its just powers from the ''con-
sent of the governed" One half of the
people can not justly deprive the other
half of suffrage. and at the same time
tax them. Taxation without represen-
tation is anti-American and unjust
Judge James Baker.
WHILE mothers give the hey-day Of
their lives to bring up sons for the
State, surely fathers should make Is
their duty to see that our towns and cit
les are safe for them to live in. guarded
BY wise laws from the present dangers
and temptations. If they have not the
power to do this, then place the ballot
in the hands of women. the reserve foroe
In society. ever ready to unite with good
men to enforce law and order.-Eise
beth Cddy StantoA
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-08
Whe re Women Excel.

Women IS physicians We are becOm-
ing reasonably familiar with. That is,
we no longer consider it out of taste
for lady to be a doctor. But women
as surgeons are more rare. In Switz-
erland they are pronounced to be the
most proficient in the medical schools
and hospitals. One professor says:
1.-The women are particularly dexterous
in handling muscles. Their small
taper fingers give them an advantage
over the males, and their eyes are
quicker to detect details and minutise"
These two points are strong ones.
Does not all the education and training
of woman tend to make her ADLER to
observe small details, whereas the train
ing of men works to encourage the
summing up of items: that is, they
argue better, when the woman sees
more exactly. Women are said to
make remarkably apt microscopes.
male students openly oppose the pres
ence of women, but treat them with the
utmost Difference and respect. "-Clobe-
Democrat
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-08
Something Good in Store.

A big man rushed at little man at
the ferry dock the other day and ex-
claimed:
"Ha! Now I've got you. I'm going
TO knock the top Of your head off.
''Come on and try it" replied the
little man as he got into position.
"You slandered me-" shouted tho
big man as he backed of little.
What of it?'
you've got to take it back or get
licked! I'll give youth give you one
week to take it back, and if you don't
do it I'll"
"Whatr' cried the little man as he
advanced upon him.
..Tn perhaps extend the time, but
you've got to take it back"
..Hold on-waitr' shouted the little
man as he got his coat Of, but the big
man waved his hand and ran aboard
ths, boat to call back:
1.-TWO weeks and not another dAyl
Then prepare to get mauled!'-
Detroit Free Press
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-08
SUDDEN HOSPITALITY.

How Two Tramps Got q Square Meal
Without Asking for 1t.
A couple of tramps stopped at a
farmhouse in West Tennessee during
the yellow fever season. You can
come in and drink all the water you
want" said the farmer. ''but you
neenter ask for any thing to eat, for
you won't get it."
The tramps looked at table that
had just been set for dinner, and
sighed.
"You neenter SIGH" said the farmer,
'.fur you don't git a bite of that grub.
Wy, we've got 'possum, don't you
see; sweet potatoes, billed ham. curly
mustard green's and three kinds of
bread. 1 wouldn't twit you fellers,
but the last tramp that come along
here stole the only good set OF harness
on the place"
don't put yourself to any uneasi-
ness on our account" replied one of
the tramps, ''for we amt hungry"
mot hungry"' the farmer ex-
claimed.
mo; all we want is a place to sit
down in the shade"
''Wall, this is the first time 1 ever
heerd Of tramps not being hungry"
''It's sorter rare with us. can tell
you. I'm sorter feverish, myself.
Don't exactly understand it. for l
never was this way before. Oh, l have
had slight bilious attacks. but 1 never
had such pains in the back of my neck
before. just before leaving jackson
Vile"
A sudden scuff1ing in the room
caused the tramp to break of his mar
ration. The skirts of the farmers
wife tapped against the gate, and an
old man lost his hat as he leaped into
the road. The two tramps moved their
chairs up to the table.
1.-The hospitality Of this neighbor-
hood" one of them remarked. '.has
found place in romance and verse"
"Yes," the other one replied, land
the peculiar charm about it is its ex-
treme suddenness. "-ArEansas Irav-
eler.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-08

entious about their eligibility than the
men, and several withdrew when they
heard the qualification laws read
Among the men on the other hand.
there were a number of votes chal'
lenged, and the challenging was sus'
tanned by the chair.
could not help thinking. as looked
at some of the voters, that there was a
good deal of humbug on this question
of eligibility. The question was not
one of politics. even, but of education;
and there were men and women who
had the legal right to a voice in the
matter who were very little removed
from the brute creation. The most
hardened politician would not have
stultiied himself by saying that they
could cast an intelligent vote, and yet
they had a voice in the question of the
education of the youth of this district.
l am happy to say. however, that their
voice was not very strong, and that
the better element won the day. If it
had not been for the wOmen's vote, l
may add, this would not have been the
case.
My experience as voter has proved
to me that the objection raised in the
political arena against women voting
that they would encounter too much
roughness at the pOlls-is will-o'-the-
wisp. | believe that even the worst
class of fourth-ward voters would
make way for the ladies'"
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-08

Princess Caroline, from whom he had
lived separate for many years. 4 bill
was introduced intoP Parliament for the
purpose, and was strenuously opposed
on behalf of the Queen by Henry
Brougham, afterward Lord Brougham
and Vaux, Lord Chancellor of Great
Britain, and Thomas Denman, after
ward Lord Denman. Lcrd Chief
Justice of England. What these two
counsel said against the King would
be enough to get 800 counsel in prison
on the continent and make judges
faint. The bill was allowed by a
small majority to be read a second
time. but public opinion was so much
against it that the Government thought
it better to withdraw it after the third
reading. So the Kings wish was not
carried out. and the whole scandal
was in vain. The poor Queen died q
few weeks after her accession, but the
King never married again. Crown
Prince William, of Wurtemberg, the
father of the present King Charles. of
Wurtemberg, was compelled, in 1908,
by Napoleon l. to marry the Princess
Caroline Augusta of Bavaria. The
marriage was celebrated on June s,
but the young couple separated the
very same day and never again saw
each other. In S14they were divorced.
and the Princess two years afterwards
married Francis l., Emperor OF
Austria, and 1925 was crowned Queen
of Hungary. Mall Gazette.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-08
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

BishOp Foster of the Methodist
church vas the original boy preacher.
Dc was converted at six and was
licensed to preach at fourteen.
The most heavily-endowed educa-
tional institutions in the United States
are: Girard College. $4,000. 900;
Columbia. 5000. coo; John Hopkins.
q, 10000; Harvard, $4,000. 900;
Princeton. $500. 900; Lehigh. $780,
600; Cornell. 100000.
The controversy on inspiration
bewilders some people. A lady, who
has heard assertions frequently made
that certain parts of the Bible are not
inspired. is anxiously inquiring for an
inspired" preacher. so that she may
be secure against mistake.
The memory of Helen Hunt jack
son. the devoted friend of the Indians,
is to be honored by the erection of an
Indian girls school, to bear her name,
at Santa Fe, n. NJ. The building is to
cost thirty thousand dollars, and is
to accommodate one hundred and fifty
pupils.
Among the various correspond
ence schools" which have of late come
to be, and we trust to stay, is the
american School of Politics." de-
voted to the study Of the science Of
politics, political history, American
institutions, and public questions Of
current interest.
A Chinese Christian recently asked
Archdeacon MOule how many clergy
men there were in England. Being
desired to guess, he said: Its little
country; perhaps 1,5OO;" and being
told that there were $4,000, said. in
establishment: Twenty-three thou
sand! Then you can well spare one
thousand for China.'-Spirit Of Ms
si0ns.
According to careful calculations
made by British clergyman of note
and just published, Professionals have
increased during the last hundred
years from 27,O0O.O 900 to 154, 600, 900. or
nearly fourfOld. Roman Catholics
during the same period have increased
from 80. 600, 900 to 153, 100000. or two
fold. The Greek church during the
century has increased from 10000, 900
to 80, 900. 900. also twofOld.
Queen Victoria, when at Glasgow
a short time ago, paid visit to Queen
Margaret's College, the only college
for women in Scotland. She expressed
her pleasure at hearing of the pros
perity of the institution, and said:
Every movement which tends to
raise the position of women, and ex-
tend the sphere of their influence, has
my warm approval. l trust that the
college may long continue to be pros
porous" The friends of ''higher
education in England are jubilant
over this incident.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-08
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

There are several eminent French
man of letters who do not use tobacco
in any form; among them NJ Sardou.
NJ. Renan. NJ. Jules Simon. M.
Feuillet and NJ. Sarcey. NJ Dumas
gave up smoking long ago.
Alexandra Dumas is credited with
being the richest author in the world.
barring such writer's for zest and
pleasure as Andrew Carnegie, whose
income is figured out at over $4,000 a
day.
AT q late sale of autographs In
New York letter of the Duke OF
Wellington sold for seventy. cents.
while scrap in the hand writing of
Artemus Ward brought over ten times
as much. Two letters written by
George Washington sold at $lS each.
Mrs. Georgia A. Peck. of the Boston
Commonwealth. is the only woman in
New England who is the managing
editor of n newspaper. She is
daughter of the late Willard Allen, of
Worcester. from whom she inherited
the literary ability and scholarly
tastes which have marked her career.
1T is safe to say that, for every ar
ticle accepted by the two most success
full magazines in this country, from forty
to fifty are refused. The editor of one
of them told me, some years ago. that
he received about twelve poems day.
As he could only use from four to six
month on an average, If you reduce
this statement to a proportion, and
eliminate the Sundays when no mail is
opened, you will have three hundred
and twelve poems received each month,
and only six printed.
Uncle Toms Cabin is a book that
still goes marching on. Down in
Brazil the emancipation Of the slaves
was mainly due to an editor who kept
his paper red-hOt with abolition argu.
ments. He did not have much success
until finally he printed a translation OF
Uncle Toms Cabin. Then the people
walked up. They cried over the story.
and raised such a protest against
slavery that the government was
forced to abolish it.-Atlanta ConStitu-
ton.
Charles G. Leland. writing on
''CrOw Lore" in the 81. James Gazette,
says: Everybody knows the Royston
rock or crow with white jacket
The gypsies say that this equivocating
and unprincipled bird once went
among the rocks. who inquired:
Where did you get that white coat?'
To which he replied: L borrowed il
from fool of a pigeon Then, going
among the pigeons, he said: 'Sarishan,
pals-how are you, my brothers? To
which pigeon replied: What. are
you one of us! Where did you get
those black trousers and waistcoat?
NUNS the word, pail answered the
Royston: Il stole them from those ras-
Gals, the rOoks.'''
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-08
HUMOROUS.

-Jinks-''Been teaching Winks
lawn tennis. Ell? Did he learn
easily?" Minks-"O, yes; he soon
tumbled to the racquet. "-Philadeiphia
Record.
Hobbs There goes a man who
has buried fifteen wives" Mrs.
Hobbs-''For Heavens sake! What is
he? A second Bluebeard?" Hobbs
mo, an undertaken. detroit Free
Press.
-'.Do you notice that bewhiskered
German yonder? He's famous
musician, they tell me-" Eyes,
Bromley" Titled, isn't he-what is
his name?" ''Herr de Gurdy, prob
ably"
Friend (who has been listening tox
man kicking about his coal bilD-'I
wonder how you can stand all the
abuse you get!' Coal Dealer-'Well,
l don't mind it. In this business you
get used to being hauled over the
Goals. "-LosceH Citizen.
Jones was calling on his dentist.
$50 you are troubled with tOOthache?"
inquired the artist in worries. Fright
fully" ''Ah! does it come on fire.
quently?" Every five minutes"
land lasts some timer "A quarter
of an hour. at st."--Judge.
-Landlady (delightedly, to new
boarder)-"I must congratulate you,
Mr.. Byseps, on your ability as a car
yer. You dismembered that chicken
beautifully" Mr.. Byseps-''Thanks.
/ deserve no special credit. I'm =
stonecutter. "-Pitssburgh Bulletin.
Two of a kind-First German Ac-
tori has been dinking dot I will
blay me in English negxt season.
You dink mine accent vos good
enough. Schweitzer?'' Second Ger
man Actor-Mein gracious, yes! You
speak dot English just so well like me-
Time.
You get OF some pretty rank
things sometimes" said the grocer
to Bacon. who was holding down
boxes around his stove. YES"
AOPACN OoCOus mUuSStiy, Il JUST
got of the firkin of butter
there few minutes ago. Tonkers
Statesman.
Hell must break of my engage
ment, Violet" She-s'Why should you
do that?" He-'Well, your father has
failed; how can he support a son-in-law
In the style in which / have livedr'
She-"Why. you goose. he failed ON
purpose to meet the extra expenser'-
Harpey's Bazaar.
-Peddler TO boy)-.'Is your ma in,
sonny?" Boy-"Yes, mas in. What
cher got? Ribbon, fxin's an things"
Peddler-"Yep." Mail be glad to
look at 'em- There was peddler here
last week for two hours an q half.'
Peddler-':Did your ma buy much?''
Boy-"She didn't buy any thin. She
never buys Of peddlers; but mas q
kind-Aearted woman. an IL always
wtlhn' 70 look. Come in. Don't 10
'ffaid Of the dog-he's just had some
meat" But the peddler was evidently
afrsi1 Of the dog.-0eldes Dava
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-08
WOMAN'S DEPARTMENT.
SHALL WOMEN voTE3

Tell us, hOnOred pr1lgrim 1atnets,
Who through stormy days and nights
Sought our shores in frost and winter
In the quest OF human rights;
Had you then no pilgrim mothers
Seeking here for freed ON dear:
Was it only for your brothers
And your sons you labored here!
Men of Concord. Boston Harbor,
Lexington and Banker heights.
Were you for your sex contending!
Was it not for human rights:
Was your blood thought any richer
Where the fearful work was done,
Than the blood OF Molly Pitcher
On the field of Bennington!
Did the founders OF our Nation
Shirk our patriot mothers cause,
When they claimed for all creation
Equal rights before the laws!
When they claimed that paying taxes
Gave the taxed the right TO vote,
Did they mean should be included
Only those who wear q coat!
II King George were such tyrant
Taxing them against their Will,
Then to tax defense!ess women
Made them greater tyrants still.
To affirm this is to SANDER
Men whose memory should be bright:
Sauce is for both goose and gander;
Right to them was humdn right.
Do we not expect her services
Must she rot obey the laws?
Must she serve, ard no: her ballot
Be allowed to plead her cause:
Slaves are those who toll for others
And can not express their will;
Shall We on our wives and mothers
Practice human slavery still:
Galley slaves, if true and faithful,
Were allowed to guide the boat;
Has not woman's faithful service
Fairly earned the guiding vote!
Must she EOw submit in silence
While the ship Of State goes down:
II she comes not to the rescue,
Will she wear the martyrs crown?
Demagogues invite destruction.
Ruin follows on our track,
Right ignored and justice trampled,
Vengeance standing at our back;
Wrongs in finance. wrongs in morals,
Politics a buzZard's nest.
Doodle jobs and base corrupt n,
Form muddy pool at best.
What we need for purifying
Is q saving moral sense;
Vital TO our Nation dying
Is the power to call it hence.
Woman from her lowly station
Can undo our sorry fix;
From its wicked desperation
She can bring out politics.
No more revenue from SHINING.
Licensed sin Nations shame!
Virtues known at our beginning
Seem to linger round her name.
Woman comes; raise up the scuttle
Let her help to steer the boat,
Give our deck moral scrubbing!
This we get in woman's vote.
H. ID. Whitcomb, IN Womaa's Journal