The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-19

women become successfu! speculators.
They are too lmpulsive and impressionabls
to succeed in matters of finance"
Steele Mackaye. the we'll known play writer
has had considerable opportunity for OBJ
serving women in his time, and he speaks
very knowingly about them.
"A woman" said Mr.. Mackaye, lis Z
combination of the best and worst of human
attributes. She will do the most noble
things, and again the most despicable. She
is at once the most selfish and the most
generous. A woman can bear pain better
than man. She has more patience, and
as rule, more constancy, but she will
cause man to do things at which his bet
ter nature constantly rebels. For instance
she will cause him to DO very unkind to an
other woman. She will lure him from
what he knows to be honorable and right.
A man will commit crimes for woman'a
sake from which his whole nature recoils in
horror when away from her influence.
'If a woman knew her power, and used it
wisely. she would be in command of the
world. For myself I have known a few
women in my life who were the embodi-
is from them that my best inspiration has
been derived"
Senator Pettigrew, the stalwart man from
the new state of South Dakota, is one of
the most gallant men, even for westerner,
whom have ever met. He is ready to
0W06E Oy u WOUIdu DGCHUS0 8U0 Ii u WOm00s
why" said he, II was ont with a sur
veyinR party once when was young fell
low. We had been gone almost year, and
had not seen woman in that time. When
We were on our return trip we passed de-
serted camp, and one Of our number found
9 yoman's shoe. What do you suppose we
horse and we all joined hands in ring and
danced around that Shoe" And then the
senator wanted to know il had ever heard
the Hindoo story of the creation.
man and woman were created and
placed upon beautiful island with every
thing upon it that they needed, but one
to them much more beautiful country
than their own, 80 they went out toward It
ON log that foated on the water. When
they reached the shore they found only a
great waste of sand, and when they thought
of going back they saw that their log had
appeared, and was going to kill them for
not staying where they were placed, but the
man said: mo; kill me, but let the woman
live. for she is not to blame. it was l."
Nov" said Mr.. PettiRrew. that's much
better than the Garden of Eden story, that
makes Adam sneak out like coward and
try to put all the blame on the woman. And
the Lord was SO overcome by his generosity
that he lifted them both back on the island.
/ tell you," said the senator. earnestly.
women are superior to men IN all save
strength. God bestowed upon her the duty
of preserving all the virtues of the human
race. and most nobly she has kept the
trust
Wishing to get at the opinions of all
classes of men. went to see Police Justice
Duffy. said: "JudRe, am told that it is
not because ron do not admire women that
you have remained q bachelor all these
years; how is it?'
.Ah," replied the small justice. 81 love
them all 90 we'll that can not CHOOSE
But the genial Patrick spoiled all the
poetry of that sentiment by what he went
on to say.
I'm afraid there are no women in
heaven, because the Bible says There was
silence in heaven for the space Of half an
.Now, you zee lot Of women would have
broken that silence in les than ten min
utes. Women are only emotional insects.
they do not reason. There 10 NO logic ia
them. Though, mind you, do not say that
women have no character; far from il, they
have every day different character. They
rise in the morning with no moro distinct
impressions than children have; by mid
day they have builded towering system Of
Thought, vhich, like house Of cards, falls
to pieces before night.
dArs thsir psineiples wrong todays Than