The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-01-24

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readily responded to every call that was
made upon her generosity toward HUI
manity. She apparently reached GER
tain goal, and further progress was then
impeded. Her station in life would
appear to have been circumscrlbed to a
certain realm, and when she ventured
outside Of that space, she was readily
taken for q woman suffrage crank, or
looked upon as rapidly becoming fit
subject for an insane asylum
Experience is practical teacher, and
it appears at the present time all are in
favor of the woman Of intelligence. and
this apparently in every rank. A gene
rons il tardy desire TO right the wrong
that has been d me to woman in the past,
colleges and educational institutions OF
all kinds are opened cut to her. Will
then the woman of the future be Que Of
strong mind rather than one OF heart?
Power OF mind in itself will no more
make true woman than will beauty,
wealth or social position; but clear
int2ilect and q veil cultivated mind
adorns woman as an ivy does splendid
oak. A. true woman has power, some
thing peculiarly her own, which. when
duly developed, makes her queen over q
wide realm Of spirit, but this she can
only possess as her powers are cultivated.
Some persons in the past had beer SO
rash az to assert that high mental train.
ing units woman for home life. It has
never been proven that man makes q
better husband because he is ignorant.
Why should woman who is ,versed in
the arts and sciences be less ii ted to
make home truly home than woman
of loss breadth and culture. knowledge
is power. Il appears to be- the ab~
sence OF application Of reserved
power that units woman to make
home truly home, where her lord
may return ever welcome, whether he be
victor or vanquished. This same ab-
sence OF appl cation is as rea lily found
| among persons whose minds have never
been developed, and probably more fire.
quent|y.
1t is also commonly remarked that
the independence which woman has as
| sumed SINCE so macy avenues have op IA"
ed ont to her their lucrative employment
! ha7 lesseDcd their matrimonial chances
Suppose that it does ina few cases but is
it not readily seen how many jgnoble
! marriages are prevented that Were in
other times entered into without temer-
ity, and why? Mainly because woman
was helpless, and now the sphere Of
married life is greatly elevated.
The opportunit es and influence of
American women are z owing wider and
| wider and whether We like this tendency
or not we cannot fail TO sec it. IL was
through the influence Of generous
| woman, whose heart throbbed with zeal
for the spread of christianity, that q
brave and enterprisinR Columbus was
enabled to discover haven Of refuge for
the prosecuted Of the old world. II the
! rA1enca of the young woman of to-day
is of similar character il cannot be too
far reaching. The Young woman OF to-
day may not be abls to assist a Colnn~
bus. to discover q new continent, but
there are othar worlds, new worlds shat
would open out to SO many who have
tainted 90 The dusty highway IT life, it
they were only encouraged and helped g
little, and woman can do it. The majes-
tic influence OF woman, it properly
welded, can elevate those within be'
reach SO high, that while tia ir feet still
trod on earth their hearts and aspirations
have already reached the skies.
OF late years new era has dawned for
woman, and she shonld prove herself
equal to the OCCASION. TIE world now
opens out to her paths, which have
heretofore been trod only ny man, ant
she shoul in return, hy the purity and
sedshness of bar life, be beacon OF
light that will eventually iiluminste
those with whom she comes in c,ntscG
with the beauty OF righteousness in every
walk Of life. VIII -ther it be conf ned to
home, TO the COUNTING room or 10 politics
Miss Harriet Hosmer is at present
executing q statue to commemorate tbs
share that the q .aen Of Spain took IN
the discovery re America. Will not this
piece of ststnary, though inanimate,
ring ont from it's lonely virgils the
beautiful lesson of gener ,sity to every
thinking WON IN, to those who ask aid
and assisan There will not be G.
marble statue erected to com memoir tie
the heroic actions OF every generou son',
but they will have unc N scions)y
sreoted an immortal monument for them
selves, the monument Of better and
mora perfect humanity that will propa-
gate the noble work com menced nntil
time is launched into eternity. Who
will dare assert that any wo nan has
not a divine mission, no matter what