The morning call., 1891-10-23

amountt to hill of beans.) In the little Isle
OF Man, on the opposite side of the globe.
with about $4,000 people, women have been
voting five years. In England, Scotland
all elective offices, excepting men,
bers of Parliament, and will very
likely soon have that vote also. In
Ireland women vote everywhere for poor
law guardians, and in some of the seapoIts
for harbor boards. In Belfast they vote for
teachers vote everywhere for women mem
bers of boards of education. In sweden
they vote about as in Britain. and indirectly
for members of the House Of Lords In
Norway they have school suffrage, anu In IN
Russia women heads of households vote
for all elective offices and on all local ques-
tions. In Austria Hungary they vote 10y
proxy at all elections, including members
of provincial and imperial ParliamentS. In
Croatia and Dalmatia they vote at local
elections in person. In Italy widows
vote (by proxy for members OF Parlla-
ment In Finland women vote for all
elective offices but one. In Iceland
they vote for all elective Offices. In Asia
tracts OF British Burmah. In the Madras
Presidency (HindOstanl they vote IN all the
municipalities, also in the Bombay Presi-
dency. In all the countries Of Russian Asia
women can vote wherever Russian colony
settles. The Russians are colonizlng the
carry with them everywhere the mir, or
self-governing village. wherein women heads
of households vote. In our own country
twenty-eight States and Territories have
woman suffrage. In every part OF the great
Dominion of Canada the law recognizes
women's right to self-rule. Woman suf-
frage in some degree exists in parts OF every
continent on the globe. The grand total OF
square miles included in these lists of Free
d0m's ConQuestS" is 10, 725,000 the number
of people contained therein, 3S4, 100000.
Half of the Marriages.
a contributor to the Chicago Herald, who
is nothing if not cynical, writes: Half of
the marriages in this world are nothing but
bubbles and barters. A man wants wife.
He casts about for an even exchange In
year he is tired Of his bargain. In five years
love is dead, and cold-Drowed tolerance in
herits loves cast off garments. In twenty
years tolerance is in its grave, and hate
reigns supreme. The wife is naggy and
prlckly and peckish; the husband is dog
matical and Teticent and mean. But there
they hang together, on the bough, like two
gnarled and frosted apples, until the winds
Of death dislodge them, and away they go.
The only way to rid the world OF bubble
marriages-marriages that turn out empti-
ness with one drop of water a the reSlduum,
and that drop a tear-iS to educate our girls
and boys to something higher than playing
with pipes and SOapy water. Give them
something more earnest to do, and ZEE that
they do it, Compel men and women to
choose their life companions with at least
1.-THE of the solemnty they bring to the
selection Of q carriage horse or ribbon:
Legislate laws against early marriages. Il
can't tolerate children" said little idiot to
NE the other day, but | adore dCgs!" And
vet she had an engagement ring on her
finger. There should be a special seclusion
for such until they develop some instinct Of
womanliness, and they should no more be
allowed to marry than Choctaw chief
should be allowed to take charge Of a kin
dergarten. You nor l can hope TO tura
bubble into substance after it is once
broken.