The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-10-29

Durne or chicago. ln6 latter bowed u
modest acknowledgment to the welcome
to the stand just vacated by the director
general. In a very resonant and clear
voice the mayor of the worlds fair city
extended the freedom Of the city to the
guests of the day. Following the ad-
dress of the mayor, PRESIDENT Palmer.
of the national commission, introduced
Mrs Mr. I Sarah ho .: lie Mt9 ry1M Of Of New SeH;o York;
ode, written by Miss Harriet Monroe of
Chicago.
The voice of Mrs. LeMoync was ex-
c%eptionally strong for q woman's, but
only those within a radius of a hundred
feet were able to catch a syllable of her
utterance, SO devoid of favorable acoustic
qualities was this vast structure. But
the fortunate ones who caught the words
of the earnest woman were impressed
applause greeted numerous sentiments
particularly the tribute to the part
played by the queen in the discovery of
America. The reading was i~nterspersed
with choral selections Of the ode by the
chorus of 5000 voices. Mrs. Potter
Palmer made an address on the part Of
the board Of lady managers.
FOR THE LADIES'.
Mrs. Palmer Makes II Plea For the
Independence of Women.
Mrs. Palmer delivered her address in a
we'll modulated voice. She said in part:
"Oficial representation for women, upon
SO important an occasion as the present, Is
pnpgeeeaef thet this Is S Seeas sR Rouitfq haTe been aRl
accorded our sex when celebrating the great
deeds of Columbus, who, inspired though
his visions may have been, vet required the
oiI ~ m Jcohnllo RI fro Sforpo thnrp into
realities. The visible evidences of the prog
ress made since the discovery of this great
continent Will be COLLECTED six months hence
in these stately buildings now to be dedi-
the import of which will not, however, SO
wildly represent the great advance of mod
e es3,e thought i sntna as does Ses The the fact cv that m mans ms
government, to leave her retirement to as
sist in conducting a great national enter
prise. The provision of the act Of congress
jury of her peers to pass Judgment upon
woman's work, adds to the significance Of
the innovation, for never before was it
thought necessary to apply this fundamen-
ing the seriousness Of the responsibilities
devolving upon it, and inspired by a sense
Of the nobility Of its mission, the board has,
form the time Of its organization, attempted
most thoroughly md conscientiously to
carry out the intentions Of congress. No
organization comparable to this has ever
UclOIc cAlSICu duuOuS women. IL Is OLnC1al.
acting under government authority and sus.
tanned by government funds. 1t is so far
reaching that it encircles the globe. With
out touching upon politics, suffrage or other
OF women for wCmen will devote itself to
the promotion of their industrial interests.
1t Will address itself to the formation of a
Industrial equality and her receiving Just
compensation for services rendered. It will
Try to secure for her work the considera-
ton and respect which it deserves, and es-
tablish her importance as an economic fac
tor. To this end it will endeavor to OBJ
tain and install in these buildings exhibits
showing the value of her contributions to
Industries, Sciences aud Arts.
as welt tis-staristicsr giving the proportionate
amount of her work in every country. or
all the changes that have resulted from the
race there is none that equals in Importance
to woman the application of machinery to
tie performance of the ne~ver-ending tasks
moval. from the household to the various
factories where such work is now done of
spinning ming carding' dyeing, knitting, the
other laborious occupations, has enabled
her to lift her eyes from the drudgery that
has oppressed her since prehistoric days.
me result Is that women as a sex have
hnIn liberated: They now have time to
think, to be educated, to plan and pursue
catcers Of their own choosing. Consider the
being enabled to throw ABIDE the intolerable
bondage of ignorance that has always
weighed them down! See the innumerable
a%cadenies and colleges that have been sud.
denly called into existence by the unwonted
demand! 1t is only about one hundred
tend the free schools of Boston. they were
then allowed to take the places Of bows for
whom the schools were instituted during
the season when the latter were helping TO
garner IL the harvest. 1t Is not strange
that woman is drinking peeply Of the long
denied fountain of knowledge. She had
been told, until she almost believed it, by
and nervous an organization to endure the
appllcGtlon n mental strain of the school
fSommby the scientist that the quality Of
able her to grasp the exact sciences, and
that its peculiar convolutions made it im-
Tor her to follow a logical PROPOSE
anxious parents that there was nothing
a man SO abominated as q learned
woman, nothing SO unlovely as a blue stock
ing. and yet she comes, smiling from her
With Her HOnOrs Fresh Upon Her,
healthy and wise, forcing us to acknowl-
edge that she is more than ever attractive,
companionable and useful. As q result Of
We may confidently await, not a renais-
sance, but the first blooming Of the perfect
lower OF Womanhood. After centuries Of
to meet the requirements Of an ar rafeisiI
standard, the shears and props have been
thrown away. We shall learn by watching
the beauty and the ,yigor Of the natural
artificial and false was the ideal we had
previously cherished. Our efforts to frus-
trate nature will seem grotesque, for she
types. Our utmost hope is that woman may
become 9 more cOngenial companion and fit
partner for her .illustrious mate, whose des-
are proud that the statesmen Of our
" great country have been the first to
see beneath the surface and to understand
aaas 'n and p' tha 9rG new or me saanEs must mas R Se in.
a,'s ,Ss r We wish to to- express our thanks ks
having made this great step forward, and
also for having subsequently approved
and endorsed the plans ct the board Of lady
eral appropriation for carrying them out.
ance given us by the president Of the
our foreign. ministers. We hope to have oc-
casion to hank all Of the other great de-
partments Of the government before we fin
Even more important than the discovery
gether to celebrate, is tie fact that the gen
e e h. g government San1 me- 7 has aasb 59st %d' srom ffs b walaas.
SO inaccessible to us, which we shall an
swer by a return signal when the EXPOSE
tion Is opened. What Will be Its next mes
to us.
President Higinbotham then rendered
the buildings, On behalf of the EXPOSE
ton, to President Palmer, of the Column
bian commission. President Palmer re-
sponded, and then introduced Vice
President Morton.
BELONG TO THE PEOPLE.
President Morton Declares p
worlds Fair BnildinEs Dedicated.
When the applause had subsidized Vice
President Morton spoke as follows:
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