The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-06-25
W. &. Il. l..
Five clauses describe the biography of
woman in eastern lands:

Five clauses describe the biography of
in eastern lands:
"Unwelcome at birth.
Untaught in childhood,
Cncherished in widowhoOd.
Unprotected in old age,
tnlamented when dead"
day is like a cold sermon. The speaker
or the writer is really opposed to in
temperance" of course. He says he is
sorry for the drunkard, and would like
to help him: that the saloon-keeper is
very wicked and the saloon very dread
full. He wishes there were no saloons.
at least not SO many. If he had his way
the saloon would he abolished; but as he
cannot have his way he will 'do the next
best thing'-let them stay fIe will not
go to extremes. He will not be violent
or eXcitable.
4. man walking across a bridge sees "a
boy struggling in the water. ".Ah!' he
eXclaims, 81 pity that boy, It's a dread
full thing to be drowned. 1t will be very
sad for that boys father and mother. |
should sympathize with all wise and well
directed efforts to save that boy" Now,
where is the fault in these excellent re-
marks: Another man rushes up in hot
haste and prepares to plunge in with
eyes fixed on the struggling boy. The
first man says, severely, 'Sir, this is very
undignitied and impolite behavior. You
almost knocked me down and you have
flung your eoat and books into that
dirty pool. Sir. | felt great sympathy
for that boy before you appeared, and
your violent measures have destroyed all
my interest and now | don't care what
becomes of him."-From THE Fire o
Enthusiasm for the Right" in Demo
rests Family Magazine for July.
Comparing the statistics of waman's
| rights in England and America in the
opinion of the Chicago Inter Ocean: 1T
simply is not true that the rights of
women have been as fully recognized in
Great Britain as in the United States.
The system of dover, of separate posses
sion Of real and personal property. the
right to sole possession OF her own earn
ings. common to all northern
and several southern states.
are acknowledgements of woman's rights.
which England never yet has made.
and which it seems afar off from making.
1t is true that women have found places
on some of the county councils of
England, and have filled them well. But
it is true also that women are filling
places on the boards of education in
many o! our cities. and that they have
been elected to serve as Justices of the
peace. and that they have served as
mayors of towns. 1t is true also that
the prospects of future recognition of
woman's rights ara far brighter here
than there"
Joseph Cook said in his lecture at
Lincoln, April 9th: IF the churches do
their part in setting their faces firmly
against the liquor traffic. there is hope,
When a traffic is SO low that those en-
gaging in it are shut out from church
membership. it should not be legallzed
by the votes Of church members. IL the
S.0OO,OOO voters under church influence
were united, the liquor traffic might be
Outlawed tomorrow.
A Kentucky man who visited Corea
presented the king "a bottle Of whisky as
a sample of the chief product of his ma
tive state. The Christians Of Kentucky
have now sent the king a bible to show
that the state produces something be
sides whisky.