The National tribune., 1893-08-31
NAMING THE BABY.
Dedicated 10 j. ". Coles Boy.

We searched the list from first to last
To find a name appropriate,
To crown our curly headed boy;
We wanted something strong and great.
First, Leonard struck us-lion like
A goody nane-alas aud when
The owner reaches mans estate
He'll thunder down old time as Len.
Philander troubled us awhile
For man should love his fellow man
But Ills easy to behead
To common Phil; we never can.
Now, Roderick is rich ia fame
We wiIl-we won't. Twill never do
To place boy beneath the ban
OF common Rod his life ali through.
charming name was Launcelot,
Or Valentine Augustus, all,
But Lance and Val ard Gus are not
The names we wanted folks to bawl.
Then Constantine and Bertram shone,
But Con aud Bert we didn't like,
And Sol Is easy cut from Saul -
IL seemed a name we'd never strike.
My wife perused novel strong.
While aunts and cousins entered in
The list with names that should belong
or course each claim could never win;
The baby grew aud found his tongue,
And set our fancies to his will,
And yelled one night, with boyish din,
Come off the roof and call me Bill"
send my favorite name, which is Ivan, the
Russian for John, which is short and not easily
nick-named; what's In aname? Simply nothing
Yours, Pro Patria,
Clara Rocky, Lyndon, Kan.
LITTLE ORPHANS WANTS
DEAR c. C. FRIENDS: / a little girl and an
orphan My father WAS almost killed in the war
getting both his legs shot Off and died from the
effects several years ago. My mother also died
and am left alone.
earn my living by painting. live near the old
Shiloh battlefield, and near it is a lovely mountain
and will paint a bit of this historic scenery and
send TO each who will send me few old used Con-
federate stamps, old war envelopes with stamina
on them; or a few old Confederate bills or a bond
] am getting up collection Of Confederate relies
and have beautiful album TO put stamps etc. in
/ write every ones name below his collection so /
tell who gave them 10 me. viii all the dear
Z. C.'s send me some?
Miss ]. F. Bowen, Box 81, Iuka, Miss
WOMEN SHOULD VOTE.
G. G. FRIENDS: have never before written In
this column. but j. a. Musbee touched on "A su biect
on which / would like TO express my opinion when
he asked the question, Should the woman vote :, ?
say she should, for many reasons, and here are q
few OF them:
l. The majority of American women are we'll
educated; ia fact, many average better than the
men, more OF them graduate out Of the high
schools.
2 The present law places women on r level with
Cinnamon. do not think many yeterans' sons
would say that their mothers aud sisters were no
better than Cinnamon. sill, women and China
the only class that are denied the right OF
franchise.
B. Our forefathers fought against the injustice OF
taxation without representation, and we,
who pride ourselves Oh being Americans wish to
tax women without giving them any voice in the
elections, although they in every way the mem
tai equal of men, the only disparity being in their
physical inferiorty. Boys, pride oursel YES on
being the first true Republic; now let US max e
another advance in civilization and do an act OF
justice by letting mothers and sisters share all
Of the benefits equally with US. What do you "a v?
Alva NJ. Bower lSS Ontario street, Chicago, Ill.