Middletown transcript., 1894-08-25

Ever see one of these little womer
stand up in a street car, or carry hel
own-parcels home, or get in or out Of
a carriage without having half a
dozen men run to assist herr And all
just because she is little woman,
and has that helpless, imploring look
as if she couldn't stand the least bit
of trouble in the world. And every
man feels sorry for her, and is ready
to extend his sympathy and assist
ance. Eve watched her-I'ye made
a study Of her tricks and her ways.
She Just looks at a man out OF those
appealing eyes and he would walk
over red-hot plowshares to assist her.
When 1 am born again want to be
one of those meek, helpless, sorrowful-
eyed little woman, and be helped to
all the good things of life because
look SO small and sweet and helpless.
Little womanl Little humbug!
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"There is always woman in it, +"
If there be any evil done, we always
see the words: "There was a woman
in it," but these people forget to count
the thousands of noble deeds where a
woman's steady hand and clear brain
were at the helm. Certain men are SO
apt to pattern after Father Adam.
and when they err, throw all the
blame on the woman, forgetting while
they accuse women, and yet boast OF
their own strength, courage, and SOL
'dierly power, that SO doing is confess
ing their own weakness.
Go back, if you will, to Isabella of
Spain. When all others laughed at
the chimelical dreams of Columbus,
she parted with her jewels and
equipped the ships that found their
way to the New world. She was the
equal of her husband, and as such
counseled and gave her commands,
and who would call Isabella of Spain
unwomanly2 Certainly not we, the
beneficeries of her self-sacrifice.
And was it not the women who kept
up the faith OF the men and urged
them to renewed energy when those
first Pilgrims landed on the New
England coast?
There was "a woman in it" when
Harriet Beecher Stowe brought home
to the hearts of men the evils of the
slave traffic, firing them to action.
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At least five woman go to church
regularly, to one man, and in heaven
men will probably be scarcer than
they are at the seashore. But it
won't matter so much there per-
haps.
The Duchess of Buckingham has
the costliest lace in England Lace
that is really finer and more artistic
can be made by machinery for little or
nothing a yard, But what woman
will believe it,
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The Oldest guide at Niagara Falls
declares that women are more cour-
ageous than men. But then he has
only seen them when they are facing
the dangers of the cataract, and not
when they had caterpillars on their
necks.
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Mrs. Atkinson, wife of the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor of
Georgia, is credited with the making
of him. 1t is to be hoped she did, for
the husband who allows good and
true wife to make him is pretty sure
to be well-made man.
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II would rather fish any day than
60 to heaven writes Miss Cornelia
T. Crosbys, the Maine authority on
trout fishing. And it is well she feels
that way about it, unless the record
ing angel has dropped one of his ink
erasing tears on the story that she
caught fifty-two trout in forty-four
minutes.
At Greenwood, Ind, the women
starved out the only saloon in the
place by opening an ice-cream parlor
next door and operating it so as to
make a chance to shake hands with
every male acquaintance who passed
It on his way after drink. The sa-
loon-keeper now believes that though
choking a dog with butter is unusual,
It can be made effective.
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zone of the most noticeable changes
n the habits of New York women,n
closed observer recently,
lis to be seen in their conduct at |
restaurants. I am sorry to say that |
n these days it is not an unpreced-
'nted thing to see women who openly |
indulge in a cocktail before luncheon
'r dinner. Another remarkable thing |
bout the fin-de-siecle woman is that |
he is has learned the practical value
t tipping the waiter"
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DUcHEssE PoTAToEs.-To two cups |
4 mashed potatoes add one teaspoon
ul Of butter melted, beat until light |
nd smooth; then add six tablespoon
uls of cream and the yolks Of two
ggs beaten light. When we'll mixed
nd seasoned with salt and pepper add
arefully the whites OF the eggs
eaten to stir. dry froth; I'LL a
reased, hot pan two-thirds full Of
bis mixture, brush over the top with
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