News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-09-06

worse Now Zealand has tried it. Let
England and America try il.
1t is often said in America that If
women had the right to vote they would
not exercise it, For the refutation of
that theory put the fact that in the
last election in New Zealand, of 100, 600
women who registered 90, 600 have vot-
ed, while of the 1913, 600 men who reg
istered only 100, 600 have voted This
ratio shows that women are more anx-
ious to vote than men. Perhaps women
will yet save politics. l know tine
charge that she is responsible for the
ruin of her race, since she first ate the
forbidden fruit in paradise, but think
there is n chapter in that matter of
Edenic fruit not written. | think that
Adam when he saw Eve eating that APP
pie asked for bite, and getting it into
his possession ate tho most of it, and he
Immediately shook the tree for more APP
pies and has been eating ever since. If
woman did first tTansgress, | cannot
forget that she introduced into the
world tho only being who has ever done
much toward saving it. Woman has
started for suffrage, and she is a deter
mined and persevering creature, and
she will keep on until she gets it. She
may yet decide the elections in England
and elect presidents fer the United
States, as already she is busy in the po-
litiCal affairs of New Zealand. was
surprised also in these regions to find
how warmly loyal they are to old Eng
land. had heard that they had become
somewhat impatient of their govern
mental mother. But this is not so.
They practically have things their own
way, electing their own parliament, and
all governors sent out from the old
country are such men es are agreeable,
and the people are required to pay no
tax to the British crown, and they are
in good humor with the British flag.
addressed an audience last night, on
my right hand the United States flag. on
my left the English flag, and you ought
to have heard them shout when at the
beginning of my address l said, "WhGe
in NY church at home | pray for tie
president of the United States, l am
very apt to add God save the queen. "
Many Of the streets of New Zealand
cities are called after the gene ,s and
prime ministers of Great Britain, and
Wellington and Palmerstcn and Glad
stone are the names of great thorough
fares New Zealand feels the financial
depression very much as the wnOle
world at this time seems suffering an
epidemic. Indeed the world is now
compressed and interlockcd affair. Out
Of the hold of our ship arriving ia New
Zealand were lifted rakes, fowls and
various agricultural implements of
American manufacture. Today all New
Zealand is rejoicing that the American
congress has put wool on the free list,
and the value of the sheep on all these
hillsides is augmented.
Among our most interesting Hours in
New Zealand were those spent at the
bishops house in Auckland. Lord
Bishop Cowie is q man of marvellous at
Effectiveness, and his home is an en-
chantment, adorned with many curios
which he brought from India when&e
served as chaplain during that war
which interests and appalls the world
with it's tales of mutiny While chap
lain he rode with Sir Colin Campbell
and his historical host for the capture
of Lucknow, that city whose name will
stand in the literature of all ages as the
synonym for sepoy atrocities and wom-
anly fortitude and Christian heroics. He
told us most graphically how the wom-
Ell waiting for death at Lucknow tore
up their underClothes to make bandages
| for the wounds of the soldiers, and that
when at last these women were rescued
they appeared i'll the brilliant dress of
| the ballroom, these dresses formerly
worn by the convivial having been sud
denly come upon, and when the wives
and daughters of missionaries and
| Christian merchants had nothing else to
wear.
Lord Bishop Cowie also had on his
walls pictures of some Of the most stir
ring scenes of the Russian war with
which the military friends of the bishop
had been cognizant. Here is a pictured
scene where there was no retreat for the
English, and yet their standing firm
seemed certain destruction, and their
general cried OFT: MEN, there is no re-
treat from this place. You will die
here'' and the men replied, "Ayc, aye,
we are ready to do that!' And yonder
another ,ctured scene of Balaklaya
after the famous charge Of the COO, and
tie commander said to the few men who
had got back from the awful charge,
"MCn, it was mad Drained trick, " and
they rcrlicd. "GTever mind, general; we