The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-04-27
WoMAN'S WORLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Would the Opponents of Equal Suffrage
Allow These Women to Vote?
When you hear an individual say that
women must not vote because they cannot
fight, just tell him the story of the wives
and sisters of the Cuban patriots. Many
of these women are today fighting in
the ranks of the revolutionists, daring
death, famine and imprisonment for
the patriot cause. They are not beauties,
the story says, but they are strong, dar-
ing, enduring and quick as lightning in
their movements. When not on the
march, they sink into the role Of the
affectionate domestic woman of the
humber classes and cook, wash, mend
and care for the sick and wounded.
When they have no food, they chew sug
ar cane, and do not grumble. They are
unerring shots. One of them. a daugh
ter Of the patriot leader Soccorras, was
captured by Spanish soldiers and dis
armed. As she gave up the gun, she
pointed with it to the dead bodies of
three soldiers she had killed, exclaim-
ing, 81 hope you will make as good use
other Of these Cuban amazons would
make thrilling scene for romance
At Oiayita there was an engagement be-
tween the rebels and Spanish troops
The insurgents got the worst of it and
retreated. Not all of them, however.
One woman, n splendid creature, tall
and graceful, bareheaded and barefoot
ed. tried to rally her fleeing comrades
They did not heed her, but ran away in
hot haste. Then in grand disdain she
took her stand like the last soldier OF
the old guard at Waterloo and began
shooting the advancing Spaniards. She
stood with her back against tree and
fred as fast as she could slip the car
tridges into her carbine. On came the
Spaniards, but they kept at a respectful
distance from the desperate woman SO
long as the rifle continued to bang
away. AT length her ammunition gave
out and she threw the rifle upon the
ground and snatched her revolver. She
was obliged to cease firing while she did
this, and at that moment the Spaniards
made dash forward, discharging their
mansur rifles as they did So The Cuban
patriot woman fell. Wounded to death
she raised herself upon her elbow and
discharged her revolver at a Spanish
soldier. killing him instantly. Then she,
too, this bravest woman since Joan of
Arc, passed from life, her last breath
going out with the cry, Viva Cuba
libre |"
The girls Of literary society of the
Normal college in New York city late
ly debated in a mastery style the ques-
ton: Resolved, That arbitration is the
only proper method of settling disputes
between nations. - This is the kind of
questions schoolgirls ought to take up.
1t is within bounds of possibility that
some of those who are today schoolgirls
will be members Of future boards of ar
bitration between nations.
In New York all would be physicians
must pass an examination before state
board of examiners in order to practice
in that state. At the last examination
the graduates of the Woman Medical
college of the New York infirmary
passed with the highest average Of any
students, beating the graduates of the
best masculine colleges in the state.
How about that gray matter in wom-
ans brain?
Miss Mary O. Francis is editor Of the
woman's department of The American
Wheelman. This talented young woman
is becoming well known as special
writer OH bicycling matters.
ELIZA ARCHARD CONNER