The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-08

Since Anthony fell at her power,
And woman has thrilled by her singing
Since Miriam's triumphal hour.
Then where can find the new woman?
Alas! must give up the quest,
The hand OF disease has disabled
And am commanded to rest
On hospital couch as ponder
The wearisome hours to beSuiIe,
paint the new woman and wonder
VIII the helpless become as q child?
A gentle one ministers to me
Most watchful each want to perceive,
With CHEEKY and hopeful word ever
My burden OF care to relieve.
Quite prostrate and helpless before her.
With no special favor TO plead;
She gives me the tendercst service,
Her only incentive-my need.
With never u look OF impatenc.,
And not because | am her own,
am simply subject who suffers,
And she Is a queen on her thone.
Behold! have found the new woman.
She comes to me here on my bed;
She wears striped gown and white
apron,
And little white cap on her head.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Scranton Republican recently
gave space on it's editorial page to the
following ill-natured and ill-timed
thrust at unmarried women: "One Of
the questions now being discussed is
VIII the coming woman marry?' If
she gets a chance, yes. Otherwise she
will become cranky old maid" Com
menting upon this, the Harrisburg
Star-Independent is disposed to believe
that its contemporary thoughtlessly
gave utterance to so undiGniiied fling
at class Of people who are frequently
left to struggle in the world without
any one to defend or befriend them.
There is no cause" the Harrisburg
paper justly observes. "for such an un-
just remark in which there II neither
wit nor wisdom. old Maids so called
are not any more cranky than other
women and men too. Among unnar-
ried women, old maids, as some de-
light to call them, there are thousands
upon thousands who have patiently
toiled, made self sacrifices. devoted
their lives to the amelioration of the
condition of mankind, aided in lifting
the fallen and unfortunate, and tender
ly nursed the sick, wounded and dying.
The secret Of the heart-aches of the
women who have not married is known
only to themselves and instead of slur-
ring or casting aspersionS upon them
for being old maids an occasional
kind word should be said in their favor.
1.-THE names Of few old maids
might be mentioned in this connection.
Who has not heard OF Florence Night
ingale, Dorothea Dix, Frances T.. Will
lard and Clara Barton? Our impress
sion Is that Miss Nightingale Is still
living. but her lifeworll was devoted to
the SICK wounded and dying in the
hospitals; Miss Dix travelled all over
this and other countries and her mis-
sion was the alienation of the condition
Of prisoners and the insane, and she
was mainly instrumental in the estab-
lishment Of the state lunatic hospital
In this city; Miss Barton, the head of
the Red Cross society Is now in TURKEY
to render succor and assistance to the
Armenians, and Miss Willard Is devOt-
ing her life to the noble cause of tenn
perance and social purity. These wo-
men, with thousands OF others. many
of whom are old maids are enga ged
in works Of love and deeds OF mercy
They can easily endure the jibes. sneers
and innuendoes Of witless scribblers,
and their memories will be kept in af-
fectionate remembrance by those of the
present and future generations long af-
ter those who pretend to taunt them
for being old maids are dead and for
gotten. Newspaper men should be
careful In giving utterance to such flip
pant expressions. They are trenchine
sacred, and besides filings at old maids
are rude, cruel and ungentlemanly."
The New York Herald has been hav-
Ing a letter contest on the subject
"How Far May Woman Go to En-
courage Man to Propose?" Mrs
James Gilmour, of Brooklyn, wrote the
winning letter, and as the subject is
one that will interest all women, and
as her letter is especially witty, here
are Mrs. Gilmours ideas as she gave
them to the Herald: Solomon, the
wisest man that ever lived. says Of q
good woman: Her price Is far abov
rubies.' Certainly from his extraor.
dinary experience with the sex, should
consider him competent to pass judg-
ment. We will presume that you are
9 good womaniy' woman. such as he
describes, and that you are desirous OF
approaching a man on the subject OF
matrimony; that you are anxious to In.
duce him to propose. First-Select the
man on whom you intend to bestow the
privilege Of your attention, note his
behavior and general conduct, and
then, II you deem him worth the win.
ming, hold fast to him. We are strictly
enjoined to hold fast to that which Is
ionship with him bear in mind the fact
that you are a woman of great price
far above rubies,' and you will nevel
compromise yourself by any indecor.
BUSINESS of speech or manner.
II II
Seek his society in such manner
that he Is not cognizant of being sough
after; be bright and cheerful in hi:
presence; sympathize with him in hi!
troubles; stimulate him to best efforts
in his business affairs; cheer him wher
he Is respondent and encourage him t.
conflde in you. Dress becomlngly fol
him, but never guadily. When he Il
absent from you write him few in
teresting, chatty letters, wherein,
you are an adept In the art you car
weave few insinuatlng expression!
which may work wonders. THE pen 1!
mightier than the sword Above al
else, prove yourself good listener. i
he monopolizes three-thirds Of the con
versation you will have the NOR,
chance to study his character, for 'ou
OF the abundance of the heart tht
mouth speaketh.' guarantee that yo,
will get In your thirds in the sweet b,
and by. t>,
=. u II i
II should scarcely advise your treat
Ing him to specimens of your cookery
His mother might excel in the culinar,
art Moreover, II was an uncooked ap
pie with which Mother Eve beguilet
Adam. OF the righteousness of tina
transaction shall say nothing; OF tn,