Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-12
WHEELING W. VA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER r. 1897.

man ought to have her corner alone
or whether she ought to exhibit her
work side by side with mans work
and let it be judged on its own merits,
rather than to be accorded a notice
with this implied if not expressed idea
pretty good for woman
But what, after all, is the worth OF
honorable mention, certificates and
medals, if they do not represent some
thing of use? Use should be the
tombstone of all we do or acquire.
To be of use to home and country
should be the aim of each and every
woman. especially Of the women of
these United States, for nowhere in
the world is woman. accorded the place
and the honor that is conceded to her
in our own dear native land. Here wo-
man has the opportunity to be useful.
She should avail herself of that oppor-
tunity. She can make of our country
land of liberty, not license; a land
Of independence, not impudence. She
can be builder of the home, and thus
benefactor of the world
Woman should look to the good of
the poor and afflicted she should, nay,
creatures to become self-supporting, self
respecting citizens; she should fill the
school houses and churches, and thus
close the doors of the now over-crowded
prisons. With such a spirit woman will
regenerate the world. Her daughters
will act well the part assigned them,
whether as unmarried breadwinners for
themselves and others dependent upon
them, or as wives and mothers. Her
sons will be loving, considerable hus-
bands, wise fathers and good citizens.
They will be statesmen, and not
mere politicians who use their money,
their influence Ind their will power to
get even, down or wipe out their OPP
ponents. What lofty ambition for
an American citizen! Many mothers
and fathers also are too self-indulgent
to be wise and kind. They do not
treat children with confidence. They
grant indulgencies because of the chill
dren's importantly. Mothers of Amer
lea, treat your children as reasonable
human beings. Bring up your daugh-
ter to be a gentlewoman, a title that
is only won by estimable qualities of
character.
gentlewoman, compounded of courage,
refinement, tact, taste, simple manners,
direct speech, great Intelligence, clear
judgment, conduct exemplary, patient,
loving; doing and daring without falter-
ing; with a soul above fattery, the lust
of wealth or the love of ease; then will
she be the helpmeet for man; she will
stand by his side, neither his inferior nor
superior; she will be treated with conf
dence and she will not obtain her desires
by management. She will be loved hon
ored yenerated. She will be an uncrown-
ed queen. Then will be seen a world
where everyone will be content Great
-...s.ys-.---g ss-.ssrr5 ssOou III all Will be
undertaken, where one mind suffices for
a thousand hands
'Then every invention for physical COM
fort every appliance for intellectual and
aesthetic culture, all means for spiritual
Improvement will be free, and peace and
plenty will be the portion of every
human being from the highest to the low
est in the land. l use the terms highest
and lowest deliberately; for society must
be organized as a human being; there
must be head arms and feet. And when
the future gentlewoman arrives there will
be no dishonor connected with either
grade or class. That such may be the
aim of the women of Nashville, to whom
I speak, and of the women of Brooklyn
for whom 1 speak, is my most earnest
prayer"