Arizona republican., 1899-04-30

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 who march under the banner of spin sterhcod Single biessedness,' says sCGebody. Very well, if you think it
 is blessed tc, be single probably you
 gre right, so far as your case is con- l Cern-d. But Nox,' says a reader, "of l course. you do not mean that there | cannot be ether things, which, oper- ating in a wonan's life, may make marriage secondary thing with her do y-u?''
 c2n understand how Q burning am bition on the part of a woman-say the aEhition to fo,Ioiw a professional earesT-nay n2ake marriage a second ary thing with her I can also under stand how a woman who after observ- ing the many cares and the limited | opportunity for intellectual growth in the lives of some married women should think it better. on the whole, for hsr to give up any thought of mar ri3ge, although the desire for such lifa night not be entirely absent in her I can also understand how wo- man wEo has besn c0urted. hcnOr- ably as she believed, Cnly to be de sz-ted after years of attention by her so-calIed lover, should come to fsel that she can trust no man with her heart for life.
 Ard who has r-t met the girl who says: ''I am able to earn a good living. and. CD tre whole r-eser to remain single and have my monsy to use as l please. During the winter I have my share of good times, and when sum Ee~ cones can go to %he seashore, ray my board out Of my own earnings. be independent. dress wei and get lots Of enjoyment out Of life. I am better off as 1 am"
 OLD-TIIE INSTINCT MISSING.
 To these three classes Of ne-i-te would say that while I do net entirely agre7 with you, yet. perhaps, you are justified in thinking as you do wfz'n the question is considered from your point cif view. There are, however. other women who give none of these reasons. but who. wh=n marriage is spoken Of. toss their heads. curl their lips ard ask fn h2=g1ty accent. t'Is marriage the enc aim in life2" They speak Of it GcsGaiEfuIly. a5 if thev were living in an atmosphere in which such an undesirable thing as marriage is not to b5 thought of. To such we would say this letter is not intended for you We do not unde-stsnd you You dress alna1Et like men. You re-
  and you lack that oId-time instinct Of our grsr5Incthers. who believed thar to be wif5 and Eochsr was an hon0T- ary r-lSitiOn among WOmankind- We do rot know hoiw to classify you The biologists call our atterti0n to lower forms cf life in the animal kingdom which are not Pure.y masculine or feminine. and So they classify them as ''neaters- You certainly lack th= most powerful instinct in w0nankind. and yCu are not mn. however hard vCu try ito be such. God did succeed in making a woman cut of 3. man. but so far no one has succeeded in making 9 nan out of 3 woman As already stated. we Cs) not krc1x how to classify you. and for convenience sake will call you neuters and be thankful that yoI are in the minority
 A WOMAN WE ALL ADMIRE.
 I know thzra is a worthy place for some wemen in the professions, and for more of them in business life. l know thst 50 far as atfity is con cerned she5e women excel some Of their brothers in thess pursuits. I know that theTe are excepiclal cases where it is 10 doubt better, and there fore right, for women to shut cut from
  their Cgy1l. and to every woman who is not married because ether people are dependent upon yCJ for support we send the noss kindly greeting this Sunday morning. You are not ashamed to acknowledge that y7cu would like to h5 in h0ma of your own, the wife of a trus-heaTted man But cirCum- stances have beea and are against you. and you are what you are because of your innate r-5ility. Yours is a life Of self sacrifice. which is the sub imeSt expression of love You have an aged mother. or a1 invalid sister, or an unfortunate father who needs your financial aid. To withdraw y1sIr sup port from the family would cause the wolf to crC5s the door sill And So you hide your secret in your wcirthy heart, and go forth daily to your J1il, inspired by the thought that your sac rifce mans comfort and happiness 10 2 life that is 5spendsnt upon your ef- forts. Your badge of spinsterhoOd is enc to Ee proud Cf. There is reason, and most excellent reason. t-O, that you are what you are All honor to you, and thousands of readers will, Wa think. re-ec1lo our sentiment
 But the majority of our maiden sis tcTs are sing.e not because they have others dependent upon them for sup pert: net because they are So absorbed in ether walks in life that marriage becomes a secondary thing; nut be- cause they lC9k with disdain upon the marriage tie; not because they would | t get married if the right opportunity occurred. fo- they frankly say th5y would be glad to unisei heart and hands with somebody else upon the highway of life.
 ONESIDED SOCIAL CUSTOM.
 Why then? Partly because they are victims Of q social custom. which, for Cne. I should like co see modified to considerable degree. As things are now men do the picking in the field of mat rimony and women must wait 10 be picked Yes. wait like berries on the social bush fer somebody to come aI0re and nick them AbOmiD3bTo