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many of the ladies' present. Mrs.
Bringhurst won the first prize, q
glove box and Miss Cordela Kent,
the second, pretty china tray.
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FRANKLIN, La. Mch. 81, 1900.
My Dear Theresa:
Apropos of the subject .! young
boys getting into trouble of which
| wrote you, | came across an articl''
the other day, "Shall curfew ripg?'
by Prof. F. G. kracge, who was for
Z, long time superintendent OF tie
Green Bay, Wisconsin public schools.
The Professor has, rs lie says, had
excellent opportunities for becoming
familiar with the causes that intro
duce so many boys to evil-doing-
he advocates strongly the revival of
the curfew as preventive for those
bows, who remain out at nights,
when bad habits and vicious &C
qraintances ere best formed. Il
seems to me parents would be re-
joiced to have this safe guard thrown
around their children us they are iu-
capable, in many instances, Of exer
cising their authority. In conclu-
sion, Prof. kraeje says: ga curfew
ordinance will not accomplish every
thug; but. if its adoption and en-
forcement saves even a fair proper.
ton Of the children from a wasted,
vicious and criminal career, it is
worthy of serious consideration l
think municipal government should
give the subject due attention.
They say, Theresa dear, these women
suffragists, that their cause "has
finally reached the highest social re-
cogni,ion and Distinction" There
are something's about which | feel so
strongly that 'words are indeed, but
an aims of breath when wanted for
and womens rights are
high up on the list with me. AS |
am always willing to confess, | may
be an old fogy with antedet uvian
ideas-still, it looks very much like
a spoiled child fretting about it
knows not what for women to be
about what they have
always possessed since Eve insisted
upon Adam, poor, weak man, tast-
ng the forbidden fruit. If women
they will have good, peace
Ful times. when their voices are
heard in the nations affairs, they
simply forget they are human, for,
behold! Miss Anthony's cloak falls
Upon the fair shoulders of Mrs. Gate
md the wrangle has begun! Mrs.
Jate is thought too young-being
,nly forty -two-but like as moi She
s too pretty!
1The woman who reported the
February Convention held in Wash. !
ngton, thinks the '!antis" will have to
present stronger front than they |
,et have done to kill this move
nent then l hope it will suicide!
listen, oh, ye Caucasian to two SEN
cnces in this same report. Gone of
he most telling speeches made was
,y Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, an
educated colored woman of Washing /!
on" and ssCoralie Franklin Cook,
.olored, made speech which was
lpplauded to the echo!' Long !
'ears ago, during reconstruction
lines, a Morgan City editor joking
y, but half seriously said. ''Let US
ave one more returning board and
hen die" And I say let these
women black, tan and white, have
me more Convention and adjourn
brewer!
When Shakespeare gave utterance
O "Winter fingers in the lap OF
,pring"he may have been we'll pleas
d with himself, but he did a eriev-
Gus wrong, because those seasons
visit this poetic but unnatu-
al state of affairs upon US muchto
,ur discomfort and l am inclined to
believe that the line of demarkation
et by Dame Nature would have been
IS well defined to-day as ever it was
we're these seasons not so set On