The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-04-13
w. c. T. U. COLUMN
CONDUCTED BY MRS. N. L. HOBBS.


GIRLS.
A little girl said to us: "Why
don't you say something about girls
10 your paper? This was sumner.
We knew that we had been saying
something about boys time or SO.
Could it be that we never say any
thing to the girls? We did rot in
tend to leave them out. That's
just the way the world has been do
ing all through the centuries. Some
places in the world they have no
use for girls yet. They think it a
great misfortune when a girl baby is
born, and say lots Of ugly things,
and in some cases do some awful
mean things. We are thankful
thst this is not the way girls are re-
ceived in our land, and hope that
all around the world in the new CEN
tury they will have a hearty well
come.
LITTLE GIRLS.
We like real nice little girls. We
sometimes wish they would never
grow big. They are the sweet
est flowers on earth. You may
talk about roses, pansies lilies,
daisies, pinks, violets, and all the
virtues they stand for, and they are
nothing to our ideal Of a little girl.
She is a whole garden ofever bloom
ing flowers, making the home redo
lent with sweetness and sunshine.
Remember this is what We would
say about a real nice girl. She
never pouts, disobeys her mamma,
says an unkind or naughty word, OF
wants all the nice good things in
1.-The house. She is gentle, kind
loving, obedient and useful as vel
las beautiful. She is as innocent a.
an angel and as confding as pure
love.
SCHOOL GIRL.
II we must give up the little CIR
from the home it is some comfort tC
See her take her place in the schoo
room. We love to see her rise ane
shine among the boys. Since sh'
has been kept back so long, we ar
glad to see her come to the front
| II the boy will lag, we are not goinl
to cry if the girl gets ahead. W.
may be sorry because the boy is 81
poky, and wish he would spur W
and all that, but are real glad to SCI
the girl fitting herself for usefulness
liz the boys will not look out th'
girls will capture all the good places
ISee lem q comm" She glide
through the primary, bounds owe
the elementary grades, and take
her place beside her brother il
mathematics and all Of the ologie
lin the High School, and to the to-
notch in the college curriculum
1--WE remember when girl was con
|sidered out Of place declaming
lLook at her now. shining oa tn
platform everywhere. She is no
lafraid to measure eloquence wit
Iher brother. Four-fifths Of tn
medal contestants are girls, AM
they are holding their places in tn
highest institutions OF learning
This is a great change in the posi-
|tion OF woman from past ages.
WHAT WILL COME OF IT.
A great responsibility to woman
|She must rise from q mere thing Q
'|beauty, and ornament, in society
Ito pillars Of strength in church an
state. There is coming a complet
revolution in society. The sex lin
lin the social, commercial, politica
land professional circles will be ob
liberated. Women will stand in a
these positions just as she stand
lbefore God and is amenable to al
1.-The laws of nature. Sex will not b
ia factor in compensation, politica
l|rights, or even the sacred desk, an
/. .|more than it is in the law Of gravi
ltation. We hail the girl Of our da
whu walks side by side with he
!. .|brother through the school curricu
lum, holds her place upon the plat
form and in all professional callings
as the harbinger Of new and high
'|er order Of civilization. II will nc
unwoman her in the least or max
her one whit less lady like. Tn
t|law Of the sex is not in it. Tn
{. world has been slow in this matter
lbut il has come at last, and is on
lof the bright new blessings ths
omen better things for ths comm
Celtury.-Ex.