The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-07-18
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tmN54 live together, the INFER |
tVN ence being that man
must be in the house to
preserve the peace between the two
females" Men especially were fond
Of saying Oracularly, mo house is big
enough to hold two women" That
was how they put it. Well, 1 don't
know whether the saying was true in
the days of old woman or not, for 1
never was an old woman, but l do
know well that it is not true today.
The most perfect friendships that have
come under my observation have been
those between women. Yesterday was
In a house where three single ladies, all
gray haired all working for their liv
ing, dwelt together in love and har-
mony that were beautiful to see. One
was an osteopath, doing exceedingly
well financially Another was "men-
tai science" healer, and she, too, treat
ed her particular patients and prosper
ed. Between the two there was no
shadow of rivalry or jealousy, in spite
of the difference in their special cults.
On the contrary, good will and the
spirit of mutual helpfulness reigned.
The third member of the firm had been
20 years employed in the Office of
leading magazine but gave up her
place because she desired to see what
living at home was like. She is the
housekeeper. A few dodgers are taken
to pay the rent, and there the happy,
Independent old girls pass their home
life in perfect peace, drawing health
and good spirits from the harmony.
1 also know Of a woman who went to
ri vn1
friend and staid 80 years. Again,
knew two girls who loved each other
like David and Jonathan. Wherever
one was the other was not far away.
They cycled together, surf bathed to-
gether and read and wrote together.
At length one married man the other
did not approve Of. Now they are
dead to each other, although it was
none of SuSan'S business whom Anna
married. But in this case, mark you,
1t was a man who made the quarrel.
King Edward is said to be greatly
put out because Queen Alexandra will
not give up her quiet tastes to help him
make a noisy, splendid social court
and dazzle mankind with it. Well, il
of Wales, Albert Edward never showed
any particular consideration for Alex
andra's wishes or tastes.
A disgruntled old bachelor who does
not know what he is talking about de
clares that marriage is a failure anG
two-thirds of all who are married are
well aware of it, only they would MOI
own it for the world. Still married life
is no worse failure than that Of thu
selfish, pernckety old bachelor who
cares for nothing much except what III
eats.
The car of Russia is reported to b.
awfully torn up in his mind over thu
infiction of so many girl babies, blu
every one of his daughters will proba
bly, have more courage and nerve ant
intellect than the weakling Nicholas
has. 1t will be pity if they do not.
The scarcity of men In the older part
of the country is unfortunate, yet no
without it's compensation. 1t will throw
girls on their own resources social
and make them stronger and more in
dependent The athletic clubs forme
among young women are an illustra
ton of this; so are the feminine cyclin
jow-neys. Those girls who wanted t
have a dance, but had no masculin
partners, hit on happy expedien
when half of them put on male attir
and "quitted themselves like men" fo
the occasion.
.'In order to abolish the evils of
great city by her influence woman mus
have a voice in regard to the laws an
the officials who administer them. III
ballot is citizens tongue and hands,
says Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
A woman teacher who, without know
ing it, had incipient smallpox kisse
her pupils, some CO. goodby when III
school closed for a short vacation wit
the result that might have been e.
pected Indiscrimnate kissing is II
silliest habit in which the feminine sc
INDUCES, and that is saying much.
Over and again l have read the stol
of that young Nebraska woman teach
who saved her pupils from drownlr
In flood in White river. 1t stirs Il
blood, that story. Tie wsters rose t
they were under the floor of the schot
house. and it began to move al
strain. The teacher babe the childrt
remain in the house, and she wou
save them. She waded waist deep
dry land. got horse and rope, swa
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