The courier., 1901-11-23

about their regard for women -.
them with generous considera,or ~
refrain from sneering and -.hsr+.r
when speaking OF woman sur.
Every human being. except 5.b,-
IS better for the weight OF --sra,.,
bility. Some rich men get d.s....-,g..
with sons who, at the age " -1f---
have not yet developed their s-rs- a.,
responsibility Having ney-r -s-r-t
any money, they spend gracefully y5,.
they can get the old man o. s..- .,,
and If they think they neet NOR .5,,
they can pay for. they have IL .aa-z-.
70 him irresponsible, frivolous -.
travagance irritates the old 1---- y1.
have made their own Fortunes AMI
they frequently get the only sa,.st,..
ton they have enjoyed since ---.- .o-.
reached the age Of sense without a..
tanning it, by dying and leaving them
scanty income. The FrOebel v1s rs-
discover a system OF training : rich
mans boy into a manhood Of --ryor.
fibre is yet to be discovered. ! .uxu-,.
Gus youth enervates and the .----,.
ticns Of man slowly develop int great
ness and in one generation la1s- 5ac.
into helpless desuetude. Th- gre<-
the Office a man is elected 70 hold -b-
more apt is he to perform irs duties
with distinction Responsibility t--p-
ems and broadens the charalr-- q
every human being upon whom j, :
laid The birth of a child rs con-
verted, in the twinkling OF al eye.
frivolous selfish parents into beings
worthy of caring for an immor-al soul
Woman is sometimes less useful to
the country and TO the community than
she might be because her advte- and
opinion in the mass is ignored and in
the mass she is despised and snubb-d
Most women, to their credit b. i said.
have conquered the ignominy ot their
sex and the despite and cOntum=ly Of
their position before the law. and il
dividually they are Influential within
the radius of very small group. The
influence of woman in the mass upon
the institutions and nominations Of }
this country should BE- f-lr The =
institutions and nominations need
it more than the wom-n 10
But the responsibility of the communl-
ty would make woman less trivial ami
inconsequent, more unselfish Lni ie-
voted to her home. l think she would,
be a more sympathetic companion 4
man. She would feel as we'll a. rOrl !
prenend the relation of a comfortable.
sincere home to a nations health She
would buy fewer imitation things. The
to which men insist that she
should confine her attention and then
ridicule her for her small mind-dneSS
would be recognized as relatively unim-
portant- As an individual of equal i'm
portance before the law with MS
father, the mother would have at least
equal influence upon her son in the
foolish age when Carlyle admirably
says youths should be barreled up ana
Under existing eondi-
tions the father alone is the one Of
power Tic OlIc ''-''''-
model in a household. Frequently
more than frequently. the father
frequently. more than IRE
Iuently, he swears, and frequently
only frequently. he visits saloons anu
,omes home late at night maudlin. diS-
urbing the slumber of his inclined-'o-
)e respectful son. There are ~
mothers who smoke. drink or sweS
woman for woman they are S.'7'
models for the young than the fathers
# the land. The man who has col"
emptuous opinion of woman aRih''
hat her influence upon her son Is Den
'ficial and anything that would NAM
hat influence deeper and more IaS''"5
s expedient. If the respOnsib!lt! VI
L. hn B 10