The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-05-17
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BY ELIZA
ARCHARD CONNER

URlNG the reign Of the
old woman il was said
that no two persons of
80 the feminine sex could
NsA2lSSIISEV live together the infer
N$&SSY~ cncc 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. Wen. | don't
know whether the saying was true in
the days of old woman or not. for |
never was an old woman. but do
know we'll that it is not true today.
The most perfect Friendships that have
come under my observation have been
those between women. Yesterday was
in house where three single ladies, all
gray haired, all working for their liv-
ing, dwclt together in love and har-
mony that were beautiful to see one
was an oStcOpath. doing exceedingly
well financially. Another was "men-
tai science healer, and she. too. treat
ed her particular patients ana 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 hclptuncSS rcigncd.
The third member of the firm had been
20 years employed in the office of Il
place because She desired to see what
living at home was like She is the
houSekecper. \ few dodgers are taken
10 pay the rent, and there the happy.
Independent old girls pass their home
lie in perfect peace drawing health
and good spirits from the harmony.
| also know of Il woman who went to
board three weeks with Il widowed
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 cyclcd together, surf bathed to-
gcther and read and wrote together.
At length one married a 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
it was man who made the quarrel
King Edward is said to he greatly
put out because Queen Alexandra will
not give up her quiet tastes to help him
make noisy, splendid social court
and dazzle mankind with it, Well. it
serves him right. When he was Prince
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
clarcS that marriage is a failure and
two-thirds of all who are married are
well aware of it, only they would not
own it for the world Still married life
is no worse a failure than that of the
selfish. pernickety old bachelor who
cares for nothing much except what he
eats.
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The ear of Russia is reported to be
awfully torn up in his mind over the
infection of SO many girl babies, but
/ every one of his daughters will proba
bly, have more courage and nerve and
intellect than the weakling Nicholas II
has 1t will be a pity if they do not.
The scarcity of men in the older parts
of the country is unfortunate, yet not
without its compensation. 1t will throw
girls on their own resources socially
and make them stronger and more in
! dependent. The athletic clubs formed
among young women are an iilustra-
ton of this; so are the feminine cycling
journeys. Those girls who wanted to
have dance, but had no masculine
partners, hit on a happy eXpedicnt
when half of them put on male attire
and quilted themselves like men" for
the occasion.
"In order to abolish the evils Of a
great city by her influence woman must
have voice in regard to the laws and
the officials who administer them. The
ballot is citizens tongue and hands, -
says Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
woman teacher who, without know
ing it, had incipient smallpox kissed
her pupils, some 60, goodby when the
school closed for short vacation, with
the result that might have been eX-
pccted. Indiscriminate kissing is the
silliest habit in which the feminine sex
INDUCES. and that is saying much.
over and again have read the story
of that young Nebraska woman teacher
who saved her pupils from drowning
IN a food in White river 1t strs the
blood that story. The waters rose till
they were under the floor of the school
house ana it began to move and
strain. The teacher babe the children
remain in the house, ana She would
save them. she wadcd waist deep tc
dry land, got n horse ana a rope, swan
the horse back TO the schoolhuusc, tied
the rope to it and then swan back on
the horse to dry land, where she fas
tened the rope to a tree, the children
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