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humanity and the pills Narrated to cure
them. Let us think of the opening OF
Grays Elegy-
The curfew tolls the knell of parting day.
The lowing herd winds slowly Ger the lea,
The ploughman homeward plods his weary way
And leaves the world to darkness and to me.
and consider whether such lines could ever
have been written IL the poet, musing n
Stoke Pogis churchyard had looked in one
direction and seen the lowing herd winding
past somebody's advertisement of patent
oil cake; in another and seen the weary
ploughman considering whether he should
buy some gaudily Haunted nostrum war
ranted to ease his WEAKNESS; in a third.
and spied some garish board offering him
an oil to illuminate. the glimmering land
scape as 1t faded on his sight Yet the
scene immortalized by Gray should be
sacred to every Englishman, not because it
Is singularly remarkable for natural
beauty, not merely because 1t is immortal
lied In one of the noblest poems in the
language. but because the sentiment it In
spired is the common characteristic Of
every rural landscape in the country with
any pretense to charm of its own. The
truth Is that the advertisement boarding
as such is utterly incompatible with Inc
rural landscape as such. Their association
at once strikes discord which no liberal
mind can endure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-30
Male Voters Become Careless

The Australian newspapers tell us that
the number of men on the electoral rolls
of South Australia has shrunk in little
more than three years from $3.50 to &c.
I67. On the other hand, the women voters
have increased during the same period
from 6S,375 to Il $50. In the three chief
metropolitan districts the men voters have
dropped from sc, 5S7 to O4S4. a reduction
Of nearly 16 per cent. Women voters in
the same districts have slightly increased
their numbers. and now count no less than
81, sol. The women seem to be growing
more conscientious in the fulfilment of
their political duties and the men more
careless.
In New Zealand of the women who regis
tered, SO per cent voted of the men who
registered only 81 per cent voted. 1t is
amusing TO read the editorials explaining
away these official figures and the COM
plaisance with which they keep on repeat
ing women do not want to vote" The
St. Louis Mirror, in commenting upon these
statistics. saws:
These figures may be striking but they
do not prove anything, beyond the fact
that women voters are true to human ma
ture. They are fond of new things, and
like to play with them. After their ardor
has cooled off they probably will be less
eager to vote than men are. The average
woman cannot maintain concentrated in
terest in politics. She is not built that
way"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-30
Ardor Has Not Cooled Off.

We wonder how long it will take for
their ardor to cool off," The women of
Wyoming have been voting for more than
thirty years. and yet the secretary of state
reports that 80 per cent of the women voted
at the last presidential election. In New
Zealand and Colorado women have been vot-
ing for nine years and in South Australia
for eight years. In both New Zealand and
South Australia they have had the munich
pal franchise for twenty years.
There are some who will never desert a
theory. no matter how often the facts prove
1t to be false. One would suppose that
thirty years would be sufficient to cool the
ardor' OF the women voters and especially
as lit Is impossible for women to maintain
a concentrated interest in politics"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-30
No Division of Opinion.

There was no division of opinion upon this
ly the following:
Resolved, That, in the opinion of this
council the time has come when all dis
abilities which at present hinder women
from sitting members of either of the
houses of legislature or from being elected
or appointed to any public office position
in the colony should be removed and that
with regard to all powers, rights and du-
ties of citizens absolute equality should be
the law of the land.
In this country the newspapers are con-
tinually informing US that women do not
want to vote, and would not vote if they
could; that they are convinced that they
can accomplish far more through their IN
direct influence than through the ballot;
but the facts entirely disprove this theory,
as is shown by official reports from the
states where they have full suffrage.
The official report of the Wyoming secre-
tary of state says that at the last presi-
dental election 80 per cent of the women
voted Former Governor Steunenberg of
Idaho, in an article in Harper'S Bazaar, says
that at the last presidential elections in that
state the women cast 80 per cent of the
total vote, and yet women do not constI-
tute 90 per cent of the inhabitants.
In Colorado women have had the ballot
for years. Something more than year ago
the Denver News in an editorial called at
tention to the fact that the women showed
no signs of getting tired of the ballot and
added:
Their interest in the campaign last fall,
with its far-reaching effects, was very no.
ticeabe. 1t was. remarked, both by the
voters and the judges of election, that the
women voted all election day more gener-
ally than the men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-30
WOMEN AND BALLOTS
FEMALE SUFFRAGE SUCCESSFUL
IN NEW ZEALAND.
Wives and Daughters Not Weary OF
the Franchise - Appreciate
Voting Privilege.

From the Philadelphia North American.
While suffragists cannot but feel pleased
over the testimony Of Premier Seldom Of
New Zealand regarding the excellent effect
of woman suffrage in his country, 1t is ev-
ident that he is not entirely rid Of the old
prejudices that have stood as stumbling
blocks in the pathway of every step in the
progress of women from receiving an edu-
cation to depositing ballot.
How natural it seems for persons to op-
pose every reform while it is struggling for
an existence and approve of it after it be-
comes an established fact.
Premier Seldom has upon several occa-
sions expressed himself in unqualified APP
prevail Of the results of woman suffrage in
New Zealand, and says:
They have made the polls as quiet as a
place of worship; they have raised the
moral tone of politics, and they have ad-
vanced the cause of social reform But
when asked why the women OF New Zea-
land were not allowed to sit in the parlia-
ment he said:
while they are eminently fitted to exer-
else the suffrage, and through it their be-
nign influence, they would be decidedly out
of place in parliament He went still fur
ther and asserted that the women had
considered the matter among themselves,
and determined that they could do more
good without entering parliament"
Same Old Assertion.
Doesn't that sound natural? Just what
we hear in this country-'Women do not
want to vote They believe they can do
more good with their benign influence than
with the ballot.
Premier Seldom was opposed to woman
suffrage before it was granted, and now
that 1t is an accomplished fact he is en-
thusastic in his praises, but is opposed
to lie next progressive step. Mankind
seems to be built that way, and every new
battle must be waged against the same
old conservatism and prejudice that have
existed since the world began. 1t is the
same in this country. In the states where
they have woman suffrage they believe in
it now, and many who were its most bitter
opponents are now its strongest advocates
AS it happens. this assertion of Premier
Seldom, to the effect that the women had
considered this matter among themselves
and determined that they could do more
good without entering parliament, seems to
be entirely the result of his own ina gina
ton or ignorance; is shown by the re-
port of the last annual meeting of the New
Zealand Womans Council, which is by far
the strongest organization of women in that
country, being a combination of all other
societies of women. At this meeting there
a most indignant protest against the
exclusion of women from the parliament.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-30
Need of a Municipal Art Society.

From the Kansas City Star.
In recent number of Municipal Affairs
considerable space is devoted to the move
ment for public art in American cities. The
good accomplished by the municipal art So
cieties of New York and Cincinnati and
other cities could be profitably studied by
the people of Kansas City. where too little
attention has been paid to esthetic culture
in civic developments. The encoura ging faa-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-30
Walking for Exercise.
the Milwaukee Wisconsin

From the Milwaukee Wisconsin
Summer will always be with the ma
jority of people the season for vacations
because lassitude is then at it's height and
the slackness Of business makes an easier
opportunity for getting away. But for
those who desire to turn their vacations to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-30
Increase in Traffic.


Another direction in which the volume of
traffic will be increased is across the East
river to Long Island Here a large growth
must be looked for, and it is not impossib,e
that the revenue earned on the east side
of the new central station will be greater
before many years than the revenue earned
from the traffic through the tunnels on the
west side Of that section. THIS, of course.
Is speculation, but 1t does not seem i'm
probable. 1t should be apparent therefore
that the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has but one hope Of financial success in this
tunnel enterprise, namely, by giving to the
people who travel to and from Greater New
York conveniences and attractions which
they do not enjoy now.
We need not now enter upon the terms of
the franchise. but there are those who think
that the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
made mistake at the outset In not asking
the city to Cooperate In the cost of bring
Ing Its lines to the center of the island
The city could well have afforded to do SO.
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Men and Women.

From the London Taller. :
Women are more refined than men. For
instance, it is not uncommon for an Oxford
young gentleman to marry barmaid. but
it is comparatively rare for Girton girl to
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-30

William Godeau, a cotton handler, living
at Cottage Hill, ten miles west of Mobile
Ala, was shot and killed in his own yard
by some person unknown.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-04-03
CALLAHAN
IN THE TOLLS,

FntricN S. Callahan is locke IN
IN Washington Charged with OBJ.
tanning money unucr false preten-
tes and alter the authorities there
are through With Inn ii. is wanted
III this city.
InleI Black yesterday afternoon
received photo graph Of Callahan,
and he WIS ndentliitcd by several
merchants As the mIn who yic!imIZ :
ed tncm
Callahan first appeared in VII.
m'ngton IN March year ago lie
Wa, slick talkcr, aud one of the
first men whom he became acauain1.
ed with was Thomas +. pcuuiug-
ton, o! No. AIS Market street. Cal
lahan ) method was to visit mer.
chants and 10 unfold to them the
plans OF the union Cooperative As
sUclatlon.
Zach merchant who pajd a fee OF
i've dollars was 10 be given a Ger.
tlhcal" OF membership IN the asso-
cialion, after which the association
was to ssle book. containinr the
names OF all merchants who were
members 10 il. These books we're
to be sod 10 residents OF III. c,ty,
aud on presentation OF them to any
merchant whose name was contain
ell within the book, the holder wouid
be entitled to stipulated rebate
from the usaat selling price. This
rebate varied, according TO the
agreement between the merchant
and Callahan,
ms same plan has been ir oper-
atm IN Washington, and Is sad 10
nave been successful 10 incrcasrnr
the business Of certain merchants
Callahan managed to interest at
'cist twenty Wilmington merchants
10 The sc'cme, and from some he
collected - rs membership fee,
"hlle from others he secured $40.
Among the merchants who bought
membership certificates were :Thos
+ Pennington. shoe dealer, Bader
brothers. general store and novel
ties Harry Bucher, photographer:
Albert bucher. sign painter. Joshua
tonnor, harness; Frank Connor,
shoe dealer Hiram lcr@er. harness.
Daniel DcvIne, uphols Owen
}. llcsston, and many others. From
Albert Bucher, Callahan received
about $50 IN cash and material
After the membership fees had
been collected, Callahan never is.
sued the books containing names
lne merchants. He was proddcd
by Nr. Badcr and some of the other
members early 10 AprIl Of last wear
and sad he had engaged twenty.
'V2 canFaSscrs TO Sell the books, !
AS they were not issued, i, ia said
some OF The merchants cnicavo1eu
to have warrant issued tor Gala .
ban. but it could not be obtained
unt'l alter he fed from the c,tv.
AL that the merchants obtained
Tor thar money was al engraved
certificate OF membership ia the
mon GO operative Assoclationand
a card supposed TO obtain Tor them
a rebate when dealIn. with lead inY
houses IN other cities.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-04-03

I appr0pr0prlated what they could ihSv,
had u theywould. How much lik,
US Is this. We hear the swsetes,
voice in earth or heaven say "Peact
be untoyou" and then we live such
restless, joyless, unhappy, lives that
he must needs come again and say
the same sweet words. Oh Master
forgive our frailty, and accept the
promise we now make to thee that
the peace thou hast promised, we
surely will claim.
(2) His wounds. They had seen his
hands and feet and side, and they
knew that no mere man could have
| such awful wounds as these and live,
Three days would not suffice for
proper healing, but his wound Il
speak as u man were not unhealed
He stands before them esrbainly as
on who is beyond the reach and touch
Of human frailty and human suffer.
ing.
(3) His commission lie sent them
into the world as his Father had sent
Him. They could not forget his
words. lie had been given all power
both in Heaven and in earth aud now
under the fresh touch OF that power
he has sent them upon the most STU
pcndouS and glorious mission the
world has ever known. Bed rock
foundation is such testimony as this. ,
(4) The equipment he gave them. /
II, not only told them to go, but h.,
breatbcd on them this first INSTALL
mcnt of Pentecost" and s.nt them
forth. lie himself had been annoint.
cd with the Holy Spirit at his Rap-
tism, and he will send them forth
with no less important and patent
equipment. Could they be mistaken
about this?
(j) The power He granted them
in the matter of forgiying sins. Not
that any modern disciple may not
have the same declaratory right if he
accepts the same equipment, and cx
ercises the same power, but it speaks f,
much for the credibilty of their te,-
timuny to say that the disciples now {
understand that tlleif word is to go {
forth with the same power they saw
Him display in the days of his flesh, /
and no wonder they sojoyfuIly exclaim ;
in the ears of the unbeiieviny Thoma, S
1--WE have seen the Lord II
Think of the VALUE OF THEIR /
TESTIMONY. 1t was united testi- l
mony. One man might have been F.;
mistaken, two men might have been
mistaken, but the probability is far &
removed when W. rem ,m).r that tai l.
men unite in saying to one mt I'VE {
have seen the Lord' Here is prin. |
ciplc that all psychologists recognize, .
namely that it is beyond the reach :
of possible doubt that 50 mlnv men &
could have been mistaken Us to a +
common thing. 1t was the testimony t
of eye witnesses. Both John and t
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-04-03
ATALE OF SUFFERING
Four Days and Five Nights In
Dakota Blizzard.
A FIGHT AGAINST COLD and HUNGER
Passengers on III Eattd Trriu Reach
-. Paul After Terrible ENpcri-
cnrc-SttcnEttd Suicide by
Professor C0IcErOXc.

ST, rAl'1D April 3 Passengers lust
arrived "i Il Great Northern train due
last Friday tell Of hcVy Snowbound
for tu,n days and five nights ON the
rlHlrirS of North Dakota in the midst
Of III" worst blizzard the northwest
has seen in many years. with only food
enough for two frugal meals Il day and
with such an amount Of fuel that the
ladies lad 10 wrap themselves in bnn.
krtS and the men 10 wear their over
coats day and night to keep from
freezing. The train was completely
lost TO ih. world. Late Thursday aft
ornoon it picked its prrcnrouS way out
of WilliSton in the hope Of being able
TO reach Minot. some fourteen miles to
the east before night. Almost midway.
at 4 little stopping place called Ray,
where there arc only siding, IA water
tank and coal shed, the train was
stalled.
The engineer thought he could run
the engine back to Williston and get
Hld and, taking the conductor with
him. started on the trip. The lone en-
Slhe WAS stuck III drift in Il cut
snort distance out Of the town and had
10 be abandoned This left the train Of
eight roArhes and about 80 passengers
alone on tue siding. with all commun-
cation cut of. Then began the long
sI"g". during which the cold had 10 be
borne and hunger Slled.
On Monday evening Professor Cole
grove of the University Of Washington.
who had been despundcnt and mor,sr.
attempted suicide ly cutting his 1hroa1
with lnzor There was Il physician
on the train. but he had no facilities
Tor performing the necessary opera
ton, and it WAS absolutely necessary
to get INTO communication with one
of the holShloring towns. Iu their
desperation the passengers broke open
everything In the train chests. and in
the conductors box they found II trlr-
graph instrument. A Young man. an
electrician. faced the blizzard ana tap
ped one Of the wires aud attached the
Instrument, He notified The operators
ut both Minot and WlIlslon of what
had occurred.
From each place n snowplow was
started in front Of alI engine bearing Il
surgeon. The one from NIinu, after
II hard nights work reached the sid.
Ing early the following morning, and
the wounded man was removed ON the
1lrSt train to ST Paul, where he WIS
cared for at the city hospital. The al
most famishcd passengers who had
suffered from cold and exposure. were
given food and warm hcrths in the first
train pushed through the drifts.
Professor toiv-royr was brought 10
St. Paul early yesterday morning The
luguIar vein is partially severed, and
II is not believed that he can recover.
Mr.. '0legrovp has been i'll from too
clos" application to work and had de.
cidcd to spend II month with friends
and relatives at Hamilton. N. y.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-04-03

through him that loved us. Yesterday
Christianity is anointed with spices
appropriate only for the dead; to-day
it arise and loaveS it's grave clothes
by themselves to mark tho spot where
men thought it was securely buried.
Yesterday faithful women are the
last to leave the cross: to-day they
are the first to visit the scEulchrc,
but they seek the living among the
dead. How much inspiration flashes
from the words o. the text, IT right.
~ appreciated ii rcvcales the secret
OF the SUCCESS Of all truly spiritual
men. What was the secret of the sue
cess OF A. J. Gorlan in Baston whose
single church made Il contribution of
ten thousand dollars to missions one
year after his death? lie had seen the
Lord as in a dream one day walking
into his church and he went home and
wrpte thdt little book How Christ
came TO Church and IL rcvolntionized
his whole after ministry. Wnat was
the scerct al the success OF ID l..
Moody, wi.o perhaps led more souls
" Christ and addressed murc men
in the name of Christ than anv other
man OF his generation? He had Seel
the Lord. What was the secret Of The
success Of the greatest man tins world
has known Since Christ Paul tho
who like ailamlng meteor
OF the Eastern sky nasncd tie truth
to The world that Luther afterwards
emphasized The list Shall live by
faith? 1t was this, lie had seen lhc
Lord. What was the secret Of the sue
cess Of Charles H. Spurgeon London
who held and helped SO many thouS~
.nds in that famous London tabernacle
II was this. lie had seen the Lord |
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-04-03

Los Angeles, Cal.
day at time how | would feel the
next day. Five bottles of Lydia +.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
changed all that, my days became days
of health, and have en- joycd every day
since-now six years.
we have used considerable of your
Vegetable Compound in our charitable
work, as we tind that to restore poor
mother to health so she can support her.
self and those dependent upon her. if
such there be, is trucr charity than to
give other aid. Ycu have nv hearty
endorsement, for you have proven
yourself a true friend to suffering wo-
men" ."-MRs. f. SAILER, 75GiS Hill St,
Los Angeles, Cal. $1,000 forfeit # atovs tes-
tinoniai is not genuine.
No other person can give such
helpful advice to women who
are sick as can Mrs. Pinkham,
for nc other has had such great
experimentation address is Lynn,
Mass, and her advice free-if
you are sick write hcr-you are
foolish if you don't.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-04-03
Antiplutncrnts Meet.

l.Ol lSNlLLE, April D. The move
meit for III" formation Of an allied par-
" comprising ndh"rcnts Of al parties
opposed 10 the Republicans and Demo
Gratis. or, as III" call for the meeting
stated. n union Of reform forces
against pj'i'"rra'y' took definite shape
here when a couycn,ion, attended hy
about zoo delegates representing eight
states ana as many different parties.
WAS called to order IN this city. The
work was of preliminary nature. a
ana committees appointed to prepare
Tor III" permanent organization.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-04-03
trnt NO0Jualc

Eve Ethng is beginning to Iooh
bright and cheerful III this toxin Of
Italians aud beer,
About 100 men will he cmployc {
b! The STANDARD stone Company when
M blg crushef begins work next
Monday,
Misses Mary Haley aud Mary Con
nor. Of Wilmington, Daniel Cennur,
OF Philadelphia Alice lloIIct. Green.
bank and Charles Lamborn and family
OF llockrS,ln, visited here Easter Sun.
day.
Mr lon"I&nd Of Ashland, moved
IT, III" N'nwI Chandler place near
here ,u,. Ioc>day.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-04-03

What was the secret OF the life of
yrust which George Muller lived? 1t
was this lie had seen the Lor'.
What Is the secret of the presence
OF these candidates who sit before YOU
this morning, and who SO soon are to
dedicate themselves TO the Lorl in
the open wa,crso Of Baptism: Its this
They have seen the Lord On my
brethren, Trustees, deacons, Finance
Committee, choir, Christian Indeav.
Grs. Missionary workers. Quiet toiIers
in the vineyard of the Lord look look
yonder until yo, catch a vision nt the
risen Lord. Catch it nuw.and never
lit your glance from his blessed face.
Amen.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-04-03

Peter afterwards write Of se,iny the
things of which they speak. and Jo I'm
even tells about handling the Word
Life. 1t wa, c,rroborative, united,
I first hand testimony, against which
nothing reasonable could be said.
This testimony was valuable TO
themselves, to others and to Christ.
1t was valuable 10 themselves for it
clinched and held the mai! o. faith
which they had driven IN to the
truth that Christ had preac ched. IL
was Of value to others for the pri.
mary purpose Of the gospel is to
make it known, and they would do
so under his special commission. 1t
was OF value to Christ, or it would
prove beyond a doubt all things he
had said and donc. The resurrection
discredited and all other miracles
must be diabeieved. That is the
crown and climax of them all" III
Christ be not risen. neither was Laz.
arus, nor the widows son. nor the
nobleman's daughter. II, never fed
the five thousand nor quieted the
stormy lake, nor unstope1 deaf ears
nor caSt out demons. nor foreave sin.
ners sin. lie was a fraud if the res.
direction was amyth The last mir.
acle OF them all is the best Of the n all
Yes. yes they had seen the Lord
and they must tell it, It's almost too
much FOR them to bear. But ye,ter-
day, and all the fondest hopes aud
brig hest aspirations Of the little
group that chung to him to the last
were buried with him in Il
stranger S garden in Jerusalem and
failure seals it with bis sprinkl ed
blood; to-day lie comes forth more
than conqucrer as we shall be