The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-01

nthing can rutii"; may you every day
| learn wisdom and gain power in
hummer agreeable to you IF anybody
can wish you anything better than that
yield tn" platform.
Women have much to be thankful
for since the twentieth century began.
Within the past few months til" noble
new woman movement has manifested
| It's growing strength In tho election or
numerous ladies to high and RESPONSE
| bic offices in various western states,
| from that Of state superintendent or
public instruction to county clerk.
! Early in 1902 the last barrier to full
suffrage for women was swept AWAY
| In Austria lia and they are taking ad-
vantage Of their new citizens rights
with Intelligence and rejoicing. Prob
ably the strongest, finest, most en-
! lightened specimens Of wOmanhOod on
this globe are to be found IN Australia
and New Zealand.
For the first time in It's history the
new art salon Of Paris saw In 1902
women appointed among its prize
awarding Judges For the first time In
history 1902 saw a woman licensed as
an apothecary In Russia. Also 1902
saw the university Of Leipsic. In Ger
many. comforting Its degree on women,
q distinction our own Americana DIR.
NJ. Carey Thomas. president of Bryn
Mawr college, sought in vain few
years ago. Neither in cold Norway Is
the new woman too frozen up to move
Municipal suffrage has been conferred
on the feminine sex there.
Meantime returning to America. In
the United States 1902 has been year
Of fuss and sputtcr among womens
clubs. Those that have made solid,
dignitied progress are exceptions. and
those exceptions are mostly confined to
the clubs Of country towns and small
cities.
It is the time of good resolutions. TO
begin. let us this LIST Of January make
high resolve that during the year 1908
we will not fuss and Sputter, come
what will. The habit Of eternally talk
Ing. OF getting wrought MP over trifies,
Is n perpetual power wastcr.
The mental and spiritual scientists
have been grinding away at their par
ticular brand Of grist till it begins to
be fairly well known In the commune
ty Their favorite preachment early
and late is power from within" They
are right. There is no power for you
outside of yourself, not even the power
OF God. for that must dwell and be
developed within you before it will be
manifest. The kingdom of heaven is
within you
Most women would give the best
year of their lives to know how to gain
power to achieve their ideals They
are beginning to understand that no
body else, not even husband or chill
dren, can achieve these for them.
Well, can you gain power when you
pour yourself out from your toes In
feeble talk? No matter what the ir-
cessant talk is. if 1t be about fashions,
your ailments, children or servants or
gossiping OYER the foiblcs or deficieIi-
ces Of your acquaintances behind their
backs, you are wasting the very life
blood of your soul in imbecillties.
Be silent and think. Thus and thus
only you gain power. When a civil
engineer wishes to supply city with
water from small stream, he builds n
reservoir and a dam and then lets the
lake fill up silently and gently. Elk
actly so woman may gain mental and
spiritual power The greatest men of
n n tn
Grant. have been silent men, Chill
dren weary themselves out in constant
infantile prattle and babyish excite
ment. Women do the same. The fritz
tering away Of a life In useless gable
and squabble and III fussing over fash
ions and clothes Is i'll fitting employ
ment for the immortal soul of Il wom-
an in land where women have great
er opportunity than anywhere else.
The way to stop this feminine fuss
and sputter Is to stop It. Now. at the
opening Of the beautiful new year, Is
the time to begin. Let us resolve. first,
that we will only talk when it Is nee
essary. Then. when we do talk, let us
not criticise any human being. Let us
each say: | myself am the soul ! have
to work on. When | myself am abso-
'ntely perfect. tben | may criticise my
neighbours doings not till then.
Let US be strong and sweet and silent.
Let US ciothe ourselves with beauty
from within, the beauty that never
changes its fashion except to grow
brighter and brighter unto the perfect
day.
Miss Charlotte L. Ainslee of London
was senior lecturer In the Cam
{. Training college. has been ap-
point j head mistress in wosnan's
college In Edinburgh. This is constd-
cred great step forward in Great
Britain. for hitherto ladies have not
been looked on as capable Of being at
the head Of college Miss Ainslee re-
c. 'vns 5000 salary. which 10 conaid-