The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-06
SEEING THINGS I
At WORLDS FAIR
SOMETHING ABOUT WOMAN'S
coNGREss-soME OF THE
CHARMING HOsrEssES AT
THE BuiLDlNGs-HLoODED
HOG EXHIBIT.

of listening 10 Mrs. May Wright Sew
all, the president of the International
council, in a two.hours' heart TO heart
talk, on politics, religion, suffrage, and
what not Her wel-chosen words.
perfect good nature, broad culture,
| makes her easily the leader and de-
| monstrator she is.
/ AT the close of the address a little
general conversation ensued illustrat-
ing the international nature of the
woman's congress. Nine. Szogeny OF
j Buda Pesth. Nine Matthew OF Bnl.
| garia. Doctress Ernestne Lopez of Ar
gentina. Mrs. w. S. Wallace of India,
were some of the ladies'
would not think of trying 10 re.
peat what Mrs. Sewell said, her Ian.
guage was too beautiful. unless ii
could be repeated word for word. The
| Globe-Demoerat gave a short article
| ana fell so far short OF her niceties OF
ideas and speech that | felt sorry II
| had undertaken 10 say word about
| her. The only part of it that exactly
| fitted the case was:
! Peace begins in the heart of every
man and woman Women could dis
arm every army. In Argentina and
Chill women have brought about
peace On the border of the two
countries is a statue of Christ, and
to make war is to cruelty him again.
| must dwell on one more thought in
connection with peace. The idea that
is one of the leading thoughts in
Christian science as we'll; ITO think
no evil. 10 say no evil, 1t Is unworthy
of noble womanhood beneath man
hood
Talks with these women refresh oIr
minds with almost forgotten lore, for
instance we know from history con
siderable of India, the cradle OF the
Aryan race. the foster mother of the
oldest civilization, the birth place OF
the most ancient philosophy, but lis
ten: Today. is a woman, or child-for
marriages are consumma,ed very
young-is left widow. it is thought
she is punished for sins committed
| in past incarnation. She cannot re.
marry II any man is brave enough
to try it. he is ostracIzed He is NOT
admitted to the temples and when he
dies no one can be found 20 carry him
to the burning CHATS. The Hindu
widow must wear a coarse dress, no
ornaments. a sight of her is bad
I
must sit in her corner alone and new
er speak. Her head is shaver and she
must wear black. eat but one meal a
/ day, no sweets. Her own mother
taunts her continually and her moth
er-in-law adds: THE horrid viper,
she has bitten my son and killed
him."
The large proportion of the women
in India are widows. They are com
PEELED when very young to marry and
often the husband is sixty years old.
| This and much more, which brings
us in touch with the sufferings that
civilization is the only cure for.
From 10000 women engaged in this
noble work. want to jump to 4i2
head of Berkshires. 1t might suggest
from the sublime to the ridiculous"
| it Is not so, both are OF great use. OF
this il2 If a Rip Van Wrinkle Of a
breeder had happened into the ring
| be would have rubbed his eyes in
amazement
The very height Of worth Is repre-
scented by a short. broad head, dished
/ face and erect ear.
The master breeder, who has led the
Berkshire breed up from the deptha
is N. r. Gentry OF Sedalia. Mo. His
prize list is most gratifying won
der what Little Egypt" would say
about a hog weighing $50 pounds AMI
selling for 81 600? And one chicken
weighing IL pounds said to be worth
81 500
heard one of the poultry talks and
Rugged myself when a woman from
Denver made the talk and got more
applause than all the men.
The poultry folks had grand re-
ceptlon in one part of the grand Mis-
souri, building the same evening. The
river commission had theirs in the
banqucting hall and general assemb
~ room. I intended TO take time TO
compete with your river editor in one
article on this commission, but gave Il
up when | saw just the social side of
It. Men in evening Dress aud women
magnifc entity gcwned, religlously
bowling and scraping like as many
automatons. The very serious import
Of this select body went from ne. I
and shall not try to grasp IL again.
The hcstesses and matrons from the I
various states doing duty in the
buildings thus represented lead a
most Strenuous life. had the pleas
ure Of meeting many Of them, aud
was grieved that they had seen little
or nothing Of the building. ] met Mrs
walsh. hostess. wife Of Commissions /