Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-03-31
Susan B. Anthony and Her
Work for Equal Suffrage

Susan B. Anthony was one of
Americas famous women. She was
known in every state in the Union, and
her fame reached to all the great
capitals of Europe as the most able
leader in the woman suffrage move
ment in the world. She was known
for her earnestness, her singleness of
purpose, her courage, and her cheer
fulness under defeat. She gave wom-
an a place in the United States that
woman did not occupy in 1853, when
she scandalized a whole community
by daring to speak in public of the
wrongs of her sex.
To-day American women are envied
by those of all other nations, and
stand comparatively free individuals,
with the exception of political disa-
bilities. During the fifty years which
have wrought this revolution, just one
woman in all the world (Susan B.
Anthony gave every day of her time.
every dollar of her money, every pow
er of her being to secure this result.
She was impelled to this work by no
personal grievance, but solely through
a deep sense of the injustice which.
on every side, she saw perpetuated
against her sex, and which she de-
short hour was the cause of woman
forgotten or put aside for any other
object. Never a single tie was form
ed, either of affection or business,
which would interfere with this SUI
preme purpose. Never a speech was
given, trip taken, visit made,
letter written in all this half cen
fury but that was done directly in
the interest of this one object There
was no thought of personal comfort
advancement, or glory; the self
abnegation, the self-sacrifice, was abb
solute and unparalleled.
Many Chances to Wed.
Next to woman's suffrage. if there
was one live question in the world
upon which Miss Anthony had decid-
ed opinions it was upon matrimony
She had so many chances to wed that
she didn't remember all who asked
her.
Miss Anthony had one beau who
wore a green waistcoat, but that is
about all she does remember of him.
Once, in telling of other chances to
marry, she said:
ooh, they'd come shining around
1t was the thing to go to meeting with
them, and to all the socials and SPELL
ing bees, and sleigh riding and buggy
riding, and the girls counted how
many horses and buggies were hitched
in front of another girls house at one
time What do you call them now?
oh, yes-sca1ps. In those days men
in general were afraid of a woman
who wrote a book. and one who
taught school was only a little better
OF. If a woman got the reputation OF
having brains it was bad for her mat
rimonial chances. The men were
afraid of petticoat government, and
it took a good many smiles and bright
colors and curls to overcome this.
Still, had my share. I'll tell you
I've always been busy, and men were
always secondary.
them can feel hurt. 1 would have
been a widow, no matter which 1 had
married"
Her First Convention.
Miss Anthony attended her first
woman's rights convention in SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, in 1852 At that meeting
she displayed the tendency to speak
out her exact thoughts which have
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Kaiser's Daughter a Favorite.
The only daughter of the German
| emperor is the youngest of seven chill
dren- She is IS years of age and is
tall, angular and pale" This young
lady is called affectionately Princess
schen by the people, and is said to
be the only one of the kais-
er's children who ever dares to
take any liberties with the august
head OF the family. 1t is said that on
one occasion the emperor said: My
man emperor, but she never forgets
that she is princess royal"