The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-15

NAi=h l species. If she dresses well and
takes s. b. the social festivities. the meg
eall sls and think she S bidding fos
aetenuer IL she attends strictly 10 bust.
r-- the rnea are afraid of nor. IN.
"orneis cal! her mannisn, and thank thei.
stars they do not have to mix with
the lot.id men and lose their feminine
qualities which Cunsisl in looking modest
pucSerHe the lips, wearing heels in tia
middle If the foot and wiegling Delsarte5
all Of Which make the only true brand Oh
the go3ltiae lady.
Even If there were 10 misunderstana.
ings, the newspaper woman can not az.
ford to divide her energies. If she would
make q success of her work. Retwee1
two evils She must choose the least. and
stick to business. She can not serve iva
masters.
once the Ledger published an aiiegery
in the form OF a series of fairy stories dc.
signed to teach the society and club WON.
en- that the money and talent of our little
town might be used in the building ,p Of
education and the development of moral
and civic duties. The club took great OF.
Tense, because in the allegory, the little
ladies wore long wings covered with gold
dust, which they worshipped more thar
they did the great duties and truths OF
their religion. A committee of five called
on a nearby neighbor and the president
came in and asked what explanation
could be given TO the committee waiting
outside. said none. 1t was all a Joke
AS | wore gold fiappers too when / could.
pay for them, | could only wave my hands
III imitation of a butterfly and laugh. My
name was stricken from the membership
of the club, which passed a resolution
condemn.ng the Ledger allegory.
For a time the ladies were busy organ.
izing to break up the Ledger patronage.
The political boss is one of the first ene>
mics TO meet and overcome or to be his
He laughs to himself at the idea of .
woman. publisher and editor and believes
that the only way to manage her is I'd
Keep her in bondage, for liberty Will make
her a tyrant. The first move VIII be to &c,
her into the double corner. penned up by
men moving to the king row. That done
there is no way of getting into the king
row. III she escape the double corner. she
has reason to thank the Lord for Ills
mercies to her. 1t is always choosing l3e~
tween two masters, in society, in bust.
ness. in politics. No one can serve God
and the political bosses. If you turn your
earthly boss down, YOU will have to looh,
to God for your pay. If you obey Mann
mon You will be paid by Mammon. III yos
obey Coo you VIII receive your compea.
sation in the coin of his realm: Peace. .
clear conscience and sound sleep. But ths
politicians will call YOU bughouse and
strike a blow at your pocket book.
When all is said and done, the political
boss has many admirable qualities ard
has always appeared in a much more COM
mendable light to me than the men whs
truckle to his club to get office. or to gel.
some of the Doodle through an Office.
Dealing with the office seeker presents
another jim-jam phase of country jour
nalism il the editor is n woman. No maa
ter how plain she writes, a spade is moi
a spade, black is not black and white il
not white.
The first time I wrote a complimentary
notice of 4 candidate, l said among othc1
things that he was a man of virile quail.
iications. He had a Magnetic presence Il.
well as fine mental equipment.
The next week a woman came in with a
wild eye and shrill voice, aud demanded
an explanation. You say my husband il
magnetic. What do you mean by III,
word magnetic? How. how do you Anoa
he is magnetic?''
picked up a paper and said: My deas
Mrs. Flimflam, for lack OF space 1 did
not speak of his family relations. Next
week | Will publish this; and L ratified OF
a long lingo about his charming wife win
would make a sensation in social circle.
al Lincoln.
They say YOU are stuck on my hus
band. she said half inclined to he franz
and trust me. Then she told me the neigh
bors had said a great many unkind thing,
about the way | entertained the candi.
dates and politicians.
After q while, | got tired of corapli
mentins office seekers and fixing mp ex.
plantations for wives and soss.ps IS, who al
ways looked with suspicion upon a can
didate SITTING in the front office OF tn.
Ledger.
SO | detel:ained to clange my policy ans
c%riticise every man who came up Tor of
flee, in or out of my party. / publicl,
stated that only a good and moral MAJ
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