Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-11-20


sort. But even though we recognize the
| rights of the suffragettes. we are going
| about the matter slowly and cautiously
| This is the only method to pursue when
| one remembers that over 80 per cent. of
those who have reached voting age in
| England are women" Mr.. Seaverns
| added that though they may have made
themselves unnecessarily conspicuous by
claiming themselves to fences within
! sight of Parliament, none the less their
| bravery and staunchaess to their cause
must eventually win them the battle -
| Boston Morning Star.
$500
Cruelty to Performing Animals.
At last the tide is beginning to turn as
| regards the cruelty of compelling ami
| mails to perform in circuses, a late very
| influential recruit being the New York
Sun, which not long ago, to the delight
of the humane, published a long leader
on the subject. 1t was pointed out that
in circuses and similar places of enter
tainment there is not even the least
pretense of relieving the sufferings of
mankind or of acquiring any knowledge,
either directly or indirectly, which will
be beneficial to the human race. This
species of cruelty is only by way of
amusing an Idle and unthinking public
Attention is drawn to the incident in
London when a very famous Snowman
and two of his assistants We're brought
into court ON the charge of cruelty abus-
ing and terrifying an elephant. The
crowds which attended the circus per-
formanees were highly delighted by an
act which consisted in an elephant slid
| ing down a creased chute into a tank
of water. the animal being first driven
| by means of prods and hooks TO a high
| platform, so as to make the descent from
a considerable height, and the resultant
| splash into the water d mighty one. Be
cause screen was accidentally left
open, the shocking abuse of these per-
| forming elephants was revealed. When
the behind the scenes We're thus left
exposed, a young, terror-stricken ele-
plant was being forced to make the
plunge, and the methods employed TO
this end included fixing ropes round its
| forelegs and violently pulling and tug
glng at the ropes to force the elephant
down the decline into the water. 1t re-
fusei to move. swayed from side to side,
trumreted loudly and gave vent to shrill
cries of pain and terror. The poor
thing was then dug in the right cheek
SIX times With the pointed end of a
stick. a hook being also thrust into its
| back. The elephant, between the pain
| from its wounds and its fears of the
plunge, was in a pitiable condition, not
withstanding which it was forced down
into the water. This truly horrible treat
ment was, of course, repeated at every
performance. 1t was admitted at the
trial by the trainer that elephants are
as sensitive to pain as human beings.
even responding to the touch of match
or pin. One shudiers to think what the
performing GneS suffer. In imposing
fines Oh the offenders, the magistrate
said it is much to be regretted that the
public should encourage these exhibit
tons, which. in the nature of things
must involve much cruelty" TO this
the Sun adds that suffering and terror
it must be obvious to every common un-
Outstanding. are the necessary prelimi-
naries in teaching animals their tricks
Vogue.
The Art of Holding Her Tongue.
To answer that far-reaching question
seems at first thought to be rather a
heavy contract, and yet the more one
studies, observes and experiences. the
surer one feels the correctness of the
| answer; a wife may best help her hus
band by acquiring the art of holding her
tongue.
No; that is not meant to be flippant,
| not intended to be smart at the expense
of good manners and good feeling, 1t is
just one of those unpleasant truths that
do not well bear being told.
There are thousands of wives who
have been able tn note the change in a
husbands face, his increasing anxiety or
deepening depression; who have waited
wistfully for a word of confidence, of
trust, for chance perhaps to help him;
waited in vain And all the time the
husband may have craved the sympathy
and desired the aid of his wife's intui-
tive cleverness. but-welf, there you are.
That great but" results from the fun
damental difference between the mans
way and the woman's way of treating
| their common emotions.
! When a man is embarrassed by his
emotions he hides them as quickly as
possible: above all, he never, never
speaks of them. A woman analyses her
| emotions; be they joy or sorrow, she
| takes them apart, puts taem together
again. lives them over, and Must talk OF
them.
So if a husband conides his momon-
tary embarrassment to his wife she
shows quick comprehension OF his dam
gerous position. is sympathetic ard offers
to make certain economies, 10 do any
| thing, in short. to help him and is much
moved and uplifted by her husbands ex~
| pressed trust and confidence in her.
Then. lust so surely as her two feet
are strong enough to carry her, so surely,
her husband gone, she viii nall on her
hat and rush glowing and prldeful 70 her
| friend Mrs Brown and tell b0asttully OF
| how poor John has consulted win hef,
She will exaggerate his troubles, not with
harmful intention. but simply TO heIghte
en- her effects and to exalt her own
touching devotion.
Sow when Brown comes home for din
ner. Mrs. Brown will tell the whole story
of the Jones troubles and will add her
own exaggerations. The strong note iii
Mrs. Jones telling had been her per
sonal importance in her husband 5 eyes.
The strong note In Mrs. Browns telling
is the dreadful cutting down Of this and
that expense; how Mrs. Jones and the
children viii even have Ia DO without
the cloaks they have already ordered;
poor thingsH'
Then Brown cries: rs Jones as hard
hit I'D that? And we were intending 10
make him father a little scheme that be
appeared inst the man for. Bat we had
| better draw back if he is as deep IN the
| mire as all that III 20 over to Robin
sons and tell him how things are with
Jones' Then, in an nndertone, what
| a heaven forsaken fool he was to talk to
| his wifei She means well. but
So the wife who desires to help her
husband will do well TO acquire the art
of holding her tongue; then viii she be