New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-07
WHEN sUFFRAGEFFEs RULE.
Steiner Sex outrageously Henpecked in the
Animal World.

Contemplating the ways Of the emancipated fe-
male in the lower creation, male writer in THE
Ladies Realm Frank Finn by name confesses TO
considerable dsquetude to the fate Of his sex
when the militant females OF his own species shall
have trampled mankind under their feet This is
quite common phenomenon among the lower
creatures, Mr.. Finn states. and il such the
male is likely TO have a sorry time OF it. when
the male is the stronger SEX the article states.
he is often found exhibit a chivalrously for
bearing spirit toward his mate; but when the fair
one has the upper hand her partner finds no mercy
in the hour Of need
Among the eassowaries for instance, the female
Is the stronger sex. and the hen takes such
generous advantage Of this fact that the London
Zoo has found il necessary keep the males and
females apart. one year, when they tried the ex-
pertinent of keeping them in pairs. the luekless
males before long exhibited bald patches the
small of the back, due TO frequent and well deiiv-
cred kicks on the part Of those who should have
loved. honored and obeyed them
Still worse is the fate of the male spider, whose
wooing. according Mr.. Finn, is ''fraught with
terrible uncertainty. Should he not be accepted as
8 husband, the lady do very well with him
q hors d'oeuvre. and by incontinently deYouring
him will recompense herself for the waste Of val
liable time and business opportunities she has suf
fered by listening his amatoTy nonsense"
Domestic burdens, too. loaded upon the hap
less male in the most constituencies way by these
emancipated females. The male stickleback liter
ally SacrlnceS MS he 10 his TanllE- he females
for the devoted father is outrageous polygamist
II seeTns-promptly depart after depositing their
eggs. but the male watches the nestful Of
spawn with the tenderest care. and when the
minute tiddlers' come out he looks after them till
they are fl wrestle with the wicked world on
their own account II is a strenuous life, and by
the time he has family launched into indie
pendent existence, the time has often come when
poor Tom Tittlebat has TO resign his ewn having
fulfilled the object Of his being-domesticity of the
most aggravated kind
The cock oassowary has a monopoly of the do
nestle virtues that tribe the article states fur
1her and the cock sits upon the eggs which
his gay and indifferent wife lays for two months
at a time, without even coming off for refresh
until ! o'clock. leaving his wife the best part of
the day to enjoy herself in and the little button
quail gets mot hands turn in the way of as
sistsnee" from his auarrelsome little wife in the
matter Of bringing up the family as soon as she
has deposited her four eggs she goes of and gets
married again circumstances and the other ladies
permitting
That most intelligent of animals. the eIeph2nt,
acknowledges the superiority OF the female sex by
making female the leader Of the herd and in a
herd OF gnus 1.-The cows will expel an obnoxious
bull from the society without waiting for a vote
OF expulsion 10 be passed by the members OF his
sex" II is wonder that Mr.. Finn fears for
the fate of HIS sex should the human sufragette
ever attain the supremacy enjoyed by some of her
IN the lower creation.