Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1909-12-02
HIS ILLUSTRATION.
By ELIZA WHITFIELD.

lCopyrisht, 1908, ~ American Press Asso
ciatiou.l
The reason" said the old bachelor
to his iiaueee the old maid. why yot
women never rise to the management
of big business concern Is because
you haven't mental DISCRIMINATE ton be
tween correct aud Incorrect methods
"NonsenseF retOred the old maid
"A woman can discriminate between
correct and Incorrect methods as we'll
as d man Aud she's as capable Of
managing big business as men gen
orally are OF COURSE. so long as men
keep making typewriters and petty
clerks OF women giving the lmpOr-
tant positions 10 their own sex. she'll
never learn the business aud can
never rise Go a head position"
Why do men Keep women 10 the
subordinate positIonsg
Because they can get them TO work
cheaper
and why viii they work cheaperg'
Why because they have to. 1 sup
pose"
THE reducUo ad absurdum."
What do you mean by that glib
berishY
Your argument is reduced to an
absurdity But IN not agree with
you; woman. not having a logical
mind can't
Il wish you TO understand that I
have just as logical a mind as you"
Your own words prove that you
have not. would never use an as
sertion in place of an argument. IN
illustrate rather than argue with you.
Not long ago a certain lady received
from a certain firm. who were large
importers. a handsome rug with bin
for it OF $50 polite note accom-
panied the goods, requesting that il
the rug was not accepted she would
return IT,"
The old maid looked surprised, and
the old bachelor proceeded.
The lady wrote Indignantly to the
firm that had sent her the rug. asking
to know what right they had to expect
her 10 return a rug she had not
ordered. She would be OBLIGED to call
in cartman and pay him for taking
it back. She was a very busy woman
besides"
The old maid drew away hauehrHv
How did you come TO know 10 This
matter?" she asked
THAT hasn't anything TO do with the
Il don't wish the illustration.
@You haven't heard the whole ~ Co.
Il know all I care to know The
head Of the trm sent for the rug aud
took it away. at the same time writ
ing me an impertinent note saving that
be would be obliged If ! would send
for the dozen tickets I had sent him
for our charity ball"
"W hat else%
"That be had not asked for them"
what elseY'
'He must pay a messenger. That
wasn't necessary at all. Hadn't he
plenty Of stamps%
stamps cost money"
a man must be very mean 10
Tudge a few stamps in = matter OF
charity"
1T is his right TO dispense every
,ent Of bis charitable fund as be
,leases Besides. be was called upon
o return other tickets
There was some game ia the mat
er. I didn't send the man any tick
rs. / sent some to you
And sent you the money
How did this this esteemed friend
Il yours get The rickets%
They were mine"
Il see It all. Il was a mean. con
empiible trick"
But a good illustration Of the abb
ence in common Of that power Of .
Il shall nor trouble you again in my
hariiable work. in conhue myself to
zen more"
Liberal: Didn't ! send you the
honey for the ticketsY
But you took It upon yourself
-
Teach you lesson Was that I'M
ind: How many men do sou sup
ose uuttered curses upon you for
our method OF procedureE
"a eau stand their curses SO long as
got their money tor the poor
I'm that one statement OF yours
involved a question which 20 brain.
.aseu fup or feminine is cafiatla of