The National tribune., 1910-02-17

with party of friends, scattering
money here and there quite after the
manner of the old Eastern potentates.
Wherever she saw the need of $4,000,
$4,000, 100000, $4,000 or even larger
sums she left ii, and it is said that she
is now the poorer by some 100000 on
this account. A hospital here, an Or
phan asylum there, q Sanitarium for
tuberculosis sufferers, home for home
less children are some of the charities
which have pfofited by her generosity.
Smaller sums of $500 and so on have
also been bestowed when the case was
worthy, and while this was not, of
course, the object of the journey, it
only shows how deeply, earnestly deter
mined Mrs Sage is to use her money
for good and to neglect no opportunity
to so use 1t whenever and wherever that
/ opportunity may present itself.
In her very interesting book "Harem-
| lik." Demetra Vaka (Mrs. Kenneth
BROWN throws a new and decidedly
different light from that entertained by
most people on the life of the vailed
beauties of the Turkish harems. Altho
a Greek herself. this authoress was born
in Constantinople, and numbers among
her friends many Moslem women, who,
as the first, second, third or fourth Wife
of some wealthy Mahometan, share
with the others in the affections and
fortunes of their lord. She has spent
many months in the homes of these
women, and as their guest has had
abundant opportunity TO observe the
system in all its aspects, consequently
what she has to say should carry with
it considerable weight. The book is
well worth reading, and abounds in in
teresting descriptions of harem doings,
among which is a very entertaining ac-
count of a womans suffrage meeting
i,x-Ii ct, N-hf he n
one of these ladies. She calls the chap
ter in which she tells this story "Suf-
fragets of the Harem," and she cer-
tainly proves that altho the Eastern
women are said to be waking up" tre-
mendously and becoming very keen
about their lack of rights, yet the Mos
lem women at least are far from being
able to grasp even the 4 b G of the
subject. The meeting took place in the
large room of wealthy Mahometan
home, where were gathered about 40
women, of all ages from II to the late
3Os, who represented the flower of the
Turkish aristocracy. These women were
attired in a long, loose garment of sill
ver-gray silk, symbolizing the dawn,
and We're so closely vailed as to be un-
recognizable. The nine windows of the
room were tightly shuttered to keep out
all unromentic sunlight, and from the
ceiling two flags were suspended, one
of sky-blue silk, bearing the words
Freedom for Women" embroidered in
silver, and the other of black, with
Down With the Old Ideas" in fiery
red letters. There We're no chairs in
the room, the beautifully polished oak
floor being covered with rich Oriental
rugs, and in the center, on a pile of
nice, fat, soft-looking cushions, sat the
President, while around her squatted.
cross-legged, her audience. The Presi-
dent opened the meeting with the usual
TRADE against the tyranny of man, ex-
horting her down-trodden sisters to
arise enmasse and defy the brute
which dominated Them Nature meant
woman to he the ruler; she was the
greatest thing on earth, and much bet
ter fitted than man to be the Iawmaker.
To show that women could do just as
good work as men she cited George
Sand and George Eliot. She went on
in this hysterical strain, every word
showing she was just repeating what
she had read without knowing what
she was talking about, winding up with
the pleasing proposition that six of the
members of the club should put an end
to themselves as a protest against the
existing order or things and to prove
that they were in dead earnest, going
one better. so to speak. than their Eng
lish sister suffragets in their prison ex-
periences. This could be easily and
fairly done, 1t was explained, by the |
drawing OF lots, from which she, as the |
President, would be, of course, exclud- |
ed Altho this heroic means of making |
their tyrants sit up and take notice |
was received in all seriousness by the |
members of the club, who failed entire
ly to see the funny side of it, yet it was |
not received with favor, and the Presi- |
dent, instead of taunting s,them with |
their lack of the true spirit, wisely |
to discontinue the subject |
for the present at least, and called on |
the next lady to read her paper.
So young Roosevelt has caught the |
fever, too. Cupid took good aim, and |
his arrow few straight to the mark |
Mr.. Roosevelt's engagement to Miss |
of New York, has Just been !
and, naturally, we are all |
much interested. He is a fine young |
fellow, 20 years old, did splendidly al |
from which university he |
graduated two years ago, and has been |
hard learning how to make |
good carpets ever since. He is the ex- |
Presidents eldest son and full brother |
to Mrs. Longworth, the two being chill |
dren of a former marriage. His fair |
iancee is q years of age, charming
and sensible, and the young people have |
known each other for a number of |
years. Her father and mother have |
ldu SOIIt IEouDie, II Is true, WHICH Is a .
pity, but she could not help that, and,
after having been divorced twice from
each other are now separated for good |
and ALL Miss Alexander lives with her |
mother in New York City, and from |
this home will be married soon after |
fathers return" so his son says. Both |
sides are delighted with the match, and |
all promises to go as merry as the mar |
riage balls, which will sure enough ring |
out on the glad air e'er long.
First Regimental Reunion at ST. Cloud. |
st. Cloud rejoices in having five sur
vivors Of one regiment, the 35th ILL., |
The 35th III. was a splendid organiza- |
ton, and came into being Aug. %, 1861, |
with. Gustavus A. Smith as Colonel. |
AT is muster-out it was under the COM |
mand of Lieut.-Col. VIM. P Chandler |
who had commanded 1t during most of |
its service. 1t lost Maj. John McIlwain |
at Kenesaw Mountain. 1t belonged to |
T. ]. Woods Division of the Fourth |
Corps Army of the Cumberland, and |
during its service lost seven officers |
and 81 men killed and 1863 who died |
from disease. The members residing at |
ST. Cloud are C. w. Doop. Co. F; Capt. |
Co. c; J. w. Green, Co. H; |
j. C. Schney, Co. ID. and T. Cox. Co. G. |
On Saturday, Jan. 29, the members held |