The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-06-03

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and three OF her colleagues.
She herself is president of
the South African Colonization So
ciety, Lady Beehive is president OF the
Central Bureau for the Employment Of
Women, Lady Knightley is president
of the British Women's Emigration
association, and Lady Grosvenor is
chairman of the committee OF colo
NAL intelligence for educated women.
The theme on which they write is the
advantages of the colonies for edu-
Gated women. The ground fact OF the
situation is that in this country there
is surplus OF females. Biologists tell
US that a strong race always produces
more females than males. and when
males preponderate 1t is a sign Of de-
cay. So there is no reason for APP
prehension about the fact that the
proportion of girl.babies that come
into the world in England is greater
than that Of boy-babies. Further, the
numerical difference between the
sexes greatly increases as time goes
on. probably because more men go
abroad either to the colonies or to
seek their fortune in some other way.
II is too often thought that the col
onies are only good for the women
who are prepared to go to the back
woods and perform work compared to
which the work of domestic service is
light. This is not the case. There
are as many openings for the younger
daughter as there are for the younger
son, and It is lamentable that she
should be so often, In the words Of
the letter. compelled to linger at
home till her youth is past with no
better prospect than future Of aim
less and dreary spinsterhood." The
educated gentlewoman. accustomed to
country life, will find many openings
in the colonies similar to those she
has here. only the positions are better
paid and less crowded. Again quoting
the letter: "In nursing. In teaching, in
clerical work and in score Of other
capacities the colonists report that
there Is need of women's assistance -
These educated women. many OF
whom possess a little capital that
could be utilized to advantage in a
new land, would be a decided acquisi.
tion to any colony they went to. as
they are for the most part not only
we'll educated. but healthful and even
athletic In body. They have every
capacity for being useful members of
a new community and. in the end, for
becoming the mothers of a colonial
race. Psychologists may perhaps ex.
plain why 1t is that in the colonies
the proportion of sexes becomes
changed and the boys predominant
over the girls. DIR. Lathon, whose die.
tionary is still In use, used to have a
theory which he established by means
of many facts and modern instances
that a race never succeeded in main,
tanning itself as a colony unless 1t In
termixed with the indigenous people
or was continually recruited with
fresh blood. The climate must GER
tainly produce some effect on the men
The early colonies Of Greece and
Rome passed utterly out OF existence
To keep our own stream of fresh
emigrant blood from England is abso
lutely necessary.
During the present year Rhodesia
Is likely to be much before the public
| eye. and the attention of the emigrant
is being freshly directed towards It
This is, In a great measure. due tc
the advances made In the growing
and drying Of tobacco. Rhoiesian to
bacco has now secured foothold IN
London, and speaking from persona
/ experience, we are satisfied that 1t l:
/ q sound, clean. unadulterated tobacco
the recent samples showing a grea
Improvement on those first sent to US
The cigarettes. too. seem to NEE
| with general approval. One result o
this is to attract a sort of man VIII,
does not generally emigrate. That 4
to say, one who has retired from bust
ness with q little capital. or who Is II
receipt Of q government pension. W.
met q man of this kind the other day
He made q small fortune In Canada Il
his early manhood. and came home +
England, partly owing to a domesti
bereavement and partly for the pun
pose of educating his children. Nov
that they are on his hands he ha
started for Rhodesia. because b.
thinks q colonial life the happiest pos
sible. or. at any rate. the most suit
able for q man Of his Temperament
He has never cultivated tobacco 4
his life. but prides himself on his abb
ity to pick up any craft that is prat
tised on the land. He timed his jouI
ney so a In the course OF II to VII
ness the process Of drying. becaus
the whole secret Of tobacco cultur
lies not DO much In growing - In PR