The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-12
Wonen's Rieht. BY and BY,

to believe, the thoroughgoing suffragette who
SCENTS the precedence accorded women in the
few lifeboats of the Titanic is prophtic as well
IS consistent II the suffragstte ideals are
fully realized. uncompromisng equality is only
question OF time. Women have always regarded
with scorn the possibility that the dainty ameni-
ties of social life which based upon sexual
ineduality will depart when that inequality Is
abolished. One OF the most distinguished mascu-
line advocates Of woman suffra &c in the earliest
DAYS Of the movement was accustomed to de-
| clare: What does It matter with what grace man
offers woman chair IL he robs her OF the ground
upon which she stands and the sentiment al
WAYS elected frantic applause. Most people are
aware that such small sweet courtesies are grow
ing fewer and fewer the business competition
between men and women increases in vehemenu-.
and many look forward somewhat apprehensiveiy
to the day in which they will altogether cease.
Gut few have awakened to the idea that larger
concessions will he withdrawn IN the course
OF wears. II that old reverence for women which
was undoubtedly based upon their potential
motherhood dies out and feeling of sheer bust
ness rivalry takes its place. il Is scarcely likely
that men will retain sufficient chivalry to give
women advantages that will enable them to de-
grourd.-Brideport Telegram.
Too Rad for the Cat
the hoax agent who walked Int, Peter S4ef--
fans office looked like an ingenious felInR.-htit
steTens glancing up in hurry, spled his trade
'tonfound that hoy. Now, how did that ref.
low get in?"
Aloud. he said: You're wasting your time
here. ] won't buy anything today"
II you'll only let show you
No" shouted stefrens
1t won't take minute"--
I'll take five, declared Sterens.
But really, my dear sir, this is something
out Of the eanasrnn"--
NO use / can't read said Steffens
But your family, sir would you deprive
Il would said steffens, 'if had any. I'm
an orphan"
at the cat" suggested the book agent
De yea sshinks demanded seHear ,,atsat.s,
would demean my cat by throwing your miser-
able publication at herr"
The book agent only dashed second
What about me-" he asked insinuatingly.
Don't you want something TO throw at me the
next time come New York Sun.
Sherman Stole q Base
Vice. President Sherman sent a page on the
Senate floor Saturday to ask Senator i'o-,erenv
to come up and speak 10 him. When the
nhioau arrived at the des. the vice president
looked at him patheticaliy and said:
" senator, called you to ask ii yon wouii
mind presiding over The Senate this after
nnon.-MX grandmother is very IN,
indeed What is her temperatures asked
Senator Pomerene, sympathetically.
Yesterday 1t was to H. responded the vice
president.
Then he stepped down and made bee line
foi the bleachers. leaving the senator holding
tna fas.-New York Times.
Deacon ED" Callahan
This is only the third time, If our accounts
are straight. that Deacon L. Callahan, some
time sheriff OF Bloody Breathtt, has been killed.
In 1908 ne was "mortally wounded" in his store,
Callahans Store, in Crockettsville. a capital or
sudden death. -Inha-SpIcer.- his -bEether-iH-
law, very spirited little family controversy:
leaped ever the counter and struck
at spicer. who drew knife that nearly severed /
Callhans right arm. Az Callahan fell, Spicer
stepped over him and sank his blade again and
again into his body. He was still stabbing his |
unconscious victim when Wilson Callahan ran
in pulled pistol and shot Spicer through the /,
heart.
In 1909 Deacon Ed. standing at his front door
and looking benevolently at the landscape, was |
shot through the stomach with a Winchester I
from the woods $50 feet away and mortally /
wounded again. This shot was inspired by n /
row about the Charlottesville meeting house I
Now Deacon Ed has fallen again. but we hate |
to believe that he will not recover. Nobody in |
the ferocfous chronicle Of the CockrilIs and /
Hargises has been SO hard to kill as Deacon Ed l.
SO long the right-hand man of Tim Hargis We
shall hope. no matter what the dispatches say
that Deacon Ed will get up AGAIN just as Barney
Branagan did, serve on the jury that was sitting I,
on him and bring in verdict against the coro. /
ner.--New York Sun.