The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-13

approximate it if they would spare his
worthless life for him and permit him
to go home to his wife who was sick
and needed him at her bedside to hold
her hand for her.
That's lie, Hank Dewberryr says
a womans voice and Hank looked up to
recognize his wife Emily Dewberry who
was present at the mtg all the time.
Emily stepped up to Hank and slapped
him with her open hand right on the
face and says, There, take that for ac-
ting like low down caves dropper and
then lying on top of it ~ Then Emily
slapped Hank agin after which she asked
him if he was in favor of wimmen vot-
ing or not. Hank said no he wassent
and Emily slapped him so hard on the
Ease that it like to have knocked his
head often his shoulders. did you say
you wassent in favor of wimmen voting,
HanSy DEAR" says Emily. you must
of misunderstood me, Emily" says
Hank, Il am in favor of wimmen voting,
allus have been and allus will be-
beleev in winners rights. Hoora for
wimmens sufferaRel I" VERY we'll" saws
Emily, now you kin march straight
home and wash up the supper dishes
which I left in the sink and after that
you kin sleep on the couch down in the
living room for tonight Tomorrer I'll
make you up a bed oft in the barn.
BECOME, and be glad that we amt killed
you outright" Thank you, am la
dies" says Hank and then he hurried
outen the hall
Next day follering the mtg It was
simply turrible how the wifes of some
of our best citizens lorded it over their
husbings. Mrs. Cy Hoskins shut Cy I'd
down in cellar for FIVE hours until Cv
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power to bring about wimmens votes in
Bingville. Mrs. Eph Higgins refused %
cook meal for Eph until he would
work for winners votes. Eph stuck
out at breakfast and went to the P. 0.
without nothing to eat. When he went
home at noon he told his wife he'd die
before he'd give in to her and she said
alright then go ahead and die and she
refused to get him a bite to eat AZ
noon and so Eph went back to the
+. Q. SO faint for somethinx to eat that
he couldn't hardly walk At supper time
Eph went home agin and askt his wife
If she had saw the error of her WAYS
and was willing to apologize to him for
the way she had treated him. She said
she hadn't and then Eph he says, "Weu
in that case I apologize to you and IL
you'll git me up a good supper I'll worl,
like dog for wTmmens suffrage IN
Bingville-t goes aginst my. conshience
to do so but it don't go as much a0inst
my Conscience to do so as it goes aginst
my stummick not to do So"
Alb Wood who said he'd never indorse
womans suffrage was drove outen his
own house and home by a floormop in
the hands of his wife who told him not
to dare show so much as his face in
that house agin until he would agree TO
come over to her way of thinl1in. Alb
slep two nights in Bill Hepburns black
smith shop and like to of froze to deth.
Then he went back home and told his
wife that he desired to tell her that he
had become a woman sufferer9ette.
If we had more spase we could cite
many other jest SIGH disgraceful doina
which only goes to show that some Of
our most respeckted citizens amt got
emmy more backbone or spunk than a
cup of jelly.
WAKE UP CITIZENS OF BINc-
VILE TO THIS TURRIBLE PIC
KLE WE BE I'M LET US STAND
TO SHOULDER LIKE
MEN & THWART THIS
AWFUL DEMON OF WIMMENs
AND PUT IT DOWN FOR
EVERI