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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-09
WOMEN ANSWER QUESTION: "WEIY FORCE WOMEN TO VOTE?"

not go TO Albany and Washington by
train. We answer: 'Suffragists have
been going to Albany and Washington Dy
train for fifty years, and the people In the
small towns by the way never heard or
them Would the whole population OF
the crossroads turn out to see a parlor
car 70 by? Would the people be thinking
any more about woman suffrage after
that? The people in the small towns
don't see suffrage literature. They can't
go TO great inspiring suffrage meetings.
We had TO bring them the message in
person
That was one reason for our pilgrim
ages The other reason was the news
papers People all over the country read
Of our adventures with cows and snow
storms who never read Of our serious
meetings Nothing in the history of suf-
frage In America has gained so much
publicity for the cause as our pilgrimages.
We suffragists have learned that to keep
a cause alive we must keep people talking
about IL; that Is, we must keep it In the
newspapers.
In reply to our ant-suffrage friends
who ask why we didn't take advantage
of the excellent railroad service as they
did, We ask: Did their journey attract
the interest of the whole country? Did SO
many New York reporters record their
adventures? Did mayors, ministers. col
leges and district schools turn out to well
cone Them" The ants had one line In
the paper, when We had columns.
ROSALIE GARDNER JONES.
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Continued from second page.

ingman's vote, yet the workingman MN
self is better pleased with it. for there arc
more laws to his liking than IN any couil-
trv where he has no vote.
The entire spirit OF democracy IS "a
secure the greatest good to the greatest
number: that is. to enable the greates'
nossible number to have what II wants
The working man was not SATISFIED WIFI
tho kind of government the rich man gave
him. and the modern woman is not con-
,ent with the kind Of government man
o,vos her Men and women together may
not produce a better government, when
measured by the Senator's standard, bu'
wo,nen will get great deal more than
they want than they do now.
,rhat this Is true where women no"
vote proof is abundant. To point 10 one
instance when a thousand could as log
ical,v he offered: Congressman Edward
~ Tavlor. Of Colorado, in a speech upon
from, man" Exactly. Possessing dt-
House Of Representatives, April H. hi-
that there arc $50 laws upon the statute
hooks of that state. chiefly concerhihs
women. children and the home, when
have been put there since the enfrah'
cb,sement of women and largely by the
initiative and support of women.
our modern Cato says that mo eleineh'
~ tho inferiority Of women" enter INTO
.,s Judgment: woman is simply different
from, man" Exactly: Possessing dii'
ferent function In the economy OF nat
ure." Quite true. and that difference
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overcrowded and suitable only for the
superannuated and invalid. and one small
workshop for blind men in Brooklyn.
otherwise. unless a blind person hap
pened TO be "A capitalist, or had family
To- look after him, he was forced, for
lack OF training. To live on charity. beg
gary. or to take refuge. on account of his
blindness. with paupers or criminals
AT the time of the formation or the
association the whereabouts OF the pima
i'm this state could not be discovered. 30
We set about taking a census. TINS
showed unquestionably that the pima
were not content with their condition even
when receiving the best care then oo-
tainable Suicides were frequent among
them.
We found. too. that the adult BIND
lost their evesight often from unneces-
sary accidents lack OF proper safety de-
vices i'm factories. where steel and glass
filings. deadly gases and the like menaced
their eyes; improper lighting I'm tenement
houses. tailoring establishments. shops,
etc We found. too, that all forms or dis
sipation were likely 10 react on the eyes
ana that the OrlnklNS ol Woou "'N"""'
was responsible for much blindness IN
wholesome living conditions affected the
eyes
1T became evident that one OF the pur-
poses Of the association should be the pre-
yention OF blindness. In fact. the more we
studied the clearer IL became that cam
paign should be started along much the
same lines as the tuberculosis campaign
Including the cases OF unnecessary IN
fantile blindness. II IS slowly but surely
becoming recognized by the public that
fully one-half OF the blindness In the
country is preventable. BY pictures and
stereoptcon lectures before all sorts ana
kinds OF audiences, and special exhibits at
congresses and conventions OF social work.
ers. doctors, etc, we are seeking to teach
practical methods OF preventing blindness.
our work differs from much OF that
done by others I'm that II Is all outside
work. None OF il Is institutional From our
simple beginning there has sprung up
directly from the association or been in
spired by II eight other associations thir-
teen ticket bureaus. three clubs and seven
upstate committees
In way similar to that followed by
Miss Holt the New York State Commits
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poorhouse. Won't you help to end this
dreadful. endless. idle waiting in the
dark
And there are also the sad records or
cases where Young men and women bereft
Of sight have committed suicide rather
than drag out monotonous years Of idle
ness in blind asylum or poorhouse.
such is the field in which the Light
house workers. under the direction OF
Miss Winifrcd Holt and her sister have
been toilinG for the last six years. and
which now that their new building has
been opened. they will be able TO cultivate
much more thoroughly.
\ visit to the old Lighthouse In seth
street. almost across from the new one
whose cornerstone was laid b. President
Taft. would have made any one an en-
thusiast over the education Of the blind.
The parlor Of the old brownstone house
would be crowded with well made rugs,
baskets trays bags. all sorts OF useful
things. from well made chair TO a
dainty little crocheted jacket for tiny
baby-all made by the blind.
Guided downstairs by the click Of
number Of looms, one finds group or
women Weaving. Here sits a sweet faced
woman with snowy hair. She is weaving
a "hit-and- miss" rag rug. Becoming hlind
i'm Young womanhood, through long years
she had been unable to read, unable 10
work-no one in the family knew how she
could be taught. Finally she was discoV-
cred by a Lighthouse friend and new
life began for her. She is no longer
melancholy dropping "shut-in.' She FOR
gets her misfortune in the pleasure of ac-
complishment. She is stimulated to effort
because the work Is paid for. Some OF
those working by her side can earn six
or seven dollars a week weaving In
fact. not long ago one young woman OF
Brooklyn was furnished with loom TO
work at home and now supports herself
and mother.
Upstairs busy typewriters whirr. fair
haired. intelligent girl IL seen taking die
tation on her stenographic machine The
letter ended, she turns and deftly trans
poses it upon her typewriter.
1T is really very simple and easy she
explains brightly, lifting from the stem
ographc machine the long ribbon OF
paper full of raised dots. you see
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-09
4 u0x<z9 wouau tram No-
HaIe wko Za17ze3 kHDeST5Izz5
Uvo7z becoming HIND.

|, feel my way along this ribbon, remember
ing as much as | can. and then repeat II
on my typewriter"
Her work is as correct as could " de-
sired
In another room. unaware that visitor
has entered a half dozen middle-aged
women are sewing. 4 lavender cotton
dress is being made by hand.
II can't do nice work with this crow
bari" calculates one. May have finer
needle"
Then all discover that fine needles are
preferable.
Il call that quite compliment 10 our
selves" chuckles another. Think Of us
sending for finer needles"
On the table near by there is a pile Of
neatly made aprons and caps There is
even a shirtwaist made on the sewing
machine by one of the women. Every
one Of these women viii 20 home and
make garments for her own family
How do all these people reach you"
was asked Of an instructor.
1--WE send guides for many OF them
was explained ct costs us about g.
week apiece To get them here Every
thing is free The work they de- we buy
from them and sell if We can. Men are
dealt with i'm the same way. ours rs
not a commercial undertaking. our sole
desire is TO help restore these people 10
sef-rcspectlng. self-supporting place
i'm society
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-09

democrats, just. generous and willing To
give women what they want, not what
they think they should have.
The Senator throws down the gauntlet:
Suffrage will be an injury to the state.
to every man and every woman In It,"
We take II up and hold that state to be
nobler which listens to the voices OF all
it's citizens: which knows no difference
I'm the plea for justice among its classes.
and which rests its Just powers" on the
consent OF the governed" We hold that
man to be privileged whose wife is his
equal before the law. whose highest aims
are fortified by the support of noble
women, and we hold that no woman has
yet attained her own while she is subject
and others are sovereign in her govern
ment
It Is another campaign in the age old
struggle between autocracy and democ-
racy. Democracy has always won. IL
will win again. and posterity will add the
name OF Elhu Root to that long list of
intelligent men on the wrong side OF great
questions. CARRIE CHAPMAN Gait.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-09
TEACHING MANY TRADES.

I'VE have women's classes in sewing.
silk and linen and rug weaving. handling
power machinery. cooking. dancing. phys
zeal culture. knitting. crocheting. bas-
kerry. pottery. typewritinS and stenos-
raphy.
Men are taught basketry. phonograph
djctation. switchboard operation. type
writing. Gaming, mop making, modelling
and music Even wireless telegraphy is
taught.
Both men and women have learned
massage. French. German and English
are included I'm the curriculum. Free
auently teachers are sent TO the home
and give instruction there. Many of
these teachers are themselves blind
and so can give the more encouragement.
We have started some blind people in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-09

. time II occurred TO her that II was pos
sible for those thus afflicted To get a
great measure OF enjoyment out of life
under the proper conditions. That was
the beginning OF their interest in this
work
Returning 10 New York they began to
study the situation. and at once discov-
cred the inadequacy of the existing pro-
visions for this class OF unfortunates'
particularly for those losing their sight
I'm adult wears.
The result was the organization. In their
own home i'm 1905. of the New York Assoc
citation for the Blind with the co-opera-
ton OF such mcn as Lyman Abbott. who
was its first president. Carl Schurz and
others. NJ the start the association had
q capital of barely siel Miss Holt and
her sister lent their own money for TN"
cause and gave the use of their home for
the beginning of the lighthouse work.
Miss Hoits studio became 4 ceusus bu-
reau. the library was turned into the
office of the association. and here they
efficient wage carners. So rapidly did
the undertaking grow that two years
later the association moved its work into
the old brownstone house In 10Th street.
which they have now abandoned for their
new permanent home.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-09
WAGE EARNING A NECESSITY

AT the beginning OF our investigation"
said Miss Holt we were impressed by
the necessity Of giving the blind oppor-
tunitIes for work and Of enabling them 10
become wage earners. We found that
the attitude OF most people. even in the
Institutions working for the blind. was
that in a world OF machinery. specialized
Industry and keen competition, the blind
must ever remain "A public charge. to be
treated kindly. They deplorcd the fact
that these people were idle. but argued
that IL would be cruelty to add to the
burden OF inhrmity the burden Of labor.
1t would be quite az cruel, they thought.
to compel such a person to earn his lv-
ing as To compel a disabled horse To earn
his oats.
I'VE found the most pathetic cases
among those who had lost their sight
after schooldays We're over. For these
the state made no provision. Private
philanthropy offered few homes. always
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-09
DEPRIVED OF WORK..

There was the case also OF an lhteii'
gent girl, unusually attractive TOO WI.
until eighteen years old had been a he"'
little housekeeper and enjoyed heipine
her mother with the various tasks Oh '''
home. When suddenly bereft Of sight she
was no longer permitted 70 perform aug
duties. Day after day she sat WIN hdil''
idle, orooding over her empty me- ro'
years she had been regarded as the use
less member Of busy family Anothc'
typical case.
Then there is the man with FANNY
on his hands. Cases similar 10 the io'
lowing are not rare A hard WorkiHs
man Of forty. with consumptive WIG
and two children, one Of them su1eiihs
from infantile paralysis, went blihd as
Tile result of blow in the eye. lie was
small business man, but WITHOUT III"
eyes his business soon went 10 pieces
fortunately, AT this crisis he came 10 the
notice OF the Lighthouse Committee
ihey taught him to manage his BUSINESS
without his sight and lent him enough
money to get his little establishment once
more OH its feet.
Many men in the prime of life are Ian
gushing in charitable institutions VINO
With proper instruction might be earn
Ing good livings In "A self-respecting way.
letter came recently TO the Lighthouse
committee from poorhouse In neigh
boring state where there is no Lighthouse.
The writer was a blind man still In the
Prime Of life.
Can't you teach me how to read and
write and work?' the letter ran. II have
osenA an active man all my life until ]
sH my sight and had 10 come to this
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-09
IN THE CAGE.

Rose Pastor Phelps Stokes. at dinner
IN New York. urged that shop attendants
of all sorts be treated with more cons'd-
GRAFTON. Mrs. Phelps Stokes gave num-
her of examples of inconsiderate treat
ment of shop attendants-some grave
some gay.
"A iaughable example," she said, had
a railroad station for its scene. wom'
an leading a little boy. said to the tick
ct agent:
".What is the fare to Monmouth"
Thirty cents the agent answered.
I've told you that eight times now ne
added mildly.
"T know you have, the woman an
swered, smiling; but little Willie likes to
see you come to the window. He says -
reminds him Of the Zoo" -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-09
A CASE OF ATROPHIED POWERS

Countless stories could be cited to u
lustrate the hopelessness which IN the
hast has beset this class Of unfortunates
Fifteen years ago young man "
twentv. the son Of well-to-do and lnteil-
Gent people. became totally blind. lie h'u
received good education, but WITHOUT
his ewes he was helpless. No school "ouiu
receive him. To one of his class basket
mr. broom making naturally did not APP
peal.
lie and his parents simply reslgheo
themselves 10 considering nm hop''eSS'
He nevsr went anywhere alone, ana sell
dom did any one have time to take MN
anywhere. A pulley was rugged up 10 q
clotbesline in the back yard. and by TINS
he could keep himself from gong as"ay.
Thus was he allowed TO pace BACK anu
forth. like a man in cell. Each DAY
his mother read 10 him from the BiDie
and from that alone. He is now thirty
five wears old. All his general INTELLECT
ual interests have atrophied. lie Is phyS-
ically almost helpless, simply Wditlhs' Z"
burden on his parents. till death releases
him from the dreadful monotony OF Nv
ing
And SO set were these people In tHei'
idea of hopeessness that when the Lis"'
house people offered rescue they reiuseo
Il; This is typical Of the OLD sp"I''
prevalent, which seemed to regard 'ie
blind as cross between an imbeche anu
a helpless cripple.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-09
VALUE OF A PILGRIMAGE
General" Resale Jones On
Virtues of Suffrage Hike"

In the old days pilgrims walked from
town to town preaching their faith To-
day we suffrage pilgrims are following
their example.
People have criticised because We did
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-09
Sturdy Movement Under
Wayto Help Those, FIith-
erto Neglected, Who
Lose Eyesight in
Prime Of Life.
Prime Of Life.

~BOSE Your eye, tor a moment
Imagine yourself suddenly stricE
~ on blind.
Granted that YOU had previous had
some useful occupation profession. per-
lans for blindness IS no reSpcctcr &C. FER
scns-just how would YOU learn to re-
adjust yourself To Ills new condition OF
life What would ycl do to earn a iiy-
Ing? Where would YOU go for help in
learning how TO help yourself?
Imagine your despair cn earning That.
while the state has provided homes and
schools for the blind child and shelters
for the aged blind. 10 those stricken in
the prime f life il offers nothing. Indeed
You would find that even among private
Institutions there has been made only u
lare rccilrir@ g. ta;s much recded WORK
for such unfortUnates a Yourself
How much tins VOL. is needed may be
seen from the fast that oGt OF New York
States ten thousand known blind over
six;y-fvc hundred lost their sight after
relcaine adult years. for it is estimated
that tWo-thirds OF our blind population
be'cne 10 this class. In grea,cr New YORK
,4ooc there arc twc9ty-seven hundred OF
whom probably seventeen hundred
reached maturity before losing their sight.
Just NV this particular phase OF the
wct fcr tho b'ir5 is Being brought TO
public attention more pointedly than ever
before \ bill has just been presented 10
the Legislature at Albany. and this bili'
ii passed. will commit the state 70 @ei-
mite campaign i'm this direction Tor the
first time At the same time unique
institution i'm this city is prepared 10
demonstrate the kind OF practical worh
than can be done Tor the adult blind. TINS
is the Lighthouse. in 18th street, which
entered i,s new building the I'D Of last
month the first settlement house III the
world for the adult blind. TINS mouse
was opened BY President TAFT
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-10-10
CAREFUL PACKING OF PEARS
Care Should Be Exercised Not 10
Have Fruit Hang Too Long, as
1t Deterioriates Quality.


While the packing of any fruit is
largely a matter Of experience, there
are certain principles which apply to
all fruits, though more care must be
exercised with some varieties than
with others. The pear is a very per-
ishable fruit and requires the most
careful handling. The picking season
varies with the prevailing climatic
conditions each year. Whenever, on
slightly twisting the stem and turning
the pear upward, it will snap of, the
fruit is ready to pick, OF necessity
it must be picked for shipping while
yet in a green state. Great care should
be exercised not to have the pears
hang too long, for it deteriorates the
shipping qualities very materially.
After picking, the fruit should be
packed and shipped as soon as posi-
BILE, as they are quite perishable.
The boxes for pears must be lined
with wrapping paper and the pears
themselves also wrapped, There is an
increasing demand for fancy pears,
which means carefully selected, uni
form fruit, well packed. 1t is under
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-10-10
GREATEST ENEMY OF CHICKS
Chilling Causes More Loss Than Any.
thing Else-LIee Sap Vitality Of
the Little Fellows.

The greatest enemy Of the chick,
and that which causes more loss than
any other one cause, is chilling; the
second enemy in Importance because
of amount Of loss is lice Both lice
and chilling are the direct cause of
bowel troubles, because both sap the
vitality and the life Of the chick, max
ing It impossible for the little fellow
to resist the organisms Of disease
that are always ready to attack it.
busting the setting hen helps, but
some lice are quite sure to escape and
can later be found on the head Of
the chick. Rub a little lard on top
of the chicks head, getting it into
the down thoroughly, and you will
get these; repeat the dose in a week,
and If the hen is furnished a good
busting place, the lice are not likely
to give any more trouble; but when
ever you see . chick that seems UNI
happy, eyes closed, droopy, look for
lice
The brood ooops should be thor
oughly sprayed before using with
some coal tar preparation, sheep dip,
whitewash, or mixture Of four parts
coal oil and one part crude carbolic
acid. 1t pays to be ahead, and that
explains why so few of use are max
ing anything on our poultry; we neg
lect these little things; because OF
this neglect disease gets the start Of
us; we become discouraged because
of the losses and give up and blame
our luck, when all the bad luck might
have been prevented by little care.
full preparation.
Give the chicks clean place and
keep them free from vermin, and you
can safely count them before they
are raised.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-10-10
Business Ways Needed.

Few owners of the smaller poultry
plants know what percentage of profit
their flocks yield. Many may know
how much they spend for feed dur
ing the year, and how many eggs the
hens laid within the twelve months,
but further than that they cannot
give any figures Of the cost of pro-
duction or the actual profits from the
sales. Adopt business methods IN
your poultry plant. =
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-10-10

less destructive to alfalfa, it is proba-
bly, prevented by its natural enemies
from working serious and widespread
ravages.
The first specimens of the insect in
this country were found in an alfalfa
field near Salt Lake City in the spring
of 1904, and since that time 1t has
spread very rapidly in spite of the ef-
forts of state and national authorities
to check 1t. The insect Is of interest
to eastern slope farmers because Of
the possibility that it may come across
the. mountains at any time and begin
such campaign of destruction as has
devastated the fields of Utah. We
should follow the injunction of the old
hymn and watch and pray" especial
ly watch, for upon its appearance here,
If it should come, state and national
authorities should be notified at once.
To aid farmers in Identifying the in
sect in its different forms we are pub
fishing the accompanying illustrations.
The adult Of this insect, shown in Fig.
/, live through the winter in haymows,
and under rubbish and in alfalfa
crowns in the fields. In the spring the
beetles sally forth and begin eating the
young alfalfa plants and laying eggs
on the alfalfa stems. A tremendous
number of eggs are laid. The eggs
hatch In about ten days, and the
young larvae or worms begin at once
to eat the leaves of alfalfa. When the
worms are full grown they are about
one-fourth of an inch long, with a
white stripe down the back, as shown
in Fig. 2. The worms attack alfalfa
SO severely that often 1t does not grow
tall enough to cut.
Larvae are most abundant in May,
and gradually decrease in numbers by
entering the pupa, or cocoon, stage as
June advances. They soon transform
into the adult or beetle stage. The
beetles become more and more numer-
Gus as the season advances, and not
only eat the fresh growth of alfalfa,
but the covering of the stems as well.
They stay on the job until cold
weather comes, crawl into shelter for
the winter and are on hand to lay
eggs again in the spring. When the