The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-06-30

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ole 49, Eden and as new as the dawn
az the twentieth Century. II has
beer the subject Of prose, the theme
Of orators Il the song Of poets.
it Is too interesting to he hocblneyed.
too important 10 be neglected.
Tse tendency in literature to IDEAL I
10 woman is one which is, On the
whole. pra;sUorthy in it's spirit and
Icoeacient in It's results. IL is praise
worthy IN its spirit because it is an
Indication Cl the reverence ia which
woman is held by a Ii the time
snoulC ever be abated and women
should appear to her companion less
than she now appears to him, il she
should ever exchange her supremacy
Of influence for an equality Of power.
he WQul lose in the transfer almost
a. much as she. 1t is ~beaehceut IN
its results because our life depends
upon our ideals. Because woman Is
localized by man, woman is inspired
To her highest and nOblest self, and
man is inspired - be worth the APP
probation IL one the value Of whose
Judgment h may sometimes possibly
oyCrratc.
Nevertheless, whoever reads the
signs o. She times Alright viii not fl
to comprehend that the day Of Wo-
mans activity. w and glory Is
upon us. Through the feyered dis
CussiCu Of the rights Of woman
NnlCH mas bcCQ one OF TIE @bltNltlS
p~deECmeua OF our daY-Surging upon
the shores Of our literature, cur pol
itics, ana our social life with much
Of false assertion and unreasonable
Gcmand-beatins frantically some
times against barriers Of politicai
economy anC social morality, whose
fail would uESettle tho very founda-
tiouS Ct socicty-it cannot be doubted
tA@, q great tide Of achievement for
woman has been gaining ground.
When We look. back fifty years and
Tc,e what women have achieved II
educational, business, p"hilanthropic
and sociological lines. there is cause
for GENERALIZATION, and American wo-
manHuuU stands On a broad, high
pIateou. with eager faces turned
hopefully to the future; but they are
many leagues from the millennium
Yet; aE6 with it all does she saffi-
cicE;ly realize the duty and Tesponsi-
HilltT devclyinS upon her in regard
to the bettcrmert Of home and hui
Iu&nlty. This new century is usher
iEG her in rs q decided factor in the
worlds progress and viii doubtless
br.nG her into greater activities and
prominence than ever, but G9d in
siituteG woman many centuries ago
when He has not yet shown any de-
CldCC intention of changing her men
tai qualities into replicas CT the biped
lie created 4 short time previous and
called man.
Wants No second Edition of Man"
Let me say here and now that |
nave personally no objection TO No-
man voting, but l am opposed to
any proposed reconstruction Of wo-
man, which WOul turn all that ad-
mireG half Of the race into a second
edition Of man. and in my opinion
this would be d very dreary world
with only male and female men in
il.
We sadly hail the good already
done III the reform of barharous laws.
and the opening of new opportunities
of education and industry. But We
need TO watch against that tendency
to Nihilism which is the peril of all
reforms. Some there are who would
sweep away everything existing in
order that their new theories might
possess the ground alone. But chri =
tian. American ~WomanhoOd. as it eX-
lists today, at this height Of human adj
vance, Is too fair and precious ii treas
ure L. be raShly flung into the cruci-
bile Of any experiment, in the hope
that some better thing may come out
Rude warfare may in a moment shat
ter a Parthenon which, to the end al
the world, can never he built again
We would rather perfect the Temple
of Womanhood after the pattern oi
Cologne Cathedral. where the wall.
pileG 10y long vanished hands are lefr
firm in place, the stained glass, cen
turtles old casts it's soft light dowI
the stately aisles, while new tower:
are reared h~eavenward by the won.
derful machinery of today and STORED
of living artists answer thos.
of ancient days: and all according K
the plan of the primal architect.
Distinction Without D-isparagement
Coming to the question of the init
mate resemblances between the mas
culine and the feminine intelligence
no man would be venturesome enougl
10 dispute these, but he nay be par
doned if he thinks-one would hop
in no spirit of exaltation-alSo of tn
differences. 1t is an unQueStionabI
truth, that men and women constitut
different classes Of human beings. bu
1T is a distinction without diSparage
ment.
Our modern knowledge of woma