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Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-27
Are Women
Represented?

American men are the best in the
world, and II It were possible for any
men to represent women, through kind
ness and good will to them American
men would do It. But man is by ma
lure too different from woman to be
able to- represent her. The two creatures
are unlike. Whatever his good will he
can not fully put himself in a woman S
place and look at the things exactly
from her point Of view To say this is
no more a reflection upon his mental or
moral ability than it would be reflec-
ton upon his musical ability to say
that he can net sing both soprano and
bass Unless men and women should
ever become just alike (Which would be
regretable and monotonous) women must
either go unrepresented or represent
themselves. In the woman's Journal.
Alice Stone Blackwell says:
THE anti-suffragists tell us that things
are going pretty well. so well that there
is no need of the introduction of any new
element TO make them go better. A
group of well-to-do women who made
an anti-suffrage pilgrimage through
Massachusetts uttered this declaration
again and again. Their complacency re-
calls an old Spanish proverb: To the
man who has shoes. the world seems to
be paved with leather One of their
spokeswomen boosted that they all had
good homes, and intimated that they
were abandoning them for a tour OF pub
lie speaking only under a strong sense
Of duty to save their country from the
impending horrors of equal suffrage
None Of them had children working in
the mills. II other peoples children
were working there, these ladies' were
not unhappy about it. Their favorite
epithet Of scorn for the suffragists is
disconnected women While children
are needlessly worn out. used up and
made old before their time, have women
any right 20 be contented"
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-27
.l6feS TOR N6mezz 2H
The "UnansWerable
Argument" Answered

BY Mrs. Ida Calvert Obenchain CEziza
Calvert HaiD.
1T is asserted that the average good
American woman's indifference to wo-
man suffrage is an unanswerable argi.
ment against the movement
IF this be true. there Is an unanswer-
able argument against every good work
and every reform movement Of the pres
ent day, or of any past day. for It is a
fact that the average good American
woman and her brother. the average
good American man. are shamefully in
different to the things that make for
the public good.
"A knowledge of sanitary science is a
good thingi The average American wo.
man living In town without a drainage
system will permit the cook to throw
dishwater and kitchen garbage into the
back yard and the average American
man, unless deferred by law, does not
hesitate TO expectorate on the public
pavement and the floors of public build
ings. Is this Indifference to sanitary
precautions an unanswerable argument
against sanitary science?
THE men and women who arc working
TO abolish child labor encounter a vast
Indifference to this subject on the part
or legislators and the people at large
Is this indifference an unanswerable ar
gument in favor of child labor?
"Seventy-five years ago women did not
go to college. When the agitation for
the higher education of woman began
the indifference of the average Ameri-
can citizen .arrayed itself against edu-
cation for women. Was this Indifference
an unanswerable argument in favor OF
illiteracy for women?
There was time when a married
woman could not make a will. and a
married woman's wages belonged to her
husband. So indifferent were the aN>
erage men and women to this injustice
that 1t was years before married women
obtained property rights. Was this In
difference an unanswerable argument
against granting women the right to dis
pose of her own possessions by, and to
collect and spend the wages earned by
her own toll?
But why go further in citing parallel
, cases.? There are two classes of people
in the world. In the women of one class
a keen sense of justice is developed. In
the other class the sense of justice is
so undeveloped that women belonging to
this do not object to q condition of dis
acknowledgements that reduces them to
the political level of the idiot, the luna
tic. the felon, the minor and the litter
ate negro of the south.
This large class. OF women is we'll de-
scribed as average, and by mere force
of numbers these average women may,
continue for long while to have things
their own way. But human progress
means the setting aside of the opinions
and wishes Of average people, and in the
long run the world is governed by the
small first class, the men and women
who love justice. who know what justice
is and who, by this love and knowledge,
are raised above the average.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-27
Explain

Can suffragists tell why women fail
as prohibition voters2 The vote In Vir-
gtnia, September %, makes ten states that
have gone prohibition on the votes of men
alone. OF the nine suffrage states none is
prohibition but Kansas. and It went dr.
many years before women got vote there
Colorado, Oregon, Washington, California
and Wyoming all rejected prohibition,
and Wyoming, where women have voted
forty-five years. never voted even one
county dry, while California has but one
dry county. Can DR.. Anna Shaw or any OF
the other suffrage leaders tell us why
these are not prohibition states when the
very strongest argument the suffrage ad-
vocates use is Give us votes and we will
give you prohibition" II but IS per cent
of the Colorado women had voted against
the saloons in 1912 prohibition would have
won by over 5000 votes without one
male ballot In its favor Why didn't the
female voters there accomplish what male
voters have in male suffrage states? why
are Denver, Chicago ard San Francisco
wide open on Sunday? VIII the suffraRists
please explain?
Judge Lindsey, in an interview in the
Boston Post of July %, said: Here is
another point in which men are mistaken.
They believe. most of them. down IN their
hearts, that women would at once close
up the saloons. That is absolutely dis
proved by what has happened in Colo
RADIO. Colorado is a wet state and Dem
yer is decidedly wet city The vets won
in Colorado last year with women voting.
Women-good women-got out and worked
Tor the vets. Thus you have Colorado
with equal suffrage going wet by 5000.
while West Virginia. where the women
can't vote, goes dry by 10000"
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-27

Dear Miss Fairfax: / am 80 years old
and have been keeping company with a
gentleman Tor the last ten years who Is
nVe years older than myself. He Is
madly In love with me but have come
TO realize that my affections have slowly
drifted from him TO his nephew, who is
several years younger than myself i
have tried to tell the said gentleman OF
my Transferred affections. but of no
avail VIII you kindly come TO my
rescue and advise me. "FIIRT"
When a woman reaches % she ought
to be able to know her own mind. The
fact that you were able 20 keep company
with man for ten years without reach
ing serious understanding makes It
very plain that no deep attachment ever
existed between you. As 20 falling In
love with a younger man. that Is not AT
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-27
widowhood ana Courtshiv.

widow OF 2. Ny husband has been dead
Tor TWO years. and do you think II is
100 soon for me TO receive attentions
has been very attentive for the last two
months. DO you think ] should encour-
age him, or should / wait while longer
BEFORE receiving the attention OF men >
Soreiy perplexed. p. J. II
Two years would seem quite long
enough TO remain widow. and unless
you are vowed to perpetual widowhood
no good reason exists why you should
not encourage the serious attentions Of
man whom you would be willing 10
wed.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-27
Forty Years Put
in Six Months

In letter to DR.. c. T. Ford, head Of
the public health department Of CIeve-
land, o., DR.. William J. Mayo, the
aoted surgeon OF Rochester. MINI, says:
Mrs. Caroline Bartlett Crane of KaIa-
nazOo, Mich. came here a while ago.
She told us lot Of very interesting, but
disagreeable things in regard TO our pub
lie health and sanitary methods. And q
result OF II was that a civic league OF
women was formed. and this league has
done more for this town IN six months
than the men OF the community have
done in forty years.
1T would seem that the best sentiment
and the only Woodworking eonsciences
are In women rather than men OF this
country. as women appear 10 be the only
ones TO do things that are right because
they are right"
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-27

all surprising The only advice / can
give you is to see neither until you can
decide which one you really care for, ana
then you will know how 10 act.
Complexion and Face Powder.
Miss Beatrice Fairfax: Would YOU
please tell me II putting witch hazel and
peroxide on the skin after washing will
clear the complexion? Also, if putting
epson salts In the rinsing water will
clear the complexion Also. what is good
for shiny skin? And what is a good
face powder? b. X
Face lotions are only serviceable In the
matter of removing surface bIemishes.
The cause OF muddy or poor complexion
usually Hes much below the surface Eat
moderately of plain food. keep .'egular
hours. get plenty OF sleep. dress properly,
battle frequently, and wash your face
with good soap in warm water, rubbing
the lather in well with the hands. and
then wipe the skin dry with a soft towel.
and you will sopn find your complexion
much improved. a good cold cream, well
rubbed in with the finger tips, and then
wiped off with soft towel will serv.
TO clear out the pores of the skin. Many
kinds Of good face powder may be OBJ
tained at any well stocked drug store
Simply ask the druggist for one.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-27
AN OPINION.

Francis Parkman-It has boen claimed
as right that women should vote. II Is
no right. but a wrong that a small num-
Der OF women should impose on all the
rest political duties which there is no cali
for their assuming, which they do not
want TO assume ana which n duty dis
charged, would be cruel and intolerable
burden
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-27
Too Young 20 Wed.

Dear Miss Fairfax. 7 am q young girl
OF Is and dearly in love with two young
men; one OF them Is 10 and the other 2C
As both OF them have asked me to marry
them, l am In doubt OF which one TO
marry. BARE.
Neither OF you three is old enough to
marry. When the right man comes along
you will not need to be told. Better send
them both about their business II you
can't tell which one you care for. Al
any rate. put off getting married for a
couple OF years.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-27

tirst causing
a n Irritation
and then the
skin thickening
to protect the
sore portion. A
harefooted child
can have cal
louses without
discomfort, II Is
only when they
are pressed into
the sc nsitive
flesh that they
are painful.
Never cut or
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-27

crs are pestit
haiG hcaGr6. 40 it's
Just the same, and
they look like you
feel after you've
had u teeth uu,.
and YOU are that
calm and happy
that you love all
the world
Widows are Al
ways telling you
their troubles. but
widowers look like
they haven't any
troubles to toll.
Widowers are
classy dressers and
have lots Of good
clothes When n
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-27

boa on and was nesting into II 70 kee
his chin warm; he matches the snow aud
the murmuring dark water that sings IN
a silver voice under a shroud OF ice, and
he sways on the bare boughs and utters
n tiny call.
Sometimes the snowbird is perky
little gay girl, also making. dainty
tracks. with crumbs in her muff for her
little name-brothers. she. too. cooking a
bright eye at you, Nesting her pinky
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-27

chin into the black fur at her throat
and she matches the snow and the last
fall leaves. for her hair II russell gold
and her throat and hands are white.
and she stands beneath the winter
boughs and answers the call above her
with laugh and a whistle. What do
we care for the nip OF winter when I'VE
got snowbirds. we have7"
NELL BRINRIEY.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-27

Snowbirds are fluffy little chaps, who
begin to be seen on the great highways
when the brown leaves are skipping and
the first soft, gentle white flakes are
drifting silently out of the gray heaven
sometimes the little chap is a tiny,
perky gray bird, making dainty little
tracks begging for bit Of crumb,
cooking bright eye at you. puffed up
around the throat as II he had a fur
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-27
Madame Ise'bell
Says CaIIouses Are Marks
of NegIect-MGy Be
Easily PreUented

The Care OF the Teet--Part II.
Some feet seem peculiarly subject TO
csllous spots which give them consider
ablo pain. but as a rule these are brought
about by loose shoes that rub the foot.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-27
Little Mary's
Essays /: /:
Reason Widowers.
Always Seem to.
Be So Care Free.
by DOROTHY DIX.

WidoNers are men who look like the
pictures in mammals Bible of the martyrs
that have just come through great afClic-
lions. Only. OF course, the martyrs have
haI,e It,t
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-27
By Nell Brinkley

Copyrisht 1918, INTERIM News Service
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-02-25

nj T. +. Coker has been !
Hnzlehurat visitor,
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-02-25
AN HONEST EXPRESSION
IN A TRYING ORDEAL
St Chance for the Bank to Make Good It's Promises
AEqual Justics to Al''-The Matter Squarely
Up to the Bank and the People.

| that day have not yet ceased and
never will until the promises Of the
Bank THE dollar for dollar to
| every depositor ARE made good.
Nobody seems bile to answer the
question: What eau used the under
mining OF confidence in the Bank"
The patient hope of the people,
whose faith in the institution had
displaced all fear of any failure on
its part. Is being re-enforced now
by the grim determination Of men
who feel their trust has been abus-
ed and who want justice done them.
A suppressed impatience demands
las speedy action as possible on the
part of the assignees to settle the
banks affairs. The Leader just
here will say it believes that this is
being done. however.
The bank is now public proper
/ ty. The depositors because Of
their threatened losses have reason
to be alert in their own
interests and will insist that
there be no discrimination and that
the small farmer who had no voice
with the Bank except when he plac-
ed his all in its hands and left it
there in good faith. should not be
left shelterless while m n
on the inside liable for far
greater amounts continue in
their accustomed paths. Equal
justice to al'' is good Jeffersonian
doctrine under any circumstances.
The Banks report wss a disap-
polntment and an unpleasant sur.
prise for the public, for unlike
Auditor Moore. who went by the
books. depositors must in the
very nature of the case, note ''de-
preciation and bad debts,' and
the nepotism of which the
head officers are guilty But
with regard to this latter we
would say, to relieve the tension.
that 1t is fairly reasonable to ex-
pect that the securities given by
each relative will cover the indebt-
edness and that promises made will
yet be redeemed, the banks affairs
being perfectly well known to the
officials and directors. when they
gave assurance to the people by
word both publicly and privately
Expressed that their deposits would
be paid in full. The Grand Jury,
too, whom every one had right to
llshslieve investigated the matter to
finish and who made their report
emphasizing the Dollar for Doll
lar' proposition. must have known
what the depositors have not learn
ed from the banks report
The matter stands more clearly
before the people in the light of
the publicity given the records and
is subject now for cold business
reckonings on business contracts
made under the moral law, and. we
presume. under accepted rules of
banking institutions. however the
State may have been lacking in its
banking laws.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-02-25
President Mecrath Objected.

When. at the meeting in the
interest Of the National Bank last
Thursday the name of Mr.. j. w
McGrath. President of the CONNER
cial Bank, was brought in by the
nominating committee of three as
one of the Directors of the new
banking institution. that gentle
man at once arose and protested
earnestly against his serving as a
director in view of the circum-
stances well known to our people.
However. be was assured that
the matter had been thoroughly
discussed from every standpoint
and that it was the desire Of those
to be associated with him that he
be among the directors Of the bank.
He then acceded to their request
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-02-25
CONTEST AT AUBURN.

Music-Roth Ratcliff, Auburn.
Expression-Grace Drake. Nor.
field.
Observation-Disclosures M a K,
Montgomery.
100 yard race. under 10 years Of
age 1st. Randolph Carruth. Au.
burn; End. Fosby Smith. Gum
Grove.
100 yards for boys under 81 years
1st, Prentiss Ward. Auburn: End,
Hezekiah Porter. R. E Lee.
220 yard-1st. Vernon Reec
Gum Grove: End, Hezekiah Porter,
R. e. Lee.
High Jump 1st. Jim Leggett
Bogue Chitto: End. Willis Cotton
Gum Grove.
Shot Put-1st. Vernon Reed
Gum Grove. 40 feet. Leonard Ed
wards, Johnston, 40 feet.
Mile Race lst. Wesley Keen
Gum Grove: End. Leonard Edwards
Johnston.
Pole Vault LIST, WiIburn StansiI
Gum Grove; End. Kirby Holloway
Gum Grove.
Broad Jump list. Vernon Reed
Gum Grove; End. Hezekiah Porter
| R. E. Lee.
Discus Throw-1st. Verno
Reed. Gum Grove: End. CIarenc
Holloway. Gum Grove.
| Hammer Throw lst. CIarenc
Holloway. Gum Grove End. Verno
Reed. Gum Grove.
Literary Contest was as follows
Spelling 1st Daisy Moak, All
Ilngton; End. Willie King. Gun
Grove.
Civil Government aggi|
Flowers. Auburn.
Composition Maud Holloway
Gun Grove.
Arithmeticz Willie King. Cur
Grove.
Also Gum Grove Basket Bal
team won out BY 4 large score. an'
will be ready to play any team /
the county Friday
BEAT LEADER,
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-02-25
YAzOO FARMER SOLVES PROBLEM
or DEFEATING BOIL WEEVIL

Yazoo City, Miss Feb 23.-G
M Manor. a merchant and planter
of Anding, a few miles south of
Yazoo City, has made a discovery
that enabled him during the last
season to make a splendid crop of
cotton in probably the worst infest-
ed boil weevil section of the coun-
ty. Mr.. Manor feels SO good over
the success of his plan that he
wants everyone else to know of it.
in the hope that the damage by
reason of the weeviI infestation
may be reduced to a minimum.
Mr. Manor's plan was to attach
to all the plows as soon as the cot
ton is ready to work. a gunnysack
or other heavy cloth, saturated
with the following mixture: Lub-
ricating oil, one gallon; moth balls.
one pound. Boil together and add
one pint Of tar. and mix with five
gallons of coal oil.
The sacks are saturated with this
mixture and attached to the single
trees. and as the pI0Wing is done.
the sacks drag autoInaticaIIy over
the plant. The fumes Of the nlixs
ture are very obnoxious to the
weevil, and as the fumes sgag on
the plant a long time. the pest will
not attack the plant. AS the crop
is pIowed frequently. the fumes
stay on the plant from one blowing
to the rext. SO that the plant is
thus made immune from the raw.
ages of the pest
AS evidence Of the success of the
plan. Mr.. Manor made forty-seven
bales Of cotton the last season with
four families. while neighbors who
relied wholly on theS government
cultural methods Of picking anc
burning the squares. made only
twenty-three bales, with fourteen
families and three wage hands
Mr.. Manor could have gotten |
great deal more cotton than he dit
but for the heRvy rains 10 Septem
ber and October. which rotted ;
great many boIIs IN the field. Fl,
thinks it conservative to say tina
the entire crop averaged at least |
half bale 20 the acre
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-02-25
BAPTIST CHURCH ISSUES BONDS
new CHURCH ABOUT COMPLETED

The building committee of the
new Baptist church and members
of the church held . meeting last
Sunday afternoon at the City Hall.
the result of which is shown in the
splendid accomplishment Of a COM
mittee appointed at that time.
1t was decided at the meeting to
issue bonds 10 the sum Of Sic. GOO,
and Messrs. I. Brady. L. o. Crosby
and Luther Z. Tyler were named to
dispose Of the matter They have
set an example for all other com
mittees appointed by the church.
In less than the three days since
Sunday these gentlemen have
disposed Of S12. 900 worth of bond.
Their success IS partly due to the
fact Of the safety of the Investment
and the further fact that the plan
makes 1t easier for the church. Civ.
ing two years in excess Of the time
limit Of subscriptions made tc
make up any deficit that may occur,
About 95 per cent Of the work
has been completed on the hand
some church building and Mr.,
Ewing, superintendent Of construc-
tion. states that the entire struc-
fure will be ready to turn over tC
the owners in about six weeks.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-02-25
SACRED TO THE MEERscHAUM.
Dedicated, While the Smoke Still
Rises, to Judge W. P. Cassedy
and Judge +. n. Hoffman.

In one of the streets Of Rotter-
dam, / was shown the home of the
greatest smoker that the world has
known. Melnheer Van Klaes, as
he was called. consumed. on the
average. one hundred and fifty
grams Of tobacco every day. yet
lived till he was ninety-eight years
old His last will and testament
was extraordinary. After be-
queathing most of his possessions
to his relatives. he thus directed
how he should be buried: / wish
that all my friends who are smok-
ers shall be specially invited to my
funeral. Each of them shall re
ceive package of tobacco and two
pipes, and they are requested to
smoke uninterruptedly during the
funeral ceremonies. My body shall
be enclosed in a coffin lined with
the wuod of my old cigar boxes.
Reside me in my casket shall be
lhlu lily 1dFuIilC MCCI6Cuduuis a
box of matches, and package of
tobacco. When my body is lowered
into the grave. every person present
is requested to pass by and cast
upon it the ashes from his pipe. !"
These touching requests. it is said.
were faithfully complied with.
His friends attended in prodigious
numbers; and. at the funeral. the
smoke was so dense that horn had
to be blown to enable the mourners
to find the door.
DR.. /. w. Cooper, the genial
President of Whitw0rth. than whom
nobody enjoys a joke more. handed
Us the above excerpt from Stod-
dard's lecture on Holland. with the
request that it be dedicated as in
dicated above.
Our readers will enjoy the
unique phase Of mind presented
and will. doubtless. be reminded of
other strange bequests and requests
I of the dying.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-02-25


for at any soda fount in town Let
Mayor of Brookhaven and teachers
of school accompany you. by Q Z
Hodges. Best individual player.
fountain pen by c, E. Grafton
Drug Co.
Basket Ball (Boys) Winning
team, Sc basket ball by Teachers
Association: bestindividaal player,
one months admission to Lomo
Theatre
Since the above was put in type,
The Leader has learned that Field
Day has been deferred on account
of the untoward weather. Prof.
Allen made the announcement be-
fore dismissing the school this
morning in granting the children a
holiday today instead of Friday.