The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-12

tsrs. falls back IN the nsst sshaastei-
tnen zathsrinE strength Tor = -sc1rd
niEht. rises aEain -ith rsne~sd oour-
ssasshiSs 10 n Ian Boz 10, an sn-i'S S..a
hand seems 60 catch n and mrt o.
strynEly upsard. on~Ard- until u dis-
appears m the seren@ blu. Gay SO
sonlan has Pot form her inruencs a.
an tn-esn Hand. 90 give strength and
rant advsnturs oWard Cod
u g. difncuit. almost Impossible. 60
Est any real estimate o. ths power -
this unseen influence that woman hss
been ssildinE through IN. sses. roe
Nornen, tradition says. beautiful Athers
liftsd her lofty towers far above the
clouds For woman. tradition sayr. ar
foundation. and ,ottsrihs ZEN 70 iss
aye -onasrfSi Al" cai,hSss "s an. f fosndsa
On the hot sands % northern Africa
ard became a World rover among ma
rose or fell bat by the hidden. silent
power OF woman. Truly ~ f. not a
light responsibility 20 hold.
The ancients lifted woman aloft and
placed her upon a pedestal TO worship
and TO love. Today. she no longer oc-
cupies a place 40 remote. but from her
the sympathy and advice which grid the
heart and mind 90 renewed action: she
imports 90 him the courage % her ever
mind stin look Up TO her.
The modern world - not 80 simple
az the ancient one Even the very
, ~ more complex. and woman. IN this
crown mas had TO broaden the Ne Ids
% her activities But her real task IL
the same today A. yesterday. and will
be the same tomorrow the task % Civ
ing courage and holding high ideais
womans world hardly extended be-
ypnd her own doorstep. She had 20
spin and weave and cook and sew She
~ all sss family hs s%fpl ,ss
and the time from sunrise TO sunset
was more than full In this dav %
nat--~hich lack OF space neceSsitate-
Woman has extra time thrown upon
pleXities have also brought problems-
social educational and others-which
hshuuily belong 60 Soman. because
more delicacy and care. than man The
danger T.. though that she viii forEer
home and family. Tor the detail " "
Margaret Delsnd tells us OF such 4.
case IN her interesting novel: The Iron
woman Here was n woman who tried
and failed. Tier husband was we'll
TODD mill owner. on his death. n few
years after their marriage she under
took to take hts place and 10 manage
hands she succeeded. 30 far a. the
work itself was concerned. Yearly her
gained there she lost I'm her home
(which should have been her FIRST care
Yet allowances should be made for she
didn't know. she thought that she iver
that she might supply money TO her
son. He. manlike. would rather have
had her beautiful and lovely. had her
wear pretty cloths and dress her hair
beconinEiy True he took the money
readily enough. but neither could maize
home-souEht the society Of more
pleasing women-then she Understood
she saw she could not buy his love and
MS respect with gold. lie demanded
more than that; and IL nearly broke her
heart at the failure she had made OF
Not 40. in the case OF Mrs. william
". Hartman, a society leader OF New
hork. Her husband. the late railroad
whole Of hts great fortune fen into her
hands. That fortune and his interests
s sne mas used and managed TO some
almost doubled itself but she has NOT
forgotten her first duty. Her home ha :
been one OF tho erst Of the country and
the head OF the household Her hug-
band realized her worth and knew that
such responsibilities which he had laid
upon her. and Of handling such prob-
lens and rerpleNities as might chance
Let ~ be thankful that the failure
was only In novel and the success in
For some women. as Jane Adams.
whose influence has not been confined to
a Sinsis nome modern conditions offer
broad held OF usefulness She g.
known the world over as a great work
er Tor the interests OF the youth Of
the country. she thinks that woman
influence In political fields L. to keep
politics fresh. pure and clean. Ry haV-
ing suffrage extended TO her and her
fellowworkers. they might he more able
20 fght the evils which are depressing
our girls and our boys 30 greatly; they
might be able 20 better the social con-
ditions OF the coming generation
The influence OF these great women
| has been n light for all mankind The
enormous influence % the average ,o-
man II stu quiet force eNerted On
the little circle Of those with whom
she comes into immediate contact
she goes into the business world N
. some humble capacity. as stenoErapher.
she stands for pain stalking Attention 10
duty. IN the great womans Clubs she
stands FOR social reform. In the church