Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-18

=. The boy, the youth, the man
.;ne educated by the woman. He
w. taught not only in business,
.i,izenship and how to vote. II
NJ Measure last June Of deliver
.sa commencement address at the
,,ation Of the fine State normal
sal in my county. There was a
V.;4cent class of graduates, but
y me nan, and he thinking Sc
2,,v Of entering some other voca-
-, only is she intellectually far be-
>. the male, but the woman OF
no is q business woman. Nearly
cne mas high school education.
French Girl talks both English
!. french tiueDtly. A few years ago
nv county l happened to discover
ne three assessors of a certain
.,eh plantation could neither read
write and in every paper issued by
r., IS municipal officers they signed
!, mark, and l inquired how could
10 that they could do the business
| ,be town, ard the answer made
No from those who knew was that
L. ~ man vas married to woman
r. could read and write, that She
T. well educated, that she kept the
Is that she did the town business,
l.. she gave the advice. and that she
T. the one who assisted her hus-
L. in making his Office a success.
l. ne c1ntent,d himself by having a
f. in the town meeting and in the
Inrtv. state and national elections.
L. rft if you should ask him if he
|n-ht his wife should vote, ne would
H. of course not, she doesn't know
(.v" The r-en Of the State, to be
Ire ar lu.n.. what is called the
|rgA Wlrt. that requires more physi-
II 5r brute force. They are digging
/ he Giebcs, making the sewers, lay
/, .he water pipes, putting across the
Re thu electric wires and poles, run
| x tie ga.lruad trains. holding the
sw, planting the crops, herding the
tie, calling the vessels, handling the
[ayy goods in the grocery stores,
E..4E harIWard. farm machinery and
E-aizers. but woman everywhere is
mans SIDE IL business. doing the
5, important part. she is keeping
h books writing. the letters, doing
he w1rl. II til" stenographer. work
l. fne anu delicate machinery, work.
& in the Offices, banks and the great
gltEt!o.s # the State. practicing
4mroEy II The home, looking after the
SyS ard GIRLS, watching their steps,
Fiuoai!ne them and without her the
'siaess # the state would cease.
NOl only is she learned, intellectual
nd educated, not only is she engaged
: the Vl.ai business of the world and
.F trai. q for her position, but she
ssis in The normal progress ana adj
of society. She is not a
T.mir1l took up the prison reports
Z Name the ether day and found that
nong re 5000 people of Maine dur
L The las, year only pol women were
r-estoc Ter any kind of crime or mis-
igDeanor Will" during that same ne
.1a -Sis men were arrested and com
1ttt1 - bison She does not have
.cgS g. "a :u.e. she does noC swear,
'1.5e t..W. d7!ni: nor SOW her wild
as 81" .s ENGAGED In making the
one H'3o rNd beautiful and clean.
NJ Is II In hest society, her woman's
.-oS are I'd 0ienty force for good gov
'1henf Sa" j. leading in every good
,.EE = Ms STATE. She is the pillar Of
be church, p" support Of the Sunday
,ao.!. l2r eUn- Peoples society, and
sF1?y W rh If Christianity and re-
E-oA Sh' the prime mover and
axes tVv-t5.r]s Of its membership.
aese she stands educated. intelligent,
4fF2ieG. refined, sympathetic. low
: ana pure, What are you going to
VIII r. women Of Maine?
III, someone says All you say is
-e, ana i,now the women of Maine
{ la n advance Of any IF our sis
STATES, and ! know she is fitted for
y "d-iOt ana IS better entitled 10 it,
ID o--ter qualified for it than men,
i SIZE doesn't want il. If she did
t would say so. Most every woman
u '2lK with tells you she doesn't
'e a'"lt voting. If l thought she
'a'eH i. l would gladly give 1t to
l. vi. men, when will we under
anu women? How we have deceived
'SeiFes. did il ever occur to you
a. - Is not the nature of woman to
'"0 ana pray with men for favors?
q 10 IS many times yes If you
Az read her Alright. She will not
3 size VIII not demand, she will not
AZ she VIII not plead and pray with
= Ao' mat which she knows is hers
FlsAt. We don't understand her.
'ee was time perhaps when you
'aNeu with her and begged of her
IL she receive your attentions and
u !oVe. Many times you thought
: oian care for you because she
s-'su you aside ard put you off, and
va perhaps displeased with you,
= you found out one day that 1t was
t@44t " GillSo " NC COdASo,
: wanted 10 be wooed. she wanted
< 70 coax and plead, she wanted the
- You had, but she did not want to
- oa ior II. she did not want to
w eager for it, she did not want to
- 4oi IL Then there came a time
.en you and found her in tears and
: uiu not explain to us why. but you
= l found we had neglected her, we
q lorsotten the old attentions. We
= forgotten to kiss at parting. We
! 4ofsotten to spend the evening at
Ale' She did not ask US to stay
me She did not demand the kiss,
not plead for the old attentions.
{ never would and yet no one could
'De 'hese more keenly than she, but
ana l didn't understand her.
W can vote against woman's suf-
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