Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-07-14

For though a man may be naturally
unsuited to be a schoolmaster, or may
be fully engaged by his duties as
Nash was in Houston and finished the
deal and visited his children at the
same time. Comrade Snyder and wife
and Mr.. Carter land drove out in
the country to look over some land.
Comrade Snyder is taking 40 acres to
help us along. He has many friends
up in Kansas whom he expects to in
vest in land also. If we can get enough
of you to take up the 1000 acres we
are to handle this year and next
spring, it will relieve us greatly and
permit us to devote all our energies to
putting up permanent homes and clear
ing land. We shipped a car load Of.
brick to-day, and sold four wagon
loads to another man; so the brick
business seems to be picking up. The
new kiln is fine and those who want
brick can get them here to the advan-
tage of themselves and the whole COM
munity; for the buying of home pro-
ducts keeps the cash at home, and
there is no reason why we should not
furnish the brick for this whole Parish.
Pete Caron is having hard time keep
ing himself busy at the laundry; he
fills in extra time saving wood for
general use. Pete always was a par
ticular cuss and now growls because
he hasn't enough work to keep him
busy. Women, | want to talk to you
as a comrade. First, want to know
what your ideal and aim in life is. Do
you wish to take your place in the
world alongside of men, or do you still
wish to be his slave or inferior, and
scrub and cook, clean up and dress up
to please your lord and master, and
let him support you? Do you not
know that your capacity for enjoying
life is measured by what you know
and can do? IF you don't know it, |
want you now to realize it. The rem
dering of service is the only way to
bring happiness; and just get the idea
that there are other people in the
world besides your own folk. We are
social beings and owe our first duty
to society as a whole. There are bet
ter things in the world than fine cloth
es, pretty faces, painted and colored
to match all different kinds of scenery.
Stripped of your false feathers, you
all look alike, unless you have the
gray matter under your hair puffs and
really know how to use it. Why all
this tirade2 Because, if you come
here, dress will not make you popular;
you will not be favored because you
have a pretty face or can peddle Cos
sip. The things you do will place you
in your proper place and give you the
happiness we all want. You don't
need man to support you here; you
can be free and independent and mar
ry for love if you desire it, but never
as a necessity. IF you come to the
Colony, shun those who try to pe1dle
word poison, join hands with the CON
structors and lend hand that will
truly make women the equal of men
in service and brain power. Nothing
is so inspiring as to come into an ac-
quaintance with a woman who has real
human ideals and is willing to do her
part in working out their attainment;
and nothing is quite so Disappointing
as a woman who wishes to be para
site and sell her self as a thing to be
kept Let us get rid of the customs
of savagery and quit trying to fool
people with false colors; let us be gem
uine and useful and receive the re-
ward of true service to humanity. Men
are to blame for the position women
now hold and they will keep you there
if they can. But here in the Colony
the change is in your power, and we
will help you to unfasten the shackles
and keep them off. Llano Colony
shopld be your landing point, if you
hat lie vision Of q free woman.