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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
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MIRANDY ON GOOD RESOLUTIONS 5mfhYWx.
(Copyright, JM7, by American-Joarnal'
Examiner.)
(•V/AS8UH.* exclaimed Mlrandy, "I
Y reokon I dow look a UttI*
* peaked an' wo* out. an' Too got
a right to look dot way, for Tee boon
goto' through do low ground of trouble
aad tribulation.
rr alwaya doo* ’boot dl* time of do
year. for do acaaon betwixt da tlmo
dot the make* hie New Tear’o resolu
tion, a a' da Umo dat bo braaka 'am
am a aerrlteiouo oao for all dom whut
la got to Uva.ln dabouio wld bln.
”Tou know Ike M oak of doae hoah
pueaons dat la dfla baam to walk In
a peraesslon. Dora ain't 1 nothin' dat ho
wool do In a crowd, an’ w«ddar bo
alia to heaven or da yntber place de
ntil on will'b naf iln perseeMou la
headin' when bo dtaa.
, Taeoum, ho aho* U ajlner, an' ao
when Brer Jonklna aaad for dom wbut
was gwfne to torn over a new loaf at
'do watch nl«bt moatin', an' whut waa
gwine to load different live*, on' awear
off from alt detr wrong doln'a at da
beglnnln’ of da new year, 1 waan't none
anrprlaed to aoo Ike rlae up In mootin'
an’ take do pledge.
"Becas* 1 done aeon Ike tutu over
'bout thutty new leave*. an' don turn
'em back at da end of do week. In do
thutty yearn I'ao boon married to him,
an' I knowad whut waa ywtne to hap
pen. t.'ooe I didn’t aay nothin', for I
hnlda dat a woman ain't yot no bull-
noaa ocandalliln' har hutbaad by ban-
packin' blm In public. Dam'a plenty
of lima to do hit at homo, on' whut
over I aaya In private, I'ae a aoft epoken
woman to my huoband befo* folk*.
"Well, we went alony home after
mootin' broke up. Ik» a-aloppln' r ‘ *■
a-atlckln' out hi* chlst. an' wld dat
of uplifted air dat folka baa when dey
tlilnk* dat day la betotr dan delr neigh-
bora, an' aa eoon aa wo yot do front
do’ abut he aaya:
Mlrandy,' aaya bo. Too gwine to
bayln da now year by bein',a now man
an' glrtn' up all my bad hablla. rm
ywlne to awear off from ualn' tobaaeo
ny
an' llkker, an' ahootbi' crapd, an’ Fee
ywlne to bring you home my pay en
velope ov'y Haterday nlyht, an' l'aa
vine to bo kinder to you an' do chll-
" Dfm aho’ are yran' resolution*—ef
you keep* 'em,’ 'apona I.
"'An' I'm ywlne to tell do troof, an'
not take adrantayo of nobody, an’ turn
do odder cheek to dom whut mla-uaea
mo, an' ylve dom wbut banda mo back
talk da oof anawtr dat tuma away
wiath.’
•• 'Amen,' aaya I, Douyb I mladoybta
dat dem am da kind of raaolutlone dat
loeka better on paper dan day doe*
‘ n «£oV,oo. on Ike, Tao ywtna
to reform do way wo la livin'. Wo
la pomperte' our atomach* too mpeh
wld pork chopa, an' ahlekon dinner*.
tall coat* an' allk frock* aa* da .„
aa' l'aa ywtna back to da aimplo lift,
an' taka my fambly alony wld me.'
“ '1Tb-hub,' aaya I, which he could
take to moon whut be pleated, an' Wld
dat Ike went ovee to do cuppofd an*
retch doom hla pipe an' fluny nit In da
Ore, an' I llohed hit out aa soon at hla
back waa turned, becaao 1 know«d
dare would bo uoe for bit In leaaon a
week.
Tauum, you kaow dat when a man
S its an Idea In hla hold dat bit* lak
o maaaloe. Dero ain't no yUlln'. rid
of hit tell hlta boon throuyb hla eye-
tom, an' to do Quicker an' do harder be
baa hit, da eooner hlta over. So I want
to whk to help Ike carry oat hie Now
Teor't resolution* an' settle down to bo
peaceable an' comfortable ay*ln.
"Do mx* mawnln', darfo,’ when I
cooked breakfast I fixed Ike a bly plate
of mush- an* milk, an’ didn't put hla
name In de coffee pot nor do alclllet
wber I fried de atrak an* onloni for me
an' de chlllcn. Dem onions an' dat
coffee ebo'ly did emell yood, an' I aer
Ike caa* a mlybly honyry look at '»«,
but I didn't offer him none.
"'Hit autttnly do mate me praud to
he looked sort of wish
place whar his pi
went off to hla wu
DOROTHY DIX.
iciu vu tu ilia ttuii. a
"Dat evenin' he come home mighty
trlmbly an' nervous for de laok of to-
baeco, an’ my but', but bla temper had
a raxor edye to hit Ho ain't no sooner
yot in de bouse'dan he kicked de cat,
an' spanked de baby, an' sent Ma'y
Jane to take de top story off bar pom-
nr. an' Thomas Jefferson to bed
. ut any supper for snickerin’ at de
words ho used—on* blm a ehu'ch mem-
too, an' de Deacon dat
de way he lit Into me was a
caution. Nothin' dat I could do pleased
him, an' he waa dat crost an' contrary-
wise dat a sore halded bear would
bean nice, yentle domestic pet alony-
■Ide of him. Ef I past de newe 'boat
any of de nelyhbore, hit was:,
"Woman, ain't you ashamed. to bo
scandalmonger, a-takln' away de
od names of your frlendef* douyh I
hadn't said nothla' 'ceptln' dat I won-
dated whar 81* Almlry’got dat feather
bat of hern. Ef 1 put on my yood
clothes, hit was:
" 'Mlrandy, I eho’ly la aatonlsbed dat
a woman dat ts ole as yon !«, an’.Is
migjity nigh yot one foot In de yrave.
an'looks lak a perambulatin' feather
bed anyway, ain't yot no mo' eanae
dan to rly up herself lak a ylrl of six
teen,' »n' h. went I,n lak tlat ontel I
had to remind him tint ef he had re
formed I hadn't, an' dat neldermo’ had
I made any New Teat's resolutions to
anythlny but ytt da bast dat was yotn'
an’ be aa happy aa clreumataacea an' •
husband would allow.
"But de wuSa waa to come. Tou
know Iks, when he ain't ewore off. Is a
mlyhty yood pslaverer. an' to'4* rea
son dat he la sho' to hear a few compli
ment* *luny hla way Brer Jaskln* I* In
de habit of cornin' around an' axin' Ike
of 4* sermon. But die time
up, because be didn’t know
Ike had done took de resolution to tell
de troof. So he come around aa usual
an’ say:
“'Brer Hopkins, how did I promul-
yate de doctrine yleterdayf a-thlnkln'
Ike waa |iwlne to aay dat hla was de
ISetM
idest sermon dat anybody ever
tened to. 8tld of dat. Ike says:
‘Brer Jenkins' says he, ‘bein' ns
bow I has *wo' off from tollin' lies, i
Is obleeyed to aay dat fare waa Jcat
one thins dat dat discourse waa yood
for, an' dat waa a cure for sleep!?**,
ness. I dleremembers when I had each
a sound nap aa whilst you wsia-drou-
In’ alony.'
“Tee heered wuis sermon*, Br*r
Hopkins,' ‘apona Brer Jenkins In a huff.
“ 'Wan, ef you has, you fa outtreveled
me. Brer Jenkins,' says Ike. An' aid
dat Brer Jenkins took hla foot In hi*
hand an' lit out, an* goodness know*
how many yood dinners l'aa yot to tit
up to tola him back ayln to our hou»e.
“Navra, an' dat .warn't de rend . I . r .
becase de nex' day Ike had some worn*
wld one of de men, an’ bcosxo he don*
make a resolution not to flyht, da od<l* r
feller wiped de yeartb wtd him, an' dev
■ to Mob- M ‘
n home In
tiled hit. A
da amber-
comfortable in bed. he say*:
■Ole woman. TMctrH!*-my-plj>s.an'
a can of beer, an' go out an’ sit to'
bits wuth of pork chops for supper, an’
lee' have-a pleasant evenin'.’
'An' den I knowed dat Ike done bn*'
hie resolutions an' dat wa'd yo back to
livin' de same ole weak, haltin', com-
forUble life ayln.
"Tassum, a anyel man aholy am try.
InJ to have to live wld."
WONDERFUL VENICE:
BY ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.
(Ctpyrigbt, 1S07, by Amerlcan-Journal-
ElunlMr.)
-The wort Venetla Is Interpreted by
some to mean coma, ayaln—and aaeln:
for howsoever many time* they shall
come, now things and beauties they
Mtgll Mf."—Francesco 8an*ovlno.
I T 18 the habit of Americans espe
dally youny Americans, to speak
with flippant condescension of
meat forelyn tmmlyrante.
X* pec tally la thla tone used (whan It
ts not a mare severe one) la refer: ‘
to the yreat mass of Italian lmmlyraata
who yearly seek American shorea.
The wort "Dayo" has come V> be a
familiar one to our ears and a certain
aeaaauri of disdain alwaya sees with
tta utterance. Not one school child In
one hundred In America knows that
when America was first discovered Ita
ly was on* of the yreatsat countries In
the world, and that Venice occupied a
. position of maritime supremacy which
was unparalleled.
For eleven hundred years the power,
wealth, splendor and myjesty of Venlca
lasted, and there are thousand* of poor
lmmlyrant* worklny at day labor In
America today who could trace back a
Unsays more Illustrious than that of the
American boys and stria who criticise
them as "Dayo*."
Italy le a poor country today. Only
certain portions of Its lands are fertile:
and ao prolific are Its peopla that save
Tor the larye death rate amony Its In
fanta and the emlyratlon of Us adults
famine would ensue.
Just as France falls short of dolny tta
duty In propagation, Italy overdoes (bat
divine command. More children are
born here than the conditions ot health
and prosperity can sanction. A
K rcentaye die In the first two year* of
e. and the remaining children and
their mothers are supported In a larye
degree by the opportunities offered in
other lands which necessitates the ab
sence ot the man of the household, for
long months or yeare.
Then there Is a court to maintain,
and an array, and of course both are
expensive luxuries for any country, and
the taxes are levied on the people to
support these Institutions.
But Italy waa not alwaya poor, nor
were Its people obliged lo seek other
countries for a livelihood. It sought
other lands only for conquest In those
days; and the wonderful results of
those eleven hundred years of power
and prosperity have made Venice the
most Interesting goal for the art lov
ing, history loving tourist on earth,
Martin da Canale, In 17I7, wrote as fol
lows of Venlca:
“In the year of the Incarnation of our
Lord. I. Martin Canals tolled and
traveled an that I found the ancient
story of tha Venetians, and how they
made the fairest and nobleat and pleas
antest city In the world, filled with all
beauty and excellency, and I have set
me to translate this story, for the hon
or of that city men call Venice: for I
would have all men to know who travel
hither how the noble city le built: how
filled with yood thlnye, and how noble
la tha mlyhty Doge, the lord of tha
Venetians: how powerful are her no
bles. how full ot prowess her people,
all perfect In the faith, and obedient;
for within this noble Venice nor heretic.
nor usurper, nor murderer, nor tblet
nor robber dares dwell.
"From all places come merchants and
merchandise, and goods run throuyb
the etty a* do waters from fountains
Provisions In abundance were found
there and bread and wine end land
fowl, meat aad great fish from the eeas
and riven; you shall find within that
city a multitude of old men and youths
who are much praised for their noble
ness. Merchant*, and bankers, and
craftsmen, and sailors, and ships to
carry to all places aad great galleys
to the hurt of her enemies. There,
too. Are fair ladlea and maidens adorn,
ed moet richly. Bt. Mark's Is the most
beautiful square In the world; and
there, too; le the church of Monelynor
Bt. Mark, and next It the palace ot
Monelynor the Doge, yreat and marvel
ouely beautiful; and on tha other tide
palaces to house the commoners, end
the treasurers, and tha nobles build
Inge for high barons and gentlemen."
This was written seven hundred
yean ays and. aa will be aaen, tha
author spoke of It aa "the ancient story
of Venice."
The church of Bt. Mark and the Fal.
ace ot the Doges and the "noble build
Inge for high barons and gentlemen
are all standing today. 1 am writing
In one of them—now a hotel—and every
wall and stairway la eloquent with
history.
When we realise that Venice la built
on smalt Islands In the midst of salt
lagoons which are Inundated frequent
ly from the Adriatic sea, ws can but
marvel at the courage, skill, patience
and Industry which those old Italian
architect* and bulldan employed In
constructing the*e enduring palaces
ELLA WHEELeR WILCOX.
When Lorento Tiepolo waa elected
Doge In 1141, there was a great fes
tival. Baad what aa eye-wttses* wrote
ot It:
"Tiepolo ascended the palace stairs
and the people sang ‘Salvation, honor,
long life and victory to our Lord, Do
renxo Tiepolo, by the grace of God re
nowned Doge of Venice, Dalmatia and
Croatia, domtnator of our earth and a
half of the Empire ot Roumanla. O
St Mark, lend him thine mid." Then
chaplains brought tho Doymresaa, and
praises were sung to her.
"The next day a yreat naval review
was held on the grand canal In front of
the ducal .palace. Choirs ware aboard
the great fleet singing; the water*
were alive with boats of all kinds,
adorned with banners and shields and
distinguished by splendor. Than the
procession of guild* filed before the
Doge. First cams, the masterahlps
two by each, each wearing a garland,
accompanied by their trumpeters and
standard bearers. As they came before
tbe Dodve they saluted him and wished
him long life and victory, and proceed
ed to salute the Dogaressa.
‘Then followed the furriers, dressed
In ermine and taffeta; the taverner*,
richly clothed In furs bearing sliver
cupa filled with wine; the weavers
wearing finest cloth; the tailors mag
nificently dressed In white cloth. The
woolworkere followed with olive gar
lands on their heads; the silk weavers
decked out anew In mantles of fustian;
th* makers of doth of gold were ap
pareled Ip purple and gold, with crown*
set in gold, and tbe glass makers bore
some of the Sheet ot their ware, while
the comb makers carried cages ful ot
birds of all kinds whlch'as they passed
they set free to delight the Doge.
"And there were gallant equestrians
armed cap-a-pie, who escorted four
damsels on fair steeds and dismounted
before tho Doge and cried: ‘Sir. we be
two knight errants and we have broY
these fair damsels to your court; It
there be any knight who Is minded to
prove his body and win these damsels
we are ready to defend them.'
" 'Sirs' answered the Doge, *ye are
welcome and I will that ye be honored
at my court.'"
Tiepolo was the forty-seventh Dodge
of Venlca Seventy-five others-follow-
ed, the last being Ludovico Manln, who
removed hie ducal cap In 17t7, and
handed It to an attendant, saying:
"Take It away, we shall not need It
agalq." He wet the one hundred and
twentieth Doge of Venlce.iand with him
ended the glory and splendor of that
greatest of republics.
Venice was two hundred years dying.
Too many long wars had sapped her
strength, and she was afflicted by sev
enty visitations of pestilence, that cruel
spouse ot war, who follows ever In hla
wake, to destroy those he has spared.
Added to this, strangely enough, the
dlsrovery of America, In 14*2, had been
an Important factor In the decline of
Venice, aa It diverted the world's at
tention and trade to a new port during
the succeeding centuries. So It seems
only right that the descendants ot
those old warriors, merchants and sea
men should find refuge on our shores.
FOUR—WONDERFUL VENICE ....
Other causes led to the decline of the
how degenerate the republic became In
Us prime. He aaya: "All the arts
subservient to the luxury and vices of
the rich flourished In rankest exuber
ance, despite the efforts of tbe moral
ists to cleanse the city. The cart ta
ble, the masquerade, the coffee house,
the play, became the absorbing themes.
As trad* languished and population
diminished tha public shows Increased;
end the cost of the coronation of the
last doge was beyond all precedent.”
Away bark In 1406 Sn old Doge hid
said to a young one about to take hi,
piece; “Let Venice beware of the fate
of Pise, that waxed rich and great by
peace and good government, but fell by
war. Commerce la the baste of Vene
tian prosperity—peace her greatest In-
tereeL”
In spite of the warning. Venice went
to war for centuries, and her decline
followed.
But she has left behind a city which
la opulent fn artistic wealth. Great
sculptors, great painters, great wood
engraver*, great manufacturers, hare
been bom and reared' In Venice, and
have contributed to Its vast wealth »t
beauty. So much that Is wonderful. so
much that la beautiful, so much that
la great Is to be found here in Venice
that one may well say: "Come again—
and again for howsoever miny time*
tbon shalt come new things and beau
ties thou ahalt see.’’
And be careful, O American youth*,
how you sneer at the Italian Immigrant.
For he comes from a country with a
past so great that It should awaken In
your heart an emotion of respect, and
keep you silent when you ore tempted
to be Insolent and patronising. In
some far distant day your own de-
ecendants may be Immigrant*, when
America shall have climbed the pinna
cle and descended to the valley of dec*,
dence—which Is tbe ultimate fate of all
landa.
f
FANATICS
By Mrs. John A. Logan.
(Copyright, lt07. by.AworicAa-Jouraal-
Eximlner.)
M rs. PARSONS must feel grateful
to Professor Julius Gtinker for
having diverted public attention
from her for a time, at least, by th*
announcement of hie preposterous theo
ries on the subject of marriage.
They are, If possible, more shocking
than here. He propose* to lead matri
monial candidates to the altar through
revolting channels something after the
faahlon of leading animals to the butch,
si's block, after they have been ■ab
ject ed to Ignominious inspection by per
haps charlatan doctor*, asserting:
"There should be a law controlling
men and women to undergo
examination and submit the records ot
their ancestor* before marriage."
He scoffs th* Idea of affection being
token Into account, declaring:
"Love Is a hallucination jrrovlded by
nature to cause men ana women to
mate and procreate th* specie*. But
It should be thrust Into the scrap heap
of womout adages If posterity Is to be
token Into consideration."
He odds, with the characteristic con
tempt for women usually entertained
by men of hie type: .
*We see thousand* of nervous women
on the streets every day, and ntoety-
nlne In every hundred should be la
aanlUrtuma The shopping habit la
on* of tbe great cause! . ,,
"When a men marries he should
choose -tits wife ae she chooses a new
From th* extracts we have seen Pro-
; feasor Grtnker's vsnom Is directed
chiefly toward women, condemning
ninety-trine out of every hundred to
sanitarium*. We have not noticed that
he fixe* any standard of mental or
morel worth for men; neither due* he
coll attention to any particular weak
ness of the masculine *ex.
It would seem If American* are to
protect the coming generation* from
"mod house*'' they should suppress ad
vocate* ot such mentally unbalanced
t hearts* on tha aacred subject ot mar
riage aa have occupied the attention
of the public recently. They should
pass a law prohibiting the publication
ot aueh travesties on th* most aacred
' relation of life.
Mducatorm, Jurists, the clergy end all
respecting cltltena should unite In a
Warfare upon all enemies of civilisation
—promulgators ot heterodoxies and re
volting suggestion* on the marriage re-
latinns of men and women.
They should labor Incessantly to cre
ate a reverence for the holy estate or
matrimony an God Intended It should
be. There la no difficulty In under
standing His meaning In th* establish
ment of th* ordinance of nmrriag* any
'more than the ordinance ot baptism or
other ordinance for the happiness and
welter* of mankind.
It la strongs that so much considers-
tlon and so much space In the columns
of tha press are given to every advo
cate of pernictoua doctrines when It le
unmistakable that their adoption would
upset th* vital laws of human relation*
and totally demoralise society. None
of them offer* tha slightest Improve
ment upon Biblical teachings or bene
fit* to mankind.
They, are all allied to TTic theories
and lama of Infidelity and have their
origin In the minds of people whoa*
vanity and conceit causa them to Im
agine that their kaow ledge la superior
lo that of th* sll-wlae Creator who I*
th* aourc* ad all wisdom and whose
eitabltehed laws they attempt lq-co*i-
travert.
Without Insinuating that than should
b* restrictions laid upon th* liberty of
thought and speech, tt la eminently
proper that evil tnauencee should be
restrained for the protection ot the
weak and th* young, who are naturally
ImpreMlonable and therefore should
not be exposed to hurtful Influences.
Btudents of history would deplore n
retrogression to the barbarous * cus-
tofna of many nations who In the dark
ogee made women veritable beasts ot
burden and slaves to their lords and
master* whom they- had no voice In
choosing. No Intelligent person could
wish to see a generation ot offspring
from such unevenly yoked parentage.
The degeneracy ot the*race* who prac
ticed the same lawa which Professor
Orluger desire* to revive ts well known
and regarded a* lamentable.
Verily, If theorists are to he Indulged
In the future as they have been hereto
fore. ere th* twentieth century (hall
have passed we may witness In this
country a revolution In th* wholesome
laws and customs that have cootrlbut-
ed ao inattrially to our national
prestige, and the adoption of vagaries
that will accomplish our dlslodgmsnt
from the exalted position we now oc
cupy In the list ot civilised nation*.
Away with all kinds of baneful the
orles, Including socialistic, anarchistic
and revolutionary lama, and thereby
save the American nation from such a
fate os boa overtaken other nations
dominated by error and fanaticism.
The Humane Society’s
Dinkelspiel on Taking Chances
•y GEORGE V. HOBART.
Copyright. HOT, by Amertcen-Jontuil-Exun-
Mela Llsber Looey: V* haf
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Lnsy, dot yu*t py der fceeeet dunce you
happened to rollon* easterns* erit far re
sultdot yon sold hla a t'euannd dqtlera
noticed ret you
mini meeting between
Much, Coney, much la din vortd do re
own to chance—to
ft In der ifpt .
friends etch ceeeae ran of
udder fellow two dollars, n
ItTafbanc* dot brlsgs a, rubble of t’lraty
friend* Into dor talhotoUor ten re htf
monk In nlono silt only der prlco for vun
In our clothe*.
Chance and eg reddest role dsrrerld-
mlt n laedle help sow uad den from der
cow gif* der tankmen nit of dee beet
dot Is In her. hut by chance der pump get*
In hi* ray. nnd owing to dot chance re eat
Mo* aril* mlt our pnrriteb.
Iter baker I* tanking up a mine*pie and
PV rosuro vun of Me ***oeod'r button,
leaves hint auttraty uad goes sold Into der
vortd to seek Itifortune In der bosom of
d "lVehiur* dot SWver of pte come* tooth-
iyte’j? MtSMt
tween our teetu.
■Ident of dor teeth i
Dor afmplo egged ...
In* dot button bring* ua to onr sense*, uad
v* threw der pie at der vnltor nod ounce
more py dta lucky chance re ran Meed
from Ike curse* of dyspepoom.
A nun fat I know aprnt right bitter
hour* making up hie mind to ro homo nnd
orlor hi* vtfo'a mother otttd of far boon*.
Finally, mlt Ms mind mad* up and n
•audios In oaeh hand, he ntnrtnd for home.
Ven bat a Mock from bin bouoo sy chance
der ge* company hat removed der cover
from dee street und quits unvllllngly ho
fell la It. _
l>u* der esane!dent of fat# Mterwnand ts
Mfe for fartsdy n beeutlful home, und It
vat only ahortly utter din dot the laid arid*
her betee knuckle* vlch hat stray* been
•uch n strain on dose taper linger*.
A man miff n Important eaengement
rushes down to der street corner und py
rhence der mntortnen see* him und ttop*
der car—but only py chance.
I gtt your mother ten dollar* to bay a
bomba at ne vulklng gown und she goat to
der compartment More und py chance aha
see* tomedtag morn rggapeualve nnd It
comet home C. f>. !>. nnd f pay for It, but
oofor py any rtmare do I are dot original
tea dollar*. Luaay.
■n dollar*.
Hut vot (a der uae to
een py eh*
get prrtonal. I-ooey,
nee your mother If a foot friend
V
THE NEW BUGABOO
By JAMES J. MONTAGUE.
Just be careful. Mlnter Tillman, don't you dare to Intimate
That there'* anything the matter with our etnteeraft up to dele;
Make no rude Inalnuattona that th* glortoun (1. O. I".,
A* It'n now conducted. Inn’t everything It ought to be.
Better drop Jhat Brownnvill* buetnena. and that minstrel Joke and such
For you'll get tho Jap* elck on you It you talk too much.
An for Hnnka. the latent liar, who hue dared lo dlnagre*
With a atory that th* Whit* House stamp* with authenticity.
He'll be wise to recooelder all that ho baa had to aay,
And mu give It to the public till «'• marked with Lneb'a O. K
When the White Houno make* a at liters 'nt he had better look demure.
For he'll get the Jap* eteked on him If no don't aay "Sure;"
Aa fur Knraker and Belamy, Marla and the rest.
Who have not alwaya followed the executive's behest.
If they’d proceed with wteriom. they all will get In line
And never wag their tongues except to echo loudly—"Fine”*
Kot a hateful, horrid bugaboo ha* lately hove In sight.
And they’ll get the Japs sicked on them If they’re not In right.
Behold how t’ellfornla hide* her diminished head.
Regret, her past audacity, and akulk* beneath the bed
Behold how all the nation tremble* lest the awful Jap
Lines up behind the president and sweep* up off the map.
We’d better find nut what to fa. and do It right away.
For wall get the J*|>a alckod OB ua If w* get loo gay.
By Rev. Thomas B. Gregory.
A T A MEETING of the Humane
8octety a kind-hearted New
Yorker auggeeted a new Idea
regarding th* treatment of our good
friend the Horae, which, It la to be
hoped, wilt result In substantial bene
fit to th* dumb creature*.
It hna suggested that, by aft ar
rangement between the society end the
Teamsters' Union, the men who handle
horses be given torn* simple leeeone
from the society's platform on care and
kindness to hones.
Th* eubetance of the Idea Is that he
veterinary who happens for the time to
be’ occupying tho platform shall en
deavor to InatUI Into the teamster's
mind the thought that the moral law
holds between him and hla.horse aa
solidly aa It doe* between him and hi*
fellow-man. and that by that law he
Is bound to treat the hore* a* kindly
nnd fairly n* be would treat a human
^Horses hare right* «■ substantial a*
those belonging to mon. The same
morel law that command* u* to deal
mercifully with on* another commands
ua In a vole* quit* as emphatic, to
ahow the like mercy to tho speechless
animate with which we are associated.
It U high time that th* wretched old
notion of th* "Inferiority" and general
worthlessneea from th* moral stand-
P int, of the "animals" woe exploded.
won once pretty generally believed—
and the belief Is still far from being
aa rare aa It ought to be—that the
"lower animnla” eo-calleil, were out
side the pale of our human feeling*
and might be treated a* harshly aa one
liked without violating any low of God
or man. Tha Chrlatlan. It waa thought,
might freely abuse hie dumb beast,
hi* horse or hi* os. and still be a
Christian. A man might he unmsrcl-
fully severe on hla "cattle" and yet be a
’good’' man.
The mnnstroalty of the thought le
now beginning to manifest Itself to
mnny minds. One of the moat beauti
ful lessons of "evolution" la that In
which we learn the organic oneness
of ail living things. And tho more
profoundly and reverently w* study the
scope and bearing of nature the strong
er become* our conviction dt the broth
erhood, not only of human beings, but
of all beings.
Not only so, but In the course of our
study of nature we are at Inst brought
face lo face with th# Impression that
It Is not safe to Ignore the brotherhood
principle—that le. the principle of
kindness nnd mercy nnd Justice.
In the struggle for extetene* the
phvstcally strongest may. for the time
being, “nurrlve, but In the long run
It is th* moral being, the being that ts
capable of love, that cornea to the front
and May* there.
In other word* the moral law, which
Is at th* same time the law of nature,
exists for the dog, the horse and the ox
a* substantially ns It does for human
ity. and the same old Eternal Voice
that bid* ua be good to our fellow
human beings commands ua to treat
with kindness everything that Hvee.
If the veterlnariee. as they shall from
time to time occupy the platform of
the Humane Society, will only take
theae fact* and translate them Into the
1 term* «f «v*ryd«y apccclq they will
{doubt)*** be able lo put Into th*
teamster** head, the thoughts which
j shell soften their hearts and bring them
I to he more merciful lo the hones they
| have In charge.
The proposed new denarture of the,
< Humane Society la aa beneficent a* it le !
I beautiful, and thousands who love thei
i “animal next to man" will pray Utatl
the suggestion may ripen Into same- 1
thing practical Bad enduring. t
SHOULD WOMEN VOTE? [ A SYMPOSIUM
A SYMPOSIUM by Dr. Mux Nor
dau. Professor Cesar* Lombro
ao, Madame Juliette Adame, the
famous French author, nnd Mile. Helen
Vacareeco.
I.
By Cesare Lombroeo.
The question, "Should Women Vote?"
can not be answered simply In th* af
firmative or negative, as one must take
Into consideration her degree of edu
cation, the climate In which she lives,
etc, and before attempting to reply I
will place this motto over my answer:
“Scrtbo In are Romano"—I writ* from
a Roman standpoint
If the question were put In Spain, the
number of jvomen who srould have the
right to ask for th* privilege ot voting
would be a comparatively email one.
When one remember* their lack ot ed
ucation, their Impulsiveness and their
superstition. It would not be wise to
grant them the franchise, and so much
lees because the priests would make
them fools In the cause of reaction.
It la quite different wtth th* Anglo.
Saxon race—to grant th* right of suf
frage to Anglo-Saxon women would
only tend to strengthen the conserva
tive party, because women are, as a
nils, conservatively Inellned. Th* vote*
of women would here tend to strength
en those who went moral lawa, espe
cially those who endeavor to do away
with alcoholism and to abolish III treat
ment and neglect of children.
Australia bee shown that the ex
periment Is not a dangerous one, and
that women may be given the right f
suffrage equal with men.
It la, however, evident to In* that no
legislature will grant this right to
women spontaneously, but only when
forced by a sufficiently powerful public
opinion.
By Dr. Mix Nordeu.
I have no Idea how many women de
mend the right of voting, and I do not
think anybody else knows. Possibly
there are not very many women who
deliberately and consciously demand
the right to take port In tbs political
life or the nation.
Th* vague wish I*, however, quite
common among women who are com
paratively little developed politically.
Woman pay* taxes as doee men, she Is
bound by the same laws, and If the
government ts bad ehe suffers as well
os he does.
She has an equally great Interest In
the control of the government. In tak
ing pan In legislation and In the vot
ing for or against taxation. In other
word* .she ha* a claim upon political
franchise.
In countries where conscription ex
ists, It may be said that she does have
to pay tax In blood, but In England and
America, where nobody Is forced to
serve In army or navy, this argument
Is lacking.
According to my opinion, only tha
mothers ought to vote, because they
alone have a vital, concrete Interest In
the future of the nation; but I demand.
In that case, that fatherhood should .be
mode a condition for men.
111.
By Mm*. Julietta Afame.
Woman, who Is a human being, who
possesses a free will ns well as man,
has th* right to develop her physical.
A Dude's Soliloquy
Full
world Is sorb t bubble, doacherknew.
of twists snd ef twouhles, faaekeiknow;
nltlah still, tail thru you die, doseherkaow.
And It's all s hnwwld tnli, doncherknow.
It ua! n caa. love anil potltles, ilourherknow;
Fashion*. Folllra. i lli|iiea nnd seta,
t'luba and parties, alalia, wee ret a.
struggle, strife, sud clgawetlea. doncherknow.
llualneaof Aw! TbaVs made, doncherknow.
Something toot snd nonietblug made, donchcrlmnn';
You twoebbi osd yon mope.
And you hong your tdgheot hope.
Os. perhaps, the-prie* ot ootp, donrherhoow.
Politico? Aw! Jest a lawk, doneberkaow,
Juat a nightmare la tho dark, deacberkoow,
Yon perspire day and night,
And nftaw all tho fight.
Why, perhaps the wrong mao'o right, doneherknow.
lore? Aw! Yro, yon meet a girt, doneherknow,
And get In oneh o whirl, doncherknow,
Get down a poo tbe dnoti.
To adnnh oud to Isaplonb.
And It o Ml o hoarwld lao '
And.tbrrr s wsaUy nntkisg In Jt, doneherknow,
For you live for juat a atonic, doncherknow.
And wh-n you're eaten, rend nnd fell.
Heard nnd seen sad wild aad ataeli.
Why-all the cards are ahull, doachofhaow.
You bar* on* ronorieare, doaeherkaow.
one otatoarh. oad that'* amMI, doncherknow.
Yea caa only weak nae lie.
And ope Maas la yonr eye.
Asd—one coffin * wk yoe dir. doaeherkaow.
—Anonymous.
Intellectual and moral faculties and to
form her own life. As she forms one-
half of society, she has social rights
as well as family rights which are ex
clusively her own and which she must
protect.
Why. then, should not women vole
when they bear part of the burden of
social taxes and are able to take charge
of a household whenever It Is neces
sary? No banker In France will, from
a business standpoint, deny that a
household In which a woman takei
active part Is more solid, more worthy
of credit than any other.
I am absolutely convinced that Die
family, the race, the weaker will lie
taken better care of when women take
K rt In legislation. What 1 can not
sr In the extreme women’s rights
women Is their desire to become mas
culine. That Is simply disgusting.
IV.
By Mil*. Htltn Vaearssco.
In Paris, as In London and In all Eu
ropean centers. It becomes evident that
all women are more or lest anxious to
take part In the making of laws. They
want to carry out their Ideals In prac
tice, but so tar the number of women
who desire to step down Into the arena
It small.
At a time when the Ideas of frater
nity and charity predominate, women
who an pre-eminently apostles of
charity would give to the laws humane-
neee and mildness and leave In th"
sternest of them opening* through
which goodnese might work.
I shall not speak of the duty women
owe to themselves, after the men for
penturies have dictated alone and Im
posed upon society their will and de
sires.
Th* best way In which women coutJ
make the parliaments grant them ih"
right of suffrage would be to arrange
parliaments of tltetr own end ehos-
that they are able to submit to and
abide by parliamentary rules. ■
THE QUEER LITTLE ARTIST.
The moon was brightly shining
In th* clear, cold wintry iky.
And thousands of stare ware twinkling
And dancing In Joy near by.
When the strangest little artist.
Whom I knpw you'd like to see.
Crept In at my open window
And painted four pictures for me.
The first waa a beautiful forest.
With large, old trees everywhere.
Their great, long feathery brenche-
Were covered with Jewel* so rare.
And plainly 1 saw among them.
In thick, coats as white a* snow,
A flock ot dear little snowbirds
All sitting quit* Mill In a row.
Th* next w«* a broad still river.
Who** banks wer* covsred *»>■
moss,
With pretty, frail lull* bridges
That I think silly fairies could croaa ■
The third woe a wonderful city.
With churches and spire* so high.
And curious great white mansion”
With towers reaching up to the rxr-
The last I think was the awoeteai.
Twos surely a beautiful light.
For It was a pretty, greirt garden.
And every street blossom woe «In 1 *’
Now I don't think I must toll you
Who painted Uoe* pictures ao dear.
For surely everyone ef yon know
That Jack Froat was the artlef *
qufer.
NORMAN L. ROISTER-
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